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公开(公告)号：US20210007875A1
公开(公告)日：2021-01-14
申请号：US17038328
申请日：2020-09-30
Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Inventor： Homayoon Kazerooni , Erich Hacker , Lee-Huang Chen
Abstract: An exoskeleton includes two torque generators, two thigh links, and a supporting trunk rotatably coupled to the thigh links. When a wearer bends forward in the sagittal plane such that the supporting trunk extends beyond a predetermined angle A with respect to vertical, at least one of the torque generators imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and a corresponding thigh link, thus imposing a force onto a wearer's trunk and thighs to aid in supporting the wearer in a bent position. The exoskeleton may include an active or passive means for actuating the generators. When the supporting trunk does not extend beyond the predetermined angle A, the torque generators do not impose resisting torques between the supporting trunk and the thigh links during the entire range of motion of the thigh links, thus enabling a wearer to walk, run and sit without constraint while in an upright position.
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公开(公告)号：US20170196712A1
公开(公告)日：2017-07-13
申请号：US15469201
申请日：2017-03-24
Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Inventor： Homayoon Kazerooni , Erich Hacker , Lee-Huang Chen
Abstract: An exoskeleton includes two torque generators, two thigh links, and a supporting trunk rotatably coupled to the thigh links. When a wearer bends forward in the sagittal plane such that the supporting trunk extends beyond a predetermined angle A with respect to vertical, at least one of the torque generators imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and a corresponding thigh link, thus imposing a force onto a wearer's trunk and thighs to aid in supporting the wearer in a bent position. The exoskeleton may include an active or passive means for actuating the generators. When the supporting trunk does not extend beyond the predetermined angle A, the torque generators do not impose resisting torques between the supporting trunk and the thigh links during the entire range of motion of the thigh links, thus enabling a wearer to walk, run and sit without constraint while in an upright position.
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公开(公告)号：US10821017B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-03
申请号：US15469201
申请日：2017-03-24
Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Inventor： Homayoon Kazerooni , Erich Hacker , Lee-Huang Chen
Abstract: An exoskeleton includes two torque generators, two thigh links, and a supporting trunk rotatably coupled to the thigh links. When a wearer bends forward in the sagittal plane such that the supporting trunk extends beyond a predetermined angle A with respect to vertical, at least one of the torque generators imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and a corresponding thigh link, thus imposing a force onto a wearer's trunk and thighs to aid in supporting the wearer in a bent position. The exoskeleton may include an active or passive means for actuating the generators. When the supporting trunk does not extend beyond the predetermined angle A, the torque generators do not impose resisting torques between the supporting trunk and the thigh links during the entire range of motion of the thigh links, thus enabling a wearer to walk, run and sit without constraint while in an upright position.
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公开(公告)号：US09744066B2
公开(公告)日：2017-08-29
申请号：US14944635
申请日：2015-11-18
Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Inventor： Homayoon Kazerooni , Erich Hacker , Lee-Huang Chen , Wayne Tung , Nathan Poon , Theerapat Yangyuenthanasan
CPC classification number: A61F5/026 , A61F5/028 , A61F2005/0179 , A61H1/0244 , A61H1/0292 , A61H2201/1246 , A61H2201/1261 , A61H2201/1619 , A61H2201/164 , A61H2201/165
Abstract: A trunk supporting exoskeleton comprises: a supporting trunk; thigh links configured to move in unison with a person's thighs; and first and second torque generators located on both left and right halves of the person substantially close to the person's hip. The torque generators couple the supporting trunk to the thigh links, and generate torque between the thigh links and the supporting trunk. When the person bends forward such that a predetermined portion of the supporting trunk passes beyond a predetermined angle from vertical, a torque generator(s) imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and the thigh link(s), causing the supporting trunk to impose a force against the person's trunk, and the thigh link(s) to impose a force onto the person's thigh. When the predetermined portion does not pass beyond the predetermined angle, the torque generators impose no resisting torques between said supporting trunk and respective thigh links.
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