WALKING AID

• Main Authors: MAEKITA WATARU, YAMAZAKI HARUSUKE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 20.08.2020
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY

To provide a walking aid in which efficiency of attaching/detaching it has been improved and a risk of pinching the hand or fingers has been reduced.SOLUTION: A walking aid 100 includes: a lumbar part exoskeleton member 101 attached to the lumbar part of a wearing person; a thigh part exoskeleton member 102 attached to the thigh part of the wearing person; and a connection part 103 for connecting the lumbar part exoskeleton member 101 and the thigh part exoskeleton member 102. The connection part 103 includes a lumbar part side joint 104 connected to the lumbar part exoskeleton member 101, a thigh part side joint 105 connected to the thigh part exoskeleton member 102, and a link pin 106 for rotatably connecting the lumbar part side joint 104 and the thigh part side joint 105.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】歩行補助装具の着脱の効率性が向上されるとともに、手や指を挟む危険性が低減された歩行補助装具を提供する。【解決手段】歩行補助装具１００は、被装着者の腰部に装着される腰部外骨格部材１０１と、被装着者の大腿部に装着される大腿部外骨格部材１０２と、腰部外骨格部材１０１と大腿部外骨格部材１０２とを連結している連結部１０３と、を備え、連結部１０３は、腰部外骨格部材１０１に連結される腰部側ジョイント１０４と、大腿部外骨格部材１０２に連結される大腿部側ジョイント１０５と、腰部側ジョイント１０４と大腿部側ジョイント１０５とを回動可能に連結するリンクピン１０６と、を備える。【選択図】図１