US2023079349A1PendingUtilityA1

Self-cleaning control method of cleaning device, cleaning device and storage medium

Assignee: TINECO INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTDPriority: Feb 17, 2020Filed: Jan 29, 2021Published: Mar 16, 2023
Est. expiryFeb 17, 2040(~13.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a self-cleaning control method of a cleaning device, a cleaning device, and a storage medium. The cleaning device is provided with at least one self-cleaning object. The control method includes: determining a current self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device according to a predetermined condition; and controlling the cleaning device to clean the self-cleaning object according to the determined current self-cleaning mode. Based on technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, different self-cleaning modes can be selected according to different dirt conditions of the cleaning device, thereby improving the selection flexibility of a self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device.

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         14 . A self-cleaning control method of a cleaning device, the cleaning device being provided with at least one self-cleaning object, wherein the control method comprises:
 determining a current self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device;   controlling the cleaning device to clean the self-cleaning object according to the determined current self-cleaning mode; and   controlling, if an operation of cleaning the self-cleaning object according to the current self-cleaning mode does not achieve a preset self-cleaning effect, the cleaning device to adjust an operating parameter related to a self-cleaning mode, so as to clean the self-cleaning object according to the adjusted operating parameter.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the operating parameter comprises at least one of the following:
 a cleaning time of the self-cleaning object, a dehydration time of the self-cleaning object, a water pump flow rate of the cleaning device, a main motor power of the cleaning device, and a rotation speed of a rolling brush of the cleaning device.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the controlling, if the operation of cleaning the self-cleaning object according to the current self-cleaning mode does not achieve a preset self-cleaning effect, the cleaning device to adjust an operating parameter related to a self-cleaning mode comprises:
 detecting a dirt level of the cleaning device after controlling the cleaning device to clean the self-cleaning object according to the determined current self-cleaning mode; and   controlling, if the dirt level of the cleaning device is greater than a first preset value after a first preset time, the cleaning device to adjust the operating parameter related to the self-cleaning mode,   wherein the first preset time is less than or equal to a self-cleaning time in the current self-cleaning mode.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , further comprising:
 sending, if the dirt level of the cleaning device is greater than a second preset value after a second preset time, prompt information to prompt a user to adopt self-cleaning again or perform manual washing,   wherein the first preset value is greater than or equal to the second preset value, and the second preset time is a preset limit time.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the determining a current self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device comprises:
 detecting a dirt level of the cleaning device, and determining the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level if the dirt level reaches a preset grade; or   detecting a dirt level of the cleaning device, calculating a duration of the dirt level, and determining the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level if the dirt level reaches a preset grade and the duration reaches a preset duration; or   determining, if the user triggers a self-cleaning process but detects that a dirt level of the cleaning device does not reach a preset minimum-grade dirt level or the dirt level reaches the minimum-grade dirt level but a duration does not reach a corresponding duration threshold, a preset self-cleaning mode corresponding to the minimum-grade dirt level as the current self-cleaning mode; or   determining, upon receiving an instruction for selecting a target self-cleaning mode triggered by the user through an operating area on the cleaning device, the target self-cleaning mode as the current self-cleaning mode; or   acquiring a parameter value corresponding to the operating parameter related to the self-cleaning mode, which is input by the user, and determining the current self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device according to the parameter value.   
     
     
         19 . A self-cleaning control method of a cleaning device, the cleaning device being provided with at least one self-cleaning object, wherein the control method comprises:
 determining a current self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device when a predetermined condition is provided during cleaning of a surface to be cleaned by the cleaning device; and   controlling the cleaning device to clean the self-cleaning object according to the determined current self-cleaning mode.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 detecting a dirt level of the cleaning device during the cleaning of the surface to be cleaned by the cleaning device; and   providing the predetermined condition if the dirt level reaches a preset grade, so as to determine the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level.   
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20 , wherein the providing the predetermined condition if the dirt level reaches a preset grade so as to determine the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level comprises:
 calculating a duration of the dirt level; and   providing the predetermined condition when the dirt level reaches a preset grade and the duration reaches a preset duration, so as to determine the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising:
 presetting multiple dirt levels at different grades;   presetting correspondences between multiple grades of dirt levels and multiple preset self-cleaning modes;   pre-storing a duration threshold of each grade of dirt level; and   providing, if a user triggers a self-cleaning process but the dirt level does not reach a preset minimum-grade dirt level or the dirt level reaches the minimum-grade dirt level but the duration does not reach a corresponding duration threshold, the predetermined condition, so as to determine a preset self-cleaning mode corresponding to the minimum-grade dirt level as the current self-cleaning mode.   
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 providing the predetermined condition upon receiving an instruction for selecting a target self-cleaning mode triggered by a user through an operating area on the cleaning device; or   providing the predetermined condition after acquiring a parameter value corresponding to an operating parameter related to a self-cleaning mode input by a user through an operating parameter setting area on the cleaning device; or   providing the predetermined condition after acquiring a parameter value corresponding to an operating parameter related to a self-cleaning mode set by a user through an APP on a mobile terminal.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 detecting the dirt level after controlling the cleaning device to clean the self-cleaning object according to the determined current self-cleaning mode;   adjusting, if the dirt level of the cleaning device is greater than a first preset value after a first preset time, the operating parameter related to the self-cleaning mode, wherein the first preset time is less than or equal to a self-cleaning time in the current self-cleaning mode; and   sending, if the dirt level of the cleaning device is greater than a second preset value after a second preset time, prompt information to prompt the user to adopt self-cleaning again or perform manual washing, wherein the first preset value is greater than or equal to the second preset value, and the second preset time is a preset limit time.   
     
     
         25 . A cleaning device, comprising:
 a device body;   at least one self-cleaning object arranged on the device body; and   a control system arranged on the device body for processing the method according to  claim 14 .   
     
     
         26 . The cleaning device according to  claim 25 , wherein the operating parameter comprises at least one of the following:
 a cleaning time of the self-cleaning object, a dehydration time of the self-cleaning object, a water pump flow rate of the cleaning device, a main motor power of the cleaning device, and a rotation speed of a rolling brush of the cleaning device.   
     
     
         27 . The cleaning device according to  claim 25 , wherein the determining a current self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device comprises:
 detecting a dirt level of the cleaning device, and determining the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level if the dirt level reaches a preset grade; or   detecting a dirt level of the cleaning device, calculating a duration of the dirt level, and determining the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level if the dirt level reaches a preset grade and the duration reaches a preset duration; or   determining, if the user triggers a self-cleaning process but detects that a dirt level of the cleaning device does not reach a preset minimum-grade dirt level or the dirt level reaches the minimum-grade dirt level but a duration does not reach a corresponding duration threshold, a preset self-cleaning mode corresponding to the minimum-grade dirt level as the current self-cleaning mode; or   determining, upon receiving an instruction for selecting a target self-cleaning mode triggered by the user through an operating area on the cleaning device, the target self-cleaning mode as the current self-cleaning mode; or   acquiring a parameter value corresponding to the operating parameter related to the self-cleaning mode, which is input by the user, and determining the current self-cleaning mode of the cleaning device according to the parameter value.   
     
     
         28 . A cleaning device, comprising:
 a device body;   at least one self-cleaning object arranged on the device body; and   a control system arranged on the device body for processing the method according to  claim 19 .   
     
     
         29 . The cleaning device according to  claim 28 , further comprising:
 detecting a dirt level of the cleaning device during the cleaning of the surface to be cleaned by the cleaning device; and   providing the predetermined condition if the dirt level reaches a preset grade, so as to determine the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level;   wherein the providing the predetermined condition if the dirt level reaches a preset grade so as to determine the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level comprises:   calculating a duration of the dirt level; and   providing the predetermined condition when the dirt level reaches a preset grade and the duration reaches a preset duration, so as to determine the current self-cleaning mode according to the dirt level.   
     
     
         30 . The cleaning device according to  claim 29 , further comprising:
 presetting multiple dirt levels at different grades;   presetting correspondences between multiple grades of dirt levels and multiple preset self-cleaning modes;   pre-storing a duration threshold of each grade of dirt level; and   providing, if a user triggers a self-cleaning process but the dirt level does not reach a preset minimum-grade dirt level or the dirt level reaches the minimum-grade dirt level but the duration does not reach a corresponding duration threshold, the predetermined condition, so as to determine a preset self-cleaning mode corresponding to the minimum-grade dirt level as the current self-cleaning mode.   
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 28 , further comprising:
 providing the predetermined condition upon receiving an instruction for selecting a target self-cleaning mode triggered by a user through an operating area on the cleaning device; or   providing the predetermined condition after acquiring a parameter value corresponding to an operating parameter related to a self-cleaning mode input by a user through an operating parameter setting area on the cleaning device; or   providing the predetermined condition after acquiring a parameter value corresponding to an operating parameter related to a self-cleaning mode set by a user through an APP on a mobile terminal.   
     
     
         32 . The cleaning device according to  claim 28 , further comprising:
 detecting the dirt level after controlling the cleaning device to clean the self-cleaning object according to the determined current self-cleaning mode;   adjusting, if the dirt level of the cleaning device is greater than a first preset value after a first preset time, the operating parameter related to the self-cleaning mode, wherein the first preset time is less than or equal to a self-cleaning time in the current self-cleaning mode; and   sending, if the dirt level of the cleaning device is greater than a second preset value after a second preset time, prompt information to prompt the user to adopt self-cleaning again or perform manual washing, wherein the first preset value is greater than or equal to the second preset value, and the second preset time is a preset limit time.   
     
     
         33 . A self-cleaning control method of a cleaning device, the cleaning device being provided with at least one self-cleaning object, wherein the control method comprises:
 operating the cleaning device for a period of time; and   initiating a self-cleaning mode to clean the self-cleaning object.

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