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Title:
パラレルリンク機構およびこれを用いた人工関節装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3976129
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
There are provided an artificial joint device (2) that can realize an artificial limb enabling twisting motion without a drive source, and when with the drive source, reduce the size and costs of the device, and a parallel linkage that can realize the device. The linkage connects a foot portion (3) and a mounting plate (4a) spaced from each other. A fixed link (11) has one end fixed to the plate (4a), and the other end connected to the foot portion (3) via a ball joint (12), making the angle of the fixed link (11) relative to the foot portion changeable in any direction. Expansible links (13) extend between the foot portion (3) and the plate (4a) in an expansible/contractible manner and each have opposite ends connected to the plate and the foot portion via respective upper and lower ball joints (14a,14b), making respective angles thereof relative to the foot portion and the plate changeable in any direction.

Inventors:
Yuji Yasui
Hiroshi Kiyomoto
Usura Isao
Youichi Nakahara
Iwa Saki Haruyuki
Shungo Umeda
Yamamoto Kazuki
Masamitsu Shiono
Kazuo Okada
Manabu Nakayama
Kubo Atsuji
Application Number:
JP2002054001A
Publication Date:
September 12, 2007
Filing Date:
February 28, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Honda motor industry stock company
International Classes:
A61F2/70; A61F2/54; A61F2/60; A61F2/64; A61F2/66; B25J17/02; B25J19/00; B62D57/02; A61F2/00; A61F2/50; A61F2/58; A61F2/72; A61F2/74
Domestic Patent References:
JP2569278B2
JP2001129740A
JP11048170A
JP5111881A
JP9029681A
JP11077577A
JP59110588A
Foreign References:
WO1999052475A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tomoo Takahashi