EP1785552A2 - Nettoyeur automatique de bassins de natation - Google Patents

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EP1785552A2
EP1785552A2 EP06425777A EP06425777A EP1785552A2 EP 1785552 A2 EP1785552 A2 EP 1785552A2 EP 06425777 A EP06425777 A EP 06425777A EP 06425777 A EP06425777 A EP 06425777A EP 1785552 A2 EP1785552 A2 EP 1785552A2
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    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
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    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/12—Devices or arrangements for circulating water, i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment
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  • the present invention relates to a automatic, self-propelling apparatus, or cleaning robot, for cleaning swimming pools.
  • a first object of the present invention is to propose a automatic cleaner for swimming pool which does not need any service operated by the user at the end of each work cycle.
  • a second object of the invention is to propose a automatic cleaner able to move onto the vertical walls of the swimming pools in an effective and safe manner to carry out the cleaning thereof.
  • a further object is to make it possible to clean, in addition to the walls and bottom of the swimming pool, also the surface of the water.
  • an automatic cleaner according to the invention substantially comprises:
  • a cleaner 1 according to the present invention is further provided with a base 10 for the automatic return of same cleaner, which base is applicable on the surface of the swimming pool or externally thereof by means of a suitable chute.
  • the base 10 is provided with a power outlet, preferably at low voltage, for a plug of preferably inductive and/or capacitive type to be automatically inserted therein for powering the cleaner.
  • the displacement of the cleaner is obtained through the motion of a pulley 14 which, via a timing belt 13, transfers the motion from a motor 15 to the wheels 2 of the apparatus.
  • a suitable sensor for example an impact sensor (not shown) solid to the body 1, sends a signal to the electronics when the cleaner strikes an obstacle in front thereof; this occurs normally when the cleaner is on the bottom of the swimming pool and encounters a vertical wall as it moves on.
  • the cleaner When reaching a vertical wall, the cleaner can start climbing the wall by deactivating or reversing the thrust action exerted from the first turbine 3 disposed in the front region of the apparatus.
  • the front wheels 2 then start climbing the vertical wall, while the rear wheels continue to push the machine as they are pressed onto the bottom by the action of the second turbine 4 located at the back, until the cleaner reaches the vertical position.
  • the turbines 3, 4 are operated both in a thrust-mode again, to allow the cleaner to remain adherent to, and move along the wall.
  • the position of the apparatus is signalled to the control electronics by the position sensor 18, the latter being possibly of inertial type.
  • the cleaner Upon completion of its work cycle, the cleaner starts the procedure for returning to the recharge base 10.
  • the cleaner then moves up to the surface level detected by the position sensor 18.
  • the cleaner maintains, while on the surface, a stable position by means of a floating sensor 20 which allows the vanes 16 to come into operation for maintaining a suitable distribution of the weights during the displacement on the surface.
  • control electronics activates the suitable vanes 16 located laterally of body 1, the action of vanes allowing the movement of the cleaner on the surface until it reaches the wall to move along the latter in a preset direction, for example in clockwise direction, by cleaning the critical region which corresponds to the line of water surface.
  • the automatic cleaning apparatus differs from the traditional models for its fully autonomous operation, as it is able to automatically return to the base 10 disposed in the swimming pool, or on the outside thereof (Fig. 1) in combination with a suitable guide chute 7, in which base the recharge of the battery and the cleaning of the filter 8 are performed.
  • the vanes 16 convey the dirt, for example floating leaves, through the vanes into the collecting filter 8, thereby cleaning the water surface.
  • the cleaner comes sooner or later across the recharge base 10, the latter being housed in a seat 11 horizontally disposed and anchored at the wall of the swimming pool by a mechanism allowing it to remain aligned with the water level all the time.
  • the base is opened at least on the side of the incoming cleaner (in the illustrated case being the left side) which automatically moves into it and exits therefrom according to a programmed work cycle.
  • the apparatus is provided with a plug which fits automatically into an outlet of the base for the electric power supply.
  • the recharge may take place by using electrical connections 21 formed directly on the back side of body 1.
  • the power is preferably supplied by a plug/outlet coupling of inductive type of low voltage (e.g., 12 - 24 V) to avoid any possible contact between metal parts and electric lines in the presence of water.
  • inductive type of low voltage e.g., 12 - 24 V
  • the cleaner starts recharging the battery and carries out the automatic cleaning of the filter 8.
  • the cleaning of filter 8 takes place with a reversal of the thrust direction of turbines 3, 4 which carry out a counter-washing of the filter 8 by discharging the filtrate into a disposal container.
  • the turbines 3, 4 may be mounted as in Fig. 3, that is, with the blades in correspondence of the top side of the cleaning apparatus, or overturned with respect to the configuration of Fig. 3 in order to attain a more convenient point of suction height for the upward thrust during the surfacing movement, as well as to activate a water flow during the stage of counter-washing of filter 8.
  • the base 10 is such constructed as to collect the dirt in a deposit easily accessible from the outside of the swimming pool.
  • the cleaner exits automatically out of base 10 to start a fresh work cycle.
  • the present cleaner is advantageous over the traditional cleaners which require the intervention of the user both at the start (the cleaner has to be immersed in the water) and at the end (the cleaner has to be pulled out) of the cleaning cycle, and the manual cleaning of the filter.
  • the cleaner according to the present invention solve these problems by means of a mechanism allowing automatic procedures, by causing the cleaner to go back to the recharge base 10 upon completion of the work cycle.

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