JPS61119454A - Gate-shaped car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sufficiently wash a car including projecting articles without damaging the projecting articles such as side mirror by controlling each part of a car washing machine on the basis of the input signal showing the characteristics of the car and the detection signal which shows the transfer amount of each part of the car washing machine. CONSTITUTION:When a car is washed, a card on which the characteristics of a car, e.g., the shape, dimension, car washing condition, etc. are recorded is read-out by a card reader 25, and memorized into a controller 50, and an operating key 23 is turned-ON. Then, the signal of the controller 50 is transmitted to a machine-frame control part 44, and a driving part 43 is driven to shift the machine frame. When a basic-point detector 40 detects the front edge of the car, the controller 50 comparison-calculates the information related to the characteristics of the car which are input beforehand, and outputs the control signals into the control parts 30, 31, 32, and 44. Therefore, the driving parts 13, 14, 17, 43, 60, 70, and 80 are driven, and brushes, shower nozzles, air nozzles, and wheels are operation-controlled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a gate-type car wash device that washes, waxes, etc. a vehicle while traveling on a pair of tracks.

[Prior Art] As is well known, the eight-gate type car wash is equipped with a cleaning brush, a shackle nozzle, and an air nozzle in a gate-shaped frame. When washing a car using this car wash device, place the vehicle inside the gate-shaped frame, and while moving the frame, spray washing water, water mixed with detergent, or wax from the shower nozzle, and run the brush. The machine is rotated to wash and wax the car, and finally air is blown from the air nozzle to dry the car body.

By the way, there are a wide variety of vehicles that are washed, and vehicles have various protruding objects such as side mirrors, door mirrors, antennas, etc.
It has a headlight and these protrusions are an obstacle to a thorough car wash. If these protrusions are strongly hit by a brush or an air nozzle during a car wash, the protrusions will break and the car wash device will also be damaged. Therefore, in the past, the car washing device had to be manually operated to avoid and pass these protrusions. When manual operation is used in this way, the amount of manpower required increases, leading to an increase in costs. In addition, in conventional car wash devices, the frame moved the same distance whether washing a small car or a large car, so unnecessary car wash energy (washing water, rotational power of the brush, frame body movement) was wasted. (movement energy, etc.) was consumed. Furthermore, in conventional car wash devices, the car wash brush is pressed against the vehicle with a constant pressure and driven to rotate, which can damage the painted surface of new cars, while preventing stains from being removed from relatively old cars. there were.

[Object of the Invention] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve the drawbacks or problems of the conventional car washing device as described above, and to solve the problem of the conventional car washing device. To provide a car washing device capable of thoroughly and thoroughly washing these surfaces without damaging protruding objects, and preventing wastage of car washing energy.

[Configuration 1 of the Invention According to the present invention, an input means for inputting vehicle characteristics and a detector for detecting the amount of movement of each part of the car wash machine are provided, and the signals input from the input means and the signals from the detector are used to detect each part. A control device is provided to control the

[Operations and Effects of the Invention] Therefore, the shape of the car to be washed, the position of the protruding object, the car washing force, etc. are input into the control device in advance through input means, the car is stopped at the car washing position, and the operation switch is pressed. and,
When the machine frame of the car wash equipment starts moving and the car detector detects a car, signals are input from the movement amount detectors of each part, and the position of each part obtained from this and the information input earlier are input. Accordingly, the III control device outputs to the brush control section, shower control section, air 1i1J 1 section, and machine frame control section. Brush M The m section controls the contact, rotation speed, pressing force, etc. of each brush such as the top brush, rocker brush, and side brush to the vehicle body, and the shower control section controls the amount and timing of water, detergent, wax, etc. to be ejected. , set the ejection strength, etc. to a predetermined value lll1
I do it. Similarly, the air control unit controls the movement amount, blowing angle, etc. of each nozzle such as the top nozzle and side nozzle,
The machine frame control section controls the moving distance, speed, etc. of the machine frame.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the cleaning conditions of the brush, shower, air, machine frame, etc. are controlled based on information regarding the characteristics of the vehicle to be washed and the amount of movement of each part, so that detailed car washing is possible. Of course, the characteristics of the vehicle to be washed are input in advance, so when the machine frame begins to move and the vehicle detector detects the edge of the vehicle, the car wash begins, and from the signals of the movement amount detectors of each part. The obtained positions of each part are constantly compared with information regarding the characteristics of the vehicle, and each part is controlled based on the information. As described above, according to the present invention, since washing is controlled based on the characteristic information of the car and the positions of each part, it is possible to wash the car with great care and with no waste. In addition, the pressing force of the brush on the vehicle and the brush rotation speed are controlled, so new cars can be washed with a soft touch, and commercial vehicles such as taxis can be washed with an increased pressing force. You can also use more detergent to wash your car to suit your purpose.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 show the overall structure of a gate-type car wash apparatus. Inside the machine frame 1, there are a top air nozzle 11 for blowing drying air onto the vehicle body surface from the front side to the rear side, a side air nozzle 12, and a top brush 6 that mainly brushes the roof of the vehicle. , a rocker brush 7 that mainly brushes around the tires and the lower part of the door of the vehicle, a shower nozzle 3 that sprays water, detergent, wax, etc., and a side brush 8 that mainly brushes the front and rear surfaces and sides of the vehicle. ing.

The air nozzles 11 and 12 are driven to protrude and retract by a nozzle drive unit 13.14, and this movement m is determined by the nozzle movement amount detector 1.
5.16. And air control section 31
The protrusion of the air nozzle, the direction of air blowing, the distance between the 1L air nozzle and the vehicle, etc. are controlled by the air nozzle.

The various brushes 6.7.8 also have their respective drive parts 60.
．． 70.80, and the amount of brush movement is detected by a brush movement amount detector 61.71.81. The rotation speed, moving position, etc. are controlled by the brush control section 32. The shower nozzle 3 sprays water, cleaning water, wax, etc., and the spray amount, spray time, etc. of these liquids are controlled by the shower drive unit 17. The shower drive section 17 is controlled by a shower control section 30.

A base point detector 40 is provided at the front end of the machine frame to detect the base point of car washing, such as the front and rear ends of the vehicle. The detector 40 is of a phototube type consisting of a light transmitting device and a light receiving device, or of a contact type such as a microswitch. A machine frame drive unit 43 is provided on the wheels 42 running on the rails 24 and 24, and also detects the machine frame movement amount for detecting the movement amount of the machine frame 1! 141 is provided. This drive section 43 is controlled by a machine frame l1llI11 section 44, so that the rotation direction, speed, etc. of the wheels 42 are milled.

The movement amount detector for detecting the amount of movement of each part may be a rotary encoder that rotates in conjunction with the moving member and emits a pulse proportional to the amount of movement, or a linear scale consisting of a magnetic scale and a reading head. is used.

On the front of the machine frame 1, there are operation switches 2 such as the start key.
3. A card reader 25 is provided as an input means for inputting characteristics of the vehicle. The card reader 25 reads the characteristics of the vehicle to be washed, such as the shape of the vehicle, the size and position of protrusions, the pressing force of the brush, the rotational speed, the amount of cleaning fluid sprayed, the payment method, etc., from the card and stores it in the mrss. 5 units are man-powered. The Naori-reader can also use the card reader of the refueling management boss C in the office H.

In this case, by transmitting and receiving signals on the power line 45, a dedicated signal line can be omitted. Alternatively, the characteristics of the vehicle may be stored in the computer, and only the vehicle number or membership number may be recorded on the card.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be explained.

First, the vehicle is stopped at a car wash location, and the card reader 25 reads a card that records the characteristics of the vehicle, such as shape, size, car wash conditions, etc., and stores it in the ll3Wla device 50. Next, the operation key 23 is turned on. Make it.

Then, the @interface N50 signal is transmitted to the machine frame control section 44,
The drive unit 43 is driven, the wheels 42 are rotated, and the machine frame 1 is moved to the first position.
Start moving to the right in the figure.

When the base point detector 40 detects the front end of the vehicle (not shown), the signal is input to the control unit M50.

Then, the control device 50 performs a comparison calculation with the previously inputted information regarding the characteristics of the vehicle, and performs a calculation on each of the control units 30, 31, 32, 4.
A control signal is output to 4. Then, each drive section 13, 14, 17, 43, 60
．． 70.80 is driven.

Therefore, the various brushes 6.7.8, shower nozzle 3, air nozzle 11.12, wheels 42, etc. operate in a controlled manner. For example, the operation of the top brush 6 will be explained in detail by taking the top brush 6 as an example.The input information regarding the characteristics of the vehicle rotates at a high speed from the base point, and when the machine frame moves forward by 10 Crrl, the brush rises by 200 m. And the machine frame is 100cm
When it moves forward, it rotates at a medium speed, and when the machine frame moves forward one step, the brush moves up one step. When the machine frame moves forward 140cm, it stops rising and starts rotating at high speed. When the machine frame moves forward by 180cm, the brush will rise by 30cm, and if the machine frame moves forward by 200cm, the brush will descend by 3Qcm.

When the machine frame 1 moves forward and the base point detector 40 detects a vehicle,
The brush begins to rotate at high speed and the machine frame is transferred! The forward distance obtained from the signal from the 1lffl detector, the position of the brush 2 obtained from the signal from the brush movement amount detector, and vehicle information are compared and calculated, and the brush is driven and controlled according to the information. In exactly the same way, other brushes 7.8, the amount of liquid ejected from the shower nozzle 3, etc. based on the information regarding the characteristics of the car,
The amount of protrusion of the air nozzle 2, the amount of air injection, or the wheel 42
The speed of rotation, direction of rotation, etc. are controlled independently or in conjunction with each other. Note that, without providing a base point detector, the signal from the brush movement amount detector when the car hits the brush may be used as the base point for car washing.

[Summary 1] As detailed above, according to the present invention, the characteristics of the vehicle to be washed are stored in the control device, and the operations of various car wash devices are controlled based on the movement m of the machine frame. , you can do a detailed car wash. Therefore, an energy-saving car wash, a short car wash, and a car wash that satisfies the customer can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a car wash device embodying the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken at -11 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a -11 sectional view in Fig. 1.
4 is a sectional view as viewed from 3 and a control circuit diagram.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It is characterized by being provided with an input means for inputting characteristics of the vehicle and a detector for detecting the amount of movement of each part of the car wash machine, and a control device for controlling each part based on the signals input from the input means and the signals from the detector. Gate type car wash equipment.