KR101655369B1 - Brush Apparatus for a car-washing machine - Google Patents

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KR101655369B1
KR101655369B1 KR1020150073908A KR20150073908A KR101655369B1 KR 101655369 B1 KR101655369 B1 KR 101655369B1 KR 1020150073908 A KR1020150073908 A KR 1020150073908A KR 20150073908 A KR20150073908 A KR 20150073908A KR 101655369 B1 KR101655369 B1 KR 101655369B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S3/00—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles
    • B60S3/04—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles
    • B60S3/06—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles with rotary bodies contacting the vehicle
    • B60S3/063—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles with rotary bodies contacting the vehicle the axis of rotation being approximately vertical
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
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    • A46B2200/3046—Brushes for cleaning cars or parts thereof

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The present invention relates to a brush device of an automatic car washer. A brush device of an automatic car washer that prevents undetached or undried portions of a vehicle to be cleaned, comprising: a first frame extending from a left side of the vehicle to be cleaned to a center side of the vehicle to be cleaned; A second frame extending from the right side of the vehicle to be cleaned to the center side of the vehicle to be cleaned and spaced apart from the first frame; A first movable block slidably coupled along the first frame; A second moving block slidably coupled along the second frame; A first rotary arm coupled to the first movable block so as to be rotatable about a first rotary shaft, and mounted with a first brush for washing or drying the vehicle to be cleaned; And a second rotating arm coupled to the second moving block so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis and mounted with a second brush for washing or drying the vehicle to be cleaned, The first and second moving blocks are moved in a direction approaching each other along the first and second frames, and the first and second rotary shafts are moved so that the ends of the first and second rotating shafts are brought close to each other, And is rotated toward the rear center side of the vehicle.

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Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a brush device for a car washer,

The present invention relates to a brush device of an automatic car washer, and more particularly to a brush device of an automatic car washing machine, which prevents a non-cleaning or non-drying section during cleaning or drying of a front or rear part of a vehicle, To a brush device of an automatic car washer.

Generally, an automatic car washer is classified into a continuous type (tunnel type) automatic car washer and a door type automatic car washer according to functions.

The continuous type automatic car wash machine has a car washer fixed and spraying water and detergent onto the surface of the cleaned vehicle while moving the vehicle in the car washer using a conveying means such as a conveyor, washing using a brush, High pressure air is sprayed to dry the water on the car surface. Unlike a continuous automatic washer, a door-type automatic car washer stops the vehicle at a designated position, and the car washes back and forth along the rail to clean the surface of the vehicle.

Figs. 1 to 3 schematically show the correlation between the brush and the vehicle to be cleaned when car washing or drying is carried out in the conventional continuous automatic car washing apparatus.

As shown in Fig. 1, the movable block 2 supporting the brush 3 is mounted on the frame 1. As shown in Fig. The frame 1 is mounted on a car washer main body (not shown), and the frame 1 is arranged in a width direction of the car C to be cleaned. The moving block 2 is provided with a brush 3 for washing or drying. The brush 3 extends vertically and is rotatably coupled to the rotary shaft 4 as a center.

When the cleaned vehicle C enters the inside of the carcass body, the moving block 2 is spaced apart by the width of the vehicle C to be cleaned as shown in Fig. 1, The brush 3 rotates about the rotary shaft 4 to perform cleaning or drying. The term " washing " or " drying " means performing the washing or performing the drying, and the automatic car washing machine performs the drying after performing the washing, wherein the operation of the brush used for the washing or drying mechanism It means similar.

2, the object C to be cleaned is moved forward by a conveyor (not shown), at which time the brush 3 cleans or dries the side surface of the object C to be cleaned.

3, when the vehicle to be clean C sufficiently moves forward to clean or dry the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned, the moving block 2 moves along the frame 1 The brush 3 moves toward the center side of the vehicle C to be cleaned and the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned is cleaned or dried as the brush 3 approaches the center side of the vehicle C to be cleaned.

However, in the conventional brush device, since the brush 3 moves toward the center of the cleaned car C with the forward movement of the cleaned car C, the central portion of the cleaned car C is not cleaned There is a disadvantage that drying is not performed properly.

Further, when the brush device malfunctions and collides with a subsequent vehicle that enters the body of the car washer, there is a risk of leading to a major accident. Specifically, the frame 1 is provided perpendicular to the direction in which the vehicle C to be cleaned advances in the width direction of the vehicle C to be cleaned, and the moving block 2 is mounted on the frame 1 And is slid in the left and right direction. Therefore, when the brush 3 is not moved in the direction in which the brushes 3 are separated from each other due to the malfunction of the brush device, the brush 4 is pushed as it is to the cleaned vehicle C following the collision with the subsequent vehicle C There is a problem that the frame 1 connected to the brush 3 is damaged, leading to personal injury as well as an automatic washing device and a cleaning vehicle C.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to prevent unexplored or undried sections during cleaning or drying of the front or rear part of a vehicle, The brush unit of the automatic car washer.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a brush device for an automatic car washer which prevents undesired or undried sections of a brush device and a cleaned vehicle of an automatic car washer, A first frame extending toward a center side of the vehicle; A second frame extending from the right side of the vehicle to be cleaned to the center side of the vehicle to be cleaned and spaced apart from the first frame; A first movable block slidably coupled along the first frame; A second moving block slidably coupled along the second frame; A first rotary arm coupled to the first movable block so as to be rotatable about a first rotary shaft, and mounted with a first brush for washing or drying the vehicle to be cleaned; And a second rotating arm coupled to the second moving block so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis and mounted with a second brush for washing or drying the vehicle to be cleaned, The first and second moving blocks are moved in a direction approaching each other along the first and second frames, and the first and second rotary shafts are moved so that the ends of the first and second rotating shafts are brought close to each other, And is rotated toward the rear center side of the vehicle.

Further, when car washing or drying is performed on the rear surface of the vehicle to be cleaned, the first and second rotary shafts are rotated so that a part of the first and second brushes overlap each other.

In addition, when the front surface of the vehicle to be cleaned is cleaned or dried, the first and second moving blocks are located outside the side surface of the vehicle to be cleaned, And is disposed closer to the center side of the vehicle to be cleaned than the rotary shaft.

Preferably, the first brush rotates in a clockwise direction and the second brush rotates in a counterclockwise direction.

The brush device of an automatic car wash machine according to the present invention is a brush device of an automatic car washer which prevents an undried or undried section from being generated during cleaning or drying of the front or rear portion of the vehicle and reduces the risk of accidents with subsequent cleaned vehicles Lt; / RTI >

1 to 3 are schematic views of a brush operating state of a conventional automatic car wash,
4 to 8 are schematic views of a brush device of an automatic car washer according to the present invention,
9 is a view showing a motion locus of the brush at the time of cleaning or drying the rear surface of the vehicle to be cleaned,
FIG. 10 is a view showing a phenomenon in which a non-cleaning or non-drying section occurs when the first and second brushes are not overlapped.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 4 to 8 are schematic views of a brush device of an automatic car wash machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a view showing movement trajectories of a brush at the time of cleaning or drying the rear surface of a cleaned vehicle.

First, as described in the technical background section of the automatic washing machine, generally, the automatic car washing machine is classified into a continuous type (tunnel type) automatic car washing machine and a door type automatic car washing machine according to functions.

The continuous type automatic car wash machine has a car washer fixed and spraying water and detergent onto the surface of the cleaned vehicle while moving the vehicle in the car washer using a conveying means such as a conveyor, washing using a brush, High pressure air is sprayed to dry the water on the car surface. Unlike a continuous automatic washer, a door-type automatic car washer stops the vehicle at a designated position, and the car washes back and forth along the rail to clean the surface of the vehicle.

The present invention can be applied to both the continuous type automatic washer or the automatic type washer described above. 4 to 8 illustrate an example in which the brush unit of the automatic car wash according to the embodiment of the present invention carries out the car wash while the continuous automatic car wash, that is, the car to be washed is transferred by the conveyor.

FIGS. 4 to 8 schematically show a brush device of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the configuration of an automatic car washing machine other than the present invention is omitted for convenience of description.

The brush device of the automatic car washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is for preventing the un-cleaned or undried space of the cleaned vehicle. Therefore, the brush device of the automatic car washer according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used both as a cleaning brush or as a drying brush in an automatic car washer.

A brush device of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first frame 10, a second frame 20, a first moving block 30, a second moving block 40, ), And a second circular rock (60).

The first frame 10 is a frame extending from the left side of the vehicle C to be cleaned to the center side of the vehicle C to be cleaned. One end of the first frame 10 is coupled to the washer main body and the other end of the first frame 10 extends to the upper side of the vehicle C to be cleaned. In this embodiment, the first frame 10 extends in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction in which the vehicle C to be cleaned moves from the car washer main body.

The second frame 20 is a frame extending from the right side of the vehicle C to be cleaned to the center side of the vehicle C to be cleaned. The second frame 20 is spaced apart from the first frame 10.

Specifically, the second frame 20 has one end coupled to the car washer body, like the first frame 10, and the other end of the second frame 20 is connected to the upper side of the vehicle C to be cleaned . In the present embodiment, the second frame 20 extends in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction in which the washing car moves from the car waster body.

Accordingly, the first and second frames 10 and 20 extend perpendicularly from the car washer body to the cleaned car C, and their respective ends are spaced apart from each other.

The first moving block 30 is slidably coupled along the first frame 10. That is, the first moving block 30 slides along the first frame 10 to move forward or backward in a direction approaching or separating from the vehicle C to be cleaned.

The second moving block 40 is slidably coupled along the second frame 20 in the same manner as the first moving block 30. The second moving block 40 slides along the second frame 20 to advance or retreat in a direction to approach or separate the perchet vehicle.

The first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 coupled to the first and second frames 10 and 20 are disposed symmetrically with respect to each other, And is controlled to approach or separate toward the cleaning vehicle C. The first and second movable blocks 30 and 40 may be slid along the first and second frames 10 and 20 by a known method, for example, a cylinder.

One end of the first rotary arm 50 is rotatably coupled to the first moving block 30 about the first rotary shaft 51. Referring to FIG. 2, the first rotary shaft 51 of the first rotary arm 50 is coupled to one side of the first movable block 30. That is, at the end of the first moving block 30 close to the cleaned vehicle C.

A first brush 70 for washing or drying the vehicle C to be washed is mounted on the first rotary arm 50. The first brush 70 is rotatably coupled to the other end of the first rotary arm 50 about the first brush shaft 71. In the present embodiment, the first brush 70 rotates clockwise.

One end of the second rotatable arm 60 is rotatably coupled to the second moving block 40 about the second rotatable shaft 61, like the first rotatable arm 50. Referring to FIG. 2, the second rotary shaft 61 of the second rotary arm 60 is coupled to one side of the second movable block 40.

That is, at the end of the second moving block 40 close to the vehicle C to be cleaned. The first and second rotating shafts 51 and 61 are biased to one side of the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 to allow the first and second rotating shafts 50 and 60 to rotate.

A second brush 80 for washing or drying the vehicle C to be cleaned is mounted on the second rotary shafts 60. The second brush 80 is rotatably coupled to the other end of the second rotary arm 60 about the second brush shaft 81. In the present embodiment, the second brush 80 rotates in a counterclockwise direction opposite to the first brush 70.

The first and second rotary shafts 50 and 60 are formed by rotating the first and second rotary shafts 51 and 61 by a motor, .

The first and second rotary shafts (50, 60) may be configured to be driven by interlocking with a separate position sensor for sensing the position of the cleaned vehicle (C). The configuration of the motor, the position sensor, and the like can be well known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, when car washing or drying is performed on the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned, the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 are moved along the first and second frames 10 and 20 And the first and second rotary shafts (50, 60) pivot toward the rear center side of the cleaned vehicle (C) so that the ends of the first and second rotary shafts (50, 60) come close to each other. At this time, the first and second rotary shafts (50, 60) rotate to overlap a part of the first and second brushes (70, 80).

When the front surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned is cleaned or dried, the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 are located outside the side surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned, The ends of the sandwiched rocks 50 and 60 are disposed closer to the center of the cleaned vehicle C than the first and second rotary shafts 51 and 61.

Will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8. FIG. Fig. 5 is a state of the brush when cleaning or drying the front surface of the object C to be cleaned, Fig. 6 is a view showing the state of the brush when the side of the object C to be cleaned is washed or dried FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show the state of the brush when the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned is washed or dried.

4 and 5, the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 are disposed to be retracted from the side surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned. The first and second rotary shafts 50 and 60 are pivoted about the first and second rotary shafts 51 and 61 so that their respective end portions approach each other, The first and second frames 10 and 20 are arranged to have a substantially triangular shape.

Therefore, the first and second rotary shafts 51 and 61 are located at positions corresponding to the ends of the first and second rotary shafts 50 and 60 (the first and second brush shafts 71 and 81) C from the side of the cleaned vehicle C as a reference.

In this arrangement, the first and second brushes 70 and 80 easily perform washing and drying of the front surface of the object C to be cleaned. That is, since the first and second rotary shafts 50 and 60 are disposed to rotate on the front surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned, the effect of suppressing the occurrence of uncleaning or non- do.

6, the first and second rotary shafts 50 and 60 are pivoted about the first and second rotary shafts 51 and 61 so that the width of the first and second rotary shafts 50 and 60 The first and second brushes 70 and 80 are separated from each other. The cleaned vehicle C is advanced forward by the conveyor and the first and second brushes 70 and 80 are rotated to clean or dry the side surface of the cleaned vehicle C. [

7 and 8, the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 are slid along the first and second frames 10 and 20 to be close to each other, The first and second brushes 70 and 80 come close to each other.

FIG. 9 shows a locus of the first and second brushes 70 and 80 drawn while rotating according to the rotation of the first and second rotary arms 50 and 60. FIG. When the first and second rotary shafts 50 and 60 are rotated, the first and second brush shafts 71 and 81 move along a part of an upwardly convex circular orbit L. Referring to FIG.

Therefore, when the vehicle C to be cleaned advances forward, the first and second brushes 70 and 80 are cleaned or cleaned while following the vehicle C to be cleaned, corresponding to the distance that the vehicle C to be cleaned advances. Drying is performed.

Therefore, it is possible to provide the effect of preventing the underside of the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned or the undried space from being generated due to the locus movement taking into account the movement of the vehicle C to be cleaned, and the first and second brushes 70, Provides the effect of performing cleaning or drying while maintaining close contact with the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned.

When the first and second brushes 70 and 80 are adjacent to each other so that the first and second brushes 70 and 80 overlap with each other, And provides an effect of preventing undiluted or non-dried sections generated on the boundary of the first and second brushes (70, 80).

That is, referring to FIG. 10, when the first and second brushes 70 and 80 are arranged so as not to overlap with each other, the interval between the adjacent first and second brushes 70 and 80 is not cleaned or dried (Section A). The present invention rotates the first and second rotating arms (50, 60) so that a part of the first and second brushes (70, 80) are overlapped, thereby preventing the undried or undried section (section A).

The first and second brushes 70 and 80 are separately coupled to the first and second frames 10 and 20, respectively, and the first and second rotatable arms 50 and 50, respectively, 60 are rotatable with respect to the first and second rotary shafts 51, 61, thereby reducing the risk of accidents when a subsequent vehicle suddenly enters.

For example, after the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned is cleaned or dried, the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 must retract along the first and second frames 10 and 20, When the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 are not retracted and the subsequent vehicle C to be inspected excessively enters the vehicle C, 60, the first and second brushes 70, 80 are opened to each other, thereby preventing an accident.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, and many modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10 ... first frame 20 ... second frame
30 ... first moving block 40 ... second moving block
50 ... first circular rock shaft 51 ... first rotary shaft
60 ... second circular arm 61 ... second rotary shaft
70 ... first brush 71 ... first brush shaft
80 ... second brush 81 ... second brush shaft
C ... cleaned vehicle

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A brush device of an automatic car washer which prevents the undiluted or non-dried section of the vehicle (C) to be cleaned,
A first frame (10) extending from a left side of the cleaned vehicle (C) to a center side of the cleaned vehicle (C);
A second frame (20) extending from the right side of the vehicle to be cleaned (C) to the center side of the vehicle to be cleaned (C) and spaced apart from the first frame (10);
A first moving block (30) slidably coupled along the first frame (10);
A second moving block (40) slidably coupled along the second frame (20);
The first rotary arm (30) is rotatably coupled to the first movable block (30) about a first rotary shaft (51) and is mounted with a first brush (70) for washing or drying the vehicle to be cleaned 50);
And a second rotating shaft (61) rotatably coupled to the second moving block (40) and mounted with a second brush (80) for washing or drying the vehicle to be cleaned (C) 60)
The first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 are moved in a direction approaching each other along the first and second frames 10 and 20 when car washing or drying is performed on the rear surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned The first and second saws 50 and 60 are pivoted toward the rear center side of the cleaned vehicle C so that the ends of the first and second saws 50 and 60 come close to each other, Is partially overlapped with the brushes of the brush body of the automatic car washer. delete The method according to claim 1,
When the front surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned is cleaned or dried, the first and second moving blocks 30 and 40 are located outside the side surface of the vehicle C to be cleaned, (50, 60) are arranged closer to the center side of the vehicle (C) to be cleaned than the first and second rotation shafts (51, 61). The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first brush (70) rotates in a clockwise direction, and the second brush (80) rotates in a counterclockwise direction.
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US5279013A (en) * 1991-07-23 1994-01-18 James Roncaglione Vehicle-washing apparatus with brush support having fixed shafts and linear bearings
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KR100829416B1 (en) * 2008-01-04 2008-05-15 한림기계 주식회사 Tilting steering apparatus for side brush of car washing machine

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US5279013A (en) * 1991-07-23 1994-01-18 James Roncaglione Vehicle-washing apparatus with brush support having fixed shafts and linear bearings
KR20000013265A (en) * 1998-08-04 2000-03-06 배길훈 Door plate driving device of vehicle air conditioner
KR20040097721A (en) * 2003-05-13 2004-11-18 나승기 control system of auto car washing
KR100829416B1 (en) * 2008-01-04 2008-05-15 한림기계 주식회사 Tilting steering apparatus for side brush of car washing machine

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