摘要 |
An artificial limb joint device which has sufficient strength as a joint, can efficiently absorb a torsion load received from a body during walking, and can restore its original shape immediately after absorption and can adjust angle continuously. The artificial limb joint device comprising body protecting members which adjoin to each other, one of which can turn with respect to the other body protecting member, wherein the body protecting members are made from a material having flexibility, a support member for rotatably supporting the adjoining side end portion of the one body protecting member is placed on the adjoining side end portion of the other body protecting member, a stopper member which contacts a contact portion provided in the adjoining side end portion of the one body protecting member to limit the rotation angle of the body protecting member is installed on the support member, and the position of the stopper member can be changed along the rotation locus of the contact portion and controlled.
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