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Swimming bath cleaning device

US6473927B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1999
Grant dateNov 5, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04H4/1654
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Cleaning device, especially for the cleaning of swimming pools, having a housing (1) and having at least one intake aperture (3) arranged on the base (2) of the housing through which, by means of a pump (4, 4′), a liquid to be cleaned can be conveyed into an inner chamber (5) at least partially enclosed by the housing (1) by a filter (6) which can be arranged in this inner chamber, in order to separate a contamination-exposed part (5′) from a clean part (5″) of the inner chamber, and through an outlet aperture (7), which is characterized in that the filter (6) lies sealingly on the bottom surface (8) of the inner chamber (5) and an underside (9) of a cover (10) which can be arranged over the inner chamber. Preferred embodiments involve the choice of a lamellar filter, the arrangement of the pump (4, 4′) inside or outside the housing (1), at least one motor (14, 14′) for driving running wheels (15) for the movement of the cleaning device, and the provision of a sheet metal insert (18) or a bucket insert (19).

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