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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Youichi Shinomiya, Ibaraki, JP;
Takahisa Ozawa, Katano, JP;
Kazuhiro Ochi, Osaka, JP;
Yuritsugu Toyomi, Shimonoseki, JP;
Minoru Kawamoto, Hikone, JP;
Youichi Shinomiya, Ibaraki, JP;
Takahisa Ozawa, Katano, JP;
Kazuhiro Ochi, Osaka, JP;
Yuritsugu Toyomi, Shimonoseki, JP;
Minoru Kawamoto, Hikone, JP;
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An exercise assisting apparatus has a seat with a contact surface of which position is varied within an adjustable range defined by a user's physique in order to successfully adjust the user's knee at a desired bent angle irrespective of the user's height. The seatbears the buttock of the user M with the user's feet resting on a foot supporting surface on top of a foot stand. The seatis displaced by a seat driverwith a motor in a direction of varying the user's weight acting on the legs of the user M. The seatis driven by an elevator mechanismto move up and down together with the seat driver. The elevator mechanismmoves the seatin a direction which is restricted to a line inclined rearwardly and upwardly with respect to a vertical direction and deducted by a user of maximum physique and a user of minimum physique.