JP3052812B2 - Car wash 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 car washing facility for changing the direction of a vehicle on a turntable, and then performing car washing in a stationary car washer body while transporting the vehicle by a conveyor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a car washing facility of this type, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, on the floor 80, a stationary car wash machine main body 81 and a pair of left and right main roller conveyors 83 for carrying the vehicle 82 into the car wash machine main body 81 from the front and carrying it out of the car wash machine main body 81 to the rear are installed. A turntable 84 for turning the vehicle 82 is provided in front of the start ends of the two main roller conveyors 83. The turntable 84 is provided with a pair of left and right introduction roller conveyors 85 that can be freely connected and separated from the starting end of the main roller conveyor 83.

[0003] According to this, a turntable 84 is provided in advance.
Is rotated so that the conveyance path 86 of the introduction roller conveyor 85 is orthogonal to the conveyance path 87 of the main roller conveyor 83.
Then, the vehicle 82 enters from the front and right side of the main roller conveyor 83 and gets on the introduction roller conveyor 85.

After stopping the vehicle 82 at a predetermined position on the introduction roller conveyor 85, the turntable 84 is turned 90 °.
By rotating, the terminal end of the introduction roller conveyor 85 is connected to the start end of the main roller conveyor 83. After that, the introduction roller conveyor 85 and the main roller conveyor 83 are synchronously driven, so that the vehicle 82 is conveyed from the introduction roller conveyor 85 to the main roller conveyor 83, and is washed in the car wash machine main body 81. By providing the turntable 84 in front of the start end of the main roller conveyor 83 as described above, the direction of the vehicle 82 can be easily changed in a narrow space, and the space can be used effectively.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, the vehicle 82 is moved forward and the introduction roller conveyor is moved.
When getting into the vehicle 85, there was a problem that the vehicle 82 overruns and jumps out of the end of the introduction roller conveyor 85.

Further, when the vehicle 82 is loaded on the introduction roller conveyor 85, it is difficult to smoothly enter the introduction roller conveyor 85 from the floor 80 because there is a step between the floor 80 and the conveying surface of the introduction roller conveyor 85. Was.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to prevent an overrun of a vehicle when the vehicle gets on an introduction conveyor.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, of the present invention, the invention according to claim 1 is provided on a floor,
A stationary car wash machine main body and a main conveyor for carrying the vehicle into the car wash machine main body from the front and carrying the vehicle backward from the car wash main body are installed, and the vehicle is turned in front of the start end of the main conveyor. A turntable is provided, and the turntable is provided with an introductory conveyor which is freely connected to and detachable from the starting end of the main conveyor, and the introductory conveyor is moved out of the transport path of the introductory conveyor to prevent overrun of the vehicle. A vehicle stopper device is provided.

[0009] According to this, when the vehicle is loaded on the introduction conveyor, the vehicle is overrun by jumping out from the end of the introduction conveyor by projecting the vehicle stopper device in advance with respect to the transport path of the introduction conveyor. Can be prevented.

Then, after stopping the vehicle at a predetermined position on the introduction conveyor, the turntable is rotated to connect the terminal end of the introduction conveyor to the start end of the main conveyor. Thereafter, the vehicle stopper device is retracted from the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor, and the introduction conveyor and the main conveyor are driven synchronously, whereby the vehicle is washed in the car washer body while being conveyed from the introduction conveyor to the main conveyor.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle stopper device, wherein the stopper roller is capable of coming into contact with and separating from wheels of a vehicle riding on the introduction conveyor, and transporting the stopper roller from the lateral direction to the introduction conveyor. The stopper roller is freely rotatable about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveyance path when the stopper roller projects on the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor. It is characterized by the following.

According to this, when the vehicle is loaded on the introduction conveyor, the wheels of the vehicle come into contact with the stopper rollers protruding on the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor, so that the vehicle overruns and jumps out from the end of the introduction conveyor. Can be prevented. Furthermore, when the wheel tries to get on the roller for stopper, the roller for stopper idles around the horizontal axis in a direction opposite to the rotation of the wheel, so that the wheel is hard to get over the roller for stopper. Therefore, overrun of the vehicle is reliably prevented.

Further, since the stopper roller is made to retreat from the lateral direction with respect to the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor via the retraction device, the stopper roller is introduced and retracted in the vertical direction. The height of the conveyor can be reduced.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, the retracting device comprises a retractable arm horizontally rotatable about a vertical axis;
A drive device for rotating the arm is provided, and a stopper roller is attached to the free end of the arm.

According to this method, when the stopper roller is retracted from the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor after the vehicle has been loaded on the introduction conveyor, the drive device is driven to move the extension / retraction arm about the vertical axis. Retract by rotating horizontally. At this time, since the stopper roller retreats along an arc locus centered on the vertical axis, the stopper roller retreats laterally while leaving behind the wheel of the vehicle. Therefore,
A portion where the stopper roller and the vehicle wheel are in sliding contact in the left-right direction can be almost eliminated, and wear of the stopper roller and the wheel can be prevented.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, the floor is provided with a slope body for eliminating a step between the floor and the conveying surface of the introduction conveyor. According to this, by providing the slope body, the step between the floor and the conveying surface of the introduction conveyor is eliminated, and the vehicle can be easily loaded on the introduction conveyor.

Furthermore, if the above-mentioned slope body is provided integrally with the introduction conveyor, the slope body may protrude from the turntable to the outer periphery and cause danger when the turntable is rotated, but the slope body is provided on the floor. Therefore, the safety at the time of rotation of the turntable is improved.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, an installation space 4 for installing a car washing facility is formed in a blind alley surrounded by walls 1, 2, 3 on the back and on both sides thereof. Near one side wall 2 of this installation space 4,
A stationary car wash machine main body 5 and a pair of left and right main roller conveyors 7a and 7b (an example of a main conveyor) that carry the vehicle 6 into the car wash machine main body 5 from the front and carry it out of the car wash machine main body 5 rearward. is set up. The car washer body 5 is formed in a gate shape in a front view and installed on the floor 8 of the installation space 4. Inside the car wash machine body 5, there are a rocker brush, a side brush, a top brush for cleaning the outer surface of the vehicle 6, and a vehicle 6. A wax rocker brush and a wax top brush for applying wax to the outer surface of the vehicle 6, a top nozzle and a side nozzle for drying the outer surface of the vehicle 6 are provided. The two main roller conveyors 7a and 7b are installed on the floor 8 with their leading ends facing the back wall 1.

In the installation space 4 and the car wash machine body 5
On the other side, a vehicle entrance 10 through which the vehicle 6 can enter in a direction opposite to the transport direction 9 of the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b is formed. The vehicle entrance 10 is provided with an operation panel 11 having a selection button for selecting various car wash courses, a payout port for paying a car wash fee, an entrance for a prepaid card, and the like. A vehicle outlet 12 is formed at the rear of the end of the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b.

In front of the vehicle entrance 10, a vehicle receiving portion is provided.
13 (see FIG. 8). On the floor 8 in front of the back wall 1, a pit 15 is formed over the vehicle receiving portion 13 and the front of the start ends of the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, inside the pit 15, a pair of rails 16, a vehicle receiving portion 13 and a main roller conveyor 7a are supported and guided by the two rails 16 via a plurality of idler wheels 17. , 7b are provided. 19 is the above support cart 18
Is a traveling drive device for driving the traveling of the vehicle.

A turntable 22 for changing the direction of the vehicle 6 and a rotation driving device 23 for rotating the turntable 22 are mounted on the support cart 18. On the upper surface of the turntable 22, the main roller conveyor 7 is provided.
A pair of left and right introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b (an example of an introduction conveyor) are provided at the start ends of the a and 7b so as to be freely connected and separated. Each roller of both introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b
25 is driven to rotate by a driving device 26.

That is, the driving device 26 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, sprockets 29 provided at one end of each roller 25 of each of the introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b, and an endless drive chain 30 meshing with the sprockets 29.
And a rotating shaft 32 for interlockingly connecting the sprockets 29 at the end portions of the two introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b, and a two drive chain 30
And a motor 33 that rotates each roller 25 via each sprocket 29 by rotating the roller.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, at the end of one of the left and right introduction roller conveyors 24a, the vehicle 6 is prevented from overrunning by moving back and forth with respect to the transport path 34 of the introduction roller conveyor 24a. A vehicle stopper device 37 is provided. The above-described vehicle stopper device 37 includes a two-introduction roller conveyor.
A roller 41 for a stopper which can be brought into contact with and separated from the right front wheel 38a of the vehicle 6 riding on the vehicle 24a, 24b;
And a retracting device 42 for retracting the retracting roller 41 from the transport path 34 of one of the introduction roller conveyors 24a from the lateral direction.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG.
A retractable arm 44 formed in an L-shape in a plan view and rotatable horizontally about a vertical axis 43; an air cylinder device 45 (an example of a driving device) for rotating the retractable arm 44; It consists of. That is, a longitudinal axis 46 is provided at the base end of the retractable arm 44, and the longitudinal axis 46 is a bracket that can be horizontally rotated around the longitudinal axis 43 via a pillow type bearing unit 47. It is held at 48. The bracket 48 is erected on a mounting frame 49 mounted on the conveyor frame 27 of one of the introduction roller conveyors 24a.

The air cylinder device 45 includes a mounting frame
The end of the piston rod 51 of the air cylinder device 45 is supported by a link device 52
And is connected to the retractable arm 44 via As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the link device 52 is configured to be able to be bent freely by a first link plate 53 and a second link plate 54. That is, one end of the first link plate 53 is horizontally rotatably connected to the retractable arm 44 via the link pin 55, and the other end of the second link plate 54 is horizontally connected to the bracket 57 via the link pin 56. The other end of the first link plate 53 and one end of the second link plate 54 are connected to each other via a connecting pin 58 so as to be horizontally rotatable. The bracket 57 is erected on the mounting frame 49. As shown in FIG. 3, by extending the piston rod 51 of the air cylinder device 45, the extension arm 44 is extended.
Is horizontally rotated about the longitudinal axis 43 via the link device 52 and protrudes to the protruding position A. As shown in FIG. 4, by shortening the piston rod 51, the retractable arm 44 is It revolves horizontally around the axis 43 and retreats to the retreat position B.

A pair of mounting plates 60 are provided at the free ends of the retractable arms 44, and a horizontal shaft 61 is provided between the mounting plates 60.
The stopper roller 41 is fitted around the horizontal shaft 61 so as to freely rotate. As shown in FIG. 3, when the retracting arm 44 rotates to the protruding position A, the stopper roller 41 rotates around a horizontal axis 62 perpendicular to the transport path 34 of one of the introduction roller conveyors 24a. Turn over.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle entrance
10 floor 8, this floor 8 and both introduction roller conveyors 24a,
A slope body 65 for eliminating a step with the transfer surface of 24b is provided. The slope body 65 includes a right front wheel 38a of the vehicle 6.
And a right support roller 66a for supporting the right rear wheel 39a and the right front wheel 38a and the right rear wheel 39a.
a pair of left and right freely rotatable guide rollers 67 for guiding to a.
Left support roller 66b supporting left front wheel 38b and left rear wheel 39b
Are provided. Each of the support rollers 66a and 66b is provided in plural in the left-right direction, and is freely rotatable about a rotation axis 68 in the front-rear direction. The guide roller 67 is disposed above the right support roller 66a at both left and right ends, and is disposed in a C shape having a narrowed rear side in plan view. The interval between the guide rollers 67 on the back side is set to be smaller than the width of the conveyance surface of one of the introduction roller conveyors 24a.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 1, the turntable 22 is made to stand by in the vehicle receiving section 13 in advance, and the vehicle 6 is moved to the main roller conveyor 7.
The vehicle is made to travel forward in a direction opposite to the transport direction 9 of a and 7b, and is loaded on the introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b from the vehicle entrance 10.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the right front wheel 38a of the vehicle 6 is supported by the plurality of right support rollers 66a of the slope body 65, and is guided by the pair of left and right guide rollers 67 in the right and left direction to accurately. The left front wheel 38b of the vehicle 6 is also supported by the plurality of left support rollers 66b and is accurately guided to the other introduction roller conveyor 24b. Thereafter, the right rear wheel 39a and the left rear wheel 39b are similarly guided to one introduction roller conveyor 24a and the other introduction roller conveyor 24b, respectively.
Therefore, at the time of entry, the vehicle 6 is driven by the introduction roller conveyor.
It does not come off from the beginning of 24a, 24b.
Since the slope body 65 eliminates the step between the floor 8 of the vehicle entrance 10 and the conveying surfaces of the introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b,
The vehicle 6 can be easily loaded on the introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b.

Thereafter, the vehicle 6 is introduced into the roller conveyor 24.
a, Stop at a predetermined position on 24b. At this time, even if the vehicle 6 attempts to overrun the predetermined position by the carelessness of the driver, as shown in FIGS. The right front wheel 38a of the vehicle 6 comes into contact with the stopper roller 41, and the vehicle 6
Overrun is prevented. Further, when the right front wheel 38a tries to ride on the stopper roller 41, the stopper roller 41 idles around the horizontal axis 62 in a direction opposite to the rotation of the right front wheel 38a as shown in FIG. Right front wheel 38
a hardly gets over the stopper roller 41, so that the overrun of the vehicle 6 is reliably prevented. As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 1, the vehicle 6 is stopped at a predetermined position on the introduction roller conveyors 24a, 24b, so that the right front wheel 38a and the right rear wheel 39a are supported by one introduction roller conveyor 24a. , Left front wheel 38b and left rear wheel 39
b is supported by the other introduction roller conveyor 24b,
The driver gets off the vehicle 6.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the turntable 22 is rotated by a half turn while the supporting cart 18 is moved from the vehicle receiving portion 13 to the front of the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b, and the end of the introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b. Is connected to the beginning of the main roller conveyors 7a, 7b. As a result, the front part of the vehicle 6 moves in the conveying direction 9 of the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b.
Turned to

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, by shortening the piston rod 51 of the air cylinder device 45, the link device 52 is bent in the shape of the center, and the reciprocating arm 44 is moved about the longitudinal center 43. To the retracted position B from the projecting position A, and the stopper roller 41 is
It retreats laterally from above the transport path 34a. At this time, the stopper roller 41 has an arc locus 69 centered on the longitudinal axis 43.
Therefore, the vehicle 6 retreats in the lateral direction while leaving behind the right front wheel 38a. Therefore,
The portion where the stopper roller 41 and the right front wheel 38a slide in the left-right direction can be almost eliminated, and the stopper roller
Abrasion between 41 and right front wheel 38a can be prevented.

By synchronously driving the introduction roller conveyors 24a, 24b and the main roller conveyors 7a, 7b, the vehicle 6 passes through the retracted vehicle stopper device 37 as shown in FIG. , Introduction roller conveyor 24
a, 24b to the main roller conveyors 7a, 7b,
The car is washed in the car wash machine body 5 while being conveyed by the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b. The washed vehicle 6 is conveyed to the end of the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b, and then the driver gets in, advances the vehicle 6, and exits from the vehicle exit 12.

The vehicle 6 is provided with an introduction roller conveyor 24a,
After being transferred from 24b to the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b,
As shown in FIG. 3, the piston rod 51 of the air cylinder device 45 is extended to extend the link device 52 from the bent state to the linear state, and the retractable arm 44 projects from the retracted position B about the longitudinal axis 43. Rotate to the position A and rotate the stopper roller 41
From the side to the transport path 34 of one of the introduction roller conveyors 24a.
Protrude upward. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, while the support cart 18 is running from the front of the main roller conveyors 7a, 7b to the vehicle receiving portion 13, the turntable is rotated half a turn to move the introduction roller conveyors 24a, 24b in the standby direction. Return to.

In the above-described embodiment, the stopper roller 41 is made to retreat from the lateral direction with respect to the transport path 34 of one of the introduction roller conveyors 24a via the horizontally rotatable retraction arm 44. The height of the introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b can be reduced as compared with the case where the stopper roller 41 is moved up and down in the vertical direction.

In the above embodiment, if the slope body 65 is provided integrally with the introduction roller conveyors 24a, 24b, the slope body 65 protrudes from the turntable 22 to the outer periphery, and
There is a danger when the turntable 22 rotates,
Since the slope body 65 is provided on the floor 8, safety during rotation of the turntable 22 is improved.

In the above embodiment, since the traveling of the support cart 18 and the rotation of the turntable 22 are performed simultaneously, the time required for car washing (cycle time) can be reduced. Note that the traveling of the support cart 18 and the rotation of the turntable 22 may be performed separately.

In the above-described embodiment, the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b and the introduction roller conveyors 24a and 24b are used as examples of the main conveyor and the introduction conveyor, but a belt conveyor or a chain conveyor may be used. In addition, one main roller conveyor 7a and the introduction roller conveyor 24a use the right front wheel.
38a and the right rear wheel 39a are supported and transported, and the other main roller conveyor 7b and the introduction roller conveyor 24b support and transport the left front wheel 38b and the left rear wheel 39b.
Each wheel 38a, 38b, 39a, 39b may be supported and transported by using one wide main roller conveyor and introduction roller conveyor.

In the above-described embodiment, the turntable 22 is made movable using the support cart 18. However, the support cart 18 is eliminated, and the turntable 22 is moved forward of the start ends of the main roller conveyors 7a and 7b. It may be fixed.

[0040]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle is loaded on the introduction conveyor, the vehicle stopper device is made to protrude from the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor in advance. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the vehicle from overrunning and jumping out of the end of the introduction conveyor.

Then, after stopping the vehicle at a predetermined position on the introduction conveyor, the turntable is rotated to connect the end of the introduction conveyor to the start of the main conveyor. Thereafter, the vehicle stopper device is retracted from the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor, and the introduction conveyor and the main conveyor are driven synchronously, whereby the vehicle is washed in the car washer body while being conveyed from the introduction conveyor to the main conveyor.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle is loaded on the introduction conveyor, the wheels of the vehicle abut against the stopper rollers projecting on the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor, so that the vehicle is overrun and introduced. Jumping out of the end of the conveyor can be prevented. Furthermore, when the wheel tries to get on the roller for stopper, the roller for stopper idles around the horizontal axis in a direction opposite to the rotation of the wheel, so that the wheel is hard to get over the roller for stopper. Therefore, overrun of the vehicle is reliably prevented.

Further, since the stopper roller is moved out and retreats from the lateral direction with respect to the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor via the retraction device, the introduction of the stopper roller is performed in comparison with the case where the stopper roller is reciprocated vertically. The height of the conveyor can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the stopper roller is retracted from the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor after the vehicle has been loaded on the introduction conveyor, the driving device is driven so as to center around the vertical axis. The retractable arm is rotated horizontally to retract. At this time, since the stopper roller retreats along an arc locus centered on the vertical axis, the stopper roller retreats laterally while leaving behind the wheel of the vehicle.
Therefore, a portion where the stopper roller and the vehicle wheel are in sliding contact in the left-right direction can be almost eliminated, and wear of the stopper roller and the wheel can be prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the slope body is provided, a step between the floor and the conveying surface of the introduction conveyor is eliminated, so that the vehicle can be easily loaded on the introduction conveyor.

Further, if the above-mentioned slope body is provided integrally with the introduction conveyor, the slope body may protrude from the turntable to the outer periphery, which may cause danger when the turntable is rotated. However, the slope body is provided on the floor. Therefore, the safety at the time of rotation of the turntable is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a car washing facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an introduction roller conveyor.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vehicle stopper device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view when the vehicle stopper device is retracted.

FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of arrows XX in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow YY in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrows ZZ in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a car washing facility for explaining a car washing procedure.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a conventional car wash facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Car Washing Machine Body 6 Vehicle 7a, 7b Main Roller Conveyor (Main Conveyor) 8 Floor 22 Turntable 24a, 24b Introducing Roller Conveyor (Introducing Conveyor) 34 Transport Path 37 Vehicle Stopper Device 38a Right Front Wheel 41 Stopper Roller 42 Retracting Device 43 Vertical axis 44 Extension arm 45 Air cylinder device (drive unit) 62 Horizontal axis 65 Slope

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A stationary car wash machine main body and a main conveyor for carrying a vehicle into the car wash machine main body from the front and discharging the vehicle backward from the car wash main body to the floor, and a starting end of the main conveyor. A turntable for changing the direction of the vehicle is provided in front of the turntable, and an introductory conveyor is provided on the turntable at the start end of the main conveyor so that the introductory conveyor can move in and out of the transport path of the introductory conveyor. A vehicle stopper device for preventing a vehicle from overrunning. 2. A vehicle stopper device comprising: a stopper roller capable of coming into contact with and separating from wheels of a vehicle that has entered the introduction conveyor; and an egress / retraction mechanism for moving the stopper roller from a lateral direction to a transport path of the introduction conveyor. 2. The stopper roller according to claim 1, wherein the stopper roller is freely rotatable about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveyance path when the stopper roller projects on the conveyance path of the introduction conveyor. Car wash equipment as described. 3. The retractable device includes a retractable arm horizontally rotatable about a vertical axis and a drive device configured to rotate the retractable arm, and a free end portion of the retractable arm. To
3. The car washing facility according to claim 2, wherein a stopper roller is mounted. 4. The car wash facility according to claim 1, wherein a slope body is provided on the floor to eliminate a step between the floor and the conveying surface of the introduction conveyor.