US 10,093,285 B2 · Lighted vehicle wash dryer assembly

Abstract

A lighted dryer assembly for a vehicle wash system including a housing portion, having a head portion, a body portion, and an outlet portion. The head portion includes an air inlet portion for drawing air into the head portion and an outlet for passing the air to the body portion. The outlet portion has a plurality of exit nozzles that are configured to emit high velocity air therefrom for removing water from an exterior surface of a vehicle while disposed in a vehicle treatment area. The body portion includes an upper portion where air is received from the head portion and a lower portion disposed remote from the upper portion. A light source is disposed within the housing portion and configured to emit light that can be seen by a vehicle disposed in the vehicle treatment area.

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Dependent claims

A dryer assembly for use adjacent an exit end of a vehicle treatment system, comprising:

a housing having an air inlet portion;
a source of pressurized air in communication with the inlet portion for drawing air into the housing;
an air outlet portion, including at least one nozzle portion configured to emit high velocity air from the dryer assembly onto a vehicle exterior;
an air passageway for conveying air from the air inlet portion to the air outlet portion;
a translucent protective sleeve in communication with the housing and extending into the air passageway, the translucent protective sleeve retained in the housing at an upper end thereof;
at least one light source at least partially disposed in the translucent protective sleeve in the air passageway, the at least one light source having an enabled mode and a disabled mode;
whereby the at least one light source is visible in the vehicle treatment system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Lighted vehicle wash dryer assembly

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