FINGER MOVEMENT ASSISTING DEVICE

• Main Author: HARADA TSUKUHIDE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 20.12.2018
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

To provide a finger movement assisting device having a simple structure and that can be down-sized.SOLUTION: A finger movement assisting device 10 includes: an end member 18; a base member 16; a plurality of link members 20 aligned between the base member 16 and the end member 18 in a longitudinal direction of a finger f; a plurality of joint axes 22 that can swing between the base member 16, the link member 20, and the end member 18; at least one of a first filamentary member 24 provided on back-side of the finger from the joint axes 22 and a second filamentary member 26 provided on an opposite side of the first filamentary member 24 with the joint axes 22 therebetween; and a driving unit 14 for adjusting a tensile force of at least one of the first filamentary member 24 and the second filamentary member 26. The first filamentary member 24 and the second filamentary member 26 are provided at least one each in a longitudinal direction and terminal ends thereof are respectively fixed or locked to the end member 18.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】構造が簡単でかつ小型化が可能な指動作補助装置を提供する。【解決手段】指動作補助装置１０は、先端部材１８と、基端部材１６と、基端部材１６と先端部材１８との間に指ｆの長手方向に沿って配列された複数のリンク部材２０と、基端部材１６、リンク部材２０および先端部材１８を相互に揺動可能に連結する複数の連結軸２２と、連結軸２２よりも指の背側で、長手方向に沿って設けられ末端が該先端部材１８に固定または係止された少なくとも一本の第１の線状部材２４、および連結軸２２を挟んで第１の線状部材２４の反対側で、長手方向に沿って設けられ末端が該先端部材１８に固定または係止された少なくとも一本の第２の線状部材２６の少なくとも一方と、第１の線状部材２４および第２の線状部材２６の少なくとも一方の張力を調整する駆動部１４と、を備える。【選択図】図１