JP3607268B2 - Cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cleaning device for a vehicle wheel or the like, and more particularly to a cleaning device capable of efficiently cleaning a vehicle wheel or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional dust removing device that removes dust, dust, and the like attached to a shoe sole of a person, a vehicle wheel, or the like is as shown in FIG. 12 (see Patent Document 1).
This dust removal apparatus includes a dust collection box 70 and a dust collector (not shown) connected to the dust collection box 70. A plurality of dust collection portions 80 are formed in the dust collection box 70. A through hole 81 serving as a suction port is formed in each dust suction portion 80 in the upper surface plate 71 of the dust suction box 70, and the movable member 82 is disposed in the dust suction box 70 and is urged upward by a coil spring 83 in the drawing. The hole 81 is blocked. The base member 84 is fixed to the bottom plate of the dust box 70, and the coil spring 83 is attached to the base member 84. A brush 85 is implanted on the upper surface of the movable member 82.
[0003]
For this reason, when a vehicle wheel, shoes or the like steps on the brush 85, the movable member 82 is pushed downward and is separated from the through hole 81. Therefore, dust or the like rubbed by the brush 85 and separated from the vehicle wheel, shoes or the like. Is sucked into the dust box 70 from the gap between the movable member 82 and the through hole 81 and collected in the dust collector.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-224548 A (3rd page, FIG. 5-7)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional dust removal device, it is difficult to reduce the interval between the through holes 81 formed in the upper surface plate 71, and therefore, the ratio of the portion of the upper surface plate 71 where the through holes 81 are not formed is reduced. This is an obstacle to increasing the suction efficiency of dust and the like adhering to wheels, shoes and the like.
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cleaning device for wheels, shoes, etc. of a vehicle with good suction efficiency.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a dust collecting means having a hollow inside, and a dust collecting means for collecting the dust in the dust collecting means by sucking air in the cavity of the dust collecting means. A plurality of suction ports serving as opening portions of the cavity, and a lid body capable of opening and closing each suction port is provided on the upper surface of the dust suction means, and the lid body An elastic body that biases the lid, the lid body is biased by the elastic body to close the suction port, a brush is implanted in the lid body, and a plurality of horizontal rails are attached to the dust suction means. The brush protrudes upward from between the plurality of horizontal bars, and the plurality of horizontal bars support the object to be cleaned, and when the brush is stepped on the object to be cleaned, the lid opens the suction port. The one end of the lid is supported so as to be rotatable about a horizontally disposed axis. The brush is implanted to the upper surface of the lid, a cleaning apparatus characterized by being formed to be longer as the distance from one end of the lid.
[0007]
Thus, when the object to be cleaned (for example, a vehicle wheel or shoes) steps on the brush, the lid is pushed by the brush, so that the lid moves against the urging force of the elastic body and opens the suction port. Since the suction port is an opening of a cavity inside the dust suction means (including a case where the dust collection means communicates with the cavity), when the dust collection means sucks air in the cavity of the dust suction means, the brush removes it from the object to be cleaned. Dust and the like sucked away from the suction port are collected by the dust collecting means.
Since the plurality of horizontal rails support the object to be cleaned, the plurality of suction ports and the lid need not support the object to be cleaned. For this reason, since the plurality of suction ports can be provided adjacent to each other, the suction efficiency of dust or the like peeled off from the object to be cleaned can be increased.
Further, when the brush is stepped on the object to be cleaned, even if the lid body rotates and the other end side of the lid body is lowered, the brush can easily hit the object to be cleaned.
[0008]
Furthermore, the invention described in claim 2 is that, in the invention described in claim 1 above, heating means (for example, an electric heating body) is provided inside the horizontal rail.
As a result, the heating means provided inside the horizontal rail heats the object to be cleaned supported by the horizontal rail, so that the dust or the like adhering to the cleaning object is dried and removed from the object to be cleaned. It becomes easy to peel off.
[0009]
Furthermore, the invention described in claim 3 is that, in the invention described in claim 1 above, air blowing means for blowing air to the object to be cleaned is provided.
Thereby, the dust etc. adhering to the cleaning object can be peeled off from the cleaning object by the air blowing means blowing air onto the cleaning object.
[0010]
Furthermore, the invention described in claim 4 is that, in the invention described in claim 1 above, ozone blowing means for spraying ozone on the object to be cleaned is provided.
Thereby, the bacteria which adhered to the cleaning target object can be killed by the ozone blowing means spraying ozone on the cleaning target object.
[0011]
Further, the invention described in claim 5 is the invention described in claim 1, wherein disinfecting liquid blowing means for spraying disinfecting liquid (for example, disinfecting alcohol, sodium hypochlorite) on the object to be cleaned is provided. It is being done.
Thereby, germs adhering to the cleaning object can be killed by the disinfecting liquid blowing means blowing the disinfecting liquid onto the cleaning object.
[0012]
Furthermore, the invention described in claim 6 is that, in the invention described in claim 1, the ultraviolet irradiation means for irradiating the cleaning object with ultraviolet rays is provided.
As a result, the ultraviolet irradiation means irradiates the cleaning target with ultraviolet rays, whereby the cleaning target is heated to easily remove dust attached to the cleaning target and kill bacteria attached to the cleaning target. it can.
[0013]
Furthermore, the invention described in claim 7 is the invention described in claim 1, wherein the pair of dust suction means are arranged in parallel to each other, and the cleaning object is a pair of wheels of the vehicle. A pair of wheels can travel on the plurality of horizontal rails of the pair of dust suction means.
Accordingly, a pair of wheels of the vehicle (for example, wheels attached to both ends of the axle of the vehicle) travel on the plurality of horizontal rails of the pair of dust suction means, thereby easily cleaning the pair of wheels of the vehicle. be able to.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, the cleaning device 10 includes a pair of dust suction means 20 and 20x and a dust collection means 40 (see FIG. 8) arranged in parallel with each other. The structure of the dust suction means 20 and the structure of the dust suction means 20x are the same. The dust collecting means 40 is connected to each of the dust suction means 20 and 20x by a hose 41.
[0015]
2 shows an enlarged part of a plane of the dust suction means 20, FIG. 3 shows a III-III section of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 shows a IV-IV section of FIG.
In FIG. 2, the dust suction means 20 is a box-like one whose inside is a cavity 30 (see FIG. 3). A plurality of suction ports 31 serving as openings of the cavity 30 are formed on the upper surface between the pair of side wall portions 21 and 22 of the dust suction means 20.
In FIG. 4, the suction ports 31 are provided in a row so as to be adjacent to each other. Each suction port 31 is provided with a movable plate 32 (see FIG. 4). The movable plate 32 opens and closes each suction port 31 and corresponds to a “lid” in the claims. One end portion (left end portion in the drawing) of the movable plate 32 is rotatably supported by a horizontally disposed shaft 33, and is urged in the direction of an arrow 34a by a spring 34 attached to the shaft 33, so that the suction port 31 is closed. The spring 34 corresponds to an “elastic body” in the claims. A notch 32a is formed on the upper surface side of the other end portion (the right end portion in the drawing) of the movable plate 32. When the movable plate 32 closes the suction port 31, the notch 32a is formed on the lower surface of one end portion of the adjacent movable plate 32. It is in contact with the notch 32b.
[0016]
The plurality of horizontal bars 36 (including the grating) are mounted on the upper side of the movable plate 32 so as to be passed between the pair of side wall portions 21 and 22 of the dust suction means 20 in parallel with each other (see FIG. 2). ), The object to be cleaned (for example, the wheel 61 in FIG. 5) can be supported. Each horizontal rail 36 is embedded with a linear heating element 36a (for example, a heating wire). The heating element 36a corresponds to “heating unit” in claim 3. The heating wire is supplied with power from a power source (not shown).
[0017]
A brush 35 is implanted on the upper surface of the movable plate 32. The brush 35 is divided into brush rows 35a, 35b, 35c, and 35d. The brush rows 35a to 35d protrude upward from between the horizontal bars 36, respectively.
The brush 35 is formed so as to become longer as it moves away from one end (the shaft 33 side) of the movable plate 32. For example, the tops of the brush rows 35a-35d can be made as dotted lines x. Note that if the tops of the brush rows 35a to 35d are made like a two-dot chain line y (mountain shape), the brush 35 is in contact with the object to be cleaned for a longer time than in the case of the dotted line x. This is effective when the cleaning object is significantly contaminated. In addition, when the two-dot chain line z (valley type) is used, even when the object to be cleaned is light, the object to be cleaned easily hits the horizontal rail 36 in which the heating element 36a under the brush 35 is embedded. The wetness of the cleaning object can be dried, and the dust and the like attached to the cleaning object can be easily separated.
[0018]
5, 6, and 7 illustrate an example of using the dust suction means 20. 5 shows the front, FIG. 6 shows the right side, and FIG. 7 shows a cross section.
FIG. 5 shows a case where the pair of wheels 61 of the vehicle 60 is cleaned. Here, the pair of wheels 61 of the vehicle 60 can pass over the pair of dust suction means 20 and 20x. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the wheel 61 advances on the horizontal rail 36 in the direction of the arrow 65 while stepping on the brush 35.
[0019]
In FIG. 7, when the brush 35 is stepped on the wheel 61, the movable plate 32 rotates downward (in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow 34 a) to open the suction port 31. At that time, the rows 35a to 35d of the brush 35 are pushed and curved by the wheel 61, and when the wheel 61 passes, the row 35 returns from the curved state to the original state by its elasticity. At that time, dust, dust and the like adhering to the wheel 61 are blown off by the brush 35.
The movable plate 32 is disposed along the traveling direction of the vehicle 60 (the direction of the arrow 65), and the length of the brush 35 of each movable plate 32 is formed so as to be in the direction of the arrow 65. Since the brush 35 abuts the wheel 61 almost uniformly even if it rotates in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow 34a, the dust removal of the wheel 61 is easy.
[0020]
Since the dust collecting means 40 (see FIG. 8) sucks the air in the cavity 30 of the dust suction means 20, the air outside the dust suction means 20 is sucked into the cavity 30 of the dust suction means 20 from the suction port 31. For this reason, the dust, dust, etc. peeled off from the wheel 61 as described above are sucked into the suction port 31 and fall into the cavity 30. The dust, dust, and the like that have fallen into the cavity 30 are sucked and collected by the dust collecting means 40. In the dust collecting means 40, air containing dust, dust and the like is filtered by a filter. Dust, dust, etc. collected by this filter are discarded.
Note that, as described above, only the movable plate 32 with the brush 35 being stepped on the wheel 61 opens the suction port 31, so the amount of suction air can be reduced and the air suction capability required for the dust collecting means 40 can be reduced. Can do.
[0021]
In FIG. 1, a plate-like connecting means 51 connects the dust suction means 20 and the lower surface of the dust suction means 20x. The connecting means 51 includes a pair of plate-like members 51a and 51b, and the distance between the pair of plate-like members 51a and 51b can be adjusted by the long hole 51c and the bolt 51d. For this reason, the space | interval of the dust suction means 20 and 20x can be match | combined with the space | interval of a pair of wheel 61 of FIG.
[0022]
An ascending inclined plate 52 is arranged in front of the dust absorbing means 20 and 20x, and a descending inclined plate 53 is arranged behind the dust absorbing means 20 and 20x in the figure. For this reason, the pair of wheels 61 in FIG. 5 as the cleaning object proceeds on the dust suction means 20, 20x using the inclined plate 52, and when the cleaning is completed, the dust suction means 20, You can go down from 20x.
[0023]
FIG. 8 shows a first modification of the cleaning device of FIG. In FIG. 8, a plurality of air outlets 24 are formed in the side wall portion 21 on the suction port 31 (see FIG. 1) side portion. Air sent from the dust collecting means 40 through a pipe (not shown) (exhaust gas filtered by the filter of the dust collecting means 40) blows out from the air blowing port 24 and is blown to the wheels 61 to be cleaned. Thereby, dust, dust, etc. adhering to the wheel 61 etc. are dried by the air, and fall away from the wheel 61 etc. by the wind pressure of the air. The air outlet 24 corresponds to “air blowing means” in claim 4.
[0024]
FIG. 9 shows a second modification of the cleaning device of FIG. In FIG. 9, a plurality of ozone outlets 25 are formed in the side wall portion 21 on the suction port 31 (see FIG. 1) side portion. The ozone generator 43 is attached to the dust collecting means 40. Ozone generated in the ozone generator 43 is mixed with the exhaust gas from the dust collecting means 40, passes through a pipe (not shown), and blows out from the plurality of ozone outlets 25 to sterilize the object to be cleaned. The ozone outlet 25 and the ozone generator 43 correspond to the “ozone outlet” in claim 5.
[0025]
FIG. 10 shows a third modification of the cleaning device of FIG. In FIG. 10, disinfecting liquid blowing means for spraying a disinfecting liquid (for example, disinfecting alcohol, sodium hypochlorite) on the object to be cleaned is provided. A sensor 26a for detecting an object to be cleaned is installed on the side of the side wall 21 on the side of the suction port 31 (see FIG. 1), and a disinfectant tank 26b and a pump 26c are disposed in the side wall 21 to discharge a plurality of disinfectant liquids. The mouth 26 is formed in the side wall portion 21 on the suction port 31 side portion. For this reason, when the sensor 26a detects the object to be cleaned, the pump 26c sprays the disinfecting liquid in the tank 26b from the disinfecting liquid outlet 26 to the object to be cleaned to disinfect the object to be cleaned. The disinfecting liquid outlet 26, the tank 26b, and the pump 26c correspond to the “disinfecting liquid outlet” in claim 6.
[0026]
FIG. 11 shows a fourth modification of the cleaning device of FIG. In FIG. 11, since the ultraviolet lamp 27 is disposed on the side of the side wall portion 21, the ultraviolet lamp 27 irradiates the object to be cleaned with ultraviolet rays to sterilize the object to be cleaned. The ultraviolet lamp 27 corresponds to “ultraviolet irradiation means” in claim 7.
[0027]
In addition, in said embodiment, although the wheel of a vehicle is cleaned, a vehicle, a trolley | bogie, a wheelchair, a motor vehicle etc. are contained. Further, by reinforcing the horizontal rail, it is possible to clean heavy automobiles, trucks, forklifts, and the like. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a vehicle, and it is also possible to clean footwear such as shoes, sandals, and clogs worn by a person.
In addition, the shape of the dust suction means is not limited to that shown in the figure, and the shape and size of the dust suction means are determined in accordance with the size of the entrance and the like where the dust suction means is installed in supermarkets, hotels, shops, factories. be able to.
Further, the heating element in the horizontal rail may be omitted.
The number of brush rows is not limited to that shown in the figure, and can be any number.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cleaning object can be continuously cleaned. Furthermore, each part of the cleaning object can be cleaned almost uniformly.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 2 , together with the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the object to be cleaned can be efficiently cleaned by using the heating element.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 3 , together with the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the object to be cleaned can be efficiently cleaned using air.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 4 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, bacteria attached to the object to be cleaned using ozone can be reduced.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 5 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, bacteria attached to the object to be cleaned can be reduced using the disinfectant solution.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 6 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the cleaning object can be efficiently cleaned using ultraviolet rays, and bacteria attached to the cleaning object can be removed. Can be reduced.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 7 , together with the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the pair of wheels of the vehicle can be efficiently cleaned.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the plane of the dust suction means of the cleaning device of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section along III-III in FIG. 2;
4 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section IV-IV in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of use of the cleaning device of FIG. 1;
6 is a right side view showing an example of use of the cleaning device of FIG. 1. FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of use of the cleaning device of FIG.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a first modification of the cleaning device of FIG. 1;
9 is an explanatory view showing a second modification of the cleaning device of FIG. 1. FIG.
10 is an explanatory view showing a third modification of the cleaning device of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a fourth modification of the cleaning device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cleaning apparatus 20, 20x Dust absorption means 21, 22 Side wall part 24 Air outlet (air blowing means)
25 Ozone outlet (ozone outlet)
26 Disinfectant outlet (disinfectant outlet)
26b Tank (Disinfectant blowing means)
26c Pump (disinfectant blowing means)
27 UV lamp (UV irradiation means)
30 Cavity 31 Suction port 32 Movable plate (lid)
33 Shaft 34 Spring (elastic body)
35 Brush 36 Horizontal beam 36a Heating element (heating means)
40 Dust collecting means 43 Ozone generating part (ozone blowing means)
61 wheels (objects to be cleaned)

Claims (7)

A cleaning device comprising dust suction means having a hollow inside, and dust collection means for sucking air in the cavity of the dust suction means and collecting the dust in the dust suction means,
On the upper surface of the dust suction means, a plurality of suction ports to be openings of the cavity are formed, and a lid body capable of opening and closing each suction port is provided,
An elastic body for urging the lid is provided, and the lid is urged by the elastic body to close the suction port;
The lid is provided with a brush, a plurality of horizontal rails are attached to the dust suction means, the brush projects upward from between the plurality of horizontal rails,
The plurality of horizontal rails support an object to be cleaned,
When the brush is stepped to the cleaning object,-out the lid is opened the suction port,
One end of the lid is supported so as to be rotatable around a horizontally disposed axis,
The said brush is planted on the upper surface of the said cover body, and is formed so that it may become so long that it leaves | separates from the one end part of the said cover body . A cleaning device according to claim 1,
A cleaning device, wherein a heating means is provided inside the horizontal rail . A cleaning device according to claim 1,
An air blowing means for blowing air to an object to be cleaned is provided . A cleaning device according to claim 1,
An ozone blowing means for blowing ozone onto a cleaning object is provided . A cleaning device according to claim 1,
A cleaning apparatus, comprising: a disinfecting liquid blowing means for spraying a disinfecting liquid on an object to be cleaned. A cleaning device according to claim 1,
A cleaning apparatus, characterized in that an ultraviolet irradiation means for irradiating ultraviolet rays onto an object to be cleaned is provided . A cleaning device according to claim 1,
A pair of dust suction means are arranged in parallel with each other,
The cleaning object is a pair of wheels of a vehicle, and the pair of wheels of the vehicle can travel on the plurality of horizontal rails of the pair of dust suction means .

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