A walking assist device has a frame, a plurality of wheels, drive units, a battery, and a drive control unit that controls the drive units. The walking assist device also has: a pair of right and left movable handles that are grasped by a user and movable back and forth with respect to the frame in accordance with arm swing performed during walk of the user; handle guide units provided on the frame to guide the movable handles in a movable range that matches the arm swing performed during walk of the user; and a grasp portion state detection unit that detects the state of the movable handles. The drive control unit controls the travel speed of the walking assist device by controlling the drive units on the basis of the state of the movable handles which is detected using the grasp portion state detection unit.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    WALKING ASSIST DEVICE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-08-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    A61H PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY , Geräte für die physikalische Therapie, z.B. Vorrichtungen zum Lokalisieren oder Anregen spezieller Reflexpunkte am Körper / B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS



    WALKING ASSIST METHOD, WALKING ASSIST DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

    MOTOYAMA HIROYUKI / INOUE TAKESHI / OZAWA JUN | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    WALKING ASSIST DEVICE

    MORI MAYUKO / HIDA KAZUTERU / SHIRAISHI ITSUO | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    WALKING ASSIST DEVICE

    SATO SHINYA | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    Walking assist device

    SHIBATA YOSHIYUKI / KANAYA MANABU / TAKEUCHI SHINJI et al. | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    WALKING ASSIST DEVICE

    KOZUKI KENICHI / KITAMOTO HIROSHI / ISOGAI KYOSUKE et al. | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access