EP3694761B1 - Rail vehicle car with a display device for seats - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a rail vehicle car with a display device for seats.

It is known that railcars have displays indicating whether seats are reserved or not. These displays are installed in an interior of the railway car so that travelers can only see the displays after boarding. This is known to cause uncomfortable crowding among travelers.

The DE 20 2006 016 381 U1 describes a reservation notice for a seat or berth, eg in a railway carriage. The reservation notice is placed inside the railroad car. Depending on the selected font size, this is also visible from a greater distance, but travelers can only start looking for a free or reserved seat after boarding.

The DE 10 2008 018 938 A1 discloses a display device which is coupled to a detection device for detecting occupied and free seats in a railway vehicle car. The display device is located on an outside of the car. With the help of the display device, free and occupied spaces in the rail vehicle carriage are displayed schematically. The disadvantage here is that a passenger can only look for a specially reserved seat after boarding.

The JP 3202274 U relates to a train on the outside of which there are displays for seat numbers below or above windows where there are correspondingly numbered seats. The problem here is the arrangement of the displays, because they are either integrated into a car body wall or placed on a car body wall. This requires increased production costs.

EP 3 184 398 A1 describes a device with a reservation display for seats in a rail vehicle. The device includes a display and energy conversion means for converting solar energy into electrical energy. The device can thus be operated autonomously and does not require any external energy supply via cables. This allows existing rail vehicles to be retrofitted as the device can be applied to the window pane.

WO 2014/175190 A1 describes a device with two glass panes and display devices which are arranged in the edge area between the two glass panes.

The invention is therefore based on the object of creating a rail vehicle with a display device by means of which a passenger in a rail vehicle can see before boarding where a reserved or free seat is for the passenger, with the display device being easily mounted or installed can be.

According to the invention, this object is achieved with a rail vehicle car according to claim 1 . Advantageous developments of the invention are contained in the dependent claims.

According to the invention, the object is achieved in a rail vehicle car with a display device for seats in the rail vehicle car, the display device comprising a plurality of displays with first and second displays, the first displays being readable in an interior of the rail vehicle car and the second displays being readable from the outside and each show at least one seat attribute. A first and a second display are arranged within at least one window frame of the rail vehicle car. An advantage of the invention is that a passenger of a rail vehicle can already see before boarding where a reserved or free seat for the passenger is located. It is possible that displays in the interior of the rail vehicle have a different design than displays for showing the seat numbers to the outside, in which case only the displays are arranged inside the window frame that show the seat properties to the outside. It is also possible for displays in the interior and for displays to the outside to be of the same design, with all displays then being arranged within window frames. It it is also conceivable that a central display with an overview of the seats in the rail vehicle is arranged in a window frame of an entrance door.

In particular, the seat property is a seat number and/or a reservation status and/or an occupancy status. These seat characteristics make it easier for a passenger to search for a specific seat number, an unreserved seat, or an actual seat vacancy.

According to the invention, the first display and the second display are integrated into a window and are arranged on an upper edge or on a lower edge of the window frame. This means that displays can already be integrated into windows during production. The displays are thus protected from damage. If the displays are arranged on the upper or lower edges of the window frames, the passengers have an unobstructed view through the windows. For example, the displays may be rectangular and run along the tops or bottoms of the windows or window frames. This keeps the space required for the displays to a minimum.

In a special embodiment of the invention, the display device has first displays that can be read inside the rail vehicle, and the display device has second displays that can be read from the outside. The first displays can have a different design and/or format than the second displays. This increases the scope for design when shaping the displays.

In particular, the first displays are arranged on upper edges of the window frames and the second displays are arranged on lower edges of the window frames. The first displays are therefore located in the interior above headrests or in areas of headrests and are easy to read for passengers who are standing or walking in the interior. The second displays are easily readable by passengers on a platform.

In an alternative embodiment, the displays can be read from both sides and indicate the seat property both in the interior of the rail vehicle and to the outside. This reduces the manufacturing effort, since only a small number of displays is required.

According to one embodiment, a display is controlled in such a way that a display provides essentially identical information both to the interior and to the outside, in particular permanently. In particular, the seat property, a seat number, a reservation status and/or an occupancy status of a respective seat is essentially identically displayed internally and/or externally. The phrase "essentially" means that a display is inward and outward facing for the passenger identically reproduces relevant information content, it being conceivable that the graphic and/or semantic design of the display varies outwardly and inwardly.

According to a specific embodiment, a display is controlled in such a way that it has an identical representation on the outside and on the inside, possibly mirrored.

Additionally, the seating attribute may be identified with a first light signal indicating that the seat is reserved, or the seating attribute may be identified with a second light signal indicating that the seat is unreserved. This way, finding a special reserved space is even easier. In addition, passengers without a reservation can also quickly find a seat. The light signal can be a color signal and/or e.g. flashing and/or represent a symbol.

Furthermore, the seat attribute may have a first light indicator that indicates that the seat is actually occupied, or the seat attribute can have a second light indicator that indicates that the seat is actually free. This is an advantage if a reserved seat remains free or an unreserved seat is occupied. The light identification can be a color signal and/or e.g. flashing and/or represent a symbol.

In particular, the seat property can only be visible from the outside when the rail vehicle is on a platform. A display is not required outside of platforms, so that electrical energy can be saved.

According to an alternative or additional embodiment, the number of displays and/or the number of display sections showing seat properties in a window section corresponds to the number of seats in the immediate vicinity of the window section, in particular on a right and/or left side of the rail vehicle. Each display, which can reproduce identical information inside and outside, is therefore assigned a specific seat inside the rail vehicle car. For example, if a group of four seats is arranged directly in front of a window, then in or four displays are provided on this window as well, or a display with four display sections.

In particular, the arrangement of the displays in the window can correspond to the actual arrangement of the corresponding seats in the rail vehicle. If, for example, there are four seats directly next to a window - with two window-side seats directly next to the window and two aisle-side seats next to the window-side seats in a central aisle of the rail vehicle vehicle, one display or several displays of the window-side seats could be arranged in a vertical direction above a or arranged above several displays of the aisle seats. The respective window-side seats or the respective aisle-side seats can face one another or be arranged one behind the other with respect to a longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle carriage.

Furthermore, displays can be arranged in a longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle according to the actual arrangement of seats corresponding to the displays in the window.

According to one embodiment, outward-facing displays in or on a window are designed in number, arrangement and/or shape in such a way that all of the rail vehicle’s seats in the window area in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle are represented with regard to a seat property, and inward-facing displays in one Windows are designed in number, arrangement and/or shape in such a way that only those, but all of them, on one side of an aisle of the rail vehicle in the window area present seats of the rail vehicle are represented with regard to a seat property.

If, for example, four seats are provided in an area of a window of a rail vehicle on the right and left side of a central aisle in the rail vehicle, then an outward-facing display, outward-facing displays and/or display sections are designed in such a way that one seat property of all eight seats is displayed on the outside, whereas an inward-facing display, inward-facing Displays and / or display sections only one seat property of the four right or left seats reproduces.

In particular, an outward-facing display, outward-facing displays and/or display sections in a window are designed in number, arrangement and/or shape in such a way that they have twice the number of seating properties as a corresponding inward-facing display or inward directional displays and/or display sections.

According to a further embodiment, seats in the rail vehicle, in particular all seats in the rail vehicle, are equipped with a detection device for detecting an occupancy status of the respective seat. In particular, it is conceivable that the display device is connected to a detection device in such a way that a respective display, display sections and/or displays of the display device can show the actual occupancy status of a corresponding seat.

Furthermore, the object is achieved in a rail vehicle car with the display device according to one or more of the above embodiments.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Anzeigeeinrichtung an einem Seitenfenster eines Schienenfahrzeugwagens.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a single figure. It shows:

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a schematic view of a display device according to the invention on a side window of a rail vehicle car.

1 12 shows a display device 10 with first displays 31 and 32 and second displays 41 and 42. The display device 10 is arranged, for example, on a window or side window 20 of a rail vehicle car, which is otherwise not shown in any more detail. In this case, the display device 10 is not limited to a window 20, but can relate to all windows 20 of a rail vehicle car on which seats are arranged.

The window 20 has a window frame 23 with an upper edge 21 and a lower edge 22 . The first displays 31 and 32 are arranged on the upper edge 21 . The second displays 41 and 42 are arranged on the lower edge 22 .

The first display 31 shows a first seat number 51 as a seat property, which is “08 A” here by way of example. The first display 32 shows a second seat number 52 as a seat property, which is “08 B” here by way of example. Of course, the seat numbers 51 and 52 can also have other digits and any format. The first displays 31 and 32 show the seat numbers 51 and 52 in an interior of the rail vehicle.

The second display 41 shows the same seat number 51 as the first display 31. However, the second display 41 faces outwards, i.e. towards a platform not shown. Therefore, the display of seat number 51 is reversed. The second display 42 shows the same seat number 52 as the first display 32, but the second display 42 faces outward, i.e. towards the platform. Therefore, the display of seat number 52 is reversed. It is possible to cover the respective back of the displays 31, 32, 41 and 42 in order to ensure a clear assignment of the displays to the interior or to the outside.

The first display 31 and the second display 41 are illuminated with a first light indicator 61 which indicates that a seat with the seat number 51 is occupied. The first display 32 and the second display 42 are illuminated with a second indicator light 62 which indicates that a seat with the seat number 52 is free.

When the rail vehicle stops at a platform, passengers can already see before boarding where their reserved seats are located and go to a door from which a route to the reserved seats is the shortest. This reduces crowding and increases passenger comfort.

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Claims (7)

1. A rail vehicle car having a display device (10) for seats of the rail vehicle car, wherein

   - the display device (10) comprises a plurality of displays (31, 32, 41, 42) including first displays (31, 32) and second displays (41, 42),

   - the first displays (31, 32) being readable in the inner space of the rail vehicle and the second displays (41, 42) being readable from the outside and each displaying at least one seat characteristic, and

   - at least a first display (31, 32) and a second display (41, 42) being arranged within at least one window frame (23) of the rail vehicle car,

   - the first display (31, 32) and the second display (41, 42) being integrated in a window (20) and arranged at a top edge (21) or a bottom edge (22) of the window frame (23), and wherein

   - an unobstructed view through the window (20) remains obtained for passengers.
2. The rail vehicle car of claim 1, characterized in that the seat characteristic is a seat number (51, 52) and/or a reservation status and/or an occupancy status.
3. The rail vehicle car of claim 2, characterized in that the first displays (31, 32) are arranged at top edges (21) of the window frames (23) and that the second displays (41, 42) are arranged at bottom edges (22) of the window frames (23).
4. The rail vehicle car of any of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the displays are readable from both sides and indicate the seat characteristic both in the inner space of the rail vehicle car and to the outside.
5. The rail vehicle car of any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the seat characteristic is indicated by a first light signal indicating that the seat is reserved, or that the seat characteristic is indicated by a second light signal indicating that the seat is unreserved.
6. The rail vehicle car of any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the seat characteristic comprises a first light indicator (61) indicating that the seat is actually occupied, or in that the seat characteristic comprises a second light indicator (62) indicating that the seat is actually vacant.
7. The rail vehicle car of any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the seat characteristic is visible from the outside only when the rail vehicle car is located at a station platform.

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