JP2527306Y2 - Vehicle maintenance equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drive-on type vehicle maintenance device having an improved method for treating dust and brake fluid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to make maintenance work easier, a vehicle is often placed on a dive-on type lift and raised to an appropriate height to facilitate maintenance work. When the vehicle is placed on a dove-on type lift to perform brake-related maintenance, the most problematic is the treatment of dust and brake fluid generated during disassembly, maintenance, and assembly of the brake.

Conventionally, dust generated by disassembly of a brake has been blown off with compressed air. For this reason, the floor and the air environment of the maintenance work site have been significantly deteriorated, and the health of workers has been impaired. Furthermore, when the brake wheel cylinder is disassembled, the brake fluid in the brake pipe drips onto the floor surface, and this oil generates stains such as discoloration of the floor surface material, thereby further deteriorating the environment of the maintenance work place.

[0004] As described above, conventional maintenance equipment and treatment methods are not only a problem that impairs the health of workers, but also in recent social situations where labor is insufficient, maintenance is required to secure a mechanic. There has been a strong demand for the development of a maintenance device and a processing method capable of maintaining a good work environment in a work place.

[0005]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] This invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, and has been developed around a wheel.
Maintenance, providing de la Ibuon type vehicle maintenance apparatus capable of preventing deterioration of the working environment due to dust or the brake fluid has as its purpose during cleaning.

[0006]

The vehicle maintenance device according to the present invention includes a main lift provided with a pair of vehicle mounts having a vehicle-mounted surface for supporting wheels, and a vehicle wheel mounted on the main lift mounted on a vehicle. A drive-on type vehicle maintenance device having a sub-lift for lifting off the surface, receiving means for receiving cleaning water and brake fluid containing dust at the time of maintenance around the wheels, which is provided corresponding to each of the pair of vehicle mounts; Discharging means for discharging washing water and brake fluid containing dust received by the receiving means to a predetermined outside. Further, the receiving means is characterized in that it can be moved along the on-vehicle surface of each of the on-vehicle mounts in accordance with the position of the maintenance wheel.

Further, the on-board surface of each of the above-mentioned on- board units is a required part.
Has a lid-like shape and can be opened and closed freely, leaving the vehicle surface open
At this time, the inside of the on-vehicle table may be configured to also serve as the receiving means .

[0008]

According to this structure, the cleaning water and the blur containing dust and the like generated at the time of maintenance and cleaning around the wheel are provided.
Collect the liquid in the receiving means without scattering the liquid around, and discharge the dust and the like to the outside together with the washing water and the brake liquid .

Further, by being configured to be movable in accordance with the position of the wheel to be maintained, the receiving means can be moved in accordance with the size of the vehicle, so that the washing water including the dust and the like and the brake fluid can be efficiently accommodated. In addition, the
The required parts are formed in a lid shape, and when opened, the vehicle
When the cover is in the closed state, the cover-shaped vehicle-mounted surface is configured to allow passage of the vehicle to be serviced, thereby simplifying the configuration of the entire apparatus.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a drive-on type main lift having a pair of on-board units 2. The lift 1 is a lift for the purpose of lifting and lowering a vehicle that has entered a vehicle-mounted surface 2a before and after the vehicle-mounted platform 2 by a pair of hydraulic posts 2b provided corresponding to the vehicle-mounted platform 2 as it is. is there. The main lift 1 supports a side seal portion of a vehicle mounted on the vehicle-mounted surface 2a and raised to an appropriate height for maintenance of tires and brakes. A pair of table lifts 3 is provided for further raising the table lift up to a height. This table lift 3 is a hydraulic post 2b
The main lift 1 and the table lift 3 form a drive-on type vehicle maintenance device.

In the vehicle maintenance apparatus of this embodiment, when the tire or the brake system is disassembled and maintained, the vehicle 4 receives dust washed down by the wash water and brake fluid dripping from the brake pipe, and receives these together with the wash water together with the wash water. This is a sink for flowing into the discharge groove 5 provided on the side surface of.

As shown in the drawing, the sink 4 is surrounded on three sides by a water blocking wall 4a, and one side is provided with a water guide plate 4b for guiding washing water containing dust and the like to the discharge groove 5, and constitutes a receiving means. do it
I have. Such a sink 4 is placed on each of the in-vehicle surfaces 2a before and after the in-vehicle base 2 and is movable along the discharge groove 5 on the in-vehicle surface 2a in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

It is to be noted that these sinks 4 are normally stored in storage shelves 2c provided on the side surfaces of the on-vehicle base 2 when no maintenance work on tires and brakes is performed. I have.

As shown in the figure, the bottom of the discharge groove 5 is inclined toward the center, and a conduit 5a is provided at the bottom of the center, and the end of the conduit 5a is connected to a hose reel. Hose 5 which can be expanded and contracted by being wound around 6
b. The other end of the hose 5b is connected to a drain pipe 5c, and constitutes a discharging means for discharging washing water containing dust and brake fluid to a drain not shown.
You.

The hose 5b is housed in a bellows 7 for protecting the hose 5b and for maintaining its appearance. Further, the end of the drain pipe 5c and the hose reel 6 are also housed in a box 8 and installed on the floor in order to keep the appearance.

In the vehicle maintenance apparatus of the embodiment configured as described above, when the maintenance of the tire and the brake system is performed, the vehicle to be maintained is mounted on the vehicle-mounted surface 2a of the vehicle-mounted base 2 of the main lift 1, and the required height is increased. Then, the vehicle is further lifted by the table lift 3 until the tire is separated from the vehicle-mounted surface 2a by a predetermined distance.

In this state, the sink 4 taken out of the storage shelf 2c is placed on the vehicle-mounted surface 2a under each tire. Thereafter, the tire is removed, and the dust generated by removing the tire is removed by a sink 4
Receive on to.

Next, the brake device is disassembled. Here, when the brake drum is completely removed, the brake dust falls on the sink 4 and soars. A low-pressure washing water is sprayed into the brake by a washing gun, and the brake dust is washed away with the washing water. The washing water mixed with the dust is collected on the sink 4.

Subsequently, the brake parts are removed, and additional washing is performed in the sink 4. After that, the wheel cylinder is disassembled, and the brake fluid drips during this work. The brake fluid is also received by the sink 4. Finally, the assembly starts from the wheel cylinder parts,
The work proceeds in such a manner that all the small dusts and the like generated during this work are received by the sink 4.

Dust and brake fluid mixed with the washing water and collected in the sink 4 are collected in the discharge groove 5 through the water guide plate 4b, and further discharged through a conduit 5a, a hose 5b, and a drain pipe 5c. Is discharged together with the washing water.

[0021] Next will be described a second embodiment in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of this embodiment. In this embodiment, the inside of the on-vehicle stand 2 is compatible with the sink 4 of the first embodiment.
A fixed sink 40 is provided. That is, each of the on-vehicle mounts 2 located under the tires of the vehicle to be maintained is provided with a lid 2d also serving as the on-vehicle surface 2a. In the figure, there is provided a sink 40 which is the full width of the on-vehicle base 2 and which is long in the front-rear direction and is inclined toward the center thereof.

The central bottom of the sink 40 is connected to a discharge pipe 50 via a conduit (not shown), and the discharge pipe 50 is connected to the hose 5b and is discharged to the sink 40. Wash water containing dust etc. with a hose 5b
And drains through a drain pipe 5c to a drain not shown.

During normal times when no brake-related maintenance is performed, the lid 2d is used above the sink 40, that is, the vehicle mount 2 with the vehicle mount 2 closed. Thus, the sink 40
Is closed, the vehicle can pass over the lid 2d. The lid 2c has a structure that is opened so as to be pulled out horizontally on the vehicle base 2, so that the vehicle does not need to be lifted more than necessary when the lid 2d is opened for maintenance work. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

According to this embodiment, since the on-vehicle base 2 itself also serves as the sink 40, the structure is not only simple, but also the depth of the sink 40 can be made relatively deep. Becomes easier. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified and implemented without changing the gist.

[0025]

According to the present invention, washing water and brake fluid including dust generated during maintenance and cleaning around the wheel are collected in the receiving means without scattering to the surroundings, and the dust and the like are washed. It can be discharged to the outside together with water and brake fluid . In addition, by including the receiving means so as to be movable in accordance with the position of the maintenance wheel, dust can be efficiently contained.
Can store washing water and brake fluid . In addition, on -board
The required part of the vehicle surface is formed like a lid,
The platform serves as a receiving means, and when closed, a lid-shaped car
By configuring the mounting surface so that the vehicle to be serviced can pass, the configuration of the entire apparatus can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Main lift 2 ... Vehicle stand 2a ... Vehicle surface 2
b ... Hydraulic post 2c ... Storage shelf 2d ... Lid 3 ... Table lift 3a ... Hydraulic post 4 ... Sink 4a ... Water stop wall 4
b: water guide plate 5: discharge groove 5a: conduit 5
b: Hose 5c: Drain pipe 6: Hose reel 7: Bellows 8
... box 40 ... sink 50 ... discharge pipe

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A main lift provided with a pair of vehicle mounts having a vehicle-mounted surface for supporting wheels, and a sub-lift for lifting wheels of the vehicle mounted on the main lift from the vehicle-mounted surface. In a drive-on type vehicle maintenance device, receiving means provided corresponding to each of the pair of vehicle mounts and configured to receive cleaning water and brake fluid containing dust for maintenance around the wheels, and provided corresponding to these receiving means. A vehicle maintenance device comprising: a discharge unit that discharges washing water and brake fluid containing dust received by a receiving unit to a predetermined outside. 2. The receiving means corresponds to a position of a maintenance wheel.
The vehicle maintenance device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle maintenance device is movable along a vehicle-mounted surface of each of the vehicle-mounted tables . 3. The receiving means is provided inside each of the above-mentioned vehicle mounts.
It is integrated with the mounting table and has lid means for opening and closing the upper part.
When the lid is closed, the serviced vehicle
The vehicle maintenance device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle maintenance device is configured to be able to pass both .