Operation method of oral cavity washer and oral cavity washer

Abstract

To provide an operation method of an oral cavity washer and an oral cavity washer.SOLUTION: An operation method includes a point injection mode and a pause mode, the point injection mode and the pause mode can be switched by operation of a user. In the point injection mode, the oral cavity washer does not discharge water default after a power source is turned on, and by executing first operation to a first button by a user, the oral cavity washer is caused to discharge water, and by executing second operation to the first button by the user, discharge of water of the oral cavity washer can be temporarily stopped. In the pause mode, the oral cavity washer is caused to discharge water directly default, after the power source is turned on, and by executing the first operation to the second button by the user, discharge of the water of the oral cavity washer can be stopped temporarily, by executing the second operation to the second button by the user, the oral cavity washer is caused to discharge the water again.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present application is in the field of oral hygiene, and in particular relates to a method of operating an oral irrigator and to an oral irrigator. [Background technology]

[0002] Oral irrigators are auxiliary tools for cleaning the oral cavity, and can clean teeth and spaces between teeth by using the collision method of water flow. Existing oral irrigators have a single operation mode, and either directly discharge water after the power is turned on, making it inconvenient to pause the water discharge, or do not discharge water by default after the power is turned on, and to discharge water, the user must keep pressing the water discharge button, making it inconvenient to discharge water. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present application aims to provide an oral irrigator operating method and an oral irrigator to solve the shortcomings existing in the oral irrigators mentioned above.

[0004] An embodiment of the present application provides an operating method of an oral irrigator, the operating method of the oral irrigator including a point injection mode and a pause mode, the point injection mode and the pause mode being switchable by a user's operation, In the point injection mode, the oral irrigator does not eject water by default after the power is turned on, and a user can cause the oral irrigator to eject water by performing a first operation on a first button, and a user can temporarily suspend the oral irrigator from ejecting water by performing a second operation on the first button. In the pause mode, the oral irrigator is set to directly eject water by default after the power is turned on, and the user can temporarily suspend the oral irrigator from ejecting water by performing a first operation on the second button, and can resume the oral irrigator from ejecting water by performing a second operation on the second button.

[0005] In at least one possible embodiment, in the point injection mode, a user can cause the oral irrigator to eject water by continuously pressing or biasing the first button, and can temporarily stop the oral irrigator from ejecting water by releasing the pressure or bias on the first button. In the pause mode, the user can temporarily suspend the oral irrigator from spraying water by continuously pressing or biasing the second button, and the user can cause the oral irrigator to resume spraying water by releasing the pressure or bias on the second button.

[0006] In at least one possible embodiment, the first button and the second button are the same button.

[0007] In at least one possible embodiment, after a user switches the operation mode of the oral irrigator, the operation logic of the same button changes to another operation logic different from that before switching the operation mode.

[0008] In at least one possible embodiment, the point injection mode and the pause mode can be switched between after power is turned on or before power is turned on.

[0009] An embodiment of the present application further provides an oral irrigator, which adopts the operation method of any one of the oral irrigator among the above-mentioned technical solutions.

[0010] In at least one possible embodiment, the oral irrigator includes a power button, a mode button, and a pause button; The power button is used to control the power on and off of the oral irrigator, and the mode button is used to control the switching of the oral irrigator between the point injection mode and the pause mode, the power button and the mode button are located at the same circumferential position on the outer circumferential surface of the oral irrigator, and the first button and the second button are the same pause button.

[0011] In at least one possible embodiment, the power button and the mode button are both located on the opposite side of the outer circumferential surface of the oral irrigator from the pause button.

[0012] In at least one possible embodiment, the pause button is closer to the axial front end of the oral irrigator than the power button and the mode button.

[0013] In at least one possible embodiment, the pause button is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the oral irrigator or on the top of the oral irrigator body. Effect of the Invention

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, different operation modes can be selected by switching between two modes, and water discharge and pausing of water discharge can be quickly and easily realized. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 shows a structural diagram of an oral irrigator according to an embodiment of the present application. [Diagram 2] 1 shows a structural diagram of an oral irrigator according to an embodiment of the present application. [Diagram 3] 1 is an explanatory diagram of the internal structure of an oral irrigator according to an embodiment of the present application; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] In order to more clearly describe the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of the present application, this section will describe in detail specific embodiments of the present application in combination with the accompanying drawings. The present application can be implemented in other different forms in addition to the embodiments described in this section, and those skilled in the art can make appropriate improvements, conversions and substitutions without going against the spirit of the present application, so the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in this section. The scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of the claims.

[0017] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present application provides an oral irrigator and an operating method thereof. The oral irrigator includes a power button 1, a mode button 2, a pause button 3, and a main control panel 4. The main control panel 4 may be installed inside the housing of the oral irrigator, and the power button 1, the mode button 2, and the pause button 3 are arranged on the surface of the housing of the oral irrigator so that they can be directly operated.

[0018] The power button 1 and the mode button 2 may be provided on the main control panel 4 and may be electrically connected to the main control panel 4. The pause button 3 may be provided on the top cover of the main body and may be electrically connected to the main control panel 4.

[0019] The power button 1, the mode button 2, and the pause button 3 may all be located on the outer circumferential surface of the oral irrigator. The power button 1 may be located near the mode button 2, and the power button 1 and the mode button 2 may be located at the same circumferential position on the outer circumferential surface of the oral irrigator. The power button 1 and the mode button 2 may be arranged along the axial direction of the oral irrigator, and the pause button 3 may be located on the side opposite the power button 1 and the mode button 2. The pause button 3 is closer to the front end of the oral irrigator in the axial direction than the power button 1 and the mode button 2, and the front end of the oral irrigator in the axial direction (the upper end of Figures 1 to 3) is the end from which water is ejected, and the end that is held by hand when using the oral irrigator (the holding portion is not completely shown in the figures) is the rear end of the oral irrigator in the axial direction (the lower end of Figures 1 to 3).

[0020] The power button 1 and the mode button 2 can be positioned so that they can be conveniently operated with the thumb, and the pause button 3 can be positioned so that they can be conveniently operated with the index finger, which makes it convenient for one-handed operation.

[0021] In other possible embodiments, the pause button 3 may be further disposed on the top of the oral irrigator body or near the mode button 2, and in this case, the mode button 2 and the pause button 3 can be operated with one hand. The power button does not have to be disposed near the mode button 2. The power button 1 and the mode button 2 may be the same key, and different functions may be realized by pressing and holding or pressing for a short time. The mode button 2 and the pause button 3 may be the same key, and different functions may be realized by pressing and holding or pressing for a short time.

[0022] The power of the oral irrigator can be controlled to be turned on and off by operating the power button 1. The operation mode of the oral irrigator can be switched by operating the mode button 2, allowing the oral irrigator to switch between a point injection mode and a pause mode. The point injection mode and the pause mode can be control methods for the oral irrigator that are preset in the main control panel 4.

[0023] It will be appreciated that the power button 1, the mode button 2 and the pause button 3 may be actuated by a press or a bias.

[0024] In the point injection mode, the oral irrigator does not eject water by default after the power is turned on, and the user can cause the oral irrigator to eject water by performing a first operation on the first button, and can pause the oral irrigator from ejecting water by performing a second operation on the first button.

[0025] In the pause mode, the oral irrigator is set to directly dispense water by default after the power is turned on, and the user can pause the oral irrigator's dispensing of water by performing a first operation on the second button, and can resume the oral irrigator's dispensing of water by performing a second operation on the second button. In this way, the user can select the operation mode of the oral irrigator as needed, and can quickly and easily realize pausing the dispensing of water or dispensing water for a while by pressing a button.

[0026] The buttons (power button 1, mode button 2, and pause button 3) may include buttons without a self-holding mechanism and self-holding type buttons with a return mechanism, and a button without a self-holding mechanism is one in which a switch is activated when pressed and is disconnected when released. A first operation for a button without a self-holding mechanism may be to press (or bias) the button and maintain the pressed (or biased) state, and a second operation may be to release the pressed (or biased) button and return the button to its original position.

[0027] A self-holding button with a return mechanism activates a switch after being pressed and self-holds that operation, and the activated and connected state is maintained even when the button is released, and when pressed again the self-holding state is released and the connection is broken. The first operation for a self-holding button with a return mechanism may be to press (or bias) the button, and the second operation may be to press the button again after the first operation to release the pressed-down state of the self-holding button and break the connection, or to return the biased button to its original position.

[0028] Furthermore, the first button and the second button may be the same button, that is, the first button and the second button are both the pause button 3. After the user switches the operation mode of the oral irrigator by operating the mode button 2, the operation logic of the pause button 3 changes to another operation logic different from that before the operation mode was switched. Specifically, the operation logic of the pause button 3 in the point injection mode is to eject water when pressed and to release the pause of water ejection. Also, the operation logic of the pause button 3 in the pause mode is to temporarily suspend water ejection when pressed and to eject water after the pause is released.

[0029] In at least one possible embodiment, the mode button 2 may be, for example, a mechanically biased switch, where the mode button 2 has a physical contact that allows switching between operating modes without programming, and the point injection mode and pause mode can be switched after the power is turned on or before the power is turned on.

[0030] In the point spray mode, after the power button 1 is operated to turn on the oral irrigator, the oral irrigator does not spray water by default, and only when the pause button 3 is pressed does the oral irrigator spray water, and after the pause button 3 is released, the oral irrigator stops spraying water. By operating the pause button 3 intermittently while using the oral irrigator, the effect of spraying when pressed can be achieved.

[0031] In the point injection mode, different settings can be pre-set, i.e. the pulse frequency and / or intensity of the water ejection upon pressing the pause button 3 can be pre-set to different settings. These settings can be changed by the power button 1 or the mode button 2.

[0032] In the point injection mode, if the user wishes to temporarily stop the water discharge, he or she can simply release the pause button 3, which is convenient. If the user wishes to continuously discharge water, he or she can operate the mode button 2 to switch the oral irrigator to the pause mode, at which point water can be continuously discharged by simply releasing the pause button 3.

[0033] In the pause mode, after the oral irrigator is turned on by operating the power button 1, the oral irrigator will operate in the default setting before the power is turned off, that is, the oral irrigator will continuously dispense water after the power is turned on. If the pause button 3 is pressed and held, the oral irrigator will temporarily halt water dispense, and if the pause button 3 is released, the oral irrigator will continue to dispense water.

[0034] In the pause mode, if the user wants to continue discharging water, he or she can simply release the pause button 3, which is convenient for operation. If the user wants to stop discharging water continuously, he or she can operate the mode button 2 to switch the oral irrigator to the point spray mode, or directly turn off the power.

[0035] The operating method of the oral irrigator of the present application solves the problems of the inconvenience of operating water ejection in point injection mode and the inconvenience of temporarily pausing water ejection in pause mode, enabling the oral irrigator to quickly and easily eject water and temporarily pause water ejection.

[0036] It can be understood that the main control panel 4 can control whether the motor for water injection is operated or not, so as to inject water or not to inject water. The above-mentioned mode change and motor control can be realized by electronic circuit or software.

[0037] It should be understood that at least some of the aspects or features in the above-described embodiments, examples or examples can be combined as appropriate.

[0038] In the present application, if the number of parts or members is not specifically limited, the number may be one or more, and the term "multiple" here means two or more. When the number of parts or members is a specific number, such as two, three, four, etc., as shown in the accompanying drawings and / or described in the specification, such a specific number is usually exemplary and non-limiting, and it can be understood to be a multiple number, that is, two or more, but this does not mean that the present application excludes the case of one.

[0039] Unless otherwise clearly stated or limited in the present application, the terms "attach", "mount", "assemble", "connect", "connect", "couple", "couple", "butt", "communicate", "penetrate", "conduct", "fix", "clamp" and the like should be interpreted broadly, for example, they may be direct or indirect. For example, unless otherwise clearly stated or limited, the connection may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral one. It may also be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection. It may also be a direct connection, an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, a communication inside two components, or an interaction relationship between two components. For example, the communication / conduction, etc. may be a direct direct communication / conduction, or an indirect communication / conduction through an intermediate medium. A person skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application based on the specific situation.

[0040] In this application, unless otherwise clearly stated or limited, the placement / attachment / disposition / containment / placement of one member within, inside, or the like of another member may refer to either one of the following two cases: when a part or most of the member is disposed within the other member, and when the member is completely contained within the other member.

[0041] Although the present application has been described in detail using the above-mentioned embodiment, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the embodiment described in the present specification. The present application can be modified and implemented as a modified embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application defined by the claims. Therefore, the description in this specification is intended to be illustrative and does not have any limiting meaning on the present application. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1 Power button 2 Mode Button 3 Pause button 4. Main control panel

Claims

1. An operating method of an oral irrigator, comprising: a point injection mode and a pause mode, the point injection mode and the pause mode being switchable by a user's operation; In the point injection mode, the oral irrigator does not eject water by default after the power is turned on, and a user can cause the oral irrigator to eject water by performing a first operation on a first button, and a user can temporarily suspend the oral irrigator from ejecting water by performing a second operation on the first button. A method of operating an oral irrigator, characterized in that in the pause mode, the oral irrigator is configured to directly eject water by default after the power is turned on, and a user can temporarily suspend the oral irrigator from ejecting water by performing a first operation on a second button, and a user can cause the oral irrigator to resume ejecting water by performing a second operation on the second button.

2. In the point injection mode, a user can cause the oral irrigator to eject water by continuously pressing or biasing the first button, and can temporarily stop the oral irrigator from ejecting water by releasing the pressure or bias on the first button. The method of operating the oral irrigator described in claim 1, characterized in that in the pause mode, a user can temporarily suspend the oral irrigator's water discharge by continuously pressing or biasing the second button, and a user can cause the oral irrigator to resume water discharge by releasing the user's pressure or bias on the second button.

3. The method for operating an oral irrigator according to claim 1, wherein the first button and the second button are the same button.

4. The method for operating an oral irrigator according to claim 3, characterized in that after a user switches the operation mode of the oral irrigator, the operation logic of the same button is changed to a different operation logic different from that before the operation mode was switched.

5. The method for operating an oral irrigator according to claim 1, characterized in that the point injection mode and the pause mode can be switched after the power is turned on or before the power is turned on.

6. An oral irrigator, characterized in that it employs the method for operating an oral irrigator according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The oral irrigator includes a power button (1), a mode button (2) and a pause button (3), The oral irrigator described in claim 6, characterized in that the power button (1) is used to control the power of the oral irrigator being on and off, the mode button (2) is used to control switching between the point injection mode and the pause mode of the oral irrigator, the power button (1) and the mode button (2) are provided at the same circumferential position on the outer peripheral surface of the oral irrigator, and the first button and the second button are the same pause button (3).

8. The oral irrigator of claim 7, characterized in that the power button (1) and the mode button (2) are both located on the side opposite the pause button (3) on the outer peripheral surface of the oral irrigator.

9. The oral irrigator of claim 7, characterized in that the pause button (3) is closer to the axial front end of the oral irrigator than the power button (1) and the mode button (2).

10. The oral irrigator according to claim 7, characterized in that the pause button (3) is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the oral irrigator or on the upper part of the body of the oral irrigator.

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