Exoskeleton appliance assisting human body in supporting and helping people sit up
Technical Field
The invention relates to human body auxiliary supporting equipment, in particular to an exoskeleton appliance.
Background
At present, no mature research result exists for the project at home and abroad, and most of the developed products are too expensive due to the cost or are still in the trial stage. Since japan is a developed country in which aging is serious, the quality of life of the elderly is important. The research on the exoskeleton-type assistive device for the aged is also carried out in japan first, but until now, no exoskeleton-type assistive device for the aged can be invented in japan, which is suitable for practical use and can be mass-produced.
The problems of the existing related products are as follows: 1, the structure is complex; 2, the operation is inconvenient; 3, the power device is heavy; 4, limited torque and power, which increases the difficulty of the wearer's movements; 5 the appearance is not beautiful; 6 the mechanical interface design of the exoskeleton does not meet the comfort of the wearer, limits wearing time, etc. The most representative Lokomat company has only 100 global sales, and the high cost and the complex structure and operation process bring great difficulty to practical popularization.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an exoskeleton appliance which assists the support of a human body and can help a user to sit up, and the exoskeleton appliance is simple in structure, easy to produce and manufacture, low in cost and convenient to use.
The purpose of the invention is realized as follows: an exoskeleton appliance for assisting in supporting a person and assisting in sitting up comprises a waist assembly, a thigh assembly, a shank assembly and a support assembly; the waist component is used for binding the waist, the thigh component is used for binding the thigh, and the shank component is used for binding the shank; the waist component is hinged to the upper end of the thigh component, the lower end of the thigh component is hinged to the upper end of the shank component, and the support component is connected to the rear portions of the thigh component and the shank component;
the supporting component comprises a thigh fixing plate fixed at the rear part of the thigh component and a shank fixing plate fixed at the rear part of the shank component, the bottom of the thigh fixing plate is hinged with a slide bar rod, the slide bar rod is arranged in a slide rail in a sliding mode, the slide bar rod extends into the slide rail from the upper end of the slide rail and slides in a telescopic mode, a ground supporting rod is further fixed in the slide rail, the upper end of the slide rail is connected with the thigh fixing plate through a supporting rod, the two ends of the supporting rod are hinged to the upper end of the slide rail and the bottom of the thigh fixing plate respectively, the slide rail is connected with the shank fixing plate through a connecting rod, and the two ends of the connecting rod are hinged to the slide rail and the shank fixing plate respectively.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the exoskeleton walking assisting device is simple in structure, easy to produce and manufacture, low in cost and convenient to use, and can realize most functions of the exoskeleton walking assisting device on the market, and on the basis, the practicability and the innovativeness of the whole device are greatly improved; meanwhile, the invention has the advantages of convenient disassembly and assembly, easy carrying, small occupied space and portability in traveling.
In order to enable the thigh assembly to be more convenient and reliable in wrapping and binding, the thigh assembly comprises two pairs of thigh connecting rods, the rear portions of each pair of thigh connecting rods are connected through an arc-shaped thigh supporting plate and used for supporting the thigh, the front portions of each pair of thigh connecting rods are connected through a thigh binding band and used for being matched with the thigh supporting plate to bind the thigh, and the thigh assembly is hinged with the waist assembly and the shank assembly through thigh supporting rods respectively.
In order to enable the shank assembly to be wrapped and bound more conveniently and reliably, the shank assembly comprises two pairs of shank connecting rods, the rear parts of each pair of shank connecting rods are connected through an arc shank supporting plate, the front parts of each pair of shank connecting rods are connected through shank binding bands and used for being matched with the shank supporting plate to bind the shank, and the shank assembly is hinged with the thigh assembly through a shank supporting rod.
In order to enable the waist binding of the waist binding device to be more convenient and reliable, the waist component comprises an arc-shaped waist supporting plate, waist connecting rods are fixed on two sides of the waist supporting plate, and the waist connecting rods are hinged with the thigh components.
In order to make the waist more comfortable and the air permeability better, a plurality of air holes are formed in the back of the waist supporting plate.
As a further limitation of the invention, the bottom of the lower leg assembly is hinged to the foot securing plate. Make the binding with the human body more reliable through the fixed plate of design foot.
In order to make the support rod have wider application environment and more reliable support, the bottom of the ground supporting rod is connected with a ball head, and the bottom surface of the ball head is processed into a plane.
As a further limitation of the invention, a spring is further arranged in the slide rail, and two ends of the spring respectively abut against two ends of the ground supporting rod and two ends of the slide bar rod. The design of the spring enables the invention to realize the reset function, and the elastic action of the spring can enhance the sitting action to buffer and improve the comfort.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the whole structure of the invention when standing and walking.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention when sitting down.
Fig. 3 is a partial detail structure diagram of the sitting-up assisting device of the invention.
Fig. 4 is a partial structure view of the support rod ball head in the invention.
In the figure: 1 waist supporting plate, 2 waist connecting rods, 3 hinges, 4 thigh connecting rods, 5 thigh straps, 6 hinges, 7 shank connecting rods, 8 shank straps, 9 hinges, 10 foot fixing plates, 11 thigh supporting plates, 12 thigh fixing plates, 13 supporting rods, 14 sliding bar rods, 15 sliding rails, 16 springs, 17 ground supporting rods, 18 connecting rods and 19 shank supporting plates.
Detailed Description
The present invention is further illustrated by the following specific examples.
An exoskeleton device for assisting human body support and helping sitting up as shown in fig. 1 comprises a waist support plate 1, a waist connecting rod 2, a hinge 3, a thigh connecting rod 4, a thigh bandage 5, a hinge 6, a shank connecting rod 7, a shank bandage 8, a hinge 9, a foot fixing plate 10, a thigh support plate 11, a thigh fixing plate 12, a support rod 13, a slide bar rod 14, a slide rail 15, a spring 16, a ground supporting rod 17, a connecting rod 18 and a shank support plate 19.
Waist backup pad 1 passes through the bolt and fixes with waist connecting rod 2, waist connecting rod 2 passes through hinge 3 and thigh connecting rod 4 is articulated, thigh connecting rod 4 passes through hinge 6 and shank connecting rod 7 is articulated, shank connecting rod 7 passes through hinge 9 and foot fixed plate 10 is articulated, thigh backup pad 11 and thigh connecting rod 4 are with two sets of bolted connection, shank backup pad 19 and shank connecting rod 7 are with two sets of bolted connection, thigh fixed plate 12 passes through multiunit bolted connection with thigh backup pad 11. The supporting rod 13, the sliding bar 14 and the thigh fixing plate 12 are hinged, the sliding bar 14 can only slide in the sliding rail 15, a spring 16 is further arranged in the sliding rail 15, two ends of the spring 16 respectively abut against two ends of the ground supporting rod 17 and the sliding bar 14, and the connecting rod 18, the shank supporting plate 19 and the sliding rail 15 are hinged; the whole aluminum alloy material can reduce the weight of the whole device, so that the device is lighter and more portable.
In this embodiment, the user firstly fixes the human body and the device together through the thigh bandage 5, the shank bandage 8 and the waist support plate 1, and the waist support plate 1 is provided with a plurality of air holes, so that the comfort of the wearer is improved. The whole device transmits the self-gravity of the upper body of the human body to the waist supporting plate 1, the waist supporting plate 1 is supported by the foot connecting rods 2, the thigh connecting rods 4, the shank connecting rods 7 and the foot fixing plates 10, and the weight of the upper body part of the human body is supported in an auxiliary mode through the exoskeleton connecting piece to assist the human body to stand.
In this embodiment, the device is deployed as in figure 2, the user can sit down with the device providing additional support.
In this embodiment, the sitting-up auxiliary supporting device is foldable, and the mechanism consisting of the thigh fixing plate 12, the supporting rod 13 and the sliding bar 14 can be unfolded to form a triangle when the human body sits down, so as to improve the stability of the device. The slide bar 14 slides in the slide rail 15, the retraction and the expansion of the device can be realized, the spring 16 is in a compressed state when a human body is in a sitting state, the device is locked at the moment, the slide bar 14 cannot slide, the spring 16 is in an original length state and can be freely stretched and compressed within a certain range during walking, the resistance is small, and the slide bar 14 can slide up and down in a small amplitude. When a user needs to sit down, the user only needs to bend the thigh slightly to compress the spring to expand the device, when the user needs to stand up, the spring can slowly recover to the original length, and meanwhile, the pressure of the spring is used for helping the user to stand up. The whole device can be used for sitting up at any time. The supporting mode has the advantages of stable structure, lower manufacturing cost and simpler manufacturing process, and is suitable for mass production.
In this embodiment, the sitting-up auxiliary supporting device is a multi-rod foldable detachable structure, a plurality of hinges are adopted for connection, so that the sitting-up auxiliary supporting device is convenient to assemble and disassemble, and the main body is of an alloy steel structure for enhancing the structural strength.
In this embodiment, the sitting-up auxiliary supporting means is placed at the rear of the human body to prevent interference with normal walking.
In summary, the invention combines the advantages of the traditional power assisting device, adopts the rod and the hinge to transmit the gravity of the upper body of the human body to the supporting plates of the feet in the aspect of body supporting, reduces the burden of the human body and can meet the design requirement. The aluminum alloy material is adopted to greatly reduce the equipment quality and improve the portability. Meanwhile, a plurality of supporting modes are designed, and the reliability and the practicability of the device in the actual use process are improved. The supporting device for assisting walking can be folded and detached, and can realize sitting and resting at any time and any place.
The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and based on the technical solutions disclosed in the present invention, those skilled in the art can make some substitutions and modifications to some technical features without creative efforts according to the disclosed technical contents, and these substitutions and modifications are all within the protection scope of the present invention.