Patent ID: 7429253
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. A walking assistance system comprising: an upper leg fitting adapted to be attached along a user's upper leg; a lower leg fitting adapted to be attached along the user's lower leg; a hip joint actuator adapted to be disposed to one side of the user's hip joint in order to make the upper leg fitting swing in the fore-and-aft direction relative to the user's hip; and a knee joint actuator disposed to one side of the user's knee joint in order to make the lower leg fitting swing in the fore-and-aft direction relative to the upper leg fitting; the upper leg fitting comprising an upper leg frame forming a framework of the upper leg fitting, and an upper leg coupling member provided on the upper leg frame and joined to the upper leg; and the upper leg coupling member being relatively movably supported on the upper leg frame, wherein the upper leg coupling member is supported so that it can slide alone the longitudinal direction of the upper leg frame and can rotate around a support shaft extending in the left-and-right direction relative to the upper leg frame.