JP2013022976A - Car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car washing machine which washes a vehicle to be washed, without damaging it.SOLUTION: In the car washing machine WA, a top brush 4 for washing a top surface of the vehicle CA to be washed is arranged in an upper section of a car washing machine body 1 relatively moving in a longitudinal direction with respect to the vehicle CA to be washed, astride the vehicle CA to be washed. The car washing machine includes: two wires 63A and 63B which are connected to the top brush 4 and which suspend both ends in the axial direction 4A of the top brush 4; a winder 81 which winds the wires 63A and 63B; a lifting and lowering motor 65 which lifts and lowers the top brush by winding and unwinding the wires 63A and 63B via the winder 81; and a looseness detecter 75 which detects the looseness of the wires 63A and 63B.

Description

  The present invention relates to a car wash machine that is installed in a gas station or the like to wash a vehicle to be cleaned.

  A conventional car wash machine installed in a gas station or the like is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This car wash machine includes a portal-type car wash machine body having openings formed in front and rear of a vehicle to be cleaned. The car washer moves relative to the vehicle to be cleaned back and forth across the vehicle to be cleaned.

  A top brush for cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle to be cleaned and a counterweight corresponding to the weight of the top brush are connected to the car wash machine main body. The left and right ends of the top brush are suspended via wires of different lengths, and each wire is connected to a counterweight provided on the right side. The top brush is cleaned by coming into contact with the upper surface of the vehicle to be cleaned along the vehicle to be cleaned that moves relatively by its own weight.

JP 54-118663 A

  However, in the car wash machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, if the wire connected to the top brush is loosened, the raising / lowering operation of the top brush does not operate normally and there is a risk of damaging the vehicle to be cleaned.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a car wash machine that cleans a vehicle to be cleaned without damaging it.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a top brush for cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle to be cleaned is arranged on the upper part of the main body of the car wash machine that moves relative to the vehicle to be cleaned in the front-rear direction across the vehicle to be cleaned. In the car wash machine, two wires that are connected to the top brush and suspend both axial ends of the top brush, a winding unit that winds the wire, and a winding unit that winds the wire through the winding unit. And an elevating motor that raises and lowers the top brush by feeding and a looseness detecting unit that detects looseness of the wire.

  According to this structure, the top brush which wash | cleans the upper surface of a to-be-washed vehicle is distribute | arranged to the car-washing machine main body straddling a to-be-washed vehicle. Washing is performed using the top brush while moving relative to the vehicle to be cleaned in the front-rear direction based on the car wash conditions in which the car washer body is set. Both ends of the top brush are suspended by a wire, and are lifted and lowered by winding and unwinding the wire via a winding unit by a lifting motor. The car wash machine main body is provided with a looseness detecting portion for detecting the looseness of the wire. When the looseness of the wire is detected, it is determined that the top brush is not lifted up and down and a predetermined operation is performed.

  Further, the present invention is the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, wherein the looseness detection unit includes a lever that is rotatably arranged in the car wash machine body, a roller that is pivotally supported at one end of the lever, and the roller that is connected to the wire. And a detection sensor for detecting the displacement of the lever.

  Further, the present invention is the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, wherein the wire is wound around the take-up portion via a pulley disposed on an upper portion of the car wash machine body, and the roller is disposed between the pulley and the take-up portion. It is urged | biased by the direction which contact | abuts to the said wire and goes to the line which connects the center of the said pulley, and the center of the said winding-up part.

  According to the present invention, in the car wash machine configured as described above, when the looseness of the wire is detected by the detection of the looseness detection unit, the top brush rises to a position where normal tension is restored to the wire. .

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, the washing operation of the car wash machine body is stopped when the time when the looseness is detected continues for a predetermined time.

  In the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, the present invention further includes a winding sensor that detects a winding amount of the wire, and the winding sensor and the lifting motor are arranged on one side with respect to the top brush. It is characterized by that.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the car wash machine configured as described above, the two wires are detected by one detection sensor.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the car wash machine which wash | cleans without damaging a to-be-cleaned vehicle can be provided.

The side view which shows the whole structure of the car wash machine of embodiment of this invention The front view which shows the structure of the car wash machine main body of embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the principal part structure of the car wash machine main body of embodiment of this invention The front view which shows the slack detection part of embodiment of this invention

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a side view and a front view showing the car wash machine of the present embodiment. The car wash machine WA includes a car wash machine main body 1, and a remote panel 7 </ b> A is disposed on the approach path of the car wash machine main body 1. The vehicle to be cleaned CA stops in front of the remote panel 7A, and receives a car wash by operating the remote panel 7A.

  The car washer main body 1 is opened to the front and rear, and is formed in a gate shape straddling the vehicle to be cleaned CA. Wheels 3 arranged on a pair of left and right rails 2 provided on the ground are provided on the bottom surface of the car wash machine main body 1. Thereby, the car wash machine main body 1 travels on the rail 2 and relatively moves back and forth with respect to the vehicle to be cleaned CA.

  The car wash machine main body 1 is provided with a plurality of rotating brushes for brushing the vehicle to be cleaned CA. The brush comprises a top brush 4, a side brush 5 and a rocker brush 6. The top brush 4 cleans the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned, and the brush bristles made of cloth (woven fabric, knitted fabric, non-woven fabric, etc.) or resin fibers are radially provided on a horizontal rotating shaft (axial direction) 4A (see FIG. 3). It is formed by adhering.

  A pair of left and right side brushes 5 is provided, and slides on both side surfaces and front and rear surfaces of the vehicle to be cleaned CA to clean the vehicle to be cleaned CA. A pair of left and right rocker brushes 6 are provided to clean the lower portion of the side surface including the tire of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The side brush 5 and the rocker brush 6 also have the same rotating shaft and brush hair as the top brush 4.

  On one side of the car wash machine main body 1 is disposed a tank storage unit 50 for storing a plurality of liquid storage tanks (not shown) for storing various liquid agents such as detergents and waxes. Distributing piping 51 for distributing the city water and the liquid agent from each liquid storage tank via an electromagnetic valve or the like is provided above the tank storage 50. First and second water purification nozzles 11 and 13, first and second detergent nozzles 12 and 15, a water-repellent coating nozzle 14, and a wax nozzle 16 are led out to the distribution pipe portion 51.

  The first and second water purification nozzles 11 and 13 are respectively arranged on the front side and the back side of the car wash machine body 1 and inject city water to the vehicle to be cleaned CA. The first and second detergent nozzles 12 and 15 are respectively arranged on the near side and the far side of the car wash machine main body 1 and spray detergent onto the vehicle to be cleaned CA. The water repellent coating nozzle 14 is disposed on the back side of the car wash machine body 1 and sprays a water repellent coating agent onto the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The wax nozzle 16 is disposed on the back side of the car wash machine body 1 and injects wax onto the vehicle CA to be cleaned.

  The car wash machine main body 1 is provided with a top blow nozzle 21 and a side blow nozzle 22 for drying the vehicle CA to be cleaned. A top blowing nozzle 21 is provided at the upper center of the car wash machine main body 1, and side blowing nozzles 22 are provided on both sides. The top blower nozzle 21 and the side blower nozzle 22 blow the blown air from the blower 20 against the vehicle CA to be cleaned.

  A vehicle sensor 8 is provided on the front upper portion of the car wash machine body 1. The vehicle sensor 8 includes a photoelectric sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and the like, and detects the outer surface shape of the vehicle CA to be cleaned that enters the car wash machine main body 1.

  An operation panel 7 is disposed on the front surface on one side of the car wash body 1. The operation panel 7 has the same operation buttons as the remote panel 7A, and accepts a car wash and sets car wash conditions by the operation of a user who gets off the vehicle to be cleaned CA.

  As setting of the car wash conditions, buttons for adding shampoo, waxing, water repellent coat, etc. to the water wash are provided on the operation panel 7 and the remote panel 7A. There are also buttons for high-end shampoo, high-grade wax, high-grade water repellent coat, special coat and the like. In addition, equipment setting buttons such as front guard, fender pole, door mirror, rear wiper, and no applicable equipment are provided.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing a main configuration of the top brush 4 of the car wash machine main body 1. The rotation axis 4A of the top brush 4 extends in the left-right direction from the center of the top brush 4, and is rotatably supported by holders 61 provided on the left and right. A rotation motor 60 that rotates the top brush 4 is disposed on the right side and is connected to the rotation shaft 4 </ b> A of the top brush 4 via a transmission mechanism 58. Thereby, the rotation motor 60 rotates the top brush 4.

  The holder 61 includes a right side holder 61A connected to the wire 63A and a left side holder 61B connected to the wire 63B. A first guide roller 62A and a second guide roller 62B are vertically supported on the holders 61A and 61B, respectively.

  Guide parts 59 extending in the vertical direction are provided on both sides of the car wash machine body 1. The guide section 59 is formed in a U-shaped horizontal sectional view, and the first guide roller 62A and the second guide roller 62B come into contact with each other and roll. Accordingly, the holders 61A and 61B can be moved up and down by the guidance of the guide portion 59.

  The upper part of the holder 61A on the right side is connected to the wire 63A and connected to the winding unit 81 via a pulley 64A disposed above. The upper part of the holder 61B is connected to the wire 63B, and is connected to the take-up portion 81 via a pulley 64B and a pulley 64A disposed above.

  The winding unit 81 is connected to the motor shaft 65A of the lifting motor 65, and the holder 61A and the holder 61B are lifted and lowered by the winding of the lifting motor 65. Thereby, the top brush 4 is suspended by the wire 63, and the distance with the to-be-cleaned vehicle CA is maintained constant. Then, the wire 63 is wound and unwound by driving of the lifting motor 65 so that it can be lifted and lowered.

  The car wash machine main body 1 is provided with a winding sensor 67 for detecting the winding amount of the wire 63, and the winding sensor 67 is arranged on the same right side as the lifting motor 65 with respect to the top brush 4. For this reason, while being able to grasp | ascertain the height position of the top brush 4 correctly, the car wash machine main body 1 can be reduced in size and wiring can be simplified.

  Between the pulley 64A and the winding unit 81, a looseness detection unit 75 that detects the looseness of the wires 63A and 63B is disposed. The looseness detection unit 75 includes a pair of tension springs 70A and 70B, levers 71A and 71B, and rollers 69A and 69B corresponding to the wires 63A and 63B. One detection sensor 74 for detecting the displacement of the levers 71A and 71B is provided. Reference numerals 73A and 73B denote shaft portions of the levers 71A and 71B, respectively.

  FIG. 4 shows a front view of the looseness detector 75. In order to simplify the drawing, a configuration in which the looseness of one wire 63A is detected is described, and the same applies to the wire 63B. A lever 71A is rotatably supported on the car wash machine main body 1 by a shaft portion 73A. One end of the tension spring 70A is connected to the car wash body 1, and the other end is connected to the lower portion of the lever 71A. Thereby, the lever 71A is urged counterclockwise in the drawing.

  The roller 69A is pivotally supported on the upper end of the lever 71A and abuts against the wire 63A between the pulley 64A and the winding portion 81. At this time, the roller 69A is urged by the tension spring 70A in a direction (F direction) toward the line T connecting the center 64C of the pulley 64A and the center 81A of the winding portion 81. As a result, the wire 63A can be prevented from dropping off from the pulley 64A and the winding unit 81.

  With the above configuration, the car wash machine main body 1 moves in the front-rear direction relative to the vehicle to be cleaned CA based on the set car wash conditions. Then, a liquid agent is supplied from the liquid storage tank 50 to the vehicle to be cleaned CA, and the rotating brush provided in the car wash machine body 1 slides on the vehicle to be cleaned CA to wash the vehicle to be cleaned CA. At this time, the top brush 4 is moved up and down along the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned by driving the lifting motor 65 by the detection of the vehicle sensor 8 and cleaned without damaging the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. be able to.

  For example, if the top brush 4 rides on a fender mirror, a roof carrier or the like of the equipment while the top brush 4 is lowered and cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned, the wire 63 is loosened. At this time, the detection of the detection sensor 74 detects the looseness of the wire 63, and the looseness detection unit 75 determines that the operation is abnormal. And you may alert | report by the display by the operation panel 7, etc. via a control part (not shown). At this time, by winding the winding portion 81, the top brush 4 is raised to a height position where normal tension is restored to the wire 63. Thereby, it can suppress that the upper surface of the to-be-cleaned vehicle CA is damaged.

  Further, if the looseness detection unit 75 detects the looseness for 2 to 3 seconds, all the washing operations of the car wash machine main body are stopped. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the vehicle to be cleaned CA from being damaged.

  According to the present embodiment, the car wash machine body 1 has the wire 63 that suspends the top brush 4, the winding unit 81 that winds the wire 63, and the top brush 4 is lifted and lowered by winding and feeding the wire 63. An elevating motor 65 and a looseness detecting unit 75 for detecting the looseness of the wire are provided. For this reason, since the top brush 4 moves up and down while maintaining a certain distance along the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned, the top brush 4 can be cleaned without damaging the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. In addition, since the looseness detection unit 75 that detects the looseness of the wire 63 is provided, it is possible to easily determine whether the top brush 4 is raised or lowered due to the tangling of the wire 63 or the like. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the vehicle to be cleaned CA from being damaged by stopping the operation or notifying it.

  Further, the looseness detection unit 75 is configured to connect the levers 71A and 71B rotatably disposed on the car wash machine body 1, rollers 69A and 69B pivotally supported at one ends of the levers 71A and 71B, and rollers 69A and 69B to the wire 63A. , 63B, and a detection sensor 74 for detecting the displacement of the levers 71A, 71B. For this reason, it is possible to easily detect the looseness of the wires 63A and 63B.

  Further, the rollers 69A and 69B abut on the wires 63A and 63B between the pulley 64A and the winding portion 81, and the direction F is directed to a line T connecting the center 64C of the pulley 64A and the center 81A of the winding portion 81. Be energized by. For this reason, even if looseness occurs in the wires 63A and 63B, the winding position of the pulley 64A of the wires 63A and 63B can be easily maintained.

  Further, when the looseness of the wires 63A and 63B is detected by the detection of the looseness detection unit 75, the top brush 4 rises to a position where normal tension is restored to the wires 63A and 63B. The cleaning ability can be maintained without any damage.

  Further, if the time when the looseness is detected continues for a predetermined time, the washing operation of the car wash machine main body 1 is stopped, so that the to-be-washed vehicle CA is more reliably prevented from being damaged.

  In addition, a winding sensor 67 for detecting the winding amount of the wire 63 is provided, and the winding sensor 67 and the lifting motor 65 are disposed laterally with respect to the top brush 4. For this reason, the car wash machine main body 1 can be reduced in size.

  Further, the two wires 63A and 63B are detected by one detection sensor 74. For this reason, while simplifying wiring, the car wash machine main body 1 can be reduced in size.

  In the present embodiment, the winding sensor 67 and the lifting motor 65 may be disposed on the left side with respect to the top brush 4.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can utilize for the car wash machine which installs in a gas station etc. and wash | cleans a to-be-washed vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car wash machine body 4 Top brush 4A Rotating shaft 5 Side brush 6 Rocker brush 7 Operation panel 7A Remote panel 60 Rotating motor 63A, 63B Wire 65 Lifting motor 67 Winding sensor 69A, 69B Pulley 70A, 70B Pull spring 71A, 71B Lever 73A , 73B Shaft part 74 Detection sensor 75 Looseness detection part 81 Winding part CA Washed vehicle WA Car wash machine

Claims (7)

In the car wash machine which arranged the top brush which wash | cleans the upper surface of the said to-be-washed vehicle on the upper part of the car wash machine main part which moves relative to the above-mentioned to-be-washed vehicle across the to-be-washed vehicle,
Two wires that connect to the top brush and suspend both axial ends of the top brush;
A winding unit for winding the wire;
A lifting motor that lifts and lowers the top brush by winding and unwinding the wire via the winding unit;
A looseness detecting portion for detecting looseness of the wire;
A car wash machine characterized by comprising: The looseness detection unit is
A lever that is rotatably disposed in the car wash machine body;
A roller pivotally supported at one end of the lever;
An urging portion that urges the roller in a direction of pressing the wire;
A detection sensor for detecting the displacement of the lever;
The car wash machine according to claim 1, further comprising:   The wire is wound around the winding portion via a pulley disposed on the upper part of the car wash machine body, the roller abuts against the wire between the pulley and the winding portion, and the center of the pulley. The car wash machine according to claim 2, wherein the car wash machine is biased in a direction toward a line connecting the center of the winding unit.   The car wash according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the looseness of the wire is detected by detection of the looseness detection unit, the top brush rises to a position where normal tension is restored to the wire. Machine.   5. The car wash machine according to claim 4, wherein a washing operation of the main body of the car wash machine is stopped when a time when the looseness is detected continues for a predetermined time.   The winding sensor which detects the winding amount of the said wire is provided, The said winding sensor and the said raising / lowering motor are distribute | arranged to one side with respect to the said top brush, Any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. Car wash machine according to crab.   The car wash machine according to claim 2, wherein two wires are detected by one detection sensor.

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