Patent ID: 8864224
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat, comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back; and an armrest movable between a use position and a stowed position; wherein: at least one of the seat cushion and the seat back is movable from a seated position to a folded position, and the vehicle seat comprises a restraint element for restraining movement of the movable seat cushion or the movable seat back in a direction of the folded position when the armrest is at the use position; the vehicle seat further comprising: a bias element for biasing the seat back or the seat cushion in a direction in which the seat back or the seat cushion is moved from the seated position to the folded position; a lock capable of being selectively switched between a lock state in which the seat back is fixable at the seated position and a lock cancellation state in which movement of the seat back from the seated position to the folded position is permitted; a remote control unit capable of shifting the lock from the lock state to the lock cancellation state; and a coupling element for coupling the lock and the remote control unit; wherein: the coupling element comprises: the restraint element comprises: the restraint element restrains the lock from shifting from the lock state to the lock cancellation state by operation of the remote control unit.