Patent ID: 8603016

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; and wherein the femoral support assembly comprises a swing arm having a base end connected to an output end of the power generator and a free end adapted to oppose a front part of the femoral part of the user, a femoral support member pivotally connected to the free end of the swing arm and having a support surface, the swing arm and the femoral support member configured such that the femoral support member is adapted to have the support surface engage the front part of the femoral part of the user, and a femoral belt adapted to pass around the femoral part of the user and having two ends attached to corresponding lateral ends of the femoral support member.