US 11,717,073 B2
System for interfacing with an operator's body for a function unit
Francesco Ciniello, Grugliasco (IT); Andrea Francesco Sola, Grugliasco (IT); and Mauro Morbidelli, Grugliasco (IT)
Assigned to Comau S.p.A., Grugliasco (IT)
Filed by Comau S.p.A., Grugliasco (IT)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/138,137.
Claims priority of application No. 102020000000751 (IT), filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0219705 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A45F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 3/14 (2013.01) [A45F 2003/144 (2013.01); A45F 2003/146 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for interfacing with an operator's body for a function unit, comprising:
a frame positioned on a rear side of an operator's torso, and defining a main extension direction which, in a worn condition by the operator of said system, is oriented parallelly to a longitudinal axis of the operator;
a plurality of contact units, which are connected to said frame and, in the worn condition of said system, are operable to be brought into contact with the operator's torso and an operator's hips,
wherein said plurality of contact units comprising:
a first contact unit configured to be positioned on a front side of an operator's thoracic region;
a second contact unit configured to be positioned on a rear side of the operator's thoracic region;
a third contact unit configured to be positioned on the operator's hips;
wherein each of the plurality of contact units comprise a first and a second support, and at least one elastic body, which is interposed between said first and second support, and which is deformable so as to allow at least one of position or orientation variations between said first and second supports, said first support being operable to be brought into contact with the operator's body in said worn condition of the interface system; and
a plurality of flexible elements operable to connect to said frame and said first contact unit.