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US 12,162,443 B2Granted
Vehicle wash system
OwnerJames Patrick Ordoinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle wash system is provided that includes an oxidizer system and a filter system.
Claims27
A vehicle wash system, comprising:
- a vehicle conveyor configured to advance vehicles,
- a liquid loop including
- a plurality of nozzles configured to apply liquids to vehicles advanced past the plurality of nozzles by the vehicle conveyor,
- a basin positioned to collect liquids applied to the vehicles by the plurality of nozzles,
- at least one tank positioned to receive the liquids after application to the vehicles by the plurality of nozzles,
- at least one pump positioned in the at least one tank and configured to pump liquids to the plurality of nozzles, the at least one pump being configured to pump the liquids from the at least one tank, and
- a filtration system positioned to remove neutrally buoyant material from the liquid loop, wherein the vehicle wash system has a first mode with the liquid flowing through the filter and a second mode with the liquid bypassing the filter.
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A vehicle wash system, comprising:
- a plurality of nozzles configured to apply liquids to vehicles,
- a vehicle conveyor configured to advance vehicles past the plurality of nozzles,
- at least one pump configured to pump liquids to the plurality of nozzles, the at least one pump being configured to pump the liquids from at least one tank positioned to receive the liquids after application to the vehicles by the plurality of nozzles,
- an oxidizer system in fluid communication with the liquids to introduce oxidizer into the liquid, and a media-based filter positioned downstream of the oxidizer system to filter material from the liquid, and
- a buffer tank positioned downstream of the media-based filter, the buffer tank being positioned upstream of the plurality of nozzles.
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A vehicle wash system, comprising:
- a plurality of nozzles configured to apply liquids to vehicles,
- a vehicle conveyor configured to advance vehicles past the plurality of nozzles,
- at least one pump configured to pump liquids to the plurality of nozzles, the at least one pump being configured to pump the liquids from at least one tank positioned to receive the liquids after application to the vehicles by the plurality of nozzles,
- an adjustable oxidizer system in fluid communication with the liquids moved by the at least one pump to introduce a metered amount of oxidizer into the liquid, and the adjustable oxidizer system including a feedback control loop having a sensor configured to measure a characteristic indicative of a condition of the liquid and the adjustable oxidizer system adjusting the introduction of oxidizer into the liquids based on the characteristic.
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A vehicle wash system, comprising:
- a plurality of nozzles configured to apply liquids to vehicles,
- a vehicle conveyor configured to advance vehicles past the plurality of nozzles,
- first, second, and third tanks in series positioned to receive the liquids after application to the vehicles by the plurality of nozzles,
- at least one pump configured to pump liquids to the plurality of nozzles, the at least one pump being configured to pump the liquids from at least one of the first, second, and third tanks, and
- an oxidizer system in fluid communication with the liquids moved by the at least one pump to introduce oxidizer into the liquids to create oxidized liquid, substantially all oxidized liquid flowing through the first tank to the second tank to the third tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.