KR200448082Y1 - A wheel washing device for large sized car - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a wheel cleaning device for washing wheels, especially wheels, of large vehicles in an automatic car wash that washes a large vehicle, and uses the cleaning liquid sprayed at a high speed to remove fine dust and foreign matter from the wheels of a large vehicle. At the time of washing, it can be removed at the same time, and even without a separate rotating means, the rotating member combined with the nozzle can be rotated by the pressure of the cleaning liquid to be transferred, which reduces the components and minimizes the volume of the device. It relates to a large vehicle wheel cleaning device that can be installed in the installation space.

To this end, the present invention, a sensor for detecting the entry of the vehicle to send a detection signal, a controller for applying a control signal suitable for the position of the vehicle to each washing means in accordance with the detection signal of the sensor, and the controller A driving unit including a valve opening and closing according to a control signal and a pump for transferring the washing liquid stored in the storage tank at a high pressure through the valve; and a cover surrounding the driving unit to prevent inflow of the washing liquid and foreign substances; and the cover A fixed member having a cylinder positioned on an upper surface and moving by a forward and backward means; and a moving member having one end fixed to the cylinder and bent toward a direction in which the vehicle enters; and a movable member formed on the bent support plate The washing means is located at a height corresponding to the height of the wheel entered into the vehicle; The stage comprises a nozzle unit coupled to a plurality of nozzles inclined upwardly or downwardly, and a rotating member rotatably provided to transfer the washing liquid coupled to the pump and communicated with the pump to the nozzle unit. do.

Car wash, wheel, wash, bus, wheel, tire, car wash

Description

Wheel Washer for Heavy Vehicles {A WHEEL WASHING DEVICE FOR LARGE SIZED CAR}

The present invention is a wheel cleaning device for washing wheels, especially wheels, of large vehicles in an automatic car wash that washes a large vehicle, and uses the cleaning liquid sprayed at a high speed to remove fine dust and foreign matter from the wheels of a large vehicle. At the time of washing, it can be removed at the same time, and even without a separate rotating means, the rotating member combined with the nozzle can be rotated by the pressure of the cleaning liquid to be transferred, which reduces the components and minimizes the volume of the device. It relates to a large vehicle wheel cleaning device that can be installed in the installation space.

In general, there are many pollutants that are harmful to the human body in the air, and it can cause a fatal disease in the human body exposed to such pollutants for a long time, and efforts are being made to reduce such pollutants in modern society.

Among the pollutants mentioned above, the exhaust gas of automobiles and fine dusts are mainly pointed out as the biggest cause of pollutants in densely populated areas such as large cities. As a result, technologies for reducing automobile exhaust gas have been developed. Efforts are underway to remove fine dust from the outside.

In particular, in the case of large vehicles such as buses and large trucks, more fine dust is present on the outside of the vehicle than in general passenger cars. Has been identified as a major contaminant.

In order to solve the above problems, buses, large trucks, etc. periodically wash the outside to remove foreign substances and fine dust existing on the outside of the vehicle, which are generally used. Car wash the upper surface, the outer surface, and wash the parts that the worker lacks after washing the car directly.In this case, the automatic car wash generally washes the outside of the vehicle while the brush and the cleaning liquid rotate, It's a way to remove it.

At this time, a wheel cleaning device for a vehicle has been proposed to reduce the work of the user to directly wash the wheel portion of the vehicle, registered utility model No. 20-0315046 (announcement date June 02, 2003) "for vehicles Wheel cleaning device (hereinafter referred to as "the prior art 1") and Patent Publication No. 10-0740291 (published on July 18, 2007) "wheel cleaning device for large vehicles" (hereinafter referred to as prior art 2).

In the prior art 1 to wash the wheels of the vehicle by spraying the cleaning solution to the brush to rotate and rotate the brush, there is an inconvenience to replace the brush after a long time use, and further provided with a drive means for rotating the brush There was a problem that the volume of the device is large.

In addition, in the prior art 2, the nozzle is sprayed with the cleaning liquid is rotated to wash the wheel wheels of the vehicle, but in the case of buses and large trucks the front wheel and the rear wheels are not the same shape, so the front wheel and the rear wheels all with only the nozzle rotating in place There was a difficulty that could not be cleaned.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is provided with a forward and backward means to clean both the front wheel and the rear wheel of a large vehicle, it is provided with a rotating member to rotate by the pressure of the washing liquid conveyed at high pressure Therefore, it is possible to spray the cleaning liquid while rotating at high speed even without a separate driving means, thereby reducing the volume of the device to provide a large vehicle wheel cleaning device that can be easily attached regardless of the existing various types of automatic car washes. .

In addition, when washing the rear wheels, especially in the wheel of a large vehicle to move a certain distance to rotate at high speed, and further provided with a guide member on one side of the moving member coupled to the rotating member to be displaced by the impact generated during the movement, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheel cleaning device for a large vehicle that can be prevented.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sensor for detecting an entry of a vehicle and transmitting a detection signal, and applying a control signal suitable for the position of the vehicle to each washing means according to the detection signal of the sensor. A driving unit including a controller, a valve for opening and closing according to a control signal of the controller and a pump for transferring the washing liquid stored in the storage tank at a high pressure through the valve; and enclosing the driving unit to prevent the inflow of external washing liquid and foreign matter. And a fixing member having a cylinder positioned on an upper surface of the cover and being moved by the forward and backward means; and a movable member having one end of the cylinder fixed thereto and a support plate bent toward a direction in which the vehicle enters. Washing means disposed on the bent support plate and positioned at a height corresponding to the height of the entered vehicle wheel; The washing means comprises a nozzle unit coupled to a plurality of nozzles inclined upward or downward, and the nozzle unit is rotatably provided to transfer the washing liquid to the nozzle unit in communication with the pump and conveyed at a high pressure. Characterized in that the member.

At this time, the rotating member is rotated by the conveying pressure of the cleaning liquid transferred from the pump, which is characterized in that it is adjusted according to the injection angle and the spraying speed of the cleaning liquid sprayed from the nozzle coupled to the nozzle unit.

In addition, the nozzle portion is coupled to a plurality of nozzles, a pair of nozzles are symmetrically coupled to the rotating member, the nozzles coupled to the nozzle portion of one side forms an injection angle that is sprayed toward the front, the nozzle portion of the other side upward Or it may be characterized by forming an injection angle is injected downward obliquely.

Furthermore, the moving member is further provided with a guide member for contacting the fixed member to prevent the moving member from moving when moved by the cylinder of the forward and backward means.

At this time, the guide member is characterized in that the guide bracket which is fixed to the fixing member and the fixing member fixed to the moving member.

In addition, a support plate is further provided between the fixing member and the cover to correspond to the height of the wheel entering the vehicle.

The present invention made as described above, the maintenance is simple by eliminating the inconvenience of regular replacement without using a brush, the rotating member coupled to the nozzle portion is rotated by the cleaning liquid conveyed at a high pressure to separate drive means Since the device can be miniaturized because it is not required, it can be easily attached to various types of automatic car washes, and thus has a high utilization effect.

In addition, the wheels of buses and heavy trucks can be cleaned to remove foreign substances and fine dust, thereby reducing air pollution, and the appearance can be cleaned to obtain a clean image.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the wheel cleaning device for a large vehicle according to the present invention.

In describing the wheel washing apparatus for a large vehicle according to the present invention, when the direction reference is specified with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2,

The direction facing the entering vehicle wheel is called front or front,

The storage tank where the cleaning solution is stored is called rear or rear.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the brush 1a for cleaning the exterior of the vehicle according to the position of the vehicle sensed by the sensor 11 and the sensor 11 that detects the vehicle entering and the appearance The controller 12 applies a control signal for operating the cleaning nozzle 1b, the blowing fan 1c, and the wheel cleaning device 100, and the vehicle wheel is driven by the control signal of the controller 12. When a signal is reached) is opened, a valve (not shown in the figure) which is automatically closed after a pre-input washing time passes, and when the valve is opened, the washing liquid (W) stored in the storage tank 14 is maintained at a high pressure. A cover 20 which includes a pump to transfer (not shown in the drawing) and a cover 20 to surround the driving unit 10 and prevent the cleaning liquid W and foreign matter from flowing into the driving unit 10. Before and after positioned on the upper surface of the cover 20 to be described later The fixed member 30 having the cylinder 32 moving forward and backward by the advance means 31 and one end of the cylinder 32 are coupled to move forward or backward according to the wheel position of the vehicle and face the vehicle. It consists of a moving member 40 is formed on the support plate 41 bent in the front and the cleaning means (S) disposed on the support plate 41 and located at a height corresponding to the height of the vehicle to enter.

At this time, the cleaning means (S) is a fixed plate coupled to the nozzle portion 50 and the nozzle unit 50 coupled to the plurality of nozzles 52 are inclined upward or downward and fixed to the support plate 41 ( 61 is pivotally inserted into the fixing plate 61 and one end is connected by the pump and the transfer hose (H) to transfer the washing liquid (W), which is transferred at a high pressure from the pump, to the nozzle unit (50). At the same time it consists of a rotating member 60 that rotates in accordance with the injection angle of the cleaning liquid (W) injected from the nozzle 52 coupled to the nozzle unit 50.

The rotation member 60 has an inlet 62 and the inlet having a bearing provided on an outer circumferential surface of the transfer hose H to which the inlet hole 62a is coupled and abuts the support plate 41 and the fixed plate 61. A rotating body 64 fixedly coupled to the 62 and having a coupling hole 64a in which a conveying body 63 having a conveying path 63a formed therein and a nozzle powder 51 forming the nozzle part 50 are combined. ) And a cap 66 provided at one end of the rotating body 64.

The cap 66 is fixed by screwing the rotating body 64, and the nozzle powder 51 coupled to the coupling hole 64a is further provided with a packing ring 67, the cleaning liquid (W) to the outside Prevent leakage.

The support plate 41 to which the rotating member 60 is coupled is bent in a direction facing the vehicle entered from the moving member 40, and the rear side of the cylinder 32 forward and backward by the forward and backward means 31. One end is fixed.

At this time, the moving member 40 is further provided with a guide member 70 for preventing the shake when moving forward and backward by the forward and backward means 31 and to help smooth movement, the guide member 70 is The fixed bracket 71 is fixed to the moving member 40 and the guide bracket 72 is coupled to the fixed bracket 71 and rolls while contacting the fixed member 30.

That is, while the guide roller 72 rolls in contact with the fixing member 30, the moving member 40 can move smoothly while being prevented from moving out of position when the moving member 40 moves forward and backward.

The guide roller 72 may be coupled to a plurality as needed, may be provided in both left and right.

Forward and backward means 31 for advancing and retracting the moving member 40 is provided in the interior of the fixing member 30, by using the hydraulic, pneumatic or air pressure to advance and back the cylinder 32, When the controller 12 receiving the detection signal of the detection sensor 11 applies a control signal, the cylinder 32 moves forward or backward according to the position of the vehicle.

That is, when the front wheel (FT) of the vehicle is located in the wheel cleaning device 100, the cylinder 32 is maintained in a reversed state, the cylinder when the rear wheel (RT) of the vehicle is located in the wheel cleaning device (100) 32 goes forward.

The advancing cylinder 32 advances the combined moving member 40 at the same time, and after the cylinder 32 which has been moved to a predetermined position stops, opens the valve to spray the washing liquid W at a high speed through the nozzle 52. Will be.

A plurality of nozzles 52 are combined to form one nozzle powder 51, and each nozzle 52 is inclined upward or downward to change the spraying angle according to the position where the nozzles 52 are coupled to the nozzle powder 51. .

4, a pair of nozzle powders 51 composed of three nozzles 52 shown in the drawing are coupled to the nozzle powder 51 on one side in a state in which the pair of nozzle powders 51 is coupled to the rotating member 60. Nozzle 52 is controlled to the spray angle toward the front, the nozzle 52 coupled to the nozzle powder 51 of the other side is rotated by the washing liquid (W) conveyed at a high pressure because the spray angle is adjusted to be inclined upward It is possible to rotate the member 60.

That is, when the washing liquid (W) is transferred to the nozzle 52 at a high pressure through the pump, the driving liquid is obtained in a direction opposite to the direction in which the washing liquid (W) is injected to the outside through the nozzle 52 inclined upwardly By the driving force, the rotating member 60 starts to rotate in the direction opposite to the injection angle injected upward.

At this time, one side of the nozzle 52 is to wash the wheel wheel while continuously spraying the cleaning liquid (W) toward the front.

Therefore, it is possible to rotate the rotating member 60 even if there is no separate driving means or rotating means, and after the pre-input washing time, the valve is closed and the supply of the washing liquid W is stopped and the rotating member 60 is gradually The rotation is stopped, and the washing means S is returned to its original position in the forward and backward means 31.

Furthermore, the nozzle 52 may be combined to achieve the same injection angle as necessary, which may be replaced in consideration of the size of the vehicle and the size of the wheel.

As a replacement method, the nozzle unit 50 having the nozzle 52 having an adjusted spray angle may be replaced with the rotating member 60, and the fixing bolt is fixed at the support plate 41 and the fixed plate 61. It can be released to replace all the rotating member 60, which is freely selectable according to the needs of the user.

In addition, a support plate 80 may be provided between the fixing member 30 and the cover 20 to correspond to the height of the wheel of the vehicle entering for washing.

The support plate 80 is located inside the pair of vertical plates 81 and the vertical plates 81 disposed to the left and right, and coupled to one of a plurality of fixing holes 81a formed in the vertical plates 81. The inner plate 82 is provided with a corresponding hole 82a and the upper plate 83 coupled to the fixing member 30, and the inner plate 82 and the upper plate 83 are integrally formed.

More specifically, the height adjusting means 85 provided to adjust the height of the inner plate 82 and the upper plate 83 integrally formed with the supporting plate 80 according to the type of the vehicle entering is provided on the vertical plate 81. Clamps to be fixed by inserting the formed fixing hole 81a and the corresponding hole 82a formed in the inner plate 82 and the corresponding hole 82a formed in the inner plate 82 positioned at the desired height with the fixing hole 81a. It consists of 84.

That is, considering that the height of the wheels are different according to the type of the vehicle, after the height of the wheels is high or low, the latch 84 is released to adjust the height of the upper plate 83 coupled with the fixing member 30. Re-check the braces 84 to maintain the adjusted height so that wheel cleaning can be performed regardless of the type of vehicle.

Further, the height adjusting means 85 uses a piston, such as hydraulic pressure, pneumatic pressure, or air pressure, it is also possible to control the height in accordance with the type of vehicle to be controlled by the controller 12 to enter automatically. .

Looking at the operating state of the present invention made as described above are as follows.

Referring to the washing order proceeding in the state in which the wheel cleaning device 100 according to the present invention is coupled to the mobile automatic car wash, the sensor to enter the car washing for detecting the detection signal to the controller 12 When transmitting, the controller 12 sequentially operates the brush 1a for cleaning the exterior of the vehicle, the nozzle for cleaning the exterior 52, and the blower fan 1c to wash the exterior and at the same time the wheel cleaning device ( Activate 100).

The wheel cleaning device 100 maintains the reverse state when the front wheel FT of the vehicle enters the first, and opens the valve to discharge the washing liquid W stored in the storage tank 14 at a high pressure through the nozzle 52. And the rotating member 60 rotates in the opposite direction to the spray angle of the nozzle 52 when the transferred washing liquid W is sprayed out through the nozzle 52 to wash the front wheel FT of the vehicle. Done.

The brush (1a), the nozzle for cleaning the exterior 52, the blowing fan (1c) is provided in the main body of the automatic car wash moving along the installed rail to wash the appearance of the vehicle while moving, the wheel cleaning device (100) Wash the front wheel (FT) of the vehicle by a pre-input washing time, when the main body of the moving automatic car wash moves toward the rear wheel (RT) of the vehicle and the wheel cleaning device 100 is located on the rear wheel (RT) According to the control signal of the controller 12, the rotating member 60 is advanced.

The rotating member 60 is inserted through the fixing plate 61 fixed by the fixing bolt to the support plate 41 bent in a direction facing the vehicle, the support plate 41 is provided in the forward and backward means 31. One end of the cylinder 32 to be fixed is advanced.

The advanced rotating member 60, when the valve is opened, the high pressure washing liquid (W) is transferred toward the nozzle 52, the transferred washing liquid (W) is sprayed to the outside while the rotating member 60 is rotated washing liquid (W) is sprayed on the rear wheel (RT) to wash, the valve is closed after a predetermined time, the cylinder 32 of the forward and backward means 31 is reversed, so that the rotating member 60 also returns to its original position Will be.

In this case, a timer (not shown in the drawing) for opening or closing the valve may be further provided. The opening time of the valve is stored in the timer in advance to adjust the washing time required for wheel cleaning even without a separate switch. It may be.

In addition, the support plate 80 is provided between the fixing member 30 and the cover 20 is provided with a height adjusting means 85 that can adjust the height of the wheel cleaning means (S) in accordance with the height of the vehicle wheel to enter Regardless of the type of vehicle entering, vehicle wheels can be cleaned.

Although the wheel cleaning apparatus for a large vehicle according to the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to these descriptions and various modifications by those skilled in the art within the scope of the idea of the utility model registration claims attached thereto. And variations are possible and should be construed as being within the scope of protection of the present invention.

1 is a schematic view showing a state in which the wheel cleaning device according to the present invention attached to the automatic car wash.

Figure 2 is a state diagram showing a state of washing the front wheel.

Figure 3 is a state diagram showing a state of washing the rear wheel.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a wheel cleaning device according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wheel cleaning device of Figure 4 is advanced.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic car wash 1a Brush 1b Appearance washing nozzle 1c Blowing fan

100: wheel cleaning device W: cleaning liquid H: transfer hose S: cleaning means

10: drive unit 11: detection sensor 12: controller 14: storage tank

20: cover

30: fixing member 31: forward and backward means 32: cylinder

40: moving member 41: support plate

50 nozzle part 51 nozzle powder 52 nozzle

60: rotating member 61: fixed plate 62: inlet 62a: inlet hole

63: transfer body 63a: transfer path 64: rotating body 64a: coupling hole

66: Cap 67: Packing Ring

70: guide member 71: fixed bracket 72: guide roller

80: support plate 81: vertical plate 81a: fixing hole 82: inner plate

82a: corresponding hole 83: top plate 84: latch 85: height adjustment means

Claims (7)

A pump for transferring the washing liquid stored in the storage tank through a high pressure sensor and a controller for applying various control signals according to a signal of the sensor and a signal of the sensor, a valve that opens and closes according to the control signal of the controller, and the valve. A driving unit comprising a; A cover surrounding the driving unit; A fixing member positioned on an upper surface of the cover and provided with a forward and backward means; A moving member having one end of the forward and backward means fixed thereto and having a support plate bent toward the front; Is disposed on the support plate but the washing means located at a height corresponding to the height of the wheel of the vehicle entered; The washing means The nozzle is coupled to the nozzle portion, the nozzle portion is coupled to one end is made of a rotating member in communication with the pump, The nozzle part Two nozzle powders in which a plurality of nozzles are combined are symmetrically coupled to the rotating member, and the nozzles coupled to the nozzle powder on one side form an injection angle sprayed toward the front side, and the nozzles coupled to the nozzle powder on the other side are inclined upward or downward. Characterized in that the injection angle is injected, The movable member is further provided with a guide member for preventing shaking when moved by the forward and backward means on the contact surface in contact with the fixed member, The guide member is A fixed bracket fixed to the moving member and a guide roller coupled to the fixed bracket and rotating while contacting the fixed member, characterized in that provided on the left and right sides of the fixed member, Between the fixing member and the cover is further provided with a support plate formed with a height adjustment function corresponding to the height of the wheel of the vehicle to enter, The support plate is A plurality of fixing holes are formed and a pair of vertical plates arranged to the left and right, the inner plate formed in the inner side of the vertical plate and a corresponding hole for coupling with one of the plurality of fixing holes, and integrally formed with the inner plate Wheel cleaning device for a large vehicle, characterized in that consisting of a top plate coupled to the fixing member. delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The front and rear moving means is a wheel cleaning device for a large vehicle, characterized in that consisting of a cylinder for moving forward and backward using hydraulic or pneumatic or air pressure.

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