Jet propelled pool cleaner

摘要

A pool cleaner having two tilted pumps pointing in opposite directions, which propel the pool cleaner. In an embodiment, the pumps are turned on alternatively to alternate the direction of travel of the pool cleaner. In an embodiment, each pump has a discharge opening facing upwards at an angle, covered by an adjustable flap. The flap can be adjusted to open to different degrees to change the speed of the pool cleaner. The flap is attached to a ring that rotates and thereby rotates the angle of the orientation of the flap. Adjusting the angle of orientation of the flap of the pool cleaner changes the extent to which the pool cleaner moves sideways while moving forwards or the extent to which the pool cleaner turns.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a housing of a body, the housing including at least two discharge openings, a first discharge opening of the two discharge openings is on a first side of the body and a second discharge opening is on a second side of the body; two pumps being affixed inside the body for drawing water from within the body and pushing the water out of the body through the two discharge openings, a first pump of the two pumps being associated with the first discharge opening and a second pump of the two pumps being associated with the second discharge opening; a power source for providing power to the two pumps; a controller that automatically controls activating the two pumps; and a filter for filtering out debris in water; wherein when the first pump is turned on, water passes through the filter, filtering the water creating filtered water within the device, the filtered water from within the device exiting the device in a vicinity of the first discharge opening, the exiting filtered water creating propulsion, pushing the device in a first direction, wherein when the second pump is turned on, water passes through the filter, filtering the water, the filtered water exiting the device in a vicinity of the second discharge opening, the exiting filtered water creating propulsion, pushing the device in a second direction, the first direction being different from the second direction; wherein what direction the filtered water exits at least one of the first discharge opening and second discharge opening is adjustable; wherein a direction and speed of the device are adjustable by adjusting what direction the filtered water exits the device, wherein the direction the filtered water exits the device is partly upward with respect to a plane parallel to a surface that the device travels upon.