Zodiac Pool Care Europe

Texas De France

Arnaud Lancry

Louis Favie

Simon Duffaut

Remi Deloche

Philippe Pichon

Arnaud Besnier

Philippe Blouin

Mehdi Chafik

Simon Haddad

Raphaël Viennet

An automatic swimming pool cleaner may include a modular battery block attachable to a component of the automatic swimming pool cleaner. The modular battery block may include at least one battery or other source of electrical power that is accessible from externally of the chassis. A venting system or arrangement may be included for venting the modular battery block, such as venting gas produced by at least one battery. Supplying electrical power to an automatic swimming pool cleaner having a chassis and an motor may include (i) attaching a modular battery block to the chassis so as to form an integrated device, and (ii) causing an electrical connection within the integrated device between the motor and at least one battery of the modular battery block.

Battery powered automatic swimming pool cleaners and associated components

Devices, systems, and methods may be used for wirelessly communicating underwater (or through air) with equipment such as, but not necessarily limited to, automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs). Such communication avoids any need for conventional wired communication with the APCs. At least some of the devices may be hand-held and capable of having at least portions immersed in water in normal use. The devices preferably do not use radio frequency (RF) signal to communication with APCs, instead employing light-based or other signal types.

Devices, systems, and methods for communication with equipment such as automatic swimming pool cleaners

A swimming pool cleaner may include motive elements intentionally driven in an unbalanced manner. This unbalanced driving may allow a cleaner to maintain contact with ('hug') walls of a pool, allowing the cleaner to, e.g., obtain information allowing mapping of the pool perimeter.

Systems and methods of operating automatic swimming pool cleaners

Swimming pool cleaners may operate autonomously within pools and spas. The cleaners need not include any external hoses or cords, and their bodies may be oriented at pool waterlines so as to make their on-board filters readily accessible for removal. The cleaners may dock at docking stations for various purposes, including (but not limited to) for charging any on-board battery and communicating electronically with the docking station or other external equipment.

Autonomous cleaning systems principally for swimming pools

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Le Vernet d'Ariege, France

Arnaud Lancry