WALKING ASSISTING DEVICE AND WALKING ASSISTING METHOD

Japanese Patent JP2017046779

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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking assisting device that can be manufactured at low cost while keeping its performance.SOLUTION: A walking assisting device includes a first frame mounted on one leg, a second frame connected rotatably to the first frame at a hip joint position, and mounted on the other leg, a detection unit for detecting a relative angular speed between the first frame and the second frame, a first electric motor fixed to the first frame, a control unit for controlling an operation of the first electric motor on the basis of the result of the detection by the detection unit, a planetary gear mechanism for rotatably connecting the first frame and the second frame, and a second electric motor fixed to the first frame. The planetary gear mechanism includes a first gear rotationally driven by the first electric motor, at least one second gear rotatably provided to the second frame and engaged with the first gear, and a third gear engaged with the second gear. The second electric motor applies a load to the third gear.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

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ISHIHARA YOSHIYUKI

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March 09, 2017

August 31, 2015

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Kurata Masatoshi
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Takashi Mine
Naoki Kono
Katsu Sunagawa
Tadashi Inoue
Tatsushi Sato
Takashi Okada
Mihoko Horiuchi

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