JP3164703B2 - 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 of the type in which a car body is automatically washed by operating a car washer processing means in association with running of the car washer body or transportation of the car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of apparatus, a gate-type car washer that travels across an automobile stopped at a predetermined position to wash the automobile body, or a car that is transported by a conveyor or the like and passed through the interior of the automobile washer. Conveyor-type car washer for washing is known. In such a car washing machine, a stop switch is provided to stop a car washing operation including a car washing machine and a car running in order to urgently avoid a danger that a car may be damaged due to a trouble during the car washing. ing.

[0003] By the way, a self-service type in which a driver operates such a device by himself / herself to perform a car wash operation is known. In such a case, a vehicle is used in a drive-through type layout in which an entering car is exited after washing after leaving the car. Often done. If the vehicle is used in such a drive-through format, the driver will receive a car wash with the vehicle on board, and since there is no self-service attendant, even if a trouble occurs during the car wash, It was difficult to operate the stop switch, and there was a risk of damaging the car.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to enable a car wash machine to be stopped immediately while a driver is in the vehicle, thereby causing a risk of damaging the vehicle even when used in a drive-through manner. Is that there is no device that does not have this.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a car washing machine of the type in which a car body is automatically washed by operating a car washing processing means in association with running of the car washing machine body or transportation of the car. Means for detecting,
Means for controlling to stop the running of the car washer body or the transportation of the vehicle in response to a signal from the detecting means, thereby solving the above problem.

[0006]

[Function] As a result, the car wash machine or the car can be stopped when the driver sounds the horn, and the driver can stop the car wash urgently while riding, so even if a trouble occurs during the car wash, the car is damaged. Can be reliably prevented.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view showing the configuration of the apparatus of the embodiment. Here, an example in which the present invention is applied to a portal type car washer that runs across a vehicle stopped at a predetermined position and cleans the vehicle body is shown.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a gate-shaped car wash machine main body, which reciprocates on rails 2.2 so as to straddle an automobile A stopped between the rails 2.2. The car A is laid out from the front of the main body 1 along the rails 2 and 2, stops at the car wash position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 1 and receives the car wash, and after the car wash, is laid out and exits to the rear of the main body 1. I have. 3.4
4 is a rotating brush for brushing the body of an automobile, 5
Reference numeral 6.6 denotes a blower nozzle for blowing air to the car after the car washes to dry the car, and both are supported by the car washer body 1.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an operation box, which is provided at the entrance of the vehicle before the car wash position, and performs necessary operation inputs such as selection of the contents of the car wash in the operation box before the vehicle receiving the car wash enters the car wash position. 8 is a vehicle body detection device,
A known loop coil type detector buried in the ground corresponding to the car wash position is provided to detect that the car is at a predetermined position for receiving the car wash.

Reference numerals 9 and 9 denote alarm sound detection means provided at the front and rear of the main body 1, respectively, for detecting a sound pressure in a frequency band of an alarm sound generated from the horn of the automobile, and this sound pressure is equal to or higher than a predetermined level. It outputs a signal when
The detection means located in front of the main body 1 has directivity to the rear, and the detection means located in the rear has directivity to the front. In addition, the car washer body 1 is provided with a device for spraying water and a liquid agent as a car washing processing means.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the above embodiment. Reference numeral 10 denotes a control board provided on the car wash machine main body 1, reference numeral 11 denotes an operation panel provided on the operation box 7,
If there is an operation input on the operation panel 11 to start car washing, the control board 10 confirms the position of the car by the vehicle body detecting device 8, and the traveling means 16 of the main body 1 and the car washing processing means (rotary brush) via the relay board 12. 3.4
4, the blower nozzles 5, 6, 6 and a spraying device (not shown)) are operated according to the program.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a terminal device installed at the monitoring source of the car wash machine, which is provided with at least an alarm output means 14 and a display means 15, and outputs an alarm sound by a notification from the control board 10 when there is an abnormality or the like in the car wash machine. And at the same time, display the contents of the abnormality that has occurred. For example, when the car washer is installed in a gas station, the terminal device 13 is installed in the office of the station.

Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The car will enter from the front of the car washer body 1. The driver first puts the desired car wash content and the like on the operation panel 11 by laying the vehicle sideways on the operation box 7, and then drives the vehicle to a predetermined stop position. The control board 10 starts the car wash of the content selected on the operation panel 11 on condition that there is a necessary input on the operation panel 11 and that a vehicle body detection signal is input from the vehicle body detection device 8.
Here, the car washer body 1 travels one or more round trips across the automobile, and usually, first, the rotating brushes 3, 4 and 4 are applied to the vehicle body while spraying water or a liquid agent from the spraying device to perform washing.
Thereafter, the work proceeds while the air is blown from the blower nozzles 5, 6, 6 so that the nozzles are brought close to the vehicle body to finish the drying of the vehicle body.

[0014] Here, the driver of the car receiving the car wash waits in the car. If an abnormality such as strong contact of the rotating brush or contact of the blower nozzle with the car body is recognized, the driver takes a horn. It can be sounded to stop the car washer immediately. That is, an alarm sound is generated from the horn, and this sound signal is detected by the detecting means 9.
9, a detection signal is sent to the control board 10. The control board 10 immediately stops the operation of the car washer when there is a detection signal from the detecting means 9 and notifies the terminal device 13 of the emergency stop. Here, while the traveling of the car washer body 1 is stopped, the rotating brush and the blower nozzle are retracted to a predetermined standby position and separated from the vehicle body,
Spraying of the liquid agent from the spraying device and air injection from the blower nozzle are also stopped.

[0015] When the car washer is stopped in an emergency as described above, the supervisor of the monitor who has received the report may hang up and perform the recovery work. Here, the clerk confirms the abnormality that has occurred and takes action, and if it is determined that re-washing is possible, the clerk makes a predetermined input in the operation box to retreat the car wash machine body 1 once to the car wash start position. Car wash can be restarted from the interrupted process. It should be noted that all the car wash processing means such as brushes and nozzles retreat to the standby position and leave the vehicle body, so that the driver is not trapped in the car even if the emergency stop is performed.

The car washer operates as described above. When the car wash is completed, the vehicle is guided by a well-known voice guidance or guidance display to guide the vehicle forward and exit the rear of the main body 1. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be applied to a type of car washer in which a car is operated by running a car such as a conveyor type car washer. Instead, the driving of the car may be stopped in an emergency.

The present invention is constructed as described above. If the driver sounds the horn, the car wash machine or the car can be stopped, and the driver can stop the car wash while the driver is riding. Even if a trouble occurs, damage to the vehicle can be reliably prevented. As a result, the car wash service can be provided safely even if the attendant is not always present at the car wash machine, which can contribute to labor saving.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view showing a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car wash machine main body 3.4.4.4 Rotary brush as a car wash processing means 5.6.6.Blower nozzle as a car wash processing means 7 Operation box 8 Body detection device 9.9 Alarm sound detection means 10 Control board as control means 11 Operation panel 13 Monitoring Terminal device to be installed

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Hayakawa 1825 Amemiya Amemiya, Koshoku-shi, Nagano Pref. Masaya Kokudeguchi (56) References JP-A-63-75462 (JP, U) JP-A-61-29960 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60S 3/00 -3/06

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A means for detecting an alarm sound of a horn of an automobile in a car wash machine of a type in which a car body is automatically washed by operating a car wash processing means in association with running of the car wash machine body or transportation of the automobile, and the detection means. Control means for stopping the running of the car washing machine main body or the transportation of the car in response to a signal from the car washing machine.