Patent ID: 7380558

Claim:
A system for cleaning a stationary vehicle defined as including a trailer attached thereto, the system comprising: a horizontally movable carriage suspended above said stationary vehicle; a verticaUy movable fluid distribution mechanism suspended from said horizontally movable carriage, with said fluid distribution system comprising a pair of horizontally positioned spray bars having a capability to discharge a fluid, each spray bar having an end rotatably secured to a support bar mechanism, each support bar mechanism being vertically movable and suspended from said carriage, and with the pair of spray bars further having ends distal to said support bar mechanism that are adjacent to each other, and wherein the end distal to the support bar mechanism include a means to magnetically align the end to each other; a plurality of sensors secured to said fluid distribution mechanism for detecting a profile of the vehicle and the trailer attached thereto; and a controller in communication with the plurality of sensors and having a means to control the movement of the carriage and the fluid distribution mechanism in response to the profile of the stationary vehicle and the trailer attached thereto such that the controller is capable of moving the fluid distribution mechanism to clean the stationary vehicle and the trailer attached thereto including the capability of moving the fluid distribution mechanism in-between the stationary vehicle and trailer of said stationary vehicle to effectively clean surfaces relating thereto.