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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Satheesh Kumar, Nagapattinam, IN;
Om Prakash Maurya, Chandigarh, IN;
Narender Sanwal, New Delhi, IN;
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments provide a pool cleaner with a housing, a first drive wheel positioned along a first side of the housing, and a second drive wheel positioned along a second side of the housing. The pool cleaner also includes a steering system engaged with the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel. The steering system includes a rotating cam with a first cam profile and a second cam profile different from the first cam profile. The steering system drives the housing in a cycle of forward and turn movements by rotating the first drive wheel based on the first cam profile and rotating the second drive wheel based on the second cam profile.