Vertical car washer

The vertical car washing machine addresses the issue of spray dead angles and weak force by enabling nozzles to move in three dimensions, ensuring comprehensive cleaning of vehicle surfaces.

CN222179453UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-17WUHAN HUICHENG TIANXIA TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420364296.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-27
Publication Date
2024-12-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-02-27

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Technical Problem

Existing car washing machines have fixed nozzles that cannot move in all directions, resulting in spray dead angles and weak spraying force, leading to insufficient cleaning.

Method used

A vertical car washing machine with a supporting mechanism, side and top shells, and movable nozzles equipped with a vertical and horizontal motion mechanism, allowing the nozzles to move in three-dimensional directions via a coordinated linkage of X, Y, Z, and A axes, and a side flushing mechanism for short-range horizontal displacement.

Benefits of technology

The movable nozzles effectively cover most car surfaces, reducing spray dead angles and ensuring thorough cleaning by moving in three-dimensional directions and accommodating different vehicle heights and shapes.

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Abstract

A vertical car washing machine comprises a supporting mechanism, a side shell, a top shell and a first spray head. The side shell and the top shell move on the beam rail through the walking mechanism. A side flushing mechanism is arranged in each group of side shells, a main body of each side flushing mechanism is a vertical hydraulic rod fixed on the corresponding side shell, a horizontal cross rod is fixed at the telescopic end of each hydraulic rod, a gear is fixed at each of the two ends of each cross rod, and a vertical moving seat is a horizontal mounting seat; the two sides of the gear are in sliding fit with the side wall of the side shell through vertical rails respectively, each set of gear is meshed with a non-annular toothed chain, the bottom end of each set of toothed chain is fixedly matched with a vertical movement base, a second spray head is arranged on the vertical movement base, and at least one set of nozzles is arranged on the second spray head. A vertical movement mechanism and a horizontal movement mechanism which are used for controlling the vertical movement position and the horizontal movement position of the first spray head are mounted in the top shell and the side shell; the utility model has the beneficial effects that the spray head can move, the spraying dead angle is less, and the spray washing is cleaner.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of car washing machines, in particular to a vertical car washing machine. Background Art

[0002] Cars are a common means of transportation for modern people. In order to keep the appearance of the car clean and tidy, the car will be cleaned every once in a while, so car washing machines came into being.

[0003] A fully automatic car washing machine with the publication number CN216269165U comprises: a base, on the top of which two horizontally arranged hydraulic rods are symmetrically installed, the ends of the hydraulic rods are vertically connected to the side walls of the support frame, and the support frame is located at the top of the base; a cleaning bracket, which is arranged on the side of the support frame, and the cleaning bracket is vertically installed on the top of the base; and also comprises: a vertical shaft, the bottom end of which is installed on the support frame, the top of the vertical shaft is coaxially connected to one end of the transmission rod, and the transmission rod rotates and passes through the pressure cylinder, and the side wall of the pressure cylinder is fixedly installed on the top of the support frame; a pump machine, which is symmetrically installed on the upper surface of the base. The fully automatic car washing machine is provided with a double cleaning mechanism, and after rinsing the car, it can also be washed, the cleaning effect of the device is better, and the washing structure does not need to be driven by a motor, which reduces the production cost.

[0004] The nozzles (side nozzles, top nozzles) of the above-mentioned prior art are all fixedly arranged. During the spray cleaning operation, the nozzles cannot move in all directions, and there are many areas with spray dead angles and weak spraying force, resulting in insufficient cleaning. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a vertical car washing machine to solve the problems mentioned in the above background technology.

[0006] The above technical objectives of the utility model are achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A vertical car washing machine comprises: a supporting mechanism, a side shell, a top shell, and a first nozzle; the side shell is a vertical shell structure, and there are two groups of them. The tops of the two groups of side shells are vertically fixedly connected by a top shell of a horizontal shell structure, and the main body of the supporting mechanism is a group of parallel beam rails, and the side shells and the top shell move on the beam rails through a walking mechanism; a side flushing mechanism is arranged in each group of side shells, and the main body of the side flushing mechanism is a vertical hydraulic rod fixed on the side shell, and a horizontal cross bar is fixed at the telescopic end of the hydraulic rod, and a gear is respectively fixed at both ends of the cross bar, and the vertical motion seat is a horizontal mounting seat, and a vertical track and a side wall of the side shell are respectively adopted on both sides to form a sliding fit, and a non-annular tooth chain is meshed on each group of gears, and the bottom end of each group of tooth chains is fixedly matched with the vertical motion seat, and a second nozzle is arranged on the vertical motion seat, and at least one group of nozzles is arranged on the second nozzle; a vertical motion mechanism and a horizontal motion mechanism for controlling the vertical and horizontal movement positions of the first nozzle are installed in the top shell and the side shell.

[0008] In order to realize the vertical and horizontal movement position of the first nozzle, the main body of the vertical movement mechanism is a second bidirectional motor with a reducer, and the second bidirectional motor is fixed in the top shell; the main body of the horizontal movement mechanism is a servo slide rail and a slider matched with it; the output shafts at both ends of the second bidirectional motor are each fixed with a driven wheel through a second transmission rod, and the two groups of driven wheels are respectively matched with the driven wheels fixed at the bottom of the side shell on the same side through a conveyor belt transmission. A connecting shell with a shell structure is fixed on the same side belt surface of each conveyor belt, and a horizontal servo slide rail is clamped between the two groups of connecting shells through a clamping seat, and the first nozzle is fixed on the slider on the servo slide rail, and the first nozzle is provided with multiple vertically downward nozzles.

[0009] In order to allow the vehicle to dry quickly after cleaning, a drying mechanism is installed on the side shell and the top shell, and the drying mechanism includes: a vertical heater and a side heater; the number of the vertical heaters is at least two groups, the vertical heater is installed on the top shell, and the air outlet of the vertical heater is vertically downwardly arranged to form a vertical air outlet, and the side heater is installed on the side shell, and the number of side heaters on each group of side shells is not less than one group, and the air outlets of the side heaters on the two groups of side shells are arranged opposite to each other.

[0010] In order to enable the side air heater to adapt to a vehicle body of higher height, the air outlet of the side air heater is elongated to form a side extended air outlet.

[0011] In order to make the nozzle on the first nozzle more convenient when cleaning the front and rear of the vehicle, the clamping seat, servo slide rail, slider, and first nozzle have the ability to rotate synchronously: the clamping seat and the connecting shell are connected by a rotating cylinder, the fixed end of the rotating cylinder is fixed inside the connecting shell, and the rotating end of the rotating cylinder protrudes out of the connecting shell and is fixedly connected to the clamping seat.

[0012] In order to prevent the servo slide rail from being subjected to excessive force, which may cause the servo slide rail to be damaged, the two connecting shells are connected and fixed by a reinforcing beam.

[0013] In order to make the side flushing mechanism have short-range horizontal displacement capability and can repeatedly flush a position, the vertical motion seat is connected to the second nozzle through a servo slide. The servo slide has a horizontal motion direction and is fixed on the side of the vertical motion seat. The second nozzle is fixed on the slide of the servo slide.

[0014] In order to realize the movement ability of the side shell and the top shell on the beam rail, the walking mechanism includes: a first bidirectional motor, a power walking wheel, a first transmission rod, and a driven walking wheel. The number of the power walking wheels is two groups, which are respectively rollingly fitted on the two groups of beam rails. The two groups of power walking wheels are coaxially connected by the first transmission rod and the output end of a first bidirectional motor with a reducer. Each group of side shells is respectively equipped with a driven walking wheel through bearings and shafts, and the driven walking wheels are rollingly fitted on the beam rails on the same side thereof; the common plane of the axis lines of the power walking wheel and the driven walking wheel is a horizontal plane.

[0015] In order to facilitate the installation of beam rails, in the support mechanism, both ends of the two groups of beam rails are supported and fixed by support frames with arch structures, and the sides of the two groups of support frames are reinforced and connected by reinforcement frames with square tube structures.

[0016] In summary, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The nozzle can be displaced and moved, with fewer dead angles for spraying and cleaner spraying: through the establishment of a walking mechanism, a vertical motion mechanism, a horizontal motion mechanism, a side flushing mechanism and a rotating cylinder, the horizontal position of the first nozzle cleaning can be changed by controlling the position of the slider on the servo slide rail. This cleaning movement direction is defined as the X-axis. By controlling the second bidirectional motor to drive the driving wheel to rotate, the driving wheel drives the conveyor belt thereon to rotate, thereby changing the position of the connecting shell on the conveyor belt, thereby changing the position of the matching horizontal motion mechanism on the connecting shell, and thereby changing the vertical position of the first nozzle cleaning. This cleaning movement direction is defined as the Z-axis. By controlling the rotation angle of the rotating cylinder, the overall deflection angle of the horizontal motion mechanism can be controlled, thereby controlling the spray angle of the first nozzle cleaning. This cleaning movement direction is defined as the A-axis. By controlling the movement of the first bidirectional motor, the first bidirectional motor drives the power walking wheel to move on the beam rail, thereby driving the side shell and the top shell to move as a whole on the supporting mechanism, thereby controlling the movement direction of the first nozzle along the beam rail during cleaning. This cleaning The movement direction is defined as the Y axis; through the coordinated linkage of the four axes X, Y, Z, and A, the first nozzle can be driven to move in three-dimensional directions, so that the cleaning operation of most positions of the roof, front, and rear of the car can be realized. When it is necessary to clean the side of the car, by controlling the position of the slide on the servo slide to change the horizontal position of the second nozzle, the side flushing mechanism can have a short-range horizontal displacement capability, so that a certain position on the side of the car can be repeatedly flushed. By controlling the extension length of the hydraulic rod and the horizontal height of the cross bar, the movement height of the vertical motion seat is controlled by the tooth chain, and then the height position of the servo slide and the second nozzle on the vertical motion seat is changed, so that the cleaning of positions at different heights on the side of the vehicle can be realized. Through the establishment of the tooth chain, the vertical motion seat can move to the bottom of the hydraulic rod, and then the second nozzle on the vertical motion seat can clean the side of the car body at the same height as the cylinder of the hydraulic rod, which makes up for the defect of cleaning dead angles in traditional car washing machines. In summary, the utility model has fewer spray dead angles and cleaner spraying. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the walking mechanism and the vertical motion mechanism in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the side flushing mechanism of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the horizontal motion mechanism and the vertical motion mechanism in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the structure at center A;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotary cylinder structure in the utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the matching structure of the toothed chain in the utility model;

[0025] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the support mechanism in the utility model;

[0026] In the figure, 1, supporting mechanism; 2, side shell; 3, top shell; 4, drying mechanism; 5, walking mechanism; 6, vertical movement mechanism; 7, horizontal movement mechanism; 8, side flushing mechanism; 9, rotating cylinder; 11, beam rail; 12, supporting frame; 13, reinforcing frame; 41, vertical heater; 42, side heater; 43, vertical air outlet; 44, side extended air outlet; 51, first bidirectional motor; 52, power walking wheel; 53, first transmission rod ; 54, driven walking wheel; 61, second bidirectional motor; 62, driving wheel; 63, second transmission rod; 64, driven wheel; 65, conveyor belt; 66, connecting shell; 71, clamping seat; 72, servo slide rail; 73, slider; 74, first nozzle; 75, reinforcement beam; 81, hydraulic rod; 82, cross bar; 83, gear; 84, vertical motion seat; 85, servo slide; 86, second nozzle; 87, vertical track; 88, tooth chain. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Example:

[0029] See also Figure 1-Figure 8 , the utility model provides a technical solution:

[0030] A vertical car washing machine comprises: a support mechanism 1, a side shell 2, a top shell 3, and a first nozzle 74; the side shell 2 is a vertical shell structure, and there are two groups of side shells 2. The tops of the two groups of side shells 2 are vertically fixedly connected by a top shell 3 with a horizontal shell structure. The main body of the support mechanism 1 is a group of parallel beam rails 11, and the side shells 2 and the top shell 3 move on the beam rails 11 through a walking mechanism 5; each group of side shells 2 is provided with a side flushing mechanism 8, and the main body of the side flushing mechanism 8 is a vertical hydraulic rod 81 fixed on the side shell 2, and a horizontal cross bar is fixed to the telescopic end of the hydraulic rod 81 82, a gear 83 is fixed at each end of the cross bar 82, the vertical motion seat 84 is a horizontal mounting seat, and a vertical track 87 is used on both sides to form a sliding fit with the side wall of the side shell 2, each set of gears 83 is meshed with a non-annular tooth chain 88, and the bottom end of each set of tooth chain 88 is fixedly matched with the vertical motion seat 84, and a second nozzle 86 is arranged on the vertical motion seat 84, and at least one set of nozzles is arranged on the second nozzle 86; a vertical motion mechanism 6 and a horizontal motion mechanism 7 for controlling the vertical and horizontal movement positions of the first nozzle 74 are installed in the top shell 3 and the side shell 2.

[0031] The main body of the vertical motion mechanism 6 is a second bidirectional motor 61 with a reducer, and the second bidirectional motor 61 is fixed in the top shell 3; the main body of the horizontal motion mechanism 7 is a servo slide rail 72 and a slider 73 matched with it; the output shafts at both ends of the second bidirectional motor 61 are each fixed with a driven wheel 64 through a second transmission rod 63, and the two groups of driven wheels 64 are respectively matched with the driven wheels 64 fixed at the bottom of the side shell 2 on the same side through a conveyor belt 65. A connecting shell 66 with a shell structure is fixed on the same side belt surface of each conveyor belt 65. A horizontal servo slide rail 72 is clamped between the two groups of connecting shells 66 through a clamping seat 71, and a first nozzle 74 is fixed on the slider 73 on the servo slide rail 72, and the first nozzle 74 is provided with a plurality of vertically downward nozzles.

[0032] The side shell 2 and the top shell 3 are provided with a drying mechanism 4, which includes: a vertical air heater 41 and a side air heater 42; the number of the vertical air heaters 41 is at least two groups, the vertical air heaters 41 are provided on the top shell 3, and the air outlets of the vertical air heaters 41 are vertically downwardly arranged to form vertical air outlets 43; the side air heaters 42 are provided on the side shells 2, and the number of the side air heaters 42 on each group of the side shells 2 is not less than one group, and the air outlets of the side air heaters 42 on the two groups of the side shells 2 are arranged opposite to each other.

[0033] The air outlet of the side heater 42 is elongated to form a side extended air outlet 44 .

[0034] The clamping seat 71, servo slide rail 72, slider 73, and first nozzle 74 have the ability to rotate synchronously: the clamping seat 71 and the connecting shell 66 are connected through a rotating cylinder 9, the fixed end of the rotating cylinder 9 is fixed inside the connecting shell 66, and the rotating end of the rotating cylinder 9 protrudes out of the connecting shell 66 and is fixedly connected to the clamping seat 71.

[0035] The two connection shells 66 are connected and fixed by a reinforcing beam 75 .

[0036] The vertical motion seat 84 is connected to the second nozzle 86 via a servo slide 85 . The servo slide 85 has a horizontal motion direction and is fixed to the side of the vertical motion seat 84 . The second nozzle 86 is fixed on the slide of the servo slide 85 .

[0037] The walking mechanism 5 includes: a first bidirectional motor 51, a power walking wheel 52, a first transmission rod 53, and a driven walking wheel 54. The number of the power walking wheels 52 is two groups, which are respectively rollingly fitted on two groups of beam rails 11. The two groups of power walking wheels 52 are coaxially connected by the first transmission rod 53 and the output end of a first bidirectional motor 51 with a reducer. Each group of side shells 2 is respectively equipped with a driven walking wheel 54 through bearings and shafts. The driven walking wheel 54 is rollingly fitted on the beam rail 11 on the same side thereof; the common plane of the axis lines of the power walking wheel 52 and the driven walking wheel 54 is a horizontal plane.

[0038] In the support mechanism 1 , both ends of the two groups of beam rails 11 are supported and fixed by support frames 12 with an arched structure, and the sides of the two groups of support frames 12 are reinforced and connected by a reinforcement frame 13 with a square tube structure.

[0039] When in use, a hose is used to connect the first nozzle 74 and the second nozzle 86 to a high-pressure water pipe with a solenoid valve; an external air circuit control system is connected to the rotating cylinder 9, the hydraulic rod 81, the servo slide 72, and the servo slide 85; an external power supply is connected to the vertical heater 41, the side heater 42, the first bidirectional motor 51, and the second bidirectional motor 61. When the vehicle drives into the support mechanism 1, the solenoid valve connected to the first nozzle 74 and the second nozzle 86 is opened, and the first nozzle 74 and the second nozzle 86 start to spray water / foam to clean the surface of the vehicle. The horizontal position of the first nozzle 74 for cleaning can be changed by controlling the position of the slider 73 on the servo slide 72. , this cleaning movement direction is defined as the X-axis, by controlling the second bidirectional motor 61 to drive the driving wheel 62 to rotate, the driving wheel 62 drives the conveyor belt 65 thereon to rotate, thereby changing the position of the connecting shell 66 on the conveyor belt 65, thereby changing the position of the horizontal motion mechanism 7 matched on the connecting shell 66, and thereby changing the vertical position of the first nozzle 74 cleaning, this cleaning movement direction is defined as the Z-axis, by controlling the rotation angle of the rotating cylinder 9, the overall deflection angle of the horizontal motion mechanism 7 can be controlled, thereby controlling the spray angle of the first nozzle 74 cleaning, this cleaning movement direction is defined as the A-axis, by controlling the movement of the first bidirectional motor 51, the first bidirectional The motor 51 drives the power walking wheel 52 to move on the beam rail 11, and then drives the side shell 2 and the top shell 3 to move as a whole on the support mechanism 1, and then controls the movement direction of the first nozzle 74 along the beam rail 11 during cleaning. This cleaning movement direction is defined as the Y axis; through the coordinated linkage of the four axes X, Y, Z, and A, the first nozzle 74 can be driven to move in a three-dimensional direction, and the cleaning operation of most positions of the roof, front, and rear of the car can be realized. When it is necessary to clean the side of the car, the horizontal position of the second nozzle 86 is changed by controlling the position of the slide seat on the servo slide 85, so that the side flushing mechanism 8 can have a short-range horizontal displacement capability. , a certain position on the side of the vehicle can be repeatedly washed, and the horizontal height of the cross bar 82 can be controlled by controlling the extension length of the hydraulic rod 81, and then the movement height of the vertical motion seat 84 can be changed through the toothed chain 88, and then the height position of the servo slide 85 and the second nozzle 86 on the vertical motion seat 84 can be changed, so that the positions at different heights on the side of the vehicle can be washed. Through the establishment of the toothed chain 88, the vertical motion seat 84 can move to the bottom of the hydraulic rod 81, and then the second nozzle 86 on the vertical motion seat 84 can wash the side of the vehicle body at the same height as the cylinder body of the hydraulic rod 81, which makes up for the defect of blind spots in cleaning in traditional car washing machines.

[0040] This specific embodiment is merely an explanation of the present invention and is not a limitation of the present invention. After reading this specification, those skilled in the art may make non-creative modifications to the present embodiment as needed, but such modifications are protected by patent law as long as they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vertical car washing machine, include: A support mechanism (1), a side shell (2), a top shell (3), and a first nozzle (74); characterized in that: the side shell (2) is a vertical shell structure, and there are two groups of them. The tops of the two groups of side shells (2) are vertically fixedly connected by a top shell (3) with a horizontal shell structure. The main body of the support mechanism (1) is a group of parallel beam rails (11). The side shells (2) and the top shell (3) move on the beam rails (11) through a walking mechanism (5). Each group of side shells (2) is provided with a side flushing mechanism (8). The main body of the side flushing mechanism (8) is a vertical hydraulic rod (81) fixed on the side shell (2). The telescopic end of the hydraulic rod (81) is fixed with a horizontal cross bar (81). 2), a gear (83) is fixed at each end of the crossbar (82), the vertical motion seat (84) is a horizontal mounting seat, and a vertical track (87) and a side wall of the side shell (2) are used on both sides to form a sliding fit, each set of gears (83) is meshed with a non-annular tooth chain (88), and the bottom end of each set of tooth chains (88) is fixedly matched with the vertical motion seat (84), and a second nozzle (86) is arranged on the vertical motion seat (84), and the second nozzle (86) is provided with at least one set of nozzles; a vertical motion mechanism (6) and a horizontal motion mechanism (7) for controlling the vertical and horizontal motion positions of the first nozzle (74) are installed in the top shell (3) and the side shell (2).

2. A vertical car washing machine according to claim 1, Features: The main body of the vertical motion mechanism (6) is a second bidirectional motor (61) with a reducer, and the second bidirectional motor (61) is fixed in the top shell (3); the main body of the horizontal motion mechanism (7) is a servo slide rail (72) and a slider (73) matched with it; the output shafts at both ends of the second bidirectional motor (61) are each fixed with a driven wheel (64) through a second transmission rod (63), and the two groups of driven wheels (64) are respectively matched with the driven wheels (64) fixed at the bottom of the side shell (2) on the same side through a conveyor belt (65). A connecting shell (66) of a shell structure is fixed on the same side belt surface of each conveyor belt (65), and a horizontal servo slide rail (72) is clamped between the two groups of connecting shells (66) through a clamping seat (71), and a first nozzle (74) is fixed on the slider (73) on the servo slide rail (72), and the first nozzle (74) is provided with a plurality of vertically downward nozzles.

3. A vertical car washing machine according to claim 1, Features: The side shell (2) and the top shell (3) are provided with a drying mechanism (4), the drying mechanism (4) comprising: a vertical air heater (41) and a side air heater (42); the number of the vertical air heaters (41) is at least two groups, the vertical air heaters (41) are provided on the top shell (3), the air outlets of the vertical air heaters (41) are arranged vertically downward to form vertical air outlets (43), the side air heaters (42) are provided on the side shells (2), the number of the side air heaters (42) on each group of side shells (2) is not less than one group, and the air outlets of the side air heaters (42) on the two groups of side shells (2) are arranged opposite to each other.

4. A vertical car washing machine according to claim 3, Features: The air outlet of the side air heater (42) is elongated to form a side extended air outlet (44).

5. A vertical car washing machine according to claim 2, Features: The clamping seat (71), the servo slide rail (72), the slider (73) and the first nozzle (74) have the ability to rotate synchronously: the clamping seat (71) and the connecting shell (66) are connected via a rotating cylinder (9), the fixed end of the rotating cylinder (9) is fixed inside the connecting shell (66), and the rotating end of the rotating cylinder (9) protrudes outside the connecting shell (66) and is fixedly connected to the clamping seat (71).

6. A vertical car washing machine according to claim 2, Features: The two connection shells (66) are connected and fixed by a reinforcing beam (75).

7. A vertical car washing machine according to claim 1, Features: The vertical motion seat (84) is connected to the second nozzle (86) through a servo slide (85). The servo slide (85) has a horizontal motion direction and is fixed on the side of the vertical motion seat (84). The second nozzle (86) is fixed on the slide seat of the servo slide (85).

8. A vertical car washing machine according to claim 1, Features: The walking mechanism (5) comprises: a first bidirectional motor (51), a power walking wheel (52), a first transmission rod (53), and a driven walking wheel (54). The power walking wheels (52) are in two groups, which are respectively rollingly fitted on two groups of beam rails (11). The two groups of power walking wheels (52) are coaxially connected by the first transmission rod (53) and the output end of the first bidirectional motor (51) with a reducer. Each group of side shells (2) is respectively fitted with a driven walking wheel (54) through a bearing and a shaft rod. The driven walking wheel (54) is rollingly fitted on the beam rail (11) on the same side thereof. The common plane of the axis lines of the power walking wheel (52) and the driven walking wheel (54) is a horizontal plane.