JP2544693B2 - Railway vehicle cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a railway vehicle cleaning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a cleaning device for a railway vehicle, it is difficult to use a gate-shaped frame like a cleaning device for an automobile because an overhead line exists on the track, and therefore the cleaning device itself is allowed to run. A so-called self-propelled cleaning device could not be practically adopted because of its strength. In addition, since the railway cars are usually connected and the overall length becomes long, it is difficult to secure a space for stopping the railway cars and allowing the washing device to run by itself. For this reason, a fixed-type cleaning device is currently generally used in which the cleaning device itself is fixed and the vehicle is cleaned while moving.

[0003]

However, in the case of such a fixed type cleaning device, it is difficult to stably drive the vehicle at a low speed, and therefore, compared with a self-propelled cleaning device using a gate type frame. Then, there was a drawback that the cleaning ability was lowered.
Therefore, conventionally, the mainstream of the washing of railway vehicles is manual washing by hand, and improvement of this point has been desired. The present invention has been made to meet such a demand, and an object thereof is to provide a railway vehicle cleaning device having a large cleaning effect.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a railway vehicle washing device installed along a washing table for washing a railway vehicle, the device being disposed along the washing table. Installed guide rail and below the guide rail
Intermediate guide rail provided, and the guide rail and the inside
A moving member provided movably on between guide rails, and a cleaning member for a vehicle washing provided to be movable forward and backward in the vehicle direction by the movable body, the movable body on the guide rail
The base on which the vehicle is running
And is supported by the intermediate guide rail so that it can travel.
Support material, which allows the guide rail and the intermediate guide to
It is characterized by being cantilevered by a drail .

[0005]

The moving body moves on the guide rails arranged along the washing stand, and the washing body provided on the moving body so as to be able to move back and forth in the vehicle direction is brought into contact with the railway vehicle while moving to wash it. To do.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of the cleaning device. In order to manually wash the inside and sides of a railroad car, a pair of washing stands Y, Y have conventionally been installed in a garage or a yard, and a vehicle X is installed between the washing stands Y, Y. Then, the inside of the vehicle is mainly cleaned manually.
The length of the washing stand Y is usually about 200 m, which is one of the few places where vehicles can be connected and stopped. The cleaning device according to the present invention is installed along the cleaning table Y, and in this embodiment, it is provided on both cleaning tables Y, Y respectively. This cleaning device includes a guide rail 1 arranged along a cleaning table Y, and a moving carriage 2 that moves on the guide rail 1.
And a cleaning brush 3 mounted on the movable carriage 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the guide rail 1 is composed of a plurality of columns 10 which are erected on the side of the washing table Y.
And is mounted on the head of the column 10 in parallel with the washing table Y. An intermediate guide rail 5 is further provided on the side facing the vehicle X at the intermediate portion of the support column 10 so as to support a moving carriage 2 described later together with the guide rail 1.

A movable carriage 2 is mounted so as to be movable on the guide rail 1. The moving carriage 2 includes a pair of drive wheels 20 that travel on the guide rails 1, and a pair of guide rollers 21 that travel on the intermediate guide rails 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the movable carriage 2 includes a pair of brush guides 25 extending from the guide rail 1 in the vehicle X direction.
Is provided with a frame body. The brush guide 25 is supported by a support member 29. The drive wheels 20 are mounted on the base side of the movable carriage 2 so as to travel on the guide rails 1. Then, a pair of supporting members 26 project from both sides of the moving carriage 2 in the vehicle X direction and hang downward, and the guide roller 21 is attached to the lower end portion of the supporting member 26 so as to contact the intermediate guide rail 5. Has become. The movable carriage 2 has the drive wheels 20 and the guide rollers 21.
It is cantilevered by and is movable. The drive wheel 20 is provided with a locking member 22 that engages with the guide rail 1 so as not to fall off the guide rail 1. Further, the guide roller 21 is provided with a locking member 23 so that the guide roller 21 does not separate from the intermediate guide rail 5 when a strong wind or the like occurs. The drive wheel 20 is rotated by a traveling motor 24 so as to travel on the guide rail 1 by itself.

The cleaning brush 3 has an upper end supported by the moving carriage 2 and hangs downward so that it can rotate in the horizontal direction. The cleaning brush 3 is supported by the traveling carriage 30, and this traveling carriage 30 is the brush guide 2 of the moving carriage 2.
The cleaning brush 3 moves back and forth in the vehicle X direction by traveling on the vehicle 5. The traveling carriage 30 is provided with four wheels 31, and by rotating the wheels 31 by a traveling motor 33, the cleaning brush 3 is moved in the vehicle X direction and brought into contact with the cleaning brush 3 to perform cleaning. Further, the cleaning brush 3 is retracted and stored on the guide rail 1 side. The cleaning brush 3 is configured to rotate by a brush motor 32 to clean the vehicle X. The cleaning brush 3 has substantially the same height as the length from the cleaning base Y to the guide rail 1 so that the entire side surface of the vehicle X can be cleaned.

The moving carriage 2 is further provided with a water tank 4 so that washing water can be supplied to the vehicle X without being supplied with water from the outside.
Can be sprayed on. A pump 41 is provided inside the water tank 4, and the fountain pipe 4
0 is supplied with washing water to wash the car. The fountain pipe 40 is arranged so as to surround the cleaning brush 3 as shown in FIG.

A control panel 9 controls the drive having the above-mentioned structure. Further, 8 is a splash prevention plate.

In the above construction, the vehicle X is stopped between the washing stands Y, and when the worker or the like is washing the inside of the vehicle X or after the washing is finished, the vehicle X is washed by the washing device at an appropriate time. Wash the sides of. At the time of cleaning, first, the traveling motor 33 is driven to move the traveling carriage 30 to the vehicle X side, and the cleaning brush 3 is brought into contact with the side surface of the vehicle X. At the same time, the cleaning brush 3 is rotated by the brush motor 32, and at the same time, the cleaning water is sprayed from the fountain pipe 40 to perform cleaning. While cleaning, the traveling motor 24 is driven to move the movable carriage 2 on the guide rail 1, and the cleaning brush 3 is moved to the vehicle X.
Wash while moving in the longitudinal direction. As a result, the side surface of the stopped vehicle X can be automatically washed. Since the movable carriage 2 is movably cantilevered by the drive wheels 20 and the guide rollers 21, the traveling carriage 2 can be smoothly operated without being obstructed by the overhead line or the like existing above the vehicle X. Further, the locking member 22 and the locking member 23 can prevent accidents such as the driving wheel 20 and the guide roller 21 dropping off from the guide rail 1 or the intermediate guide rail 5.
The left and right cleaning brushes 3, 3 can be operated in synchronization with each other, or can be operated separately, and control can be performed according to the purpose.

As described above, in the railway vehicle cleaning device having the above-described structure, the movable carriage 2 has the cantilever structure.
Since the cleaning brush 3 can be provided along the cleaning table Y and the cleaning brush 3 side can be moved without being affected by the overhead wire or the like, the moving speed and the like can be easily controlled and the cleaning effect can be enhanced. Moreover, since it is provided at the existing position of the washing stand Y, there is no problem in space, and the side surface of the vehicle can be washed at the same time as the washing inside the vehicle.

[0014]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention is a railroad vehicle cleaning device installed along a cleaning base for cleaning a railroad car, the guide rail being disposed along the cleaning base. , An intermediate guide provided below the guide rail
Comprising a rail, a movable member provided movably on the guide rail and the intermediate strips, washed and body vehicle washing provided to be movable forward and backward in the vehicle direction by the movable body, the said
The moving body includes a base that travels on the guide rail,
From the intermediate guide
The rail has a support material that is supported so that it can travel on the rail.
This allows cantilever support on the guide rail and the intermediate guide rail.
Therefore, it can be installed along the existing washing stand Y.
It is possible, and it is possible to effectively carry out automatic washing of railway vehicles that are stopped.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan layout view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Guide rail, 2: Mobile trolley, 3: Cleaning brush,
4: water tank, 5: intermediate guide rail, 8: splash prevention plate, 9: control panel, 10: support, 20: drive wheel, 21:
Guide rollers, 22: locking member, 23: locking member, 2
4: traveling motor, 25: brush guide, 26: support material,
29: support material, 30: traveling carriage, 31: wheels, 32: brush motor, 33: traveling motor, 40: fountain pipe, 41:
pump.

Front page continuation (72) Ryoichi Fujiwara, inventor Ryoichi Fujiwara, 1-29-4 Chuo, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Japan Vehicle Washing Machine Co., Ltd. No. 4 Japan Vehicle Cleaning Machine Co., Ltd. (56) References Japanese Patent Publication 1-51378 (JP, B2)

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A railcar washing device installed along a washing stand for washing a railcar, the guide rail being provided along the washing stand, and provided below the guide rail. Intermediate guide rail
If, comprising a movable member provided movably on the guide rail and the intermediate strips, washed and body vehicle washing provided to be movable forward and backward in the vehicle direction by the movable body, a movable body, the A base that runs on the guide rails,
From here, it projects toward the vehicle and hangs downwards.
With a support material that is supported in abutment on the idler so that it can travel.
This allows the guide rail and the intermediate guide rail to be cantilevered.
A railway vehicle cleaning device characterized by being supported . 2. The railway vehicle cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the guide rail, the moving body, and the cleaning body are independently provided along the cleaning bases on both sides of the vehicle. 3. The railway vehicle cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile body is provided with a water supply tank. 4. The cleaning device for a railway vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning body is a rotating brush.