Patent ID: 8397401

Claim:
A vehicle dryer for directing a stream of air at a vehicle proximate thereto, said vehicle dryer comprising in combination: a. a motor; b. a fan coupled to the motor for being rotated thereby about a first axis of rotation, the fan being adapted to discharge air therefrom; c. a housing surrounding the fan, the housing having an entrance opening adapted to admit air to the fan, the housing receiving air discharged from the fan and including an outlet nozzle for expelling air discharged by the fan; d. an inlet passageway for guiding incoming air into the entrance opening of the housing; e. a valve rotatably mounted within the inlet passageway, the valve having an open position for allowing air to pass through the inlet passageway into the fan, and the valve having a closed position for substantially blocking air from passing through the inlet passageway; and e. an actuator coupled to the valve for rotating the valve to its open position when a vehicle is proximate to the vehicle dryer, and rotating the valve to its closed position when a vehicle is not proximate to the vehicle dryer.