VEHICLE INTERIOR

Abstract

The invention relates to a passenger compartment (20) of a vehicle (10) comprising at least one seat (14, 15, 16, 17) and comprising a console (18) that can be placed laterally adjacent the seat.

The particularity is that at least one seat (14, 15) is designed to be adjustable such that it can be moved out of a first position in which it faces in the travel direction, and into a second position, and that at least part of the console (18) is mounted so as to be movable out of a primary position in which it is laterally adjacent the seat, into a secondary position in which it is outside the movement path of the seat during movement of the seat between the first position and the second position.

Claims

1. A passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising: at least one seat; a console; an adjuster for moving the at least one seat is designed to be moved by an adjuster out of a first position in which the seat faces in the travel direction and into a second position facing in another direction, at least part of the console being mounted so as to be movable such that the part can be moved out of a primary position in which it is laterally adjacent the seat into a secondary position in which it is outside a movement path of the seat during movement of the seat between the first position and the second position.

2. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjuster comprises a guide for the seat or for the part of the console.

3. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjuster comprises a drive for straight-line movement or rotation or a mixed movement of straight-line and rotational components of the seat.

4. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjuster comprises a drive for straight-line movement or rotation or a mixed movement of straight-line and rotational components for the part of the console.

5. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the seat comprises at least one armrest that can be moved between a use position and a nonuse position, and the armrest is fitted into a recess of a backrest of the seat in the nonuse position.

6. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a backrest of the seat can be adjusted between a vertical position and an inclined position by the adjuster, or an armrest can be moved between a use position and a nonuse position by the adjuster.

7. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a controller is provided that controls movement of the part of the console and the movement of the seat in the event of a signal for adjusting the seat, the controller controlling a drive comprising actuators for the part of the console or for the seat.

8. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the adjuster can be controlled by the controller such that the seat can be adjusted into a compact position prior to movement between the first position and the second position, in which compact position a backrest part of the seat is moved into a vertical position or an armrest is moved into a nonuse position.

9. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein adjacent the seat there is another seat in a front region of the compartment and there are two seats in a back region of the compartment, the part of the console being between the seats of the front region in the primary position and is within reach of the seats of a back region in the secondary position.

10. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the seat or the console comprises at least one air-conditioning component, or at least one operating component, or a network connection, or at least one compartment such as a cooling compartment or a storage pocket.

11. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the console comprises a frame and a container, and the container is mounted so as to be movable relative to the frame.

Description

[0020] Further advantages of the invention can be found in the description of an exemplary embodiment that is shown in the schematic figures. In the figures:

[0021] FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle comprising a front region and comprising a back region,

[0022] FIG. 2 is a view according to arrow II in FIG. 1, seats of the front region being located in a first position and a console being in a primary position,

[0023] FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vehicle like FIG. 2 where the seats of the front region are in the first position and the console is in a secondary position, and

[0024] FIG. 4 is a plan view of the vehicle like FIG. 2 where the seats of the front region are in a second position and the console is in the primary position.

[0025] A vehicle as a whole is shown in the figures by reference character 10. The same reference characters in the different figures refer to the same parts, even if small letters follow or are omitted.

[0026] FIG. 1 is a side view of the vehicle 10. A body 11 of the vehicle 10 is indicated by a dashed line. The forward travel direction is denoted by x.sub.1. The vehicle 10 has a passenger compartment 20 comprising a front region 12 and a back region 13.

[0027] According to FIG. 2, the front region 12 holds two seats 14 and 15. The back region 13 holds two seats 16 and 17. According to FIG. 2, the seats 14, 15, 16 and 17 face in the forward direction x.sub.1, i.e. a seat occupant is facing in the forward travel direction x.sub.1. Each seat comprises a seat part 25 and a backrest part 26. A gap a is formed between the seats 14, 15 of the front region 12 to allow for a console 18 to be in the intermediate space.

[0028] The seats 14 and 15 can be adjusted out of the first position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and into a second position shown in FIG. 4. In the second position, the seats 14 and 15 are for example pivoted by 180. That is to say that they face in the rearward direction x.sub.2. However, according to an alternative, it is also possible for example for the seats 14 and 15 to be pivotable about any other desired angle. The seats could in addition be movable in a straight line, for example in the directions x.sub.1 or x.sub.2, and/or in the directions y.sub.1 or y.sub.2. It can be seen according to FIG. 2 that the console 18 is located in the movement path of the seats 14 and 15.

[0029] The console 19 is mounted so as to be movable between a primary position shown in FIG. 2, and a secondary position that can be seen in FIG. 3. In the secondary position, the console 18 is between the seats 16 and 17. In order to move the console 18, a guide 19 is provided that is fastened to a floor 21 of the passenger compartment 20. The guide 19 allows for straight-line movement of the console 18 out of the primary position, in the direction x.sub.2 and into the secondary position. From the secondary position, the console 18 can be moved in the direction x.sub.1 into the primary position.

[0030] The seats 14 and 15 and the console 18 can be adjusted by a drive (not shown) comprising electric motors. The drive is controlled by a controller (also not shown). A vehicle occupant transmits, for example via a control panel on the console 18, the signal to the controller that autopilot should be switched on and the seat should be moved out of the first position and into the second position.

[0031] The controller then controls the drive such that the console 18 is moved into the secondary position according to FIG. 3. If the console 18 is in the secondary position, the controller controls the drive for example such that first the seat 15 is pivoted in the direction u.sub.1 into the second position, and subsequently the seat 14 is pivoted into the second position. Prior to pivoting the seats 14 and 15, they can for example be brought into a compact position in that a backrest part 26 is brought into a vertical position and an armrest is lowered into a stowage position in a recess of the backrest part 26. Thereafter, the drive is controlled by the controller such that the console is moved back into the primary position (see FIG. 4).

[0032] If the vehicle is to be manually driven again, an occupant can again send a signal to the controller via the control panel, which signal triggers a reverse algorithm. That is to say that the controller makes the console 18 move out of the primary position and into the secondary position. Subsequently, the seat 15 is pivoted in the direction u.sub.2, and then the seat 14 is pivoted in the direction u.sub.1 out of the second position and into the first position. Before this movement of the seats 14 and 15 also, they can be brought into the compact position again. Thereafter, the console 18 is moved back into the primary position.

[0033] According to FIG. 1, the console 18 is C-shaped. It comprises a frame 22 and a container 23. The frame 22 forms a tunnel 24 in which the container 23 can be arranged in a nested position. The frame 22 comprises an opening (not shown) through which the container 23 can be moved out of the nested position shown in FIG. 1 in the direction x.sub.2 and into a separated position in which the container is between the seats 16 and 17. During movement, the container 23 is guided by the guide 19 and driven by the drive. In other words, if the seat position of the seats 14 and 15 is not intended to be changed, the container 23 can be moved separately into the separated position while the frame 22 remains in the primary position. The occupants of the seats 16 and 17 then also may access the container.

[0034] It may be possible for the entire console 18 or the container 23 alone to be able to be locked by a latch in defined positions or in each set position.