EP2236701A1 - Einordnungssystem eines Roboters in einem Schwimmbad - Google Patents

Einordnungssystem eines Roboters in einem Schwimmbad Download PDF

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EP2236701A1
EP2236701A1 EP10156154A EP10156154A EP2236701A1 EP 2236701 A1 EP2236701 A1 EP 2236701A1 EP 10156154 A EP10156154 A EP 10156154A EP 10156154 A EP10156154 A EP 10156154A EP 2236701 A1 EP2236701 A1 EP 2236701A1
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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
    • E04H4/1681—Cleaning whips
    • 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
    • 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
    • E04H4/1672—Connections to the pool water circulation system

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  • the invention relates to a system for automatically storing a robot pool cleaner in a location, this location may for example be a housing arranged in the pool wall or a location in the pool.
  • the document US 6,922,855 describes a system for storing a robot vacuum in a housing arranged in the wall of a swimming pool or to take this robot out of this housing so that it cleans the pool.
  • the suction robot is connected to a piston adapted to move in a conduit under the effect of a hydraulic pump connected to this conduit. More specifically, this hydraulic pump is able to create an overpressure in the conduit to push the piston and take the robot out of its housing and a vacuum to suck the piston and store the robot in its housing.
  • the hydraulic pump creates a vacuum in the duct, the water sucked by the robot passes through the piston and rises the aforementioned duct to the pump for filtering.
  • This system has two major disadvantages.
  • the invention relates to a storage system that does not have the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the release piston is not sucked during the cleaning phase and it is not necessary to provide locking means for this piston.
  • the stroke of the piston in each of the directions can be limited by a single stop.
  • the system according to the invention is therefore particularly simple to control because it is sufficient to switch from the filtration phase to the cleaning phase to store or remove the robot from its location.
  • the invention can be implemented using the hydraulic pump of the pool and a single valve to create a vacuum or overpressure in the aforementioned pipe.
  • the control of this valve can be done by a simple timer.
  • system according to the invention further comprises, in a pipeline of the filtration circuit of the pool, a storage piston connected to the release piston, and means for creating a depression in this pipe during the filtration phase.
  • the release piston is driven by the storage piston for storing the robot. This advantageously facilitates the movement of the release robot to the aforementioned second position.
  • This storage piston is optional.
  • system according to the invention comprises means for closing the filtration circuit of the swimming pool, the release piston comprising means for opening the filtration circuit of the pool when the release piston occupies the second position above.
  • closure means may be constituted by a single valve comprising a rod, for example stainless steel, let release piston being designed to push the rod and open the valve when it occupies the second position.
  • the filtration circuit remains closed during the entire recovery of the disengagement piston to the second position, thus avoiding or reducing the pressure drop in the pipe of the disengagement piston.
  • the system according to the invention comprises means for preventing pulsed water in the line of the release piston from rising in the filtration circuit during the cleaning phase.
  • These means may be constituted by a simple valve positioned to open automatically under the pressure of the water circulating in said filtration circuit during the filtration phase.
  • the invention can be used for all types of robotic cleaners.
  • the disengagement piston when the robot is a suction robot connected to the disengagement piston by a pipe, the disengagement piston comprises a passage for the water sucked by the suction robot placed in front of a pipe a pool cleaning circuit when said disengagement piston occupies the first aforementioned position.
  • the release piston may comprise seals which follow the aforesaid pipe and prevent these possible dirt from blocking the piston. Those skilled in the art will understand that this dirt will in any case be sucked up during the next cleaning phase.
  • the invention thus makes it possible to avoid fouling of this pipe.
  • the location 7 may be constituted by a simple recess. It can also be protected by a hatch.
  • the cleaning robot 100A, 100B, 100C is connected to a disengagement piston 110A, 110B, 110C, the structure of the disengagement piston and the connection between the disengagement piston and the robot depending on the robot type ( suction, pressure, electric).
  • the so-called “filtration” phase in which the cleaning robot 100A, 100B, 100C is inactive and placed in its location 7
  • the so-called “cleaning” phase in which the robot 100A, 100B is systematically distinguished.
  • 100C is operational and moving in the pool 1.
  • a pipe can be described as a “cleaning pipe” and a “filtration pipe” if it is used in these two phases.
  • the figure 1 represents a first embodiment of a system according to the invention wherein the robot cleaner is a suction robot 100A during a filtration phase.
  • the hydraulic pump 4 draws water from the pool 1 by the skimmers 2 and the bottom drain 3, the water being conveyed to the hydraulic pump 4 through the pipes CF1 upstream filtration, then discharged into the basin 1 via the CF2 downstream filtration pipes and the collectors 6, after filtration by the filter 5.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner 100A is connected to its release piston 110A via a pipe 120A shown in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the release piston 110A comprises a passage 115A for the water sucked by the robot vacuum cleaner 100A.
  • the figure 3 represents the system of figure 1 during a cleaning phase.
  • the water of the pool 1 is sucked by the cleaning robot 100A under the effect of the hydraulic pump 4.
  • the release piston 110A is positioned so that the passage 115A is located vis-à- screw on the inlet of CN1 upstream cleaning line.
  • the water sucked during the cleaning phase by the robot 100A is filtered by the filter 5 and then reinjected into the pond 1 by a discharge 9 provided in the CN2 downstream cleaning pipe.
  • a valve C2 is positioned substantially at the junction between the upstream filtration pipe CF1 and the downstream cleaning pipe CN2.
  • This valve C2 is positioned to open automatically under the pressure of the water circulating in the upstream filtration line CF1 during the filtration phase and to close during the cleaning phase when the water is directed into the cleaning pipe. downstream CN2.
  • the system comprises two valves V1, V2 respectively upstream and downstream of the hydraulic pump 4 and a PC controller able to control these valves, to switch between the filtration and cleaning phases.
  • the PC controller To leave the cleaning phase and switch to the filtration phase, the PC controller simply positions the upstream V1 and downstream V2 valves in "filtration position".
  • the system comprises a storage piston 200, connected to the release piston 110A by a link 150, for example a chain.
  • the storage piston 200 is placed in the upstream filtration line CF1, downstream of the valve C2.
  • the hydraulic pump 4 sucks up the water contained in the upstream filtration pipe CF1 and the water contained in the downstream cleaning pipe CN2, which makes it possible to on the one hand, the release piston 110A located in the downstream cleaning channel CN2 and on the other hand the storage piston 200 located in the upstream filtration line CF1.
  • the stroke of the relief piston 110A stops in a second position defined by a stop 802.
  • the cleaning robot 100A is thus pulled into its location 7.
  • the upstream filtration circuit CF1 includes a chamber 210 to facilitate the passage of water around the storage piston 200 during the filtration phase.
  • this function is performed by the DV line.
  • the figures 4 and 5 represent a second embodiment of a system according to the invention wherein the robot cleaner is a suction robot 100A, respectively during the filtration and cleaning phases.
  • This second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that it does not use a storage piston 200 to return the suction robot 100A in its location 7, but a valve mechanism C1.
  • the upstream filtration line CF1 can be simplified due to the absence of the storage piston 200 and the link 150.
  • a valve C1 closes the filtration circuit of the pool, to avoid the pressure drop in the CN2 pipe during the recovery of the release piston 110A during the transition between the cleaning phase and the filtration phase .
  • valve C1 is positioned substantially at the junction between the upstream filtration pipe CF1 and the downstream cleaning pipe CN2.
  • the release piston 110A comprises means for opening the filtration circuit.
  • the valve C1 is secured to a rod 13 that the release piston 110A pushes when it is sucked by the hydraulic pump 4 just before reaching the stop 802. This arrangement is shown figure 6 .
  • This valve C1 is kept open by the release piston 110A during the filtration phase.
  • the pressure robot 100B is connected to its release piston 110B via a pipe 120B shown in FIG. figure 8 .
  • the release piston 110B is open at both ends so that pressurized water can feed the robot.
  • the system comprises a storage piston 200 in an upstream pipe CF1 of the filtration circuit and a link 150 for pulling the release piston 110B, during the transition between the cleaning phase and the filtration phase and for the duration of the filtration phase.
  • the filtration phase is carried out exactly as described above with reference to the figure 1 .
  • the cleaning circuit is different. It is illustrated at figure 9 .
  • the water from the pond pool 1 is sucked, as during the filtration phase, by the skimmers 2 and the bottom outlet 3 under the effect of the hydraulic pump 4.
  • the pipes CN1 upstream of the hydraulic pump 4, used during the cleaning phase are the upstream pipes CF1 used during the filtration phase.
  • the sucked water is filtered by the filter 5 and then reinjected into the tank 1 by CN2 downstream cleaning pipes constituted on the one hand by the downstream filtration pipes CF2 leading to the outlets 6 and on the other hand by the cleaning pipe downstream CN2 in which the displacement piston 110B moves.
  • the water sent to the robot under pressure 100B is relieved under pressure by a booster 10.
  • the system comprises a single valve V1 upstream of the hydraulic pump 4 and a PC controller able to control this valve, to switch between the filtration and cleaning phases, during the start of the booster 10.
  • the PC controller positions the upstream valve V1 in "cleaning position" and starts the operation of the booster pump 10.
  • the release piston 110B is then driven to the stop 801.
  • the pipe DV allows to inject a portion of the pulsed water by the booster 10 in this pipe CF1, so as to drive the storage piston 200 to facilitate the displacement of the release piston 110B to the stop 801.
  • the stroke of the release piston 110B stops when it meets the stop 802 provided for this purpose.
  • the cleaning robot 100B is thus pulled into its location 7.
  • the valve closes the filtration circuit of the pool, to avoid the pressure drop in the CN2 pipe during the recovery of the release piston 110B during the transition between the cleaning phase and the phase filtration.
  • This valve C1 is kept open by the release piston 110B during the filtration phase.
  • the figures 12 and 13 illustrate an embodiment of the invention when the robot cleaner is a 100C electric robot.
  • the system comprises an upstream valve V1 and a downstream valve V2 similar to those described with reference to FIGS. figures 3 and 4 .
  • the embodiment with storage piston 200 can also be used with a 100C electric robot
  • the clearance 9 comprises a valve C3 when using a suction robot 100A or an electric robot 100C in order to avoid a loss of pressure in the pipe in which the release piston 100A moves, 100C.

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