Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 1992;30(1):115-131.
지체부자유아동을 위한 주거용 의자설계에 관한 연구
박영순, 이승혜
연세대학교 생활과학대학 주생활학과
Resicential Chair Design for Physically Handicapped Children
Young Soon Park, Seung Hae Lee
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is the investigation of the physically handicapped childrens' residentical life, using furniture and opinion of auxiliary furniture ot find out alternative forms of desirable furniture. This study consists of two parts: a survey of residential life and furniture usage and a new chair design based on the survey. Documentary research, observational investigation and questionaire survey methods were used. According to the survey, a chair was chosen as the most needed piece of furniture. The alternative chair was designed to accomodate to the individual physical needs of each child. The structural charasteristics of the chair form consist of four parts: 1) basic seat 2) supporting metal frame 3) detachable chair legs 4) detachable table top. Auxilliary options include adjustable parts such as a head rest, seat belt, arm rest and pedestal.
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