Bidirectional motor, oral care equipment and control method thereof

Abstract

Disclosed are a bidirectional motor, oral care equipment and a control method thereof. The control method comprises: acquiring an oral care instruction (S401); in response to the oral care instruction, determining a corresponding first driving signal and a corresponding second driving signal, controlling a nursing member (110) to generate a first motion on the basis of the first driving signal, and controlling the nursing member (110) to generate a second motion on the basis of the second driving signal, the motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion being different (S402); and alternately outputting the first driving signal and the second driving signal, so as to control the nursing member (110) to alternately output the first motion and the second motion (S403), such that by controlling the nursing member (110) to move alternately with the first motion and the second motion having different motion trajectories, a peeling force can be applied to the soft scale or dental plaque on the tooth surface in multiple directions, thereby generating a better oral care effect.

Description

Bidirectional motor, oral care device and control method thereof

[0001] Related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202311531047.6, filed on November 16, 2023, entitled “Bidirectional Motor, Oral Care Device, and Control Method Thereof,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of oral care technology, and in particular to a bidirectional motor, an oral care device, and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0004] In the related art, electric toothbrushes often rely on high-frequency vibration or rotating brush heads to scrape the tooth surface, peeling off tartar and plaque on the teeth, and users usually move the brush over the teeth when using an electric toothbrush.

[0005] However, since the movement mode of the electric toothbrush in the related art is relatively simple, the cleaning effect will be poor, especially the cleaning effect on the gum line, dead corners, pits and fissures, etc.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] The present invention provides a bidirectional motor, an oral care device, and a control method thereof. By controlling the care component to alternate between a first motion and a second motion with different motion trajectories, a peeling force can be applied to the soft plaque or dental plaque on the tooth surface from multiple directions, thereby achieving a better oral care effect. The above technical solution is as follows:

[0008] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling an oral care device, wherein the oral care device includes a care component, and the method includes:

[0009] Get oral care instructions;

[0010] In response to the oral care instruction, determining a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal, controlling the care component to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and controlling the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the first motion and the second motion have different motion trajectories;

[0011] The first driving signal and the second driving signal are output alternately to control the nursing component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

[0012] In a possible implementation manner, the first movement and the second movement have different movement directions.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the first motion includes reciprocating swinging with the length extension direction of the nursing component as the axis; the second motion includes reciprocating movement along the length extension direction of the nursing component.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the movement amplitude of the second movement is greater than the swing amplitude of the first movement; and / or the movement frequency of the second movement is less than the swing frequency of the first movement.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the alternately outputting the first drive signal and the second drive signal includes:

[0016] Outputting the first driving signal for a first duration;

[0017] Pause the output of the first driving signal, and output the second driving signal for a second duration;

[0018] Pause the output of the second driving signal, and output the first driving signal again for a first duration;

[0019] The first duration is greater than or equal to the second duration.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the alternately outputting the first drive signal and the second drive signal includes:

[0021] Outputting the first driving signal for a first duration;

[0022] Pause the output of the first driving signal, and output the second driving signal for a second duration;

[0023] Pause the output of the second driving signal, and output the first driving signal again for a first duration;

[0024] The first duration and the second duration are both greater than the preset duration.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the frequencies of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different; and / or the duty cycles of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different.

[0026] In one possible implementation, the first movement and the second movement have the same direction of movement, and the amplitude and / or duty cycle of the first driving signal for controlling the nursing part to generate the first movement and the second driving signal for controlling the nursing part to generate the second movement are different.

[0027] In one possible implementation, both the first motion and the second motion are reciprocating swings with the length extension direction of the nursing part as the axis; the amplitude of the first drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the first motion is smaller than the amplitude of the second drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the second motion, and / or the duty cycle of the first drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the first motion is smaller than the duty cycle of the second drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the second motion.

[0028] In a possible implementation, the duration of the first movement is greater than the duration of the second movement.

[0029] In a possible implementation, the first movement includes a combination of multiple movements in different directions, and the second movement is a single movement.

[0030] In one possible implementation, the single motion includes a single swing or a single movement; the first drive signal includes a first sub-drive signal and a second sub-drive signal; the first sub-drive signal corresponds to a motion in a first motion direction, and the second sub-drive signal corresponds to a motion in a second motion direction, the first motion direction and the second motion direction being different; and the first motion direction or the second motion direction is the same as the motion direction corresponding to the second motion;

[0031] The controlling of the nursing component to generate the first movement based on the first driving signal includes:

[0032] Based on the first sub-driving signal and the second sub-driving signal, the nursing component is simultaneously controlled to generate the combined motion; the combined motion includes motion in the first motion direction and motion in the second motion direction.

[0033] In one possible implementation, the oral care device further includes a bidirectional motor;

[0034] The controlling of the nursing component to generate the first motion based on the first driving signal, and the controlling of the nursing component to generate the second motion based on the second driving signal, include:

[0035] Based on the first driving signal, the bidirectional motor is controlled to drive the nursing component to generate a first movement, and based on the second driving signal, the bidirectional motor is controlled to drive the nursing component to generate a second movement.

[0036] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a bidirectional motor for use in an oral care device, wherein the oral care device includes a care piece; the bidirectional motor includes a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism, both of which are connected to the care piece; wherein

[0037] The first driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing component to generate a first motion based on a first driving signal;

[0038] The second driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing component to generate a second motion based on a second driving signal; the second motion has a different motion trajectory from the first motion.

[0039] In a possible implementation, the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism work alternately and are configured to drive the nursing component to move alternately with the first motion and the second motion.

[0040] In a possible implementation, the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism operate simultaneously and are configured to drive the care component to produce a combined motion; the motion trajectory of the combined motion is a curve.

[0041] In a possible implementation, the first driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing component to swing back and forth about the longitudinal extension direction of the nursing component based on the first driving signal;

[0042] The second driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing component to move back and forth along the length extension direction of the nursing component based on the second driving signal.

[0043] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control device for an oral care device, wherein the oral care device includes a care component, and the device includes:

[0044] an acquisition module configured to acquire oral care instructions;

[0045] a control module configured to determine a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal in response to the oral care instruction, control the care component to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and control the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the first motion and the second motion have different motion trajectories;

[0046] The output module is configured to alternately output the first drive signal and the second drive signal to control the nursing component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

[0047] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an oral care device, the oral care device comprising: a memory and a processor;

[0048] The memory is connected to the processor;

[0049] The memory is configured to store executable program code;

[0050] The above-mentioned processor runs the program corresponding to the above-mentioned executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the above-mentioned memory, so as to be configured to execute the method steps provided in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application or any possible implementation method of the first aspect.

[0051] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer storage medium, which stores multiple instructions, and the above instructions are suitable for being loaded by a processor and executing the method steps provided by the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application or any possible implementation of the first aspect.

[0052] The beneficial effects of the technical solutions provided by some embodiments of the present application include at least:

[0053] In one or more embodiments of the present application, an oral care instruction is obtained; in response to the oral care instruction, a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal are determined, and the care piece is controlled to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion are different; the first drive signal and the second drive signal are output alternately to control the care piece to alternately output the first motion and the second motion, so that by controlling the care piece to alternately move with the first motion and the second motion having different motion trajectories, a peeling force can be applied to the soft plaque or dental plaque on the tooth surface in multiple directions, thereby producing a better oral care effect.

[0054] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are specifically listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0055] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0056] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0057] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of another oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0058] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the corresponding motion directions of the first motion and the second motion provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0059] FIG4 is a flow chart of a control method for an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an implementation process of a control method for an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0061] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of an implementation process of another control method for an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0062] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of an implementation process of another control method for an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0063] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device of an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0064] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of another oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0065] To make the features and advantages of this application more obvious and easy to understand, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0066] The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like in the specification and claims of this application and the accompanying drawings are used to distinguish between different objects, not to describe a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "including," "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus comprising a series of steps or elements is not limited to the listed steps or elements, but may optionally include steps or elements not listed, or may optionally include other steps or elements inherent to the process, method, product, or apparatus.

[0067] Next, an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application is introduced. The oral care device can be a device capable of performing oral care, such as, but not limited to, an electric toothbrush, a dental scaler, etc. The following embodiments are all described using an electric toothbrush as an example. Please refer to Figure 1 for details, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 1, the oral care device includes: a care piece 110 and a control unit 120. Among them:

[0068] The care piece 110 can swing or move with a certain amplitude based on the control of the control unit 120 or the manual operation of the user, thereby breaking down the toothpaste on the care piece 110 into fine foam to achieve deep cleaning of the teeth, etc.

[0069] The above-mentioned control unit 120 is located in the accommodating cavity of the handle housing and can be a microcontroller unit (MCU), also known as a single-chip microcomputer or single-chip microcomputer. It appropriately reduces the frequency and specifications of the central processing unit (CPU) and integrates peripheral interfaces such as memory, counter, USB, A / D conversion, UART, PLC, DMA, and even LCD driver circuits on a single chip to form a chip-level computer, which can perform different combination controls for different application scenarios.

[0070] Specifically, after receiving the user's oral care instructions, the control unit 120 can respond to the oral care instructions and determine the corresponding first drive signal and second drive signal; control the care component 110 to generate a first movement based on the first drive signal, and control the care component 110 to generate a second movement different from the motion trajectory of the first movement based on the second drive signal. The first movement and the second movement are generated alternately, so that by controlling the care component 110 to alternate between the first movement and the second movement with different motion trajectories, it is possible to apply peeling force to the soft plaque or dental plaque on the tooth surface in multiple directions, thereby producing a better oral care effect.

[0071] Optionally, the oral care device may also be equipped with, but not limited to, one or more indicator lights, buttons, display screens, speakers, motors, etc.

[0072] In some possible embodiments, as shown in FIG2 , the oral care device may further include a bidirectional motor, and the control unit of the oral care device may control the movement of the care component via the bidirectional motor. The bidirectional motor includes a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism, both of which are connected to the care component; the first drive mechanism is configured to drive the care component to generate a first movement based on a first drive signal; and the second drive mechanism is configured to drive the care component to generate a second movement based on a second drive signal.

[0073] Optionally, the control unit can control the output of a first drive signal to the first drive mechanism of the bidirectional motor, and control the output of a second drive signal to the second drive mechanism of the bidirectional motor, and the above-mentioned first drive signal and the above-mentioned second drive signal are output alternately, corresponding to the above-mentioned first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism working alternately, and are configured to drive the nursing part to move alternately with the first motion and the second motion.

[0074] Optionally, the control unit can control the first drive mechanism that outputs the first drive signal to the bidirectional motor, and control the second drive mechanism that outputs the second drive signal to the bidirectional motor, and the above-mentioned first drive signal and the above-mentioned second drive signal are output at the same time, corresponding to the above-mentioned first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism working at the same time, and is configured to drive the care part to produce a combined motion, and the motion trajectory of the combined motion is a curve, so that the care part is driven to produce a curved motion (such as a circular arc motion) so that it can smoothly scrape the tooth surface or the position where the tooth surface meets the gums during the oral care process, which has a better protective effect on the user's gums and is not easily injured by straight scraping.

[0075] Optionally, the above-mentioned first driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing part to produce reciprocating swing with the length extension direction of the nursing part as the axis based on the first driving signal as shown in Figure 3; the above-mentioned second driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing part to produce reciprocating movement along the length extension direction of the nursing part as shown in Figure 3 based on the second driving signal.

[0076] Next, with reference to FIG1 , a control method for an oral care device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application will be described, using the control method for an oral care device applied to an electric toothbrush as an example. Specifically, please refer to FIG4 , which exemplarily illustrates a flow chart of a control method for an oral care device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG4 , the control method for an oral care device includes the following steps:

[0077] S401, obtaining oral care instructions.

[0078] Specifically, when a user wants to use an oral care device for oral care, the user can, but is not limited to, trigger the oral care device to generate corresponding oral care instructions through buttons or display screens on the oral care device, or send corresponding oral care instructions to the oral care device through a terminal connected to the oral care device.

[0079] S402, in response to the oral care instruction, determining the corresponding first drive signal and second drive signal, controlling the care component to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and controlling the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion are different.

[0080] Optionally, the oral care instruction carries oral care parameters to be used by the oral care device after initiating oral care, such as, but not limited to, an oral care mode and an oral care intensity. The oral care device may pre-store a correspondence between each oral care parameter and the first drive signal and the second drive signal. Upon receiving the oral care instruction, the oral care device may respond to the instruction by finding the corresponding first drive signal and second drive signal from the correspondence based on the oral care parameters carried in the instruction.

[0081] It is understandable that in different oral care modes, at least one of the first drive signal and the second drive signal is different. The difference can be in the frequency, amplitude, or duty cycle of the signal itself, thereby forming different motion frequencies or motion amplitudes. The difference can also be in the alternating output duration of the two drive signals, thereby affecting the scraping time in different directions. Of course, the difference can also be in the number of drive mechanisms that can be driven by the two signals, thereby affecting single motion, combined motion, and thus the motion trajectory. Oral care devices with multiple drive mechanisms can combine more care modes to better meet user needs.

[0082] S403, alternately outputting the first driving signal and the second driving signal to control the nursing component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

[0083] In an embodiment of the present application, an oral care instruction is obtained; in response to the oral care instruction, a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal are determined; based on the first drive signal, the care piece is controlled to generate a first motion, and based on the second drive signal, the care piece is controlled to generate a second motion. The motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion are different, and the first drive signal and the second drive signal are output alternately to control the care piece to alternately output the first motion and the second motion. By controlling the care piece to alternately move between the first motion and the second motion with different motion trajectories, a peeling force can be applied to the soft plaque or dental plaque on the tooth surface in multiple directions, thereby producing a better oral care effect and improving the oral care efficiency of the oral care equipment.

[0084] Optionally, the first motion and the second motion have different motion directions, so that by controlling the care piece to alternate between the first motion and the second motion having different motion trajectories and motion directions, the care piece can scrape the tooth surface in multiple directions, thereby further producing a better oral care effect.

[0085] Furthermore, as shown in FIG3 , the first motion may include reciprocating swinging (arc swinging) with the length extension direction of the care piece as the axis, and the second motion may include reciprocating movement (water linear vibration) along the length extension direction of the care piece, thereby controlling the care piece to alternate between reciprocating swinging (arc swinging) with the length extension direction of the care piece as the axis and reciprocating movement (linear vibration) along the length extension direction of the care piece, so that the linear vibration replaces the horizontal movement when the user manually uses the oral care device for oral care, and combined with the high-frequency swing of the care piece, simulates the up and down vibration of the oral care device when performing oral care, and the projections of the two trajectories on the tooth surface can be considered to be perpendicular to each other, so that the plaque can be better loosened, and the user can be helped to perform better oral care by controlling the mechanical movement of the care piece, avoiding the problem of the oral care effect being affected by individual user operation differences. At the same time, the above-mentioned movement mode is consistent with the movement mode of the care piece corresponding to the Bass brushing method. By controlling the care piece to move in the above-mentioned manner, the user can also directly master the Bass brushing method.

[0086] Furthermore, since the swing amplitude of the care piece is too large and may cause certain damage to the gums, the large extension and contraction amplitude (movement amplitude) of the care piece will not cause damage to the user's gums. Therefore, the movement amplitude of the above-mentioned second movement should be greater than the swing amplitude of the above-mentioned first movement, so that while protecting the gums, it can also improve the user's oral care efficiency by allowing the care piece to move back and forth with a larger movement amplitude along the length extension direction; and / or, the movement frequency of the above-mentioned second movement is less than the swing frequency of the first movement, so that the plaque in the gingival sulcus at the same oral position can be more efficiently removed by allowing the care piece to swing back and forth with a larger swing frequency with the length extension direction as the axis, thereby further improving the oral care efficiency of the oral care device.

[0087] Optionally, the movement directions of the above-mentioned first movement and the second movement may also be the same, but the amplitudes and / or duty cycles of the first drive signal for controlling the care part to generate the first movement and the second drive signal for controlling the care part to generate the second movement are different, resulting in different movement ranges of the first movement and the second movement generated by the care part. Therefore, by controlling the care part to alternately move between the first movement and the second movement with the same movement direction but different movement ranges, an arc movement is combined when the first movement and the second movement with different movement ranges are alternately switched, thereby further improving the oral care effect of the oral care device.

[0088] Optionally, the first motion and the second motion can both be reciprocating swings with the length extension direction of the care piece as the axis. The amplitude of the first drive signal for controlling the care piece to generate the first motion is smaller than the amplitude of the second drive signal for controlling the care piece to generate the second motion, and / or the duty cycle of the first drive signal for controlling the care piece to generate the first motion is smaller than the duty cycle of the second drive signal for controlling the care piece to generate the second motion, that is, the swing amplitude of the first motion is smaller than the swing amplitude of the second motion, and the duration of the first motion is greater than the duration of the second motion. In this way, the plaque can be stripped off the tooth surface by controlling the care piece to swing with a smaller swing amplitude for a longer time in the first motion, and then the plaque stripped off the tooth surface can be directly swept away from the tooth surface by controlling the care piece to swing with a larger swing amplitude in the second motion. In addition, this method is suitable for the side surfaces of the teeth. The second movement with a large swing amplitude can also form a certain massage effect on the gums when it swings to the edge. Since the second movement does not brush the gums continuously, but brushes the gums intermittently, it can avoid causing damage to the gums. At the same time, by controlling the care parts to alternately move with the corresponding duration of the first movement and the second movement, the gums can be scraped intermittently, thereby promoting blood circulation in the gums and achieving the effect of gum care.

[0089] Optionally, the oral care device may further include a bidirectional motor. As shown in FIG5 , the above-mentioned S402 controlling the care piece to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal and controlling the care piece to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal may include: controlling the bidirectional motor to drive the care piece to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, that is, outputting a first drive signal to the bidirectional motor to drive the bidirectional motor to control the care piece to generate a first motion, and controlling the bidirectional motor to drive the care piece to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, that is, outputting a second drive signal to the bidirectional motor to drive the bidirectional motor to control the care piece to generate a second motion, thereby controlling the care piece of the oral care device to alternately output vibrations of at least two different trajectories through the bidirectional motor based on the first drive signal and the second drive signal, so as to ensure that the oral care device can achieve multi-directional application of peeling force to the soft plaque or dental plaque on the tooth surface.

[0090] Optionally, as described in Figure 6, the above S403, alternately outputting the first drive signal and the second drive signal to control the nursing part to alternately output the first motion and the second motion may include: first outputting the first drive signal for a first duration to control the nursing part to continue the first motion for the first duration; then, pausing the output of the first drive signal, outputting the second drive signal for a second duration to control the nursing part to continue the second motion for the second duration; then, pausing the output of the second drive signal, and outputting the first drive signal again for the first duration, and so on, to achieve the control of the nursing part to alternate between the first motion and the second motion, and the above-mentioned first duration is greater than or equal to the second duration. In this way, the nursing part can be controlled to oscillate at high frequency (first motion) for a period of time, and then scrape laterally (second motion). The dirt peeled off from the tooth surface by the nursing part by the long-lasting high-frequency oscillation (first motion) is accumulated in one direction and then scraped away by lateral scraping (second motion), thereby further improving the oral care efficiency and oral care effect of the oral care device.

[0091] Furthermore, when the first motion and the second motion alternate, both the bidirectional motor and the care part require a certain amount of response time. If the first drive signal and the second drive signal are output alternately too quickly, the bidirectional motor will not be able to respond in time, resulting in the care part not being able to start oscillation. The next drive signal will drive it to drive the care part to produce the next motion, resulting in the care part being unable to achieve a good effect of alternating motion, thereby affecting the oral care effect. Therefore, the above-mentioned first duration and second duration should both be greater than the preset duration (for example, but not limited to 10ms, 1s, etc.), so as to avoid the problem of controlling the care part to alternate between the first motion and the second motion at too high a frequency, resulting in poor actual alternating motion of the care part, and further improve the oral care efficiency and oral care effect of the oral care device.

[0092] Optionally, the frequencies of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different; and / or the duty cycles of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different, that is, the frequencies of the first motion and the second motion are different and / or the duty cycles are different. In this way, during the oral care process, in addition to controlling the care parts to alternately move along different motion trajectories, different combined forces are formed in the motion force or motion switching speed of the care parts by controlling the frequency and / or duty cycle of the drive signal, further improving the oral care effect of the oral care device. Moreover, under the control of drive signals of different frequencies and / or duty cycles, the care parts of the oral care device can combine more complex motion trajectories, increase the diversity of care scraping methods, and further improve the oral care effect of the oral care device.

[0093] Optionally, the first movement may include a combination of multiple movements in different directions, and the second movement may be a single movement; the movement trajectory of the combined movement may be a curve, which produces a better protective effect on the user's gum line by applying force in an inclined manner, and the movement trajectory of the single movement may be a straight line, thereby controlling the care piece to alternately perform a combination of multiple movements in different directions and a single movement to remove dirt accumulated on the gum line, thereby improving the oral care effect.

[0094] Furthermore, the single motion includes a single swing or a single movement with the length extension direction of the care piece as the axis. As shown in Figure 7, the first drive signal includes a first sub-drive signal and a second sub-drive signal; the first sub-drive signal corresponds to a movement in a first motion direction, and the second sub-drive signal corresponds to a movement in a second motion direction, and the first motion direction and the second motion direction are different; the control of the care piece to generate the first motion based on the first drive signal may include: based on the first sub-drive signal and the second sub-drive signal, simultaneously controlling the care piece to generate the above-mentioned combined motion; the above-mentioned combined motion includes movement in the first motion direction and movement in the second motion direction, and the first motion direction or the second motion direction is the same as the motion direction corresponding to the second motion, and so on. By alternately outputting the first drive signal and the second drive signal, the care piece can be controlled to alternate between the combined motion and the single swing or between the combined motion and the single movement, which can effectively remove dirt accumulated on the gum line while providing a better protection effect on the user's gum line, thereby improving the oral care effect.

[0095] Next, please refer to Figure 8, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a control device of an oral care device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The above-mentioned oral care device includes care parts. As shown in Figure 8, the control device 800 of the oral care device includes:

[0096] An acquisition module 810 is configured to acquire oral care instructions;

[0097] a control module 820 configured to determine a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal in response to the oral care instruction, control the care component to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and control the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the first motion and the second motion have different motion trajectories;

[0098] The output module 830 is configured to alternately output the first driving signal and the second driving signal to control the nursing component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

[0099] In a possible implementation manner, the first movement and the second movement have different movement directions.

[0100] In a possible implementation, the first motion includes reciprocating swinging with the length extension direction of the nursing component as the axis; the second motion includes reciprocating movement along the length extension direction of the nursing component.

[0101] In a possible implementation, the movement amplitude of the second movement is greater than the swing amplitude of the first movement; and / or the movement frequency of the second movement is less than the swing frequency of the first movement.

[0102] In one possible implementation, the output module 830 is specifically configured to: output the first drive signal for a first duration; pause the output of the first drive signal, and output the second drive signal for a second duration; pause the output of the second drive signal, and output the first drive signal again for the first duration; wherein the first duration is greater than or equal to the second duration.

[0103] In one possible implementation, the output module 830 is specifically configured to: output the first drive signal for a first duration; pause the output of the first drive signal, and output the second drive signal for a second duration; pause the output of the second drive signal, and output the first drive signal again for the first duration; wherein the first duration and the second duration are both greater than a preset duration.

[0104] In a possible implementation, the frequencies of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different; and / or the duty cycles of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different.

[0105] In one possible implementation, the first movement and the second movement have the same direction of movement, and the amplitude and / or duty cycle of the first driving signal for controlling the nursing part to generate the first movement and the second driving signal for controlling the nursing part to generate the second movement are different.

[0106] In one possible implementation, both the first motion and the second motion are reciprocating swings with the length extension direction of the nursing part as the axis; the amplitude of the first drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the first motion is smaller than the amplitude of the second drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the second motion, and / or the duty cycle of the first drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the first motion is smaller than the duty cycle of the second drive signal that controls the nursing part to generate the second motion.

[0107] In a possible implementation, the duration of the first movement is greater than the duration of the second movement.

[0108] In a possible implementation, the first movement includes a combination of multiple movements in different directions, and the second movement is a single movement.

[0109] In one possible implementation, the single motion includes a single swing or a single movement; the first drive signal includes a first sub-drive signal and a second sub-drive signal; the first sub-drive signal corresponds to a motion in a first motion direction, and the second sub-drive signal corresponds to a motion in a second motion direction, the first motion direction and the second motion direction being different; and the first motion direction or the second motion direction is the same as the motion direction corresponding to the second motion;

[0110] When the control module 820 controls the nursing component to generate the first motion based on the first driving signal, the specific configuration is as follows:

[0111] Based on the first sub-driving signal and the second sub-driving signal, the nursing component is simultaneously controlled to generate the combined motion; the combined motion includes motion in the first motion direction and motion in the second motion direction.

[0112] In one possible implementation, the oral care device further includes a bidirectional motor; the control module 820 is specifically configured to: control the bidirectional motor to drive the care component to produce a first movement based on the first drive signal, and control the bidirectional motor to drive the care component to produce a second movement based on the second drive signal.

[0113] The division of the modules in the control device of the above-mentioned oral care device is only provided as an example. In other embodiments, the control device of the oral care device can be divided into different modules as needed to complete all or part of the functions of the control device of the above-mentioned oral care device. The implementation of each module in the control device of the oral care device provided in the embodiments of this specification can be in the form of a computer program. The computer program can be run on a terminal or a server or an oral care device. The program modules constituted by the computer program can be stored in the memory of the terminal or a server or an oral care device. When the computer program is executed by the processor, all or part of the steps of the control method of the oral care device described in the embodiments of this specification are implemented.

[0114] Next, please refer to Figure 9, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of an oral care device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 9, the oral care device 900 may include: at least one processor 910, a care component 920, a user interface 930, a memory 940, at least one network interface 950, and at least one communication bus 960.

[0115] The oral care device 900 may be, but is not limited to, an electric toothbrush, an oral irrigator, or other oral cleaning devices.

[0116] The communication bus 960 is used to realize the connection and communication between these components.

[0117] Among them, the care piece 920 is used to care for the user's oral cavity.

[0118] The user interface 930 may include a display screen (Display) and a camera (Camera). Optionally, the user interface 930 may also include a standard wired interface and a wireless interface.

[0119] The network interface 950 may optionally include a Bluetooth module, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, and the like.

[0120] The processor 910 may include one or more processing cores. The processor 910 utilizes various interfaces and circuits to connect the various components within the oral care device 900. It executes instructions, programs, code sets, or instruction sets stored in the memory 940, as well as accesses data stored in the memory 940, to perform various functions of the oral care device 900 and process data. Optionally, the processor 910 may be implemented using at least one of the following hardware forms: a digital signal processing (DSP), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a programmable logic array (PLA). The processor 910 may integrate one or a combination of a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a modem. The CPU primarily processes the operating system and applications; the GPU is responsible for rendering and drawing the content displayed on the display; and the modem handles wireless communications. It is understood that the modem may not be integrated into the processor 910 and may be implemented as a separate chip.

[0121] The memory 940 may include a random access memory (RAM) or a read-only memory (ROM). Optionally, the memory 940 includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The memory 940 may be used to store instructions, programs, codes, code sets, or instruction sets. The memory 940 may include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store instructions for implementing an operating system, instructions for at least one function (such as a receiving function, a control function, a determination function, etc.), instructions for implementing the above-mentioned various method embodiments, etc.; the data storage area may store data involved in the above-mentioned various method embodiments, etc. The memory 940 may also optionally be at least one storage device located away from the aforementioned processor 910. As shown in Figure 9, the memory 940, as a computer storage medium, may include an operating system, a network communication module, a user interface module, and program instructions.

[0122] In some possible embodiments, in the oral care device shown in FIG. 9 , the processor 910 may be configured to call program instructions stored in the memory 940 and specifically perform the following operations: obtaining an oral care instruction; determining corresponding first and second drive signals in response to the oral care instruction; controlling the care component to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and controlling the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the first motion and the second motion have different motion trajectories;

[0123] The first driving signal and the second driving signal are output alternately to control the nursing component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

[0124] In some possible embodiments, the first movement and the second movement have different movement directions.

[0125] In some possible embodiments, the first motion includes reciprocating swinging with the length extension direction of the care component as the axis; the second motion includes reciprocating movement along the length extension direction of the care component.

[0126] In some possible embodiments, the movement amplitude of the second movement is greater than the swing amplitude of the first movement; and / or the movement frequency of the second movement is less than the swing frequency of the first movement.

[0127] In some possible embodiments, when the processor 910 performs the alternating output of the first drive signal and the second drive signal, it is specifically configured to: output the first drive signal for a first duration; pause the output of the first drive signal, and output the second drive signal for a second duration; pause the output of the second drive signal, and output the first drive signal again for the first duration; wherein the first duration is greater than or equal to the second duration.

[0128] In some possible embodiments, when the processor 910 performs the alternating output of the first drive signal and the second drive signal, it is specifically configured to: output the first drive signal for a first duration; pause the output of the first drive signal, and output the second drive signal for a second duration; pause the output of the second drive signal, and output the first drive signal again for the first duration; and both the first duration and the second duration are greater than a preset duration.

[0129] In some possible embodiments, the frequencies of the first driving signal and the second driving signal are different; and / or the duty cycles of the first driving signal and the second driving signal are different.

[0130] In some possible embodiments, the first movement and the second movement have the same movement direction, and the amplitude and / or duty cycle of the first driving signal for controlling the nursing part to generate the first movement and the second driving signal for controlling the nursing part to generate the second movement are different.

[0131] In some possible embodiments, the first motion and the second motion are both reciprocating swings with the length extension direction of the nursing part as the axis; the amplitude of the first driving signal that controls the nursing part to generate the first motion is smaller than the amplitude of the second driving signal that controls the nursing part to generate the second motion, and / or the duty cycle of the first driving signal that controls the nursing part to generate the first motion is smaller than the duty cycle of the second driving signal that controls the nursing part to generate the second motion.

[0132] In a possible implementation, the duration of the first movement is greater than the duration of the second movement.

[0133] In some possible embodiments, the first movement includes a combination of multiple movements in different directions, and the second movement is a single movement.

[0134] In some possible embodiments, the single motion includes a single swing or a single movement; the first drive signal includes a first sub-drive signal and a second sub-drive signal; the first sub-drive signal corresponds to a motion in a first motion direction, and the second sub-drive signal corresponds to a motion in a second motion direction, the first motion direction and the second motion direction are different; the first motion direction or the second motion direction is the same as the motion direction corresponding to the second motion;

[0135] When the processor 910 executes the control of the nursing component to generate the first movement based on the first drive signal, it is specifically used to execute: based on the first sub-drive signal and the second sub-drive signal, the nursing component is simultaneously controlled to generate the combined movement; the combined movement includes movement in the first movement direction and movement in the second movement direction.

[0136] In some possible embodiments, the oral care device further includes a bidirectional motor; when the processor 910 executes the above-mentioned control of the care component to generate the first movement based on the first drive signal and the control of the care component to generate the second movement based on the second drive signal, it is specifically used to execute: based on the first drive signal, control the bidirectional motor to drive the care component to generate the first movement, and based on the second drive signal, control the bidirectional motor to drive the care component to generate the second movement.

[0137] The present application also provides a computer storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a computer or processor, cause the computer or processor to perform one or more steps of any of the aforementioned methods. If the various component modules of the control device of the aforementioned oral care device are implemented as software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they may be stored in the storage medium.

[0138] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When software is used for implementation, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted via the computer-readable storage medium. The computer instructions can be transmitted from a website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a digital versatile disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0139] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the processes in the above-described method embodiments can be implemented by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program. The program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the program can include the processes of the above-described method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks. The technical features of this embodiment and the implementation scheme can be combined in any manner unless they conflict.

[0140] The embodiments described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Without departing from the design spirit of the present application, various modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present application by ordinary technicians in this field should fall within the scope of protection determined by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an oral care device, wherein: The oral care device includes a care piece, and the method includes: Get oral care instructions; In response to the oral care instruction, determining a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal, controlling the care component to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and controlling the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion are different; The first driving signal and the second driving signal are output alternately to control the nursing component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: The first movement and the second movement have different movement directions.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein: The first motion includes reciprocating swinging with the length extension direction of the care component as the axis; the second motion includes reciprocating movement along the length extension direction of the care component.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein: The movement amplitude of the second movement is greater than the swing amplitude of the first movement; and / or the movement frequency of the second movement is less than the swing frequency of the first movement.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The alternately outputting the first driving signal and the second driving signal comprises: Outputting the first driving signal for a first duration; Pause the output of the first driving signal, and output the second driving signal for a second duration; The output of the second driving signal is paused, and the first driving signal is output again for a first duration; wherein the first duration is greater than or equal to the second duration.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein: The alternately outputting the first driving signal and the second driving signal comprises: Outputting the first driving signal for a first duration; Pause the output of the first driving signal, and output the second driving signal for a second duration; The output of the second driving signal is paused, and the first driving signal is output again for a first time wherein the first duration and the second duration are both greater than a preset duration.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The frequencies of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different; and / or the duty cycles of the first drive signal and the second drive signal are different.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein: The first movement and the second movement have the same movement direction, and the first drive signal for controlling the care component to generate the first movement and the second drive signal for controlling the care component to generate the second movement have different amplitudes and / or duty cycles.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein: The first movement and the second movement are both reciprocating swings with the length extension direction of the nursing piece as the axis; The amplitude of the first drive signal that controls the care component to generate the first motion is smaller than the amplitude of the second drive signal that controls the care component to generate the second motion, and / or the duty cycle of the first drive signal that controls the care component to generate the first motion is smaller than the duty cycle of the second drive signal that controls the care component to generate the second motion.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein: The duration of the first movement is greater than the duration of the second movement.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein: The first movement includes a combination of movements in multiple different movement directions, and the second movement is a single movement.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein: The single motion includes a single swing or a single movement; The first driving signal includes a first sub-driving signal and a second sub-driving signal; The first sub-driving signal generates movement in a first movement direction, and the second sub-driving signal generates movement in a second movement direction, and the first movement direction and the second movement direction are different; The first movement direction or the second movement direction is the same as the movement direction corresponding to the second movement; The controlling the nursing component to generate a first movement based on the first driving signal comprises: Based on the first sub-driving signal and the second sub-driving signal, the care component is simultaneously controlled to generate the combined motion; the combined motion includes motion in the first motion direction and motion in the second motion direction.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein: The oral care device also includes a bidirectional motor; The first driving signal is used to control the nursing component to generate a first movement, and the first driving signal is used to control the nursing component to generate a first movement. The second driving signal controls the nursing component to generate a second movement, including: Based on the first driving signal, the bidirectional motor is controlled to drive the care component to produce a first movement, and based on the second driving signal, the bidirectional motor is controlled to drive the care component to produce a second movement.

14. A bidirectional motor, wherein: Applicable to an oral care device, the oral care device comprises a care piece; the bidirectional motor comprises a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism, the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism are both connected to the care piece; wherein, The first driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing component to generate a first movement based on a first driving signal; The second driving mechanism is configured to drive the care component to generate a second motion based on a second driving signal; the second motion is different from the first motion in terms of motion trajectory.

15. The bidirectional motor according to claim 14, wherein: The first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism work alternately, and are configured to drive the care component to move alternately in the first motion and the second motion.

16. The bidirectional motor according to claim 14, wherein: The first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism work simultaneously, and are configured to drive the care component to produce a combined motion, and then work alternately with the first driving mechanism or the second driving mechanism to form an alternating action of a combined motion and a single motion.

17. The bidirectional motor according to claim 14, wherein: The first driving mechanism is configured to drive the nursing component to swing back and forth with the length extension direction of the nursing component as the axis based on the first driving signal; The second driving mechanism is configured to drive the care component to reciprocate along the length extension direction of the care component based on the second driving signal.

18. A control device for an oral care device, wherein: The oral care device comprises a care piece, and the device comprises: an acquisition module, configured to acquire oral care instructions; a control module, configured to determine a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal in response to the oral care instruction, control the care component to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and control the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion are different; The output module is configured to alternately output the first drive signal and the second drive signal to control the nursing component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

19. An oral care device, wherein: include: Memory and processor; The memory is connected to the processor; The memory is configured to store executable program code; The processor runs a program corresponding to the executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to be configured to execute and obtain an oral care instruction; In response to the oral care instruction, a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal are determined, and a care component of the oral care device is controlled to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and is controlled to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion are different; the first drive signal and the second drive signal are output alternately to control the care component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

20. A computer storage medium, wherein: The computer storage medium stores a plurality of instructions, which are suitable for being loaded and executed by a processor to obtain oral care instructions; in response to the oral care instructions, determining a corresponding first drive signal and a second drive signal, controlling a care component of the oral care device to generate a first motion based on the first drive signal, and controlling the care component to generate a second motion based on the second drive signal, wherein the motion trajectories of the first motion and the second motion are different; alternately outputting the first drive signal and the second drive signal to control the care component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion.

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