JPS6210207Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automobile underfloor cleaning equipment that can efficiently wash a plurality of lifted-up automobiles in each work bay in a short time during automobile underfloor cleaning work.

Traditionally, car underfloor cleaning work involves setting up, washing, drying, repairing, various inspections and maintenance,
This was carried out as part of vehicle maintenance in which tasks such as sorting were organized into a line, and an automobile underfloor washing facility A was installed as shown in FIG. 1, for example. That is, a lift 2 that lifts up the maintenance vehicle 1, a rail 4 provided on the floor 3 so as to pass through the approximate center of this lift 2, a bit 5 formed on the floor in front of this rail, and a bit 5 inside this bit 5. A lower car wash storage box 7 is moved up and down by a hydraulic lift 6, and when the lower car wash storage box 7 is raised, it is moved from inside the storage box 7 onto the rail 4 and placed under the maintenance vehicle 1. A lower car wash device 9 that washes the car with an injection nozzle 8, and a driving power reel and a water reel 1 connected to the lower car wash device 9.
It was composed of 0.

Therefore, in the case of the above-mentioned automobile underfloor cleaning equipment A in which vehicle maintenance work is organized into a line and a cleaning bay dedicated to cleaning is provided in the line, the overall work efficiency can be said to be relatively good. However, the lower car wash device 9
When the underfloor of the maintenance vehicle 1 has been washed, the lower car washing device 9 is placed in the storage box 7 so as not to interfere with the work, further lowered by the lift 6, and left in its original position. put. and,
The cleaned maintenance vehicle 1 is lowered by a lift 2, tires and the like are attached, and the vehicle is moved to the next work bay. Thereafter, the next maintenance vehicle is carried to the washing bay and set on the lift 2, and after the maintenance vehicle is lifted by the lift 2, the lower car washing device 9 etc. are driven again. Therefore, there is a drawback that the lower car wash device 9 cannot be used at all until the start of the next wash. Therefore, an embodiment has been proposed in which an automatic car wash machine is provided in each work bay to further improve washing work efficiency. However, this proposal also had drawbacks in that each work bay was equipped with a car wash, etc., which required time for installation work and increased installation costs.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, the present invention makes full use of one cleaning machine in each work bay, making it possible to efficiently perform the underfloor cleaning work of automobiles, while also making use of existing equipment. This invention relates to underfloor cleaning equipment for automobiles that can be installed at low cost.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to embodiments shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.

In FIGS. 2 and 4, F is a car 11
This is a floor surface on which a plurality of work bays 12, 13, and 14 are formed at required intervals in parallel in the advancing and retreating directions A, B, and C. The work bay here refers to the washing of one car,
A maintenance space where inspection, maintenance, etc. can be performed. In these work bays 12, 13, 14, a pair of lift devices 16, 16 having arms 16a, 16a for setting the automobile 11 entering from the passage side 15, respectively, are provided on the left and right sides, respectively. Inside the lift devices 16, 16,
As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of rails 18, 18a are provided at predetermined intervals from one end of the work bay, passing between the lift devices 16, 16 and extending to the tip 17 of the work bay. 19 is each work bay 12, 13, 14
A space for transporting the washing machine provided along the tip 17 of the washing machine, in this embodiment, a rectangular parallelepiped recess formed on the floor of the space for transporting the washing machine, and the bottom wall of this recess has the work bays 12, 13 , 14 are provided in parallel at a required interval. 21 is the truck rail 20,
A movable trolley 20a is movably mounted on a plurality of pulleys 22, and the upper surface of the movable trolley 21 is located on substantially the same plane as the floor F, and each work bay 12, 13, A pair of washing machine rails 23, 23a are provided on the same extension line as the pair of rails 18, 18a provided in the washing machine 14, respectively. That is, the trolley rails 20, 20 on the bottom wall
a is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rails 18, 18a of each work bay and the rails 23, 23a for the washing machine on the truck.

Although the movable trolley 21 is provided with a drive device (not shown) inside and moves by itself, it may be of a manual type without the drive device. 24 is a rail 23 on the moving trolley,
The washing machine 23a is mounted on a plurality of pulleys 25, and the washing machine 24 can cross each work bay 12, 13, 14 together with the moving trolley 21, and at the same time, the washing machine on the moving trolley rail 23,
23a and the respective rails 18, 1 of each work bay.
8a, it is possible to freely move forward and backward under the floor of the automobile 11 that has been lifted up by the lift device 16. The washing machine 24, as previously proposed by the applicant and shown in FIG.
A first rotating shaft having a fixed shaft 27 erected on the trolley 26 on the central axis X of the trolley 26, and an arm 28 provided on the upper part of the trolley so as to be horizontally swingable about the fixed shaft 27 as a central axis. A second swing arm device 3 having an arm device 29 and a swing arm 30 that rotates in a direction opposite to that of the arm portion 28 of the first swing arm device 29 and at approximately the same angular velocity as the arm portion.
1, and a supply device 33 that supplies cleaning liquid to a spray nozzle 32 attached to the tip of the swing arm 30. Reference numeral 34 denotes a water reel which is provided on the floor opposite to each work bay and which is connected to the washing machine 24 and constitutes a part of the driving power reel and supply device.

In the above configuration, each work bay 12, 13,
At 14, cars 11 enter through each passage 15 for car washing or the like. The automobile 11 is equipped with a lift device 16 according to the work content of each work bay.
It can be lifted to the required height by the attachment of the arm 16a. Suppose now that the car 11 is being lifted up in the work bay 13 as shown in FIG. 3, while the car 11a is set on the lift device 16 in another work bay 14. Since there are 13 work bays, the movable trolley 21 is run and the cleaning machine rails 23, 2 on the movable trolley are moved as shown in FIG.
3a and the rails 18, 18a of the work bay 13 are made to match. Next, when the washer 24 is driven, the washer 24 moves on the rails 18, 18a in the forward and backward direction B. When the washer 24 reaches the front or rear part of the vehicle 11 under the vehicle 11, the cleaning liquid is injected to gradually clean the underfloor of the vehicle. After cleaning the underfloor of the automobile 11 by reciprocating the washer 24, the washer 24 is moved again to the washer rails 23, 23a of the moving trolley 21.
Return to top. If the setting of the car 11a has already been completed in the other work bay 14 and the car 11a has been lifted by the lift device 16, the mobile cart 21 is immediately moved in the direction of arrow D in FIG. , wash the washing machine 24 again to the car 11a.
The machine moves back and forth to the lower part of the floor and begins cleaning.

Next, a different embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 will be explained. In the description of these embodiments, the same parts as those of the embodiments of the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals and redundant explanations will be omitted.

This embodiment is mainly different from the embodiments of the present invention described above.
The floor surface F of 9A does not have a concave portion for accommodating the movable trolley, but the floor surface F is provided with trolley rails 20A, 20A on which the movable trolley 21A runs, and the rails 20A are provided on the upper part of the movable trolley 21A. A pair of washing machine rails 23A, 23A are formed in an inclined shape as shown in the figure, and stopper pieces 35, 35A are attached to the left and right sides, respectively, to stop the washing machine 24, and each work Bay 12, 13, 1
An inclined guide member 36 connected to the lower end of the trolley rails 20A, 20A is provided at the end portions 18', 18a' of each pair of rails 18, 18a provided on the washing machine transport space side. This means that it is fixed with screws or welded. With this configuration, there is no need to form a recess in the floor surface, so the existing equipment can be used as is, and construction costs are reduced. At the same time, the movable trolley 21A can be easily turned sideways on the work surface. It has the effect of improving work efficiency.

In addition, in the embodiment, each work bay 12, 13,
Although it has been explained that the lift devices are provided in positions facing each other on the left and right sides in FIG.
8, 18a may be provided.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides the following effects.

(1) Multiple work bays are installed in parallel, and trolley rails that cross these work bays are provided on the floor of the space for transporting the washer along the tip of each work bay. The mobile trolley carrying the product can be immediately moved to each work bay that requires cleaning.

Therefore, compared to conventional cleaning equipment that has specialized work bays for cleaning, drying, inspection, etc.
One washing machine can be fully utilized within the time required to move a car from one washing bay to another. Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of underbody cleaning work during automobile maintenance work.

(2) Since one washing machine can be shared by each work bay, it is very economical compared to the case where a washing machine is placed in each work bay. Therefore,
Vehicle underfloor cleaning equipment can be installed at a low cost.

(3) In general, the time required to wash a car is approximately 5% of the total work time required for car maintenance in one work bay.
Since it is about 1/10 to 1/10 times smaller, sharing one washing machine in each work bay can save time and wasted space in each work such as drying, repair, inspection, and painting. Therefore, overall efficiency of automobile maintenance work can be expected to be improved.

(4) In conventional washing equipment that required washing cars in each work bay, a worker had to be assigned to wash the car in each work bay, but in the washing equipment of the present invention, washing can be done by only one worker. A name is enough.

(5) Washing machine rails 23, 2 installed on the mobile trolley
3a and the respective rails 8, 8a provided in each work bay are connected, so that the washing machine on the movable trolley can be easily reciprocated to each work bay. Therefore, cleaning efficiency is improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of essential parts of an automobile underfloor cleaning equipment showing a conventional embodiment, Fig. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line - - of Fig. 2, Figure 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the washing machine of the present invention, Figure 5
The figure is a side view of a main part showing a different embodiment of the present invention. 11, 11a... Car, 12, 13, 14...
...Work bay, 15...Aisle, A, B, C...Advance/retreat direction, 16...Tip of work bay, 18, 18a...
...Rail, 20, 20a, 20A...Rail for trolley, 23, 23a, 23A...Rail for washing machine,
19, 19A...Space for transporting washing machine, 21,
21A...Moving trolley, 24...Washing machine, 35...
Stopper piece, 36... Guide member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] 1. A plurality of work bays provided in parallel on the floor,
A washing machine transport space provided along the tips of these work bays, a trolley rail provided on the floor of this washing machine transport space so as to cross each of the work bays, This equipment is comprised of a movable trolley that is movably mounted on a rail, and a washing machine that is mounted on the movable trolley and reciprocates in each of the work bays as necessary. 2 Utility model registration characterized in that a recess is formed on the floor surface of the washing machine transport space along the tip of each work bay, and a pair of trolley rails is provided on the bottom wall of the recess. An automobile underfloor cleaning equipment according to claim 1. 3. The underfloor cleaning of an automobile as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that a pair of washer rails are provided on the movable trolley and are connected to a pair of rails provided in each work bay. Facility. 4. The underfloor cleaning equipment for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the rails for the washer on the movable trolley are located on the same extension line as the rails provided in each work bay. 5. A utility model registration request characterized in that a guide member is attached to the end of the rail provided in each work bay on the side of the washing machine transport space side to connect with the washing machine rail provided on the movable trolley. Automobile underfloor cleaning equipment as described in Scope 1. 6 Utility model registration claim 1, characterized in that each work bay is provided with a lift device at opposite positions on the left and right, and a pair of rails is provided passing between these lift devices.
Automotive underfloor cleaning equipment as described in section. 7. Utility model registration claim 1, characterized in that each work bay is provided with one lift device, and the rails of each work bay are provided passing through the inside of the lift device.
Automotive underfloor cleaning equipment as described in section. 8. The underfloor of an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the rail for transporting the washing machine of the mobile cart is formed in an inclined shape, and a stopper for the washing machine is provided at the tip of the rail. Washing equipment.