Heated floor panel for transit vehicle

摘要

A system for generating radiant heat in a transit vehicle includes at least one floor panel having at least one heating element disposed therein, and a power switch operably disposed intermediate a power supply source and the heating element for selectively providing and discontinuing a supply of a predetermined power generated by such power supply source to and from such at least one heating element.

主权项

1. In combination with a transit vehicle, said transit vehicle selected from the group consisting of rail car, passenger rail vehicle, passenger transit bus, passenger utility bus, and school bus, a system for generating radiant heat within interior portion of said transit vehicle, said system comprising:
(a) at least one floor panel mounted above a sub-floor structure of said transit vehicle and being sufficiently rigid so as to meet rigors of passenger traffic in a mass transit environment and having each of a predetermined shape and a predetermined size, said at least one floor panel further having at least one heating element disposed therein; (b) a power switch operably disposed intermediate a power supply source of said transit vehicle and said at least one heating element for selectively providing and discontinuing a supply of a predetermined power generated by said power supply source to said at least one heating element; and (c) said at least one heating element is at least one electric heating element and said system includes a controller coupled to said power switch and to a control power supply source for controlling operation of said at least one heating element, said control power supply source being independent from said power supply source for operating said at least one heating element.