公开(公告)号：US20180092793A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15695003

申请日：2017-09-05

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN JOHN ,  MAYUMI KOMATSU ,  JUN OZAWA

IPC: A61H1/02

CPC classification number: A61H1/0262 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H2201/0192 ,  A61H2201/1223 ,  A61H2201/149 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5038 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  A61H2205/088 ,  A61H2205/102

Abstract: An assist system includes a fist belt worn on an upper body part of a user, a second belt worn on a knee of the user, a wire, a motor coupled with a first end of the wire and disposed on the first or second belt, a drive controller that controls drive of the motor, a gyro sensor that is disposed on the second belt and that measures an angular velocity about a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wire, and a controller. When the angular velocity is greater than or equal to a first threshold with a first tension being applied to the wire using the motor, the controller outputs first information. A second end of the wire is coupled with the second belt when the motor is disposed on the first belt but coupled with the first belt when the motor is disposed on the second belt.

公开(公告)号：US20190029912A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16034343

申请日：2018-07-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. When the assistance apparatus assists the user in turning left, the motor generates a tension larger than or equal to a first threshold in each of the second wire, the fourth wire, the sixth wire, and the eighth wire. When the fourth wire or the second wire is broken, the motor changes the wire in which a tension is generated.

公开(公告)号：US20190008714A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16009508

申请日：2018-06-15

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in turning left, the motor generates, when a left leg is in a swing phase and a right leg is in a stance phase, a tension in each of the second, third, sixth, and seventh wires at an identical timing. In a case of assisting the user in turning right, the motor generates, when the left leg is in a stance phase and the right leg is in a swing phase, a tension in each of the second, third, sixth, and seventh wires at an identical timing.

公开(公告)号：US20190021933A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16027198

申请日：2018-07-03

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in moving to turn left, the motor generates a tension larger than or equal to a first threshold in each of the second wire, the third wire, and the fourth wire at an identical timing in a swing phase of a left leg of the user, and generates a tension larger than or equal to the first threshold in each of the fifth wire, the sixth wire, and the eighth wire at an identical timing in a swing phase of a right leg of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20180092794A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15693896

申请日：2017-09-01

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN JOHN ,  MAYUMI KOMATSU ,  JUN OZAWA

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

CPC classification number: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H1/0262 ,  A61H2001/0248 ,  A61H2001/0251 ,  A61H2003/007 ,  A61H2201/0192 ,  A61H2201/1215 ,  A61H2201/1223 ,  A61H2201/149 ,  A61H2201/163 ,  A61H2201/1642 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/1652 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5038 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  A61H2205/088 ,  A61H2205/102

Abstract: An assist device includes an upper-body belt attached to the upper body of a user, first and second belts attached to the knees, a first wire coupling the upper-body belt to the first belt, a second wire crossing the first wire, a third wire coupling the upper-body belt to the second belt, a fourth wire crossing the third wire, and a motor coupled to one end of each of the first to fourth wires. When assisting users with walking, tensions equal to a first threshold value or greater are applied to one of the first and second wires and one of the third and fourth wires by the motor at different times. When detecting slacking of the upper-body belt, tensions equal to the first threshold value or greater are simultaneously applied to one of the first and second wires and one of the third and fourth wires by the motor.

公开(公告)号：US20180370020A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15982118

申请日：2018-05-17

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  H04W4/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/0006 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H1/0262 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H3/008 ,  A61H2003/007 ,  A61H2201/0192 ,  A61H2201/1207 ,  A61H2201/14 ,  A61H2201/1621 ,  A61H2201/1642 ,  A61H2201/1652 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5046 ,  A61H2201/5048 ,  A61H2201/5058 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  H04W4/026

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in turning left, the motor generates, when a right leg of the user is in a stance phase, a tension larger than or equal to a first threshold in each of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth wires at an identical timing. In a case of assisting the user in turning right, the motor generates, when a left leg of the user is in a stance phase, a tension larger than or equal to the first threshold in each of the first, third, fifth, and seventh wires at an identical timing.