JPH0526690U - Vehicle cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a vehicle cleaning device that does not require an opening on the surface of a vehicle body and can be easily mounted on a vehicle by reducing the number of modifications. [Structure] The side moldings 22 and 24, which are members for protecting the front and rear doors 26 and 28, also serve as nozzle members, and the inside thereof is hollowed to form a water channel. A plurality of nozzle holes for ejecting are provided. Further, a water tank 30 for storing the wash water and a pump 32 for sending the wash water to the side moldings 22 and 24 are mounted in the trunk chamber. Immediately after traveling on a wet road surface, the pump 32 is moved to send the water in the water tank 30 to the side moldings 22 and 24, and the water is ejected from a plurality of nozzle holes provided in each side, so that dirt such as adhered mud is contaminated. To wash.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vehicle cleaning device for cleaning dirt such as mud adhered to the side surface of a vehicle body while the vehicle is traveling.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In recent years, the tendency for the shape of the vehicle body to emphasize aerodynamic characteristics has become even stronger, and the mud, etc., wound up on the front tires while driving on a wet road surface adheres to the side surface of the vehicle body, especially to the door. If you try to wash this mud away after returning home, it will dry and stick, and you will not be able to wash it off with a small amount of water. It would be convenient if the mud that adhered could be washed off before it dries, but for that purpose, a vehicle-mounted cleaning device is required.

As a conventional example of a vehicle-mounted cleaning device, there is a vehicle car-washing device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-77559. This car wash device is equipped with a water tank on the vehicle, and the water in this tank is jetted from a water jet nozzle that is open on the surface of the vehicle body to wash the car.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, the above-mentioned conventional car wash device for a vehicle requires a pipe to supply water to the nozzle while opening the surface of the vehicle body to mount the nozzle, and therefore the vehicle must be remodeled drastically. There wasn't.

Further, when the surface of the vehicle body is opened, moisture easily enters the inside of the vehicle body from that portion, which promotes corrosion of the sheet metal or the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and proposes a vehicle cleaning device that does not require an opening on the surface of a vehicle body and can be easily mounted on a vehicle with a small number of modifications. The purpose is to serve.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, a vehicle cleaning device according to the present invention is a vehicle having a protection member for protecting the side surface of the vehicle in a horizontal position near the center of the side surface of the vehicle, and has a hollow interior. Water channel, and a nozzle member that has a plurality of nozzle holes that eject the water supplied to this channel to the surface of the vehicle body side, a water tank for storing water, and pump out water from this water tank. The nozzle is provided with a pump for supplying the nozzle member, and the protective member is provided with the function of the nozzle member.

[0008]

[Action]

 The water drawn from the water tank by the pump is sent to the nozzle member, and is jetted from the plurality of nozzle holes via the water passage inside the nozzle member. This nozzle member is also used as a protection member for protecting the side surface of the vehicle, and is attached at a horizontal position near the center of the side surface of the vehicle. Can be washed.

In the present invention, since the protection member for protecting the side surface of the vehicle body also serves as the nozzle member for ejecting water to the side surface of the vehicle body, it is not necessary to provide an opening on the surface of the vehicle body. It is possible to easily mount the vehicle on the vehicle by reducing the number of parts to be modified.

[0010]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a vehicle cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The resin side moldings 22 and 24 serve as a protective member that protects the side surface of the vehicle body from slight impacts and scratches, and is generally called a side protect molding or the like. The side molding 22 is attached to the front door 26, and the side molding 24 is attached to the rear door 28 at a horizontal position near the center thereof.

The side moldings 22 and 24 also serve as nozzle members for ejecting washing water for washing away dirt such as mud adhered to the front door 26 and the rear door 28 during traveling. There is. Specifically, each of the side moldings 22 and 24 has a cavity serving as a water channel inside, and has a plurality of small holes for noise for ejecting cleaning water on its surface, which will be described in detail later.

The water tank 30 is for storing tap water, for example, as cleaning water. The pump 32 pumps out the cleaning liquid stored in the water tank 30 and supplies the cleaning liquid to the nozzle member via the pipe 34. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the trunk of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 2, the water tank 30 and the pump 32 are installed inside the trunk.

Before traveling on a bad road and dirt such as mud adhered to the front and rear doors 26 and 28 is fixed, the side surface of the vehicle body is cleaned by the vehicle cleaning device of the present embodiment. Specifically, first, a switch (not shown) of the pump 32 is operated to move the pump 32, and the cleaning water stored in the water tank 30 is pumped out and sent to the water channels in the side moldings 24, 22. The washing water sent to these water channels is jetted from the plurality of nozzle holes to the front door 26 and the rear door 28, and the mud and the like adhering to the door surface is washed off. The arrow in FIG. 1 indicates the direction of the washing water ejected from the door molds 22 and 24 to the front and rear doors 26 and 28.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the side molding 22 attached to the front door 26. The figure (A) is a view seen from the side of the vehicle, and the figure (B) is a bottom view thereof. Further, FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the side molding 22 has a cavity having an elliptical cross section inside, and the cavity functions as a water channel 36. Further, it has a plurality of through holes that function as the nozzle holes 38. The water channel 36 is pierced only on the side molding 24 side to receive the wash water supplied from the side molding 24 side, and is closed on the opposite side (front side of the vehicle). When the washing water is sent to the water passage 36, it is sprayed to the outside of the side molding 22 through the nozzle hole 38 to wash off the surface of the front door 26. The side moldings 22 and 24 are attached to the front and rear doors 26 and 28 with an adhesive.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the side molding 24 attached to the rear door 28. The figure (A) is a view seen from the side of the vehicle and a partial vertical sectional view, and the figure (B) is a bottom view thereof. The shape of the cross section is the same as that of the side molding 22 shown in FIG. The water channel 40 provided inside the side molding 24 is penetrated at both sides for receiving the cleaning water sent from the water tank 30 side and for sending the cleaning water to the side molding 22 side. Further, a rubber seal 44, which is a rubber molded product, is adhered to the surface in contact with the side molding 22. The rubber seal 44 presses the side moldings 22 and 24 with the front door 26 and the rear door 28 closed to maintain the airtightness of the water passages 36 and 40 and prevent water leakage. When the washing water is sent to the water passage 40, it is sprayed to the outside of the side molding 24 through the nozzle hole 42 to wash off the surface of the rear door 28.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of a joint 46 that connects the pipe 34 on the pump 32 side and the side molding 24. A through hole is provided in the tire house of the rear wheel, and the joint 46 is fixed by passing this hole.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the joint 46. The same figure (A) is a front view and a partial cross-sectional view of the joint 46, and the same figure (B) is a left side view. The joint 46 has an L-shape, and has a through hole serving as a water channel inside. One end of the L-shape serves as a mouth on which the pipe 34 is inserted and fitted, and the other end serves as a mouth on the side molding 24 side. A rubber seal 48 for enhancing airtightness and preventing water leakage is inserted on the side molding 24 side. When the rear door 28 is closed, the rubber seal 48 and one end of the side molding 24 are crimped. A single watertight channel is formed. Further, the joint 46 has a fixing claw 50 for fixing to the tire house, and when the joint 46 is passed through a hole provided in the tire house, the fixing claw 50 opens, and thereafter, the joint 46. It is designed so that it cannot be pulled out easily. Further, the joint 46 has a shape in which a part of a circular shape is cut off to prevent rotation. FIG. 8 shows the cross-sectional shape and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 7 (B).

FIG. 9 is a view showing the connected state of the side moldings 22 and 24 and the joint 46 with the front and rear doors 26 and 28 closed. By connecting without gaps, the inner cavity forms one water channel as a whole.

FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of a vehicle cleaning device according to an embodiment. The motor 60 is built in the pump 32 to drive the pump 32. The motor 60 is connected in series with a power supply 64, a switch 62, and a relay contact 70 in a relay 66. A relay coil 68 in the relay 66 is connected in parallel with a door lamp 72 that lights up when the front door 26 or the rear door 28 is opened. When all the doors are closed, no current flows through the relay coil 68 and the relay contacts 70 are closed (ON state). At this time, for example, when the switch 62 mounted on the dashboard on the driver's side is turned on, the motor 60 rotates to drive the pump 32 and the washing water in the water tank 30 is pumped out. There is. On the other hand, when one of the doors is opened, a current flows through the relay coil 68 and the relay contact 70 is opened (OFF state). Even if the switch 62 is operated in this state, no current flows through the motor 60, so the pump 32 does not move. Therefore, the inside of the room is not wetted by the erroneous operation of the switch 62 with the door open.

As described above, the insides of the side moldings 22 and 24, which are members for protecting the front and rear doors 26 and 28, are hollowed to form a water channel, and the cleaning liquid is jetted from the water channel to the front and rear doors 26 and 28. Provide a plurality of nozzle holes. Immediately after traveling on a wet road surface, the pump 32 is moved to send the water in the water tank 30 to the side moldings 22 and 24, and the water is ejected from the plurality of nozzle holes provided in each side mall to adhere the mud and the like. Clean dirt. Since the side moldings 22 and 24, which are protective members, are also used as water pipes and nozzles, it is not necessary to provide openings on the vehicle body surface, particularly the front and rear doors 26 and 28, and the inside of the front and rear doors 26 and 28 can be eliminated. Because piping is unnecessary. Therefore, the number of modified parts of the vehicle is reduced, and the vehicle can be easily mounted on the vehicle.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the water tank 30 is provided in the rear trunk compartment, but the capacity of the window washer liquid tank provided in the bonnet may be increased to serve also. In this case, the pump 32 is also installed in the bonnet, but since the battery serving as the power source 64 is also normally provided in the bonnet, there is also an advantage that the wiring with the switch 62 and the like can be shortened.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the side moldings 22 and 24 and the joint 46 are crimped to form one water channel, but the side moldings 22 and 24 are separately provided. Cleaning water may be supplied by piping with a rubber hose or the like. Even in this case, since there is no need to provide an opening on the door surface, the number of parts to be modified in the vehicle is reduced, and the advantage that it can be easily installed in the vehicle remains unchanged.

[0026]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the protection member for protecting the side surface of the vehicle body also serves as the nozzle member for ejecting water to the side surface of the vehicle body, no opening is provided on the surface of the vehicle body. In addition, the number of modified parts of the vehicle can be reduced and the vehicle can be easily mounted on the vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a vehicle cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a trunk compartment of a vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a side molding of a front door.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a side molding of a rear door.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a joint.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a joint.

8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a connected state of a side molding and a joint.

FIG. 10 is an example of a circuit diagram of a vehicle cleaning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

22, 24 Side molding 26 Front door 28 Rear door 30 Water tank 32 Pump 34 Piping 36, 40 Water channel 38, 42 Nozzle hole 44, 48 Rubber seal 46 Joint 50 Fixing claw 60 Motor 62 Switch 64 Power supply 66 Relay 68 Relay coil 70 Relay Contact 72 Door lamp
AS011002

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle having a protection member for protecting the side surface of the vehicle at a horizontal position near the center of the side surface of the vehicle, the inside of which is made into a water channel, and water supplied to this water channel is provided. A nozzle member having a plurality of nozzle holes ejected on the side surface of the vehicle body; a water tank for storing water; and a pump for drawing water from the water tank and supplying the water to the nozzle member. A vehicle cleaning device, wherein a member has the function of the nozzle member.