To provide a walking assist device capable of realizing, in walking, muscle force training effect substantially equal to muscle force training effect expected in ordinary walking, reducing risks in walking, and capable of realizing light touch effect.SOLUTION: A walking assist device 1 includes: a rail 2; a movable body 3 movably disposed along the rail 2; a support member 4 supported by the movable body 3, and capable of supporting the body part of a user; a driving device 5 moving the movable body 3 along the rail 2; a sensor 6 disposed in the movable body 3 or the support member 4, and detecting a load to the front in the traveling direction, received from the user by the support member 4; and a control device 7 moving the support member 4 along the rail 2 by controlling the driving device 5 so that a load Fs to the front in the traveling direction detected by the sensor 6 becomes a target load Ftarget in a state that the user gives a load to the support member 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12
【課題】歩行中において、通常の歩行時に期待される筋力のトレーニング効果と同程度の筋力トレーニング効果を実現し、且つ、歩行時の危険性を低減し、ライトタッチ効果を実現可能な歩行補助装置を提供する。【解決手段】歩行補助装置1は、レール2と、レール2に沿って移動可能に設けられた移動体3と、移動体3に支持され、利用者の身体部分を支持可能な支持部材4と、移動体3をレール2に沿って移動させる駆動装置5と、移動体3又は支持部材4に設けられ、支持部材4が利用者から受ける進行方向前方への荷重を検出するセンサ6と、利用者が支持部材4に荷重を付与している状態において、センサ6により検出される進行方向前方への荷重Fsが目標荷重Ftargetとなるように、駆動装置5を制御することにより支持部材4をレール2に沿って移動させる制御装置7とを備える。【選択図】図12
WALKING ASSIST DEVICE
歩行補助装置
2021-08-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
WALKING ASSIST METHOD, WALKING ASSIST DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
European Patent Office | 2017
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