Assistance apparatus and assistance method
US10888488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2205/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assistance apparatus includes wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to first and second knee belts to be worn above left and right knees of the user, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in turning left, the motor generates a tension in second and fourth wires in a period of 65% or more and 100% or less of a first gait phase of a left leg and a period of 0% or more and 20% or less of a second gait phase of the left leg, and generates a tension in sixth and eighth wires in a period of 65% or more and 100% or less of a first gait phase of a right leg and a period of 0% or more and 20% or less of a second gait phase of the right leg.
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