Motor Vehicle with at Least One Drive Device and at Least One Cabin Which can be Arranged on the Drive Device, and Method

Abstract

A motor vehicle includes a drive base device which is configured to drive the motor vehicle and a receiving device with a fixing device. The receiving device is configured to receive a first cabin for the motor vehicle and the fixing device is configured to fix the first cabin to the drive base device. The receiving device is configured to receive a second cabin for the motor vehicle, where the second cabin is formed separately from the first cabin, and the fixing device is configured to fix the second cabin to the drive base device.

Claims

1-10. (canceled)

11. A motor vehicle, comprising: a drive base device which is configured to drive the motor vehicle; and a receiving device with a fixing device, wherein the receiving device is configured to receive a first cabin for the motor vehicle and wherein the fixing device is configured to fix the first cabin to the drive base device; wherein the receiving device is configured to receive a second cabin for the motor vehicle, wherein the second cabin is formed separately from the first cabin, and wherein the fixing device is configured to fix the second cabin to the drive base device.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the motor vehicle is a fully autonomous motor vehicle.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the first cabin has a first separating device which is configured to divide the first cabin into two separate compartments and/or wherein the second cabin has a second separating device which is configured to divide the second cabin into two separate compartments and/or wherein the first cabin and the second cabin have a connecting device which is configured to connect the first cabin to the second cabin such that a common interior space is formed.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the first cabin and the second cabin is configured to accommodate a person and/or wherein at least one of the first cabin and the second cabin is configured to accommodate an object.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the first cabin has a first functional unit for operating the first cabin and wherein the second cabin has a second functional unit for operating the second cabin.

16. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the receiving device is configured to receive a third cabin and a fourth cabin.

17. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the first cabin and the second cabin are provided independently of the drive base device and are configured to be flexibly arranged on the drive base device.

18. A method for operating a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving a first cabin for the motor vehicle by a receiving device and fixing the first cabin to a drive base device of the motor vehicle by a fixing device of the receiving device; and receiving a second cabin for the motor vehicle by the receiving device, wherein the second cabin is formed separately from the first cabin, and fixing the second cabin to the drive base device by the fixing device.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the first cabin and/or the second cabin are flexibly arranged on the receiving device.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the first cabin and the second cabin are of different configurations.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a motor vehicle;

[0032] FIG. 2 shows a further schematic plan view of an embodiment of the motor vehicle;

[0033] FIG. 3 shows a further schematic plan view of an embodiment of the motor vehicle;

[0034] FIG. 4 shows a further schematic plan view of an embodiment of the motor vehicle;

[0035] FIG. 5 shows a further schematic plan view of an embodiment of the motor vehicle; and

[0036] FIG. 6 shows a schematic plan view of an embodiment in accordance with the method according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] In the figures, like or functionally like elements are provided with like reference signs.

[0038] FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a motor vehicle 10. The motor vehicle 10 has a drive base device 12. The drive base device 12 is configured to drive the motor vehicle 10. Furthermore, the motor vehicle 10 has a receiving device 14 which is configured to receive at least a first cabin 16 for the motor vehicle 10 and to fix it to the drive base device 12 by means of a fixing device 18 of the receiving device 14.

[0039] It is provided that the receiving device 14 is configured to receive at least a second cabin 20, which is formed separately from the first cabin 16, wherein the fixing device 18 is configured to additionally fix the second cabin 20 to the drive base device 12.

[0040] In particular, the first cabin 16 and the second cabin 20 are thus arranged or can be arranged on a single common receiving device 14.

[0041] In particular, FIG. 1 shows that the receiving device 14 is configured to receive at least three, in particular at least four, separate cabins 16, 20, 22, 24. In the present exemplary embodiment, four separate cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are thus arranged on the drive base device 12.

[0042] Furthermore, FIG. 1 shows that luggage cabins 26 in particular can be formed on the drive base device 12, which are separate from the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 and are configured, for example, to accommodate luggage of occupants or passengers 28.

[0043] The cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are in particular non-destructively detachably arranged on the drive base device 12. In other words, they can be removed from the drive base device 12 and arranged, for example, on other drive base devices or on the drive base device 12.

[0044] FIG. 1 further shows that the first cabin 16 and the second cabin 20 can each have a connecting device 30, which is configured to connect the first cabin 16 to the second cabin 20 in such a way that a common interior space is formed. In particular, in the present exemplary embodiment, a third cabin 20 is connected to a fourth cabin 24 by means of the connecting device 30. In other words, the first cabin 16 is separate and the second cabin 20 is presently separate. The third cabin 22 and the fourth cabin 24 are connected to each other via the connecting device 30 and form the common interior space. Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that the first cabin 16 has a separating device which is configured to divide the first cabin 16 into two separate compartments, and/or the second cabin 20 has a separating device which is configured to divide the second cabin 20 into two separate compartments.

[0045] Furthermore, it can be provided in particular that the first cabin 16 and the second cabin 20 have separate functional units 32, 34 for operating the relevant cabin 16, 20. For example, a first functional unit 32 can be assigned to the first cabin 16 and a second functional unit 34 can be assigned to the second cabin 20. The functional units 32, 34 may, for example, be air-conditioning units so that the corresponding cabins 16, 20 may be air-conditioned differently. Furthermore, it can be provided, for example, that if one of the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 is not occupied, it cannot be air-conditioned, whereby energy can be saved. Furthermore, unoccupied cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 can be cleaned or repaired, for example. They can be removed for this purpose or can remain on the drive base device. This can be carried out in particular during driving operation of the motor vehicle 10, so that repair or cleaning work can still be carried out even when the motor vehicle 10 is at least partially occupied. Thus, an improved use of the motor vehicle 10 can be achieved. In particular, improved car sharing can thus be provided, whereby in particular the acceptance of passengers 28 for car sharing can be increased.

[0046] In particular, it may be provided that the motor vehicle 10 is configured as a fully autonomous motor vehicle 10. In other words, the motor vehicle 10 has corresponding longitudinal acceleration devices and transverse acceleration devices so that fully autonomous operation of the motor vehicle 10 can be achieved. In particular, the motor vehicle 10 can then be provided for so-called car sharing, wherein the persons do not enter a common interior space, but are arranged on the motor vehicle 10 by means of their own, individual cabins 16, 20, 22, 24.

[0047] FIG. 2 shows a further schematic plan view of the motor vehicle 10 according to a further embodiment. In the present exemplary embodiment, the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are not arranged on the motor vehicle 10. In other words, the receiving device 14 of the motor vehicle 10 is shown. In particular, it is shown that at least one of the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 is configured to receive a person, in particular the passenger 28, and/or at least one of the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 is configured to receive an object 36.

[0048] FIG. 2 shows in particular the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 both in a plan view D and in a side view S.

[0049] In the following exemplary embodiment, the first cabin 16 in particular is configured as a reclining cabin for the passenger 28. The second cabin 20 is configured in particular as a passenger cabin, wherein the passenger 28 is transported in a seated position. The third cabin 22 is configured as a transport cabin so that the object 36 can be arranged there.

[0050] The cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 can be plugged in on the motor vehicle 10, in particular for car sharing or as an individual’s property. The cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are individual, completely or partially enclosed areas. These can be combined with each other so that, for example, a cabin transporter motor vehicle 10 can also be provided, whereby a high efficiency in transport and/or passenger transport can be achieved.

[0051] In particular, it may further be provided that the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are provided independently of the drive base device 12 and are configured to be flexibly arranged on the drive base device 12 and on further drive base devices. Thus, a kind of modular system can be provided so that a reliable and highly flexible car sharing of the motor vehicle 10 can be realised.

[0052] FIG. 3 shows a schematic plan view of the motor vehicle 10 with the drive base device 12 according to a further embodiment. In the present exemplary embodiment, in particular the first cabin 16 and the second cabin 20 are arranged on the receiving device 14. In the present case, the first cabin 16 and the second cabin 20 are provided as reclining cabins, so that two passengers 28 can be transported in a reclining position by the motor vehicle 10. For example, it can be provided that the motor vehicle 10, which is operated in particular fully autonomously, is provided during night-time operation, so that the passengers 28 can sleep in their respective cabins 16, 20.

[0053] FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the motor vehicle 10 with the drive base device 12, for example at a different time than shown in FIG. 3. For example, the passenger 28 may sleep in the first cabin 16, while the second cabin 20 and the third cabin 22 are formed adjacently to the first cabin 16 and in which corresponding passengers 28 are seated. Thus, three cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 can be provided, wherein one of them is configured for a sleeping passenger 28 and two further cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are configured for seated passengers 28. In this way, the motor vehicle 10 can be provided in a highly flexible manner for different needs of the passengers 28.

[0054] FIG. 5 shows a further schematic plan view of the motor vehicle 10 with the drive base device 12 in a further situation. For example, daytime operation for carrying passengers 28 can be shown in the present configuration. In particular, the first cabin 16, the second cabin 20, the third cabin 22 and the fourth cabin 24 are arranged on the drive base device 12 in the present case. Thus, a maximum capacity utilisation for the transport of passengers 28 can be achieved.

[0055] The invention also relates to a method for operating the motor vehicle 10, in which the motor vehicle 10 is driven with at least the drive base device 12 of the motor vehicle 10, and in which at least the first cabin 16 for the motor vehicle 10 is received at least by means of the receiving device 14 and is fixed to the drive base device 12 by means of the fixing device 18 of the receiving device 14. It is provided that, by means of the receiving device 14, the second cabin 20 is received, which is formed separately from the first cabin 16, wherein, by means of the fixing device 18, the second cabin 20 is additionally fixed to the drive base device 12.

[0056] In particular, it can be provided here that the first cabin 16 and/or the second cabin 20 are flexibly arranged on the receiving device 14. Furthermore, it can be provided in particular that differently configured cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are arranged on the receiving device 14.

[0057] FIG. 6 shows a schematic plan view of an embodiment of the method. In particular, a separation is shown by the dashed line between the current prior art, which is represented by an arrow 38, and the concept according to the invention, which is represented by the arrow 40. In other words, the arrow 38 shows a method according to the prior art and the arrow 40 shows a method according to the invention, wherein these are separated visually by the dashed line.

[0058] FIG. 6 shows that the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 are individual independent elements that can be parked in garages or at the roadside, for example. The passengers 28 can, for example, already be seated in the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 while waiting for the motor vehicle 10 at the roadside, so that none of the passengers 28 is cold, for example. The space for parking the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 is significantly smaller compared to the motor vehicles 42 according to the prior art, so that space can be saved here, especially in cities.

[0059] In particular, it can be provided that, for example, a central system for management of the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 is provided in order to organise the transport efficiently. If, for example, a passenger 28 wishes to travel from a first location to a fourth location and a second passenger 28 wishes to travel from a second location to the fourth location, it can be implemented by means of the vehicle management system, for example, that a first motor vehicle 10 travels from the first location to a third location, which is formed between the first location and the fourth location and between the second location and the fourth location, and in doing so picks up a passenger 28. A second motor vehicle 10 also travels from the second location to the third location. At the third location, an exchange of cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 then takes place without the need for a direct passenger transfer. For example, the cabin 16, 20, 22, 24 from the second motor vehicle 10 can now be arranged on the first motor vehicle 10. In other words, only one of two motor vehicles 10 is required at the third location since the cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 have been brought together. The first motor vehicle 10 then travels from the third location to the fourth location with the two cabins 16, 20, 22, 24 with the two passengers 28. In particular, the first motor vehicle 10 then has the two passengers 28 from the third location to the fourth location. This enables the highly flexible use of different motor vehicles 10, wherein an energy saving and a better CO.sub.2 balance can also be achieved, since, for example, only one motor vehicle 10 travels from the third location to the fourth location.

[0060] The motor vehicle 10 according to the invention can in particular prevent the theft of components in the motor vehicle 10, as these are individually separated from each other. Furthermore, the upholstery/cushioning, covers, for example, can be replaced more often as a result of maintenance. Furthermore, antibacterial surfaces can be provided. Empty assembly spaces are difficult to access, so there is no danger of hidden fuels or bombs, for example. Furthermore, misuse by customers can be expected, and therefore a higher strength for the safety factors of the components must be provided. Furthermore, a finger pinching hazard should be avoided.

[0061] Overall, the invention shows a mobility of the future, in particular a concept for autonomous car sharing.