JP2947055B2 - Car wash machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car washer for washing a vehicle to be washed while being conveyed by a conveyor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of car washer, there is one disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-90456. That is, the car washer body is installed on the floor surface, and a vehicle transport device that transports the vehicle to be washed from the entrance to the exit is installed in the car washer body.

[0003] The vehicle transport device includes a first sprocket provided on an entrance side, a second sprocket provided on an exit side, a motor for rotating the second sprocket, and first and second sprockets. A chain wound between the sprockets, a vehicle transport roller disposed at a predetermined interval on the chain and rotatably in contact with the wheel of the vehicle to be cleaned to advance the vehicle, and a vehicle transport roller comprising the second sprocket. And a roller storage means for storing the vehicle transport roller below the floor before the vehicle reaches.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional car washing machine, in a cold region, water for washing is directly or indirectly applied to the vehicle transport device, so that the vehicle transport device is frozen and the vehicle transport device operates. There was a problem that would not be.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a car washing machine in which a vehicle transport device is prevented from freezing in a cold region.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention provides a car washing machine in which a vehicle to be washed is carried into the car washing machine main body from the front and the inside of the car washing machine main body. A car washing machine provided with a conveyor which is carried out backward from the car, characterized in that a control device for idling the conveyor for a certain time for a certain time at a certain time while the washing of the vehicle to be washed is on standby is provided. is there.

A second aspect of the present invention is the car washer of the first aspect, further comprising a remote panel for setting a car washing operation of the to-be-cleaned vehicle along an approach path of the to-be-cleaned vehicle to the conveyor. An idling stop function for stopping the idling operation of the conveyor when the car washing operation is set by the remote panel is added to the control device.

The car washer according to a third aspect of the present invention is the car washer according to the second aspect of the present invention, further comprising an approach detecting device for detecting the approach of the vehicle to be washed near the remote panel, and the control device having an idle stop function. And a function to be executed only when the entry of the vehicle to be cleaned is detected by the entry detection device.

[0009]

According to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the conveyor idles for a fixed time at regular intervals during standby. Therefore, freezing of the conveyor is prevented.

Further, according to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, when the car wash operation is remotely set by the remote panel, the idle operation of the conveyor that has been idle for a predetermined time is stopped at predetermined intervals.

Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention, when the car washing operation is remotely set by the remote panel only when the entry of the vehicle to be washed is detected by the entry detection device, the vehicle is idled for a fixed time at regular intervals. The idling operation of the conveyed conveyor is stopped. Therefore, even if the car wash operation is erroneously set by the remote panel, the idling operation of the conveyor is executed, and freezing of the conveyor is prevented.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the floor 1 is provided with a stationary car wash machine body 2 formed in a gate shape, and a pair of left and right roller conveyors that penetrate the car wash machine body 2 from the front and reach the rear. (Vehicle transport device) 3. In the car wash machine main body 2, a washing unit 4, a wax applying unit 5, and a drying unit 6, which will be described later, are formed in this order from the front.

The roller conveyor 3a on the right side (abbreviated as right side) of the roller conveyor 3 in the transport direction of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned.
The right and left wheels 11a, 11b of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned are supported and transported. The roller conveyor 3b on the left side (abbreviated as left) in the transport direction of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is front and rear left and right of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned. The wheels 11c and 11d are supported and transported. The width W1 of the conveying surface of the right roller conveyor 3a is formed to be narrow,
Regardless of the type of vehicle, the position of the right side surface of the vehicle 7 to be washed is made substantially constant, the distance between the right side surface of the vehicle 7 to be washed and the car washer body 2 is made constant, and the width W2 of the transport surface of the right roller conveyor 3b is set. Is widely formed to accommodate various vehicle widths.

The washing section 4 includes a pair of left and right washing side / rocker brushes 12 for washing the lower portions on both sides of the vehicle 7 to be washed and the side surfaces of the front and rear wheels 11, and a washing top for washing the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be washed. A brush 13 and a pair of left and right side brushes 14 for cleaning the front, rear, and both sides of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned.
And a cleaning arch 15 for spraying cleaning water and a detergent arch 16 for spraying detergent. Also, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2, the right cleaning side and rocker brush.
12a is fixed to the car washer body 2 and is swingable in the front-rear direction.
As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 3, b is attached to the right cleaning side and rocker brush 12a via a swing arm 12c so as to be able to approach and separate from the right side, and is also swingable in the front-rear direction. Further, the right side brush 14a does not move, but cleans the right side of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned conveyed by the roller conveyor 3, and the left side brush 14b moves by the drive mechanism as shown by the phantom line. Vehicle 7 to be washed
Clean the front, left and rear sides of the

The wax application section 5 includes a wax top brush for applying wax to the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned.
17, a pair of left and right side and rocker brushes 18 for applying wax to both sides of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned and the sides of the wheels 11, a wax base arch 19 for spraying a wax base material, and a liquid wax spray. Wax arch 20
Is formed from a fusco coat arch 21 for injecting a fusco coat agent.

The drying section 6 is provided with a top nozzle 24 for drying the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned and a lift nozzle for forming an air curtain provided between the top nozzle 24 and the rocker brush 18 for wax. 25
A pair of left and right side nozzles 26 provided on the rear side of the top nozzle 24 for drying both side surfaces of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned and a pair of left and right sub side nozzles 27 for drying the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned, and the top nozzle 24 A pair of left and right first blower devices 28 for supplying air to the side nozzle 26 and the sub side nozzle 27
And a pair of left and right second
It is formed from a blower device 29.

The roller conveyors 3a and 3b are respectively provided with a pair of front conveyors (conveying conveyors) 31a and 31b into which the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is carried in, and a pair of intermediate conveyors provided over the washing section 4. The conveyors 32a and 32b are divided into three parts, and a pair of rear conveyors (conveyance conveyors) 33a and 33b from which the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is carried out. Independent drive units 34 to 36 are installed on these conveyors 31 to 33, respectively. A front slope 37 is provided at the starting end of the front conveyors 31a and 31b so as to allow the vehicle 7 to be washed in smoothly, and the vehicle 7 is smoothly discharged to the end of the rear conveyors 33a and 33b. A rear slope 38 is provided to allow for Also, the right front conveyor 31a
Is provided with an (in-vehicle) limit switch 39 for detecting entry of the vehicle 7 to be washed into a predetermined position.

Further, operation panels 41 and 42 having a start switch, a stop switch, and the like are provided on a front surface and a rear surface of the car wash machine main body 2, respectively. Roller conveyor 3
In front of the control box along the approach path of the vehicle 7 to be washed
The operation box 43 includes a vehicle 7 to be cleaned.
A remote panel 44 for remotely setting the car washing operation in place of the operation panels 41 and 42, and an entry detection device 45 including a photoelectric switch for detecting the entry of the vehicle 7 to be washed are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the remote panel 44 is provided with a car wash course selection switch 51 and a special equipment depending on the type of the vehicle 7 to be washed as switches for inputting automatic car wash data in the lower left half thereof. A car type / equipment input switch 52, a setting completion lamp 53, a car wash course and a vehicle type / equipment setting confirmation switch 54, and a car wash course and a vehicle type / equipment setting correction switch 55 for inputting the information are provided. The half is provided with a prepaid card reader 56, a coin insertion machine 57, and a digital display device 58 for displaying a prepaid card frequency or a coin insertion amount as a device for paying a car washing fee and a display device for confirming the amount. Note that the switch is configured by a panel switch, and a corresponding lamp is attached to the switch. The switches 51 and 5 of the remote panel 44
2, 54, 55, lamps and switch lamps 51-53,
It is connected to a control device 46 installed in the car wash machine main body 2 described later. The control device 46 sets a car wash fee according to the selected car wash course, and sets a prepaid card reader.
The frequency to be collected from the prepaid card is output to 56 or the amount to be collected to the coin insertion machine 57 is output. The prepaid card reader 56 pierces the prepaid card according to the collected frequency and sends back the prepaid card, and the coin insertion machine 57 returns the change to the return slot according to the collected fee.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the car washer according to this embodiment. The control system of the car washer is largely composed of a control device 46 composed of a microcomputer having an input interface 46a, an output interface 46b, a memory 46c storing data and programs and a control controller 46d, operation panels 41 and 42, The control system 46 includes a remote panel 44, a sensor system 47 including a vehicle-mounted limit switch 39 and an entry detection device 45, and a drive system 48 including drive units 34 to 36 of the conveyor 3.
Operation signals such as start and stop from 41 and 42, a remote setting signal from the remote panel 44, and a detection signal of the sensor system 47 are inputted and stored, and according to the operation signal, the remote setting signal and the detection signal, The drive system 48 is controlled to control the operation of the entire car wash body 2.

Hereinafter, the control of the roller conveyor 3 during standby of the control device 46, which is a main part of the present invention, will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. Note that a standby drive command is transmitted when a signal output to the drive units 34 to 36 is on (Hi; high level), and a stop command is transmitted when the signal is off (Lo; low level).

An RS flip-flop 61 is provided corresponding to each of the drive units 34 to 36. An output device (for example, D000) of the RS flip-flop 61 transmits a drive command during standby to the drive units 34 to 36. Is transmitted. Also,
A device (eg, D
001) is provided with a first timer 62 that is operated by an inverted signal (NOT), and a second timer 63 that is operated by an output signal of the first timer 62 is provided.

The first timer 62 is provided with a device during car washing (D0
01) is turned off, that is, when the car washing is completed and the vehicle is on standby, time counting is started. When the set time t _s is reached, the output device (for example, D002) is turned on, and the output device of the second timer 63 is turned on. (For example, D003)
Is turned on, the count value is reset, the output device (D002) is turned off, and if the standby state ((D001) is off), counting is started again. When the device during car washing (D001) is turned on, the count value is reset and the output device (D002) is turned off.

The second timer 62 starts counting time when the output device (D002) of the first timer 62 is turned on, that is, when the standby time elapses and the time t _s elapses, and when the set time t _d is reached. The output device (D003) is turned on, and the output device (D00) of the first timer 62 is turned on.
When 2) is turned off, the count value is reset and the output device (D003) is turned off.

When the output device (D002) of the first timer 62 is turned on, the RS flip-flop 61 sets the output device (D000) to "1",
When the output device (D003) of the timer 63 is turned on, the output device (D000) is reset ("0"). By the operation of the timers 62 and 63, the output device (D000) of the RS flip-flop 61 is turned on when the time t _s elapses, and is turned off after the time t _d elapses, in the standby state. Therefore, every time the time t _s elapses during standby, the drive unit 34-36 sends the time t
_When the drive command is transmitted during _d and the roller conveyor 3 is in a standby state, every time the time t _s elapses, the roller conveyor 3 is idle-driven for the time t _d .

The output device of the second timer 63 (D
003), a reset condition for the RS flip-flop 61 is provided. That is, the entry detection device 45 operates, and a prepaid card is input to the prepaid card reader 56, or a coin is inserted into the coin insertion machine 57, and the car wash course selection switch 51 and the vehicle type /
When the car wash course, vehicle type, and special equipment are set by the equipment input switch 52, and the confirmation switch 54 of the car wash course and the vehicle type / equipment setting is operated, the logical product (AN
D) is turned on (for example, D004), and the output device (D00) of the RS flip-flop 61 is turned on.
0) is reset ("0"). Therefore, when the entry detection device 45 operates even during standby, and the remote setting by the remote panel 44 is completed, the drive command to the drive units 34 to 36 is turned off, and the idling drive of the roller conveyor 3 is stopped.

When the remote setting is completed, the vehicle 7 to be washed is put on the front conveyors 31a and 31b, and the on-vehicle limit switch 39 is operated, the control device 46 executes the car washing operation according to the remotely set car washing course. To start.

As described above, the roller conveyor 3 is idled at regular intervals for a fixed period of time during standby, so that the roller conveyor 3 can be prevented from freezing and the operating rate can be improved. Further, when the remote setting is performed by the remote panel 44, the conveyor idle rotation operation is stopped, and the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is moved to the roller conveyor 3 (the front conveyors 31a, 31).
The problem that the roller conveyor 3 is operating when entering the vehicle b) can be solved. Further, only when the entry of the vehicle 7 to be washed is detected by the entry detection device 45, the conveyor idling operation is stopped by the remote setting by the remote panel 44. , Roller conveyor 3
Is continued, and freezing can be prevented.

In the above-described embodiment, the roller conveyor 3 is driven every predetermined time unconditionally during standby.
An air temperature sensor is provided in the car washer body 2, and the air temperature sensor detects that the air temperature has dropped below the freezing temperature of a liquid such as washing water or a wax liquid used in the car wash machine body 2. As the AND condition, the roller conveyor 3 can be driven every predetermined time. Thus, when the air temperature exceeds the freezing temperature, the roller conveyor 3 is not driven even during standby, and power consumption can be reduced.

[0030]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the conveyor is idled at regular intervals for a fixed period of time during standby, thereby preventing freezing of the conveyor and improving the operation rate.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the car washing operation is set by the remote panel, the idling operation of the conveyor that has been idle for a predetermined time is stopped at regular intervals, so that the vehicle to be washed is put on the conveyor. At the time of insertion, the problem that the conveyor is operating can be eliminated.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, if the car washing operation is set by the remote panel only when the entry of the vehicle to be washed is detected by the entry detection device, the conveyor that has been idle for a certain time at a certain time interval. When the idling operation is stopped, even if the car washing operation is erroneously set by the remote panel, the idling operation of the conveyor is continued and freezing can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main block diagram of a control device for a car washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the car washer.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of the car washer.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an operation panel of the car washer.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the car washer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Floor surface 2 Car wash machine body. 3 Roller conveyor (vehicle transport device) 4 Washing unit 5 Wax application unit 6 Drying unit 7 Vehicle to be washed 41, 42 Operation panel 43 Operation box 44 Remote panel 45 Entry detection device 46 Control device (Control means) 51 Car wash course selection switch 52 Vehicle type / equipment selection switch 53 Setting completion lamp 54 Car wash course and vehicle type / equipment setting confirmation switch 55 Car wash course and vehicle type / equipment setting correction switch 56 Prebate reader / reader 57 Coin insertion machine

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A car washer having a conveyor in a stationary car wash machine main body for carrying a vehicle to be washed into the car wash machine main body from the front and carrying it out of the car wash machine main body to the rear. A car washing machine characterized in that a control device is provided for idling the conveyor for a predetermined period of time at a predetermined time interval during the standby of the execution of the washing. A remote panel for setting a car washing operation of the vehicle to be washed along an approach path of the vehicle to be washed into the conveyor; 2. The car washer according to claim 1, further comprising an idle stop function for stopping an idle operation. 3. An entry detection device for detecting the entry of the vehicle to be washed is provided near the remote panel, and a control device is provided with an idling stop function, and only when the entry of the vehicle to be washed is detected by the entry detection device. 3. The car washer according to claim 2, further comprising a function to execute.