MAYTRONICS LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150292222 | AUTONOMOUS POOL CLEANING ROBOT - A pool cleaning robot that may include first and second fluid openings, with a fluid path between the first fluid opening and the second fluid opening; a turbine at least partially disposed within the fluid path so as to extract energy from flow of fluid through the fluid path; an electrical generator; a rechargeable power source; and a controller that is arranged to direct the pool cleaning robot to be positioned in a certain location in which a flow level of fluid that is circulated by a pool fluid circulation system is higher than a flow level of the fluid within a majority of the pool, wherein when positioned at the certain location the fluid that is circulated by the pool fluid circulation system passes through the fluid path. | 10-15-2015 |
20140366297 | CLEANING BRUSH FOR A POOL CLEANING APPARATUS - An cleaning brush for a pool cleaning apparatus, the cleaning brush that includes: a central portion that has a longitudinal axis; a right handed fin that surrounds a first section of the central portion; a left handed fin that surrounds a second section of the central portion; first protuberances that are oriented in relation to the right handed fin; and second protuberances that are oriented in relation to the left handed fin. | 12-18-2014 |
20140326652 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT - A pool cleaning robot for cleaning a surface of a swimming pool, said robot comprising: a main housing; main wheels being configured for propelling the robot; an auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main wheels and configured for being rotated by the robot about an axis of rotation; and at least one inlet being formed in a bottom panel of the housing between said main wheels and being configured for intake of water and debris, wherein said main wheels are configured for being rotated by the robot at a first angular velocity, and said auxiliary brushwheel is configured for being rotated by the robot at a second angular velocity which is greater than the first angular velocity. | 11-06-2014 |
20140230168 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT HAVING WATERLINE MOVEMENT CAPABILITIES - A cleaning robot that may include a control unit, a drive motor, a jet generator, a housing, a waterline proximity sensor, a filtering unit and a brushing unit. The jet generator has first and second openings that are positioned at opposite sides of the housing. The control unit is arranged to control the jet generator for jetting fluids to thereby inducing the pool cleaning robot to move according to a waterline movement scheme when the pool cleaning robot is proximate to the waterline. The waterline proximity sensor is arranged to sense proximity of the pool cleaning robot to a waterline. The drive motor and the jet generator are substantially closer to a front edge of the housing than to a rear edge of the housing. | 08-21-2014 |
20130061407 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT - A pool cleaning robot comprising: a housing; an impeller and a motor; at least one filter compartment configured for accommodating a filter unit therein; an impeller outlet formed in a housing top surface; at least one additional outlet other than the impeller outlet configured for being fluidly connected to an external suction and filtering system; at least one bottom inlet formed in said housing bottom configured for a first fluid communication with the impeller outlet via said filter unit, thereby defining a first fluid path; and at least one bottom inlet formed in said housing bottom configured for a second fluid communication with said additional outlet via a second fluid path at least partially different from the first fluid path, said second fluid path constituting a part of an external suction and filtering fluid path created when said additional outlet is fluidly connected to an external suction and filtering system. | 03-14-2013 |
20100306931 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT - A pool cleaning robot is provided for cleaning a surface of a swimming pool. The robot comprises a main housing, a pair of main wheels disposed at opposite ends of a bottom panel of the housing spanning along a majority of its width and carrying a pair of continuous tracks spanning between edges thereof, the main wheels being configured for rotating at a first angular velocity, at least one inlet being formed in the bottom panel between the main wheels and being configured for intake of water and debris, and at least one auxiliary brushwheel disposed between the main wheels. The robot is configured for rotating the auxiliary brushwheel about an axis of rotation at a second angular velocity which is substantially greater than the first angular velocity. | 12-09-2010 |
20090307854 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT - A suction-powered pool cleaning robot is provided, comprising a fluid outlet, configured for connection to a suction hose, and a fluid inlet, with a fluid path therebetween, a turbine, which may be any suitable device is configured to extract energy, such as in the form of rotational motion, from a fluid flow, at least partially disposed within the fluid path so as to extract energy from flow of fluid therethrough, and an electrical control system configured to regulate at least some of the operations of the robot, the control system comprising an electrical generator for providing power to the control system and configured to be driven by the turbine, and an electronic controller configured for the regulation. | 12-17-2009 |
20090045110 | Pool cleaning robot - A pool cleaning robot adapted for climbing a sidewall of a pool and comprising a bottom and two side panels. The robot is adapted for moving in a direction substantially parallel to the side panels. At least one of the side panels comprises a freely-rotating roller located adjacent to the bottom of the robot. | 02-19-2009 |