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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Daniel Fratello, Golden, CO (US);
Dennis R. McCadden, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Thanh Tran, Aurora, CO (US);
Mark VII Equipment, Inc., Arvada, CO (US);
Abstract
A dryer system for automated car wash systems includes a new and improved air dryer having a fan and a rotatable nozzle at its discharge end with the nozzle orientation being controlled by a rotary actuator whose drive shaft is mounted on the axis of rotation of the nozzle. A method of using the blowers includes the use of two or more blowers that are positioned above the vehicle and oriented so the streams of concentrated air complement each other in moving liquid particles on the vehicle toward the side or end of the vehicle where they drop from the lower edges of the sides and ends of the vehicle.