Swimming pool cleaner with dirt detection system
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1. A swimming pool cleaner comprising:
- a housing;
drive means for displacing the swimming pool cleaner;
at least one water inlet;
at least one water outlet;
at least one filter; and
at least one pump;
wherein said water inlet, water outlet, filter and pump are arranged so that in a first operation mode of the swimming pool cleaner, said at least one pump displaces water from said water inlet to said water outlet through said filter, so that debris entering through the water inlet with the water is retained in said filter; and
wherein the swimming pool cleaner further comprises a dirt detector that is arranged adjacent to a water inlet and configured to detect debris suspended in the water entering the filter, the swimming pool cleaner being arranged to select, as a function of an output from said dirt detector, one of a plurality of available cleaning programs, and selectively operate according to the selected program.
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Abstract
A swimming pool cleaner comprising a housing (1, 2), drive means (4, 41), a water inlet (11), a water outlet (12), a filter (20) and a pump (3), arranged so that, in a first operation mode of the swimming pool cleaner, the pump (3) displaces water from said inlet (11) to said outlet (12) through said filter (20), so that debris entering with the water is retained in a first part of said filter (20). A dirt sensor (6) is provided to trigger switching between at least two cleaning programs.
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1. A swimming pool cleaner comprising:
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a housing; drive means for displacing the swimming pool cleaner; at least one water inlet; at least one water outlet; at least one filter; and at least one pump;
wherein said water inlet, water outlet, filter and pump are arranged so that in a first operation mode of the swimming pool cleaner, said at least one pump displaces water from said water inlet to said water outlet through said filter, so that debris entering through the water inlet with the water is retained in said filter; and
wherein the swimming pool cleaner further comprises a dirt detector that is arranged adjacent to a water inlet and configured to detect debris suspended in the water entering the filter, the swimming pool cleaner being arranged to select, as a function of an output from said dirt detector, one of a plurality of available cleaning programs, and selectively operate according to the selected program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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