PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sitting seat which raises a feeling of wearing by easily absorbing differences in body shapes of users with a simple structure and a walking assisting device using the seat.SOLUTION: The sitting seat 10a which presents the shape of a saddle, so that a user can sit down by striding over it, comprises: a rear sitting part 10a1 which comes into contact with a part near the ischium of the user and a front sitting part 10a2 which is connected to the front of the rear sitting part 10a1 to be brought into contact with a part near the groins of the user, wherein the front sitting part 10a2 is constituted of at least one hammock-like belt 10a22. In addition, the sitting seat is provided with: a support member 10 capable of supporting the user a shoe part 12 and a leg ring 14 which is constituted of a first link 22 to be connected to the support member, and a second link 26 to be connected to the first link 22, etc., and the sitting seat is used for the support member of a walking assisting device which assists walking of the user by operating an actuator 16 to relatively displace the first and second links.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡易な構造でありながら、利用者の体形の相違を容易に吸収して装着感を向上させるようにした着座シートおよびそれを用いた歩行補助装置を提供する。【解決手段】サドル状を呈して利用者が跨ぐようにして着座可能な着座シート10aにおいて、利用者の坐骨付近の部位に当接する後方着座部10a1と、その前方に接続されて利用者の鼠径部に当接する前方着座部10a2とからなると共に、前方着座部10a2が少なくとも1本のハンモック状のベルト10a22からなる。また、利用者を支持可能な支持部材10と、靴部12と、支持部材に連結される第1リンク22とそれに連結される第2リンク26からなる脚リンク14などを備え、アクチュエータ16を動作させて第1リンクと第2リンクを相対変位させて利用者の歩行を補助する歩行補助装置の支持部材にこの着座シートを使用する。【選択図】図1
