Arrangement of a passenger information system in a rail vehicle

• US 9,783,210 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2014
• Issued: 10/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbH (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Thierschmann, Ralf, Vogeley, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jason C
• Application Number:
  US14/888,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20160075349A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B61D 19/02 for carriages B61D19/003 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 15/0045 Destination indicators, identification panels or distinguishing signs on the vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 15/009 On-board display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/049 giving information to passengers inside the vehicles

Abstract

A rail vehicle for public transport includes at least one door for separating two inner spaces of the rail vehicle and a lintel for the door. The lintel has at least one electronic information system for passengers.

Claims

1. A rail vehicle for public transport, the rail vehicle comprising:

two inner spaces;

at least one door separating said two inner spaces, said at least one door having two sides;

a door lintel for said at least one door, said door lintel having at least one electronic information system for passengers; and

said at least one electronic information system including two display surfaces each disposed at a respective one of said sides of said at least one door and each facing into a respective one of said inner spaces separated by said at least one door.

2. The rail vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said at least one electronic information system includes at least one display surface for displaying passenger information.

3. The rail vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said at least one door has a door leaf, and said door lintel includes a device for assembly of said door leaf on said door lintel.

4. The rail vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said door lintel has at least one hole for receiving a vertically extending shaft about which said door leaf can be pivoted.

5. The rail vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said door lintel and said at least one electronic information system for passengers form a unit which can be mounted.

6. The rail vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said door lintel is secured to a shell of the rail vehicle.