US 12,127,987 B2
Caring device
Hideaki Nomura, Toyota (JP); Ryu Takahashi, Toyota (JP); and Satoshi Shimizu, Toyota (JP)
Assigned to FUJI CORPORATION, Aichi-ken (JP)
Appl. No. 17/601,714
Filed by FUJI CORPORATION, Aichi-ken (JP)
PCT Filed Apr. 12, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/016065
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 6, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/208832, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0192908 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61G 7/10 (2006.01); A61G 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/1017 (2013.01) [A61G 5/14 (2013.01); A61G 7/1046 (2013.01); A61G 7/1086 (2013.01); A61G 7/1092 (2013.01); A61G 2200/34 (2013.01); A61G 2200/36 (2013.01); A61G 2200/52 (2013.01); A61G 2203/10 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A caring device configured to assist a standing operation of a cared person, the device comprising:
a base;
a first arm provided on the base and configured to revolve around a horizontal first center axis;
a second arm provided on the first arm and configured to revolve around a horizontal second center axis;
a support member provided on the second arm and configured to support an upper half body of the cared person;
an adjustment command section configured to give a command for an adjustment of a standing start position of the support member;
a standing operation command section configured to give a command for assistance of the standing operation using the support member;
a control device configured to perform a cooperative operation of the first arm and the second arm so that the support member moves in an up-down direction when a command of the adjustment command section is received, and to perform a cooperative operation of the first arm and the second arm so that a reference position of the support member moves along different movement trajectories in accordance with the standing start position adjusted by the command of the adjustment command section when a command of the standing operation command section is received;
a first actuator configured to be a telescopic actuator, a first end of which is provided on the base and a second end of which is provided on the first arm, and configured to cause the first arm to revolve forward around the first center axis by an extension operation, and
a second actuator configured to be a telescopic actuator, a first end of which is provided on the first arm and a second end of which is provided on the second arm, and configured to cause the second arm to revolve forward around the second center axis by the extension operation.