公开(公告)号：US11598112B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16837002

申请日：2020-04-01

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  C02F1/00 ,  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：US11274462B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16877416

申请日：2020-05-18

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：US20200250337A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16779899

申请日：2020-02-03

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shachar Armon ,  Shay Witelson

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G06F21/86 ,  G05B19/4155

Abstract: A method for controlling a distribution of personal data generated by a pool cleaning robot, the method may include acquiring, by the pool cleaning robot, visual information that potentially comprises personal data; determining, by the pool cleaning robot, whether the pool cleaning robot received an authorization to output the visual information from the pool cleaning robot; and outputting the visual information from the pool cleaning robot only after receiving the authorization to output the visual information.

公开(公告)号：US10723571B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15231200

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Yohanan Maggeni ,  Shay Witelson

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

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot for cleaning a pool that may include a filtering unit; a housing; an impeller; a pump motor for rotating the impeller; a drive system; and an interface for coupling an extraction element to the pool cleaning robot, during a pool exit process; and wherein during at least a part of the pool exit process an upper end of the interface is higher than the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20200224441A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16837002

申请日：2020-04-01

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  C02F1/00 ,  G05D1/02

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：US10703589B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US15238736

申请日：2016-08-17

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: B65G67/04 ,  E04H4/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B65G67/24 ,  H02J7/02 ,  A61L2/10 ,  B01D33/06 ,  B01D33/37 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: A dry docking station that may include an interface that comprises an interface portion for contacting a self-propelled debris collecting robot when the self-propelled debris collecting robot is positioned at a container replacement position; a container manipulator that is arranged to assist, while the self-propelled solid debris collecting robot is contacted by the interface, in positioning a new debris collecting container into a debris collection position within the self-propelled debris collecting robot and to extract from the self-propelled debris collecting robot a used debris collecting container; a used container storage module for storing the used debris collecting container after the used debris collecting contains is extracted from the self-propelled debris collecting robot; and a new container storage module for storing the new debris collecting container before the new debris collecting container is positioned in the self-propelled debris collecting robot.

公开(公告)号：US20200149304A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16747576

申请日：2020-01-21

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

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

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：US20190271169A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

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：US20190040641A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US15883108

申请日：2018-01-30

Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.

Inventor： Shay Witelson

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02J50/10 ,  A61L2/10 ,  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：US09920545B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14501098

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Shay Witelson ,  Boaz Ben Dov

IPC: E04H4/16 ,  B62D55/075 ,  B62D55/065 ,  B62D55/265 ,  B66B9/00 ,  B66C23/46

CPC classification number: E04H4/1654 ,  A47L9/18 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  B60L11/182 ,  B60L2200/32 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60Y2200/47 ,  B62D55/065 ,  B62D55/0655 ,  B62D55/075 ,  B62D55/084 ,  B62D55/265 ,  B66B9/00 ,  B66C23/46 ,  B66C23/48 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0206 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/122 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot for cleaning a pool, comprising: a housing; and a drive system that is arranged to move the pool cleaning robot in relation to an environment of the pool cleaning robot; wherein the environment comprises the pool and an exterior surface; wherein the drive system comprises: a drive motor system; a group of interfacing modules; a transmission system that is arranged to couple the drive motor system to the group of interfacing modules; and an interface manipulator; wherein interfacing modules of the group are arranged to interface between the pool cleaning robot and the environment; wherein the interface manipulator is arranged to change a spatial relationship between (a) the housing and (b) a selected interfacing module of the group, during an exit process during which the pool cleaning robot exits the pool.