Patent ID: 8382185

Claim:
A tilt-down vehicle seat, comprising: a base member that is provided on a vehicle floor; a seatback that is connected to the base member via a reclining mechanism so that a reclining angle of the seatback is adjustable; an upper arm that moves in accordance with a movement of the seatback; a seat cushion that moves downward as the seatback is tilted downward; a front link that is pivotally fixed at a lower portion to the base member, and that is pivotally fitted at an upper portion to a front portion of the seat cushion, such that the front link pivots relative to the base member and the lower portion is held to a predetermined position on the base member; a guide mechanism that slidably supports a rear portion of the seat cushion and that guides the rear portion of the seat cushion in such a manner that the rear portion of the seat cushion slides with respect to the base member in a fore-and-aft direction and an up-and-down direction; and an interlocking link that is pivotally connected at a front portion to the front link, that is pivotally connected at a rear portion to the upper arm, and that causes the seat cushion to move in accordance with the movement of the seatback.