EP1290293A4 - Swimming pool pressure cleaner with internal steering mechanism - Google Patents

Swimming pool pressure cleaner with internal steering mechanism

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EP1290293A4
EP1290293A4 EP00937904A EP00937904A EP1290293A4 EP 1290293 A4 EP1290293 A4 EP 1290293A4 EP 00937904 A EP00937904 A EP 00937904A EP 00937904 A EP00937904 A EP 00937904A EP 1290293 A4 EP1290293 A4 EP 1290293A4
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Prior art keywords
pool
inlet
wheels
secured
rotor
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EP00937904A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1290293B1 (en
EP1290293A1 (en
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Dieter J Rief
Manuela Rief
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Poolvergnuegen
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Poolvergnuegen
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • 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
    • E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
    • E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
    • E04H4/1654—Self-propelled cleaners

Abstract

A swimming pool pressure cleaner (20) of the type motivated by water flow through it having: a set of two wheels (22a, b) rotatably mounted to the body (24); a turbine housing (38) having a water-flow chamber (40) with an inlet (70) and an outlet (74), the inlet held in proximity to the pool surface (54); a vaned rotor (48) rotatably mounted in the chamber; one or more one venturi jets (66a, b) secured to the body and oriented to direct water into the inlet to rotate the turbine and cause flow from the pool into the inlet; a drive member (76) secured to the rotor and a drive train extending to the wheels for synchronous rotation on the pool surface; a cam (100) rotatably secured to the body and drive by the rotor through reduction gearing (106); and a linkage (94) from the cam to one wheel (22a) to periodically interrupt the synchronous rotation of the wheels on the pool surface and change pool cleaner direction.
EP00937904A 2000-05-26 2000-05-26 Swimming pool pressure cleaner with internal steering mechanism Expired - Lifetime EP1290293B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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PCT/US2000/014770 WO2001092663A1 (en) 2000-05-26 2000-05-26 Swimming pool pressure cleaner with internal steering mechanism

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EP1290293A1 EP1290293A1 (en) 2003-03-12
EP1290293A4 true EP1290293A4 (en) 2004-04-14
EP1290293B1 EP1290293B1 (en) 2010-01-20

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EP (1) EP1290293B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE455914T1 (en)
AU (2) AU2000253018B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2414101C (en)
DE (1) DE60043749D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2339915T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2001092663A1 (en)

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US6782578B1 (en) 2000-05-26 2004-08-31 Poolvergnuegen Swimming pool pressure cleaner with internal steering mechanism
US6733046B1 (en) 2002-10-24 2004-05-11 Pollvergnuegen Hose swivel connection apparatus
US6706175B1 (en) 2002-10-24 2004-03-16 Dieter J. Rief Debris-capturing apparatus for pressure cleaners
US9593502B2 (en) 2009-10-19 2017-03-14 Hayward Industries, Inc. Swimming pool cleaner
FR2961838B1 (en) 2010-06-25 2012-07-27 Zodiac Pool Care Europe AUTOMOTIVE APPARATUS IMMERED SURFACE CLEANER
US8956533B2 (en) 2011-10-03 2015-02-17 Pentair Water Pool And Spa, Inc. Pool cleaner with multi-stage venturi vacuum assembly
US10161154B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2018-12-25 Hayward Industries, Inc. Pool cleaner with articulated cleaning members and methods relating thereto
US9677294B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2017-06-13 Hayward Industries, Inc. Pool cleaning device with wheel drive assemblies
AU2014311608B2 (en) 2013-08-30 2018-07-05 Hayward Industries, Inc. Swimming pool cleaner
ES2794916T3 (en) * 2013-09-20 2020-11-19 Ingenieria Y Marketing S A Background cleaner
USD787761S1 (en) 2014-11-07 2017-05-23 Hayward Industries, Inc. Pool cleaner
USD789003S1 (en) 2014-11-07 2017-06-06 Hayward Industries, Inc. Pool cleaner
USD787760S1 (en) 2014-11-07 2017-05-23 Hayward Industries, Inc. Pool cleaner
USD789624S1 (en) 2014-11-07 2017-06-13 Hayward Industries, Inc. Pool cleaner

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US2923954A (en) * 1960-02-09 babcock
GB1459853A (en) * 1974-02-19 1976-12-31 Henkin M L Automatic swimming pool cleaner
FR2685374A1 (en) * 1991-12-24 1993-06-25 Nicoloff Pierre Autonomous vacuum cleaner robot for swimming pools
EP0565226A1 (en) * 1992-04-07 1993-10-13 Leslie, Philip L. Swimming pool cleaner
US5507058A (en) * 1993-07-09 1996-04-16 H-Tech, Inc. Automatic pool cleaning apparatus
WO1999063185A1 (en) * 1998-06-04 1999-12-09 Polaris Pools Systems, Inc. Suction powered pool cleaner

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WO2001092663A1 (en) 2001-12-06
AU5301800A (en) 2001-12-11
CA2414101C (en) 2006-08-01
WO2001092663A8 (en) 2002-02-28
AU2000253018B2 (en) 2006-07-06
EP1290293B1 (en) 2010-01-20
EP1290293A1 (en) 2003-03-12
AU2000253018A1 (en) 2002-02-28
ATE455914T1 (en) 2010-02-15
ES2339915T3 (en) 2010-05-27
DE60043749D1 (en) 2010-03-11
CA2414101A1 (en) 2001-12-06

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