CLEANING APPLIANCE
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1. A dental cleaning appliance comprising:
- a handle;
a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, at least part of the fluid delivery system being moveable relative to the handle as the appliance is moved along the teeth of the user;
a sensor for providing an output which varies with movement of said at least part of the fluid delivery system relative to the handle; and
a control circuit for actuating the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on the output from the sensor.
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Abstract
A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle and a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. Part of the fluid delivery system is moveable relative to the handle as the appliance is moved along the teeth of the user. A sensor provides an output which varies with movement of that part of the fluid delivery system relative to the handle. A control circuit actuates the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on the output from the sensor.
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1. A dental cleaning appliance comprising:
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a handle; a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, at least part of the fluid delivery system being moveable relative to the handle as the appliance is moved along the teeth of the user; a sensor for providing an output which varies with movement of said at least part of the fluid delivery system relative to the handle; and a control circuit for actuating the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on the output from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32)
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