Multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10722416-B2
Application number	US-201515559819-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2015
Priority date	Mar 20, 2015
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

The application presents a multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot, which includes a robot base and a training bed. The training bed comprises two sets of leg mechanisms, a seat, a seat width adjustment mechanism, a mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, a back cushion, a weight support system and a mechanism for adjusting the back cushion angle. The robot base comprises a mechanism for adjusting the bed angle. The mechanisms for adjusting the angles of bed and back cushion can be used together to provide paralysis patients with multiple training modes of lying, sitting, and standing postures. Each leg mechanism comprises hip, knee, and ankle joints, which are driven by electric motors; angle and force sensors are installed on each joint, and can be used to identify patients' motion intention to provide patients with active and assistant training. The mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, the leg mechanisms, and the weight support system can be used together to implement human natural walking gait to improve the training effect.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot, characterized by that the robot comprises a robot base ( 1 - 1 ) and a training bed,
wherein the robot base ( 1 - 1 ) is a support base for the multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot; a bed adjustment mechanism is installed on the robot base ( 1 - 1 ), and said bed adjustment mechanism is hinged to a bed frame ( 1 - 7 ) through a bed support module ( 1 - 8 ) and adapted to change a patient's training posture by adjusting an angle of the training bed;
wherein the training bed comprises two leg mechanisms ( 1 - 2 ), a seat ( 1 - 4 ), a seat width adjustment mechanism, a mechanism for adjusting a gravity center of human body, a back cushion ( 1 - 5 ), a back cushion frame ( 5 - 1 ), a mechanism for adjusting an angle of the back cushion, a bed frame ( 1 - 7 ) and a weight support system ( 1 - 6 );
wherein each leg mechanism ( 1 - 2 ) comprises three joints: hip, knee and ankle joints, and two set of linkages: thigh and shank linkages; the leg mechanisms are used to fix a patient's lower limbs and to implement an assisted physical training for lower limbs;
wherein the seat ( 1 - 4 ) is used as a seat for a patient to support body weight during a sitting posture training; wherein the seat ( 1 - 4 ) is installed fixedly on the seat width adjustment mechanism; the seat width adjustment mechanism is used to adjust a distance between the two leg mechanisms ( 1 - 2 ) to accommodate sizes of patient's body; the seat width adjustment mechanism is installed on the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, which is used to adjust the gravity center of the patient's body in real time to simulate an up and down variation of the gravity center during natural walking;
wherein the back cushion ( 1 - 5 ) is used to support the weight of the patient's upper body in a lying posture training and is fixed on a front of the back cushion frame ( 5 - 1 ), one end of which is hinged with the bed frame ( 1 - 7 );
wherein the mechanism for adjusting the angle of the back cushion is installed between the back cushion frame ( 5 - 1 ) and the bed frame ( 1 - 7 ); the mechanism for adjusting the angle of back cushion is used to adjust the angle of the back cushion for improving patient's comfort during the sitting or lying posture training; and
wherein the weight support system ( 1 - 6 ) is driven by a first driving motor ( 4 - 11 ) and installed on a back of the back cushion frame ( 5 - 1 ) to balance part or all of the patient's weight;
wherein a seat arm ( 1 - 3 ) is installed on each side of the seat ( 1 - 4 ) to provide hand support during training, and wheels are installed on a bottom of the robot base ( 1 - 1 ) for transferring the multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot;
wherein the seat width adjustment mechanism comprises a first mounting plate ( 2 - 2 ) of the seat width adjustment mechanism, two leg mechanism bases ( 2 - 10 ) for installing the leg mechanisms, linear guide rails ( 2 - 7 ) left-and-right symmetrically designed for the seat width adjustment mechanism, rail saddles ( 2 - 1 ), which are used together with the linear guide rails ( 2 - 7 ), and linear motion module of the seat width adjustment mechanism,
wherein the linear motion module of the seat width adjustment mechanism is installed on the first mounting plate ( 2 - 2 );
wherein a front of each leg mechanism base ( 2 - 10 ) is connected with each of the two leg mechanisms ( 1 - 2 ), and a back of each leg mechanism base ( 2 - 10 ) is connected with the linear motion module and the rail saddles ( 2 - 1 ), and
wherein the linear guide rails ( 2 - 7 ) are corresponding to the rail saddles ( 2 - 1 ) and installed on the first mounting plate ( 2 - 2 );
wherein the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body comprises a second mounting plate ( 3 - 1 ), a linear motion module, a rail saddle ( 3 - 8 ) and a linear guide rail ( 3 - 7 ),
wherein the second mounting plate ( 3 - 1 ) of the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body is installed on the bed frame ( 1 - 7 );
wherein the linear motion module of the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body is installed on the second mounting plate ( 3 - 1 ) of the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, and connected fixedly with the first mounting plate ( 2 - 2 ) of the seat width adjustment mechanism;
wherein the rail saddle ( 3 - 8 ) is installed on one side of the first mounting plate ( 2 - 2 ) of the seat width adjustment mechanism, said side facing the second mounting plate ( 3 - 1 ) of the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body; and
wherein the linear guide rail ( 3 - 7 ) of the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body are corresponding to the rail saddle ( 3 - 8 ) and are installed on the second mounting plate ( 3 - 1 ) of the mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body;
wherein the weight support system ( 1 - 6 ) comprises a weight support system mounting plate ( 4 - 12 ), a weight support system linear motion module, a weight support system rail saddle ( 4 - 5 ), a weight support system linear guide rail ( 4 - 8 ), a weight support rope ( 4 - 3 ), a hook beam ( 4 - 2 ), a wheel train ( 4 - 4 ) and bandage hooks ( 4 - 1 ),
wherein the weight support system mounting plate ( 4 - 12 ) is installed on the back cushion frame ( 5 - 1 );
wherein the weight support system linear motion module is installed on the weight support system mounting plate ( 4 - 12 );
wherein the weight support system rail saddle ( 4 - 5 ) is installed on the weight support system linear motion module;
wherein the weight support system linear guide rail ( 4 - 8 ) is corresponding to the weight support system rail saddle ( 4 - 5 );
wherein one end of the weight support rope ( 4 - 3 ) is connected with the weight support system linear motion module, and the other end of the weight support rope is connected with the hook beam ( 4 - 2 );
wherein the wheel train ( 4 - 4 ) is installed on an upper part of the back cushion frame and used together with the weight support rope ( 4 - 3 ); and
wherein there are two bandage hooks ( 4 - 1 ), which are respectively fixed at the two ends of the hook beam ( 4 - 2 );
wherein the mechanism for adjusting the angle of back cushion comprises a beam A ( 5 - 2 ), an electric push rod ( 5 - 3 ) and a beam B ( 5 - 4 ),
wherein the beam A ( 5 - 2 ) is installed fixedly on the back cushion frame ( 5 - 1 ); the beam B ( 5 - 4 ) is installed fixedly on the bed frame ( 1 - 7 ); one end of the electric push rod ( 5 - 3 ) is hinged with the beam A ( 5 - 2 ), and the other end of the electric push rod ( 5 - 3 ) is hinged with the beam B ( 5 - 4 ).

2. The multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot as claimed in claim 1 , characterized by that the linear motion module of the seat width adjustment mechanism comprises a second driving motor ( 2 - 3 ), a motor mounting plate ( 2 - 4 ), a bevel gear train ( 2 - 5 ), two lead screws ( 2 - 6 ), two screw nuts ( 2 - 8 ), two screw nut mounting plates ( 2 - 9 ), wherein
the second driving motor ( 2 - 3 ) is installed fixedly on the motor mounting plate ( 2 - 4 ); the motor mounting plate ( 2 - 4 ) is fixed on the first mounting plate ( 2 - 2 ); the bevel gear train ( 2 - 5 ) comprises an input and two outputs, wherein the input is connected fixedly with an output axle of the second driving motor ( 2 - 3 ) and the outputs are respectively connected fixedly with the two lead screws ( 2 - 6 ); each lead screw ( 2 - 6 ) and one corresponding screw nut ( 2 - 8 ) form a set of screw pair; the two screw nuts ( 2 - 8 ) are respectively installed fixedly on the corresponding screw nut mounting plates ( 2 - 9 ); the two screw nut mounting plates ( 2 - 9 ) are respectively fixed to the corresponding leg mechanism bases ( 2 - 10 ) and on a side facing

Assignees

• Inst Automation Cas

Inventors

• Hou Zengguang
• Wang Weiqun
• Peng Long
• Liang Xu
• Peng Liang
• Cheng Long
• Xie Xiaoliang
• Bian Guibin
• Tan Min
• Luo Lincong

Classifications

• A61H2201/0149

  Seat or chair · CPC title

• A61H1/0262 Primary

  Walking movement; Appliances for aiding disabled persons to walk (A61H3/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61H1/00

  Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones · CPC title

• A61H2203/0487

  upright · CPC title

• A61H1/024

  Knee (A61H1/0255 takes precedence) · CPC title