Exoskelton to be worn on the front and method for using such an exoskeleton
AssigneeRobotiques 3 Dimensions
InventorsSerge Grygorowicz, Aurélie Riglet
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Abstract
This is a lower limbs exoskeleton and a method whereby a user fitted with such an exoskeleton moves an object. Said exoskeleton comprising two jointed legs designed to be coupled to the lower limbs of a user, and a connecting member joining together the upper end portions of the legs to which it is jointed and which can be positioned in the region of the pelvis of the user. The exoskeleton also comprises means of actuating the jointed legs according to the movements of the user, and a connecting member wholly situated in front of the upper end portions of the jointed legs when considering the direction of walking.
Claims20
An exoskeleton for the lower limbs, comprising two articulated legs arranged to be coupled to the lower limbs of a user, a connecting member which is provided between upper end portions of the legs on which it is articulated and which can be positioned in the area of the pelvis of the user, and actuation means for actuating the articulated legs according to the movements of the user, wherein the connecting member is wholly situated in front of the upper end portions of the articulated legs in the direction of walking.
An exoskeleton, wherein the articulated legs, in the rest position, have an angle α of between 140° and 170° in the area of the knee joint.
A method by which an object is moved by a user equipped with an exoskeleton for the lower limbs, comprising two articulated legs arranged to be coupled to the lower limbs of a user, a connecting member which is provided between the upper ends of the legs on which it is articulated and which can be positioned in the area of the pelvis of the user wherein, with the exoskeleton comprising actuation means for actuating the articulated legs according to the movements of the user, and with the connecting member being wholly situated in front of the upper end portions of the articulated legs in the direction of walking, the user:
- controls the actuation means in order to lower the connecting member;
- loads and/or attaches the object or objects to be moved onto the connecting bar;
- controls the actuation means in order to raise the connecting member, with the one or more objects, to a position suitable for walking;
- puts the exoskeleton on from behind the articulated legs;
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- controls the actuation means in order to lower the connecting member and unload the one or more objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.