Global Patent Index - EP 3000456 A1

EP 3000456 A1 20160330 - ELECTRIC WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

Title (en)

ELECTRIC WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHE GEHHILFEVORRICHTUNG, PROGRAMM ZUR STEUERUNG EINER ELEKTRISCHEN GEHHILFEVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER ELEKTRISCHEN GEHHILFEVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRIQUE D'AIDE À LA MARCHE, PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE DE DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRIQUE D'AIDE À LA MARCHE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRIQUE D'AIDE À LA MARCHE

Publication

EP 3000456 A1 20160330 (EN)

Application

EP 14801739 A 20140522

Priority

  • JP 2013107993 A 20130522
  • JP 2014002706 W 20140522

Abstract (en)

One object of the invention is to provide an electric walking assistance device with which it is possible to prevent a user from falling down, and to provide a program and method for controlling the electric walking assistance device. A power-assisted rollator 100 according to the invention includes a motor 320 powered by a battery 310. A control unit 400 performs an assist control of revolutions of a pair of rear wheels 230 through the motor 320. When it is determined that a rotational acceleration of the pair of rear wheels 230 is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, a speed limiting unit 500 or a control brake unit 700 limits the rotational acceleration of the pair of rear wheels 230.

IPC 8 full level

A61H 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 3/04 (2013.01); G08B 21/0461 (2013.01); A61H 2003/043 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0176 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1633 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5025 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5058 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5092 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3000456 A1 20160330; EP 3000456 A4 20161214; EP 3000456 B1 20190424; JP 6199380 B2 20170920; JP WO2014188726 A1 20170223; WO 2014188726 A1 20141127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14801739 A 20140522; JP 2014002706 W 20140522; JP 2015518086 A 20140522