A carwash device receives vehicle attribute information indicating an attribute of a vehicle that is a car-washing target. The carwash device selects a car-washing mode based on the vehicle attribute information, and the carwash device drives a drive section for washing the vehicle such that the vehicle is washed in the selected car-washing mode.

This invention relates to an automatic vehicle wash apparatus employing one or more rotary cloth or foam rubber brushes, and more particularly to the way how the rotary brush to vehicle surface contact is managed using one or more encoders connected to the rotating shaft of each brush and one or more programmable logic controllers (PLC). The encoders, recording the revolutions per minute (RPM) of each brush shaft, provide input to the programmable logic controller. If the RPM value is at or above the high RPM limit, the pivoted boom will move the brush toward the vehicle to achieve a desired brush-to-washable surface contact. If, on the other hand, the RPM value is at or below the low RPM limit, the pivoted boom will move the brush away from the vehicle to achieve a desired brush-to-washable surface contact.

Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a steam generator and a car washer with the steam generator. The steam generator includes: a boiler having a combustion chamber. The steam generator further includes: a windproof cover, at least a part of an ignition device of the steam generator being located in the windproof cover; an igniting cover, at least a part of the igniting cover being located in the combustion chamber, and an outlet of the windproof cover being located in the igniting cover; an air inlet grating, the air inlet grating being provided around the windproof cover and connected with the windproof cover, and the air inlet grating being located on an inner side of an air inlet of the igniting cover, to prevent airflow in the igniting cover from flowing out from the inlet of the igniting cover.

A tractor trailer roof heater apparatus for preventing snow and ice accumulation includes a reservoir configured to hold heater oil within an inner cavity and configured to be coupled to a tractor trailer. A heater is coupled to a bottom side of the reservoir within the inner cavity and is configured to heat the heater oil. A pump is coupled to a top side of the reservoir and has a draw tube extending through a pump aperture into the inner cavity to draw the heater oil from the reservoir and push it through an outlet aperture through an oil tube. The oil tube is configured to be coupled within a roof of the tractor trailer to carry hot heater oil from the pump and then return the heater oil to the reservoir. A power supply is coupled to the pump and a thermostat is coupled to the reservoir.

A tractor trailer roof heater apparatus for preventing snow and ice accumulation includes a reservoir configured to hold heater oil within an inner cavity and configured to be coupled to a tractor trailer. A heater is coupled to a bottom side of the reservoir within the inner cavity and is configured to heat the heater oil. A pump is coupled to a top side of the reservoir and has a draw tube extending through a pump aperture into the inner cavity to draw the heater oil from the reservoir and push it through an outlet aperture through an oil tube. The oil tube is configured to be coupled within a roof of the tractor trailer to carry hot heater oil from the pump and then return the heater oil to the reservoir. A power supply is coupled to the pump and a thermostat is coupled to the reservoir.

A method and system for providing an electric transport device charging and cleaning station is described. In one embodiment, a method for providing an electric transport device to a user includes receiving a request from a user for an electric transport device. The method also includes preparing the electric transport device for deployment, including cleaning and/or charging the electric transport device. The method further includes deploying the prepared electric transport device to the user.

A method and system for providing an electric transport device charging and cleaning station is described. In one embodiment, a method for providing an electric transport device to a user includes receiving a request from a user for an electric transport device. The method also includes preparing the electric transport device for deployment, including cleaning and/or charging the electric transport device. The method further includes deploying the prepared electric transport device to the user.

A heatable ceiling boom for washing facilities, which is rotatably mounted on a bearing shaft that is fastened to the ceiling or to a wall of a wash box, and which is made up of one or more support arms via which the washing medium is supplied from the bearing shaft to high-pressure hoses leading to the operating means in the form of a washing brush and/or spray lance, for example, wherein the high-pressure hoses have an electrically heatable design, and at least one rotational power distributor is situated on the bearing shaft for supplying electrical energy from the stationary bearing shaft to the support arms rotatably mounted thereon, wherein the electrical heating takes place via a heating cable that is led inside the high-pressure hose with sealing.

A heatable ceiling boom for washing facilities, which is rotatably mounted on a bearing shaft that is fastened to the ceiling or to a wall of a wash box, and which is made up of one or more support arms via which the washing medium is supplied from the bearing shaft to high-pressure hoses leading to the operating means in the form of a washing brush and/or spray lance, for example, wherein the high-pressure hoses have an electrically heatable design, and at least one rotational power distributor is situated on the bearing shaft for supplying electrical energy from the stationary bearing shaft to the support arms rotatably mounted thereon, wherein the electrical heating takes place via a heating cable that is led inside the high-pressure hose with sealing.

A vehicle includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: in a case in which it has been determined that washing of the vehicle is to be carried out, transition a state of the vehicle from a current mode to a vehicle washing mode that stops a power source of the vehicle, stops operation of a first equipment that is provided at the vehicle and that displaces a movable portion of the vehicle, and permits operation of a second equipment that is provided at the vehicle and that is related to comfort within a vehicle cabin of the vehicle.