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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2012
Hideo Shimizu, Wako, JP;
Hideaki Takahashi, Wako, JP;
Koji Okazaki, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a walking assistance device () that can transmit the power generated by a power generator () to a femoral part of a user, a swing arm () is attached to an output member of the power generator at a base end thereof, and is connected to a femoral support plate () at a free end thereof via a pivot joint (). The pivot joint includes a spherical projection () provided on the free end of the swing arm and a socket () provided on the femoral support plate, the socket defining a spherical recess () configured to receive the spherical projection to permit a tilting movement of the femoral support plate at least in two directions with respect to the free end of the swing arm. Thereby, the femoral support plate is enabled to accommodate the build and/or the movement of the femoral part of the user.