Wearing module and motion assistance apparatus comprising same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMinhyung LEE, Younbaek LEE, Segon ROH, Byungjune CHOI
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Abstract
A wearing module may include: a cover; a main support portion including a main support portion body, and a main support portion head; a connection support portion comprising a connection support portion body, a length adjustment strap, and a sliding strap; and a bistable spring which may be connected to each of the main support portion and the connection support portion, and may be maintained in one of two stable states due to its recovery force. Other various embodiments are possible.
Claims18
A wearing module for supporting a portion of a body of a user, the wearing module comprising:
- a cover;
- a main support portion comprising a main support portion body configured to include a curved shape and a main support portion head formed at an end of the main support portion body and connectable to the cover;
- a connection support portion comprising a connection support portion body rotatably and/or pivotally connected to the main support portion body, a length adjustment strap extending from the connection support portion body, and a sliding strap of which at least a part is fixed to the length adjustment strap and configured to be slidable along the cover;
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- a bistable spring connected to each of the main support portion and the connection support portion and configured to be maintained in a first stable state and/or a second stable state through recovery force.
A wearing module for supporting a portion of a body of a user of a wearable assistance apparatus, the wearing module comprising:
- a cover configured to be mounted proximate a thigh and/or arm of the user;
- a main support portion comprising a main support portion body configured to include a curved shape and a main support portion head formed proximate an end of the main support portion body and connectable to the cover, wherein the main support portion body is configured to surround at least a portion of the thigh and/or arm of the user;
- a connection support portion comprising a connection support portion body rotatably and/or pivotally associated with the main support portion body, a length adjustment strap, and a sliding strap of which at least a part is fixed to the length adjustment strap and configured to be slidable along the cover;
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- a bistable spring connected to each of the main support portion and the connection support portion and configured to be maintained in a first stable state and/or a second stable state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.