Rotary car wash cell
OwnerPaul Manfred Ginglinventor
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Abstract
A rotary car washing cell includes a platform for supporting an automotive vehicle and rotatably coupled to a base for rotating the vehicle about a fixed axis. The platform includes a guide rail disposed along a predetermined path on the platform. A support frame is fixedly secured to the base. A wash arm assembly for spraying fluid onto the vehicle is slidably supported by the support frame for radial movement with respect to the fixed axis. The wash arm assembly including a cam follower for engaging the guide rail during rotation of the platform, whereby the wash arm assembly is radially displaced with respect to the fixed axis in response to the rotation of the platform about the fixed axis.
Claims14
A rotary car washing cell comprising:
- a base;
- a platform rotatably coupled to said base for supporting an automotive vehicle and rotating the vehicle about a fixed axis, said platform including a guide rail disposed along a predetermined path on said platform;
- a support frame fixedly secured to said base;
- and
- a wash arm assembly for spraying fluid onto the vehicle and slidably supported by said support frame for radial movement with respect to said fixed axis, said wash arm assembly including a cam follower for engaging said guide rail during rotation of said platform, whereby said wash arm assembly is radially displaced with respect to said fixed axis in response to said rotation of said platform about said fixed axis.
A rotary car washing cell comprising:
- a base;
- a platform rotatably coupled to said base for supporting an automotive vehicle and rotating the vehicle about a fixed axis, said platform including a recessed rail disposed along a predetermined path in said platform;
- a support frame fixedly secured to said base;
- and
- a wash arm assembly for spraying fluid onto the vehicle and slidably supported by said support frame for radial movement with respect to said fixed axis, said wash arm assembly including a guide foot slidably engaged with said guide rail during rotation of said platform, whereby said wash arm assembly is radially displaced with respect to said fixed axis in response to said rotation of said platform about said fixed axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.