JP2943946B2 - Washing method of car washer and car washer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for cleaning a car washer provided with a rocker brush and a car washer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional car washing machine, for example,
As can be seen in Japanese Patent No. 4917, a pair of left and right lower side cleaning brushes (rocker brushes) are attached to the car washer body via an arm, and a driving motor is provided on the arm and the arm is provided with an arm. They are configured to be movable in the approaching and separating directions.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional type, the rocker brush cleans the lower half of the vehicle body from the rocker portion including the wheels. When the wheels are washed with such a rocker brush, the corners 47 formed by the rim 45 and the wheel cap 46 as shown in FIG. Furthermore, when the wheels are very dirty, sufficient washing cannot be performed only with the expected car wash.

[0004] These problems can be solved to some extent by adopting a round brush with hard hair, but in this case, the vehicle body, the tire 49, the rim 45, the wheel cap 46 and the like are easily damaged.

An object of the present invention is to provide a washing method and a washing machine for a car washing machine capable of sufficiently washing the whole area of a wheel even if soft and long hairs are employed.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for cleaning a car washer in which the body of the car washer is rotated while the body of the car washer is relatively moved. Top brush and side brush contact the vehicle body
Together is, when performing the cleaning is brought into contact with the lower half of the body including an outer surface of the wheel rocker brush, with wash While the rocker brush abuts on the outer surface of the wheel, car washes
Stop or slow the relative movement between the main body and the vehicle to be cleaned.
After that, apply this rocker brush to the car wash machine side.
It reciprocates in the direction along the wheel outer surface.

Further, in the method for cleaning a car washer according to the second aspect of the present invention, the reciprocating direction of the rocker brush is set to a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. The car washer according to the third aspect of the present invention is a car washer that is relatively movable with respect to the vehicle to be washed.
A top brush and a side brush are provided on the body, and a pair of left and right holding frames are provided on the body of the washing machine so as to be close to and away from each other, and these holding frames reciprocate in a direction along the wheel outer surface. A movable member and a movable device that are movable are provided, and the movable member is provided with a rocker brush and a rotating device that are rotatable around a rotation axis in a direction along a wheel outer surface.

[0008]

According to the structure of the first aspect of the invention, the rotating top brush or side brush is attached to the upper surface or the side surface of the vehicle body.
The normal cleaning can be performed by bringing the rocker brush into contact with the lower half of the vehicle body including the outer surface of the wheel while making contact. Then, in the cleaning state in which the rocker brush is in contact with the outer surface of the wheel, the relative movement between the car washer body and the vehicle to be cleaned is stopped or
By moving the rocker brush back and forth in the direction along the wheel outer surface after making it move at a very low speed, the portion of the rocker brush that is insufficiently cleaned on the rotation direction side of the rocker brush can be displaced in all directions such as up and down, left and right. As a result, regular cleaning can be performed over the entire area.

According to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, the rocker brush can reciprocate in a direction with less resistance to washing by rotation. Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention, the time
Roll the top brush or side brush on the top of the car or
The two holding frames are moved closer to each other while the rocker brush is rotated around the rotation axis by the rotating device while being brought into contact with the body side surface, so that the rocker brush is moved to the lower half of the vehicle body including the outer surface of the wheel. And normal cleaning can be performed. Then, when the rocker brush is in contact with the outer surface of the wheel, the relative movement between the car washer body and the vehicle to be cleaned is performed.
After the movement is stopped or made to move at a very low speed, the rocker brush is reciprocated in the direction along the wheel outer surface by the movable device via the movable member, so that the cleaning that occurs on the rotation direction side of the rocker brush is insufficient. Can be displaced in all directions, such as up and down, left and right, and as a result, regular cleaning can be performed over the entire area.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 7, a gate-shaped car wash machine body 1 is shown.
Is mounted on a rail 3 via a plurality of wheels 2,
By the operation of the traveling drive device (not shown), the vehicle can reciprocate on a fixed route. In the car wash machine main body 1, a first washing water arch 4, a first wax arch 5, a second washing water arch 6, a second wax arch 7, and a detergent arch 8 are arranged in this order. A top nozzle 9 and a side nozzle 10 for drying are provided at the location of the first washing water arch 4, and a top brush 11 and a side brush 12 are mounted via swingable arms 13 and 14, respectively.

1 to 4, rocker brushes 15 are provided at lower portions on both sides of the car wash machine body 1 so as to be able to approach and separate from each other. That is, an elongated frame-shaped holding frame 16 is provided, and the holding frame 16 is supported on the car wash machine main body 1 side by a parallel link 17 composed of a pair of left and right links.
It is configured to be able to swing left and right while maintaining that posture.
A cylinder device 18 for swinging the parallel link 17 is provided between the parallel link 17 and the car washer body 1.

A guide portion 19 is formed integrally with the inner end of the holding frame 16 along the running direction of the car washer body 1, and is guided by a guided portion 20 slidably fitted to the guide portion 19. The movable member 21 having a right-angled bent shape is attached to the holding frame 16 side. A movable device 22 for sliding the movable member 21 is composed of a cylinder device disposed inside the holding frame 16 along the running direction, and a piston rod 23 of the movable device 22 slides with the rod 24 from the movable member 21. The ends are connected via a bracket 25.

A rotating shaft (vertical axis) 26 is attached to the inner end of the movable member 21 at right angles to the running direction, and a brush shaft is integrated with the rotating shaft 26 to form the rocker brush.
15 is attached, so that the rocker brush 15 is rotatable around the vertical rotation axis 27. The rotating shaft 26 is linked to a rotating device 29 such as an electric motor via a transmission 28.

In FIGS. 1 and 5, reference numeral 30 denotes an automobile,
And the body 32. The wheel 31 includes a wheel cap 33, a rim 34, and a tire 35.
The outer surface of the wheel forms the wheel outer surface 36. 37 indicates an operation panel.

In the above embodiment, each of the brushes 11, 11 is stopped while the car 30 is stopped and the car washer body 1 is reciprocated.
The contact / separation movement of 12, 15 and the supply of cleaning water through the cleaning water arches 4 and 6, the supply of wax through the wax arches 5 and 7, and the supply of detergent through the detergent arch 8 are appropriately combined. By activating, the desired car wash can be performed.

At this time, the abutting movement of the rocker brush 15 shown in FIG. 1 from the separated state causes the cylinder device 18 to extend and the holding frame 16 to move inward without disturbing its posture via the parallel link 17. You can do this by moving it. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the rocker brush 15 is washed by contacting the outer surface of the rocker portion of the vehicle body 32, and is further brought into contact with the outer surface 36 of the wheel 31 to form the wheel cap 33. And the rim 34, and at the same time, the lower half of the vehicle body 32 can be washed. By contracting the cylinder device 18, the rocker brush 15 can be separated from the wheel 31 as shown in FIG.

For example, when the wheels 31 are very dirty,
In the normal cleaning as described above, as shown in FIG.
In the corner portion 38 formed by the rim 34 and the wheel cap 33, cleaning of the portion 38a on the rotation direction 39 side of the rocker brush 15 is particularly insufficient. In anticipation of such a situation or turning on the process switch of the operation panel 37 regardless of dirt,
And start the expected car wash.

Then, when the rocker brush 15 faces the wheel 31, the car wash machine body 1 stops or moves at a very low speed, and the washing shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5 is performed as described above.
Further, the movable device 22 is operated based on the process, and the guide unit is operated.
The movable member 21 moves in the running direction with respect to the holding frame 16 via the guided portion 19 and the guided portion 20, so that the rocker brush 15
Are reciprocated in the same direction as indicated by the solid line and the virtual line.

As a result, the wheel 31 is subjected to local cleaning by back and forth reciprocation in addition to the regular cleaning, so that the wheel outer surface 36 including the portion 38a of FIG. 5 is carefully cleaned. Thereafter, the rocker brush 15 is returned to the normal posture as shown in FIG.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The difference from the previous embodiment is that the guide direction between the guide portion 19 and the guided portion 20 is set in the vertical direction, whereby the cleaning shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5 is performed, and Based on the movable device 22 is operated, the movable member 21 moves vertically with respect to the holding frame 16,
Thus, the rocker brush 15 is reciprocated in the same direction as shown by the solid line and the imaginary line in FIG.

As a result, the wheel 31 is subjected to local cleaning by reciprocating up and down in addition to the regular cleaning, so that the wheel outer surface 36 including the portion 38a of FIG. 5 is carefully cleaned.

FIG. 10 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the rocker brush 15 is reciprocated in an arc shape with a downward convex as shown by a virtual line. FIG. 11 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the rocker brush 15 is reciprocated in an arc shape with a convex upper part as shown by a virtual line. The operation of the third embodiment and the operation of the fourth embodiment are performed by moving the movable member 21 along an arcuate guide or by combining the operation of the first embodiment and the operation of the second embodiment. It becomes possible by controlling the By such an operation, the rocker brush 15 can be moved in all directions of the wheel outer surface 36 to perform cleaning.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rotating top brush or side brush is moved to the upper surface of the vehicle body or the side of the vehicle body.
The normal cleaning can be performed by contacting the surface with the rocker brush and the lower half of the vehicle body including the outer surface of the wheel. Then, when the rocker brush is in contact with the outer surface of the wheel, the relative movement between the car washer body and the vehicle to be cleaned is performed.
After stopping the movement or moving at a very low speed, the rocker brush is reciprocated in the direction along the outer surface of the wheel. Can be displaced to
As a result, the cleaning of the outer surface of the wheel can be performed properly and sufficiently over the entire area. This makes it possible to easily adopt a rocker brush made of soft and long hair that does not damage the rim, the wheel cap, and the like.

Further, according to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, the rocker brush can be reciprocated without difficulty in a direction having less resistance to the washing by rotation, and the washing without causing damage to both the automobile and the car washer can be performed. It can be carried out.

Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention, the rotating
Top brush or side brush
The rocker brush is moved to the lower half of the vehicle body, including the outer surface of the wheels, by bringing the two holding frames closer to each other while rotating the rocker brush around the rotation axis by the rotating device while making the rocker brush rotate around the rotation axis. Normal cleaning can be performed by contact. Then, with the rocker brush abutting the outer surface of the wheel, the car wash machine body
After the relative movement is stopped or made to move at a very low speed, the rocker brush is reciprocated in the direction along the wheel outer surface by the movable device via the movable member, so that the cleaning of the wheel outer surface can be accurately and entirely performed. Can be performed sufficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, and is a front view when a rocker brush device is separated.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the rocker brush device at the time of contact.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the rocker brush device.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the rocker brush device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing an operation state of the rocker brush device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing an operation state of the rocker brush device.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the car washer.

FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, and is a front view when the rocker brush device is separated.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing an operation state of the rocker brush device.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view showing a third embodiment of the present invention and showing an operation state of a rocker brush device.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention and showing an operation state of a rocker brush device.

FIG. 12 is a schematic side view showing a conventional example and showing an operation state of a rocker brush device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car wash machine body 15 Rocker brush 16 Holding frame 17 Parallel link 18 Cylinder device 19 Guide part 20 Guided part 21 Movable member 22 Movable device 27 Rotation axis 29 Rotating device 31 Wheel 33 Wheel cap 34 Rim 36 Wheel outer surface 38 Corner 38a part

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-51-20477 (JP, A) JP-A-60-56656 (JP, A) JP-A-61-192964 (JP, U) JP-A-63-59768 (JP, A) , U) Jiko 61-34917 (JP, Y2)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A top brush rotated on a car wash machine body side while relatively moving a car wash machine body and a vehicle to be washed.
And the side brushes are brought into contact with the vehicle body, and the rocker brush is brought into contact with the lower half of the vehicle body including the outer surface of the wheel. Between the car washer body and the vehicle to be washed
A method for cleaning a car wash, comprising: stopping the pair movement or moving the rocker at a very low speed, and then reciprocating the rocker brush with respect to the car wash main body in a direction along the wheel outer surface. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reciprocating direction of the rocker brush is perpendicular to the rotation axis. 3. A car washer that is movable relative to a vehicle to be washed.
The main body is provided with a top brush and a side brush. Further , a pair of left and right holding frames are provided on the car wash machine body so as to be able to approach and separate from each other, and these holding frames are reciprocated in a direction along the wheel outer surface. A car washer comprising: a movable member and a movable device; and a rocker brush and a rotating device rotatable around a rotation axis in a direction along a wheel outer surface.