High-performance sports car

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9725020-B2
Application number	US-201615097945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2016
Priority date	Apr 14, 2015
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A high-performance sports car having: a frame that supports a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels; a passenger compartment that is formed on the inside of the frame and is arranged between the front wheels and the rear wheels; at least one door, which is hinged to the frame to allow access to the passenger compartment; at least one seat, which is arranged inside the passenger compartment to the side of the door; and a rigid protection panel which is integral with the door and, when the door is closed, is arranged alongside the seat in line with the head of the occupant of the seat.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A high-performance sports car comprising:
a frame, which supports a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels;
a passenger compartment, which is located on the inside of the frame and is arranged between the front wheels and the rear wheels;
at least one door, which is hinged to the frame to allow access into the passenger compartment;
at least one seat, which is arranged on the inside of the passenger compartment beside the door;
a first rigid protection panel, which is integral to the door and, when the door is closed, is arranged beside the seat in line with the head of the person sitting in the seat;
wherein the seat comprises a rigid protection shell having two side boards, which are arranged on opposite sides of the seat; and
wherein a first side board of the protection shell, which is arranged on the side of the door, has a window that reproduces, in negative, the shape of the first protection panel.

2. A car according to claim 1 , wherein, when the door is closed, the first protection panel is arranged in substantial contact with an edge of the window of the first side board of the protection shell.

3. A car according to claim 1 , wherein a second side board of the protection shell, which is opposite to the first side board, integrates, without interruptions, with a second protection panel, which has, in a mirror-like manner, the same shape and the same size as the first protection panel.

4. A car according to claim 1 and comprising a bracket (B), which, on one side, is rigidly connected to the first protection panel and, on the opposite side, is rigidly connected to the door.

5. A car according to claim 4 , wherein the bracket (B) is rigidly connected to the first protection panel by means of three screws.

6. A car according to claim 1 , wherein the door comprises:
a lower reinforcement bar, which has a straight shape, is oriented longitudinally, and is arranged in line with a central portion of the door; and
an upper reinforcement bar, which has the shape of an obtuse angle and is arranged in line with an upper portion of the door.

7. A car according to claim 6 , wherein the lower reinforcement bar is arranged below the belt line and the upper reinforcement bar is arranged above the belt line.

8. A car according to claim 6 , wherein the upper reinforcement bar comprises an inclined front part, which runs along a post of a windscreen, and a horizontal rear part.

9. A car according to claim 6 , wherein the front end of the lower reinforcement bar ends in line with a hinge of the door.

10. A car according to claim 6 and comprising a bracket (B), which, on one side, is rigidly connected to the first protection panel and, on the opposite side, is rigidly connected, on a lower side, to the lower reinforcement bar and, on an upper side, to the upper reinforcement bar.

Assignees

• Ferrari Spa

Inventors

• Fainello Marco

Classifications

• B60J5/0425

  the elements being arranged essentially horizontal in the centre of the lower door structure (B60J5/0426 - B60J5/0448 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60R21/0428

  associated with the side doors or panels, e.g. displaced towards the occupants in case of a side collision · CPC title

• B60N2/7011

  of substantially two-dimensional shape, e.g. hammock-like, plastic shells, fabrics · CPC title

• B60J5/0455

  integrated in door structure or other door elements, e.g. beam-like shapes stamped in inner door panel · CPC title

• B60J5/0493

  Appurtenances · CPC title