Patent ID: 7478882
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle seat comprising: a backrest that is foldable forwards through swivel action from at least one useful position where the backrest serves to support a back of a seat occupant onto a seat face of the vehicle seat; an upholstery carrier to hold a seat cushion which defines a seat surface and on which a seat user sits; a coupling member through which the backrest is coupled to the upholstery carrier so that the upholstery carrier is displaced when the backrest is folded forwards; wherein the coupling member is connected to an elastic element supported on the backrest so that when the backrest is swivelled from a useful position in a first swivel area the elastic element is deformed before the coupling member acts on the upholstery carrier in at least a further swivel area; and wherein the elastic element enables the backrest to be swivelled from the at least one useful position towards the seat surface about a defined swivel angle without the backrest causing a displacement of the upholstery carrier through the coupling member.