JP3213526B2 - Car wash 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 car washer installed at a gas station, for example, a movable car washer for reciprocating a car washer body with respect to a car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, a car wash machine stops a car at a predetermined place, and then moves the top brush, side brush and rocker brush closer and further away while moving the car wash machine back and forth.
Supply of washing water through a washing arch, supply of a wax liquid through a wax arch, supply of a detergent through a detergent arch, and blowing of drying air from a top nozzle or a side nozzle, as appropriate. By operating in combination with this, the intended car wash for this car is performed.

[0003]

However, the above-described car washing is performed for a car having a normal height, and a special car having a high height, such as a high-roof car, exceeds the moving range of a top brush or the like. Because of the height, the car cannot be washed. To deal with this, the car wash machine itself may be configured to be able to handle special vehicles, but it is rare to wash a special car. Configuration is economically problematic.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a car washing facility capable of washing a special car having a high vehicle height by adding a simple structure without increasing the size of the car washing machine. It is what it was.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a car washing machine according to the present invention, wherein the car washing machine is supported and guided by a rail on a floor side and is reciprocally movable in a front-rear direction. A main body is provided, and a pair of left and right wheel recesses is formed at a plurality of front and rear places on the floor side,
The length in the front-rear direction of the recess is made different for each pair of front and rear, and a lid is provided that can open and close the opening of the wheel dropping portion.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by closing the opening of each wheel dropping portion with the lid, the desired car washing work can be performed on the ordinary car. Then, when a special vehicle having a high height such as a high-roof car is washed, the lid is removed to open an opening portion of a desired wheel drop portion, and the wheel is dropped into the wheel drop portion. As a result, the height of the ceiling surface of the special vehicle can be reduced with respect to the floor side, so that the intended washing of the special vehicle can be performed in the same manner as a normal vehicle. Furthermore, the fall of the wheel, for example, the front wheel
After dropping into the wheel drop section, this wheel drop section
While rolling inside, the rear wheel is separated from the front wheel by a time
This is done by dropping into the wheel depression. Also on wheels
Escape, for example, when the rear wheel escapes from the wheel drop part
The front wheel rolls in the wheel drop, and
The front wheel escapes from the wheel drop part with a time difference and goes
Good. By escaping at such a time lag,
Reduces frictional resistance etc.
Thus, the escape can be easily performed.

[0007] Further, the car washing equipment according to claim 2 of the present invention,
In the above-described configuration of the first aspect, the wheel drop portion is characterized in that at least one of the front and rear forming surfaces is formed as an inclined surface.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the wheel can be easily dropped and escaped from the wheel dropping portion by rolling on the inclined surface, thereby reducing the impact and reducing the resistance. .

[0009]

[0010]

[0011] Further, a car wash facility according to a third aspect of the present invention is the car wash facility according to the first aspect, wherein the lid is formed of a perforated plate. Therefore, according to the third aspect of the invention, when washing a normal car,
The lid made of a perforated plate serves as a guide for getting on the vehicle, and the ordinary vehicle can be stopped at a predetermined position.

Further, in the car washing facility according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the lid is configured such that an opening portion can be freely opened and closed by lifting and lowering, and a lifting and lowering device that is interlocked with the lid is provided. It is characterized by the following.

Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by opening the lid by the operation of the lifting / lowering device, the opening of the wheel drop portion can be closed by the lid flush with the floor,
By lowering the lid by the reverse operation of the lifting / lowering device with the wheels of the special vehicle positioned on the lid, the open portion can be closed and the wheel can be dropped into the wheel drop portion.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The car wash machine body 10 is formed in a gate shape by a pair of left and right side members 11 and a ceiling member 12.
The car washer body 10 is mounted on the rail 2 on the floor 1 via a plurality of wheels 13 and is configured to be reciprocally movable in the front-rear direction by the operation of a traveling drive device (not shown). You.

Inside the car wash machine body 10, a plurality of washing arches 14, a plurality of wax arches 15, and a detergent arch are provided.
16 and a top nozzle 17 and a side nozzle 18 for drying are provided at a position on the front opening side, and a top brush 20, a side brush 21, and a rocker brush 22 are provided. In addition, each brush 20, 2 for cleaning
Reference numerals 1 and 22 are formed from a resin material or a cloth material.

Between the left and right rails 2 on the floor 1 side, a pair of left and right wheel drop portions 30 and 40 are formed at two front and rear portions (a plurality of front and rear portions). These wheel drop portions 30, 40 are formed on both left and right forming surfaces 31, 41 in the left and right direction, respectively.
And the front and rear forming surfaces 32 and 42 in the front and rear direction, and the horizontal bottom surface 3
3 and 43 form a recess.

At this time, at least one of the front and rear forming surfaces 32 and 42, for example, the forming surface on the vehicle entry side is formed on the upper inclined surfaces 32A and 42A toward the vehicle entry side. Also, the bottom surface of the wheel drop-in part 40 on the vehicle entry side
Front-rear length L ₁ of 43, shorter than the longitudinal direction length L ₂ of the bottom surface 33 of the other wheel drop section 30, i.e. L
₁ <is set to L _2, the front-rear length of the wheel drop portion 30 and 40 Te following are made different for each pair of front and rear.

There are provided lids 35, 45 capable of opening and closing the open portions of the two wheel drop portions 30, 40, and these lids 35, 45 are formed of a perforated plate. Here, the lids 35, 45 are formed with locking portions 36, 46 on both side edges thereof and outward from the upper side, and these locking portions 35, 46 are closed when the wheel drop portions 30, 40 are closed. Locked on floor 1A.

FIG. 2 shows an ordinary car 4 having an ordinary height.
It has a front wheel (tire) 5 and a rear wheel 6. FIG.
Shows a high-roof vehicle 7 having a high vehicle height, for example, and has a front wheel 8 and a rear wheel 9.

The car washing operation in the above embodiment will be described below. Normally, as shown by the solid lines in FIG. 2 and FIG.
Blocked by 35, 45. In order to wash the ordinary car 4, the ordinary car 4 is stopped at a predetermined location. At this time, the lids 35 and 45 made of perforated plates serve as a guide for getting into the vehicle.
It is located on 35, 45 and floor 1A.

In this state, the intended car washing operation is performed.
That is, while the car wash machine body 10 reciprocates, the brushes 20, 21, and
22, the supply of cleaning water through the cleaning water arch 14, the supply of wax liquid through the wax arch 15, the supply of detergent through the detergent arch 16, and the two nozzles 1
By operating the blowing of the drying wind from 7 and 18 in an appropriate combination, the intended car wash for the ordinary car 4 can be performed.

In order to wash the high-roof vehicle 7, for example, the high-roof vehicle 7 is first moved forward, and the front wheel 8 is moved over the lid 45. And the front wheel 8 has both lids 35,
The high-roof vehicle 7 is stopped in a state where it is positioned on the floor surface 1A between 45. Then remove both lids 35, 45,
The open parts of both wheel drop parts 30, 40 are opened. By moving the high-roof vehicle 7 forward again, the front wheel 8 falls into the wheel dropping portion 30 and the rear wheel 9 falls into the wheel dropping portion 40 as shown by phantom lines in FIGS. Supported by

At this time, the fall of the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 is caused while the front wheel 8 first rolls on the inclined surface 32A, reaches the bottom surface 33, and while the front wheel 8 rolls on the bottom surface 33. After the rear wheel 9 rolls on the inclined surface 42A, the rear wheel 9 reaches the bottom surface 43. As described above, the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 fall with a time difference therebetween, and accordingly, the formation positions of the two wheel drop portions 30, 40 are determined, and the two wheel drop portions 30, 40 are determined.
The lengths L ₂ and L ₁ of the bottom surfaces 33 and 43 in the front-rear direction are set. Also, the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 have inclined surfaces 32A,
By rolling on 42A, the drop into both wheel drop portions 30, 40 can be performed with less impact.

As described above, since the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 fall into the wheel depression portions 30 and 40, the height of the ceiling surface of the high-roof vehicle 7 can be reduced with respect to the floor surface 1A. As in the case of the car 4, the intended car wash can be performed on the high roof car 7.

After the car is washed, the high-roof car 7 is made to exit by the reverse operation. That is, when the high-roof vehicle 7 is moved backward, the rear wheel 9 first rolls on the inclined surface 42A, and then reaches the floor 1A as shown by the imaginary line A in FIG. To reach the vicinity of the inclined surface 32A as indicated by the imaginary line B. While the rear wheel 9 is rolling on the floor 1A, the front wheel 8 is
After rolling on A, it reaches the floor surface 1A, so that the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 are separated from each other by a time difference,
Escape from 40.

When the front wheels 8 are positioned on the floor surface 1A between the two wheel drop portions 30 and 40 due to the reverse travel, the high roof vehicle 7 is stopped. Next, both lids 35 and 45 are attached, and the open portions of both wheel drop portions 30 and 40 are closed. Then, the high-roof car 7 can be departed by moving backward.

As described above, the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 are rolled out by leaving a time difference with respect to the two wheel drop portions 30 and 40, that is, with a time difference with respect to the inclined surfaces 32A and 42A. Thereby, the frictional resistance and the like can be reduced and the escape can be easily performed, as compared with the method of rolling on the inclined surfaces 32A and 42A at the same time.
The inclination angle of A can be set to an acute angle, and the wheel drop part 30,
40 can be made compact.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is, both front and rear forming surfaces of the wheel drop portions 30 and 40 are inclined surfaces 32A, 32B, 42A and 42B, respectively.
Is formed. The setting, the front-rear direction length L ₂ of the bottom surface 43 in the wheel drop portion 40 of the car boarding side is longer than the longitudinal direction length L ₁ of the bottom surface 33 of the other wheel drop portion 30, that is, L _2> L ₁ Thus, the length in the front-rear direction of the wheel drop portions 30, 40 is made different for each pair of front and rear.

According to this alternative embodiment, the high-roof vehicle 7 separates the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 from each other by the forward movement.
It can fall into 30, 40, and can escape from the wheel drop part 30, 40 by forward movement. That is, the high-roof vehicle 7 can run through the vehicle, and the same applies to the ordinary vehicle 4.

[0030]

In each of the above-described embodiments, a pair of left and right wheel recesses 30 and 40 are formed at two front and rear portions, respectively. By forming a depression,
It can correspond to other vehicle types with different vehicle lengths.

Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Explanation will be given based on FIG. The wheel drop portions 30 and 40 are both formed long in the front-rear direction, and the front and rear forming surfaces 32 and 42 have no inclined surfaces. Each wheel drop part 30, 40
Inside, lids 35 and 45 are disposed, and these lids 35 and 45 are capable of opening and closing an opening portion by lifting and lowering. Further, cylinder devices 37 and 47, which are examples of a lifting and lowering device interlocking with the lids 35 and 45, are provided in the wheel dropping portions 30 and 40.

According to this further embodiment, the lids 35, 45 are raised by the operation of the cylinder devices 37, 47, so that the lids 35, 45 are flush with the floor surface 1A as shown by phantom lines in FIG. The open portions of the wheel drop portions 30, 40 can be closed by the lids 35, 45. Then, with the front wheels 8 and the rear wheels 9 of the high-roof vehicle 7 positioned on the lids 35 and 45, the cylinder device 37,
By lowering the lids 35 and 45 by the reverse operation of 47, FIG.
As shown by the solid line, the open portion can be closed, and the front wheel 8 and the rear wheel 9 can be dropped into the wheel drop portions 30, 40.

In each of the above embodiments, the lids 35 and 45 are formed of perforated plates, but may be lids 35 and 45 without holes, such as iron plates. In addition, both wheels drop part 3
A drain hole or the like communicating with 0 and 40 may be formed.

[0035]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the opening of each wheel dropping portion is closed by the lid,
The intended car wash can be performed on ordinary cars, and by removing the lid and dropping the wheels into the opened wheel drop section, the height of the ceiling surface of the special car with a high vehicle height can be adjusted with respect to the floor surface. It can be lowered and the desired car wash can be performed in the same way as a normal car. As described above, by simply forming the wheel dropping portion and providing the lid, it is possible to easily wash a special car without increasing the size of the car washer. In addition, there is a time difference between the front wheel and the rear wheel to escape the wheel
The friction resistance compared to the method of escaping at the same time.
Etc. can be made smaller, and escape can be performed easily and reliably.
it can.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
The drop and escape of the wheel with respect to the wheel drop portion can be easily performed by reducing the impact and the resistance by rolling the wheel on the inclined surface.

[0037]

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, when washing an ordinary car, the lid made of a perforated plate can be used as a guide for getting into the car, and the ordinary car can be easily stopped at a predetermined position.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the opening of the wheel drop portion can be closed by raising the lid by operating the lifting / lowering device, and the wheels of the special vehicle are positioned on the lid. After that, by lowering the lid by the reverse operation of the lifting and lowering device, the opening can be closed,
The wheel can be dropped into the wheel drop portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view of a car washing facility.

FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away side view of the car washing facility when a normal car is washed.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of the car washing facility when a high-roof car is washed.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of a wheel drop portion of the car wash facility.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention and is a partially cutaway side view of a high-roof car in a car wash facility when the car is washed.

FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of the present invention, and is a partially cutaway side view of a high-roof car in a car wash facility when the car is washed.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 floor 1A floor surface 2 rails 4 ordinary car 5 front wheel 6 rear wheel 7 high roof car 8 front wheel 9 rear wheel 10 car washer body 20 top brush 21 side brush 22 rocker brush 30 wheel drop part 32 front and rear forming surface 32A inclined surface 33 bottom surface 35 lid 37 cylinder device (lifting and lowering device) 40 wheel drop portion 42 before and after the formation surface 42A inclined surface 43 bottom surface 45 lid 47 cylinder device (lifting and lowering device) L ₁ front-rear length L ₂ length in the front-rear direction

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-112213 (JP, A) JP-A 62-54866 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60S 3/00-3/06

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A car wash machine body supported and guided by a floor-side rail and capable of reciprocating in a front-rear direction is provided, and a pair of left and right wheel drop portions is formed at a plurality of front and rear portions on the floor side.
Also, adjust the length of the wheel drop section in the front-rear direction
A car washing facility characterized in that a differently formed cover is provided, and a lid that can open and close the opening of the wheel drop portion is provided. 2. The car wash facility according to claim 1, wherein the wheel drop portion has at least one of the front and rear forming surfaces formed as an inclined surface. 3. The car washing facility according to claim 1, wherein the lid is formed by a perforated plate . 4. The lid is capable of opening and closing an opening by lifting and lowering.
2. The car washing facility according to claim 1, further comprising an elevating device that is linked to the lid .