Vehicle wash drying system
AssigneeMotor City Wash Works, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Wentworth, Lionel Belanger
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Abstract
A drying station for a vehicle wash facility includes at least one rotatable drying wheel positioned adjacent a vehicle treatment area. The at least one rotatable drying wheel has a drying material disposed thereon and which can engage an exterior of the vehicle to remove water accumulated thereon. The drying station includes a beater device disposed adjacent the at least one rotatable drying wheel with the beater device and the drying wheel being engageable as the at least one rotatable drying wheel rotates. As the rotatable drying wheel spins, the drying material contacts the beater device to help minimize its level of saturation.
Claims20
A drying station for a vehicle wash facility, comprising:
- at least one rotatable drying wheel positioned adjacent a vehicle treatment area;
- a drying material disposed on said at least one rotatable drying wheel and which can engage an exterior of said vehicle to remove water accumulated thereon;
- a beater device disposed adjacent said at least one rotatable drying wheel;
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- said at least one rotatable drying wheel and said beater device being engageable such that as said at least one rotatable drying wheel spins, said drying material contacts said beater device to help minimize its level of saturation.
A drying station for a vehicle wash facility, comprising:
- at least one rotatable drying wheel positioned adjacent a vehicle treatment area;
- a drying material disposed on said at least one rotatable drying wheel and which can engage an exterior of said vehicle to remove water accumulated thereon;
- a controller in communication with said at least one drying wheel to effectuate rotation thereof at a first predetermined RPM when a vehicle is in said vehicle treatment area;
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- said controller being programmed to rotate said at least one drying wheel at a second predetermined RPM when no vehicle is disposed in said vehicle treatment area;
- wherein said second predetermined RPM is different than said first predetermined RPM.
A drying station for a vehicle wash facility, comprising:
- at least one rotatable drying wheel positioned adjacent a vehicle treatment area;
- a drying material disposed on said at least one rotatable drying wheel and which can engage an exterior of said vehicle to remove water accumulated thereon;
- a beater device disposed adjacent said at least one rotatable drying wheel and wherein said beater device and said at least one rotatable drying wheel are engageable as said at least one rotatable drying wheel spins;
- a supply of soap situated to be applied to said drying material;
- a supply of water situated to be applied to said drying material;
- a controller that is programmed to apply said supply of soap and said supply of water to said rotatable drying wheel and then to engage said drying wheel and said beater bar to effectuate cleaning of said drying material as said rotatable drying wheel rotates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.