Patent ID: 7559333
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B05B,B60S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle washing apparatus comprising: a carriage assembly adapted to be supported above a vehicle and moveable rectilinearly along the length thereof; a pair of opposed shuffle assemblies operatively supported by said carriage assembly and moveable toward and away from one another in a direction generally transverse to the rectilinear movement of said carriage assembly; a pair of spray manifold assemblies for delivering fluid to the vehicle, each one of said pair of spray manifold assemblies operatively supported by a corresponding one of said opposed shuttle assemblies, each of said spray manifold assemblies including a vertical manifold portion operatively supported for rotational movement by a corresponding one of said pair of shuttle assemblies about an axis defined by said vertical manifold portion; each of said pair of spray manifold assemblies moveable rectilinearly with said carriage assembly along the length of the vehicle, transversely with said respective one of said pair of shuttle assemblies to adjust the location of said vertical manifold portion relative to the vehicle, and pivotally about the axis defined by said vertical manifold portion to allow said pair of spray manifold assemblies to move toward and away from one another and to circumscribe the vehicle; and wherein each of said spray manifold assemblies further include a horizontal manifold portion having an inward terminal end with each of said inward terminal ends disposed generally opposite the other and a flexible joint disposed between and operatively coupling the opposed inward terminal ends of said horizontal manifold portions.