Oral irrigation device, control method, electronic device and storage medium

Abstract

This application relates to the technical field of oral irrigation devices and discloses an oral irrigation device in which, during operation, a control component controls the alternating operation of an actuator and a pump mechanism, thereby allowing the actuator to temporarily suspend operation while the pump mechanism is operating. During the operation of the pump mechanism, that is, during the process in which the fluid medium transported by the pump mechanism to the fluid cleaning element via a communication path utilizes the fluid impact effect of the fluid medium to rinse between teeth, the actuator's operation is temporarily suspended and the movable cleaning element cannot be driven to perform displacement motion. This reduces the influence of the movable cleaning element on the fluid impact effect of the fluid medium, improves the rinsing effect between teeth, and enhances the cleaning effect of the oral irrigation device. This application also discloses a control method, electronic equipment, and storage medium for an oral irrigation device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application claims the priority of a Chinese patent application with the application number 202410592201.9 and the invention title of "Oral Cleaning Device, Control Method, Electronic Device and Storage Medium" filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on May 13, 2024, and the priority of a Chinese patent application with the application number 202410865564.5 and the invention title of "Oral Cleaning Device, Control Method, Electronic Device and Storage Medium" filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on June 28, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

[0002] This application relates to the technical field of oral cleaning devices, and more specifically, to oral cleaning devices, control methods, electronic devices, and storage media.

Background Art

[0003] Currently, in integrated rinsing and washing oral cleaning devices, the functions of tooth cleaning and interdental rinsing are integrated.

[0004] In related technologies, an integrated rinsing and washing oral cleaning device usually includes a plurality of drive members. During the operation of the oral cleaning device, one of the drive members drives the toothbrush head to vibrate or swing to realize the tooth cleaning function. And another drive member drives the spray head to discharge a cleaning fluid such as water to realize the interdental rinsing function.

[0005] However, during the operation of the oral cleaning device, the plurality of drive members operate synchronously. When the plurality of members operate synchronously, the vibration or swing of the toothbrush head hinders the water spraying from the spray head and affects the rinsing effect. Therefore, it affects the cleaning effect of the oral cleaning device.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of this application provide an oral irrigator, a control method, an electronic device, and a storage medium that can improve the rinsing effect on the object being rinsed by increasing the impact force during operation of the oral irrigator, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the oral irrigator. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] According to the first aspect, the embodiments of this application are as follows: A cleaning component including a movable cleaning element and a fluid cleaning element, It comprises a gripping body connected to the cleaning part, The gripping body is, The movable cleaning element is driven by an actuator to perform displacement motion, A pump mechanism that communicates with the fluid cleaning element and transports a fluid medium to the fluid cleaning element via a communication path in order to perform fluid shock, The cleaning component includes a control component that controls the operation of the actuator and the pump mechanism so that the cleaning component performs a periodic cleaning motion, During the aforementioned cleaning motion, the control component provides an oral cleaning device that operates one of the actuators and the pump mechanism and shuts down the other.

[0008] According to a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method for an oral irrigator applicable to the oral irrigator described in the first aspect. The method is: The operation of the actuator and the pump mechanism is controlled so that the cleaning component performs a periodic cleaning motion. During the cleaning motion, the operation of one of the actuator and the pump mechanism and the shutdown of the other are maintained.

[0009] According to a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device comprising a processor and a memory for storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the control method for an oral cleaning device described in a second aspect when the program instructions are executed.

[0010] According to the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a storage medium in which program instructions are stored, wherein when the program instructions are executed, the control method for the oral cleaning device described in the second aspect is executed. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] The oral irrigation device, control method, electronic device, and storage medium provided by the embodiments of this application can achieve the following technical effects.

[0012] During operation of the oral irrigator, the control component controls the actuator and pump mechanism to operate alternately, allowing the actuator to temporarily pause operation while the pump mechanism is operating. In this way, during the operation of the pump mechanism, i.e., when the fluid medium transported by the pump mechanism to the fluid cleaning element via the communication path is used to rinse between teeth using the fluid impact effect of the fluid medium, the actuator's operation is temporarily paused and the movable cleaning element cannot be driven to perform displacement motion. This reduces the influence of the movable cleaning element on the fluid impact effect of the fluid medium, reduces energy loss during fluid transport and / or jet impact, and the intermittent fluid impact forms a shock wave, increasing the impact force of the fluid and effectively removing impurities from the object being impacted. This improves the rinsing effect by allowing the fluid medium to accurately collide with the interdental space, further enabling the fluid medium to accurately collide with the target position, avoiding deviation from the object being impacted due to the effects of displacement motion, and reducing impact intensity, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the oral irrigator.

[0013] The above and following general descriptions are illustrative and explanatory and do not limit this application. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram of an oral irrigation device provided by an embodiment of this application. [Figure 2] This is a schematic diagram of a control method for an oral irrigation device provided by an embodiment of this application. [Figure 3] This is a schematic diagram of a control method for another oral irrigation device provided by an embodiment of this application. [Figure 4] This is a schematic diagram of an electronic device provided by the embodiments of this application. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0015] To gain a more detailed understanding of the features and technical content of the embodiments of this application, the embodiments of this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, although the accompanying drawings are provided for reference purposes only and do not limit the embodiments of this application. In the following technical description, several details will be described in order to provide a full understanding of the disclosed embodiments for the sake of explanation. However, one or more embodiments can be carried out without these details. In other cases, well-known structures and apparatus may be shown in a simplified manner for the sake of simplification of the drawings.

[0016] The terms “First,” “Second,” etc., in the description and claims of the embodiments of this application, as well as in the drawings above, are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this manner is interchangeable where appropriate for describing the embodiments of the embodiments of this application. Furthermore, the terms “includes” and “have,” and any variations thereof, are intended to include non-exclusively.

[0017] Unless otherwise specified, the term "plural" means two or more.

[0018] In the embodiments of this application, the character " / " indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship. For example, A / B means A or B.

[0019] The term "and / or" describes the related relationship of objects and indicates that there are three possible relationships. For example, A and / or B means three relationships: A or B, or A and B.

[0020] The term "corresponding" may refer to a related relationship or a bundling relationship. When A and B correspond, it means that there is a related relationship or a bundling relationship between A and B.

[0021] In related technologies, an integrated rinsing oral cleaning device usually includes a plurality of drive members. During the operation of the oral cleaning device, one drive member drives the head of the toothbrush to vibrate or swing, and the bristles of the head of the toothbrush are used to clean the surface of the teeth, so that the tooth cleaning function can be achieved. Another drive member drives a cleaning fluid such as water to flow into a spray head provided between the bristles of the head of the toothbrush, and drives the water to be sprayed from the spray head between the teeth to realize the inter-dental rinsing function.

[0022] C However, during the operation of the oral cleaning device, the plurality of drive members operate synchronously. When the plurality of members operate synchronously, the vibration or swinging operation of the head of the toothbrush and the water spraying operation of the spray head are executed synchronously. Thus, when the surface of the teeth is cleaned by the vibration or swinging of the head of the toothbrush, the impact energy of the water flow is lost, the impact force is reduced, it is difficult to remove impurities from the impact surface, and the cleaning effect is poor. Furthermore, the water spraying from the spray head between the bristles is easily blocked or obstructed by the bristles, and the water is easily sprayed from the spray head to the surface of the teeth without cleaning the impact objects such as between the teeth, resulting in waste of the water flow. After the water is sprayed from the spray head to the surface of the teeth, it is difficult to rinse between the teeth cleanly, food residues are likely to remain between the teeth, bacteria breed between the teeth, and it affects the rinsing effect between the teeth. Therefore, it affects the cleaning effect of the oral cleaning device.

[0023] Furthermore, in the operation of oral irrigation devices in related technologies, the drive components continue to operate for extended periods, causing the spray head to continuously spray water. This results in a large amount of water being sprayed onto non-impact objects, leading to low water utilization and high power consumption.

[0024] With this in mind, embodiments of this application provide an oral irrigator, a control method, an electronic device, and a storage medium that achieve oral rinsing by controlling the operation of the oral irrigator so that the tooth cleaning process and the interdental rinsing process are performed alternately. On the other hand, the amount of water sprayed onto the tooth surface can be reduced, thereby improving the interdental rinsing effect and improving the cleaning effect of the oral irrigator. On the other hand, since the interdental rinsing process is performed intermittently, the water utilization rate can be improved.

[0025] The embodiments of this application provide an oral irrigation device used for oral and dental care and cleaning. Specifically, the oral irrigation device may be an electric cleaning device having a tooth-rinsing function, such as an electric toothbrush with an integrated rinse function. As shown in Figure 1, the oral irrigation device comprises a cleaning part 11, a gripping body 12, a control component 13, an energy source 14, and a liquid storage chamber 15. Here, the connection between the cleaning part 11 and the gripping body 12 is either a detachable connection or a fixed connection. During use of the oral irrigation device, the user grips the gripping body 12 to insert the cleaning part 11 connected to the gripping body 12 into the oral cavity and uses the cleaning part 11 to clean and care for the oral cavity and teeth. Since the cleaning part 11 frequently comes into contact with the teeth during the process of cleaning and caring for teeth, the cleaning part 11 experiences more serious loss and wear during use than the gripping body 12 and needs to be replaced in a timely manner. The cleaning component 11 and the gripping body 12 are connected in a detachable manner, allowing the user to easily replace the cleaning component 11 when necessary. This improves the user experience when using the oral irrigation device.

[0026] The cleaning component 11 includes a movable cleaning element 111 and a fluid cleaning element 112, the fluid cleaning element 112 being located inside or outside the movable cleaning element 111. Here, the movable cleaning element 111 includes a contact member 113 located at its upper end and a support member 115 located at its lower end, the contact member 113 may be a brush head provided with a plurality of brush bristles, and the support member 115 is detachably connected to the gripping body 12. The fluid cleaning element 112 includes a rinsing member 114 located inside, the rinsing member 114 may be a spray head located between or outside the plurality of brush bristles. The fluid cleaning element 112 communicates with a communication conduit 116 for transporting a fluid medium. In one embodiment, the communication conduit 116 may be provided on the support member 115. The contact member 113 and the rinsing member 114 may be located on the same side of the oral irrigation device.

[0027] The gripping body 12 includes an actuator 121 and a pump mechanism 122. The actuator 121 is connected to the movable cleaning element 111 and is used to drive the movable cleaning element 111 to perform displacement motion, which includes, but is not limited to, reciprocating vibration, linear motion, rotational motion, and combinations thereof. The pump mechanism 122 communicates with the fluid cleaning element 112 via a communication path 124 and is used to transport a fluid medium to the fluid cleaning element 112 via the communication path 124 to perform fluid impact. Here, the actuator 121 may be a motor or electric motor such as an ultrasonic motor. The pump mechanism 122 may be a fluid pump such as a gear pump, diaphragm pump, or piston pump.

[0028] The control component 13 is attached to the gripping body 12, and the mounting relationships described herein are not limited to their arrangement within the gripping body 12, but also include, but are not limited to, physical connections with other parts of the oral irrigation device, as well as electrical connections and signal transmission connections. The control component 13 is for controlling the operation of the entire oral irrigation device and may be a microcontroller unit (MCU) or a central process unit (CPU) of the oral irrigation device. Specifically, the control component 13 is electrically connected to the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122, respectively, and is used to control the operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122.

[0029] The energy source 14 is located inside the gripping body 12 and is connected to the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122, respectively, to supply power to them. The energy source 14 is further electrically connected to the control component 13, which can obtain the voltage from the energy source 14. The energy source 14 may include one or more batteries.

[0030] The liquid storage chamber 15 is located inside the gripping body 12 and is in communication with the pump mechanism 122. The liquid storage chamber 15 is used to store a fluid medium, which is a cleaning solution that can be used to clean teeth or the oral cavity, such as clean water, mouthwash, or oral care solution.

[0031] As shown in Figure 1, the positional relationships of the control component 13, energy source 14, liquid storage chamber 15, actuator 121, and pump mechanism 122 inside the gripping body 12 are merely illustrative, and the positional relationships of each component inside the gripping body 12 are adjustable and are not particularly limited in the embodiments of this application.

[0032] In the embodiments of this application, during operation of the oral irrigator, the control component 13 controls the energy source 14 to supply power to the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122, thereby operating the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122. When the actuator 121 is operating, the movable cleaning element 111 can be driven to perform displacement motion. In one embodiment, the support member 115 can transmit the motion output by the actuator 121 to the contact member 113 to perform displacement motion, and the contact member 113 performs displacement motion to clean the tooth surface and oral tissues such as interdental spaces. When the pump mechanism 122 is operating, the fluid medium stored in the liquid storage chamber 15 can be transported via the communication path 124 to the communication conduit 116 in the fluid cleaning element 112, and the fluid medium in the communication conduit 116 can deliver a fluid impact to oral tissues such as interdental spaces through the rinsing member 114 in the fluid cleaning element 112, thereby cleaning the interdental spaces. This enables the cleaning operation of the oral irrigator.

[0033] Preferably, during operation of the oral irrigator, the control component 13 controls the cleaning component 11 to perform periodic cleaning motions. These cleaning motions include controlling the actuator 121 to drive a movable cleaning element 111 within the cleaning component 11 to perform displacement motions, and further controlling the pump mechanism 122 to transport a fluid medium to the fluid cleaning element 112 in the cleaning component 11 to perform fluid impacts. During the cleaning motions of the cleaning component 11, the control component 13 controls either the actuator 121 or the pump mechanism 122 to remain operational and the other to shut down. That is, the operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 can drive the cleaning component to perform periodic cleaning motions. Each cleaning motion may include one or more displacement motions and one or more fluid impacts.

[0034] In this embodiment, one or more cycles of cleaning motion can be performed during the cleaning motion performed by the cleaning component 11. This is specifically determined based on the total time of the cleaning motion and the time of a single cycle. For example, assuming that the total time of the cleaning motion is 2.5 minutes and the time of a single cycle is 2.5 seconds, 60 cycles of cleaning motion can be performed during the cleaning motion performed by the cleaning component 11. Furthermore, assuming that the total time of the cleaning motion is 2.5 minutes and the time of a single cycle is 3 seconds, 50 cycles of cleaning motion can be performed during the cleaning motion performed by the cleaning component 11. In addition, in this embodiment, multiple cycles of cleaning motion are performed consecutively without intervals. In this way, continuity of cleaning motion can be ensured, improving the user experience when using the oral irrigation device.

[0035] The oral irrigation device will be described as an integrated electric toothbrush with a rinse function. Here, the actuator 121 is a sonic motor, the pump mechanism 122 is a fluid pump, the contact member 113 in the movable cleaning element 111 is a brush head, the rinsing member 114 in the fluid cleaning element 112 is a spray head, and the fluid medium is a liquid such as water. Details are as follows.

[0036] The actuator 121 drives the movable cleaning element 111 in the cleaning part 11 to perform displacement motion. This may also be done by an ultrasonic motor driving the brush head to perform displacement motion. During the brush head displacement process, the bristles on the brush head come into contact with the tooth surface to achieve cleaning of the tooth surface. The pump mechanism 122 delivers a fluid medium to the fluid cleaning element 112 in the cleaning part 11 to perform fluid impact. This may also be done by a fluid pump delivering water to a spray head via a communication path 124, which then sprays water between the teeth to achieve interdental rinsing.

[0037] According to this embodiment, during the operation of the oral irrigator, the control component 13 can control the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 to operate alternately, allowing the actuator 121 to temporarily stop operating while the pump mechanism 122 is operating. In this way, while the pump mechanism 122 is operating, i.e., the fluid medium transported by the pump mechanism 122 to the fluid cleaning element 112 via the communication path 124 utilizes the fluid impact of the fluid medium to rinse between teeth, forming shock waves with pulsed fluid impact, and generating a fluid front such as a water jet with a sudden change, causing a powerful destructive effect and effectively removing impurities from the impacted area. Compared to the continuous fluid impact or fluid impact with periodically changing impact force in the prior art, the fluid impact method of this embodiment can generate more powerful impact energy, and can achieve a better rinsing effect without consuming large amounts of power, while saving power and fluid. Furthermore, while the pump mechanism 122 is operating, the actuator 121 temporarily stops its operation, preventing the movable cleaning element 111 from being driven to perform displacement motion. This reduces the influence of the movable cleaning element 111 on the fluid impact effect of the fluid medium, allowing the fluid medium to accurately impact the interdental spaces and improve the interdental rinsing effect, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the oral irrigator. Additionally, since the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate alternately during the operation of the oral irrigator, the pump mechanism 122 operates intermittently, and the interdental rinsing process is also performed intermittently, thereby improving fluid utilization and reducing or avoiding fluid waste. Furthermore, the alternating operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 provides the user with operating time, so that when using the oral irrigator provided by the embodiment of this application, the user can move the oral irrigator so that the fluid cleaning element 112 is aligned with or near the interdental space while the pump mechanism 122 is shut down, and after the pump mechanism 122 is activated, impact cleaning is performed on the interdental space and / or around the interdental space, reducing ineffective or inefficient impact on the tooth surface, avoiding waste of the fluid medium, and further avoiding or reducing damage to other oral tissues.

[0038] The cleaning motion of each cycle will be described below, while the cleaning component 11 periodically performs its cleaning motion.

[0039] Preferably, for each cycle of the cleaning motion, when the cleaning motion starts, the control component 13 starts the actuator 121, and when the actuator 121 continues to operate for a first preset time, a first switching operation is performed, which means shutting down the actuator 121 and starting the pump mechanism 122. Then, when the pump mechanism 122 continues to operate for a second preset time, the pump mechanism 122 is shut down.

[0040] In this embodiment, for each cycle of cleaning motion, the actuator 121 is started first, followed by the pump mechanism 122. Here, in the first switching operation, the shutdown operation of the actuator 121 and the startup operation of the pump mechanism 122 may be performed synchronously or asynchronously, but this is not particularly limited in this application. When multiple periodic cleaning motions are performed consecutively, the control component 13 may, once the pump mechanism 122 has continued to operate for a second preset time, perform the shutdown operation of the pump mechanism 122 and the startup operation of the actuator 121 synchronously and proceed to the next cleaning motion, or the shutdown operation of the pump mechanism 122 and the startup operation of the actuator 121 may be performed asynchronously.

[0041] In the embodiments of this application, the volume of the oral irrigator can be reduced to facilitate user gripping, for example, the volume of the liquid storage chamber 15 can be reduced compared to a conventional water frother. For example, the volume of the liquid storage chamber 15 can be set to 100 ml or less, or even 50 ml or less. In the embodiments of this application, the flow rate of the pump body can also be set low, and the amount of fluid medium used for fluid impact can be reduced by controlling the output amount of the fluid medium within a unit time of the pump mechanism 122 to be kept at a low value. At the same time, the usage time and / or number of rinses must also be satisfied so that the user has enough time to rinse oral tissues such as interdental spaces. Therefore, the oral irrigator of the embodiments of this application satisfies the above requirements by setting the duty cycle of fluid impact to a single rinsing motion, i.e., the ratio of a second preset time to the period time of a single rinsing motion. In one embodiment, a second preset time may be determined based on relevant parameters such as the capacity of the liquid storage chamber 15, the flow rate of the fluid medium transported by the pump mechanism 122, and the required number of rinses, which is the amount of time during a single cycle that the rinsing member 114 must continue to spray water, i.e., the amount of time during a single cycle that the pump mechanism 122 must operate. The ratio of the second preset time to the cycle time of the cleaning motion is in the range of 10% to 40%. Preferably, the ratio of the second preset time to the cycle time of the cleaning motion is in the range of 15% to 25%. Specifically, the second preset time is in the range of 200ms to 280ms. Furthermore, the second preset time is in the range of 230ms to 260ms. Since the user's requirements for the first preset time vary, such as the time required to move the oral irrigation device near the interdental spaces, the first preset time can also be determined based on user input or historical cleaning data, sensing data, etc., and the second preset time and / or the cycle time of the cleaning motion can be adjusted accordingly.

[0042] According to this embodiment, the control component 13 can intelligently calculate the above-mentioned time parameters and control the operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122. This further improves water utilization and achieves water conservation.

[0043] Preferably, for each cycle of the cleaning motion, when the cleaning motion starts, the control component 13 starts the pump mechanism 122, and when the pump mechanism 122 continues to operate for a third preset time, a second switching operation is performed, which means shutting down the pump mechanism 122 and starting the actuator 121. Then, when the actuator 121 continues to operate for a fourth preset time, the actuator 121 is shut down.

[0044] In this embodiment, for each cycle of cleaning motion, a method may be adopted in which the pump mechanism 122 is started first, and then the actuator 121 is started. Here, in the second switching operation, the shutdown operation of the pump mechanism 122 and the startup operation of the actuator 121 may be performed synchronously or asynchronously, but are not particularly limited in this application. When multiple periodic cleaning motions are performed consecutively, the control component 13 may, once the actuator 121 has continued to operate for a fourth preset time, execute the shutdown operation of the actuator 121 and the startup operation of the pump mechanism 122 synchronously and proceed to the next cleaning motion, or the shutdown operation of the actuator 121 and the startup operation of the pump mechanism 122 may be executed asynchronously.

[0045] In the embodiments of this application, the volume of the oral irrigator can be reduced to facilitate user gripping, for example, the volume of the liquid storage chamber 15 can be reduced compared to a conventional water frother. For example, the volume of the liquid storage chamber 15 can be set to 100 ml or less, or even 50 ml or less. In the embodiments of this application, the flow rate of the pump body can also be set low, and the amount of fluid medium used for fluid impact can be reduced by controlling the output amount of the fluid medium within a unit time of the pump mechanism 122 to be kept at a low value. At the same time, the usage time and / or number of rinses must also be satisfied so that the user has enough time to rinse oral tissues such as interdental spaces. Therefore, the oral irrigator of the embodiments of this application satisfies the above requirements by setting the duty cycle of fluid impact to a single rinsing motion, i.e., the ratio of a third preset time to the period time of a single rinsing motion. In one embodiment, a third preset time may be determined based on relevant parameters such as the capacity of the liquid storage chamber 15, the flow rate of the fluid medium transported by the pump mechanism 122, and the required number of rinses, which is the amount of time during a single cycle when the rinsing member 114 must continue to spray water, i.e., the amount of time during a single cycle when the pump mechanism 122 must operate. The ratio of the third preset time to the cycle time of the cleaning motion is in the range of 10% to 40%. Preferably, the ratio of the third preset time to the cycle time of the cleaning motion is in the range of 15% to 25%. Specifically, the third preset time is in the range of 200ms to 280ms. Furthermore, the third preset time is in the range of 230ms to 260ms. Since the user's requirements for a fourth preset time vary, such as the time required to move the oral irrigator near the interdental spaces, the fourth preset time can also be determined based on user input or historical cleaning data, sensing data, etc., and the third preset time and / or the cycle time of the cleaning motion can be adjusted accordingly.

[0046] According to this embodiment, the control component 13 can intelligently calculate the above-mentioned time parameters and control the operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122. This further improves water utilization and achieves water conservation.

[0047] Preferably, the time parameters corresponding to the cleaning motion, i.e., the cycle time of the cleaning motion, the first preset time, the second preset time, the third preset time, and / or the fourth preset time, may be determined according to the user's usage habits of the oral irrigator or the user's custom settings. Specifically, the control component 13 determines the cycle time of the cleaning motion, the first preset time, the second preset time, the third preset time, and / or the fourth preset time by receiving user input or collecting usage history data.

[0048] In this embodiment, taking into account that users have different usage habits and needs for the oral irrigator, the control component 13 intelligently calculates time parameters corresponding to the irrigation motion based on user usage habit data or user custom setting data. For example, if some users have a rapid irrigation habit, the control component 13 shortens the cycle time of the irrigation motion based on the user's usage habit data. As another example, if some users may experience tooth discomfort in the near future and want to shorten the time the irrigator's fountain rinses between their teeth, the control component 13 shortens the operating time of the pump mechanism 122 within a single cycle based on user custom setting data. In this way, the oral irrigator can meet the individualized usage needs of users and improve the user experience.

[0049] Preferably, the control component 13 controls the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 to perform a periodic cleaning motion, and stops the periodic cleaning motion when a preset period count or a fifth preset time is reached.

[0050] In this embodiment, the fifth preset time is a set time for the user to use the oral irrigator to clean or rinse their teeth only. However, if the teeth cleaning time is too long, the tooth enamel is easily worn away, and if the teeth cleaning time is too short, it is difficult to clean bacteria and dirt in the oral cavity. Therefore, in this embodiment, the oral irrigator can preset the total time of the cleaning motion, i.e., the fifth preset time, within the range of 0.5 to 3 minutes, or the preset periodic count time within the range of 0.5 to 3 minutes. In one embodiment, the oral irrigator can preset the total time of the cleaning motion within the range of 1 to 2.5 minutes, or the cumulative time corresponding to the preset periodic count, within the range of 1 to 2.5 minutes. Furthermore, to meet the individual needs of the user, the time of the periodic cleaning motion performed by the oral irrigator can be custom-set. Thus, the control component 13 controls the time for performing the periodic cleaning motion based on the preset time, and when the preset time is reached, it stops the periodic cleaning motion within the time limit. Furthermore, the control component 13 can set the first, second, third, and / or fourth preset times based on the fifth preset time, so that the user can almost completely use up the fluid medium in the liquid storage chamber 15 while completing the periodic cleaning motion, thereby achieving a high utilization rate of the fluid medium, avoiding waste of water resources, and further improving the user's experience of using the oral irrigation device.

[0051] As described above, while the cleaning component 11 is performing a periodic cleaning motion, the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate alternately only once during a single cycle of the cleaning motion. However, the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 can also operate alternately multiple times during a single cycle of the cleaning motion, and this is not particularly limited to the embodiments of this application. Below, we will describe as an example in which, while the cleaning component 11 is performing a periodic cleaning motion, the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate alternately twice during each cycle of the cleaning motion.

[0052] Preferably, for each cycle of the cleaning motion, when the cleaning motion starts, the control component 13 starts the pump mechanism 122, and when the pump mechanism 122 continues to operate for an eighth preset time, a third switching operation is performed, which means shutting down the pump mechanism 122 and starting the actuator 121. When the actuator 121 continues to operate for a ninth preset time, a fourth switching operation is performed, which means shutting down the actuator 121 and restarting the pump mechanism 122. When the pump mechanism 122 continues to operate for a tenth preset time, the third switching operation is performed again. When the actuator 121 continues to operate for an eleventh preset time, the actuator 121 is shut down. Here, the tenth preset time is longer than the eighth preset time, and the eleventh preset time is longer than the ninth preset time.

[0053] In this embodiment, for each cycle of cleaning motion, the pump mechanism 122 is started first, followed by the actuator 121, each time the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate alternately. Here, in the third switching operation, the shutdown operation of the pump mechanism 122 and the startup operation of the actuator 121 may be performed synchronously or asynchronously. Also, during the fourth switching operation, the shutdown operation of the actuator 121 and the startup operation of the pump mechanism 122 may be performed synchronously or asynchronously, but this is not particularly limited in this application. When multiple periodic cleaning motions are performed consecutively, the control component 13 may, when the actuator of the pump mechanism has continued to operate for the 11th preset time, perform the shutdown operation of the actuator 121 and the startup operation of the pump mechanism 122 synchronously and proceed to the next cleaning motion, or the shutdown operation of the actuator 121 and the startup operation of the pump mechanism 122 may be performed asynchronously.

[0054] In this embodiment, for each cycle of the cleaning motion, the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate alternately twice. Both the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate twice, allowing the user to feel the fluid medium transported by the pump mechanism 122 in their mouth when using the oral irrigator to clean their mouth, resulting in two fluid impacts. Of the two fluid impacts, the first fluid impact is for auxiliary positioning to facilitate adjustment of the rinsing position of the fluid medium during the second fluid impact. If the impact position of the fluid medium during the first fluid impact is not a position in the mouth that needs to be rinsed, the position of the cleaning component 11 is adjusted by the short operating time of the actuator 121, thereby adjusting the impact position of the fluid medium during the second fluid impact. This allows the fluid medium to accurately rinse the target position when it performs the fluid impact, achieving positional rinsing of the target position and improving rinsing accuracy. In the embodiment of this application, the operating time of the pump mechanism 122 for the second time may be set to be longer than the operating time of the pump mechanism 122 for the first time. That is, the tenth preset time may be set to be longer than the eighth preset time. Furthermore, the eighth preset time may be set within the range of 80ms to 120ms, and the tenth preset time may be set within the range of 120ms to 250ms. In this way, by setting the first operation time of the pump mechanism 122 to be short, even if rinsing does not reach the target position in the oral cavity during the first fluid impact, the impact time of the first fluid impact is short, so a large impact is not applied to the oral cavity, reducing discomfort in the user's oral cavity and reducing fluid waste. During the operation of the pump mechanism 122, the pump mechanism 122 requires a certain operating time to increase its operating power, so by setting the second operation time of the pump mechanism 122 to be long, the pump mechanism 122 has enough time to increase its power and increase the impact pressure until it reaches the target power, and the impact force when the second fluid medium performs the fluid impact can be made larger. After positioning the target position, rinsing the target position with a fluid medium that provides a greater impact force improves the rinsing effect at the target position and allows for better cleaning of the target position in the oral cavity.

[0055] Furthermore, since both the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate twice, it can be understood that when a user uses the oral irrigator to clean their mouth, the actuator 121 drives the movable cleaning element 111 to perform two displacement movements. In other words, the oral cavity where the current cleaning component 11 is located is cleaned twice. To better clean the user's mouth, in this embodiment of the application, the second operation time of the actuator 121 can be set to be longer than the first operation time of the actuator 121. That is, the 11th preset time can be set to be longer than the 9th preset time. According to this embodiment, if the impact position of the fluid medium during the first fluid impact is not a target position in the oral cavity that requires rinsing, the first operation time of the actuator 121 gives the user time to adjust the position of the cleaning component 11. When the pump mechanism 122 operates for the second time, the fluid medium impacts the target position, and when the second operation of the pump mechanism 122 is completed and the actuator 121 operates for the second time, the cleaning component 11 can clean the target position after fluid cleaning with a longer displacement movement, thus cleaning the target position more thoroughly. Therefore, by setting the second operation time of actuator 121 to be longer than the first operation time of actuator 121, the cleaning effect of the cleaning parts 11 at the corresponding positions can be improved, and the oral cavity can be cleaned more effectively. This improves the cleaning effect of the oral irrigation device.

[0056] Furthermore, the ninth preset time may be set within the range of 80ms to 120ms, and the eleventh preset time may be set within the range of 600ms to 1000ms. In this embodiment, the ninth preset time is the time for the user to properly adjust the position of the cleaning component 11. Within the ninth preset time, that is, before the pump mechanism 122 operates for the second time, the user can adjust the position of the cleaning component 11 so that when the cleaning component 11 performs fluid impact, the impact position of the fluid medium is aligned with the target position in the oral cavity where rinsing is required. If the ninth preset time is too short, the user will not be able to react in time and will not be able to accurately adjust the position of the cleaning component 11 in a short time. If the ninth preset time is too long, the user's waiting time will be long and the user experience will be reduced. Furthermore, if the total cycle time remains unchanged, if the ninth preset time is too long, the operating time of the pump mechanism 122 will be shortened, and furthermore, the fluid impact time will be too short, which may result in insufficient fluid impact pressure and a decrease in cleaning power. Therefore, the ninth preset time must be set by referring to the above time range, but it should not be too long or too short.

[0057] Preferably, for each cycle of the cleaning motion, when the cleaning motion starts, the control component 13 starts the actuator 121, and when the actuator 121 continues to operate for a 12th preset time, a fifth switching operation is performed, which means shutting down the actuator 121 and starting the pump mechanism 122. When the pump mechanism 122 continues to operate for a 13th preset time, a sixth switching operation is performed, which means shutting down the pump mechanism 122 and restarting the actuator 121. Then, when the actuator 121 continues to operate for a 14th preset time, the fifth switching operation is performed again. When the pump mechanism 122 continues to operate for a 15th preset time, the pump mechanism 122 is shut down. Here, the 14th preset time is longer than the 12th preset time, and the 15th preset time is longer than the 13th preset time.

[0058] In this embodiment, for each cycle of cleaning motion, the actuator 121 is started first, followed by the pump mechanism 122, each time the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate alternately. Here, in the fifth switching operation, the shutdown operation of the actuator 121 and the startup operation of the pump mechanism 122 may be performed synchronously or asynchronously. Also, in the sixth switching operation, the shutdown operation of the pump mechanism 122 and the startup operation of the actuator 121 may be performed synchronously or asynchronously, but this is not particularly limited in this application. When multiple periodic cleaning motions are performed consecutively, the control component 13 may, when the actuator of the pump mechanism has continued to operate for the 15th preset time, perform the shutdown operation of the pump mechanism 122 and the startup operation of the actuator 121 synchronously and proceed to the next cleaning motion, or the shutdown operation of the pump mechanism 122 and the startup operation of the actuator 121 may be performed asynchronously.

[0059] In this embodiment, for each cycle of the cleaning motion, the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate alternately twice. Both the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate twice, allowing the user to feel the fluid medium transported by the pump mechanism 122 in their mouth when using the oral irrigator to clean their mouth, resulting in two fluid impacts. Of the two fluid impacts, the first fluid impact is for auxiliary positioning to facilitate adjustment of the rinsing position of the fluid medium during the second fluid impact. If the impact position of the fluid medium during the first fluid impact is not a target position in the mouth that needs to be rinsed, the position of the cleaning component 11 is adjusted by the short operating time of the actuator 121, thereby adjusting the impact position of the fluid medium during the second fluid impact. This allows the fluid medium to accurately rinse the target position when performing the fluid impact, achieving positional rinsing of the target position and improving rinsing accuracy. In the embodiment of this application, the operating time of the pump mechanism 122 for the second time may be set to be longer than the operating time of the pump mechanism 122 for the first time. That is, the 15th preset time is longer than the 13th preset time. Furthermore, the 13th preset time may be set within the range of 80ms to 120ms, and the 15th preset time may be set within the range of 120ms to 250ms. In this way, by setting the first operation time of the pump mechanism 122 to be short, even if rinsing does not reach the target position in the oral cavity during the first fluid impact, the impact time of the first fluid impact is short, so a large impact is not applied to the oral cavity, reducing discomfort in the user's oral cavity and reducing fluid waste. During the operation of the pump mechanism 122, the pump mechanism 122 requires a certain operating time to increase its operating power, so by setting the second operation time of the pump mechanism 122 to be long, the pump mechanism 122 has enough time to increase its power and increase the impact pressure until it reaches the target power, and the impact force when the second fluid medium performs the fluid impact can be made larger. After positioning the target position, rinsing the target position with a fluid medium that provides a greater impact force improves the rinsing effect at the target position and allows for better cleaning of the target position in the oral cavity.

[0060] Since both the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 operate twice, it can be understood that when a user uses the oral irrigator to clean their mouth, the actuator 121 drives the movable cleaning element 111 to perform two displacement movements. That is, the oral cavity where the current cleaning component 11 is located is cleaned twice. To better clean the user's mouth, in the embodiments of this application, the second operation time of the actuator 121 can be set to be longer than the first operation time of the actuator 121. In other words, the 14th preset time is longer than the 12th preset time. In this embodiment, the first operation time of the actuator 121 gives the user time to pre-adjust the position of the fluid cleaning element 112 within the cleaning component 11, thereby causing the fluid medium to strike the target position as much as possible during the first operation of the pump mechanism 122. When the first operation of the pump mechanism 122 is finished and the actuator 121 operates for the second time, if the impact position of the fluid medium during the first fluid impact is still not the target position necessary for rinsing the oral cavity, it means that the pre-adjusted position of the fluid cleaning element 112 is not ideal. The user can also readjust the position of the fluid cleaning element 112 during the second operation of the actuator 121 so that the fluid medium impacts the target position when the pump mechanism operates for the second time. On the other hand, the cleaning component 11 can clean the target position with a longer displacement motion after the first fluid cleaning, thus cleaning the target position more thoroughly. Therefore, by setting the second operation time of the actuator 121 to be longer than the first operation time of the actuator 121, the cleaning effect of the cleaning component 11 at the corresponding position can be improved, resulting in better cleaning of the oral cavity. This improves the cleaning effect of the oral irrigation device.

[0061] Furthermore, the 12th preset time may be set within the range of 80ms to 120ms, and the 14th preset time may be set within the range of 600ms to 1000ms. In this embodiment, the 12th preset time is the time for the user to pre-adjust the position of the fluid cleaning element 112 before the pump mechanism 122 first drives the fluid cleaning element 112 to perform a fluid shock. Within the 12th preset time, i.e., before the pump mechanism 122 is first activated, the user can pre-adjust the position of the fluid cleaning element 112 so that when the fluid cleaning element 112 performs a fluid shock, the shock position of the fluid medium is aligned as closely as possible with the target area in the oral cavity that requires rinsing. If the 12th preset time is too short, the user will not be able to react in time and will not be able to adjust the position of the fluid cleaning element 112 in a short time. If the 12th preset time is too long, the user's waiting time will be long and the user experience will be degraded. Furthermore, if the total cycle time remains unchanged, and the 12th preset time is too long, the operating time of the pump mechanism 122 will be shortened, and the fluid impact time will also be too short, which may result in insufficient fluid impact pressure and a decrease in cleaning power. Therefore, in order to ensure the cleaning power of the oral irrigation device, the 12th preset time must be set by referring to the above time range, but it should not be too long or too short.

[0062] Preferably, if the control component 13 controls the operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 so that the cleaning part 11 performs multiple periodic cleaning movements, the operating times of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 for the multiple periodic cleaning movements are different.

[0063] In this embodiment, when the cleaning component 11 performs cleaning motions in multiple cycles, the cleaning motion patterns between cycles can be made different by setting the operating time of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 to be different in each cleaning motion cycle. Therefore, when the cleaning component 11 performs cleaning motions in multiple cycles, a variety of cleaning motion patterns can be achieved. For example, if the cleaning component 11 needs to perform cleaning motions in multiple cycles in order for the user to experience a gradual increase in cleaning intensity during the process of using the oral irrigator, the cleaning motion time should gradually increase. That is, the cleaning time for each cycle should become increasingly longer. Furthermore, in the cleaning motions in multiple cycles, the operating time of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 may be set to increase as the repetition cycle count increases. Alternatively, if the cleaning component 11 needs to perform cleaning motions in multiple cycles in order for the user to experience a decrease in cleaning intensity during the process of using the oral irrigator, the cleaning motion time should gradually decrease. That is, the cleaning time for each cycle should become increasingly shorter. Furthermore, in a cleaning motion with multiple cycles, the operating time of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 may be set to decrease as the repetition cycle count increases. This allows for diverse cleaning motion modes that meet the individual needs of users by setting different operating times for the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 within each cycle when performing a cleaning motion with multiple cycles, thereby further improving the user experience when using the oral irrigation device.

[0064] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the user can also experience a smooth cleaning intensity while using the oral irrigator. That is, if the cleaning component 11 needs to perform multiple cycles of cleaning motion, the duration of each cycle of cleaning motion remains stable. To further meet the individual needs of the user, the operating time of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 for multiple cycles of cleaning motion can be set to be the same to ensure the same cleaning intensity for each cycle. Of course, setting the operating time of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 for each cycle can further meet other user needs and further improve the user experience of the oral irrigator, but the implementation of this is the same or similar to the embodiment described above, and the embodiments of this application do not particularly limit this.

[0065] The following describes the control process performed by the control component 13 before the cleaning component 11 performs its periodic cleaning motion.

[0066] Preferably, the control component 13 determines the operating parameters of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 in response to user input or sensing signals before the periodic cleaning motion. Here, if the actuator 121 is a motor, the operating parameters of the actuator 121 include parameter information such as the operating frequency and duty cycle. If the pump mechanism 122 is a fluid pump, the operating parameters of the actuator 121 include parameter information such as the operating frequency and duty cycle.

[0067] Exemplary, the operating modes of the oral irrigator include at least a cleaning mode, a rinsing mode, and a standby mode. When the oral irrigator operates in cleaning mode, it performs the function of cleaning the tooth surface, and only the actuator 121 operates within the oral irrigator. When the oral irrigator operates in rinsing mode, it performs the functions of cleaning the tooth surface and rinsing between teeth, and the actuator 121 and pump mechanism 122 within the oral irrigator perform a periodic cleaning motion. When the standby mode is activated as the oral irrigation mode, the oral irrigator maintains low power consumption operation, and both the actuator 121 and pump mechanism 122 within the oral irrigator remain shut down. Furthermore, depending on each operating mode of the oral irrigator, preset operating parameters for the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 are pre-set.

[0068] In order for periodic cleaning motions to be performed correctly, it is necessary to determine the operating parameters of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 during the cleaning motion before performing the periodic cleaning motion. The operating parameters of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 are indirectly determined by determining the operating mode of the oral irrigator. Specifically, the control component 13 in the oral irrigator determines the operating mode according to user operation and determines the preset operating parameters of the actuator 121 and the preset operating parameters of the pump mechanism 122 in accordance with the operating mode operated by the user. Alternatively, when the oral irrigator is operating in a certain operating mode, the control component 13 senses the operating mode of the oral irrigator through sensing elements such as sensors and determines the preset operating parameters of the actuator 121 and the preset operating parameters of the pump mechanism 122 in accordance with the sensed operating mode.

[0069] In embodiments of this application, in order to enable the user to better adapt to the periodic cleaning motion performed within the oral irrigator, or to improve the cleaning effect, the control component 13 may individually control the operation of the actuator 121 before and after the periodic cleaning motion to drive the contact member 113 in the movable cleaning element 111 to displace on the tooth surface, depending on the user's cleaning needs and mode settings, or it may individually control the operation of the pump mechanism 122 to the fluid cleaning element 112 to transport a fluid medium to the rinsing member 114 and perform a fluid shock. That is, before and after the periodic cleaning motion, the control component 13 can be controlled to operate the actuator 121 or the pump mechanism 122 independently.

[0070] Preferably, pre-controlling the operation of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 may include the control component 13 controlling the actuator 121 to operate and the pump mechanism 122 to shut down before the periodic cleaning motion.

[0071] Prior to the periodic cleaning motion, the control component 13 can be pre-controlled to activate the actuator 121. This pre-cleans the tooth surface, interdental spaces, and other tissues, thus providing a consistent cleaning standard for the periodic cleaning motion. Alternatively, in this embodiment, the user can adapt to the oral irrigation device. That is, the user can adapt to the process in which the actuator 121 drives the contact member 113 in the movable cleaning element 111 to perform a displacement motion on the tooth surface. During this process, the pump mechanism 122 can be controlled to shut down in order to further improve water utilization.

[0072] Furthermore, the process by which the control component 13 pre-controls the operation of the actuator 121 is as follows: The control component 13 determines the operating mode of the actuator 121 in response to user input or sensing signals, and controls the operation of the actuator according to the operating mode.

[0073] Exemplary, the pre-operation mode of actuator 121 includes at least two operating modes: a crescendo mode and a steady-state mode. In the crescendo mode, the operating intensity of actuator 121 is gradually increased over time by controlling the operating parameters of actuator 121. In the steady-state mode, the operating intensity of actuator 121 is stably maintained over time by controlling the operating parameters that maintain the steady state of actuator 121. The pre-operation mode determination process includes the control component 13 operating according to the user-set operating mode in response to user input. Alternatively, the control component 13 automatically senses the operating mode by a sensor.

[0074] Furthermore, when the actuator 121 operates according to the first mode (crescendo mode), the control component 13 outputs initial operating parameters to the actuator 121 and controls the actuator 121 to start up. Each time the actuator 121 operates for a sixth preset time, the control component 13 determines the operating parameters of the current time node and controls the actuator 121 to operate according to the operating parameters of the current time node. When the actuator 121 has started operating for a seventh preset time, the control component 13 controls the actuator 121 to operate according to the preset target operating parameters. Here, the sixth preset time and the seventh preset time can be automatically adjusted according to user input settings or history cleanup data. In one embodiment, the sixth preset time is 100ms and the seventh preset time is 3 seconds.

[0075] In this embodiment, the operating parameters of the actuator 121 must be re-determined or adjusted once at each of the sixth preset time intervals, and as a result, the actuator 121 operates according to the adjusted operating parameters, gradually increasing the operating intensity of the actuator 121. After the actuator 121 has started operating for the seventh preset time, the actuator 121 is controlled to operate according to a preset target operating parameter. Exemplarily, the target operating parameter is a preset operating parameter corresponding to when the oral irrigator operates in rinse mode.

[0076] Furthermore, the process by which actuator 121 re-determines the operating parameters may determine the operating parameters of the current time node based on the operating parameters of the previous time node and pre-set variables. Here, the operating parameters of the current time node are the sum of the operating parameters of the previous time node and pre-set variables, and the pre-set variables may be fixed variables or variable variables.

[0077] In this embodiment, the oral irrigation device is described as an integrated electric toothbrush with a rinse function. Here, the actuator 121 is a sonic motor, the pump mechanism 122 is a fluid pump, the contact member 113 in the movable cleaning element 111 is a brush head, the rinsing member 114 in the fluid cleaning element 112 is a spray head, and the fluid medium is water. For example, assume that the operating parameter of the actuator 121 or the sonic motor is the duty cycle, the preset variable (fixed variable) is the duty cycle increment, and the sixth preset time is 100 ms. In this way, when the sonic motor is operating in crescendo mode, every 100 ms, the current duty cycle of the sonic motor increases according to the duty cycle increment.

[0078] Furthermore, as an example, assuming that the crescendo mode is operated for 500ms, the duty cycle increment is 5%, and the initial operating parameter or initial duty cycle is 10%, the duty cycle of the sonic motor at this point is DC = DC0 + DCc * N, where DC0 is the initial operating parameter or initial duty cycle, DCc is the duty cycle increment, and N is the number of time intervals (i.e., 500ms / 100ms = 5). The calculated duty cycle DC of the sonic motor at this point is 35%.

[0079] Furthermore, the process by which actuator 121 re-determines its operating parameters may involve determining the operating parameters of the current time node based on a pre-configured mapping table or operating parameter sequence.

[0080] In this embodiment, during the process in which the actuator 121 operates in crescendo mode, the operating parameters at each time node can be pre-set by an operating parameter sequence or a mapping table.

[0081] The oral irrigation device will be described as an integrated electric toothbrush with a rinse function. Here, actuator 121 is a sonic motor, pump mechanism 122 is a fluid pump, contact member 113 in movable cleaning element 111 is a brush head, rinsing member 114 in fluid cleaning element 112 is a spray head, and the fluid medium is water. For example, assume that the operating parameter of actuator 121 or sonic motor is the duty cycle, the operating parameter sequence is set to 15%-20%-25%-30%-35%, the initial operating parameter or initial duty cycle is 10%, and the sixth preset time is 100ms. In this way, when the sonic motor is operating in crescendo mode, it operates every 100ms according to the duty cycle set in the operating parameter sequence.

[0082] Furthermore, for example, when operating continuously for 100ms, the operating duty cycle of the sonic motor is adjusted from 10% to 15%. When operating continuously for 200ms, the operating duty cycle of the sonic motor is adjusted from 15% to 20%.

[0083] Furthermore, in this embodiment, a smooth transition from crescendo mode to rinse mode is achieved to ensure that the operating parameters of actuator 121 match the corresponding preset operating parameters when the oral irrigator operates in rinse mode after actuator 121 has operated in crescendo mode. The control component 13 determines the variable and / or initial operating parameter during crescendo mode operation based on a preset target operating parameter and the number of time intervals. For example, if the operating parameter of actuator 121 is a duty cycle and the variable is a fixed value, the ratio of the value of the target operating parameter to the number of time intervals may be calculated to obtain the duty cycle, i.e., the variable, that needs to increase in each time interval, and this variable may be set as the initial operating parameter, i.e., the operating parameter when actuator 121 is started.

[0084] The oral irrigation device will be described as an integrated electric toothbrush with a rinse function. Here, actuator 121 is a sonic motor, pump mechanism 122 is a fluid pump, contact member 113 in movable cleaning element 111 is a brush head, rinsing member 114 in fluid cleaning element 112 is a spray head, and the fluid medium is water. For example, assuming that the operating parameter of actuator 121 or sonic motor is a duty cycle and the variable is a fixed variable, if the preset target operating parameter is 90% and the number of time intervals is 8, then both the initial operating parameter and the variable are 90% / (8+1)=10%. After the sonic motor operates in crescendo mode according to the initial operating parameter of 10% and the variable of 10%, it reaches exactly 90% of the target operating parameter, and the situation where the operating parameter is too high does not occur. This ensures a smooth transition from crescendo mode to rinse mode.

[0085] Furthermore, when the actuator 121 operates according to the second mode (steady-state mode), the control component 13 outputs a pre-set target operation parameter to the actuator 121 and controls the actuator 121 to start up. Here, the target operation parameter may be a pre-set operation parameter corresponding to when the oral irrigator operates in rinse mode. In this embodiment, before the periodic cleaning motion, the actuator 121 maintains stable operation for a certain period of time with the pre-set target operation parameter so that the user can adapt to the periodic cleaning motion.

[0086] Preferably, the pre-control of the operation of the actuator 121 and / or the pump mechanism 122 may include the control component 13 simultaneously controlling the operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 before or after the periodic cleaning motion.

[0087] In this embodiment, in order to allow the user to better adapt to the periodic cleaning motion performed within the oral irrigator, that is, to allow the user to adapt to the process in which the contact member 113 in the movable cleaning element 111 is driven by the actuator 121 to perform displacement motion on the tooth surface, and to allow the user to adapt to the process in which a fluid medium is transported from the pump mechanism 122 to the rinsing member 114 in the fluid cleaning element 112 to perform fluid impact between the teeth, the control component 13 may simultaneously control the operation of the actuator 121 and the pump mechanism 122 before the periodic cleaning motion.

[0088] Based on the oral irrigator shown in Figure 1, the embodiments of this application provide a method for controlling an oral irrigator, the target of which this method is the control component of the oral irrigator, as shown in Figure 2. This method includes the following steps.

[0089] S21: The control component controls the operation of the actuator and pump mechanism so that the cleaning parts perform a periodic cleaning motion.

[0090] S22: During the washing motion, the control component operates one of the actuators and the pump mechanism, and shuts down the other.

[0091] Preferably, at the start of the washing motion, the control component activates the actuator. Once the actuator has operated for a first preset time, a first switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the actuator and starting the pump mechanism. Once the pump mechanism has operated for a second preset time, the pump mechanism is shut down.

[0092] Preferably, the ratio of the second preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is in the range of 10% to 40%.

[0093] Preferably, the ratio of the second preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is in the range of 15% to 25%.

[0094] Preferably, the second preset time is in the range of 200ms to 280ms.

[0095] Preferably, at the start of the cleaning motion, the control component starts the pump mechanism. Once the pump mechanism has been running for a third preset time, a second switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the pump mechanism and starting the actuator. Once the actuator has been running for a fourth preset time, the actuator is shut down.

[0096] Preferably, the ratio of the third preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is in the range of 10% to 40%.

[0097] Preferably, the ratio of the third preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is in the range of 15% to 25%.

[0098] Preferably, the third preset time is in the range of 200ms to 280ms.

[0099] Preferably, the control component receives user input or collects usage history data to determine the cycle time of the washing motion, a first preset time, a second preset time, a third preset time, and / or a fourth preset time.

[0100] Preferably, if the control component controls the operation of the actuator and the pump mechanism so that the cleaning part performs a plurality of periodic cleaning movements, the operating times of the actuator and / or the pump mechanism for the plurality of periodic cleaning movements are different.

[0101] Preferably, at the start of the washing motion, the control component starts the pump mechanism. If the pump mechanism continues to operate for an eighth preset time, a third switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the pump mechanism and starting the actuator. If the actuator continues to operate for a ninth preset time, a fourth switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the actuator and starting the pump mechanism. If the pump mechanism continues to operate for a tenth preset time, the third switching operation is performed again. If the actuator continues to operate for an eleventh preset time, the actuator is shut down, where the tenth preset time is longer than the eighth preset time, and the eleventh preset time is longer than the ninth preset time.

[0102] Preferably, the eighth preset time is in the range of 80ms to 120ms, and / or the ninth preset time is in the range of 80ms to 120ms.

[0103] Preferably, the 10th preset time is in the range of 120ms to 250ms, and / or the 11th preset time is in the range of 600ms to 1000ms.

[0104] Preferably, when the cleaning motion starts, the control component starts the actuator, and when the actuator continues to operate for a 12th preset time, a fifth switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the actuator and starting the pump mechanism. When the pump mechanism continues to operate for a 13th preset time, a sixth switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the pump mechanism and restarting the actuator. When the actuator continues to operate for a 14th preset time, the fifth switching operation is performed again. When the pump mechanism continues to operate for a 15th preset time, the pump mechanism is shut down, where the 14th preset time is longer than the 12th preset time, and the 15th preset time is longer than the 13th preset time.

[0105] Preferably, the 12th preset time is in the range of 80ms to 120ms, and / or the 13th preset time is in the range of 80ms to 120ms.

[0106] Preferably, the 14th preset time is in the range of 600ms to 1000ms, and / or the 15th preset time is in the range of 120ms to 250ms.

[0107] The control method for the oral irrigation device provided by the embodiments of this application corresponds to the operation of the control component in the above embodiments, and its implementation principle and technical effects are the same; therefore, it will not be described again here.

[0108] Based on the oral irrigator shown in Figure 1, the embodiments of this application provide a method for controlling an oral irrigator, the target of which this method is the control component of the oral irrigator, as shown in Figure 3. This method includes the following steps.

[0109] S31: The control component determines the operating parameters of the actuator and the pump mechanism in response to user input or sensing signals.

[0110] S32: The control component controls the operation of the actuator.

[0111] S33: The control component controls the operation of the actuator and pump mechanism so that the cleaning parts perform a periodic cleaning motion.

[0112] S34: During the washing motion, the control component operates one of the actuators and the pump mechanism, and shuts down the other.

[0113] S35: The control component controls the actuator and pump mechanism to perform a periodic cleaning motion, and stops the periodic cleaning motion when a preset period count or a fifth preset time is reached.

[0114] Preferably, the control component determines the operating mode of the actuator in response to user input or sensing signals, and controls the operation of the actuator according to the operating mode.

[0115] Preferably, the operating mode is the first mode, and the control component outputs initial operating parameters to the actuator and controls the actuator to start up. Each time the actuator operates for a sixth preset time, the operating parameters for the current time node are determined and the actuator is controlled to operate according to the operating parameters for the current time node. When the actuator has started operating for a seventh preset time, the actuator is controlled to operate according to a preset target operating parameter.

[0116] Preferably, determining the operating parameters of the current time node includes determining the operating parameters of the current time node based on the operating parameters of the previous time node and pre-configured variables. Alternatively, it includes determining the operating parameters of the current time node based on a pre-configured mapping table or operating parameter sequence.

[0117] Preferably, the control component determines variables and / or initial operating parameters based on a number of preset target operating parameters and time intervals.

[0118] Preferably, the control component controls the operation of the pump mechanism before the periodic cleaning motion.

[0119] The control method for the oral irrigation device provided by the embodiments of this application corresponds to the operation of the control component in the above embodiments, and its implementation principle and technical effects are the same; therefore, it will not be described again here.

[0120] As shown in Figure 4, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device 400 including a processor 100 and a memory 101. Preferably, the electronic device 400 further includes a communication interface 102 and a bus 103. Here, the processor 100, the communication interface 102, and the memory 101 can communicate with each other via the bus 103. The communication interface 102 can be used for information transmission. The processor 100 can call logical instructions in the memory 101 to execute the control method of the oral irrigation device in the above embodiment.

[0121] Furthermore, the logical instructions in the memory 101 described above can be implemented in the form of a software function unit, and when sold or used as an independent product, they can be stored on a computer-readable storage medium.

[0122] As a computer-readable storage medium, memory 101 can be used to store software programs or computer executable programs, such as program instructions / modules, corresponding to the method in the embodiment of this application. The processor 100 executes functional applications and data processing by executing program instructions / modules stored in memory 101. That is, it realizes the control method for the oral irrigation device in the above embodiment.

[0123] Memory 101 includes a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system and application programs necessary for at least one function. The data storage area may store data created in accordance with the use of the terminal device. Memory 101 may also include high-speed random access memory and non-volatile memory.

[0124] The embodiment of this application provides a storage medium in which computer executable instructions are stored, and the computer executable instructions are configured to execute the control method of the oral cleaning device in the above embodiment.

[0125] The storage medium described above may be a temporary computer-readable storage medium or a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium.

[0126] The above description and drawings adequately illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure so that those skilled in the art can implement them. Other embodiments may include structural, logical, electrical, process, and other modifications. Embodiments only show possible variations. Unless expressly required, individual components and functions are optional, and the order of operations may differ. Parts and features of some embodiments may be included in or replaced by parts and features of other embodiments. Furthermore, the terms used in this application are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0127] 11 Cleaning parts, 12 Gripping body, 13 Control components, 14 Energy source, 15 Liquid storage chamber, 111 Movable cleaning element, 112 Fluid cleaning element, 113 Contact member, 114 Rinsing member, 115 Support member, 116 Connecting pipeline, 121 Actuator, 122 Pump mechanism, 124 Connecting path.

Claims

1. A cleaning component including a movable cleaning element and a fluid cleaning element, It comprises a gripping body connected to the cleaning part, The gripping body is, The movable cleaning element is driven by an actuator to perform displacement motion, A pump mechanism that communicates with the fluid cleaning element and transports a fluid medium to the fluid cleaning element via a communication path in order to perform fluid shock, The cleaning component includes a control component that controls the operation of the actuator and the pump mechanism so that the cleaning component performs a periodic cleaning motion, Oral cleaning device characterized in that, during the cleaning motion, the control component operates one of the actuator and the pump mechanism and shuts down the other.

2. When the cleaning motion begins, the control component activates the actuator. When the actuator continues to operate for a first preset time, a first switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the actuator and starting the pump mechanism. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the pump mechanism is shut down when the pump mechanism continues to operate for a second preset time.

3. The oral irrigation device according to claim 2, characterized in that the ratio of the second preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is within the range of 10% to 40%.

4. The oral irrigation device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the ratio of the second preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is within the range of 15% to 25%.

5. The oral irrigation device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the second preset time is within the range of 200 ms to 280 ms.

6. When the cleaning motion begins, the control component activates the pump mechanism. When the pump mechanism continues to operate for a third preset time, a second switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the pump mechanism and starting up the actuator. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the actuator is shut down when it continues to operate for a fourth preset time.

7. The oral irrigation device according to claim 6, characterized in that the ratio of the third preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is within the range of 10% to 40%.

8. The oral irrigation device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the ratio of the third preset time to the cycle time of the washing motion is within the range of 15% to 25%.

9. The oral irrigation device according to claim 6, characterized in that the third preset time is within the range of 200 ms to 280 ms.

10. The oral irrigation device according to claim 2, characterized in that the control component receives user input or collects usage history data to determine the cycle time of the washing motion, the first preset time and / or the second preset time.

11. The oral irrigation device according to claim 6, characterized in that the control component receives user input or collects usage history data to determine the cycle time of the washing motion, the third preset time, and / or the fourth preset time.

12. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the control component controls the actuator and the pump mechanism to perform the periodic cleaning motion, and stops the periodic cleaning motion when a preset period count or a fifth preset time is reached.

13. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the control component determines the operating parameters of the actuator and the operating parameters of the pump mechanism in response to user input or sensing signals before the periodic irrigation movement.

14. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the control component controls the actuator to operate before or after the periodic cleaning motion.

15. The oral irrigation device according to claim 14, characterized in that the control component determines the operating mode of the actuator in response to user input or sensing signal, and controls the actuator to operate according to the operating mode.

16. The aforementioned operating mode is a first mode, and the control component outputs initial operating parameters to the actuator and controls the actuator to start up. Each time the actuator operates for a sixth preset time, the operating parameters of the current time node are determined, and the actuator is controlled to operate according to the operating parameters of the current time node. The oral irrigation device according to claim 15, characterized in that when the actuator starts operating, it is controlled to operate according to a preset target operating parameter.

17. Determining the current time node's operating parameters is The operation parameters of the current time node are determined based on the operation parameters of the previous time node and pre-set variables, or The oral irrigation device according to claim 16, characterized in that it includes determining the operating parameters of the current time node based on a pre-configured mapping table or operating parameter sequence.

18. The oral irrigation device according to claim 16, characterized in that the control component determines variables and / or initial operating parameters based on a preset number of target operating parameters and time intervals.

19. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the control component controls the pump mechanism to operate before or after the periodic washing motion.

20. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the control component controls the operation of the actuator and the pump mechanism so that the cleaning component performs a plurality of periodic cleaning movements, the operating time of the actuator and / or the operating time of the pump mechanism for the plurality of periodic cleaning movements are different.

21. When the cleaning motion begins, the control component activates the pump mechanism. When the pump mechanism continues to operate for an eighth preset time, a third switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the pump mechanism and starting up the actuator. If the actuator continues to operate for a ninth preset time, a fourth switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the actuator and restarting the pump mechanism. If the pump mechanism continues to operate for the tenth preset time, the third switching operation is re-executed. If the actuator continues to operate for an 11th preset time, the actuator is shut down. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the 10th preset time is longer than the 8th preset time, and the 11th preset time is longer than the 9th preset time.

22. The oral irrigation device according to claim 21, characterized in that the preset time of the eighth is in the range of 80 ms to 120 ms, and / or the preset time of the ninth is in the range of 80 ms to 120 ms.

23. The oral irrigation device according to claim 21, characterized in that the 10th preset time is in the range of 120 ms to 250 ms, and / or the 11th preset time is in the range of 600 ms to 1000 ms.

24. When the cleaning motion begins, the control component activates the actuator. When the actuator continues to operate for a twelfth preset time, a fifth switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the actuator and starting the pump mechanism. When the pump mechanism continues to operate for a 13th preset time, a sixth switching operation is performed, which includes shutting down the pump mechanism and restarting the actuator. If the actuator continues to operate for the 14th preset time, the 5th switching operation is re-executed. If the pump mechanism continues to operate for a 15th preset time, the pump mechanism is shut down. The oral irrigation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the 14th preset time is longer than the 12th preset time, and the 15th preset time is longer than the 13th preset time.

25. The oral irrigation device according to claim 24, characterized in that the preset time of the 12th is in the range of 80 ms to 120 ms, and / or the preset time of the 13th is in the range of 80 ms to 120 ms.

26. The oral irrigation device according to claim 24, characterized in that the preset time of 14 is in the range of 600 ms to 1000 ms, and / or the preset time of 15 is in the range of 120 ms to 250 ms.

27. A control method for an oral irrigator applied to an oral irrigator according to any one of claims 1 to 26, The operation of the actuator and the pump mechanism is controlled so that the cleaning component performs a periodic cleaning motion. A method for controlling an oral irrigation device, characterized by including maintaining the operation of one of the actuator and the pump mechanism and the shutdown of the other during the cleaning motion.

28. An electronic device comprising a processor and a memory for storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the control method for the oral cleaning device described in claim 27 when the program instructions are executed.

29. A storage medium that stores program instructions, characterized in that when the program instructions are executed, the control method for the oral cleaning device described in claim 27 is executed.

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