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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Stephen William John, Kyoto, JP;
Katsuhiko Asai, Nara, JP;
Takayuki Nagata, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Yamamoto, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A41D 1/00 (2018.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A41D 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A41D 1/002 (2013.01); A41D 13/0015 (2013.01); A61B 5/04888 (2013.01); A61B 5/1107 (2013.01); A61B 5/6804 (2013.01); A61F 2/50 (2013.01); A61H 1/02 (2013.01); A61H 1/0244 (2013.01); A61H 1/0277 (2013.01); A61H 1/0285 (2013.01); A61H 1/0288 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0184 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0214 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0228 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1238 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/501 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5002 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5084 (2013.01); A61H 2230/085 (2013.01); A61H 2230/605 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assist garment worn on a part of a human body includes a plurality of garment-fitting actuators that are placed linearly along at least one end portion of a garment body and driven to extend and contract, a plurality of assisting actuators that are placed linearly on the garment body to cross the fitting actuators and driven to extend and contract, and a controller that individually controls the drive of the assisting actuators and the drive of the fitting actuators.