CUBE® CONTROLLER
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Chapter 2 General Machine Operation
Door Control
The system has two means of controlling the doors. 1
st
is the built-in door controls; 2
nd
is to program one Entrance
Function and one Exit Function as Door Up Outputs. If the Enter / Exit Functions are programmed as UP commands,
an external door control system is responsible for closing the doors. If Built-In Door Controls are used, they can open
and close the doors. Built-In door controls can open wash in the morning and close it at night. It can also open the
doors during warm temperature and cycle them in cold temperature. When Built-In Door Control is utilized the door
control Photo-Eyes may also be used for any other wash feature that requires a Photo-Eye. Equipment locations
should be considered when using a single Photo-Eye for multiple purposes.
Typical Features of Wash
Non-Friction Applications
These are applications such as Soap, Spot Free, Triple Foam, Drying Agent, etc. these applications will typically turn
on, wait for Fill Time and finally move Carriage full travel. The Carriage speed will change for front, middle and back
as configured per that package. The positions of the speed changes can be modified via the Advanced Configuration
screens. If the Smart Spray (PIVOT) is active, the carriage will travel further back to apply the chemical solution spray
to the back center of the vehicle.
Top Wheel
From Front – If application started at the front of the vehicle the Top Wheel will turn on and lower as soon as the
application has started. It will remain on for the entire length of the vehicle unless the vehicle is a pick-up truck. When
the Top Wheel is on, the Carriage will travel further backward than normal to ensure that the Top Wheel covers the
entire top surface. The system will turn the Top Wheel off at the back of a cab if the vehicle is detected as a pickup-
truck.
From Back – If application started at the back of the vehicle the Top Wheel will be omitted. It will be omitted even if
the application has the Top Wheel Function on.
Side Wheels
From Front – The Side Wheels will turn on and move in front of the vehicle. The D/S wheel will begin to wash the
front of the vehicle first. Once the D/S wheel is far enough out of the way, the P/S wheel will begin to wash the front
of the vehicle. When both wheels are done the carriage will begin to move backward with the wheels washing the
sides of the vehicle. The Side Wheels will angle, lower end inbound, for better rocker panel cleaning near the mirror
position. The pass will complete with the wheels angled in this position.
From Back – The Side Wheels will turn on and the P/S wheel will move behind vehicle and begin to clean it. Once
the P/S wheel is far enough out of the way the D/S wheel will begin to clean the back of vehicle. If the vehicle is a SUV
the D/S wheel will pivot to clean the upper glass as it returns to the driver side. If the vehicle is not an SUV the D/S
wheel will simply move rapidly back to the driver side. After cleaning the back of the vehicle, the carriage will move
forward with wheels cleaning the side surfaces. Once in the position where the back windshield raises for cab
(occupant compartment), the wheels will angle, lower end outbound, for better upper surface cleaning. After the wheels
are angled with the lower end outbound the carriage will move forward until the wheels are near the rearview mirrors.
At the mirrors the wheels will rapidly move outward and turn off then the carriage will rapidly move toward home.
Tire and Rim Cleaning
The Cube® machine utilizes touch-less technology to clean tires and rims. The machine uses the vehicle profile to
approximate the wheel positions. Tire wash applications are not performed during the first pass because the vehicle
shape is still being evaluated. Generally, the CTA is applied on an earlier pass than the high-pressure wash application
though. If possible, utilize the CTA and high-pressure on non-friction passes.
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