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Cleaning appliance

  • US 9,820,563 B2
  • Filed: 05/11/2016
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dental cleaning appliance comprising:

  • a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user; and

    a control circuit for controlling the delivery of the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user;

    wherein the appliance has a first operational mode in which the appliance is operating and the delivery of the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user is inhibited and a second operational mode in which the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user is permitted, and wherein, during use of the appliance, the control circuit is arranged to effect a transition between the first operational mode and the second operational mode automatically depending on a detected operational parameter of the appliance;

    wherein the detected operational parameter of the appliance is the magnitude of a load applied to the appliance during use thereof.

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