Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and clutch for using controlled storage and release of mechanical energy to aid locomotion
- Patent Title (中): 装置和离合器，用于控制储存和释放机械能以帮助运动
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Application No.: US13586528Application Date: 2012-08-15
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Publication No.: US09492302B2Publication Date: 2016-11-15
- Inventor: Michael B. Wiggin , Gregory S. Sawicki , Steven H. Collins
- Applicant: Michael B. Wiggin , Gregory S. Sawicki , Steven H. Collins
- Applicant Address: US NC Raleigh
- Assignee: North Carolina State University
- Current Assignee: North Carolina State University
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Raleigh
- Agency: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61H3/00
- IPC: A61H3/00 ; A61F5/00 ; A61F5/01
Abstract:
The subject matter described herein includes an apparatus and a clutch for using controlled storage and release of mechanical energy to aid in locomotion. One exemplary apparatus includes a frame including an upper portion configured to mechanically couple to a leg of the subject on a calf side of an ankle joint of the subject and a lower portion pivotally attached to the upper portion configured to mechanically couple to a foot of the subject on a foot side of the ankle joint of the subject. The apparatus include a rotary clutch and an elastic element coupled between the upper and lower portions of the frame to control periods of energy storage and release by the elastic element.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130046218A1 APPARATUS AND CLUTCH FOR USING CONTROLLED STORAGE AND RELEASE OF MECHANICAL ENERGY TO AID LOCOMOTION Public/Granted day:2013-02-21
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