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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2024
Sonny's Hfi Holdings, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Ken Martin, Little Canada, MN (US);
Bryan Flood, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sonny's HFI Holdings, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A vehicle wash component at a vehicle wash location includes a processor for controlling an operational status of the vehicle wash component, an actuator communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to operate the vehicle wash component, and a power source electrically coupled to the processor and the actuator. The processor receives a signal from a car wash controller located at the vehicle wash location, the signal for commanding control of the vehicle wash component, and upon receipt of the signal, the processor interprets the signal, generates a separate signal, and transmits the generated signal to the actuator. The actuator receives the signal from the processor for controlling the operational status of the vehicle wash component based thereon. The power source provides power to the actuator for operating the vehicle wash component based on the operational status of the vehicle wash component.