WO1994003348A2 - Waschvorrichtung für fahrzeuge, insbesondere omnibusse, kastenwagen und lastzüge - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B60S3/00—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles
- B60S3/04—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles
- B60S3/06—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles with rotary bodies contacting the vehicle
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- Washing device for vehicles, in particular buses, vans and trucks.
- the invention relates to a washing device for vehicles, in particular buses, vans and lorries which are driven by the washing device with their own drive, using two vertical washing brushes which are acted upon by water and which are arranged diagonally and horizontally in one direction relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle
- the crossbar running through the washing system can be moved, the washing brushes being arranged in their starting position on one side of the washing line and the rear washing brush, viewed in the direction of vehicle passage, occupying a position laterally offset from the front washing brush, lying in the vehicle passage area and which can be acted upon by the vehicle front surface the movement of the vehicle on the diagonal guideway can be moved to the other side of the car wash, the front wash brush being driven behind the rear wash brush and both washing brushes being passed after the vehicle has passed n are returned to their starting position by means of a weight-loaded cable pull, and the cross member has two parallel running rails for two brush trolleys arranged one behind the other and movable independently of one another on the rails, each of which carries a washing brush and
- This washing device known from EP-A-0 103 222 does not require any hydraulic and pneumatic control systems and has a compact construction which, apart from the washing brush drives, can also do without external energy.
- This embodiment has the advantage that return or other loading forces can be individually adjusted via the changeable weight. Furthermore, during the washing process by changing the weight, the corresponding mechanical weight compensation, which takes the form of a washing brush movement, can be used for targeted control of the movement sequence without electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic aids.
- the stationary washing devices known from the prior art are based on a closed compact vehicle, which as a rule makes the use of a vehicle consisting of a vehicle and a trailer or a semitrailer impossible because the principle of seamless all-round washing with only two vertical washing brushes allows the washing process
- a washing device of the type mentioned at the beginning provides a remedy by providing a plurality of light barriers arranged one behind the other for the detection of vehicle interspaces, for example between trucks and trailers or a driver's cab and a trailer, which are connected to control switches and one Block lateral movement of the front wash brush and a return of the rear wash brush.
- the light barriers or pendulum switches arranged at a suitable height enable the detection of trailers and lower distinguish between such spaces that make it impossible to guide the washing brushes transversely to the drive-through direction, such as in special cases between a truck and the trailer, where there is sufficient time to wash the rear part of the truck, to move the brushes back to the starting position and with start washing the front part or one side part of the trailer.
- a variable weight can be used for the lagging rear wash, which always ensures a suitable brush pressure. If both washing brushes have washed a cross section of the vehicle and one side, the return of the washing brushes to the starting position can be effected by completely relieving the weight-changeable part, so that the pushing force caused by the constant weight has no or a significant force experiences reduced drag. In this way, seamless all-round washing with two vertical washing brushes can be carried out without control-technical aids, saving pneumatic or hydraulic drives.
- the structurally simplest changeability of the weight can preferably be made possible in that the weight in question consists of a hollow body which can be filled and emptied with water. Depending on the degree of filling this A corresponding thrust or counterforce is established in the hollow body.
- a tube, in particular made of a plastic, such as PVC, is preferably selected as the hollow body shape.
- the brush trolleys consist of horizontally lying T-shaped carriers which are provided with a number of rollers for moving on the rails.
- the smooth running of a rolling friction is used.
- the foot part of a T-beam preferably lies on the opposite travel rail on which the head part of the second beam lies.
- This rotationally symmetrical arrangement enables the spacing of the washing brushes to be set as desired, and according to a development of the invention the T-carriers have a minimum possible spacing taking into account the volume of rotation of the washing brushes.
- the T-beams guarantee a safe, stable support against tipping on the rails.
- the washing brushes are arranged on the right-hand side when viewed in the drive-through direction.
- This arrangement has the advantage that the driver, who steers his vehicle through the washing device and is still busy with an ideal alignment of his vehicle at the beginning of the washing device, does not experience any visual impairment due to rotating brushes at the beginning of the washing process. The driver can gradually adjust to the washing brush moving towards him.
- the brush arrangement must be provided on the left in a corresponding mirror-symmetrical manner.
- the control of the changeable weight is preferably solved mechanically in a simple manner as follows: At the end of the crossbar, which is opposite the end determined by the starting position of the washing brushes, there is a control device that can be triggered when the brush carts approach or touch each other to minimize weight of the weight arranged on the return cable.
- a linkage for actuating a valve, namely for opening the tube filled with water, preferably serves as the control device.
- the washing device is provided with additional water sprinkling devices known per se in front of and behind the area determined by the washing brushes.
- a pendulum switch is arranged in front of the washing device, which switches on the water supply and the motors for the washing brushes and for filling the variable weight with water.
- a further pendulum switch is provided behind the washing device, which reports that the vehicle has been extended and switches off the water supply and the motors.
- the cross member is provided or arranged with a slight slope, preferably from 1 ° to 3 ° against the horizontal.
- 1A is a side view of the washing device with another brush control
- Fig. 6 is a plan view of the two rails and the brush carriage with a washing brush.
- the washing device sets a washing system 100 which in the floor area on both sides has a vehicle slide rail 20, 21, which can be adjusted to change the distance of the track width of the vehicles to be washed, in motion (FIGS. 1, 1A and 2).
- the frame 10 of the washing system 100 has an upper, diagonally extending transverse spar 30 approximately in the middle, which is fastened to the longitudinal spars of the frame 10, not shown, and projects laterally beyond the frame 10.
- the crossbar 30 runs diagonally from the right washway side 151 to the left washway side 152 at approximately a 45 ° angle, so that the right area of the crossbar 30 seen in the vehicle drive direction X is at a smaller distance from the crossbar than the area to the left of the vehicle drive direction is arranged as the region of the crossbar lying on the other side of the vehicle drive-through direction. If the passenger side of the vehicle to be washed lies on side 152, an arrangement from side 152 obliquely to the rear part of side 151 is also possible.
- the diagonally extending cross member 30 has two parallel running rails 32, 132, on which two brush carriages 33, 33 are arranged.
- These brush carriages 33, 133 are designed as T-shaped carriers 34, 134, each of which is provided with a number of rollers 33 '(FIG. 6), by means of which the brush carriages 33, 133 can be moved on the rails 32, 132.
- a vertical washing brush 40, 140 is arranged on each brush carriage 33, 133.
- These two washing brushes 40, 140 which are provided with their own drive motors 41, 141, move during the washing process from the starting position A shown in FIG. 3 in the direction of the arrow Y.
- the two vertically arranged washing brushes are on the T-carriers 34, 134 40,140 attached, which are charged with water during the washing process.
- the two T-shaped beams 34, 134 are on the driving rails 32, 132 of the cross member 30 are arranged such that the brush carriage 133 carrying the rear washing brush 140 is supported with its head part 133a parallel to the first travel rail 132 and is supported on the second travel rail 32 with its foot part opposite this head part 133a, whereas the front wash brush 40 bearing brush carriage 33 lies with its head part 33a parallel to the second travel rail 32 and is supported on the first travel rail 132 with its T-foot side opposite this head side 33a. Due to this design of the brush trolley and its arrangement, it is possible to arrange the two washing brushes 40, 140 in their starting position in the smallest space.
- the rear washing brush 40 viewed in the direction of movement from the right area of the front of the vehicle to be washed is applied. Due to the pressure of the vehicle passing through, the washing brush 40 on its diagonally running guide rail becomes the one on the other Page 152 of the car wash end position B moves.
- the washing brush 140 comes to rest when a vehicle passes through the washing device while maintaining a constant contact pressure on the vehicle side surface. While the front washing brush 40 is shifted by the vehicle on the rails 32, 132 when driving through it, the rear washing brush 140 is tracked on the dioagonal rail after the cleaning of the vehicle side wall. This is done by means of the weight-loaded cable 45, on the free end of which a weight 146 is suspended.
- the cable pull 145 is connected to the brush carriage 133, the guide cable being guided over guides and deflection rollers (not shown).
- the washing brushes 40, 140 are returned via the cable 45, which engages the brush carriage 33 and has a weight 46 attached to its free end, with the weight during the period of the return 146 must be smaller than the weight 46.
- the weight 146 of the cable is to be dimensioned so large that the washing brush 140 can be moved from the starting position A to the end position B on the rear surface of the vehicle to be washed.
- the weight 146 can be varied by appropriately filling a hollow body with water.
- the washing brush 40 When both washing brushes 40, 140 have reached their end position B, the washing brush 40 is moved from the end position B into the starting position A by means of the weight 46, which is possible because the weight 146 is minimized. Practically, the aforementioned water can be drained from the cavity, in particular in such a way that when the two brush carriages touch each other, the brush carriage 133 opens a bottom valve of the tubular weight, whereupon the water flows off.
- the washing system also has pendulum switches 51 and 52, which are responsible for switching the water sprinkling and / or the drive motors 41 and 141 on and off.
- Light barriers 50a-50b and 50c-50d detect interstices as they occur behind a truck cab and a trailer, whereby when measuring such interstices, the brushes 40 and 140 are prevented from moving sideways by a circuit (not shown), ie in their side position are blocked.
- the washing system still has the sprinkler nozzles known in principle according to the prior art.
- the washing device according to the invention operates as follows:
- the cleaning of a bus or a van takes place during the continuous passage through the washing system 100, using the pushing force of the passing vehicle onto the rear washing brush 40 viewed in the direction of travel X.
- the two washing brushes 40, 140 assume the starting position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- the washing brush 40 is arranged in the vehicle drive-through area FB and, when a vehicle is driven in, is carried along by its front surface (FIG. 4, position II) and is guided diagonally, with the washing brush 40 moving the front when the vehicle is advanced further of the vehicle cleans.
- the washing brush 140 which is stationary up to that point, cleans part of the right vehicle side surface.
- the washing brush 40 comes into the left edge position, where it cleans the left side of the vehicle (FIG. 4, positions IV to VI).
- the washing brush 140 has reached the rear area of the vehicle passing through (FIG.
- the washing movement of the washing brushes 40, 140 of the vehicles to be washed for cleaning the front, rear and the two side surfaces takes place in that the washing brush 40 is loaded with a cable pull, so that when the washing starts, the two washing brushes 40 and 140 are held in their starting position A by this cable pull become.
- This is ensured because the weight 46 on the cable pull 45 is greater than the weight 146 on the cable pull 145.
- the cable pull 45 relieves the washing brush 140 as soon as the washing brush 40 starts its washing movement at the front by the advancement of the vehicle.
- the cable 45 can also be mechanically damped, for example by means of springs, so that it is ensured that the washing brush 40 does not make its washing contact with the front of the vehicle even when the vehicle is jerked forward. stuff loses.
- the washing brush 140 which is fixed in the washing position for the right vehicle side, washes the starting vehicle side surfaces during the continuous vehicle passage with full washing contact and then the rear surface of the fleeing vehicle with full washing contact, which is generated by the weight 146.
- This weight comes essentially from the water, which was let into the weight body 46, a PVC pipe, after switching on the washing system.
- a washing device which can be carried out seamlessly in an absolutely reliable cable-weight control which can also be controlled by the operator, a first vertical washing brush being moved for the front washing with constant weight using the vehicle feed, and for the lagging rear wash a weight variable weight is used to generate a wash-effective pressure of a second brush on the rushing rear. If the washed vehicle has passed both washing brushes and both washing brushes have been moved towards one another, the brush carriage 133 opens a switch contact for opening the bottom valve of the weight 146, so that the water taken up there can run out. The weight of the body 146 is reduced so that the constant weight 46 is able to transport both washing brushes 40, 140 into their starting position A for the next wash.
- the washing start indicated on the passenger side in FIGS. 3 and 4 also avoids negative reactions of the driver.
- the driver gradually sees the rotating washing brush 40 coming towards him and onto the left outside of the driving swivel stuff.
- starting the car wash on the passenger side has the advantage that the exterior mirrors for the laundry do not have to be removed.
- the two vertical washing brushes 40, 140 are held and stored on the brush trolleys 33, 133; they are not clamped in a support frame with an upper and a lower bearing, since it has been shown that there is a risk, particularly with washing devices for a drive-through wash, that the wash brush support frame can lead to damage to the structure of the vehicle passing through.
- a compact bearing 200 with a diameter of preferably 120 mm is provided instead of the usual shaft diameter for washing machine drive shafts of 50 mm (Figs. 5 and 6).
- This compact bearing 200 for the washing brush 40 - the washing brush 140 is mounted accordingly - is by means of a vibration-damping component 201, e.g. made of a vibrating metal, in the form of a vulcanized rubber block lying between two metal plates, held on the T-shaped support 34 of the brush carriage 33, the vibrating metal component 201 being operatively connected to four stabilizing wheels 202, which can be rotated about vertical axes on the T -shaped carrier 34 are mounted.
- a torque arm is shown at 205 in FIG.
- the return of the washing brushes 40, 140 to their starting position can also be carried out by means of an electromotive chain drive instead of a weight-loaded cable pull 45. or cable pull, which has the advantage of a faster return. Hydraulically operated working cylinders can also be used. These devices are only effective for the return of the washing brushes 40, 140, on the other hand they do not act on the washing brushes during the washing process.
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