公开(公告)号：US20190151184A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16257572

申请日：2019-01-25

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  MAYUMI KOMATSU ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61F5/01 ,  B25J9/00

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to first and second knee belts to be worn above left and right knees of the user, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in turning left, the motor generates a tension in second and fourth wires in a period of 65% or more and 100% or less of a first gait phase of a left leg and a period of 0% or more and 20% or less of a second gait phase of the left leg, and generates a tension in sixth and eighth wires in a period of 65% or more and 100% or less of a first gait phase of a right leg and a period of 0% or more and 20% or less of a second gait phase of the right leg.

公开(公告)号：US20190125617A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16161060

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  HIROKI TAKEUCHI ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes a first wire and a second wire that couple an upper-body belt and a left knee belt to each other on or above a front part and back part of the body of a user, respectively, a third wire and a fourth wire that couple the upper-body belt and a right knee belt to each other on or above the front part and back part of the body of the user, respectively, and a motor. When assistance is stopped, the motor reduces the tension of the first wire during a first stop period starting in a boundary period in a first period and ending in a start period of a second period, generates no tension in the second wire during the second period, reduces the tension of the third wire during a second stop period starting in a boundary period in a third period and ending in a start period of a fourth period, and generates no tension in the fourth wire during the fourth period. The boundary period includes a timing at which each leg of the user shifts from a stance phase to a swing phase.

公开(公告)号：US20190125616A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16161055

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  KENTA MURAKAMI ,  HIROKI TAKEUCHI ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes wires, each of which couples an upper-body belt and one of left and right knee belts to each other, and a motor. When the assistance apparatus assists a user in walking backward while carrying an object, the motor generates, in a gait phase of a left leg, a tension greater than or equal to a second threshold value in a second wire during a fifth period other than a first period during which a tension greater than or equal to a first threshold value is generated, and a tension less than the second threshold value in a first wire during a sixth period other than a second period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated, and generates, in a gait phase of a right leg, a tension greater than or equal to the second threshold value in a fourth wire during a seventh period other than a third period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated, and a tension less than the second threshold value in a third wire during an eighth period other than a fourth period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated.

公开(公告)号：US20190125615A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16161052

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  HIROKI TAKEUCHI ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes a first wire and a second wire that couple an upper-body belt and a left knee belt to each other on or above a front part and back part of the body of a user, respectively, a third wire and a fourth wire that couple the upper-body belt and a right knee belt to each other on or above the front part and back part of the body of the user, respectively, a motor, a left sensor on the left hand of the user, and a right sensor on the right hand of the user. When a left sensor value of the left sensor is larger than a right sensor value of the right sensor, the tension of the first wire and the second wire is made greater than the tension of the third wire and the fourth wire. When the right sensor value is larger than the left sensor value, the tension of the third wire and the fourth wire is made greater than the tension of the first wire and the second wire.

公开(公告)号：US20190117493A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16154758

申请日：2018-10-09

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  HIROKI TAKEUCHI ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes a first and second wires coupling an upper-body belt and a left knee belt to each other on or above a front and back parts of a body of a user, respectively, a third and fourth wires coupling the upper-body belt and a right knee belt to each other on or above the front and back parts, respectively, a motor, a first sensor that detects at least tensions of the first and third wires, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the motor to generate, when the first wire is broken, in the second wire, a tension less than a tension of the second wire during no break in the first wire, and to generate, when the third wire is broken, in the fourth wire, a tension less than a tension of the fourth wire during no break in the third wire.

公开(公告)号：US20160242987A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-25

申请号：US15012578

申请日：2016-02-01

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： TAKAYUKI NAGATA ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  KATSUHIKO ASAI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A41D1/00

CPC classification number: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/024 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H1/0277 ,  A61H2201/1207 ,  A61H2201/1238 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/5002 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2230/605

Abstract: An assist wear item is worn on a portion of a living body and has an inner surface brought into contact with the portion. The assist wear item includes assisting actuators, contact sensors, and a controller. Each assisting actuator is driven to expand and contract. The assisting actuators are linearly arranged along an expansion/contraction direction of a muscle at the portion. Each contact sensor detects a contact with an outer surface of the assist wear item. If the controller receives a detection result indicating a first contact from a first contact sensor among the contact sensors and receives a detection result indicating a second contact from a second contact sensor within a first time period after reception of the detection result indicating the first contact, the controller increases or decreases a driving power of expansion/contraction driving of an assisting actuator corresponding to the second contact sensor.

Abstract translation: 辅助磨损物品佩戴在生物体的一部分上并且具有与该部分接触的内表面。 辅助磨损物品包括辅助致动器，接触传感器和控制器。 每个辅助致动器被驱动以膨胀和收缩。 辅助致动器沿着该部分处的肌肉的伸缩方向线性地排列。 每个接触传感器检测与辅助磨损物品的外表面的接触。 如果控制器从接收传感器中的第一接触传感器接收到指示第一接触的检测结果，并且在接收到指示第一接触的检测结果之后的第一时间段内接收到来自第二接触传感器的指示第二接触的检测结果， 控制器增加或减少对应于第二接触传感器的辅助致动器的伸缩驱动的驱动力。