Modular Pool Cleaner Housing Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pool cleaners face inefficiencies in debris collection and maintenance due to complex designs that require disassembly for component access, and lack of modular components for easy servicing and replacement.
Innovation Solution
A modular robotic pool cleaner design featuring separate compartments for hydraulic, electrical, and drive system components, allowing individual access and replacement without disturbing other systems, along with a debris container that can be easily removed and self-ejecting mechanisms for efficient debris collection and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If conventional pool cleaners use integrated designs for housing all components, then structural integrity is maintained, but maintenance complexity increases and component accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pool cleaner housing is divided into multiple sealed compartments (first compartment for hydraulic components, second compartment for electrical components, third compartment for drive system components). Each compartment can be independently accessed and serviced without disassembling the entire device, resolving the contradiction between maintaining structural integrity and improving component accessibility.
2Loss of time
If pool cleaners require disassembly of entire housing for component access, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but maintenance time and operational downtime increase
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into multiple accessible compartments with individual access points. This allows maintenance personnel to access specific components (hydraulic, electrical, or drive system) without disassembling the entire housing, significantly reducing maintenance time while the modular design remains manufacturable using standard fabrication processes.
3Ease of operation
If debris container is positioned for vertical removal perpendicular to longitudinal axis, then structural stability is maintained, but ease of debris removal and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The debris container is configured to be movable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pool cleaner, rather than perpendicular to it. This dimensional change in the removal direction allows users to easily access and remove the debris container from the rear of the device without compromising the structural stability of the housing, as the container remains securely positioned during operation.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner including a housing, a cavity defined within the housing, and a removable debris container received within the cavity. The pool cleaner includes a modular components that may be individually accessed and/or removed for servicing or replacement without disturbing other system components. The pool cleaner can include electronics modularly housed in an electronics housing. The pool cleaner can include a modular drive system for moving the pool cleaner, and a modular hydraulic system that draws water and debris into the housing, and discharges filtered water, providing thrust to the pool cleaner. Also, scrubbers individually coupled to the housing can include helical vanes configured to guide debris into a debris inlet of the pool cleaner.