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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2020
Zodiac Pool Care Europe, Bron, FR;
Philippe Blanc Tailleur, Toulouse, FR;
Louis Favie, Villeneuve de Riviere, FR;
Thierry Michelon, Toulouse, FR;
Philippe Pichon, Toulouse, FR;
ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE, Belberaud, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a swimming-pool cleaning apparatus which comprises: a body; at least one hydraulic circuit for circulating liquid between at least one liquid intake and at least one liquid outlet, and through a filtering device of the cleaning apparatus; a fluid-circulation pump installed in the hydraulic circuit downstream from the filtering device; means for adjusting the pressure inside the hydraulic circuit upstream from the circulation pump, in response to a detected variation of said pressure, said pressure-adjustment means comprising: at least one secondary liquid intake () connected to the hydraulic circuit, upstream from the circulation pump, said at least one secondary liquid intake () being provided with a valve () mounted rotatably movable about an axis of rotation, and with means for driving the valve from an open position to a closed position, said means for driving the valve comprising a float (), the orientation and/or the force of which depend on the orientation of the cleaning apparatus relative to a horizontal plane.