EP1947268A3 - Pool cleaning robot - Google Patents

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EP1947268A3
EP1947268A3 EP08155567A EP08155567A EP1947268A3 EP 1947268 A3 EP1947268 A3 EP 1947268A3 EP 08155567 A EP08155567 A EP 08155567A EP 08155567 A EP08155567 A EP 08155567A EP 1947268 A3 EP1947268 A3 EP 1947268A3
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bottom panel
pool cleaning
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Efraim Garti
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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

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  • Cleaning In General (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Filtering Of Dispersed Particles In Gases (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)
  • Vehicle Cleaning, Maintenance, Repair, Refitting, And Outriggers (AREA)

Abstract

A filter unit (140) for use with a pool cleaning robot (10) comprising a bottom panel (144) having at least one robot inlet (125), and a rigid frame (146) having frame walls (154,156), one of the frame walls being a top wall, and all other frame walls being disposed substantially transverse to the bottom panel and extending between the top wall of the frame and the bottom panel. At least a part of one of the frame walls (154,156) constitutes a filter (150) detachably secured to the frame. The frame and at least a portion of the bottom panel define therebetween an enclosed volume in fluid communication with at least one of the robot inlets (125).
EP08155567A 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Filter unit for a pool cleaning robot Not-in-force EP1947268B1 (en)

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US11/196,737 US20070028405A1 (en) 2005-08-04 2005-08-04 Pool cleaning robot
EP06766211A EP1915496B1 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot

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EP06766211A Division EP1915496B1 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot

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EP1947268A2 EP1947268A2 (en) 2008-07-23
EP1947268A3 true EP1947268A3 (en) 2008-08-13
EP1947268B1 EP1947268B1 (en) 2009-09-30

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EP06766211A Not-in-force EP1915496B1 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot
EP08155565A Withdrawn EP1947267A3 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot
EP08155567A Not-in-force EP1947268B1 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Filter unit for a pool cleaning robot
EP08155562A Withdrawn EP1947265A3 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot
EP08155563A Withdrawn EP1947266A3 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot

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EP06766211A Not-in-force EP1915496B1 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot
EP08155565A Withdrawn EP1947267A3 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot

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EP08155562A Withdrawn EP1947265A3 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot
EP08155563A Withdrawn EP1947266A3 (en) 2005-08-04 2006-08-03 Pool cleaning robot

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US (3) US20070028405A1 (en)
EP (5) EP1915496B1 (en)
AT (2) ATE458881T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2006274549A1 (en)
DE (2) DE602006012499D1 (en)
WO (1) WO2007015251A2 (en)

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DE602006012499D1 (en) 2010-04-08
EP1947267A3 (en) 2008-07-30
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US20080128343A1 (en) 2008-06-05
WO2007015251A3 (en) 2007-05-10
US20070028405A1 (en) 2007-02-08
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