Patent ID: 8061770

Claim:
A motor vehicle seat comprising: (a) an underframe having at least one base and at least one rear rocker connected to said base through a rear pivot axis; said underframe comprising a front rocker arrangement, said front rocker arrangement comprising a bottom rocker linked to said base at a front lower hinge point and a top rocker linked to a seat carrier, and said bottom rocker and said top rocker are hinge-linked together in a central hinge point; (b) said seat carrier carried by said underframe; and (c) a seat back connected to said seat carrier, wherein the motor vehicle seat further comprises a drive device attached to at least one of said bottom rocker and said top rocker and a crash sensor, said crash sensor controlling said drive device and enabling said drive device only in an event of a crash, and, in an event of a crash, said drive device pivots said seat carrier inclusive of said seat back about said rear pivot axis and a seat front edge of said seat carrier is raised at least 10 mm relative to said base, wherein said top rocker comprises a nose, said drive device is hinged to and arranged between said front lower hinge point and said nose.