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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1998
Tatekazu Hayashida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tsuden, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a door safety system, which operates safely and surely with respect to an automatic door system having doors moving rapidly, and which prevents a person or an obstacle getting near the doors from colliding with the moving doors. Translucent-type and reflex-type non-contact proximity switches are provided at moving doors for detecting a person or an obstacle and for controlling movements of the doors so as to prevent the person or the obstacle from colliding with the moving doors. Furthermore, a cable guide electrically connects the moving doors and a side of building so that the person or the obstacle can be detected with respect to a moving space of the moving doors. Additionally, one or a plurality of signal transmitting sections or signal receiving sections of a non-contact proximity switch are separately provided at an immovable portion, so that the person or the obstacle can be detected with respect to a moving space of the moving doors so as to prevent the person or the obstacle from colliding with the moving doors