WEARABLE MOBILITY AID DEVICE

DE602021031159T2Active Publication Date: 2025-05-21CYBERDYNE INC
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Patent Information

Application Number
DE602021031159
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2020-02-20
Filing Date
2021-02-09
Publication Date
2025-05-21
Estimated Expiration
2041-02-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Wearable motion assistance devices for elderly individuals face challenges in reducing physical burdens, requiring a lightweight, compact design that can assist various joint motions without hindering daily life activities, and must be designed to minimize protrusions on the body, particularly on the sides and back, to address psychological resistance and practical usability.

Method used

A wearable motion assistance device featuring a drive unit with separable housings and frame units, a power source, control unit, and biosignal detection, which adjusts motive power based on detected biosignals and physical quantities to provide assistive torque without mechanical burdens, allowing for positioning at desired joint sites and thin, lightweight design.

Benefits of technology

The device effectively reduces physical loads on the wearer, enabling assistive motions at desired joint sites without hindering daily activities, achieving a compact and comfortable form factor that addresses psychological and practical usability concerns.

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Abstract

In a state where a drive unit is located on a lateral side of a joint(s) of a wearer wearing clothes and a communication unit and a frame unit are fixed and retained corresponding to the wearer's first and second body sites, respectively, a driving torque of an actuator according to movements of the wearer's joint is transmitted as an assist force to the first and second body sites without giving any physical burdens or hindrances in daily life to the wearer.
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