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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1994
Olli Lamminen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
P Mikael Kaipainen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Interclean Equipment, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for cleaning vehicles which utilizes recirculated wash water to clean a vehicle, thereby saving water and expense in operation. The apparatus utilizes a clarifier tank which receives partially clarified water under pressure from a sump pump to produce a swirling flow of water within the tank which separates sediment centrifugally outwardly in the tank where it drops in a swirling path due to gravity and is collected in a conical base portion of the tank for expulsion therefrom. Clarified water is drawn out from the tank from an upper central portion therein. Preferably, a settling pit is used to partially clarify the water before it enters the clarifying tank. Furthermore, a pre-filter such as a cyclone separator is also utilized to pre-filter wash water before it is clarified in the clarifying tank. The drawn off clarified water from the clarifying tank is then pumped to a plurality of washing nozzles which assists in washing a vehicle passing through the apparatus.
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