Assist wear item, control method for controller of assist wear item, and recording medium
US10350128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2230/605
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assist wear item is worn on a portion of a living body and has an inner surface brought into contact with the portion. The assist wear item includes assisting actuators, contact sensors, and a controller. Each assisting actuator is driven to expand and contract. The assisting actuators are linearly arranged along an expansion/contraction direction of a muscle at the portion. Each contact sensor detects a contact with an outer surface of the assist wear item. If the controller receives a detection result indicating a first contact from a first contact sensor among the contact sensors and receives a detection result indicating a second contact from a second contact sensor within a first time period after reception of the detection result indicating the first contact, the controller increases or decreases a driving power of expansion/contraction driving of an assisting actuator corresponding to the second contact sensor.
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