A vehicle washing system. The vehicle washing system includes a vehicle washing system component. Also, provided is an apparatus for moving the vehicle relative to vehicle washing system component. The speed of the relative motor of the vehicle is selected either by an operator automatically or may
A vehicle washing system. The vehicle washing system includes a vehicle washing system component. Also, provided is an apparatus for moving the vehicle relative to vehicle washing system component. The speed of the relative motor of the vehicle is selected either by an operator automatically or may be varied to vary the vehicle throughput through the vehicle wash. A control unit is provided. The control unit senses the speed of movement of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle washing system. The control unit adjusts the vehicle washing system component for coordinating the vehicle washing system component in accordance with the speed of the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle washing system comprising: one or more controlled components of said vehicle washing system;an apparatus for moving a vehicle relative to said one or more controlled components at a rate of speed of movement;a control unit configured to adjust and correlate the one or more controlled co
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A vehicle washing system comprising: one or more controlled components of said vehicle washing system;an apparatus for moving a vehicle relative to said one or more controlled components at a rate of speed of movement;a control unit configured to adjust and correlate the one or more controlled components speed or flow and said rate of speed relative to a desired vehicle throughput of said vehicle washing system set by an input of an operator;an encoder connected to a sprocket on the apparatus which provides sensed position of the vehicle to said control unit at all times through a wash tunnel, said control unit selectively powers down each of the one or more controlled components to a lower power setting until vehicle movement along each of the one or more controlled components is sensed; andat least one mitter portion, said control unit controls said vehicle to enter into engagement with said at least one mitter portion prior to powering up to a higher power setting and/or turning on said at least one mitter portion to minimize slapping noises of said at least one mitter portion against said vehicle. 2. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more controlled components include one or more of a group consisting of wheels, conveyor, blowers, tire sprayers, mixers, liquid delivery systems and top rollers. 3. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said desired vehicle throughput is based on a demand that affects the vehicle throughput of the vehicle washing system commanded by at least one user input signal. 4. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more controlled components include a variable frequency drive motor connected to and powering said one or more controlled components, said control unit is operably connected to and adjusts a frequency of said variable frequency drive motor which adjusts the power translated to said one or more controlled components. 5. The vehicle washing system of claim 4, wherein said variable frequency drive motor powers a drying blower. 6. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more controlled components is a plurality of said drying blowers and said control unit adjusts the power of said plurality of drying blowers. 7. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said control unit determines said rate of speed by adjusting of said one or more controlled components using the following equation: C=Min+(Max-Min)(Variance)100wherein “C” is a set component rate of speed,“Min” is a set minimum speed that is set by an operator,“Max” is the set maximum speed that is set by the operator, and“Variance” is a percentage of a range between Min and Max. 8. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more controlled components is a rotational speed controlled by said control unit. 9. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, further comprising said one or more controlled components being one or more wheels, and a variable frequency drive motor operably connected to said one or more wheels for rotating said one or more wheels, wherein said control unit varies the frequency of said variable frequency drive motor for controlling the revolutions per minute of said one or more wheels. 10. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more controlled components comprise a plurality of wheel members which include at least one variable frequency drive motor for varying the rotation speed of said wheel members, said control unit being operable for controlling the power to at least one of said plurality of wheel members for shutting off at least one of said plurality of wheel members, and said control unit being operable for controlling the frequency of said variable frequency drive motor for varying the speed of at least one of said plurality of wheel members, or a combination thereof, depending on the speed of said vehicle or speed of said apparatus. 11. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said one or more controlled components further comprise at least one liquid delivery system for operably contacting said vehicle with a liquid during movement of said vehicle. 12. The vehicle washing system of claim 11, further comprising a pneumatic valve that pivots said at least one liquid delivery system relative to said vehicle during movement, wherein said control unit controls the operation of said pneumatic valve. 13. The vehicle washing system of claim 12, wherein said liquid delivery system includes at least one nozzle, wherein the flow through said nozzle is controlled based on said desired vehicle throughput. 14. The vehicle washing system of claim 13, wherein said fluid delivery system includes at least one pump having a variable frequency drive motor, and said control unit varies the output of said variable frequency drive motor and the output of said at least one pump based on said desired vehicle throughput. 15. The vehicle washing system of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of pumps, wherein said control unit controls the power to at least one of said plurality of pumps for shutting said power down based on a pre-selected condition correlated to said desired vehicle throughput. 16. The vehicle washing system of claim 1, wherein said control unit is a computer which senses vehicle movement along said one or more controlled components of said vehicle washing system, and controls said one or more controlled components of said vehicle washing system based on the sensed speed of said vehicle or the sensed speed of said apparatus relative to said vehicle. 17. The vehicle washing system of claim 16, wherein said apparatus of the vehicle washing system is a variable speed conveyor system having an adjustable speed, said computer being operable for adjusting the speed of said apparatus. 18. The vehicle washing system of claim 17, wherein the speed of said apparatus is set by input to said computer by said operator, and said computer automatically controls and adjusts said rate of speed of said one or more controlled components based on said conveyor speed. 19. The vehicle washing system of claim 18, further comprising sensors for sensing at least one vehicle throughput and vehicles waiting in line and adjusting the speed of said conveyor and at least one vehicle washing system component for correlating with the sensed speed of said vehicle. 20. A vehicle washing system comprising: at least one vehicle washing system component;an apparatus for moving a vehicle relative to said at least one vehicle washing system component at a selectable and variable speed; anda control unit, said control unit setting the relative speed of movement of said vehicle with respect to said at least one vehicle washing system component based on an operator input and automatically adjusting the speed or flow of the at least one vehicle washing system component to coordinate the at least one vehicle washing system component in accordance with the desired speed of said vehicle through a wash tunnel;an encoder connected to a sprocket on the apparatus which provides sensed position of the vehicle to said control unit at all times though the wash tunnel, said control unit selectively powers down the vehicle washing system component to a lower power setting until vehicle movement along said vehicle washing system component is sensed; andat least one mitter portion, said control unit controls said vehicle to enter into engagement with said at least one mitter portion prior to powering up to a higher power setting and/or turning on said at least one mitter portion, and said control unit powers down to a lower power setting and/or turns off said at least one mitter portion for disengagement of said at least one mitter portion from said vehicle exiting a service area of said at least one mitter portion, said engagement and disengagement minimizing slapping noises of said at least one mitter portion against said vehicle. 21. The vehicle washing system of claim 20, wherein the encoder in combination with said control unit senses that said vehicle is entering and/or exiting said service area of said at least one mitter portion prior to the control unit commanding engagement and/or disengagement of said at least one mitter portion with said vehicle. 22. The vehicle washing system of claim 21, wherein said at least one mitter portion is provided with a variable frequency drive motor such that said at least one mitter portion is selectively turned off/on or adjusted up/down to an appropriate speed for said minimizing of slapping noises of said at least one mitter portion against said vehicle.
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