JPH08133692A - Washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the washing device, which is to be installed as an attachment to a loading vehicle such as a fork lift and which is used for washing a material to be washed such as a container and van truck and which can efficiently wash the roof of the material to be washed. CONSTITUTION: The device is formed of a fitting body 2, a tank 3, a pump 4, a motor for pump, a turning body 6, a turn driving machine 7, a brush 8, a motor 9 for brush, and a nozzle 10. Especially, the brush 8 is arranged in the side of the fitting body 2 through the turning body 6, and the upper part thereof is provided freely to be turned around a fore and aft shaft 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a cleaning device which is mounted on a cargo handling vehicle such as a forklift truck as an attachment and is used for cleaning an object to be cleaned such as a container or a van truck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of cleaning apparatus, for example, the one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-9899 is known. This is a mounting body that is mounted on the lifting body of a cargo handling vehicle, a tank that is provided on the mounting body to store the cleaning liquid, a pump that supplies the cleaning liquid for the tank, a pump motor that rotates the pump, and a mounting body. A rotating body that is provided in the front and can rotate about the longitudinal axis around the longitudinal axis, a brush that is provided on the rotating body and that can rotate around the longitudinal right-and-left axis, a brush motor that rotates the brush, and a rotating body. And a nozzle that is provided to inject the cleaning liquid. However,
In such a structure, the brush is arranged in front of the mounting body through the rotating body, and the longitudinal center of the brush is rotatably provided around the front-rear axis. I couldn't wash it well. The reason is that when the cargo handling vehicle is self-propelled along the object to be cleaned and the brush is placed in a substantially vertical state,
Although the side surface of the object to be cleaned can be continuously washed,
Even if the brush was placed in a substantially horizontal state while the cargo handling vehicle was running along the object to be cleaned, the brush could not reach the roof of the object to be cleaned, so that the brush could not be continuously cleaned.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention was devised to solve this problem, and the purpose thereof is to efficiently clean the roof of the object to be cleaned. The purpose is to provide a cleaning device that can be used.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The cleaning apparatus of the present invention basically comprises an attachment body attached to an elevator body of a cargo handling vehicle,
A tank installed in the mounting body to store the cleaning liquid, a pump for supplying the cleaning liquid in the tank, a pump motor for rotating the pump, and a side part of the mounting body, the upper part of which can be rotated around the front-rear axis. A rotary body, a rotary drive that rotates the rotary body with respect to the mounting body, a brush that is provided on the rotary body and is rotatable around a front-rear right-angle axis, a brush motor that rotates the brush, and a rotary body. It is characterized in that it is composed of a nozzle that is provided in the nozzle and sprays the cleaning liquid.

[0005]

When the pump motor is started, the pump is rotated and the cleaning liquid in the tank is sent to the nozzle, where it is sprayed onto the brush and the object to be cleaned. When the brush motor is activated, the brush is rotated, and this contacts the object to be cleaned. The object to be cleaned is cleaned by the cleaning liquid sprayed from the nozzle and the brush rotating in contact with the cleaning liquid. The brush can be moved horizontally by making the cargo handling vehicle self-propelled, and can be moved up and down by raising and lowering the lifting body, and the rotating body can be rotated about the front-rear axis by the rotation drive machine. You can change the direction depending on. The side surface of the object to be cleaned can be continuously cleaned by setting the brush in a substantially vertical state while allowing the cargo handling vehicle to run along the object to be cleaned. The roof of the article to be washed can be continuously washed by setting the brush in a substantially horizontal state while allowing the cargo handling vehicle to run along the article to be washed.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. The cleaning device 1
Mounting body 2, tank 3, pump 4, pump motor 5, rotary body 6, rotary drive machine 7, brush 8, brush motor 9,
The nozzle 10 and its main part are configured. The attachment body 2 is attached to the lifting body B of the cargo handling vehicle A, and in this example, the base 11 having a flat plate shape and the fork (lifting body) B of the forklift (cargo handling vehicle) A provided below the base 11. Left and right fork pockets 12 into which the fork B is detachably attached, a retaining tool (not shown) provided in these for retaining the fork B, and a front right portion on the base 11 (the right side in FIG. 1 is the front side). 2, the left side is erected on the right side, and the post 13 has a height substantially the same as the length of the brush 8 in the longitudinal direction. Tank 3 is attached body 2
Is provided for storing the cleaning liquid. In this example, the cleaning liquid is placed and mounted on the base 11, and the upper part is provided with a cleaning liquid inlet which is opened and closed by the lid 14.
The pump 4 supplies the cleaning liquid for the tank 3, and is provided on the right side of the base 11 in this example. Although not shown, the pump 4 has a suction port connected to the inside of the tank 3 via a suction pipe. The pump motor 5 is the pump 4
In this example, a hydraulic motor is used, which is provided adjacent to the pump 4 and has a motor shaft connected to the pump shaft. The hydraulic motor 5 is not shown,
It is connected to the hydraulic power source of the forklift A via an oil pipe or the like. The rotating body 6 is provided on the side of the mounting body 2 and has an upper portion rotatable around the front-rear shaft 15. In this example, the rotating body 6 is laterally arranged on the upper portion of the post 13 and the middle portion thereof is the front-rear shaft 15. An arm 16 rotatably provided around the upper and lower front and rear direction members and a vertical member connecting these rear sides are provided, and the front portion of the upper and lower front and rear members is attached to the right portion of the arm 16. The brush holder 17 has a substantially U-shaped side surface.
The rotation driving machine 7 rotates the rotation body 6 with respect to the attachment body 2. In this example, the rotation drive machine 7 is a hydraulic cylinder, and is interposed between the middle position of the post 13 and the left part of the arm 16. Thus, the brush 8 can be rotated by a predetermined angle (100 degrees) from the substantially vertical state to the substantially horizontal state via the rotating body 6.
Although not shown, the hydraulic cylinder 7 is connected to the hydraulic power source of the forklift A via an oil pipe or the like. Brush 8
Is provided on the rotating body 6 and is rotatable about a longitudinal axis in the front-rear direction. In this example, the entire body has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is supported by the brush holder 17 so as to be rotatable about the orthogonal axis in the front-rear direction. It comprises a support shaft 18 and a large number of needle-shaped bodies 19 made of polyethylene or the like radially and axially planted around the support shaft 18. The brush motor 9 rotates the brush 7. In this example, the brush motor 9 is a hydraulic motor. The brush motor 9 is provided above the brush holder 17 and has a motor shaft connected to the support shaft 18. Although not shown, the hydraulic motor 9 is connected to the hydraulic power source of the forklift A via an oil pipe or the like. The nozzle 10 is provided on the rotating body 6 to inject the cleaning liquid. In this example, the nozzle 10 is provided on the brush holder 17 and communicates with the nozzle tube 20 parallel to the brush 8 at predetermined intervals. And a plurality of nozzle heads 21 directed to the brush 8. Although not shown, the nozzle pipe 20 is connected to the discharge port of the pump 4 via a pipe or the like. Next, the operation will be described based on such a configuration.
When not in use, the cleaning device 1 is placed and stored in a predetermined place, and when used, it is mounted on the forklift A by inserting the fork B into the fork pocket 12 and retaining it with the retaining device. When the pump motor 5 is started, the pump 4 is rotated and the cleaning liquid in the tank 3 is supplied to the nozzle 10 and sprayed from there to the brush 8. When the brush motor 9 is started, the brush 8 is rotated,
This is brought into contact with an object to be cleaned (not shown) such as a container or a van truck. The object to be cleaned is cleaned by the cleaning liquid sprayed from the nozzle 10 and the brush 8 which rotates in contact with the cleaning liquid. The brush 8 can be horizontally moved by moving the forklift A by itself, and can be moved up and down by moving the fork B up and down, and the rotating drive unit 7 moves the rotating body 6 about the front-rear shaft 15 around the mounting body 2. The direction can be changed by turning to. Forklift A along the object to be cleaned
When the brush 8 is set in the vertical state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 or the substantially vertical state shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. While the forklift A is self-propelled along the object to be cleaned, the brush 8 is shown in FIG.
In the substantially horizontal state shown by the two-dot chain line or in the horizontal state shown by the three-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the roof of the object to be washed can be continuously washed. Since the brush 8 is arranged in front of the mounting body 2 via the rotating body 6 and the upper portion thereof is rotatably provided around the front-rear shaft 15, the forklift A is the standard shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Even with a mast, the roof of a large van truck with a high height can be washed. By the way, the total height of the large van truck is about 379.
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In the above embodiment, the mounting body 2 is provided with the fork pocket 12 and the fork B of the forklift A.
I made it easy to put on and take off, but it is not limited to this. Although the pump motor 5 and the brush motor 9 are hydraulic motors in the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be electric motors or the like. Although the rotary drive machine 7 is a hydraulic cylinder in the above embodiment, the rotary drive machine 7 is not limited to this and may be, for example, a hydraulic motor. Although the nozzle 10 is directed to the brush 8 in the above-described embodiment, the nozzle 10 is not limited to this and may be directed to, for example, an object to be cleaned or both the brush 8 and the object to be cleaned.

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The following excellent effects can be achieved. (1) It is composed of a mounting body, a tank, a pump, a pump motor, a rotating body, a rotation driving machine, a brush, a brush motor, and a nozzle, and the brush is arranged on the side of the mounting body through the rotating body. In addition, since the upper part thereof is provided so as to be rotatable around the front-rear axis, the roof of the object to be cleaned can be efficiently cleaned. (2) Since the brush is disposed on the side of the mounting body via the rotating body and the upper portion of the brush is rotatable around the front-rear axis, the cargo handling vehicle is equipped with a standard mast. Even the roof of a large van truck with a high height can be washed.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Cleaning device, 2 ... Mounting body, 3 ... Tank, 4 ... Pump,
5 ... Pump motor, 6 ... Rotating body, 7 ... Rotating drive device, 8
... brush, 9 ... brush motor, 10 ... nozzle, 11 ...
Base, 12 ... Fork pocket, 13 ... Post, 14
... Lid, 15 ... Front-rear axis, 16 ... Arm, 17 ... Brush holder, 18 ... Spindle, 19 ... Needle-like body, 20 ... Nozzle tube, 2
1 ... Nozzle head, A ... Cargo handling vehicle, B ... Elevating body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mounting body mounted on a lifting body of a cargo handling vehicle, a tank provided on the mounting body for storing a cleaning liquid, a pump for feeding the cleaning liquid of the tank, a pump motor for rotating the pump, and a mounting structure. A rotating body that is provided on the side of the body and has an upper portion that can rotate around the front-rear axis; A cleaning device comprising a rotatable brush, a brush motor for rotating the brush, and a nozzle provided on a rotating body for ejecting a cleaning liquid.