Device for providing supporting force for upper limbs of user, and exoskeleton

• Main Author: KASEMANN STEFAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 21.06.2022
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ORAPPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUSPROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HAND TOOLS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MANIPULATORS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; STANDS OR SUPPORTS; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK

The invention relates to a device (1) for providing a supporting force for an upper limb (2) of a user (3), the supporting force being provided in a first mode and a second mode, the device (1) comprising a supporting device (4) and an arm lever (5), the supporting device and the arm lever being connected together via a rotary joint (6), such that the arm lever (5) is mounted so as to be rotatable relative to the support device (4) about an axis of rotation. The device (1) comprises a spring element (7) for providing the supporting force, the spring element (7) being arranged between the supporting device (4) and a connecting element (8), the device (1) comprising a force transmission element (9) which has a first end (10) and a second end (11) and which can be guided around the connecting element (8), the ends (10, 11) of the force transmission element (9) being connected to the first end (10) and the second end (11). The force transmission element (9, 11) is attachable to the support device (4) at a first s