Patent ID: 8182040

Claim:
A forward tiltable motor vehicle seat comprising: a seat carrier, a seat back and a hinge mounting for adjusting the inclination of said seat back, said hinge mounting being arranged between said seat carrier and said seat back, being associated with said seat back and having (a) an upper hinge arm connected to said seat back, (b) a lower hinge arm hinged to said seat carrier about a forward tilt axis, (c) a hinge mounting axis about which the upper hinge arm and lower hinge arm are rotatable relative to each other and (d) a locking device on one side of said seat for locking said relative rotation between said upper hinge arm and said lower hinge arm around said hinge mounting axis, and said hinge mounting further comprising a shaft connecting said locking device on the one side of said seat with the other side of said seat, wherein on said other side of said seat said hinge mounting does not have said locking device and also has on said other side of the said seat at least one detent bight that is arranged to move together with said upper hinge arm, a movable detent part on said lower hinge arm comprising at least one detent projection that cooperates with said detent bight, is normally not engaged with said detent bight and is, in a position of said seat back in which said seat back is tilted forward about said forward tilt axis, one of at least ready for engagement with said detent bight and engaged therewith.