Method for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle and vehicle

Abstract

A method for operating a storage compartment unit (2) in a vehicle (1), which has a temperature control unit (3), a storage compartment (A1) that can be cooled by means of the temperature control unit (3) and a storage compartment (A2) that can be heated by means of the temperature control unit (3), wherein the temperature control unit (3) is controlled in order to cool the coolable compartment (A1) and in order to heat the heatable compartment (A2) depending on sensor data from a sensor system (10) of the vehicle (1) and / or on information from a central unit (11) external to the vehicle and / or on information from a personal communication unit (12) of a vehicle user and / or on information from a communication of the vehicle user with a human-machine interface (13) of the vehicle (1), and wherein if the presence of the vehicle user is detected in the vehicle (1), if the outside temperature is detected in a specified temperature range, a specified activity of the vehicle user is detected and a specified operating state of the vehicle (1) is detected, then the coolable storage compartment (A1) is cooled and / or the heatable storage compartment (A2) is heated.

Description

[0001] Method for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle and vehicle

[0002] The invention relates to a method for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle according to the features of claim 1 and to a vehicle.

[0003] A method for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle is known from CN 2 11 001 042 U. To carry out the known method, the vehicle has: a temperature control unit, a storage compartment that can be cooled by the temperature control unit, and a storage compartment that can be heated by the temperature control unit. The temperature control unit is controlled to cool the coolable storage compartment and / or to heat the heatable storage compartment, specifically depending on sensor data from a sensor system of the vehicle and / or information from communication between the vehicle user and a human-machine interface of the vehicle.

[0004] A similar method for operating a storage compartment unit with two modules is described in DE 102014 113 860 A1. Temperature control devices in the modules enable the cooling or heating of a beverage can or the like. For this purpose, the temperature control devices are connected to a controller and a power supply.

[0005] Another similar method is described in US 6,637,709 B1. Furthermore, a self-adjusting cup holder is described which comprises a receiving area, balancing levers and biasing elements for biasing the balancing levers into a first position. The receiving area is configured to receive a portion of a drinking vessel. The balancing levers are arranged in slots in the wall of the receiving area. A first end of the balancing levers is pivotally connected to a portion of the wall such that a first edge of the levers is movable between the first position and a second position. The first edge is located within the receiving area when the balancing levers are in the first position. The first edge is farther from the wall in the first position than in the second position.

[0006] A method for exclusively cooling one storage compartment and exclusively heating another storage compartment, but without a control system, is known from KR 102008 0 025 990 A. A temperature control system is disclosed in KR 102021 0 065 480 A.

[0007] DE 102020 004478 A1 deals with a face mask that can be heated in a storage compartment.

[0008] DE 102017 128 896 A1 describes an arrangement for illuminating the interior of a motor vehicle. The arrangement comprises a light source arranged in the interior of the motor vehicle for emitting light and illuminating the interior. The motor vehicle has a retractable convertible top. At least one partial area of ​​a roof lining facing the interior of the motor vehicle has an actively light-emitting flat or elongated element that forms at least part of the light source for illuminating the interior and emits light across its surface or length. Furthermore, one light source is arranged in the interior of the motor vehicle in such a way that the light emitted by it strikes the roof lining of the motor vehicle, which, as an indirect light source, illuminates the interior.

[0009] The invention is based on the object of providing a method for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle that is improved compared to the prior art and a vehicle that is improved compared to the prior art.

[0010] The object is achieved according to the invention by a method for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle having the features of claim 1 and a vehicle having the features of claim 5.

[0011] Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the subclaims.

[0012] In a method according to the invention for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle, which has at least one temperature control unit, at least one storage compartment that can be cooled by means of the temperature control unit and at least one storage compartment that can be heated by means of the temperature control unit, it is provided that the temperature control unit is controlled for cooling the coolable storage compartment and / or for heating the heatable storage compartment as a function of sensor data from a sensor system of the vehicle and / or information from a central unit external to the vehicle, in particular from a so-called backend, and / or information from a personal, in particular mobile, communication unit, in particular a mobile phone, of a vehicle user and / or information from a communication between the vehicle user and a human-machine interface of the vehicle, wherein it is provided essential to the invention that when the presence of the vehicle user in the vehicle is detected,a detected outside temperature within a predefined temperature range, a detected predefined activity of the vehicle user, and a detected predefined operating state of the vehicle, the coolable storage compartment is cooled and / or the heatable storage compartment is heated. This allows the activation of the cooling and / or heating to be directly adapted, for example, to the outside temperature and / or activity of the vehicle user. For example, after a journey has started or after a charging process of the vehicle designed as an electric vehicle has started, if a vehicle user is detected in the vehicle and the outside temperature is above 30°C, the coolable storage compartment can be cooled. As soon as the predefined temperature of, for example, 16°C is reached in this storage compartment, the lighting unit for this storage compartment is activated, which then expediently lights up blue. This reminds the vehicle user to remove the object cooled therein,for example, the face mask, to remove and use to relax.

[0013] A vehicle according to the invention has at least one storage compartment unit operated by this method according to claim 1. The storage compartment unit has the at least one temperature control unit, the at least one storage compartment that can be cooled by the temperature control unit, and the at least one storage compartment that can be heated by the temperature control unit. Furthermore, the storage compartment unit is advantageously coupled to the sensor system of the vehicle and / or to the vehicle-external central unit and / or to the personal, in particular mobile, communication unit of the vehicle user and / or to the human-machine interface for communication between the vehicle user and the vehicle, at least temporarily, at least for a data transmission connection.

[0014] It is particularly provided that, for example, a face mask and / or eye cover and / or a face towel for the vehicle user is cooled by means of the coolable storage compartment and / or that, for example, a scarf and / or a blanket and / or a face mask and / or a face towel for the vehicle user is heated by means of the heatable storage compartment. These objects serve in particular to relax the vehicle user, for example while the vehicle is driving when the vehicle user is not the driver himself or during automated, in particular highly automated or autonomous, driving of the vehicle, or when the vehicle is stationary, for example during a charging stop if the vehicle is designed as an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle. The vehicle user can, for example, adjust his vehicle seat to a so-called relaxation position, i.e.into a reclining position or at least into a position with the seat back tilted backward, and for further relaxation, apply the cooled or heated face mask or the cooled or heated face cloth or the cooled eye cover, particularly in the form of eye pads, and / or wrap the heated scarf around themselves and / or cover themselves with the heated blanket. The solution according to the invention thus enables an increase in comfort for the vehicle user.

[0015] The temperature control unit is designed, in particular, as a Peltier element. In particular, it is provided that the temperature control unit is arranged between the two storage compartments. Such a Peltier element can cool quickly. However, the Peltier element has a cold side and a warm side. Previously, the use of Peltier elements often had the disadvantage that heat from the warm side was dissipated unused. In the solution described here, both sides of the Peltier element are effectively utilized. The coolable storage compartment is cooled by the cold side, and the heatable storage compartment is heated by the warm side, advantageously simultaneously.

[0016] The temperature control unit, designed as a Peltier element, is thus advantageously arranged between the two storage compartments in such a way that heat from the warm side of the Peltier element is radiated into the heatable storage compartment, and cold from the cold side of the Peltier element is radiated into the coolable storage compartment. This achieves particularly effective energy utilization.

[0017] In particular, to further optimize this energy utilization, it is advantageously provided that the two storage compartments are arranged one above the other, i.e., on two levels. In particular, the coolable storage compartment is arranged at the bottom and the heatable storage compartment at the top. This prevents heat from the heatable storage compartment from reaching and heating the coolable storage compartment. Alternatively, other arrangements of the storage compartments can also be provided, for example, side by side.

[0018] A connection between the temperature control unit, which is in particular designed as a Peltier element, and the storage compartments is designed in particular such that heat conduction from the temperature control unit to the respective storage compartment is optimized. For example, this can be achieved by using a material with good heat conduction between the temperature control unit and the respective storage compartment. For this purpose, for example, at least one wall of the respective storage compartment adjacent to the temperature control unit is made of this material. Alternatively or additionally, a flat thermal contact is advantageously provided between the respective storage compartment and the temperature control unit, or a heat conduction channel structure is provided between the respective storage compartment and the temperature control unit.

[0019] The two storage compartments are advantageously each designed as a single chamber, i.e., they each have a relatively small opening for storing and removing objects. The opening area is particularly smaller, in particular significantly smaller, than the entire wall surface of the respective storage compartment. This ensures good thermal shielding of the interior of the respective storage compartment from the external environment.

[0020] Advantageously, a lighting unit is each assigned to each of the two storage compartments. In particular, it is provided that the lighting unit assigned to the coolable storage compartment emits a different light color than the lighting unit assigned to the heatable storage compartment. For example, the lighting unit assigned to the coolable storage compartment lights up blue, and the lighting unit assigned to the heatable storage compartment lights up red, for example. The method is particularly provided for the respective lighting unit to be activated when a respective predetermined event occurs. For example, the respective lighting unit is activated when a predetermined temperature is reached in the storage compartment to which the respective lighting unit is assigned. The lighting units give the vehicle user, for example, a visual indication of the availability of temperature-controlled storage compartments.

[0021] The respective lighting unit comprises, for example, a light guide and a light source. The light source is designed, for example, as an LED (light-emitting diode). The respective lighting unit is arranged in particular in the respective storage compartment, for example, integrated into it.

[0022] In one possible embodiment, at least one housing of the storage compartment unit is manufactured using an additive manufacturing process, in particular using a three-dimensional printing process. This can, for example, also create the heat-conducting channel structures and / or, for example, heat-conducting materials and / or structures for the targeted heat conduction of the heat or cold from the temperature control unit into the respective storage compartment can be incorporated into the housing. For example, the light guides of the lighting units are also produced using this additive manufacturing process. For additive manufacturing, a material with good heat conduction is advantageously used so that the heat or cold from the temperature control unit is optimally conducted into the respective storage compartment, in particular around the interior of the respective storage compartment.Additive manufacturing also enables, for example, adaptation of the housing in terms of shape, color and / or material to customer requirements and / or existing installation space conditions in a particular vehicle, in particular in the area of ​​a particular vehicle seat.

[0023] To monitor the temperature in each storage compartment, a temperature sensor can be installed in the respective storage compartment. This ensures that a specified temperature is reached and then maintained constant. For example, the vehicle user can also be informed via the human-machine interface when the specified temperature is reached, particularly via voice or visual output.

[0024] For example, the lighting units can also be used for communication with the vehicle user. For example, in the case of hot outside temperatures, i.e. within a predefined high temperature range, the vehicle user can be made a targeted offer to use the object cooled in this coolable storage compartment, for example the face mask and / or eye cover and / or face cloth, by activating the lighting unit assigned to the coolable storage compartment, whereby this advantageously lights up blue, and / or by said lighting unit flashing and / or lighting up more brightly. For example, alternatively or additionally, this can also be offered to the vehicle user via the human-machine interface for communication between the vehicle user and the vehicle, in particular acoustically, in particular by means of a voice output, or can be requested by the vehicle user.For example, in response to this request from the vehicle user, the corresponding lighting unit is activated, ie the lighting unit assigned to the coolable storage compartment when a request for a cooled object is made, which then lights up blue in particular, and the lighting unit assigned to the heatable storage compartment when a request for a heated object is made, which then lights up red in particular.

[0025] The storage compartment unit is advantageously positioned within the vehicle's reach, particularly when the vehicle user is in the relaxed position described above. For example, it can be provided that the openings of the storage compartments are only accessible when the vehicle seat is in the relaxed position. For example, this allows the vehicle seat to close or at least shield the openings of the storage compartments from their external environment as long as the seat is not in the relaxed position, thereby further optimizing energy efficiency when cooling or heating the respective storage compartment.

[0026] The storage compartment unit can be located, for example, in a center console or fixed armrest of the vehicle. For example, it is 15 cm long, 12 cm wide, and 4 cm high. However, other dimensions are also possible. The openings of the storage compartments are located, for example, below an upper cover of the center console or armrest. They are positioned in such a way that they are accessible to the vehicle occupant sitting in the vehicle seat, for example, but only when the vehicle seat is in the reclined position.

[0027] To control the storage compartment unit, it is expediently equipped with a control unit. The control unit is coupled to the temperature control unit for its control.

[0028] Advantageously, the lighting units are also linked to the control unit and are thus activated and deactivated by it. For example, the temperature sensors assigned to the storage compartments are linked to the control unit.

[0029] This ensures that the specified temperature is reached and maintained in the respective storage compartment by the control unit controlling the temperature control unit accordingly. It is also advisable for the vehicle's sensors and / or the vehicle-external central unit and / or the vehicle user's personal communication unit and / or the human-machine interface for communication between the vehicle user and the vehicle to be connected to the control unit, at least temporarily, at least for the data transmission connection.

[0030] Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing.

[0031] It shows:

[0032] Fig. 1 schematically shows a vehicle with a storage compartment unit.

[0033] Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a vehicle 1 with a storage compartment unit 2.

[0034] The storage compartment unit 2 has two storage compartments A1, A2, between which a temperature control unit 3 designed as a Peltier element is arranged. Thus, a cold side of the Peltier element is thermally coupled to one storage compartment A1, which can thereby be cooled, and a warm side of the Peltier element is thermally coupled to the other storage compartment A2, which can thereby be heated.

[0035] The resulting energy flow is schematically depicted in Figure 1 using an energy flow arrow P. The Peltier element absorbs heat from the coolable storage compartment A1, thereby cooling this storage compartment A1, and transfers heat to the heatable storage compartment A2, thereby heating it.

[0036] In the example shown, the two storage compartments A1, A2 are arranged one above the other, i.e., on two levels. In the example shown, the coolable storage compartment A1 is arranged above the heatable storage compartment A2. To prevent or at least further reduce heating of the coolable storage compartment A1 by the heat of the heatable storage compartment A2, and thereby improve the energy efficiency of the storage compartment unit 2, other embodiments may provide for the reverse arrangement of the two storage compartments A1, A2, i.e., the coolable storage compartment A1 is then arranged below the heatable storage compartment A2.

[0037] A connection between the temperature control unit 3, which in the example shown is designed as a Peltier element, and the storage compartments A1, A2 is designed in particular such that heat conduction from the temperature control unit 3 to the respective storage compartment A1, A2 is optimized. For example, this can be achieved by using a material with good thermal conductivity, in particular a material with a high thermal conductivity, between the temperature control unit 3 and the respective storage compartment A1, A2. For this purpose, for example, at least one wall of the respective storage compartment A1, A2 adjacent to the temperature control unit 3 is made of this material. Alternatively or additionally, a flat thermal contact is advantageously provided between the respective storage compartment A1, A2 and the temperature control unit 3, as shown in Figure 1.Here, the temperature control unit 3 is integrated into a partition wall between the two storage compartments A1, A2 and is thermally coupled to this partition wall in the direction of the respective storage compartment A1, A2, in particular over its entire surface. Alternatively or additionally, a heat conduction channel structure 4 can be provided between the respective storage compartment A1, A2 and the temperature control unit 3. In the example shown here, such a heat conduction channel structure 4 is formed by a perforated structure of the partition wall, at least in the region of the temperature control unit 3, in the direction of the respective storage compartment A1, A2.

[0038] The two storage compartments A1, A2 are, as shown schematically in Figure 1, advantageously each designed as a chamber, i.e. they each have, in particular, only a relatively small opening for depositing objects O in the respective storage compartment A1, A2 and for removing the objects O from the respective storage compartment A1, A2. An opening area of ​​the opening is, in particular, smaller, in particular significantly smaller, than an entire wall area of ​​the respective storage compartment A1, A2. This ensures good thermal shielding of an interior of the respective storage compartment A1, A2 from an external environment.

[0039] In the example shown, each of the two storage compartments A1 and A2 is also assigned a lighting unit B1 and B2, respectively. In particular, it is provided that the lighting unit B1 assigned to the coolable storage compartment A1 emits a different light color than the lighting unit B2 assigned to the heatable storage compartment A2. For example, the lighting unit B1 assigned to the coolable storage compartment A1 glows blue, while the lighting unit B2 assigned to the heatable storage compartment A2 glows red.

[0040] In the example shown, the respective lighting unit B1, B2 has a light guide 5 and a light source 6. In the example shown, the light source 6 is designed as an LED, in particular as an RGB LED, so that the different light colors described above can be generated. The respective lighting unit B1, B2 is arranged in particular in the respective storage compartment A1, A2, for example integrated therein. In the example shown, the respective light guide 5 runs along a rear side of the respective storage compartment A1, A2 and along an upper side of the upper storage compartment A1 or along an underside of the lower storage compartment A2 into an area of ​​the opening. The thermal coupling of the temperature control unit 3 with the storage compartments is therefore not influenced by the light guides 5.

[0041] In the example shown, the light sources 6 are each arranged at a light coupling point of the respective light guide 5 in the rear wall of the respective storage compartment A1, A2. Light coupling points 7, in particular light coupling structures formed in the respective light guide 5, are provided in the example shown in particular at end regions of the respective light guide 5 facing away from the light coupling point, in the example shown on the rear wall of the respective storage compartment A1, A2 and in the region of the opening of the respective storage compartment A1, A2. This achieves illumination of the entire respective storage compartment A1, A2 and also increased illumination of the opening area of ​​the respective storage compartment A1, A2, whereby the light is also visible from the outside, in particular for a vehicle user.

[0042] To monitor the temperature in the respective storage compartment A1, A2, a temperature sensor (not shown here) can be provided in the respective storage compartment A1, A2. This ensures that a specified temperature is reached and then maintained constant in the respective storage compartment A1, A2.

[0043] For example, at least one housing 8 of the storage compartment unit 2 is manufactured by means of an additive manufacturing process, in particular by means of a three-dimensional printing process, also referred to as 3D printing. In this way, for example, the heat-conducting channel structures 4 can also be produced and / or heat-conducting materials and / or structures for the targeted heat conduction of the heat or cold of the temperature control unit 3 into the respective storage compartment A1, A2 can be incorporated into the housing 8. For example, the light guides 5 of the lighting units B1, B2 are also produced by means of this additive manufacturing process. For example, at least components of the light sources 6 can also be produced by means of this additive manufacturing process. For additive manufacturing, a material with good heat conduction is advantageously used so that the heat or cold is transferred quickly and easily.Cold from the temperature control unit 3 is optimally directed into the respective storage compartment A1, A2, in particular around the interior of the respective storage compartment A1, A2. Additive manufacturing further enables, for example, adaptation of the housing 8 in terms of shape, color, and / or material to customer requirements and / or existing installation space conditions in a respective vehicle 1, in particular in the area of ​​a respective vehicle seat of the vehicle 1.

[0044] In particular, it is provided that, for example, a face mask and / or eye mask and / or a face towel for the vehicle user is cooled by means of the coolable storage compartment A1, and / or that, for example, a scarf and / or a blanket and / or a face mask and / or a face towel for the vehicle user is heated by means of the heatable storage compartment A2. The objects O shown as examples in Figure 1 in the storage compartments A1, A2 are thus advantageously designed in this way.

[0045] These objects O serve in particular to relax the vehicle user, for example during a journey of the vehicle 1 when the vehicle user is not the driver himself or during an automated, in particular highly automated or autonomous, ferry operation of the vehicle 1, or when the vehicle 1 is stationary, for example during a charging stop if the vehicle 1 is designed as an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle.

[0046] The vehicle user can, for example, adjust his vehicle seat to a so-called relaxation position, i.e. into a lying position or at least into a position with the seat back tilted backwards, and for further relaxation put on the cooled or heated face mask or the cooled or heated face cloth or the cooled eye cover, in particular in the form of eye pads, and / or put on the heated scarf and / or cover himself with the heated blanket.

[0047] The storage compartment unit 2 is therefore advantageously positioned in the vehicle 1 within reach of the vehicle user's hands, particularly when the user is in the relaxed position in the vehicle seat. For example, it can be provided that the openings of the storage compartments A1, A2 are only accessible when the vehicle seat is in the relaxed position. For example, this can be used to close or at least shield the openings of the storage compartments A1, A2 from their external surroundings by the vehicle seat as long as the seat is not in the relaxed position, thereby further optimizing energy efficiency when cooling or heating the respective storage compartment A1, A2.

[0048] The storage compartment unit 2 can be arranged, for example, in a center console or fixed armrest of the vehicle 1. For example, it is 15 cm long, 12 cm wide, and 4 cm high. However, other dimensions are also possible. The openings of the storage compartments A1, A2 are located, for example, below an upper cover of the center console or armrest. They are positioned in such a way that they are accessible to the vehicle occupant sitting in the vehicle seat, for example, but only when the vehicle seat is in the relaxed position.

[0049] To control the storage compartment unit 2, in the example shown, it has a control unit 9, which is coupled to the temperature control unit 3 and the light sources 6 of the lighting units B1, B2 for their control and electrical power supply. The temperature sensors assigned to the storage compartments A1, A2 (not shown here) are also expediently coupled to the control unit 9. This ensures that the specified temperature in the respective storage compartment A1, A2 is reached and maintained constant, as the control unit 9 controls the temperature control unit 3 accordingly. Furthermore, the respective lighting unit B1, B2 can be activated by the control unit 9, particularly when the specified temperature is reached in the respective storage compartment A1, A2.

[0050] In the example shown, it is further provided that the storage compartment unit 2, more precisely its control unit 9, is coupled to a sensor system 10 of the vehicle 1 and / or to a vehicle-external central unit 11 and / or to a personal, in particular mobile, communication unit 12 of the vehicle user and / or to a human-machine interface 13 for communication between the vehicle user and the vehicle 1, at least temporarily, at least for a data transmission connection.

[0051] The vehicle-external central unit 11 is, in particular, a so-called backend, in particular of a manufacturer of the vehicle 1, in particular for providing services. The personal communication unit 12 of the vehicle user is, in particular, a mobile phone, in particular, a smartphone. For example, the storage compartment unit 2, in particular its control unit 9, is at least temporarily coupled to one or more apps installed thereon, in particular for information transmission. The human-machine interface 13 enables, in particular, voice communication between the vehicle user and the vehicle 1 and thus also between the vehicle user and the storage compartment unit 2, in particular its control unit 9.The sensor system 10 of the vehicle 1 comprises, for example, an outside temperature sensor for determining an outside temperature of an external environment of the vehicle 1 and / or an occupant detection sensor system for detecting a presence of the vehicle user in the vehicle 1 and / or a seat adjustment sensor system for detecting a seat adjustment of the vehicle seat, in particular whether the seat is in the relaxed position or not.

[0052] In a method for operating the storage compartment unit 2, it is provided in particular that the temperature control unit 3 is controlled to cool the coolable storage compartment A1 and / or to heat the heatable storage compartment A2 as a function of sensor data from the sensor system 10 of the vehicle 1 and / or information from the vehicle-external central unit 11 and / or information from the personal communication unit 12 and / or information from communication between the vehicle user and the human-machine interface 13 of the vehicle 1. Furthermore, it is provided in particular that the respective lighting unit B1, B2 is activated upon the occurrence of a respective predetermined event. For example, the respective lighting unit B1, B2 is activated when the predetermined temperature is reached in the storage compartment A1, A2 to which the respective lighting unit B1, B2 is assigned.For example, the vehicle user can also be informed via the human-machine interface 13 about the reaching of the specified temperature, in particular by means of voice output or optical output.

[0053] The lighting units B1, B2, for example, give the vehicle user a visual indication of the availability of the temperature-controlled storage compartments A1, A2.

[0054] In one possible embodiment of the method, for example, it is provided that the coolable storage compartment A1 is cooled and / or the heatable storage compartment A2 is heated when the presence of the vehicle user in the vehicle 1 is detected, an outside temperature within a predefined temperature range is detected, a predefined activity of the vehicle user is detected, and a predefined operating state of the vehicle 1 is detected. This allows this activation of the cooling and / or heating to be directly adapted, for example, to an outside temperature and / or the activity of the vehicle user.For example, after starting a journey or after starting a charging process of the electric vehicle 1, if a vehicle occupant is detected in the vehicle 1 and the outside temperature is above 30°C, the coolable storage compartment A1 can be cooled. As soon as the specified temperature of, for example, 16°C is reached in this storage compartment A1, the lighting unit B1 of this storage compartment A1 is activated, which then expediently lights up blue. This reminds the vehicle occupant to remove the cooled object O, for example, the face mask, and use it to relax.

[0055] For example, the lighting units B1, B2 can also be used for communication with the vehicle user. For example, when the outside temperature is hot, i.e. within a predetermined high temperature range, the vehicle user can be made a targeted offer to use the object O cooled in the coolable storage compartment A1, for example the face mask and / or eye cover and / or the face cloth, by activating the lighting unit B1 assigned to the coolable storage compartment A1, whereby it advantageously lights up blue, and / or by flashing and / or brightening its illumination. For example, alternatively or additionally, this can also be offered to the vehicle user, in particular acoustically, in particular by a voice output, via the human-machine interface 13 for communication between the vehicle user and the vehicle 1, or it can be requested by the vehicle user.For example, in response to this request from the vehicle user, the corresponding lighting unit B1, B2 is activated, ie the lighting unit B1 assigned to the coolable storage compartment A1 when there is a request for a cooled object O, which then lights up in particular blue, and the lighting unit B2 assigned to the heatable storage compartment A2 when there is a request for a heated object O, which then lights up in particular red.

Claims

Patent claims Method for operating a storage compartment unit (2) in a vehicle (1), which has a temperature control unit (3), a storage compartment (A1) that can be cooled by means of the temperature control unit (3), and a storage compartment (A2) that can be heated by means of the temperature control unit (3), wherein the temperature control unit (3) is controlled for cooling the coolable storage compartment (A1) and / or for heating the heatable storage compartment (A2) as a function of sensor data from a sensor system (10) of the vehicle (1) and / or information from a vehicle-external central unit (11) and / or information from a personal communication unit (12) of a vehicle user and / or information from a communication between the vehicle user and a human-machine interface (13) of the vehicle (1), and wherein when the presence of the vehicle user in the vehicle (1) is detected, an outside temperature is detected in a predetermined temperature range,a detected predetermined activity of the vehicle user and a detected predetermined operating state of the vehicle (1), the coolable storage compartment (A1) is cooled and / or the heatable storage compartment (A2) is heated. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that a lighting unit (B1, B2) is assigned to each of the two storage compartments (A1, A2), wherein the lighting unit (B1) assigned to the coolable storage compartment (A1) emits a different light color than the lighting unit (B2) assigned to the heatable storage compartment (A2), and wherein the respective lighting unit (B1, B2) is activated upon the occurrence of a respective predetermined event. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that, the respective lighting unit (B1, B2) is activated when a predetermined temperature is reached in the storage compartment (A1, A2) to which the respective lighting unit (B1, B2) is assigned. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a face mask and / or eye cover and / or a face towel for the vehicle user is cooled by means of the coolable storage compartment (A1), and / or a scarf and / or a blanket and / or a face mask and / or a face towel for the vehicle user is heated by means of the heatable storage compartment (A2).Vehicle (1) with a storage compartment unit (2) operated by means of a method according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, wherein the storage compartment unit (2) has a temperature control unit (3), a storage compartment (A1) that can be cooled by means of the temperature control unit (3) and a storage compartment (A2) that can be heated by means of the temperature control unit (3) and is coupled to a sensor system (10) of the vehicle (1) and / or to a central unit (11) external to the vehicle and / or to a personal communication unit (12) of a vehicle user and / or to a human-machine interface (13) for communication between the vehicle user and the vehicle (1), at least temporarily, at least for a data transmission connection.Vehicle (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that each of the two storage compartments (A1, A2) is assigned a lighting unit (B1, B2), wherein the lighting unit (B1) assigned to the coolable storage compartment (A1) emits a different light color than the lighting unit (B2) assigned to the heatable storage compartment (A2). Vehicle (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the temperature control unit (3) is designed as a Peltier element and is arranged between the two storage compartments (A1, A2). Vehicle (1) according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the two storage compartments (A1, A2) are arranged one above the other, with the coolable storage compartment (A1) being arranged at the bottom and the heatable storage compartment (A2) being arranged at the top. Vehicle (1) according to one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that at least one housing (8) of the storage compartment unit (2) is manufactured using an additive manufacturing process.

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