(19)
(11) EP 1 947 268 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/30

(21) Application number: 08155567.4

(22) Date of filing: 03.08.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04H 4/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 04.08.2005 US 196737

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06766211.4 / 1915496

(71) Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
19350 D.N. Kibbutz (IL)

(72) Inventor:
  • GARTI, Efraim
    30900, Zichron Yaakov (IL)

(74) Representative: Minoja, Fabrizio 
Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l. Via Plinio, 63
20129 Milano
20129 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Pool cleaning robot


(57) A filter unit (140) for use with a pool cleaning robot (10) comprising a bottom panel (144) having at least one robot inlet (125), and a rigid frame (146) having frame walls (154,156), one of the frame walls being a top wall, and all other frame walls being disposed substantially transverse to the bottom panel and extending between the top wall of the frame and the bottom panel. At least a part of one of the frame walls (154,156) constitutes a filter (150) detachably secured to the frame. The frame and at least a portion of the bottom panel define therebetween an enclosed volume in fluid communication with at least one of the robot inlets (125).







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