WASHING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND SMART HOME APPARATUS
20230130076 · 2023-04-27
Assignee
Inventors
- HuaBing LI (Shenzhen, CN)
- ZhongYuan LAI (Shenzhen, CN)
- Yu HUANG (Shenzhen, CN)
- ZheXian TIANZHOU (Shenzhen, CN)
Cpc classification
H02J50/005
ELECTRICITY
H02J7/0044
ELECTRICITY
A61C19/02
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
H02J7/00
ELECTRICITY
A47K5/18
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Abstract
Provided are a washing device, a control method thereof and a smart home apparatus. The washing device includes a support plate, a charging cup, a liquid feeder and a power supply management system. A top surface of the support plate is provided with a first charging stand. The heating member can be electrically connected to the first charging stand. The liquid feeder is provided with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and an on-off switch. The power supply management system is connected to and controls the first charging stand and the on-off switch, the power supply management system receives a start-up instruction, controls the on-off switch to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to supply liquid to the charging cup, and controls the first charging stand to be electrified according to the start-up instruction to heat the liquid in the charging cup through the heating member.
Claims
1. A washing device, comprising: a support plate, wherein the support plate is provided with an accommodation chamber, and a top surface of the support plate is provided with a first charging stand; a charging cup, wherein the charging cup comprises a cup body and a heating member disposed in the cup body, and the heating member is capable of being electrically connected to the first charging stand; a liquid feeder, which is fixedly disposed on the support plate, and the liquid feeder is provided with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and an on-off switch, and the fluid outlet is capable of being positioned above the charging cup; and a power supply management system, which is disposed in the accommodation chamber, wherein the power supply management system is connected to the first charging stand and the on-off switch and is configured to control the first charging stand and the on-off switch, the power supply management system is configured to receive a start-up instruction, control the on-off switch to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to supply liquid the charging cup, and control the first charging stand to be electrified according to the start-up instruction to heat the liquid in the charging cup through the heating member.
2. The washing device of claim 1, wherein the liquid feeder is further provided with a cleaning agent chamber, a cleaning agent output pipe communicated with the cleaning agent chamber and a control switch disposed in the cleaning agent output pipe, the power supply management system is connected to the control switch and is configured to control the control switch, and the power supply management system is further configured to control the control switch to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to output a first preset amount of cleaning agent outward through the cleaning agent output pipe.
3. The washing device of claim 2, wherein a toothbrush slot is disposed on a surface of the support plate, and an outlet of the cleaning agent output pipe is opposite to one end of the toothbrush slot in a vertical direction.
4. The washing device of claim 1, wherein the liquid feeder comprises a base and a liquid outlet pipe rotatably disposed on the base, the fluid inlet and the on-off switch are separately disposed on the base, and the fluid outlet is disposed at one end of the liquid outlet pipe.
5. The washing device of claim 1, wherein the first charging stand has a shape of frustum of a cone, and the top surface of the first charging stand is provided with a first groove which is hemispherical-shaped, an end face of a bottom end of the cup body is provided with a second groove, the heating member comprises a spherical protrusion disposed in the second groove, the first charging stand is inserted in the second groove, and the spherical protrusion is located in the first groove and is electrically connected to the first charging stand.
6. The washing device of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the support plate is further provided with a second charging stand, the second charging stand is hemispherical-shaped, and the second charging stand is configured to charge an electric toothbrush.
7. The washing device of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the support plate is provided with a shallow groove, and a bottom of the shallow groove is provided with a third charging stand, and the third charging stand is configured to charge the travel receiving box.
8. A smart home apparatus, comprising an electric toothbrush, a travel receiving box and a washing device, wherein the washing device comprises: a support plate, wherein the support plate is provided with an accommodation chamber, and a top surface of the support plate is provided with a first charging stand; a charging cup, wherein the charging cup comprises a cup body and a heating member disposed in the cup body, and the heating member is capable of being electrically connected to the first charging stand; a liquid feeder, which is fixedly disposed on the support plate, and the liquid feeder is provided with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and an on-off switch, and the fluid outlet is capable of being positioned above the charging cup; and a power supply management system, which is disposed in the accommodation chamber, wherein the power supply management system is connected to the first charging stand and the on-off switch and is configured to control the first charging stand and the on-off switch, the power supply management system is configured to receive a start-up instruction, control the on-off switch to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to supply liquid the charging cup, and control the first charging stand to be electrified according to the start-up instruction to heat the liquid in the charging cup through the heating member; and wherein the electric toothbrush is located in a toothbrush slot of the washing device or inserted in a second charging stand of the washing device, and the travel receiving box is capable of being inserted in a third charging stand of the washing device.
9. The smart home apparatus of claim 8, wherein the travel receiving box comprises an upper shell, a lower shell, a rechargeable battery and a charging interface, wherein the upper shell is detachably connected to the lower shell, the rechargeable battery is disposed on the lower shell, the charging interface is disposed on a bottom wall of the lower shell, a top surface of the lower shell is provided with a first brush body groove and a plurality of first brush head grooves, wherein the first brush body groove is configured to accommodate a brush body of the electric toothbrush, and the plurality of first brush head grooves are configured to accommodate a brush head of the electric toothbrush.
10. The smart home apparatus of claim 8, wherein the liquid feeder is further provided with a cleaning agent chamber, a cleaning agent output pipe communicated with the cleaning agent chamber and a control switch disposed in the cleaning agent output pipe, the power supply management system is connected to the control switch and is configured to control the control switch, and the power supply management system is further configured to control the control switch to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to output a first preset amount of cleaning agent outward through the cleaning agent output pipe.
11. The smart home apparatus of claim 10, wherein a toothbrush slot is disposed on a surface of the support plate, and an outlet of the cleaning agent output pipe is opposite to one end of the toothbrush slot in a vertical direction.
12. The smart home apparatus of claim 8, wherein the liquid feeder comprises a base and a liquid outlet pipe rotatably disposed on the base, the fluid inlet and the on-off switch are separately disposed on the base, and the fluid outlet is disposed at one end of the liquid outlet pipe.
13. The smart home apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first charging stand has a shape of frustum of a cone, and the top surface of the first charging stand is provided with a first groove which is hemispherical-shaped, an end face of a bottom end of the cup body is provided with a second groove, the heating member comprises a spherical protrusion disposed in the second groove, the first charging stand is inserted in the second groove, and the spherical protrusion is located in the first groove and is electrically connected to the first charging stand.
14. The smart home apparatus of claim 8, wherein the top surface of the support plate is further provided with a second charging stand, the second charging stand is hemispherical-shaped, and the second charging stand is configured to charge an electric toothbrush.
15. A control method of a washing device, applied to the washing device, wherein the washing device comprises: a support plate, wherein the support plate is provided with an accommodation chamber, and a top surface of the support plate is provided with a first charging stand; a charging cup, wherein the charging cup comprises a cup body and a heating member disposed in the cup body, and the heating member is capable of being electrically connected to the first charging stand; a liquid feeder, which is fixedly disposed on the support plate, and the liquid feeder is provided with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and an on-off switch, and the fluid outlet is capable of being positioned above the charging cup; and a power supply management system, which is disposed in the accommodation chamber, wherein the power supply management system is connected to the first charging stand and the on-off switch and controls the first charging stand and the on-off switch, the power supply management system receives a start-up instruction, controls the on-off switch to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to supply liquid the charging cup, and controls the first charging stand to be electrified according to the start-up instruction to heat the liquid in the charging cup through the heating member; and wherein the control method comprises: receiving the start-up instruction; generating a first control instruction according to the start-up instruction, the first control instruction is configured to control the on-off switch to be turned on, so that the liquid feeder is capable of adding a second preset amount of liquid to the charging cup; and generating a second control instruction according to the start-up instruction, the second control instruction is configured to control the first charging stand to be electrified, so that the first charging stand supplies power to the heating member, and the liquid in the charging cup is heated to a first preset temperature through the heating member.
16. The control method of claim 15, wherein the liquid feeder is further provided with a cleaning agent chamber, a cleaning agent output pipe communicated with the cleaning agent chamber and a control switch disposed in the cleaning agent output pipe, the power supply management system is connected to the control switch and controls the control switch, and the power supply management system further controls the control switch to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to output a first preset amount of cleaning agent outward through the cleaning agent output pipe.
17. The control method of claim 16, wherein a toothbrush slot is disposed on a surface of the support plate, and an outlet of the cleaning agent output pipe is opposite to one end of the toothbrush slot in a vertical direction.
18. The control method of claim 15, wherein the liquid feeder comprises a base and a liquid outlet pipe rotatably disposed on the base, the fluid inlet and the on-off switch are separately disposed on the base, and the fluid outlet is disposed at one end of the liquid outlet pipe.
19. The control method of claim 15, wherein the first charging stand has a shape of frustum of a cone, and the top surface of the first charging stand is provided with a first groove which is hemispherical-shaped, an end face of a bottom end of the cup body is provided with a second groove, the heating member comprises a spherical protrusion disposed in the second groove, the first charging stand is inserted in the second groove, and the spherical protrusion is located in the first groove and is electrically connected to the first charging stand.
20. The control method of claim 15, wherein the top surface of the support plate is further provided with a second charging stand, the second charging stand is hemispherical-shaped, and the second charging stand charges an electric toothbrush.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] To illustrate solutions in embodiments of the present application more clearly, the drawings used in description of the embodiments of the present disclosure are described briefly hereinafter. Apparently, the drawings described hereinafter only illustrate part of embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art may obtain other drawings based on the contents and drawings described in the embodiments of the present disclosure on the premise that no creative work is done.
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REFERENCE LIST
[0026] 1—support platform; 11—toothbrush slot; 12—shallow groove; 13—power interface; 14—water inlet; [0027] 2—first charging stand; 21—first groove; [0028] 3—charging cup; 31—cup body; 311—second groove; 32—spherical protrusion; [0029] 4—liquid feeder; 402—fluid outlet; 41—on-off switch; 42—cleaning agent output pipe; 43—control switch; 44—base; 45—outlet pipe; [0030] 5—power supply management system; [0031] 6—second charging stand; [0032] 7—third charging stand; [0033] 10—electric toothbrush; 101—brush body; 102—brush head; 103—spherical hole; and [0034] 20—travel receiving box; 201—upper shell; 2011—second brush body groove; 2012—second brush head groove; 202—lower shell; 2021—first brush body groove; 2022—first brush head groove; 203—fourth charging stand; 204—charging interface.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0035] To make solved problems, adopted solutions and achieved effects of the present disclosure clearer, solutions of the present disclosure are further described hereinafter in conjunction with drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that embodiments described hereinafter are intended to explain the present disclosure and not to limit the present disclosure. For ease of description, only a part, not all, related to the present disclosure is illustrated in the drawings.
[0036] In the description of the embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the orientational or positional relationships indicated by terms “center”, “above”, “below”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “inside”, “outside” and the like are based on the orientational or positional relationships illustrated in the drawings, which are for the mere purpose of facilitating and simplifying the description of the present disclosure, and these relationships do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to has a specific orientation and is constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus it is not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. Moreover, terms like “first” and “second” are merely for description and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0037] In the description of the embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be noted that unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, terms like “mounted”, “connected to each other”, “connected” are to be construed in a broad sense, for example, as permanently connected, detachably connected; mechanically connected or electrically connected; directly connected or indirectly connected via an intermediate medium; or internally connected of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, specific meanings of the preceding terms in the present disclosure may be understood based on specific situations.
Embodiment One
[0038] This embodiment provides a washing device capable of heating liquid (for example, water) in a charging cup 3, which reduces water waste and prevents energy waste on the basis of using hot water for gargling and has high intelligence and convenience.
[0039] As shown in
[0040] The support plate 1 is provided with an accommodation chamber (not shown), and the power supply management system 5 is disposed in the accommodation chamber. A top surface of the support plate 1 is provided with the first charging stand 2, and the first charging stand 2 is electrically connected to the power supply management system 5, so that the power supply management system 5 is capable of supplying electric energy to the first charging stand 2. Exemplarily, the power supply management system 5 is electrically connected to an external power supply through a power supply interface 13 as shown in
[0041] The first charging stand 2 is electrically connected to the charging cup 3. In an embodiment, the charging cup 3 includes a cup body 31 and a heating member (not shown) disposed in the cup body 31, and the heating member is capable of being electrically connected to the first charging stand 2, so that the first charging stand 2 can supply the electric energy to the heating member, thereby causing the heating member to emit heat to heat the water in the cup body 31.
[0042] In some embodiments, the heating member is embedded in a bottom and/or a side wall of the cup body 31, and the heating member has a connecting structure exposed outside the cup body 31. The connecting structure is used for electrically connecting the first charging stand 2 so that the first charging stand 2 supplies the electric energy to the heating member through the connecting structure.
[0043] In other embodiments, as shown in
[0044] As shown in
[0045] Referring to
[0046] Optionally, the power supply management system 5 may be communicatively connected to a washing control APP in an electronic device so that the washing control APP in the electronic device is capable of transmitting the start-up instruction to the power supply management system 5. Reference can be made to the existing art for the working principle and specific structure of the power management system 5. Exemplarily, this embodiment provides a power supply management system 5. The power supply management system 5 includes a communication module, a processing module and a transmitter module. The communication module is configured to communicatively connected to the washing control APP of the electronic device to receive the start-up instruction, the processing module processes the start-up instruction and generates a first control instruction and a second control instruction, and the transmitter module is configured to transmit the first control instruction to the on-off switch 41 and the second control instruction to the first charging stand 2. In this embodiment, the washing control APP in the electronic device has a reservation function. That is, the washing control APP can automatically wake up at a preset time point and transmit the start-up instruction to the power supply management system 5. Optionally, the washing control APP may also have a function of reminding the user to wash in a preset time after starting the start-up instruction so as to prevent the water in the charging cup 3 from cooling and achieve a smart home wake-up mode. It is to be understood that the start-up instruction may also be transmitted to the power supply management system 5 by another device, which is not limited in this embodiment.
[0047] In the washing device provided by this embodiment, the start-up instruction is transmitted to the power supply management system 5, so that the power supply management system 5 can control the on-off switch 41 to be turned on first, so that the liquid feeder 4 can add a proper amount of water into the charging cup 3, and then the power supply management system 5 controls the first charging stand 2 to be electrified so as to provide electric energy to the heating member, thereby causing the heating member to heat water in the cup body 31, achieving automatically water adding to the charging cup 3 and automatically water heating in the charging cup, providing convenience for the user's washing, reducing the water waste and preventing the energy waste on the basis of using the hot water for gargling.
[0048] To further improve the convenience of the washing device, the liquid feeder 4 may also have a cleaning agent chamber (not shown), a cleaning agent output pipe 42 and a control switch 43. The cleaning agent chamber is configured to hold a cleaning agent, such as toothpaste, and the cleaning agent output pipe 42 communicates with the cleaning agent chamber so that the cleaning agent in the cleaning agent chamber can enter the cleaning agent output pipe 42. The control switch 43 is disposed in the cleaning agent output pipe 42 to control the cleaning agent output pipe 42 to be turned on or turned off. In a case where the cleaning agent output pipe 42 is turned on, the cleaning agent is capable of flowing to an outlet of the cleaning agent output pipe 42. In a case where the control switch 43 is turned off, the cleaning agent is incapable of flowing to the outlet of the cleaning agent output pipe 42. In some embodiments, the control switch 43 may be one solenoid valve.
[0049] In order to make the cleaning agent flow out smoothly, there exists a driving source providing a driving force to the cleaning agent in the cleaning agent chamber. Exemplarily, the driving source may be a push plate provided in the cleaning agent chamber, the power supply management system 5 can control the push plate to move to extrude the cleaning agent. Optionally, the power supply management system 5 may drive the push plate to move by a driving member such as a motor. Alternatively, the driving source may drive the push plate to move by a pressure differential driving principle, and will not be repeated in this embodiment. Exemplarily, a toothpaste extruder is provided within the liquid feeder 4 for extruding the cleaning agent.
[0050] Further, the power supply management system 5 controls the control switch 43 and is connected to the control switch 43, and the power supply management system 5 is also configured to control the control switch 43 to be turned on according to the start-up instruction to output a first preset amount of cleaning agent outward through the cleaning agent output pipe 42. That is, the washing device provided by this embodiment has the function of adding toothpaste quantitatively.
[0051] In this embodiment, referring to
[0052] As shown in
[0053] The washing device provided in this embodiment may also charge the electric toothbrush 10. In an embodiment, as shown in
[0054] Optionally, as shown in
[0055] The washing device provided by this embodiment can achieve the functions of automatically water flushing and heating the charging cup 3 and quantitatively toothpaste adding to the toothbrush under the control of the power supply management system through the washing control APP of the electronic device, which is convenient for the users to use and prevents the water waste.
Embodiment Two
[0056] This embodiment provides a control method of a washing device, which is applied to the washing device described in embodiment one. The control method of the washing device includes steps described below.
[0057] In S1: a start-up instruction is received.
[0058] In this embodiment, the start-up instruction is received through a power supply management system 5.
[0059] In S2: a first control instruction is generated according to the start-up instruction, the first control instruction is configured to control an on-off switch 41 to be turned on, so that the liquid feeder 4 is capable of adding a second preset amount of liquid to the charging cup 3.
[0060] In this embodiment, the power supply management system 5 generates the first control instruction according to the start-up instruction.
[0061] In S3: a second control instruction is generated according to the start-up instruction, the second control instruction is configured to control the first charging stand 2 to be electrified, so that the first charging stand 2 supplies power to a heating member, and liquid in the charging cup 3 is heated to a first preset temperature through the heating member.
[0062] In this embodiment, the power supply management system 5 generates the second control instruction according to the start-up instruction.
[0063] In the control method of the washing device provided by this embodiment, the start-up instruction is transmitted to the power supply management system 5, so that the power supply management system 5 can control the on-off switch 41 to be turned on first, so that the liquid feeder 4 can add a proper amount of water into the charging cup 3, and then the power supply management system 5 controls the first charging stand 2 to be electrified so as to provide electric energy to the heating member, thereby causing the heating member to heat water in the cup body 31, achieving automatically water adding to the charging cup 3 and automatically water heating in the charging cup, providing convenience for the user's washing, reducing the water waste and preventing the energy waste on the basis of using the hot water for gargling.
[0064] Optionally, after the liquid in the charging cup 3 is heated to a first preset temperature, the power supply management system 5 may generate a third control instruction according to the start-up instruction. The third control instruction is configured to control a control switch 43 to be turned up so as to add a first preset amount of cleaning agent to the toothbrush in the toothbrush slot 11 through the cleaning agent output pipe 42.
Embodiment Three
[0065] This embodiment also provides a smart home apparatus. As shown in
[0066] Further, as shown in
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[0068] Further, multiple sterilization ultraviolet lamps are disposed in the travel receiving box 20, and the sterilization ultraviolet lamps are configured to sterilize the brush body 101 in the first chamber or the brush head in the second chamber. Optionally, the upper shell 201 and the lower shell 202 may be made of sterile materials respectively.
[0069] Optionally, the electric toothbrush 10 may also include a pressure detection system disposed at the brush head 102. The pressure detection system can sense an operation force acting on the brush head 102, and the pressure detection system controls a vibration member of the brush body 101 and is connected to the vibration member of the brush body 101. When the operation pressure is within a normal range that gums can bear, an amplitude and a frequency of the vibration member are unchanged so that an amplitude of the brush head 102 is maintained. When the operation pressure is greater than a preset force, the pressure detection system controls the vibration member to reduce the amplitude so as to effectively protect the health of teeth and oral cavity. It is to be noted that the electric toothbrush 10 provided by this embodiment has functions of a brushing time reminder, an incremental starting and a pattern memory.
[0070] In the smart home apparatus provided by this embodiment, the start-up instruction is transmitted to the power supply management system 5, so that the power supply management system 5 can control the on-off switch 41 to be turned on first, so that the liquid feeder 4 can add a proper amount of water into the charging cup 3, and then the power supply management system 5 controls the first charging stand 2 to be electrified so as to provide electric energy to the heating member, thereby causing the heating member to heat water in the cup body 31, achieving automatically water adding to the charging cup 3 and automatically water heating in the charging cup, providing convenience for the user's washing, reducing the water waste and preventing the energy waste on the basis of using the hot water for gargling.
[0071] The preceding embodiments describe only the basic principles and characteristics of the present disclosure and the present disclosure is not limited to the preceding embodiments. Various modifications and changes may be made in the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. These modifications and changes fall within the scope of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof