Solar Powered Automatic Swimming Pool Cover Reel Assembly and Control System Driven by a Mini Direct Current (DC) Motor

摘要

A system that is used as a pool cover control system includes a remote control, a height-adjustable base, a unit housing, a controller unit, and a motor. The remote control is used to transfer a signal. The transferred signal is received by a remote control signal receiver of the controller unit. When received, the signal is transferred to the motor through a polarity reversing switch. The rotational direction of the motor is determined by the polarity reversing switch. The motor is powered by a rechargeable battery which is recharged by at least one solar panel attached to a solar panel stand. The motor transfers rotational momentum to a gear assembly that consists of a drive gear and a torque gear. Next, the gear assembly transfers rotational momentum to a rotation shaft. A reel interface connected to the rotation shaft controls the pool cover.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling the cover used on pools comprises:
a remote control; a height-adjustable base; a unit housing; a solar panel stand; a controller unit; a motor; a reel interface; at least one solar panel; the controller unit comprises a remote control signal receiver, a polarity reversing switch, and a rechargeable battery; the unit housing adjacently mounted onto the height adjustable base; the solar panel stand being rotatably mounted onto the unit housing, opposite to the height-adjustable base; the solar panel being mounted onto the solar panel stand; the solar panel being electrically connected to the rechargeable battery; the rechargeable battery being electrically connected to the motor through the polarity reversing switch and the remote control signal receiver; the remote control signal receiver being electronically connected to the polarity reversing switch; the remote control being communicably coupled to the remote control signal receiver; and the motor being torsionally connected to the reel interface.