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 brushwheels that comprise a front main brushwheel and a rear main brushwheel;
at least one auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main brushwheels; and
at least one inlet being formed in a bottom panel of the housing between said main brushwheels and being configured for intake of water and debris;
wherein said robot is configured for rotating each main brushwheel about a main brushwheel axis of rotation and for rotating each auxiliary brushwheel about an auxiliary brushwheel axis of rotation;
wherein each one of said at least one auxiliary brushwheel comprises a plurality of bristles, each bristle comprising a shaft and a head, said shaft being flexible enough so that rotations of the auxiliary brushwheels do not substantially affect the movement of the robot, said head being designed to dislodge debris from the surface; and
wherein each head comprises multiple blades.
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Abstract
A pool cleaning robot for cleaning a surface of a swimming pool, said robot may include: a main housing; main wheels being configured for propelling the robot and for rotating at a first angular velocity; at least one 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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1. A pool cleaning robot for cleaning a surface of a swimming pool, said robot comprising:
- a main housing;
main brushwheels that comprise a front main brushwheel and a rear main brushwheel;
at least one auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main brushwheels; and
at least one inlet being formed in a bottom panel of the housing between said main brushwheels and being configured for intake of water and debris;
wherein said robot is configured for rotating each main brushwheel about a main brushwheel axis of rotation and for rotating each auxiliary brushwheel about an auxiliary brushwheel axis of rotation;
wherein each one of said at least one auxiliary brushwheel comprises a plurality of bristles, each bristle comprising a shaft and a head, said shaft being flexible enough so that rotations of the auxiliary brushwheels do not substantially affect the movement of the robot, said head being designed to dislodge debris from the surface; and
wherein each head comprises multiple blades. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a main housing;
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10. A pool cleaning robot for cleaning a surface of a swimming pool, said robot comprising:
- a main housing;
main brushwheels being arranged to be rotated at a first angular velocity;
at least one auxiliary brushwheel disposed between said main brushwheels; 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 at least substantially twice that of the first angular velocity;
wherein each one of said at least one auxiliary brushwheel comprises a plurality of bristles, each bristle comprising a shaft and a head, said shaft being flexible enough so that rotations of the auxiliary brushwheels do not substantially affect the movement of the robot, said head being designed to dislodge debris from the surface; and
wherein each head comprises multiple blades. - View Dependent Claims (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;
at least one 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;
wherein at least one main wheel is arranged to rotate a main brushwheel;
wherein the main brushwheel comprises a plurality of bristles that differ from a plurality of bristles of an auxiliary brushwheel of the at least one auxiliary brushwheels;
wherein bristles of the plurality of bristles an auxiliary brushwheel of the at least one auxiliary brushwheels comprise a shaft and a head, wherein the head comprises several blades. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a main housing;
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