US 2025/0026253 A1Published application

Cockpit for a motor vehicle and method for the reconfiguration of a cockpit

AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.

InventorsVito CONIGLIARO, Alessandro Paolo DE PAOLI, Thomas GRANJARD, Daniel Martin TAYLOR

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Abstract

A cockpit for a motor vehicle is described, comprising: a first seat comprising a first seat cushion and a first backrest; and a second seat comprising a second seat cushion and a second backrest; the cockpit can be shifted into a two-seater configuration, in which the first seat is in a first position, in which it is next to the second seat along a first axis and in which the second seat cushion and the second backrest are arranged in a second and a third position; the first seat can be moved along the first axis between the first position and a fourth position, the second seat cushion can be moved between the second position and a fifth position, and the second backrest can be moved between the third position and a sixth position parallel to a second axis, which is transverse to the first axis; the cockpit is selectively movable to a single-seater configuration, in which the first seat is in the fourth position, the second seat cushion is in the fifth position and the second backrest is in the sixth position; the first seat, in the fourth position, being arranged in the space occupied by the second seat when the cockpit is in said first configuration.

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Dependent claims

A cockpit (25) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising:

a first seat (26) comprising, in turn, a first seat cushion (30) and a first backrest (40);
and
a second seat (27) comprising, in turn, a second seat cushion (31) and a second backrest (41);
said cockpit (25) being available in a first two-seater configuration, wherein said first seat (26) is in a first position, wherein it is next to said second seat (27) along a first axis (Y);
said second seat cushion (31) and said second backrest (41) being arranged in a second and a third position, respectively, when said cockpit (25) is in said first position;
characterized in that said first seat (26) can be moved along said first axis (Y) between said first position and a fourth position, said second seat cushion (31) can be moved between said second position and a fifth position and said second backrest (41) can be moved between said third position and a sixth position parallel to a second axis (X), which is transverse to said first axis (Y);
said cockpit (25) being selectively movable to a second single-seater configuration, wherein said first seat (26) is in said fourth position, said second seat cushion (31) is in said fifth position and said second backrest (41) is in said sixth position;
said first seat (26), in said fourth position, being at least partly arranged in the space occupied by said second seat (27) when said cockpit (25) is in said first configuration.

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A method for the configuration of a cockpit (25) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising the steps of:

i) arranging said cockpit (25) to a first two-seater configuration, wherein a first seat (26) is in a first position, wherein it is next to a second seat (27) along a first axis (Y);
said first seat (26) comprising, in turn, a first seat cushion (30) and a first backrest (40);
said second seat (27) comprising, in turn, a second seat cushion (31) and a second backrest (41);
said second seat cushion (31) and said second backrest (41) being arranged in a second and a third position, respectively, when said cockpit (25) is in said first position;
characterized in that it comprises the step ii) of shifting said cockpit (25) to a second single-seater configuration which said first seat (26) is in a fourth position, said second seat cushion (31) is in a fifth position and said second backrest (41) is in a sixth position;
said step ii) comprising the step iii) of placing at least part of said first seat (26) in the fourth position in the space occupied by said second seat (27) in said first configuration.

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