Back rest for a vehicle seat

A back rest for a vehicle seat, particularly a motor vehicle seat, which is adjustable in its angle of inclination about a pivot axis running in the direction lateral to the back rest and which can be folded about a folding axis lying parallel to the pivot axis and is provided on its two sides with respective folding locks that must be released for a folding movement, each of said folding locks having a locking member which is movable between a locking position and a release position, and each of said folding locks being connected with one end of a cable for activation purposes, comprising:

• an activating device arranged on the supporting portions of the back rest, said activating device being connected with the other end of said cable wherein said activating device has a support for a bolt, which support is immovable relative to the back rest, wherein a double-armed pivot lever is arranged on the bolt, the two arms of which lever being connected with respective cores of the two cables at a distance from the rotational axis of said lever, wherein the covers of said cables are supported on the support and wherein the double-armed pivot lever is connected with an activating member;
• wherein the double-armed pivot lever and the activating member are arranged on the bolt so as to rotate therewith, and;
• wherein one end of at least one additional cable is coupled with the double-armed pivot lever, and the other end thereof is connected with a pulling member that is provided on the side of the back rest and is gripped by hand.