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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Eisuke Aoki, Toyota, JP;
Tomio Ikeda, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A leg brace configured to be attached to a leg of a user, includes a rear thigh link extending along a thigh of the user, and a lower-leg link rotatably connected to the rear thigh link and extending along a lower leg of the user. A handle is provided in the thigh link, the handle being configured to project forward when the user is in the sitting position. The rear thigh link and the lower-leg link are connected to each other near the knee joint of the user. Specifically, the rear thigh link and the lower-leg link are connected to each other at a rear connection part disposed near the knee joint. Further, the rear thigh link and the handle are also connected to each other near the knee joint.