Detachable crutches and method of controlling the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsKye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han, Seok Young Youn
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Abstract
A pair of detachable crutches extends in a longitudinal direction, where each of the detachable crutches includes a metal ball having magnetic properties and a holder having magnetic properties. A magnetic force is generated between the metal ball provided at one of the crutches and the holder provided at the other one of the crutches so as to maintain attachment therebetween. Each of the crutches further includes a sensor configured to sense whether the metal ball and the holder have been attached to each other.
Claims15
A pair of detachable crutches extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, each of the detachable crutches comprising:
- a metal ball having magnetic properties;
- a holder having magnetic properties,
- wherein a magnetic force is generated between the metal ball provided at one of the crutches and the holder provided at a remaining one of the crutches so as to maintain attachment therebetween;
- and
- a sensor configured to sense whether the metal ball and the holder have been attached to each other.
A method of controlling a pair of detachable crutches, the method comprising:
- providing the pair of detachable crutches, each of the detachable crutches comprising:
- a metal ball having magnetic properties;
- a holder having magnetic properties,
- wherein a magnetic force is generated between the metal ball provided at one of the crutches and the holder provided at a remaining one of the crutches so as to maintain attachment therebetween;
- and
- a sensor configured to sense whether the metal ball and the holder have been attached to each other;
- sensing, by the sensor, whether the metal ball provided at one of the crutches and the holder provided at the remaining one of the crutches have been attached to each other;
- and
- when attachment of the metal ball and the holder to each other is sensed, deactivating a button for controlling operation of at least one of a wearable robot or the crutches worn on a wearer, the button being provided at a handgrip formed so as to extend outwards from the one of the crutches in the longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.