JPS59171742A - Car washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently and automatically wash a car by arranging a car washing part equipped with an injector and rotary brushes each of which possesses softness and is revolved at variable speed, car-washing part transferring apparatus, water spraying part for spraying water onto the car, and a chassis drying part. CONSTITUTION:A car washer is equipped with each pair of upper rotary brushes 1, intermediate rotary brushes 2, and lower rotary brushes 3. Each rotary brush is made of soft material, and revolved at variable speed by speed changeable driving motors 10, 18, and 39. Further, each rotary brush is shifted in the longitudinal direction of a car by each transfer apparatus constituted of chains 14, 22, and 32, and sprockets 42c-42f, 52a-52b, and 57a-57b. A water sprayer 60 is installed above the car, and cleaning water is sprayed onto the upper surface of the car C, and further a heating and drying apparatus 73 is installed, and the car C is heated from the front and the back, and the upper surface of the car is heat-dried. Air is jetted-out from the supporting pipes 5, 16, and 29 of the respective rotary brushes in order to dry the upper surface and the side surface of the car.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a car wash device.

An object of the present invention is to provide a car washing apparatus that can efficiently and automatically carry out processes from car washing to waxing and drying without damaging the paint on the car body.

The car washing device of the present invention includes a car washing section that cleans the front and side surfaces of the vehicle body, which has a rotating brush and an injector, and this car washing section is moved to both the front and rear directions of the vehicle body. A movable driving part of the car wash part that moves the car wash part, a water spray part that sprinkles water on the car body from above, a distribution unit that supplies submerged water etc. to the car wash part, and a car body that dries the outer surface of the car body. It consists of drying 11.

An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the specific configuration of the car wash section will be explained. This car wash department is valley-
7. Top rotating brush 1. It has a middle rotating brush 2 and a lower rotating brush 3. Each upper rotating brush 1 is arranged in parallel on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the vehicle body C, and the upper surface (both front and rear surfaces as necessary) is 11
The middle rotating brush 2 and the lower rotating brush 3 are located opposite to each other on both sides of the vehicle body, the former cleaning the upper side of the vehicle body [uJ], and the former cleaning the upper side It is a piece that conveys emotion from the cutting edge of the sword.
In Figure if+i, only one side of each of the upper, middle, and lower rotating brushes is shown.

Each rotating brush 1, 2.3 is made of soft polyurethane material with a flexible material that does not damage the car body CV paint, and is made of flexible material with a cross-section shaped like an inverted bowl. .

Here we will explain the installation status of each rotating brush 1 to 3. °
First, the upper rotary brush 1 will be explained.The base of the upper rotary brush 1 is connected to a support pipe 5 hanging from the upper receiver 4, and the end of the support pipe is located inside the rotary brush. In the illustrated example, the rotary brush 1 is supported on the support pipe 5 by tightening a position adjustment nut 6.6 so that its position can be adjusted. The support pipe 5 is rotatably supported on the receiver 4 via a bear link 6. A coil spring 8 is wound between the case 7 of this bearing and a nut attached to the support pipe 5, and the spring expands.
Due to the force, the rotating brush 1 is able to come into elastic contact with the upper surface of the vehicle body C. A rotary body 9 is attached to the upper end of the support pipe 5-, and a variable-speed drive motor 10, which is a variable-speed rotation drive means, is attached to the receiver 4, and a rotary body attached to the drive shaft of this motor. 11 and the rotating body 9 is a belt 1.
2 is another 1F rotation. % of this/zeta motor 10
jiJl, the support pipe 5 rotates, and the upper rotating brush 1 becomes capable of sieving,* or low speed rotation. A connecting arm 13 protrudes from the end of the receiver 4, and the tip of this connecting arm is connected to a chain 14, which will be described later.

The medium rotation brush 2 is installed in condition 2. The middle rotating brush 2 is attached by a position adjusting nut 17 to a support pipe 16 which is substantially the same as that of the upper rotating brush and is rotatably supported in an inclined state by a receiver 15. By driving the variable speed drive motor 18, the support pipe 16 rotates as the belt 200 rotates around the rotating body 19 supported on the drive shaft, thereby rotating the medium rotating brush 2.

7a is a bearing case, and 8a is a coil spring. Further, a connecting arm 21 protrudes from the side of the receiver 15, and the tip of the arm is connected to a chain 22, which will be described later.
Further, a roller 23 is rotatably supported on a bearing plate vertically disposed at the lower part of the receiving body 15. The length of this guide rail, which can be moved freely on the ων-shaped guide rail 27 laid in the opposite direction, is set to be shorter than the overall length of the vehicle body C.

Further, the mounting condition of the F rotary brush 3 is substantially the same as that of the medium rotary brush 2, and the F rotary brush is rotatably mounted on the receiving body 28 and supported horizontally on one side of the support pipe 29.
1st place in 1st place: It is fixed to the nut 30 for the tuning field.

A connecting arm 31 protruding from the receiver 28 is connected to a chain 32, which will be described later. Guide rail 33 is garage 2
4, and the receiver 28 is attached to the roller 34.
It is possible to move on the guide rail 33 by using the valve. In addition, the bearing case 7b has a plate 36 installed in an inclined state, and an injector 37 is provided at the upper end of the plate.
8b is a coil spring, 39 is a variable speed drive motor, and 4° is a belt that is wound around the rotating body 41.Next, the moving drive unit of the car wash section will be explained. First, to explain the moving drive part of the upper rotating brush 1, there are a number of inclined sprockets (eight in the drawing) 4 on the side of the garage 24 so as to follow the outer shape of the side of the vehicle body C.
2m, 42b, 42c
, 42d, 42e.

42f, 42g, and 42h are placed. Each sprocket 42a to 42h is connected to a lever 44a + 44b + 44c + through a shaft 43 that supports this t''L.
It is attached to the tips of 44d, 44e, 44f, 44g, and 44h. Each of the levers 44a to 44htf'i, the rear end of which is rotatable about a shaft 45,
3 is movably inserted, and the shaft 43 is fixed to the lever by a nut 47.
By rotating the levers 44a to 44h, the shaft 43
Its position can be changed by moving within the long lines 46e, 46f. And each tin rocket 42a to 42h
d, the chain 14 is turned. The shape of the chain 14 can be changed by adjusting the positions of the sprockets 42a to 42h.

Further, the lower left sprocket 42a in FIG. 2 is rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown). This motor can be rotated in reverse by switching a switch. The chain 14 has cams 4'9'a and 49b at predetermined locations.
and 49c are installed. The cam 49a is a limit switch 50 close to the tin rocket 42h on the right side of the f section.
A can be opened and closed, and when this switch is closed, the direction of rotational force of the drive motor is changed, and the direction of movement of the chain 14 is changed.5, and the cam 4 adjacent to this cam 49a
9b is a limit switch 50b'z that is close to the sprocket 42a and can be opened and closed. When this switch is closed, the direction of the rotational force of the drive motor changes, and the $i+ of the chain 14
h The force direction is switched. The remaining cam 49c is disposed at the bottom of the cam 24, and a limit switch 50c has an opening/closing function.By closing this switch, the actual movement of the f drive motor is stopped, and the chain 14 is stopped. The movement of the chain 14 is stopped by the drive of the drive motor that rotates and makes the sprocket 42a rotate.Since the chain 14 can move 7 times in the constant force direction, it rotates upward via the arm 13 and the receiver 4. The brush 1 can be moved between the front and rear of the vehicle body C, and the cams 49a and 49b are sprockets) 4.2c.

Switches 50d, 50e, 50f, which are close to 42d, 4.2e, 42f
By opening and closing this switch, the valves of the water supply piping, etc., which will be described later, are activated.

As a component of the interlocking part, the chain 14 may be replaced by a guide rail, and a roller may be attached to the connecting arm 13 and the roller may be transferred to the rail. Further, the control device is not limited to a mechanical type including cams 49a to 49c and limit switches 50a to 50g.

Further, in connection with the movement 1 drive portion of the medium-rotation brush 2, a drive motor 51 is attached to one side of the holding plate 26, and a sprocket 5.2a is pivotally supported on a drive shaft 51a of the drive motor. and keep the sprocket 5 on the other side of the 4° plate 26.
A sprocket 52b having the same diameter as 2a is pivotally supported by a sprocket 53. A chain 22 is wound around both tin rockets 52a and 52b.

Therefore, the chain 22 is driven by the drives PJj, +VC of the drive motor 51, and accordingly, the medium rotating brush 2 can be moved in the longitudinal force direction of the vehicle body C via the receiver 15. A cam 54 is attached to the trench chain 22.
This cam is a limit switch 55a adjacent to sprockets 52a and 52b.

55b? Can be opened and closed. Cam 54 (・When the force limit switch 55-a is closed, 1 m BOJ motor 5
Since the direction of rotation of chain 1 is switched, chain 22b-I! When the power is changed 8 times and the external power switch 55b is closed, the chain stops.

Furthermore, the moving drive unit of the lower rotating brush 3 is qualitatively the same as that of the middle rotating brush 2. 56 is a drive motor;
57a and 57b are sprockets, 58 is a chain 32
Cam attached to 59a.

59b is a limit switch opened and closed by the cam 58. The chain 32 is moved by the drive of the drive motor 56, and therefore the lower rotating brush 3 can move in the direction of the vehicle body C(1) 1tIF&both edges via the connecting arm 31 and the receiver 28.

Further, the water spraying section for sprinkling water on the car body C is constituted by a plurality of water sprinklers 60 attached above the car body, and sprays anti-water over the entire upper surface of the car body from the upper blade.

Furthermore, the specific configuration of the supply piping section for water resistance etc. will be explained. As shown in FIG. ,16.
Connected to 29.

Solenoid pulse processors 5a and 65b are interposed in the submerged water supply unit 61 and the connecting pipe 62. 4), 7hzue'1W6
Solenoid pulps 65c and 65d are interposed in 3*64. A connecting pipe 66 that connects to the water sprinkler 60 is connected to the upstream side of the valve 65c of the connecting pipe 63, and a solenoid valve 65e is interposed in this connecting pipe. Then, a connecting pipe 67 connected to the injector 37 is branched, and a solenoid valve 65f is interposed in this sinking pipe 67.A supply meter 69 for supplying a washing liquid 68 is connected to the splintered connecting pipe 64. 65g is solenoid pulp. Also, a supply line R71 for supplying a perfume bottle 7o2 is connected to the upstream side of the connecting pipe 64, and a solenoid pulp is connected to this supply U.
.

65h is interposed. Furthermore, a valve 72 for supplying a water-soluble wax liquid 71 is connected to the connection -1l+f64, and a VC solenoid valve 65i is interposed in this supply pipe.

Also, regarding the dry part of the car body, the garage...24
In the illustrated example, an air supply 'd75 connected to a near compressor 74 is installed at one end of the connecting bone 64 in order to dry the upper surface of the car body C by heating it from both the front and rear directions. A solenoid pulp 65j is connected to this supply pipe.

The garage 24 is covered with a cover 76 made of synthetic resin film, rubberized cloth, or the like. 77 is a fastener provided on the cover 76.

Next, we will explain the operation of this device.
Move the car body C to the left side of 4, put the car body C into the />r position in the car ↑j from the right side of the garage, move the 1+ and rotating brushes and return to the original center 1-0. After that, when you turn on the switch on the control panel, the valves 65a and 6'5
e is open, water resistance from supply 1ij 5 i is connected to connecting pipe 6
Water flows through the water sprinkler 6 (l
``e, irAi: Yes. Connect a timer to the switch, and as soon as the watering time for Nozu ``Subi'' ends, the valve 65 will be turned on.
e &; J: ii'lji, +W is the sprocket 42afj of the F section: The variable speed drive motor that rotates starts its drive, and the chain 14 moves around the stone in Figure 2, for example,
Therefore, the upper rotating brushier moves toward the rear of the vehicle body C (right side force). At this time, the valve 65b is opened, and the anti-water flows through the connecting pipe 62 and is ejected from the center of the upper rotating brush 1 at f14i through the support pipe 5. At this time, the variable speed drive motor 10 is driven to rotate at a low speed. Therefore, the low-speed rotation of the brush allows sufficient washing without damaging the upper surface of the vehicle body C. When the upper rotating brush l moves to the rear of the car body C and finishes washing the rear car, the limit switch 5
0a is closed by a cam 49a attached to the chain 14, the drive motor rotates in reverse, and the direction of the chain's moving force is switched, so the upper rotating brush washes the vehicle from the rear to the front. When the upper rotating brush 1 completes washing up to the front of the car/body C, the limit switch 5
0b leaks 1 ohm from the cam 49b, the variable speed drive motor rotates, and the upper rotating brush lvi turns from the front of the car body to the rear to wash the car, and when it reaches the center of the car body, the limit switch 50 c Since it is closed by the iqf cam 49c, the driving of the drive motor is stopped and the chain 14
The movement of 1 is stopped, and at the same time, the drive motor 10 is also stopped.
At this time, the pulp 65b closes and the contribution of water resistance from the support pipe 5 is stopped. When the upper rotating brush 1 stops washing the car, the middle rotating brush 2 starts moving and rotating.

That is, the variable speed drive motor 51 starts driving, the chain 22 moves at low speed, for example clockwise in FIG. 2, and the medium rotating brush 2 moves toward the rear (right side force) of the vehicle body C. At this time, the variable speed drive motor 18 is also started, and the medium rotation brush 2 rotates at a low speed. At this time, the pulp 65c is opened and anti-water is injected from the connecting pipe 63 through the support pipe 16 into the medium rotating brush 2, so that the rotating brush washes the upper half of the side of the vehicle body. When the medium rotating brush 2 washes the car to the rear of the vehicle body C, the limit switch 55b is closed by the cam 54 of the chain, so the variable speed drive motor 51 rotates in the reverse direction, and the chain 22 therefore moves in the opposite direction 1t1'', and the rotating brush Wash the car by going from the back of the car to the front. When the front car wash is completely finished, the limit switch 55a is activated by the cam 54.
Since the motor 51 is closed, the driving of the motor 51 is stopped, and the motor 18 is also stopped, so that the movement and rotation of the rotating brush 2 are stopped at the same time. At this time, the pulp 65c is also closed, and the flow of water from the support pipe 16 is also stopped. At the same time as the drive motor 351 stops, the lower rotating brush 3 rotates and moves toward the rear of the vehicle body C to wash the vehicle. j That is, the drive motor 56 is started and the chain 32 is
The rotating brush 3 moves clockwise in the figure, and the rotating brush 3 moves after the vehicle body C.
C movement, and at the same time rotated by the drive of the drive motor 39. During this gap, the pulp 65d opens and water is ejected from the connecting bone 64 through the support pipe 29 into the rotating brush 3.

As a result, the lower half of the side of the car body C is washed, but if there is a large amount of dirt, sand, etc. attached, the pulp 65f is opened and water is sprayed from the nozzle 38 of the injector 37 to the first part of the car body. Spray at the target and wash away. 17ζ When oil or the like has arrived at this lower half, 65 g of pulp is opened, mixed into the detergent liquid 68 from the detergent container, and sprayed from the support pipe 29. You can wash your car with detergent. When the rotating brush 3 reaches the rear of the vehicle body C, the limit switch 59b is closed by the cam 58, so the GM motor 5
6 is reversed, and this time the brush washes the car from the rear to the front. When the brush 3 reaches its front force and the car wash is completed, the limit switch 59a is closed by the cam 58, the drive motor 56 is stopped, the same J sound motor 39 is also stopped, and the pulp 6.5d is closed, and the water resistance is The supply is stopped and the pulse 7" 65a of the submerged supply pipe 61 is closed. Then,
The compressor 74 is started, the pulps 65j and 65b are opened, and air is pumped through the support pipe 5iC of the upper rotating brush 1. At the same time, the g-motor 10 is driven at high speed, and the upper rotating brush 1 is rotated at high speed to drive the chain. The drive motor also rotates and moves in both the front and rear directions of the vehicle body C by the same operation as described above to remove the water resistance on the top surface. Similarly, the middle rotating brush 2 and the lower rotating brush 3 sequentially remove moisture from the sides of the vehicle body C. At this time, air is injected from the support pipes i6 and i29. When removing this moisture, the drying device 73 is activated to perform thermal drying.

When drying is completed, the pulp 65i is opened and the wax liquid 71 from the wax container is circulated simultaneously with air.
The support pipe 5 is also coated uniformly with a brush. At this time, in order to prevent the brush 1 from applying wax to the front and rear glass of the vehicle body C, the cam 49a is moved to the limit switch 50 as the chain 14 moves to the right in FIG.
Between closing fi and closing limit switch 50gQ,
The pulp 65i is closed and the wax plate 71.1)' is not fed into the support pipe 5 and the rear glass is not coated with wax. The toothpick whose chain 14 has moved to the left also
While the cam 49b closes the limit switch 50e and reaches the switch 50d, the pulp 65i is closed, so that the windshield is not coated with wax. When the process of applying wax to the upper part of the car body C is completed, - At the same time, the drive motor 56 that operates the chain 32 of the lower rotating brush 3 is started, and at this time, the wax liquid is supplied to the support pipe i9, and by the rotation of the rotating brush. , the lower half of the side of the vehicle body C is coated with wax in the same manner as in the car wash process. When the wax application is finished, the switch of the drying device 73 is opened to cut off the power supply.

At the same time, the pulp 65h opens, and the perfume 70 is sprayed from the perfume container onto the upper surface of the vehicle body C via the connecting pipe 66 and from the sprinkler 6o.

The external shape of the chain 14 can be arbitrarily changed by adjusting the position of the levers 44a to 44h, which are sprockets 42a to 44h, depending on the position of the levers 44a to 44h.

Also oak) 6, 17.30 position of rotating brush vI
Perform 4 adjustments.

In addition, in winter, if you set the timer connected to the drying device 73 at the front (on the left in Figure 2) for about 10 minutes before leaving the vehicle, the small moving parts of the vehicle body will be warmed up. , startup can be performed smoothly.

Note that the vehicle body is not necessarily limited to an automobile. In addition, on the upper side, the middle rotating brush and the lower rotating brush are arranged in pairs on each side of the car body, but depending on the car model, three guide rails are arranged.
They may be laid in more than tiers and arranged, for example, in two pairs on the left and right. Depending on the type of vehicle, wax may be applied to the sides of the vehicle body by jetting wax liquid from the support pipe of the medium-rotating brush.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the rotating brush has flexibility and can rotate at low speed, so that the paint on the car body is not damaged and the car can be washed efficiently and automatically.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a rear view showing the state of use, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the same. 1... Upper rotation brush, 2... Medium rotation brush, 3...
・Lower rotating brush, 4, 15.28...Receiver, 5, 16
゜29... Support pipe, 6.17.30... Position adjustment nut, 8... Coil spring, 10.18゜39... Variable speed drive motor, 13, 21.31... Connection arm , 14.22.32...Chain, 23.3
4... Mouth: U, 27.33... Guide rail, 37
...Injector, 42a-42h...Tin rocket, 44
a~44h--lever, 49a, 49b
, 49 c-cam, 50a to 50g... limit switch, 51.56... drive motor, 52a, 52
b...Sprocket, 54...Cam, 55a, 55
b... Limit switch, 57a, 57b... Sprocket, 58... Cam, 59a, 59b... Limit switch, 6o... Water sprinkler, 61... Water supply pipe, 62, 63.64 ...Connecting pipe, 65 B~65
j...Lunoid pulp, 66...Connecting pipe, 68...
・Detergent liquid, 7o...Perfume, 71...Wax liquid, 7
3... Heating drying device, 74... Compressor. Written amendment to the above procedure (voluntary) April 14, 1972 Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office Mr. Oro Wakasugi 3. The person making the amendment 4. The attorney's drawing 6. The content of the amendment is amended as shown in the drawing. ν) There is no adjustment for volume.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 11+ An upper rotating brush, a middle rotating brush, and a lower rotating brush for improving flexibility are respectively attached to each support pipe rotatably supported on each receiver. The rotating brush covers the top of the car body, the medium rotating brush covers the 7th side of the single section,
The lower rotating brush is on the side of the car body. Each receptacle holding a medium rotation plan and a brush is a guide rail that can be cleaned, and each support pipe is a trough supported by its one accommodation part. A car washing part, which is located in the rotating brush and is driven one rotation by a variable speed rotation drive means, is equipped with an injector that sprays anti-water toward the 1++11 part of the car body, and the above-mentioned receivers are connected to each other through an interlocking part. A drive unit is provided to move the vehicle body in the front and back direction, and a control device is provided that can change the direction of movement of each receiver to move and drive the receiver holding the rotating brush ke. The drive part 1 can be interlocked with the drive part that moves the receiver holding the upper rotating brush to the moving part Q, +5, and the drive part of the receiver holding the lower rotating brush is the receiver of the middle rotating brush. A movable drive unit of the car wash unit that can be linked to the drive of the car wash unit, a water stopper placed above the car body that sprinkles water on the car body, and each support pipe and water discharge unit provided with water resistance! −
The connecting pipe should be used for washing water, and at least the supporting pipe of the lower rotating brush receiver should be provided with water.
A supply pipe 113 of water repellent etc. capable of supplying wax sludge to at least the support pipes of the upper rotating brush receiver and the F rotating brush receiver, and a drying device above the vehicle body are provided, and a drying device is provided above the vehicle body. Fully compressed air is supplied by the air compressor.
A car wash device that also serves as a drying section for the car body. (2) A car washing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotary brush is attached to one support pipe so that its position can be adjusted using a nut. (3) In claim g1, the drying bed device σ
This is the heat drying device installed on the upper blade of the #1 section of the car body.
A car wash device characterized by: +41% Permissible range In the first item, a car wash device is characterized in that perfume' can be supplied to a water sprinkler;