公开(公告)号：US20200289357A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16808447

申请日：2020-03-04

Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION

Inventor： Hisataka SATO ,  Tomoki ARAI ,  Shinji TAKEUCHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

Abstract: An assist apparatus includes: a shoulder harness; an actuator; a power transmission member connected to the actuator; a pulley support portion; a leg-side pulley; a knees-linking member; a left knee harness to be fitted to a left knee region of the wearer, the left knee harness being connected to a first end of the knees-linking member; a right knee harness to be fitted to a right knee region of the wearer, the right knee harness being connected to a second end of the knees-linking member; a posture detection device that detects a posture of the wearer; and a control device that controls the actuator based on information of the posture of the wearer, the posture being detected by the posture detection device.

公开(公告)号：US20180338881A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US15987465

申请日：2018-05-23

Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION

Inventor： Kazuyoshi OHTSUBO ,  Hiromichi OHTA ,  Hisataka SATO

IPC: A61H1/02

Abstract: An assist device includes a body wearing unit configured to be worn on a body of a user including a region around an assist target body part of the user; and an actuator unit configured to be attached to the body wearing unit and to the assist target body part so as to assist a motion of the assist target body part. The body wearing unit includes a main frame having a pivot shaft portion, and a sub-frame connected to the pivot shaft portion and configured to pivot around an axis of the pivot shaft portion. The sub-frame is pivotable so as to fit a body size of the user.