Apparatus for cleaning submerged surfaces with a semi-automatic return command

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PATENT NO 9487963
APP PUB NO 20130104321A1
SERIAL NO

13662716

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The invention relates to an automobile apparatus (1) for cleaning surfaces submerged in a basin (2) comprising a driving mechanism, a programmed controlling device for the driving mechanism, a man-machine interface consisting of an input device, and a filter chamber, characterized in that, on activation of a return command button (12), a return setpoint is emitted to the programmed controlling device, which is adapted to inhibit a cleaning program and control the driving mechanism such that it drives the apparatus up to the surface of the water.

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  • ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE

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Michelon, Thierry Toulouse, FR 15 164

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