KR20220166972A - Car washing device with complex car washing function and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a car washing device with multiple car washing functions, capable of effectively washing a car by using a steam car washing function, a water car washing function, a wax car washing function, and a disinfectant injection function alone or in combination, and a control method therefor. A car washing device having multiple car washing functions according to the present invention includes a steam generator, a high-pressure washing water supply device, a liquid wax supply device, and a controller for controlling each discharge system of each of the above devices and each of the above devices and controlling each discharge system to be selectively connected to an integrated discharge system by a function selection button provided on a car wash gun.

Description

Car washing device with complex car washing function and control method thereof {Car washing device with complex car washing function and control method therefor}

The present invention relates to a car washing device having a complex car washing function in which a user can select and wash a car by selecting a cold/hot water car wash function, a steam car wash function, a wax car wash function, a disinfectant spray function, etc. according to the operation mode setting of a function selection button, and a control thereof. The present invention also relates to a car washing device having a complex car washing function, in which a function selection button is integrally provided in a car wash gun so that the car can be washed by switching to a desired car washing mode on the spot without going to a control box during car washing.

In general, car washing apparatuses are classified into a water washing method and a steam method in which high-pressure water or steam is sprayed toward a vehicle body according to a car washing method, and are separately manufactured to suit both methods.

From this point of view, although both a water car wash and a steam car wash can be installed in a self-car wash, in the case of a water car wash, a car wash spray gun that sprays high-pressure water on the car body, a brush device that discharges foam, and liquid wax are used. Unlike water car wash devices, the steam car wash device uses only a steam generator (boiler and steam tank) and a steam spray gun to wash a car, unlike a water car wash device. Since it does not need to be equipped with, it is equipped with a separately manufactured water and steam car wash device.

Against the background of the above, in the case of a self-car wash adopting a water car wash method, there is a problem in that a worker must move and operate the unmanned billing device to pay the usage fee through an unmanned billing device and switch the operation mode of the car wash device during the car wash operation. . That is, there is a problem in that a predetermined time for washing a car must be wasted.

Prior art related to the present invention is Korean Registered Patent No. 10-2110075 (registered date: May 6, 2020), Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0277380 (published date: May 23, 2002) and Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015 -0060169 (registration date: June 03, 2015).

The present invention has been devised to solve various problems related to the above-mentioned two car wash devices, and has remarkable achievements, so it is proposed through the present invention.

The present invention is a car washing device, and a car washing device having a complex car washing function capable of washing a car by using a steam car wash function, a water car wash function, a wax car wash function, a disinfectant spray function, etc. alone or in combination with the above functions, and a control thereof. It's about providing a way.

A car washing device having a complex car washing function according to the present invention,

The steam generator, the high-pressure washing water supply device, the liquid wax supply device, and each discharge system of each of the above-mentioned devices, and each of the above-mentioned discharge systems are integrated by the function selection button provided on the car wash gun while controlling each of the above devices. It is characterized by including a controller that controls to be selectively connected to the discharge system.

The above-described steam generating device includes a pressure tank for storing water supplied from a water tank, a burner for generating steam by heating water stored in the pressure tank to a set temperature and pressure, and a car wash gun using steam in the pressure tank. It includes a first discharge system that discharges.

The above-described washing water discharging device includes the above-described water tank, a washing water pump for pumping and discharging stored water in the water tank at high pressure, and a function selection button to discharge the water pumped by the washing water pump to a car washing gun according to the setting of the function selection button. and a second discharge system having a conduit opening and closing means controlled by the controller.

The above-described wax dispensing device includes a wax tube for replenishing liquid wax at a certain level, a wax pump for pumping and discharging wax in the wax tube, and a pipe opening/closing means controlled by a controller according to the setting of a function selection button. 3 Includes exhaust system.

The disinfectant dispensing device includes a disinfectant passage through which liquid disinfectant is replenished at a certain level, a disinfectant pump for pumping and discharging the chemical in the disinfectant container, and a pipe opening/closing means controlled by a controller according to the setting of a function selection button. 4 Includes exhaust system.

The above-described controller integrally and collectively controls the car washing device including the aforementioned steam generator, water supply device, wax discharge device, and disinfectant discharge device, and the second to fifth discharges are performed according to the setting of the function selection button provided on the car wash gun. It controls the opening and closing of pipelines that connect the system alone or in combination with the integrated discharge system.

A control method of a car washing device having a complex car washing function according to the present invention,

As shown in FIG. 3, according to the setting of the function selection button, the controller,

① Control (On) the first solenoid valve (V1) to discharge the washing water stored in the water tank into the integrated discharge system (L1) through the fifth discharge system (L5) while controlling (On) the washing water pump (M1) do,

② Control (On) the second solenoid valve so that steam is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) along the second discharge system (L2),

③ Characteristic of the cleaning device control method that controls (On) the 3rd solenoid valve (V3) to drive the wax pump (M2) while controlling (On) the 3rd electromagnetic valve (V3) so that wax is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) through the 3rd discharge system to be

In addition, according to the setting of the function selection button, the controller,

Control (On) the fourth electromagnetic valve (V4) so that the disinfectant is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) through the fourth discharge system (L4),

Washer control that controls the wax pump (either M2 or disinfectant pump M3) to operate while controlling the first solenoid valve V1 and the third solenoid valve V3 or the fourth solenoid valve V4 characterize the method.

In the car washing device according to the present invention, the user can select and wash a car by using a cold/hot water car wash function, a steam car wash function, a wax car wash function, a disinfectant spray function, etc. according to the operation mode setting of the function selection button. It is integrally installed in the gun, and the worker can wash the car by switching to the desired car wash mode on the spot during car washing.

1 is a perspective view showing a car washing device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a car wash gun connected to the car wash device shown in FIG. 1 through a flexible tube;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the car washing device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of the car washing device shown in FIG. 3 .

In this specification, the terms include, have, have, etc. are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

If a component is described as being connected to, coupled to, or mounted to another component, it may be directly connected to or coupled to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. can be understood

Terms according to components according to embodiments in this specification are used only to describe illustrative embodiments, and are not limited thereto. Also, singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In addition, it should be understood that all conditional terms and embodiments listed in this specification are, in principle, described to more easily explain and understand the concept of the present invention, and are not limited to the illustrated embodiments.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a car wash device and a car wash gun according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a car wash device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a car wash gun connected to the car wash device of FIG. 1 by a flexible tube, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. It is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the illustrated car washing device.

As shown in FIG. 3, the multifunctional car washing device 100 controls the steam generator 110, the washing water dispensing device (reference numerals not shown), the wax dispensing device (reference numerals not shown), and the disinfectant dispensing device in an integrated batch. A specific discharge system connected to the above-mentioned steam generator 110, washing water discharge device, wax discharge device, and disinfectant discharge device by the controller and the pipe opening/closing means controlled by the controller, or integration connected to discharge systems of a plurality of devices. and a car wash gun 200 (FIG. 2) with an exhaust system L1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the above-described steam generator 110 includes a water tank 103 continuously replenished with water at a constant level from the outside, and water in the water tank is supplied into the pressure tank 111 to maintain a constant water level. A water supply device (not shown in the drawing) including a water supply pump (not shown in the drawing) controlled by a controller to maintain the water level continuously, and a controller to heat the water stored in the pressure tank 111 while being controlled by the set temperature and A burner 112 that generates steam under pressure and a pipe opening/closing means controlled by the controller are coupled, and a second discharge system for discharging steam in the pressure tank 111 to the car wash gun 200 ( L2) is included. In FIGS. 3 and 4 , reference numeral 113 denotes a fuel tank, reference numeral 201 in FIG. 2 denotes a handle of a car washing gun 200 , and 203 denotes a trigger of the gun 200 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the above-described washing water discharging device includes a water tank 103 for storing water continuously supplied at a constant level, and a washing water pump M1 for pumping and transporting water in the water tank 103 at a high pressure. And, a first discharge system (L5) having a conduit opening and closing means controlled by the controller so that the water (this is referred to as washing water) transported by the washing water pump (M1) is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1). do.

As shown in FIG. 3, the above-described wax discharging device includes a wax tub 120 continuously replenishing liquid wax at a constant level, a wax pump M2 pumping and discharging the wax in the wax tub 120, and , and a third discharge system (L3) for transferring the liquid wax pumped by the wax pump (M2) into the integrated discharge system (L1).

As shown in FIG. 3, the above-described disinfectant dispensing device includes a disinfectant container 130 in which liquid disinfectant is constantly replenished at a constant level, and a disinfectant pump that pumps and transfers the liquid medicine in the disinfectant container 130. (M3) and a fourth discharge system (L4) for transporting the chemicals transported by the above-described disinfectant pump (M3) into the integrated discharge system (L1).

The aforementioned conduit opening and closing means is a digital valve (hereinafter, referred to as first to fourth electromagnetic valves (V1 to V4) coupled to the second to fifth discharge systems (L2 to L5) connected to the car wash gun 200. As a collective term for the first to fourth electromagnetic valves (V1 to V4), the above 1st to 4th electromagnetic valves (V1 to V4) have the same configuration, are normally closed valves, and a specific discharge system is activated by the controller according to the selection of the function selection button 202 It is controlled (On) to be connected to the integrated discharge system (L1).

In FIG. 3, the above-described electromagnetic valves (V1 to V5) are shown as being attached to each discharge system (L2 to L5), but after integrating each discharge system (L2 to L5) in one place, selectively through a pipe opening and closing means It can be employed by replacing it with a digital electromagnetic valve in the form of a manifold that can be connected to the integrated discharge system (L1).

In FIG. 3 , reference numerals C1 to C4 denote check valves for preventing backflow.

The above-described car wash device 100 is integrally provided with the on/off switch 102 (FIG. 1) for turning on/off the operation of the car wash device and the car wash gun 200 (FIG. 2), and the aforementioned steam car wash, water car wash, and wax car wash , and a function selection button (202, Fig. 2) through which the car wash worker can arbitrarily set whether to use the disinfectant spray function alone or in combination. Reference numeral 101 in FIG. The above-described steam generator 110, washing water discharge device, wax discharge device, disinfectant discharge device, and a controller for integrally controlling the above devices are embedded.

As shown in FIG. 3, the car wash gun 200 shown in FIG. 2 has an integrated discharge system L1 connected to the second to fifth discharge systems L1 to L5, and the function selection button described above. Depending on the selection of 202, it is connected to a specific discharge system, and steam, water, wax, or disinfectant is sprayed (or discharged) through the nozzle 204 at the end portion along the corresponding system.

The above-described function selection button 202 is integrally provided in the car wash gun 200, and is a non-conductive film-type cable embedded in the entire section of the flexible integrated discharge system (tube) wrapped with a rubber coating having insulation properties It is electrically connected to the microcontroller through (not shown in the drawing).

Accordingly, when an operator sets a desired car wash mode through the function selection button 202, the controller controls each of the above-described electromagnetic valves singly or multiplely in response thereto.

The operation modes according to the settings of the function selection button 202 described above include a steam car wash mode (hereinafter referred to as a first operation mode), a water car wash mode (hereinafter referred to as a second operation mode), and a wax car wash mode (hereinafter referred to as a third operation mode). referred to as), the disinfectant spray mode (hereinafter referred to as the fourth operation mode) alone, or the above first to fourth operation modes may be subdivided into mixed use function buttons.

Here, the mixed use function button means that the washing water and steam are mixed into the integrated discharge system (L1) at the same time, that is, the washing water is heated with steam and supplied into the integrated discharge system (L1) to the fifth discharge system (L5) and Control (On) the solenoid valves (V1, V2) of the second discharge system (L2) to be open (hereinafter referred to as the fifth operation mode), or either the fifth discharge system (L5) or the third or fourth discharge system. It refers to controlling (On) the solenoid valves V3 and V4 of the corresponding exhaust system so that any one exhaust system is selectively connected (this is hereinafter referred to as a sixth operation mode).

In this way, according to the setting of the function selection button 202, the controller can open any one or a plurality of specific electromagnetic valves installed in the discharge systems L2 to L5 of each device.

For example, if the function selection button is set to the first operation mode described above, the controller controls the washing water pump M1 to operate while controlling the first solenoid valve V1 to open (On) 4 Solenoid valves (V2~V4) Off control), when set to the 2nd operation mode, the controller controls (On) the 2nd solenoid valve (V2) to open (remaining 1st, 3rd and 4th solenoid valves (V1, V3, V4) ) is Off control), and when set to the 3rd operation mode, the controller controls (On) the 3rd solenoid valve (V3) to open (controls the remaining 1st, 2nd and 4th solenoid valves (V1, V2, V4) to be Off. ) while controlling (On) the wax pump (M2) and setting it to the 4th operation mode, the controller controls (On) the 4th solenoid valve (V4) to open, and if it is set to the 5th operation mode, the controller controls While controlling (On) the first and second solenoid valves (V5, V2) to open at the same time, the washing water pump (M1) is controlled to be operated. (Any one of V3 or the fourth solenoid valve V4) is controlled to open at the same time (On), and the wax pump (either one of M2 or the third disinfectant pump M3) is controlled to be driven.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the cold/hot water car wash function, the steam car wash function, the wax car wash function, and the disinfectant spray function can be used alone or in combination according to the operation mode setting of the function selection button.

The aforementioned steam generator is controlled by the aforementioned controller as follows.

The steam generator is a well-known device for generating steam by heating water with a boiler, and since it is described in detail in Patent Application No. 10-2020-0115129, a description thereof will be omitted. However, the steam generator according to the present invention controls (On) the second electromagnetic valve (V2) by the controller according to the selection of the function selection button 202 on the premise that steam is continuously generated under the control of the controller. do.

When the aforementioned second solenoid valve V2 is controlled to open, the steam pressure in the pressure tank 111 is discharged along the second discharge system L2.

The washing water dispensing device described above is controlled by a controller as follows.

The fifth discharge system (V5) and the washing water pump (M1) are controlled (On) by the controller according to the selection of the function selection button (202) on the premise that water is continuously replenished in the water tank (103) at a constant level. .

The aforementioned wax ejection device is controlled by a controller as follows.

On the premise that the liquid wax is continuously replenished at a certain level in the wax container 120, the controller opens the third electromagnetic valve ( V3) is controlled (On) and the wax pump (M2) is controlled (On) so that the wax is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1).

The disinfectant dispensing device described above is controlled by a controller as follows.

On the premise that the disinfectant is continuously replenished in the disinfectant container 130 at a constant level, the fourth electromagnetic valve V4 is opened so that the conduit of the fourth discharge system V4 is opened by the controller according to the selection of the function selection button 202. ) is controlled (On) while the disinfectant pump (M3) is controlled (On) to transfer the chemicals into the integrated discharge system (L1).

In addition, the above-described fifth and sixth operation modes are as described above, and in this way, the wax or disinfectant can be mixed with the washing water and sprayed toward the vehicle body through the car washing gun.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4 , in the fifth and sixth operation modes, the aforementioned wax pump M2 and disinfectant pump M3 do not need to be installed in the corresponding discharge systems L3 and L4.

In this way, the wax or disinfectant is mixed with the washing water according to the Bernoulli principle by the pressure of the washing water transferred to the washing water pump M1 and discharged to the car washing gun along the integrated discharge system L1. In this case, the inside of the aforementioned wax container 120 and the disinfectant container 130 must be maintained at atmospheric pressure.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments, but from a broader point of view, various changes or applications may be implemented based on the present invention, but such changes or applications are as follows It is to be noted in advance that it is included in the claims defined in the claims of and the technical spirit of the true meaning intended by the present inventors.

100: car wash device 101: car wash device case
102: car wash device on/off switch 103: water tank
110: steam generator 111: steam tank
112: burner 120: wax container
130: disinfectant bottle C1 to C4: check valve
L1: Integrated discharge system (flexible tube) L2 to L4: 1st to 4th discharge system
M1 to M3: washing water pump, wax pump and disinfectant pump
V1 to V4: first to fourth electromagnetic valves

Claims (3)

In the car wash device,
Each discharge system of the steam generator, high pressure washing water supply device, liquid wax supply device, and each of the above-mentioned devices, and the function selection button provided on the car wash gun while controlling each device, selectively connects to the above-mentioned discharge system. A complex car washing device with multiple car washing functions, characterized in that it includes a controller that controls to be connected.
According to the setting of the function selection button, the controller of the car wash device,
While controlling (On) the first solenoid valve (V1) so that the washing water stored in the water tank is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) through the fifth discharge system (L5), the washing water pump (M1) is controlled (On), ,
The second solenoid valve is controlled (On) so that steam is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) along the second discharge system (L2),
Control (On) the third solenoid valve (V3) so that the wax is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) through the third discharge system,
A washing device control method characterized in that the third solenoid valve (V4) is controlled (On) so that the disinfectant is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) through the fourth discharge system.
The controller controls (On) the fourth electromagnetic valve (V4) to open so that the disinfectant is discharged into the integrated discharge system (L1) through the fourth discharge system (L4) according to the setting of the function selection button,
Washing characterized by controlling the first electromagnetic valve (V1) and the third electromagnetic valve (either V3 or fourth electromagnetic valve (V4)) so that water or disinfectant is selectively mixed with the washing water and injected into the integrated discharge system. device control method.

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