FR2685374A1 - Autonomous vacuum cleaner robot for swimming pools - Google Patents

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FR2685374A1
FR2685374A1 FR9116443A FR9116443A FR2685374A1 FR 2685374 A1 FR2685374 A1 FR 2685374A1 FR 9116443 A FR9116443 A FR 9116443A FR 9116443 A FR9116443 A FR 9116443A FR 2685374 A1 FR2685374 A1 FR 2685374A1
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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
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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
    • E04H4/12—Devices or arrangements for circulating water, i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment
    • E04H4/1281—Devices for distributing chemical products in the water of swimming pools
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/46—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods
    • C02F1/461—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis
    • C02F1/467—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis by electrochemical disinfection; by electrooxydation or by electroreduction
    • C02F1/4672—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis by electrochemical disinfection; by electrooxydation or by electroreduction by electrooxydation
    • C02F1/4674—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis by electrochemical disinfection; by electrooxydation or by electroreduction by electrooxydation with halogen or compound of halogens, e.g. chlorine, bromine
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Abstract

The subject of the present invention is an autonomous vacuum cleaner robot for swimming pools. It is made up of the combination of an entirely autonomous vacuum cleaner robot equipped with a pump (4) actuated by a single electric motor (5), the said pump delivering, on the one hand, into a turbine (6) driving a propulsion system of known type by means of belts (7) and, on the other hand, into a venturi tube (11) or a second turbine, creating a flow of water ensuring the sucking-up of waste and conveying them to a receptacle (3) provided for this purpose above the robot, it being possible for the motor to be powered either by cable or by a battery (15) built into the appliance, this battery possibly being rechargeable by virtue of a built-in solar panel (16). It is intended for cleaning pools of all types, but it is above all designed for individual swimming pools of small or medium size.

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ROBOT ASPIRATEUR AUTONOME POUR PISCINES
La présente invention a pour objet un robot aspirateur autonome pour piscines.SELF-CONTAINED ROBOT VACUUM CLEANER
The present invention relates to an autonomous vacuum robot for swimming pools.

Il est destiné au nettoyage des bassins de tous types, mais est surtout conçu pour les piscines particulières de dimensions faibles ou moyennes. It is intended for cleaning pools of all types, but is especially designed for private pools of small or medium size.

Les robots aspirateurs sont des appareils aptes à assurer sans intervention ni surveillance le nettoyage du fond du bassin, et souvent des parois verticales, sur toute la surface, grâce à un système de propulsion constitue de roues caoutchoutées ou de chenilles actionnees par un mecanisme permettant le changement périodique et automatique du sens et de la direction de marche. Robot vacuums are devices capable of ensuring without intervention or supervision the cleaning of the bottom of the basin, and often of the vertical walls, over the entire surface, thanks to a propulsion system consisting of rubberized wheels or tracks actuated by a mechanism allowing the periodic and automatic change of direction and direction of travel.

I1 existe actuellement trois types principaux de robots. There are currently three main types of robots.

Le premier est actionné par aspiration d'eau. The first is activated by water suction.

Il est en général raccordé au système de filtration de la piscine par un tuyau souple de grande longueur lui permettant d'atteindre la totalité du bassin. L'eau aspirée passe par une turbine interne de l'appareil entraînant le système de propulsion par l'intermédiaire d'un jeu d'engrenages. Son utilisation necessite la mise en place et le raccordement du tuyau d'aspiration, généralement encombrant, ainsi que la mise en route du système de filtration, après manoeuvre d'une ou plusieurs vannes situées dans le local technique.It is generally connected to the swimming pool filtration system by a flexible hose of great length allowing it to reach the entire basin. The sucked water passes through an internal turbine of the device driving the propulsion system via a set of gears. Its use requires the installation and connection of the suction hose, generally bulky, as well as the start-up of the filtration system, after operating one or more valves located in the technical room.

Le deuxième type de robot tire son énergie d'une source d'eau sous pression actionnant une ou plusieurs turbines assurant le deplacement de l'appareil et l'aspiration. Ce système, sans parler de la pompe, nécessite également la mise en place d'un tuyau de grande longueur. The second type of robot draws its energy from a source of pressurized water actuating one or more turbines ensuring the movement of the device and suction. This system, not to mention the pump, also requires the installation of a very long pipe.

Le troisième type fonctionne grâce au courant électrique. Il est généralement équipe d'au moins deux moteurs étanches, de construction onéreuse, entraînant une pompe d'aspiration et le système de propulsion, alimentés par un câble raccorde à un transformateur abaissant la tension du secteur à une valeur non dangereuse. The third type works with electric current. It is generally fitted with at least two waterproof motors, of expensive construction, driving a suction pump and the propulsion system, supplied by a cable connected to a transformer lowering the mains voltage to a non-dangerous value.

Le dispositif selon la présente invention permet une utilisation particulierement agréable, en imposant des contraintes très réduites, tout en étant d'une très grande fiabilité. The device according to the present invention allows a particularly pleasant use, by imposing very reduced constraints, while being of very great reliability.

Il est constitué par la combinaison d'un robot aspirateur entièrement autonome, equipé d'une pompe actionnee par un moteur électrique unique, ladite pompe débitant d'une part dans une turbine entraînant un système de propulsion de type connu par l'intermédiaire de courroies et, d'autre part, dans un tube venturi, ou une seconde turbine, créant un courant d'eau assurant l'aspiration des déchets et les amenant dans un réceptacle prévu à cet effet au-dessus du robot, le moteur pouvant être alimenté soit par câble, soit par une batterie integrée à l'appareil, cette dernière etant éventuellement rechargeable grâce à un panneau solaire intégre.  It is constituted by the combination of a fully autonomous robot vacuum cleaner, equipped with a pump actuated by a single electric motor, said pump delivering on the one hand in a turbine driving a propulsion system of known type by means of belts and, on the other hand, in a venturi tube, or a second turbine, creating a current of water ensuring the suction of the waste and bringing it into a receptacle provided for this purpose above the robot, the motor being able to be powered either by cable or by a battery integrated in the device, the latter possibly being rechargeable thanks to an integrated solar panel.

Sur les dessins schématiques annexés, donnés à titre d'exemple non limitatif d'une des formes de realisation de l'objet de l'invention:
la figure 1 représente en perspective le dispositif vu de l'extérieur,
et la figure 2 est une coupe verticale suivant les flèches A-A de la figure 1 montrant l'appareil équipé d'un panneau solaire. In the appended schematic drawings, given by way of nonlimiting example of one of the embodiments of the object of the invention:
FIG. 1 shows in perspective the device seen from the outside,
and Figure 2 is a vertical section along the arrows AA of Figure 1 showing the apparatus equipped with a solar panel.

Le dispositif, figures 1 et 2, est constitué d'un caisson 1 pouvant se déplaçer grâce à des roues caoutchoutées 2, ou des chenilles, sur le fond et éventuellement les parois d'un bassin rempli d'eau. Ce caisson renferme un ensemble de mécanismes propres à assurer l'entraînement des roues 2 ainsi que l'aspiration des déchets à éliminer, et est surmonté d'un réceptacle 3 destiné à recevoir lesdits déchets, ce réceptacle pouvant se présenter sous la forme d'une enceinte rigide transparente ou non, d'un sac, d'une cartouche filtrante ou sous toute autre forme. The device, Figures 1 and 2, consists of a box 1 which can move through rubberized wheels 2, or tracks, on the bottom and possibly the walls of a basin filled with water. This box contains a set of mechanisms capable of driving the wheels 2 as well as the suction of the waste to be eliminated, and is surmounted by a receptacle 3 intended to receive said waste, this receptacle being able to be in the form of a rigid enclosure, transparent or not, of a bag, of a filter cartridge or in any other form.

Les divers constituants de l'appareil seront autant que possible réalisés à partir d'éléments en matériau de recyclage thermoformes ou injectés. The various components of the device will be made as much as possible from elements of thermoformed recycling material or injected.

A l'intérieur du caisson se trouvent une pompe 4 entraînee par un moteur électrique 5 unique, et une turbine d'entraînement 6 actionnant les roues 2 par l'intermédiaire d'une ou plusieurs courroies 7. Au-dessous de l'appareil, une zone d'aspiration 8, delimitée par une nervure periphérique 9, communique avec un conduit 10 vertical comportant un venturi 11, ou une turbine d'aspiration, et traversant le caisson 1 pour aboutir dans le réceptacle à déchets 3. Inside the box are a pump 4 driven by a single electric motor 5, and a drive turbine 6 actuating the wheels 2 by means of one or more belts 7. Below the device, a suction zone 8, delimited by a peripheral periphery 9, communicates with a vertical duct 10 comprising a venturi 11, or a suction turbine, and passing through the box 1 to end in the waste receptacle 3.

La pompe 4 aspire l'eau par un tube 12 débouchant à l'avant de l'appareil et refoule cette eau, d'une part vers la turbine d'entraînement 6 assurant la propulsion de l'engin et, d'autre part, vers le venturi 11 ou la turbine d'aspiration, en provoquant ainsi dans le conduit 10 un courant d'eau dirige de bas en haut aspirant les dechets pour les amener dans le réceptacle 3, permettant au robot, grâce à un phénomène de succion, de se mouvoir sur les parois verticales du bassin. Dans le but d'adapter la vitesse de déplacement et la force d'aspiration aux conditions d'utilisation, l'eau sortant de la pompe 4 est répartie entre la turbine 6 et le venturi 11, ou la turbine d'aspiration, grâce à un registre reglable 13. The pump 4 sucks up the water through a tube 12 opening at the front of the device and delivers this water, on the one hand to the drive turbine 6 ensuring the propulsion of the machine and, on the other hand, towards the venturi 11 or the suction turbine, thus causing in the conduit 10 a current of water directs from the bottom up sucking the waste to bring it into the receptacle 3, allowing the robot, thanks to a phenomenon of suction, to move on the vertical walls of the basin. In order to adapt the speed of movement and the suction force to the conditions of use, the water leaving the pump 4 is distributed between the turbine 6 and the venturi 11, or the suction turbine, thanks to adjustable register 13.

L'eau aspire sous l'appareil, entraîne les dechets dans le réceptacle 3 et ressort par une grille 14 située sur le dessus dudit réceptacle. Quant à l'eau sortant de la turbine d'entraînement 6, elle peut avantageusement être dirigée vers le venturi 11, ou la turbine d'spiration, ce qui augmente la force d'aspiration. The water sucks under the device, drives the waste into the receptacle 3 and exits through a grid 14 located on the top of said receptacle. As for the water leaving the drive turbine 6, it can advantageously be directed towards the venturi 11, or the suction turbine, which increases the suction force.

Le robot aspirateur peut être équipé d'un générateur électrolytique d'hypochlorite de sodium integré, monté sur la sortie d'eau, ce qui permet d'effectuer simultnément le nettoyage du bassin et le traitement de l'eau. The robotic vacuum cleaner can be equipped with an electrolytic generator of sodium hypochlorite integrated, mounted on the water outlet, which allows simultaneous cleaning of the basin and treatment of the water.

Pour des raisons de securité, le moteur électrique 5 est alimenté en très basse tension, par exemple 12 ou 24 volts. Il peut être raccordé à un transformateur fixe, lui-même raccordé au secteur, par l'intermédiaire d'un câble souple, mais est préférentiellement alimenté par une batterie 15 intégrée au robot et installée dans un compartiment étanche. Elle sera rechargée après usage grâce à un chargeur fixe ou intégre de type connu. For safety reasons, the electric motor 5 is supplied with very low voltage, for example 12 or 24 volts. It can be connected to a fixed transformer, itself connected to the mains, via a flexible cable, but is preferably powered by a battery 15 integrated into the robot and installed in a sealed compartment. It will be recharged after use thanks to a fixed or integrated charger of known type.

La batterie 15 peut avantageusement être connectee à un panneau solaire 16 monte au-dessus de l'appareil et capable d'assurer sa recharge en quelques heures lorsque le robot est sorti de l'eau. Cette disposition permet d'obtenir une autonomie totale et un très grand confort d'utilisation. En effet, après avoir laissé le robot effectuer seul le nettoyage du bassin, il suffit de le retirer de l'eau, à l'aide d'une cordelette reliee à un flotteur ou à un anneau fixe, et de l'abandonner au bord du bassin. Au bout de quelques temps, il sera prêt à servir à nouveau, sans aucune intervention.  The battery 15 can advantageously be connected to a solar panel 16 mounted above the device and capable of ensuring its recharging in a few hours when the robot is out of the water. This arrangement provides total autonomy and very comfortable use. Indeed, after having left the robot to perform the cleaning of the basin alone, it is enough to remove it from the water, using a cord connected to a float or a fixed ring, and to abandon it at the edge of the pelvis. After a while, it will be ready to serve again, without any intervention.

Le positionnement des divers éléments constitutifs donne à l'objet de l'invention un maximum d'effets utiles qui n'avaient pas été, à ce jour, obtenus par des dispositifs similaires.  The positioning of the various constituent elements gives the object of the invention a maximum of useful effects which had not, to date, been obtained by similar devices.

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REVENDICATIONS caractérisé par la combinaison d'un robot aspirateur équipé d'une pompe (4) mue par un moteur électrique unique (5) alimente en très basse tension, ladite pompe aspirant l'eau par un tube (12) debouchant à l'avant de l'appareil et débitant d'une part dans une turbine d'entraînement (6) actionnant un système de propulsion de type connu et, d'autre part, dans un tube venturi (11), ou une turbine d'aspiration, créant un courant d'eau assurant l'aspiration des déchets et les amenant, grâce à un conduit (10) vertical traversant le robot aspirateur de bas en haut, dans un réceptacle (3) prévu à cet effet à la partie supérieure du robot et se présentant sous la forme d'une enceinte rigide transparente ou non, d'un sac, d'une cartouche filtrante ou sous toute autre forme appropriee, l'eau ressortant à travers une grille (14) située au-dessus de ce dernier.CLAIMS characterized by the combination of a vacuum robot equipped with a pump (4) driven by a single electric motor (5) supplied with very low voltage, said pump sucking water through a tube (12) opening out at the front of the apparatus and supplying on the one hand in a drive turbine (6) actuating a propulsion system of known type and, on the other hand, in a venturi tube (11), or a suction turbine, creating a stream of water ensuring the suction of the waste and bringing it, by means of a vertical conduit (10) passing through the robot vacuum cleaner from bottom to top, in a receptacle (3) provided for this purpose at the top of the robot and having the form of a transparent or non-transparent rigid enclosure, of a bag, of a filter cartridge or in any other suitable form, the water coming out through a grid (14) situated above the latter. 1". Robot aspirateur pour piscines, utilisable pour les bassins de tous types, mais surtout destiné au nettoyage des piscines particulières de dimensions faibles ou moyennes, 1 ". Robot vacuum cleaner for swimming pools, usable for basins of all types, but especially intended for the cleaning of particular swimming pools of small or medium dimensions, 20. Robot aspirateur selon la revendication 1, se caracterisant par le fait que la une turbine d'entraînement (6) actionne le système de propulsion par l'intermédiaire d'une ou plusieurs courroies (7). 20. Robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that the a drive turbine (6) actuates the propulsion system via one or more belts (7). 3 . Robot aspirateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, se caractérisant par le fait que l'eau sortant de la pompe (4) est répartie entre la turbine d'entraînement (6) et le venturi (11) ou la turbine d'aspiration, grâce à un registre réglable (13) permettant d'adapter la vitesse de déplacement et la force d'aspiration aux conditions d'utilisation. 3. Robot vacuum cleaner according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water leaving the pump (4) is distributed between the drive turbine (6) and the venturi (11) or the suction turbine , thanks to an adjustable register (13) to adapt the speed of movement and the suction force to the conditions of use. 4 . Robot aspirateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, se caractérisant par le fait que l'eau sortant de la turbine d'entraînement (6) est dirigee vers le venturi (11), ou la turbine d'aspiration, pour augmenter la force d'aspiration. 4. Robot vacuum cleaner according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water leaving the drive turbine (6) is directed towards the venturi (11), or the suction turbine, to increase the force suction. 5". Robot aspirateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, se caracterisant par le fait qu'il est équipé d'un générateur électrolytique d'hypochlorite de sodium integré, monté sur la sortie d'eau et permettant d'effectuer simultanément le nettoyage du bassin et le traitement de l'eau. 5 ". Robot vacuum cleaner according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with an electrolytic generator of sodium hypochlorite integrated, mounted on the water outlet and making it possible to simultaneously perform the basin cleaning and water treatment. 60. Robot aspirateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, se caractérisant par le fait que le moteur électrique (6) est alimenté par une batterie (15) intégrée au robot aspirateur et installée dans un compartiment étanche. 60. Robot vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the electric motor (6) is powered by a battery (15) integrated in the robot vacuum cleaner and installed in a sealed compartment. 7". Robot aspirateur selon la revendication 6, se caractérisant par le fait que la batterie (15) est connectée à un panneau solaire (16) monté au-dessus du robot aspirateur et capable d'assurer sa recharge en quelques heures lorsque le robot aspirateur est sorti de 1 'eau.  7 ". Robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 6, characterized in that the battery (15) is connected to a solar panel (16) mounted above the robot vacuum cleaner and capable of ensuring its recharging in a few hours when the robot vacuum cleaner is out of the water. 8 . Robot aspirateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, se caractérisant par le fait que les constituants de l'appareil sont réalisés à partir d'éléments en matériau de recyclage thermoformés ou injectés.  8. Robot vacuum cleaner according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the components of the device are made from elements of thermoformed or injected recycling material. 9", Robot aspirateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, se caractérisant par le fait que pour faciliter son retrait de l'eau, le robot aspirateur est équipé d'une cordelette reliée à un flotteur ou à un anneau fixe du bassin.  9 ", Robot vacuum cleaner according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that to facilitate its removal from the water, the robot vacuum cleaner is equipped with a cord connected to a float or to a fixed ring of the basin.
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