Patent ID: 8579374

Claim:
A motor vehicle seat comprising: a base capable of being mounted on a chassis of the motor vehicle, a seat proper mounted on the base via a first connecting rod assembly comprising a front connecting rod and a rear connecting rod, the front connecting rod and the rear connecting rod of the first connecting rod assembly having each a first connection point mounted pivotably on the base and a second connection point mounted directly and pivotably on the seat proper, a backrest mounted on the base via a second connecting rod assembly comprising a front connecting rod and a rear connecting rod, the front connecting rod and the rear connecting rod of the second connecting rod assembly having each a first connection point mounted pivotably on the base and a second connection point mounted directly and pivotably on the backrest, a locking mechanism adapted to alternately adopt an active state in which it prevents a movement of the backrest relative to the base, and an inactive state in which it allows said movement, a control member actuable by a user to place the locking mechanism alternately in its active state and its inactive state, in which a connecting rod of the first connecting rod assembly and a connecting rod of the second connecting rod assembly are common, the seat being freely moveable, in the inactive state of the locking mechanism, between a nominal position in which an occupant can take up position in the seat, and a folded position in which the backrest extends parallel to the seat proper.