JPH0630748B2 - Matsu Cleaner - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mat cleaner for cleaning mats of automobiles and the like at gas stations and the like.

[Prior Art] Generally, a mat cleaner is used in a gas station or the like, and is used for cleaning a mat of an automobile during a refueling operation or a repair of the automobile as a service work for the automobile. Since such a mat cleaner has a mat insertion opening only on one side, it can be conveniently used for a car with a mat insertion opening, but if you try to clean the mat on the opposite side, Since the mat cleaner is in the opposite direction, you have to walk around it half way. Of course, it is convenient to properly install two mat cleaners, but it is wasteful because the usage time per day is not so long.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a mat cleaner that is easy to use and can clean the mat from either side.

[Structure of the Invention] The mat cleaner according to the present invention is provided with the insertion ports on both sides of the main body case having the cleaning device built-in, and the guide plates are provided at the insertion ports.

[Advantageous effects of the invention] Therefore, the mat cleaner of the present invention reaches the cleaning device along the guide plate even if the mat is inserted from any side of the cleaner body, and the cleaning work can be performed. In addition, the space can be effectively used.

[Preferred Embodiment] In carrying out the present invention, instead of disposing the switches near the insertion openings on both left and right sides of the cleaner case, a switch that functions according to the operation of the guide plate may be provided. The mat receiving plate may be automatically swung by a pulley or manually tilted to the opposite side. Furthermore, the present invention can be suitably applied to both dry cleaning and wet cleaning.

Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show an example in which the present invention is carried out by a cleaning device for dry-type cleaning. Overhanging portions 2a and 2b are formed on both side surfaces of an upper portion of a rectangular case 1, and the overhanging portion is formed above the overhanging portion. Has mat openings 3a and 3b. Also,
Guide plates 4a and 4b are rotatably mounted inside the respective overhanging portions 2a and 2b, and the guide plates 4a and 4b are always urged by the weights 4a1 and 4a2 attached to the tail portions in the direction of closing the insertion ports 3a and 3b. Has been done. Inside the case 1, the insertion port 3
A pair of feed rollers 5a-1 and 5a-2 are arranged opposite to a. Of these feed rollers 5a-1 and 5a-2,
The shaft of the lower roller 5a-1 is a drive shaft, and the shaft center of the upper roller 5a-2 is vertically movable, and is biased downward by a spring lever 6a. A vacuum chamber 7 is formed in the center of the case 1, and the vacuum chamber 7
A rotating brush 8 is arranged inside the. The vacuum chamber 7 is communicated with a vacuum device 10 via a vacuum hose 9. The vacuum device 10 is driven by a motor 11.

Shutters 13 are attached to both sides of the vacuum chamber 7 as shown in FIG. This shutter 13
Is formed by rolling a rubber mat, for example, and cooperates with both sides of the rotary brush 8 to seal both sides, thereby keeping the vacuum chamber 7 at a high degree of vacuum and high cleaning power during mat cleaning. You can keep it.

On the other hand, a pair of feed rollers 5b-1,
5b-2 is provided, and the feed rollers 5b-1 and 5b are provided.
-2 also rotates in the same direction as the feed rollers 5a-1 and 5a-2, and the upper roller 5b-2 is biased downward by the spring lever 6b.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a grid 20 made of a large number of rods is provided so as to connect these feed roller portions.
Are arranged above the vacuum chamber 7. Therefore, each of the feed rollers 5a-1, 5a-2, 5b-1, 5b-2 is divided into multiple plates along the axial direction so as to receive these lattices 20. The rotating brush 8 is flocked in a spiral shape. The pipe member 21 is freely attached to the shaft 22 at the upper portion of the brush to serve as a weight for pressing.

Below the feed rollers 5a-1 and 5b-1, a cleaner 18 standing upright on the box body 12 is in contact, and the rollers 5a-1 and 5b are provided.
-1 is cleaned, and a plate material 19 is provided upright outside the rollers 5a-1 and 5b-1 to prevent rubber from scattering.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the motor 25 arranged on the upper part of the case 1 is connected to the feed roller 5a, the rotary brush 8 and the feed roller 5b-1 via belts 26 and 27. Further, the feed roller 5a-1 and the pulley 40 provided below the case 1 are connected by a belt 41 that is stretched over. A lever 43, which is provided with flexibility by a spring 42, is attached to the pulley 40. The lever 43 rotates together with the pulley 40 and cooperates with a pin 45 planted on the shaft 31 to receive the receiving plate 30. Is oscillated around the shaft 31.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When using from the insertion opening 3a side, when the switch 35a arranged on one side of the case 1 is turned on, the motor 11 is activated and the vacuum device 10 is activated.
5 rotates in the forward direction to rotate the rotating brush 8 in the clockwise direction together with the rollers 5a-1 and 5b-1 as shown by an arrow A in FIG. Then, when the floor mat is inserted through the insertion port 3a, the guide plate 4a rotates to the position of the broken line in FIG. 1 against the weight 4a1 due to the weight of the mat. Then, the tip of the mat is sandwiched between the feed rollers 5a-1 and 5a-2 and fed to the cleaner section. In the cleaner part, the rubber attached to the mat surface is wiped off by the rotating brush 8 and the dust is forcibly absorbed by the vacuum. After that, the tip of the mat is pulled out by the feed rollers 5b-1 and 5b-2, and is guided by the guide plate 4b.
Is bent downward and falls onto the receiving plate 30 to complete the cleaning.

When using from the insertion port 3b side, if the switch 35b similarly arranged on the opposite side of the case 1 is turned on, the motor 25
Rotates in the reverse direction, roller 5a-1, rotating brush 8, roller 5b
-1 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.

At the same time, the pulley 40 also rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow, and the pin 45
The lever 43 comes into contact with and the support plate 30 is swung to the opposite side of the case.

In this state, when the mat is inserted through the insertion opening 3b, the mat is cleaned in the same manner as described above, and the receiving plate 3
It falls on 0.

In this device, since the vacuum chamber is provided below the mat passage, the mat is easily adsorbed by the opening 7a of the vacuum chamber 7 and its progress is easily blocked, but since the mat is supported by the lattice 20, the mat The feeding is smooth and the cleaning effect by vacuum absorption is great.

Further, since the rotating brush is also below the mat passage, dust and the like on the mat 1 can be smoothly removed even by its own weight.

Therefore, if the floor mat of an automobile is inserted into the mat cleaner with the surface thereof facing downward, a further cleaning effect is exhibited. In addition, the lattice 20 is 2 to 2 from the outer peripheral portion of the rotating brush 8.
It is possible to improve the brushing-off effect by using a brush so that it is located about 3 mm below. Further, by bending the lattice 20 so that the central portion is curved downward, and the axis of the rotating brush is also arranged below the feed roller, the mat is bent in a concave shape when passing through the cleaner portion, and between the naps of the mat. It is also possible to easily remove dust that has entered.

Another embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 5 is to wash the mat with water,
That is, the cleaning device is a wet cleaning device, and a pair of rotating brushes 51 and 52 are provided inside the case 1 so that the motors 50 rotate in opposite directions.
A tray 53 is provided below the brushes 51 and 52 and communicates with a drain hose 54. Feed rollers 55, 56, 65, 66 are provided on the sides of the brushes 51, 52, and are interlocked with the diaphragm rollers 57, 58, 67, 68 by a belt. The feed rollers 55, 56, 65, 66 are the brushes 51, 52.
The brushes 51 and 52 are used to remove dirt.

Brushes 51, 52 and feed rollers 55, 56, 65, 66
Nozzles 71, 72, 7 for injecting a water jet between
There are 4 and 75, and wash the mat from the front and back.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

When the switch 35a provided on the side portion of the case 1 is turned on, the motor 50 rotates in the direction of arrow A, and the brushes 51, 5
2 is driven in the direction of the arrow.

When the mat 90 is inserted from the insertion port 3a, the guide plate 80 is pushed downward against the spring, the tip of the mat is nipped by the feed rollers 55 and 56, and is cleaned by the brushes 51 and 52. At the same time, water is sprayed from the water nozzles 71, 72, 74, 75 to wash away the dirt on the mat 90. Drainage and dust are received by the tray 53 and discharged from the hose 54.

The tip of the mat 90 hits the guide plate 81, is bent downward, and is sandwiched between the squeezing rollers 67 and 68. Aperture roller 67,
The mat 90 whose water has been squeezed by 68 drops onto the receiving plate 85 and is taken out from below the mat insertion port. When the switch 35b provided on the opposite side of the case 1 is turned on, the motor 50 rotates in the reverse direction and the mat is inserted from the insertion opening 3b,
Can be washed.

[Summary] As described above, according to the present invention, since the mat can be fed from the left or right side of the mat cleaner, the workability is good, the cleaner installation space is saved, and the site of the service station can be effectively used. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a front sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view, FIG. 4 is a front view showing driving of a roller, and FIG. It is a front sectional view showing another embodiment. 1 ... Case, 3a, 3b ... Insertion port 4a, 4b ... Guide plate, 5a-1, 5a-2, 5b-1, 5b
-2 …… Feed roller, 7 …… Vacuum chamber, 8 …… Rotating brush,
10 ... Vacuum device, 13 ... Shutter, 20 ...
Lattice, 30 ... Support plate, 40 ... Pulley, 50 ... Motor, 51, 52 ... Rotating brush, 55, 56, 65, 6
6 ... Feed roller, 57, 58, 67, 68 ... Squeezing roller, 71, 72, 74, 75 ... Water nozzle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mat cleaner comprising: a main body case having a built-in cleaning device, which is provided with insertion openings on both sides thereof, and guide plates provided at the insertion openings.