Swimming pool cleaning device including a removable filter device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10443258-B2
Application number	US-201715797174-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2017
Priority date	Apr 4, 2014
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

Swimming pool cleaning apparatus may include a cleaning unit intended to be immersed in a swimming pool and at least one liquid filter circuit between at least one liquid inlet and at least one liquid outlet via a filter chamber removable from the body of the cleaning unit. The filter chamber may include a cover and a filter basket. The cover may include components for fastening the filter basket and locking the filter chamber to the body of the cleaning unit. The locking component may be releasable and, when released, may cause an extraction handle to be deployed from the filter chamber and urged toward a predetermined position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Swimming pool cleaning apparatus comprising:
a. a body;
b. means for moving the body within a swimming pool;
c. a debris filter;
d. a holding handle (i) connected externally of the body and (ii) moveable between a first position, in which the holding handle is folded against the body, and a second position, in which the holding handle is deployed for grasping; and
e. means for urging the holding handle toward the second position.

2. Swimming pool cleaning apparatus comprising:
a. a body;
b. means for moving the body within a swimming pool;
c. a debris filter;
d. an indicator moveable between a first position, in which the indicator is not visible outside the body, and a second position, in which the indicator is visible outside the body; and
e. means for urging the indicator toward the second position when the debris filter contains a predetermined quantity of debris.

3. Swimming pool cleaning apparatus comprising:
a. a body;
b. means for moving the body within a swimming pool;
c. a debris filter;
d. a holding handle (i) connected externally of the body and (ii) movable between a first position, in which the holding handle is folded against the body, and a second position, in which the handle is not folded against the body; and
e. means for urging the holding handle toward the second position; and
f. means, comprising a debris filter filling level sensor, for activating the urging means.

Assignees

• Zodiac Pool Care Europe

Inventors

• Blanc Tailleur Philippe
• Munoz Faustine
• Pichon Philippe

Classifications

• C02F1/001

  Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance (C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00) · CPC title

• E04H4/1654 Primary

  Self-propelled cleaners · CPC title

• C02F2103/42

  from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools · CPC title

• E04H4/1609

  Hand-held strainers, non-powered brushes or scrubbers · CPC title

• E04H4/1209

  Treatment of water for swimming pools (filters B01D) · CPC title