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US 9,809,990 B1Granted
Swimming pool cleaning vehicle with side intake flaps and method therefor
AssigneeCompurobot Technology Company
InventorsWing-Kin Hui, Wing-Tak Hui, Andrew Hui
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Abstract
An automated swimming pool cleaner has a housing having an inlet formed on a bottom surface thereof. At least one slot is formed in a bottom side surface of the housing. A flap is provided and is in fluid communication with the slot. A wheel is coupled to the flap. The wheel keeps a bottom surface of the flap a minimum distance above a floor/wall of a swimming pool.
Claims19
An automated swimming pool cleaner comprising:
- a housing having an inlet formed on a bottom surface thereof;
- at least one slot formed in a bottom side surface of the housing;
- a flap in fluid communication with the slot, wherein the flap diverges outward from the slot and is fan shaped;
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- a wheel coupled to the flap, the wheel keeping a bottom surface of the flap a minimum distance above a floor/wall of a swimming pool.
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An automated swimming pool cleaner comprising:
- a housing having an inlet formed on a bottom surface thereof;
- at least one slot formed in a bottom side surface of the housing;
- a flap in fluid communication with the slot, the flap extending out and away from the slot, an interior of the flap angled downward so a distance above a bottom surface of the flap decreases as the flap extends outward away from the housing;
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- a wheel coupled to the flap, the wheel keeping a bottom surface of the flap a minimum distance above a floor/wall of a swimming pool.
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An automated swimming pool cleaner comprising:
- a housing having an inlet formed on a bottom surface thereof;
- at least one slot formed in a bottom side surface of the housing;
- a flap in fluid communication with the slot, the flap extending out and away from the slot in a fan configuration, an interior of the flap angled downward so a distance between a top surface of the interior of the flap and a bottom surface of the flap decreases as the flap extends away from the housing;
- an inlet channel extending from the flap, the inlet channel configured to slide within the slot;
- a wheel coupled to the flap, the wheel keeping a bottom surface of the flap a minimum distance above a floor/wall of a swimming pool
- a wheel well formed within an interior of the flap, the wheel rotatably coupled within the wheel well.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.