摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking assisting device which reduces interference with its surrounding environment by reducing its overhang width. <P>SOLUTION: The walking assisting device includes a hip arrangement member 3 arranged on the hip of a user 2, thigh frames 4 connected to the hip arrangement member 3, and leg frames 5 connected to the thigh frames 4. A pulley 8 is arranged at a connection between the hip arrangement member 3 and the thigh frame 4. The pulley 8 is connected via a belt 11 to a pulley 10 which is installed on the thigh frame 4 by means of an adaptor 12 and is arranged on the rotary shaft of a motor 9 installed on the user 2 side compared to the adapter 12. A pulley 14 is installed at a connection between the thigh frame 4 and the leg frame 5. The pulley 14 is connected via a belt 17 to a pulley 16 which is installed on the thigh frame 4 or the leg frame 5 via an adaptor 18 and is arranged on the rotary shaft of a motor 15 installed on the user 2 side compared to the adaptor 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |