Patent ID: 7097252

Claim:
A motor vehicle seat comprising: a seat carrier; seat back; a seat back hinge disposed between said seat carrier and said seat back and which is comprised of a lower hinge arm associated with said seat carrier and an upper hinge arm associated with said seat back, wherein a forward tilt axis connects the upper hinge arm to the seat back; a locking mechanism arranged between the seat back and the upper hinge arm, said locking mechanism preventing the forward tilting motion of the seat back about the forward tilt axis in the locked position and allowing said seat back to tilt forward in the released position, the locking mechanism comprising a handle; a blocking lever hinged to the seat back, wherein said blocking lever is connected to and cooperates with the handle and is comprised of a blocking side, wherein the upper hinge arm has a complementary side that cooperates with the blocking side and further forms a retaining catch stop; and a retaining lever hinged to the seat back, said retaining lever forming a retaining lug abutting against the retaining catch stop in the forward tilted position of the seat back and retaining the seat back in the forward tilted position, wherein the blocking lever is located in proximity to the retaining lever and is pivoted upon actuation of the handle and abuts against the retaining lever which is pivoted as a result thereof, whereby the retaining lug is released from engagement with the retaining catch stop, wherein the blocking lever comprises a blocking back, wherein a blocking curve is formed on the upper hinge arm, and wherein the blocking back rests against the blocking curve in the normal utilization position of the seat back.