Abstract: Cooling device for installation in motor vehicles with a refrigeration unit and a cooling space in operative connection with it for receiving a product to be cooled. The refrigeration unit is in operative connection with a receiving chamber, which just like the refrigeration unit itself, is designed for permanent installation in the motor vehicle. The cooling space is provided in a transportable cold storage box which can be put into the receiving chamber and taken out of the receiving chamber as desired and which is in detachable connection with the refrigeration unit when it is in the receiving chamber.