KR101975410B1 - Drying device for self car washing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dryer for self-washing a vehicle, which is connected to an air-blowing unit (10) of a self-washing apparatus for vehicles, comprising: a body (110) formed in a rectangular shape having an internal space to open a lower surface, to have a nozzle plate (112) placed on an internal side on a lower side to be parallel to a lower surface and to form a discharge path (111) towards a front surface; a mounting unit (120) extended from the center of a rear surface of the body (110) to be extended in a pipe shape, to communicate with the internal space, to axially engage a bent pipe (121) which attaches or detaches an air-blowing tube (20), and to rotate the body (110); a discharge unit (130) engaged with a lower side of the nozzle plate (112) to be parallel, to finish a lower surface of the body (110), and to form a discharge slope surface (131) corresponding to the discharge path (111); a wheeled unit (140) engaged with an end unit of both sides of the body (110) to face each other, and to have a first wheel through a third wheel (141-143) rotating along a surface of the vehicle body towards a front side and a rear side of the body (110). The present invention is able to allow a user to conveniently make the dryer come in contact with the surface of the vehicle body and to perform an efficient drying work.

Description

[0001] DRYING DEVICE FOR SELF CAR WASHING [0002]

The present invention relates to a self-washing dryer, and more particularly, to a dryer for blowing air by connecting to a car washer installed in a self-washing car, The present invention relates to a self-washing dryer capable of easily drying various parts of a vehicle body by a user.

Generally, a car user carries out car washing for the purpose of performance maintenance and cleanliness of an automobile.

The car wash is usually carried out by using a car wash equipped with a work force or by using an automatic car washer, but the cost is low so that it is a burden to the user.

In recent years, the use of a self-washing car which is capable of car washing by users has been popularized by providing an efficient work space for car washing and various devices and tools.

The self-cleaning car is usually built in indoor or outdoor space. It is largely divided into a car wash area, a drying area and an interior car wash area, and a self-washing car is provided in each area.

The self-washer consists of a washing machine equipped with water and a washing liquid spraying function, and a dryer equipped with an air spraying function. Accordingly, the user may stop the vehicle in the stop area, pay the usage fee to the self-washer, select the desired function, and carry out the car wash operation directly.

In connection with the technique of the present invention, the construction of a dryer of a self washer provided in a drying zone of a conventional self-washing machine will be described with reference to known techniques.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2006- 0039539 discloses a compressor in which compressed air is supplied through piping by compressing air by the operation of a motor, and air compressed by the compressor flows through the piping and is stored while being maintained in a compressed state at a high pressure Pressure tank and a high-pressure air supplied from a pressure tank is received by a pipe and an air supply hose and is sprayed to a vehicle, and a high-pressure air is supplied to the air gun for a predetermined time by sensing a coin by inputting a coin And a solenoid valve for an air gun which is opened for a predetermined time by a signal of the coin sensor and can supply the air in the pressure tank to the air gun.

As another example, Korean Patent Registration No. 20-0353152 discloses a car washer having a plurality of air outlets formed at an upper portion of a front surface of a car washer, an air supply pipe extending horizontally, and a plurality of air outlets formed in the air supply pipe So that the supplied air is injected vertically downward.

As another example, Korean Utility Model No. 20-2000- 0016169 discloses a vehicle drier installed in a self-washing car of a vehicle, wherein an air suction window and a coin inlet are formed on the outer side, and air sucked through the air suction window And a blower connected to the duct for blowing air to a discharge pipe provided with a heater through the duct, and a main body connected to the discharge pipe of the main body and having an air inlet And a nozzle provided with a discharge nozzle.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0039539 (2006.05.09) Korean Registered Utility Model 20 - 0353152 (June 14, 2004) Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-2000- 0016169 (August 25, 2000)

The self-washer dryer of the prior art as described above is configured to have an air outlet formed on an air supply type tubular dryer or an air supply tube installed on an upper part of a car wash area and to be sprayed vertically downward.

However, since the conventional air gun type dryer has a structure in which a cylindrical nozzle is formed for high pressure discharge of air as shown in FIG. 10, the air spray direction is formed radially.

Therefore, it is difficult to use the nozzle of the air gun at a certain distance from the vehicle body. However, in this case, since the discharged air is dispersed radially, it is difficult to keep the high pressure state. Resulting in inconvenience.

In addition, since the conventional air dryer has a structure in which air is blown vertically toward the upper portion of the vehicle body, it is difficult to spray air on various portions of the vehicle body, resulting in a problem of insufficient drying effect.

As a result, the user using the dryer according to the related art shortens the drying time and performs additional work for wiping the surface of the vehicle body by using a predetermined water removing means to remove stains and the like, Which is a cause of lowering the satisfaction of use of the self-washing machine.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art,

A self-washing dryer connected to a blower (10) of a self washer,

A body 110 having a rectangular shape with an inner space and having a bottom surface opened and a nozzle plate 112 formed on the inner lower side thereof to form a discharge path 111 parallel to the bottom surface and toward the front surface;

A mounting part 120 extending from the center of the back surface of the body 110 in a tubular shape and communicating with the internal space and rotating the body 110 by axially coupling a bending pipe 121 for detaching the blowing tube 20;

A discharging part 130 coupled to the lower surface of the nozzle plate 112 so as to be parallel to the bottom surface of the body 110 and forming a discharging slope 131 corresponding to the discharging path 111 on the front surface;

And a pair of first and second wheels 141 to 143 coupled to opposite ends of the body 110 so as to face each other along the body surface in the forward and backward directions of the body 110, ).

The body 110 includes a left body 110a and a right body 110b hinged to each other about the mounting portion 120 so that both ends of the body 110 are rotated up and down at a predetermined angle.

The left and right bodies 110a and 110b are provided with a pair of plate springs (not shown) which are symmetrical with each other by fixing one end to the mounting portion 120 and fixing the other end to the left body 110a or the right body 110b 150).

The absorbing means 160 is detachably attached to the bottom surface of the discharging portion 130 by providing the absorbing means attaching portion 132 in both longitudinal ends of the discharging portion 130,

An absorbing means holding plate 133 parallel to the discharging portion 130 and contacting the upper surface of the absorbing means 160 is coupled to the back surface of the discharging portion 130.

Therefore, it is possible to achieve the object that the user can easily dry the water by applying the drier along various curved surfaces of the vehicle body.

The present invention provides a dryer body connected to a blowing portion of a washing machine installed in a self-washing car, which is in close contact with a surface of a vehicle body to eject air and remove water.

Accordingly, it is possible to dispense with various problems such as scattering of water in the air with the spraying of air as in the dryer of the conventional air-gun type, thereby reducing the drying efficiency and inconvenience of use, There is an advantage.

Further, the present invention is advantageous in that the drivable body can be applied to various parts of the vehicle body by the user with a predetermined effort by mounting the two-wheeled part, thereby providing convenience in use and reducing damage due to friction with the vehicle body during use of the drier .

In addition, the present invention has the function of drying air by blowing air toward the surface of the vehicle body, and at the same time, absorbing means can be additionally installed to realize the function of removing water and unevenness, thereby further increasing the drying efficiency, There is a variety of advantages.

1 is a front perspective view of a dryer for self-washing according to the present invention;
2 is a rear perspective view of a dryer for self-washing according to the present invention.
3 is a top view (a) and a bottom view (b) of a self-washing carousel according to the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional enlarged view (b) taken along the line AA and the front view of the dryer for self-washing according to the present invention.
5 is a front perspective view of a dryer for self-washing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a top view (a) and a bottom view (b) of a dryer for self-washing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional enlarged view (b) taken along line BB and BB in the front view of the self-washing dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an exemplary operational view of a self-washing dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
Fig. 9 is an example of the use of a self-washing dryer according to the present invention; Fig.
Figure 10 is a prior art dryer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the structure and operation of a self-washing dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a detailed description of parts that can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art may be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a dryer for self-washing according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a dryer for self-washing according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a top view (a) (b), Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional enlarged view (b) taken along the line AA and the front view of the dryer for self-washing according to the present invention, Fig. 5 is a cross- 6 is a plan view (a) and a bottom view (b) of a dryer for self-washing according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 7 is a front view of a dryer for self- washing according to another embodiment of the present invention (a) And FIG. 8 is an exemplary operational view of a self-washing dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of using a self-washing dryer according to the present invention. Figure 10 shows a dryer in accordance with the prior art.

The self-washing dryer to which the technique of the present invention is applied is a dryer installed in a self-washing car equipped with a facility for the user to wash his or her own vehicle. The dryer is a dryer that closely contacts the surface of the vehicle body, The present invention relates to a self-washing dryer capable of allowing a user to easily dry various parts of the vehicle body by constructing the dryer body 110 of the structure.

In order to achieve this, the present invention is characterized in that a drying unit body 110 is provided with a mounting portion 120, a discharge portion 130, and a wheel portion 140 to supply air from the air supply portion 10 of the self- And a drying machine for the dryer.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the dryer body 110 of the present invention is formed in a rectangular shape having an internal space.

The body 110 has a nozzle plate 112 that opens a bottom surface opposed to the vehicle body and has a discharge path 111 formed in the lower portion thereof parallel to the bottom surface and toward the front surface.

As shown in FIG. 4, the body 110 is formed with a discharge port at a front side and a nozzle plate 112 at an inner side by forming a height of a lower front end of the body shorter than a bottom end of a rear face with reference to an opened bottom face. Accordingly, the air introduced into the internal space of the body 110 is discharged through the discharge path 111 leading from the lower side of the nozzle plate 112 to the front discharge port.

The nozzle plate 112 partially closes the bottom surface of the body 110 to control the flow rate of the air and forms a support structure for mounting the discharge unit 130, which will be described later, on the lower side of the body 110. The nozzle plate 112 may be integrally formed to be continuous to the left and right sides of the body 110, or may have the left body 110a and the right body 110b, respectively, as in the other embodiments of the present invention have.

A mounting portion 120 is provided on the back surface of the body 110 to allow the air discharged from the air supply portion 10 to flow into the internal space.

The mounting portion 120 extends from the center of the back surface of the body 110 in a tubular shape and communicates with the internal space and is configured to rotate the body 110 by axially coupling a bending tube 121 for detaching the blowing tube 20 do.

The mounting portion 120 and the bending pipe 121 may be formed so as to correspond to a predetermined attaching / detaching groove and a protrusion so as to be capable of one-touch coupling and separation.

The bending pipe 121 is coupled to the mounting portion 120 so as to be rotatable 360 degrees, and if necessary, a gripping structure is further formed on the outer circumferential surface to perform a handle function of the dryer of the present invention.

The bottom of the body 110 has a discharge unit 130 which is coupled to the lower side of the nozzle plate 112 in parallel so as to close the bottom surface of the body 110.

The discharging part 130 is formed in a flat plate shape corresponding to the bottom surface of the rectangular body 110 and has a discharging slope 131 corresponding to the discharging path 111 on the front surface thereof.

4, an upper surface of the discharging unit 130 is in contact with a lower surface of both the left and right sides of the rear surface of the body 110. The upper surface of the discharging unit 130 is spaced apart from the nozzle plate 112 by a predetermined height, And is mounted on the nozzle plate 112 by using the nozzle plate 112.

The discharge unit 130 is configured to be mounted directly below the body 110. However, if necessary, the discharge unit 130 may be retracted to the rear side of the body 110 to discharge the discharge unit 130 111) can be enlarged.

The body 110 has opposite end portions at opposite ends thereof.

The wheel part 140 includes first to third wheels 141 to 143 which are coupled to both ends of the body 110 and rotate about the body surface in the forward and backward directions of the body 110.

The first wheel 141 is provided on both horizontal sides of the body 110 so as to form a wheel face corresponding to the bottom face of the discharge portion 130, thereby imparting rolling property to the body 110.

The second wheel 142 and the third wheel 143 are provided on the front and rear sides of the body 110 to stably support the progress of the body 110.

A shaft hole having a predetermined elongated hole shape is formed in the outer ring portion 140 so that the axial centers of the first to third wheels 141 to 143 can be eccentric in a predetermined height range in the upward and downward directions, The first wheel to the third wheel 141 to 143 elastically come in contact with the curved surface of the first and second wheels 141 to 143, respectively.

In addition, it is preferable that a cushioning material is closed on the outer circumferential surfaces of the first to third wheels 141 to 143 to prevent damage to the surface of the vehicle body while securing a predetermined level of adhesion.

5, the dryer body 110 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a left body 110a and a right body 110b hinged to each other about the mounting portion 120, So that both ends are rotated up and down at a predetermined angle.

As described above, the mounting portion 120 is formed in a tubular shape. Each of the mounting portions 120 has a mounting portion 120 that forms different diameters in the left body 110a or the right body 110b, do.

In addition, the nozzle plate 112 and the discharge portion 130 provided in the body 110 are separately provided in the left body 110a and the right body 110b, respectively, so that the left body 110a and the right body 110b So that it can be individually operated according to the rotation angle.

The left and right bodies 110a and 110b are provided with a pair of plate springs (not shown) which are symmetrical with each other by fixing one end to the mounting portion 120 and fixing the other end to the left body 110a or the right body 110b 150).

As shown in FIG. 8, the leaf spring 150 is assembled so that the left body 110a and the right body 110b maintain their original state at a predetermined angle deviated from the horizontal by the vehicle body curved surface, So that the left body 110a and the right body 110b can be elastically rotated at a horizontal or more angle due to the pressure applied during the pressing operation.

On the other hand, the absorber mounting portion 132 is provided on the bottom surface of the discharging portion 130 in the longitudinal direction of the discharging portion 130 so as to attach and detach the absorbing means 160.

The absorbing means attaching portion 132 and the absorbing means 160 are detachably attachable to each other by mutual joining. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 4 or 7, the absorbing means attaching portion 132 is recessed into the bottom surface of the discharge portion 130 in a predetermined 'T' The upper surface of the means 160 is provided with a corresponding 'T' character projection structure and is configured to slide in a rail-based manner. Alternatively, the means 160 may be formed in a simplified attachment form such as a Velcro type.

The absorbing means 160 is provided at one side of the upper surface with an attaching structure corresponding to the absorbing means attaching portion 132 so as to be attached to the rear lower side of the body 110. Accordingly, immediately after the surface of the vehicle body is dried by the air discharged to the front of the body 110, the absorbing means 160 wipes the surface to remove moisture and unevenness. The absorbing means 160 is made of fiber or synthetic resin material having high absorbency.

6, an absorption means holding plate 133, which is in parallel with the discharge portion 130 and contacts the upper surface of the absorption means 160, is coupled to the back surface of the discharge portion 130. As shown in FIG.

The absorbing means holding plate 133 is provided to prevent the absorbing means 160 from being jammed by the forward and backward movement of the body 110. The absorbing means holding plate 133 is provided with the left body 110a and the right body 110b, Each of which is corresponding to the rotation of the rotor.

The absorbing means holding plate 133 is also detachably attachable to the discharging unit 130 like the absorbing means 160. For example, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 7, the absorbing means holding plate 133 is provided with a ' Can be configured.

The state of use of the self-washing dryer to which the technique of the present invention having the above-described structure is applied will be described below. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. .

As shown in FIG. 9, the dryer for self-washing according to the embodiment of the present invention forms a rectangular body 110 to closely contact the dryer body 110 to the surface of the vehicle body to discharge wind and effectively remove water.

The mounting portion 120 communicating with the internal space of the body 110 is coupled with a bending pipe 121 and a blowing tube connected to the blowing portion 10 of the self washer. Maintenance and the like, the body 110 can be removed by separating the air blowing tube 20 and the bending pipe 121 as needed.

Since the wheel part 140 having the first wheel to the third wheel 141 to 143 is provided on both sides of the body 110, the user can grasp the bending pipe 121 coupled to the mounting part 120 The body 110 can be moved forward and backward along the vehicle body surface in an arbitrary direction.

Since the bending pipe 121 coupled to the mounting portion 120 is rotatable by 360 degrees, the user can easily operate the body 110 by applying the body 110 to a body having a height lower than or higher than the arm height.

The air introduced into the internal space of the body 110 through the mounting portion 120 is supplied to the discharge path 111 while the flow rate is controlled by the nozzle plate 112 inside the body 110 and the discharge portion 130 attached to the lower side. ), And is discharged along the surface of the vehicle body via the discharge slope surface (131).

As shown in FIG. 8, the body 110 is hingedly coupled to the left body 110a and the right body 110b at the mounting portion 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The left and right bodies 110a and 110b are mounted on both sides of the mounting portion 120 which is the central axis of the hinge operation so that the left and right bodies 110a and 110b are mounted on both sides of the left body 110a and the right body 110b, And provides an elastic restoring force that can be returned to the home position upon hinge operation.

Accordingly, when the user applies the dryer body 110 along the curved surface of the vehicle body, the left body 110a and the right body 110b are kept bent by the leaf spring 150 about the mounting portion 120, The wheel unit 140 can be driven corresponding to the curved surface of the vehicle body. In addition, the first wheel to the third wheel 141 to 143 provided in the wheel part 140 may have a structure in which the shaft centers are coupled to the shaft holes of long and long holes, . ≪ / RTI >

In contrast, when the user applies the dryer body 110 along the horizontal plane of the vehicle body, the leaf spring 150 is elastically unfolded by a predetermined pressure applied to the mounting portion 120, and the left body 110a and the right body 110b Are held in a horizontal state with respect to the mounting portion 120 so that the wheel portions 140 provided at both ends can be driven in accordance with the horizontal plane of the vehicle body.

5, when the absorbing means 160 is attached to the absorbing means attaching portion 132 provided below the discharging portion 130, the absorbing means 160 is dried by the air discharged through the discharge path 111, The surface of the vehicle body can be wiped off, thereby removing stains due to residual moisture and water.

The absorbing means 160 can be easily attached to and detached from the absorbing means attaching portion 132 as required by the user by forming a joining structure such as a sliding rail system or a velcro or the like, Even when the body 110 is moved forward and backward by the means holding plate 133, the swelling of the absorbing means 160 made of a fiber material can be prevented and the unfolded state can be maintained at the surface of the body.

As described above, the self-washing dryer according to the present invention is different from the conventional air-gun type dryer having a structure in which air is radially sprayed and water is scattered in the air as shown in FIG. 10, The dryer body 110 is provided with a structure in which air is blown in close contact with the surface, and water and unevenness are removed simultaneously by the attachment and detachment of the absorption means 160.

Accordingly, the drying efficiency can be remarkably improved as compared with the prior art, so that the drying operation can be performed more quickly and freshly, which is advantageous in providing superior usability and workability.

In addition, the present invention can easily apply the drier body 110 to various parts of the vehicle body through a predetermined effort through the structure of the above-mentioned ring part 140 and mounting part 120, and the left body 110a and / Since the hinge operation of the right side body 110b maintains the close contact state with respect to the curved surface of the vehicle body, an effective drying operation can be performed.

110: Body
110a, 110b: left body, right body
111:
112: nozzle plate
120:
121: Bending pipe
130:
131: discharge slope
132: absorbing means attaching portion
133: absorption means retention plate
140:
141 to 143: First to third wheels
150: leaf spring
160: Absorption means

Claims (4)

A self-washing dryer connected to a blower (10) of a self washer,
A body 110 having a rectangular shape with an inner space and having a bottom surface opened and a nozzle plate 112 formed on the inner lower side thereof to form a discharge path 111 parallel to the bottom surface and toward the front surface;
A mounting part 120 extending from the center of the back surface of the body 110 in a tubular shape and communicating with the internal space and rotating the body 110 by axially coupling a bending pipe 121 for detaching the blowing tube 20;
A discharging part 130 coupled to the lower surface of the nozzle plate 112 so as to be parallel to the bottom surface of the body 110 and forming a discharging slope 131 corresponding to the discharging path 111 on the front surface;
And a pair of first and second wheels 141 to 143 coupled to opposite ends of the body 110 so as to face each other along the body surface in the forward and backward directions of the body 110, ) For drying the laundry. The method according to claim 1,
The body 110 is composed of a left body 110a and a right body 110b hinged around the mounting portion 120 and is configured to pivot both ends up and down at a predetermined angle. . 3. The method of claim 2,
The pair of leaf springs 150 is symmetrical to the left body 110a and the right body 110b by fixing one end to the mounting part 120 and fixing the other end to the left body 110a or the right body 110b. Wherein the drying device is configured to combine the drying process with the drying process. The method according to claim 1,
The absorber mounting portion 132 is provided on the bottom surface of the discharging portion 130 in the longitudinal direction of both ends of the discharging portion 130 to attach and detach the absorber 160,
Wherein an absorbing means holding plate (133) which is parallel to the discharging portion (130) and contacts the upper surface of the absorbing means (160) is coupled to the back surface of the discharging portion (130).

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