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US 12,605,298 B2Granted
Supporting module and motion assistance apparatus including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsByungjune Choi, Se-Gon Roh, Minhyung Lee, Youn Baek Lee, Hyun Do Choi, Jeonghun Kim, Jongwon Lee
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Abstract
A supporting module including a supporting frame including a proximal end and a distal end a connecting plate connected with the distal end of the supporting frame, a sliding plate in contact with one face of the connecting plate, a supporting band connected to both ends of the connecting plate, and an elastic strip configured to connect the sliding pate and the connecting plate is disclosed.
Claims7
A support comprising:
- a supporting frame, comprising a support for providing walking assistance to a user, the supporting frame configured to extend along part of a leg of the user and comprising a first end portion and a second end portion;
- a connecting plate connected to the second end portion of the supporting frame;
- a movable connector configured to be connected to the connecting plate and to be movable relative to the connecting plate;
- a flexible supporting band configured to be connected to the movable connector and to extend at least partially around the leg of the user;
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- wherein the supporting frame and connecting plate are configured to move relative to the movable connector in a first direction and/or a second direction, so that the connecting plate can move relative to the flexible supporting band when the user walks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.