KR100855188B1 - Road sweeping vehicle for median strip - Google Patents

Abstract

A road sweeper for cleaning up a median strip is provided to clean up garbage accumulated in the center of a road where a median strip passes through. A road sweeper for cleaning up a median strip includes a ventilator(100) installed to a vehicle and provided with an exhaust unit(102) to exhaust air and a suction unit(104) to inhale air, a hopper(110) provided with a closure structure to load with garbage and connected with the suction unit of the ventilator to form vacuum pressure in the hopper when a ventilator operates, a suction mouth(120) installed adjacent to a road and connected with the hopper by a suction pipe(122) to inhale garbage from a road surface, then to load on the hopper, a cleaner(130) located in the front of the suction mouth and composed of a cylindrical brush or a disk-shaped brush to collect garbage from a road, then to sweep away to the suction mouth, a damper(140) provided with an inflow hole connected with the exhaust unit of the ventilator to make the air discharged from the ventilator flow inward, and a first outflow hole and a second outflow hole connected with the inflow hole selectively, an exhaust pipe(150) connected with the exhaust unit of the ventilator together with the inflow hole of the damper to exhaust the air discharged from the ventilator to the outside, and a first hose(162) and a second hose(164) connected with the first outflow hole and the second outflow hole of the damper respectively.

Description

Road cleaning car for median separators {ROAD SWEEPING VEHICLE FOR MEDIAN STRIP}

1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the separator according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a schematic view showing the configuration and operation of the damper of the first embodiment;

3 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the separator according to the second embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a schematic view showing the configuration and operation of the damper of the second embodiment;

5 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where the road cleaning vehicle according to the present invention cleans the central separator,

6 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where the road cleaning vehicle according to the present invention cleans the right side of the vehicle.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: blower 102: discharge part

104: suction unit 110: hopper

120: suction mouse 122: suction tube
130: cleaning device

140, 240: dampers 141, 241: fixing member

142, 242: inflow hole 143, 243: first outflow hole

144, 244: second outflow hole 245: exhaust hole

146, 246: rotating member 147, 247: air flow path

148: opening 247: first opening

248: second opening 150, 250: exhaust pipe

162: hose 1 164: hose 2

300: center separator

The present invention relates to a road cleaning vehicle, and more particularly, to a road cleaning vehicle that can clean the loaded dirt of the central separator using the air discharged to the outside of the general road cleaning vehicle having a blower.

A general road cleaning vehicle includes a blower that sucks and discharges air to suck and collect garbage at a vacuum pressure, a hopper connected to the suction part of the blower and loaded with road garbage, and a suction that is connected by a hopper and a suction pipe and sucked with the road garbage. It comprises a mouse and a cleaning device such as a brush that serves to sweep the road debris and send it to the suction mouse. Therefore, the road garbage washed by the cleaning device is sucked by the suction mouse installed adjacent to the road surface and loaded into the hopper, and the air discharged from the blower is discharged outside the vehicle.

On the other hand, the central divider is installed in a place where a lot of traffic and high-speed traffic, such as a highway or national road. The median divider is a traffic facility that minimizes human injury by preventing frontal collision of vehicles. In general, the median divider can be divided into block type and steel type. Since the block type separator is a block shape made of cement, it does not absorb shock when colliding with the type of separator, which has a disadvantage in that the damage to life is great. Therefore, as a continuous structure consisting of steel pillars and guardrails connecting the pillars, steel separators that can bend the steel structure when the vehicle collides to mitigate the impact are frequently used. Hereinafter, the central separator of the present invention shall mean an iron separator.

Road cleaning vehicle according to the prior art does not remove dirt, sand, rubbish, etc. located in the central portion of the road passing through the central separator even if the cleaning close to the central separator. Therefore, dirt is continuously loaded in the central part of the road where the median passes. In particular, large amounts of sand used during winter snow removal are deposited around the central separator by the wind generated by the vehicle. The dirt loaded around the median separator needs to be cleaned for safe driving and aesthetics of the road.There is a problem in that cleaning work is not easy due to the pillars of the median separator. . In addition, there is a problem that the traffic jam occurs even when working to block the lanes. Therefore, most of the dirt loaded on the median is left unattended.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a road cleaning vehicle that can clean the dirt loaded on the central portion of the road passing through the separator.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In order to achieve the above object, the road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the median separator according to the present invention includes a blower installed in a vehicle and having a suction part and a discharge part, a hopper connected to the suction part of the blower and loaded with road garbage, and the hopper; A road cleaning vehicle having a suction mouse connected by a suction pipe and suctioned with road debris, and a cleaning device for sweeping road debris into the suction mouse, the inlet hole having one end connected to the discharge part of the blower, A damper having a first outlet hole and a second outlet hole selectively communicating with the other end, and an exhaust pipe connected to a discharge part of the blower together with an inlet hole of the damper and discharging air discharged from the blower to the outside; A first hose connected to the first outlet hole of the damper and extending to one side of the vehicle, and a vehicle connected to the second outlet hole of the damper The one characterized in that it further comprises a second hose extending side to the other.

In the road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the separator according to the present invention, the damper is formed with a cylindrical hollow, the inlet hole is formed from the outside through the hollow, the first outlet hole and the second outlet hole is the inlet A fixed member formed on each side of the hole, and an air flow passage having an opening on a circumferential surface thereof, and a cylindrical rotating member rotatably inserted into the hollow of the fixed member to rotate the air flow path of the rotating member. A switching operation between a first position in communication with the inflow hole and a first outlet hole of the fixing member and a second position in communication with the inflow hole and the second outlet hole of the fixing member, as the rotation member rotates; It is desirable to.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the road cleaning car for cleaning the separator according to the present invention includes a blower installed in a vehicle and having a suction part and a discharge part, a hopper connected to the suction part of the blower and loaded with road garbage; A road cleaning vehicle comprising a suction mouse connected by a hopper and a suction pipe and suctioned road debris, and a cleaning device for sweeping road debris into the suction mouse, the inlet hole having one end connected to the discharge part of the blower; A damper having a first outlet hole, a second outlet hole, and an exhaust hole selectively communicating with the other end of the inlet hole, a first hose connected to the first outlet hole of the damper and extending to one side of the vehicle, and the damper of the And a second hose connected to the second outlet hole and extending to the other side of the vehicle.

In the road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the separator according to the present invention, the damper is formed with a cylindrical hollow, the inlet hole is formed from the outside to the hollow, the first outlet hole and the second outlet hole of the inlet hole A cylindrical member formed on each side and having a fixed member formed with the exhaust hole facing the inlet hole about the hollow, and an air passage having a first opening and a second opening on a circumferential surface thereof penetrating therein And a first position in which the first opening of the rotating member communicates with the inflow hole and the second opening communicates with the exhaust hole in accordance with the rotation of the rotating member, and the first opening of the rotating member. A second position in communication with the inflow hole and the first outflow hole of the fixing member, the second opening being occluded by an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member, and the first opening of the rotating member being introduced And in communication with the second outlet hole of the fixing member and the second opening it is preferably operated to switch between a third position occluded by the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member.

In addition, the road cleaning car for cleaning the separator according to the present invention preferably further includes a water tank and a watering pipe connected to the water tank and installed adjacent to the end of the first hose or the second hose.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the separator according to the present invention.

[First Embodiment]

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the separator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration and operation of the damper of the first embodiment.

The road cleaning car for cleaning the median separator according to the present embodiment includes a blower 100, a hopper 110, a suction mouse 120, a cleaning device 130, a damper 140, an exhaust pipe 150, The first hose 162 and the second hose 164 is included.

The blower 100 is installed in a vehicle and driven by an engine (not shown) provided in the vehicle to suck and discharge air. The blower 100 includes a discharge part 102 through which air is discharged and a suction part 104 through which air is sucked.

The hopper 110 is installed in a vehicle and has a sealed structure for loading garbage therein. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the upper portion of the hopper 110 and the suction unit 104 of the blower 100 communicate with each other, and a vacuum pressure is formed inside the hopper 110 when the blower is operated.

The suction mouse 120 is installed adjacent to the road and is connected to the hopper 110 by the suction pipe 122. Therefore, when the blower 100 is operated, the suction mouse 120 is formed with a vacuum pressure, and the road surface waste adjacent to the suction mouse 120 is sucked into the suction mouse 120 and passes through the suction pipe 122 to the hopper 110. Is loaded on.

The cleaning device 130 is located in front of the suction mouse 120, and is a device such as a cylindrical brush or a disc-shaped brush driven by a motor (not shown), and collects garbage on the road and sweeps it to the suction mouse 120. do.

The damper 140 is installed in the vehicle as a structure in which the inflow hole 142, the first outflow hole 143, and the second outflow hole 144 are formed. One end of the inflow hole 142 of the damper is connected to the discharge part 102 of the blower to introduce the air discharged from the blower into the damper. The inlet hole 142 of the damper has a structure in which the other end thereof can communicate with one selected from the first outlet hole 143 and the second outlet hole 144. At this time, the first outlet hole 143 and the second outlet hole 144 of the damper is preferably formed in the left and right directions of the vehicle, respectively.

The damper 140 includes a fixed member 141 having a cylindrical hollow as shown in FIG. 2, and a cylindrical rotating member 146 having an air passage 147 having an opening 148 in a circumferential surface thereof. It is preferable. At this time, the inflow hole 142 penetrates from the outside of the fixing member 141 to the hollow, and the first outflow hole 143 and the second outflow hole 144 are formed at both sides of the inflow hole. It penetrates through to hollow. In this case, each of the first outlet hole 143 and the second outlet hole 144 may be formed in a left and right direction of the vehicle. The opening 148 of the air flow passage 147 formed in the rotating member 146 may include both an inflow hole 142 and one selected from the first outflow hole 143 and the second outflow hole 144. Has The air passage 147 may be appropriately formed inside the rotating member 146 for smooth flow of air, but is preferably hollow formed inside the rotating member 146 as shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, as the damper 140 rotates the rotating member 146 inserted into the fixing member 141, the outer circumferential surfaces of the rotating member have a first outlet hole 143 and a second outlet hole 144. ) And (b) the air passage 147 of the rotating member communicates with the inlet hole 142 and the first outlet hole 143 (b), and the air passage 147 of the rotating member The inflow hole 142 and the second outflow hole 144 communicate with each other (c).

The exhaust pipe 150 is connected to the discharge part 102 of the blower together with the inlet hole 142 of the damper 140 described above and discharges the air discharged from the blower to the outside. Therefore, in the case of FIG. 2A, all the air discharged from the blower is discharged to the outside through the exhaust pipe 150, and in the case of FIGS. 2B and 2C, a part of the air discharged from the blower is exhausted. It is discharged through the outside.

The first hose 162 and the second hose 164 are connected to the first outlet hole 143 and the second outlet hole 144 of the damper 140, respectively. The first and second hoses are flexible as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and when the left and right sides of the vehicle are cleaned using the first and second hoses, the hoses are extended to extend the hoses to the lower left and right sides of the vehicle. It is preferable to be fixed. In addition, when not using the 1st, 2nd hose, it is preferable to have a structure which shortens a hose and fixes the end to a vehicle.

In addition, further comprising a water tank (not shown) installed in the vehicle, and a watering pipe (not shown) connected to the water tank and installed adjacent to the end of the first hose 162 or the second hose 164. desirable. Nozzles (not shown) are installed at the ends of the water spray pipes, and when the first and second hoses 162 and 164 are used to clean the left and right sides of the road cleaning vehicle, water is sprayed to suppress dust generation.

The operation of the first embodiment having the above configuration will be described below.

When the road cleaning vehicle performs general road cleaning, the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member 146 of the damper 140 may be formed by the first outflow hole 143 and the first member of the fixing member 141 as shown in FIG. By closing the two outlet holes 144, the air discharged from the discharge unit 102 of the blower is blocked from flowing to the damper 140, and is discharged to the outside of the vehicle only through the exhaust pipe 150. At this time, as shown in Figure 1 by operating the cleaning device 130 and the blower 100 to sweep the garbage on the road and sucked into the hopper 110 through the suction mouse 120. Arrows in FIG. 1 indicate the flow of air by the blower 100.

When the road cleaning vehicle cleans the dirt loaded on the central separator, as shown in FIG. 2B, the rotary member 146 of the damper 140 is rotated counterclockwise from the position of FIG. 2A. By rotating, the inlet hole 142 and the first outlet hole 143 of the fixing member communicate with each other. Therefore, a part of the air discharged from the discharge unit 102 of the blower is discharged to the exhaust pipe 150, and the rest of the air flows from the inlet hole 142 of the fixing member, the air passage 147 of the rotating member, and the first outlet hole of the fixing member. 143) is discharged to the outside through the first hose. Referring to FIG. 5, the end of the first hose 162 is fixed to the lower left portion of the vehicle, and the air discharged to the outside through the first hose 162 moves the loading dirt 310 of the central separator 300 to the opposite side of the road. It is blown up. At this time, it is possible to blow the loading dirt with more powerful wind by appropriately shape the end of the hose or by increasing the output of the blower 100. In addition, water is sprayed through a nozzle mounted at a distal end of a water pipe (not shown) installed adjacent to the first hose 162 to clean the central separator and prevent generation of dust. The road sweeper is then cleaned by inhaling dirt from the road opposite the median.

When the road cleaning vehicle cleans grass or fallen leaves that are hanging on the roadside part, as shown in FIG. 2C, the rotary member of the damper 140 is rotated clockwise in the position of FIG. 3A. The inflow hole 142 and the second outflow hole 143 of the fixing member communicate with each other. Therefore, a part of the air discharged from the discharge part 102 of the blower is discharged to the exhaust pipe 150, and the rest of the air flows from the inlet hole 142 of the fixing member, the air passage 147 of the rotating member, and the second outlet hole of the fixing member ( 144) is discharged to the outside through the second hose. Referring to FIG. 6, the end of the second hose 164 is fixed to the lower right side of the vehicle, and the air discharged to the outside through the second hose 164 passes the mowed grass, fallen leaves, and other foreign matters on the roadside. Blow outwards. At this time, water is sprayed through a nozzle mounted at a distal end of the water spray pipe (not shown) installed adjacent to the second hose 164 to prevent generation of dust.

Second Embodiment

3 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a road cleaning vehicle for cleaning a median separator according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration and operation of the damper of the second embodiment.

The road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the median separator according to the present embodiment includes a blower 100, a hopper 110, a suction mouse 120, a cleaning device 130, a damper 240, an exhaust pipe 250, The first hose 162 and the second hose 164 is included.

In the description of the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as in the previous embodiment, and the description is omitted in order to avoid redundant description.

The damper 240 has a structure in which an inflow hole 242, a first outflow hole 243, a second outflow hole 244, and an exhaust hole 245 are formed. One end of the inflow hole 242 of the damper is connected to the discharge part 102 of the blower to introduce the air discharged from the blower into the damper. The inlet hole 242 of the damper has a structure in which the other end thereof communicates with one selected from the first outlet hole 243, the second outlet hole 244, and the exhaust hole 245.

As shown in FIG. 4, the damper 240 includes a fixing member 241 in which a cylindrical hollow is formed, and an air passage 247 having a first opening 248 and a second opening 249 in a circumferential surface thereof. It is preferable that the formed cylindrical rotating member 246. At this time, the inlet hole 242 is formed by penetrating from the outside of the fixing member 241 to the hollow, and the first outlet hole 243 and the second outlet hole 244 on both sides of the inlet hole to the outside. It is formed penetrating from the hollow to the hollow, and the exhaust hole 245 is formed penetrating from the outside to the hollow facing the inlet hole 242 around the hollow. In this case, the first opening 248 of the air flow passage 247 formed in the rotating member 246 includes both the inlet hole 242, the first outlet hole 243 and the second outlet hole 244. It has the size to do it. In addition, the second opening 249 of the air passage 247 has a size that can communicate with the exhaust hole 245 of the fixing member, and preferably has the same size as the exhaust hole 245. The air passage 247 of the rotating member may be properly formed inside the rotating member 246 for smooth flow of air, but is preferably hollow formed inside the rotating member 246 as shown in FIG. 4. Do.

As shown in FIG. 4, the damper 240 has the following cases as the rotating member 246 inserted into the fixing member 241 rotates. 4 (a) shows that the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member closes the first outlet hole 243 and the second outlet hole 244, and the inlet hole 242 and the exhaust hole 245 of the fixing member are respectively formed of the rotating member. It is a case where it communicates with the one opening 248 and the 2nd opening 249. FIG. 4B illustrates a case in which the air passage 247 of the rotating member communicates with the inlet hole 242 and the first outlet hole 243, and the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member closes the exhaust hole 245 of the fixing member. to be. 4C illustrates a case in which the air passage 247 of the rotating member communicates with the inflow hole 242 and the second outlet hole 244, and the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member closes the exhaust hole 245 of the fixing member. .

The exhaust pipe 250 is connected to the exhaust hole 245 of the fixing member 241 to be a passage through which the air discharged from the blower is discharged to the outside. It is also possible to be discharged to the outside through the exhaust hole 245 of the fixing member without the exhaust pipe 250. Referring to FIG. 4A, the air discharged from the blower is discharged to the outside only through the exhaust pipe 250. However, in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the exhaust hole 245 is closed by the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member so that air is not discharged through the exhaust pipe 250. That is, in the case of FIG. 4B, the air discharged from the blower is discharged to the outside through the first outlet hole 243 and the first hose 162, and in the case of FIG. 2C, the air is discharged from the blower. The discharged air is discharged to the outside via the second outlet hole 244 and the second hose 164.

The following describes the operation of the second embodiment having the above configuration.

When the road cleaning vehicle performs general road cleaning, the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member 246 of the damper 240 may be formed by the first outflow hole 243 of the fixing member 241 as shown in FIG. Since the second outlet hole 244 is closed, the air discharged from the discharge part 102 of the blower is connected to the inlet hole 242, the first opening 248, the second opening 249 and the exhaust hole 245 of the damper. Only through the vehicle is discharged. The arrow in FIG. 3 shows the flow of air by the blower 100 in this case.

When the road cleaning vehicle cleans the dirt loaded on the central separator, as shown in FIG. 4B, the rotary member 246 of the damper 240 is rotated counterclockwise in the position of FIG. 4A. By rotating, the inlet hole 242 and the first outlet hole 243 of the fixing member communicate with each other, and the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member 246 closes the exhaust hole 245. Therefore, the air discharged from the discharge part 102 of the blower passes through the first hose 162 through the inlet hole 242 of the fixing member, the air passage 247 of the rotating member, and the first outlet hole 243 of the fixing member. Through the outside. Referring to FIG. 5, the end of the first hose 162 is fixed to the lower left side of the vehicle, and the air discharged to the outside through the first hose 162 moves the loading dirt 310 of the central separator 300 to the opposite side of the road. It is blown up. At this time, it is possible to blow the loading dirt with more powerful wind by appropriately shape the end of the hose or by increasing the output of the blower 100. In addition, water is sprayed through a nozzle mounted at a distal end of a water pipe (not shown) installed adjacent to the first hose 162 to clean the central separator and prevent generation of dust. The road sweeper is then cleaned by inhaling dirt from the road opposite the median.

When the road cleaning car cleans grass or fallen leaves that are hanging on the roadside part, as shown in FIG. 4C, the rotary member of the damper 140 is rotated clockwise in the position of FIG. 4A. The inflow hole 242 and the second outlet hole 243 of the fixing member communicate with each other, and the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member 246 closes the exhaust hole 245. Therefore, the air discharged from the discharge part 102 of the blower passes the second hose 164 through the inlet hole 242 of the fixing member, the air passage 247 of the rotating member, and the second outlet hole 244 of the fixing member. Through the outside. Referring to FIG. 6, the end of the second hose 164 is fixed to the lower right side of the vehicle, and the air discharged to the outside through the second hose 164 passes the mowed grass, fallen leaves, and other foreign matters on the roadside. Blow outwards. At this time, water is sprayed through a nozzle mounted at a distal end of the water spray pipe (not shown) installed adjacent to the second hose 164 to prevent generation of dust.

As described above, according to the road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the median separator according to the present invention, by using the air discharged to the outside of the vehicle with a damper, dirt loaded on the median separator can be easily cleaned. In addition, after weeding, grass, fallen leaves, etc., which have spread on the shoulder part can be cleaned.

Claims (5)

A blower installed in the vehicle and having a suction part and a discharge part, a hopper connected to the suction part of the blower and loaded with road garbage, a suction mouse connected by the hopper and a suction pipe and sucked with road garbage, In the road cleaning vehicle provided with a cleaning device to sweep the suction mouse, An inlet hole having one end connected to a discharge part of the blower, a damper having first and second outlet holes selectively communicating with the other end of the inlet hole, and An exhaust pipe connected to a discharge part of the blower together with an inlet hole of the damper and configured to discharge air discharged from the blower to the outside; A first hose connected to the first outflow hole of the damper and extending to one side of the vehicle; And a second hose connected to the second outflow hole of the damper and extending to the other side of the vehicle. The method of claim 1, The damper is, A cylindrical hollow is formed, the inlet hole is penetrated from the outside to the hollow, and the first member and the second outlet hole are formed on both sides of the inlet hole, An air flow passage having an opening is formed in the circumferential surface, and made of a cylindrical rotating member that can be rotated by being tightly inserted into the hollow of the fixing member, The air flow path of the rotating member, in accordance with the rotation of the rotating member, the first position to communicate the inlet hole and the first outlet of the fixing member, and the inlet hole and the second outlet of the fixing member for communicating The road cleaning vehicle for cleaning the separator, characterized in that the switching operation between the second position. A blower installed in the vehicle and having a suction part and a discharge part, a hopper connected to the suction part of the blower and loaded with road garbage, a suction mouse connected by the hopper and a suction pipe and sucked with road garbage, In the road cleaning vehicle provided with a cleaning device to sweep the suction mouse, An inlet hole having one end connected to the discharge part of the blower, a damper having first and second outlet holes and exhaust holes selectively communicating with the other end of the inlet hole, respectively; A first hose connected to the first outlet hole of the damper and extending to one side of the vehicle; And a second hose connected to the second outflow hole of the damper and extending to the other side of the vehicle. The method of claim 3, The damper is, A cylindrical hollow is formed, the inflow hole is penetrated from the outside to the hollow, the first outflow hole and the second outflow hole are formed on both sides of the inflow hole, respectively, and the exhaust hole is centered on the hollow. A fixing member formed to face the inflow hole, An air flow passage having a first opening and a second opening on the circumferential surface is formed of a cylindrical rotating member formed therethrough, In accordance with the rotation of the rotating member, a first position of the first opening of the rotating member communicates with the inflow hole and the second opening communicates with the exhaust hole, and the first opening of the rotating member is the inflow hole and A second position in communication with the first outlet hole of the fixing member, the second opening being closed by an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member, and the first opening of the rotating member being the inlet hole and the second outlet hole of the fixing member. And the second opening is switched between the third positions occluded by the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, And a watering pipe connected to the water tank, the watering pipe being installed adjacent to the end of the first hose or the second hose.

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