CN111960235A

CN111960235A - Staircase degassing unit

Info

Publication number: CN111960235A
Application number: CN202010842061.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何俊峰; 邹地河
Original assignee: Shanghai BST Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai BST Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-20
Filing date: 2020-08-20
Publication date: 2020-11-20

Abstract

One aspect of the present invention provides an escalator sterilization device, including: the device comprises a shell unit, a top adjustable unit, a disinfection unit, a disinfectant storage unit, a base guide rail unit and a controller unit. The top adjustable unit is rotatably coupled to the housing unit. The disinfection unit is arranged inside the shell unit and comprises a roller bracket and a plurality of rollers. The disinfectant storage unit comprises a disinfectant storage tank, a pump and a pipeline, the pump is respectively connected with the disinfectant storage tank and the controller unit, and the disinfectant storage tank is connected with a plurality of rollers in the disinfection unit through the pipeline. The base rail unit includes a moving member for moving along a guide member and a guide member connected to the sterilizing unit. This staircase degassing unit can carry out all-round disinfection to the handrail area to can be applicable to multiple escalator, have high compatibility, it has advantages such as economic suitable for, safe and reliable, the structure is nimble easily to be realized simultaneously, has huge market potential.

Description

Staircase degassing unit

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of escalators, in particular to an escalator disinfection device.

Background

Escalators, also known as escalators, escalators for pedestrians, escalator handrails and escalators, are a common means of transportation for transporting pedestrians in a conveyor belt. The system is widely applied to public places such as markets, subway stations, railway stations, airports, hospitals, overbridge, hotels and the like.

During the use of the escalator, passengers usually hold their hands on the handrail belt of the escalator in order to maintain the stability of standing on their own and the safety of use. Because the personnel in public places are dense, the handrail belt is difficult to be prevented from being infected with a large amount of bacteria, viruses and stains after being used for a period of time, the handrail belt also becomes a channel for transmitting the bacteria and the viruses, and the cleaning and the disinfection of the handrail belt are particularly important for maintaining the public health and the safety.

At present, a special disinfection device for disinfecting the escalator handrail is less available in the market, and the disinfection of the escalator handrail mainly depends on manual wiping and spraying of disinfectant. The existing disinfection device in the market generally only disinfects the local part of the hand strap, and less hand strap disinfection devices can disinfect all around the hand strap and can be suitable for the hand strap disinfection devices of the escalators with different models and different heights.

Therefore, there is a high necessity for an escalator sterilizing device to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to compensate for the not enough of prior art, this application provides an staircase degassing unit. This staircase degassing unit can carry out all-round disinfection to the handrail area to can be applicable to different models, the not escalator of co-altitude, have high compatibility, it has simultaneously that economy is suitable for, safe and reliable, the structure is nimble easily to be realized, advantages such as tong are prevented to safety, have huge market potential.

One aspect of the present application is to provide an escalator disinfecting device. Staircase degassing unit includes: the device comprises a shell unit, a top adjustable unit, a disinfection unit, a disinfectant storage unit, a base guide rail unit and a controller unit. The top adjustable unit is rotatably coupled to the housing unit. The disinfection unit sets up inside the shell unit, and the disinfection unit includes gyro wheel support and a plurality of gyro wheel, and a plurality of gyro wheels set up respectively on the gyro wheel support, are provided with the infiltration layer on a plurality of gyro wheels respectively. The disinfectant storage unit comprises a disinfectant storage tank, a pump and a pipeline, the pump is respectively connected with the disinfectant storage tank and the controller unit, and the disinfectant storage tank is connected with a plurality of rollers in the disinfection unit through the pipeline. The base rail unit includes a moving member for moving along a guide member and a guide member connected to the sterilizing unit.

In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit further comprises a top plate and a movable stop plate disposed on and movably coupled to the top plate, the top plate being rotatably coupled to the housing unit.

In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit further comprises an arc-shaped positioning slot, and the housing unit further comprises a positioning column, and the positioning column is slidably connected with the arc-shaped positioning slot.

In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit further comprises an escalator operation sensor for detecting escalator operation, the escalator operation sensor being connected to the controller unit.

In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit further comprises a foreign object sensor, the foreign object sensor being connected to the controller unit.

In some embodiments, at least one of the plurality of rollers of the sterilizing unit is connected to the roller bracket through a position adjustment mechanism, the position adjustment mechanism includes a position adjustment spring and a position adjustment guide rail, the position adjustment guide rail is disposed on the roller bracket, at least one of the plurality of rollers is slidably connected to the position adjustment guide rail, one end of the position adjustment spring is connected to the roller bracket or the position adjustment guide rail, and the other end of the position adjustment spring is connected to at least one of the plurality of rollers.

In some embodiments, the wetting layer is made of wood cellulose fibers, foamed plastic polymers, polyvinyl alcohol, polyester, or cloth.

In some embodiments, the mover and the sterilizing unit are connected by a lifting unit capable of lifting the sterilizing unit in a vertical height direction, and the lifting unit is connected to the controller unit.

In some embodiments, the base rail unit further comprises a mover driving unit capable of driving the mover to move along the bearing, the mover driving unit being connected to the controller unit.

In some embodiments, the escalator sanitizing device further includes a display unit and an input unit, each of which is connected to the controller unit.

Drawings

The present application may be better understood by describing embodiments thereof in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic external view of an escalator disinfecting device according to an embodiment of the present application; and

fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the escalator sterilizing device in the embodiment shown in fig. 1.

The reference numbers illustrate:

100: an escalator disinfecting device;

110: a housing unit;

120: a top adjustable unit;

121: top board

122: movable baffle

123: arc-shaped positioning groove

130: a sterilizing unit;

131: a roller bracket;

132: a roller;

140: a disinfectant storage unit;

150: a base rail unit;

160: a controller unit;

161: a display unit.

Detailed Description

Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used herein in the specification and claims should have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

All numerical values recited herein as between the lowest value and the highest value are intended to mean all values between the lowest value and the highest value in increments of one unit when there is more than two units difference between the lowest value and the highest value.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art through specific situations.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. It is noted that in the detailed description of these embodiments, in order to provide a concise description, all features of an actual implementation may not be described in detail.

Embodiments of the present application relate to an escalator sanitizing device 100 as shown in fig. 1 and 2. The escalator sterilizing device 100 includes: housing unit 110, top adjustable unit 120, disinfecting unit 130, disinfecting liquid storage unit 140, base rail unit 150, and controller unit 160. In some embodiments, the controller unit 160 includes a TFT control system.

In some embodiments, the housing unit 110 is disposed outside the sterilizing unit 130, the sterilizing liquid storage unit 140, the base rail unit 150, and the controller unit 160. The housing unit 110 may be used to prevent unnecessary contact of irrelevant persons with respect to the interior devices of the escalator sterilization device 100, and may be used to protect the safety of passengers and pedestrians as well as to protect the operational safety of the escalator sterilization device 100.

The top adjustable unit 120 is rotatably coupled to the housing unit 110. In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit 120 further includes a top plate 121 and a movable baffle 122, the movable baffle 122 is disposed on the top plate 121 and movably coupled to the top plate 121, and the top plate 121 is rotatably coupled to the housing unit 110. The movable baffle 122 can be used for shielding the gap between the escalator disinfection device 100 and the hand strap, and preventing foreign matters from falling, thereby influencing the operation safety and the use safety of the equipment. In some embodiments, after the position of the movable barrier 122 is adjusted when the escalator disinfection device 100 is installed, the relative position between the movable barrier 122 and the top plate 121 can be fixed by the fastening device.

In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit 120 further comprises an arc-shaped positioning slot 123, and the housing unit 110 further comprises a positioning post slidably connected to the arc-shaped positioning slot 123. In some embodiments, after the top adjustable unit 120 is adjusted according to the size of the stairs, the relative position of the positioning column and the arc-shaped positioning slot 123 can be fixed by using a fastening element.

In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit 120 further includes an escalator travel sensor for detecting escalator travel, the escalator travel sensor being coupled to the controller unit 160. In some embodiments, when the escalator operation sensor detects that the escalator is beginning to operate, it generates a corresponding sensor signal and sends the sensor signal to the controller unit 160. In some embodiments, escalator operating sensors can also be provided on the housing unit 110 or other locations that facilitate detection of escalator operating conditions.

In some embodiments, the top adjustable unit 120 further comprises a foreign object sensor, which is connected to the controller unit 160. In some embodiments, the foreign matter sensor is used to detect whether foreign matter enters or falls in a gap between the escalator sterilizing device 100 and the handrail belt. When the foreign matter sensor detects that foreign matter enters or falls in a gap between the escalator sterilizing device 100 and the handrail, it generates a corresponding sensor signal and transmits the sensor signal to the controller unit 160. The controller unit 160 receives the sensor signal and controls the escalator to stop running. The foreign matter sensor can maintain safe operation of the escalator sterilizing device 100 and the escalator, and protect safety of passengers and passers-by.

The sterilizing unit 130 is disposed inside the housing unit 110. The sterilizing unit 130 includes a roller bracket 131 and a plurality of rollers 132. The rollers 132 are respectively disposed on the roller bracket 131, and the rollers 132 are respectively disposed with a wetting layer. The infiltration layer can be made of wood cellulose fiber, foamed plastic polymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyester or cloth. The infiltration layer can also be made of other materials with good water absorption and convenient for disinfecting and cleaning the handrail belt. The soaking layer arranged on the roller 132 can be contacted with the handrail belt, and the handrail belt is disinfected by the disinfectant soaked in the soaking layer. In some embodiments, at least one roller 132 of the plurality of rollers 132 is a driven roller that is rotated by the handrail belt.

In some embodiments, at least one roller 132 of the plurality of rollers 132 of the sterilizing unit 130 is coupled to the roller bracket 131 through a position adjustment mechanism including a position adjustment spring and a position adjustment rail, the position adjustment rail being disposed on the roller bracket 131, at least one roller 132 of the plurality of rollers 132 being relatively slidably coupled to the position adjustment rail, one end of the position adjustment spring being coupled to the roller bracket 131 or the position adjustment rail, and the other end of the position adjustment spring being coupled to at least one roller 132 of the plurality of rollers 132. In some specific embodiments, the position adjusting spring is compressed as the handrail belt passes over the roller 132, thereby generating a force that presses the roller 132 against the handrail belt so that the roller 132 can be pressed against the handrail belt.

The sterilizing fluid storage unit 140 includes a sterilizing fluid storage tank, a pump connected to the sterilizing fluid storage tank and the controller unit 160, and a pipe connected to the plurality of rollers 132 in the sterilizing unit 130. In some embodiments, the sanitizing liquid storage tank is used to store sanitizing liquid. The pump may be controlled by the controller unit 160 and causes the sterilizing liquid stored in the sterilizing liquid storage tank to be supplied to the sterilizing unit 130 through a pipe. The pipe may be used to communicate the sterilizing fluid storage tank with the sterilizing unit 130. In some embodiments, the pump may be a water pump disposed inside the disinfectant storage tank, or a piston pump disposed outside the disinfectant storage tank for pumping the disinfectant. In some embodiments, the controller unit 160 controls the pump in the disinfecting liquid storage unit 140 to operate after receiving the sensor signal that the escalator is running from the escalator operation sensor, so that the disinfecting liquid stored in the disinfecting liquid storage tank can be supplied to the disinfecting unit 130 through the pipeline by the pump, thereby infiltrating the infiltrating layer of the rollers 132 in the disinfecting unit 130.

The base rail unit 150 includes a moving member for moving along a guide member and a guide member connected to the sterilizing unit 130, and the sterilizing unit 130 can move along the guide member together with the moving member.

In some embodiments, the mover and the sterilizing unit 130 are connected through a lifting unit capable of lifting and lowering the sterilizing unit 130 in a vertical height direction, and the lifting unit is connected to the controller unit 160. The controller unit 160 can control the height position of the sterilizing unit 130 by sending corresponding control signals to the lifting unit, so that the escalator sterilizing device 100 can be suitable for escalators with different height specifications.

In some embodiments, the base rail unit 150 further includes a mover driving unit capable of driving the mover to move along the bearing, and the mover driving unit is connected to the controller unit 160. The controller unit 160 can send corresponding control signals to the moving member driving unit to control the horizontal position of the sterilizing unit 130, so that the escalator sterilizing device 100 can be suitable for escalators with different radius specifications.

The lifting unit and the moving member driving unit may be an electric motor driving device, a hydraulic driving device, or a pneumatic driving device. Through the cooperative control of the lifting unit and the moving part driving unit, the escalator disinfection device 100 can be suitable for escalators with different heights and different radius specifications, and the application range of the escalator disinfection device 100 can cover most of the escalators with brands and models in the market.

When the escalator disinfecting device 100 as shown in fig. 1 and 2 is installed, the handrail of the escalator can be first aligned with the disinfecting device of the escalator disinfecting device 100. And then, the compatibility of different radii of the bottoms of the escalators of different models is realized by adjusting the driving unit of the moving part, and the handrail belt is clamped into the corresponding position in the disinfection device. Next, the top adjustable unit 120 is adjusted to accommodate the installation of escalators of different heights, and the gap between the escalator sanitizing device 100 and the escalator is further reduced by adjusting the movable barrier 122 on the top adjustable unit 120. The escalator disinfection device 100 can be fixed at a corresponding position on the ground by screws.

In some embodiments, the escalator sanitizing device 100 further includes a display unit 161 and an input unit, the display unit 161 and the input unit being respectively connected to the controller unit 160. The display unit 161 may be used to display the current state or target setting values of the escalator sterilizing device 100, such as the currently stored amount of sterilizing liquid, the target level value and the target height value of the sterilizing unit 130, and the like. The input unit may be a key input unit or a touch input unit, which may be used to set target parameters, such as a horizontal position target value and a height position target value of the sterilizing unit 130.

The above-mentioned embodiments are intended to illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in further detail, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An escalator disinfecting device, characterized in that, the escalator disinfecting device includes: shell unit, the adjustable unit in top, disinfection unit, antiseptic solution storage unit, base guide rail unit and controller unit, wherein:

the top adjustable unit is rotatably connected with the shell unit;

the disinfection unit is arranged in the shell unit and comprises a roller bracket and a plurality of rollers, the rollers are respectively arranged on the roller bracket, and the rollers are respectively provided with a soaking layer;

the disinfectant storage unit comprises a disinfectant storage tank, a pump and a pipeline, the pump is respectively connected with the disinfectant storage tank and the controller unit, and the disinfectant storage tank is connected with the plurality of rollers in the disinfection unit through the pipeline;

the base rail unit includes a moving member to move along a guide member and a guide member connected to the sterilizing unit.

2. An escalator sanitizing device according to claim 1, wherein said top adjustable unit further comprises a top plate and a movable barrier, said movable barrier being disposed on and movably connected to said top plate, said top plate being rotatably connected to said housing unit.

3. An escalator sanitizing device according to claim 1, wherein said top adjustable unit further comprises a curved positioning slot, and said housing unit further comprises a positioning post slidably associated with said curved positioning slot.

4. An escalator sanitizing device according to claim 1, wherein said top adjustable unit further comprises an escalator travel sensor for detecting escalator travel, said escalator travel sensor being connected to said controller unit.

5. An escalator sanitizing device according to claim 1, wherein said top adjustable unit further comprises a foreign object sensor, said foreign object sensor being connected to said controller unit.

6. An escalator disinfecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the rollers of the disinfecting unit is connected with the roller support through a position adjusting mechanism, which includes a position adjusting spring and a position adjusting rail, the position adjusting rail is disposed on the roller support, at least one of the rollers is connected with the position adjusting rail in a relatively slidable manner, one end of the position adjusting spring is connected with the roller support or the position adjusting rail, and the other end of the position adjusting spring is connected with at least one of the rollers.

7. The escalator disinfection device according to claim 1, wherein the wetting layer is made of wood cellulose fibers, foamed plastic polymers, polyvinyl alcohol, polyester or cloth.

8. An escalator disinfection device according to claim 1, wherein the moving element is connected to the disinfection unit by means of a lifting unit which can raise and lower the disinfection unit in the vertical height direction, said lifting unit being connected to the controller unit.

9. The escalator sanitizing device according to claim 1, wherein said base track unit further comprises a mover drive unit capable of driving a mover along said bearing, said mover drive unit being connected to said controller unit.

10. An escalator sterilization device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit and an input unit, the display unit and the input unit being respectively connected to the controller unit.