A vehicle drying system and method is adapted for use in an automated carwash and includes a rotary drying wheel assembly defining a wheel axis and having disc shaped drying elements including outer and inner elements where the outer elements have a larger diameter than the inner drying elements thus allowing for better drying the sides of a vehicle including side mirrors of the vehicle when the rotary drying wheel assembly is in a horizontal orientation. The system and method may further include a control system adapted to control movement of the rotary drying wheel assembly including rotation of the drying wheel assembly in a first direction and a second direction opposite of the first direction for purpose of better reaching into and drying inward angled side mirrors of the vehicle. The control system may further include a sensor for detecting the position of the vehicle and the vehicle's height.

The present disclosure concerns a deployable system for removing a material from a roof of a vehicle along its length. The deployable system includes a carrier-mounting support structure, a power unit, a deployable arm system and a material clearing apparatus. The deployable arm system is mounted to or formed integral with the mounting support structure and is operatively coupled to the power unit. Upon actuation of the power unit, a distal end portion of the deployable arm system is displaceable along the vehicle length to selectively extend the deployable arm system into an extended configuration or to collapse same into a compacted configuration. The material clearing apparatus is mounted to or formed integral with the deployable arm system to hover at least a portion of the material clearing apparatus over the roof to remove the material along the vehicle length upon actuation of the power unit.

A vehicle washing system includes a vehicle treatment area that is configured to receive a vehicle to be dried. At least one dryer media device is positioned in the vehicle treatment area. The at least one dryer media device is configured to dry the vehicle upon contact with the vehicle. An air moving assembly is located adjacent to the at least one dryer media device in the vehicle treatment area, and is configured to remove excess moisture from the at least one dryer media device.

An apparatus is for removing ice and snow from a vehicle moving along a vertical vehicle driving plane. The apparatus has a scaffolding, and a carriage mounted thereto for raising and lowering a sweeping system. The sweeping system is mounted to the carriage cantilever to the scaffolding, for accessing the vehicle from above. The sweeping system has a member, wheels rotatably mounted thereto oblique to the vehicle driving plane, and a motor driving the wheels. Each wheel has rotatable brackets mounted thereto, with sweeping assemblies mounted thereto, with the sweeping assemblies coupling the wheels. Each of the sweeping assemblies are made of a shaft and sweeping components mounted thereto. Rotation of the wheels drives the sweeping assemblies in a circular motion oblique to the vehicle driving plane, with the sweeping components breaking the ice when lowering and sweeping the ice and snow out of the roof of the vehicle.

A vehicle washing system includes a vehicle treatment area that is configured to receive a vehicle to be dried. At least one dryer media device is positioned in the vehicle treatment area. The at least one dryer media device is configured to dry the vehicle upon contact with the vehicle. An air moving assembly is located adjacent to the at least one dryer media device in the vehicle treatment area, and is configured to remove excess moisture from the at least one dryer media device.