JP3039175B2 - Car wash method - 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 washing method using a car washer having a washing water arch and a rotating brush.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a car washing method using this kind of car washing machine is as follows. In other words, the car wash process is started, the car washer body is run, the washing water is poured from the washing water arch, the liquid is poured from the detergent arch onto the vehicle body, and the top brush, the side brush, and the rocker brush are rotated to drive the vehicle body. I was brushing.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional method, when each brush is dirty, when brushing is started by starting the car washing process, the stain on each brush adheres to the vehicle body and is completely washed. There was a problem that it could not be done. Further, since each brush cannot be sufficiently wetted before brushing, there is a possibility that a large number of scratches may be made on the vehicle body during brushing.

In particular, recently, feather brushes having excellent flexibility are often used as brushes. However, since it takes time for water to penetrate the feathers, each brush is sufficiently moistened before brushing. However, there was a problem that a large number of scratches were made on the vehicle body during brushing.

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 method capable of preventing dirt from a rotating brush from adhering to a vehicle body during brushing and reducing damage to the vehicle body. Is what you do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a car washing method according to the present invention is directed to a car washing machine having a washing water arch and a rotating brush. Spray and spray cleaning water on the rotating brush to remove dirt from the rotating brush
Wet the rotating brush, then stop the pre-rotation of the rotating brush and the washing water jet from the washing water arch ,
After such pre-cleaning, the body is cleaned with a rotating brush
This starts the car wash process.

[0007]

According to the above configuration, before starting the car washing process,
The cleaning water is sprayed from the cleaning water arch while the rotating brush is pre-rotated, and the cleaning water is sprayed on the rotating brush. Accordingly, dirt attached to the rotating brush is removed, and water droplets adhere to the rotating brush to sufficiently wet the rotating brush. Then, the preliminary rotation of the rotating brush and the injection of the washing water from the washing water arch are stopped, and the
After the completion of the preliminary washing as described above, the car washing process is started. In this car wash process, the car wash machine body runs, and the rotating brush is driven to rotate to brush the vehicle body.
At this time, the dirt adhering to the rotating brush has already been removed at the preliminary washing stage before the start of the car washing process, and the rotating brush is sufficiently moist, so that the dirt on the rotating brush adheres to the vehicle body during the car washing process. Can be prevented and damage to the vehicle body can be reduced.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of left and right side brushes 3 as rotating brushes for brushing a vehicle body 2 are provided on a gate-shaped car wash machine body 1 that can reciprocate in a front-rear direction.
A pair of left and right rocker brushes 4 and a top brush 5 are provided. The two side brushes 3 are for cleaning both side surfaces and the front and rear surfaces of the vehicle body 2, and are provided so as to be able to move close to and away from each other. The two rocker brushes 4 are for cleaning lower portions of both side surfaces of the vehicle body 2 and are provided so as to be able to move close to and away from each other. The top brush 5 is for cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle body 2 and is provided to be able to move up and down.

Further, a first washing water arch 7 and a second washing water arch 8, for spraying washing water, are provided on the car wash machine body 1.
A first wax arch 9 and a second wax arch 10 for injecting wax, and a detergent arch 11 for injecting detergent are incorporated in order from the front, and a pair of left and right side nozzles is further provided for drying. 12 and a vertically movable top nozzle 13 are incorporated. Further, a sonic sensor 14 for detecting a vehicle height is incorporated in a front end portion of the car washer body 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the second cleaning water arch 8 includes a pair of left and right side arches 8 a and both side arches 8.
Similarly, the other arches 7, 9, 10, 11 are formed by the side arch portion and the upper arch portion, respectively.

A water pump 16 for supplying washing water from the water tank 15 to the first washing water arch 7 and the second washing water arch 8 is provided outside the car wash machine main body 1 and supplied from the water pump 16. Solenoid valves 17 and 18 for turning on and off water are provided, respectively. Further, the car washer body 1 is provided with a timer (not shown) for injecting washing water from the second washing water arch 8 and for pre-rotating each of the brushes 3, 4, 5 over a set time.

A car wash course setting button (not shown) for setting a predetermined car wash course from among a plurality of car wash courses, and a spare for setting a preliminary wash course are provided on an operation surface 21 of the car wash machine body 1. A cleaning course setting button (not shown) and a start button (not shown) are provided.

Hereinafter, the steps of the pre-cleaning course will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, the pre-cleaning course is set by pressing the pre-cleaning course setting button (step-1), and the pre-cleaning course is started by pressing the start button (step-2). This allows the water pump
Since the solenoid valve 18 is turned on while the 16 is driven, the washing water is injected from the second washing water arch 8 (step-3). Then, both side brushes 3 are driven to rotate and close (close) to each other, and both rocker brushes 4 are driven to rotate and close (close to each other) (step-4). Next, the top brush 5 is driven to rotate and descends (step-5). It is determined whether the top brush 5 has been lowered to the lower limit position (step-
6) If it has reached the lower limit, the timer is set to 20 seconds (step-7). Then, the timer is started and the set time is decremented (step-8), and it is determined whether the set time of the timer is 0 (step-9). When the set time becomes 0, the solenoid valve 18 is turned off and the water pump 16 is stopped, so that the injection of the wash water from the second wash water arch 8 is stopped, and both side brushes 3 are turned off.
Stop rotating and open (separate) each other, both rocker brushes 4 stop rotating and open (separate) each other, and the top brush 5 stops rotating and rises (step-10). Then, it is determined whether both side brushes 3 and both rocker brushes 4 have reached the open limit position and whether the top brush 5 has reached the upper limit position (step-11). Ends the pre-cleaning course.

According to the pre-cleaning course, each brush 3, 4, 5
Is preliminarily rotated and washing water is jetted from the second washing water arch 8. At this time, the cleaning water sprayed from the side arch portion 8a of the second cleaning water arch 8 spreads widely and is sprayed on the side brush 3 and the rocker brush 4, and the cleaning water sprayed from the upper arch portion 8b spreads over a wide area. And is sprayed on the top brush 5. Accordingly, dirt attached to each of the brushes 3, 4, and 5 is removed, and water droplets are attached to each of the brushes 3, 4, and 5, so that the brushes 3, 4, and 5 can be sufficiently moistened. It can be checked whether the brushes 3, 4, and 5 operate normally.

Then, after the completion of the preparatory washing course, the car washing process is started. That is, by setting a predetermined car wash course with the car wash course setting button, the car wash machine body 1 runs, and the first wash water arch 7 and the second wash water arch 8
Washing water is sprayed from the first wax arch 9 and the second wax arch 10 so that the detergent arch 11
The two side brushes 3 brush the both sides and the front and rear surfaces of the vehicle body 2, and the two rocker brushes 4
Brushes the lower portions of both sides of the vehicle body 2, and the top brush 5 brushes the upper surface of the vehicle body 2. At this time, the dirt adhering to each of the brushes 3, 4, and 5 has already been removed and the brushes 3, 4, and 5 have been sufficiently moistened in the pre-cleaning course before the start of the car wash process. The dirt on each of the brushes 3, 4, and 5 can be prevented from adhering to the vehicle body 2 during the stroke, and damage to the vehicle body 2 can be reduced.

In addition, a feather brush having excellent flexibility is often used as each of the brushes 3, 4, and 5. In this case, since it takes time for water to permeate into the blades, the above-mentioned preliminary cleaning course is performed. This allows the feather to be sufficiently moistened in advance.

In the above embodiment, the car washing process is started after the pre-washing course. However, if the time from the end of the pre-washing course to the start of the car washing process is long, a timer is provided and the timer is provided at regular intervals. A pre-cleaning course may be carried out.

In the above embodiment, the first cleaning water arch 7 and the second cleaning water arch 8, and the first wax arch 9 and the second wax arch 10 are provided. A dual-purpose arch may be provided, and washing water and wax may be switched and injected from the dual-purpose arch.

In the above embodiment, the cleaning water is sprayed on each of the brushes 3, 4, and 5 by the second cleaning water arch 8 in the preliminary cleaning course.
An exclusive arch for spraying the washing water on the vehicle may be newly provided.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, before starting the car wash process, the cleaning water is sprayed from the cleaning water arch while the rotating brush is preliminarily rotated, and the cleaning water is sprayed on the rotating brush. The dirt adhering to the rotating brush is removed, and water droplets adhere to the rotating brush to sufficiently wet the rotating brush. Then, the pre-rotation of the rotating brush and the injection of the washing water from the washing water arch are stopped, and after the above-described pre-washing is completed, the car washing process is started. Drives and brushes the body. At this time, the pre-cleaning stage before the
In addition, the dirt attached to the rotating brush has been removed and the rotating brush is sufficiently moist, so that it is possible to prevent the dirt on the rotating brush from adhering to the vehicle body during the car washing process and to prevent the vehicle body from being damaged. Can be reduced.

In particular, even when a highly flexible feather brush is used as the rotating brush, the feather can be sufficiently moistened in advance before the commencement of the car washing process. Sticking can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a washing water arch and a rotating brush of a car washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the car washer.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of a cleaning preparation course.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of a cleaning preparation course.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car wash machine main body 3 Side brush (rotating brush) 4 Rocker brush (rotating brush) 5 Top brush (rotating brush) 8 Second washing water arch

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A car wash with the wash water arch and rotating brush, spraying wash water to the rotary brush by spraying washing water rotating brush from the wash water arch while preliminary rotation, rotating Bra
With drop contamination of sheet wetted rotating brush, after which the washing water injected from the pre-rotation and the washing water arch of the rotary brush is stopped, after the pre-wash as described above is finished, the vehicle body in the rotating brush
A car washing method characterized by starting a car washing process for washing a car.