Unit-type automobile servicing apparatus
OwnerKoichi Nishikawainventor
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Abstract
An automobile servicing apparatus according to the present invention is basically defined as a unit module and it includes a turntable having a diameter suitable for placing thereon an automobile to be serviced and provided with a lift mechanism for lifting the automobile above the turntable. A washing unit for washing the bottom of automobile is also provided and it is normally located outside of the turntable. When the turntable is set in orientation such that the guide groove provided in the turntable becomes aligned with the guide groove provided outside of the turntable, the washing unit may be moved along the aligned guide grooves in a reciprocating manner. Also provided is a main motor for driving to rotate the turntable.
Claims14
An automobile servicing apparatus comprising:
- at least one turntable having a diameter suitable for placing thereon an automobile to be serviced such that all wheels of said automobile ride on said turntable;
- lifting means mounted on said turntable for lifting said automobile above said turntable such that said automobile rotates on its own rotating axis, said lifting means including a pair of columns fixedly mounted on said turntable as spaced apart over a predetermined distance sufficient to locate said automobile between said pair of columns and as standing upright, a horizontal beam extending between said pair of columns at a predetermined height above said turntable to provide room for said automobile to be lifed above said turntable, and a pair of lift levers each provided to be vertically movable along the corresponding one of said pair of columns and engagable with the bottom of said automobile thereby causing said automobile to be lifted above said turntable;
- supporting means for supporting said turntable to be rotatable around a predetermined spin axis whose extension defines said rotating axis;
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- driving means for driving to rotate said turntable around said spin axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.