Structural Design of Massage Chair made of Cardboard Materials
Siti Zulaikah (a), Farid Triawan (a*), Djati Wibowo (a), Yusuf Romadhon (b), Dede Sukayat (b)

a) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Sampoerna University
Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu 16, Jakarta 12780, Indonesia
*farid.triawan[at]sampoernauniversity.ac.id
b) PT. Tri-Wall Indonesia
Kawasan Industri Terpadu Indonesia-China (KITIC), West Java 17330, Indonesia

Abstract

Massage is one of the oldest healthcare of scientific physical therapy practices to relieve tension by hands-on or touch sensitivity. In the 1980s, a massage chair was introduced to provide a similar massage sensation when a person sits on it. However, nowadays, a massage chair is quite expensive and categorized as a luxury device. Moreover, it has several technical problems such as tough maintenance and difficult mobility due to heavyweight. For this reason, the purpose of this work is to design a massage chair made of corrugated cardboard materials. As the first prototype, the product is designed to give a reflexology massage and reclinable. The product is expected to be environmentally friendly, lightweight (portable), low price, handy and foldable. As a result, the proposed design will consist of six main components made of corrugated cardboard materials. The reflexology massage function is given by solid rubber balls attached to the recliner and seater parts. Discussion on its design procedure is provided in this paper

Keywords: massage, chair, cardboard, structural design, reflexology

Topic: Symposium on Advance of Sustainable Engineering