Patent ID: 7425038

Claim:
Vehicle seat, comprising: a) a seat frame; b) a backrest frame; c) a motor being attached to the backrest frame; d) a rotary adjustment fitting with a backrest-side fitting half fastened to the backrest frame, and a seat-side fitting half, the backrest-side and seat-side fitting halves being rotatatable relative to one another via a shaft driven by the motor; e) a locking device shiftable via an actuation element from its locked position to a released position for folding the backrest frame forward into a functional position, in use; f) the backrest frame, in its locked use position, being pivoted relative to the seat frame within a comfort range by the motor, in use; g) the locking device being provided for the purpose of locking the seat-side fitting half of the rotary adjustment fitting on the seat frame when the backrest frame is in the upright use position, and in the functional position; h) when the locking device is in the released position, the backrest frame with the rotary adjustment fitting can be folded forward to the functional position; and i) the backrest frame can be raised by the motor from the forward-folded functional position to the use position, in use.