PASSIVE LOCKING HAND EXOSKELETON

摘要

Systems (100) and methods (600) for operating an exoskeleton disposed at least partially on a joint of a wearer's limb (118). The methods involve respectively aligning first apertures (310 or 312) of a first planar flexible element (304 or 306) of the exoskeleton with second apertures (310 or 312) of a second planar flexible element (304 or 306) of the exoskeleton. The first and second planar flexible elements abut each other. A toothed flexible element (302) is then caused to ratchetedly engage the first and second planar flexible elements by bending the joint.

主权项

1. A method for operating an exoskeleton disposed at least partially on a joint of a wearer's limb, comprising:
respectively aligning first apertures of a first planar flexible element of the exoskeleton with second apertures of a second planar flexible element of the exoskeleton, where the first and second planar flexible elements abut each other; and causing a toothed flexible element to ratchetedly engage the first and second planar flexible elements by bending the joint, where
the first planar flexible element, the second planar flexible element and the toothed flexible element follow a curvature of the joint when the joint is bent, andthe toothed flexible element is at a distance from a center of curvature defined by said bending that is different than that of the first and second planar flexible elements.