JPS5996033A - Gate-type car washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently perform the entry and exit of a car to or from a car washer main body with a small area by providing a moving device of the car such as a turntable on a floor of a moving line of the car washer main body. CONSTITUTION:A gate-type car washer is provided with rotary car washing brushes 7 on the inner walls of a main body 6, and rollers 8, 8' fitted on the upper face of the main body 6 are rollably stored in guide rails 10, 10' suspended from stanchions 9, 9'. A moving device of a car 12 is installed in front of a car entrance of the said car washer main body 6. This moving device is constituted with a turntable 11 with its rotary center 11a at the center, for example. By mounting the car 12 on the turntable 11 and rotating it, the car 12 is moved to a car washing status position or a car non-whshing status position. Accordingly, the entry or exit of the car 12 to or from the car washer main body 6 can be efficiently performed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a self-propelled concave car wash machine.

Such a recessed car wash machine has a rotating car wash brush inside and washes the car by moving over the car that is parked at the washing position, and is often installed at gasoline filling stations.

By the way, as shown in Fig. 1, a gasoline filling station generally has an office 2 and a refueling machine 3 on an island 4 located at appropriate locations within a space surrounded by a fire wall 1 with an opening on the road a side. Of these, the office 2 is located in a somewhat secluded location, and the refueling machine 3 is installed almost in the center of the refueling station, with parking spaces for cars secured around it for the main business purpose of selling gasoline.

The recessed car wash machine 5 is often installed in a place where it does not interfere with refueling work, for example, in a corner between the office 2 and the wall 1.

On the other hand, a car to be washed must be parked at the washing position where the car wash machine 5 passes, and a space C for entry and exit is required in front of the entrance and exit, and this space must be secured as a vacant space. Must be space C
Since it is not wide enough, it is extremely troublesome to turn the steering wheel, turn the steering wheel, or move the car in a narrow space.

In the past, many gas stations offered car washes as a free service, but in recent years, paid car washes have become commonplace, and because cars are expensive and owners value them, the number of car washes has increased, making car wash fees important for gas stations. It is becoming a source of income.

Therefore, it is desirable to be able to wash cars efficiently while making effective use of the limited space available at gas stations.

Based on such demands, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a concave shape that allows for quick and easy loading and unloading of cars while requiring a small area, improving the car wash work rate, and further expanding the effective area of the gas service station. The purpose is to provide car wash machines.

According to the invention, this objective is achieved, however, by equipping the car wash with a vehicle displacement device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a gas station equipped with a concave car wash according to the present invention;
3 is a front view showing the first embodiment, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the movement, and FIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1.

In the figure, 6 indicates the main body of the gate-type car wash machine, and this main body 6 has a rotary car wash brush 7 installed therein and rollers 8, 8' for movement on the top surface. The roller 8.8' supports the support 9.9
Channel-shaped guide rail suspended from 10.10'
The main body 6 is movably suspended via guide rails 10 and 10' provided on the supports 9 and 9'.

As shown in FIG. 5, a turntable 1 for use in an automobile, with the center of rotation 11a placed at the center, is used as a moving device for an automobile.
1 is provided on the floor surface of the moving line of the car wash machine main body 6.

By placing the car on the turntable 11 and rotating it, the car can be moved between a non-washed position shown by a solid line and a washed car position shown by a dashed line.

In this case, the proportion of the turntable 11 protruding from the flow line of the car wash main body 6 is equal, and both the protrusion length and the maximum length can be reduced.

As a second embodiment, the rotation center 11a of the turntable 11 may be placed near a corner as shown in FIG. This is suitable when the fence 1 or the like is close to the other side of the wall so that it protrudes from the wall.

Furthermore, as a third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotation center 11a may be slightly shifted from the centers of the 1u axis and the horizontal axis, and as a fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. may be positioned slightly offset from the center of only one of the horizontal axis or the vertical axis.

As described above, how to set the rotation center 11a of the turntable 11 as a moving device for an automobile may be appropriately selected in consideration of the surrounding situation within the gas station and the corresponding driving state of the automobile.

Car X, which is scheduled to be washed, runs on its own to turntable 1.
1, where the turntable 11 rotates so that the direction is changed so that it is parallel to the flow line of the car wash machine main body 6,
Ensure a fixed position for car washing.

In this way, the car X can enter and exit at almost right angles to the direction of movement of the car wash main body 6, so as shown in Fig. 2, the space that was conventionally required to be ), it becomes possible to park other cars Y and Y'-11-.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a plan view of a gas station equipped with the turntable 1.
1, an endless conveyor 12 on which a car is placed and moves linearly is provided perpendicular to the moving direction of the car wash machine main body 6.

In the case of this embodiment, in addition to being able to take in the car X from the right angle direction using the conveyor 12, the washed car is sent out in the right angle direction without starting the engine, where the details are manually wiped off. While this process is being performed, it is also possible to simultaneously drive another vehicle from the parallel direction (arrows in FIGS. 9 and 10) and send it to the car wash position.

Furthermore, in the case of this embodiment and the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the car wash machine main body 6' has a convex rail provided on the ground surface on the lower surface of one side as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. A wheel 14 may be provided which rolls while being guided by a wheel 13, and a roller 15 which rolls directly on the ground surface may be attached to the lower surface of the other side.

If the vehicle is taken in from the roller 15 side, the turntable 11 or the converter 12 will not be installed due to rails or the like getting in the way.

As described above, since the recessed car wash machine of the present invention is equipped with a car moving device, there is no need for troublesome steering operations such as banking and turning in narrow spaces, and as a result, cars can be washed quickly and sales can be made through car washes. This is something that can be improved.

In addition, since the space required for car washing can be reduced by the amount of digging required, the limited site of a gasoline filling station can be effectively used for other purposes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a gasoline filling station equipped with a conventional recessed car wash, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a gas filling station equipped with a recessed car wash according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the first embodiment of the car wash machine, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same as above, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the same as above, and FIGS. , FIG. 10 is a plan view of a gas station equipped with a car wash according to the fifth embodiment, FIG. 11 is a front view of the car wash according to the sixth embodiment, and FIG. 12 is a plan view of the same. 1-----1 Fire fence 2-----1 Office 3
-----1 refueling machine 4------Island 5
--- One gate type car wash machine 6, 6' --- One gate type car wash machine body 7 --- One car wash brush 8, 8' --- One roller 9.
9'---- Support column 10.10'---- Guide rail 11-- Turntable 1la----
1.Rotation center 12--Endless conveyor 13--
--- 6 rails 14 --- Wheels 15 ---
11--Roller Applicant Tokyo Tatsuno Co., Ltd. Figure 3 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 0 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A recessed car wash machine equipped with a car moving device. (2) The gate-type car wash machine according to claim 1, wherein the moving device is a turntable on which a car is placed. (3) The concave car wash machine according to claim 1, wherein the moving device is a conveyor on which the automobile is placed.