EP2743429A1 - Véhicule de nettoyage de piscine automatique avec appareil épurateur - Google Patents

Véhicule de nettoyage de piscine automatique avec appareil épurateur Download PDF

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EP2743429A1
EP2743429A1 EP13197509.6A EP13197509A EP2743429A1 EP 2743429 A1 EP2743429 A1 EP 2743429A1 EP 13197509 A EP13197509 A EP 13197509A EP 2743429 A1 EP2743429 A1 EP 2743429A1
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Wing-Kin Hui
Wing-Tak Hui
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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
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  • This invention generally relates to the field of automated pool products. Particularly, this invention relates to an automated swimming pool cleaning vehicle (PCV) for facilitating thorough cleaning of the pool water and pool surfaces. More particularly, this invention relates to devices and cleaning structure used in cooperation with a PCV having a set of spaced apart wheels and providing structure for cleaning and scrubbing the pool surface.
  • PCV automated swimming pool cleaning vehicle
  • PCV self-propelled pool cleaning vehicles
  • the typical PCV includes a housing and drive members.
  • the drive members attach to the housing usually through connection to a chassis.
  • Drive members include wheels, endless loop tracks and combinations of each.
  • vehicles have included two and four wheel drive vehicles in various combinations and variations. In the case of a belt or endless loop track, the track wraps around the drive and/or idler wheels or rollers.
  • a vehicle may also have some combinations of wheels and/or rollers and the vehicle may also be a two or four-wheel drive vehicle.
  • the endless loop track may be fitted over any combination of two or four-wheel drive vehicles. Such tracks have been found to be an effective means for moving the vehicle around the surface of the pool while the vehicle is submerged.
  • the structure in accordance with the invention herein not only serves the short term goal of keeping the water clean and free from dirt and debris, but also is helpful in accomplishing the long term goal of preventing the buildup of such particulates on and in the surface of the pool by removing the same from the pool water.
  • PCV submersible automated pool cleaning vehicle
  • the cleaning structure for a Pool Cleaning Vehicle defines a sanitizing structure.
  • Such structure is limited to a PCV having spaced apart free-spinning and drive wheels and not drive tracks, which was the subject of an earlier patent specification by the one of the inventors herein.
  • the sanitizing structure herein is a combination of the cleaning member on the PCV chassis, the suction created by the PCV for absorbing dirt and debris through the PCV intakes and the scrubbing elements associated with the wheels.
  • the scrubbing members include elements extending from the wheels.
  • the wheels include wheel covers substantially covering the wheels. The scrubbing elements extend from the wheel covers.
  • the cleaning member may be a rotating brush attached to the bottom of the PCV housing and may include bristles for dislodging dirt and debris as the PCV moves along the pool surface.
  • the wheels with the scrubbing elements and the bristles on the housing dislodge dirt and debris.
  • the dirt and debris dislodged by the cleaning and scrubbing members are then sucked up by the PCV through housing intakes, cleaning and sanitizing the pool water.
  • the PCV for sanitizing water in a swimming pool in accordance with this invention comprises:
  • the wheels having scrubbing elements include wheel covers, covering at least a substantial portion of the wheels and the scrubbing elements are embedded in the wheel covers.
  • the wheels may be connected to the chassis through gears or a set of gears.
  • the wheels are easily detached from the chassis and easily re-attached to the chassis.
  • the wheel covers are easily detached from the wheels and easily re-attached to the wheels, in particular by stretching the wheel covers over the wheels.
  • the cleaning member defines a rotating brush roller connected to the bottom of the housing adjacent the intakes.
  • the brush roller is easily detached from the wheels and easily re-attached to the chassis.
  • all of the spaced apart wheels have scrubbing elements and include wheel covers coverering at least a substantial portion of the wheels and the scrubbing elements extend from the wheel covers.
  • the wheels include a tire made of a soft rubber compound and the wheel covers are made from elastomer.
  • the wheel covers include a scrubbing element insert made from a material specifically designed for scrubbing pool surfaces.
  • the wheel covers include extended scrubbing elements, extending on the side from the wheel covers and away from the housing.
  • the extended scrubbing elements may include a plurality of circular members.
  • the plurality of circular members may have parallel axes and overlap.
  • the circular scrubbing elements may be made from a material specifically designed to loosen stains and dirt and debris from pool surfaces with rotating action.
  • Fig. 1 there is shown an exemplary embodiment of the submersible pool cleaning vehicle (PCV) having the cleaning structure in accordance with this invention generally denoted by the numeral 20.
  • PCV submersible pool cleaning vehicle
  • the PCV 20 includes a housing 22 having an exterior 24 and an interior (not shown). Within the interior of the housing is a motor for creating a vacuum effect.
  • the housing includes a conduit terminating at intakes for drawing water into a filter system and an outlet 25 for expelling filtered water back into the pool.
  • the PCV 20 includes a chassis (not shown) generally within the interior of the housing 22.
  • the PCV includes an electrical motor (not shown) which drive wheels 30.
  • the PCV includes additional free-spinning wheels 32. The free-spinning wheels 32 are also mounted on the chassis.
  • the PCV also includes a cleaning member 40.
  • the cleaning member 40 is mounted on an axle between drive wheels 30 as shown clearly in Fig. 1 .
  • each pair of drive wheels 30, front and rear includes a brush roller 42 defining a cleaning member 40.
  • the drive wheels 30 turn the roller 42 with sufficient torque to cause the brush roller 42 to dislodge particulates and dirt and debris.
  • the brush roller 42 can be easily removed and replaced as needed.
  • An intake (not shown) is located in close proximity to the roller 42 for sucking up such loosened matter. Again, this is well understood in the art and the references specifically incorporated above and below provide sufficient basis for understanding these principles.
  • FIG. 2 there is shown another illustration of the PCV 20 in accordance with this invention. Particularly illustrated are the wheels 30 and 32 having wheel covers 34 removed from two of the wheels 30 and 32. As shown, the wheel covers 34 fit over either the drive wheel 30 or free-spinning wheel 32 without modification. In other words, the wheel cover 34 is the same for the drive wheel 30 as it is for the free-spinning wheel 32.
  • the wheel cover 34 is made from an elastic material which fits over the wheel and covers the outer diameter dimension of the wheel. In this manner, the wheel cover 34 covers substantially the wheel.
  • the fit can be made tight or sloppy. In some instances, a sloppy fit serves the purpose of dislodging particulates, dirt and/or debris better than a tight fit. At other times, the reverse is true and an exemplary embodiment with either a tight fit or a sloppy fit are both within the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 & 2 , the wheel cover 34 is tightly stretched over the wheel forming a snug fit.
  • the drive wheel 30 includes gearing 50 for compatible mating of the drive wheel 30 with the chassis gearing 52.
  • a locking member 54 locks the wheel to the chassis.
  • the cover fits so that it does not interfere with the ability of the drive wheel 30 to be driven by the PCV motor.
  • the wheel cover 34 is easily removed from either drive or free-spinning wheel by again stretching the elastic wheel cover 34 over the wheel and completing the removal process. Thus, should the wheel cover 34 become worn or a different type of wheel cover 34 for a particular pool surface is desired, such removal can easily be facilitated in this manner.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 are detailed views that illustrate the construction of the drive wheel 30 and wheel cover 34.
  • the wheel cover 34 includes scrubbing elements 36.
  • the scrubbing elements 36 are embedded in the wheel cover 34.
  • the scrubbing elements 36 extend from the wheel cover 34 as most clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 .
  • the wheel covers 34 are made from elastomer.
  • the degree of hardness of the elastomer depends upon the pool surface. On some pool surfaces a harder degree of elastomer is more desirable than on others.
  • the scrubbing elements 36 are similarly customizable.
  • a wheel cover 34 may have one type of hardness and the scrubbing element can be imbedded with a specific material that would be best suited for that surface. In this way, a variety of wheel covers and scrubbing elements can be offered to the user to best suit the needs of a particular pool surface.
  • the drive wheels 30 as well as the free spinning wheels 32 may include tires (not shown) where the tire is made from a soft rubber compound and the wheel cover is made from an elastomer.
  • the wheel cover defines the tire and can be made from various compounds, both natural and synthetic that would satisfy the requires of moving the PCV and cleaning the underwater pool surface.
  • Fig. 5 there is shown the partial sectional illustration of the wheel cover 34 having scrubbing elements 36 attached over the wheel 30.
  • the wheel cover 34 is made from elastic material and is stretched over the wheel 30. Also illustrated is that the wheel cover 34 does not interfere with the gearing 50.
  • scrubbing elements 60 extend from the wheel cover 34, on the side opposite to the housing 22.
  • the scrubbing elements 60 include a plurality of individual members 62.
  • the members 62 define circular scrubbing elements having an outer surface 64 which, in the illustrated embodiment, is parallel to the central plane (mid-plane) of the corresponding wheel 30.
  • the outer surface 64 is made from a material designed to dislodge dirt and remove stain from a pool surface as the PCV collides with the surface during normal operation.
  • the material such as a vinyl or rubber sponge having a rough, but non-abrasive surface is suited for such function.
  • the circular members 62 as illustrated have parallel axes and overlapping, and they are arranged so that their axes are located on an imaginary cylinder having as axis the axis of the corresponding wheel 30. In the exemplary embodiment shown, there are five such members. In other exemplary embodiments, two members or more than five would also be within the spirit and scope of the invention.
  • the scrubbing elements 60 rotate.
  • the rotating action continues.
  • the scrubbing elements rotate against dirt and stain, such are removed from the pool surface so contacted.
  • the dislodged material is sucked by the vacuum created by the motor through the intakes.
  • the water is filtered and then returned to the pool through the outlet 25. In this manner, the pool water is not simply cleaned, but sanitized.
  • the scrubbing element 60 may be of a, irregular shape or a rectangle or square configuration, all within the spirit and scope of the instant invention. Additionally, the number of members which form the scrubbing element 60 may also vary within the spirit and scope of the invention.
  • PCV in accordance with the invention herein includes a drive structure which is propelled by water flowing through output jets located on the housing. In this embodiment, no motor is required to propel the PCV.

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