# US 12,766,063 B2 · Wearing module and motion assistance device comprising same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,766,063 B2 - Document ID: US12766063B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/091,931 - Filed: 2022-12-30 - Published: 2023-05-11 - Granted: 2026-10-20 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Minhyung Lee; Younbaek Lee; Se-gon Roh; Byungjune Choi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12766063B2 ## CPC - A61H 1/0237: {for the lower limbs} - A61H 3/00: Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about (apparatus for helping babies to walk A47D13/04 {; applying electrical currents by contact electrodes for stimulating motor muscles, e.g. walking assistance A61N1/36003}) - A61H 2003/007: {secured to the patient, e.g. with belts} - A61H 2201/1215: Rotary drive - A61H 2201/164: Feet or leg, e.g. pedal - A61H 2201/165: Wearable interfaces - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) ## Abstract A wearable module, for a wearable device, may include: a cover comprising a cover body and a cover hole penetratingly formed in the cover body; a support part including a support body made from a material that is more flexible than that of the cover, a support head that is connected to the support body and that can be attached/detached to/from the cover body, and an attachment part, which is connected to the support body, is positioned on the opposite side of the support head with respect to the support body, and passes through the cover hole to be attached to the outer surface of the support body; and an elastic layer of which a portion is fixed to the support part and which can move relative to the cover. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable module configured to be operatively connected to a driving frame to transmit an assistance force, the wearable module comprising: a cover comprising a cover body, and a cover hole formed through the cover body; a support comprising: a support body comprising a material that is more flexible than a material of the cover, a support head that is connected to the support body and detachable from the cover body, and an attachment part that is connected to the support body, wherein the attachment part is configured to be positioned on an opposite side of the support head with respect to the support body and is configured to pass through the cover hole so as to be attachable to an outer surface of the support body; and an elastic layer that is partially fixed to the support and that is movable relative to the cover, wherein the elastic layer is configured to provide an elastic force to the support before the support head and the cover are coupled to each other to assist coupling the support head to the cover, and wherein a portion of the elastic layer is fixed to an inner surface of the support body, and another portion of the elastic layer is slidable along an inner surface of the cover body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable module of claim 1, wherein the wearable module is configured so that as a distance between the support head and the cover increases when the support head and the cover are detached, a potential energy of the elastic layer increases. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wearable module of claim 1, wherein the support head is formed of a material more rigid than a material of the support body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wearable module of claim 1, wherein the support is detachable from the cover via magnetic force. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wearable module of claim 1, further comprising: a main guide connected to the cover and configured to guide sliding of the elastic layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wearable module of claim 5, wherein the elastic layer is configured to move toward the support head while the attachment part moves toward the support head by passing through the cover, based on a state in which the support head is mounted on the cover. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The wearable module of claim 5, further comprising: a cushion part connected to the main guide and positioned on an opposite side of the support body with respect to the main guide. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The wearable module of claim 7, wherein the potential energy of the elastic layer is lowest in a state in which the support head is mounted on the cover. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wearable module of claim 1, comprising: an auxiliary guide connected to the support and configured to guide a movement of the elastic layer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The wearable module of claim 9, further comprising: a belt having a first portion fixed to the cover and another portion fixed to the support or the auxiliary guide. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wearable module of claim 10, further comprising: a belt guide connected to the support and configured to support the belt. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A motion assistance device comprising: a main frame; an actuator disposed on the main frame; a driving frame rotatable by the actuator; and the wearable module of claim 1. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The motion assistance device of claim 12, wherein the main frame is configured to support a waist of a user, and the cover and the support are configured to at least partially wrap around a thigh of the user. ### Claim 14 A wearable device comprising: a waist wearable support configured to be worn proximate a waist of a user; an actuator comprising a motor; a driving frame configured to transmit an assistance force from the actuator; and a wearable module operatively connected to the driving frame and configured to be worn on a thigh of the user; wherein the wearable module comprises: a cover comprising a cover body, and a cover hole formed through the cover body; a support comprising: a support body comprising a material that is more flexible than a material of the cover, a support head that is connected to the support body and detachable from the cover body, and an attachment part that is connected to the support body, wherein the attachment part is configured to be positioned on an opposite side of the support head with respect to the support body and is configured to pass through the cover hole so as to be attachable to an outer surface of the support body; and an elastic layer that is partially fixed to the support and that is movable relative to the cover, wherein the elastic layer is configured to provide an elastic force to the support before the support head and the cover are coupled to each other to assist coupling the support head to the cover, and wherein a portion of the elastic layer is fixed to an inner surface of the support body, and another portion of the elastic layer is slidable along an inner surface of the cover body.