JPH0752761A - Car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent mud or the like from being accumulated in a conveyor setup part by installing a spraying device spraying a liquid toward this conveyor setup part, and forming a channel, where the liquid sprayed out of this spraying device flows in, on a floor. CONSTITUTION:While a washed car 7 is conveyed from each starting end of two roller conveyors 3a and 3b and washed in a washing part, a solenoid valve is opened and simultaneously a pump is driven, whereby water is fed to each of two exhaust pipes 26. With this constitution, water 37 is sprayed out of an exhaust port 27 of both these exhaust pipes 26, and this sprayed water 37 is sprayed to a floor 1 beneath both the roller conveyors 3a and 3b by way of an opening part 30 of an outward frame 18, and then it flows into a channel 32 by way of the lower part of an inward frame 19. At this time, dirt such as mud or the like dropped on the floor 1 from the washed car 7 flows into the channel 32 together with the water 37 sprayed out of the exhaust port 27. Therefore, such a possibility that any possible dirt such as mud or the like might be accumulated on the floor 1 beneath both the roller conveyors 3a and 3b is thus prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car wash machine for cleaning a vehicle to be cleaned by a car wash machine while transporting the vehicle with a carrier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a car wash machine of this type, there is one shown in FIGS. That is, on the floor 41,
A gate-shaped stationary car wash main body 42, and a pair of left and right roller conveyors 43a, 43b penetrating from the front to the rear of the car wash main body 42
And are installed. Inside the car wash machine body 42, there are provided a rotating brush for cleaning, a rotating brush for applying wax, a drying device, and the like.

According to this method, after the vehicle 44 to be cleaned is placed on the starting ends of both roller conveyors 43a and 43b, both roller conveyors 43a and 43b are driven. This allows the vehicle to be washed.
44 is carried into the car wash main body 42, washed with each brush, coated with wax, dried by a drying device, and then carried out rearward from the car wash main body 42.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional type, as shown in FIG. 8, the mud or the like adhering to the vehicle 44 to be cleaned falls during the transportation and falls on the roller conveyor 43.
The mud 45 accumulated on the floor 41 under the a and 43b is caught in the roller conveyors 43a and 43b,
Trouble may occur in 43a and 43b.

The present invention solves the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a car washing machine capable of preventing the accumulation of mud or the like on the conveying device installation portion.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a car wash according to the present invention has a floor-mounted stationary car wash main body and a vehicle to be washed carried into the car wash main body from the front. With a carrier device that carries out from the car wash machine body to the rear, a jetting device that jets liquid toward the carrier device installation part is provided, and a groove into which the liquid jetted from this jetting device flows is formed on the floor. is there.

[0007]

According to the above construction, the vehicle to be cleaned is washed in the main body of the car washing machine while being conveyed by the conveying device. During the transportation of the vehicle to be cleaned, the ejection device ejects the liquid toward the transportation device installation portion, so that the mud and the like dropped on the transportation device installation portion flows into the groove together with the liquid ejected from the ejection device and is removed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, on the floor 1, a stationary car wash main body 2 and a pair of left and right roller conveyors 3a, 3b that penetrate the car wash main body 2 from the front and reach the rear.
(An example of a carrier device) is installed. The car wash main body 2 is formed in a gate shape, and a washing section 4, a wax coating section 5 and a drying section 6 are formed in this order from the front.

The cleaning unit 4 includes a cleaning rocker brush 11 for cleaning the lower portions of both side surfaces of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned and side surfaces of the wheels 8, a cleaning top brush 12 for cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned, A cleaning side brush 13 for cleaning both side surfaces of the cleaning vehicle 7 is provided.

The wax coating section 5 has a vehicle 7 to be cleaned.
Wax top brush 14 to apply wax to the upper surface of
And a wax rocker brush 15 for applying wax to both side surfaces of the vehicle to be cleaned 7 and side surfaces of the wheels 8.

The drying section 6 is provided with a top nozzle 16 for drying the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned and side nozzles 17 for drying both side surfaces of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 3, one roller conveyor 3a and the other roller conveyor 3b are respectively formed by a pair of left and right frames 18 and 19 and a plurality of rollers 20 mounted between these frames 18 and 19. Each roller conveyor 3a, 3b is supported by a pair of left and right support blocks 21 formed on the floor 1 at regular intervals in the front-rear direction, and is fixed by bolts and nuts 22.

A jetting device 25 is provided on each of the one roller conveyor 3a and the other roller conveyor 3b. These ejection devices 25 have a large number of ejection holes in the ejection pipe 26.
Formed 27. These ejection pipes 26 are detachably fixed to the outer frame 18 of each roller conveyor 3a, 3b by using a mounting band 28 and bolts 29. Further, the ejection holes 27 are respectively provided on the floor 1 below one roller conveyor 3a and the other roller conveyor 3a.
It is directed to floor 1 below b. The frame 18 on the outer side of each of the roller conveyors 3a and 3b has the ejection holes 27.
A plurality of openings 30 that communicate with the lower side of the roller 20 from the side are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, on the floor 1 between one roller conveyor 3a and the other roller conveyor 3b, a groove 32 is formed along the conveyors 3a, 3b. There is. The groove 32 is provided with a slope such that the front side of the car wash machine body 2 is lower. Then, at the front end of the groove 32, a recovery tank 33 for recovering the inflowing water, mud, etc.
Are formed.

The jet pipe 26 and the groove 32 are provided in a range from the starting ends of the roller conveyors 3a and 3b to the innermost portion of the cleaning section 4 of the car wash machine body 2. As shown in FIG. 6, a pump 34 that supplies water to the ejection pipes 26 is connected to the ejection pipes 26 via a pipe 35. Also,
An electromagnetic valve 36 is provided between the pump 34 and both ejection pipes 26.

The operation of the above structure will be described below.
As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 4, the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is conveyed from the starting ends of both roller conveyors 3a and 3b to the end parts of both roller conveyors 3a and 3b through the inside of the car wash machine body 2. During the transportation, the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is provided with the cleaning rocker brush 11, the cleaning top brush 12, and the cleaning side brush.
13 washed with and then top brush for wax
Wax is applied by 14 and a rocker brush 15 for wax, and then dried by a top nozzle 16 and a side nozzle 17.

Further, the vehicle 7 to be cleaned has both roller conveyors 3
While being conveyed from the starting ends of a and 3b and being cleaned by the cleaning unit 4, the electromagnetic valve 36 is opened and the pump 34 is driven to supply water to both ejection pipes 26. As a result, as shown by the dotted lines in FIGS. 1 and 2, water 37 is ejected from the ejection holes 27 of both ejection pipes 26, and the ejected water 37 passes through the opening 30 of the frame 18 on the outer side to both rollers. Conveyor 3a,
The inner frame 19 is sprayed onto the floor 1 below 3b.
Flows into the groove 32 through the lower part of the. At this time, the vehicle to be cleaned 7
The dirt such as mud that has fallen from the floor 1 to the floor 1 flows into the groove 32 together with the water 37 ejected from the ejection hole 27. Therefore, dirt such as mud is prevented from accumulating on the floor 1 below both roller conveyors 3a and 3b.

Then, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 4, the water 37 and the mud flowing into the groove 32 flow forward due to the gradient of the groove 32 and flow into the recovery tank 33. After that, the worker regularly removes the water and mud collected in the recovery tank 33.

In the above embodiment, water is ejected from the ejection hole 27 of the ejection pipe 26 during car washing, but the pump 34 is driven and the solenoid valve 36 is opened to open the ejection hole 27 during standby or at regular intervals. You may spout water from.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the ejection pipe 26 and the groove 32 are provided in the range from the starting ends of the roller conveyors 3a and 3b to the innermost portion of the cleaning unit 4 of the car wash main body 2. The reason for this is that this area is the area where the mud falls most. However, spout 26 and groove
32 and 32 may be provided over the entire length of both roller conveyors 3a and 3b, or may be provided over a part thereof.

In the above embodiment, the ejection pipe 26 is attached to the frame 18 outside the roller conveyors 3a and 3b, but the ejection pipe 26 is installed on the floor 1 outside the roller conveyors 3a and 3b. Alternatively, the jet pipe 26 may be installed on the floor 1 below both roller conveyors 3a and 3b, or the jet pipe 26 may be attached to the car wash machine body 2.

In the above embodiment, the pair of left and right roller conveyors 3a and 3b are used as an example of the conveying device, but this may be a single roller conveyor having a wide width, or a belt conveyor or the like.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the water 37 is jetted onto the floor 1 below the roller conveyors 3a and 3b as an example of the conveying device installation portion. The portion may be formed toward the roller 20 of both roller conveyors 3a and 3b, and the roller 20 may be sprayed with water.

In the above embodiment, water is ejected from the ejection holes 27 as an example of liquid, but not limited to water, liquid detergent or the like may be ejected. Further, as shown by the phantom line (a) in FIG. 1, the floor 1 may be inclined toward the groove 32 so that the jetted water 37 can easily flow into the groove 32.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the ejecting device ejects the liquid toward the conveying device installation portion while the vehicle to be cleaned is being conveyed, the mud or the like dropped on the conveying device installation portion is ejected by the ejecting device. It flows into the groove with the liquid ejected from it and is removed. As a result, it is possible to prevent mud and the like from accumulating on the transfer device installation portion, and thus the problem that mud or the like is caught in the transfer device and causes troubles is solved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the ejection device as viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of the ejection device.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a configuration of a car wash machine.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a configuration of a car wash machine.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a piping system of the ejection device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional car wash machine.

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of a carrier device of a car wash machine in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Floor 2 Car wash main body 3a, 3b Roller conveyor (conveying device) 7 Vehicle to be cleaned 25 Jet device 32 Groove

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A floor-mounted stationary car wash machine main body, and a transfer device for loading a vehicle to be cleaned into the car wash machine main body from the front and unloading it from the car wash machine main body to the rear. A spouting device that spouts liquid toward the installation part is provided,
A car washing machine characterized in that a groove into which a liquid ejected from the ejection device flows is formed on the floor.