Patent ID: 7648206

Claim:
A vehicle seat arrangement comprising: a seat component adapted to be slidably attached to a vehicle and configured to move between a sitting position and an entry position; a backrest connected to the seat component and configured to pivot with respect to the seat component about a first axis between a seating position and a tilted entry position; and a locking mechanism connected to the seat component and to the backrest, the locking mechanism configured to releasably lock the backrest in the tilted entry position, the locking mechanism having a link that remains fixed with respect to the seat component as the backrest pivots, the link having a locking edge, the locking mechanism further having a locking group that moves together with the backrest, the locking group being configured such that it can contact the locking edge, the locking group having a principal element that is configured to pivot relative to the backrest about a second axis, the locking group further having a lock bar pivotally disposed on the principal element and configured to pivot with respect to the principal element about a third axis, the lock bar being configured to engage the locking edge.