Interactive paraplegia walking aid external skeleton with horizontal swinging function

Abstract

The invention relates to an interactive paraplegia walking aid external skeleton with a horizontal swinging function. The interactive paraplegia walking aid external skeleton comprises a left foot support and a right foot support, wherein the outer side of each foot support is connected with a knee joint through a lower support bar; a knee joint lock is mounted on each knee joint; the other end of each knee joint is connected with an upper support bar; the upper end of each upper support bar is connected with a hip joint; a hip joint lock is mounted on each hip joint; each hip joint lock is connected with the tail end of a support through a drive rod; the middle of each support is connected with a rocker arm through a rocker arm hinge; the tail ends of the rocker arms are connected with the hip joint locks. The interactive paraplegia walking aid external skeleton has the benefits that the waist and legs rotate relatively on a frontal plane while bending and stretching around the hip joint hinges on a sagittal plane, so that the horizontal sway energy of the waist, caused when the gravity center of a patient changes, is fully utilized to enable the transition from the standing period to the sway period to be more smooth, the ground clearances of the sway legs and feet are increased, and physical exertion caused when the paraplegic patient utilizes an RGO for interactive walking is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an interactive walking aid exoskeleton for paraplegia with left and right swinging functions. Background technique [0002] Walking exoskeleton is a mechanical device worn on the lower limbs of the human body to assist paraplegics in reconstructing their walking function, provide walking assistance for the elderly with weakened lower limb motor function, and enhance the walking and weight-bearing capabilities of specific groups such as soldiers. Walking exoskeletons are mainly divided into two types: powered walking exoskeletons driven by external power and non-powered walking exoskeletons driven by no external power. [0003] The concept of a powered walking exoskeleton can be traced back to the early 19th century. In 1830, the British Robert Seymour proposed a steam engine walking device worn on the human body, which was the earliest idea of ​​a powered walking exoskeleton. In 1890, Nicholas Yagn of Russia proposed the inven...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] Due to the large driving force and energy consumption, the external powered walking exoskeleton has the problems of large volume and weight, and is difficult to wear and use.

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