Swimming pool cleaning device

• US 20060174430A1
• Filed: 02/08/2006
• Published: 08/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vittorio Pareti
• Original Assignee: Vittorio Pareti
• Inventors: Pareti, Vittorio
• Granted Patent: US 7,908,696 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/1.700
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/023 with means for inducing vibration to the bristles
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0028 with an acoustic means
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/3066 Brush specifically designed for use with street cleaning machinery
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 1/32 using rotary cleaning members
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/12 by sonic or ultrasonic vibrations washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware using sonic or ultrasonic waves A47L15/13; of natural teeth, of prostheses using ultrasonic techniques similar to those used for natural teeth A61C17/20; application of ultrasonic vibrations to chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general B01J19/10
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/1654 Self-propelled cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/1663 the propulsion resulting from an intermittent interruption of the waterflow through the cleaner
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/1672 Connections to the pool water circulation system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a swimming pool cleaning assembly comprising at least one ultrasonic generating means (10; 46b). Advantageously the swimming pool cleaning assembly comprises a swimming pool cleaning machine including a support frame (4), a housing shell (2) provided with a bottom wall (8) and arranged around the support frame (4), driving means (3) located in said housing shell (2), advancing means (5) supported by said frame (4) and arranged to be placed, in use, on a surface to be cleaned (6, 6a) of a swimming pool (7) and driven by said driving means (3), at least one water suction opening (9) provided in the bottom surface (8) of said housing shell (2), which is designed to be put in fluid communication with water suction means, said driving means (3) being tight sealed in the housing shell (2) and electrically connectable to supply means, said ultrasonic generating means (10) being arranged at said bottom wall (8) facing, in use, said surface to be cleaned (6, 6a).

Claims

1. A swimming pool cleaning assembly comprising at least one ultrasonic generating means.

2. A swimming pool cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprising a swimming pool cleaning machine including a support frame, a housing shell provided with a bottom wall and arranged around the support frame, driving means located in said housing shell, advancing means supported by said frame and arranged to be placed, in use, on a surface to be cleaned of a swimming pool and driven by said driving means, at least one water suction opening provided in the bottom surface of said housing shell, which is designed to be put in fluid communication with water suction means, said driving means being tight sealed in the housing shell and electrically connectable to supply means, wherein said ultrasonic generating means are arranged at said bottom wall facing, in use, said surface to be cleaned.

3. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising resilient means suitable for yieldingly load said ultrasonic generating means towards said surface to be cleaned.

4. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising at least one front and rear brushing member for the surface to be cleaned, mounted for rotation on said frame and driven by said driving means.

5. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 4, comprising first motion transmission means arranged to transmit motion from said driving means to said at least one brushing member.

6. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first motion transmitting means comprises at least one transmission belt wound around a driving pulley driven by said driving means and a driven pulley rigid in rotating with said at least one brushing member.

7. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising at least one intermediate brushing member for said surface to be cleaned, mounted for rotation on said frame through said bottom wall and arranged to be driven by said driving means.

8. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 7, comprising second motion transmission means arranged to transmit motion from said driving means to said at least one intermediate brushing member.

9. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 7, comprising second motion transmission means arranged to transmit motion from said driving means to said at least one intermediate brushing member, wherein second motion transmission means comprises at least one belt wound around a driving pulley designed to be driven by said driving means, and a driven pulley rigid in rotation with said at least one intermediate brushing member.

10. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said second motion transmission means is designed to cause said at least one intermediate brushing member to rotate in a direction opposite to that of said first transmission means.

11. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 7, comprising a plurality of ultrasonic generators arranged aligned between said at least one opening and said at least one intermediate brushing member.

12. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein said at least one front and rear brushing member comprise each a cylinder provided with a plurality of brushing lugs.

13. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said at least one intermediate brushing member comprise each a cylinder provided with a plurality of brushing lugs.

14. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising at least one front and rear brushing member and at least one intermediate brushing member for the surface to be cleaned, mounted for rotation on said frame and driven by said driving means, and comprising said at least one front and rear brushing member and at least one intermediate brushing member and in that are arranged substantially parallel to one another.

15. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising third motion transmission means operatively connected between said driving means and said advancing means.

16. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein said third motion transmission means comprises at least one transmission belt wound around at least one driving pulley arranged to be driven by said driving means, and at least one driven pulley arranged to drive said advancing means.

17. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein said advancing means are rigid in rotation and coaxial with said at least one front and rear brushing member or said at least one intermediate brushing member.

18. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said advancing means comprises at least one pair of tracks, at least one driving wheel, and at least one idle transmission wheel for said tracks, said at least one driving wheel being operatively connectable to said driving means.

19. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising a controllable control unit, and a steering system arranged to be controlled by said programmable control unit.

20. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein said steering system comprises a differential system inserted on an axle comprising semiaxes, each supporting a respective driving wheel of at least one pair of tracks, and a braking means for each semiaxis.

21. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising a programmable control unit designed to control said driving means and/or said suction means.

22. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 18, wherein said programmable control unit can be remotely operated.

23. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 21, wherein said braking means comprises an electromagnetic disc brake.

24. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said driving means comprises a reversible electric motor carried by said frame inside said housing shell.

25. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said supply means for said driving means comprises an electric battery.

26. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said suction means comprises a pump member suitable for sucking water from said at least one opening.

27. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 26, comprising a flexible pipe arranged to establish fluid communication between said pumping member and a water regeneration system of said swimming pool.

28. A swimming pool cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprising a swimming pool cleaning machine including a support frame, a housing shell provided with a bottom wall and arranged around the support frame, driving means located in said housing shell, advancing means supported by said frame and arranged to be placed, in use, on a surface to be cleaned of a swimming pool and driven by said driving means, at least one water suction opening provided in the bottom surface of said housing shell, which is designed to be put in fluid communication with water suction means, said driving means being tight sealed in the housing shell and electrically connectable to supply means, and said suction means comprising a suction opening or a skimmer, a filtering plant, a pumping device for said filtering plant and are installed in said swimming pool, wherein a flexible pipe is provided to put in fluid communication said housing shell of said machine and said suction opening or skimmer.

29. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 28, comprising a pumping member designed to supply any sucked water to said flexible pipe.

30. A swimming pool cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprising a swimming pool cleaning machine including a support frame, a housing shell provided with a bottom wall and arranged around the support frame, driving means located in said housing shell, advancing means supported by said frame and arranged to be placed, in use, on a surface to be cleaned of a swimming pool and driven by said driving means, at least one water suction opening provided in the bottom surface of said housing shell, which is designed to be put in fluid communication with water suction means, said driving means being tight sealed in the housing shell and electrically connectable to supply means, said cleaning assembly comprising grinding means for any sucked solid body.

31. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 30, wherein said grinding means are arranged at an outlet opening of said housing shell.

32. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 30, comprising a pumping member, and in that said grinding means comprises a sharp vane rotor member in said pumping member.

33. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprising a programmable control unit and a pumping member, and trim detecting means designed to send control signals to said unit to adjust pumping action of said pumping member and generate a adherence effect to a sloping surface to be cleaned.

34. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising a programmable control unit and a pumping member, and trim detecting means designed to send control signals to said unit to adjust pumping action of said pumping member and generate a adherence effect to a sloping surface to be cleaned.

35. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 28, comprising a programmable control unit and a pumping member, and trim detecting means designed to send control signals to said unit to adjust pumping action of said pumping member and generate a adherence effect to a sloping surface to be cleaned.

36. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 30, comprising a programmable control unit and a pumping member, and trim detecting means designed to send control signals to said unit to adjust pumping action of said pumping member and generate a adherence effect to a sloping surface to be cleaned.

37. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising a handle and a guide handlebar.

38. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 28, comprising a handle and a guide handlebar.

39. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 30, comprising a handle and a guide handlebar.

40. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, comprising a bag-shaped filtering member securable to said housing shell and arranged to intercept any sucked solid material in any sucked water flowing therethrough.

41. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 28, comprising a bag-shaped filtering member securable to said housing shell and arranged to intercept any sucked solid material in any sucked water flowing therethrough.

42. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 30, comprising a bag-shaped filtering member securable to said housing shell and arranged to intercept any sucked solid material in any sucked water flowing therethrough.

43. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said bottom wall is formed with at least one suction opening provided with at least one gasket member.

44. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 28, comprising a bag-shaped filtering member securable to said housing shell and arranged to intercept any sucked solid material in any sucked water flowing therethrough.

45. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 30, comprising a bag-shaped filtering member securable to said housing shell and arranged to intercept any sucked solid material in any sucked water flowing therethrough.

46. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one brushing member, a brush-carrying head member, and handle member for manually handling said head member.

47. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 46, comprising water suction means.

48. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 47, characterised in that said brush-carrying head member is in fluid communication with suction means.

49. A cleaning assembly as claimed in claim 46, wherein said brush-carrying member is in fluid communication with a source of chemicals.