Abstract: A car washing machine (1) is composed of a front body (1A) provided with a rocker brush (11), a top brush (12), side brushes (13) and so forth as washing means for washing a vehicle (2), and a rear body (1B) provided with a top nozzle (21), side nozzles (22) and so forth as drying means for drying the vehicle (2). The front and rear bodies (1A and 1B) are capable of separately traveling. According to this arrangement, the washing operation of the vehicle (2) using the washing means provided on the front body (1A) and the drying operation using the drying means provided on the rear body (1B) can be executed in a spaced apart relationship, thus preventing the drying finish from being deteriorated by water splashes produced during the washing operation.

Abstract: A car washing machine (1) is composed of a front body (1A) provided with a rocker brush (11), a top brush (12), side brushes (13) and so forth as washing means for washing a vehicle (2), and a rear body (1B) provided with a top nozzle (21), side nozzles (22) and so forth as drying means for drying the vehicle (2). The front and rear bodies (1A and 1B) are capable of separately traveling. According to this arrangement, the washing operation of the vehicle (2) using the washing means provided on the front body (1A) and the drying operation using the drying means provided on the rear body (1B) can be executed in a spaced apart relationship, thus preventing the drying finish from being deteriorated by water splashes produced during the washing operation.

Abstract: According to a conventional continuous car washing machine in which one of the right and left side brushes is stationary, a roller conveyor which transports a vehicle to be washed is provided with wheel guides to maintain a spacing between a lateral surface of the vehicle and one side brush at a given value. Thus, there has been a problem that it is difficult to drive the vehicle to move itself onto the required position on the roller conveyor. The present invention which is intended to solve the problem provides a car washing machine comprising a stationary car washing machine body in which a pair of side brushes (8a, 8b) are disposed to be retractable in the transverse direction at a right angle with the direction of transport of a vehicle in order for washing at least the lateral surfaces of the vehicle (2), and a conveyor device (3) for transporting the vehicle (2) which is free of wheel guides and has a sufficient width to accommodate a plurality of different car widths.

Abstract: A fuse box for distributing current derived from a battery through a plurality of fuses, includes a main power source box to be connected to the battery, a sub-power source box to be integrated with the main power source box, mechanical coupling for mechanically coupling the main power source box with the sub-power source box, and electrical coupling for electrically coupling the main power source box with the sub-power source box.

Abstract: A car washing machine having a tunnel-shaped stationary car washing machine body (1) installed on the floor (2) and adapted to continuously wash a vehicle (2) as the latter is transported by a pair of roller conveyors (7a, 7b). The car washing machine body (1) has a washing section (3) in the front region thereof, a waxing section (4) in the intermediate region thereof and a drying section (5) in the rear region thereof. The roller conveyors (7a, 7b) are designed so that one conveyor (7b) supports the wheels (8b, 9b) on one side of the vehicle (1), while the other conveyor (7a) supports the wheels (8a, 9a) on the other side of the vehicle (1), the vehicle (1) being guided with one conveyor (7b) serving as a reference.

Abstract: To assure that electrical connection and disconnection can be achieved without any removal of dark current fuses from a fuse holder, a mechanism for connecting them to and disconnecting them from opponent contact terminals. The mechanism includes a fuse holder having the dark current fuses received therein, a fuse block having the contact members received therein, provisional engaging mechanism serving to hold terminal tabs of each dark current fuse in the electrically disconnected state and firm engaging mechanism serving to hold the terminal tabs in the electrically connected state. The provisional engaging mechanism is constructed of provisional engagement projections on the fuse block and engagement pawls on the fuse holder. The firm engaging mechanism is constructed of firm engagement projections on the fuse block and engagement portions of engagement wall portions on the fuse holder.

Abstract: A grommet for preventing water from leaking through the hole of a panel having a hard portion 10 made of a hard material and fixedly fitted in the hole of a panel, and a soft portion 20 made of a soft material and including an electric cord insertion part 23 and a waterproofing part 24. The hard portion is composed of a plurality of split parts whose coupled faces are provided with guide bars 16 and guide holes 17 in which the bars are slidably fitted so that the split parts can be moved away from each other in an expansionary manner as they remain coupled to each other to allow for insertion of the cord.

Abstract: A grommet for sealing the clearance between a panel (P) and an electric cord (W) extending therethrough, the grommet having a locking portion (B) made of a hard resin including a lower part (9) having a center hole (9a), and upper annular wall (10) extending along the peripheral edge of the lower part (9), a base plate (11) provided at the top of the annular wall (10) and having a center hole (11a), and engaging tongues (12) provided on the annular wall (10); a soft portion (A) including an annular recess (6) fitted with the base plate (11) and a tube through which the electric cord is inserted; and electric cord fastening members (17) having stoppers (18) dimensioned so as to be prevented from passing through the holes (9a, 11a) of the lower part (9) and the base plate (11), the fastening members being secured to the cord so that the stoppers are located between the lower part (9) and the base plate (11).