Exercise assistance device including slider in which balls are accomodated
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKuemjong Bae
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Abstract
An exercise assistance device may include: a proximal support part for supporting a proximal portion of a user; a distal support part for supporting a distal portion of the user; an actuator, which is connected to the proximal support part and generates power; a driving frame for transmitting the power from the actuator to the distal support part; a slider housing, which is connected to the distal support part and has a sliding space; a slider that is slidable in the sliding space; a connector for connecting the slider and the driving frame; and a plurality of balls, which are accommodated in the slider, can rotate by at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the slider, and can make point-contact with the slider housing.
Claims20
A wearable exercise assistance device comprising:
- a proximal support configured to support a proximal portion of a user;
- a distal support configured to support a distal portion of the user;
- an actuator connected to the proximal support and configured to generate power;
- a driving frame configured to transmit power from the actuator to at least the distal support;
- a slider housing connected to the distal support and comprising a sliding space;
- a slider slidably provided in the sliding space;
- a connector configured to connect the slider and the driving frame;
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- a plurality of balls accommodated in the slider, rotatably provided by at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the slider, and point-contactable with the slider housing.
An exercise assistance device comprising:
- a proximal support configured to support a proximal portion of a user;
- a distal support configured to support a distal portion of the user;
- an actuator connected to the proximal support and configured to generate power;
- a driving frame configured to transmit power from the actuator to at least the distal support;
- a slider housing connected to the distal support and comprising a sliding space;
- a slider slidably provided in the sliding space;
- a connector configured to connect the slider and the driving frame;
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- a plurality of rollers accommodated in the slider, rotatably provided with respect to the slider, and line-contactable with the slider housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.