Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Travel motion assist device
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Application No.: US16761408Application Date: 2018-09-25
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Publication No.: US11213450B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Ken Yasuhara , Yosuke Ikedo , Toru Takenaka
- Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-215247 20171108
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/035493 WO 20180925
- International Announcement: WO2019/093000 WO 20190516
- Main IPC: A61H3/00
- IPC: A61H3/00 ; A61H1/02 ; B25J11/00

Abstract:
Provided is a travel motion assist device capable of assisting a travel motion of a user without causing any discomfort, and has a high level of versatility. A travel motion assist device includes an assist drive unit configured to be worn on a prescribed joint of the user required for the travel motion of the user, and to be driven in a corresponding manner, a torso motion detection unit configured to be worn on a torso of the user, and to detect the displacement of a center of gravity C indicating the movement of the torso, and a control unit configured to control an operation of the assist drive unit, wherein the control unit estimates a phase of the travel motion of the user according to a detection result of the torso motion detection unit, and drives the assist drive unit at a prescribed phase.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210000678A1 TRAVEL MOTION ASSIST DEVICE Public/Granted day:2021-01-07
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