Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Body weight support device
- Patent Title (中): 体重支持装置
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Application No.: US13139836Application Date: 2009-11-06
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Publication No.: US08876741B2Publication Date: 2014-11-04
- Inventor: Yoshihisa Matsuoka
- Applicant: Yoshihisa Matsuoka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: JP2008-321025 20081217
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/005908 WO 20091106
- International Announcement: WO2010/070807 WO 20100624
- Main IPC: A61H1/00
- IPC: A61H1/00 ; A61H1/02 ; A61H5/00 ; A61H3/00

Abstract:
A coil spring 14 is provided in a leg link 3. In the case where an extent of flexion of the leg link 3 is not more than a predetermined extent, the coil spring 14 applies, to a third joint 8, a first biasing force for preventing the extent of flexion of the leg link 3 from decreasing due to gravity acting on a body weight support device A. In the case where the extent of flexion of the leg link 3 exceeds the predetermined extent, the coil spring 14 applies, to the third joint 8, a second biasing force for decreasing the extent of flexion, where the second biasing force is larger than the first biasing force and increases with an increase of the extent of flexion. This enables a sufficient support force to be generated when standing up from a half-sitting posture or a crouching posture, without significantly interfering with walking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110251534A1 BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT DEVICE Public/Granted day:2011-10-13
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