KR100370881B1 - Car wash - Google Patents

Abstract

When side cleaning of the car wash 18 by the side brush device 20 is carried out, the side brush 21 is separated by the operating device 60 to a predetermined position with respect to the center of the car wash 16, and this operating device By positioning the sidebrush 21 by the positioning movement of 60, with the repulsive force against the weight repulsion device 46, it is possible to prevent the sidebrush 21 from approaching the car wash center 16, This can be easily converted into gentle washing. Moreover, it can be employ | adopted easily also in the sidebrush which used the brush made from cloth.

Description

Car wash

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a car wash such as a washing machine having a side brush device and a top brush device for a stationary type car which is cleaned by reciprocating a car washing machine (a passenger car, etc.) and a stationary type for cleaning while transporting the car to be cleaned. will be.

Background Art [0002] Conventionally, as this type of car wash, a mobile car wash, for example, disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-2863 is provided.

In this conventional configuration, a side brush or a top brush is provided in the car wash body, and the side brushes are provided in a pair of left and right via side brush driving devices, respectively. That is, a guide rail long in the width direction is rotatably installed at the upper part of the car wash body, and the movable body guided to the guide rail is guided by a side drive shaft or the like through a rotation driving device or a side brush shaft. It is rotatably installed. An operation device is provided between the car body and the movable body to access and separate both side brushes, and wires are provided to synchronize the access and separation of both movable bodies, and to move the side brushes toward the center of the car wash. The weight is provided to give.

In this conventional configuration, the vehicle is stopped and washing is performed by reciprocating the car wash body.

At this time, the side brush is rotating, and the impact upon contacting the vehicle is buffered by the guide rail rotating around the transverse shaft.

According to the precession situation, the approach and separation of the side brush to the center of the car wash is performed by reciprocating the movable body while being guided to the guide rail by the operation of the operating device.

However, according to the above-described conventional structure, both side brushes are pressed against the side surfaces by the moving force applied by the weight when cleaning the side surfaces of the vehicle, so that the brush hairs (mainly made of resin) of the side brushes are A significant push contact force is brought into contact with the side surface. As a result, gentle cleaning (soft brushing) cannot be performed, and in the worst case, the vehicle body is damaged. Moreover, in the side brush using the brush single body made of woven fabric which has been recently attracting attention, since the waist of the brush single body is weak, it cannot bear a push contact force and cannot employ | adopt it easily.

In addition, as a conventional separate car wash, a mobile car wash can be found, for example, disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-135355. This conventional configuration is provided with a side brush device and a top brush device in the car body. Here, the top brush device is provided with a pair of left and right drive shafts in the left and right directions on the side of the car body, and the center of the brush arm is firmly attached to the ends of these drive shafts. A top brush is conical joined between one end of both brush arms, and an equilibrium center, a reduction gear, and the like are attached to the other end. In addition, a multistage cylinder or the like is provided between the car body and the brush arm.

In this conventional configuration, the vehicle is stopped and the car wash body is reciprocated to perform cleaning. At this time, the top brush is rotated by the reduction motor, and the brush arm is swung by the cylinder to move up and down according to the cleaning situation. In addition, when the top brush cleans the upper surface side of the vehicle, the brush arm is freed, and the top brush is in contact with the upper surface side of the vehicle by its weight.

However, according to the conventional structure, when cleaning the upper surface side of the vehicle, the top brush is pressed against the upper surface side by its own weight, so that the brush hair of the top brush mainly made of resin material is applied to the upper surface side with a significant pressing contact force. Will come into contact. As a result, gentle cleaning (soft brushing) cannot be performed, and in the worst case, the vehicle body is damaged. In addition, in the case of the top brush using a brush body made of fabric, which has recently attracted attention, the waist of the brush unit is weak, so that it cannot bear the push contact force and cannot be easily adopted.

Moreover, the structure which used the brush base material, such as textiles, instead of the resin base material brush as a brush for car washes is conventionally considered. In other words, as this kind of car wash brush, there is provided a vehicle cleaning unit which can be found, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-107133. In this conventional configuration, the flexible material bends the cross-sectional shape as a substantially corrugated shape, and one end portion is formed at the attachment portion by closely contacting the inclined surface portions, and the other end portion is inserted toward the attachment portion to clean the cleaning portion. It is formed in the unit, thereby forming a fan-shaped unit as a whole.

The unit is attached to and fixed to the pipe in the circumferential direction through the attachment portion, and is also fixed to the plurality of stages in the longitudinal direction of the pipe. The attachment and fixation at that time is performed by forming a plurality of attachment holes in the attachment portion and twisting the round small screw through the hole into the pipe.

However, according to the conventional configuration, at each stage, a plurality of round small screws must be twisted in each step, and the attaching operation over the front end is very time consuming and cannot be performed quickly. In addition, the pipe must be provided with a number of lower holes for twisting round and small screws, which may lower the strength of the pipe. The attachment position of the unit to the pipe does not easily coincide in the circumferential direction or the unidirectional direction, and there is a state in which the center shakes during rotation, so that proper cleaning cannot be performed.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a car washing machine which can easily convert the cleaning by the sidebrush device into a gentle cleaning and which can be easily employed even with a sidebrush using a single brush made of fabric.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a car washing machine which can easily convert the cleaning by the top brush device into a gentle cleaning, and which can be easily employed even with a top brush using a woven brush.

Further, a third object of the present invention is to provide a side brush device and a top brush device, in which the attachment work for the entire brush body is performed simply and quickly, and the attachment is performed without reducing the strength of the shaft. In addition, the present invention provides a car wash that can be arranged in a circumferential or unidirectional direction.

In order to achieve the first object, the first car wash of the present invention is a movable body guided to the guide rail in the left and right directions provided with the side brush device on the car body, and attached to the movable body through a rotary drive device. And a side brush, an actuating device for moving the side brush left and right through the movable body, positioning in the left and right directions, and a weight device for applying a force for moving the side brush toward the car wash center. It is.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cleaning vehicle can be stopped and the desired washing can be performed by reciprocating the car wash body, and the side brush device rotates the side brush by the rotation driving device. According to the car wash situation, the access and separation of the side brush center can be performed by reciprocating the movable body while being guided to the guide rail by activating the positioning device to move freely.

Positioning of the side brush is performed when the gentle cleaning is performed when the side brush of the vehicle to be cleaned is cleaned by the side brush. That is, the sidebrush can be positioned by the positioning movement of the operating device in a state where the sidebrush is separated by the operating device to a predetermined position with respect to the car wash center. This makes it possible to prevent and position the sidebrush from approaching the car wash center by the moving force imparted by the weight device, and to easily convert to a gentle cleaning.

In a first embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, a drive chain in which an operating device is provided on an induction rail and an interlocking device for interlocking the drive chain with a movable body are configured to move with respect to the driving chain. It is configured to allow the sieve to move away from the car wash center.

According to the structure of this 1st Embodiment, the movement of a sidebrush can be performed by transmitting the movement force of a drive chain to a movable body through an interlocking device, and positioning of a sidebrush can be performed by stopping movement of a drive chain. have. In addition, when an overload (strong contact pressure) is applied to the side brush during cleaning in the positioning state, the movable body is separated from the drive chain, and the side brush is guided by the guide rail and automatically moved outward. Overload can be eliminated.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the abutment between the transmission member provided with the linkage device on the drive chain side, the passive member facing the outside of the transmission member and installed on the movable body, and both members is detected. It is comprised by the detection apparatus.

According to the configuration of the second embodiment, the drive chain of the operating device is moved forward to move the transmission member of the interlocking device to the outside, and the passive member which is in contact with the transmission member is integrally moved. The brush can be separated from the car wash center.

In addition, since the driving chain is reversed and the rolling member is moved inward, the moving force applied by the weight device acts on the movable body side, so that the passive member side in contact with the rolling member is integrally moved. Thus, the sidebrush can be approached to the car wash center. In addition, when the positioning brush is overloaded and the movable body is separated from the driving chain during positioning cleaning, the detection device is non-detected so that the driving chain can be automatically operated so that the driving member is brought into contact with the passive member. The driving device is brought into contact with the member so that the detection device detects the drive chain so that the driving chain can be stopped and brought back into lock. The learning data can be corrected by inputting such a corrective action signal to the controller.

In a third embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, the sidebrush is formed by lamination of a single brush made of fabric.

According to the configuration of this third embodiment, by positioning the sidebrush by the operating device, even the sidebrush formed by lamination of a single brush made of fabric can be easily employed, and gentle cleaning can be easily performed. Can be.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, the car wash of the second invention of the present invention has a rotary shaft in a left and right direction in which a top brush device is installed at both sides of the car wash body, a pair of left and right arms fixed at both ends thereof, and both arms A top brush installed between the free ends of the top brush shaft, a rotary drive unit provided at the base of the arm so as to be interlocked with the top brush shaft, weights provided at the base of both arms, a car wash body and at least one rotary shaft; It is comprised between the operation apparatus which is provided between and performs the movement and positioning of the said top brush in the up-down direction.

According to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, the top brush device can rotate the top brush by rotating the top brush shaft by the rotary drive device. When the top brush is used to clean the upper surface side of the vehicle to be cleaned by the top brush, the top brush is moved to a predetermined position and positioning is performed.

That is, by operating the operating device, and by rotating the arm up and down through the rotary shaft to move the top brush to a predetermined position, by locking the rotary shaft can prevent the top brush from rotating downward by its own weight In this way, the movement to the predetermined position and positioning can be performed. In this way, the top brush can be forcibly moved up and down, and the top brush can be prevented from unexpectedly colliding with or caught by the front and rear surfaces of the vehicle to be cleaned, and also the collision with the protrusion of the vehicle to be cleaned is avoided. Can be. Thereby, it can convert into a gentle washing easily.

In the first embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a motor having an operating device attached to a car wash main body, a rotating body interlocked with the motor and externally inserted into the rotating shaft, a locking body attached to the rotating body, It is comprised by the caught part provided in the said rotating body shaft, and is provided so that the said latching body may abut against the side surface of the rotation of the top brush in this caught part.

According to the structure of this 1st Embodiment, by rotating a rotating body by operating a motor, the rotating shaft can be rotated by contacting the engaging body integral with a rotating body, and a top brush can be rotated by a predetermined position. In addition, the top brush can be rotated downward by its own weight or the like, thereby preventing the positioning of the top brush by engaging the caught part with the locking body.

Also, when an overload (strong contact pressure) is applied to the top brush during cleaning, the upward movement of the top brush acts in the direction of separation of the caught part from the locking body, so the top brush is moved upward without any problem. It can move automatically, thus overloading.

In the second embodiment of the second invention of the present invention, a detection device for detecting a positioning device by an operating device is provided.

According to the configuration of the second embodiment, the movement to the positioning position by the operating device can be arbitrarily and easily controlled in accordance with the detection by the detection device, and the learning control and the correction of the learning data can be controlled. It can be performed easily.

In the third embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, the top brush is formed by lamination of a single brush made of fabric.

According to the configuration of this third embodiment, the top and bottom positions of the top brush are locked by the operating device so that the top brush formed by the lamination of the single brush fabric can be used to smoothly clean. Can be.

In order to achieve the third object, at least one of the brush of the side brush device and the brush of the top brush device is provided with a penetrating part formed at the center of a fabric brush body formed in a disk shape. It is constructed by sandwiching a plurality of brush bodies in the axial direction and fixing them to the shaft by placing them outside in the shaft.

According to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention, one brush member may be sandwiched outside the shaft body and laminated, so that the attachment work over the shear can be performed simply and quickly. Moreover, since there are few fixed operating parts, attachment of the brush body to a shaft can be performed without reducing the strength of a shaft. And by laminating | stacking a single brush single piece, attachment can be performed in the circumferential direction squarely, eliminating the fluctuation of the center at the time of rotation, and always being able to perform a suitable washing | cleaning, and can also easily manufacture a brush single piece.

In the first embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, a single brush made of fabric formed in a disk shape is fixed to a plurality of fitting bodies in the circumferential direction through a peripheral portion of the central through portion, and thus, a plurality of places of the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the shaft By forming the fitting portion in the axial center direction in the axial center direction by fitting the fitting body in the axial center direction slidably with respect to these fitting parts, while the brush body is fitted to the shaft body from the outside, and laminated in the axial center direction The brush is constituted by detachably attaching a fixing device to the shaft to prevent movement of the fitting body located at both ends in the axial direction of the shaft outward.

According to the configuration of this first embodiment, the disk-shaped brush alone can be easily formed by cutting the woven fabric into a circular shape at a predetermined dimension and cutting a central through-section having a predetermined dimension at the central portion. This brush body can be fixed between a plurality of fitting bodies in a state where the fitting bodies are fitted inside the plurality of places in the circumferential direction at the peripheral portion of the central through portion.

The brush body is assembled to the shaft first, and the fixing device is fixed to one end of the shaft first, and then a plurality of fitting bodies are fitted from the other end to the fitting portion of the shaft in the circumferential direction fixed to one brush body. By sliding in the axial direction by induction of the fitting portion, the brush body is inserted from the outside with respect to the shaft to be brought into contact with the fixing device.

By repeating the above fitting and sliding, the fitting bodies are sequentially brought into contact with each other while the brush bodies are sequentially stacked in the axial direction, and the predetermined number (predetermined ends) are laminated. The other end is fixed in the same manner as the one end described above. Thereby, a brush single body group can be pinched | interposed by the upper and lower fixing apparatus, and can be fixed to the shaft body side, and the brush for car wash can be formed by this.

Such a car wash brush can be assembled by fixing a fixing device at one end and stacking a plurality of brush bodies, and then fixing the fixing device at the other end. Therefore, the assembly work can be performed simply and quickly. In addition, the brush body can be removed by reverse operation, whereby repair and replacement of a specific brush body or all brush bodies can be performed quickly and easily. Moreover, since there are few fastening operation parts by a fixing device, attachment of the brush body to a shaft can be performed without reducing the strength of a shaft. By laminating a single brush body, the attachment can be performed in a circumferential direction, and the center shake at the time of rotation can be eliminated, so that proper cleaning can be performed at all times and the brush body can be easily cleaned. I can make it.

In addition, the fitting body can ensure a constant space between the brush bodies, thereby improving the water retention rate.

In the second embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, the peripheral portion of the central through portion is folded in the circumferential direction and fixed to the fitting body through the folded portion.

According to the structure of this 2nd Embodiment, the brush single-piece | unit formed in disk shape can form the multi-layered folded part in multiple places by folding the peripheral part of a center penetrating part in a circumferential direction. By fixing between the fitting bodies through the folded portions, the brush body can be folded into a spaced shape with an interval between the top and bottom, except for the folded peripheral portion, thereby improving the volume up and the water retention in the vertical direction. .

In the third embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, the fixing device is constituted by a contact member that can contact the outer surface of the fitting portion of the shaft, and a fastener that fixes the contact member to the shaft.

According to the configuration of the third embodiment, the fixing device can be easily and quickly fixed by bringing the contact member into contact with a plurality of places in the circumferential direction at both ends of the shaft body, and then fixing the contact member to the shaft body through the fastener. have.

In the fourth embodiment of the third invention, the fitting body is formed of resin, and the shaft body is formed by extrusion of metal.

According to the configuration of the fourth embodiment, the shaft is formed by extrusion of metal, and the formation (manufacturing) can be easily and precisely performed by including a plurality of fitting portions in the circumferential direction at the outer circumference thereof. In addition, sufficient strength can be ensured. Further, the fitting portion and the contact member can be easily and precisely formed by resin.

Example

Hereinafter, a mobile car wash, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.

In FIG. 1, the door-shaped car wash body 1 is mounted on the floor side rail 3 via a plurality of wheels 2, and reciprocates on a certain path by the operation of a traveling drive device (not shown). do. The car wash body (1) has a finishing wax arch (4) and a bottom wax arch (5), a rinsing arch (6), a cleaning arch (7), a top nozzle device (8), and a spray nozzle device (9). And the size nozzle apparatus 10, the garage detection apparatus 11, the locker brush apparatus 12, the side brush apparatus 20, the top brush apparatus 90, etc. are assembled squarely. 18 denotes the vehicle to be cleaned.

The side brush device 20 has a pair of left and right side brushes 21 as shown in Figs. 2 to 4, and these side brushes 21 are woven or nonwoven fabrics on the side brush shaft 22. It consists of laminating | stacking a large number of sheets, sandwiching the single brush body 23 made from 10 million of backs from the outside. And the side brush 21 is installed on the car wash body 1 side through the side brush drive device 25, respectively. That is, the induction rail 26 long in the left-right direction (width direction) is installed on the upper part of the car body 1. The guide rail 26 has a mountain guide part 26A formed at its upper end, a reverse mountain guide part 26B formed at its lower end, and a recessed groove part 26C formed at one side thereof. It is.

In addition, the guide rails 26 each of the corner portions 26A to 26C are configured to be cut to desired dimensions after extrusion of aluminum.

From both ends of the guide rail 26, the support shaft 28 protrudes in the longitudinal direction through the flange 27, and these support shafts 28 are supported by the bearing 29 on the car body main body 1 side. As a result, the guide rail 26 is configured to be freely rotated around the horizontal axis 30.

The rotation is performed in response to the elastic force of the front and rear pairs of springs 31 provided between the flange 27 and the car wash body 1, and the neutral position is maintained by the elastic force of the springs 31.

A movable body 35 which is guided and movable on the guide rail 26 is provided, and the movable body 35 is a plurality of shapes that can contact the mountain guide portion 26A from the top as a C shape from the side. The upper rollers 36 and a plurality of lower rollers 37 and the like which are free from abutment from below to the inverted guide portion 26B. A cylindrical bearing 38 in the up and down direction is attached to the movable body 35, and the side brush shaft 22 is supported by the cylindrical bearing 38, so that the side brush 21 is formed of the longitudinal axis 39. It is configured to be rotatable around.

The rotary drive device 40 of the side brush 21 includes a motor 41 attached to the movable body 35 side, a drive sprocket 43 attached to the output shaft 42, and a side brush shaft ( A manual sprocket 44 attached to 22, and a chain 45 hooked to both sprockets 43 and 44;

A weight device 46 is provided to impart a force to move the sidebrush 21 to the car wash center 16 side.

That is, the wire 47 connected to the movable body 35 is drawn outward beyond the car wash center 16, and the wire 47 is guided to the guide wheel body 48 attached to the car wash body 1. It is connected to the weight 49 located in the car wash body 1.

A support device 50 for supporting the feed line to the side brush 21 side, that is, the movable body 35 side, is provided. The support device 50 has an arm 52 which is installed to be able to swing left and right through the longitudinal axis 51 on the car body main body 1 side, and a vertical pin 54 at the free end of the arm 52. It consists of a link 55 or the like which is swingably coupled, and the free end of the link 55 is connected to the movable body 35 via the vertical pin 56.

Each guide rail 26 is provided with an operating device 60 for moving the side brush 21 left and right through the movable body 35 and positioning in the left and right directions, respectively. The operating device 60 includes a motor 62 attached to the inner end side of the induction rail 26 through a bracket 61, a drive sprocket 63 and an induction rail attached to an output shaft in the front and rear directions thereof. 26, a drive chain 66 hung between the manual sprocket 65 and both sprockets 63 and 64 attached to the outer end side of the bracket 64, and the drive chain 66 is connected to the movable body (66). 35) and the interlocking device 70 for interlocking with each other.

As shown in FIG. 5, the interlock device 70 includes a transmission member 71 provided on the side of the drive chain 66 and a passive member facing the transmission member 71 from the outside and installed on the movable body 35. As shown in FIG. The movable device 35 moves away from the car wash center 16 with respect to the drive chain 66 by the detection device 82 which detects the abutment of both members 71 and 78 with 78. It is configured to allow.

That is, the transmission member 71 is a rod body 72 (constituting a part of the drive chain 66) integrated into the drive chain 66, and the cylinder body 73 externally inserted into the rod body 72. And a coil spring for applying a force to separate the protons 72 and 73 from the cutout 74 and the bolt body 75 to allow relative movement within a predetermined range of the protons 72 and 73. And a transmission side plate body 77 fixed to the outer end of the cylinder 73.

In addition, the passive member 78 is connected to the movable body 35 and has a passive side plate body 79 externally fitted to the drive chain 66 and a ring shape fixed to an inner surface side of the passive side plate body 79. And a bushing body 80, for example.

Then, the detection device 82 is attached via the bracket 81 of the passive side plate body 79. The detection device 82 is, for example, a drive shaft body 77 and a bushing body 80 in the form of a proximity switch. It is comprised so that the motor 62 may be stopped when it detects by the outer surface of the transmission shaft body 77, when it contacts each other.

As shown in Figs. 7 to 10, the top brush device 90 holds a pair of left and right rotary shafts 91 in the left and right directions (car wash width direction), and these rotary shafts 91 are provided with a car wash main body ( It is divided into both sides of 1) and is rotatably supported through the bearing 92. An anti-boundary device interlocked with at least one rotary shaft 91 of the rotary shafts 91 is provided.

That is, the L-shaped actuating lever 93 is fitted to the rotary shaft 91 from the outside through the intermediate portion and is fixed via the key 94.

A cylinder device (an example of an anti-boundary device) 96 is provided between the free end of the lever portion 93A, which is one side of the actuating lever 93, and the bracket 95 which is installed from the car body main body 1 in succession. have.

The case-shaped arms 97 are respectively fixed to both of the rotation shafts 91 through an intermediate portion near the proximal end. Rotating shafts 98 in the left and right directions are freely provided through the bearings 99 at the free ends of both arms 97, and top brushes 100 are provided between the protruding inner ends of these rotating shafts 98. That is, the top brush 100 consists of laminating | stacking many sheets to the left-right direction, interposing the one-piece brush body 102 which consists only of cloth, such as a woven fabric and a nonwoven fabric, on the top brush shaft 101 from the outside. The top brush 100 connects both ends of the top brush shaft 101 to the rotation shaft 98, respectively, and is installed between the free ends of both arms 97. At the base end of both arms 97, a motor (an example of a rotary drive device) 103 connected to the top brush shaft 101 is installed.

That is, the motor 103 is fixed to the proximal end of the arm 97 in a state where the output shaft 104 protrudes into the case-shaped arm 97, and the drive sprocket 105 attached to the output shaft 104. The chain 107 is wound between the manual sprocket 106 attached to the rotating shaft 98. Weights 108 are attached to the proximal ends of both arms 97, respectively.

An operating device 110 that performs movement and positioning in the vertical direction of the top brush 90 is provided between the car wash main body 1 and the at least one rotary shaft 91. That is, the motor 112 with the reducer 111 is fixed to the bracket 95 of one side of the car body 1. In addition, the drive sprocket 114 is fixed to the output shaft 113 in the left and right directions from the reducer 111, and a manual sprocket (one example of the rotating body) 115 is fitted to the rotation shaft 91 so as to be loosely rotatable. And the chain 116 is wound between both the sprockets 114 and 115. An inner locking body 117 is attached to an inner surface side of the manual sprocket 115, and the locking body 117 is also in the middle of the caught portion 93B which is the other side of the operating lever 93. It is provided so that the lower rotation side surface 93b of 100 may be contacted.

According to the above configuration, by operating the operating device 110, the rotating shaft 91 is rotated forward and backward through the locking body 117, the operating lever 93 and the like, and saw through the arm 97 The brush 100 can be rotated up and down around the axis of rotation axis 91a. Here, both limits of the rotation of the top brush 100 are such that the engaging portion 93B of the actuating lever 93 abuts against the pair of stopper bodies 109a and 109b provided on the bracket 95 side. Regulated. Also, on the other side, a pair of stopper bodies 109a and 109b and an actuating lever 93 only for the caught portion 93B are provided.

A detection device 120 for detecting a positioning position by the operation device 110 is provided. That is, the disk 121 is fixed to the output side 113, and the uneven portion 122 is formed around the disk 121. And the detector 123 facing from the left-right side to the uneven part 122 is provided in two places of the circumferential direction, and is attached to the said bracket 95 side. The detector 123 detects the irregularities of the uneven portion 122 in the form of a proximity switch, counts them in a controller (not shown), and drives the motor 112 in forward and reverse directions by an instruction from the controller. It is configured to stop.

Hereinafter, the cleaning operation according to the embodiment will be described. That is, cleaning can be performed by stopping the to-be-cleaned vehicle 18 at a predetermined position and making the car wash body 1 reciprocate. At this time, the brush device 20 rotates the side brush shaft 22 around the longitudinal center core 39 by rotating the side brush shaft 22 by driving the motor 42, and the to-be-cleaned vehicle The impact upon contacting the front and rear surfaces of (18) is cushioned by the induction rail 26 rotating around the horizontal axis center 30. At this time, since the pair of left and right guide rails 26 rotate independently around the horizontal axis center 30, both side brushes (the inclination due to the disturbance of the stop position) are inclined. Even if a time difference occurs in the contact of 21), the rotation is performed with respect to the impact according to the time difference, so that the followability is good and the side brush 21 or the like is not generated. The approach and separation of the side brush 21 in the car wash center 16 according to the car wash situation is performed by performing the vehicle width learning by sonic or the like and then operating the operating device 60 in accordance with the learning data. That is, the drive chain 66 is positively moved through the drive sprocket 63 or the like by the positive operation of the motor 62.

By the positive movement of this drive chain 66, the transmission member 71 of the interlocking device 70 is moved outward, and as shown in the solid line of FIG. 5, the transmission side plate body 77 of this transmission member 71 is shown. ), The passive member 78 abuts through the bushing body 80 is integrally moved. As shown in the imaginary diagram of FIG. 5 at the time of this contact, the rod body 72 is relatively moved with respect to the elastic body of the coil spring 76 with respect to the cylinder 73, and the impact at the time of abutment is buffered by this. . By the above, the car wash center 16 of the side brush 21 can be isolate | separated. And, by the reverse operation, it is possible to approach the car wash center 16 of the seed brush 21. That is, by reverse operation of the motor 62, the drive chain 66 is reversely moved through the drive sprocket 62 or the like to move the transmission member 71 of the interlocking device 70 inward. Then, since the moving force applied by the weight device 46 acts on the movable body 35 side, the passive member 78 which is in contact with the interlocking member 71 is integrally moved to access. I can do it.

This approach and separation of the sidebrush 21 to the car wash center 16 is performed according to the learning data, and stopped at the position according to the data. This stop is performed by stopping the motor 62. At this time, the brake of the motor 62 acts automatically, and the drive chain 66 is locked. Thereby, the transmission member 71 is positioned and restrains both side brushes 21 from approaching the car wash center 16 by the moving force applied by the weight device 46, and can position them. . Then, when an overload (strong contact pressure) is applied to the side brush 21 during the cleaning in the positioning state, as shown in FIG. 5, the bush body is inserted into the drive chain 66 from the outside ( 80 is separated from the transmission side plate body 77, the side brush 21 is guided by the guide rail 26 to move automatically to the outside to eliminate the overload.

In this way, by separating the bushing body 80 from the motorized side plate body 77, the detection device 82 is in a non-detection operation, and the motor body 62 is brought into contact with the bushing body 80 by the motor 62. ) Is activated automatically. Then, the motor side plate body 77 abuts against the bush body 80, and the detection device 82 is detected by the outer surface of the motor side plate body 77, whereby the motor 62 stops and becomes locked again. . The signal of the corrective action is input to the control unit to modify the learning data. As described above, by positioning the two side brushes 21 by reciprocating the car wash body 1, the contact pressures of these side brushes 21 can be arbitrarily adjusted, whereby gentle cleaning can be performed. In particular, in the case of the brush body 23 made of a woven fabric, gentle washing can be performed suitably. At the time of reciprocating movement of the movable body 35, the link 55 and the arm 52 are swung by the movement force, as indicated by the solid line or the imaginary line in FIG. 2, and the electric power toward the movable body 35 side. Supply etc. is performed without any trouble.

As described above, when the desired cleaning is performed, the top brush device 90 rotates the top brush 100 by rotating the top brush shaft 10 through the chain 107 by driving the motor 103. have.

In cleaning, the operating device 110 is operated in accordance with the learning data of the garage experiment in which the garage detection device 11 detects the shape of the vehicle to be cleaned 18, and the top brush 100 is forcibly moved to a predetermined position above and below. Is then positioned.

That is, by operating the motor 112 of the operating device 110 in a state where the cylinder device 96 is opened, the manual sprocket 115 is rotated through the drive sprocket 114 and the chain 116. Thereby, the manual sprocket 115 and the integral locking body 117 are brought into contact with the surface P3b of the caught portion P3B, and the rotary shaft 91 is rotated through the operating lever 93B, thereby allowing the top brush ( While the 100 is moved to a predetermined position, the stopping portion 93B contacts the locking body 117 to prevent the top brush 100 from rotating downward in its own weight, thereby positioning the movement position. You can decide.

In this movement, the uneven portion 122 formed in the disc 121 rotates forward of the detector 123, and counts the number of crossovers of the unevenness, so that the amount of rotation of the manual sprocket 115, namely, The amount of movement of the top brush 100 can be detected, whereby the motor 112 automatically stops and becomes locked when the predetermined value according to the learning data is reached. Thereby, according to the detection by the detection device 120, the movement to the positioning position by the operation device 110 can be arbitrarily and easily controlled, and furthermore, the movement position can be determined and the learning control is also performed. It can be done easily.

And when the overload (strong contact pressure) acts on the top brush 100 at the time of washing | cleaning, the upward movement force of this top brush 100 is a direction in which the caught part 93B isolate | separates with respect to the locking body 117. As shown in FIG. Because of this, the top brush 100 is automatically moved upwards without any trouble, and the overload is eliminated.

At that time, the number of passes of the uneven portion 122 formed on the disc 121 is counted by the detector 123, and the detection signal can be input to the control unit to correct the learning data.

As described above, the top brush 100 is forcibly moved up and down in accordance with the learning data, and the top brush 100 unexpectedly collides with the front and rear surfaces of the to-be-cleaned vehicle 18 or is caught by the front and rear surfaces. You can prevent it. In addition, the collision with the outer projection of the to-be-cleaned vehicle 18 can be avoided.

And when the top brush 100 wash | cleans the upper surface side of the to-be-cleaned vehicle 18, the cylinder apparatus 96 will be basically free, and the top brush 100 will be this top brush 100, the arm 97, etc. It is contacting (piezoelectric) to the upper surface side of the to-be-cleaned vehicle 18, under the balance load of the weight 108 by the weight of own.

As described above, when washing the upper surface side of the vehicle 18 to be cleaned by the top brush 100 by reciprocating the car wash body 1, in particular, in the case of the brush body 102 made of fabric, Washing can be performed suitably and easily.

As described above, as shown in the solid line or the imaginary line of FIGS. 9 and 10 by operating the operating device 110, the arm 97 rotates through the operating lever 93 or the rotating shaft 91. It rotates up and down around 91a, and the top brush 100 is moved up and down. At this time, the lower limit of the top brush 100 is regulated by the caught portion 93B in contact with the stopper body 109a, as indicated by the solid line in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10, and the upper limit is lowered in FIG. As indicated by the imaginary line in FIG. 10, the caught portion 93B is restricted to contact the stopper body 109b.

In the cleaning operation, the cylinder device 96 prevents the top brush 100 from unexpectedly springing up and down.

In the above embodiment, a mobile car wash which reciprocates and washes with respect to the stationary to-be-cleaned vehicle 18 is used. However, in the present invention, the same applies to the stationary car wash which is cleaned while conveying the to-be-cleaned vehicle 18. You can do it. In addition, although the left and right pairs of side brushes 21 are shown to be moved together, an embodiment in which one side brush 21 is moved and the other side brush 21 is immobilized is also possible in the present invention. .

In the above embodiment, the form in which the single brush member 23 made of fabric is laminated as the sidebrush 21 and the form in which the single brush member 102 of the fabric is laminated as the top brush are shown. Embodiments using a side brush or a top brush made of a conventional brush bristles are also possible.

In the above embodiment, all the forward and reverse movements of the movable body 35 are performed by the operating device 60. However, in the present invention, a cylinder acting on the arm 52 is provided as in the prior art, and the movable body 35 is provided. The large forward and reverse movements of c) may be performed by a cylinder, and the small forward and reverse movements and positioning may be performed by the operation device 60. When the large forward and reverse movement is performed by the cylinder, the operating device 60 is in a free state in which the brake is also open.

In the above embodiment, the disc-shaped disc 121 is displayed on the detection apparatus 120, but this may be a stripped disc having the uneven portion 122 in the required range.

In the above embodiment, both the vertical movement of the top brush 100 is performed by the operating device 110. However, in the present invention, a large shankdong is performed by the cylinder device 96 as in the prior art, and a small shankdong is used. And positioning may be performed by the operating device 110. When the cylinder device 96 performs a large vertical movement, the operating device 110 is in a free state in which the brake is also opened.

11 to 16 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which a suitable embodiment of the side brush 21 of the side brush device 20 or the top brush 100 of the top brush device 96 is shown. Display.

That is, as shown in FIG. 11, FIG. 12, and FIG. 14-FIG. 16, the shaft body 130 formed by extrusion of aluminum (an example of a metal) is a pipe shape, and is the circumferential direction from the outer periphery. The fitting portion 131 in the axial center direction is formed in a plurality of places (four places in the embodiment). These fitting portions 131 engage a pair of stone bases 132 in the circumferential direction, and a pair of hooks that protrude outward from the outer position in the circumferential direction with respect to these protrusions 132 and then face toward each other. It is formed by the part 133. The fitting recess 134 is formed by the outer surface of the protrusion 132, the outer surface of the shaft body 130, and the inner surface of the locking portion 133. In addition, a connection round hole 135 is formed in a portion between both projections 132 at both ends of the shaft 130.

As shown in FIG. 13, a single brush body 136 made of only woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, or the like is formed in a disc shape with a central through portion 137 in the center thereof, and a brush body 136 The fixing hole 138 is formed in the circumferential direction plural places (12 places in the embodiment) in the peripheral portion 136A of the central through portion 137 of the "

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14 to 16, the brush body 136 is provided in plural in the circumferential direction through the peripheral portion 136A of the central penetrating portion 137 (four in the embodiment). Is fitted to the fitting body 140. The fitting body 140 is formed in a square plate shape by resin, and at that time, a pair of pairs of protruding inwards are formed on both sides of the rectangular body portion 141 at the center and then directed to opposite directions. A caught portion 142 is formed. A fixing hole 143 is formed in the body portion 141.

The brush body 136 is fixed to the fitting body 140 thus formed, and this fixing is performed by folding the peripheral portion 136A in the circumferential direction and through the folded portion 136B. In other words, in the embodiment, the brush body 136 is folded twice, and three-fold folded portions 136B are formed at four locations.

At that time, folding is performed in the state where the three fixing holes 138 communicate with each other at the central portion in the circumferential direction of the folded portion 136B. And the outer surface of the main-body part 141 in the fitting body 140 abuts inside the folded part 136B, and let the fixing hole 143 pass through the fixing hole 138 group. In the state, the brush body 136 is fixed to the fitting body 140 by striking the rivet 144 over these fixing holes 138 and 143.

In this way, the fitting body 140 to which the brush body 136 is fixed is fitted so as to slide in the axial center direction with respect to the fitting portion 131 of the shaft body 130. That is, the fitting body 140 is fitted from both ends of the shaft 130 by fitting the two caught parts 142 to the both locking parts 133, and guided to the fitting part 131. It is possible to slide in the axial direction, so as to fit outside the brush body 136 with respect to the shaft body 130, and are laminated and arranged in the axial direction.

A fixing device 150 for preventing movement of both ends of the fitting body 140 located at both ends of the shaft body 130 in the axial direction thereof is detachably provided on the shaft 10 side.

That is, the main body of the fixing device 150 is made of a contact member 151 formed in a plate shape in a forward direction by resin, and the contact member 151 is formed at both fitting portions 11 in the fitting portion 11 of the shaft body 130. (132) abuts the outer surface.

In addition, the contact member 151 is provided with a connection long hole 152 long in the axial direction, and the connection long hole 152 is formed so as to be able to communicate with the connection round hole 135 of the shaft 130. . Then, a fastener 153 for fixing the contact member 151 to the shaft body 130 is provided, the fastener 153 is a bolt 154 from the connection hole 152 to the connection round hole 135 And a nut 155, which is located in the shaft body 130 and in which the bolt 154 is screwed.

Below, the action in the said other Example is demonstrated.

Since the shaft body 130 is formed by extrusion of aluminum (an example of a metal), the shaft body 130 includes a plurality of fitting portions 131 in the circumferential direction on the outer circumference thereof, so that the shaft body 130 is easily formed (manufactured) with high precision, and Sufficient strength can be ensured by the metal. In addition, the fitting body 140 and the contact member 151 can be easily and precisely formed by resin. The brush body 136 can be easily formed into a disc shape by cutting the cloth of the fabric into a circular shape at a predetermined dimension and cutting the central through-section 137 having a predetermined dimension at the central portion.

In the brush single body 136 thus formed, the peripheral portion 136A of the central through portion 137 is folded twice in the circumferential direction, and is formed at four locations of the three-layer folded portion 136B. Then, the main body portion 141 of the fitting 140 is brought into contact with the inside of the folded portion 136B, and the fixing hole is formed in the group of three fixing holes 138 that are in communication with the folded portion 136B. The rivet 144 is struck between these fixing holes 138 and 143 in a state where the 143 is connected in succession, thereby fixing the brush body 136 between the four fitting bodies 140.

In assembling the brush single body 136 and the like configured to the shaft 130, first, the contact member 151 is fixed to four places in the circumferential direction at the lower end of the shaft 130.

This causes the contact member 151 to contact the outer surface between the two protruding portions 132 in the fitting portion 131 of the shaft 130 to connect the connection hole 152 with a round hole for connection. After passing through the 135, the fixing tool 153 acts between the holes 152 and 135.

Subsequently, the four fitting bodies 140 in the circumferential direction fixed to the single brush body 136 are engaged with both the engaging portions 142 and the engaging portions 133 of the shaft 130. In addition to the fitting from the upper end, the guiding portion 131 guides the axial center direction so that the brush body 136 is fitted to the shaft 130 from the outside.

Then, the brush body 136 is slid to the bottom, and the contact member 151 is contacted from above.

By repeating the above fitting and sliding, the brush body 136 is sequentially stacked in the axial direction while the upper fitting body 140 is in contact with the lower fitting body 140 from above. Let's do it.

And after laminating | stacking a predetermined number (predetermined end), the contact member 151 is fixed to the upper end of the shaft body 130 in the opposite direction to the said contact member 151 of the said lower end by the same effect as the above.

As a result, the group of brush bodies 136 is inserted and fixed by the upper and lower fixing devices 150 through the fitting body 140, so that the brush for car wash can be formed as shown in FIG.

12 shows the side brush 21. In this case, the brush body 136 group in the middle portion is assembled with a small diameter (small diameter) with respect to the brush body 136 group in the upper and lower portions. . In the case of the side brush 21, the shaft body 130 corresponds to the side brush shaft 22 of FIG. 3. And the top brush 100 and the locking brush can be formed in the same state in the absence of a small diameter portion.

In the case of the top brush 100, the shaft body 130 corresponds to the top brush shaft 101 of FIG. 7.

As described above, the brushes 21 and 100 for the car wash fix the fixing device 150 at the lower end and fit the fitting body 140 to the fitting portion 131 by fitting the brush body 136. After plural lamination, the assembly can be assembled by fixing the fixing device 150 at the upper end, whereby the assembly work over the shear can be performed simply and quickly. In addition, the brush body 136 is removed by reverse operation, so that the specific brush body 136 and all the brush body 136 can be repaired and replaced quickly.

In addition, since there are few fixing operation parts by the fixing device 150, attachment of the brush body 136 to the shaft body 130 can be performed without reducing the intensity | strength of the shaft body 130. FIG. And since the single bristle single body 136 is laminated | stacked, attachment can be performed by neatly trimming in the circumferential direction, and the brush single body 136 can be manufactured easily.

In addition, by the fitting body 140, it is possible to ensure a constant space between the brush body 136, thereby improving the repair rate. In addition, the brush unit 136 folds up the peripheral portion 136A, and most of the brush body 136 is folded in a shape having a gap between the upper and lower portions except for the peripheral portion 136A, thereby improving the volume up and the water retention rate in the upward direction. can do.

In the other embodiment described above, the fitting body 140 that is fitted to the shaft body 130 from the outside is not fixed, but some or all of the fitting body 140 is fixed to the shaft body 136 with respect to the fixture. It may be fixed at.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the fitting body 140 is sequentially stacked, but this is fitting through the space between the fitting body 140, for example, in the outside of the fitting body 140. The sieve 140 and the spacer may be alternately stacked.

1 is a side view of a mobile car wash which is an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a plan view of main parts of the side brush device in the same car washing machine.

3 is a front view of the main portion of the side brush device in the same car wash.

4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main portion of the side brush device in the same car wash.

5 is a longitudinal sectional view at the time of positioning of the positioning device portion in the same car wash.

6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the positioning device portion when moving outward in the same car wash.

7 is a main perspective view of the top brush device in the same car washing machine.

8 is a front view of the main portion of the top brush device in the same car wash.

9 is a longitudinal side view of the top brush device in the same car wash.

10 is a side view of the positioning device portion of the top brush device in the same car wash.

11 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a lower part of a car wash brush, showing another embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a front view of the brush for car wash.

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a brush single body used for the brush for car wash.

14 is an exploded perspective view of the brush of the car wash.

Fig. 15 is a partially cutaway front view of the lower portion of the brush for car wash.

Fig. 16 is a partially cutaway plan view of the main portion of the brush for car wash.

Claims (13)

In a car washer having a side brush device and a top brush device, a movable body supported by a guide rail in the left and right directions provided with the side brush device on the car body, and a side attached to the movable body via a rotation driving device. A brush, an actuating device which moves the sidebrush left and right through the movable body and performs positioning in the left and right directions, and a weight device that applies a force for moving the sidebrush toward the car wash center. Car wash. 2. The drive system according to claim 1, wherein the operating device is constituted by a drive chain provided on an induction rail and an interlock device for interlocking the drive chain to the movable body, wherein the movable body is driven from the center of the car wash with respect to the drive chain. Car wash, characterized in that configured to allow the movement to the falling side. The detection device for detecting the contact between the transmission member provided on the drive chain side and the manual member provided on the movable body side facing the transmission member from the outside. Car wash, characterized in that configured by. The car wash according to claim 1, wherein the side brushes are formed by laminating a single brush made of fabric. In a car washer having a side brush device and a top brush device, the top brush device includes a left and right rotary shaft provided at both sides of the car wash body, a pair of left and right arms fixed at both ends thereof, and a pair of left and right arms. Between the top brush installed between the free ends via the top brush shaft, the rotary drive unit provided at the base of the arm so as to interlock with the top brush shaft, the weights installed at the base of both arms, the car wash body and the at least one rotary shaft. A car wash, which is provided between the actuators to move and position the top brush in the vertical direction. The motor according to claim 5, wherein a motor attached to the car wash body, a rotating body interlocked with the motor and externally inserted into the rotating shaft, and a locking body attached to the rotating body are provided on the rotating shaft side. A car wash, which is constituted by a caught portion, and provided so that the catching body can be brought into contact with the downwardly rotated side surface of the top brush in the caught portion. A car wash according to claim 5, wherein a detecting device for detecting a positioning position by said operating device is provided. The car wash according to claim 5, wherein the top brush is formed by lamination of a single brush made of fabric. In a car washing machine having a side brush apparatus and a top brush apparatus, at least one of the brushes of the side brush apparatus and the brush of the top brush apparatus is formed by forming a single brush made of fabric formed in a disk shape in the center. A car wash comprising a plurality of brush bodies laminated in the axial center direction and fixed to the shaft by using the penetrating portion externally inserted into the shaft. The woven brush body formed in the disk shape is fixed to a plurality of fitting bodies in the circumferential direction through a peripheral portion of the central through portion, and the shaft center is provided at a plurality of places in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the shaft. Direction fitting portions are formed, and the fitting body is slidably fitted to these fitting portions so as to slide in the axial center direction. And a brush configured to detachably attach the fixing device to the shaft to prevent movement of the fitting body located at both ends in the axial center direction of the shaft outward. A car wash according to claim 10, wherein the peripheral portion of the central through portion is folded in the circumferential direction and fixed to the fitting body through the folded portion. The car wash according to claim 10, wherein the fixing device is constituted by a contact member that can abut on an outer surface of a fitting portion of the shaft, and a fastener that fixes the contact member to the shaft. The car wash according to claim 10, wherein the fitting body is formed of a synthetic resin, and the shaft body is formed by extrusion of a metal.