JPH06321071A - Car washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sufficiently wash and dry opposite side surfaces of a vehicle by providing a positioning device for positioning one side surface of the vehicle on a washing path for one of processing devices, which is defined by the relative movement between a car washing machine body and the vehicle. CONSTITUTION:A vehicle is stopped in front of a car washing machine body 1, being opposed thereto. At this stage, front and rear wheels 45 on one side of the vehicle 41 abut against a positioning device 40 so that the vehicle 41 can be stopped at a predetermined position without being deviated widthwise, and accordingly, one side surface of the vehicle 41 can be precisely positioned on a washing path 42 for a side brush 4a and a rocker brush 5a on one side. Thereafter, the car washing machine body 1 is advanced toward the vehicle 41 while the side brushes 4a, 4b and the rocker brushes 5a, 5b are rotated. In this phase, the side brush 4b, the rocker brush 5b and a side nozzle 6b on the other side are located at an open position where they are furthest from the side brush 5a, the rocker brush 5a and the side nozzle 6a on the one side, respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car washing machine having a pair of side brushes, a pair of rocker brushes, a pair of side nozzles and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a car washing machine of this type, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-125668 can be cited. That is, a pair of side brushes (an example of a cleaning brush) facing each other in the width direction are provided in the car wash machine body. Of these, either one of the side brushes is provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction. According to this, as the main body of the car wash machine is moved forward and temporarily stopped, one side brush travels in the left-right direction to wash the front surface, one side surface and the rear surface of the vehicle, and the other side brush cleans the other side surface of the vehicle.

Further, the car wash machine body is usually provided with a pair of side nozzles for drying both side surfaces of the vehicle in the width direction.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional type, particularly in the case of a vehicle having a narrow vehicle width, the vehicle is positioned closer to the other side in order to bring the other side surface of the vehicle into contact with the other side brush. There is a need. This widens the distance between one side of the vehicle and one side nozzle,
There was a problem that one side of the vehicle was insufficiently dried.

The present invention solves the above problems and has a fixed type processing device on one side of a car wash machine and a movable type processing device on the other side so that both sides of the vehicle can be sufficiently washed and dried. The purpose is to provide a car wash machine.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a car washer according to the present invention comprises a car width detecting device, a car width detecting device, and a pair of cleaning brushes and a drying nozzle facing each other in the width direction. A processing device having the same is provided, one of the processing devices is fixed to one side of the car wash main body, and the other processing device can be freely moved toward and away from the other side of the car wash main body. A drive device for moving the other processing device toward and away from the other processing device is provided, and a positioning device for positioning one side surface of the vehicle on a cleaning path of the one processing device formed by relative movement of the car wash main body and the vehicle is provided. It is a thing.

[0007]

According to the above construction, the vehicle is stopped by facing the main body of the car wash machine. At this time, one side surface of the vehicle can be positioned on the cleaning path of one of the processing devices by the positioning device. After that, the car washer body moves relatively to the vehicle side, the vehicle width detection device detects the vehicle width, the drive device operates, and the other processing device performs one processing based on the detected vehicle width. The processing apparatus moves toward and away from the apparatus, and stops when the distance between the two processing apparatuses reaches the vehicle width. Thus, as the car wash machine body moves relative to the vehicle, one processing device cleans and dries one side surface of the vehicle, and the other processing device cleans and dries another side surface of the vehicle.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 11, the main body 1 of the gate-shaped car washer is supported and guided by rails 3 via wheels 2, and can reciprocate forward and backward. The car wash main body 1 includes side brushes 4a and 4b and rocker brushes 5 which are examples of cleaning brushes.
a, 5b and processing devices 7a, 7b having side nozzles 6a, 6b for drying, a top brush, a top nozzle for drying, etc., which are not shown, are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the side brushes 4a and 4b face each other in the width direction, and one side brush 4a is fixed to one left and right side portion of the car washing machine body 1 and the other side brush. 4b are provided on the left and right side portions of the car wash machine body 1 so as to be able to approach and separate from one side brush 4a.

That is, a rail 8 which is long in the width direction (horizontal direction) is provided on the upper portion of the car wash machine body 1.
A brush mounting bracket 9 is provided at one end of the. A cylinder bearing 10 is attached to the bracket 9, and a side brush shaft 11 is supported by the cylinder bearing 10 so that one side brush 4a is rotatable about a vertical axis 12. A motor 13 for rotating the side brush 4a is attached to the bracket 9. The motor 13 and the side brush shaft 11 are interlockingly connected by a chain 50 stretched between a sprocket 48 on the output shaft side of the motor 13 and a sprocket 49 on the side brush shaft 11 side.

Further, 15 is a drive device for moving the other side brush 4b toward and away from the other side brush 4b. That is, a movable body that is supported and guided by the rail 8 via the roller 51 and is movable.
16 is provided, and this movable body 16 has a vertical axis on the side of the car wash machine body 1.
An arm 18 swingably attached to the left and right via 17, an air cylinder device 19 provided between the arm 18 and the car wash main body 1, and a link connected to the free end of the arm 18 so as to be relatively swingable. It moves along the rail 8 by 20 and. Incidentally, an air pipe (not shown) connected to the air cylinder device 19
, The air cylinder device by switching to one
A changeover switch (not shown) for supplying compressed air into the air cylinder 19 and discharging the compressed air from the air cylinder device 19 by switching to the other is provided.

A cylinder bearing 10 is attached to the movable body 16, a side brush shaft 11 is supported by the cylinder bearing 10, and the other side brush 4b is rotatable about a vertical axis 12. A motor 13 for rotating the side brush 4b is attached to the movable body 16 side. This motor
13 and the side brush shaft 11 are provided by a chain (not shown) stretched between a sprocket (not shown) on the output shaft side of the motor 13 and a sprocket (not shown) on the side brush shaft 11 side. , Linked together.

The car wash main body 1 is provided at one side of the rail 8.
A guide wheel 22 is attached to the guide wheel 22, and an endless wire 23 is hung on the guide wheel 22. One end of the wire 23 is connected to the movable body 16, and a weight 24 is attached to the other end. As a result, the other side brush 4b is urged to approach the one side brush 4a side by the weight of the weight 24.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rocker brushes 5a and 5b face each other in the width direction, and one rocker brush 5a is fixed to one side portion of the car wash machine body 1 and the other rocker brush 5a. 5b are provided on the other left and right side portions of the car wash machine body 1 so as to approach and separate from one rocker brush 5a.

That is, a bracket 26 is provided from one side of the car wash machine main body 1, a cylinder bearing 27 is attached to the tip of the bracket 26, and a rocker brush shaft is attached to the cylinder bearing 27.
28 is supported, and one rocker brush 5a is rotatable around the vertical axis 29. A motor 30 for rotating the rocker brush 5a is attached to the bracket 26. The motor 30 and the rocker brush shaft 28 are
A chain 54 stretched between a sprocket 52 on the output shaft side of the motor 30 and a sprocket 53 on the rocker brush shaft 28 side is interlockingly connected.

On the other side of the car wash machine body 1, a vertical axis 31
A horizontally swingable arm 32 is attached via a rocker brush shaft to the free end of the arm 32 via a cylindrical bearing 27.
28 is supported, and the other rocker brush 5b is rotatable about the vertical axis 29. A motor 30 for rotating the rocker brush 5b is attached to the arm 32. The motor 30 and the rocker brush shaft 28 are the sprocket 52 on the output shaft side of the motor 30 and the rocker brush shaft 28.
A chain 54 stretched between the side sprocket 53 and the side sprocket 53 interlocks with each other. Further, an air cylinder device 34 is attached to the car wash machine body 1 side as an example of a drive device for moving the other rocker brush 5b toward and away from the car wash machine main body 1, and the tip of its piston rod 35 is connected to the arm 32.

As shown in FIG. 10, the side nozzle 6 is
a and 6b face each other in the width direction, and one side nozzle 6a
Is fixed to one of the left and right side portions of the car wash main body 1, and the other side nozzle 6b is provided on the left and right other side portions of the car wash machine main body 1 so as to be close to and away from the one side nozzle 6a. That is, in the upper and lower parts of the other side nozzle 6b,
The tip ends of piston rods 38 of a pair of upper and lower air cylinder devices 37 provided on the other side of the car wash machine body 1 are attached, and the other side nozzle 6b is supported by these piston rods 38, and the piston rods 38 expand and contract. To move toward and away from each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes a positioning device, which is provided on one side of a vehicle 41 waiting in front of the car wash main body 1.
The side brush 4a and the rocker brush 5a, which are formed by moving the car wash machine body 1 forward and backward, are positioned on the cleaning path 42. That is, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, the positioning device 40 has the floor surface 43 along the cleaning path 42.
It is formed by a pipe laid in the front-back direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, on the other side of the car wash machine body 1, both side brushes 4a and 4b and a rocker brush 5 are provided.
A vehicle width detection device 46 is provided in front of the a and 5b and the side nozzles 6a and 6b. A sonic sensor is used for the vehicle width detection device 46. According to this, since the distance W1 in the width direction from the vehicle width detection device 46 to the positioning device 40 is constant, the distance W2 in the width direction from the vehicle width detection device 46 to the other side surface of the vehicle 41 is detected, and W1
The vehicle width W is obtained by calculating -W2. Further, the front-rear direction distance L from the vehicle width detection device 46 to the vertical axis 12 of the other side brush 4b is constant. In addition, α is a distance (constant value) from the vertical axis 12 of the side brush 4b to the optimum cleaning point.

As shown in FIG. 11, 47 is both side brushes 4a and 4b and rocker brush 5 based on the running of the car wash machine body 1 and the vehicle width W obtained by the vehicle width detecting device 46.
This is a control device that controls the driving of the a, 5b and the side nozzles 6a, 6b.

The operation of the above structure will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 41 is opposed to the front of the car wash machine body 1 and stopped. At this time, the front and rear wheels 45 on one side of the vehicle 41
Is brought into contact with the positioning device 40, the vehicle 41 stops at a predetermined position without shifting in the width direction (left-right direction), and one side surface of the vehicle 41 is on the cleaning path 42 between the side brush 4a and the rocker brush 5a. Can be positioned accurately. Thereafter, the car wash machine body 1 travels forward toward the vehicle 41, and the side brushes 4a and 4b and the rocker brushes 5a and 5b rotate. At this time, the other side brush 4b, rocker brush 5b and side nozzle 6
b is located at the open position farthest from the one side brush 4a, the rocker brush 5a, and the side nozzle 6a.

When the vehicle width detecting device 46 passes the side of the front end of the vehicle 41, the widthwise distance W2 from the vehicle width detecting device 46 to the other side surface of the vehicle 41 is detected, and W1-W2 is used to detect the vehicle width. The width W is calculated. Based on the obtained vehicle width W, the air cylinder device 34 of the other rocker brush 5b operates as shown by the solid line in FIG. 8 to swing the arm 32, and the other rocker as shown by the solid line in FIG. The brush 5b moves closer to the one rocker brush 5a from the open position. The other rocker brush 5b is
When the distance between a and 5b becomes the interval according to the vehicle width W, the approaching movement is stopped. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the rocker brush 5a of one of the rocker brushes 5a
Contacts the lower portion of one side surface of the vehicle 41 to perform cleaning, and the other rocker brush 5b contacts the lower portion of the other side surface of the vehicle 41 to perform cleaning.

Further, the car wash machine body 1 advances by a distance L-α from the time when the vehicle width detecting device 46 detects the front end of the vehicle 41, and temporarily stops. Thereby, the other side brush 4b
Is located on the other side of the front surface of the vehicle 41. After that, the changeover switch (not shown) is switched to one side and the air cylinder device
As the compressed air in 19 is exhausted, the movable body 16 is urged by the weight 24 to be supported and guided by the rail 8 to move to one side, as shown by the solid line in FIG. The other side brush 4b to the one side brush 4
Move closer (a) from the open position toward a. As a result, the other side brush 4b cleans the front surface of the vehicle 41 from the other side to the one side. After that, the changeover switch (not shown) is switched to the other side to supply compressed air into the air cylinder device 19, whereby the piston rod 19a retracts and the movable body 16 waits as shown by the solid line in FIG. twenty four
The other side brush 4b moves to the other side against the urging force of the other side brush, as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
It moves away from a (arrow B), and both side brushes 4a, 4b
The separation movement is stopped when the space becomes a space corresponding to the vehicle width W. As a result, the other side brush 4b is
Clean the front of 41 from one side to the other.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the car wash machine body 1
By moving forward again, one side brush 4a contacts one side surface of the vehicle 41 for cleaning, and the other side brush 4b contacts another side surface of the vehicle 41 for cleaning.

The car wash machine body 1 is provided with a vehicle width detection device 46.
When the vehicle detects the rear end of the vehicle 41, it moves forward by a distance L + α and pauses. As a result, the other side brush 4
b is located on the other side of the rear surface of the vehicle 41. After that, the changeover switch (not shown) is changed over so that the compressed air in the air cylinder device 19 is exhausted, so that the movable body 16 becomes a weight.
It is urged by 24 to move to one side, and the other side brush 4b moves toward the one side brush 4a from the other side (arrow B) as shown by the solid line in FIG. As a result, the other side brush 4b cleans the rear surface of the vehicle 41 from the other side to the one side. After that, the air cylinder device 19
The movable body 16 is weighted by retracting the piston rod 19a of
By moving to the other side against the biasing force of 24, FIG.
As shown by the phantom line, the other side brush 4b moves away from the one side brush 4a (arrow B) and stops at the open position. As a result, the other side brush 4b is
The rear surface of 41 is washed from one side to the other.

In this way, by moving the car wash machine body 1 forward,
One side brush 4a cleans one side of the vehicle 41, one rocker brush 5a cleans one side lower part, the other side brush 4b cleans the front and rear faces and the other side, and the other side lower rocker cleans. After the cleaning with the brush 5b, the other side brush 4b and the rocker brush 5b are moved away from each other to the open position, and the car washer body 1 is moved backward and the vehicle 41 is dried.

At this time, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 10, both air cylinder devices 37 of the other side nozzle 6b are actuated synchronously based on the vehicle width W to extend both piston rods 38,
The other side nozzle 6b moves toward the one side nozzle 6a from the open position (arrow A). Then, the other side nozzle 6b stops the approaching movement when the distance between the side nozzles 6a and 6b becomes the interval according to the vehicle width W. As a result, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, one side nozzle 6a dries one side surface of the vehicle 41 and the other side nozzle 6b dries the vehicle 41 as the car wash body 1 moves backward.
Dry the other side. And both side nozzles 6a,
After 6b has dried from the rear end to the front end of the side surface of the vehicle 41, the reverse movement of the car wash machine body 1 is stopped.

As described above, the one side brush 4a and the rocker brush 5a are fixed, and the other side brush 4b and the rocker brush 5b are movable, so that the air cylinder device 19 and the movable body 16, Arm 18, link
The drive device 15 for the side brush consisting of 20 may be provided only on one side brush 4b, and similarly, the air cylinder device 34 which is the drive device for the rocker brush may be provided only on one rocker brush 5b. . Therefore, the number of drive units 15 and 34 can be reduced to one, respectively,
The cost can be reduced, the structure of the car wash machine body 1 and the drive unit 1
Control of 5 and 34 can be simplified.

Further, by making the other side nozzle 6b movable, it is possible to optimally adjust the distance between the other side surface of the vehicle 41 and the other side nozzle 6b even for vehicles 41 having different vehicle widths W. Therefore, not only one side surface of the vehicle 41 but also the other side surface can be sufficiently dried.

In the above embodiment, the processing devices 7a and 7b are the brushes 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b and the nozzles 6a and 6b.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, a pair of left and right wash water jet nozzles 60a and 60b and a wax jet nozzle 61 are further provided.
a, 61b, etc., and one of these injection nozzles 60a, 61
Alternatively, a may be a fixed type, and the other injection nozzles 60b and 61b may be provided so as to approach and separate from the one injection nozzles 60a and 61a by a cylinder device or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the car wash machine body 1 is run on the stopped vehicle 41 to wash and dry the vehicle. However, this is performed by moving the vehicle 41 to the fixed car wash machine body 1 and You may dry.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to stop the vehicle by positioning the one side surface of the vehicle on the cleaning path of the one processing device by the positioning device, and thereafter, the vehicle width detection device. By moving the other processing device toward and away from the other processing device based on the vehicle width detected in step 1, a space corresponding to the vehicle width is formed between the two processing devices. Thus, as the car wash machine body moves relative to the vehicle, one processing device cleans and dries one side surface of the vehicle, and the other processing device cleans and dries another side surface of the vehicle.

As described above, one of the processing devices is of a fixed type and the other processing device is of a movable type, so that even in a vehicle having different vehicle widths, the other side surface of the vehicle and the other drying nozzle are Since the distance between the two sides can be optimally adjusted, not only one side of the vehicle but also the other side can be sufficiently dried.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a car wash machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a car wash machine for explaining the cleaning of the front surface of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a car wash machine for explaining cleaning of both side surfaces of the vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a car wash machine for explaining the cleaning of the rear surface of the vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a car wash machine for explaining the drying of both side surfaces of the vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a side brush.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a side brush.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a rocker brush.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a rocker brush.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a side nozzle.

FIG. 11 is a side view of the car wash main body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Car wash machine body 4a, 4b Side brush (cleaning brush) 5a, 5b Rocker brush (cleaning brush) 6a, 6b Side nozzle (drying nozzle) 7a, 7b Treatment device 15 Drive device 34, 37 Air cylinder device (drive) Device 40 Positioning device 41 Vehicle 42 Washing route 46 Vehicle width detection device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A car-washing machine main body is provided with a vehicle width detection device and a processing device having a pair of cleaning brushes and a drying nozzle facing each other in the width direction, and one processing device is provided on one side of the car-washing machine main body. Fixed to the other part, the other processing device is provided on the other side of the car wash machine body so as to be able to approach and separate from the one processing device.
A drive device is provided for moving the other processing device closer to and away from the other processing device, and a positioning device is provided for positioning one side surface of the vehicle on the cleaning path of the one processing device formed by relative movement of the vehicle body and the vehicle. Car wash machine characterized by.