Frame module and motion assistance apparatus including the same

A motion assistance apparatus comprising:

• a driver configured to generate power to assist a motion of a user;
• a rotating member configured to be rotated using power received from the driver to assist a rotary motion of a joint portion of the user;
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• a frame module including,
• a frame configured to enclose a portion of the user, the frame including a rear portion corresponding to a first portion of the user, a side portion corresponding to a second portion of the user, and a front portion corresponding to a third portion of the user, the side portion of the frame including a joint mounting portion configured to have the rotating member mounted thereto, the front portion including a first binding portion and a second binding portion, the second binding portion configured to detachably connect to the first binding portion;
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• at least one reinforcement belt with an entirety thereof located proximal to the user with respect to the frame when the motion assistance apparatus is worn by the user to reinforce a stiffness of the frame to inhibit an impact of the frame and the user, the at least one reinforcement belt including at least a bone belt and a parallel belt intersecting at the joint mounting portion and configured to directly connect the joint mounting portion of the side portion of the frame, the bone belt being arranged to incline upwardly from the joint mounting portion to the front portion and the parallel belt extending perpendicular to the bone belt and configured to sit about the third portion of the user.