Patents Assigned to Tokan Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8186498
    Abstract: There is provided a handrail for passenger conveyor in which it is possible to give a prescribed strength to a junction of a canvas and it is possible to prevent vibrations and noises which might be generated when a driving roller passes by the junction of the canvas. For this purpose, a canvas is provided along an inner surface of an annular core body having a C-shaped cross section, which is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer material, and a surface of each of adjacent end portions of the canvas in a junction is formed to be indented toward the core body side compared to surfaces of other portions which form an inner surface of a handrail. An application cloth is provided between the end portions of the canvas so as to cover a gap formed between the end portions of the canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Yuji Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20100181164
    Abstract: There is provided a handrail for passenger conveyor in which it is possible to give a prescribed strength to a junction of a canvas and it is possible to prevent vibrations and noises which might be generated when a driving roller passes by the junction of the canvas. For this purpose, a canvas is provided along an inner surface of an annular core body having a C-shaped cross section, which is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer material, and a surface of each of adjacent end portions of the canvas in a junction is formed to be indented toward the core body side compared to surfaces of other portions which form an inner surface of a handrail. An application cloth is provided between the end portions of the canvas so as to cover a gap formed between the end portions of the canvas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Yuji Kawamura