Abstract: A steering system includes a steering wheel rotation limiting device being arranged radially offset to the steering wheel hub and including a base being fixed to the or another non-rotatable component of the steering system and a sliding element. The base includes two opposing end stop surfaces, and the sliding element is axially slidable parallel to the axis of rotation relative to the base and relative to the steering wheel hub between the two opposing end stop surfaces. The sliding element includes a projection that engages a spiral groove formed on a circumferential surface of the steering wheel hub so that rotation of the steering wheel hub causes axial movement of the sliding element, and so that abutment of the sliding element with one of the two end stop surfaces blocks movement of the sliding element and rotation of the steering wheel hub.

Abstract: A system and method for power actuation of doors or tailgate of a vehicle uses sensed information from sensors (e.g., ultrasonic sensors, proximity sensors) and cameras to provide a space map around the vehicle and indicate whether or how far the doors and/or tailgate can open (or close) without colliding with objects surrounding the vehicle (e.g., walls, ceiling, garage door, other vehicles, individuals).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering system for a vehicle, comprising a steering wheel arrangement having a central axis and being reversibly retractable in a direction towards a dashboard of the vehicle and extendable in a direction away from the dashboard of the vehicle. The steering wheel arrangement includes a steering wheel having a steering wheel rim and at least one spoke, a steering wheel hub fixedly connected with the steering wheel by the at least one spoke and extending from the steering wheel towards the dashboard of the vehicle, the steering wheel hub and the steering wheel being rotatable about a central axis (A). The steering wheel rim has a non-planar configuration and has a total angle of rotation of 720° or less.

Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle has a steering system support column and a steering wheel arrangement having a central axis. The steering wheel arrangement includes a steering wheel and a steering wheel hub, rotatable together about the central axis; a torque feedback device; and a steering wheel center part including an airbag module arranged inside the steering wheel center part and being provided with a plurality of steering wheel controls. The steering wheel center part is fixedly connected with the steering system support column so as to be non-rotatable about the central axis. The steering wheel arrangement is column stalk control free, and the steering system is moveable so that the steering wheel arrangement is reversibly retractable and extendable.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering column for a vehicle, with:-an inner steering column element that is received in an outer steering column element, the inner and outer steering column element being displaceable relative to one another along a displacement axis;-at least one preload force generating element that is configured to generate a preload force to set a defined resistance against the relative displacement; where the inner steering column element has a number of side faces which form a hollow cross-section of the inner steering column element; where at least a portion of a side face of the number of side faces has a protruding shape.

Abstract: The invention refers to a wheel for a vehicle, the wheel being rotatable around a rotation axis and comprising: a seating space for a brake disk extending around the rotation axis; a wheel rim having a rim well, the wheel rim extending around the seating space and the rotation axis, wherein the rim well protrudes from the wheel rim towards the rotation axis; and at least one spoke being connected to the wheel rim, the at least one spoke being arranged at an outward side of the wheel and extending at least in part radially to the rotation axis; wherein, along the rotation axis, the seating space is arranged closer to the outward side than the rim well. The invention improves the air flow in the vicinity of the wheel to reduce aerodynamic drag and lifting forces on the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering system comprising a steering wheel mechanically attached to a steering wheel hub by fixing elements; a steering system support column, wherein the steering wheel hub is rotatably mounted on the steering system support column, so that the steering wheel and the steering wheel hub are rotatable); a torque feedback device including an electric machine having an outer rotor and an inner stator with stator windings, the outer rotor being attached to the steering wheel hub so as to be rotatable with the steering wheel hub, and the stator being non-rotatably fixed to the steering system support column; wherein, with respect to the axis of rotation, the fixing elements are arranged at different radial positions than the stator windings.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering system comprising a steering wheel rotation limiting device being arranged radially offset to the steering wheel hub and comprising a base being fixed to the or another non-rotatable component of the steering system, the base comprising two opposing end stop surfaces and comprising a sliding element being axially slidable parallel to the axis of rotation relative to the base and relative to the steering wheel hub between the two opposing end stop surfaces. The sliding element comprises a projection that engages a spiral groove formed on a circumferential surface of the steering wheel hub so that rotation of the steering wheel hub causes axial movement of the sliding element, and so that abutment of the sliding element with one of the two end stop surfaces blocks movement of the sliding element and rotation of the steering wheel hub.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering system comprising a rotatable steering wheel hub; a torque feedback device including an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, the rotor being attached to the steering wheel hub, and the stator being fixed to a non-rotatable component of the steering system; a steering system support column including an off-axis section having a first longitudinal axis that is off-set to an axis of rotation and including an aligned section having a second longitudinal axis that corresponds to the axis of rotation. The steering wheel hub is rotatably mounted on the aligned section and axially spaced from the off-axis section. A steering wheel rotation limiting device is attached to the off-axis section and engaging the steering wheel hub.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering system comprising a rotatable steering wheel hub; a steering system support column including an off-axis section and an aligned section that are connected by a connection portion. The steering wheel hub is rotatably mounted on the aligned section, while the off-axis section is axially spaced from the steering wheel hub. The steering system comprises a torque feedback device including an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, the rotor being attached to the steering wheel hub so as to be rotatable with the steering wheel hub about the axis of rotation, and the stator being non-rotatably fixed to the aligned section of the steering system support column.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rear suspension system for a rear wheel of a vehicle and to a vehicle having such a rear suspension system.

Abstract: A steering system for a road vehicle; the steering system comprises: a steering wheel provided with an outer ring, which is mounted so as to rotate around a rotation axis and has no connection to steering wheels; a position sensor, which is designed to detect the angular position of the outer ring of the steering wheel around the rotation axis; and a mechanical limit stop device, which is coupled to the outer ring of the steering wheel and limits, in both directions, the maximum angular width of the rotation of the steering wheel around the rotation axis, so that the steering wheel can make, on the whole, a rotation around the rotation axis that is greater than 360°.

Abstract: A steering system for a road vehicle; the steering system comprises: a steering wheel provided with an outer ring, which is mounted so as to rotate around a rotation axis and has no mechanical connection to steering wheels; a support element, which, on one side, can be rigidly fixed on the inside of the vehicle and, on the other side, is connected to the steering wheel so as to support the steering wheel; and a position sensor, which is designed to detect the angular position of the outer ring of the steering wheel around the rotation axis. The support element is telescopic so as to vary its axial size along the rotation axis in order to change the axial position of the steering wheel.

Abstract: Road vehicle provided with an electric drive and having: at least one pair of drive wheels; at least one electric machine; a mechanical transmission that connects the electric machine to the drive wheels; a passenger compartment; at least one seat, which is housed in the passenger compartment and is provided with at least one mechanical exciter that is designed to generate mechanical vibrations at variable frequencies and intensities; and a control unit, which is designed to drive the mechanical exciter using a driving signal that derives from the noise generated by an internal combustion thermal engine and based on the speed of rotation of the electric machine and/or on the speed of rotation of the drive wheels and/or on the torque generated/absorbed by the electric machine.

Abstract: A road vehicle with an electric drive having: a heat engine provided with a carrier shaft; a gearbox; at least one pump actuated by a carrier shaft; at least a reversible electric machine; a first mechanical transmission, which transmits the motion from the drive shaft of the heat engine to the carrier shaft and is provided with a first freewheel; a second mechanical transmission, which transmits the motion from the shaft of the electric machine to the carrier shaft and is provided with a second freewheel; and a third mechanical transmission, which is arranged in parallel to the second mechanical transmission, transmits the motion from the shaft of the electric machine to the carrier shaft, is provided with a third freewheel and reverses the direction of motion with respect to the second mechanical transmission.

Abstract: Road vehicle provided with an electric drive and having: at least one pair of drive wheels; at least one electric machine; a mechanical transmission that connects the electric machine to the drive wheels; a passenger compartment; at least one seat, which is housed in the passenger compartment and is provided with at least one mechanical exciter that is designed to generate mechanical vibrations at variable frequencies and intensities; and a control unit, which is designed to drive the mechanical exciter using a driving signal that derives from the noise generated by an internal combustion thermal engine and based on the speed of rotation of the electric machine and/or on the speed of rotation of the drive wheels and/or on the torque generated/absorbed by the electric machine.

Abstract: A steering system for a road vehicle; the steering system comprises: a steering wheel provided with an outer ring, which is mounted so as to rotate around a rotation axis and has no mechanical connection to steering wheels; a support element, which, on one side, can be rigidly fixed on the inside of the vehicle and, on the other side, is connected to the steering wheel so as to support the steering wheel; and a position sensor, which is designed to detect the angular position of the outer ring of the steering wheel around the rotation axis. The support element is telescopic so as to vary its axial size along the rotation axis in order to change the axial position of the steering wheel.

Abstract: A steering system for a road vehicle; the steering system comprises: a steering wheel provided with an outer ring, which is mounted so as to rotate around a rotation axis and has no connection to steering wheels; a position sensor, which is designed to detect the angular position of the outer ring of the steering wheel around the rotation axis; and a mechanical limit stop device, which is coupled to the outer ring of the steering wheel and limits, in both directions, the maximum angular width of the rotation of the steering wheel around the rotation axis, so that the steering wheel can make, on the whole, a rotation around the rotation axis that is greater than 360°.

Abstract: An automatic manual transmission for a hybrid vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine and with an electrical machine. The automatic manual transmission has: a servo-assisted mechanical gearbox; a differential gear, which transmits the motion to driving wheels; a clutch; a servo-assisted drive device with a variable gear ratio; an auxiliary shaft, along which the electrical machine is mounted; a drive shaft connecting the differential gear to the servo-assisted drive device, which is arranged immediately downstream of the gearbox and directly receives the motion from a secondary shaft of the gearbox; a first connectable/disconnectable and servo-assisted connection device, which is suited to connect the auxiliary shaft to the drive shaft; and a second connectable/disconnectable and servo-assisted connection device, which is suited to connect the auxiliary shaft to the secondary shaft of the gearbox.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine having: an engine provided with a crankshaft; a cooling system provided with a circulation pump, which comprises an impeller supported by a pump shaft that is mounted so as to rotate around a rotation axis; an auxiliary shaft, which transmits the rotation movement to the pump shaft of the circulation pump; a mechanical transmission, which transmits the rotational movement from the crankshaft to the auxiliary shaft; and a coupling device, which is interposed between the pump shaft of the circulation pump and the auxiliary shaft and is suited to mechanically connect/disconnect the pump shaft to/from the auxiliary shaft.