Automated cashier for a vehicle wash facility
A vehicle wash facility having an automatic cashier for allowing access to the facility by a user only upon payment made to the automatic cashier, with a vehicle height detector creating a signal when a vehicle over a predetermined size is present, the signal causing the automatic cashier to require deposit of a greater fee payment to enable use of the wash facility.
1 . In combination with an automatic vehicle wash facility, an entranceway controlling movement of vehicles into said facility;
an automatic cashier at said entranceway allowing access only upon depositing a pre-programmed fee payment into said automatic cashier to enable entrance of a vehicle into said wash facility;
a vehicle height detector in said entranceway providing a signal when a vehicle is over a predetermined size;
said automatic cashier responsive to said signal to require payment of a greater fee therein to enable entrance of said vehicle into said vehicle wash facility.
2 . The combination according to claim 1 wherein said automatic cashier includes two wash selection menus each corresponding to a regular or oversized vehicle, with a one of said menu having a set of touch switches activated only when the presence of an oversized vehicle in said entranceway is not detected and a second selection menu having a set of touch switches activated only when an oversized vehicle in said entranceway is detected.
3 . The combination according to claim 2 wherein each menu is illuminated only when the associated set of touch switches are enabled.