Title:
KNEE JOINT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/087997
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention provides a small and light knee joint that has good energy efficiency and is able to move in a wider movement range. The present invention also provides a comparatively cheap, active knee joint. A drive unit 1 moves a driven member 21. An elastic member 22 is disposed between the driven member 21 and a linear motion unit 23. The linear motion member 23 elastically moves via the elastic member 22 in at least one direction as the driven member 21 moves. A crank mechanism 3 converts linear motion of the linear member 23 to rotational motion, thereby allowing the knee joint to bend and straighten.
Inventors:
SUN XIAOJUN (JP)
INABA MASAYUKI (JP)
OKADA KEI (JP)
ASANO YUKI (JP)
INABA MASAYUKI (JP)
OKADA KEI (JP)
ASANO YUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/031190
Publication Date:
May 17, 2018
Filing Date:
August 30, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV TOKYO (JP)
International Classes:
A61F2/64; A61F2/70
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2004017872A1 | 2004-03-04 |
Foreign References:
| US20160158029A1 | 2016-06-09 | |||
| KR20080075465A | 2008-08-18 | |||
| CN101496751A | 2009-08-05 | |||
| JP2004167106A | 2004-06-17 |
Other References:
FLYNN, LOUIS ET AL.: "CYBERLEGS Beta-Prosthesis Active Knee System", 2015 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REHABILITATION ROBOTICS (ICORR, 2015, pages 410 - 415, XP033221672
ELLIOTT J. ROUSELUKE M. MOONEYHUGH M. HERR: "Clutchable series-elastic actuator: Implications for prosthetic knee design", THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH NOVEMBER, vol. 33, no. 13, 9 October 2014 (2014-10-09), pages 1611 - 1625
ELLIOTT J. ROUSELUKE M. MOONEYHUGH M. HERR: "Clutchable series-elastic actuator: Implications for prosthetic knee design", THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH NOVEMBER, vol. 33, no. 13, 9 October 2014 (2014-10-09), pages 1611 - 1625
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NARUSE, Shigeo (JP)
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