Moving handrail disinfecting device for passenger conveyor

摘要

A moving handrail disinfecting device for passenger conveyor which enables a reduction in burden of maintenance, leading to improved maintenance performance of the device, wherein information concerning the device is centrally managed in a management center so as to enhance shareability of information, leading to improved maintenance performance of the whole system, is a moving handrail disinfecting device 10 for disinfecting a moving handrail 5 of an escalator 1, having a disinfecting unit comprising a plurality of applying members 11 for disinfecting the surface of the moving handrail 5, being installed outside an inlet part 6A of the moving handrail 5, an applying member replacing mechanism, a disinfection solution supplier 24 and associated parts, a control unit 60 operable to control disinfection operations by the disinfecting unit based on a dirt detection state by a dirt detecting unit 40, and a communications unit 50 operable to send information concerning said disinfecting device 10 to an outside management center 100.

主权项

1. A moving handrail disinfecting device for passenger conveyor for disinfecting a moving handrail circuiting in synchronism with steps of a passenger conveyor, comprising:
a disinfecting unit operable to disinfect the surface of the moving handrail, being installed outside at least one of handrail inlets on each side of drawing and delivery of the moving handrail; a control unit operable to control disinfection operations by the disinfecting unit based on prescribed operating conditions; and a communications unit operable to send information obtained by said disinfecting device to an outside management center, the disinfecting unit comprising: a storage section which can separately store a plurality of applying members; a disinfection solution supply section operable to hold an applying member taken from said storage section, as well as supply a disinfection solution to said held applying member; and an applying member replacing section having a function of allowing the disinfection solution supply section to hold the applying member stored in the storage section, as well as a function of putting the applying member held by the disinfection solution supply section into the storage section, wherein the applying member held by the disinfection solution supply section is allowed to make contact with the surface of the moving handrail to apply the disinfection solution.