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US 12,673,411 B2Granted
Apparatus for assisting muscular strength
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsHo Jun Kim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Ju Young Yoon, Beom Su Kim, Min Woong Jeung, Hyo Joong Kim, Seong Taek Hwang, Hyun Seop Lim, Kyu Jung Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment apparatus includes a wire unit surrounding a shoulder of a wearer, a clutch unit penetrated by the wire unit and disposed on a route along which the wire unit extends, and a support unit having a first side rotatably connected to the clutch unit and a second side supporting an elbow of the wearer.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a wire unit configured to surround a shoulder of a wearer;
- a clutch unit penetrated by the wire unit and disposed on a route along which the wire unit extends;
- and
- a support unit having a first side rotatably connected to the clutch unit and a second side configured to support an elbow of the wearer,
- wherein the support unit is configured so that when the support unit rotates within a first rotation range relative to the clutch unit, the clutch unit restricts movement of the wire unit in one of two directions in which the wire unit penetrates the clutch unit in a penetration region, and
- wherein the support unit is configured so that when the support unit rotates within a second rotation range relative to the clutch unit, the clutch unit allows movement of the wire unit in the two directions in which the wire unit penetrates the clutch unit in the penetration region.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a wire unit configured to surround a shoulder of a wearer;
- a clutch unit penetrated by the wire unit and disposed on a route along which the wire unit extends;
- and
- a support unit having a first side rotatably connected to the clutch unit and a second side configured to support an elbow of the wearer;
- wherein the support unit is configured so that when the support unit rotates within a first rotation range relative to the clutch unit, the clutch unit restricts movement of the wire unit in one of two directions in which the wire unit penetrates the clutch unit in a penetration region;
- wherein the support unit is configured so that when the support unit rotates within a second rotation range relative to the clutch unit, the clutch unit allows movement of the wire unit in the two directions in which the wire unit penetrates the clutch unit in the penetration region;
- and
- wherein the clutch unit comprises:
- a ratchet member disposed in the penetration region and having a first serrated section having a serrated shape and disposed in a region facing the wire unit;
- and
- a pawl member facing the ratchet member with the wire unit interposed therebetween, the pawl member being rotatable and having a second serrated section having a serrated shape and disposed in the region facing the wire unit, wherein when the pawl member rotates by a predetermined angle toward the ratchet member, the ratchet member and the pawl member are configured to press the wire unit.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a wire unit configured to surround a shoulder of a wearer;
- a clutch unit penetrated by the wire unit and disposed on a route along which the wire unit extends;
- and
- a support unit having a first side rotatably connected to the clutch unit and a second side configured to support an elbow of the wearer;
- wherein the support unit is configured so that when the support unit rotates within a first rotation range relative to the clutch unit, the clutch unit restricts movement of the wire unit in one of two directions in which the wire unit penetrates the clutch unit in a penetration region;
- wherein the support unit is configured so that when the support unit rotates within a second rotation range relative to the clutch unit, the clutch unit allows movement of the wire unit in the two directions in which the wire unit penetrates the clutch unit in the penetration region;
- and
- wherein the clutch unit comprises:
- a ratchet member disposed in the penetration region and having a first serrated section having a serrated shape and disposed in a region facing the wire unit;
- and
- a pawl member facing the ratchet member with the wire unit interposed therebetween, the pawl member being rotatable and having a second serrated section having a serrated shape and disposed in the region facing the wire unit, wherein when the pawl member rotates by a predetermined angle toward the ratchet member, the ratchet member and the pawl member are configured to press the wire unit,
- wherein the ratchet member and the pawl member are spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction, and a distance between a rotation center of the pawl member and the second serrated section increases in a direction toward a lower portion of the second serrated section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.