TWI377991B - Automatic apparatus for waxing and polishing vehicle and method of operating the same - Google Patents

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TW4248PA IX. Description of the Invention: • [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a vehicle waxing apparatus and method, and more particularly to an automated vehicle cosmetic apparatus and cosmetic method. '[Prior Art] Due to the developed automobile industry, most families have more than one car for transportation. Therefore, the automotive beauty industry, which is based on the automobile industry, is also booming. Among them, the work of car waxing is an important part of car beauty, and it is faced with the final acceptance of the customer, so the manpower and time required to invest are also the most. The waxing method of car beauty, whether it is the crude wax program or the fine wax program, is still manual. The waxing personnel first apply the appropriate amount of car wax (crude wax or fine wax) to the car, then use both hands to hold the waxing machine to wax along the path of the cyclone, then the waxing machine is replaced by the polishing cloth cover. Polished and polished in the original way. Such a process requires a lot of manpower and time, and the quality varies depending on the skill level and attitude of the waxing person. In the market perspective of the automotive beauty industry, manual waxing is not only time-consuming and laborious, it can not complete the waxing process in a short time. If the cost, manpower and waxing quality are considered, the use of automated car waxing equipment is inevitable for the future. The trend. U.S. Patent No. 5,072,202, entitled "An Automatic Vehicle Waxer", which parks the cleaned car in a waxing machine, and drives the car in sequence by a plurality of chains of waxing machines. Move and stop between the stations in the machine to execute on the car in turn 1377991

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TW4248PA steps such as drying, drying and polishing. However, the striking machine of this patent is made up of at least three stations, which not only requires a large space for erection, but also has various structures and controls. Therefore, no products are currently on the market. Product. Furthermore, for areas where the small people are thick, such as the densely populated urban areas, it is difficult to find the appropriate space to set up the waxing machine of this patent. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automated waxing apparatus and method, and more particularly to an automated vehicle grooming apparatus and cosmetic method, the cosmetic apparatus comprising at least three separate sets of waxing modules for respectively facing the top surface of the vehicle, The left side and the right side are played. Furthermore, the independent filling module can be used to enhance specific areas of the vehicle or to perform a single area of beauty waxing. According to the present invention, an automated vehicle grooming apparatus is provided, comprising: first, second, and third waxing tracks, first and second 'third waxing modules, and a control module. The first, second, and third waxing commands are independently disposed on the upper side, the left side, and the right side of a vehicle, and are independently movable with respect to the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle. The first, second, and third waxing modules are respectively disposed on the first, second, and third waxing tracks and movable along the waxing track corresponding thereto, and each of the waxing modules includes at least one The group of grinding drive components, each set of butterfly drive assembly includes at least one sanding head. The control module is coupled to the first, second and third waxing commands, and the first, second and third waxing modules, and the first, second and third respectively can be determined by the control module Three soil modules on the top of one of the vehicles, one left side and one 7 1377991

f TW4248PA Right side grinding wax stroke parameters. 9 * According to the present invention, an automated vehicle grooming method is provided, comprising: setting at least one of a top surface waxing stroke parameter, a left side waxing stroke parameter, and a right side waxing stroke parameter in a control module; And 'automatically waxing, so that the first waxing module, the second waxing module and the third waxing module respectively corresponding to one of the upper side, the left side and the right side of a vehicle can be respectively set according to the The top surface, the left side surface, and the right side surface of the butterfly stroke parameters are independently performed. In order to make the above-mentioned contents of the present invention more comprehensible, the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings will be described in detail as follows: [Embodiment] The present invention provides an automated vehicle cosmetic device and a cosmetic method thereof. The cosmetic device comprises a plurality of groups (such as at least three groups) of independent waxing modules for performing snoring actions on the top, left and right sides of the vehicle, respectively. 〇All waxing modules not only wax the vehicle at the same time, but also can operate independently. The waxing module can also strengthen the specific area of the vehicle or perform a single area of beauty waxing. Therefore, the automated vehicle grooming device of the present invention not only saves manpower and cost, but also has a flexible operation mode, and the vehicle can achieve a good cosmetic effect in a short time. Preferred embodiments of the invention are set forth below. However, the automated vehicle cosmetic devices and cosmetic methods set forth in the examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Furthermore, in the examples, 1377991 * .

The drawings of TW4248PA do not omit unnecessary components in order to clearly show the technology of the present invention. - Please refer to both Figure 1 and Figure 2. 1 is a front elevational view of an automated vehicle grooming device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the automated vehicle grooming device of Fig. 1. In this embodiment, the automated vehicle grooming device includes a control module 50 and at least three sets of 'independent slapsticks', and can be independently moved relative to the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle 10, Each group is equipped with at least one dozen butterfly modules. The control module 50 is coupled to the proofing tracks and the squeezing module, and the control module 50 determines the waxing of the butterfly modules on the top, left and right sides of the vehicle 10, respectively. Itinerary parameters. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first waxing road 11, the second waxing road 12, and the third waxing road 13 are independently located on the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle 10, respectively, and may be individually opposed. Moving on the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle surface 10. The first waxing track 11 has a first waxing module, and the first waxing module can move along the first waxing track 11; the second waxing track D channel 12 has a second waxing module, and The second waxing module is movable along the second waxing track 12; the third waxing track 13 has a third waxing module, and the third waxing module is movable along the third waxing track 13. Each waxing module includes one or more sets of grinder drive assemblies, and each wearer drive assembly includes one or more sanding heads. In this embodiment (as shown in Figure 1), the first waxing module located on the upper side of the vehicle 10 has five sets of waxing drive assemblies, a second waxing module on the left side of the vehicle 10 and a third on the right side. The waxing module has three sets of grinding wax drive components respectively. However, the invention is not limited thereto, and the wax drive 1377991

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The number of groups of TW4248PA components depends on the actual application. In addition, the first waxing track 11, the second waxing road 12, and the third waxing wax road 13 may be respectively disposed on the first waxing rail fixing seat 111, the second waxing road fixing seat 121, and The third waxing rail mount 131 is attached. The first waxing ore fixing seat 111 includes three parts of the right side, the left side and the 'top surface of the vehicle 10, and the second waxing track fixing seat 121 and the third waxing and supporting road fixing seat 131 Then, it is disposed near the right and left of the vehicle 10. Of course, in addition to the manners shown in Figures 1 and 2, the other waxing tracks may be erected by other fixing mechanisms, as long as the setting is waxed in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. After the execution, the grinding wax transmission components can independently move relative to the surface of the vehicle 10 (ie, the right side surface, the left side surface and the top surface of the vehicle 10 can be independently waxed), and can be applied to the automated vehicle of the present invention. In the cosmetic device, the detailed design of the fixing mechanism of the present invention is not particularly limited herein. In addition, the vehicle 10 to be groomed or cosmetically mounted can be attached to a car parking lane 101. In this embodiment, each set of wearer drive assemblies includes at least one sanding head D 21, a drive motor 23, and a motion assembly 25. Taking the wax drive assembly located on the upper side (top) of the vehicle as an example, the motor track of the drive motor 23 is disposed on the first waxing track mount 111. The sanding head is, for example, a sponge head or a sanding wheel. The drive motor 23 is coupled to the control module 50 and the sanding head 21 to drive the sanding head 21 to rotate and polish and polish the surface of the vehicle 10. The motion assembly 25 is coupled to the control module 50 and the sanding head 21. When the sanding head 21 is in contact with the surface of the vehicle 10, the motion assembly 25 can adjust the degree of feed of the sanding head 21 in accordance with the curved surface of the exterior of the vehicle 10. 1377991 I r

The TW4248PA motion assembly 25 is, for example, a telescopic element (for example, a pneumatic cylinder or a spring mechanism) that primarily moves the sanding head 21 in the z direction; or an xyz motion assembly, the sanding head 21 is freely Movement in the X-axis direction, the y-axis direction, and the z-axis direction. Taking the telescopic element as the moving component 25 as an example, the telescopic element is, for example, a telescopic cylinder. The sanding head 21 is mounted on the drive motor 23, and is coupled to the telescopic element in conjunction with the drive motor 23 such that the telescopic element drives the drive motor 23 and the sanding head 21 up and down in the z direction. Similarly, when the telescopic element drives the sanding head 21 to move up and down, the driving motor 23 can simultaneously drive the sanding head 21 to rotate. Of course, the xyz motion assembly 25 can also be used, so that the sanding head 21 can not only move up and down along the z direction, but also move back and forth in the y-axis direction and the z-axis direction, so that the hitting module can be targeted to the vehicle 10 in space. All surfaces perform iron strikes. In one embodiment, each of the tamper-evident modules preferably includes a pneumatic valve (not shown in FIGS. 1, 2) coupled to all of the grinding modules and the waxing mold set. Wax drive assembly. Pneumatic valves are used to adjust the feed rate of the wax drive assembly. In one embodiment, each set of wax drive assembly may also preferably include a pressure sensing unit (not shown in Figures 1 and 2) coupled to the control module 50 and the sanding head 21. When the sanding head 21 is in contact with the surface of the vehicle 10, the pressure sensing unit can be used to detect a contact pressure between the sanding head 21 and the vehicle 10. When the pressure sensing unit detects a pressure change between the sanding head 21 and the vehicle 10, the pressure sensing unit feeds back the signal to the control module 50, 11 1377991

The TW4248PA control module 50 then drives the pneumatic cymbal to adjust the feed of the sanding head 21. For example, the waxing module can adapt to the surface change of the vehicle exterior to provide an appropriate grinding force of the sanding head 21 to avoid harming the surface of the vehicle 10. Additionally, in this embodiment, each set of the wax drive assembly may further include a plurality of sensors disposed on the periphery of the one or more sanding heads 21 to automatically sense the surface position of the vehicle 10. The first, second and third screwing molds, respectively, are generated according to the number of the top, left and right sides of the set, and the sensor detection at the periphery of the sanding head 21, respectively. Vehicle 忉:) One of the top surface of the road, the left side of the snoring path and the right side of the road to the road. Referring to Figure 3A', the green shows a single sanding head and a top view of the sensor. When each set of the wax drive assembly includes only a single sanding head 21, a plurality of sensors are disposed on the periphery of the sanding head 21. In an embodiment, the sensor 31 and the sanding head 21 can be mounted on a base 211. Up, the drive motor 23 can drive the 総 211 to rotate, or only the grinding head 2i. Rotation, which is not limited herein. Furthermore, each set of ground drive assemblies can also include multiple sanding heads. Please refer to Figure 3B for a top view of multiple sanding heads and sensors. A plurality of sensors 31 are also disposed on the base 2 ιι and located on the periphery of the sanding heads 21. The additional amount 15 is, for example, an optical money II or a mechanical sensor, and the present invention is limited in many respects. As for the hits produced by the hit group on the surface of the county 10, it is determined by the parameter and ❹ill 31. Fig. 4A depicts a left side snoring path f not according to an embodiment of the present invention. Assume that the _ group track set set by the tyrant (4) is P (I head start) and set the grinding, stroke parameters, and (4) the movement of the kiss _ group.

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The TW4248PA direction is Q (that is, moving toward the rear of the car), and the distance is S for each movement. The waxing mold 21 of the waxing mold group starts to rotate from the starting point P and moves upward. When the sensing device 31 senses the edge, the signal is transmitted to the control module 50, and the control module 50 transmits the signal to the polishing head. 21 to move it to the right according to the set distance, and then move down, so that a side waxing path can be generated. Wherein, when the sensor 31 senses a non-vehicle surface such as glass (window), metal (tire frame) or plastic (light cover) that does not need to be waxed, the sanding head 21 can turn according to the sensing result. Therefore, as indicated by the distance S' (S'<S), the sanding head 21 will immediately turn after encountering the metal (tire frame) even if the distance S' has not reached the original set value S. Therefore, the waxing path generated by the sanding head 21 on the surface of the vehicle 10 is a combination of the set waxing stroke parameter and the result of the sensor 31, so that the sanding head 21 can be judged and maneuvered according to the different structures of the respective vehicles. The process of waxing is more humane. In addition, FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram showing another left side hitting path according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 4B, the sanding head 21 is on the surface of the vehicle 10. The starting point P of the waxing module also starts from the front of the vehicle, and its moving direction is also 0 Q (ie > moving toward the rear of the vehicle), and the sanding head 21 of the waxing module starts to rotate from the starting point P and moves to the right. When the sensor 31 senses the edge or the non-vehicle surface that does not need to be waxed, the sanding head 21 can turn according to the sensing result, for example, moving the S distance downward according to the set value, and then moving from the right to the left. . This repetition produces another side waxing path. When waxing, the finer part can be set in the control module according to the actual waxing requirement. For example, when the sanding head 21 reaches the position t1, the sensor 31 senses the metal (tire frame) and wants to move downward. If metal is also sensed, the sanding head 21 can be retracted according to the set command 13 1377991 I a

TW4248PA is removed from the surface of the vehicle body and then manually moved to the position of the grinding head 21 to the position t2, or the command is commanded in the control module before the operation, so that the grinding head can do the dodging action in the vicinity of the wheel-to-tire, and then continue to polish The head 21 performs a waxing operation. Therefore, in actual application, the waxing path produced by the sanding head 21 on the surface of the vehicle 10 can be set as the first up and down and then left and right movement as shown in FIG. 4A, and can also be drawn as shown in FIG. 4B. The display moves left and right and then moves up and down, and can provide better setting of the control die 3 group 50 in accordance with the design of each body or the actual operating conditions in the field, and the present invention does not limit this. In addition, the vehicle beauty device further includes an input unit 51 coupled to the control module 50 for receiving data of the vehicle 10, so that the control module 50 can determine the first, second, and the first according to the data of the vehicle 10. The three waxing modules grind the wax stroke parameters on the top, left and right sides of the vehicle 10. For example, the input unit 51 can be a software operation interface, and the user can manually input the basic data of the vehicle 10 into the control module 50 by using the software operation interface. Preferably, the control module 50 and the input unit 51 are constructed in a computer host. The operator can build the required software and database into the computer host, and input various data of the vehicle 10 into the computer host for management. The computer host can propose suitable grinding parameters according to the information of each vehicle. If there is no vehicle data in the database, the geometric shape of the vehicle can be detected by manual means or sensors, and the data can be entered into the database to provide suitable waxing stroke parameters for the vehicle. Furthermore, in an embodiment, each waxing module of the vehicle grooming device may include a first waxing drive assembly and a second waxing drive assembly, wherein the first mill 1377991 » 5

The TW4248PA wax drive assembly has at least one first sanding head for use in a coarse wax process. The second abrasive wax drive assembly has at least one second sanding head applied to a fine wax program. In actual application, the appropriate polishing head can be manually replaced according to the crude wax program or the fine wax program required in the vehicle cosmetic program, or the first or second polishing head can be selected by the control module 50 for grinding. The present invention is not limited to this. In addition, each waxing module of the vehicle cosmetic device can also be equipped with a waxing machine (not shown), and the waxing machine can be moved along with the waxing to complete the waxing operation, and then complete the vehicle beauty program as described above. The crude wax program or fine wax program required in the process. Cosmetic Method The following is a method of applying the beauty of the vehicle cosmetic device to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied. Refer to Figures 1 and 2 for the automated vehicle grooming device of the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a flow chart showing an automated vehicle grooming method in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing the details of the automated vehicle grooming method of Fig. 5. 〇 As shown in Figure 5, the automated vehicle grooming method mainly includes steps 62 and 64. First, at least one of a top surface waxing stroke parameter, a left side waxing stroke parameter, and a right side waxing stroke parameter is set in the control module 50 of the automated vehicle cosmetic device (step 62). Thereafter, the automated waxing is initiated such that the first waxing module, the second waxing module, and the third waxing module respectively corresponding to the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle 10 can each be set according to the The top surface, the left side surface, and the right side surface waxing stroke parameters independently perform a butterflying operation (step 64). 15 1377991 » .

TW4248PA In addition, the set wax stroke parameters are: waxing area range (local or full, single side or all surfaces); sanding head and - the surface of the vehicle is waxed A contact pressure parameter; the number of round trips of the waxing module on the track... and so on are very diverse and can be appropriately set according to actual needs. The following is a detailed description of the flow of an automated vehicle* cosmetic method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. However, the detailed description is only for reference. The actual detailed steps can be adjusted or modified according to different application conditions or the application conditions. There is no limitation here. As shown in Fig. 6, first, before step 62 of Fig. 5, the operator can first guide the cleaned vehicle 10 to the vehicle positioning lane 101 (see Fig. 1), and complete the positioning, as in step 611. Shown. There are many actual guiding methods, one of which is for example, the operator drives the washing vehicle 10 into the device according to the track 101 preset by the device, and positions the vehicle 10 before leaving. Then proceed to step 62. In step 62, the data of the input vehicle 10 (geometric appearance such as vehicle model and model number, etc.) is input to the control module 50 to establish a data file belonging to the vehicle I) 10, and the information of the vehicle 10 is input as shown in step 621. The method may be that the sensing unit 20 detects the coordinate position of the automobile component, or the operator directly performs the measurement operation, and then inputs the measured data to the control module 50 through the input unit 51 to further Establish the body shape information of the vehicle 10. Then, the database can generate a waxing program belonging to the vehicle 10 according to the built-in vehicle 10 data, and complete at least one of the top waxing stroke parameter, the left side waxing stroke parameter and the right side grinding wax stroke parameter. The settings are as shown in step 622. Of course, steps 621, 1377991 • t

The TW4248PA 622 can also be swapped in the order of step 611. If there is no vehicle or material in the database, the number of the vehicle can be detected manually or optically or mechanically, and the data can be entered into the database to provide the appropriate waxing stroke parameters for the vehicle. And setting at least one of the top waxing stroke parameter, the left side waxing stroke parameter and the right side grinding wax stroke parameter. 'Because automakers will launch models in the market according to user needs - different vehicle types, corresponding to the design specifications of each vehicle type, the size of the car is not the same. In the control module 50, the relevant specifications of each vehicle D can be preferably built in first, so that the operation mode and range of the waxing module can be adjusted correspondingly according to different types of vehicles. For example, comparing cars, RVs and buses, the bus body has the largest total length, and each waxing module on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the car requires the largest moving stroke to drive. It grinds the head 21 to contact the body of the entire bus. For a SUV or car with a small overall length, the waxing module requires only a second or smaller movement. In addition, since different vehicle types have a specific outer curved surface, and the position of the area that does not need to be waxed is also different, the degree of feeding of the waxing mold 3 group relative to the vehicle 1 (such as the magnitude and range of the feed amount) is also It must be adjusted with different types of surfaces. If the specifications of each vehicle type are already built in the control module 50, the user can input the geometric shape (for example, model) of the vehicle body 10 to be groomed by the input unit 51, for example, the software operation interface, and control the mode. The group 50 can compare the data of the vehicle 10 in the database with the plurality of waxing procedures stored to quickly provide the relevant waxing stroke recommendation parameters pertaining to the vehicle 10, and establish a waxing procedure pertaining to the vehicle 10. If there is no vehicle information in the database, then 17 1377991

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The TW4248PA can detect the geometric shape of the vehicle by manual or (optical or mechanical) sensing and input its data into the database. Therefore, in addition to directly using the suggested parameters built in the control module 50, the suggested parameters can also be manually adjusted, or the wax stroke parameters can be directly set manually. limit. In addition, when determining the waxing procedure of one of the vehicles 10 based on the information of the vehicle 10, the waxing program of the vehicle 10 may be compared with the data of the vehicle 10 and the waxing program belonging to the vehicle 10 is generated. . By the above-mentioned construction, the body exterior data belonging to the vehicle 10 includes the coordinate positions of the plurality of automobile parts on the vehicle 10, and the plurality of waxing program materials in the database, and the control module 50 is compared. The vehicle 10 preferably has a waxing program and brings the parameters within the body profile (i.e., the coordinate position of the automotive component) into the waxing program to produce a waxing procedure suitable for the vehicle 10. Next, the wax is evenly applied to the surface of the vehicle body by hand or by machine, and an appropriate waxing module is selected, as shown in step 631. Among them, the waxing machine 3 can be attached to the waxing module, and moves along with the waxing track to complete the waxing operation. In general, the more complete beauty method of the vehicle is to carry out the crude wax beauty to remove the obvious scratches or the damaged parts of the outer paint, so as to smooth the light, and then carry out the fine wax beauty to repair the small scratches of the body, and the fine wax. After drying, a protective film can be formed on the outer layer of the paint. For the wax and fine wax beauty, different wax drive components are required, so in this step, the required wax drive assembly and its sanding head are replaced according to the cosmetic procedure performed. 4 9 to each waxing module comprising one of at least one first coarse butterfly sanding head 18 1377991

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The TW4248PA first grinding drive assembly, and the second grinding wax transmission component having at least one second fine sanding head, for example, can start the first grinding wax in the control module 50 according to the performed-beauty program selection. The drive assembly or the second abrasive drive assembly. Wherein, if the first grinding wax transmission component is selected to be activated, after the automatic soiling is initiated, the first coarse soil grinding head system is in contact with the surface of the vehicle and is ground and polished to perform a crude waxing procedure in the vehicle cosmetic process. If the second grinding drive assembly is selected to be activated, after the automatic butterfly is activated, the second fine sanding head is brought into contact with the surface of the vehicle and polished and polished to perform a fine wax procedure for the vehicle. After the various related settings have been completed and the relevant components of the device are ready, proceed to step 64 of Figure 5. Step 64 includes steps 641 to 644 as shown in Fig. 6. As shown in step 641, the location of the vehicle is detected, including the coordinate position of at least one automobile component, and the coordinate position is transmitted to the control module 50 to further establish the body shape data of the vehicle 10, and according to the detection result. At least one of the first, second and third waxing modules is fed to the vicinity of the vehicle I). In this step, for example, an optical or mechanical sensor 31 is used to detect a plurality of vehicle components (for example: windshield leading edge, roof leading edge, roof trailing edge, trunk leading edge, and The coordinate position of the lower edge of the door glass and the like, and the coordinate position is transmitted to the control module 50 to further establish the body shape information of the vehicle 10. The control module 50 calculates the actual width, height, and size of the particular automotive component from the detected coordinate positions. However, this embodiment uses optical or mechanical means to detect the car 19 1377991

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The coordinate position of the TW4248PA component, but in fact, the operator can directly perform the measurement and measurement operation, and then input the measured data into the control module 10 through the input unit 24 to further establish the body of the automobile 100. Appearance data. Or in the control module 50, there are specifications of the built-in models, as long as the information is complete, the vehicle and the model (including the year of manufacture) are input in step 621, and the control module 50 can display the vehicle 10 The width, height is - and the size of the particular automotive component, so step 641 can also be incorporated into step 621 or omitted depending on the actual application. 〇 Next, the automated waxing process is initiated, as shown in step 642. The first, second and third waxing modules respectively have at least one set of grinding wax transmission group--body--one and each-group-grinding-躐-transmitting and moving 4 and . To - less - including a sanding - head 丄 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In this embodiment, the method further includes detecting the contact pressure of the sanding head 21 with the surface of the vehicle 10, and automatically adjusting the feed amount of the waxing drive component according to the detection result, as shown in step 643. Each set of honing transmission components includes, for example, a pressure sensing unit (not shown) coupled to the control module 50 and the sanding head 21, and the pressure sensing unit detects one of the sanding head 21 and the vehicle surface. The relative position and the instantaneous contact pressure, when the pressure detecting unit detects that the instantaneous contact pressure between the sanding head 21 and the surface of the vehicle changes or exceeds the originally set pressure range, the pressure detecting unit returns the signal to the control module 50. The feed amount of the sanding head 21 is adjusted, thereby achieving the purpose of automatically adjusting the contact pressure between the sanding head 21 and the surface of the vehicle. In addition, as previously mentioned, each group of waxing drive components of single or multiple 20 1377991

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The periphery of the TW4248PA sanding head 21 further includes a plurality of optical or mechanical sensors (Fig. 3A, 3B). In the step 642 of starting the automatic waxing, the first first and third waxing modules are respectively The set top, left and right side waxing stroke parameters, and the detection results of the sensors, respectively, independently perform the soiling action on the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle. Taking the first waxing module as an example, after the single or multiple grinding heads 21 are in contact with the top surface of the vehicle 10, the parameters of the top surface of the grinding surface can be matched according to the parameters of the top surface of the grinding head 21 The detection result is moved along the -D-path to complete the waxing action on the top surface of the vehicle 10. The first road guard is, for example, moved from the front end toward the rear of the vehicle, or moved from the rear end to the front end of the vehicle, or reciprocated between the rear end of the vehicle for a plurality of times, and the present invention is not particularly limited thereto. Taking the second waxing module as an example, the single or plurality of sanding heads 21 are connected to the left side surface, and then matched according to the set left side grinding wax stroke. The detection result of the sensor on the periphery of the sanding head 21 is moved along a second path to independently complete the waxing action on the left side of the vehicle 1 (the "Dragon Group's left side of the seeding path can be referred to The first figure and its related description). ', taking the first waxing group as an example, after the single or multiple grinding heads 21 are in contact with the right side of the vehicle, according to the set right side surface grinding parameters and In conjunction with the detection result of the sensor on the periphery of the sanding head 21, it moves lightly along a second path to independently complete the soiling action on the right side of the vehicle 1G. Thereafter, as shown in step (4), manual or mechanical means can be utilized ( For example, to determine whether the snoring step is completed. If it has not been completed yet, it is necessary to add a 1G local area difference. Another type of car 躐 21 21377791

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For TW4248PA, repeat steps 622-644. For example, if the owner needs to reinforce the traces on the left side rear door, or complete the fine wax beauty procedure to complete the fine wax beauty procedure, the relevant parameters can be reset to complete the partial or comprehensive automatic beauty maintenance. . If it is determined that the waxing step has been completed, then as shown in step 65, the first, second and third waxing modules are moved back to their respective operating origins. Thereafter, the operator can drive the vehicle 100 away from the fixed road 101, thus completing the work. 3 Therefore, the automated vehicle grooming apparatus and method thereof according to the present invention comprise both a coarse adjustment mode and a fine adjustment mode, wherein the first, second and third waxing modules are movable relative to the vehicle based on vehicle data. And the waxing operation is a coarse adjustment mode, and each group of the waxing drive assembly can feed the sanding head 21 to the surface of the vehicle body for waxing work, which is a fine adjustment mode. For a system block diagram of an automated vehicle grooming device, please refer to FIGS. 7A and 7B, which illustrate a system block diagram of an automated vehicle grooming device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 7B is a single block in the waxing module. A block diagram of the system of the group of wax drive components. In this embodiment, the automated vehicle grooming device includes a control module 50 and at least three independent waxing commands coupled to the control module 50, including a first waxing track 11 and a second waxing command. The 12 and third waxing lanes 13, respectively, are independently located on the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle 10, and are independently movable relative to the upper, left, and right sides of the vehicle 10. The first waxing method 11 has a first waxing module (the first waxing module can follow the first waxing ceremony 22 1377991

The TW4248PA module can be followed by the first waxing module, the second brother's two waxing module (the second butterfly moving), the third is the second, the second is the second brother, and the two brothers can follow the The third breeze track moves: "The waxing group includes one or more sets of grinding wax drive components. The single-grinding drive component is connected to the control module 50. Furthermore, the US Valley device includes - The input unit 5 is used to input the information of the vehicle 10. "Mystery to the control panel group 50,

J Refer to Figure 7B for the system block diagram of the single-group components in each group. Each set of grinding screw drive assemblies includes at least a drive motor 23 and a motion assembly 25. The sanding head 21 invites the module 50 to be lightly connected.偻 $ π &, ', -, control coupling city (four) amount 5G and grinding head magic = waste motion component 25 with control module car 50 and beat table grinding face into the Wada head 21 贞 vehicle 1 When the surface of the crucible is in contact, the movable component is a telescopic element that allows the sanding head 21 to move in the z direction.

The moving assembly allows the sanding head 21 to freely move in the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction of the x-axis. The sound of the head 21 can be polished in accordance with the type of the vehicle 1G. The force can be reverted and the adjustment member can further include: a middle set of each of the grinding and moving groups, including a rolling valve 27 and a pressure sensing unit 28, a module 50 and a sanding head 21. When the sanding head 21 is in contact with the vehicle auxiliary table, the pressure sensing unit can be used to contact the pressure of one of the dicing heads 2::. When the pressure sensing unit detects the change of the pressure of the sanding head 21=, the pressure sensing unit feeds back the signal to the control, and the control module 50 drives the pneumatic valve to adjust the grinding head 2"j 23 1377991 i ,

Feed of TW4248PA. In this way, the waxing module can adapt to the curved surface change of the exterior of the vehicle 10 to provide an appropriate grinding force of the sanding head 21 to avoid harming the surface of the vehicle 10. Furthermore, in one embodiment, each set of the wax drive assembly may further include one or more sensors 31 disposed on the periphery of the one or more sanding heads 21 and coupled to the control module 50 for automatic sensing. The surface position of the vehicle 10. When the sensor 31 senses the non-waxed area, it transmits a signal to the control module 50, and the control module 50 transmits a signal to the sanding head 21 to turn or move according to the set distance, so that the waxing drive component completes its Waxing path. According to the above embodiment, the automated vehicle grooming device of the present invention comprises three sets of independent waxing courses, which are respectively located on both sides and the upper side of the vehicle, and each group is connected to a control unit to control the position of each road. After the vehicle is fixed, the three sets of waxing tracks can be moved relative to the vehicle (rough adjustment mode), and a waxing module is disposed on the waxing road, and each group of waxing modules has at least one sanding head. When the wax is applied to the vehicle body manually or mechanically, a waxing beauty action can be performed. Among them, the grinding head will touch the surface of the car body according to the set pressure and start to polish and polish. During the grinding process, the sanding head will automatically sense the surface of the car body to adjust the feeding degree and relative of the grinding head and the car body surface. Position (fine mode), and give appropriate contact pressure to maintain the waxing quality, and then search the surface of the car body by the sensor on the periphery of the sanding head to create and complete a grinding path. In summary, the automated vehicle grooming device of the present invention not only greatly reduces the manpower requirement of the vehicle grooming work, but also applies the first, second and third waxing on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the beauty vehicle in practical application. Taoist system 24 1377991

The TW4248PA is independently set and can be moved separately from the upper side, the left side and the right side of the vehicle. Therefore, the first, second and third waxing modules arranged on the waxing road can independently be on the top and left sides of the vehicle. The butterfly is polished on the face and the right side. The operator can perform full waxing in the coarse mode and/or fine mode according to the condition of the car or the owner, or perform waxing on one side separately, or 'for local The area is fortified or cosmetically designed to make the automated beauty device more flexible in operation, lower operating costs, and better waxing. In view of the above, the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims. 25 (S.) 1377991

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TW4248PA [Simple Description of the Drawings] • Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of an automated vehicle-cosmetic device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the automated vehicle cosmetic device of Fig. 1. Figure 3A shows a top view of a single sanding head and sensor. Figure 3B shows a top view of a plurality of sanding heads and sensors. 4A is a schematic view showing a left side waxing path according to an embodiment of the invention. 〇 Figure 4B is a schematic diagram showing another left side shot path in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a flow chart showing an automated vehicle aesthetic method in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing the details of the automated vehicle grooming method of Fig. 5. 7A and 7B are system block diagrams of an automated vehicle grooming device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 7B is a system block diagram of a single set of waxing drive components in a waxing module. [Main component symbol description] 10 : Vehicle 101 : Car positioning track 11 : First waxing command 111 : First waxing track mount 12 : Second hitting bad road 26 1377991 » ί

TW4248PA 121 : Second waxing holder • 13 : Third waxing track. 131 : Third waxing holder 50 : Control module 21 : Sanding head ' 211 : Base 23 Drive motor 25 Moving components 27 Pneumatic valve 28 Pressure sensing unit 31 Sensor 51 Input unit Ρ: Waxing module starting point Q: Moving direction of waxing module S: Moving distance of waxing module 27

Claims (1)

1377991 100 years, 4th, 4th, revised replacement page 10, the scope of application for patents: h - an automatic vehicle beauty device, including · a first-snoring track, - the second dragon road and the third dozen sacrifice track, respectively The ground is disposed on the upper side, the left side and the right side of a vehicle, and can be independently moved relative to the upper side, the left side and the right side of the vehicle; the first ant module, the second snoring module and a third butterfly module 'Setting on the first, second, and third striking roads respectively and moving along the corresponding ants, and each of the proofing modules includes at least one set of honing transmission components, each of the groups The honing transmission component comprises at least one sanding head and a plurality of sensors (Sens 〇r); and the control module ′ is associated with the first, second and third beats, with U-, second and The third snoring module is reduced, and the control module can respectively determine the first, second, and third snoring modules on the top surface, the left side surface, and the right side surface of the vehicle. a parameter, wherein the sensors are disposed on the periphery of the or the sanding head to sense the vehicle The surface position ' causes the first, second and third snoring modules to generate a top surface and a left side of the vehicle according to the top surface, the left side surface and the right side surface squeezing stroke parameters and the sensors respectively Wax path on the side and a right side. 2. The wheel cosmetic device of claim 1, wherein each of the set of wax drive assemblies further comprises: - a drive motor coupled to the sanding head to drive the sanding head to rotate; and - retractable The element 'connects to the sanding head, wherein when the sanding head is in contact with the vehicle, the retractable element changes the surface of the wheel according to the curved surface of the vehicle shape 28 1377991 The degree of feed. 3. The vehicle grooming device of claim 2, wherein each of the group of waxing drive assemblies further comprises: a pressure sensing unit coupled to the control module and the sanding head for detecting The sanding head is in contact with one of the vehicles. 4. The vehicle grooming device of claim 3, wherein the waxing module further comprises a pneumatic valve coupled to the control module and the waxing drive assembly, wherein the pneumatic valve is used to adjust the The feed rate of the wax drive assembly. 5. The vehicle grooming device of claim 1, wherein the sensors are a plurality of optical sensors or mechanical sensors. 6. The vehicle grooming device of claim 1, further comprising: an input unit coupled to the control module for receiving information of the vehicle, such that the control module is The data respectively determines the waxing stroke parameters of the first, second and third waxing modules on the top surface, the left side surface and the right side surface of the vehicle. 7. The vehicle grooming device of claim 1, wherein each of the set of wax drive assemblies further comprises: a drive motor coupled to the sanding head to drive the sanding head to rotate; and an xyz motion An assembly coupled to the drive motor to move the sanding head in an X-axis direction, a y-axis direction, and a z-axis direction, wherein the sanding head is compliant with the xyz motion component when the sanding head is in contact with the vehicle Car 29 Λι1 ^ 10 October 4th, 2010 to correct the surface change of the page i to adjust its feed. 8, *In the scope of application for patents, each of the snoring modules includes one (four) 嫉1 〇Wu Gu device and its 庳 朴 朴 2 (4) implements can be moved along the center of the 'μ waxing to apply for coating Wax operation. —n9·: The invention relates to the vehicle grooming device according to Item 1, wherein the sanding head is a Haijin grinding head or a sanding cloth wheel. Device, The scoop includes the emperor ^ please apply the vehicle grooming device described in the first item of the patent scope, and the vehicle positioning module is used to fix the vehicle. U. The waxing module of the patent application scope includes: a first waxing drive assembly for a crude wax program; and the vehicle cosmetic device of item 1, having at least one first sanding head The second grinding head should be a second grinding wax drive assembly having at least one for a fine ant procedure. 12. The vehicle grooming device of claim 5, wherein the control module is configured to select the first wear drive assembly or the first wax drive assembly for a waxing stroke. 13. An automated vehicle grooming method comprising: setting a top surface waxing stroke parameter, a left side waxing stroke parameter, and a right side waxing stroke parameter at least one of the control modules; and initiating an automated operation Wax, so that the first waxing module, the second waxing module and the third waxing group respectively corresponding to one of the upper side, the left side and the right side of the vehicle can be independently waxed, wherein Each of the set of wax drive assemblies further includes a plurality of sensors (sens〇r) disposed on the periphery of the or the sanding heads 30 1377991 100% of the replacement page, the first and second The third waxing module is configured to detect the surface position of the vehicle according to the set top surface, the left side surface and the right side surface, respectively, and use the sensor to detect the surface position of the vehicle, and independently perform the vehicle Waxing action on the upper side, left side and right side. 14. The vehicle grooming method as recited in claim 13 of the claim, further comprising positioning the vehicle and then performing automated waxing. 15. If the vehicle grooming method described in claim 13 is applied, The method further includes: ' ' the second and the third waxing module to detect the position of the vehicle; and feeding the first one or the first one to the vicinity of the vehicle according to the detection result. The vehicle grooming method according to Item 13, wherein the 3th, the second, and the third snoring modules respectively have at least a group of grinding drive components, and each of the group of wax driving assemblies comprises at least one sanding head. The step of initiating the automatic snoring further comprises: contacting the sanding head with the surface of the vehicle for polishing and polishing. 17. The vehicle grooming method of claim 16, wherein the step of setting the waxing stroke parameters further comprises: a pressure parameter, and the sanding head contacts the vehicle according to the set pressure &gt; Surface for waxing action. 18. If the step of applying the waxing action as described in Item 16 of the Appreciation Section is included, the method further includes: Detecting the contact pressure between the sanding head and the vehicle, and automatically adjusting the wax driving component according to the result. Feed rate. </ RTI> </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; And the grinding head, in the automatic adjustment of the grinding force component of the stepping force sensing unit &lt;measuring the grinding head disk of the car:: relative position 'and automatically adjust the sanding head and the vehicle surface 20. # Applying for the vehicle grooming method described in item 19 of the patent scope, ^ when the pressure is detected between the sanding head and the surface of the vehicle, the pressure measuring unit returns the signal to the control mode, and To adjust the feed of the sanding head. 2, • As in the vehicle grooming method described in claim 13, the sensors in the eight senses use optical sensing to detect the position of the vehicle surface. 4 22···················································· The wax stroke parameter is at least the first one of the first waxing module, and the first one of the first waxing module is the one of the first waxing module. The head system and the vehicle are: after the top surface is contacted, 'moving along the path of the younger brother according to the set top grinding wax stroke parameter to independently complete the waxing action of the top surface; the first waxing module Single or multiple sanding heads and the vehicle's 32 1377991 100 years 丨 0月4 revision replacement page = side joints' according to the set left side pure stroke parameters moved along a second path to complete independently The soiling action of the left side surface: the single or more sanding heads of the second waxing module are in contact with the right side surface of the vehicle, and according to the set The three-path movement 'to complete the ant-acting action on the right side independently. The vehicle cosmetic method of claim 13, wherein each module comprises a moving component having at least a first-thick ant grinding head, and a second grinding head having at least one second fine grinding head 2 The wax drive assembly, the method further comprising: selecting to activate the first wax drive assembly or the first ground drive assembly in the control module. One notice, Qin II ^ Please apply the vehicle grooming method described in item 24 of the patent scope, when the first first = 7 ant drive components, start the automation and polish at: :::::=: Car:::; Touch and polish the surface contact of the vehicle and polish it to the beauty of the vehicle. In the case of setting the second = please: the vehicle grooming method described in item 13 of the profit range, the wax is uniformly applied to the surface of the vehicle before the stroke parameters of the second machine or the right side of the machine are used. The vehicle grooming method described in Item 26 of the first application, the machine tool, the -4:2:=;::7:: the first-coating &quot; brother-in-one wax machine, the waxing machine 33 13779.91 100 On October 4th, the revised replacement page is moved along a first waxing, a second waxing, and a third waxing to complete the waxing operation. 28. The vehicle grooming method of claim 13, wherein after the completion of the action, the method further comprises: automatically moving the first, second, and third waxing modules to return to each of the operation starting points. 34