公开(公告)号：US11286177B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16474757

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Tamir Yizhack ,  Shay Peretz

IPC: C02F1/00 ,  C02F1/68 ,  C02F3/34 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  E04H4/12 ,  C02F103/42 ,  H04L67/02

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for comprehensive monitoring, analysis and maintenance of water and equipment in swimming pools, said method implemented by one or more processors operatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable storage device, on which are stored modules of instruction code that when executed cause the one or more processors to perform: —accumulating and monitoring data from elements including at least one of: sensors, actuators, and breakers in and around the vicinity of the swimming pools; —accumulating non-sensory data from a plurality of sources at a local processing unit; —propagating said data to an online remote server, —applying machine learning or rule based algorithms at the online remote server configured to incorporate all the acquired data and obtain an optimal policy for pool maintenance by providing recommendations, control parameters, and —providing an online interface to access said recommendation/control parameters for at least one of: pool owners, pool servicemen, pool maintenance companies, pool vendors and pool retail dealers.

公开(公告)号：US20210324650A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17304939

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： SHAY Witelson

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

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a housing, a propulsion mechanism configured to propel the pool cleaning robot along an interior surface of a pool; brushes to clean surfaces of the pool during a cleaning cycle, a filtering system, a suction mechanism to draw liquid from the pool through an inlet into the housing and to discharge it from an outlet; and a detachable module that is detachably coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the following is true—(a) the detachable module is a battery, (b) the detachable module comprises inductive electrical transfer connections, and (c) the detachable module comprises inductive data transfer connections.

公开(公告)号：US20210317675A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US17301892

申请日：2021-04-18

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Shay Witelson ,  Yair Hadari

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  H02J50/10 ,  B60L53/12 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A method for charging a pool cleaning robot, the method may include positioning a first wireless charging element of a pool cleaning robot within a charging range of a second wireless charging element of a floating unit; wherein the floating unit is electrically and mechanically coupled to an external power source ,wherein the positioning comprises moving at least one of the pool cleaning robot and the floating unit; and wirelessly charging, by the second wireless charging element, the first wireless charging element, wherein the charging occurs while maintaining the first wireless charging element within the charging range of the floating unit, despite movements of the floating unit.

公开(公告)号：US11111687B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16747576

申请日：2020-01-21

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

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

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a housing, a propulsion mechanism configured to propel the pool cleaning robot along an interior surface of a pool; brushes to clean surfaces of the pool during a cleaning cycle, a filtering system, a suction mechanism to draw liquid from the pool through an inlet into the housing and to discharge it from an outlet; and a detachable sensor that is detachably coupled to the housing and comprises inductive electrical and data transfer connections.

公开(公告)号：US10920440B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16375030

申请日：2019-04-04

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: C02F1/00 ,  E04H4/16 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02K7/18 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L50/52 ,  A61L2/10 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H02J50/10 ,  C02F103/42

Abstract: A method and a pool cleaning robot that may include a housing; an opening formed in the housing; an impeller that is configured to rotate and to induce fluid to flow through the pool cleaning robot; a filter for filtering fluid that flows through the pool cleaning robot; and wherein at least one of element the filter and the impeller is configured to exit the pool cleaning robot through the opening.

公开(公告)号：US10890008B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16517759

申请日：2019-07-22

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Boaz Ben Dov ,  Oded Golan

IPC: E04H4/16

Abstract: A cleaning robot may be provided and may include a housing comprising at least one inlet and an outlet; a filtering unit for filtering fluid; a bypass mechanism for bypassing the filtering unit; and a fluid suction unit that is arranged to direct towards the outlet fluid that (a) passes through the at least one inlet and (b) passes through at least one out of the filtering unit and the bypass mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20190338546A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US15969815

申请日：2018-05-03

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson ,  Yaniv Tamar ,  Eyal Tryber

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  B25J11/00 ,  A61L2/10 ,  B01D33/00 ,  B01D33/35 ,  B01D33/80

Abstract: A method for charging and an underwater station that may include a platform and a first contactless charging element for charging a pool cleaning robot mounted on the platform; wherein when the underwater station is positioned in a pool the first contactless charging element is spaced apart from the bottom and sidewalls of the pool.

公开(公告)号：US10435904B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15801631

申请日：2017-11-02

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Ofer Regev ,  Nicholas Phillpot ,  Yair Hadari ,  Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  B62D55/26 ,  H02J7/02 ,  B66B9/00 ,  B62D55/06 ,  B62D55/07 ,  B66C23/46 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B62D55/265 ,  B62D55/065 ,  B62D55/075 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering fluid that passes through the filtering unit; a calorimetric sensor for sensing a cleanliness related parameter of the filtering unit while the pool cleaning robot is submerged in the fluid; and a controller that is configured to at least assist in determining, based on the cleanliness related parameter of the filtering unit, a cleanliness of the filtering unit.

公开(公告)号：US10407933B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15912590

申请日：2018-03-06

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Yaniv Tamar

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02K7/18 ,  C02F1/00 ,  B60L1/00 ,  A61L2/10 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L50/52 ,  H02J50/10 ,  C02F103/42

Abstract: A method and a pool cleaning robot that may include (i) a turbine that is at least partially disposed within a fluid path of the robot to extract energy from flow of fluid through the fluid path; (ii) an electrical generator for providing electrical power thereto and adapted to be driven by the turbine; (iii) a rechargeable power source arranged to be charged by the electrical generator, and (iv) a controller that is arranged to direct the pool cleaning robot to be positioned in a certain location in which a flow level of fluid that is circulated by a pool fluid circulation system is higher than a flow level of the fluid within a majority of the pool, wherein when positioned at the certain location the fluid that is circulated by the pool fluid circulation system passes through the fluid path.

公开(公告)号：US10378229B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US14445082

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Boaz Ben Dov ,  Oded Golan

IPC: E04H4/16

Abstract: A cleaning robot may be provided and may include a housing comprising at least one inlet and an outlet; a filtering unit for filtering fluid; a bypass mechanism for bypassing the filtering unit; and a fluid suction unit that is arranged to direct towards the outlet fluid that (a) passes through the at least one inlet and (b) passes through at least one out of the filtering unit and the bypass mechanism.