Title:
WALKING AID DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010110381
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a walking aid device capable of changing the neutral position of a foot brace corresponding to the state of a walking surface.
The walking aid device 100 has a lower thigh brace 12, the foot brace 14 and an actuator 20. The lower thigh brace 12 is attached to the lower thigh of a user, and the foot brace 14 is attached to the foot of the user. The foot brace 14 is connected to the lower thigh brace 12 so as to be swung and an elastic member 30 for supplying restoration force to swing is connected between the lower thigh brace 12 and the foot brace 14. The actuator 20 can change the neutral position of the foot brace 14. Since the actuator 20 is provided, the neutral position of the foot brace 14 is easily changed.
Inventors:
MORI ATSUSHI
USHIO SHOZO
KATO KISHIN
SAITO EIICHI
USHIO SHOZO
KATO KISHIN
SAITO EIICHI
Application Number:
JP2008283545A
Publication Date:
May 20, 2010
Filing Date:
November 04, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
A61H3/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH09103443A | 1997-04-22 | |||
| JPH09206347A | 1997-08-12 | |||
| JP2007054086A | 2007-03-08 | |||
| JP2004313555A | 2004-11-11 | |||
| JP2005279149A | 2005-10-13 | |||
| JP2004261622A | 2004-09-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kaiyu International Patent Office