Method for using vehicle tire dressing applicator
First Claim
1. Apparatus for applying fluid to tires of a vehicle, comprising:
- left and right applicator pads having opposed inner surfaces, each of said inner surfaces engageable with at least one tire on left and right sides of the vehicle, respectively, said pads having outer surfaces mounted respectively to left and right mount bars, said left applicator pad inner surface being engageable with at least one tire on a left side of the vehicle, said right applicator pad inner surface being engageable with at least one tire on a right side of said vehicle;
a fluid spray nozzle positioned to apply fluid to each of said applicator pads;
means for articulating said mount bars to bring said left and right inner surfaces of the applicator pads into contacting engagement with the left and right tires, respectively; and
means for supplying fluid to each of said spray nozzles.
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Abstract
A vehicle tire dressing apparatus according to the present invention comprises left and right dressing applicators situated alongside a vehicle conveying track, the dressing applicators being moveable individually into contacting engagement with tires on left and right sides of a vehicle in the track. Each applicator has an applicator pad mounted to a mount bar and the mount bar is hinged to a frame which allows articulation of the applicator pad into and out of contact with the tires. The applicator pad is configured with a plurality of orifices, each of which orifices receives fluid sprayed from a complimentary spray nozzle. Each orifice has an elongated capillary which assists dispersing fluid into the pad. The spray nozzles emit fluid into the pads for a predetermined amount of time, the spraying being initiated by movement of the vehicle into proximity with the tire dressing assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for applying fluid to tires of a vehicle, comprising:
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left and right applicator pads having opposed inner surfaces, each of said inner surfaces engageable with at least one tire on left and right sides of the vehicle, respectively, said pads having outer surfaces mounted respectively to left and right mount bars, said left applicator pad inner surface being engageable with at least one tire on a left side of the vehicle, said right applicator pad inner surface being engageable with at least one tire on a right side of said vehicle;
a fluid spray nozzle positioned to apply fluid to each of said applicator pads;
means for articulating said mount bars to bring said left and right inner surfaces of the applicator pads into contacting engagement with the left and right tires, respectively; and
means for supplying fluid to each of said spray nozzles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a vehicle care facility, a method of automatically coating the sidewall of at least one tire of a vehicle with a fluid, the method comprising the steps of:
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pumping a fluid into an applicator pad;
engaging said applicator pad with a sidewall of the at least one tire;
moving the applicator pad relative to the sidewall to rub the pad over the entire sidewall; and
disengaging the applicator pad from the sidewall after the step of moving. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Apparatus for applying fluid to a tire of a vehicle, comprising:
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an applicator having a contact surface engagable with the tire, said pad being attached to a mounting means movable relative to the vehicle;
means for delivering the fluid to said applicator; and
means for articulating said mounting means to bring said contact surface of said applicator into contacting engagement with the tire.
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