IP Library Granted Patent US 12,370,032
Granted Patent B2
US 12,370,032 · App. 18/938,493 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Oral care device and control method thereof

Inventors: Haozhe Tian (Guangdong, CN); Jili Yang (Guangdong, CN); Yu Zou (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGZHOU STARS PULSE CO., LTD.
A61C17/34A61C17/221
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,370,032
App. No.
18/938,493
Filed
Nov 6, 2024
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Examiner
DO, AN H
Art Unit
2853
USPC
702/189
Abstract

An oral care device and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes obtaining an oral care instruction; determining a first driving signal and a second driving signal corresponding to the oral care instruction in response to the oral care instruction, controlling a care component to generate a first motion based on the first driving signal, and controlling the care component to generate a second motion based on the second driving signal; and alternately outputting the first driving signal and the second driving signal to control the care component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion. A motion path of the first motion is different from a motion path of the second motion. The oral care device is able to apply forces to remove tartar or dental plaque on tooth surface in different directions.

Claims (34)

1. A control method of an oral care device, comprising steps:

obtaining an oral care instruction;

determining a first driving signal and a second driving signal corresponding to the oral care instruction in response to the oral care instruction, controlling a care component to generate a first motion based on the first driving signal, and controlling the care component to generate a second motion based on the second driving signal, wherein a motion path of the first motion is different from a motion path of the second motion; and

alternately outputting the first driving signal and the second driving signal to control the care component to alternately output the first motion and the second motion;

wherein the step of alternately outputting the first driving signal and the second driving signal comprises:

outputting the first driving signal for a first duration;

suspending output of the first driving signal, and outputting the second driving signal for a second duration; and

suspending output of the second driving signal, and outputting the first driving signal again for the first duration;

wherein the first duration is not less than the second duration, and/or the first duration and the second duration are greater than a predetermined duration;

wherein the oral care device comprises a bidirectional motor and the care component, the control method is applied to the bidirectional motor, and the bidirectional motor drives the care component to move.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein a motion direction of the first motion is different from a motion direction of the second motion.

3. The control method according to claim 2 , wherein the first motion comprises a reciprocating swing with a length extension direction of the care component as a swing axis, and the second motion comprises a reciprocating motion along the length extension direction of the care component.

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

5. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein a frequency of the first driving signal is different from a frequency of the second driving signal, and/or a duty ratio of the first driving signal is different from a duty ratio of the second driving signal.

6. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein a motion direction of the first motion is same as a motion direction of the second motion, and/or a duty ratio of the first driving signal is different from a duty ratio of the second driving signal.

7. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the first motion and the second motion are reciprocating swings with a length extension direction of the care component as a swing axis; and the duty ratio of the first driving signal is less than the duty ratio of the second driving signal.

8. The control method according to claim 7 , wherein a duration of the first motion is greater than a duration of the second motion.

9. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first motion is a combined motion, the combine motion comprises motions in different motion directions, and the second motion is a single motion.

10. The control method according to claim 9 , wherein the second motion only comprises a swing motion of the care component or a moving motion of the care component;

wherein the first driving signal comprises a first sub-driving signal and a second sub-driving signal, the first sub-driving signal drives the care component to generate a motion in a first motion direction, the second sub-driving signal drives the care component to generate a motion in a second motion direction, the first motion direction is different from the second motion direction, and the first motion direction or the second motion direction is same as a motion direction of the second motion;

wherein the step of controlling the care component to generate the first motion based on the first driving signal comprises a step:

simultaneously controlling, based on the first sub-driving signal and the second sub-driving signal, the care component to generate the combined motion;

wherein the combined motion comprises the motion in the first motion direction and the motion in the second motion direction.

11. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the bidirectional motor comprises a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism, and the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism are connected to the care component;

wherein the first driving mechanism is configured to drive the care component to generate the first motion based on the first driving signal, and the second driving mechanism is configured to drive the care component to generate the second motion based on the second driving signal.

12. The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism work alternately to drive the care component to alternately generate the first motion and the second motion.

13. The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism work simultaneously to drive the care component to generate a combined motion, and then the first driving mechanism or the second driving mechanism drives the care component to generate a single motion, so as to from an alternating action of the combined motion and the single motion.

14. The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the first driving mechanism is configured to drive, based on the first driving signal, the care component to swing in a reciprocating manner with a length extension direction of the care component as a swing axis;

wherein the second driving mechanism is configured to drive, based on the second driving signal, the care component to reciprocate in the length extension direction of the care component.

15. An oral care device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor;

wherein the memory is connected to the processor, and the memory is configured to store executable program code;

wherein the processor runs a program corresponding to the executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to execute the control method according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2024
From: TIAN, HAOZHE; YANG, JILI; ZOU, YU
To: GUANGZHOU STARS PULSE CO.,LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202311531047.6 · Nov 16, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2024107730 · Jul 26, 2024
Related Publication 20250161013A1 · May 22, 2025
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