Pool cleaner with drive motor navigation capabilities
US11598112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2201/008
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pool cleaner for cleaning a pool, the pool cleaner may include a filtering element for filtering fluid; at least one sensor for sensing an actual yaw of the pool cleaner and an actual orientation of the pool cleaner; at least one steering element that is configured to move the pool cleaner along a cleaning path, during a cleaning process of segments of multiple sidewalls of the pool; wherein the cleaning path mostly includes substantially horizontal cleaning path segments that have a cleaning path segment yaw that is a substantially horizontal yaw; wherein the certain region is fully submerged; and a controller that is configured to control the at least one steering element, based on the actual yaw of the pool cleaner.
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