Title:
WALKING ASSIST DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1998/041182
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A walking assist device which comprises a moving body, which is movable, a support provided on the moving body for supporting a user, and means for decreasing a rate of speed change of the moving body relative to a change of a force, which the user acts on the support when the moving body increases in speed. Accordingly, even when the user applies a great force on the support when stumbling, the moving body can be prevented from rapidly moving, so that there is less possibility that the user is left behind.
Inventors:
EGAWA SAKU (JP)
KOSEKI ATSUSHI (JP)
NEMOTO YASUHIRO (JP)
FUJIE MASAKATSU (JP)
KOSEKI ATSUSHI (JP)
NEMOTO YASUHIRO (JP)
FUJIE MASAKATSU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1997/000837
Publication Date:
September 24, 1998
Filing Date:
March 17, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI LTD (JP)
EGAWA SAKU (JP)
KOSEKI ATSUSHI (JP)
NEMOTO YASUHIRO (JP)
FUJIE MASAKATSU (JP)
EGAWA SAKU (JP)
KOSEKI ATSUSHI (JP)
NEMOTO YASUHIRO (JP)
FUJIE MASAKATSU (JP)
International Classes:
A61H3/04; (IPC1-7): A61H3/04
Foreign References:
| JPH05329186A | 1993-12-14 | |||
| JPH05168662A | 1993-07-02 | |||
| JPH0471554A | 1992-03-06 | |||
| JPS5793058A | 1982-06-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ogawa, Katsuo (5-1, Marunouchi 1-chom, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100, JP)
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