Arm rest apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12245688-B2
Application number	US-202117503858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2021
Priority date	Apr 23, 2019
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

An arm rest apparatus, according to one embodiment, may comprise: a fixed part fixed to an external object; a horizontal movement module having one end rotatably connected to the fixed part and the other end having two-translational-degree-of-freedom movement with respect to the fixed part; and an arm support module installed to have two rotational degrees of freedom with respect to the other end of the horizontal movement module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An arm rest apparatus comprising:
a fixed part fixed to an external object;
a horizontal movement module having one end rotatably connected to the fixed part and another end having two-translational-degree-of-freedom movement with respect to the fixed part, wherein the horizontal movement module further comprises:
a first driving frame which has a first link rotatably connected to a first rotary shaft and rotatably connected to a second rotary shaft parallel with the first rotary shaft, wherein the first driving frame further comprises a first protrusion member which is fixed to the first link to rotate around the first rotary shaft and has an edge radially protruding around the first rotary shaft;
a second driving frame which has a driving link rotatably connected to the first rotary shaft, a second link rotatably connected to a third rotary shaft parallel with the first rotary shaft, and a third link rotatably connected to a fourth rotary shaft spaced apart from the third rotary shaft in parallel with the third rotary shaft and rotatably connected to the second rotary shaft, wherein at least a portion of the driving link has an edge radially protruding around the first rotary shaft;
a central connection part which is rotatably connected to the fixed part through a plurality of links; and
a rotational end part which is rotatably connected to the central connection part through a plurality of links; and
an arm support module movably supported by the horizontal movement module.

2. The arm rest apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the horizontal movement module further comprises a fourth link which is rotatably connected to the second rotary shaft and is rotatably connected to a fifth rotary shaft parallel with the first rotary shaft, and
wherein the fourth link is fixed to the third link so as to rotate around the second rotary shaft together.

3. The arm rest apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the horizontal movement module further comprises:
a fifth link which is rotatably connected to a sixth rotary shaft spaced apart from the first rotary shaft in parallel with the first rotary shaft and is rotatably connected to a seventh rotary shaft spaced apart from the second rotary shaft in parallel with the second rotary shaft, and
wherein the fifth link and the first link are parallel with each other.

4. The arm rest apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the horizontal movement module further comprises:
a sixth link which is rotatably connected to an eighth rotary shaft spaced apart from the second rotary shaft in parallel with the second rotary shaft, and is rotatably connected to a ninth rotary shaft spaced apart from the fifth rotary shaft in parallel with the fifth rotary shaft, and
wherein the sixth link and the fourth link are parallel with each other.

5. An arm rest apparatus comprising:
a fixed part fixed to an external object;
a horizontal movement module having two-degree-of-freedom movement with respect to the fixed part, wherein the horizontal movement module further comprises:
a first driving frame which has a first link rotatably connected to a first rotary shaft and rotatably connected to a second rotary shaft parallel with the first rotary shaft;
a second driving frame which has a driving link rotatably connected to the first rotary shaft, a second link rotatably connected to a third rotary shaft parallel with the first rotary shaft, and a third link rotatably connected to a fourth rotary shaft spaced apart from the third rotary shaft in parallel with the third rotary shaft and rotatably connected to the second rotary shaft;
a central connection part which is rotatably connected to the fixed part through a plurality of links; and
a rotational end part which is rotatably connected to the central connection part through a plurality of links; and
a damping part which provides a resistance according to the two-degree-of-freedom movement of the horizontal movement module so as to control damping according to a horizontal movement of an arm, wherein the damping part comprises:
a first damping part, a second damping part, and a third damping part which respectively adjust angular speeds of first and second rotary shafts and an arm rotary shaft equally so as to control damping according to the horizontal movement.

6. The arm rest apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the first damping part forms a resistance when the first and second driving frames rotate around the first rotary shaft.

7. An arm rest apparatus comprising:
a fixed part fixed to an external object;
a horizontal movement module having two-translational-degree-of-freedom movement with respect to the fixed part; and
an arm support module which is supported by the horizontal movement module to be movable and compensates weight of a user's arm, wherein the arm support module comprises:
a first arm supporter and a second arm supporter;
a first support part rotatably connected to an arm rotary shaft formed at a rotational end part;
a rotary link rotatably mounted to an inclination adjustment shaft formed at the first support part; and
a gravity compensation part for providing elastic restoring force which increases as the rotary link gets further from a ground wherein the gravity compensation part comprises: an elastic body of which the length is changed according to a change in angle of the rotary link and which is arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the rotary link; and a wire of which one end is fixed to an end of the elastic body and an other end of the wire is connected to the first support part above the inclination adjustment shaft.

8. The arm rest apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the rotary link comprises a guide pulley for guiding the wire so that tensile force transferred to the elastic body from the wire is parallel with the longitudinal direction of the rotary link.

Assignees

• Roen Surgical Inc
• Korea Advanced Inst Sci & Tech

Inventors

• Kwon Dong Soo
• Kim Duk Sang
• Cheon Byung Sik
• Yang Un Je

Classifications

• B25J17/0266

  comprising more than two actuating or connecting rods · CPC title

• A47C20/023

  Arm supports · CPC title

• A47C7/546

  of detachable type · CPC title

• A47B2021/0392

  height adjustable · CPC title

• A47C7/541

  of adjustable type (adjustable arm-rests of reclining or easy chairs A47C1/03) · CPC title