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US 11,590,939 B2Granted
Brushless car wash system including a traveling module for washing side surfaces of vehicles
AssigneeNti AG
InventorsWilliam Yoon S Chu, Jinchul Cho, Hyuntae Kim, Heon Sagong, Hyeonseop Shim
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Abstract
A brushless car wash system includes a variable width. The width of the brushless car wash system is adjusted according to a width of a vehicle being washed. By adjusting the width of the brushless car wash system, wash performance of the brushless car wash system is increased.
Claims24
A brushless car wash system for washing a vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a width adjustment unit configured to adjust a width of the brushless car wash system according to a width of the vehicle, the width adjustment unit including a plurality of base assemblies that hang from the frame structure, the plurality of base assemblies configured to physically contact the vehicle to adjust the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle;
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- a wash unit mounted on the plurality of base assemblies, the wash unit configured to spray water on a plurality of side surfaces of an exterior of the vehicle to wash the vehicle while the brushless car wash system is at the adjusted width,
- wherein the plurality of base assemblies are configured to physically contact the vehicle at a first instance to widen the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle, the plurality of side surfaces of the exterior of the vehicle not washed at the first instance, and
- wherein the plurality of base assemblies are configured to physically contact the vehicle at a second instance subsequent to the first instance, the plurality of side surfaces of the exterior of the vehicle being washed at the second instance.
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A brushless car wash system for washing a vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a width adjustment unit configured to adjust a width of the brushless car wash system according to a width of the vehicle, the width adjustment unit including a plurality of base assemblies that hang from the frame structure, the plurality of base assemblies configured to physically contact the vehicle to adjust the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle;
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- a wash unit mounted on the plurality of base assemblies, the wash unit configured to spray water on a plurality of side surfaces of an exterior of the vehicle to wash the vehicle while the brushless car wash system is at the adjusted width,
- wherein a path of motion of the plurality of base assemblies when adjusting the width of the car wash system is curved.
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A brushless car wash system for washing a vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a width adjustment unit configured to adjust a width of the brushless car wash system according to a width of the vehicle, the width adjustment unit including a plurality of base assemblies that hang from the frame structure, the plurality of base assemblies configured to physically contact the vehicle to adjust the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle;
- a wash unit mounted on the plurality of base assemblies, the wash unit configured to spray water on a plurality of side surfaces of an exterior of the vehicle to wash the vehicle while the brushless car wash system is at the adjusted width;
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- a plurality of cylinders, each of the plurality of cylinders including a first end coupled to an upper surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of base assemblies and a second end coupled to a different portion of the frame structure.
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A brushless car wash system for washing a vehicle comprising:
- a width adjustment unit configured to adjust a width of the brushless car wash system according to a width of the vehicle, the width adjustment unit including a plurality of base assemblies that float off a ground surface and are configured to physically contact the vehicle to adjust the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle;
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- a wash unit mounted on the plurality of base assemblies, the wash unit configured to spray water on a plurality of side surfaces of an exterior of the vehicle to wash the vehicle while the brushless car wash system is at the adjusted width,
- wherein the plurality of base assemblies are configured to physically contact the vehicle at a first instance to widen the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle, the plurality of side surfaces of the exterior of the vehicle not washed at the first instance, and
- wherein the plurality of base assemblies are configured to physically contact the vehicle at a second instance subsequent the first instance, the plurality of side surfaces of the exterior of the vehicle being washed at the second instance.
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A brushless car wash system for washing a vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a width adjustment unit configured to adjust a width of the brushless car wash system according to a width of the vehicle, the width adjustment unit including a plurality of arms and a plurality of base assemblies that hang from the frame structure via the plurality of arms, wherein each of the plurality of arms includes at least one bend and the plurality of base assemblies are configured to physically contact the vehicle to adjust the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle;
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- a wash unit mounted on the plurality of base assemblies, the wash unit configured to spray water on a plurality of side surfaces of an exterior of the vehicle to wash the vehicle while the brushless car wash system is at the adjusted width,
- wherein the plurality of base assemblies are configured to physically contact the vehicle at a first instance to widen the width of the brushless car wash system according to the width of the vehicle, the plurality of side surfaces of the exterior of the vehicle not washed at the first instance, and
- wherein the plurality of base assemblies are configured to physically contact the vehicle at a second instance subsequent to the first instance, the plurality of side surfaces of the exterior of the vehicle being washed at the second instance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.