JPH11105678A - Vehicle-washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a continuous vehicle-washing machine that allows, during washing of one vehicle, the movement of a next-washed vehicle onto its crawler- type conveyor for greater efficiency. SOLUTION: A stationary vehicle-washing machine body 2 is provided therethrough with a strut conveyor 3', as an example of a crawler-type conveyor, which carries a vehicle 7 to be washed into the machine body 2 from the front and the vehicle 7 washed out of it backward. This conveyor 3' is made up of a carrying-in conveyor 31 for carrying the vehicle 7 into the machine body 2 and a carrying-out conveyor 32 for carrying the vehicle 7 being washed through and out of the machine body 2, between both which conveyors is interposed a free roller 35 that is flush with them to support the vehicle 7. The constitution allows the conveyors 31 and 32 to be driven individually, and the arrangement of the roller 35 between the conveyors 31 and 32 avoids vertical motion of the vehicle 1 being moved from the carrying-in conveyor 31 to the carrying-out conveyor 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car washer (hereinafter referred to as a "continuous car wash") for continuously washing a vehicle to be washed while being transported by a vehicle moving means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional continuous car washer, a slat conveyor (an example of an endless belt-shaped transfer device) is used as the vehicle moving means. An example of a continuous car washer using the slat conveyor is shown in FIGS.

As shown in the figure, a stationary car wash body 2 is installed on a floor 1 and a pit is provided on the floor 1 to penetrate the car wash body 2 from the front to the same level as the floor 1. The slat conveyor 3 which reaches to the rear is installed. The car wash body 2 is formed in a gate shape, and inside the car wash body 2,
A cleaning unit 4, a wax application unit 5, and a drying unit 6 are formed in this order from the front. A sonic sensor 8 for detecting the height of the vehicle 7 to be washed is attached to the front end of the car washer body 2, and a sonic sensor 8 is provided along the slat conveyor 3 upstream (in the forward direction) of the vehicle 7 to be washed. A panel 9 is provided.

[0004] The slat conveyor 3 includes a vehicle 7 to be cleaned.
The front and rear wheels 11a and 11b on the right side (abbreviated as right) in the transport direction of the vehicle 7 are supported and transported. The front and rear wheels 11c and 11d on the left side (abbreviated as left) in the transport direction of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned are attached to the floor surface 1. Supported.

The washing section 4 comprises a pair of left and right washing side / rocker brushes 12 for washing the lower portions of both sides of the vehicle 7 to be washed and the side surfaces of the front and rear wheels 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, and the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be washed. , A pair of left and right side brushes 14 for cleaning the front, rear and both sides of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned, a cleaning water arch 15 for spraying cleaning water, and a detergent arch for spraying detergent. It is formed from 16.

The wax application section 5 includes a wax top brush for applying wax to the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned.
17 and both sides of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned and the front and rear wheels 11a, 11b,
A pair of left and right side and rocker brushes 18 for wax for applying wax to the side surfaces of 11c and 11d, a wax arch 19 for spraying liquid wax, a wax base arch 20 for spraying a wax base material, and a fluorine coating agent for spraying. It is formed from the fusco coat arch 21.

The drying section 6 includes a top nozzle 24 that can be moved up and down to dry the upper surface of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned, and a pair of left and right provided behind the top nozzle 24 to dry both side surfaces of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned. Side nozzle 25 and a pair of left and right blower devices that supply air to top nozzle 24 and side nozzle 25
It is formed from 26.

With the above configuration, the vehicle 7 to be washed is carried into the car washer body 1 by the slat conveyor 3 by entering the vehicle 7 on the slat conveyor 3 and operating a switch on the remote panel 9. In each of the cleaning unit 4, the wax application unit 5, and the drying unit 6, the respective steps of cleaning, waxing, and drying are performed, and are carried out from the end of the slat conveyor 3.

[0009]

In the conventional continuous car washer described above, the slat conveyor 3 is operating while the preceding vehicle 7 is being washed, so that the next vehicle to be washed 7 is washed. I could not get in, of course, I stopped in front of the remote panel 9, and the driver also made an illusion,
There is a fear that the vehicle 7 to be washed may run away.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a continuous car washer which enables a next vehicle to be washed to enter a transporting device (for example, a slat conveyor) having an infinite belt shape and can improve the car washing efficiency. It was done.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a washing means and a drying means for a vehicle to be washed are provided in a stationary car washer body. An infinite belt-shaped transport device is provided for loading the vehicle to be washed into the main body from the front and unloading the vehicle from the main body to the rear, and transporting the infinite belt-shaped transport device into the car wash machine body. Infinity belt-shaped transport device for carrying in, the cleaning means, moving the vehicle to be washed over the arrangement position of the drying means, comprises an infinite strip-shaped transport device for unloading out of the main body, A roller for supporting the vehicle to be washed is provided at the same level as the endless belt-shaped transfer device between the endless transfer device for carrying in and the endless transfer device for unloading.

According to the above construction, the endless belt-shaped transporting device is separated into an infinite belt-shaped transporting device for carrying in and an infinite belt-shaped transporting device for unloading, so that each of the transporting devices having an infinite belt-shape can be driven independently. In addition, since the rollers are provided between the endless belt-shaped transfer devices, the vehicle to be cleaned can be prevented from moving up and down when moving between the endless belt-shaped transfer devices.

[0013] The invention according to claim 2 provides the above-mentioned claim 1.
According to the invention described above, at the front end of the stationary car wash machine main body, there is provided passage detection means for detecting the passage of the vehicle to be washed, and when the passage of the vehicle to be washed is confirmed by the passage detection means, the endless belt for carrying in. The transport device is stopped.

According to the above construction, the infinite belt-shaped transport device for carrying in is stopped by the passage confirmation of the position of the passage detecting means of the preceding vehicle to be cleaned, so that the transfer to the infinite belt-shaped transport device for carrying in the next vehicle to be cleaned is performed. It is possible to enter.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in FIGS. 6 and 7 of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the structure of a car washer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the structure of the car washer. As shown in the figure, a slat conveyor 3 ′, which is an example of an endless belt-like transport device, includes a carry-in conveyor 31 for carrying a vehicle 7 to be washed into the car wash machine main body 2, a cleaning unit 4,
And a carry-out conveyor 32 for moving the vehicle 7 to be washed over the positions where the wax applying means 5 and the drying means 6 are provided, and carrying the vehicle 7 out of the car washer body 2.
Of the car washing machine main body 2 (front end)
The position is slightly forward. These conveyors 31, 32
Are provided with independent drive units 33 and 34, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3, a free roller 35 supporting the wheels 11 (vehicle to be cleaned 7) at the same level as the conveyors 31 and 32 is provided between the carry-in conveyor 31 and the carry-out conveyor 32.
Is provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, at the front end of the car washer body 2, as a passage detecting means of the vehicle 7 to be washed,
An intrusion sensor 36 comprising a photoelectric switch for detecting the intrusion of the vehicle 7 to be washed into the car washer body 2 is provided, and a conveyor for carrying the vehicle 7 to be washed is provided in front of the conveyor 31 for carrying in.
A circuit breaker 37 for preventing intrusion into 31 is provided. Also, the vehicle-mounted sensor 38 comprising a photoelectric switch for detecting that the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is mounted on a predetermined position of the carry-in conveyor 31 and the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is mounted on the end of the carry-out conveyor 32. A vehicle end sensor 39 comprising a photoelectric switch for detecting the presence of the vehicle is provided.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system of the car washer according to the present embodiment. The control system of the car washer is largely composed of a control device 41 composed of a microcomputer built in the car washer body 2, a remote panel 9, a sonic sensor 8, an intrusion sensor 36, a vehicle-mounted sensor 38, a vehicle end sensor 39, and the like. The sensor system 42 and the drive units 33,
The control device 41 receives and stores operation signals such as start and stop from the remote panel 9 and detection signals of the sensor system 42, and stores these operation signals. The drive system 43 is controlled according to the signal and the detection signal to control the operation of the entire car wash body 2.

Hereinafter, the control of the slat conveyor 3 'and the circuit breaker 37 of the control device 41, which is a main part of the present invention, will be described in detail with reference to a block diagram shown in FIG. Drive unit 3
A drive (start) command is transmitted when the signal output to 3, 34 is on (Hi; high level), a stop command is transmitted when the signal is off (Lo; low level), and a signal output to the circuit breaker 37 is transmitted. An open command is transmitted when on (Hi; high level), and a close command is transmitted when off (Lo; low level).

RS flip-flops 51 and 52 are provided corresponding to the drive units 33 and 34 of the conveyors 31 and 32, respectively. Further, a vehicle passage detection unit 56 is provided which detects passage of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned when the intrusion sensor 36 is turned off, that is, when the vehicle 7 to be washed is detected and then turned on. , A pulse signal c is output. Further, a pulse generator 57 for outputting one pulse when the output signal x of the RS flip-flop 51 is turned on is provided.

The drive unit 33 of the carry-in conveyor 31
Of the RS flip-flop 51, the inversion signal (NOT) of the output signal x of the flip-flop 51 is set as a logical product (AND), and the start signal a is held by the operation of the start switch 54 of the remote panel 9. A circuit is provided, and the output signal d of the hold circuit and the in-vehicle sensor 38 are provided.
Of the operation signal e of the vehicle end sensor 39 and the inverted (NOT) signal of the operation signal h of the vehicle end sensor 39 to form a set circuit, and the output pulse signal c of the vehicle passage detection unit 56 and the failure of the carry-in conveyor 31 A logical sum of the signal j is obtained to form a reset circuit. The output signal x of the RS flip-flop 61 is output to the drive unit 33 of the carry-in conveyor 31.

The drive unit 34 of the unloading conveyor 32
For the RS flip-flop 52, a set circuit is constituted by the pulse signal k of the pulse generator 57,
The logical sum of the operation signal h of the vehicle end sensor 39 and the failure signal j 'of the carry-out conveyor 32 is taken to form a reset circuit, and the output signal y of the RS flip-flop 52 is used as a drive unit of the carry-out conveyor 32. Output to 34.

Further, for the circuit breaker 37, an inverted (NOT) signal of the output signal x of the flip-flop 51 and the on-vehicle sensor 38
AND signal of the inverted (NOT) signal of the operation signal e is output. Next, the slat conveyor 3 ′ according to the above block diagram.
The operation of the circuit breaker 37 will be described. (1) At first, the carry-in conveyor 31 is stopped, that is, the output signal x of the flip-flop 51 is off, the operation signal e of the on-vehicle sensor 38 is off, and the breaker 37
, An open signal is output, and the circuit breaker 37 is in an open state. (2) Next, the vehicle 7 to be washed enters the predetermined position of the carry-in conveyor 31 through the open circuit breaker 37 and stops at the predetermined position. (The operation signal is turned off.) Subsequently, the start switch 54 of the remote panel 9 is operated, the RS flip-flop 51 is set, and the RS flip-flop 52 is set by the output signal x of the flip-flop 51 to drive. A start command is output to the units 33 and 34, and the conveyors 31 and 32 start. At this time, the output signal x of the flip-flop 51 is turned on, so that a close signal is output to the circuit breaker 37, and the circuit breaker 37 is closed. (3) In this state, when the vehicle 7 to be washed is transferred from the carry-in conveyor 31 to the carry-out conveyor 32 and conveyed, and the vehicle passage detecting section 56 operates, the RS flip-flop 51 is reset and the carry-in vehicle 7 is reset. A stop command is output to the drive unit 33 of the conveyor 31, so that the carry-in conveyor 31 stops. Further, the output signal x of the flip-flop 51 is turned off, an open signal is output to the circuit breaker 37, and the circuit breaker 37 is opened. (4) Further, when the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is conveyed by the unloading conveyor 32, is washed in the washing unit 4, is waxed in the wax unit 5, is dried in the drying unit 6, and reaches the end of the unloading conveyor 32. The vehicle end sensor 39 operates, the RS flip-flop 52 is reset, a stop command is output to the drive unit 34 of the unloading conveyor 32, and the unloading conveyor 32 stops.

When the carry-out conveyor 32 stops, the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is carried out by the driver, and the vehicle end sensor 39 is turned off. (5) When the circuit breaker 37 opens, the next vehicle 7 to be washed enters the carry-in conveyor 31, the vehicle-mounted sensor 38 operates again, and when the vehicle end sensor 39 is turned off, the start switch of the remote panel 9 is turned off. By operating the 54, the signal is held, the RS flip-flop 51 is set again, a start command is output to the drive unit 34, and the carry-in conveyor 31 is started. Further, an RS flip-flop 52 is provided by an output signal x of the flip-flop 51.
Is set, a start command is output to the drive unit 34, and the carry-out conveyor 32 starts. When the output signal x of the flip-flop 51 is turned on, a close signal is output to the circuit breaker 37, and the circuit breaker 37 is closed.

As described above, when the slat conveyor 3 'is driven by the control device 41, the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is transferred from the conveyor 31 for carrying in to the conveyor 32 for carrying out, and the passage of the vehicle 7 to be cleaned is detected. Since the carry-in conveyor 31 is stopped even while the carry-out conveyor 32 is operating, the vehicle 7 to be cleaned can enter the carry-in conveyor 31 and the car washing efficiency can be improved. In addition, even if a trouble occurs in the carry-in conveyor 31 on the way, the carry-out conveyor 32 can be driven, and the problem that the vehicle 7 to be washed remains in the car washer body 2 can be solved.

A free roller 35 is provided between the conveyors 31 and 32.
Is provided, it is possible to prevent the vehicle 7 to be cleaned from moving between the conveyors 31 and 32 when moving between the conveyors 31 and 32, and to prevent the vehicle 7 to be cleaned from moving up and down.

In this embodiment, each of the conveyors 31,
Although one free roller 35 is provided between 32, a plurality of free rollers may be provided, and one or a plurality of drive rollers may be provided instead of the free roller 35.

Further, in the present embodiment, the slat conveyor 3 'is used as the endless belt-shaped transfer device, but another conveyor, for example, a belt conveyor may be used.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the endless belt-shaped transport device is separated into an infinite belt-shaped transport device for carrying in and an infinite belt-shaped transport device for unloading. Can be independently driven, and the rollers are provided between the endless belt-shaped transfer devices, so that the vehicle to be washed can be prevented from moving up and down when moving between the endless belt-shaped transfer devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of a car washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of the car washer.

FIG. 3 is a main part configuration diagram of a conveyor of the car washer.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system of the car washer.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conveyor control unit of the control device for the car washer.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a configuration of a conventional car washer.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a configuration of a conventional car wash machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 floor surface 2 car wash machine main body 3 'slat conveyor (infinite belt-shaped transport device) 4 washing unit 5 wax application unit 6 drying unit 7 vehicle to be washed 8 sonic sensor 9 remote panel 31 carry-in conveyor 32 carry-out conveyor 33, 34 drive Unit 35 Free roller 36 Intrusion sensor 37 Circuit breaker 38 In-vehicle sensor 39 Vehicle end sensor 41 Control device 54 Start switch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An endless belt-shaped vehicle in which a washing means and a drying means for a vehicle to be washed are disposed in a stationary car washer body, and the vehicle to be washed is carried into the body from the front and carried out from the body to the rear. The infinite belt-shaped transport device is provided, and the infinite belt-shaped transport device for loading the vehicle to be washed into the car washer body, and the cleaning unit and the drying unit are arranged. An infinite strip-shaped transporting device for moving the vehicle to be cleaned and unloading it out of the main body. The infinite strip-shaped transporting device is provided between the loading infinite strip-shaped transporting device and the unloading infinite strip-shaped transporting device. A car washing machine comprising a roller for supporting the vehicle to be washed at the same level as the apparatus. 2. An endless belt-like transport device for carrying in when a passage detecting means for detecting passage of a vehicle to be washed is provided at the front end of the stationary car wash machine main body and the passage detecting means confirms the passage of the vehicle to be washed. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The car washer described.