Abstract: In a car cleaning system for car washes having a car conveying device, a cleaning element which extends transversely to the direction of travel of the car. The cleaning element is held at its ends on a pair of lever arms which are swingable about a fixed swivel joint and can be changed in position in a manner corresponding to the contour of the car as viewed from the side of the car. The pair of lever arms is swingably guided in such a way that at the start of the cleaning process the lever arms are inclined obliquely downwardly in the direction opposite the direction of travel of the car and at the end of the cleaning process they are inclined obliquely downwardly in the same direction as the direction of travel of the car, terminating approximately in the region of the bottom of the car. The cleaning element is arranged for translation on the pair of lever arms, and is movable in such a manner that both at the beginning and at the end of the cleaning process it is at the lower end of the lever arms.

Abstract: A device for cleaning the wheels, and particularly the wheel rims, of a vehicle in a car wash. The device has a plurality of rotating cleaning brushes which can be pressed against the wheels to be cleaned substantially in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of said vehicle, and a driver which can be actuated by at least one of the wheels, the cleaning brushes for the specific pair of wheels to be cleaned being mounted on a carriage; the carriage is freely movable in the direction of travel of the vehicle, and is coupled to the driver; the driver is actuated by at least one of said wheels and with the carriage in a starting position, produces the commencement of the cleaning process. Upon termination of the cleaning process the corresponding carriage is released whereupon provision is made for restoring the device to the starting position.