Monday, April 25, 2016

9. Seats - The awkward position of the arm-rest

This is a request!

Can the design team resolve the swing position of the arm rest in the seats of the bullet train so that it does not stand out like a flagpole when one or both passengers on either side of it reclines the seat from the upright position?



I am sure this simple problem is a matter of adjusting stops on the rotation hinge and a small projection on either side of the seat to prevent movement of the arm rest into the space of the passenger sitting behind!

This is applicable to all seats starting from the state ransport buses to the famed "volvos" of India, to the Shatabdhis, to economy class seats on most airplanes!!

Am I missing something here or is there a deeper problem (cost, patent infringement, etc.,) to this than the one i am able to decipher for it being so in such varied modes of transport across the world!

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