摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking assisting apparatus which can be easily taken on and off and has little sense of incompatibility. <P>SOLUTION: The walking assisting apparatus S includes: a waist part mounting tool 11 mounted on the waist part 3 of a user; a thigh part mounting tool 12 rotatably connected with the waist part mounting tool 11 through a ball joint part 15 and mounted along the thigh part 5 of the user; and a lower thigh part mounting tool 13 connected to be able to swing in the back and forth directions with the thigh part mounting tool 12 and mounted along the lower thigh part 7 of the user. The waist part mounting tool 11 includes: a pair of right and left waist part mounting bodies 50a and 50b for covering at least both right and left sides of the waist part 3 of the user; and a waist part plate 21 extending vertically downward from both the right and left sides of the waist part mounting bodies 50a and 50b. The walking assisting apparatus S furthermore includes: moving means 51, 52 and 53 for moving respectively in back and forth directions the right and left waist part mounting bodies 50a and 50b to arrange the plate 21 for the waist to the side of the crotch joint in accordance with the physique of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |