{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "The invention provides a drive unit for a prosthetic limb, which is capable of driving a prosthetic limb with a comfort for a long time. To achieve this, a Stirling engine E is composed of a displacer unit 6 mounted at an arbitrary portion other than prosthetic limb bodies 2 and 4, and a power…",
  "path": "/patents/1102780",
  "publishedAt": "2002-07-31T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "A61F2/70",
    "HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]"
  ],
  "textContent": "The invention provides a drive unit for a prosthetic limb, which is capable of driving a prosthetic limb with a comfort for a long time. To achieve this, a Stirling engine E is composed of a displacer unit 6 mounted at an arbitrary portion other than prosthetic limb bodies 2 and 4, and a power cylinder unit 8 mounted between the prosthetic limb bodies 2 and 4 for bending/stretching the prosthetic limb bodies 2 and 4 relative to each other. A compression chamber 12 of the displacer unit 6 is connected to an operation chamber 49 of the power cylinder unit 8 via a flexible pressure conduit 22. A combustor 14 for heating an expansion chamber 11 disposed in a displacer cylinder 10 of the displacer unit 6 is provided around a head portion of the displacer cylinder 10. Fuel supply means 38 is connected to the combustor 14. An actuator 20 for arbitrarily driving a displacer piston 13 of the displacer unit 6 is connected to the displacer piston 13.",
  "title": "Stirling engine drive unit for prosthetic limb"
}