Motion assistance apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12343303-B2
Application number	US-202217667623-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2022
Priority date	Jul 24, 2017
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

A motion assistance apparatus which may include a proximal support configured to support a proximal part of a user, a distal support configured to support a distal part of the user, a hollow actuator on the proximal support, a reducer inserted in the hollow actuator such that an input end of the reducer is connected to an output end of the hollow actuator, and a driving frame configured to connect an output end of the reducer to the distal support.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable apparatus, comprising:
a waist support including a detachable waist belt configured to be worn on a waist of a user;
a thigh support including a detachable thigh belt configured to be worn on a thigh of the user;
a hollow actuator connected to the waist support, the hollow actuator including a stator and a rotor configured to be rotatable;
a reducer connected to a rotor shaft;
a driving frame configured to connect the reducer to the thigh support; and
a housing including a lower cover and an upper cover, the lower cover connected to the waist support and configured to fix the stator, and the upper cover connected to the lower cover and configured to fix the stator,
wherein the upper cover includes a protrusion including a ring gear at an inner side thereof,
wherein the rotor includes a first sun gear,
wherein the reducer includes:
a plurality of first planetary gears between at least the first sun gear and the ring gear; and
a first carrier connected to a central axis of each of the plurality of first planetary gears,
wherein the rotor comprises both a main plate part of the rotor and a vertical extension part of the rotor, wherein the vertical extension part of the rotor extends from edge of the main plate part of the rotor in a first direction,
wherein the reducer is within the protrusion and the protrusion is within the vertical extension part of the rotor.

2. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
wherein the reducer further includes:
a second sun gear at a center of the first carrier;
a plurality of second planetary gears between the second sun gear and the ring gear; and
a second carrier connected to a central axis of each of the plurality of second planetary gears,
wherein the driving frame is connected to the second carrier.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Roh Se-Gon
• Kim Jeonghun
• Lee Minhyung
• Lee Youn Baek
• Lee Jongwon
• Choi Byungjune
• Choi Hyun Do

Classifications

• A61H1/0244

  Hip (A61H1/0255 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61H2201/1463

  Special speed variation means, i.e. speed reducer · CPC title

• A61H2201/1215

  Rotary drive · CPC title

• A61H2201/1628

  Pelvis · CPC title

• F16H2057/02034

  Gearboxes combined or connected with electric machines · CPC title