JP2899219B2 - 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 an improvement in a cleaning apparatus which is mounted as an attachment on a cargo handling vehicle such as a forklift and is used for cleaning objects to be cleaned such as containers and van trucks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of cleaning apparatus, for example, one described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-9899 is known. This includes a mounting body attached to the lifting body of the cargo handling vehicle, a tank provided on the mounting body for storing the cleaning liquid, a pump for supplying the cleaning liquid in the tank, a pump motor for rotating the pump, and a mounting body. A rotating body provided at the front and rotatable around the longitudinal axis in the middle of the longitudinal direction, a brush provided on the rotating body and rotatable around a right-and-left perpendicular axis, a brush motor for rotating the brush, and a rotating body And a nozzle for spraying the cleaning liquid. However,
In such a device, the brush is disposed in front of the mounting body via the rotating body, and the middle of the brush is provided so as to be rotatable around the front-rear axis. Could not wash well. Because when the brush is made almost vertical while running the cargo handling vehicle along the object to be cleaned,
Although the side of the object to be cleaned can be continuously cleaned,
Even when the brush is substantially horizontal while the cargo-handling vehicle is running along the object to be cleaned, the brush cannot reach the roof of the object to be cleaned, so that the brush cannot be continuously cleaned.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has been made in order to solve the problem. The object of the present invention is to efficiently clean the roof of an object to be cleaned. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning device which can be used.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is basically provided with an attaching body attached to a lifting body of a cargo handling vehicle;
A tank provided on the mounting body for storing the cleaning liquid, a pump for supplying the cleaning liquid in the tank, a pump motor for rotating the pump, and an upper side provided on the side of the mounting body rotatable around the front-rear axis. Rotating body, a rotary driving device for rotating the rotating body with respect to the mounting body, a brush provided on the rotating body and rotatable around a right-and-left perpendicular axis, a brush motor for rotating the brush, and a rotating body And a nozzle for spraying the cleaning liquid.

[0005]

When the pump motor is started, the pump is rotated and the cleaning liquid in the tank is supplied to the nozzle, from which the cleaning liquid is sprayed onto the brush and the object to be cleaned. When the brush motor is activated, the brush is rotated, bringing the brush into contact with the object to be cleaned. The object to be cleaned is cleaned by the cleaning liquid sprayed from the nozzle and the brush rotating in contact with the cleaning liquid. The brush can move horizontally by moving the cargo handling vehicle by itself, can move up and down by raising and lowering the elevating body, and can rotate the rotating body around the front-rear axis with respect to the mounting body by the rotating drive. Can change the direction. When the brush is made substantially vertical while the cargo handling vehicle is running along the object to be cleaned, the side surface of the object to be cleaned can be continuously cleaned. By making the brush substantially horizontal while the cargo-handling vehicle travels along the object to be cleaned, the roof of the object to be cleaned can be continuously cleaned.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. The cleaning device 1
Mounting body 2, tank 3, pump 4, pump motor 5, rotating body 6, rotating drive 7, brush 8, brush motor 9,
The main part is constituted by the nozzle 10. The attachment 2 is attached to the lifting body B of the cargo handling vehicle A. In this example, the base 11 has a flat plate shape, and the forklift (lifting body) B of the forklift (loading vehicle) A is provided below the base 11. Left and right fork pockets 12 to which the fork B is detachably inserted, a stopper (not shown) provided for retaining the fork B, and a front right portion on the base 11 (the right side is a front side in FIG. 1). 2, the post 13 standing upright on the right side (the left side in FIG. 2) and having substantially the same height as the length of the brush 8 in the longitudinal direction. The tank 3 includes the mounting body 2
In this example, the cleaning liquid is stored and mounted on the base 11, and has an inlet for the cleaning liquid which is opened and closed by the lid 14 at the top.
The pump 4 is for supplying the cleaning liquid in the tank 3, and is provided on the right side of the base 11 in this example. Although not shown, the pump 4 has a suction port connected to the inside of the tank 3 via a suction pipe. The pump motor 5 includes the pump 4
In this example, a hydraulic motor is used. The motor is provided adjacent to the pump 4 and the motor shaft is connected to the pump shaft. Although the hydraulic motor 5 is not shown,
It is connected to a hydraulic source of the forklift A via an oil pipe or the like. The rotating body 6 is provided on the side of the mounting body 2 and the upper part is rotatable around the front-rear shaft 15. In this example, the rotating body 6 is disposed laterally on the upper part of the post 13 and the middle part is An arm 16 is provided so as to be rotatable therearound, and upper and lower longitudinal members and a vertical member connecting these rear sides are provided. The front portion of the upper longitudinal member is attached to the right portion of the arm 16. And a brush holder 17 having a substantially U-shaped side surface.
The rotation driving device 7 rotates the rotation body 6 with respect to the mounting body 2, and in this example, is a hydraulic cylinder, and is interposed between the middle of the post 13 and the left portion of the arm 16. Then, the brush 8 can be rotated by a predetermined angle (100 degrees) from a substantially vertical state to a substantially horizontal state via the rotating body 6.
Although not shown, the hydraulic cylinder 7 is connected to a hydraulic pressure source of the forklift A via an oil pipe or the like. Brush 8
Is provided on the rotating body 6 and is rotatable about a right-and-left vertical axis. In this example, the whole is substantially cylindrical, and is supported by the brush holder 17 so as to be rotatable about the right-and-left vertical axis. It comprises a support shaft 18 and a number of needle-like bodies 19 made of polyethylene or the like which are radially and axially implanted around the support shaft 18. The brush motor 9 rotates the brush 7 and is a hydraulic motor in this example. The brush motor 9 is provided above a brush holder 17 and has a motor shaft connected to a support shaft 18. Although not shown, the hydraulic motor 9 is connected to a hydraulic source of the forklift A via an oil pipe or the like. The nozzle 10 is provided on the rotating body 6 and sprays the cleaning liquid. In this example, the nozzle 10 is provided on the brush holder 17 and communicates with the nozzle tube 20 parallel to the brush 8 at predetermined intervals. And a plurality of nozzle heads 21 directed to the brush 8. Although not shown, the nozzle pipe 20 is connected to a discharge port of the pump 4 via a pipe or the like. Next, the operation will be described based on such a configuration.
When not in use, the cleaning device 1 is placed in a predetermined place and stored. In use, the cleaning device 1 is mounted on the forklift A by inserting the fork B into the fork pocket 12 and being stopped by the stopper. When the pump motor 5 is started, the pump 4 is rotated, and the cleaning liquid in the tank 3 is supplied to the nozzle 10, where it is jetted to the brush 8. When the brush motor 9 is activated, the brush 8 is rotated,
This is brought into contact with an object to be cleaned (not shown) such as a container or a van truck. The object to be cleaned is cleaned by the cleaning liquid sprayed from the nozzle 10 and the brush 8 rotating in contact with the cleaning liquid. The brush 8 can move horizontally by moving the forklift A by itself, and can move up and down by moving the fork B up and down. It is possible to change the direction by turning. Forklift A along the object to be cleaned
When the brush 8 is set to the vertical state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 or the substantially vertical state shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. While the forklift A is running along the object to be cleaned, the brush 8 is moved in FIG.
2 or the horizontal state shown by the three-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the roof of the object to be cleaned can be continuously cleaned. Since the brush 8 is disposed in front of the mounting body 2 via the rotating body 6 and the upper part thereof is rotatably provided around the front-rear shaft 15, the forklift A can be used as a standard for the forklift A shown in FIGS. Even with a mast installed, it can clean the roof of a large van truck with a high overall height. The total height of the large van truck is about 379
0 mm.

[0007] In the above embodiment, the mounting body 2 is provided with a fork pocket 12 so that a fork B of a forklift A is provided.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the above embodiment, the pump motor 5 and the brush motor 9 are hydraulic motors, but are not limited thereto, and may be, for example, electric motors. The rotary drive 7 is a hydraulic cylinder in the above embodiment, but is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a hydraulic motor. Although the nozzle 10 is directed to the brush 8 in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the nozzle 10 may be directed to the object to be cleaned or to both the brush 8 and the object to be cleaned.

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention, as described above,
The following excellent effects can be obtained. (1) An attachment, a tank, a pump, a motor for a pump, a rotating body, a rotating driver, a brush, a brush motor, and a nozzle, and in particular, the brush is arranged on the side of the attachment via the rotating body. In addition, since the upper part is provided so as to be rotatable around the front-rear axis, the roof of the object to be cleaned can be efficiently cleaned. (2) Since the brush is arranged on the side of the mounting body via the rotating body and the upper part thereof is rotatably provided around the front-rear axis, the cargo handling vehicle is equipped with a standard mast. However, even the roof of a large van truck with a high overall height can be washed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cleaning device, 2 ... Mounting body, 3 ... Tank, 4 ... Pump,
5 ... Pump motor, 6 ... Rotating body, 7 ... Rotating drive machine, 8
... brush, 9 ... brush motor, 10 ... nozzle, 11 ...
Base, 12 ... Fork pocket, 13 ... Post, 14
... Lid, 15 ... Longitudinal shaft, 16 ... Arm, 17 ... Brush holder, 18 ... Spindle, 19 ... Needle, 20 ... Nozzle tube, 2
1. Nozzle head, A: Cargo handling vehicle, B: Lifting body.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B66F 9/00-11/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting body attached to an elevating body of a cargo handling vehicle, a tank provided on the mounting body for storing a cleaning liquid, a pump for supplying the cleaning liquid from the tank, a pump motor for rotating the pump, and a mounting. A rotating body provided on the side of the body and having an upper part rotatable around the front-rear axis, a rotation driving device for rotating the rotating body with respect to the mounting body, A cleaning device, comprising: a rotatable brush; a brush motor for rotating the brush; and a nozzle provided on the rotating body for spraying a cleaning liquid.