Pool cleaning apparatus with a filtration device that can be extracted via a lateral face

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10426142-B2
Application number	US-201615573364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	May 12, 2015
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

The invention concerns an apparatus for cleaning a surface immersed in a liquid, notably a swimming pool cleaning robot, including a body, said body including lower, upper and lateral walls configured so that said lower wall is intended to be positioned facing the immersed surface over which the apparatus ( 10 ) moves, said upper wall is opposite said lower wall, said lateral walls connect said lower and upper walls, means for moving the body ( 11 ) over said immersed surface. Said apparatus also includes a central chamber ( 15 ), situated inside the body ( 11 ), and including a filter basket ( 151 ), said filter basket ( 151 ) including a filter wall, and an opening ( 113 ) enabling extraction of said filter basket ( 151 ) from the body ( 11 ). Furthermore, said opening ( 113 ) is on a lateral wall of the body ( 11 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus configured in use to clean an immersed surface, comprising:
a. a body comprising:
i. a lower wall configured in use to be adjacent to the immersed surface;
ii. an upper wall opposite the lower wall;
iii. lateral walls connecting the lower and upper walls; and
iv. a central interior chamber;

b. means for moving the body over the immersed surface; and
c. a filter having at least a portion configured in use to be positioned within the central interior chamber of the body; and wherein at least one of the lateral walls defines an opening through which the filter is extracted from the central interior chamber of the body.

2. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 in which the filter comprises a basket and a cover hermetically mounted on the basket.

3. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 in which the cover is removable from the basket.

4. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 in which the cover comprises first holding means configured to facilitate extraction of the basket from the central interior chamber of the body.

5. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising means for locking the cover to the body to prevent involuntary extraction of the basket from the central interior chamber of the body.

6. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 in which the basket comprises a lateral face facing the cover.

7. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus according to claim 6 in which the lateral face comprises second holding means enabling manipulation of the basket.

8. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 in which the means for moving the body over the immersed surface comprises members for driving and guiding the body.

9. A swimming pool cleaning apparatus configured in use to clean an immersed surface, comprising:
a. a body comprising:
i. a lower wail configured in use to face the immersed surface;
ii. an upper wall opposite the lower wall;
iii. lateral walls connecting the lower and upper walls and comprising (A) a front wall; (B) a rear wall opposite the front wall; (C) a left wall connecting the forward and rear walls; and (D) a right wall opposite the left wall; and
iv. a central interior chamber;

b. means for moving the body over the immersed surface in at least a forward direction in which the front wail defines a leading region of the body; and
c. a filter having at least a portion configured in use to be positioned within the central interior chamber of the body; and wherein at least one of the left or right walls defines an opening through which the filter is extracted from the central interior chamber of the body.

Assignees

• Zodiac Pool Care Europe

Inventors

• Favie Louis
• Blanc Tailleur Philippe
• Pichon Philippe

Classifications

• Y02A40/81

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