Title:
ASSISTING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/249523
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This assisting device 10 comprises: a first mount tool 11 mounted on at least the waist section BW of a user U; an assisting arm 13 which is disposed along a thigh section BF of the user U and can rotate with respect to the first mount tool 11; a motor 40 which generates torque for rotating the assisting arm 13; a second mount tool 12 which is provided to the assisting arm 13 and mounted on the thigh section BF; an acceleration sensor 15 provided to the first mount tool 11; a rotation detector 41 which detects the rotation state of the assisting arm 13; and a control device 16 which controls the motor 40. The control device 16 comprises a processing unit 45 which performs: an estimation process 45b for acquiring, on the basis of an output of the acceleration sensor 15 and an output of the rotation detector 41, an estimated weight of luggage lifted by the user U; and a control process 45a for controlling the motor 40 on the basis of the estimated weight.
Inventors:
KATO YOSHINOBU (JP)
MURATA GENKI (JP)
HIGUCHI AI (JP)
ANDO ATSUSHI (JP)
MURATA GENKI (JP)
HIGUCHI AI (JP)
ANDO ATSUSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/048533
Publication Date:
December 01, 2022
Filing Date:
December 27, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JTEKT CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B25J11/00
Foreign References:
| JP2020093375A | 2020-06-18 | |||
| JP2020116684A | 2020-08-06 | |||
| JP2016049122A | 2016-04-11 | |||
| JP2012125388A | 2012-07-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUNCREST PATENT AND TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS (JP)
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