Assistance apparatus
US10792213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J9/0006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. When the assistance apparatus assists the user in turning left, the motor generates a tension larger than or equal to a first threshold in each of the second wire, the fourth wire, the sixth wire, and the eighth wire. When the fourth wire or the second wire is broken, the motor changes the wire in which a tension is generated.
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