Cleaning device and control method thereof

Abstract

Provided are a cleaning device and a control method thereof. The cleaning device includes: a main body, including a suction unit generating a suction air flow, used for collecting an object to be cleaned up through the suction air flow; an interaction element, arranged on the main body and exposed outside, and used for generating, in response to an interaction event triggered by a user, an indication signal based on an interaction gesture sensed in the interaction event; and a second controller, arranged in the main body and coupled with the interaction element, and used for acquiring the indication signal and sending, according to the indication signal, a corresponding given signal to the suction unit such that the suction unit works according to the given signal.

1 . A cleaning device, comprising:
 a main body, comprising a suction unit generating a suction air flow, used for collecting an object to be cleaned up through the suction air flow;   an interaction element, arranged on the main body and exposed outside, and used for generating, in response to an interaction event triggered by a user, a first signal based on an interaction gesture sensed in the interaction event; and   a second controller, arranged in the main body and coupled with the interaction element, and used for acquiring the first signal and sending, according to the first signal, a second signal to the suction unit, such that the suction unit works according to the second signal.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the interaction element comprises:
 a touch sensing member, arranged on a surface of a shell of the main body, and used for generating a touch sensing electric signal in response to a touch operation; and   a second converter, coupled with the touch sensing member, and used for converting the touch sensing electric signal into a power indication signal or a rotation speed indication signal that can be identified by the second controller.   
     
     
         3 . The cleaning device according to  claim 2 , wherein the touch sensing member comprises:
 at least two sensing units; and   a touch circuit, used for generating a touch sensing electric signal when a touch operation exists on one of the at least two sensing units;   wherein the at least two sensing units are continuously disposed in sequence along one direction.   
     
     
         4 . The cleaning device according to  claim 3 , wherein the touch circuit is further used for:
 generating a first sensing touch signal and a second sensing touch signal when a touch operation from a first sensing unit in the at least two sensing units to a second sensing unit in the at least two sensing units exists; wherein the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal are arranged in chronological order and change proportionally   
     
     
         5 . The cleaning device according to  claim 3 , wherein the touch sensing member comprises: a head sensing unit, at least one middle sensing unit and a tail sensing unit; wherein,
 the head sensing unit is electrically coupled with the tail sensing unit to enable the two sensing units to belong to the same key unit.   
     
     
         6 . The cleaning device according to  claim 3 , wherein adjacent edges of two adjacent sensing units are of a sawtooth shape or a wave type for embedded connection. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning device according to  claim 3 , wherein the touch sensing member further comprises an input/output terminal; wherein,
 one signal line from each of the at least two sensing units is coupled with the input/output terminal; and   the input/output terminal comprises a ground line shared by the sensing units.   
     
     
         8 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein,
 the interaction element is further used for providing corresponding output information to an outside according to parameter information generated in a working process of the cleaning device; and   the output information comprises at least one of display information and audio information.   
     
     
         9 . The cleaning device according to  claim 8 , wherein the parameter information comprises at least one of:
 power or rotation speed information of the suction unit, capacity information of a power supply battery of the cleaning device, communication information of a communication unit of the cleaning device, fault information of the cleaning device, and information related to the object to be cleaned up.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The cleaning device according to  claim 23 , wherein,
 the set pattern comprises a circular pattern, and the display information is displayed with two colors being alternately arranged; or   the set pattern comprises at least two turns of circular patterns with a continuously increasing diameter from inside to outside, and the display information is displayed with colors of two adjacent turns of circular patterns being different.   
     
     
         12 . A control method of cleaning device, comprising:
 generating, in response to an interaction event triggered by a user through an interaction element, a first signal based on an interaction gesture sensed in the interaction event, wherein the interaction element is arranged on the cleaning device and exposed outside; and   sending, according to the first signal, a second signal to a suction unit of the cleaning device such that the suction unit works according to the second signal.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the interaction element comprises at least two sensing units being continuously disposed in sequence along one direction, and
 the generating the first signal based on the interaction gesture sensed in the interaction event comprises:   when the interaction gesture is a sliding gesture of moving from a first sensing unit in the at least two sensing units to a second sensing unit in the at least two sensing units along the direction, acquiring a first sensing touch signal and a second sensing touch signal generated in a process of touching from the first sensing unit to the second sensing unit, wherein the first sensing touch signal and the second sensing touch signal are in chronological order and change proportionally; and   generating, based on the sensing touch signal and the second sensing touch signal, a plurality of indication sub signals that first sub-signal of the first signal and a second sub-signal of the first signal, wherein the first sub-signal of the first signal and the second sub-signal of the first signal are in chronological order and change proportionally.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the sending, according to the first signal, a second signal to a suction unit of the cleaning device such that the suction unit works according to the second signal comprises:
 sending, according to the first sub-signal of the first signal and the second sub-signal of the first signal a first sub-signal of the second signal corresponding to the first sub-signal of the first signal and a second sub-signal of the second signal corresponding to the second sub-signal of the second signal to the suction unit of the cleaning device in sequence in chronological order such that the suction unit works as the time varies in sequence according to the first sub-signal of the second signal and the second sub-signal of the second signal.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the interaction element comprises at least two sensing units being continuously disposed in sequence along one direction, and
 the generating the first signal based on the interaction gesture sensed in the interaction event comprises:   when the interaction gesture is a sliding gesture of moving from one of the at least two sensing units to the other sensing unit along the direction, determining a sliding direction of the sliding gesture based on a touch sensing signal sensed by the interaction element;   determining a power or rotation speed adjustment solution for the suction unit based on the sliding direction; and   generating the first signal according to the power or rotation speed adjustment solution.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein when the interaction gesture is a sliding gesture of moving from one of the at least two sensing units to the other sensing unit along the direction, determining a sliding direction of the sliding gesture based on a touch sensing signal sensed by the interaction element comprises:
 when the interaction gesture is the sliding gesture of moving from one of the at least two sensing units to the other sensing unit along the direction, acquiring, based on the touch sensing signal sensed by the interaction element, the sensing unit that is touched in the sliding gesture; and   determining the sliding direction of the sliding gesture according to a preset sensing unit arrangement order.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the determining a power or rotation speed adjustment solution for the suction unit based on the sliding direction comprises:
 determining a power or rotation speed adjustment trend for the suction unit according to the sliding direction;   determining an adjustment amount according to the sensing unit that is touched in the sliding gesture; and   making the power or rotation speed adjustment solution for the suction unit according to the power or rotation speed adjustment trend and the adjustment amount.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 acquiring parameter information generated in a working process of the cleaning device; and   controlling, according to the parameter information, the interaction element to provide corresponding output information to an outside.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein the parameter information comprises: a dust concentration detected by a sensor in the working process of the cleaning device; and the interaction element comprises a display unit; the display unit comprises a plurality of light emitting devices; and
 the controlling, according to the parameter information, the interaction element to provide corresponding output information to an outside comprises:   when the dust concentration is less than or equal to a lowest threshold, turning on all the light emitting devices in a first color;   when the dust concentration is greater than or equal to a highest threshold, turning off all the light emitting devices in the first color; and   when the dust concentration is between the lowest threshold and the highest threshold, turning on a corresponding number of light emitting devices in the first color proportionally according to a numerical value of the dust concentration.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein the controlling, according to the parameter information, the interaction element to provide corresponding output information to an outside further comprises:
 when the dust concentration is less than or equal to the lowest threshold, turning off all the light emitting devices in a second color;   when the dust concentration is greater than or equal to the highest threshold, turning on all the light emitting devices in the second color; and   when the dust concentration is between the lowest threshold and the highest threshold, turning on partial light emitting devices in the second color according to a numerical value of the dust concentration.   
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20 , wherein the plurality of light emitting devices are disposed in a circle according to a circular ring, and
 when the dust concentration is between the lowest threshold and the highest threshold, turning on a corresponding number of light emitting devices in the first color proportionally according to a numerical value of the dust concentration and turning on partial light emitting devices in the second color comprises:   when the dust concentration is between the lowest threshold and the highest threshold, determining a first radian according to the numerical value of the dust concentration; and   turning on, from a set start point of the circular ring, the light emitting devices in the second color within a first radian range, and the light emitting devices in the first color within a second radian range;   wherein the second radian is at least one portion of the remaining radian in the circular ring except the first radian.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the turning on, from a set start point of the circular ring, the light emitting devices in the second color within the first radian range and the light emitting devices in the first color within the second radian range comprises:
 turning on, from the set start point of the circular ring, the light emitting devices in the second color within the first radian range;   turning on the light emitting devices in the first color within the second radian range, wherein a third radian exits between the first radian and the second radian; and   simultaneously turning on the light emitting devices in the first color and the light emitting devices in the second color within the third radian range to realize overlapping display of the two colors to show a color gradient effect.   
     
     
         23 . The cleaning device according to  claim 8 , wherein the interaction element comprises:
 a display unit, providing corresponding display information to the outside; and   wherein the display information is displayed according to a set pattern, wherein the set pattern comprises at least one of a geometric pattern and a character pattern.