Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Leg – Knee
Patent
1999-03-18
2000-07-11
Milano, Michael J.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Leg
Knee
A61F 264
Patent
active
060866160
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a prosthetic leg with an extension auxiliary mechanism 1100 capable of generating an extension torque only when an angle of bending of the knee is small. A knee joint 80 of a thigh prosthesis 170 is of a multi-axis structure, and a front and a rear link 130, 150 together with an upper thigh member 110 and a lower thigh member 120 constitutes a constrained chain. An extension auxiliary mechanism 1100 having a compression spring is supported between the lower thigh member 120 and the rear link 150. An extension torque generated by the extension auxiliary mechanism 1100 is determined by a product of a force caused by biasing of the compression spring and a distance from a line of action of the force to the center of rotation of the rear link 150. Here, at a stage where the bending angle of the knee exceeds, for example, 15 degrees, an axis of the compression spring is brought generally into alignment with a connecting portion 170O between the rear link 150 and the lower thigh member 120. By doing so, the distance related to the extension torque becomes approximately zero and the extension torque itself becomes approximately zero.
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Furuichi Yasukazu
Morimoto Kiyoshi
Okuda Masahiko
Shiraishi Norio
Tanaka Kotaro
Milano Michael J.
Nabco Limited
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