PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a knee brace for reducing body weight applied to a knee joint during walking by a simple constitution.SOLUTION: The knee brace 1 comprises: an upper support 11: an upper stay 12 a first belt 13 a lower support 14 a lower stay 15 a second belt 16 an elastic body 17 and a damping material 18. The elastic body 17 is arranged at the side of the knee joint M1, has a curved part 17a which is folded at the rear, and connects the lower end of the upper stay 12 and the upper end of the lower stay 15. The damping material 18 is arranged so as to be shifted to the front of the knee joint M1 and sandwiched between ends 17b of the elastic body 17 in a state that the upper stay 12 and the lower stay 15 are linearly aligned.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、歩行中に膝関節に加わる体重を簡単な構成で軽減する膝装具を提供する。【解決手段】膝装具1は、上部支持体11と上部ステイ12と第1のベルト13と下部支持体14と下部ステイ15と第2のベルト16と弾性体17と緩衝材18とを備える。弾性体17は、膝関節M1の側部に配置され、後方で折り返された湾曲部17aを有し、上部ステイ12の下端および下部ステイ15の上端を連結する。緩衝材18は、膝関節M1の前方寄りに配置され、上部ステイ12および下部ステイ15が直線状に並ぶ状態で弾性体17の端部17bの間に挟まれる。【選択図】 図1
