Walking assistance apparatus
US10098804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J9/0006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A walking assistance apparatus for preventing offset occurring in between a rotating axis of a hip joint of a user and a rotating shaft of the walking assistance apparatus may be provided. The walking assistance apparatus includes a waist fixing apparatus configured to be fixed to a waist of a user, a connecting guide mounted at the waist fixing apparatus and configured to slide in an extension direction of the waist fixing apparatus and rotate on a rotating shaft extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the extension direction, a rail unit mounted at one side of the connecting guide, the rail unit extending in a vertical direction, and a hip joint configured to slide along the rail unit.
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