JPH05229407A - Car wash - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the finishing work time and reduce the finishing area, and improve the rotation efficiency of customers by installing a blow drier between a car washing area and a finishing area thereby dispensing with the wiping work at finishing work. CONSTITUTION:A blow drier 9 is installed in an automobile shifting area which connects a car washing area 5 with a finishing area 6. When the car washing by a spray type car washer 7 is finished, an automobile is shifted to the blow drier 9, and when the automobile advances into a frame 9a, the blow drier 9 operates by the signal from a coin throwing-in machine 28, and dry air is jet out of each nozzle 23 and 24. When the automobile passes by the frame 9a, a car sensor 27 detects the passage of the automobile, and the dry air jet from the nozzles 23 and 24 stops. The automobile which has finished with drying advances to the finishing area, and the nozzle of an in-car cleaner 8 blows off dust, etc., and executes waxing, with which the cleaning is finished.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car wash room where a spray type car wash machine is installed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a car wash machine, there is a spray type car wash machine in which a hose having a nozzle at its tip is led out from a car wash case, and the nozzle is held in hand and washed with water or shampoo sprayed from the tip of the nozzle. Since such a spray-type car wash machine is easy to handle and can be easily used by any person, there is a coin self-type car wash room in which a plurality of such car wash machines are installed.
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 42, etc., a finishing area (touch-up area) is formed apart from the car wash area where a spray type car wash machine is installed to wash the car. The cars are moved to clean water and wax inside the car by hand.

[0003]

Problems such as wiping, waxing, and car cleaning in the finishing area require more time than car washing operations in the car washing area. Therefore, it is necessary to form a large finishing area. For this reason, it was necessary to secure a large area for the entire car wash. In addition, the rotation of car wash passengers also deteriorates, which poses a business problem.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the above-mentioned conventional example, to enable a car wash location even in a small site without forming a particularly large finishing area, and to speed up the rotation of customers, thereby improving business performance. The purpose is to provide a car wash that can improve

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention installs a blow dryer between a car wash area where a spray type car wash machine is installed and a finishing area where wiping work is performed after the car wash. What is done is the gist.

[0006]

According to the present invention, after the car is washed by the spray type car washer installed in the car washing area, the water drops adhering to the surface of the body are blown off and dried by the blow dryer on the way to the finishing area. Therefore, for cars that have moved to the finishing area, the body surface is already dry,
Here, only the fine parts are wiped, waxed and the inside of the vehicle is cleaned, and the work time in the finishing area is shortened. In addition, since the blow dryer is installed between the car wash area and the finishing area, blow drying is automatically performed on the way from the car washing area to the finishing area, and the flow line of the vehicle becomes complicated due to the blow drying. It never happens.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a car wash according to the present invention. Explaining from the overall configuration of the car wash, 1 is a car wash in which a surrounding area is surrounded by a wall 2 and an entrance 4 is provided at a position facing a road 3. A site is shown, and the site 1 is divided into, for example, a car wash area 5 is formed along the right side wall 2, and a finishing area (touch-up area) 6 is formed along the left side wall 2.
A plurality of spray-type car wash machines 7 to be described later are arranged in parallel in the car wash area 5, and a plurality of in-vehicle cleaning machines 8 to be described later are arranged in parallel in the finishing area 6.

One blow dryer 9 to be described later is installed in the moving area of the automobile connecting the car wash area 5 and the finishing area 6, and the office room 10 is provided adjacent to the blow dryer 9 at the rear wall 2. A machine room 11 and a display 12 for car wash guidance are installed at the doorway 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the spray type car washing machine 7 is provided on the front surface of the case 7a for selecting a car washing course for selecting a car washing course such as "washing only" or "washing → shampoo → washing". Car wash course selection switch 13,
Car wash fee display 14, start switch 15, coin slot
16, car wash process display part 17, speaker that utters car wash guidance
18 was provided, and a hose 20 having a spray nozzle 19 for spraying water or shampoo on the side surface was suspended.

Like the spray type car washer 7, the car cleaner 8 installed in the finishing area 6 is also of a coin type and is a vacuum cleaner for cleaning the car interior, an air nozzle for blowing off water droplets, an ashtray cleaner for cleaning the ashtray, etc. Have.

As shown in FIG. 4, the blow dryer 9 installed in the moving area has a blower 22 arranged in a gate-shaped machine frame 9a, and a top nozzle 23 in the ceiling inside the machine frame 9a. The side nozzles 24 are movably mounted on both the left and right sides of the machine frame 9, and a vehicle height detection sensor 25 is provided near the top nozzle 23 and a vehicle width detection sensor is provided near the side nozzle 24.
26 are provided respectively. Reference numeral 27 in the figure denotes a vehicle sensor for detecting an automobile leaving the machine frame 9a of the blow dryer 9, and a coin inserter 28 is installed on the entrance side to the machine frame 9a. The blow dryer 9 is controlled to start operating in response to a signal generated by inserting a coin into the coin inserting machine 28, and to stop in response to a signal from the vehicle sensor 27.

The display 12 provided at the entrance / exit 4 of the car wash station displays a charge or the like on the contents of the car wash course. The display unit adopts a display means such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display, and the display unit displays the charge or the like. It was connected to a control device (not shown) installed in the office 10 etc. so that the displayed contents could be changed and set freely.

In the machine room 11, a water tank 29, a shamp stock solution tank 30, and a shamp solution tank 31 in which water and a shamp stock solution are mixed are provided, and a boiler 32 is provided.
The water tank 29 and the water tank 29 are connected to each other by a circulation pipe 34 provided in the middle of a circulation pump 33 connected to a motor 33a. The water tank
The shampoo solution tank 30, the shampoo solution tank 31, and the shampoo solution tank 31 are integrally formed, and for cold regions, the surroundings are covered with a heat insulating material 35 for keeping heat.

A float valve 36 is provided in the upper part of the water tank 29, and a water injection pipe 37 directly connected to a water pipe is provided in the float valve 36.
It opens into the water tank 29 through 36.

Inside the shamp liquid tank 31, a heater 38 for heating is arranged at the lower part, and a lower limit detection switch 39 for detecting the lower limit liquid level of the shamp liquid and an upper limit detection switch 40 for detecting the upper limit water level are provided. , A water supply pipe 41 whose one end opens at the bottom of the water tank 29 is connected to a pressure pump 46 connected to a motor 46a,
A shampoo liquid supply pipe 44 having one end opening at the bottom of the shampoo liquid tank 30 is connected to a pressure pump 43 connected to a motor 43a, and the discharge pipes of both pumps 46 and 43 are joined to form a shamp liquid supply pipe 45 The tip of the supply pipe 45 is provided with a shamp liquid tank.
Opened on top of 31.

Then, one ends of a water supply pipe 49 and a liquid supply pipe 50, which are provided with solenoid valves 47 and 48, respectively, are opened at the bottoms of the water tank 29 and the shamp liquid tank 31, respectively.
The other end of the liquid supply pipe 50 is merged to form a single supply pipe 51 having a high-pressure pump 52 connected to a motor 52a, and the supply pipe 51 is arranged up to the car wash area 5 to provide a spray type car wash machine. Connect to hose 20 of 7.

Further, the injection pipe 37 directly connected to the water pipe branches off from the one opening to the water tank 29, and the branched injection pipe 37 is used as a freeze protection pipe of the high pressure pump 52 of the supply pipe 51. Connect to the discharge side and insert a solenoid valve in the middle of this injection pipe 37.
53, a squeezing valve 54, and a check valve 55 are arranged.

These injection pipe 37, water supply pipe 49, and liquid supply pipe 50 branch in the middle and are connected to a hose 20 of a spray nozzle 19 provided for each of a plurality of spray-type car wash machines 7 via solenoid valves and pumps. Connect to each pipe 51. As a result, one water tank 29 and shamp liquid tank 31 installed in the machine room 11
Will be connected to a plurality of spray-type car wash machines 7, respectively.

Next, usage and operation will be described.
A car that wants to wash a car enters the site 1 from the entrance 4. At this time, look at the display 12 to know the contents and fees of the car wash course. Then, the vehicle travels inside the site 1 and stops in the car wash area 5 in front of the vacant spray type car wash machine 7.

Next, when the car wash course selection switch 13 of the desired car wash course is pressed, the car wash fee is displayed on the car wash fee display section 14, and when this is seen, the corresponding coin is inserted into the coin slot 16. After that, remove the spray nozzle 19 and press the start switch 15.

If the start switch 15 is pressed and thus, for example, the course of “washing → shamp → washing” is selected, the solenoid valve 47 of the water supply pipe 49 opens and at the same time the high pressure pump 52 in the middle of the supply pipe 51. Is activated, the water in the water tank 29 is pressure-fed to the hose 20 through the water supply pipe 49 and the supply pipe 51, and jetted from the spray nozzle 19 at the tip. Therefore, wash the vehicle body with this water jet.

This water operates the boiler 32 and the circulation pump 33 in the winter, for example, and heats the water in the water tank 29 between the boiler 32 and the water tank 29 through the circulation pipe 34. This makes it possible to wash with warm water and enhance the washing effect. In this case, since the water tank 29 is covered with the heat insulating material 35, the temperature drop of the hot water once heated can be minimized, and at the same time, the operation of the boiler 32 can be minimized. Running costs can be kept low.

When the washing with water for a predetermined time is completed, the solenoid valve 47 is closed, and then the solenoid valve 48 of the liquid supply pipe 50 is opened so that the shamp liquid in the shamp liquid tank 31 becomes high pressure via the liquid supply pipe 50 and the supply pipe 51. Pump 52 pumps hose 20 to spray nozzle 19
Jet from. Therefore, wash the vehicle body with this sprayed shamp liquid.

Since this shamp liquid is also heated in the shamp liquid tank 31 by the heater 38, the cleaning effect is not deteriorated even in winter and the shamp liquid tank 31 also has the heat insulating material 35.
Since it is covered with, the temperature drop of the internal shamp solution can be minimized.

When the washing with the shamp liquid for a predetermined time is completed, the solenoid valve 48 is closed, the solenoid valve 47 is opened, and the washing is resumed. After a predetermined time, the solenoid valve 47 is closed and the car wash course is completed.

When the water in the water tank 29 decreases due to car washing by washing with water, the float valve 36 opens and water is automatically injected from the injection pipe 37 into the water tank 29, and the water level rises to reach the position of the float valve 36. Then the valve closes and water injection stops automatically. As a result, the water level in the water tank 29 is always maintained at the position of the float valve 36.

On the other hand, when the liquid level in the shamp liquid tank 31 is lowered by washing the car with the shamp liquid and reaches the position of the lower limit detection switch 39, the lower limit detection switch 39 is turned on, and pressure is fed based on the output from this. Pumps 43 and 46 operate. As a result, the undiluted shampoo liquid and water are mixed at a predetermined ratio from the shamp liquid supply pipe 45 and flow into the shamp liquid tank 31.

Then, when the liquid level in the shamp liquid tank 31 rises and reaches the position of the upper limit detection switch 40, this switch 40 is turned on, and the pressure pumps 43 and 46 are stopped based on the output from this switch. The supply of undiluted shampoo liquid and water to the shampoo liquid tank 31 is stopped.

When the car wash by the spray type car washer 7 is completed, the car is moved to the blow dryer 9. Then, by inserting a predetermined blow charge into the coin inserter 28 and advancing the automobile into the machine frame 9a, the blow dryer 9 is activated by a signal from the coin inserter 28, and the top nozzle 23 and the side nozzle 24 Dry air blows out.

At this time, the vehicle height and the vehicle width of the vehicle entering the machine casing 9a are detected by the vehicle height detection sensor 25 and the vehicle width detection sensor 26, and the top nozzle 23 and the side nozzles 24 detect these sensors 25. , 26 moves to a position with a predetermined distance from the vehicle body based on the output from the vehicle, so the dry air ejected from the top nozzles 23 and side nozzles 24 causes almost no water droplets on the surface of the vehicle body due to car washing. To be blown away.

When the vehicle passes through the machine casing 9a and the vehicle sensor 27 on the exit side detects the passage of the vehicle, the blow dryer 9 is stopped by a signal from the vehicle sensor 27, and the dry air from the nozzles 23 and 24 is discharged. The gush stops. Note that the blow dryer 9 may be driven under time control and automatically stopped after a set time has elapsed.

In this way, the car which has been washed and dried by the blow dryer 9 further advances to the finishing area 6 and is accumulated in a fine corner of the vehicle body by the air nozzle of the car cleaner 8 provided there. Blow away water and small debris, wax it, clean the inside of the car with a vacuum cleaner, and clean the ashtray with an ashtray cleaner to finish the car wash.

In the finishing work, since the vehicle has already been dried by the blow dryer 9 for the car body, the wiping work is almost unnecessary, and the finishing outside the car can be completed in a short time. When finishing work is completed, exit from the entrance 4. It should be noted that when the car wash is closed, especially in winter in cold regions, the solenoid valve 53 is opened to constantly supply a small amount of water from the water pipe to the spray nozzle 19 through the water injection pipe 37 to prevent freezing.

[0034]

As described above, in the car wash of the present invention, since the blow dryer is installed, the car body can be dried after the car wash and before the finishing work, and it can be wiped as the finishing work in the finishing area. Almost no lifting is required, and the finishing work time here is shortened. As a result, the area of the finishing area can be reduced, a car washroom can be located even in a small site, and the customer's turnover speeds up, improving operating results.

Further, since the blow dryer is provided between the car wash area and the finishing area, the blow dryer can be used on the way from the car washing area to the finishing area, so that the user can easily use the blow dryer. Moreover, since the blow drying is not performed, the flow line of the automobile on the premises does not become complicated, and smooth running can be ensured as usual.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a car wash area of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of car wash control.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a spray-type car wash machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a blow dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Site 2 ... Wall 3 ... Road 4 ... Doorway 5 ... Car wash area 6 ... Finishing area 7 ... Spray type car wash machine 7a ... Case 8 ... In-vehicle cleaning machine 9 ... Blow dryer 9a ... Machine frame 10 ... Office room 11 ... Machine Room 12 ... Indicator 13 ... Car wash course selection switch 14 ... Car wash fee display 15 ... Start switch 16 ... Coin slot 17 ... Car wash process display 18 ... Speaker 19 ... Spray nozzle 20 ... Hose 22 ... Blower 23 ... Top nozzle 24 … Side nozzle 25… Vehicle height detection sensor 26… Vehicle height detection sensor 27… Vehicle sensor 28… Coin insertion machine 29… Water tank 30… Shamp stock solution tank 31… Shamp solution tank 32… Boiler 33… Circulation pump 33a… Motor 34… Circulation pipe 35 ... Insulation 36 ... Float valve 37 ... Water injection pipe 38 ... Heater 39 ... Lower limit detection switch 40 ... Upper limit detection switch 41 ... Water supply pipe 43, 46 ... Pump 43a, 46a ... Motor 44 ... Shamp source The liquid supply pipe 45 ... shampoo liquid supply pipe 47 ... solenoid valves 48 ... solenoid valves 49 ... feed water pipe 50 ... liquid supply pipe 51 ... supply pipe 52 ... a high-pressure pump 52a ... motor 53 ... solenoid valves 54 ... throttle valve 55 ... check valve

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Yoshiyoshi Matsumura 2-12-13 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tatsuno Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeshi Yanagihara 2-12-13 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Tatsuno

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A car wash yard, wherein a blow dryer is installed between a car wash area where a spray type car wash machine is installed and a finishing area where wiping work is performed after the car wash.