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US 12,472,908 B2Granted
Vehicle wash system having dryer media devices and an air moving assembly for removing excess moisture from the dryer media devices
AssigneeBelanger, Inc.
InventorsBarry S. Turner, Curtis S. Prater, Kimmo A. Ukkola, Michael S. Sayyae
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Abstract
A vehicle washing system includes a vehicle treatment area that is configured to receive a vehicle to be dried. At least one dryer media device is positioned in the vehicle treatment area. The at least one dryer media device is configured to dry the vehicle upon contact with the vehicle. An air moving assembly is located adjacent to the at least one dryer media device in the vehicle treatment area, and is configured to remove excess moisture from the at least one dryer media device.
Claims14
A vehicle washing system, comprising:
- a vehicle treatment area configured to receive a vehicle;
- at least one dryer media device positioned in the vehicle treatment area and configured to dry the vehicle upon contact with the vehicle;
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- an air moving assembly located adjacent to the at least one dryer media device in the vehicle treatment area and configured to remove moisture from the at least one dryer media device;
- wherein the air moving assembly is configured to generate an outward airflow, an inward airflow, or a combination thereof to remove the moisture from the at least one dryer media device;
- wherein the air moving assembly includes an array of apertures configured to pass the airflow therethrough;
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- wherein the air moving assembly includes a nozzle manifold separate from the dryer media device and configured to be positioned adjacent to and overlying the at least one dryer media device, and wherein the nozzle manifold includes a face defining the array of apertures.
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A vehicle washing system, comprising:
- a vehicle treatment area configured to receive a vehicle;
- at least one dryer media device positioned in the vehicle treatment area and configured to dry the vehicle upon contact with the vehicle;
- a nozzle manifold located adjacent to the at least one dryer media device in the vehicle treatment area and configured to remove moisture from the at least one dryer media device;
- the nozzle manifold having an elongated face presenting a plurality of nozzles;
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- the nozzle manifold being moveable between an operable position where the face of the nozzle manifold is positioned adjacent to, or contacts the at least one dryer media device to position the nozzles of the nozzle manifold adjacent to the dryer media device to effectuate removing moisture from the dryer media device, and a stowed position where the nozzle manifold is spaced from the at least one dryer media device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.