Vehicle with a vehicle dynamic performance selection switch on the steering wheel
AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorFranck Baldet
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Abstract
A vehicle (1) having a central control unit (13) which supervises operation of active components of the vehicle (1), and modifies the operating parameters of the active components to modify the dynamic performance of the vehicle (1); and a selection device (15) which is located inside the passenger compartment (11) of the vehicle (1), and is operated by the driver to transmit a selected dynamic performance of the vehicle (1) to the central control unit (13); the selection device (15) includes a switch (16) fitted to the steering wheel (12) of the vehicle (1) and rotatable between at least four different positions (A, B, C, D), each corresponding to a respective dynamic performance of the vehicle (1).
Claims14
A vehicle comprising a passenger compartment having a steering wheel operated by the driver to steer the vehicle;
- a central control unit which supervises operation of active components of the vehicle, and modifies the operating parameters of the active components to modify the dynamic performance of the vehicle;
- and a selection device which is located inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and is operated by the driver to transmit a selected dynamic performance of the vehicle to the central control unit;
- the vehicle is characterized in that the selection device comprises a switch fitted to the steering wheel of the vehicle and rotatable between at least four different positions, each corresponding to a respective dynamic performance of the vehicle;
- the switch can be rotated into a first position wherein the dynamic performance of the vehicle is set to drive on low-grip road surfaces, a second position wherein the dynamic performance of the vehicle is set to drive on low-grip road surfaces in sport driving mode, a third position wherein the dynamic performance of the vehicle is set to drive on firm-grip road surfaces in sport driving mode, and a fourth position wherein the dynamic performance of the vehicle is set to drive in safe conditions in touring driving mode.
A vehicle comprising a passenger compartment having a steering wheel operated by the driver to steer the vehicle;
- a central control unit which supervises operation of active components of the vehicle, and modifies the operating parameters of the active components to modify the dynamic performance of the vehicle;
- and a selection device which is located inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and is operated by the driver to transmit a selected dynamic performance of the vehicle to the central control unit;
- the vehicle is characterized in that the selection device comprises a switch fitted to the steering wheel of the vehicle and rotatable between at least four different positions, each corresponding to a respective dynamic performance of the vehicle;
- the switch is mounted to slide axially in opposition to elastic means, and is pressed by a user to command performance by the central control unit of a racing-start procedure, if the vehicle is stationary when the switch is pressed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.