Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a standing-up and upright position holding applicator for a paraplegic person, which is easily attached/detached, while a user is sitting on a wheelchair, and allows the user to easily (with weak upper arm force) transfer from a seated position to an upright position or from the upright position to the seated position through the use of a simple device such as a walking aid. SOLUTION: The standing-up and upright position holding applicator for a paraplegic person includes: thigh support parts 1 for supporting right and left thigh parts; a thigh support member 2 successively arranged from the thigh support parts 1; lower thigh support parts 3 for supporting right and left lower thigh parts; a lower thigh support member 4 successively arranged from the lower thigh support parts 3; foot support parts 5 for supporting right and left feet; knee joints 6 for rotatably joining the thigh support member 2 to the lower thigh support member 4; ankle joints 7 for rotatably joining the lower thigh support member 4 to the foot support parts 5; an actuator 8 for bending and stretching the knee joints 6; and joint link mechanisms 9 for plantar-flexing the foot joints 7 linked with the extending of the knee joints 6. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT