Control method and apparatus for cleaning assembly, cleaning assembly, and medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning assemblies with integrated cleaning appliances face inefficiencies due to the need to wait for one appliance to finish water feeding before starting another, leading to prolonged water feeding times and reduced operating efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A control method and apparatus for a cleaning assembly that allows simultaneous water feeding to multiple components by determining the water feeding state of each component and controlling water distribution accordingly, using a three-way passage structure and adjustable water inlet valves.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If water feeding is performed sequentially for multiple cleaning components, then the water supply system remains simple, but the water feeding time is prolonged and operating efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The water supply system is segmented into multiple independent water inlet valves (first water inlet valve, second water inlet valve, third water inlet valve) that can operate independently for different cleaning components. This allows parallel water feeding operations without interfering with each other, thus reducing total water feeding time while maintaining system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically controls water inlet valves based on real-time water feeding requests from different cleaning components. The control device activates specific valves (first, second, or third water inlet valve) according to which component needs water, enabling flexible and simultaneous water supply to multiple components when needed, thereby improving operating efficiency.
2Loss of time
If multiple water inlet valves are used for simultaneous water feeding, then water feeding time is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple water inlet valves are designed with identical structures and functions, each capable of supplying water to different cleaning components. This universal design allows the system to achieve simultaneous water feeding without requiring complex differentiating mechanisms, thus minimizing the increase in device complexity while enabling parallel operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device acts as an intermediary that manages multiple water inlet valves based on water feeding requests. It intelligently determines which valves to activate and coordinates their operation, allowing the system to benefit from parallel water feeding without users needing to understand or manage the complexity of multiple valves directly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a three-way passage structure is used for water distribution, then water can be directed to different components, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The three-way passage structure is segmented into distinct passages (first passage, second passage, third passage) that can independently direct water to different cleaning components. Each passage is associated with a specific water inlet valve, creating modular water distribution paths that provide flexibility without requiring complex interconnections or control mechanisms.
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AI summary
A control apparatus includes obtaining and control modules. The obtaining module is configured to obtain a water feeding request for each of at least one of two components of a cleaning assembly. The two components include floor cleaning and clothes cleaning components. The floor cleaning component includes a base station water tank, a movable member water tank, and a base station washing tank. The control module is configured to determine that one component is in a water feeding state, and control water feeding to another component based on a water feeding request for the component, including, in response to the one component being the clothes cleaning component, controlling water feeding to the floor cleaning component based on a water feeding request for the floor cleaning component, including controlling the base station water tank to feed water to the movable member water tank and/or to the base station washing tank.