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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2019
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Fumitaka Achiwa, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shibata, Toyota, JP;
Kouji Nagumo, Anjo, JP;
Kimihiro Onishi, Kasugai, JP;
Tomomi Nishida, Toyoake, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A walking assist device includes: a pair of right and left handles that are movable back and forth with respect to a frame in accordance with arm swing performed during walk of a user; rails on which the handles are provided and which limit movement of the handles in a movable range in accordance with arm swing performed during the walk of the user; a handle information acquisition unit that acquires information related to movement of the handles; and a control unit that controls a drive unit in accordance with the information from the handle information acquisition unit.