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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
JTEKT CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/0006 (2013.01); A61F 5/0125 (2013.01); A61H 1/0244 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1645 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1671 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assist device includes: a first brace configured to be worn on at least a waist of a user; an arm configured to extend along a thigh of the user and to rotate with respect to the first brace; an actuator configured to generate torque that rotates the arm; and a second brace provided on the arm and configured to be worn on the thigh. The arm includes an arm body and a holding portion. The holding portion is provided on the arm body such that the holding portion is movable in a longitudinal direction of the arm body. The holding portion holds the second brace such that the second brace is rotatable.