WHEELCHAIR TYPE ROBOT FOR WALKING AID - UNIV SOGANG IND UNIV COOP FOUN

Title:

WHEELCHAIR TYPE ROBOT FOR WALKING AID

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/047485

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a wheelchair type robot for use as a walking aid, wherein an outer skeleton to be worn on the lower body of a user is combined with a lift and a drive part in a wheelchair form. The drive part is furnished with a drive motor and wheels that are installed on a main frame. The lift is furnished with an outer linear guide that is fixed and joined with the main frame, an inner linear guide that can move up and down along same, an upper chair part that connects with the inner linear guide to enable up and down motion, and a lower chair part that connects with the outer linear guide such that unfolds if the inner linear guide descends and folds if it ascends. The outer skeleton is furnished with a lift locking part that is fixed and joined with the upper chair part, an upper frame whereto a thigh brace is joined, a lower frame whereto a calf brace is joined, a hip part that is installed between the lift locking part and the upper frame to rotate the upper frame around the lift locking part, and a knee joint part that is installed between the upper frame and the lower frame to rotate the lower frame around the upper frame.

Inventors:

JEON DO YOUNG (KR)
MOON HYO SANG (KR)
KWAK SIN UNG (KR)
LEE JIN HWAN (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2009/005782

Publication Date:

August 05, 2010

Filing Date:

October 09, 2009

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

UNIV SOGANG IND UNIV COOP FOUN (KR)
JEON DO YOUNG (KR)
MOON HYO SANG (KR)
KWAK SIN UNG (KR)
LEE JIN HWAN (KR)

International Classes:

B25J5/00; B25J11/00

Foreign References:

JP2007014698A	2007-01-25
JP2007181639A	2007-07-19
KR20060039970A	2006-05-10
JPH07163607A	1995-06-27
KR100716597B1	2007-05-09

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