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 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.