Automobile servicing system
First Claim
1. Automobile servicing apparatus comprising conveyor means for receiving at least one automobile thereon for servicing, said conveyor means including a pair of parallel chains and defining a pit between said pair of chains, pan means movable with an automobile on said conveyor means for receiving fluid draining from the automobile, and at least one fluid delivery means for replenishing fluids in the automobile as the automobile moves along said conveyor means.
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Abstract
An automobile servicing system utilizes a continuously moving conveyor for moving automobiles over a pit. Workers within the pit attend to service steps requiring access to the underside of automobiles while other workers attend to service steps requiring access on the same level as the automobile. A collecting pan is moved with the automobile as it traverses the pit to allow fluid to be drained as the automobile moves with the conveyor. Fluid supply hoses are available in adjacent stations to refill and replenish fluids as needed. Vehicles are continually placed onto one end of the conveyor and are continually discharged from the opposite end, all servicing taking place while the vehicles move along the conveyor.
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- 1. Automobile servicing apparatus comprising conveyor means for receiving at least one automobile thereon for servicing, said conveyor means including a pair of parallel chains and defining a pit between said pair of chains, pan means movable with an automobile on said conveyor means for receiving fluid draining from the automobile, and at least one fluid delivery means for replenishing fluids in the automobile as the automobile moves along said conveyor means.
- 7. A method for servicing automobiles including the steps of placing a first automobile on a continuously moving conveyor for moving said first automobile over a pit, draining fluids from said first automobile as said first automobile traverses said pit, supplying fluids to said first automobile as said first automobile is carried by said conveyor, and discharging said first automobile from said conveyor.
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