FERRARI S.p.A. Patente

A road vehicle with a roll axis X, a pitch axis Y and a yaw axis Z; wherein the vehicle comprises a frame, two front wheels, two rear wheels, an active front suspension unit acting on the front wheels and/or an active rear suspension unit acting on the rear wheels; wherein the active front and/or rear suspension unit comprises: a first and a second rocker arm coupled to the frame from opposite sides along the pitch axis and rotatable around the corresponding pins with axes which are parallel to each other, included in a plane orthogonal to the yaw axis Z and at the same elevation along the yaw axis Z; a first and a second suspension arm each having a first end coupled to the corresponding rocker arm on the wheel side and a second end coupled to the corresponding wheel; a preferably active rod damper of variable length along an axis A" parallel to the pitch axis Y having a first end coupled to one of the two rocker arms and a second end coupled to the other rocker arm; a crossbar bridging the two rocker arms; an electric motor acting directly on the bar to control the rotation of the bar along an axis M parallel to the axes of the pins and thus generate the coordinated rotation of the two rocker arms.

A steering assembly (1) comprises a support structure (7) designed to be coupled to a chassis of a road vehicle and extending along a longitudinal axis (5); a coaxial sleeve (10), slidingly movable with respect to the support structure (7); a steering column (4), coaxial and internal to the sleeve (10), comprising a portion (12) capable of rotating with respect to the sleeve (10) and slidingly movable, together with the sleeve (10), with respect to the support structure (7); and a retaining element (15), which is fixed to the support structure (7) and to the sleeve (10) at two ends (16, 17), respectively, has a length such that it limits a sliding of the sleeve (10) in a departing direction (V1) away from the support structure (7) to a predefined limit sliding value (PL1) and is flexible to allow the sleeve (10) to slide in an approaching direction (V2).

A road vehicle that develops along a longitudinal direction and with a roll axis X, a pitch axis Y and a yaw axis Z; wherein the vehicle comprises a frame and four wheels; for each wheel there is a suspension unit connecting the corresponding wheel to the frame; at least one of the suspension unit being an active suspension unit comprising: a rocker arm coupled to the frame in a rotary manner around a pivot with an axis A substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of development of the vehicle; a suspension rod having a first end coupled to the rocker arm on the wheel side and a second end coupled to the wheel; a rod damper with a variable length along an axis A' having a first movable end coupled to the rocker arm on the frame side and a second fixed end coupled to the frame; an electric motor configured to generate a rotational torque that causes the rocker arm to rotate around the pivot; wherein the electric motor acts directly upon the rocker arm at the pivot.

An electric motor (2) comprises a stator (4) and a rotor (5) rotatable around a rotor axis (A) fixed with respect to the stator (4), characterized in that the rotor (5) comprises a phase change material (PCM) solid or semi-solid at ambient temperature and adapted to liquefy at a liquefaction temperature within a range of operating temperatures of the electric motor (2).

A system (12) for monitoring wear of axle shafts (10) of a transmission system (6) of a vehicle (1) is described, equipped with a processing unit (14) designed to: acquire, during use of the vehicle (1), current values of operating parameters associated with the operation of the transmission system (6); determine, as a function of the current values of the operating parameters, continuously over time, instantaneous damage (D<i>) to the axle shafts (10); determine a total damage (D<tot>) to the axle shafts (10) as a combination of the instantaneous damage (D<i>) determined over time; and estimate a wear condition of the axle shafts (10) as a function of the determination of the total damage (D<tot>).

A road vehicle (1) comprising a high-voltage (HV) electric circuit (8) provided with a first storage system (6) comprising a plurality of cells; a low-voltage (LV) electric circuit (9) provided with a second storage system (10); a first control unit (12) configured to monitor and manage the first storage system (6), i.e., the battery pack; a second control unit (13), different from the first control unit (12), which is configured to operate when the road vehicle (1) is in a sleep mode, during which the first control unit (12) is turned off; the second control unit being configured to monitor at least voltage and temperature of the plurality of cells of the first storage system (6).

Prismatic type battery cell (6) comprising: box-shaped metal case (9), which, in turn, comprises a first base wall (11) and a second base wall (12), opposite one another along a longitudinal axis (L) of the cell; a stack (10) comprising a plurality of electrode plates (19) alternating with each other and interspaced by separator material foils; wherein the electrode plates (19) are alternately anode plates (20) and cathode plates (21), which extend lengthwise along the longitudinal axis (L) and widthwise along a transverse axis (T), perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L), respectively; wherein the anode plates (20) project, along the longitudinal (L) axis, first metal terminal elements (22) toward the first base wall (11); the cathode plates (21) project, along the longitudinal (L) axis, in the opposite direction relative to the first metal terminal elements (22), second metal terminal elements (23) toward the second base wall (12); the second metal terminal elements (23) extend across the entire width of the cathode plates (21).

An operating device (10, 10') for an actuator (9) of a motor vehicle (1) is described, comprising a frame (15) that can be fixed to a steering wheel (4) of said motor vehicle (1); and a lever (20) that can be grasped by a user and can be moved, relative to the frame (15), to a plurality of operating positions, which are spaced apart from one another and are associated with respective distinct commands for the actuator (9); the frame (15) also comprises a plurality of visual indications (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e) associated with the operating positions of the lever (20) and representative of said commands; a light source (35) designed to emit a light beam (F); an optical conveying element (40), which is optically interposed between the light source (35) and the visual indications (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e) so as to backlight the visual indications (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e); the lever (20) comprises an optical magnifying element (45), which is optically coupled to the conveying element (40) and is adapted to magnify each visual indication (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e), when the lever (20) is in the corresponding position.

A method for fine-tuning the performance of an antenna of the folded monopole type fixed within a vehicle (1), the antenna (5) having a support body (6), which is substantially flat and is arranged between a chassis (3) and a body (4) of the vehicle (1), and a conducting element (7), which is folded a plurality of times along the support body (6), and being characterized by nominal values of a plurality of performance parameters. According to such method, after having mounted the antenna (5) in the vehicle (1), one or more of the performance parameters are measured, the measured values are compared with the corresponding nominal values to identify any deviations between the measured values and the nominal values, at least one pad (13-16) of dielectric or magnetic or mixed dielectric-magnetic material is attached in at least one respective position of the antenna (5), such position being determined by deviations between the measured values and the corresponding nominal values.

A device (1) for the storage of electrical energy for a motor vehicle (100) comprising a casing (2) defining an inner volume (3) and electrochemical cells (4) housed in the inner volume (3) and brought together along a direction (X). The device (1) comprises a foam element of a first type (5a) interposed between a first pair of electrochemical cells (4) along the direction (X) and a foam element of a second type (5b) interposed between a second pair of electrochemical cells (4) along the direction (X).

Prismatic type battery cell (6) comprising: a box-shaped metal case (9), which, in turn, comprises a first base wall (11) and a second base wall (12), opposite each other along a longitudinal axis (L) of the cell; a stack (10) comprising a plurality of electrode plates (19) alternating with each other and interspaced by separator material foils; a venting system (24), which, upon exceeding a pressure inside the box-shaped metal case (9) above a predefined threshold value, is configured to allow gas to escape from the inside to the outside of the metal box-shaped metal case (9); wherein the venting system (24) is located in the area the first base wall (11) and/or the second base wall (12) and is configured to use the first base wall (11) and/or the second base wall as a valve.

Method for controlling the injection of a coolant into a combustion chamber (8) of an internal combustion engine (7) of a motor vehicle (1); the motor vehicle (1) comprises a vehicular powertrain (2) comprising a propulsion unit (4) and a transmission system interposed between the propulsion unit (4) and drive wheels (6) of the motor vehicle (1), the propulsion unit (4) comprises at least the internal combustion engine (7). The propulsion unit (4) comprises at least one cylinder (9) comprising at least a first and a second injector (10A, 10B) configured to inject fuel and the coolant, respectively, into the combustion chamber (8) or into the intake duct of the internal combustion engine (7). The method comprises the steps of: acquiring (S100) at least one electrical signal (SI₁, SI_i); determining (S101) a corresponding quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) based on the acquired electrical signal (SI₁, SI_i) associated with the operation of the injectors (10A, 10B); verifying (S102-S105, S110) that the quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) meets a control criterion; if the quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) meets the control criterion, performing (S106-S109) first actions to control the injection of coolant into the combustion chamber (8); and if the quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) does not meet the control criterion, performing (S111-S114) second actions to control the injection of coolant into the combustion chamber (8).

A control system (4) is described for a wind turbine (2) provided with blades (3) and an electrical machine (5) coupled to the blades (3) for the generation of electrical energy from wind kinetic energy. The system provides: a control stage (10), to generate control signals (δ<1>, δ<2>, δ<3>) for the electrical machine (5) through a feedback control based on measured quantities (I<dMEAS>, I<qMEAS>) and reference quantities (I<dTGT>, I<qTGT>); and a reference generation stage (20), to generate the reference quantities (I<dTGT>, I<qTGT>) for the control stage (10). The reference generation stage (20) determines a control target for the generation of reference quantities (I<dTGT>, I<qTGT>) using a characterization map of the wind turbine (2) and operating in closed loop based on feedback of wind speed to which the wind turbine (2) is subjected.

A hydrogen internal combustion engine is provided with at least one cylinder (2) having an inlet (16) to feed oxidizing air into the cylinder (2) and with an outlet (17) to let combustion gases out of the cylinder (2), at least one piston (6, 7) engaged in a sliding manner in the cylinder (2), and an injection unit (21) to feed fuel hydrogen into the cylinder (2); the injection unit (21) having a feeding manifold (22), which extends around at least part of a side wall (5) of the cylinder (2), and communicates with the cylinder (2) through a plurality of feeding holes (24) obtained through the side wall (5) of the cylinder (2).

An electric machine stator (2) has a casing (4) defining an internal cavity (5) housing a core (6) made of ferromagnetic material, arranged axially between two chambers (23,27) communicating respectively with an inlet conduit (25) and with an outlet conduit (27), to receive and discharge a heat exchange liquid; the core (6) consists of a plurality of teeth (7) arranged about a longitudinal axis (A) and circumferentially defining between each other a plurality of slots (8) engaged by coils (18) made of electrically conductive material, wound around the teeth (7); the two chambers (23,27) in the stator (2) communicate with each other through the slots (8) and through a plurality of channels (30) formed in the teeth (7); the stator (2) also has an adjustment device (40) configurable to achieve a first configuration, in which it allows passage of the heat exchange liquid in the channels (30), and a second configuration, in which it prevents passage of the heat exchange liquid in the channels (30).

An acoustic path determination system in a passenger compartment (4) of a vehicle (1) provided with an audio system (10) having speakers (12) configured to reproduce sounds within the passenger compartment (4) is described, which provides: a generation stage (20), configured to generate within the passenger compartment (4), via the speakers (12), passenger-compartment audio signals; and a determination stage (22), configured to determine and adaptively update over time estimates of the acoustic paths within the passenger compartment (4), as a function of the detection and processing of the passenger-compartment audio signals. The passenger-compartment audio signals include signaling, alert or warning sounds, and/or "ESE" - Engine Sound Enhancement sounds and/or additional sounds designed to be present in the passenger compartment (4) during operation of the vehicle (1) and addressed to the user of the vehicle (1).

A control tower of a gearbox for road vehicles has an operating lever (21) mounted so as to rotate around two rotation axes (6, 12), which are transversal to one another and move between at least two pairs of gears and between the gears of each pair of gears; and a detection device (9, 15) to detect the angular position of the operating lever (21) around the two rotation axes (6, 12) and to supply at least one electrical signal to an electronic control unit (10) configured to detect the gear engaged by the operating lever (21) and control the operation of the gearbox.

A vehicle (1) having: a body (5); at least one aerodynamic element (6), which is movable between a first position and a second position different from the first position and is provided with at least one limit stop buffer (8), which is integral with the aerodynamic element (6) and rests against a respective striker body (9), when the aerodynamic element (6) is in the first position; and an electromagnet (10) configured to generate a magnetic attraction force between the limit stop buffer (8) and the striker body (9).

A motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1'''; 1ʺʺ; 1‴ʺ; 1‴‴; 1‴ʺʺ) comprising a frame (2), a plurality of the wheels (3; 3‴; 3ʺʺ; 3‴ʺ; 3‴‴; 3‴ʺʺ) rotatable relative to the frame (2) about respective rotational axes (A) is described. Each wheel (3; 3‴; 3ʺʺ; 3‴ʺ; 3‴‴; 3‴ʺʺ) comprises a rim (4; 4‴ʺʺ) arranged concentrically to the respective rotational axis (A) and at least one tyre (5; 5a‴ʺʺ, 5b‴ʺʺ) mounted around the rim (4; 4‴ʺʺ). The tyre (5; 5a‴ʺʺ, 5b‴ʺʺ) comprises, in turn, a radially external surface (6; 6a‴ʺʺ, 6b‴ʺʺ) with respect to the respective rotational axis (A) and a volume (7; 7‴; 7ʺʺ; 7‴ʺ; 7‴‴; 7a‴ʺʺ, 7b‴ʺʺ) interposed between the radially external surface (6; 6a‴ʺʺ, 6b‴ʺʺ) and the rim (4; 4‴ʺʺ) radially with respect to the rotational axis (A). The motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1‴; 1ʺʺ; 1‴ʺ; 1‴‴; 1‴ʺʺ) comprises at least one additional volume (8; 8a', 8b'; 8''; 8‴; 8ʺʺ; 8‴ʺ; 8‴‴; 8‴ʺʺ), which is fluidly connected to the volume (7; 7‴; 7ʺʺ; 7‴ʺ; 7‴‴; 7a‴ʺʺ, 7b‴ʺʺ) of at least one wheel (3; 3‴; 3ʺʺ; 3‴ʺ; 3‴‴; 3‴ʺʺ).

The invention relates to a method for producing a multilayer material comprising: 1) a moulding step comprising: mixing a dye and/or a pigment with a transparent thermoplastic or thermosetting resin; moulding the pigmented resin mixture, thereby obtaining a layer with an internal side and an external side; 2) a step of coating the internal side of the layer comprising: applying a first internal layer of a pigmented resin; applying a second internal layer comprising a transparent non-ceramic material; 3) a step of coating the external side of the layer comprising: applying a first external layer comprising a colourless resin; applying a second external layer comprising a transparent ceramic material.

A spoiler (9, 9', 9") for a motor vehicle (1) is described, comprising a support structure (8); an aerodynamic surface (10) designed to interact, in use, with an air stream according to a first travel axis (X) so as to generate an aerodynamic force, and constrained to the support structure (8); an elastically deformable plate (15, 15'') constrained to the support structure (8); at least two airfoils (16a, 16b, 16c) defining said aerodynamic surface (10) and each fixed to the plate (15, 15''); an actuator (20) operatively connected to the plate (15, 15'') and capable of being operated to determine the elastic deformation of the plate (15, 15'') and consequently move the aerodynamic surface (10) between a first configuration, in which the aerodynamic surface (10) has a first angle of attack (α) and a second configuration in which the aerodynamic surface (10) has a second angle of attack (β) different from said first angle of attack (α).

A bodywork (10) for a motor vehicle (1) is described comprising a plurality of surfaces (11, 12) and a plurality of openings (13, 14) passing through such surfaces (11, 12) along a first direction (B, C) and configured to be passed through by components (21) of the suspensions (20) of the motor vehicle (1). The bodywork (10) comprises a plurality of oblong elements (15) provided with respective first ends (15a) and second ends (15b) opposite to each other along a second direction (Z) transversal to the first direction (B, C). The oblong elements (15) are deformable and attached to a surface (11, 12) at the respective first ends (15a) so as to cover at least partially the openings (13, 14). The second ends (15b) are free and movable with respect to the respective openings (13, 14).

A frame portion for a motor vehicle (1) defines a passenger compartment (6) and includes a door frame (7) for attaching a side door (4), the door frame (7) defining an access passage (10) to allow side access to the passenger compartment (6) and including a first and a second pillar (11, 12) extending upwards from respective lower ends (11b, 12b) towards respective upper ends (11c, 12c), the first pillar (11) being more forward than the second pillar (12) according to a direction of advancement of the motor vehicle, a longitudinal beam (13) fixed to the first and second pillars (11, 12) at the lower ends (11b, 12b) and having a beam portion (14) extending longitudinally between the lower ends (11b, 12b), and a through conduit (25) extending longitudinally through the first pillar (11) and the longitudinal beam (13) with an inlet opening (26) and an outlet opening (27) respectively upstream and downstream of the beam portion (14) according to a further direction opposite to the direction of advancement of the motor vehicle (1).

A motor vehicle (1) includes a longitudinal axis (X), a window (3) arranged transversally with respect to the longitudinal axis, and a hood (2) substantially extending as a longitudinal extension of an upper portion (3b) of the window (3), with the hood and said upper portion (2, 3b) extending longitudinally in succession and flush with each other according to a profile (5) that is continuous in at at least one domain of the longitudinal axis (X) between a first intermediate point of the hood (2) and a second intermediate point of said upper portion (3b), wherein the motor vehicle further comprises at least one windshield wiper (25) with a wiper blade (26) movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the wiper blade (26), in the first and second position, is entirely aligned above the hood (2) and entirely in contact with the window (3), respectively.

Motor vehicle comprising a body defining a passenger compartment, a first axle located, in use, at the front relative to a first longitudinal axis (X) of the motor vehicle, and a second axle located, in use, at the back relative to the first axle with reference to the first longitudinal axis (X), the first axle and second axle comprise first wheels and second wheels, respectively, and an air conditioning system which can be operated to adjust the temperature inside the passenger compartment, the body comprises a fixing structure (80) located behind the passenger compartment, the fixing structure (80) is hollow and has a width, measured parallel to a second axis (Y) progressively decreasing from the first axle to the second axle parallel to the first longitudinal axis (X), the air conditioning system comprises, in turn, a heat exchanger (24) housed inside the fixing structure (80), the heat exchanger (24) has a width, measured parallel to the second axis (Y) progressively decreasing from the first axle to the second axle parallel to the first longitudinal axis (X).

Motor vehicle (1) comprising a body defining a passenger compartment (3), a first circuit (20) capable of being flown by a cooling fluid and comprising a first heat exchanger (24) which can be supplied with the cooling fluid and adapted to allow the cooling fluid to release heat, a second circuit (50) fluidly connected with the passenger compartment (3), the second circuit (50) comprises an inlet (51), which can fluidly be connected to the passenger compartment (3) and which can be supplied with an air stream to be cooled, and an outlet (52) which can fluidly be connected to the passenger compartment (3) and capable of being flown by the cooled air stream, a third circuit (60) capable of being flown by a heat transfer fluid and thermally coupled with the first and second circuits (20, 50), the first heat exchanger (24) being interposed along the third circuit (60) so as to cool the heat transfer fluid.

A motor vehicle (1) includes a longitudinal axis (X), a window (3) arranged transversally with respect to the longitudinal axis, and a hood (2) extending, according to a first configuration, substantially as a longitudinal extension of an upper portion (3b) of the window (3), with the hood and said upper portion (2, 3b) extending longitudinally in succession and flush with each other according to a profile (5) that is continuous at at least one domain of the longitudinal axis (X) between a first intermediate point of the hood (2) and a second intermediate point of said upper portion (3b), wherein the hood (2) comprises a hatch (10) movable relative to the rest of the hood (2) to define a second configuration of the hood (2) with the hatch (10) opening a compartment (23) at least partially delimited, according to the longitudinal axis (X), by a lower portion (3c) of the window (3) extending below the hatch (10) in the first configuration of the hood (2), the motor vehicle further comprising at least one windscreen wiper (25) with a wiper blade (26) movable in a sliding manner on the window (3) between a first position and a second position inside and outside said compartment (23), respectively, the compartment (23) being opened by the hatch (10) in the second configuration of the hood (2) to permit a movement of the wiper blade (26) from the first position to the second position or vice versa.

A processing line for road vehicle bodies (2) comprising at least four processing stations (3) mounted in succession along a processing path (P1); and a first feeding unit (5) to feed in succession a plurality of bodies (2) along the processing path (P1) and through the processing stations (3); the processing stations (3) being distributed along two parallel branches (R1, R2) of the processing path (P1).

A frame (3) for a motor vehicle (1) comprises a front frame portion (41), in turn comprising a wheel arch (8) defining a wheel well (9) for accommodating a wheel (2) of the motor vehicle (1), a suspension attachment structure (42) with one or more attachment members (49) configured to allow a suspension (S) of the motor vehicle (1) to be coupled at the wheel well (9), and a longitudinal absorption beam (46) for absorbing energy of a frontal impact of the motor vehicle (1), the longitudinal absorption beam (46) being fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure (42) and extending cantilevered from the suspension attachment structure (42), characterized by comprising at least one conduit (50) extending with continuity at least through the longitudinal absorption beam (46) and the suspension attachment structure (42) between an inlet opening (26) on the longitudinal absorption beam (46) and an outlet opening (27) longitudinally downstream of the suspension attachment structure (42).

A vehicle (1) provided with a suspension (7) having an arm (8) having a first end (9I) connected, in use, to a supporting structure (2) and a second end (9II) connected, in use, to a hub holder (6); wherein, the arm (8) has a structural element (10) and an aerodynamic fairing (11), which are reciprocally movable and can be driven depending on the driving condition of the corresponding arm (8) without the use of actuators.

A moving assembly (3, 3') for an airfoil (10) of a car (1) is described, comprising an airfoil (10) comprising a first portion (11) and a second portion (12); a support structure (15) which can be fixed to the motor vehicle (1) and with respect to which the airfoil (10) is movable to vary its angle of attack with respect to the air; a first actuator (20, 20') articulated on the support structure (15); a first lever (25) operatively connected to the second portion (12) of the airfoil (10) and to the first actuator (20, 20'); a second lever (30) articulated on the support structure (15) and on which the first portion (11) of the airfoil (10) is articulated; and a second actuator (35), which can be operated to determine the rotation of the second lever (30) with respect to the support structure (15); the first actuator (20, 20') comprises a case (37) and a piston (36) telescopically coupled to one another according to a first axis (J); the first lever (25) is articulated on the piston (36).

A command device (10; 10'; 10"; 10‴) for a motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1‴) and configured to select one or more functionalities of the motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1‴) to be controlled or activated. The command device (10; 10'; 10"; 10‴) is provided with a base (11) configured to be fixed to a portion (2) of the motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1‴) and comprising a guide (12) and a movable selector (13). This movable selector (13) is movable along the guide (12) between at least a first position, for selecting a first functionality of the motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1‴), and a second position, for selecting a second functionality of the motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1‴).

A hydrogen propelled motor vehicle (1) is described, which comprises: a tank (15) designed to be filled with hydrogen; a frame (10) designed to support the tank (15); and a valve (17) fixed to the frame (10) and designed to selectively allow the tank (15) to be filled with and emptied from hydrogen; the tank (15) comprises a first portion (20) fixed to the valve (17); a second portion (21) free to deform as a result of the variation in pressure inside the tank (15); and a third portion (22); the motor vehicle (1) comprises a containing element (32) interposed between the third portion (22) of the tank (15) and the frame (10).

A command device (10; 10'; 10''; 10‴) for a motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 1‴) comprising a base (11) configured to be fixed to a portion (2) of the motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"; 17‴) and comprising a guide (12; 12''). The command device also comprises a movable selector (13; 13‴), which is movable along the guide (12; 12'') and comprises, in turn, a stem (30) and a knob (31; 31‴), which is operatively connected to the stem (30). The knob (31; 31‴) comprises at least one selection device (32; 34‴, 35‴) configured to receive, in use, an input from a user and to generate a corresponding signal indicative of said input. The command device (10; 10') further comprises an electronic control unit (51; 51'; 51‴) operatively connected to the selection device (32; 34‴, 35‴). The electronic control unit (51; 51'; 51‴) is configured to control at least one parameter associated with the motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1''; 1‴) based on said signal.

A road vehicle with a roll axis X, a pitch axis Y and a yaw axis Z; wherein the vehicle comprises a chassis defining a passenger compartment housing at least one seat for a user; wherein the vehicle comprises a seatbelt on each seat; wherein for each seatbelt an active tensioning device is provided that is configured to vary the tensioning of the seatbelt between a plurality of tensioning values within a range; wherein the active tensioning device is controlled by a control unit on the basis of at least one datum relating to the vehicle and/or the surrounding environment measured continuously by the at least one sensor to adjust continuously or in steps the tensioning of the seatbelt as the at least one datum measured by the at least one sensor changes.

An additional propulsion method and system (6) for a vehicle (1) with an endothermic engine (5); wherein, the propulsion system (6) has a manifold (7) with an inner cavity (19) which communicates with the outside through: a plurality of inlets (8), each of which is configured to be connected to the engine (5) and receive, in use, exhaust gases (g) coming out (21) of the endothermic engine (5); and an outlet (9), which is configured to be connected to an exhaust line (10, 11) to channel exhaust gases (g) outside the vehicle (1); wherein a conduit (18) at least partially covers the manifold (7) without contact to form one or more ducts (15; 15I; 15II) of a flow of air (f) along the outer surface (12) of the manifold (7).

An electrical energy storage device (1) comprising a case (2) defining an inner volume (3), a plurality of electrochemical cells (4) housed in the inner volume (3). The case (2) comprises a surface (5) provided with at least one curved region (6).

An electrical energy storage device (1) comprising a case (2) defining an inner volume (3), which is hermetic, and a plurality of electrochemical cells (4) of the pouch type housed in the inner volume (3). The inner volume (3) is under pressure.

A road vehicle is provided with a support frame (2) defining at least part of a lower floor (3) of the road vehicle, a passenger compartment (4), an outer body (5), and a roll-up photovoltaic panel (16) movable between a retracted position, in which the photovoltaic panel (16) is substantially arranged inside a housing chamber (11) obtained on or inside the outer body (5), and an extracted position, in which the photovoltaic panel (16) is substantially arranged outside the housing chamber (11) and extends along at least part of the passenger compartment (4) and/or the outer body (5).

An electric motor (1) for automotive traction comprising: a stator (4) provided with a plurality of electrical windings (11), which are distributed around a motor longitudinal axis (A); a rotor which is accommodated in the stator (4) with the capability of rotating about said motor longitudinal axis (A); and an inner electric circuit (7), which connects said electrical windings (11) to an external terminal block (6) so as to allow the passage of electric current to and from said electrical windings (11), and includes an annular body (20) comprising: a series of annular flat-wires (21), which are made of electrically conductive material and are arranged one above the other so as to form a tubular stack; a tubular jacket (22), which is made of electrically insulating material and encloses within its annular wall the stack of annular flat-wires (21), isolating the individual annular flat-wires (21) from each other; and a series of longitudinal rods (24), which are made of electrically conductive material, protrude from one of the two axial ends of the tubular jacket (22), and at the same time extend inside the annular wall of the tubular jacket (22) until they reach and electrically connect to respective annular flat-wires (21).