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US 11,974,955 B2Granted
Frame module and motion assistance apparatus including the same
AssigneesSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University of Technology and Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
InventorsMinhyung Lee, Jeonghun Kim, Se-Gon Roh, Youn Baek Lee, Jongwon Lee, Byungjune Choi, Hyun Do Choi, Yong-Jae Kim
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Abstract
A frame module includes a frame configured to enclose a portion of a user, and at least one reinforcement belt of which both end portions are connected to both sides of the frame, thereby restricting a splaying level of the frame in a predetermined direction.
Claims20
A motion assistance apparatus comprising:
- a driver configured to generate power to assist a motion of a user;
- a rotating member configured to be rotated using power received from the driver to assist a rotary motion of a leg and/or hip of the user;
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- a frame module including:
- a frame configured to at least partially enclose a portion of the user proximate a waist of the user, the frame including a rear portion corresponding to a first portion of the user proximate the waist of the user, a side portion corresponding to a second portion of the user proximate the waist of the user, and a front portion corresponding to a third portion of the user proximate the waist of the user, the side portion of the frame including a joint mounting portion configured to have the rotating member mounted thereto, the front portion including a first binding portion and a second binding portion, the second binding portion configured to detachably connect to the first binding portion;
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- at least one reinforcement belt, configured to be worn proximate the waist of the user, to reinforce a stiffness of the frame, the at least one reinforcement belt including at least a bone belt and a parallel belt for intersecting at the joint mounting portion and configured to directly connect the joint mounting portion of the side portion of the frame, the bone belt being arranged to incline upwardly from the joint mounting portion to the front portion and the parallel belt extending perpendicular to the bone belt and configured to sit about the third portion of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.