Folding seat

A folding seat is a seat for people that is folded away when not in use in order to create more space for other requirements, e.g. B. passage, standing room or other (in public transport e.g. as a parking space for wheelchairs , strollers , bicycles , luggage). Cleaning the floor is also made easier by folding up the seats.

use

Folding seats are in

• Buildings (e.g. stadiums , arenas , theaters , cinemas , lecture halls , churches ( choir stalls ), broadcast studios, elevators , showers ) or in
• Vehicles ( buses , trains ( locomotives , cabin tenders), subway , work and construction machinery , trucks , cars , medical vehicles , battle tanks (e.g. M47 ) etc.) or
• Commercial aircraft , transport aircraft etc.

used. Folding seats usually make it easier to pass through or to get in and out when they are not in use.

In cars , folding seats usually offer additional seating and are often referred to as emergency seats . Seats in cars that can be folded away and / or sunk forwards if necessary, usually in order to achieve more storage space in the rear area ( trunk ), are also referred to as folding seats.

In aircraft, folding seats are sometimes referred to as jump seats .

Executions

Folding seats can be used in various designs and combinations, e.g. B .:

• Single folding seat with or without backrest
• Single folding seat with or without armrests
• Folding seat for installation flush with the wall
• Folding bench.

The seat can be made of wood or plastic or it can be upholstered (e.g. with synthetic leather , real leather or textiles ) or made of metal (e.g. also as wire mesh). Folding seats are often designed in such a way that they fold up automatically when a seated person stands up. This can be caused by a weight on the rear edge (with pivot points attached to the side) or a spring mechanism.

Examples

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  Folding seats in the National Stadium in Warsaw

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  A folding seat designed by Raymond Loewy for a sleeping car compartment . The folded seat could be stowed under the beds.

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  Folding seats on the
  London Underground

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  Folding seats in an Antonov An-26 transport aircraft
  

Demarcation

The folding seat differs from the folding chair in that the folding seat is fixed to a wall or floor. The folding chair is free-standing and can be moved individually without loosening screws.

Web links

Commons : Folding Seats  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Folding seat mechanism for a courier vehicle . Developed as part of a construction project at Trier University of Applied Sciences .