Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Walking assisting device
- Patent Title (中): 行走辅助装置
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Application No.: US11816348Application Date: 2006-05-29
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Publication No.: US08114034B2Publication Date: 2012-02-14
- Inventor: Yasushi Ikeuchi , Tatsuya Noda , Jun Ashihara , Yutaka Hiki
- Applicant: Yasushi Ikeuchi , Tatsuya Noda , Jun Ashihara , Yutaka Hiki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: JP2005-155329 20050527; JP2005-223803 20050802
- International Application: PCT/JP2006/310658 WO 20060529
- International Announcement: WO2006/126711 WO 20061130
- Main IPC: A61H1/00
- IPC: A61H1/00 ; A61H3/00

Abstract:
A walking aid apparatus comprising a sitting member which a user sits astride and leg links each coupled to a connection provided on the undersurface of the sitting member in such a way as to be free to swing in the forward/backward direction, which improves the stability of the sitting member. The connection is adapted in such a way that a forward/backward swinging fulcrum of the leg links is located above the sitting member. More specifically, the connection is provided with an arc-shaped guide track longitudinal in the forward/backward direction and having the center of curvature above the sitting member, so that each of the leg links swings along the guide track in the forward/backward direction. If the leg links are allowed to swing freely also in the lateral direction, preferably the lateral swinging fulcrum of the leg links is also located above the sitting member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080156363A1 Walking Assisting Device Public/Granted day:2008-07-03
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