JPS6045452A - Front/rear face cleaner for car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the workability by providing a turn table supporting a horizontal cantilever rotary brush on an elevatable base movable on travel bases laid at the sides of rail thereby cleaning the front/rear sides of car mechanically. CONSTITUTION:Travel bases 1 made of concrete are laid at both sides of cleaning rail then a self-travel truck 2 and associated trucks 3, 4 coupled each other are mounted on its travel face 1a. The tail truck 2 is mounted with a water wash mechanism 12 having vertical rotary brush 11 while the head truck 4 is mounted with a detergent applying mechanism 15 having a vertical detergent spray 14 to enable cleaning of the side face B of car. A movable table 32 elevatable through a pantograph mechanism 31 is provided on an intermediate truck 3, a turn table 40 is provided on a baseboard 36 movable along a guide rail 34 mounted on said table 32 to support a rotary brush 42 in cantilever on the turn table 40 thus to form a front/rear face cleaner 35 for car.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

The present invention relates to a vehicle front and rear surface cleaning device that is installed in a rail bundle car wash facility and cleans the front and rear surfaces of a vehicle. Traditionally, the sides of vehicles have been mechanically cleaned, but the current situation is that the inefficient hand-washing method is still used to clean the front and rear of the vehicle and the connecting surfaces of the vehicle. It is. The present invention has been made in view of the current situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle front and rear surface cleaning device that can mechanically clean the front and rear surfaces of a vehicle. . As a means for achieving the object, the vehicle front and rear surface cleaning device of the present invention has guide rails attached to both sides of an elevating movable platform mounted on a bogie that can run along the side of the vehicle track, and a vehicle driven by a torque motor. a movable base plate that can be slid on the guide rail; a turntable that is pivotally supported on the movable base plate and can be rotated by the drive of a torque motor; It is characterized by comprising a rotating brush that horizontally faces the front and rear surfaces of the vehicle when operated toward the track side, and means for feeding fresh water or detergent to the rotating brush. The present invention will be described below based on an illustrated embodiment. In the vehicle washing machine equipped with the front and rear washing device according to the embodiment, as shown in Figs. On both sides of the upper surface of the carriage 1, the above-mentioned carriage running surface 1a is formed. Therefore, on each traveling platform 10 running surface [a], three connected vehicles forming a left-right symmetrical shape and their mounting equipment are mounted,
The left-hand side (lower side in Figure 1) of the connected carriage will be specifically explained below. In this connected bogie, a rear self-propelled bogie 2, an intermediate follower bogie 3, and a leading follower bogie 4 are connected together by connecting rods 5 and 6, respectively. 2,3.4
For example, like the intermediate bogie 3, wheels 7 are attached to the four corners, and at four locations on the front, rear, left, and right, steady rollers 8 that slide on the inner wall of the running platform are suspended, and the rear The front wheel axle of the truck 2 is driven by a travel motor 9 and is formed to be capable of self-propelled rotation. The rear truck 2 is equipped with a washing mechanism 12 equipped with a vertical rotating brush 1 whose half circumference is covered with a cover 10, and the leading truck 4 is equipped with a detergent spray pipe 3 and a half circumference. A detergent application mechanism 15 equipped with a vertical sprayer 14 made of a cover is mounted, and by the cooperation of this rotating brush 11 and the sprayer 14, a detergent application mechanism 15 is installed on the vehicle side surface B as will be described later (see FIG. 5(a)). Cleaning is about to take place. Specifically, the water washing mechanism 12 includes a fresh water tank 16 installed on the trolley 2, the above-mentioned travel motor 9 and fresh water pump 17 installed before and after the tank 6, and an operating system installed upright in front of the motor 9. Diesel power plant for power generation and dynamic pressure generation installed above the panel 18 and tank 16】9
, a control panel 20 and a driver's seat 2 installed in the front of the plant 9, a support shaft 22 with bearings vertically mounted along the rear surface of the support frame on the plant 19, a rotating brush 11, and a cover 10. Each of the two arms 23 of the support shaft 22 that holds the
The supporting shaft 22 is rotationally driven by a torque motor 24 via a segment gear, and the rotating brush 11 is rotationally driven by a motor 25. Note that fresh water injection pipes 26 are vertically installed on both sides of the brush cover 10, and fresh water supplied from the tank 6 by a fresh water pump 17 is sprayed in a direction slightly opened from the direction of the arm 23. It has become so. Next, the detergent application mechanism] 5 includes a detergent (solution) tank 27 installed in the rear half of the leading truck 4, a detergent pump 28 installed in front of the tank 27, and a detergent pump 28 installed above the pump 28. It is formed by two sprayer arms 29 bearing at the center of the front surface of the support frame provided, and the sprayer 14 vertically suspended at the tips of the arms 29.
The rotation is driven by a motor 30G. In addition, the spray pipe J3 is supplied from the tank 27 by the detergent pump 28.
The detergent fed into the container is adapted to be ejected in a radiant manner. Further, a movable platform 32 is mounted on the intermediate truck 3 via a pantograph mechanism 31, and the pantograph mechanism 31 is driven up and down by a dynamic pressure cylinder 33 equipped on the truck 3, and is movable in the vertical direction. Guide rails 34 having a U-shaped cross section are fixed on both sides of the top surface of the table 32. In the front half of the guide rail 34, a movable board 36 constituting the front and rear cleaning device 35 of the embodiment is held so as to be slidable back and forth, and in the rear half of the guide rail 34,
A movable base plate 38 constituting the vehicle connection surface cleaning mechanism 37 is similarly held so as to be slidable back and forth. By the way, the vehicle front and rear surface cleaning device 35 of the embodiment formed on the front half of the guide rail 34 is the same as the above-mentioned movable base plate 36 in which the sliding rollers 39 at the four corners are guided by the guide rail 34 and can slide back and forth. A turntable 40 is pivotally supported on the base plate 36 and rotated by a torque motor 53; The motor 43 covers half the circumference of the brush 42 and the rotating brush 42.
The brush cover 44 is rotatably driven by the brush cover 4
A fresh water injection pipe 45 horizontally installed along the outer surface of both side edges of 4;
The roller shaft 46 is formed by a detergent spray pipe (shown as a recess shown in the figure) that is horizontally suspended along the inner surface of both side edges, and one of the roller shafts 46 at the front and rear of the movable substrate 36 is rotated by a torque motor 47. The fresh water pump 17 and the detergent pump 28 are connected to the fresh water injection pipe 45 and the detergent spray pipe, respectively.
Fresh water and detergent are supplied from the station. The manner in which the turntable 40 is pivotally attached to the movable base plate 36 is as follows: First, a fixed pivot shaft 54 is erected at the center of the upper surface of the movable base plate 36, and a boxwood 56 is mounted on the circumference of the pivot shaft 54.
Receiving ring 56 of thrust ball bearing 55 with a
is fixed thereto, and a fixed sprocket 58 is pivotally attached to the lower penetrating portion of the pivot 54. On the other hand, the brush mount 57 fixed on the turntable 40 has a shaft hole, and one place on the circumference of the turntable 400 is provided with a shaft hole for the above-mentioned torque motor to be inserted through the table 40. 53 is installed and fixed,
A sprocket 59 is attached to an output shaft that hangs down from the motor 53. Thus, the turntable 40 rests on the ball bearing 55 with the shaft hole of the mounting base 57 fitted onto the upper end of the pivot shaft 54, and the chain is hooked and rotated between the sprockets 58 and 59. As a result, the table 40 is driven to rotate by the rotation of the torque motor 53.
Furthermore, a pinching roller 60 that is pivoted inwardly on the lower surface of the turntable 40 at a plurality of locations around the turntable 40 is attached to the collar 56 of the receiving ring.
Floating is suppressed by moving a, and in addition, a solenoid pin 61 installed at one location on the circumference
The turntable 40 is configured to be locked in a predetermined turning direction by penetrating into lock holes drilled at a plurality of predetermined locations in the boxwood 56a. Next, in the second half of the one-surface cleaning machine purchase 37, the above-mentioned movable substrate 36
Similarly, a movable base plate 38 that is driven by a torque motor and can be slid back and forth, and a bracket 48 erected in the rear half of the base plate 38 are pivotally supported, and the track A is driven by a motor 49.
A rotating brush 52 is supported in a cantilever manner on both ends of a support rod 50 that can be tilted sideways on the OI, and is rotationally driven by a motor 51, and a fresh water jet (not shown) is installed upright along the side of the rotating brush 52. It is formed by a pipe and a detergent spray pipe, and the spray pipe and the spray pipe are each equipped with a fresh water pump 1.
Fresh water and detergent are supplied from 7 and a detergent pump 28. In addition, both brush covers 10. ．． 44 and the periphery of the opening of the sprayer 14 cover, respectively, are provided with a spray stop formed by a row of brushes. Next, the operation and operation of the vehicle washer equipped with the front and rear side washer of the embodiment constructed as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5(a) to 5(c). Vehicle cleaning operations are carried out in the following order of steps, namely:
The following steps are carried out in the following order: cleaning of the vehicle IB → cleaning of the front surface C of the vehicle → cleaning of the vehicle connection surface → cleaning of the rear surface E of the vehicle. (a) Cleaning of side B (see figure (a)) First, move the connected trolleys 2, 3.4 to the rear of the vehicle to be cleaned.

[After this position, the rotating brush] 1 and the sprayer] 4 are rotated and extended to the orbit A side. Next, move the connecting trolley 2.3.4 at a low speed (for example, 12 m/min)
At the same time, the rotary brush 11 is started to rotate, and from the time when the sprayer 14 comes into contact with the side surface B, the detergent is supplied to the spray pipe] 3, and the brush 11 starts rotating on the side surface B.
Fresh water is supplied to the injection pipe 26 from the time of contact. As a result, detergent is applied to the contacting surface of the side surface B by spraying detergent from the passing sprayer 14, and then the contacting surface is washed with water by the water-containing pressure welding of the rotating brush 1 which passes next. However, in the water washing operation of the lever, effective washing power can be obtained due to the combination of the peeling action of the detergent and the appropriate pressing pressure generated by the driving force of the torque motor 24. Finally, when the rotating brush ] has passed side B, the traveling of the cart and the above-mentioned cleaning operation are stopped. (b) Cleaning of the front surface C (see figure (1))) First, after returning the rotating brush 11 and the sprayer 14 to their original directions and leaving the orbit A, the turntable 40 is rotated to remove the rotating brush 42. The cover 44 is extended to the track A side and turned to the front. Next, the connected trolley 2.3.4 is used regularly (for example, at a speed of 36 m/min)
The carriage is moved backward and stopped when the brush 42 comes into contact with the front surface C. Then, while spraying the detergent from the spray pipe inside the cover 44, the movable movable table 32 is moved at low speed to a height where the brush 42 reaches the upper end of the front surface C, and the detergent is applied to the front surface C during this time. Subsequently, the detergent spraying is stopped, and the rotation of the rotary brush 42 and the spraying of fresh water from the injection pipe 45 are started, and the movable base plate 36 is moved backward by the drive of the torque motor 47, and the brush 42 is pressed against the front surface C. . Then, the movable platform 32 is lowered to its original low position, and the front surface C is washed with water during this time.
In the case shown in the figure in which an inclined surface is formed on the side of the front surface C, an effective cleaning power can be obtained in the same manner as in the previous section. conduct. After cleaning, the rotation of the brush 420 and the spraying of fresh water are stopped, and the rotating brush 42 is returned to its original direction to exit the orbit A. (c) Cleaning the connecting surface (see figure (c)) First, the connecting carts 2, 3.4 are moved backwards and stopped at a position where the rotating brush 52 is near the side of the vehicle connecting part, and then , the rotating brush 52 is laid down on the side of the track A. At this time, if the tip of the brush 52 hits the connecting hood, this can be handled by tilting the brush 52 slightly deeper as shown in the figure. Therefore, the cleaning operation of the connecting surfaces is performed twice on each of the front and rear surfaces.
The cleaning operation is carried out twice, and in each cleaning operation, as in the case of the above-mentioned front C operation, detergent is applied in the pre-ascent process, and water washing is performed in the post-descend process. In addition, when cleaning of one connection surface is completed, the rotating brush 52 is raised once, the cart is moved backward, and the same cleaning operation is repeated, and in each of these series of cleanings,
Effective cleaning power is also obtained. (d) After moving the cleaning connecting trolleys 2, 3.4 on the rear E side once backwards,
The cleaning operation and operation are performed by reversing the method for cleaning the front surface C described above, and the same cleaning power as that of the front surface C can be obtained. In this way, each of the outer surfaces of one side of the vehicle to be cleaned can be machine washed well, so by operating the connected trolleys on both sides at the same time, the vehicle can be cleaned in a short time by two drivers. It is possible to clean the entire surface. As described above, according to the vehicle front and rear surface cleaning device according to the present invention, a movable base plate that is slidable by being driven by a torque motor is provided on the movable platform mounted on the traveling bogie near the track side. The rotary brush, which is held cantilevered by a turntable on the same movable base plate, is configured to extend into the track, so that the front and rear surfaces of the vehicle can be efficiently cleaned with good cleaning power. This has the effect of improving the operability, work efficiency, and safety of the vehicle washer.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicle washing machine equipped with a vehicle front and rear surface cleaning device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. Rear sectional view along ■-■ line,
Figure 4 is a partially enlarged view of the front and rear cleaning device in Figure 2;
5(a) to 5(c) are operation diagrams of FIG. 1. A: Track, C: Front of vehicle, E: Rear of vehicle,
1... Travel platform, 3... Dolly, 17.28... Pump as feeding means, 32... Elevating movable platform, 34...
Kite rail, 35... Front and rear cleaning device, 36...
Movable substrate, 40... Turntable, 42... Rotating brush, 47.53... Torque motor. Patent applicant Seidensha Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Norimitsu Nishimura 297-, /: JP-A Sho GO-45452 (6) JP-A Sho GO-45452 (9)

Claims (1)

[Claims] A guide rail attached to both sides of an elevating movable platform mounted on a trolley that can run alongside the vehicle track, a movable board that is driven by a torque motor and can slide on the guide rail, and a movable board that is slidable on the guide rail. A turntable that is pivotally supported by the turntable and can be rotated by the drive of a torque motor, and a rotating turntable that is cantilever-supported by the turntable and that is horizontally opposed to the front and rear surfaces of the vehicle when the operation is directed toward the track side. A vehicle front and rear surface cleaning device comprising a brush and means for feeding fresh water or detergent to the rotating brush.