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US 12,569,382 B2Granted
Mobility support device with step climbing mechanism
AssigneeUniversity of Tsukuba
InventorsKenji Suzuki, Kai Sasaki
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Abstract
A mobility support device capable of stably climbing a step without impairing mobility on flat ground is provided. The mobility support device includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a drive wheel disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel, a first link coupled to the front wheel, a second link connecting the drive wheel and the rear wheel, a rotation joint coupling the first link and the second link at a first position, and a first elastic member coupling the first link and the second link at a second position different from the first position.
Claims10
A mobility support device, comprising:
- a front wheel;
- a rear wheel;
- a drive wheel disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel;
- a first link coupled to the front wheel;
- a second link connecting the drive wheel and the rear wheel;
- a rotation joint coupling the first link and the second link at a first position;
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- a first elastic member coupling the first link and the second link at a second position different from the first position, the first elastic member being disposed above the first position, wherein
- the first elastic member is disposed to connect a rear end portion of the second link to a horizontal portion of the first link.
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