JPH0543901Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a paint drying device for a vehicle, which is used in the base process and the drying process after topcoating when a vehicle is completely painted or repaired.

``Prior Art'' Conventionally, there has been an embodiment of this type of paint drying apparatus X for a vehicle as shown in FIG. 11, for example.

That is, 1 is a machine base having a plurality of casters 2 below, and a plurality of guide columns 3 are fixedly installed on the left and right sides of this machine base 1. Reference numeral 4 denotes a plurality of fitting cylinders that are slidably fitted to the guide struts 3. Each of these fitting cylinders 4 is provided with a support arm 5 in the horizontal direction, and the tip of each support arm 5 is adjustable in angle. A dryer 6 having an infrared lamp or a far-infrared lamp is installed.

However, the coating drying apparatus X having the above structure had the following drawbacks.

The paint drying device
Because of this, for example, the machine base 1 or the caster 2 may collide with the tire T at a portion of the vehicle body where the tire T is attached.

Therefore, it is not possible to move the dryer 6 close to the desired position.

In addition, the dryer 6 can move the guide column 3 up and down through the fitting tube 4 and adjust the angle. It is not possible to irradiate the rays of light.

Therefore, when the entire surface of a vehicle is painted, it is not possible to uniformly irradiate the entire painted surface of the vehicle body.

``Problems that the invention aims to solve'' In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the conventional technology, the present invention is capable of irradiating light from various angles and uniformly irradiating the entire painted surface of the car body. In addition, it improves work efficiency by easily moving it to the painted surface of the vehicle to be painted.Furthermore, it minimizes the influence of dust, dirt, oil, etc. that cause harmful effects to painting work, and in addition, it The goal is to obtain a vehicle paint drying device that does not interfere with other work on the surface.

``Means for solving the problems of the invention'' The paint drying device for a vehicle of the invention runs directly on a rail member installed on the ceiling via a plurality of pulleys, or has a running body having a plurality of pulleys on the rail member. A storage box that moves horizontally through the storage box and has a spring balancer inside; an extendable rod 15 that is slidably inserted into a pipe that is vertically fixed to the storage box and is connected to the cable member of the spring balancer; It is characterized by a frame-shaped support arm that is rotatably provided at the lower end of the telescopic rod and that pivotally supports a dryer that emits infrared rays for drying the painted surface of the vehicle.

"Embodiments of the Invention" The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In one embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 6, Y is a paint drying area for a vehicle that is movably suspended from a rail member installed on the ceiling of a work bay where the entire surface of the vehicle or partial repair painting is to be performed. It is a device.

That is, 10 is formed by an appropriate combination of pipe materials, channel steel, etc., and in this embodiment, 10 is provided horizontally on the ceiling of the floor F of the painting work bay.
As shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, the rail member 10 is provided so as to surround the vehicle C to be coated with a required space when viewed from above.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a storage box which has a plurality of pulleys 12 on the upper wall that slide directly on the rail member 10, and is suitably equipped with a spring balancer 13 having a built-in spring member as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. A guide hole 11a is formed in the center of the lower wall of the storage box 11. In this embodiment, two pulleys 12 are used with a required interval so that they are located on the same extension line so that only the rail member 10 can travel in one direction.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a rectangular pipe member fixedly hung vertically on the lower wall of the storage box 11. A telescopic rod 15 connected to the cable member 13a of the spring balancer 13 is slidably inserted into the pipe member 14. has been done. There are various ways of connecting the telescopic rod 15 and the cable member 13a, but in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 3, when the dryer is a large type and heavy, a pulley 16 is pivotally supported at the insertion end of the telescopic rod 15, and the cable member 1 is attached to the pulley 16.
3a is wound and its free end is appropriately fixed to the periphery of the storage box 11 in which the guide hole 11a is formed, to accommodate a heavy object.

Further, in order to smooth the sliding movement between the pipe material 14 and the telescopic rod 15, and to eliminate the need to apply lubricant to the telescopic rod 15, an auxiliary sliding plate 17 such as a Teflon plate is installed on the inner wall of the lower end of the pipe material 14. It is provided.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a fixture having an operating rod 18a provided at the lower end of the pipe material 14 so that the telescopic rod 15 can be fixed at a desired telescopic position.
The telescopic rod 15 can be locked or unlocked by rotating the operating rod 18a of No. 8 approximately 90 degrees.

The telescoping rod 15 functions as an auxiliary stopper in this embodiment, since the tension of the spring balancer 13, which will be described later, is set according to the weight of the dryer, so that the weight of the rod 15 is balanced at any extended position and the rod 15 stands still.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a frame-shaped support arm that is rotatably provided at the lower end of the telescopic rod 15 and pivotally supports a dryer 20 that emits drying light, for example, far infrared rays, to the painted surface of the vehicle C to be painted. The arm 19 includes a rotating plate 19a which is appropriately pivoted on the lower end of the telescopic rod 15 so as to be able to rotate approximately 180 degrees, and this rotating plate 19a.
The arm body 19b is integrally provided with the arm body 9a and has an inverted concave shape as a whole.

Although not particularly shown, the dryer 20 is equipped with a plurality of far-infrared lamps or similar infrared lamps capable of emitting a drying light beam (electromagnetic wave) in the wavelength range of 4 to 100 microns, and is equipped with a plurality of far-infrared lamps or similar infrared lamps on the back side as appropriate. A plurality of handles 21 are provided.

Note that the far-infrared lamp or a similar infrared lamp generally emits far-infrared rays included in the infrared region.

A second fixture 22 is provided at the lower end of the arm body 19b of the support arm 19, and has an operating rod 22a that pivotally supports the dryer 20 and can fix the dryer 20 at a desired rotation angle. By rotating the operating rod 22, the dryer 20 can be stopped or released from the arm body 19b.

In the above configuration, by adjusting the position and angle of the dryer 20 on the painted surface of the vehicle C to be painted, as shown in FIGS. can be uniformly irradiated with light.

That is, when attempting to dry the coating on the side surface including the entire surface and rear surface of the vehicle C to be painted, the telescopic rod 15 is extended as shown in FIG. 5, or gradually expanded and contracted. As shown, the dryer 20 is moved from symbol a to e. This transition is accomplished by a pulley 12 attached to the storage box 11 sliding on the rail member 10.

However, it is necessary to reliably irradiate the light beam to corners or painted surfaces of the vehicle body, so in such cases, the support arm 19 should be moved to the desired position relative to the telescopic rod 15, as shown by reference numerals b or d. Rotate horizontally to a certain angle and irradiate corners, etc.

In addition, if it is necessary to irradiate the bottom or top side of the car body from an oblique direction toward the painted surface, rotate the dryer 20 by the desired amount with respect to the support arm 19, and then
It is fixed to the support arm 19 with a fixture 22, and the painted surface is irradiated from angular directions as indicated by symbols f, g, and h in FIG. Reference numeral i in FIG. 6 indicates a state in which the telescopic rod 15 is kept stationary at an arbitrary height position during painting drying on the side peripheral surface of the vehicle body.

"Different Embodiments of the Present Invention" Next, different embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 will be described. In the description of these embodiments, the same parts as those of the embodiments of the present invention are given the same reference numerals and redundant explanations will be omitted.

The main difference between the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 and the previous embodiment is that a plurality of rail members 10A and 10B are provided on the ceiling of the work bay where painting work is performed.
In this example, there are two pieces, and the paint drying device Y1
Pulley 12A attached to the upper wall of the storage box 11A
The point is that there are three. And said pulley 12A
One of these is that in this embodiment, a cam floor that slides on the rail member 10B on one side is used, and the cam floor is appropriately pivoted on the upper surface of a support rod 24 protruding from the upper part of one side wall of the storage box 11A. ing.

With this configuration, there are effects such as being able to prevent the paint drying device Y1 from swinging left and right with respect to the rail members 10A and 10B.

The main difference between the embodiments shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 and the previous embodiment is that the rail members 10C and 10D provided on the ceiling have two rails as in the embodiment shown in FIG.
and the storage box 11B of the paint drying device Y2.
are suspended from a plate-like running body 26 having a plurality of running pulleys 25, 25a on the upper surface, which run on the rail members 10C, 10D, and move simultaneously, and run perpendicular to the rail members 10C, 10D. The cross rail 27 fixed to the lower surface of the body 26 can be moved by a required distance via a plurality of pulleys 12B, and the traveling body 26 is appropriately placed at the center of both edges of the upper surface of the storage box 11B. This is the point at which a plurality of cam floors 28 that slide on the lower surface are pivotally supported. In this embodiment, one side 25a of the plurality of traveling pulleys attached to the traveling body 26 is connected to the rail member 10.
A cam floor is used that slides on one side of D.

In the above configuration, the paint drying device Y2 can also move in the direction perpendicular to the rail members 10C and 10D via the traveling body 26 by the length of the cross rail 27, so as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. Figure symbol j
As shown in , the dryer 20A can be moved closer to or farther away from the vehicle C to be painted. The operating mode such as position and angle adjustment of the dryer 20A is the same as in the previous embodiment. Further, in this embodiment, since a plurality of cam floors 28 are attached to the storage box 11B, it is possible to prevent the dryer 20A from swinging.

"Effects of the Present Invention" As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention has the following effects.

(1) Since the paint drying equipment is suspended from the rails on the ceiling, it does not interfere with other work on the floor.

(2) Since the dryer can be moved up and down and the angle of the dryer can be adjusted freely, the irradiation position can be set to suit the shape of the body of each vehicle type. Therefore, the painted surface of the vehicle body can be dried at a uniform irradiation temperature.

(3) Since the paint drying device can be easily moved to the desired painting surface of the vehicle to be painted, the painting work can be done quickly and work efficiency can be improved.

(4) Since the spring balancer is installed inside the storage box, it is possible to eliminate the negative effects on the painting caused by mechanically generated dust, oil, etc.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 6 are explanatory diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a different embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 8 to 10 are explanatory diagrams of the present invention. Each explanatory diagram showing another different embodiment, the first
FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing a conventional embodiment. Y, Y1, Y2... Paint drying device, 10, 10
A, 10B, 10C, 10D...Rail member, 1
1, 11A, 11B...Storage box, 12, 12A,
12B... Pulley, 13... Spring balancer, 14... Pipe material, 15... Telescopic rod, 18,
22... Fixture, 19... Support arm, 20,2
0A...Dryer, 24...Support rod, 26...Traveling body, 27...Cross rail.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1) The rail member 10 provided on the ceiling runs directly through a plurality of pulleys 12 or the rail member 10
Storage boxes 11, 11 move horizontally via a traveling body 26 having a plurality of pulleys 25, 25a on C, 10D, and have a spring balancer 13 inside.
A, 11B, a telescoping rod 15 that is slidably inserted into a pipe material 14 that is fixedly hung vertically in this storage box and connected to the cable member 13a of the spring balancer, and a rotatable rod at the lower end of this telescoping rod. A paint drying device for a vehicle, which comprises a frame-shaped support arm 19 that pivotally supports a dryer 20 that is installed on a vehicle and emits infrared rays for drying onto the painted surface of the vehicle. 2) The paint drying device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pipe material 14 is provided with a fixture 18 that can fix the telescopic rod 15 at a desired telescopic position. . 3) Utility model registration claim 1, characterized in that the support arm 19 is provided with a fixture 22 that can pivotally support the dryer 20 and fix the dryer at a desired rotation angle. Paint drying equipment for the vehicle described. 4) Storage box 11B includes rail members 10C and 10D.
The intersecting rail 27, which is suspended from a traveling body 26 having traveling pulleys 25 and 25a that travels and moves simultaneously, and which is fixed to the lower surface of the traveling body so as to be perpendicular to the rail member, is passed through the pulley 12B. The vehicle paint drying device according to claim 1, which is capable of moving by a required amount.