Demand for electric wheelchairs is increasing. But, it is hesitant to purchase because of the price burden. By attaching the SUB WHEEL module to the existing manual wheelchair, the manual wheelchair will have the function of an electric wheelchair. The wheels of the manual wheelchair rotate automatically, using the friction of the existing wheelchair wheel and the sub wheel. The SUB WHEEL use two dial to adjust the distance between the wheelchair and the SUB WHEEL, and adjust spring tension. Thanks to the sub wheel, the user can take advantage of the electric wheelchair's functionality at a much lower cost using an existing manual wheelchair.

Country
Korea

Year
2018

Designer
Hyuk Jae Ock