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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
May. 29, 2006
Yutaka Hiki, Wako, JP;
Yutaka Hiki, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compact and easy-to-use walking assisting device capable of reducing constrained feeling given to a user and allowing a free swing of the arms of the user in walking. The walking assisting device comprises one or more leg links to which ground contact members are connected at their lower ends respectively and a load transfer portion connected to the upper ends of the leg links, in which at least a part of the weight of the user is supported by the leg links via the load transfer portion, wherein the load transfer portion includes a seat member for the user to sit astride, wherein connecting portions with the upper ends of the leg links connected thereto are attached to the undersurface of the seat member, and wherein the connecting portions have a degree of freedom allowing the forward/backward and lateral swings of the leg links.