Artificial limb for host assistance
AssigneeToyota Research Institute, Inc.
InventorJens Strabo Hummelshøj
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Abstract
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a device for providing mobility assistance to a user. In one embodiment, a mobility system includes a support component including at least a waist device that is configured to secure the mobility system to the user at a waist area of the user. The mobility system includes a limb attached to the support component and extendable from the support component to a floor when the user is in a standing position. The limb is configured to support the user by providing a rigid structure between the floor and the user. The limb is configured to assist the user in transitioning from a seated position to the standing position by applying a substantially upward force to the user through the support component when transitioning to the standing position.
Claims14
A mobility system for improving mobility of a user, comprising:
- a support component including at least a waist device that is configured to secure the mobility system to the user at a waist area of the user;
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- a single limb attached to the support component and extendable from the support component to a floor when the user is in a standing position, wherein the single limb is configured to support the user by providing a rigid structure between the floor and the user and in isolation without additional support structures,
- wherein the single limb is configured to assist the user in transitioning from a seated position to the standing position by applying a substantially upward force to the user through the support component when transitioning to the standing position,
- wherein the support component is configured to attach the single limb midway on a back of the user aligned with a spine of the user, and
- wherein the single limb is configured to be wholly aligned with the spine of the user.
A mobility system for improving mobility of a user, comprising:
- a support component including at least a waist device that is configured to secure the mobility system to the user at a waist area of the user;
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- a limb attached to the support component and extendable from the support component to a floor when the user is in a standing position, wherein the limb is configured to support the user by providing a rigid structure between the floor and the user,
- wherein the limb is configured to assist the user in transitioning from a seated position to the standing position by applying a substantially upward force to the user through the support component when transitioning to the standing position, and
- wherein a foot member connected to a distal end of the limb includes a non-slip surface at an interface with the floor, and wherein the foot member includes a claw mechanism that controllably opens and closes to grasp items.
A prosthetic device for improving mobility of a user, comprising:
- a support component including at least a waist device that is configured to secure the prosthetic device to the user at a waist area of the user;
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- a single limb attached to the support component and including:
- a base joint that is connected with the support component and that is configured to pivot through at least one degree of freedom in order to move the single limb toward and away from the user,
- a base member connected with a pivoting point of the base joint, wherein the base member is a rigid structure extending from the base joint,
- a mid-joint that is connected with a distal end of the base member away from the pivoting point of the base joint, wherein the mid-joint is configured to pivot through at least one degree of freedom that includes a same plane of movement as the base joint,
- a lower member that is a rigid structure connected with the mid-joint and extending from the mid-joint such that the lower member pivots about the mid-joint,
- wherein the single limb is configured to support the user by providing a rigid structure between a floor surface and the user and in isolation without additional support structures, wherein the single limb is configured to assist the user in transitioning from a seated position to a standing position by applying a substantially upward force to the user through the support component when transitioning to the standing position,
- wherein the support component is configured to attach the single limb midway on a back of the user aligned with a spine of the user;
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- wherein the single limb is configured to be wholly aligned with the spine of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.