POOL CLEANING ROBOT
First Claim
1. 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 and for rotating at a first angular velocity;
an auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main wheels; 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 robot is configured for rotating said auxiliary brushwheel about an axis of rotation at a second angular velocity which is substantially greater than the first angular velocity;
wherein said second angular velocity is at least substantially twice that of the first angular velocity.
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Abstract
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.
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20 Claims
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1. 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 and for rotating at a first angular velocity;
an auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main wheels; 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 robot is configured for rotating said auxiliary brushwheel about an axis of rotation at a second angular velocity which is substantially greater than the first angular velocity;
wherein said second angular velocity is at least substantially twice that of the first angular velocity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a main housing;
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12. 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 and for rotating at a first direction and at a first angular velocity;
an auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main wheels; 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 robot is configured for rotating said auxiliary brushwheel about an axis of rotation at the first direction and at a second angular velocity which is substantially greater than the first angular velocity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a main housing;
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18. 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 and for rotating at a first angular velocity;
an auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main wheels; 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 robot is configured for rotating said auxiliary brushwheel about an axis of rotation at a second angular velocity which is substantially greater than the first angular velocity;
wherein said auxiliary brushwheel is disposed, at least in use, at a position sufficiently raised from a planar surface disposed below the robot such that motion of the robot on the planar surface is independent of the rotation of the at least one auxiliary brushwheel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- a main housing;
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