JP2773543B2 - Car wash machine body structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a main body structure of a car washer, for example, installed at a gas station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a car washing machine of this type, for example, a structure disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-10286 has been provided. In this conventional configuration, the car washer body is configured by attaching a ceiling cover, a side cover, a front cover, and a rear cover to an outer surface of a frame frame formed in a gate shape. The ceiling cover is disposed so as to be displaced up and down in the front-rear direction with the front side positioned higher.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional type, since the ceiling cover is inclined, rainwater or the like does not accumulate on the ceiling cover and flows out backward. Depending on the shape of the corners and the amount of rainfall, a part of the water flows from the ceiling cover to the surface of the side cover in the form of raindrops, whereby the side cover becomes dirty and the dirt is conspicuous.

An object of the present invention is to provide a body structure of a car washer capable of preventing water from dripping from a ceiling cover to a side cover.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a car wash machine body structure comprising a frame and a cover, wherein corner covers are provided on both sides of a ceiling cover. A side cover whose upper end is in contact with the lower surface of the lower end of the corner cover is provided, and an upwardly directed piece is provided at the lower end of the corner cover. To form an inclined headrace.

[0006]

According to the structure of the present invention, the water which is going to flow from the ceiling cover to the side cover through the corner cover enters the inclined headrace from the lower end of the corner cover, and flows downward in the inclined headrace. And flows out of the car washer body.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the gate-shaped car wash machine main body 1 is
A ceiling cover 3, a side cover 4, a front cover 5, and a rear cover 6 are attached to the outer surface of the frame 2 formed in a gate shape. Here, each of the covers 3, 4, 5, 6 is made of, for example, a steel plate (metal). The ceiling cover 3 is disposed so as to be displaced up and down in the front-rear direction so that the front side becomes higher.

A corner cover 7 is provided on both sides of the ceiling cover 3. The corner cover 7 has a quarter-circle cross section and a length corresponding to the front-rear length of the car wash machine body 1. Further, the corner cover 7 is fixed by being overlapped above both sides of the ceiling cover 3 with a flat portion at one end as an upper end portion 7a. The lower end portion 7b, which is a flat portion at the other end, is fixed by bringing the upper end of the side cover 4 into contact with the back surface. At the lower end 7b of the corner cover 7, an upward piece 7c is formed by bending and formed over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, and the upward piece 7c and the lower end 7 of the corner cover 7 are formed.
b, an inclined water conduit 8 displaced up and down in the front-rear direction so that the front side becomes higher.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the car washing machine main body 1 constructed as described above has a plurality of wheels 10 via rails.
11 and is reciprocally movable on a fixed path by operation of a traveling drive device (not shown). The car wash body 1 has a first wash water arch 12 and a first wax arch.
13, second wash water arch 14, second wax arch 15
And a detergent arch 16 are arranged in this order, and a top nozzle 17 and a side nozzle 18 for drying are provided at the location of the first washing water arch 12, and a top brush 19, a side brush 20, and a rocker brush 21 are provided. It is arranged. Note that an operation panel 22 is provided on the front cover 5.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
As described above, since the rear portion of the ceiling cover 3 is inclined downward, rainwater or the like does not accumulate on the ceiling cover 3 and flows backward. And from the ceiling cover 3 to the corner cover 7
The water that is going to flow to the side cover 4 through the corner cover 7 enters the inclined water conduit 8 at the lower end of the corner cover 7, flows backward in the inclined water conduit 8, and flows out to the rear of the car wash machine main body 1. You. Therefore, water from the ceiling cover 3 does not flow to the side cover 4.

In the car washing operation, a driver or an operator operates the operation panel 22 while the automobile 25 is stopped to set a car washing course. As a result, the brushes 19, 20, 21 move toward and away from each other, supply of washing water through the washing water arches 12, 14 and the wax arches 13,
Supply of the wax liquid via the nozzle 15, supply of the detergent via the detergent arch 16, and blowing of the air from both nozzles 17, 18, as appropriate, to be able to perform the intended car wash for the automobile 25. become.

In the above embodiment, the corner cover 7 is provided separately from the ceiling cover 3. However, it is also possible to form a part of the ceiling cover 3 by bending and forming the corner cover 7 as an integral part. Good. The lower end 7 of the corner cover 7
b is bent to form the upwardly directed piece 7c, that is, the inclined water conduit 8, but the inclined water conduit 8 may be formed by integrating separate pieces by welding, for example. Further, the inclined water conduit 8 may be inclined such that the rear side is higher.

[0013]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, water which is going to flow from the ceiling cover to the side cover via the corner cover is introduced into the inclined channel from the lower end of the corner cover.
Then, the inside of the inclined headrace channel can be caused to flow downward and to the outside of the body of the car washer, so that the side cover can be prevented from being stained, so that the car washer can always be seen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a car washer body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of the car wash machine main body.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of the car wash machine main body.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional front view of the corner cover.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the car washer.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the car washer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car wash machine main body 2 Frame frame 3 Ceiling cover 4 Side cover 5 Front cover 6 Rear cover 7 Corner cover 7c Upward surface 8 Inclined waterway 10 Wheel 11 Rail

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A car washing machine main body comprising a frame and a cover, wherein a corner cover is provided on both sides of a ceiling cover, and a side cover whose upper end is in contact with a lower surface of a lower end portion of the corner cover is provided. A body structure of a car washing machine, characterized in that an outward upward piece is provided at a lower end portion of a cover, and an inclined water conduit that is vertically displaced in the front-rear direction is formed between the corner cover and the upward piece.