JPH0139370B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a self-propelled gate-type car wash machine.

Such a gate-type car wash machine has a rotating car wash brush inside and washes the car by moving over the car that is stopped at the car wash position, and is often installed at gasoline filling stations.

By the way, as shown in Fig. 1, a gasoline filling station generally has an office 2 and a refueling machine 3 on an island 4 located at appropriate locations within a space surrounded by a fire wall 1 with an opening on the road a side. Of these, the office 2 is located at a somewhat remote location, and the refueling machine 3 is installed almost in the center of the refueling station, with parking spaces for cars secured around it for the main business purpose of selling gasoline.

The gate-type car wash machine 5 is often installed in a place where it does not interfere with refueling work, for example, in a corner between the office 2 and the wall 1.

On the other hand, a car to be washed must be parked at a wash position b where the car wash machine 5 passes, and there is always a space c in front of the entrance.
These must always be kept as empty spaces, but since the space c cannot be made wide, it is extremely troublesome to turn the steering wheel, turn the steering wheel back, or move the car in a narrow space.

In the past, many gas stations offered car washes as a free service, but in recent years, paid car washes have become commonplace, and since cars are expensive and owners take good care of them, the number of car washes has increased, making it more expensive for gas stations to pay for car washes. is becoming an important source of income.

Therefore, there is a need for a system that can efficiently wash cars while making effective use of the limited space available at gas stations.

Based on such demands, the object of the present invention is to improve the work efficiency of the car wash by allowing quick and easy loading and unloading of cars in a small area, and to expand the effective utilization area of the gas station. The aim is to provide the opportunity.

However, according to the present invention, the purpose of the lever is to use a turntable that rotates from a direction perpendicular to a direction parallel to the movement line of the car wash machine as a car moving device to move the car to be washed to a fixed position for car washing. This is achieved by installing it on the movement line of the machine body.

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

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a gas station equipped with a gate-type car wash according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the first embodiment, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view of the same as above, and Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement.
FIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1 described above.

In the figure, 6 indicates the main body of the gate-type car wash machine, and this main body 6 has a rotary car wash brush 7 installed therein and rollers 8, 8' for movement on the top surface. The roller 8,
8' is rotatably stored in channel-shaped guide rails 10, 10' suspended from pillars 9, 9',
The main body 6 is movably suspended via guide rails 10, 10' provided on columns 9, 9'.

As shown in FIG. 5, in order to move the car to be washed to a fixed position for car washing, a turntable 11 for placing the car with the center of rotation 11a placed in the center is used as a moving device for moving the car to be washed to a fixed position for car washing. The moving line is provided on the floor surface of the machine so that it rotates from an orthogonal direction to a parallel direction.

By placing the car on the turntable 11 and rotating it, the car can be moved between a non-washed position shown by a solid line and a washed car position shown by a dashed line.

In this case, the proportion of the turntable 11 protruding from the flow line of the car wash main body 6 is equal, and both the protrusion length and the maximum length can be reduced.

As a second embodiment, the rotation center 11a of the turntable 11 may be placed near a corner as shown in FIG. Suitable when the wall protrudes and there is a fence 1 or the like nearby on the other side.

Further, as a third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotation center 11a may be slightly shifted from the centers of the vertical and horizontal axes, and as a fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. may be positioned slightly offset from the center of only one of the horizontal axis or the vertical axis.

As described above, how to set the rotation center 11a of the turntable 11 as a moving device for an automobile may be appropriately selected in consideration of the surrounding situation within the gas station and the corresponding driving state of the automobile.

The car X that is scheduled to be washed drives itself and gets on the turntable 11.
By rotating, the direction is changed so that it is parallel to the flow line of the car wash machine main body 6, and a fixed position for car washing is secured.

In this way, the car X can enter and exit almost at right angles to the direction of movement of the car wash main body 6, so that it can be used in a space (c in Fig. 1), which was conventionally required to be a space, as shown in Fig. 2. Other car Y,
It becomes possible to park Y'...

Furthermore, in the case of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the car wash machine main body 6' rolls while being guided by a convex rail 13 provided on the ground surface on the lower surface of one side, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. A wheel 14 may be provided, and a roller 15 that directly rolls on the ground surface may be attached to the lower surface of the other side.

If the car is taken in from the roller 15 side, the rail etc. will get in the way and the turntable 1
1 will not become impossible to provide.

As described above, the gate-type car wash machine of the present invention is equipped with a turntable as a vehicle moving device, so there is no need to perform troublesome handle operations such as backing up and turning in narrow spaces. Even if the vehicle is contaminated by dirt, the vehicle can be stopped at a fixed location for car washing, and as a result, the vehicle can be washed quickly and sales can be increased through car washing.

Furthermore, since the space required for car washing can be minimized, the limited gasoline filling station site can be effectively used for other purposes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a gasoline filling station equipped with a conventional gate-type car wash, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a gasoline filling station equipped with a gate-type car wash according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A front view showing the first embodiment of the car wash machine of the invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the same, and FIGS. 6 to 8.
The figures are explanatory diagrams showing the second to fourth embodiments, respectively, and FIG. 9 is a front view of a car wash machine showing the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the same as above. 1...Fire fence, 2...Office, 3...Refueling machine,
4... Island, 5... Gate type car wash, 6,6'
... Main body of gate-type car wash machine, 7 ... Car wash brush, 8,
8'...roller, 9,9'...post, 10,1
0'...Guide rail, 11...Turntable,
11a...Rotation center, 13...Convex rail, 14...
...wheels, 15...rollers.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In order to move the car to be washed to a fixed position for car washing, a turntable that rotates from a direction perpendicular to a direction parallel to the movement line of the car wash machine body is installed as a car movement device on the movement line of the car wash machine body. A gate-type car wash machine featuring