Vehicle washing machine
First Claim
1. A washing apparatus suited for use in washing outside surfaces of vehicles, the apparatus comprising:
- a support means;
a first conduit means capable of conducting a fluid therealong and elongated along a longitudinal axis for a selected length, said first conduit means being mounted on said support means to permit both selected displacements thereof along said longitudinal axis and selected rotations thereof about said longitudinal axis;
a plurality of nozzles mounted on said first conduit means such that a fluid conducted through said first conduit means can be conducted through at least one of said nozzles;
a first drive means capable of selectively reciprocating said first conduit means along said longitudinal axis between selected positions separated by a length less than said first conduit means length; and
a second drive means capable of selectively causing said first conduit means to undergo selected reciprocal angular displacements about said longitudinal axis whereby said first conduit means can be displaced both about and along said longitudinal axis such that a said fluid forced through said nozzle will be directed through a selected portion of a selected plane through which such a fluid passes.
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Abstract
The present invention is a washing apparatus suited for use in washing outside surfaces of vehicles. Fluid is conducted along a conduit that is mounted to a support structure so as to permit selected displacements thereof along a longitudinal axis of the conduit and selected rotations thereof about the longitudinal axis. The fluid conducted through the conduit can be conducted through at least one of a plurality of nozzles that are mounted to the conduit. The conduit is selectively reciprocated along the longitudinal axis by a first driving device. In addition, the conduit is rotated about the longitudinal axis by a second driving device. As the conduit is displaced both about and along the longitudinal axis, the fluid forced through the nozzle is directed toward the outside surface of an object to be washed.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A washing apparatus suited for use in washing outside surfaces of vehicles, the apparatus comprising:
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a support means; a first conduit means capable of conducting a fluid therealong and elongated along a longitudinal axis for a selected length, said first conduit means being mounted on said support means to permit both selected displacements thereof along said longitudinal axis and selected rotations thereof about said longitudinal axis; a plurality of nozzles mounted on said first conduit means such that a fluid conducted through said first conduit means can be conducted through at least one of said nozzles; a first drive means capable of selectively reciprocating said first conduit means along said longitudinal axis between selected positions separated by a length less than said first conduit means length; and a second drive means capable of selectively causing said first conduit means to undergo selected reciprocal angular displacements about said longitudinal axis whereby said first conduit means can be displaced both about and along said longitudinal axis such that a said fluid forced through said nozzle will be directed through a selected portion of a selected plane through which such a fluid passes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method suited for washing outside surfaces of vehicles, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a support means; providing a first conduit means elongated along a longitudinal axis for a selected length, said first conduit means being mounted on said support means; providing a plurality of nozzles mounted on said first conduit means; moving selectively said first conduit means in a reciprocating manner along said longitudinal axis between selected positions separated by a length less than said first conduit means length; moving selectively said first conduit means through an angular displacement about said longitudinal axis; and conducting selectively a fluid through said first conduit means through at least one of said nozzles whereby said fluid forced through said nozzle will be directed through a selected portion of a selected plane.
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