Motor vehicle with a center console between two vehicle seats and a method for rotating a vehicle seat in such a vehicle

Abstract

A center console (10, 20, 60) located between two seats (3) in a motor vehicle, which is movable from a use state in a first position to a stowed state in a second position, wherein the volume occupied by the center console (10, 20, 60) changes between the use state and the stowed state, and the center console (10, 20, 60) leaves a space between the seats (3) in the second stowed state, with at least one lifting mechanism for lowering and raising to change between the use state and the stowed state of the center console (10, 20, 60). The second position is arranged within a garage (7), wherein the center console (10, 20, 60) is at least partially located within the garage (7) in the stowed state, and the garage (7) is at least partially integrated into the dashboard (6) and / or adapted to the contour of the dashboard (6).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a motor vehicle with two seats and a center console between the two vehicle seats according to the preamble of claim 1, and a method for rotating a seat in such a vehicle.

[0002] Partially or fully automated driving of motor vehicles creates potential for alternative uses and, consequently, a different design of the vehicle interior compared to the interiors of conventional vehicles without automated driving functions. In automated driving mode, for example, a driver can devote their attention to the other vehicle occupants, so that swiveling the driver's seat to face the other seats or swiveling the seats of a front row to face a rear row can promote communicative and social interaction among the vehicle occupants.

[0003] A center console located next to the seats hinders the swiveling motion of vehicle seats. In a conventionally sized vehicle with a center console, a complex mechanism is required to allow the seats and the center console to move past each other.

[0004] From DE 10 2014 224 560 A1, an arrangement for a vehicle interior is known, comprising a first row of seats having at least one seat and a second row of seats arranged in the vehicle interior in front of or behind the first row, also comprising at least one seat. The first row of seats is arranged in or on a plate rotatably mounted in or on the floor of the vehicle interior. Furthermore, this arrangement provides for at least one slidably mounted console, which is slidable along at least one rail arranged in or on the floor of the vehicle. This rail is in turn multi-part and is arranged at least partially in or on the plate. For moving the console, in particular for moving it by an electric motor, a drive device is preferably also associated with the console. This drive device has a push chain guided in or on the rail and connected to the console.The push chain, which can be operated by the drive device, allows the console to be moved to any position along the rail.

[0005] In one described embodiment, when the platform is rotated, two seats forming a row on the platform are moved relative to each other and towards each other. This prevents the seats from interfering with the side walls of the vehicle interior and ensures that the seats can be rotated in the smallest possible space. To prevent any console from obstructing the movement of the seats, the drive mechanism automatically moves the console to a release position away from the platform, for example, at the dashboard.

[0006] German patent DE 103 34 999 A1 describes an adjustable center console located in a vehicle between two front seats and adjacent to a dashboard. At least one section of the center console, or the entire center console, is adjustable from a front end position between the front seats in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to any intermediate position or to a rear end position in front of or between the rear seats and back again. The adjustment of the center console can be manual or via a drive mechanism, in particular an electric motor equipped with a self-locking gearbox. For this purpose, guide elements are provided in the adjustable center console that engage in a guide provided in the vehicle floor.

[0007] German patent DE 101 37 036 A1 shows an instrument panel and a longitudinally movable container inside a vehicle. The instrument panel has a recess for inserting the container, such that the container is flush with the instrument panel when inserted. The container is movable on at least one rail embedded in the vehicle floor, extending at least in the area between the front seats and their footwells, but potentially also into the vehicle's trunk. The rail may also be equipped with a power supply for the container, and the container may be fitted with electrical connections.

[0008] An information sheet for Audi's Pikes Peak quattro concept study, presented at the 2003 North American International Motor Show, mentions a rear center console that can be lowered and retracted between the individual seats of a second row, without providing further details.

[0009] The first known arrangement and the method derived from it, for moving a rigid center console from the area between two vehicle seats to another position in the vehicle interior, can only be used in motor vehicles with a sufficiently large, even exceptionally large, interior. Lowering or recessing rigidly designed center consoles into the vehicle floor would not be possible due to the relatively narrow conventional vehicle floor compared to their height, particularly in electric vehicles, whose floor is preferably designed to house batteries.

[0010] US 2004 / 0026947 A1 discloses a center console unit as an arrangement device, which is positioned between a driver's seat and a passenger seat in a motor vehicle as a mobile body and arranges desired devices such as a CD player, a cassette recorder, a DVD player to enable the arrangement device to be positioned along a rail at a predetermined position corresponding to each of the seats in the motor vehicle.

[0011] WO 2018 / 041289 A1 concerns the interior of a vehicle with at least one seat and a console that can be placed near the seat. At least one seat is designed such that it can be moved from a first position, in which it faces the direction of travel, to a second position, and at least one part of the console is mounted so that it can be moved from a primary position, in which it is located near the seat, to a secondary position, in which it is located outside the path of movement of the seat when the seat is moved between the first and second positions.

[0012] JP 2018-001982 A describes a console box in which a movable body is raised relative to a fixed body.

[0013] JP H 09-267662 A relates to a dashboard that is formed separately from a body panel on which an instrument panel and a glove compartment, etc., are located, and a center console section that is equipped with a body control unit such as an audio system. A separate bearing section is formed on the lower center section of the body panel, allowing the center console section to be freely pulled out. Guide rails extend into a flat base that runs from the lower center section between the driver's seat and an auxiliary seat to the rear seat to allow the center console section to move freely. The center console section is always stored in the bearing section and, when needed, is pulled out of the bearing section along the guide rails, thus making it possible to move the center console section to a suitable location within the cabin.

[0014] DE 10 2016 010 469 A1 relates to the interior of a vehicle with at least one seat and a console that can be placed next to the seat. The special feature is that at least one seat is designed to be adjustable in such a way that it can be moved from a first position, in which it is oriented towards the direction of travel, to a second position, and that at least part of the console is mounted in such a way that it can be moved from a primary position, in which it is arranged next to the seat, to a secondary position, in which it is located outside the path of movement of the seat during the movement between the first position and the second position.

[0015] DE 103 35 046 A1 describes a vehicle with a vehicle interior in which two front seats are arranged separated from each other by a gap, wherein a center console is located in the gap, and wherein a dashboard is attached to one end of the center console, and with rear seats arranged behind the front seats, wherein the center console is movable from the front end position located between the two front seats, and that at least one front seat, by utilizing the gap created after the removal of the center console, is rotatable by means of a suitable device in addition to being movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by a rotational angle; from a forward-facing position to at least one rear-facing position and back.

[0016] The object of the invention is to further develop the generic center console in such a way that it enables the rotation of at least one vehicle seat in small vehicle interiors and in a design that is elegant for vehicle occupants.

[0017] This problem is solved according to the invention by the features of the characterizing element of claim 1.

[0018] The invention thus provides a center console between two seats in a motor vehicle, which can be moved from a state of use in a first position to a stowed state in a second position, wherein the volume of the center console changes between the state of use and the stowed state and the center console leaves a space between the seats in the second stowed state, with at least one lifting mechanism for lowering and raising in order to change between the state of use and the stowed state of the center console.

[0019] The center console according to the invention can be characterized in that the at least one lifting mechanism comprises at least one, in particular two symmetrically opposed, toggle lever or at least one scissor lever and / or at least one Bowden cable and / or at least one linear actuator, in particular in the form of an electromechanical lifting cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder.

[0020] A lifting mechanism offers the advantage that the center console armrest can be individually adjusted to and by a vehicle occupant. A mechanism with a knee lever proves particularly advantageous, as lifting from a lowered position is initially swift and, with increasing extension of the knee lever, slows down but increases with force, thus facilitating fine adjustment of the armrest with the arm resting on it.

[0021] The term "volume of the center console" includes the entire volume of the center console below its surface, including the lifting mechanism.

[0022] Furthermore, it may be provided that the center console is moved from the first position to the second position and vice versa along a rail by means of an actuator, in particular a linear motor and / or a push chain or threaded spindle driven by an electric motor or a driven belt.

[0023] Preferably, the rail is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at least between the seats to a position below a dashboard and / or includes a current guide to the center console.

[0024] A key aspect of the invention is that the second position is arranged within a garage, wherein the center console, when stowed, is at least partially located within the garage, and wherein the garage is at least partially integrated into the dashboard and / or adapted to the contour of the dashboard. Furthermore, the garage includes a flap that opens independently of direction and closes automatically. The garage here refers to a storage space for the center console.

[0025] Partial integration of the center console into the dashboard can elegantly create the impression that a center console according to the invention is not merely a cumbersome object moved to a different position between two seats, but rather, conversely, a useful part of the dashboard. For example, when stowed away, particularly within a garage, the center console offers additional protection for items stored in a compartment of the center console.

[0026] Alternative center consoles of the invention can be characterized by a cover, in particular with guide rails, that encloses the center console and / or an interchangeable storage compartment.

[0027] In one embodiment, the center console, in its second stowed position, leaves enough space between the seats for at least one of the seats to be moved past the center console by at least 45°, preferably at least 90°, about its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the vehicle floor. This allows the vehicle interior to be easily reconfigured by simply rotating the seats, without obstruction from the center console.

[0028] The invention also relates to a motor vehicle with a center console according to the invention, which is movably arranged next to a rotatable seat.

[0029] Finally, the invention also provides a method for rotating at least one seat in a motor vehicle with a center console according to the invention arranged next to the seat, according to one of the preceding claims, wherein, before or during the rotation of the seat, the center console is moved from a first position to a second position and its volume is changed in such a way that the center console does not impede the rotation of the seat and the seat and center console can be moved past each other.

[0030] It may be provided that the volume of the center console is changed by lowering and raising it using a lifting mechanism.

[0031] A lowerable and movable center console fulfills the same functions as conventional rigid center consoles, such as providing storage and support for the arms of vehicle occupants, offering controls and even storage options, but with the advantage that otherwise unused space under a dashboard is used to stow the center console and no other usable area of ​​the vehicle interior needs to be kept clear or used in order not to obstruct the rotation of a vehicle seat located next to the center console.

[0032] The invention and its preferred embodiments are explained in more detail below by way of example with reference to schematic drawings: Fig. Figure 1a shows a vehicle interior with a first embodiment of a center console according to the invention in an upright position at a first position next to a seat; Fig. 1b shows how in Fig. 1a Position the vehicle interior with the center console in a lowered position in the first position next to the seat; Fig. 1c shows how in Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b the vehicle interior with the center console in the lowered position in a second position in a garage; Fig. Figure 2a shows a vehicle interior with a second embodiment of a center console according to the invention in an upright position at a first position next to a seat; Fig. 2b shows how in Fig. 2a the vehicle interior with the center console in a lowered position at a second position in a garage; Fig. Figure 3 shows a toggle lever device; Fig. Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the second embodiment of the center console as shown in the Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b with a rail; Fig. 5a shows a sectional view of the center console with rail as in Fig. 4 with the toggle lever device as in Fig. 3 in an upright position; Fig. 5b shows a sectional view of the center console with rail as in Fig. 4 with the toggle lever device as in Fig. 3 in a lowered position; Fig. Figure 6a shows a perspective view of a third embodiment of a center console according to the invention with a rail; and Fig. Figure 6b shows a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a center console according to the invention with a rail.

[0033] In the Fig. Figures 1a to 1c, as well as 2a and 2b, show a vehicle interior 1 from a perspective view, with a vehicle occupant 2 in a seat 3, in particular a driver in a driver's seat, as well as a windshield 4 and a vehicle cockpit 5 with a steering wheel and dashboard 6. In a space below the dashboard 6 is a garage 7, which can accommodate a center console 10, 20, the center console 10, 20 having a storage compartment 11 and a knee lever 12. Furthermore, a rail 8 in the vehicle floor 9 is visible, along which the center console 10, 20 can be moved.

[0034] The Fig. Figures 1a to 1c show a sequence of changes in state of a first embodiment of a lowerable and movable center console 10 according to the invention from a state of use to a stowed state at three different times t0, t1, t2. At time t0, shown in Fig. 1a, the center console 10 is in its operating state in an upright position in a first position next to the vehicle occupant 2 and the seat 3. A storage compartment 11 of the center console 10 is supported by knee levers 12, which are in a inserted state and freely visible. At time t1, shown in Fig. In Figure 1b, the center console 10 is in a lowered position in the first position next to the seat 3, with the knee levers 12 in a bent state. This lowers the storage compartment 11, and the dimensions of the center console 10 are smaller compared to the upright position. Using a motor drive (not shown), the center console 10 is moved in the lowered position along the rail 8 in the vehicle floor 9 to a second position in the garage 7. At time t2, shown in Fig. 1c, the center console 10 is in the stowed state in the lowered position in the second position in garage 7, which creates a space next to seat 3 that allows the seat 3 to be rotated.

[0035] The Fig. 2a and Fig. Figure 2b shows a second embodiment of a lowerable and movable center console 20 according to the invention, wherein the second embodiment additionally has a cover compared to the first embodiment of the center console 10. Fig. 2a shows the center console 20 in its used state, in an upright position, in a first position next to the vehicle occupant 2 on seat 3. A first cover 21 encloses the storage compartment 11, and a second cover 22 encloses the knee levers 12. Furthermore, the first cover 21 also partially encloses the second cover 22. Fig. 2b shows the center console 20 in its stowed state, in a lowered position, at a second position in garage 7. The first cover 21 completely encloses the second cover 22. Next to seat 3, just as in Fig. 1c, a space that allows seat 3 to be rotated.

[0036] In Fig. Figure 3 shows a toggle lever device 30, by means of which a center console 20 according to the invention can be lowered and raised. A first toggle lever 31a and a second toggle lever 31b are arranged symmetrically opposite each other with their toggle joints facing each other. Each of the toggle levers 31a, 31b consists of a first lever element 32a and a second lever element 32b. The lever elements 32a, 32b are fork-shaped and have two fork legs, which are connected at one end by a fork bridge and are open and unconnected at the opposite end.The knee joint of a knee lever 31a, 31b is formed by a joint pin 33 and the open ends of the first lever element 32a and the open ends of the second lever element 32b, wherein the joint pin 33 is enclosed between the open end of the first lever element 32a and the open end of the first lever element 32a together with the joint pin 33 is enclosed between the open end of the second lever element 32b and the respective adjacent forked ends of the lever elements 32a, 32b are rotatably connected to the joint pin 33 in the knee joint axis.The closed ends of the first lever elements 32a are rotatably connected to a base plate 35 via first connecting elements 34a, and the closed ends of the second lever elements 32b are rotatably connected to the underside of a storage compartment floor 36 via second connecting elements 34b, such that the planes of the base plate 35 and the storage compartment floor 36 are parallel to each other and the toggle levers 31a, 31b are arranged between the base plate 35 and the underside of the storage compartment floor 36. The respective pivot pins 33 have threaded nuts 37, the threads of which are opposite to each other. The pivot pins 33 are connected to each other via a threaded spindle 38, which has two sections with opposing threads that are complementary to the respective threads of the threaded nuts 37, so that, depending on the direction of rotation of the threaded spindle 38, the pivot pins 33 can be moved towards or away from each other.The threaded spindle 38 is rotated by a motor 39 located on the threaded spindle 38. The threaded spindle 38 and the motor 39 are connected to a mounting guide 41 via a bracket 40. The threaded spindle 38 passes through a hole in the bracket 40, and the motor 39 is attached to the bracket 40. The mounting guide 41 is arranged perpendicular to the base plate 35, thereby guiding the bracket 40, with the threaded spindle 38 and the motor 39, in a lowering and raising motion.

[0037] As soon as the motor 39 sets the threaded spindle 38 into rotation such that the pivot pins 33 are moved towards each other, the first lever elements 32a tilt relative to the base plate 35 from an upright position to an inclined position. This exerts a downward force on the threaded spindle 38, which lowers the bracket 40, through which the threaded spindle 38 passes, along the bracket guide 41. Conversely, a counter-rotation of the threaded spindle 38 causes the pivot pins 33 to move away from each other and the first lever elements 32a to rise from an inclined position relative to the base plate 35 to an upright position. This exerts an upward force on the threaded spindle 38, which lifts the bracket 40 along the bracket guide 41. Fig. Three guide rails 55 (not shown), which guide the storage compartment floor 36 perpendicular to its plane, cause the second lever elements 32a to be tilted or raised relative to the storage compartment floor when the first lever elements 31a are tilted or raised. Overall, when the pivot pins 33 move towards each other, the toggle levers 31a and 31b bend and the storage compartment floor 36 lowers relative to the base plate 35. Conversely, when the pivot pins 33 move away from each other, the toggle levers 31a and 31b extend and the storage compartment floor 36 rises relative to the base plate 35.

[0038] The storage compartment floor 36 has a recess 42 through which the support guide 41 can pass when the storage compartment floor 36 is lowered. The base plate 35 has a recess in its interior area, over which webs 43 connected to the top of the base plate 35 are arranged. Strap holders 44 are attached to these webs and are aligned through the recess towards the underside of the base plate 35, so that the strap holders 44 can be attached to a strap 47 (not shown) below the toggle lever device 30. Guide elements 46 for movement along a rail 48 (not shown) are arranged on the sides of the base plate 35.

[0039] In Fig. 4 is the second embodiment of the center console 20 from the Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b shown on a rail in which the toggle lever device 30 is mounted Fig. 3 is installed. A storage compartment 51 is enclosed by the first cover 21 and is shown with an open two-part lid 52. The storage compartment floor 36 is visible in the storage compartment 51, with the recess 42 of the storage compartment floor 36 being provided with a recess cover 53. When the center console 20 is lowered, the recess cover 53 receives the section of the mounting guide 41 that passes through the recess 42, thus preventing the mounting guide 41 from contacting objects located in the storage compartment 51. The second cover 22 encloses the toggle lever device 30 and is partially enclosed by the first cover 21. The center console 20 is located on a rail 48, at the end of which a drive 49 is attached, which drives a belt 47. The belt 47 moves in a recess in the rail 48 and can thus move the center console 20 attached to the belt 47 along the rail 48.

[0040] A sectional view of the in Fig. The second embodiment of the center console 20 with rail 48 and toggle lever device 30, as shown in Figure 4, is described in Fig. 5a in an upright position and in Fig. Figure 5b shows the storage compartment 51 in a lowered position. The storage compartment 51 is closed by the lid 53, which, together with the first cover 21 and the second cover 22, forms a housing for the center console 20. The first cover 21 and the second cover 22 have guide rails 55 that guide the first cover 21 over the second cover 22 when the center console 20 is lowered. The guide rails 55 and the housing also stabilize the toggle lever mechanism 30 by guiding the storage compartment floor 36, with its second connecting elements 34b and the associated second lever elements 32b, along the guide rails 55 when the center console 20 is lowered and raised.

[0041] In the upright position, see Fig. In section 5a, the motor 39, the bracket 40, and the threaded spindle 38 are located at the upper end of the bracket guide 41. The pivot pins 33 are located at the ends of the threaded spindle 38, which positions the knee joints of the mirror-symmetrically opposed toggle levers 31a and 31b as far apart as possible, causing the toggle levers 31a and 31b to be in a jammed position. In this jammed position, the first lever elements 32a and the second lever elements 32b form an angle of less than 180° to each other at the knee bend. The first cover 21 encloses the storage compartment 51 and partially encloses the second cover 22, which encloses the toggle lever assembly 30.

[0042] In the lowered position, see Fig. In section 5b, the motor 39, the bracket 40, and the threaded spindle 38 are located at the lower end of the bracket guide 41. The pivot pins 33 are located at the center of the threaded spindle 38, which positions the knee joints of the mirror-symmetrically opposed toggle levers 31a and 31b as close together as possible, causing the toggle levers 31a and 31b to assume a bent position. In the bent position, the first lever elements 32a and the second lever elements 32b form an angle greater than 0° to each other at the bend. Furthermore, the first cover 21 and the second cover 22 are shifted into one another to such an extent that the first cover 21 completely encloses the second cover 22, and both covers 21 and 22 completely enclose the storage compartment 51 and the toggle lever assembly 30. The recessed cover 53 receives the section of the bracket guide 41 that has passed through the recess 42.

[0043] The Fig. 6a and Fig. Figures 6b show a third and a fourth embodiment of a lowerable and movable center console 60 according to the invention, which differ from each other in their lifting mechanism. The center console 60 has a cuboid box 60a, which has an open storage compartment 61 on its upper side and open channels 60b on its underside at its lateral corners. Furthermore, the center console has a base plate 65, which is guided on a rail 68 by means of guide elements 66 and is movable along the rail 68 by means of a belt 67, which moves in a recess of the rail 68.

[0044] In the third embodiment, see Fig. In the box 60a, rods 62 are arranged vertically on the base plate 65 and extend into the channels 60b of the box 60a. Slide elements 63 are attached to the rods 62 and can slide along them. The slide elements 63 are moved by means of Bowden cables 64a and Bowden cable actuators 64b. The slide elements are rigidly connected to the box 60a in the channels 60b, so that the movement of the slide elements 63 allows the box 60a, and thus the center console 60, to be lowered and raised.

[0045] In the fourth embodiment, see Fig. 6b, linear actuators 69 are arranged perpendicularly on the base plate 65, extending into the channels 60b of the box 60a. The ends of the linear actuators 69 are rigidly connected to the box, so that their movement can lower and raise the box 60a and thus the center console 60.

[0046] The features of the invention disclosed in the foregoing description, claims and drawings may be essential for the realization of the invention in its various embodiments, both individually and in any combination. Reference symbol list 1 Vehicle interior 2 vehicle occupants 3-seater 4 Windscreen 5 Vehicle cockpit 6 Dashboard 7 Garage 8 rail 9 Vehicle floor 10 Center console 11 storage compartments 12 toggle levers 20 Center console 21 first cover 22 second cover 30 Knee lever device 31a first knee lever 31b second knee lever 32a first lever element 32b second lever element 33 hinge pins 34a first connecting element 34b second connecting element 35 Base plate 36 storage compartment floor 37 Threaded nut 38 threaded spindle 39 Engine 40 bracket 41 Mounting guide 42 recess 43 Bridge 44 Belt bracket 46 Guide element 47 belts 48 rail 49 Drive 51 storage compartment 52 lids 53 Recess cover 55 Guide rail 60 Center console 60a Box 60b Channel 61 storage compartment 62 Staff 63 Slide element 64a Bowden cable 64b Bowden cable drive 65 Base plate 66 Guide element 67 belts 68 rail 69 Linear actuator

Claims

[1] Motor vehicle with two seats (3) and a center console (10, 20, 60) between the two seats (3), which is movable from a state of use in a first position to a stowed state in a second position, wherein the volume of the center console (10, 20, 60) changes between the state of use and the stowed state and the center console (10, 20, 60) leaves a space between the seats (3) in the stowed state, with at least one lifting mechanism for lowering and raising for changing between the state of use and the stowed state of the center console (10, 20, 60), wherein the second position is arranged within a garage (7), wherein the center console (10, 20, 60) is at least partially located within the garage (7) when stowed, and the garage (7) is at least partially integrated into the dashboard (6) and / or adapted to the contour of the dashboard (6), characterized by , that the garage (7) includes a flap that opens in any direction and closes automatically. [2] Motor vehicle according to claim 1, characterized by , that the at least one lifting mechanism comprises at least one, in particular two symmetrically opposed, toggle levers (31a, 31b) or at least one scissor lever and / or at least one Bowden cable (64a) and / or at least one linear actuator (69), in particular in the form of an electromechanical lifting cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder. [3] Motor vehicle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the center console (10, 20, 60) is moved from the first position to the second position and vice versa along a rail (8, 48, 68) by means of an actuator, in particular a linear motor and / or a push chain or threaded spindle driven by an electric motor or a driven belt. [4] Motor vehicle according to claim 3, characterized by, that the rail (8, 48, 68) is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at least between the seats (3) to a position below a dashboard (6) and / or includes a current guide to the center console (10, 20, 60). [5] Motor vehicle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by a cover (21, 22), in particular with guide rails (55) that encloses the center console (10, 20, 60). [6] Motor vehicle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by an interchangeable storage compartment (11, 51, 61). [7] Motor vehicle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by , that in the second stow state the center console (10, 20, 60) between the seats (3) leaves the space such that at least one of the seats (3) can be moved past the center console (10, 20, 60) by at least 45°, preferably at least 90°, about its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the vehicle floor (9). [8] Method for rotating at least one seat (3) in a motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, in which, before or during the rotation of the seat (3), the center console (10, 20, 60) is moved from a first position to a second position and its volume is changed in such a way that the center console (10, 20, 60) does not impede the rotation of the seat (3) and the seat (3) and center console (10, 20, 60) can be moved past each other. [9] Method according to claim 8, characterized by , that the volume of the center console (10, 20, 60) is changed by lowering and raising it using a lifting mechanism.

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