Patent ID: 8791805
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: B60Q,E05B

Abstract:
1. A system for informing passengers of a public transport road vehicle of a door lock status, the system comprising: a modesty panel positioned within the public transport road vehicle adjacent a door, the modesty panel projecting inwardly from a wall of the public transport road vehicle and being upstanding to separate the door from a passenger receiving area of the public transport road vehicle, the modesty panel having a see-through panel body; a light source connected to a power source and optically coupled to the modesty panel for propagating light in the see-through panel body, the light source illuminating at least a portion of the see-through panel body of the modesty panel when the light source is switched on; and a controller in communication with the light source and the power source, the controller being configured to receive a signal indicative of the door lock status for the door of the public transport road vehicle and to control an illumination of said at least a portion of the see-through panel body of the modesty panel as a function of the door lock status by turning on or turning off the light source, in order to inform the passengers of the door lock status.