Climatically controlled box

摘要

A climate control box for a motor vehicle has a heating device (18) and a cooling device. To increase the range of motor vehicles that have at least one electric drive device, an internal combustion engine (4) is arranged in the climate control box (1).

主权项

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a drive device for providing drive power for driving the vehicle; a passenger compartment; and a self-sufficient climate control box that can be operated without consuming any of the drive power of the drive device for driving the vehicle, the self-sufficient climate control box communicating with the passenger compartment for controlling climate in the passenger compartment, the climate control box comprising:
an internal combustion engine in the climate control box;a generator in the climate control box and being driven by the internal combustion engine;a heating device in the climate control box and being selectively in communication with at least one of the internal combustion engine and the generator for selectively heating the passenger compartment; anda cooling device in the climate control box and being selectively driven by the internal combustion engine or the generator, wherein the climate control box enables climate control of the passenger compartment without diverting drive power from the drive device for driving the vehicle, and wherein the climate control box has a volume that is smaller than or equal to half a cubic meter.