The invention provides an 
upper limb external skeleton device. The 
upper limb external skeleton device is installed on a 
wheelchair and used for assisting a patient suffering from upper and 
lower limb dysfunction in 
upper limb movement and 
active exercise. The upper limb external skeleton device is characterized by comprising a connecting and supporting mechanism, a 
shoulder joint motion mechanism, an 
elbow joint motion mechanism and a 
wrist joint motion mechanism, wherein the connecting and supporting mechanism is used for being connected with the 
wheelchair and supporting the external skeleton of the upper limb of the patient, and comprises a 
wheelchair fixing rod, a first wheelchair locking clamp, a supporting frame, a pulling rod and a single-end locking clamp; the 
shoulder joint motion mechanism is used for enabling the patient to do 
shoulder joint exercise and comprises a supporting disc, a rotating piece, an upper arm supporting piece and an upper arm rotating shaft piece, and when rotating, the rotating piece and the upper arm supporting piece drive the shoulder joints of the patient to stretch and retract; the 
elbow joint motion mechanism is used for enabling the patient to do 
elbow joint exercise and comprises an upper arm fixing piece, an upper elbow joint connecting piece, a lower elbow joint connecting piece and a 
forearm fixing piece; the 
wrist joint motion mechanism is used for enabling the patient to do 
wrist joint exercise and comprises a grip, flexural springs, a 
forearm adjusting rod and a 
forearm supporting piece which are connected in sequence.