公开(公告)号：US12168885B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-17

申请号：US18165910

申请日：2023-02-07

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  C02F1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  C02F103/42

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220333394A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17653289

申请日：2022-03-03

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Eyal Tryber ,  Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that includes a ballast tank for controlling a buoyancy of the submarine pool cleaner; at least one cleaning element for cleaning debris from an underwater surface of a pool while the pool cleaning robot hovers over the underwater surface; a propulsion module that is configured to propel the submersible pool cleaner; and a steering module that comprises a rudder and diving planes.

公开(公告)号：US20200249690A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16266071

申请日：2019-02-03

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Ofer Regev ,  Assy Tzalik ,  Yair Hadari ,  Shay Witelson

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  E04H4/16

Abstract: A method for cleaning a region of a pool, the method may include moving a pool cleaning robot along a cleaning path that covers the region while acquiring, at first different points of time and by a sensing unit of the pool cleaning robot, first images of first scenes, at least one first scene at each first point of time; wherein the acquiring of the first images is executed while illuminating the first scenes by the pool cleaning robot; detecting, in at least one first image, illumination reflected or scattered as a result of the illuminating of the first scenes; removing from the at least one first image information about the illumination reflected or scattered; determining, based at least in part of on the first images, first locations of the pool cleaning robot; and wherein the moving is responsive to the first locations of the pool cleaning robot.

公开(公告)号：US10731370B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16375012

申请日：2019-04-04

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson ,  Gil Hillel

IPC: E04H4/16

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering water that passes through the pool cleaning robot; and a sensor for sensing a cleanliness of the filtering unit while the pool cleaning robot is submerged in water; wherein the sensor is a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure of fluid within the pool cleaning robot or an image sensor for imaging the filtering unit.

公开(公告)号：US20200239241A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16846284

申请日：2020-04-11

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: B65G67/00 ,  B66D1/00 ,  E04H4/16

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering fluid; a housing that at least partially surrounds the filtering unit; an impeller configured to induce fluid to pass through the filtering unit when rotated at a first direction; a pump motor for rotating the impeller; a drive system; first interfacing elements that are configured to interface with the pool during at least a part of a cleaning process of the pool; and at least one second interfacing element that extends outside a bottom of the housing without reaching a virtual plane defined by bottoms of at least two of the first interfacing elements.

公开(公告)号：US10676951B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US15883108

申请日：2018-01-30

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  A61L2/10 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/90 ,  B25J11/00 ,  H02J7/02

Abstract: An external docking station may be provided and may a filter manipulator that is arranged to (i) input without human intervention, a filter into a pool cleaning robot that exited a pool and is located in a filter replacement position and to (ii) assist without human intervention, in positioning the filter at a position in which the filter is at least partially disposed within a path formed between a first fluid opening and a second fluid opening of a housing of the pool cleaning robot thereby allowing the filter to apply a filtering operation when fluid passes through the fluid path.

公开(公告)号：US10538932B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US15702774

申请日：2017-09-13

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Sharon Goldenberg ,  Yair Hadari ,  Ofer Regev ,  Shay Witelson

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  E04H4/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B25J3/00 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: A set of pool cleaning robots for cleaning a pool, wherein the set includes a master pool cleaning robot and a slave pool cleaning robot.

公开(公告)号：US10533335B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15089606

申请日：2016-04-04

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Yohanan Maggeni ,  Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot for cleaning a pool, that may include a housing; a first interfacing element is configured to interface between the pool cleaning robot and a bottom of a pool while the pool cleaning robot cleans the bottom of the pool; and one or more second interfacing elements that are configured to reduce a friction between the pool and the pool cleaning robot during at least a portion of an exit process in which the pool cleaning robot exits the pool.

公开(公告)号：US10260249B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15664040

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson ,  Yohanan Maggeni ,  Jackov Guy Ben-Simon

IPC: E04H4/16

Abstract: A pool cleaner that may include a housing; a driving motor that is configured to assist in moving the pool cleaner; a filtering element that is at least partially surrounded by the housing; an intake aperture; a first fluid conduit; and a first grille that comprises two or more movable first panes; wherein the filtering element is configured to filter fluid from the intake aperture to provide filtered fluid; wherein the first fluid conduit is configured to direct the filtered fluid towards the first grille; and wherein the first grille is configured to output the filtered fluid at a first direction that is responsive to a position of the two or more movable panes.

公开(公告)号：US20180266131A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15761133

申请日：2016-09-20

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson ,  Tamir Yizhack ,  Shay Peretz ,  Gil HILEL

IPC: E04H4/12 ,  G01N33/18 ,  E04H4/16

CPC classification number: E04H4/1209 ,  E04H4/1654 ,  G01N21/255 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G01N21/645 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N33/182 ,  G01N33/1826 ,  G01N33/1886 ,  G01N2021/6491 ,  G01N2201/0218

Abstract: A pool maintenance system that includes a spectroscopic device that is configured to analyze a fluid of a pool.