POOL OR TANK CLEANING VEHICLE WITH A POWERED BRUSH
First Claim
1. A pool cleaning vehicle comprising:
- a body mounted on wheels such that it can roll over a surface, the body carrying a water inlet port and a water outlet port with the inlet port being located on the bottom of the body and a filter mechanism interposed between the inlet and outlet port;
an electric motor mounted on the body between the two sides of the body with a shaft extending from the motor with a propeller mounted on the shaft, the motor mounted such that the propeller expels water out of the outlet port;
a roller brush extending between the same two sides of the body generally transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle, the roller brush being rotated by the electric motor via a linkage.
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Abstract
A pool cleaning vehicle is described comprising a body mounted on wheels such that it can roll over a surface. The body carries a water inlet port and a water outlet port with the inlet port being located on the bottom of the body. It also has a filter mechanism interposed between the inlet and outlet ports. An electric motor mounted is on the body between the two sides of the body with a shaft extending out of it with a propeller mounted on the shaft. The motor is mounted such that the propeller expels water out of the outlet port. A roller brush extends between the same two sides of the body generally transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle and the roller brush is rotated by the electric motor via a linkage.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A pool cleaning vehicle comprising:
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a body mounted on wheels such that it can roll over a surface, the body carrying a water inlet port and a water outlet port with the inlet port being located on the bottom of the body and a filter mechanism interposed between the inlet and outlet port; an electric motor mounted on the body between the two sides of the body with a shaft extending from the motor with a propeller mounted on the shaft, the motor mounted such that the propeller expels water out of the outlet port; a roller brush extending between the same two sides of the body generally transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle, the roller brush being rotated by the electric motor via a linkage. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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2. A pool cleaning vehicle comprising:
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a body mounted on wheels such that it can roll over a surface, the body carrying water inlet and outlet ports, with the inlet ports being located on the bottom of the body, the outlet ports directing water flow in two opposing directions and a filter mechanism interposed between the inlet and outlet ports; an electric motor mounted on the body between the two sides of the body operatively rotating a propeller, the motor mounted such that the propeller expels water out of one of the outlet ports; a roller brush extending between the same two sides of the body generally transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle, the roller brush being rotated by the electric motor via a linkage.
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14. A pool cleaning vehicle with a roller brush comprising:
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a body mounted on wheels such that it can roll over a surface, the body carrying water inlet and outlet ports with the inlet ports being located on the bottom of the body and the outlet ports directing water flow in one of two opposite directions; an electric motor mounted on the body about midway between and parallel to two sides of the body parallel to the direction of travel with a first shaft extending out of either end with a propeller mounted on either end of this shaft, the motor mounted such that the propellers expel water out of one or the other of the outlet ports depending on the direction of rotation of the shaft; a gear box mounted on the first shaft between a propeller and the electric motor, the gear box translating the rotation of the shaft by some angle; a first pulley attached to a second shaft which extends from the gear box and rotates in the directions that water is expelled from the outlet ports; a system of pulleys and drive belts which transmits the rotation of this first pulley to the roller brush such that this second shaft can continue to rotate when the rotation of the roller brush is obstructed; this roller brush extends between the same two sides of the body generally transverse to the direction of travel, carryies a plurality of scrapping members and is rotationally affixed at its ends to the body such that these scrapping members contact the surface over which the vehicle rolls on its wheels. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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