Patent ID: 11931310
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A motion assistance apparatus comprising:
a fixing module, comprising a support, configured to attach to a waist of a user;
a driving module including;
a driving source, comprising a motor, on a side of the fixing module,
a gear train including an input gear connectable to the driving source, an idle gear engaged with the input gear, and a base gear engaged with the idle gear, wherein the input gear, the idle gear, and the base gear are arranged side by side in a direction crossing an axis of rotation of the input gear, and
a rotary joint including at least one planetary gear engageable with the base gear so that the base gear can act as a sun gear to the at least one planetary gear, and so that the rotary joint is thereby rotatable via driving power provided by the driving source; and

a supporting module, comprising a support, configured to cover at least part of a thigh of the user, and which is movable by rotation of the rotary joint via the driving power provided by the driving source.