JPH11208423A - Car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car washing machine capable of washing a vehicle without using a side brush and a top brush in the case when there are projections on front and rear surfaces and a ceiling part of the vehicle. SOLUTION: As an injection nozzle 23 is oscillated in the longitudinal direction by a longitudinal oscillating device and the injection direction of washing changes from the vertical direction to the longitudinally inclined direction in the case when there are projections 65, 66 on front and rear surfaces and a ceiling part of a vehicle 3, washing is certainly injected against the front and rear surfaces and an upper surface of the vehicle 3, and the front and rear surfaces and the upper surface of the vehicle 3 are washed. Thereafter, a side surface lower part and a wheel 12 of the vehicle 3 are brushing-washed by a first locker brush device 7, and an overall side surface of the vehicle 3 is brushing-washed by a second locker brush device 8. At this time, a side brush device 11 retreats to both left and right sides of the vehicle 3, and first and second top brush devices 9, 10 retreat above the vehicle 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a car washer for washing a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a car washing machine of this kind, for example,
There is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-126750.
That is, the car washer comprises a car washer body, and a vehicle transport conveyor that carries the vehicle into the car washer body from the front of the car washer body and carries it out to the rear.

A front side brush for brushing the front and side surfaces of the vehicle body, a rear side brush for brushing the rear surface and side surfaces of the vehicle body, and a top brush for brushing and cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle body are provided inside the body of the car washer. Are provided. Further, a hook detecting means for detecting that the side brush is hooked on the front surface of the vehicle body is provided.

[0004] According to this, the vehicle is brushed and washed by the side brushes and the top brush in the car washer body while being conveyed by the conveyor. At this time, the front side brush brushes the front and side surfaces of the vehicle body while moving in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) by rotating the arm, and similarly, the rear side brush brushes the rear surface and side surfaces of the vehicle body, The top brush brushes and cleans the upper surface of the vehicle while moving up and down.

When the side brush is caught on a projecting object (for example, a pole or the like) on the front of the vehicle body, a hook detecting means detects the side brush being caught and stops the washing operation based on this detection. Release the hook.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional type, when a projection such as a pole is mounted on the front or rear surface of the vehicle, the front side brush is used to brush the front of the vehicle while cleaning the front of the vehicle. Or the rear side brush is caught on a protrusion on the rear surface of the vehicle during the brushing cleaning of the rear surface of the vehicle,
There was a problem that car washing was temporarily suspended.

Similarly, when a projection such as a carrier or a taxi indicator light is mounted on the ceiling of the vehicle, there is a problem that the top brush is caught by the projection and the car wash is temporarily interrupted.

An object of the present invention is to provide a car washer capable of washing a vehicle without using a side brush or a top brush when there are protrusions on the front and rear surfaces and a ceiling portion of the vehicle.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a car washer according to the first aspect of the present invention performs a car wash by moving at least one of a vehicle and a car washer body back and forth relative to the other. A car washing machine body, an injection device for injecting a washing liquid to a vehicle, a pair of left and right first rocker brush devices, and a pair of left and right second rocker brush devices are provided, and the injection device is arranged in the front-rear direction. An injection nozzle that can swing freely and a back-and-forth swinging device that swings the injection nozzle in the front-rear direction. Brushing the lower part and the wheels, the two second rocker brush devices are located behind the first rocker brush devices,
The height of the brush body of the rocker brush device is formed higher than the height of the brush body of the first rocker brush device.

[0010] According to this, the cleaning liquid is injected from the injection nozzle of the injection device while at least one of the vehicle and the car washer body is moved back and forth relatively to the other. At this time, since the spray nozzle is swung in the front-rear direction by the back-and-forth swinging device, the spray direction of the cleaning liquid changes from a vertical direction to a tilt direction inclined forward and backward, and the cleaning liquid flows from the spray nozzle to the front of the vehicle. It is reliably injected to the upper surface and the rear surface. As a result, the front, upper and rear surfaces of the vehicle are cleaned.

Thereafter, the lower part of the side of the vehicle and the wheels are moved to the first position.
Brushed and washed with a rocker brush device,
The entire side surface of the vehicle is brushed and cleaned by the second rocker brush device.

As described above, since the washing liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle of the spray device to wash the front, upper and rear surfaces of the vehicle, even when the projection is mounted on the front or rear surface or the ceiling of the vehicle. The side brush and the top brush do not get caught on the protrusion.

In the car washer according to the second aspect of the present invention, the brush body of the first rocker brush device swings back and forth. According to this, the brush body of the first rocker brush device performs the brushing cleaning of the lower part of the side surface of the vehicle and the wheels while swinging in the front-rear direction, thereby exhibiting a stronger cleaning effect.

In the car washer according to the third aspect of the present invention, the injection nozzle swings in the left and right direction by a left and right swing device provided in the injection device. According to this, the cleaning liquid can be sprayed in a wide range in the left-right direction by swinging the spray nozzle in the left-right direction by the left-right swinging device. Can be sufficiently sprayed over the entire width of the substrate.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, on the floor 1, a gate-shaped stationary car wash machine body 2 and a vehicle 3 to be washed are carried into the car wash machine body 2 from the front and from the car wash machine body 2 to the rear. A pair of left and right roller conveyors 4 for carrying out are provided.

At the front end of the car washer body 2, a vehicle entrance 5 for introducing the vehicle 3 to be washed into the car washer body 2 from the front is formed. The vehicle outlet 6 is formed to carry the vehicle to the rear of the car washer body 2.

Inside the car washer body 2, a pair of left and right first and second rocker brush devices 7, 8, first and second top brush devices 9, 10 and a pair of left and right side brush devices 11 are provided. , A top nozzle 13 and a pair of left and right side nozzles 16.

The first and second rocker brush devices 7 are for brushing and washing the lower side of the vehicle 3 to be washed and the wheels 12, and include a parallel link arm 14 provided on the car washing machine main body 2 so as to be rotatable horizontally. As shown in FIG. 7, a brush body 15 provided at the free end of the arm 14 so as to be able to swing back and forth about the upper end, and a rotation drive device for rotating the brush body 15 about a vertical axis ( (Not shown)
And a swing device (not shown) for swinging the brush body 15 back and forth.

The two side brush devices 11 are for brushing and cleaning both side surfaces and front and rear surfaces of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned, and are provided behind the first rocker brush devices 7 as shown in FIG. By moving toward and away from each other in the left-right direction, the left-right distance can be changed according to the vehicle width of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned.

The two second rocker brush devices 8 are used.
The arm 1 is provided behind the two side brush devices 11 and is provided on the car wash body 2 so as to be horizontally rotatable.
7, a brush main body 18 provided at the free end of the arm 17, and a rotation drive device (not shown) for rotating the brush main body 18 about a vertical axis.
As shown in FIG. 1, the height H ₂ of the brush body 18 of the second rocker brush device 8 is different from the height H ₂ of the side brush device 11.
Is lower than the height Hs of the brush body 20 and the first
It formed higher than the height H ₁ of the brush body 15 of the rocker brush device 7.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first and second
Each of the top brush devices 9 and 10 moves up and down according to the vehicle height, and performs brushing cleaning of the upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned. Among them, the first top brush device 9 is provided above the first rocker brush devices 7, and the second top brush device 10 is provided above the second rocker brush devices 8. In addition, the top nozzle 13
Is for drying the upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned, and the side nozzle 16 is for drying the side surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned.

An injection device 22 for injecting washing water onto the surface of the vehicle 3 to be washed is provided above the front portion of the car washer body 2. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the injection device 22 includes a pair of left and right injection nozzles 23, and a left and right swing device 24 that swings the two injection nozzles 23 in the left and right direction.
And a back-and-forth swinging device 25 for swinging the injection nozzle 23 in the fore-and-aft direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper ends of the two injection nozzles 23 are connected to one end of a swivel pipe joint 28 via tubular nipples 27, respectively, and the other end of the swivel pipe joint 28 is connected to an elbow type pipe joint. It is connected to one end of the washing water supply pipe 30 via 29.

The two swivel pipe joints 28 are respectively attached to the left and right ends of a support frame 32 provided on a frame body 31 so as to be swingable about a longitudinal axis 33. Similarly to the swivel joint 28, a swing bracket 34 that can swing around the longitudinal axis 33 is provided at both left and right ends of the support frame 32 via pins 35. Both swing brackets 3
Each of the nipples 27 is inserted into a through hole 36 formed at the lower free end of each swing bracket 34. The washing water supply pipe 30 is a flexible tube having flexibility,
It is located on the front side of the support frame 32. The swing bracket 34 is located on the rear side of the support frame 31.

The left and right swinging device 24 includes a frame 31
And an output shaft 3 of the motor 37
8, a first connecting rod 40 for connecting between a free end of the lever 39 and an upper free end of one of the swing brackets 34, and both swing brackets 3
4 and a second connecting rod 41 for connecting between the upper free ends.

A support shaft 42 is provided on each of the right and left sides of the frame body 31.
6, and is supported by a bearing member 44 provided on the upper frame member 43 of the car washer body 2, and is swingably supported in the front-rear direction about the support shaft 42 as shown in FIG.

The front-rear swinging device 25 includes the two support shafts 42.
And a pair of left and right cylinder devices 46 for swinging these two swing arms 45. The two cylinder devices 46 are provided in the car wash machine main body 2, and the distal ends of the piston rods 47 are connected to the free ends of the swing arms 45. Double cylinder device 4
By moving the piston rod 47 of No. 6 back and forth, the frame body 31 is swung in the front-rear direction about the support shaft 42.

As shown in FIG. 5, a tank 49 for storing cleaning water is provided at the other end of the cleaning water supply pipe 30, and the cleaning water in the tank 49 is supplied from the cleaning water supply pipe 30 to the injection device. A pump 50 for feeding to the pump 22 is connected. The tank 49 and the pump 50 are provided in the car washer body 2.

As shown in FIG. 7, each of the above brush devices 7 to
11 and each of the nozzle devices 13 and 16 are located behind the injection device 22. In addition, a vehicle height detection device 51 that detects the vehicle height of the vehicle 3 to be washed is provided in front of the car wash machine main body 2. As the vehicle height detecting device 51, a sonic sensor that detects the vehicle height by applying ultrasonic waves to the upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned is used.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, an operation box 52 is erected in front of and on the right side of the roller conveyor 4. The operation box 52 has a car wash in which the contents of the car wash can be selected from a plurality of car wash courses. Course setting switch 53
Also, a changeover switch 54 for switching the injection device 22 from non-operation to operation is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The control device 55 provided in each of the brushes 7 to 7 based on an input signal from the car wash course setting switch 53 and the changeover switch 54 and a detection signal from the vehicle height detection device 51.
11, each operating device 56 to 60, each operating device 61, 62 for operating the nozzle devices 13, 16, the driving device 63 for driving the roller conveyor 4, the motor 37, the cylinder device 46, The pump 50 is controlled.

Further, when the vehicle 3 to be washed is detected by the vehicle height detecting device 51, the number of rotations of the rollers of the roller conveyor 4 is counted by a counter device (not shown), and the vehicle height is determined based on the count value. The transport distance of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned starting from below the detection device 51 is calculated, and the position of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned on the roller conveyor 4 is calculated.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below. The user presses the car wash course setting switch 53 of the operation box 52 while the user is in the vehicle 3 to be washed, and selects a target car wash course. Thus, an input signal from the car wash course setting switch 53 is input to the control device 55.

Thereafter, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7, the user moves the vehicle 3 to be washed forward and gets on both roller conveyors 4, and applies the parking brake to fix the wheels 12. At this time, each wheel 12 of the vehicle 3 to be washed is supported on both roller conveyors 4.

Then, both roller conveyors 4 are driven, and the vehicle 3 to be cleaned is transported rearward along the transport path 64.
The upper surface of the front end of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned is
When the detection signal is input to the control device 55, the drive signal from the control device 55
6 to 62 are the brush devices 7 to 11 and the nozzle devices 13,
16 respectively.

Thus, both first rocker brush devices 7
The brush body 15 swings back and forth while rotating about the longitudinal axis to brush and wash the lower portions of both sides of the vehicle 3 and the wheels 12, and the first top brush 9 is moved by the vehicle height detecting device 51. Brushing and cleaning the upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned while moving up and down according to the detected vehicle height, and brushing the front surface, both side surfaces, and the rear surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned while the two side brush devices 11 move toward and away from each other in the left-right direction. Wash.

Further, the brush bodies 18 of both the second rocker brush devices 8 rotate about the longitudinal axis to brush and wash both sides of the vehicle 3 to be washed, and the second top brush 10 detects the vehicle height. The upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned is brushed and washed while moving up and down according to the vehicle height detected by the device 51. Thus, the front and rear surfaces, both side surfaces, and the upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned are brushed and cleaned.

Thereafter, the top nozzle device 13 dries the upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned, and the two-side nozzle device 16 dries both side surfaces of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned. Then, the vehicle to be washed 3
Is carried out to the rear of the car washer body 2, and a series of car washes ends.

As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 7, a projection 65 such as a pole is mounted on the front or rear surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned, or a projection 66 such as a carrier or taxi indicator light is mounted on the ceiling. When the user is equipped, the user presses the car wash course setting switch 53 of the operation box 52 to select a target car wash course, and furthermore, the changeover switch 54
Turn on. As a result, input signals from the car wash course setting switch 53 and the changeover switch 54 are input to the control device 55.

Thereafter, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 7, the user gets the vehicle 3 to be washed on both roller conveyors 4 and applies the parking brake to fix the wheels 12. Then, the two roller conveyors 4 are driven to drive the vehicle 3 to be cleaned.
Is transported along the transport path 64, the front end upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be washed is detected by the vehicle height detecting device 51, and a detection signal is input to the control device 55. 37, the two cylinder devices 46, and the pump 50 are driven.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cleaning water is supplied from the tank 49 to the cleaning water supply pipe 30 by driving the pump 50.
Through the elbow type pipe joint 29, the swivel pipe joint 28, and the nipple 27, and from the two injection nozzles 23, and by the drive of the motor 37, through the lever 39 and the first connecting rod 40, Swinging bracket 34 swings about the longitudinal axis 33, and the second connecting rod 4
The other swing bracket 34 also swings about the longitudinal axis 33 in synchronization with the one swing bracket 34 via 1. As a result, both the swivel joints 28 swing about the longitudinal axis 33, and as a result, both the injection nozzles 23 swing right and left as shown in FIGS.

At this time, the piston rods 47 are retracted by the driving of the two cylinder devices 46, so that the frame body 31 moves back and forth about the support shaft 42 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Swinging to one side, both injection nozzles 23 are changed from the vertical posture A to the forward inclined posture B inclined forward. Therefore, since the washing water is injected obliquely forward and downward from both the injection nozzles 23, as shown in FIG. The fuel is injected, and the front surface of the vehicle to be cleaned 3 is cleaned.

Thereafter, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, each piston rod 47 protrudes to the intermediate position, whereby the frame body 31 swings around the support shaft 42 to the intermediate position to the other front and rear. The injection nozzle 23 returns from the forward inclined posture B to the vertical posture A. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning water is injected from both the injection nozzles 23 in the vertical direction (directly below),
The upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned passing below the two injection nozzles 23 is cleaned.

Immediately after the rear end of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned has passed below the injection nozzles 23, the piston rods 47 further project from the intermediate position by the driving of the cylinder devices 46. As shown by the one-dot chain line, the frame body 31 swings further from the intermediate position to the other front and rear about the support shaft 42, and both the injection nozzles 23 change the direction from the vertical posture A to the rearward inclined posture C inclined backward. Is done. Therefore, since the washing water is injected obliquely rearward and downward from the two injection nozzles 23, as shown in FIG. The fuel is injected, and the rear surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned is cleaned.

As described above, the front and rear surfaces and the upper surface of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned are cleaned by the cleaning water sprayed from the spray nozzle 23, and the first rocker brush devices 7 are operated, so that the brush body 15 is cleaned. While the lower portions of both sides of the washing vehicle 3 and the wheels 12 are brushed and washed, both the second rocker brush devices 8 are operated, and the brush body 18 performs the brushing washing of both sides of the vehicle 3 to be washed.

At this time, the two side brush devices 11 are most separated from each other as shown by a solid line in FIG. 8 and are retracted to both sides of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned. Further, the first and second top brush devices 9 and 10 are As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, both of them rise to the upper limit position and retreat above the vehicle 3 to be washed. This allows
The side brush device 11 and each of the top brush devices 9 and 10 are protrusions 6 attached to the front and rear surfaces or the ceiling of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned.
5, 66 (poles, carriers, indicator lights of taxis, etc.) can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 7, the brush body 15 of each of the first rocker brush devices 7 oscillates in the front-rear direction to brush and wash the lower part of the side surface of the vehicle 3 and the wheels 12, thereby further enhancing the strength. A great cleaning effect is exhibited.

Also, as shown in FIG.
Since the washing water can be sprayed in a wide range in the left-right direction by swinging the swinging movement of the washing water 3 in the left-right direction by the left-right swinging device 24, the washing water can be sprayed even on the vehicle 3 having a wide vehicle width. Injection can be sufficiently performed over the entire width of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Although the top brush device 9 and the second top brush device 10 are provided, only one of them may be provided.

Also, in the above embodiment, the car washer body 2
Are provided with first and second top brush devices 9, 10 and a side brush device 11, but as another embodiment, as shown in FIG. A car washing machine without the side brush device 11 may be used. In this type of car washer, the operation box 52 is not provided with the changeover switch 54,
Regardless of whether or not the protrusions 65 and 66 are provided on the front and rear surfaces or the ceiling of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned, the vehicle to be cleaned is washed with the cleaning water injected from the injection nozzles 23 for any of the vehicles 3 to be cleaned. The first and second rocker brush devices 7 wash the front and rear surfaces and the upper surface of the vehicle 3, and the lower portions and the wheels 12 of both sides of the vehicle 3 to be cleaned are brushed and washed by the first and second rocker brush devices 7. Washing brushing.

In each of the above embodiments, two injection nozzles 23 are provided on the left and right as shown in FIG. 5, but three or more or one injection nozzles may be provided. In each of the above embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, a car washer of a type in which the car to be cleaned 3 is conveyed by the roller conveyor 4 and the car is washed by the stationary car wash body 2. Alternatively, the car wash may be of a type in which the vehicle 3 to be washed is fixed and the car wash machine main body 2 is moved relative to the vehicle 3 to be washed to perform car washing. Alternatively, a car washing machine of a type in which both the vehicle to be washed 3 and the car washing machine main body 2 are moved to wash the car may be used.

[0052]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle while at least one of the vehicle and the car washer body is relatively moved back and forth with respect to the other. At this time, since the spray nozzle is swung in the front-rear direction by the back-and-forth swinging device, the spray direction of the cleaning liquid changes from a vertical direction to a tilt direction inclined forward and backward, and the cleaning liquid flows from the spray nozzle to the front of the vehicle. The fuel is reliably injected to the upper surface and the rear surface, and the front surface, the upper surface, and the rear surface of the vehicle are cleaned.

Thereafter, the lower part of the side of the vehicle and the wheels are moved to the first position.
Brushed and washed with a rocker brush device,
The entire side surface of the vehicle is brushed and cleaned by the second rocker brush device.

As described above, since the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle to wash the front, top, and rear surfaces of the vehicle, the side brush can be used even when the projection is attached to the front or rear surface or the ceiling of the vehicle. Also, the top brush does not catch on the protrusion.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lower body and the wheels of the vehicle are brushed and washed while the brush body of the first rocker brush device swings in the front-rear direction, so that a stronger washing effect is exhibited. You.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the cleaning liquid can be sprayed in a wide range in the left-right direction by swinging the spray nozzle in the left-right direction by the left-right swinging device. The cleaning liquid can also be sufficiently injected over the entire width of the vehicle even for the vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the operation of an injection device for a car washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the operation of the injection device of the car washer.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the injection device of the car washer viewed from the side.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the injection device of the car washer.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the injection device of the car washer.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the injection device of the car washer viewed from the side.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the car washer viewed from the side.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the car washer viewed from a plane.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the same car washer.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a control system of the car washer.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing an internal configuration of a car washer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Car wash machine body 3 Vehicle to be washed 7 First rocker brush 8 Second rocker brush 12 Wheel 15 Brush body 18 Brush body 22 Injection device 23 Injection nozzle 24 Left-right swing device 25 Front-back swing device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An injecting device for injecting a washing liquid into a vehicle, wherein the injecting device is configured to inject at least one of a vehicle and a car wash body relative to the other while moving the car forward and backward. A pair of left and right first rocker brush devices and a pair of left and right second rocker brush devices are provided, and the ejection device is an ejection nozzle capable of swinging back and forth in the front-back direction, and swinging the ejection nozzle in the front-back direction. The first and second rocker brush devices are located behind the injection device and brush the lower side of the vehicle and the wheels, and the second and second rocker brush devices are both the first rocker brushes. A car washer located behind the device, wherein the height of the brush body of the second rocker brush device is higher than the height of the brush body of the first rocker brush device. 2. The car washer according to claim 1, wherein the brush body of the first rocker brush device swings back and forth. 3. The car washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the injection nozzle swings and swings in the left and right direction by a left and right swing device provided in the injection device.