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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Robert J. Wentworth, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lionel Belanger, Northville, MI (US);
Robert J. Wentworth, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lionel Belanger, Northville, MI (US);
Motor City Wash Works, Inc., Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
A drying station for a vehicle wash facility includes at least one rotatable drying wheel positioned adjacent a vehicle treatment area. The at least one rotatable drying wheel has a drying material disposed thereon and which can engage an exterior of the vehicle to remove water accumulated thereon. The drying station includes a beater device disposed adjacent the at least one rotatable drying wheel with the beater device and the drying wheel being engageable as the at least one rotatable drying wheel rotates. As the rotatable drying wheel spins, the drying material contacts the beater device to help minimize its level of saturation.