AUTOMATED CLEANING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A submersible automated cleaning device comprising:
- a device body;
at least one filter cassette releasably mounted within the device body, the at least one filter cassette having a filter container and a floatation device, the filter container being configured to permit debris to enter the filter container;
a cartridge mounted to the device body configured to release a gas into the floatation device of one of the at least one filter cassette to inflate the floatation device; and
a controller configured to activate the cartridge to release the gas into the floatation device in response to detecting that the filter container is full and to release the at least one filter cassette from the device body upon inflation of the floatation device.
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Abstract
A submersible pool cleaning device includes a device body having a filter canister mounted within the device body. A plurality of filter cassettes is releasably mounted within the filter canister, each filter cassette having a filter container and a flotation device. A cartridge is mounted to the device body configured to release a gas into one of the flotation devices to inflate the flotation device. A controller is configured to activate the cartridge to release the gas into the flotation device in response to detecting that the filter container is full and to release the filter cassette from the filter canister upon inflation of the flotation device. A method for removing the floating debris bag includes capturing and removing the floating cassette by a drone. A cassette collection method includes activating a pool skimmer pump and detecting that the cassette has reached the pool skimmer
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20 Claims
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1. A submersible automated cleaning device comprising:
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a device body; at least one filter cassette releasably mounted within the device body, the at least one filter cassette having a filter container and a floatation device, the filter container being configured to permit debris to enter the filter container; a cartridge mounted to the device body configured to release a gas into the floatation device of one of the at least one filter cassette to inflate the floatation device; and a controller configured to activate the cartridge to release the gas into the floatation device in response to detecting that the filter container is full and to release the at least one filter cassette from the device body upon inflation of the floatation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pool floating debris bag collection system comprising:
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a submersible automated cleaning device comprising a device body, at least one filter cassette releasably mounted within the device body, the at least one filter cassette having a floating debris bag, a cartridge mounted to the device body configured to release a gas into a floatation device of one of the at least one filter cassette to inflate the floating debris bag, the submersible automated cleaning device being configured to selectively release the floating debris bag into the pool water, the floating debris bag having a transmitter for releasing a signal upon reaching the top of the water; a receiver attached to a pool skimmer for activating a pool skimmer pump in response to the signal from the floating debris bag; and a sensor attached to the pool skimmer for detecting that the floating debris bag has reached the pool skimmer and sending an alert in response to the detection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method for automatically cleaning a pool comprising:
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submersing a device body configured to move along the bottom of a pool into a pool, the device body having a filter canister mounted within the device body, a plurality of filter cassettes releasably mounted within the filter canister, each filter cassette having a filter container and a flotation device; activating a vacuum pump on the device body to collect debris on the bottom of the pool into a filter container of a first one of the filter cassettes; automatically activating a cartridge mounted to the device body to release a gas into a flotation device of the first filter cassette to inflate the flotation device in response to filter container being full; and
;automatically releasing the first filter cassette from the filter canister upon inflation of the flotation device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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