US 2011/0218466 A1 · WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

Abstract

In a walking assistance device for providing a walking assistance force to a femoral part of a user, the walking assistance force generated by a power generator is effectively transmitted to the femoral part of the user while avoiding the user from experiencing any undue pressure or discomfort. The walking assistance device comprises a rigid femoral support frame (30L, 30R) having a base end (31) connected to an output end of an electric motor unit (14L, 14R) and a free end (32) extending from the base end to a position opposite to a front part of the femoral part of the user, and a flexible belt (50L, 50R) attached to the free end of the femoral support frame to be releasably worn around a circumference of the femoral part of the user at a height corresponding to the free end of the femoral support frame.

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Dependent claims

A walking assistance device for providing a walking assistance force to a femoral part of a user, comprising:

a C-shaped pelvic frame configured to be worn on a back part of the user and extending on either side of a pelvic part of the user;
a pair of power generators each provided on a part of the pelvic frame corresponding to a corresponding side of the pelvic part of the user;
a rigid femoral support frame having a base end connected to an output end of each power generator and a free end extending from the base end to a position opposite to a front part of the femoral part of the user, and
a flexible belt attached to the free end of each femoral support frame to be releasably worn around a circumference of the femoral part of the user at a height corresponding to the free end of the femoral support frame.

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