A tire shine application system includes a computer having at least one sensor interfaced thereto that detects and measures sizes of a tire of a vehicle as the vehicle enters a car wash. A tire shine applicator is interfaced to a three-directional movement device that is controlled by the computer. When the tire approaches the tire shine applicator, the computer controls the three-directional movement device to position the tire shine applicator to an outwardly facing wall of the tire and controls the three-directional movement device so that the tire shine applicator traverses the outwardly facing wall of the tire while tracking the tire as the tire shine applicator deposits tire shine liquid on the outwardly facing wall of the tire.

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 article of manufacture for providing vehicle automatic wipers for side mirrors is disclosed. The automatic wipers includes a larger support structure coupled to an outside structure of the vehicle side mirrors on each side of the vehicle, a wiper arm coupled to the larger support structure being configured to orient the wiper arm in front of the vehicle side mirror, a wiper device coupled to the wiper arm being positioned to remain in contact with the side mirror of the vehicle when the wiper arm is in motion, a motor coupled within the larger support structure and being coupled to the wiper arm while being configured to move the wiper arm across the side mirror of the vehicle, and a control device communicatively coupled to the motor having a plurality of settings that activate and control the speed of the motor.

Disclosed is a mat for cleaning that removes extraneous matter adhering to a moving object, the mat for cleaning including: a mat part having a front surface facing the moving object and a back surface; a plurality of pump parts disposed on the front surface of the mat part, formed integrally with the mat part, and being deformable independently of each other; and a bottom member in contact with the back surface of the mat part and capable of being detached from the mat part, wherein the pump parts each include a pump chamber wall that protrudes from the front surface of the mat part and comes into contact with the moving object to receive a pressing force directly from the moving object, and a fluid passing portion provided in the pump chamber wall and allowing communication between an inside and an outside of the pump chamber wall.

A pendulum rocker brush for a vehicle wash system is provided including a rocker arm, a rotatable coupler, a motor assembly, and a rocker brush head. Both the rocker brush head and motor assembly can be suspended from the coupler, freely dangling therefrom under the force of gravity, in an unbiased manner. The rocker brush head can pivot relative to the rocker arm through a swing angle between 10 and 45 degrees relative to vertical. The rotatable coupler and rocker brush head can be disposed at a pivoting angle between 10 and 45 degrees relative to a conveyor direction which a vehicle follows. When the rocker brush head encounters an opposing force above a movement threshold from the vehicle, the rocker brush head and the motor assembly can swing outward to the swing angle and at the pivoting angle so the vehicle is not damaged.

A fluid flow actuated tool including a housing, a tool and an actuating mechanism. The housing includes a housing interior. The housing interior receives a flow of fluid. The actuating mechanism includes a fluid wheel structure. The fluid wheel structure is connected to the tool. At least a portion of the fluid wheel structure is arranged in the flow of fluid for rotating the fluid wheel structure. The tool is actuated based on rotation of the fluid wheel structure.

A vehicle washer brush panel and channel well device, and methods for manufacturing the same. The vehicle washer brush panel includes a contiguous section, elongated brush panel fingers, and partially embedded nodules. A method for manufacturing a vehicle washer brush panel includes creating a hole near an edge of a cloth brush panel, sandwiching the cloth brush panel between an upper section and a lower section of a die, aligning a mold cavity of the die with the hole, and mold-injecting an injection material through an injection orifice of the die so that the injection material fills the hole in the cloth brush panel and the mold cavity of the die. A vehicle washer channel well device includes an elongated well, a first flange, a second flange, a first elongated screw channel, and a second elongated screw channel. One or more vehicle washer channel well devices are secured to a frame.

The invention relates to a brush for a vehicle washing system including at least one brush body including multiple receiving spaces, multiple brush elements and at least one cover element. The invention further relates to a brush body for use in a brush according to the present invention. The invention further relates to a brush assembly including an axis and multiple adjacent brushes according to the invention. The invention also relates to the use of such brush and to a method of producing a brush for a vehicle washing system.

Disclosed herein are a mop mitt for car washing, a mop body for car washing, and a method of manufacturing a mop mitt for car washing. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mop mitt for car washing, the mop mitt including: a first surface sewn in the state in which an outer peripheral portion has been folded inward, and forming one surface of a pocket shape having one open side; and a second surface extending from the first surface, rotated around a central portion, and facing the first surface; wherein the first and second surfaces are sewn together on both sides of thereof, so that the mop mitt for car washing is gripped through an insertion portion having one open side.

A portable foam brush assembly having a base having a soap supply, a water supply, and an electrical supply. A foam brush wand is detachably dockable to the base and in electrical and fluid communication with the foam brush wand having battery pack, a peristaltic pump, a reservoir chamber, a foaming chamber, an air pump, a brush and a momentary release switch. The base water supply and the base soap supply, when activated, are configured to travel by a water supply hose and a soap supply hose to a tee in the base where they are combined in a combined hose to a base quick coupler that is connectable to a reciprocal foam brush wand quick coupler, which has a foam brush wand hose to deliver the water soap mixture to bladder in the foam brush wand.