Vehicle washing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021394204-A1
Application number	US-202117348864-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 16, 2021
Priority date	Jun 18, 2020
Publication date	Dec 23, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle washing device includes: a cylinder including a cylinder tube to which a washing fluid is supplied; a piston including a piston tube that is movably inserted into the cylinder tube and opens at both ends; and a spray nozzle that is mounted at a leading end, in an extension direction, of the piston tube protruding from the cylinder tube. The spray nozzle is configured to spray the washing fluid, supplied through the inside of the piston tube, toward an object-to-be-washed. The outer circumference of the spray nozzle is fitted on the inner circumference of the piston tube.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle washing device comprising:
a cylinder including a cylinder tube to which a washing fluid is supplied; a piston including a piston tube that is movably inserted into the cylinder tube and opens at both ends; and a spray nozzle that is mounted at a leading end, in an extension direction, of the piston tube protruding from the cylinder tube, the spray nozzle being configured to spray the washing fluid, supplied through an inside of the piston tube, toward an object-to-be-washed, wherein an outer circumference of the spray nozzle is fitted on an inner circumference of the piston tube.

2 . The vehicle washing device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the spray nozzle includes a valve configured to control a flow of the washing fluid from the piston tube to the spray nozzle; the valve includes a tubular valve case of which one end is fitted into the piston tube, and a valve seat that is formed in an inner wall surface of the valve case; and the valve seat is located inside the piston.

3 . The vehicle washing device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the cylinder tube has an opening that opens toward the spray nozzle in an extension direction of the cylinder tube, and includes a cap that closes a gap between the cylinder tube and the piston tube in the opening and a seal member that creates a seal between the piston tube and the cap; and the valve seat is located inside at least one of the seal member, the cap, and the piston when the piston is in a housed position.

4 . The vehicle washing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a spring that is housed inside the piston tube and urges the piston toward a side opposite from the spray nozzle, wherein:
the spring is fixed at first end on a side of the cylinder tube opposite from the spray nozzle and provided at a second end with a hook-shaped catching part; the catching part is engaged with a spring hook provided inside the piston tube by being hung on the spring hook; and the spray nozzle is provided with a restricting part configured to restrict shift of the catching part toward the spray nozzle so as to keep the catching part and the spring hook from disengaging from each other.

Assignees

• Koito Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakai Masaru
• Ichikawa Yasuhiro

Classifications

• B05B15/74

  driven by the discharged fluid · CPC title

• B60S1/566

  including wiping devices (B60S1/563, B60S1/583 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60S1/48 Primary

  Liquid supply therefor · CPC title

• B60S1/60

  for signalling devices, e.g. reflectors · CPC title

• B60S1/52

  Arrangement of nozzles; {Liquid spreading means}(nozzles per se B05B) · CPC title