Cartridge

A cartridge for containing and releasing a flowable material, the cartridge releasably positionable within a receptacle, the cartridge comprising:

• a cartridge body having a plurality of cartridge sidewalls including a cartridge floor;
• a chamber floor within the cartridge body, the chamber floor and cartridge walls defining a holding chamber for holding the flowable material, the chamber floor, the cartridge walls, and the cartridge floor defining a data chamber, the holding chamber and the data chamber sealed with respect to each other such that the flowable material cannot pass from the holding chamber to the data chamber;
• an outlet passing through the chamber and cartridge floors, the outlet configured to flow flowable material out of the holding chamber;
• a sensor positioned within the cartridge within sensing proximity to the holding chamber for determining a state of the flowable material;
• and
• a data carrier provided in the data chamber and connected to the sensor, the data carrier operative to communicate sensed data to the automated dispenser,
• wherein the receptacle is associated with a motor vehicle washing facility.

A motor vehicle service apparatus for applying a fluid or paste to a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a receptacle including a shaped recess and at least one electronic receiving unit;
• a cartridge having a shape corresponding to the shaped recess of the receptacle, the cartridge receivable within the shaped recess of the receptacle and including
• peripheral walls,
• an internal fluid chamber for holding the fluid or paste, the fluid chamber defined by the peripheral walls and including a chamber floor,
• a data chamber within the cartridge and fluid sealed with respect to the internal fluid chamber, the walls of the data chamber defined by the walls of the cartridge and the chamber floor,
• an outlet in fluid communication between the fluid chamber and the environment and passing through the chamber floor,
• a sensor arranged within proximity to the internal fluid chamber for communicating data regarding a state of the fluid or paste, and
• a transponder provided in the data chamber and connected to the sensor, the transponder configured to communicate with the at least one electronic receiving unit of the receptacle when the cartridge is received within the shaped receptacle;
• wherein the receptacle is configured to regulate the administration of the concentrated fluid or paste based upon a communication from the transponder, and the receptacle is associated with the motor vehicle,
• wherein the receptacle is associated with a motor vehicle washing facility.