JP2005193100A - Mat cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a mat having every quality of the material spread in a vehicle to be also cleaned. <P>SOLUTION: A mat cleaner is arranged with mat inroad means 5 and 6, dust beat means 8 and 11, brushing means 13 and 14, and squeezing means 15, 16 and 17 in this order; provided with a first water sprinkling pipe 18 for sprinkling the mat with water before brushing, and a second and a third water sprinkling pipes 19 and 20 for sprinkling the squeezing means 15, 16 and 17 with water; and also provided with switching means 22 and 23 for passing water through every sprinkling pipe when a rubber-made mat is cleaned, and passing water through only the third sprinkling pipe 20 when a carpet-like mat is cleaned. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mat cleaning machine that is installed mainly in a fueling station, a car wash station, and the like and for cleaning an automobile mat.

The mat material has been increasing from a conventional rubber or vinyl chloride material pursuing only durability to a carpet-like material in search of good appearance and high quality. And according to the change of the material, the mat washer itself is also a wet-type washer that is washed with a brush while sprinkling water (for example, see Patent Document 1). Do not use the mat with a striking means, remove the adhering dust, and finish the product in a dry state (for example, see Patent Document 2), or a dry cleaning machine that absorbs dust with a suction device for the same reason. (See, for example, Patent Document 3). Furthermore, a dual-use cleaning machine (see, for example, Patent Document 4) having both wet and dry functions has been commercialized to support all mats.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-092971 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 02-004694 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-130188 JP 62-266190 A

  By the way, although the carpet-shaped mat cannot be washed with the washing machine of the above-mentioned patent document 1, since water is sprayed, a considerable amount of moisture remains on the mat, and if it is laid in the car as it is, It will be wet for the time being. For this reason, after washing, it was necessary to wait until it was naturally dried outside the vehicle, and it was avoided from the owner of the vehicle using a carpet-like mat.

  Therefore, the owner who uses the carpet-like mat has had to use a washing machine in which the finish shown in Patent Documents 2 and 3 is in a dry state. However, in fact, the washing machines of Patent Documents 2 and 3 do not use water at all, so the surface of the mat is slightly whitish, and the owner cannot feel that it has become so clean. Was the current situation. On the other hand, in the washing machines of Patent Documents 2 and 3, since water is not used, it is difficult to remove mud adhered to a rubber or vinyl mat, and this washing machine was not used.

  Therefore, as shown in Patent Document 4, a washing machine that can wash all mats with a single washing machine has been developed. Certainly, water is used for rubber and PVC mats, and carpets are used. The mats were cleaned without using water, so they seemed to be excellent, but they needed an expensive suction machine, and the cost of the product was quite expensive. In addition, as described above, since no water is used when cleaning the carpet-like mat, the problem that the dust remains slightly whitish on the mat surface has not been solved.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention
A biting means comprising a pair of upper and lower biting rollers;
On the upper side, a first mat guide means provided so as to be swingable up and down, and on the lower side, a dusting means comprising a dusting roller,
On the upper side, a second mat guide means provided so as to be swingable up and down, and on the lower side, brushing means comprising a brush roller,
A squeezing means composed of a pair of upper and lower sponge squeezing rollers and a rigid pressing roller that presses the lower squeezing roller is arranged in this order,
A first watering pipe that is disposed between the dusting roller and the brush roller, and jets water upward;
A second watering pipe disposed above the upper squeezing roller and spraying water toward the upper squeezing roller;
A third sprinkling pipe that is arranged behind the lower squeezing roller and the pressing roller and injects water toward the lower squeezing roller;
The gist of the present invention is to provide a mat washing machine including switching means for switching between passing through all the watering pipes or passing through only the third watering pipe.

  Further, it is more preferable that the dust hitting roller is composed of a center axis and a plurality of dust hitting bars provided on a circumference separated from the axis by a predetermined radius.

  In addition, the squeezing roller and the pressing roller are in a more preferable embodiment when they are in a non-contact state when not in use.

  Since the apparatus of the present invention is configured as described above, it is a mat cleaning machine that can be used with any material mat and can provide a satisfactory finish to all users. In addition, since an expensive device such as a suction machine is not required, it can be provided to customers at low cost.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cleaning unit according to the present invention. Each roller is pivotally supported between side cases 1 on both sides in which a driving unit such as a chain and a sprocket, a roller swinging mechanism and the like are incorporated. . Legs (not shown) are respectively attached to the lower surface of the side case 1 so that the cleaning part has a predetermined height.

  A sheet metal upper cover 2, a loading table 3, and a water receiver 4 are stretched between the side cases 1, and each roller is a rubber upper and lower bite roller for drawing the mat into the cleaning unit from the front. 5, 6 (the rollers are always in contact with each other, but only the upper biting roller 5 can be swung up and down by a spring (not shown) so as to correspond to the mat thickness to be inserted), spring (not shown) The first mat guide means 8 made of sheet metal bent in a substantially U shape and supported rotatably about the shaft 7 has a slight gap below the guide means 8. The dusting roller 11 is composed of six steel rods 10 supported between the discs 9 on both sides and is urged downward by a spring (not shown). It is bent into a substantially U-shape that is supported freely A second mat guide means 13 made of sheet metal, a brush roller 14 having a slight interference part below the guide means 13 and supported by a nylon brush, and a vertical squeezing roller 15 made of sponge, 16 (the rollers are in contact with each other only during mat cleaning, and only the upper squeeze roller 15 is swingable up and down by a spring (not shown) so as to correspond to the mat thickness to be inserted). At the time of cleaning, the pressing roller 17 is arranged in the order of pressing the lower squeezing roller 16 to squeeze excess water.

  Moreover, it arrange | positions between the said dusting roller 11 and the brush roller 14, and is arrange | positioned above the 1st watering pipe 18 which injects water toward the upper direction, and the said upper side squeeze roller 15, and is directed toward the upper side squeeze roller 15. A second watering pipe 19 for injecting water, a third watering pipe 19 disposed behind the lower squeezing roller 16 and the pressing roller 17, and 20 for injecting water toward the lower squeezing roller 16; The 4th watering pipe 21 which is arrange | positioned and injects water toward the water receiver 4 is each stretched | stretched between 1 between the side cases.

  Here, the role of water sprayed from each sprinkling pipe will be explained. The water sprayed from the first sprinkling pipe is for spraying water on the cleaning surface of the mat to be cleaned to soften the adhering dust. Yes, the water sprayed from the second and third sprinkling pipes is for the sponge to absorb water so that the squeezing roller does not harden, and the water sprayed from the fourth sprinkling pipe drains the dust falling on the water tray It is provided to prevent the dust from flying up in the cleaning part.

  Each water sprinkling pipe is connected to a water pipe as shown in FIG. 2, and switching of water flow is performed by ball valves 22 and 23 interposed in the middle. By the way, the ball valve 22 operates an operation lever (not shown) for turning the motor on and off to rotate and stop each roller, and for separating the upper squeezing roller and the pressing roller from the lower squeezing roller. The ball valve 23 can be switched by the user depending on the type of mat, and a valve 23 switching lever (not shown) is provided outside the side case. It is extended. Depending on the position of the valve 23 switching lever on the surface of the side plate case 1, “wet” in which water such as vinyl chloride or rubber is directly sprayed on the mat, and water such as carpet-shaped mat is not sprayed directly on the mat “dry” A sticker on which the characters "" are printed is affixed so that the user can select as appropriate.

  Next, the usage pattern of this apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for cleaning a vinyl mat or rubber mat. When the user first sets the ball valve 23 switching lever to the “wet” side and turns on the operation lever, the ball valves 22, 23 are shown. Is opened, water is supplied from the water pipe to the whole watering pipe, and water is jetted from the whole watering pipe in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. At the same time, the rotation of the roller is started in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3, and the upper squeezing roller 15 and the pressing roller 17 are pressed against the lower squeezing roller 16.

  In this state, when the user inserts the cleaning surface of the mat downward along the input table 3, the mat is drawn by the biting rollers 5 and 6, and the mat is first beaten by the dusting roller 11, and the dust stuck to the mat. Part of the water falls into the water tray while being loosened. Next, water sprayed from the first watering pipe 18 is sprayed onto the cleaning surface of the mat, and the dust adhering to the mat that has not yet fallen is softened by water and scraped off by the brush roller 14. Finally, the upper and lower squeeze rollers 15 and 16 discharge water backward while absorbing water adhering to the mat surface, and the cleaning is completed. Since the mat after the discharge has the pressing roller 17 pressed against the lower squeezing roller 16, the amount of water contained in the lower squeezing roller 16 is less than that of the conventional wet mat washer. The amount of water remaining on the surface is low, and the finish will be of no problem even if it is placed in the car immediately.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for cleaning a carpet-like mat. When the user first sets the ball valve 23 switching lever to the “dry” side and turns on the operation lever, the ball valve 22 is opened and 23 is opened. The water supply pipe is closed and water is supplied to the third and fourth watering pipes 20 and 21 from the water pipe, and water is injected from the third and fourth watering pipes 20 and 21 in the direction of the arrows shown in FIG. At the same time, the rotation of the roller is started in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 4, and the upper squeezing roller 15 and the pressing roller 17 are pressed against the lower squeezing roller 16.

  In this state, when the user inserts the cleaning surface of the mat downward along the input table 3, the mat is drawn by the biting rollers 5 and 6, and the mat is first beaten by the dusting roller 11 and enters the inside of the mat. Dust floats from the mat and falls into the water tray. Next, fine dust adhering to the mat surface that has not yet fallen off is scraped off by the brush roller 14. Finally, the water contained in the lower squeeze roller 16 is discharged backward while slightly moistening the mat surface, and the cleaning is completed. The mat after the discharge is such that water is not directly sprayed on the way, and only the lower squeeze roll 16 is sprayed with water, and the water that is absorbed is almost squeezed by the pressing roller 17, It is moistened to the extent that there is no problem even if it is immediately laid in the vehicle, and the dullness that remains on the surface of the mat after dusting is completely inconspicuous.

  In this embodiment, the sprinkling pipe switching valve is a manual ball valve, but it may be an electromagnetic valve controlled by the control means, and the first and second mat guide means are sheet metal, It is good also as a roller-shaped thing instead of it.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the washing | cleaning part which is one Example of this invention. It is a piping diagram of the watering pipe in the mat washing machine which is one example of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing at the time of the wet washing | cleaning in the mat washing machine which is one Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing at the time of the dry cleaning in the mat | matte washing machine which is one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Upper bite roller 6 Lower bite roller 8 First mat guide means 11 Dust roller 13 Second mat guide means 14 Brush roller 15 Upper squeeze roller 16 Lower squeeze roller 17 Press roller 18 First watering pipe 19 Second watering pipe 20 3rd sprinkling pipe 22, 23 Ball valve

Claims (3)

A biting means comprising a pair of upper and lower biting rollers;
On the upper side, a first mat guide means provided so as to be swingable up and down, and on the lower side, a dusting means comprising a dusting roller,
On the upper side, a second mat guide means provided so as to be swingable up and down, and on the lower side, brushing means comprising a brush roller,
A squeezing means composed of a pair of upper and lower sponge squeezing rollers and a rigid pressing roller that presses the lower squeezing roller is arranged in this order,
A first watering pipe that is arranged between the dusting roller and the brush roller, and jets water upward;
A second watering pipe disposed above the upper squeezing roller and spraying water toward the upper squeezing roller;
A third sprinkling pipe that is arranged behind the lower squeezing roller and the pressing roller and injects water toward the lower squeezing roller;
A mat washing machine comprising switching means for switching between passing through all the watering pipes or passing through only the third watering pipe.   2. The mat cleaning machine according to claim 1, wherein the dust roller is composed of a central axis and a plurality of dust bars provided on a circumference separated from the axis by a predetermined radius.   The mat cleaning machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the squeezing roller and the pressing roller are in a non-contact state when not in use.

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