TWI766644B - Cleaning device for automatic car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A cleaning device for an automatic car washing machine comprises a pair of bases and a pair of cleaning units. The pair of cleaning units are respectively arranged on the pair of bases. Each cleaning unit includes a movable seat and a first cleaning arm. The movable seat can be movably arranged on the base along a front-rear direction, a left-right direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The first cleaning arm is pivotally disposed on the movable seat and can swing in the front-rear direction.

Description

Cleaning device for automatic car washing machine

The present invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular to a cleaning device for an automatic car washer.

The cleaning device of the existing automatic car washing machine cleans the top of the car through a top washing arm that can move up and down. However, the top contour of each vehicle is different from each other, and the top washing arm can only move up and down during the cleaning process. At the turning points of some contour lines (such as the junction of the front windshield and the front cover of the car or the junction of the rear windshield and the rear cover of the car), it is easy to produce a cleaning dead angle, which makes the cleaning effect poor. Therefore, the existing cleaning device still has room for improvement.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device for an automatic car washer that can improve the cleaning effect.

Therefore, the cleaning device of the automatic car washer of the present invention includes at least one base, which can move in a front-rear direction; and at least one cleaning unit, which is arranged on the base, and the cleaning unit includes a movable seat and a first cleaning arm. and a plurality of first cleaning parts, the movable seat can be movably arranged on the base along a left-right direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction The seat has a pivot shaft extending along the left-right direction, the first cleaning arm is pivotally arranged on the pivot shaft, and can swing in the front-rear direction, and the first cleaning arm has a fixed sleeve The first cleaning elements are arranged side by side on the arm portion of the first cleaning arm at the pivot portion of the pivot shaft and an arm portion extending upwardly obliquely from the pivot portion along the left-right direction.

In some embodiments, the movable seat further has a pivot motor connected to the pivot shaft, and the pivot motor can drive the pivot shaft to rotate and drive the first cleaning arm to pivot.

In some embodiments, each first cleaning element is a fan-shaped nozzle.

In some embodiments, the arm portion forms at least one first air inlet hole and at least one first air outlet hole corresponding to the first air inlet hole and opening downward, the cleaning device includes a pair of bases, a For the cleaning unit and a pair of air supply units respectively arranged on the bases, each air supply unit includes at least one blower arranged on the base and at least one first air duct connecting the blower and the first air inlet .

In some embodiments, each cleaning unit further includes a second cleaning arm fixedly disposed on the base and a plurality of second cleaning elements disposed on the second cleaning arm, the second cleaning arm is along the Extending in the up-down direction, the second cleaning elements are arranged on the second cleaning arm at intervals along the up-down direction.

In some embodiments, each second cleaning arm is formed with at least one second air inlet hole and at least one second air outlet hole corresponding to the second air inlet hole, the second cleaning of the cleaning units The second air outlet holes of the arm face each other, and each air supply unit further includes at least one second air duct connecting the blower and the second air inlet hole.

In some embodiments, the cleaning unit further includes a plurality of cleaning arms disposed on the first cleaning arm The distance sensor at the end, the distance sensors are facing in different directions respectively.

In some embodiments, the cleaning unit further includes a third cleaning member rotatably disposed on the base and located below the first cleaning arm.

The present invention has at least the following effects: the first cleaning arm can be pivotally arranged on the movable seat and can be swung up and down in the front-rear direction, so that the first cleaning arm can be adjusted according to the top contour of the automobile during the cleaning process The pivoting angle of the arm enables the first cleaning arm to clean the top area of the car at the most suitable angle without generating a cleaning dead angle, which can effectively improve the cleaning effect.

1: car

2: Base

3: Cleaning unit

31: Active seat

311: Substrate

312: Pivot Motor

313: Pivot axis

314: Shell

32: First wash arm

321: Pivot part

322: Arm

323: The first air inlet

324: The first air outlet

33: The first cleaning piece

331: First Waterjet Spray

34: Distance sensor

35: Second wash arm

351: The second air inlet

352: The second air outlet

36: Second cleaning piece

361: Second Waterjet Spray

38: The third cleaning piece

381: Third Waterjet Spray

4: Air supply unit

41: Blower

42: The first air duct

43: Second air duct

D1: Front and rear direction

D2: left and right direction

D3: up and down direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the cleaning device for an automatic car washer of the present invention; FIG. 2 is another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the bases, one of the cleaning units and one of the air supply units of the embodiment; Figure 4 is a perspective view of Figure 3 from another perspective; Figure 5 is a perspective view, illustrating A movable seat, a first cleaning arm, a plurality of first cleaning parts and a plurality of water spray heads of the cleaning unit of this embodiment; FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating the movable seat, the first cleaning arm, the first cleaning elements and the water spray heads; FIG. 7 is a bottom view illustrating the movable seat, the first cleaning arm, the first cleaning elements, the water spray heads and the distance sensors of the cleaning unit of this embodiment; and FIG. 8 is a A perspective view illustrating a second cleaning arm and a plurality of second cleaning elements of the cleaning unit in this embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , an embodiment of the cleaning device for an automatic car washer of the present invention is suitable for cleaning an automobile 1 , and the automobile 1 moves past the cleaning device in a front-rear direction D1 . The cleaning device of the automatic car washer includes a pair of bases 2 , a pair of cleaning units 3 and a pair of air blowing units 4 .

The pair of bases 2 are symmetrically disposed on both sides of the vehicle 1 and arranged along a left-right direction D2 perpendicular to the front-rear direction D1 , and the distance between the pair of bases 2 is greater than the width of the vehicle 1 . The pair of cleaning units 3 are respectively symmetrically arranged on the pair of bases 2 . Each cleaning unit 3 includes a movable seat 31 , a first cleaning arm 32 , a plurality of first cleaning elements 33 , three distance sensors 34 , a second cleaning arm 35 , a plurality of second cleaning elements 36 and a The third cleaning member 38 .

4 to 7 , the movable seat 31 can be movably disposed on the base 2 along the front-rear direction D1, the left-right direction D2, and an up-down direction D3 perpendicular to the front-rear direction D1 and the left-right direction D2. The movable seat 31 has a base plate 311, a pivot motor 312 disposed on the base plate 311, a pivot shaft 313 extending along the left-right direction D2 and connected to the pivot motor 312, and a pivot shaft 313 disposed on the base plate 311 and covering the The housing 314 of the pivot motor 312 is pivoted. The first cleaning arm 32 is pivotally disposed on the movable seat 31, and can swing in the front-rear direction D1. The first cleaning arm 32 has a pivot portion 321 fixedly sleeved on the pivot shaft 313 , an arm portion 322 extending obliquely upward from the pivot portion 321 along the left-right direction D2 , four formed on the arm The first air inlet hole 323 of the portion 322 and a first air outlet hole 324 formed on the arm portion 322 correspondingly communicate with the first air inlet holes 323 and open downward. The first air outlet 324 is an elongated opening extending along the length direction of the arm portion 322 . The pivot motor 312 can drive the pivot shaft 313 to rotate and drive the first cleaning arm 32 to pivot, so that the first cleaning arm 32 can swing in the front-rear direction D1. The first cleaning elements 33 can be, for example, fan-shaped nozzles, which are arranged side by side under the arm portion 322 of the first cleaning arm 32 , and the fan-shaped nozzles have knife-shaped openings for spraying the high-pressure first water jet to the automobile 1 . The spray 331 is used for cleaning, and the dotted line in the figure shows the effective spraying range of the first water jet spray 331 . The non-contact cleaning method by jetting high-pressure water jet spray can be different from the existing brush brushing method, and can effectively reduce the probability of scratching or scratching the surface of the automobile 1 . The distance sensor 34 is disposed at the end of the arm portion 322 in different extending directions for detecting the distance between the first cleaning arm 32 and the vehicle 1, so as to correspondingly control the movable seat 31 in the up-down direction D3 displacement and the pivot angle of the first cleaning arm 32 relative to the pivot shaft 313 . The number of the first air inlet holes 323 is not limited to four, and in other embodiments, there may be other numbers, as long as at least one is sufficient.

Referring to FIGS. 3 , 4 and 8 , the second cleaning arm 35 is fixedly disposed on the base 2 and extends along the up-down direction D3 , and is formed with two second air inlet holes 351 and one corresponding to the second air inlet hole 351 . The second air outlet 352 of the air inlet hole 351 is an elongated opening extending along the up-down direction D3, the second air outlet of the second cleaning arms 35 of the cleaning units 3 The air outlet holes 352 face each other. The second cleaning elements 36 can also be, for example, fan-shaped nozzles, which are arranged at intervals along the up-down direction D3 on the The second cleaning arm 35 also has a knife-shaped opening for spraying the high-pressure second water jet spray 361 on the automobile 1 for cleaning. The dotted line in the figure shows the effective spraying range of the second water jet spray 361 . The third cleaning member 38 is rotatably disposed on the base 2 and below the first cleaning arm 32 , and is provided with three fan-shaped nozzles. The fan-shaped nozzles also have knife-shaped openings, which can clean the part of the vehicle 1 close to the chassis. And the rim part is sprayed with a high-pressure third water jet spray 381 for cleaning to enhance the cleaning effect. The dotted line in the figure shows the effective spraying range of the third water jet spray 381 . Wherein, the number of the second air inlet holes 351 is not limited to two, and in other embodiments, there may also be other numbers, as long as at least one is sufficient.

Referring to FIGS. 3 , 6 and 8 , each air supply unit 4 includes three blowers 41 disposed on the base 2 , four first air ducts 42 connected to one of the blowers 41 and the first air inlet holes 323 and two second air ducts 43 respectively connected to the other two blowers 41 and the second air inlet holes 351 . The blowers 41 can provide high-pressure air, which can enter the first air inlet holes 323 through the first air ducts 42 and finally be discharged from the first air outlet holes 324 , and can enter the air inlet through the second air ducts 43 . Wait until the second air inlet hole 351 is finally discharged from the second air outlet hole 352 . Because both the first air outlet 324 and the second air outlet 352 are slender openings, the exhausted air can form an air knife, which can not only dry the surface of the car 1 quickly, but also blow away the dirt, so as to reduce the pollution of the air. Enhance cleaning effect. The number of the blowers 41 is not limited to three, and in other embodiments, the number of blowers 41 may also be other, as long as at least one. The numbers of the first air ducts 42 and the second air ducts 43 also correspond to the first air inlet holes 323 and the second air inlet holes 351 , and are not limited to four or two. In other implementations In the example, other numbers can also be used, as long as at least one is sufficient.

To sum up, the cleaning device of the automatic car washer of the present invention uses the first cleaning arm 32 The movable seat 31 is pivotally arranged to swing up and down in the front-rear direction D1, so that the pivot angle of the first cleaning arm 32 can be adjusted according to the top profile of the automobile 1 during cleaning, so that the first cleaning arm 32 The cleaning arm 32 can clean the top area of the automobile 1 at the most suitable angle without generating a cleaning dead angle, which can effectively improve the cleaning effect, and thus can indeed achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the application for patent of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. within the scope of the invention patent.

1: car

2: Base

3: Cleaning unit

31: Active seat

32: First wash arm

331: First Waterjet Spray

35: Second wash arm

361: Second Waterjet Spray

4: Air supply unit

41: Blower

Claims (8)

A cleaning device for an automatic car washing machine, comprising: at least one base, which can move along a front-rear direction; and at least one cleaning unit, which is arranged on the base, and the cleaning unit includes a movable seat, a first cleaning arm and A plurality of first cleaning pieces, the movable seat can be movably arranged on the base along a left-right direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and has a A pivot shaft extending in the left-right direction, the first cleaning arm is pivotally disposed on the pivot shaft, and can swing in the front-rear direction, the first cleaning arm has a pivot portion fixedly sleeved on the pivot shaft and an arm portion extending obliquely upward from the pivot portion along the left-right direction, and the first cleaning elements are arranged side by side on the arm portion of the first cleaning arm. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the movable seat further has a pivot motor connected to the pivot shaft, and the pivot motor can drive the pivot shaft to rotate and drive the first cleaning arm to pivot. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein each first cleaning member is a fan-shaped nozzle. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the arm portion forms at least one first air inlet hole and at least one first air outlet opening corresponding to the first air inlet hole and opening downward, and the cleaning device comprises a A pair of bases, a pair of cleaning units, and a pair of air supply units respectively arranged on the bases, each air supply unit includes at least one blower arranged on the base and at least one connected to the blower and the first air inlet the first air duct. The cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein each cleaning unit further comprises a second cleaning arm fixedly arranged on the base and a plurality of second cleaning arms arranged on the second cleaning arm The second cleaning arm extends along the up-down direction, and the second cleaning elements are arranged on the second cleaning arm at intervals along the up-down direction. The cleaning device according to claim 5, wherein each second cleaning arm is formed with at least one second air inlet hole and at least one second air outlet hole corresponding to the second air inlet hole, and the cleaning units have The second air outlet holes of the second cleaning arms face each other, and each air supply unit further includes at least one second air duct connecting the blower and the second air inlet hole. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning unit further comprises a plurality of distance sensors disposed at the end of the first cleaning arm, and the equal distance sensors are respectively oriented in different directions. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning unit further comprises a third cleaning member rotatably disposed on the base and located below the first cleaning arm.

Images