Joint regulating apparatus

A joint regulating apparatus configured to regulate a movable range of a joint connecting a first bone part of a wearer with a second bone part of the wearer, comprising:

• a first member configured to be attached to a part of a body located on a side of the first bone part;
• a second member configured to be attached to a part of the body located on a side of the second bone part;
• and
• a joint mechanism configured to support the first and second members so that the first and second members can swing with respect to each other along a movable direction of the joint in a predetermined regulated swing range, the joint mechanism including an elastic mechanism,
• wherein the elastic mechanism is configured to exert an elastic force against the swing to restrict the first and second members from swinging with respect to each other beyond the swing range, and the elastic mechanism is configured to not exert an elastic force against the swing, when the first and second members swing with respect to each other within the swing range,
• wherein the joint mechanism comprises:
• a regulation member directly or indirectly fixed to the first member, the regulation member being configured to regulate the swing range;
• and
• a swing member directly or indirectly fixed to the second member, the swing member being configured to come into contact with the regulation member at one of the ends of the swing range and at the other end of the swing range, and
• the elastic mechanism comprises:
• a displacement member configured to allow the swing member, after the swing member comes into contact with the regulation member, to further swing around a contact point by displacing a swing axis of the swing member:
• and
• an elastic member configured to exert an elastic force by resisting a displacement of the displacement member.