Title:
ASSIST DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021045801
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an assist device which is light-weight, achieves good wearing feel, and can generate an assist force having a proper strength according to a posture etc. of a user.SOLUTION: An assist device 10 includes: a first attachment 11 attached to at least one of a shoulder and a chest of a user; second attachments 12 respectively attached to left and right leg parts of the user; a belt body 13 which is provided along the back surface side of the user while spanning the first attachment 11 and the second attachments; an actuator 14 which is provided at the first attachment 11 and enables a part of the belt body 13 to be taken up or fed; and a control unit 15 which executes action control of the actuator 14. The control unit 15 obtains a posture parameter based on an operation amount of the actuator 14 when the bolt body 13 is taken up or fed due to a posture change of the user and controls the operation of the actuator 14 based on the posture parameter to provide an assist force to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
YOSHIMI YOSHITAKA
OTSUBO KAZUYOSHI
ARAI TOMOKI
OTA HIROMITSU
OTSUBO KAZUYOSHI
ARAI TOMOKI
OTA HIROMITSU
Application Number:
JP2019168402A
Publication Date:
March 25, 2021
Filing Date:
September 17, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JTEKT CORP
International Classes:
B25J11/00; A61H3/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Business Corporation Suncrest International Patent Office