| US 7,562,413 B2 | ||
| Compact vehicle wash system | ||
| Jeffrey Martin, 4002 Van Lieshout Rd., Green Bay, Wis. 54311 (US); and Dean Saari, N1962 North Rd., Hortonville, Wis. 54944 (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/588,004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0098542 A1, May 01, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60L 3/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 15—97.3 [15/53.1] | 34 Claims |
| 1. A vehicle wash system for use in a building having a vehicle access door comprising:
a main carriage that is movable along a length of a vehicle that is to be washed;
a carriage drive system disposed to move the main carriage along the length of the vehicle that is to be washed;
a plurality of nozzles disposed for co-movement with the main carriage;
a sidearm drive system comprising a rod attached to the main carriage by at least one connection member and a linear drive
having a first end connected to the main carriage and a second end connected to a linkage operable to convert the linear motion
of the drive to rotate the rod, the linear drive being reversible such that the sidearm drive system rotates the sidearm cloth
in a reciprocating manner for contact with a side portion of the vehicle; and
a control system disposed to control operation of the sidearm drive system and the carriage drive system; and
an interlock mechanism inhibiting operation of the vehicle wash system when the vehicle access door is in an open state.
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