Patent ID: 8663134

Claim:
A walking assistance device configured to apply a walking assistance force to a femoral part of a user, comprising: a pelvic support assembly configured to be worn on a pelvic part of a user to support a power generator and a femoral support assembly configured to transmit a walking assistance force generated by the power generator to a femoral part of the user; wherein the pelvic support assembly comprises a main frame configured to be worn on a pelvic part of the user and extending from a lower back of the user to either side of the pelvic part of the user forming a C-shape in plan view, at least one free end of the main frame being configured to support the power generator at a position corresponding to a hip joint of the user, and an abdominal belt attached to the main frame at base ends thereof, extending along an inner periphery of the main frame and configured to be detachably passed along an abdominal part of the user; wherein the main frame is provided with an opening in a middle part thereof, the opening is passed through a thickness of the middle part of the main frame, an electronic unit for controlling the power generator is received in the opening, the electronic unit includes a bottom plate configured to close an end of the opening facing away from the user, and the bottom plate is formed with a receptacle on a side thereof facing the user for receiving a battery in the receptacle in a detachable manner; and wherein the opening is provided with a lid that selectively closes the opening from a side adjacent to the user, the side adjacent to the user being opposite to the end of the opening facing away from the user, and the lid is hingedly secured to the main frame via a hinge provided adjacent to an edge of the opening.