JP5238603B2 - Car wash equipment - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a drive-through type car wash device that moves a car forward into a car wash space where a car wash machine is installed, and exits the car forward after the car wash, and particularly has a function of performing high-pressure washing on the lower surface of the car when entering the car. The present invention relates to a car wash apparatus including a lower washing apparatus.

  Patent Document 1 is known as this type of car wash device. This apparatus is constructed such that a washing water injection pipe is laid on an approach path to a car wash place, and lower washing is performed while the automobile is put into the car washing position. In this apparatus, since the washing water is ejected from the lower side to the upper side of the automobile, there is a problem that the washing water removed from the vehicle body is diffused widely during the washing and wets the surroundings. In addition, since the cleaning water injection pipe is provided on the floor, there is a problem that the position of the cleaning water injection pipe is not visible when the vehicle is put in, and the cleaning water is insufficiently passed.

In addition, in order to obtain the operation timing of the washing water injection pipe, such a device is provided with a vehicle body detection device that detects that the automobile has entered a predetermined position, but considering installation in a gas station or the like. There is a problem in that it is necessary to install at a position higher than a predetermined height, which takes time and cost for installation.
JP-A-60-92141

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to prevent the washing water from the lower body washing apparatus from scattering to the surroundings, to easily recognize the injection position of the washing water, and to reduce the labor and cost of installation. It is to be an issue.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a car wash space where a car wash machine body is installed, a car wash acceptance device provided at an entrance to the car wash space, and an automobile which receives a car wash service from the entrance of the car wash space. It is equipped with a lower body cleaning device that is provided on the floor between the vehicle 's stop position and is subjected to high-pressure cleaning by the vehicle body lower cleaning device before entering the stop position from the entrance of the car wash space, and stops at the stop position. A car wash apparatus that receives a car wash by the car wash machine body, moves forward after the car wash is completed, and exits. When the lower washing is selected by the car wash reception apparatus, the control apparatus for waiting the car wash machine body at a position covering the upper surface of the lower body washing apparatus It is equipped with.

  In addition, a gate device that restricts entry into the car wash space is provided, and the control device opens the gate device after the car wash machine body stops at a position covering the upper surface of the lower body washing device. In addition, a vehicle body detection device for detecting the automobile is provided at the front part of the car wash machine body, and the control device detects the automobile by the vehicle body detection device of the car wash machine body at a position covering the upper surface of the vehicle body lower washing device. To drive. Furthermore, a timer for measuring the driving time of the lower body washing device and a vehicle body detecting device for detecting the car at the rear of the car washing machine main body are provided, and the controller detects whether the set driving time has elapsed. Alternatively, when the car detection device stops detecting the car, the car body lowering cleaning device is stopped and the car wash machine is moved backward to the car wash start position.

According to the present invention, since the car washer body is positioned at a position covering the upper surface of the lower body cleaning apparatus, the cleaning water ejected from the lower body cleaning apparatus does not scatter around. In addition, since the lower body cleaning device is in a position where the car wash machine is waiting, it becomes easy to recognize the lower cleaning injection position. Further, since the operation trigger of the lower body cleaning device can be used together with the vehicle body detection device of the car wash machine body, it is not necessary to install a separate vehicle body detection device, and the labor and cost of installation are reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the car wash apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a side view.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a car wash machine body, which is formed in a gate shape and reciprocates on rails 3 and 3 laid on the floor surface of the car wash space by driving a forward and reverse traveling motor 2 and stops between the rails 3 and 3. It cleans and dries the car body of the car. 4a and 4b are dogs, which are provided in the vicinity of the front and rear ends of the rails 3 and 3 and detect the forward limit and the reverse limit of the main body 1 by contacting the travel switch 5 provided at the lower part of the main body 1, respectively. .

  The car wash machine body 1 is equipped with cleaning brushes 6, 7, 7 and blower nozzles 8, 9, 9, spray nozzles, liquid tanks (not shown), etc., and sprays water, detergent, wax, etc. as it travels. While doing the cleaning work to brush, and the drying work to blow air from the blower nozzle. The cleaning brush is located on the front side of the main body 1 and moves up and down along the upper surface of the vehicle body to brush the upper surface. The cleaning brush is located behind the upper surface brush 6 and moves toward and away from the vehicle body to open and close the vehicle body. And a pair of left and right side brushes 7 and 7 for brushing the side surfaces. The blower nozzles are located behind the brushes 6, 7, 7, the upper blower nozzle 8 that moves up and down along the upper surface of the vehicle body and blows air onto the upper surface to dry the upper nozzle, and further to the rear of the main body 1 from the upper blower nozzle 8. It consists of a pair of left and right side blower nozzles 9 and 9 which are positioned and blow air on the side of the vehicle body to dry it.

  The car wash machine body 1 stands by at the rear end of the rails 3 and 3 where the travel switch 5 is in contact with the normal dog 4a, and starts car washing from this position Sp. The car wash operation is a 1.5 reciprocating car wash in which the brush 1 performs a wash operation with one reciprocation of the main body 1 and the blower performs a drying operation with one reciprocation of the main body 1. After the completion of the car wash, the vehicle is located at the front end of the rails 3 and 3 where the travel switch 5 is in contact with the dog 4b. Car A that receives the car wash enters forward from the entrance of the car wash space, stops at a predetermined stop position, receives the car wash, and exits from the exit of the car wash space when the car wash is completed. In other words, a car-washing machine of the so-called drive-through type, in which a car-washing machine user gets through the car while riding in a car, is enabled. In addition, as a car washing course, it is possible to perform a car washing operation with high added value to perform processing such as coating processing and scale processing along with 2.5 round trips and 3.5 round trips of the main body 1.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a travel position detection device that includes an encoder that is linked to the output shaft of the travel motor 2 and outputs a pulse every time the main body 1 travels a unit distance, and detects the travel position of the main body 1 by counting the pulse signals. . Reference numeral 11 denotes a vehicle shape detection device, which is provided on the front side of the upper surface brush 4 of the main body 1 and has a light emitting unit in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged vertically, and a light receiving unit in which a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged in an up and down direction. A vehicle-shaped unit consisting of the following: Detects the upper surface position of the vehicle body by sending and receiving optical signals (infrared light) between them, and synchronizes with the pulse output from the encoder to determine the upper surface position of the vehicle body from the vehicle unit. By detecting it, vehicle shape data of the car is created.

  A wheel detection switch 12 is provided on the floor surface corresponding to the stop position of the automobile and detects that the automobile has stopped at the normal stop position by switching on the front wheels of the automobile. A photoelectric switch 13 detects the presence or absence of the vehicle body based on the light transmitting / shielding state, and is provided behind the main body 1 to detect that the automobile has left. Reference numeral 14 denotes an object detector which is provided on the rear surface of the main body 1 and includes an area sensor for detecting an object by detecting a reflected wave of irradiated infrared light. Check if there is any.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a lower body washing device, which is installed in a groove 17 that is recessed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of entry of the car on the floor near the entrance of the car wash space, and injects high-pressure washing water onto the lower surface of the car to be entered. . The vehicle body lower part cleaning device 16 includes a hollow long water supply pipe and a plurality of injection nozzles attached to the pipes, and is attached along the groove portion 17 so that the water supply pipe is horizontal and the injection nozzle faces upward. Yes. The injection nozzle is attached in a state of being inclined vertically or inward with respect to the water supply pipe. The spray nozzle may be formed so as to be swingable by a swing mechanism using an air cylinder and a link rod.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes a car wash reception device, which is installed in front of the entrance of the car wash space, and performs a selection input of a car wash fee, car wash contents, etc. by a reception operation panel 19 provided on the front. A gate device 20 is installed at the entrance of the car wash space and prohibits / permits entry of the car into the car wash space. Reference numeral 21 denotes an automobile detection sensor provided in the car wash acceptance device 18, which includes a reflective infrared sensor, and detects that an automobile has entered the car wash acceptance device 18. The vehicle detection sensor 21 is not limited to a reflection type infrared sensor, and may be any device that can detect that a vehicle has entered and exited from the car wash acceptance device 18, and the reflection type ultrasonic sensor, the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are sandwiched between the vehicle. A positioned transmission type beam sensor or the like can be substituted. 22 is a guidance indicator, which is installed behind the exit of the car wash space, guides the entrance of the car when the car wash is accepted, displays the progress of the car wash operation during the car wash, and guides the car exit when the car wash ends. .

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the present invention.
Reference numeral 23 denotes a car wash control board built into the car wash machine 1, and 24 denotes a reception control board built into the car wash acceptance device 18, both of which are equipped with a microcomputer, and both boards are connected by a serial transmission cable 25. Yes. The car wash control board 23 is connected to a travel switch 5, a travel position detection device 10, a vehicle shape detection device 11, a wheel detection switch 12, and photoelectric switches 13 and 14, and a main body travel motor 2 and a brush via a drive circuit 26. 6, 7 and 7, blower nozzles 8, 9, and 9, lower body cleaning device 16, gate device 20, and guidance indicator 22 are connected to the car wash request signal transmitted from reception control board 24 via cable 25. Based on this, the operation of each connected element is controlled. The reception control board 24 is connected to the reception operation panel 19 and the vehicle detection sensor 21. When the vehicle detection sensor 21 detects that the vehicle has approached, the reception control panel 24 can receive a car wash fee and menu selection from the reception operation panel 19. Based on the received content, a car wash request signal is output to the car wash control board 23.

  The reception operation panel 19 includes a charge reception unit 27 for receiving a car wash fee by cash or a prepaid card, a menu key 28 for selecting a car wash menu such as a car type / car wash course, a topping key 29 for designating a car wash topping, and an automobile A projection key 30 for designating a projection, a determination key 31 for determining a designated car wash menu, a cancel key 32 for canceling the designated car wash menu, operation guidance on the reception operation panel 19, guidance for entering a car wash space, etc. And a voice guide unit 33 that performs voice.

  The guidance indicator 22 is installed behind the exit of the car wash space so that the car entering from the entrance of the car wash space can be seen and is not disturbed when leaving after the car wash. During the car wash, the indicator may be positioned on the exit path of the car so that it can be easily seen from the driver's seat of the car being washed. Thereby, it can be effectively implemented regardless of the layout of the car wash. In addition, what is necessary is just to fix and install in the predetermined position of the back of the main body 1 if it is a layout where a car leaves the side after washing.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described below. 4 and 5 are flowcharts for explaining the car wash operation.
First, the reception control board 24 is in a state of waiting for detection of an automobile from the automobile detection sensor 21 (1), and when the entry of the automobile is detected, a predetermined announcement is output from the voice guide section 33 (2). The car wash is accepted. When the user correctly designates the car wash menu / topping / projections on the reception operation panel 19 and corrects the charge, the car wash acceptance is completed (3), and a car wash request signal is output to the car wash control board 23 (4).

  In the car wash control board 23, when a car wash request signal is input from the reception control board 24 (5), it is determined whether the accepted car wash includes top body wash of the topping (6). Here, when the lower body washing is not set, the gate device 20 is opened (7), allowing entry into the car wash space, and displaying guidance prompting entry into the guidance display 22 (8). In accordance with the guidance of the guidance indicator 22, when a car is entered toward the car wash machine main body 1 waiting at the rear end of the car wash space and the wheel detection switch 12 detects that the car is stopped at the stop position (9), The gate device 20 is closed (10) and entry into the car wash space is prohibited, and a display prompting the stop is displayed on the guidance display 22 (11).

  Thus, when it is confirmed that the car stays at the stop position for a predetermined time T1 in accordance with the display for prompting the stop (12), the guidance display 22 displays a car wash start guide (13), and the car wash is executed according to the selected car wash menu. (14). If the wheel detection switch 12 detects the movement of the vehicle before the predetermined time T1 elapses, if the vehicle shape detection device 11 is in an overshooting state in which the vehicle body detection is performed, a display for prompting reverse travel is displayed on the guidance display 22. Otherwise, the guidance display 22 is displayed to urge forward.

  When the car wash is started, the main body 1 starts to travel, the travel position detection device 10 and the vehicle shape detection device 11 detect the travel position of the main body 1 and the shape of the automobile, and control the brushes 6, 7, 7. Brush on the car body. Thereafter, brushing cleaning is performed again with the return of the main body 1, and then the main body 1 is returned to the vehicle body by the blower nozzles 8, 9, and 9 for drying. Thus, the vehicle 1 travels to the car wash end position Ep at the rail front end provided by the dog 4b, and the car wash ends.

  When the car wash is finished, the guidance display 22 is displayed to prompt exit (15). If the wheel detection switch 12 is not detected (16), the main body 1 is moved backward after a predetermined time T2 (17) and started. Return to position (18). If the object detector 14 is in a detection state while the main body 1 is retracting, the traveling of the main body 1 is stopped. If the object detector 14 is not detected, the main body 1 resumes retreating. If the main body 1 returns to the start position Sp at the rear end of the rail, the travel of the main body 1 is stopped.

Next, in the step (6), the case where the lower body cleaning is set will be described with reference to the operation explanatory diagram of FIG.
When the car wash with the lower washing starts, as shown in FIG. 6A, the car wash machine body 1 is moved forward and moved to the rail front end provided by the dog 4b (19), and the car wash machine body 1 is moved to the position Ep. In a certain state, since the upper part of the lower body cleaning apparatus 16 is covered with the car wash machine body 1, it is possible to prevent the spray from the lower body cleaning apparatus 16 from being scattered outside.

  When it is detected by the travel switch 5 that the main body 1 has reached the position Ep (20), the gate device 20 is opened (21) and the entrance to the car wash space is permitted, and the guidance display 22 is urged to enter. Display (22).

  As shown in FIG. 6B, when the vehicle shape detection device 11 in front of the car wash machine body 1 detects the vehicle (23) as the vehicle enters, the lower body cleaning device 16 operates and the cleaning water is washed. The ejection is started (24), and at the same time, the timer is operated to count the elapsed time of the lower cleaning (25). The guidance display 22 displays a guidance indicating that the lower washing is being performed and the time until the lower washing is completed (26), and the user refers to the guidance as shown in FIG. 6 (c). Then, the vehicle is passed through the lower cleaning device 16 while entering the vehicle at a low speed, and is subjected to the lower body cleaning.

  If the photoelectric switch 13 behind the main body 1 is not detected by the traveling of the automobile (27) or if a predetermined lower cleaning time T3 has passed (28), the lower body cleaning device 16 is stopped (29). After that, when it is confirmed by the wheel detection switch 12 that the vehicle has stopped at the stop position (30), the gate device 20 is closed (31) and entry to the car wash space is prohibited, and the guidance indicator 22 is stopped. A prompting display is performed (32). Thus, when it is confirmed that the vehicle stays at the stop position for a predetermined time T1 in accordance with the display prompting the stop (33), as shown in FIG. 6 (d), the rear end of the rail fed by the dog 4a by returning the car wash machine body 1 (34). When the travel switch 5 detects that the main body 1 has reached the position Ep (35), the process returns to the step (14) and the car wash is executed according to the selected car wash menu.

  Although the present invention is configured as described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, although it is shown as an embodiment in a car wash machine having a brush device, the present invention can be similarly applied to a car wash machine of a type that does not have a brush device and that cleans the vehicle body by high-pressure spray or the like. Further, when the lower washing is performed, the car wash machine body 1 is caused to travel to the car wash end position Ep at the rail front end provided by the dog 4b, but the stop position is set in accordance with the position where the lower washing device 16 is provided. In this case, the distance between the vehicle shape detection device 11 and the lower cleaning device 16 can be shortened to reduce unnecessary jetting, and the cleaning water can be efficiently applied to the lower portion of the vehicle body. Furthermore, although the vehicle body detection means serving as an operation trigger for the lower cleaning device 16 is also used as the vehicle shape detection device 11, a dedicated photoelectric switch may be provided in the main body 1.

It is a top view which shows the car wash apparatus of this invention. It is a side view which shows the car wash apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this invention. It is a flowchart figure explaining the car wash operation | movement in a reception control board. It is a flowchart figure explaining the car wash operation | movement in a car wash control board. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of this invention.

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Claims (4)

On the floor between the car wash area where the car wash machine is installed, the car wash reception device provided at the entrance to the car wash space, and the stop position of the car that receives the car wash service from the car wash machine entrance and a vehicle body lower cleaning device arranged to receive a high-pressure washing with underbody washing device between the entrance of the car wash space to drive over the stop position, and stop at the stop position receives the car wash by wash machine body, car wash ends A car wash device that moves forward and leaves,
A car wash apparatus comprising: a control device that waits for a car wash machine main body at a position that covers an upper surface of the car body lower washing apparatus when lower car wash is selected by the car wash acceptance device.
2. The gate device according to claim 1, further comprising a gate device for restricting entry into the car wash space, wherein the control device opens the gate device after the car washer stops at a position covering the upper surface of the lower body washing device. Car wash equipment.
A car body detection device that detects the car is provided in the front part of the car wash machine body, and the control device drives the car body lower part cleaning device when the car is detected by the car body detection device of the car wash machine body located at the position covering the upper surface of the car body lower part washing device The car wash apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:
A timer for measuring the driving time of the lower body washing device and a vehicle body detecting device for detecting the automobile at the rear of the car washing machine body, the control device detects that the set driving time has elapsed, or 4. The car wash apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the vehicle body detection device stops detecting the automobile, the car body lower part washing device is stopped and the car wash machine is moved backward to the car wash start position.

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