Patent ID: 7651166

Claim:
A vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, comprising, a seat cushion which is carried by a central structure formed from a frame comprising front and rear crossbars and interconnecting side links, a seat cushion structure and padding at least partially resting on the seat cushion structure, the seat cushion structure comprising two side parts a rear end of each being coupled to a back rest and a front of each to opposite ends of a front support, front portion of the seat cushion structure being connected to the central structure by rockers and a rear portion thereof to the rear cross bar of the central structure by a seat cushion support assembly, the backrest being pivotally attached relative to the central structure and/or to the seat cushion, the vehicle seat being transferable from a use position, in which it can be sat in, into a flat lowered position by pivoting of the backrest and lowering of the seat cushion, wherein the padding partially rests on the seat cushion structure and partially on the seat cushion support assembly, wherein the seat cushion support assembly is connected at one end to the front support of the seat cushion structure and at an opposite end to a rear support bar and is movable relative to the seat cushion structure and relative to the central structure by a pivoting sliding joint assembly between the rear support bar of the seat cushion support assembly and the rear cross bar of the central structure in order to transfer the vehicle seat into the lowered position.