Autonomous pool cleaning robot with an external docking station
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1. An external docking station, comprising:
- a filter manipulator that is arranged to (i) input without human intervention, a filter into a pool cleaning robot that exited a pool and is located in a filter replacement position and to (ii) assist without human intervention, in positioning the filter at a filtering position in which the filter is at least partially disposed within a fluid path formed between a first fluid opening and a second fluid opening of a housing of the pool cleaning robot thereby allowing the filter to apply a filtering operation on fluid that passes through the fluid path.
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Abstract
An external docking station may be provided and may include a filter manipulator that is arranged to (i) input a filter into a pool cleaning robot that exited a pool and is located in a filter replacement position and to (ii) assist in positioning the filter at a filtering position in which the filter is at least partially disposed within a fluid path formed between a first fluid opening and a second fluid opening of the housing thereby allowing the filter to apply a filtering operation on fluid that passes through the fluid path.
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1. An external docking station, comprising:
- a filter manipulator that is arranged to (i) input without human intervention, a filter into a pool cleaning robot that exited a pool and is located in a filter replacement position and to (ii) assist without human intervention, in positioning the filter at a filtering position in which the filter is at least partially disposed within a fluid path formed between a first fluid opening and a second fluid opening of a housing of the pool cleaning robot thereby allowing the filter to apply a filtering operation on fluid that passes through the fluid path.
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39. A docking station, comprising:
- a filter or a debris collecting container manipulator that is arranged to (i) input without human intervention, a filter or a debris collecting container into a cleaning robot that exited a work area and is located in a filter or a debris collecting container replacement position and to (ii) assist without human intervention, in positioning the filter or a debris collecting container at a filtering or debris collecting position in which the filter or debris collecting container is at least partially disposed within a fluid or a debris collecting path formed between a first fluid or debris ingress opening and a second egress opening in the housing thereby allowing the filter or debris collecting container to apply a filtering or debris ingress operation on fluid or debris that passes through the fluid or debris collecting path.
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