Shoulder articulation structure of wearable robot

• Main Author: CHUN, JOO YOUNG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 08.06.2012
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; 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; HAND TOOLS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MANIPULATORS; MASSAGE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; PROSTHESES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

PURPOSE: A shoulder structure of a wearable robot is provided to assist work because a robot is slid or rotated back and forth according to motion of a pitch driving motor and a roll driving motor if a shoulder of users wearing a robot is moved. CONSTITUTION: A shoulder structure of a wearable robot comprises a sliding unit(100), a pitch driving motor(110), a link unit(200), a roll driving motor(210), and a rotary arm(220). A guide groove(101) is perforated in the center of the sliding unit. The pitch driving motor is connected to the sliding unit and moves back and forth. One side of the link unit is connected to the pitch driving motor and is inserted in the guide groove. The other side of the link unit is located in the outside of the sliding unit. The roll driving motor is connected to the end of the link unit locating in the outside of the sliding unit. The rotary arm is connected to the roll driving motor and is rotated.