KR20030083429A - Vacuum cleaner with single body for double use - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A boom type vacuum cleaner doubly used by a single body is provided to clean the vehicle by generating suction force from an intake port for the predetermined time with putting a coin at both sides, and to reduce expenses by using the single vacuum cleaner in common. CONSTITUTION: A boom type vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body having a vacuum motor(11), a vacuum chamber(12), a filter and a dust collecting bin(14); plural boom type intake pipes(20,20') connecting to the dust collecting bin and attaching intake ports(21,21'); plural opening units(30,30') installed in the intake pipes to open and close the boom type intake pipes; plural coin boxes(40,40') installed at both sides of the cleaner body; and a control unit(50) controlling operation of the vacuum motor in putting coins into the coin boxes, and operation of the opening units installed in the intake pipes. The vacuum cleaner is used doubly with the single body by driving according to input of coins into the coin box.

Description

Boom type vacuum cleaner that can be used as a single body {VACUUM CLEANER WITH SINGLE BODY FOR DOUBLE USE}

The present invention relates to a vehicle vacuum cleaner that can be installed at a gas station, car wash, repair shop or other places where the entrance and exit of a vehicle is frequently used, and can be used for a predetermined time by a coin injection method. By allowing two people to use the cleaner simultaneously or separately, it is possible to manufacture and purchase at a lower cost than conventional double vacuum cleaners.

In general, there are facilities that can be used for self-service car wash, indoor cleaning, washer fluid injection, or air pressure refill in places with frequent entry and exit of automobiles such as gas stations, car washes, repair shops, and driver's restaurants. Vacuum cleaner related to the invention.

In the conventional vacuum cleaner, the suction tube is installed in a boom type to increase usability, so that dust and foreign substances in the interior of the vehicle can be cleaned in various directions without disturbing entry and exit of the vehicle, which are installed in a single type and a double type. .

Among them, the double type is a double cleaner, and two vacuum cleaners are installed inside one facility, and the suction pipes are connected to each boom type, and coins are put into each coin to be used individually. On the other hand, such a double type simply installed a single type in a single facility, so its manufacturing cost is high and the purchase cost is close to several million won, so it was economically difficult for the operator to purchase and install it. Even during maintenance, there were cumbersome problems because the dust collector, the filter, and the like, which constitute both vacuum cleaners, had to be managed individually.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention is a car vacuum cleaner installed in a gas station or car wash, etc., while sharing one body of the vacuum cleaner two people on each side of each coin By injecting, suction power is generated at the corresponding suction port for a predetermined time, so that the car can be cleaned, and it can be produced and purchased at the cost of one vacuum cleaner and can perform two functions, and one of them can be maintained in the vacuum cleaner. It is to provide a vacuum cleaner that can be easily.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vacuum cleaner comprising: a vacuum body, a dust collector, and a filter; A plurality of boom type suction tubes each having one end connected to the dust collecting tube and the other end having a suction port; A plurality of switch units respectively installed at both side boom type suction pipes to open and close the suction pipes; A plurality of coin units installed at both front sides of the cleaner body; It provides a boom-type vacuum cleaner comprising a control unit for controlling the driving of the vacuum motor by the coin injection of the coin machine and controlling the opening and closing of the switch installed in the suction pipe of the coin input side.

In the present invention, the switch may be opened or closed by an air cylinder driven by pneumatic pressure, or may be opened and closed by a motor driven by electricity, the structure of the switch is to open and close the suction pipe is the foreign matter passes through the suction pipe. It should be used so that any form or method can be used as long as it does not catch foreign matter.

In the present invention, the control unit for controlling the vacuum cleaner operates the vacuum motor when one of the coin inputs on both sides of the coin is operated while opening the switch of the suction pipe corresponding to the coin-operated coin during the setting time of the cleaner. When the set time has elapsed, the corresponding switch is shut off, and the vacuum motor keeps driving for the same setting time from the coin input of the other coin machine, and there is no coin input. In this case, the operation can be stopped so that one vacuum cleaner can function as two vacuum cleaners, and thus the production can be performed at a low cost, and the economic burden on the purchase thereof can be much reduced.

1 is a perspective view of a boom vacuum cleaner according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front view showing the internal structure of the boom vacuum cleaner according to the present invention,

3 is a right side view showing the internal structure of the boom type vacuum cleaner according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a boom vacuum cleaner according to the present invention,

5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the boom vacuum cleaner according to the present invention,

Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing the structure of the switchgear of the boom vacuum cleaner according to the present invention,

7 is a plan sectional view showing a switch structure of a boom type vacuum cleaner according to the present invention;

8 is a plan view showing an arrangement of a filter and a vacuum motor installed in a vacuum chamber of a boom vacuum cleaner according to the present invention;

9 is a plan sectional view showing a switch structure according to another embodiment of the boom type vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: cleaner body 11: vacuum motor

12: vacuum chamber 13: filter

14: dust collector 20,20 ': boom type suction pipe

21,21 ': Inlet 22,22': Flexible tube

23,23 ': Boom 24,24': Rotating part

25,25 ': Shock-absorbing part 30,30': Switchgear

32,32 ': Air cylinder 34,34': Opening and closing board

40,40 ': Coin 42,42': Slot

50: control unit 60: compressor

62: control valve

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

1 is a perspective view of a boom type vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are front and side views showing the internal structure of the boom type vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the present invention is provided with boom type suction pipes 20 and 20 'on both sides of the vacuum cleaner body 10 which are commonly used, and each suction pipe 20 and 20'. In the position corresponding to the inlet (42, 42 ') of the coin (40, 40') installed in the inside is formed so that two vehicles at a time can be cleaned using one vacuum cleaner.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is not different from conventional double vacuum cleaners in appearance, but it can be seen that there is a considerable difference in the internal structure of FIGS. 2 and 3. That is, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the vacuum cleaner 11 includes a vacuum motor 11, a vacuum chamber 12, a filter 13 installed in the vacuum chamber 12, and a dust collector 14. Only one end of each of the two boom type suction pipes (20, 20 ') is connected to the dust collector (14) so that one vacuum cleaner body (10) is connected to both suction pipes (20, 20'). It is intended to be shared by.

The other end of the boom type suction pipe (20, 20 ') is attached to the normal suction port (21, 21'), the flexible pipe (22, 22 ') is connected to the end of the pipe type boom 23.23', this boom Rotating parts 24 and 24 'are formed on the upper part of the 23 and 23' to facilitate the movement of the suction ports 21 and 21 ', that is, the lower ends of the booms 23 and 23', that is, the vacuum cleaner body 10. ), The buffer portion (25, 25 ') is formed to be able to bend the boom 23, 23' within a predetermined angle.

The two side boom type suction pipes 20 and 20 'are provided with switchgear 30 and 30' so as to open and close the suction pipes 20 and 20 'as shown in FIG. ) Is opened and closed by the expansion and contraction operation of the air cylinder (32, 32 '), its structure is shown in detail in Figure 6 and 7, which will be described later.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3, the side of the vacuum cleaner body 10 controls the driving of the vacuum motor 11 by the coin injection of the coin machine (40, 40 ') and the suction tube (side) 20, 20 ') is provided with a control unit 50 for controlling the opening and closing of the switch 30,30'.

In the drawing, reference numeral 60 denotes a compressor for generating compressed air, and reference numeral 62 denotes the compressed air of the compressor 60 selectively on the lines and rear ends of the air cylinders 32 and 32 'installed in the actuators 30 and 30'. It is a control valve to open and close by supply

4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a boom vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, wherein the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention comprises a vacuum motor 11, a vacuum chamber 12, a filter 13, and a dust collecting body 14. 10; A plurality of boom type suction pipes 20 and 20 'each having one end connected to the dust collecting container 14 and the other end having suction ports 21 and 21'; A plurality of switchgear (30, 30 ') which are respectively installed at both side boom type suction pipes (20, 20') for opening and closing the suction pipes; A plurality of coin machines 40 and 40 'installed on both front sides of the cleaner body; It comprises a control unit 50 for controlling the driving of the vacuum motor by the coin injection of the coin machine and for controlling the opening and closing of the switch installed in the suction pipe of the coin input.

Reference numerals 60 and 62 in FIG. 4 denote compressors and control valves shown in FIG. 3.

The operation of the vacuum cleaner of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6.

When the vacuum cleaner of the present invention maintains the system standby state (S1), and a person who wants to use the vacuum cleaner puts a coin, for example, a 500 won coin into one coin machine (for example, reference numeral 40) ( S2), the controller 50 determines the open / closed state of the other switch 30 '(S3), so that when the other switch 30' is closed, that is, the first use without other users, the vacuum motor ( 11) to drive (S4) to open the one-side switch 30 so that the cleaner can be used (S5). On the other hand, when the other switch 30 'is open in the step (S3), that is, when another user is already using the vacuum cleaner because the vacuum motor 11 is already driven, without going through the step (S4) Proceed to step S5. On the other hand, the control unit 50 measures the set time from the time at which one user put a coin (S6), the process of comparing and determining whether the use time has passed the time set in the control unit 50 (S7) One side switch 30 is cut off through (S8), and the open / closed state of the other switch 30 'is determined (S9).

When the other switch 30 'is closed in step S9, that is, when there is no other user, the vacuum motor 11 is stopped (S10), and the system returns to the standby state (S1), and the other switch ( If 30 ') is open, that is, if there is another user, the process proceeds to step S7 of determining the elapsed time of use and the setting time of the other side, and executes subsequent steps.

In brief, the control unit 50 operates the vacuum motor 11 and detects coin input from either side of the coin machines 40 and 40 'and simultaneously coin input 40 40 ') to open and close the switch 30, 30' of the suction pipe (20, 20 ') for a set time to enable the use of the cleaner, and when the set time has elapsed, the switch 30, 30' The vacuum motor 11 which is used jointly is continuously operated for the same setting time from the coin input of the other coin machines 30 and 30 'according to the coin input of the other coin machines 30 and 30'. If there is no coin input, it stops operating, so one vacuum cleaner can perform two functions.

6 and 7 illustrate a structure of an air operated actuator according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the opening and closing plate 34 is disposed at the tip of the piston 33.33 'of the air cylinders 32 and 32'. And 34 'are attached to the piston 33 and 33 of the air cylinders 32 and 32' by the control of the control valve 62 which is operated under the control signal of the controller 50. 34 'is advanced to close the suction pipes 20 and 20', and when the pistons 33 and 33 'are contracted, the opening and closing plate 34 is reversed to open the suction pipes 20 and 20'.

In the drawing, reference numerals 35 and 36 denote air supply lines connected to the front and rear ends of the air cylinders 32 and 32 ', and when the air is compressed, the compressed air is supplied from the rear air supply line 35 to extend the piston. Air supply is the opposite of the above.

8 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the filter 13 and the vacuum motor 11 installed in the vacuum chamber 12 of the boom type vacuum cleaner according to the present invention. The present invention is a suction force even if one vacuum cleaner is used on both sides. In order to prevent this from falling, for example, three vacuum motors 11 of 1.6 hp were attached to the upper portion of the vacuum chamber 12 so that sufficient suction power could be exhibited even when both sides were used simultaneously. To sufficiently filter the foreign matter flowing into the vacuum chamber 12 by the filter, and the filter 13 is provided with an opening / closing door (not shown) at the rear of the cleaner body 10 to periodically clean and replace it. .

9 is a plan sectional view showing the structure of a switch according to another embodiment of the boom type vacuum cleaner according to the present invention. The switch 30 of the present embodiment forms a rack gear 34 'on one side of the opening and closing plate 34. The rack gear 34 'is coupled to the pinion gear 38 axially coupled to the forward and reverse rotation motor 37, and is opened and closed by a forward and reverse rotation motor 37 in which driving is controlled by a control signal of the controller 50. By allowing the 34 to move forward and backward, the suction pipe 20 can be opened and closed, and limit switches 39 and 39 'for limiting the forward and backward operations of the opening and closing plate 34 are provided at the rear end of the opening and closing plate 34. It is installed in the closed position and the open position respectively.

The switch of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 does not use separate compressors 60 and control valves 62, which has the advantage of being structurally simpler than in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. In case of installation, additional injection gun or nozzle can be used to charge tires or clean dust by high pressure air.

As described above, in the vacuum cleaner for automobiles installed in gas stations or car washes, two people on both sides share a vacuum cleaner body so that suction power is generated at a corresponding suction port for a predetermined time by a coin injection. By making it possible to clean, it can be produced and purchased at the cost of one vacuum cleaner and can exhibit two functions, and since the vacuum cleaner body uses one jointly, it has a useful effect such as easy maintenance.

Claims (4)

One vacuum cleaner body including a vacuum motor 11, a vacuum chamber 12, a filter 13, and a dust collector 14; A plurality of boom type suction pipes 20 and 20 'each having one end connected to the dust collecting container 14 and the other end having suction ports 21 and 21'; A plurality of switchgear (30, 30 ') installed at each of the boom type suction pipes (20, 20') for opening and closing the boom type suction pipes (20, 20 '); A plurality of coin machines 40 and 40 'installed on both front sides of the cleaner body 10; Controlling the driving of the vacuum motor 11 by the coin input of the coin machine 40, 40 'and controlling the opening and closing of the switch 30, 30' installed in the suction pipe 20, 20 'of the coin input side Boom type vacuum cleaner capable of dual use with a single body, characterized in that it comprises a control unit (50). The method according to claim 1, The control unit 50 operates the vacuum motor 11 when there is a coin input of both coin machines 40 and 40 'and at the same time a suction tube corresponding to the coin machines 40 and 40' into which coins are inserted ( 20, 20 'of the switchgear 30, 30' to open for a set time to enable the use of the cleaner, and after the set time elapses the switch 30, 30 ', the vacuum motor 11 is According to the coin input of the other coin machine (40, 40 '), the operation is continued for the same set time from the coin input of the other coin machine (40,40'), and the operation is stopped when there is no coin input. Boom type vacuum cleaner that can be used as a single body. The method according to claim 1, The switch 30, 30 'is characterized in that the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing plate 34 blocking the suction pipe (20, 20') by the air cylinder 32, 32 'driven by pneumatic sliding operation. Type boom vacuum cleaner with dual body. The method according to claim 1, The switchgear (30, 30 ') is a rack gear 34' is formed on one side of the opening and closing plate 34 blocking the suction pipe 20 to be opened and closed by a forward and reverse rotation motor 37 driven by electricity, the motor The shaft is coupled to the pinion gear (38) geared to the rack gear (34 ') boom type vacuum cleaner capable of dual use as a single body.