JPS6275764A - Car washing machine management system by member card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform a car washing work corresponding to the kind and the shape of an automobile by providing the reader/writer of a member's card on a car washing machine and procesing the data of the automobile to be washed by a computer. CONSTITUTION:By stopping an automobile C at a car washing place D and inserting the member's card, that is, an IC card 37 into the IC card reader/writer 6 on a car washing machine 1, a control data is outputted to a car washing machine controller 34 through a central information processor 33, and along with the automatic travelling of the car washing machine 1, an upper plane brush 9and a side brush 11 are rotated, and cleaning liquid or water injects from each pipe arrangement, a car washing work being performed based upon a car washing program. In a drying process, air is blasted on the car with an air nozzle 32 and the content of a working process is displayed on a display device 35. After the completion of a car washing course, the information of the working process is outputted at a printer unit 36, being issued as a slip and written on the management data memory of the IC card 37.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a car wash machine management system using a membership card that allows car wash service operations to be performed smoothly and efficiently.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a system for managing car wash services, magnetic cards with recorded information are given to car wash members, and this information is used when washing the car (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58
-75266), and a method of attaching a barcode to the side of the automatic machine 1, reading it with a barcode on the barcode 1 side of the car wash machine, and using this information (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-83170). It is being

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, the diversification of car types and shapes,
Due to the increasing number of car wash processes, the complexity of pricing systems, etc., the above-mentioned management system lacks the amount of information on the customer side, making it difficult to provide services that respond to diversification.

In other words, when washing a vehicle that has extreme protrusions from the car body, such as fog lights, door mirrors, taxi security lights, ski carriers, etc., be sure to check before washing to ensure that the brush during car washing does not hit these protrusions. It was necessary to press the operation button or manually control the operation of the car wash brush each time the car was washed.

In addition, depending on the condition of the vehicle's painted surface, we change the car wash method, and the finishing method after car wash and waxing include using a brush or no brush, and whether it is a 1-stroke wax finish or a 2-stroke complete wax finish. It was necessary to select a car wash course according to the customer's request.

Therefore, car wash machines are operated in response to these demands, but if operated incorrectly, there is a risk of damaging the brushes or damaging the vehicle, making it difficult to save labor during car wash operations.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and consists of giving a customer a membership card that can store a sufficient amount of information, and installing an IC reader/writer in the car wash machine that can read and write information on the membership card. .

The present invention attempts to provide a car wash machine management system using a membership card that allows the car wash machine to perform car wash operations corresponding to the type and shape of the car by computer processing data on vehicles to be washed.

That is, the car wash machine management system using the membership card of the present invention has a car wash mechanism with a top brush and side brushes installed in a gate-shaped main body, and an IC installed in the car wash machine main body, which washes cars by moving on its own while straddling the vehicle. An IC card reader/writer that can read or write information on a card, a car wash control device that controls the car wash mechanism, and a central information processing device that inputs and outputs information between the car wash control device and the IC card reader/writer. and said I
The C card reader/writer has a unique data memory area consisting of a car wash membership code, etc., a control data memory area consisting of the overall length of the vehicle, etc., and a management data memory area consisting of car wash records, etc. By removably inserting a membership card consisting of an IC card with a rewritable memory and having the information read, the car wash machine can perform the car wash work set on the IC card, and after the work is finished, the IC card The results of the work performed by the car wash machine are written on the card.

[For production]

When you insert your membership card consisting of an IC card into the IC card reader/writer of the car wash machine, the car wash machine reads the details of the car wash work recorded on the membership card, automatically selects the car wash course, and washes your vehicle. After the work is completed, the car wash results are written on the membership card by the IC card reader/writer.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings.

(1) shown in Figure 1 is a car wash machine, and the gate-shaped main body (
2) is designed to run on its own along a pair of rails (3) (3) laid on the ground.

An operation panel (4) is provided on the front right side of the main body (2),
An operation section (5) consisting of operation buttons, keys, etc. is provided above the operation panel (4), and an IC card reader/writer (6), which will be described later, is provided below.

At the top center of the front of the main body (2) is a sensor (7) that detects the height of the vehicle and the president. On both sides of this sensor (7) are display windows (8) that display the process of each car wash operation. is provided.

A car washing mechanism is provided above the inner opening of the main body (2), and these will be explained below.

(9) is a top brush that is driven to rotate around a horizontal axis and is moved up and down; (10) and (11) are a pair of front and rear brushes that are driven to rotate around a vertical axis and are movable left and right. These are side brushes, and are provided on the left and right insides of the main body (2).

These, top brush (9) and side brush (10)
The structure (0) is a general structure with no difference from a conventional car wash structure, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

Figure 2 shows a piping system diagram with the spray nozzle of the main body (2), and from the right (front side), the pre-rinse piping (
12) Front form supplies! (13), Wax and rinse piping (14), Foam piping (15), Rear foam supplies ¥7 (16), Rinse piping (17)
, a final rinse pipe (18), and each foam pipe (13), (15), and (16) are connected to a foam detergent tank (20) via a siphon injector (19).
The wax and rinse pipe (14) is connected to
Similarly, it is connected to a metallic wax tank (22) and a white wax tank (23) via a siphon injector (21).

The rinsing pipes (12), (17), and (18) are connected to the detergent tank (2) via the siphon injector (24).
5).

Each siphon injector (19) (21) (24
) is connected to a pump (27) and a water tank (28) via a main pipe (26).

The scale removal pipe (2
9) is connected to a tank (31) for descaling solution via a pump (30).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a drying device (not shown) equipped with an air nozzle (32) is also included in the main body (2).
It constitutes a car wash mechanism.

Next, the constituent elements of a computer-based information processing control system for automatically carrying out the car wash operation of the car wash machine (1) will be explained with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

(33) is an information processing unit (CPU), and IC car 1~
The car wash machine control device (
34) and the top brush (9) and side brush (10) (11) for each car wash operation as described later.
, pumps (27) (30) or siphon injectors (19) (21) (24), and the main body (2) of the car wash machine.

In addition, the output is output to the display device (35) for various liquid crystal display windows (LCD display), and after the work is finished, the printing device (
36) to issue a slip, and
It is possible to write on the membership card, that is, the IC card (37), via the card reader/writer (6).

The IC card (37) is 54 nn in length, 85 mm in width and 0.76 in thickness, as standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
As shown in FIG. 6, the card has the size of a business card (mm), and is provided with a storage section (38) made of a high-density integrated circuit (LSI) equipped with input/output terminals near the side of the front surface (37a).

As shown in FIG. 5, this storage section (38) includes a unique data memory (38a), a control data memory (38b)
and management data memory (38c).

The unique data memory (38a) contains the car wash membership code,
Contents such as name, expiration date (date of issue), vehicle number, and vehicle characteristics are recorded.

The control data memory (38b) contains the vehicle type (sedan, one-box car, etc.), overall length, overall height, fender mirror position, and door mirror position.

Contents such as the position of the rear mirror, bumper position, taxi light position, and paint (white, black, metallic, etc.) are recorded and can be rewritten.

In the management data memory (38c), records of car wash results, such as the date of car wash, car wash course, charge (cumulative), car wash store code, etc., are recorded as data that can be embedded. There is.

Next, the operation of the car wash machine (1) when using the above-mentioned IC card (37) will be explained using an example in which a taxi car is washed.

As shown in FIG. 3, a vehicle (C) with a taxi light (A) and a door mirror (B) on its roof is stopped at a car stop (E) at a car wash (D).

Next, as shown in FIG.
When the card (37) is inserted into the opening (6a) of the IC card reader/writer (6) of the car wash machine (1).

The data in the storage section (38) is read by the IC card reader/writer (6).

The control data memory (38b) of the IC card (37) is output to the car wash machine control device (34) through the central information processing unit (33), and the car wash machine (1) runs on its own.
The top brush (9) and side brush (11) rotate,
Cleaning liquid and fresh water are sprayed from each pipe, and the car wash operation is performed according to the car wash program.

That is, the side brush (11) starts washing the car from the leading edge (F) of the car (C), and while washing the front and side surfaces of the car, advances a distance (t) to the door mirror (B), and then reaches the door mirror CB. ) for the width (t2) to avoid contact with the door mirror (B), and then move to the rearmost position (G) again.
) The car will be washed until

In addition, after washing the car by the length t from the leading edge ('F) to the taxi light (A), the top brush (9) is After climbing up and avoiding the taxi light (A), the remaining length is t,)
During that time, the car will descend and the car wash will be carried out again.

Also in the return journey of the car wash machine (1), the avoidance operation of the side brush (11) and top brush (9) is performed in the same manner as described above.

During the drying process, the side brush (11) and the top brush (9) are stopped and the air nozzle (32) shown in FIG.
This air nozzle (32) blows air onto the vehicle.
As mentioned above, the vehicle (C) moves along the top surface of the car (C), but between the width (t4) of the taxi light (A), it rises to avoid collision with the taxi light (A). be moved by

According to this car wash machine (1), the car wash course can be set by selecting and combining each of the rinsing process, the foam cleaning process, the waxing process, and the drying process, and the wax finish is a one-way finish and a two-way finish. During each process, the work details are output to the display device (35) and displayed on the front of the car wash machine (1).

After completing the car wash course set by the IC card (37) among the above-mentioned car wash courses, information on the work details is output to the printing device (36), a slip is issued, and the central information processing device ( 33) and the IC card reader/writer (6), writing is performed in the management data memory (38c) of the IC card (37).

When this writing operation is completed, the IC card (37) is returned to the customer again.

[Examples of odd forms]

The above-mentioned car wash machine has two types of wax, one for metallics and one for white, but for cars with colored paint, each machine has its own wax so that it can perform the best waxing for each paint color. You can do it like this.

In addition, as a car wash mechanism of the car wash machine, a tire washer is installed in the main body, and the wheel base of the vehicle and its position are pre-assigned to the IC.
You can also have your axle thoroughly washed by registering it on your card.

Further, unlike a normal car wash course, a "hand wash course" may be set in which only detergent or wax is sprayed onto the vehicle without brush washing.

Furthermore, just before washing the car, in order to enter the initial setting values, an input keyboard etc. is used on the car wash machine, and in order to measure each value, after making only the car wash machine move in a single action, the top brush, I the avoidance position of each side brush etc.
It is also possible to enter and write information on the C card and then start the car wash course.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above in detail, according to the car wash management system according to the present invention, there is no need to set the car wash machine operation every time the car is washed, and the membership card (
Since the car wash machine can be operated automatically based on the information written on the IC card, there is no risk of damage to the vehicle due to operational errors or selection of the wrong car wash course.

Furthermore, even if you do not wash your car at the same store, you can receive similar car wash services using only your membership card at the same affiliated stores or franchise stores that have adopted this management system, which is convenient.

Furthermore, since it is possible to write car wash results etc. on the membership card, the number of car washes and the cumulative total of charges can be immediately checked, and invoices etc. can be issued quickly.

This has the advantage of saving labor in car washing operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a car wash machine adopting the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the piping system for rinsing liquid, cleaning liquid, and wax provided in the car wash machine of Fig. 1; 4 is a block diagram showing the information processing system of the car wash machine. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the memory area of the IC card. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the IC card reader/writer. (1) Car wash machine (2) Main unit (4) Operation panel (60C card reader/writer (9) Top brush (10) (11) Side brush (12) Pre-rinse pipe (13) Front form pipe (14) Wax and Rinse piping (15) Foam piping (16) Rear foam piping (19) (21) (24) Siphon injector (20) Foam detergent tank (22) Metallic shaft wax tank (23) White wax tank (25) Detergent Tank (26) Main piping (27
) (30) Pump (28) Water tank (29)
Water scale removing pipe (31) Tank (32) Air nozzle (33) Information processing device (34) Car wash machine control device (35) Display device (36) Printing device (3
7) IC card (38) Storage unit (38a) Unique data memory (38b) Control data memory (38c) Management data memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] A car washing machine body is provided with a car washing mechanism having a top brush and a side brush in a gate-shaped main body, and the car washing machine body is designed to wash the car by self-propelling across the vehicle, and an IC card reader/writer capable of reading or writing information on an IC card. ,
A car wash control device for controlling the car wash mechanism, and a central information processing device for inputting and outputting information between the car wash control device and the IC card reader/writer are provided, and the IC card reader/writer is provided with a car wash member. It has a unique data memory area consisting of codes, etc., a control data memory area consisting of the overall length of the vehicle, etc., and a management data memory area consisting of car wash records, etc., and is equipped with a storage section in which a part of the data is rewritable. By inserting a membership card consisting of an IC card in a removable manner and having the information read, the car wash machine will perform the car wash work set on the IC card, and after the work is completed, the car wash machine will perform the car wash work set on the IC card. A car wash machine management system using a membership card, which is characterized in that work results can be recorded.