Swimming pool cleaner with hydrocyclonic particle separator and/or six-roller drive system
First Claim
1. A pool cleaner, comprising:
- a canister body including an inner chamber within inner walls of the canister body;
a filtering medium assembly disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body;
a fine debris container disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body, the fine debris container including a dish and a central radial extension protruding from a bottom surface of the fine debris container; and
a cyclone block disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body and at least partially surrounded by the filtering medium assembly, the cyclone block including a plurality of cyclone containers;
wherein a first cyclonic flow is generated between the inner walls of the canister body and the filtering medium assembly; and
wherein a second cyclonic flow is generated within each of the plurality of cyclone containers.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners, generally including a canister body, a filtering medium assembly and a cyclone block. The canister body includes an inner chamber within inner walls of the canister body. The filtering medium assembly can be disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body. The cyclone block can be disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body and can be at least partially surrounded by the filtering medium assembly. The cyclone block includes a plurality of individual cyclone containers. A first cyclonic flow can be generated between the inner walls of the canister body and the filtering medium assembly. A second cyclonic flow can be generated within each of the plurality of cyclone containers.
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90 Claims
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1. A pool cleaner, comprising:
- a canister body including an inner chamber within inner walls of the canister body;
a filtering medium assembly disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body; a fine debris container disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body, the fine debris container including a dish and a central radial extension protruding from a bottom surface of the fine debris container; and a cyclone block disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body and at least partially surrounded by the filtering medium assembly, the cyclone block including a plurality of cyclone containers; wherein a first cyclonic flow is generated between the inner walls of the canister body and the filtering medium assembly; and wherein a second cyclonic flow is generated within each of the plurality of cyclone containers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- a canister body including an inner chamber within inner walls of the canister body;
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29. A pool cleaner, comprising:
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a drive assembly including one front roller, one rear roller, a first middle roller, and a second middle roller, the first and second middle rollers being disposed adjacent to each other; a motor housing mounted relative to the drive assembly, the motor housing including a first drive motor and a second drive motor; and a hydrocyclonic particle separator assembly mounted to the motor housing; wherein the first drive motor drives rotation of the one front roller and the first middle roller; and wherein the second drive motor drives rotation of the one rear roller and the second middle roller. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A pool cleaner, comprising:
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a drive assembly including a first front roller, a second front roller, a first middle roller, a second middle roller, a first rear roller, and a second rear roller, the first and second front rollers being disposed adjacent to each other, the first and second middle rollers being disposed adjacent to each other, and the first and second rear rollers being disposed adjacent to each other; a motor housing mounted relative to the drive assembly, the motor housing including a first drive motor and a second drive motor; and a hydrocyclonic particle separator assembly mounted to the motor housing; wherein the first drive motor drives rotation of the first front roller, the first middle roller, and the first rear roller; and wherein the second drive motor drives rotation of the second front roller, the second middle roller, and the second rear roller. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A pool cleaner, comprising:
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a canister body including an inner chamber within inner walls of the canister body; a filtering medium assembly disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body; a cyclone block disposed within the inner chamber of the canister body and at least partially surrounded by the filtering medium assembly, the cyclone block including a plurality of cyclone containers; and a ring of vortex finders, the ring of vortex finders including a central portion and a plurality of perimeter flaps, each of the perimeter flaps including a vortex finder, each of the vortex finders positioned within respective cyclone containers of the plurality of cyclone containers wherein a first cyclonic flow is generated between the inner walls of the canister body and the filtering medium assembly; and wherein a second cyclonic flow is generated within each of the plurality of cyclone containers. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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