Title:
OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015208795
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To assist movement of a user by effectively transmitting force generated by an actuator to a user without degrading user's feeling of wear, in a non-grounded type operation assisting device, which assists movement of a human being by use of an actuator.SOLUTION: An operation assisting device 10 comprises: a back wear part 1 which is worn on the back of a user P so as to be supported by the shoulders of the user P with the aid of shoulder belts 4; thigh pressing parts 2 that press the front sides of the thigh parts of the user P; first connection parts 6 that connect the thigh pressing parts 2 such that the thigh pressing parts 2 are rotatable around the back wear part 1; a first actuator 7 that drives the first connection part 6 so as to rotate each thigh pressing part 2 with respect to the back wear part 1, thereby applying force such that the thigh pressing part 2 presses the front side of the corresponding thigh part of the user P; and a structure that is provided on the back wear part 1, and engaged with the body of the user P upwards along the back of the user P, thereby restricting upward movement of the back wear part 1 along the back.
Inventors:
TANIBAYASHI HIROKI
KONISHI MAKOTO
FUJIMOTO HIROMICHI
KONISHI MAKOTO
FUJIMOTO HIROMICHI
Application Number:
JP2014090385A
Publication Date:
November 24, 2015
Filing Date:
April 24, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP
International Classes:
B25J11/00; A61F2/50; A61F2/60; A61F2/68
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Mitsuo Tanaka
Samejima Mutsumi
Hiroshi Okabe
Samejima Mutsumi
Hiroshi Okabe