IP Library Granted Patent US 8,464,470
Granted Patent B2
US 8,464,470 · App. 13/201,493 · Granted Jun 18, 2013

Railway platform door device

Inventors: Satoshi Katagata (Tokyo, JP); Kota Iwasaki (Tokyo, JP); Masanori Furukawa (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Fuse (Tokyo, JP); Hiromasa Tsutsumi (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: Nabtesco Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,464,470
App. No.
13/201,493
Granted
Jun 18, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a platform door device which makes it possible to reduce the length of time for a replacement operation when a panel-shaped portion of a door is damaged. The platform door device comprises a door, and a driving mechanism for moving the door forwardly and backwardly to close and open a gate on a platform. The driving mechanism includes a motor, a rotation body adapted to be rotated by the motor, and a driven body adapted to be driven according to the rotation of the rotation body so as to move the door, and the door has a panel-shaped main body, and a base segment detachably joined to the main body and attached to the driven body.

Claims (18)

1. A platform door device comprising a guide body installed on a platform, a door, a driving mechanism for moving the door forwardly and backwardly to close and open a gate on the platform, and a guiding mechanism for guiding the door being moved forwardly or backwardly, wherein:

the driving mechanism includes a motor, a rotation body adapted to be rotated by the motor, and a driven body adapted to be driven according to the rotation of the rotation body so as to move the door; and

the door moves forwardly or backwardly with at least a part of the door being located inside the guide body, and includes a panel-shaped main body, and a base segment, the base segment being detachably joined to the main body and to which the driven body is attached;

the guiding mechanism includes a linear rail extending in a direction of the movement of the door, and a guide block adapted to be slidingly moved with respect to the linear rail;

the main body includes a frame assembly that is formed in a frame shape by assembling a plurality of frame members together;

the base segment is joined to the frame assembly so that at least a part of the guide block is located within a thickness range of the frame assembly and includes a mounting portion and an extension portion, the mounting portion having a lower section, the extension portion extending downward from the lower section of the mounting portion and having a thickness less than a thickness of the frame assembly;

the lower section of the mounting portion having a portion that is located within the thickness range of the frame assembly and is mounted with one of the linear rail and the guide block; and

the driven body being located within the thickness range of the frame assembly at a position lower than one of the linear rail and the guide block and being joined to a lower end portion of the extension portion.

2. The platform door device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving mechanism includes a pair of pulleys separately arranged on respective ones of opposite sides of the rotation body, and wherein:

the rotation body has teeth;

the driven body consists of a belt member which is wound over the pair of pulleys and meshed with the teeth of the rotation body at a position between the pulleys; and

the lower end portion of the extension portion is provided with a first belt joining portion joined to one end of the belt member, and a second belt joining portion joined to the other end of the belt member while allowing the belt member to be tightened with a given tension.

3. The platform door device according to claim 2 , wherein a remaining one of the linear rail and the guide block is fixed to the guide body.

4. The platform door device according to claim 3 , wherein the extension portion is located on a side opposite to a track with respect to the linear rail and the guide block, and formed with a cutout for exposing at least a part of the linear rail and the guide block.

5. The platform door device according to claim 4 , which comprises a cover, for covering the cutout, that is detachably attached to the base segment.

6. The platform door device according to claim 1 , wherein a remaining one of the linear rail and the guide block is fixed to the guide body.

7. The platform door device according to claim 6 , wherein the extension portion is located on a side opposite to a track with respect to the linear rail and the guide block, and formed with a cutout for exposing at least a part of the linear rail and the guide block.

8. The platform door device according to claim 7 , which comprises a cover, for covering the cutout, that is detachably attached to the base segment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2011
From: KATAGATA, SATOSHI; IWASAKI, KOTA; FURUKAWA, MASANORI; FUSE, TAKESHI; TSUTSUMI, HIROMASA
To: NABTESCO CORPORATION; EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-036156 · Feb 19, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120031006A1 · Feb 9, 2012