IP Library Granted Patent US 10,835,443
Granted Patent B2
US 10,835,443 · App. 15/811,102 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

Exoskeleton robot

Inventors: Yi-Jeng Tsai (Taoyuan, TW); Ming-Chang Teng (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: FREE BIONICS TAIWAN INC.
A61H3/00A61F2/70A61H1/0262A61H1/0266B25J9/0006A61H2201/0192A61H2201/1207A61H2201/164A61H2201/165A61H2201/1671A61H2201/1676A61H2205/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,835,443
App. No.
15/811,102
Filed
Nov 13, 2017
Granted
Nov 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3785
USPC
601/35
Abstract

An exoskeleton robot comprises a waist assembly and a leg assembly. The waist assembly includes a first frame, a plate and a second frame. The first frame includes a rail and a slider inside the rail. The plate is fixed by a first bolt screwed into the slider. The second frame is connected to the plate. The second frame having a slot and a second bolt inside the slot. The leg assembly is installed to the second frame by the second bolt. By loosening the bolts, a user can move the leg assembly in two directions of the rail and the slot without the requirement for detaching the bolts.

Claims (41)

1. An exoskeleton robot, comprising:

a waist assembly including:

a first frame including a first rail and a first slider inside the first rail,

a plate fixed by a first bolt screwed into the first slider, and

a second frame connected to the plate, wherein the second frame having a first slot and a second bolt inside the first slot;

a leg assembly installed to the second frame by the second bolt;

a back stand installed to the first frame; and

a chest assembly installed to the back stand and including:

a third frame installed to the back stand and having a second rail and a second slider inside the second rail; and

a chest board installed to the third frame and fixed by a third bolt screwed into the second slider.

2. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the second frame is connected to the plate through a joint, and the second frame is pivotally connected to the plate.

3. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the first rail includes an expanded section to allow the first slider put into the first rail through the expanded section.

4. The exoskeleton robot of claim 3 , wherein the back stand includes a rail cover installed on the expanded section and covering the expanded section.

5. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the back stand includes a third rail and a third slider inside the third rail.

6. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the leg assembly comprises a thigh stand, a knee joint, and a shank stand connected to the thigh stand with the knee joint.

7. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the first rail is horizontal and allows the first slider to move horizontally.

8. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the first slot is horizontal and allows the second bolt to move horizontally.

9. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the first frame includes another first slider inside the first rail.

10. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the first slot includes multiple indentations along the first slot to fit a head of the second bolt.

11. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the third frame includes two wings, each of the two wings has the second rail and the second slider inside the second rail.

12. The exoskeleton robot of claim 5 , wherein the third rail is vertical and allows the third slider moving vertically.

13. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the second rail is horizontal and allows the second slider to move horizontally.

14. The exoskeleton robot of claim 1 , wherein the leg assembly includes:

a hip joint; and

a thigh stand including:

an upper thigh stand connected to the hip joint, including a first hole, a fourth rail and a fourth slider inside the fourth rail, wherein the fourth rail is vertical and allows the fourth slider to move vertically,

a lower thigh stand including a fifth rail and a fifth slider inside the fifth rail wherein the fifth rail is vertical and allows the fifth slider to move vertically; and

a fourth bolt passing through the first hole and screwed into the fourth slider.

15. The exoskeleton robot of claim 14 , further comprising:

a knee joint connected to the lower thigh stand; and

a shank stand including:

a lower shank stand including a sixth rail and a sixth slider inside the sixth rail, wherein the sixth rail is vertical and allows the sixth slider to move vertically, and

an upper shank stand connected to the knee joint and fixed by a sixth bolt screwed into the sixth rail.

16. The exoskeleton robot of claim 14 , wherein the lower thigh stand includes:

a thigh support with a second slot and a seventh bolt; and

a seventh slider inside the fifth rail, wherein the fifth rail is vertical and allows the seventh slider to move along the fifth rail vertically,

wherein the seventh bolt passes through the thigh support and screwed into the seventh slider.

17. The exoskeleton robot of claim 16 , wherein the second slot is horizontal and allows the seventh bolt to move along the second slot horizontally.

18. The exoskeleton robot of claim 14 , wherein the lower thigh stand includes a shield, the fifth bolt passes through the shield and screwed into the fifth slider.

19. The exoskeleton robot of claim 15 , wherein the shank stand includes a shank support installed in the upper shank stand.

20. The exoskeleton robot of claim 15 , wherein the upper shank stand includes a center space to contain the lower shank stand.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2017
From: TSAI, YI-JENG; TENG, MING-CHANG
To: FREE BIONICS TAIWAN INC.
Reel/Frame 044111/0306 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62445940 · Jan 13, 2017
Related Publication 20180200878A1 · Jul 19, 2018