Patent ID: 8534750

Claim:
A stowable vehicle seat comprising: a first seat support that supports one end portion side of a seat cushion movably in a front-and-rear direction; a seat back that is foldable onto said seat cushion through reclining elements; a second seat support disposed on an other end portion side of said seat cushion; locking and unlocking elements that lock and unlock said second seat support and the vehicle body floor side; a link mechanism connected to said reclining elements; and operating element connected to said reclining elements and said locking and unlocking elements through said link mechanism, wherein said reclining elements has a reclining mechanism that folds said seat back onto said seat cushion and a detection mechanism that detects a state in which said seat back is folded; and said link mechanism has a first link member connected to said operating element, a second link member connected to said reclining mechanism, and a third link member connected to said detection mechanism; wherein: the stowable vehicle seat further comprises a detection mechanism connecting member that connects said third link member to said detection mechanism; and said detection mechanism connecting member is pulled by said detection mechanism when said detection mechanism detects a state in which said seat back is folded and thereby said third link member is moved.