JP3214753B2 - Car wash machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a vehicle that has stopped enters from the vehicle inlet to the vehicle washing position, a car wash machine body having a washing means is run line washed, and the vehicle after washing the vehicle inlet The present invention relates to a car washer that exits from a vehicle exit provided on the opposite side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As the above drive-through type car washer,
The one described in JP-A-48-5267 is known.

[0003]

[0005] Meanwhile the conventional car wash, since the position of stopping the car wash machine body during car wash finished is set in the vicinity of the vehicle exit the vehicle wash machine body upon withdrawal unloading There was a problem that it was difficult to drive because it was necessary to pass through the inside of the vehicle from the near side to the other side.

[0004] Therefore, a car wash machine body is stopped to position the closer to the vehicle inlet side of the vehicle the outlet, it is considered to facilitate the withdrawal out of the vehicle the outlet. However, as described above , when the following vehicle enters from the vehicle entrance,
There is a difficult problem. Therefore, as the vehicle leaves,
Return the vehicle body to the start position provided near the vehicle exit
It is possible. However, if you do this,
The car washer was running despite the preceding vehicle leaving
When the driver of the following vehicle
I do not know if both should enter, the car wash machine star
There is a possibility that the vehicle may not enter the vehicle even after returning to the position, and the car washing time may be prolonged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible for a drive-through type car washer to easily and quickly exit and enter a vehicle.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for cleaning a vehicle that has entered a vehicle entrance and stopped at a vehicle cleaning position by running a car washer body having cleaning means. In a car washer that exits a vehicle after cleaning from a vehicle exit provided on a side opposite to the vehicle entrance, a breaker provided at a position before the vehicle entrance, and exit detection for detecting exit of the vehicle from the vehicle cleaning position. The device and the car wash machine body are stopped at a position closer to the vehicle entrance side than a start position provided near the vehicle exit to terminate the cleaning, and after the cleaning is completed, based on the detection of the exit detection device. Moving the car wash machine body to a start position,
Wherein the car wash body and a control device to perform the opening of the circuit breaker before reaching the starting position.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a car washer, FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the car washer, and FIG. 3 is a line 3-3 in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the operation panel, FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation, FIG.
Is a block diagram of a control system.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a top brush 1 for cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle, a pair of left and right side brushes 2 and 2 for cleaning the side surface of the vehicle, and a top nozzle 4 for drying the upper surface of the vehicle. The gate-type car washer body 6 provided with a pair of left and right side nozzles 5 and 5 for drying the side surface of the vehicle, and a washing means including a washing water injection device and a wax water injection device (not shown) is provided with a drive wheel. The vehicle 7 reciprocates on running rails 9, 9 by the idle wheels 8, 8 and the idle wheels 8, 8.

The drive wheels 7, 7 are respectively connected to a drive motor 1
0 and 10 and are driven to make the car wash machine body 6 reciprocate. An output shaft of one drive motor 10 is provided with a rotary encoder 11 that outputs a number of pulses corresponding to the number of rotations.

A cam 1 is provided near one end of one running rail 9.
2 is provided, and when the position detection switch 13 provided on the car wash machine main body 6 comes into contact with the cam 12, it is detected that the car wash machine main body 6 is at the start position 6B indicated by a chain line. In the vicinity of the other end of the running rail 9, a cam 2 is provided.
When the position detection switch 13 abuts on the cam 29, it is detected that the car wash machine main body 6 is at the turn-back position 6C indicated by a chain line.

A guide pipe 1 for guiding left and right front wheels between the running rails 9 to position the vehicle in the left-right direction.
8, 18 and a stopper 19 for regulating the stop position of the right front wheel in order to position the vehicle in the front-rear direction.
The vehicle is positioned by the guide pipes 18, 18 and the stopper 19, and a vehicle cleaning position V2 for performing cleaning.
, The step-down switch 20 provided inside the stopper 19 operates.

In front of the vehicle entrance I of the car washer, a circuit breaker 1 is provided.
5 and a reception device 16 are provided, and a guide display 17 is provided on the side of the car wash machine opposite the vehicle exit O.

The reception device 16 includes an operation panel 2 described later.
1, an operation input control device 22 (see FIG. 6) including a storage unit N1 and a storage presence / absence detection unit N2, and an operation panel 21.
And a speaker 23 for guiding the operation method, precautions, and stop / forward of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 21 includes a card reader 30 for determining whether the card is valid or invalid, a normal car wash key 31 and a wax car wash key 32 for operating and inputting a car wash course, a spoiler, a carrier, and a door mirror. Keys 33A, 34A, 35A for performing the avoidance operation of
And NO keys 33B and 34 that do not perform the avoidance operation
B, 35B, a clear key 36 to be pressed when canceling the input of the keys 31 to 35B, and the keys 31
Start key 3 to be pressed when there is no mistake in the input of ~ 35B
7 are provided. Each of the keys 31 to 37 has a built-in lamp, and is turned on when pressed.

When the YES key 33A is pressed, an operation for avoiding a spoiler is performed during car washing, and the YE
When the S key 34A is pressed, an operation of avoiding the carrier during car washing is performed, and when the YES key 35A is pressed, an operation of avoiding the door mirror during car washing is automatically performed.

The circuit breaker 15 includes a pole 26 which moves between an upper limit position and a lower limit position by a gate-shaped arch 24 and a lifting motor 25.
The arch 24 is provided with a light projecting device 27A and a light receiving device 27B as coming vehicle detecting means 27 for detecting a coming vehicle to the vehicle waiting position V1.

As shown in FIG. 6, a control device 14 provided in the car wash machine main body 6 includes car wash machine control means D1, storage means D2, storage presence / absence detection means D3, standby position detection means D4, An operation detecting means D5 is provided.

The standby position detecting means D4 is provided every time the rotary encoder 11 outputs one pulse from the time when the car wash machine body 6 starts going forward from the start position 6B and the start position detecting switch 13 is separated from the cam 12. +1 when the car washer body 6 is going forward and-when it is returning.
Then, the travel position of the car wash machine body 6 is calculated, and it is detected from the travel position that the car wash machine body 6 has reached the standby position 6A shown in FIG.

The car washing machine body 6 is provided with a control device 14 for causing the car washing machine body 6 to operate the following car washing courses based on an operation input from the reception device 16. Wax car wash course From the start position 6B to the turnback position 6C, wash water is sprayed on the vehicle, the vehicle is brushed with the top brush 1 and the side brushes 2 and 2, and then the forward wash wax is applied to spray the wax water on the vehicle. Then, from the turn-back position 6C to the start position 6B , the top nozzle 4 and the side nozzles 5, 5 perform back-to-back drying by injecting air to the vehicle, and during the subsequent re-start, re-start from the start position 6B to the standby position 6A. Perform drying. From shampoo wash course start position 6B to the folded position 6C, the washing water is injected into the vehicle performs a forward stroke washed brushing the vehicle on the top brush 1 and the side brush 2,2, to the start position 6B from subsequent return position 6C Then, the top nozzle 4 and the side nozzles 5 and 5 perform inversion drying in which air is jetted to the vehicle, and perform reentry drying from the start position 6B to the standby position 6A during the subsequent reentry.

Reference numeral 28 indicates that the vehicle is in the vehicle washing position V2.
A safety switch that guides the user when the vehicle is stopped and guides the driver to move forward and exit when the vehicle is washed. Reference numeral 38 denotes a safety switch that detects contact when the vehicle is stopped at the rear and stops returning. Reference numeral 39 denotes a wall provided adjacent to the car washer.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 and the block diagram of FIG.

Since the car washer body 6 has stopped at the standby position 6A, the vehicle has not entered the vehicle washing position V2, the incoming vehicle detection means 27 has not detected the vehicle, and the storage means N1,
It is assumed that there is no memory in D2 and that the operation starts with the rod 26 of the circuit breaker 15 at the lower limit position shown in FIG.

The operation signal of the car washer control means D1, the detection signal of the foot switch 20, the detection signal of the standby position detection means D4, and the detection signal of the storage presence / absence detection means D3,
When the operation detecting means D5 detects that the car washer is waiting at the standby position 6A (step S1), the control device 14 outputs a standby signal to the operation input control device 22 (step S2). The operation input control device 22 is the control device 1
4 (step S3), and detects that there is no storage in the storage means N1 (step S3).
4), and enters a state of waiting for an operation input (step S5).

When the vehicle arrival detecting means 27 detects that the vehicle has entered the vehicle standby position V1 in FIG. 1 in the state of waiting for the operation input, the input control device 22 enables the acceptance of the card. The card is read by the card reader 30 while the driver is in the vehicle.
When the card is valid, the lamps of the normal car wash key 31 and the wax car wash key 32 for selecting the car wash course blink. Normal car wash key 31 and wax car wash key 32
When one of the keys is pressed, that lamp is turned on and the other lamp is turned off, and the YES key 33 of the next spoiler is turned on.
The lamps of the A and NO keys 33B blink. When one of the YES key 33A and the NO key 33B of the spoiler is pressed, that lamp is turned on and the other lamps are turned off. In the same manner, YES key 34A, 35A or NO key 34B corresponding to the carrier and the door mirror,
When all the inputs are completed by sequentially pressing 35B, the lamps of the clear key 36 and the start key 37 blink.

Next, when the start key 37 is pressed, the lamp of the start key 37 is turned on, the lamp of the clear key 36 is turned off, and the card is ejected. When the card reader 30 detects that the driver has removed the card (step S
5), a car wash condition signal by each operation input of the car wash course, the spoiler, the carrier, and the door mirror is output from the operation input control device 22 to the control device 14 (step S).
6). The control device 14 stores the car wash condition in the storage means D2, and when this is detected by the storage presence / absence detection means D3, the operation detection means D5 stops the output of the standby signal which has been output so far, and at the same time, the main body of the car wash machine. 6 is returned from the standby position 6A to the start position 6B, and the rod 26 of the circuit breaker 15 is moved to the upper limit (step S7).

In step S6, the operation input control device 2
2 finishes outputting the car wash condition signal, the operation input control device 22 turns off the lamps of the keys 31 to 37,
Upon detection of the incoming vehicle detection means 27, the card reader 30 is set in a receivable state, and a state of waiting for an operation input of a following vehicle is set. In this state, if there is an operation input of the succeeding vehicle in the same manner as the operation input of the preceding vehicle in the step S5 (step S8), the car wash condition by the operation input of the following vehicle is stored in the storage means N1 (step S9). .

The foot switch 20 detects that the car washer body 6 has reached the start position 6B and stopped, and the preceding vehicle at the vehicle standby position V1 has entered the vehicle entrance I and stopped at the vehicle wash position V2. And the state remains for a few seconds (about 3
Seconds), it is determined that the vehicle has definitely stopped at the vehicle washing position V2 (step S10), and the car washer control means D1
Starts the car wash under the car wash conditions stored in the storage means D2 and lowers the rod 26 (step S1).
1). At this time, if there is no operation input of the succeeding vehicle in step 8 (step S12), the operation input is waited, and when the operation input is performed, the car washing condition is stored in the storage means N1 (steps S13, S14).

When the main body 6 of the car washer re-enters and reaches the standby position 6A, the main body 6 of the car washer stops at that position, and the car wash ends. When the car washing is completed, the driver advances the vehicle by the guidance of the speaker 28 and the guidance display 17 and exits from the vehicle exit O. When several seconds (approximately 3 to 5 seconds) elapse after the depression switch 20 detects this, the operation detection unit D5 determines that the preceding vehicle has exited (step S1), erases the storage in the storage unit D2, and stands by. A signal is output (step S2). When the standby signal is input to the operation input control device 22, the storage presence / absence detection means N2 detects whether or not the storage means N1 stores the washing conditions of the following vehicle (Step S).
4) If there is, the car wash condition is output to the control device 14 and the storage of the storage means N1 is erased, and the vehicle arrival detection means 2
The reception of the card reader 30 is enabled by the detection of 7 (step S15). Hereinafter, step S7 → step S8 → step S9 → step S10 → step S11
Starts the washing of the following vehicle.

As described above, when the preceding vehicle is in the vehicle washing position V
2 and the car washing is started, the following vehicle can immediately enter the vehicle standby position V1 and input the car washing conditions without waiting for the car washing to end. Therefore, the washing of the preceding vehicle and the input of the washing conditions of the following vehicle can be performed simultaneously in parallel, and a significant time reduction can be achieved when washing a plurality of vehicles continuously.

Further, since the stand-by position 6A where the car wash machine body 6 stops at the end of the car wash is set at a position closer to the turnback position 6C side than the start position 6B, the car wash machine body 6 at the stand-by position 6A is A sufficient space is secured between the vehicle and the vehicle exit O. Therefore, the driver can easily exit without being obstructed by the wall 39 and without passing through the inside of the car wash machine body 6 from the near side to the far side.

In a normal car washer, the car washer body 6 is stopped at the start position 6B at the end of the car wash. Therefore, as in the present invention, the car washer body 6 is stopped at the standby position 6A at the end of the car wash. However, there is a possibility that the driver cannot recognize that the car wash has been completed, and the exit may be delayed. However, as described above, when the car wash is completed, the driver is notified of the end of the car wash by the speaker 28 and the guidance display 17,
It is possible to promptly leave the vehicle.

When the input of the car wash conditions is completed, the rod 26 of the circuit breaker 15 moves to the upper limit, so that the vehicle standby position V1
Urges the driver of the vehicle in the vehicle to enter the car washer to avoid time loss.

In FIG. 1, when the vehicle exits while turning right, tires are applied to the tip of the right running rail 9 (reference A).
There is a risk that the guide pipe 1
The provision of 8, 18 can prevent breakage of the traveling rail 9. The positions of the tip ends of the guide pipes 18 may be determined in consideration of the turning radius of the vehicle, which is likely to damage the traveling rails 9 due to the weight of the vehicle body.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made.

For example, the car washer body 6 in step 7
May be started at the same time as the return of the car wash machine body 6, or the start of the return of the car wash machine body 6 after the start of the return of the car wash machine body 6. You can start a line. In the embodiment, the standby position 6A of the car wash machine body 6 is set between the start position 6B and the turnback position 6C.
C may be matched.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, at the end of washing, the car washer body stops at a position closer to the vehicle entrance than the start position near the vehicle exit, so that when the vehicle leaves, the vehicle is washed. There is no need to pass through the inside of the main body from the near side to the other side, so that it is easy to exit. In addition, when the preceding vehicle exits and the following vehicle enters from the vehicle entrance, the car wash machine moves from the stop position at the end of washing to the start position, so that the following vehicle can easily enter the inside of the car wash machine. To the vehicle washing position. Further, since the traveling of the car washer body to the start position and the opening of the circuit breaker after the end of the washing are controlled based on the detection of the exit detection device that detects the exit of the vehicle from the vehicle washing position, The car washer body can be automatically and accurately returned to the start position in accordance with the exit of the vehicle from the vehicle washing position. Also, by opening the circuit breaker, it is possible to inform the driver of the following vehicle that the vehicle can be entered, so that even if the car wash machine body returns to the start position, it may not enter, and the car wash time The possibility of becoming long can be eliminated. Also, the car washer is in the starting position
Open the circuit breaker before reaching, the car wash machine body is in the starting position
Start following vehicle without waiting to reach
This allows the following vehicle to
Improve car wash efficiency by entering the vehicle wash position
Can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a car washer.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the car washer.

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of an operation panel.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Top brush (washing means) 2 Side brush (washing means) 4 Top nozzle (washing means) 5 Side nozzle (washing means) 6 Car wash machine body 14 Control device (control means) 15 Circuit breaker 30 Card reader (permission input means) 31 to 37 keys (permission input means) I Vehicle entrance O Vehicle exit D1 Car wash machine control means (end control means)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle exiting from a vehicle entrance and stopping at a vehicle washing position is washed by running a car washer body having washing means, and the washed vehicle is provided on a side opposite to the vehicle entrance. A car wash machine to be exited from the car wash machine, a breaker provided at a position before the vehicle entrance, an exit detection device for detecting the exit of the vehicle from the vehicle wash position, and the car wash machine main body is provided near the vehicle exit. than the start position to end the washing is stopped at a position closer to the vehicle inlet side, based on the detection of the exit detection device after the completion of the washing, the car washes and thereby travel the car wash machine body to the start position car wash, characterized in that it and a control device to perform the opening the <br/> the circuit breaker before the main body has reached the start position.