JP2022058958A - Car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car washing machine which can quickly perform coating to a vehicle body surface of a vehicle, in a short period in which a portal frame and a vehicle are traveled mutually in one side in a cross direction by one way travel, for achieving increase of coating processing efficiency.

SOLUTION: A car washing machine is configured so that coating agent injection pipes Ct, Cs are arranged between car washing brush groups T, S, R and drying devices Nt, Ns in a cross direction, and in a step in which a portal frame 1 and a vehicle V are relatively moved in one way travel to one side in the cross direction, brushing cleaning processing by the car washing brush groups T, S, R provided on the portal frame 1, coating processing by the coating agent injection pipes Ct, Cs provided on the same frame 1, and drying processing by the drying devices Nt, Ns provided on the same frame 1, can be sequentially executed to the vehicle body surface B.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

In the present invention, a car wash machine, particularly an automobile, and a relative moving means capable of relatively moving a gate-shaped frame that can straddle the automobile in the front-rear direction, and a vehicle body surface of the automobile that is arranged near one end in the front-rear direction of the gate-shaped frame. A group of car wash brushes that can be brushed, a drying device that is arranged at the other end of the portal frame in the front-rear direction and can inject drying air onto the vehicle body surface, and a coating agent that is provided on the portal frame to apply the coating agent to the vehicle body surface. The present invention relates to a car wash machine provided with a coating agent injection tube capable of injecting.

In the above-mentioned conventional car wash machine, in the process of reciprocating the automobile and the gantry frame relatively in the front-rear direction, the car body surface is brushed with a car wash brush group, coated with a coating agent injection tube, and a drying device. (For example, see Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-4868

However, in the above-mentioned conventional car wash machine, a coating agent injection pipe and a drying device are arranged at one end and a drying device in the front-rear direction of the portal frame, respectively, and a car wash brush is provided in the middle part in the front-rear direction of the coating agent injection tube and the drying device. The groups are arranged. Therefore, in order to sequentially execute the brushing cleaning treatment by the car wash brush group, the coating treatment by the coating agent injection tube, and the drying treatment by the drying device, the portal frame and the automobile are reciprocated at least one and a half in the front-rear direction (that is,). (1 round trip + one way) It is necessary to move relative to each other, and there is a problem that the processing efficiency of the coating is deteriorated accordingly.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above. In the process of relatively moving the portal frame and the automobile to one side in the front-rear direction in one way, each part of the vehicle body surface is brushed and washed with a car wash brush group and coated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a car wash machine capable of efficiently performing a coating treatment on a vehicle body surface by sequentially executing a coating treatment by an agent injection pipe and a drying treatment by a drying device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a relative moving means capable of relatively moving an automobile and a gate-shaped frame that can straddle the automobile in the front-rear direction, and a gate-shaped frame closer to one end in the front-rear direction. A car wash brush group capable of brushing and cleaning the vehicle body surface of an automobile, a drying device disposed at the other end of the portal frame in the front-rear direction and capable of injecting drying air onto the vehicle body surface, and a portal frame provided. A car wash machine provided with a coating agent injection tube capable of injecting a coating agent onto the vehicle body surface, wherein the coating agent injection tube is arranged between the car wash brush group and the drying device in the front-rear direction. In the process of relatively moving the portal frame and the automobile to one side in the front-rear direction in one way, each part of the vehicle body surface is subjected to a brushing cleaning treatment by the car wash brush group and a coating treatment by the coating agent injection tube. The first feature is that the drying process by the drying device can be sequentially performed.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned first feature, the present invention includes a top brush and a side brush capable of brushing and cleaning the upper surface and the side surface of the vehicle body of an automobile, respectively, in the car wash brush group, and the portal frame includes the portal frame. A first upper rinse water injection pipe capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface of the vehicle body is arranged between the top brush and the coating agent injection pipe in the front-rear direction, and rinse water is sprayed on the side surface of the vehicle body of the automobile. The second feature is that the first side rinse water injection tube that can be injected is disposed between the side brush and the coating agent injection tube in the front-rear direction.

Further, in the present invention, in addition to the first or second feature, the portal frame is provided with a second upper rinse water capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface and the side surface of the vehicle body of the coated automobile, respectively. The third feature is that the injection pipe and the second side rinse water injection pipe are arranged between the coating agent injection pipe and the drying device in the front-rear direction.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned first to third features, the present invention can wash the wheels of an automobile between the car wash brush group and the drying device in the front-rear direction on the portal frame. The fourth feature is that the wheel cleaning device is arranged.

Further, in the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned first to fourth features, the drying device includes a top nozzle capable of injecting drying air onto the upper surface of the vehicle body of an automobile, and the coating agent injection tube. Includes an upper coating agent injection tube capable of injecting a coating agent onto the upper surface of an automobile body, and the portal frame includes a first elevating driving means capable of raising and lowering the top nozzle and the upper coating agent injection. A fifth feature is that the second elevating and lowering driving means capable of elevating and lowering the pipe is provided independently of each other.

Further, in the present invention, in addition to the fifth feature, the portal frame is provided with an upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe capable of injecting high-pressure washing water onto the upper surface of the vehicle body of the automobile by the second elevating driving means. The sixth feature is that it is provided so that it can be driven up and down together with the coating agent injection tube.

In the present invention, the "front-rear direction" refers to the front-rear direction of the automobile washed by the car wash machine, and corresponds to the front-rear direction of the gate-shaped frame straddling the automobile.

Further, in the present invention, with respect to the car wash brush group, "arranged near one end in the front-rear direction of the portal frame" means that the center position of the installation area of the car wash brush group in the front-rear direction is the center in the front-rear direction of the portal frame. It means that it is arranged offset to one end side in the front-rear direction with respect to the position. Therefore, not only the entire car wash brush group is located on one end side in the front-rear direction from the front-rear direction center position of the gate-shaped frame, but also a part of the car wash brush group is located in the front-rear direction center position of the gate-shaped frame. Even if it protrudes to the other end side in the front-rear direction, the center position of the installation area of the car wash brush group is offset to one end side in the front-rear direction with respect to the center position in the front-rear direction of the portal frame. ..

Further, in the present invention, in the process of relatively moving the portal frame and the automobile to one side in the front-rear direction one way, the brushing cleaning treatment, the coating treatment, and the drying treatment are "sequentially executed" for each part of the vehicle body surface. Means that in the above-mentioned one-way relative movement process of the gantry frame and the automobile, the brushing cleaning treatment, the coating treatment, and the drying treatment for each part of the vehicle body surface are performed in order, and brushing is performed on the entire vehicle body surface. It does not include those in which the cleaning treatment, the coating treatment, and the drying treatment are performed in sequence. Therefore, for example, a drying treatment for the first portion of the vehicle body surface, a coating treatment for the second portion behind the first portion, and a brushing cleaning treatment for the third portion behind the second portion may be executed at the same time. However, even in that case, if attention is paid to each part of the vehicle body surface, the brushing cleaning treatment, the coating treatment, and the drying treatment for each part are sequentially performed.

According to the first feature of the present invention, a coating agent injection tube capable of injecting a coating agent onto the vehicle body surface is arranged between the car wash brush group and the drying device in the front-rear direction, and the portal frame and the automobile are moved back and forth. In the process of relative movement to one side in one direction, it is possible to sequentially execute brushing cleaning treatment with a car wash brush group, coating treatment with a coating agent injection tube, and drying treatment with a drying device for each part of the car body surface. Therefore, the coating on the vehicle body surface can be quickly performed in a short period of time only by allowing the portal frame and the automobile to travel one way in the front-rear direction, which can contribute to the improvement of the coating processing efficiency.

Further, according to the second feature of the present invention, in the portal frame, a first upper rinse water injection pipe capable of injecting rinse water on the upper surface of the vehicle body is provided between the top brush and the coating agent injection pipe in the front-rear direction. Along with the arrangement, the first side rinse water injection pipe capable of injecting rinse water on the side surface of the vehicle body is arranged between the side brush and the coating agent injection pipe in the front-rear direction, so that the brushing cleaning treatment can be performed. Immediately after, the treatment liquids such as dirt and detergent remaining on the upper surface of the car body and the side surface of the car body can be washed away with the rinse water sprayed from the first upper and side rinse water injection pipes, and the coating treatment immediately after that can be performed accurately. Can be done. Moreover, since the first upper / side rinse water injection pipe can be separated from the drying device in the front-rear direction as much as possible, the influence of the air ejected from the drying device on the rinse water injection by the first upper / side rinse water injection pipe. Is minimized.

Further, according to the third feature of the present invention, the portal frame has a second upper rinse water injection pipe and a second side rinse water injection capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface of the vehicle body and the side surface of the vehicle body after the coating treatment, respectively. Since the pipe is arranged between the coating agent injection pipe and the drying device in the front-rear direction, the excess coating agent remaining on the upper surface of the vehicle body and the side surface of the vehicle body immediately after the coating treatment is removed from the second upper / side rinse water injection pipe. It can be washed away with the rinse water sprayed from the water, and the drying treatment immediately after that can be performed accurately.

Further, according to the fourth feature, since the wheel cleaning device is arranged between the car wash brush group and the drying device in the front-rear direction on the portal frame, the air ejected from the drying device does not affect the brushing cleaning. As described above, even if the car wash brush group and the drying device are separated from each other in the front-rear direction in the portal frame, the space between the car wash brush group and the drying device is not only the coating agent injection pipe but also the wheel cleaning device. It can also be effectively used as an installation space for car wash machines, which can contribute to the miniaturization of car wash machines.

Further, according to the fifth feature, in the portal frame, the first elevating drive means capable of raising and lowering the top nozzle of the drying device and the second elevating driving means capable of raising and lowering the upper coating agent injection pipe are mutually arranged. Since it is provided independently, the upper coating agent injection tube can be controlled up and down independently of the up and down control of the top nozzle. As a result, the coating agent can be efficiently sprayed onto the upper surface of the vehicle body from the upper coating agent injection pipe, which can be raised and lowered to a height as close as possible to the vehicle body surface without being affected by the elevating position of the top nozzle. The amount of the coating agent scattered can be reduced to save the coating agent. Further, by reducing the amount of wasted coating agent in this way, it is possible to efficiently and accurately perform the coating treatment only in the above-mentioned one-way traveling.

Further, according to the sixth feature, in the portal frame, an upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe capable of injecting high-pressure washing water onto the upper surface of the vehicle body is moved up and down together with the upper coating agent injection pipe by the second elevating driving means. Since it is provided so as to be obtained, the upper coating agent injection pipe and the upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe can be raised and lowered by a common raising and lowering driving means (that is, the second raising and lowering driving means), which contributes to cost reduction and miniaturization of the car wash machine. can do.

It shows the car wash machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) is the whole side view, (b) is the whole plan view. Side view showing the main part of the car wash machine Cross-sectional view of a car wash machine showing an outline of the top nozzle elevating mechanism (3-3 line cross-sectional view of FIG. 2) 4-4 line enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. Cross-sectional view of a car wash machine showing an outline of the injection pipe elevating mechanism of the coating agent and high-pressure washing water (5-5 line cross-sectional view of FIG. 2). The outline of the wheel cleaning device is shown, in which (a) shows a state in which the wheel cleaning brush is in the retracted position (cross-sectional view taken along the line 6a-6a in FIG. 2), and (b) shows the overhanging position of the brush. Indicates the state in Cross-sectional view of a car wash machine showing the state of high-pressure washing water injection from a high-pressure washing water injection pipe (corresponding to FIG. 5) A control block diagram showing an example of the control system of the car wash machine.

The embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 7, the gate-shaped frame 1 constituting the car wash machine main body of the car wash machine A is formed in a gate-shaped shape that can move relative to each other in the front-rear direction so as to straddle the automobile V to be washed. A pair of front and rear wheels 3 and 4 that can roll on a pair of left and right traveling rails 2 and 2 laid on the installation surface E are rotatably supported at the lower portions of the left and right sides of the portal frame 1. The gantry frame 1 can travel on the traveling rails 2 and 2 in the front-rear direction via the wheels 3 and 4. Traveling motors 5 and 5 are connected to one of the front and rear wheels 3 and 3 via a reduction mechanism, and by driving the traveling motors 5 and 5, the portal frame 1 reciprocates on the traveling rails 2 and 2. Can be made to.

Thus, the traveling rail 2, the wheels 3, 4, the traveling motor 5, and the deceleration mechanism cooperate with each other to form the relative moving means Dm of the present invention that relatively moves the portal frame 1 and the automobile V in the front-rear direction. ..

With reference to FIG. 8, a control device U for operating and controlling the car wash machine A is provided at one end of the portal frame 1 in the front-rear direction, and the control device U is an electronic control unit having a built-in microcomputer or the like. Is the main part. Then, various drive means, various detection means, an operation unit 6, a reception device 40, etc. deployed in the car wash machine A are connected to the control device U, and operation input to the operation unit 6 or the reception device 40 can be performed. Based on the detection result of the detection means, the control device U can control various operating devices of the car wash machine A according to an arbitrarily selected car wash processing mode.

Position detecting means 7 (displayed only in FIG. 8) capable of detecting that the gantry frame 1 is at the start position and the processing end position exemplified in FIG. 1 between the lower portion of the gantry frame 1 and the installation surface E. Is provided. Further, a rotary encoder 8 (displayed only in FIG. 8) capable of detecting the rotation amount of the output shaft (and the traveling amount of the portal frame 1) is connected to the output shaft of one of the traveling motors 5. Then, the control device U can detect the traveling position of the portal frame 1 from the start position based on the detection results of the position detecting means 7 and the rotary encoder 8.

An upper surface position detecting device 10 for detecting the upper surface position of the vehicle body of the automobile V is provided at one end in the front-rear direction of the gantry frame 1 (that is, the front end in the outward direction of the gantry frame 1). In the upper surface position detecting device 10 of the present embodiment, photoelectric sensors 11 ... Consists of a set of floodlights and receivers arranged in parallel on the left and right at the same height are vertically spaced on both sides of the portal frame 1. It is composed of many arranged.

Therefore, based on the detection result of the upper surface position detecting device 10 and the detection result of the rotary encoder 8 described above, the control device U has a vehicle shape (for example, a bonnet shape, etc.) as well as the front and rear end positions of the automobile V. Front and rear glass surface shape, roof shape, etc.) and vehicle type can be detected.

A car wash brush group capable of brushing and cleaning the vehicle body surface B of the automobile V is arranged near one end of the portal frame 1 in the front-rear direction. The car wash brush group includes a top brush T capable of brushing and cleaning the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body, left and right side brushes S and S capable of brushing and cleaning the left and right vehicle body side surfaces Bs, and brushing cleaning of the lower parts of the left and right vehicle body side surfaces Bs, respectively. The left and right rocker brushes R and R that can be used are included.

Further, at the other end of the portal frame 1 in the front-rear direction (that is, the rear end in the outward direction of the portal frame 1), drying devices Nt and Ns capable of injecting drying air onto the vehicle body surface B of the automobile V are arranged. Will be set up. This drying device includes a top nozzle Nt capable of injecting drying air onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body of the automobile V, and left and right side nozzles Ns and Ns capable of injecting drying air onto the left and right side surfaces Bs of the automobile V, respectively. included.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the top nozzle Nt is supported by an elevating frame 14 that can be raised and lowered with respect to the portal frame 1, and can be raised and lowered together with the elevating frame 14. The elevating carriages 14a provided at the left and right ends of the elevating frame 14 are fixed to the portal frame 1 and guided and supported by the left and right elevating rails 13 and 13 extending in the vertical direction. An elevating drive means Dn as a first elevating drive means capable of elevating and driving the elevating frame 14 (hence, the top nozzle Nt) is provided between the elevating carriage 14a and the portal frame 1. In the present embodiment, the elevating drive means Dn rotationally drives one sprocket of the chain transmission mechanism 15 in which a part of the chain is connected to the elevating carriage 14a and the chain transmission mechanism 15 via another chain transmission mechanism. It is equipped with a motor 16.

Further, drying air can be pumped to the top nozzle Nt from the blower 9 mounted on the portal frame 1, and drying air can be injected from the nozzle port of the top nozzle Nt toward the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body.

On the other hand, the left and right side nozzles Ns are attached to the left and right side portions of the portal frame 1, respectively. Drying air can be pumped to each side nozzle Ns from the blower 9, and drying air can be injected from the nozzle port of each side nozzle Ns toward the vehicle body side surface Bs.

The top brush T is supported by the portal frame 1 so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction. A conventionally known elevating drive means Dta (shown only in FIG. 8) capable of elevating and driving the top brush T is provided between the top brush T and the portal frame 1. As the elevating drive means Dta of the top brush T, for example, one having the same structure as the first elevating drive means Dn of the above-mentioned top nozzle Nt can be adopted. Further, a rotation drive means Dtb (displayed only in FIG. 8) capable of rotationally driving the top brush T is interlocked and connected to the top brush T.

The pair of left and right side brushes S, S are arranged on the top nozzle Nt side (rear side in the outward direction of the portal frame 1) with respect to the rotation axis of the top brush T in the front-rear direction, and are arranged on the upper portion of the portal frame 1. , It hangs down and is supported so as to be openable and closable in the left-right direction via a conventionally known side nozzle guide support means (not shown). Further, a conventionally known left-right driving means Dsa (displayed only in FIG. 8) capable of driving the side brush S in the left-right direction is provided between each side brush S and the portal frame 1. Further, a rotation driving means Dsb (displayed only in FIG. 8) capable of rotationally driving the side brush S is interlocked and connected to the side brush S.

The pair of left and right rocker brushes R, R are arranged closer to the top brush B than the side brush S in the front-rear direction (on the front side in the outward direction of the portal frame 1) and lower than the top brush B. The both rocker brushes R are placed on the left and right sides of the portal frame 1 between a retracted position and an overhanging position extending from the rocking support means (not shown) to the vehicle V side. It is supported so that it can swing.

Thus, when the rocker brush R is in the retracted position, it is separated outward from the lower portion of the vehicle body side surface Bs of the automobile V, and when it is in the overhanging position, the lower portion of the vehicle body side surface Bs can be brushed and washed. Further, between the rocker brush R and the portal frame 1, a conventionally known advancing / retreating driving means Dra (displayed only in FIG. 8) capable of swinging driving the rocker brush R between the standby position and the overhanging position is provided. Further, a rotation driving means Drb (displayed only in FIG. 8) capable of rotationally driving the rocker brush R is interlocked and connected to the rocker brush R.

Further, the portal frame 1 is provided with coating agent injection tubes Ct, Cs capable of injecting a coating agent onto the vehicle body surface B between the car wash brush groups T, S, R and the drying devices Nt, Ns in the front-rear direction thereof. Will be set up. In this coating agent injection tube, an upper coating agent injection tube Ct capable of injecting a coating agent onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body, and left and right side coating agent injection tubes Cs, Cs capable of injecting a coating agent onto the left and right side surface Bs of the vehicle body, respectively. Is included.

The upper coating agent injection tube Ct is provided on the portal frame 1 so as to be able to move up and down in the same manner as the top nozzle Nt. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct is supported by an elevating frame 24 that can be raised and lowered with respect to the portal frame 1, and can be raised and lowered together with the elevating frame 24. The elevating carriages 24a provided at both left and right ends of the elevating frame 24 are guided and supported by the left and right elevating rails 23, 23 which are fixed to the portal frame 1 and extend in the vertical direction. Then, a plurality of injection nozzles Ct (a pair in the illustrated example) of the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct are attached to the elevating frame 24 at intervals in the left-right direction.

A second elevating drive means Dc capable of elevating and driving the elevating frame 24 (hence, the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct) is provided between the elevating carriage 24a and the portal frame 1. The structure of the second elevating drive means Dc is the same as that of the elevating drive means (first elevating drive means Dn) of the top nozzle Nt described above. Each injection nozzle Ctn of the upper coating agent injection tube Ct is attached to the elevating frame 24 in a fixed state or in a state where it can be slightly swung back and forth (hence, the direction of injection can be changed).

The injection nozzles of the left and right side coating agent injection tubes Cs and Cs are attached to the left and right side portions of the portal frame 1, respectively. The side coating agent injection tube Cs is arranged at a position slightly offset in the front-rear direction with respect to the upper coating agent injection tube Ct.

The coating agent can be supplied to each of the coating agent injection tubes Ct and Cs from the coating agent supplying means SP1 (shown only in FIG. 8) mounted on the portal frame 1. Although not shown, the coating agent supply means SP1 includes, for example, a coating agent tank, a pump that sucks in the coating agent in the tank and pumps it to each injection pipe Ct, Cs, and the pump and each injection pipe Ct, Cs. It is composed of a plurality of control valves that control the supply and discharge of the coating agent between them.

Further, as the coating agent, a liquid surface treatment agent (for example, special modified silicone, other silicone polymer agent) capable of forming a strong protective film on the vehicle body surface in a short time by spray-applying to the vehicle body surface: The applicant company can use the product name "FK-2" (sold as before), or a liquid wax agent may be used instead of such a surface treatment agent. Further, in order to further strengthen the protective film, for example, a plurality of types of coating agents having different compositions may be sprayed and applied to the vehicle body surface at different timings, or the same type of coating agent may be separately applied to the vehicle body surface. It may be sprayed and applied at the timing. It should be noted that the different timings are the case of injecting at different timings in the same stroke (for example, go-around) of the portal frame 1, or different strokes of the portal frame 1 (that is, the first or second go-around). It may be either in the case of injecting in a row or in the first outbound and the second outbound), respectively.

On the upper part of the portal frame 1, a first upper part capable of injecting rinse water (fresh water in the present embodiment, hereinafter the same in the present specification) onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body of the automobile V immediately after being brushed and washed with the top brush T. The rinse water injection pipe Wt1 is arranged between the top brush T and the upper / side coating agent injection pipes Ct and Cs in the front-rear direction. Further, on the left and right sides of the portal frame 1, left and right first side rinse water injection pipes Ws1 capable of injecting rinse water onto the vehicle body side surface Bs of the automobile V immediately after being brushed and washed by the side brush S are located in the front-rear direction. It is arranged between the side brush S and the upper / side coating agent injection tubes Ct and Cs, respectively. A plurality of injection nozzles addressed to each of the first upper and side rinse water injection pipes Wt1 and Ws1 are arranged at intervals.

Further, on the upper part of the portal frame 1, a second upper rinse water injection pipe Wt2 capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body of the automobile V immediately after the coating treatment is provided with the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct in the front-rear direction. It is arranged between the drying device (top nozzle Nt) and the drying device (top nozzle Nt). On the other hand, on the left and right sides of the portal frame 1, left and right second side rinse water injection pipes Ws2 capable of injecting rinse water onto the vehicle body side surface Bs of the automobile V immediately after being coated are sideways in the front-rear direction. Part It is arranged between the coating agent injection tube Cs and the drying device (side nozzle Ns). A plurality of injection nozzles addressed to each of the second upper and side rinse water injection pipes Wt2 and Ws2 are arranged at intervals.

Rinse water can be supplied to each of the rinse water injection pipes Wt1, Ws1, Wt2, Ws2 from the rinse water supply means SP2 (shown only in FIG. 8) mounted on the portal frame 1. Although not shown, the rinse water supply means SP2 includes, for example, a water tank built in the portal frame 1 and a pump that sucks water in the water tank and pumps it to each injection pipe Wt1, Ws1, Wt2, Ws2. , The pump and a plurality of control valves that control the supply and discharge of rinse water between each injection pipe Wt1, Ws1, Wt2, Ws2.

Further, on the portal frame 1, an upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe Jt capable of injecting high-pressure washing water (for example, high-pressure fresh water) onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body of the automobile V is top-coated by the second elevating drive means Dc described above. It is provided so that it can be driven up and down together with the agent injection pipe Ct. That is, in the elevating frame 24 of the second elevating drive means Dc, a plurality of injection nozzles Jtn of the upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe Jt arranged at intervals in the left-right direction can be fixed or slightly swung back and forth. (Therefore, the direction of injection can be changed).

Further, injection nozzles of the left and right side high-pressure washing water injection pipes Js capable of injecting the high-pressure washing water to the lower parts of the left and right vehicle body side surfaces Bs of the automobile V are attached to the left and right side portions of the portal frame 1, respectively.

High-pressure washing water can be supplied to each of the high-pressure washing water injection pipes Jt and Js from the high-pressure washing water supply means SP3 (displayed only in FIG. 8) mounted on the portal frame 1. Although not shown, the high-pressure washing water supply means SP3 includes, for example, a water tank, a high-pressure pump that sucks water in the water tank and pumps it to each injection pipe Jt, Js, and the high-pressure pump and each injection pipe Jt. It is composed of a plurality of control valves that control the supply and discharge of high-pressure washing water between Js and Js.

Further, in the portal frame 1, an upper detergent injection pipe Wt3 capable of injecting detergent onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body of the automobile V immediately before being brushed and washed by the top brush T is provided with the top brush T and the upper surface position detecting device 10 in the front-rear direction. It is arranged between. Further, on the portal frame 1, left and right side detergent injection pipes Ws3 capable of injecting detergent onto the side surface Bs of the vehicle body of the automobile V immediately before being brushed and washed by the side brush S are used to detect the position of the side brush S and the upper surface in the front-rear direction. Each is arranged between the device 10 and the device 10. A plurality of injection nozzles addressed to each of the upper and side detergent injection pipes Wt3 and Ws3 are arranged at intervals.

Each of the detergent injection pipes Wt3 and Ws3 can supply detergent from the detergent supply means SP4 (displayed only in FIG. 8) mounted on the portal frame 1. Although not shown, the detergent supply means SP4 is, for example, between a detergent tank, a pump that sucks in the detergent in the detergent tank and pumps it to each injection pipe Wt3, Ws3, and between the pump and each injection pipe Wt3, Ws3. It is composed of a plurality of control valves that control the supply and discharge of the detergent.

Further, in the portal frame 1, between the car wash brush groups T, S, R and the drying devices Nt, Ns in the front-rear direction (between the first and second side rinse water injection pipes Ws1 and Ws2 in this embodiment). A wheel cleaning device TW capable of cleaning the wheels 12 of the automobile V is provided. The wheel cleaning device TW has a structure similar to that of a conventionally known wheel cleaning device (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-22487).

That is, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the wheel cleaning device TW is provided between the wheel cleaning brush 30, the movable frame 31 that rotatably supports the wheel cleaning brush 30, the movable frame 31, and the wheel cleaning brush 30. A rotation driving means 32 capable of driving the wheel cleaning brush 30, a retractable position of the movable frame 31 on the portal frame 1 (see FIG. 6A), and an overhanging position extending from the movable frame 31 toward the wheel 12 (FIG. 6 (b)). ), The advancing / retreating guiding means 33 that supports the advancing / retreating position between the moving / retreating positions, the advancing / retreating driving means 34 that can drive the movable frame 31 between the retreating position and the overhanging position, and the movable frame 31 or the portal frame 1 are provided. It is provided with a cleaning liquid injection means (not shown) capable of injecting the cleaning liquid toward the wheel 12.

In the present embodiment, the advance / retreat guidance means 33 is composed of a plurality of parallel link mechanisms arranged in series between the portal frame 1 and the movable frame 31. Further, the advancing / retreating driving means 34 has an actuator (for example, an air cylinder) 35 and a return spring 36 interposed in parallel between the portal frame 1 and the movable frame 31. Therefore, in the wheel cleaning device TW, the movable frame 31 (hence, the wheel cleaning brush 30) is advanced to the overhanging position while the wheel 12 of the automobile V is in the position facing the cleaning brush 30, and the wheel cleaning brush 30 is used. The wheels 12 can be washed by rotationally driving the wheel 12.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a reception device 40 for performing reception operations (for example, processing course selection, fee payment, etc.) by the driver is installed in front of the front end of the traveling rail 2, and is opened and closed immediately behind the reception device 40. A possible breaker 41 is installed. Further, behind the rear end of the traveling rail 2, a guidance display 42 is installed to notify the driver of the automobile V of the processing status or to urge the driver to leave after the processing. Then, those devices 40 to 42 are also connected to the control device U.

Next, the operation of the above-described embodiment will be described. In the standby state, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the car wash machine A is placed in a stationary state at the start position at the rear end of the traveling rail 2, and the breaker 41 is closed.

The driver of the vehicle V before processing first stops the vehicle V at the reception position V1 in front of the breaker 41 (that is, next to the reception device 40), and then selects the desired processing course in the reception device 40. A predetermined fee will be charged according to the selected course. In response to this, the control device U opens the breaker 41, so that the driver advances the vehicle V to the car wash position V2. Then, the right front wheel of the automobile V is applied to the stopper 43 projecting on the installation surface E to stop the vehicle V at the car wash position V2, but the detection signal of the wheel detecting means (not shown) that detects it is It is sent to the control device U, whereby a series of processes are started, and the portal frame 1 starts to go back and forth first.

Thus, the car wash machine A has various detection means so that the selected processing mode (for example, in addition to the normal shampoo washing course, coating course, high pressure washing course, etc.) is executed based on the reception operation for the reception device 40. Control various operating devices based on the detection result of. During the execution of the process, the driver of the vehicle V remains in the vehicle V in principle. The selection of the processing course and the start operation may be input by the driver or the worker in the operation unit 6 of the portal frame 1.

Thus, when the portal frame 1 makes the first outward movement (traveling to the right in FIG. 1) from the start position, the control device U uses the portal frame based on the detection results of the position detecting means 7 and the rotary encoder 8. The traveling position of the frame 1 is detected, and based on the traveling position and the vehicle body upper surface position detected by the upper surface position detecting device 10, the vehicle shape (vehicle body upper surface shape) and the front-rear end position of the automobile V are detected and stored. do. The control device U can also estimate the front and rear wheel positions of the automobile V based on the detection vehicle shape, but for example, the front and rear wheel positions are directly detected by a wheel detection means such as an ultrasonic sensor provided on the portal frame 1. And may be transmitted to the control device U.

By the way, as a processing mode that can be executed and controlled by the control device U, for example, there is a "one-way coating course" or a "one-way shampoo cleaning course" that is performed by only one forward movement (that is, 0.5 round trip) of the portal frame 1. There are "high pressure cleaning course", "1.5 round trip coating course", "1.5 round trip shampoo cleaning course", etc., which are performed by 2 round trips + 1 round trip (that is, 1.5 round trips) of the gate type frame 1. The contents can be set individually for each car wash machine A.

In the car wash machine A of the present embodiment, for example, when the "one-way coating course" is selected, the car V that is stationary at the car wash position V2 only in the first outbound (one-way running) process of the gate type frame 1. The following processes [1] to [6] are sequentially executed in this order for each portion of the vehicle body surface B.

[1] Car wash with detergent applied Brushing cleaning treatment with brushes T, S, R [2] Primary rinse treatment after brushing cleaning [3] Coating treatment [4] Wheel cleaning treatment [5] Two after coating treatment Next Rinse Treatment [6] Drying Treatment Specific control modes of these series of treatments are as follows.
[1] Brushing cleaning process The control device U uses the elevating drive means Dta so that the top brush T can brush while contacting the vehicle body upper surface Bt with an appropriate contact surface pressure based on the stored vehicle body upper surface shape of the automobile V. Control. Therefore, the top brush T can be moved along the shape of the upper surface of the vehicle body as the portal frame 1 travels, and the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body can be brushed and washed over the entire area in the front-rear direction.

Further, the control device U controls the opening / closing drive means Ds so that the left and right side brushes S come into contact with and follow the front and rear end faces Bf, Br and the side surface Bs of the automobile V with an appropriate contact surface pressure, and the side brushes at that time. The history of the movement locus of S is also stored in the control device U. Therefore, the left and right side brushes S can be opened and closed along the shape of the front and rear end faces of the automobile V while the portal frame 1 is stopped, and the front and rear end faces Bf and Br can be brushed and washed, and the gate frame 1 can run. As a result, the vehicle body side surface Bs can be brushed and washed over the entire front-rear direction by moving along the vehicle body side surface shape.

Further, the control device U moves and holds the rocker brush R to the overhanging position while the left and right rocker brushes R are moving along the side surface Bs of the automobile V, and the rocker brush R is an appropriate contact surface on the lower portion of the vehicle body side surface Bs. The advancing / retreating driving means Drag is controlled so that brushing cleaning can be performed by pressure. Therefore, the left and right rocker brushes R move along the shape of the lower portion of the side surface of the vehicle body as the portal frame 1 travels, and the lower portion of the side surface Bs of the vehicle body can be brushed and washed over the entire area in the front-rear direction.

Further, the control device U injects detergent from the upper detergent injection pipe Wt3 and the side detergent injection pipe Ws3 onto the vehicle body upper surface Bt and the vehicle body side surface Bs in accordance with the brushing cleaning by the above-mentioned top brush T and side brush S, respectively. As such, the detergent supply means SP4 is controlled.
[2] The primary rinse treatment control device U has the first upper rinse water injection pipe Wt1 and the first side rinse water injection to the vehicle body upper surface Bt and the vehicle body side surface Bs immediately after being brushed and washed by the top brush T and the side brush S, respectively. The rinse water supply means SP2 can be controlled so that the rinse water is ejected from the tube Ws1.
[3] Coating treatment In the control device U, the coating agent is sprayed from the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct and the side coating agent injection pipe Cs to the vehicle body upper surface Bt and the vehicle body side surface Bs immediately after the above-mentioned primary rinsing treatment, respectively. As such, the coating agent supply means SP1 is controlled.

At this time, particularly with respect to the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct, the control device U is a second elevating drive means so that the injection nozzle Ctn approaches and faces the vehicle body upper surface Bt at an appropriate distance based on the shape of the vehicle body upper surface stored therein. By controlling Dc, the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct can be controlled up and down together with the elevating frame 24.
[4] Wheel cleaning process The control device U temporarily stops the portal frame 1 in a state where the cleaning brush 30 of the wheel cleaning device TW is in a position facing the wheel 12 based on the detection positions of the front and rear wheels 12. Then, by advancing the movable frame 31 (hence, the wheel cleaning brush 30) to the overhanging position and controlling the advancing / retreating driving means 34 and the rotational driving means 32 so that the wheel cleaning brush 30 can be rotationally driven, the wheel 12 is moved. Brush cleaning is performed with the wheel cleaning brush 30 for a predetermined time. Then, after cleaning the wheels 12, the rotation of the wheel cleaning brush 30 is stopped, the movable frame 31 (hence, the wheel cleaning brush 30) is retracted to the retracted position, and then the portal frame 1 is restarted.
[5] The secondary rinse treatment control device U has a second upper rinse water injection pipe Wt2 on the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body and the side surface Bs of the vehicle body immediately after being coated by the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct and the side coating agent injection pipe Cs. The rinse water supply means SP2 is controlled so that the rinse water is injected from the second side rinse water injection pipe Ws2.
[6] Drying treatment In the control device U, the drying air is ejected from the top nozzle Nt and the side nozzle Ns to the vehicle body upper surface Bt and the vehicle body side surface Bs immediately after the above-mentioned secondary rinsing treatment, respectively. The blower (not shown), which is the air supply source for Nt and Ns, is controlled.

At this time, particularly with respect to the top nozzle Nt, the control device U sets the first elevating drive means Dn so that the injection nozzle port approaches and faces the vehicle body upper surface Bt at an appropriate distance based on the shape of the vehicle body upper surface stored therein. By controlling, the top nozzle Nt is controlled to move up and down together with the raising and lowering frame 14.

Thus, the above-mentioned processes [1] to [6] are sequentially executed for each portion of the vehicle body surface B of the automobile V only in the first forward (one-way traveling) process of the portal frame 1. After that, the control device U stops the portal frame 1 at the forward end, that is, the processing end position, based on the detection signal of the position detection means 7.

Next, the guidance display 42 displays "processing completed" and "advance" prompting to leave. The driver in the car V who sees this display advances the car V from the car wash position V2 and exits to the outside of the installation surface E of the car wash machine A. Then, the control device U that detects this exit by the detection signal from the wheel detecting means (not shown) returns the portal frame 1 to the start position again, and stands by there. As a result, a series of processes is completed.

By the way, as described above, the content setting of the treatment course can be set individually in each car wash machine A, and also in the above-mentioned "one-way coating course", for example, the wheel cleaning treatment of [4] and the wheel cleaning treatment of [4] can be performed as needed. It may be set to omit the secondary rinsing process of [5].

When the "one-way shampoo washing course" is selected in the car wash machine A of the present embodiment, for example, among the above-mentioned "one-way coating courses", the coating treatment of [3] and the secondary of [5] are performed. The rinsing process is omitted, and other processes, that is, the processes [1], [2], and [6] are sequentially executed. In this case, it is possible to arbitrarily select whether to execute or omit the wheel cleaning process of [4].

Further, when the "1.5 reciprocating coating course" is selected in the car wash machine A of the present embodiment, for example, in the first go-around process of the portal frame 1, when the above-mentioned "one-way coating course" is selected. The same process as above (for example, each process of [1] to [5] above is executed, but the drying process of [6] above is omitted) is performed, and then the portal frame 1 is moved to the processing end position in the go-around process. Go-around from to the start position. In this go-around process, a coating treatment agent is sprayed on each part of the vehicle body surface B in the same manner as in the coating treatment of the above [3], and a secondary rinse is applied to each part of the vehicle body surface B immediately after the coating treatment. Processing is done. However, the secondary rinsing treatment in this case is different from the secondary rinsing treatment of [5] above, so that the rinse water is injected from the first upper rinse water injection pipe Wt1 and the first side rinse water injection pipe Ws1. The rinse water supply means SP2 is controlled. Then, when the gantry frame 1 returns to the start position, the gantry frame 1 is then inverted and made to go back to the processing end position. Only the same drying process is executed, and drying air is jetted to each portion of the vehicle body surface B to perform the drying process.

Thus, when the "1.5 reciprocating coating course" is selected, the primary coating treatment is performed at the first going-around of the portal frame 1 and the secondary coating treatment is performed at the go-around, so that the vehicle body surface B is subjected to the primary coating treatment. The same type or different types of coating treatment agents can be overcoated, and the protective film on the vehicle body surface B can be formed thicker and stronger. Further, at the time of the second going, only the drying treatment is performed, and the rinsing treatment in parallel with the drying treatment is not performed. Therefore, there is no possibility that the rinse water is scattered on the dried vehicle body surface B, and the drying treatment is performed. It will be possible to do it more accurately.

Further, when the "1.5 reciprocating high pressure washing course" is selected in the car wash machine A of the present embodiment, for example, the high pressure washing treatment is performed in the first go-around process of the portal frame 1, and then the first one. In the go-around process, the portal frame 1 is returned from the processing end position to the start position. After that, in the process of making the portal frame 1 go back and forth from the start position to the processing end position, the same processing as the above-mentioned "one-way shampoo cleaning course" is performed. In this case, in the high-pressure washing process in the first traveling process, the control device U supplies high-pressure washing water from the upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe Jt and the side high-pressure washing water injection pipe Js to the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body and the side surface Bs of the vehicle body, respectively. The high-pressure washing water supply means SP3 is controlled so as to be jetted into the water. As a result, fine particles such as fine sand particles on the vehicle body surface B are blown off with high-pressure cleaning water, and then the brushing cleaning process is performed in the second traveling process. Brushing cleaning can be performed appropriately without rubbing strongly against the surface B.

Further, in the high-pressure washing process, the control device U is second so that the injection nozzle Jtn of the upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe Jt approaches and faces the car body upper surface Bt at an appropriate distance based on the shape of the upper surface of the vehicle body stored therein. The elevating drive means Dc is controlled, whereby the upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe Jt is elevated and controlled together with the elevating frame 24.

According to the present embodiment described above, when coating the vehicle body surface B of the automobile V, the coating agent injection tubes Ct and Cs capable of injecting the coating agent onto the vehicle body surface B are provided with the car wash brush group T in the front-rear direction. A process of arranging between S and R and the drying devices Nt and Ns to move the portal frame 1 and the automobile V relative to one side in the front-rear direction in one way (in the embodiment, the portal frame 1 is the first going forward). Then, for each part of the vehicle body surface B, the brushing cleaning treatment by the car wash brush groups T, S, R, the coating treatment by the coating agent injection pipes Ct, Cs, and the drying treatment by the drying devices Nt, Ns are sequentially executed. It is possible. As a result, the coating on the vehicle body surface B can be quickly performed in a short period of time only by allowing the portal frame 1 and the automobile V to travel one way in the front-rear direction, so that the coating processing efficiency can be improved. ..

Moreover, in the present embodiment, the portal frame has a first upper rinse water injection pipe Wt1 capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body of the automobile V, and a top brush T and an upper / side coating agent in the front-rear direction. The first side rinse water injection pipe Ws1 which is arranged between the injection pipes Ct and Cs and can inject rinse water onto the vehicle body side surface Bs of the automobile V is provided with the side brush S and the upper / side portion in the front-rear direction. It is arranged between the coating agent injection tubes Ct and Cs, respectively. As a result, the treatment liquids such as dirt and detergent remaining on the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body and the side surface Bs of the vehicle body immediately after the brushing cleaning treatment are washed away with the rinse water sprayed from the first upper / side rinse water injection pipes Wt1 and Ws1 (that is,). (Primary rinsing treatment) can be performed, and the coating treatment immediately after that can be performed accurately. Moreover, since the first upper / side rinse water injection pipes Wt1 and Ws1 can be separated from the drying devices Nt and Ns as much as possible in the front-rear direction, the air ejected from the drying devices Nt and Ns is the first upper and side rinse water. The influence on the rinse water injection by the injection tubes Wt1 and Ws1 is minimized.

Further, the portal frame 1 includes a second upper rinse water injection pipe Wt2 and a second side rinse water injection pipe Ws2 capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body and the side surface Bs of the vehicle body of the coated automobile V, respectively. , It is arranged between the coating agent injection tubes Ct and Cs and the drying devices Nt and Ns in the front-rear direction. As a result, the excess coating agent remaining on the vehicle body upper surface Bt and the vehicle body side surface Bs immediately after the coating treatment is washed away with the rinse water sprayed from the second upper / side rinse water injection pipes Wt2 and Ws2 (that is, the secondary rinse treatment is performed). It is possible to accurately perform the drying process immediately after that.

Further, in the portal frame 1 of the present embodiment, since the wheel cleaning device TW is arranged between the car wash brush groups T, S, R and the drying devices Nt, Ns in the front-rear direction, the drying devices Nt, Ns Even if the car wash brush groups T, S, R and the drying devices Nt, Ns are separated from each other in the front-rear direction in the portal frame 1 so that the ejected air of the car wash brush group T, S does not affect the brushing cleaning, the car wash brush groups T, S , R and the space between the drying devices Nt and Ns can be effectively used not only as the installation space for the coating agent injection tubes Ct and Cs but also as the installation space for the wheel cleaning device TW, and the car wash machine A can be downsized accordingly.

Further, in the portal frame 1 of the present embodiment, the first elevating drive means Dn capable of elevating and driving the top nozzle Nt and the second elevating drive means Dc capable of elevating and driving the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct are independent of each other. It is provided. Therefore, since the top nozzle Nt and the upper coating agent injection tube Ct can be controlled in an independent manner (that is, independently of each other), the upper coating agent injection tube Ct can be controlled without being affected by the optimum elevation control position of the top nozzle Nt. It can be raised and lowered to a height as close as possible to the vehicle body surface B, and the coating agent can be efficiently injected from the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct onto the vehicle body upper surface Bt. As a result, the amount of the coating agent that is wasted scattered on the surface other than the vehicle body surface B can be reduced to save the coating agent, and by reducing the amount of the coating agent that is wasted in this way, the above-mentioned one-way traveling ( Even in the coating using only the first round of the portal frame 1), the treatment can be performed efficiently and accurately.

Further, in the portal frame 1, an upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe Jt capable of injecting high-pressure washing water onto the upper surface Bt of the vehicle body of the automobile V is driven up and down together with the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct by the second elevating driving means Dc. It is provided to get. That is, the upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe Jt and the upper coating agent injection pipe Ct can be raised and lowered by a common raising and lowering driving means (that is, the second raising and lowering driving means Dc), and the cost can be reduced and the car wash machine can be downsized accordingly.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various embodiments can be implemented within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, in the process of relatively moving the gate-shaped frame 1 and the automobile V to one side in the front-rear direction in one way (in the embodiment, the gate-shaped frame 1 is the first going forward), with respect to each part of the vehicle body surface B. In the present invention, the brushing cleaning treatment, the coating treatment, and the drying treatment can be sequentially performed, and the rinsing treatment is performed immediately before and after the coating treatment. If necessary (for example, to enhance the processing effect), the relative movement of the gate type frame 1 and the vehicle V (outward movement of the gate type frame 1) may be temporarily stopped, or the movement may be temporarily returned by a short distance (for example, to enhance the processing effect). The gate-shaped frame 1 may be slightly restored).

Further, in the above embodiment, the reception device 40 and the breaker 41 are arranged on the front side of the gate type frame 1 of the car wash machine A, and the process proceeds after the driver completes the reception of the processing course selection and the like. However, in the present invention, the worker or the driver can select the processing course and start the operation only by the control panel (operation unit 6) provided on the front surface of the portal frame 1 without such a reception device or a barrier. It can also be applied to car wash machines.

A ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Car wash machine B ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Body surface Bf, Br ・ ・ Front end surface, rear end surface Bs, Bt ・ ・ ・ Vehicle side surface, vehicle body top surface Ct, Cs ・ ・ Upper coating agent injection pipe, side Part coating agent injection pipe Dn, Dc ... 1st elevating drive means, 2nd elevating drive means Dm ... Relative moving means Jt ... Upper high pressure washing water injection pipe Nt, Ns ... Top nozzle, Side nozzle (drying device)
T, S, R ... Top brush, side brush, rocker brush (car wash brush group)
TW ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Wheel cleaning device V ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Automobile,
Wt1, Ws1 ... 1st upper rinse water injection pipe, 1st side rinse water injection pipe Wt2, Ws2 ... 2nd upper rinse water injection pipe, 2nd side rinse water injection pipe 1 ... flame

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A relative moving means (Dm) capable of relatively moving the automobile (V) and the gate-shaped frame (1) that can straddle the automobile (V) in the front-rear direction, and an arrangement near one end of the gate-shaped frame (1) in the front-rear direction. A group of car wash brushes (T, S, R) that can be installed to brush and clean the vehicle body surface (B) of an automobile (V), and a group of car wash brushes (T, S, R) that are arranged at the other end of the portal frame (1) in the front-rear direction for drying. A drying device (Nt, Ns) capable of injecting air onto the vehicle body surface (B), and a coating agent injection tube (Nt, Ns) provided on the portal frame (1) and capable of injecting a coating agent onto the vehicle body surface (B). It is a car wash machine equipped with Ct, Cs).
The coating agent injection tube (Ct, Cs) is arranged between the car wash brush group (T, S, R) and the drying device (Nt, Ns) in the front-rear direction.
In the process of relatively moving the gate frame (1) and the automobile (V) to one side in the front-rear direction in one way, the car wash brush group (T, S, R) is applied to each part of the vehicle body surface (B). A car wash machine characterized in that a brushing cleaning process, a coating process using the coating agent injection tube (Ct, Cs), and a drying process using the drying device (Nt, Ns) can be sequentially executed. The car wash brush group includes a top brush (T) and a side brush (S) capable of brushing and cleaning the upper surface (Bt) and the side surface (Bs) of the vehicle body of the automobile (V), respectively.
In the portal frame (1), a first upper rinse water injection pipe (Wt1) capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface (Bt) of the vehicle body of an automobile (V) is provided with the top brush (T) in the front-rear direction. The first side rinse water injection pipe (Ws1), which is arranged between the coating agent injection pipe (Ct, Cs) and can inject rinse water onto the vehicle body side surface (Bs) of the automobile (V), is front and rear. The car wash machine according to claim 1, wherein the side brush (S) and the coating agent injection pipe (Ct, Cs) are respectively arranged in the direction. The gate-shaped frame (1) has a second upper rinse water injection pipe (Wt2) capable of injecting rinse water onto the upper surface (Bt) and the side surface (Bs) of the vehicle body (Bs) of the coated automobile (V). A second side rinse water injection pipe (Ws2) is disposed between the coating agent injection pipe (Ct, Cs) and the drying device (Nt, Ns) in the front-rear direction. The car wash machine according to claim 1 or 2. In the portal frame (1), the wheels (12) of the automobile (V) are washed between the car wash brush group (T, S, R) and the drying device (Nt, Ns) in the front-rear direction. The car wash machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a wheel washing device (TW) is provided. The drying device includes a top nozzle (Nt) capable of injecting drying air onto the upper surface (Bt) of the vehicle body (Bt) of the automobile (V), and the coating agent injection tube contains a coating agent of the automobile (V). Includes an upper coating agent injection tube (Ct) that can be injected onto the top surface (Bt) of the vehicle body,
The portal frame (1) has a first elevating drive means (Dn) capable of elevating and driving the top nozzle (Nt) and a second elevating driving means capable of elevating and driving the upper coating agent injection pipe (Ct). The car wash machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein (Dc) and (Dc) are provided independently of each other. In the portal frame (1), an upper high-pressure washing water injection pipe (Jt) capable of injecting high-pressure washing water onto the upper surface (Bt) of the vehicle body of the automobile (V) is provided by the second elevating driving means (Dc). The car wash machine according to claim 5, wherein the car wash machine is provided so as to be driven up and down together with an upper coating agent injection pipe (Ct).

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