KR101128459B1 - Transfer conveyor of auto car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A transfer conveyor for an automatic car washing machine is provided to detect the tires of a car entering a car washing machine and locating roller assemblies behind the tires, thereby preventing a collision of the car. CONSTITUTION: A transfer conveyor for an automatic car washing machine comprises a body(110), a pair of sprockets(120), a chain belt(130), a plurality of roller assemblies(140), and a roller assembly moving unit. The body has a guide groove on the upper side thereof. The sprockets are installed in a specific position within the body. The chain belt is connected to the sprockets and runs in the longitudinal direction of the body. The roller assemblies are installed on the chain belt. The roller assembly moving unit is installed in a specific position within the body. When a car enters the body, the roller assemblies are moved to the upper side of the guide groove by the roller assembly moving unit and push the tires of the car to move.

Description

Vehicle conveyor for automatic car wash {TRANSFER CONVEYOR OF AUTO CAR WASHING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to a conveyor, and more particularly to a conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash for moving the vehicle for automatic car wash.

An automatic car wash is a device for washing the outside of a vehicle. Recently, due to the convenience of use, external car washes are often performed by using an automatic car wash installed in a car wash or a gas station rather than by an external car wash. The demand for automatic car washes is also increasing day by day.

In general, washing a vehicle using an automatic car wash includes a process of spraying water and a cleaning liquid on the outer surface of the vehicle, a process of washing the outer surface of the vehicle using a brush, and a process of drying the vehicle by spraying high pressure air. This is accomplished by carrying out continuously.

Therefore, a conventional automatic car wash is provided with a vehicle conveying conveyor for transporting the vehicle for each process so that the vehicle can be washed through the above-described processes continuously.

Such a conventional conveyor for transporting vehicles is provided with a guide frame for guiding the moving direction of the vehicle, a chain belt circulating inside the guide frame, and a push roller circulating along the chain belt and moving the vehicle in contact with the rear of the tire. do.

A plurality of push rollers are installed on the chain belt at a predetermined interval, and move together as the chain belt moves, protruding upward of the guide frame to contact the rear of the tire located above the guide frame to move the vehicle. .

That is, when the vehicle enters the automatic car wash, one push roller is positioned at the rear of the front tire to move the vehicle and another push roller is positioned at the rear of the rear tire to move the vehicle.

However, there is no problem when the wheelbase of the vehicle entering the conventional automatic car wash configured as described above is smaller than the distance of the push rollers installed at a predetermined interval on the chain belt, but the wheelbase of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash is push rollers. In the case of similar distance between the rear tires, the push roller located at the rear of the rear tire protrudes toward the upper side of the guide frame and pushes the rear tire of the vehicle. have.

In addition, when the wheelbase of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash is greater than the distance between the push rollers, the distance between the rear wheel and the push rollers located behind the rear wheel is too large, so that the distance between the vehicle entering the automatic car wash is increased. Accordingly, there is a problem that the precession efficiency is lowered.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, by detecting the tire of the vehicle entering the automatic car washing machine by rotating the roller assembly to the upper side of the body by the roller assembly rotating means is located in the rear of the tire An object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash that can prevent a crash of the vehicle caused by pushing the vehicle as described above.

In addition, the object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash that can improve the washing efficiency by maintaining a constant interval between vehicles entering the automatic car wash without being affected by the wheelbase of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash. It is done.

In order to achieve the above and other objects of the present invention, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a body having a guide groove formed on the upper side, a pair of sprockets spaced apart from each other at a predetermined position inside the body, and the sprocket A chain belt connected to the chain belt and circulated in the longitudinal direction of the body, a plurality of roller assemblies rotatably spaced apart from each other on the chain belt, and roller assembly rotating means installed at a predetermined position inside one side of the body. And a roller assembly pivoted by the roller assembly pivoting means when the vehicle enters the body, thereby moving the tire of the vehicle by pushing the tire of the vehicle.

The roller assembly includes a body rotatably hinged to the chain belt, a horizontal bar coupled to one end of the body, a pair of first rollers rotatably coupled to both ends of the horizontal bar, and the first And a pair of second rollers rotatably coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the roller.

The body is characterized by consisting of a pair of body bracket consisting of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, and a connecting plate for connecting the pair of body bracket.

At a predetermined position on one side of the vertical portion of the body bracket, a support groove portion in which the chain connection portion of the chain belt is seated is formed.

The roller assembly rotating means includes a drive motor installed at a predetermined position on one side of the body, a reducer coupled to one side of the drive motor, an eccentric cam eccentrically coupled to a drive shaft provided on one side of the reducer, and the eccentric cam. And an operating member positioned between the sprocket and the roller assembly to rotate in an upward direction of the guide groove.

The operating member includes a hollow case, a slide bar having a protrusion positioned inside the case and contacting an outer circumferential surface of the eccentric cam, and a coil positioned on an outer circumferential surface of the slide bar to apply an elastic force to the slide bar. It characterized in that it comprises a spring and a support piece coupled to the other end of the slide bar.

The inclined portion is formed to be curved on one side surface of the support piece, the lower surface is characterized in that the support portion is formed concave.

The upper side of the body is a pair of guide frame is installed along the longitudinal direction of the body in parallel to each other, the tire detection sensor is installed in a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the pair of guide frame.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, by detecting the tire of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash means that the roller assembly is rotated to the upper side of the body by the roller assembly rotating means to be located behind the tire as the conventional push rollers There is an effect that can prevent the crash of the vehicle caused by being pushed.

In addition, there is an effect to improve the car wash efficiency by maintaining a constant interval of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash without being affected by the wheelbase of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash.

1 is a perspective view of a conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the body shown in Figure 1 is removed.
3 is an enlarged view illustrating an enlarged portion A of FIG. 2;
4 is a perspective view of a roller assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing an operation state of the roller assembly rotation means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view of the roller assembly rotating means shown in FIG.
Figure 7 is a state showing the state in which the roller assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention is rotated by the roller assembly rotation means.
8 is a side view of a conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a front view of a conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description.

In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a perspective view of a conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the body shown in FIG. 1 is removed, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged portion A of FIG. 2. 4 is a perspective view of a roller assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing an operating state of the roller assembly rotation means according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is shown in Figure 5 Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the roller assembly turning means, Figure 7 is a view showing a state in which the roller assembly is rotated by the roller assembly turning means according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention 9 is a side view of a vehicle transport conveyor, FIG. 9 is a front view of a vehicle transport conveyor of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 9, a vehicle transport conveyor 100 of an automatic car wash according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 110, a pair of sprockets 120, a chain belt 130, and a roller assembly ( 140), the roller assembly rotating means 160 is configured.

Body 110 is composed of a plurality of frames. The upper surface of the body 110, the roller assembly 140 to be described later is rotated to the upper side of the body 110 by the roller assembly rotating means 160 to the rear of the tire located on the upper side of the body 110 The guide groove 112 is formed long in the longitudinal direction of the body 110 so that the second roller 152 of the roller assembly 140 can move while supporting, and the guide groove 112 is formed at both side edges of the upper surface of the body 110. A pair of guide rails 118 are provided in the longitudinal direction of the body 110 with a gap between them, and the first roller 150 of the roller assembly 140 is positioned on an upper surface of the guide rail 118.

In addition, the upper side of the body 110, a pair of guide frame 114 is installed along the longitudinal direction of the body 110 in parallel to each other, the tire detection sensor 116 at a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the guide frame 114. Is installed, is preferably installed at the tip predetermined position of the body (110).

The pair of sprockets 120 are spaced apart from each other at predetermined positions inside the body 110, that is, at predetermined positions inside the front and rear ends of the body 110.

The hollow flange portion 122 is formed on both side surfaces of the sprocket 120. The support portion 178b of the support piece 178, which will be described later, is supported on the outer circumferential surface of the flange portion 122. As shown in FIG.

The chain belt 130 is connected between the pair of sprockets 120 and is installed to circulate along the longitudinal direction of the body 110, and preferably circulates from the front end of the body 110 to the rear end.

At this time, the operation of the chain belt 130 may be made by a drive motor (not shown) installed in at least one of the pair of sprockets 120 to provide a rotational force, by the above-described tire detection sensor 116 When the entry of the vehicle into the body 110 is detected, the driving motor may be configured to operate.

In addition, a plurality of roller assemblies 140 are installed on the chain belt 130 so as to be spaced apart from each other. The roller assemblies 140 are guided by the roller assembly pivoting means 160 to guide the body 110 when an entry of a vehicle is detected. It is rotated to the upper side of the groove 112 and positioned behind the tire, and serves to move the vehicle by pushing the tire in accordance with the operation of the chain belt 130.

The roller assembly 140 has a body 142 pivotally coupled to the chain belt 130, a horizontal bar 148 coupled to one end of the body 142, and both ends of the horizontal bar 148. It consists of a pair of first rollers 150 rotatably coupled to each other, and a second roller 152 rotatably coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the first roller 150.

The body 142 includes a pair of body brackets 144 including a horizontal portion 144a and a vertical portion 144b, and a connection plate 146 connecting the pair of body brackets 144.

A support groove 145 is formed at a predetermined position on one side of the vertical portion 144b, and both ends of the chain connecting portion 132 of the chain belt 130 are supported by the support groove 145.

The connecting plate 146 is a roller assembly when the roller assembly 140 is moved from the front end of the body 110 to the rear end along the chain belt 130, that is, moved downward from the upper end of the body 110. The angle at which the roller 150 of 140 is rotated toward the ground is limited.

This is to allow the roller assembly 140 to enter from the body 142 of the roller assembly 140 when the roller assembly 140 is moved downward along the chain belt 130. If the rotation angle of the roller assembly 140 is not limited by the connecting plate 146, the roller assembly 140 moves when the roller assembly 140 moves downward along the chain belt 130. ) Is caused to collide with the lower surface of the body (110).

On the other hand, the roller assembly 140 prevents the chain belt 130 from hitting the ground by its own weight, which is the second roller 150 when the roller assembly 140 is located above the body 110. Is located on the upper side of the support frame 119 provided at a predetermined position inside the body 110 to prevent the chain belt 130 from being struck by its own weight, the roller assembly 140 is the lower side of the body 110 When positioned in the second roller 150 is located on the lower upper surface of the body 110 to prevent the chain belt 130 from being struck by its own weight.

The roller assembly rotating means 160 is installed at a predetermined position inside one side of the body 110, and is preferably installed at the tip of the body 110 into which the vehicle enters.

The roller assembly rotation means 160 is installed at a predetermined position on one side of the body 110 and is coupled to a driving motor 162 driven by receiving a signal from the tire sensor 116 and one side of the driving motor 162. The decelerator 164, the eccentric cam 166 eccentrically coupled to the drive shaft 164a provided on one side of the decelerator 164, and the sprocket provided at a predetermined position inside the tip of the eccentric cam 166 and the body 110 ( It is positioned between the 120 and comprises a working member 170 for rotating the roller assembly 140 in the upper direction of the guide groove (112).

The operating member 170 is a slide bar 174 having a hollow case 172, a protrusion 174a which is positioned inside the case 172 and is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the eccentric cam 166 at one end thereof, The coil spring 176 is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the slide bar 174 to apply an elastic force to the slide bar 174, and a support piece 178 coupled to the other end of the slide bar 174.

Here, the slide bar 174 is slid to move toward one side of the sprocket 120 according to the rotation of the eccentric cam 166, the slide bar 174 is sliding to the other end of the slide bar 174 The coupled support piece 178 also slides together.

The support piece 178 guides the roller assembly 140 to rotate upward of the guide groove 112 when the vehicle 110 is detected as the body 110, and the roller assembly 140 is attached to the support piece 178. It rotates to the upper side of the guide groove 112 serves to support the load of the roller assembly 140.

One side surface of the support piece 178 includes an inclined portion 178a which is in linear contact with the horizontal portion 144a of the body bracket 144 so that the roller assembly 140 can be rotated to the upper side of the guide groove 112. It is formed to be curved, the lower surface of the sprocket 120 so that the support piece 178 can support the load of the roller assembly 140 when the roller assembly 140 is rotated to the upper side of the guide groove 112. The support portion 178b seated on the flange portion 122 formed in the recess is formed concave.

Hereinafter, the operation of the conveyor for transporting the vehicle of the automatic car wash having the configuration as described above will be described.

When the vehicle enters the upper side of the body 110, the tire sensor 116 detects the entry of the vehicle.

At this time, the drive motor 162 of the roller assembly rotation means 160 received the signal from the tire sensor 116 is driven, when the drive motor 162 is driven, the eccentric cam 166 is rotated, When the eccentric cam 166 is rotated, the slide bar 174 in which the protrusion 174a contacts the outer circumferential surface of the eccentric cam 166 is slidably moved toward the sprocket 120 according to the rotation of the eccentric cam 166. do.

When the slide bar 174 is slid toward the sprocket 120, the support piece 178 coupled to the other end of the slide bar 174 is also slid to move, the roller is moved along the chain belt 130 Among the components of the assembly 140, the horizontal assembly 144a of the body bracket 144 is in linear contact with the inclined portion 178a of the support piece 178, and the roller assembly 140 rotates upward of the guide groove 112. The second roller 152 of the roller assembly 140 is positioned behind the front tire of the vehicle to push the vehicle from the front end of the body 110 to the rear end according to the movement of the chain belt 130.

Subsequently, when the vehicle moves and the rear tire of the vehicle is detected by the tire sensor 116, another roller assembly 140 is rotated to the upper side of the body 110 by the roller assembly pivoting means 160 to the second roller. 152 is positioned behind the rear tire of the vehicle.

At this time, the roller of the roller assembly 140 located behind the rear tire of the vehicle is rotated about 1 to 2 seconds later than the roller of the roller assembly 140 located behind the front tire of the vehicle and is located behind the rear tire of the vehicle. It is preferable that the roller of the roller assembly 140 located behind the rear tire of the vehicle pushes the rear tire of the vehicle so that a collision accident with the vehicle first entered into the automatic car washing machine does not occur.

Here, the other roller assembly 140, which is not rotated to the upper side of the guide groove 112 by the roller assembly rotating means 160 is located on the upper side of the support frame 119 provided inside the body 110, the chain belt ( Move according to the movement of 130).

Therefore, by detecting the tire of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash, the roller assembly is rotated to the upper side of the body by the roller assembly rotating means to be located behind the tire, the collision of the vehicle generated by pushing the vehicle as in the prior art It is effective to prevent accidents.

In addition, there is an effect to improve the car wash efficiency by maintaining a constant interval of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash without being affected by the wheelbase of the vehicle entering the automatic car wash.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention It can be understood that it is possible.

110: body 152: second roller
112: guide groove 160: roller assembly rotation means
114: guide frame 164: reducer
116: tire detection sensor 162: drive motor
118: guide rail 164a: drive shaft
119: support frame 166: eccentric cam
120: sprocket 170: operating member
122: flange portion 172: case
130: chain belt 174: the slide bar
132: chain connection 174a: protrusion
140: roller assembly 176: coil spring
142: body 178: support
144: body bracket 178a: inclined portion
144a: horizontal portion 178b: support portion
144b: vertical section
145: support groove
146: connecting plate
148: horizontal bar
150: first roller

Claims (8)

A guide groove formed at an upper side thereof;
A pair of sprockets spaced apart from each other at a predetermined position inside the body;
A chain belt connected to the sprocket and installed to circulate in the longitudinal direction of the body;
A plurality of roller assemblies rotatably spaced apart from each other on the chain belt; And
It includes a roller assembly rotation means which is installed at a predetermined position inside one side of the body,
The roller assembly is rotated to the upper side of the guide groove by the roller assembly rotation means when the vehicle enters the body, characterized in that for moving the tire of the vehicle,
The roller assembly,
A body pivotally coupled to the chain belt, a horizontal bar coupled to one end of the body, a pair of first rollers axially coupled to both ends of the horizontal bar, and an outer peripheral surface of the first roller. A conveyor for transporting a vehicle of an automatic car wash, comprising a pair of second rollers rotatably coupled.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The body is a conveyor for vehicle transport of an automatic car wash, characterized in that consisting of a pair of body bracket consisting of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, and a connecting plate connecting the pair of body brackets.
The method according to claim 3,
The conveyor for conveying a vehicle of an automatic car wash, characterized in that the support groove is formed in which the chain connection part of the chain belt is seated at a predetermined position on one side of the vertical part of the body bracket.
The method of claim 1, wherein the roller assembly rotating means,
A drive motor installed at a predetermined position inside one side of the body;
A reducer coupled to one side of the drive motor;
An eccentric cam eccentrically coupled to a drive shaft provided at one side of the reducer; And
And an operating member positioned between the eccentric cam and the sprocket to rotate the roller assembly in an upward direction of the guide groove.
The method according to claim 5,
The operating member includes a hollow case, a slide bar having a protrusion positioned inside the case and contacting an outer circumferential surface of the eccentric cam, and a coil positioned on an outer circumferential surface of the slide bar to apply an elastic force to the slide bar. Conveyor for transporting the automatic car wash, characterized in that it comprises a spring and a support piece coupled to the other end of the slide bar.
The method of claim 6,
The inclined portion formed to be curved on one side of the support piece is formed, the lower surface is formed in the concave support conveyor is a vehicle transport conveyor.
The method according to claim 1,
The upper side of the body is provided with a pair of guide frames in parallel to each other along the longitudinal direction of the body, the vehicle of the automatic car wash, characterized in that the tire sensor is installed at a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the pair of guide frames. Conveyer.

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