Patent ID: 8616642

Claim:
A fold-and-dive apparatus for a vehicle seat having a seat back and a seat cushion connected by a connection link, comprising: a first link pivotally engaging the seat cushion and a vehicle body; a protrusion projecting from the seat back, wherein the seat back is configured to be selectively folded toward the seat cushion according to pivotal motion of the seat back; a moving block slidably engaged to the connection link, wherein the moving block moves along the connection link such that as the seat back is folded, the seat back rotates the protrusion and moves the moving block; a lock plate connected to the moving block by a cable wherein the lock plate is slidably connected to the connection link and moves upward and downward on the connection link by a force received from the moving block; and an elastic member having opposing end portions installed in the seat cushion and the vehicle body, respectively, to make the seat cushion slide forward when the lock plate moves by the force received from the moving block; wherein the seat back is rotated and folded toward the seat cushion and the first link is rotated and thus the seat back and the seat cushion simultaneously move downwards while the seat back is folded.