Assist garment, method for controlling controller of assist garment, and recording medium
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsStephen William JOHN, Katsuhiko ASAI, Takayuki NAGATA, Masaki YAMAMOTO
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Abstract
An assist garment worn on a part of a human body includes a plurality of garment-fitting actuators that are placed linearly along at least one end portion of a garment body and driven to extend and contract, a plurality of assisting actuators that are placed linearly on the garment body to cross the fitting actuators and driven to extend and contract, and a controller that individually controls the drive of the assisting actuators and the drive of the fitting actuators.
Claims2
An assist garment worn on a part of a living body, comprising:
- an assist garment body having an inner layer adapted to be located closest to the part of the living body and an outer layer opposite the inner layer;
- a first securing part;
- a second securing part;
- a plurality of assisting actuators that, when worn on the part, are placed linearly in a direction of extension and contraction of a muscle of the part, the assisting actuators being driven to extend and contract;
- a plurality of fitting actuators placed linearly to cross the assisting actuators, the fitting actuators being driven to extend and contract;
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- a controller that individually controls driving of the assisting actuators and driving of the fitting actuators,
- wherein the plurality of assisting actuators includes a first assisting actuator including a first end and a second end,
- wherein the first assisting actuator includes a first continuous part including the first end, a second continuous part including the second end, and a third continuous part provided between the first continuous part and the second continuous part,
- wherein the plurality of fitting actuators includes a first fitting actuator, a second fitting actuator, and a third fitting actuator provided between the first fitting actuator and the second fitting actuator,
- wherein the first continuous part is provided between the first fitting actuator and the inner layer,
- wherein the second continuous part is provided between the second fitting actuator and the inner layer,
- wherein the third fitting actuator is provided between the third continuous part and the inner layer,
- wherein the first securing part is directly coupled to the first end,
- wherein the second securing part is directly coupled to the second end, and
- wherein the plurality of assisting actuators and the plurality of fitting actuators are provided in a space surrounded by the inner layer, the outer layer, the first securing part, and the second securing part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.