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US 10,512,582 B2Granted
Supporting module and motion assistance apparatus including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsByungjune Choi, Youn Baek Lee, Jeonghun Kim, Se-Gon Roh, Minhyung Lee, Jongwon Lee, Hyun Do Choi
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Abstract
A supporting module and a motion assistance apparatus including the same, the supporting module including a supporting frame including a sliding guide, a sliding joint configured to slide along the sliding guide, and an elastic module provided in the supporting frame, and configured to provide an elastic force to the sliding joint, are provided.
Claims17
A supporting module comprising:
- a supporting frame having a sliding guide therein;
- a slider configured to slide in the sliding guide;
- a sliding joint configured to detachably couple to the slider based on a relative moving direction of the sliding joint with respect to the supporting frame;
- and
- an elastic module associated with the supporting frame, the elastic module configured to provide an elastic force to the sliding joint,
- wherein the supporting frame includes a temporary fixing portion recessed from the sliding guide, the temporary fixing portion configured to temporarily fix the slider therein such that the slider does not slide in the sliding guide.
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A supporting module comprising:
- a supporting frame having a sliding guide therein;
- a slider configured to slide in the sliding guide;
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- a sliding joint configured to detachably couple to the slider based on a relative moving direction of the sliding joint with respect to the supporting frame, wherein
- the supporting frame has a sliding space therein such that the sliding space has a larger cross-sectional area than the sliding joint and the sliding joint is configured to penetrate the sliding space, and
- the supporting frame includes a gap preventing member between an inner wall of the supporting frame and the sliding joint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.