KR20040097721A - control system of auto car washing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic car washing system is provided to automatically adjust an interval between a pair of vertical washing brushes depending on the width of a car. CONSTITUTION: In a car washing system, right and left rotary frames(40) are rotatably coupled to a main body at one side of each vertical frame(11), and face each other. A vertical washing brush is rotatably installed in the rotary frame. Actuators(50) are installed at the main body adjacent to the rotary frames, and have rods(50) disposed toward each rotary frame. A link(60) connects the end of the rod to one end of the rotary frame, and transmits the operating force of the rod to the rotary frame. A controller(70) installed at one side of the main body controls the actuators to selectively rotate the rotary frames, and adjusts an interval between the vertical washing brushes.

Description

Automatic car wash {control system of auto car washing}

The present invention relates to an automatic car wash, and more particularly, a pair of vertical washing brushes disposed vertically in the vehicle width direction to automatically adjust the spacing according to the width of the vehicle to wash the cars of various sizes in general. It's about one automatic car wash.

In general, a car wash is a device that performs a car wash on the upper and side surfaces of a vehicle while rotating a plurality of washing brushes installed in a horizontal and vertical direction by a driving device, and is generally classified into a fixed type and a movable type.

Here, the fixed type is to wash the car while passing through the main body fixedly installed on the ground, the mobile type is a device for performing the car wash operation by moving the main body before and after the vehicle is stopped.

1 to 2 show a mobile car wash according to the prior art, the car wash as shown in the main body 100 and the main body 100 is installed a variety of components while forming a kind of frame for the vehicle to pass through, It is installed is composed of a vertical washing brush 200 and a horizontal washing brush 300 to wash the vehicle, and a rail 150 for guiding the main body 100 in the front and rear directions.

The main body 100 includes a pair of vertical frames 110 arranged vertically on both sides at a wide proportional interval of the vehicle, and a horizontal frame 120 connecting the upper end of the vertical frame 110.

Here, a vertical washing brush 200 for washing the side of the vehicle is disposed on one side of the pair of vertical frames 110, the vertical washing brush 200 is a vertical motor 210 fixed to one horizontal frame 120. It is connected to and rotated by receiving driving force.

On the other hand, one horizontal washing brush 300 is disposed in the horizontal direction at the lower side of the horizontal frame 120, that is, the upper end of the pair of vertical frames 110, the horizontal washing brush 300 is one side It is rotated by receiving a driving force from the horizontal motor 310 fixed to the vertical frame 110.

In particular, the horizontal cleaning brush 300 is configured to wash up and down along the vertical frame 110 to wash the upper and rear surfaces of the vehicle.

On the other hand, the vertical motor 210 and the horizontal motor 310 for driving the vertical and horizontal washing brush 200, 300 is connected to the controller 400 so that the operator can be intermittent, the controller 400 Is mounted on one side of the main body 100 or connected by a flexible cable.

In addition, the main body 100 has a plurality of rollers 130 are rotatably provided at the bottom of the pair of vertical frames 110, the rollers 130 from the roller motor 140 installed inside the vertical frame 110 It is moved along the rail 150 by receiving the driving force is rotated.

Here, the roller motor 140 is configured to be connected to the controller 400 to be driven and stopped by the operating force of the operator.

The rail 150 guides the main body 100 in the front and rear directions of the vehicle. The rail 150 has a length proportional to the length of the vehicle and is provided at the bottom side of the vertical frame 110. The roller 130 is in rolling contact.

In the conventional car wash, a pair of vertical washing brushes 200 rotate the left and right sides of the vehicle with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle to perform the washing operation. At the same time, the horizontal washing brush 300 washes the upper surface of the vehicle. Done.

However, such a conventional automatic car wash has a disadvantage in that it is possible to wash only a vehicle having a constant size because the pair of vertical washing brushes 200 washes at a constant interval. That is, the conventional automatic car wash is limited to the vehicle having a vehicle width proportional to the distance between the pair of vertical washing brush 200 is fixed because the interval between the pair of vertical washing brush 200 is possible. This results in an inefficient problem of having to manufacture and equip an automatic car wash for each vehicle size.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to allow the distance between a pair of vertical washing brush to be automatically adjusted according to the size of the vehicle, so that the general purpose for a vehicle having various sizes with one car wash An object of the present invention is to provide a vertical washing brush moving device of an automatic car wash that enables automatic washing.

1 is a perspective view showing a car wash according to the prior art,

2 is a block diagram showing a car wash according to the prior art,

3 is a partial front view schematically showing the configuration of a car wash according to the present invention,

Figure 4 is a side view showing the main configuration of the car wash in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the spacing device in the car wash according to the invention,

6 to 7 is a plan view schematically showing a gap between the left and right vertical washing brush according to the operation of the gap adjusting device in the car wash according to the invention,

8 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a controller in a car wash according to the present invention.

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10: main body 20: vertical cleaning brush 30: horizontal cleaning brush

40: rotation frame 50: actuator 60: link

70: controller

Automatic car wash according to the present invention for realizing the above object is composed of a pair of vertical frame and a horizontal frame so that the vehicle can pass through the main body is provided with a roller driven by a roller motor on the lower side, the pair of A horizontal washing brush disposed transversely to the vertical frame and rotated by a horizontal motor, a vertical washing brush disposed longitudinally on one side of the pair of vertical frames and rotated by a vertical motor, and the roller of the main body is in contact with the cloud. In a car wash comprising a rail for guiding the main body in the front and rear of the vehicle,

At one side of each vertical frame, the upper and lower ends are rotatably coupled to the main body, and the vertical washing brush is rotatably installed therein, and the left and the right washing brushes are exposed to face each other in a direction facing each other. A right pivot frame; An actuator disposed on one side of the main body adjacent to the left and right pivot frames, the rod having an end portion selectively linearly projected on an end thereof, the rod being disposed to face the respective pivot frame sides; A member of a length member for connecting the rod end of the actuator and one end of the left and right rotation frame, respectively, to transfer the actuation force of the rod to the rotation frame, one end is hinged to one end of the rod or the rotation frame, the other end A link which forms a slit in the longitudinal direction so that one end of the remaining one of the rod or the rotating frame is hinged on the slit; It is installed on one side of the main body is wired to control the operation of the actuator is configured to include a controller for adjusting the distance between the pair of vertical washing brush by selectively rotating the left and right rotating frame by applying a signal to the actuator It is done.

As a preferable feature of the present invention, the controller receives the signal of the load detection sensor for detecting the load current of the vertical motor for driving the vertical washing brush to control the operation of the actuator in accordance with the preset load current upper and lower limits, The actuator and the link are provided above and below each rotating frame.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the automatic car wash according to the present invention.

3 to 5 is a view schematically showing the configuration of the car wash according to the present invention, Figures 6 to 7 is a space adjustment state between the left and right vertical washing brush according to the operation of the gap adjusting device in the car wash according to the present invention. A schematic top view.

8 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a controller in a car wash according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the washing machine of the present invention includes a main body 10 in which the horizontal washing brush 30 and the vertical washing brush 20 are installed, and a rail for guiding the main body 10 in the front and rear directions of the vehicle ( 15) And it is composed of a gap adjusting device for rotating the vertical washing brush 20 in the width direction of the vehicle.

The main body 10 includes a pair of vertical frames 11 arranged vertically on both sides of the vehicle in a width direction so that the vehicle can pass therethrough, and a horizontal frame connected while being arranged in a transverse direction above the pair of vertical frames 11. It consists of 12, the vertical frame 11 and the horizontal frame 12 is provided with a size large enough to accommodate the car wash target vehicle (large bus, van, truck).

In addition, a plurality of rollers 13 are installed on the lower side of the vertical frame 11, some of which are shaft-driven with a drive motor (not shown) installed in the vertical frame 11 or a belt or chain. It is configured to drive by rotating. The roller 13 moves in the front and rear directions of the vehicle along a pair of rails 15 provided in the vehicle longitudinal direction on the ground.

In addition, the main body 10 is configured to have a horizontal washing brush 30 and a vertical washing brush 20 for washing the upper and side surfaces of the vehicle, respectively.

Here, the horizontal washing brush 30 is arranged in parallel on the lower side of the horizontal frame 12 and its both ends are rotatably connected to the vertical frame 11, respectively. The horizontal washing brush 30 is configured to receive power from a horizontal motor 31 installed at one end of the vertical frame 11, thereby achieving rotation by the driving force of the horizontal motor 31. In addition, the vertical washing brush 20 is positioned on one side of the pair of vertical frames 11 to receive the driving force from the vertical motor 21 to achieve a rotation.

Here, the horizontal washing brush 30 and the vertical washing brush 20 is not shown but is configured to eject when rotated by receiving the washing water from the outside.

The car wash configured as described above, when the roller motor 14 provided in the vertical frame 11 generates the driving force in the forward or reverse direction, the roller 13 receiving the driving force of the roller motor 14 in the one direction or the reverse direction As a result of the rotation, the main body 10 moves forward and backward along the rail 15, and at the same time, the body 10 is perpendicular to the horizontal washing brush 30 by the driving force of the horizontal motor 31 and the vertical motor 21. As the cleaning brush 20 rotates, the upper and side surfaces of the vehicle are washed.

On the other hand, the configuration as described above is almost the same as the configuration of the conventional car wash. However, the present invention is to provide an additional space adjusting device for controlling the spacing between a pair of vertical washing brush 20 arranged vertically in the vehicle width direction so that the car can be washed universally for vehicles having various vehicle width sizes. There is a characteristic.

The gap adjusting device includes a left and right rotating frame 40 rotatably provided with each vertical washing brush 20, and respective actuators 50 for rotating the left and right rotating frame 40. It consists of one controller 70 which controls this actuator 50.

The left and right rotating frame 40 is rotatably installed in a direction facing each other from one side of the pair of vertical frame 11 described above, when viewed from the front or the rear of the car wash, it is approximately '[', ' ] Is provided facing each other in the shape of a, and the vertical washing brush 20 is installed to be rotatable inward.

The left and right pivot frames 40 have a structure in which both upper and lower surfaces or at least one surface are hinged to the vertical frame 11 to be rotatable. Looking at this in more detail, the left and right pivot frame 40 is formed in the upper and lower side of the hinge shaft (s) of the projection form protruding, this hinge axis (s) is a bearing (b) is pressed into the outer peripheral surface It is a structure that is rotatably fitted in the coupling hole (not shown) formed in one side of the vertical frame 11 in the state. In this case, the hinge axis (s) is formed at an eccentric position on the left and right rotation frame 40, that is, a position close to each vertical frame 11 as shown in the figure, which is the hinge axis (s) In order to be able to rotate with a larger trajectory when the vertical washing brush 20 installed in the opposite position with respect to the hinge axis (s).

On the other hand, the vertical washing brush 20 is a post (unsigned) protruding to the upper and lower, the post is rotatable through the bearing (b) on the upper and lower sides of the left and right rotating frame (40). To be combined. On the other hand, these vertical cleaning brush 20 is connected to the vertical motor 21 is fixed to the upper end of each of the left and right rotating frame 40 is configured to receive the driving force to rotate.

The left and right pivot frame 40 configured as described above may achieve a gap adjustment in the vehicle width direction when the left and right pivot frames 40 are rotated at corresponding angles about the respective hinge axes s. The rotation frame 40 is selectively rotated in conjunction with the actuator 50.

The actuator 50 is a device for linearly moving the rod 52 having a rod shape located in the cylinder 51 in the front and rear directions by using hydraulic pressure or air pressure, one end of which is one side of the vertical frame 11. It is fixed to the other end of the structure is connected to the link 60 to the side of the rotation frame 40. Such, the actuator 50 is installed on either side or one side of the rotation frame 40, the cylinder 51 as the body as shown in the bracket on one side of the vertical frame 11 (not shown) Is fixedly installed through, the front end of the rod 52 is a structure that is connected to the rotation frame 40 through the link 60 to be linked.

At this time, the link 60 is a member for converting the linear movement of the rod 52 into the rotational movement of the rotation frame 40, is provided in the shape of a plate having a predetermined length approximately one end slit 61 in the longitudinal direction Slit (long hole) is formed, the other end is a structure in which a coupling hole (not shown) for hinge coupling is formed. The link 60 has a structure in which the rod 52 and the rotating frame 40 are hinged at both ends, for example, the rotating frame 40 is hinged to one end with the slit 61 formed therein and the rod (the other end thereof). The front end of the 52 may be hinged, or the rod 52 may be hinged to one end where the slit 61 is formed, and the rotating frame 40 may be hinged to the other end thereof. In the present invention, the tip of the rod 52 is hinged on the slit 61 of the link 60. On the other hand, since the hinge coupling structure described above is known a variety of coupling structure using a hole (hole) and pin (pin) or bearing (bearing), a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the present invention proposed a link having a shape and a coupling structure as described above in order to switch the linear movement of the actuator to the rotational movement of the rotating frame, the present invention is not limited to this, the linear movement of the actuator to the rotational movement Various connecting members may be used as long as they have structural features that can be used.

In the actuator 50 having such a configuration, when the rod 52 is raised from the cylinder 51, the linear movement of the rod 52 is converted into the rotational movement of the rotation frame 40 through the link 60. As a result, the rotating frame is rotated in one direction or in reverse by a predetermined angle in conjunction with the appearance of the rod 52.

On the other hand, the actuator 50 is configured as described above, the rod 52 and the respective rotating frame so that the interval between the left and right rotating frame 40 is kept in a minimum state in the state that the rod 52 is extended to the longest state It is preferable to connect 40.

Such an actuator 50 has a structure in which its operation is controlled by the controller 70.

The controller 70 is a kind of microcomputer installed on one side of the main body 10 and connected to various sensors to control various electrical appliances including a horizontal washing brush 30, a vertical washing brush 20, a roller 13, and the like. Built-in control circuit to control the operation of the actuator 50 described above, it is a structure that is electrically connected to the actuator (50).

The controller 70 detects the degree of contact of the vertical cleaning brush 20 to the side of the vehicle and outputs a control signal for controlling the operation of the actuator 50. At this time, the load detection sensor for detecting the load current of the vertical motor 21 for rotating the vertical cleaning brush 20 in the present invention as a means for detecting the degree of contact of the vertical cleaning brush 20 to the side of the vehicle. (71) was used. That is, the controller 70 receives the signal of the load detection sensor 71 for detecting the load current of the vertical motor 21 and controls the operation of the actuator 50 according to a preset load current upper limit value or load current lower limit value. Done.

In the present invention, the controller 70 detects the load current of the vertical motor 21 through the load detection sensor 71 to control the actuator 50. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. If the vertical cleaning brush 20 has a technical feature that can detect the degree of contact with the side of the vehicle it may be configured to include a variety of sensing means. For example, a pressure sensor installed on one side of the vertical washing brush 20 as the sensing means to detect pressure when the vehicle contacts the vehicle may be used.

In addition, the configuration of the gap adjusting device for detecting the motor load in the present invention to move the position of the vertical washing brush 20 may be applied to the horizontal washing brush 30, not limited to the vertical washing brush 20. .

The controller 70 applies a signal to the actuators 50 connected to the left and right pivot frames 40, respectively, and as a result, rotates the left and right pivot frames 40, thereby performing a pair of vertical cleaning brushes 20. The gap is adjusted.

Referring to the operation of the automatic car wash according to the present invention made as described above are as follows. First, when the vehicle to be washed enters between a pair of vertical frames 11, the controller 70 connected to various sensors detects the same and drives the horizontal cleaning brush 30, the vertical cleaning brush 20, and the roller 13. . Then, the horizontal washing brush 30 and the vertical washing brush 20 is rotated at a predetermined speed and the main body 10 moves along the rail 15 by the driving of the roller 13.

At this time, the left and right rotating frame 40 is installed in the vertical washing brush 20 is rotated in a direction in which the distance between the narrower with respect to the vehicle width direction in conjunction with the rod 52 of the actuator 50 to move forward You will move.

Accordingly, the vertical washing brush 20 is rotated by moving to the side of the vehicle by the operation of the left and right rotating frame 40. In the state where the vertical washing brush 20 is in close proximity to the vehicle, When the rotation is achieved, a load is generated in the vertical motor 21 due to the friction force, and the load of the vertical motor 21 is applied to the controller 70 as a constant signal through the load detection sensor 71.

Subsequently, the controller 70 outputs a signal for stopping the operation of the actuator 50 when the applied load detection value is high compared with a preset value, and as a result, the forward movement of the rod 52 results. Is stopped.

Therefore, the pair of vertical washing brush 20 is moved in one body and the body 10 while rotating in a state positioned at an appropriate interval on the side of the vehicle.

On the other hand, when the side width of the vehicle is not constant as shown in Figs. 6 to 7 and there is a bend, the vertical driving brush 20 when the main body 10 is moved along the rail 15 The load amount of the motor 21 is changed, and this load change value is applied to the controller 70 through the load detection sensor 71. Therefore, the controller 70 controls the operation of the actuator 50 in real time according to the load variation so that the vertical cleaning brush 20 can always maintain a proper distance with respect to the side of the vehicle.

In addition, through the adjustment of the spacing between the vertical washing brush 20 as described above, the car wash according to the present invention is able to perform the general car wash operation for vehicles of different widths, for example large bus or small bus or van. .

The car wash constructed and operated as described above is able to adjust the gap between the vertical washing brushes installed to the left and right through the gap adjusting device, so that when the side of the vehicle is curved or the car washes having different vehicle widths can be universally washed. It can be effective.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications or variations will have to belong to the claims of the present invention.

Claims (2)

A main body comprising a pair of vertical frames and a horizontal frame and having rollers driven by a roller motor at a lower side to allow the vehicle to pass therethrough, and a horizontally disposed horizontally in the pair of vertical frames and being rotated by a horizontal motor It consists of a washing brush, a vertical washing brush disposed longitudinally on one side of the pair of vertical frames and rotated by a vertical motor, and a rail in which the rollers of the main body are in rolling contact and guide the main body in the front and rear directions of the vehicle. In the car wash that becomes, At one side of each vertical frame, the upper and lower ends are rotatably coupled to the main body, and the vertical washing brush is rotatably installed therein, and the left and the right washing brushes are exposed to face each other in a direction facing each other. A right pivot frame; An actuator disposed on one side of the main body adjacent to the left and right pivot frames, the rod having an end portion selectively linearly projected on an end thereof, the rod being disposed to face the respective pivot frame sides; A member of a length member for connecting the rod end of the actuator and one end of the left and right rotation frame, respectively, to transfer the actuation force of the rod to the rotation frame, one end is hinged to one end of the rod or the rotation frame, the other end A link which forms a slit in the longitudinal direction so that one end of the remaining one of the rod or the rotating frame is hinged on the slit; A controller installed at one side of the main body and wired to control the operation of the actuator to apply a signal to the actuator to selectively rotate the left and right rotating frames to adjust the distance between the pair of vertical washing brushes; Automatic car wash, characterized in that configured to include. According to claim 1, wherein the controller receives the signal of the load detection sensor for detecting the load current of the vertical motor for driving the vertical washing brush and controls the operation of the actuator in accordance with a predetermined load current upper and lower limit, the actuator And the link is formed on the upper and lower sides of each rotating frame, automatic car wash.