Toshiba Kindmover-II User manual

TOSHIBA TE-S1 series escalator
Kindmover-Ⅱ
Instruction Manual For Operation Management
Please read this instruction manual carefully before operation
for correct and safe use,
and keep the manual handy for future reference.

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Introduction
Thank you very much for using TOSHIBA TE-S1 series escalator “Kindmover-󰴹”.
In order to ensure the escalator operates safely, maintenance is required. However, regular inspection by the
operator on daily basis is necessary too.
Please assign an operator, who is directly in-charge of the operation of escalators.
To ensure an escalator is operated correctly and safely, the operator must read through this “Instruction Manual”
carefully before the operation.
After finished reading this manual, please place it within reach of the operator.
When the owner or the operator is changed, please make sure that this manual is hand over to the next operator.
If you find any question or incomprehensible descriptions, please direct all inquiry to our local distributor.
This instruction manual describes the TOSHIBA TE-S1 series escalator.
Please ask our company if you have any questions.
Kindly sign up the maintenance contract with our local distributor.
We assure you the satisfaction of high quality maintenance services.
Ensure quality performance and operation of your escalator.
• We understand the overall structure of the (elevator) escalator clearly, including the design,
manufacture, sales, installation, and maintenance, the correct technical information.
Thus, our service is quality assurance.
Ensure efficient repair and parts replacement.
• We supply appropriate parts according to the model and have all of them ready in stock.
Repair service and part replacement can be done efficiently.
Quick action service is possible.
• In case of malfunction or emergency, our engineers are able to fix the problem in timely manner.
Take charge by professionals.
• Your (elevator) escalator is always maintained by professionals.
Only engineers who possess professional skills and qualification will be assigned to take charge of
the escalator’s maintenance.
Terms and Definitions
An owner is the person who owns the escalator.
An operator is the person who is directly in-charge of the operation of escalators in use.
An engineer is the person with professional qualification, who is in-charge of the maintenance of the escalator.

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Contents
Introduction........................................... 1
Definition of safety sign ............................ 3
Safety precautions................................... 4
The Safety Devices ................................ 11
Name and function of escalator’s part.......... 13
Operating procedures ............................. 15
Start up ................................................................................... 15
Shut down ............................................................................... 16
How to ride an escalator safely.................. 17
Definition of operating monitor’s / status
indicator’s signs ...................................
18
Operates normally.................................................................... 18
Failure occurs .......................................................................... 18
Safety measures in case of emergency ........ 19
In case of emergency stop ....................................................... 19
In case of accident results in injury or death ............................ 19
Examples of the rescue method ............................................... 20
Safety measures in case of disaster ............ 21
In case of earthquake .............................................................. 21
In case of fire........................................................................... 22
Power outage notification......................................................... 23
In case of rainstorm ................................................................. 24
Procedure for daily inspection................... 25
How to clean and maintain....................... 27
Guidelines of maintenance and
operation for escalators .......................... 29

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Definition of safety sign
Description of signs
Sign Meaning of sign
WARNING
Indicates “If erroneously handled, person may die or be seriously
injured*1”.
CAUTION
Indicates “If erroneously handled, person may be injured*2only
material damage*3may occur”.
*1: “Seriously injured” means blindness, injury, burn (high-temperature and moderate-temperature), electric
shock, fractures, poisoning, etc. with long-lasting effects or that require hospitalization and/or long-term
hospital visits for treatments.
*2: “Injured” means an injury, burn, electric shock, etc. for which the patient need not be hospitalized or need
not be admitted to hospital for a long time.
*3: “Material damage” means additional damage originating from the failure of assets and materials, and
involving livestock and pets.
Description of symbols
Symbol Meaning of symbol
Indicates prohibition (a forbidden action).
The practical detail of the danger is depicted in the form of an image or
a sentence within or near the symbol.
Indicates a mandatory action (a compulsory action).
The practical detail of the danger is depicted in the form of an image or
a sentence within or near the symbol.
Notes
Please be sure to observe about the warning sign (warning, cautions) given in an instructions manual related safely.
Please do not perform the operation and the handling which do not have a publication in an instructions manual.
It may become the cause of failure of an accident resulting in injury or death and apparatus.
Disclaimer
Since our company cannot take responsibility about the failure resulting from following unsuitable
managements and use, or an accident.
• Resulting from the different operation and the different handling from an instructions manual
• Resulting from the defect of maintenance, check, and repair
• Resulting from having converted the product
With convert, not only change of hardware but a partial change of the program of a microcomputer, data, etc.
is included. Moreover, connection of the equipment for maintenance and parts is also included in conversion.
• Resulting from having used it except the parts which our company does not supply, or specification parts
Understand the following safety signs and their meaning. These signs are very important to alert the operators
and users about the hazardous actions or locations.

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The following precautions apply to the Owner and the Operator of escalators.
WARNING
Perform daily inspection (refer to page 25 )
Perform daily inspection to avoid undesirable malfunction
or risk of accident.
Conduct regular and preventive maintenance.
Conduct regular inspections and maintenance on
the escalators to detect and prevent problem before
occurrence. Please contact Toshiba for further details.
Mandatory
Action
Mandatory
Action
Stop the escalator immediately in the event of
failures, when smoke is emitted or there is any
strange sound etc.
(refer to page
16 for how to stop).
Stop the operation. Else, this may result in a fire or fault.
Please contact the maintenance service company
immediately.
When water penetrates due to heavy rain
etc., stop the operation immediately (refer to
page
16 for how to stop).
Continuing operation under such circumstances may lead
to undesirable accident. Please contact the maintenance
service company after shutting down the operation.
Mandatory
Action
Stop
immediately! Mandatory
Action
Stop!
Do not repair, remodel or disassemble.
This may result in electric shock, serious injury, or fault.
Please contact the maintenance service company if there
are any problems occur.
Do not pour liquids, such as water, or apply
wax etc. on thestep and/or landing plate.
This may increase the risk of slipping on the steps and landing
plate surface, which may lead to undesirable accident.
Besides, leakage of liquids into the escalator may result in
electric shock or malfunction.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not remove the landing plate.
Since it houses a control panel, motor, etc. inside, this may
result in undesirable accident.
Do not operate key switches with wet hand.
This may result in undesirable accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Daily check!
Safety precautions
Definition of safety sign / Safety precautions

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Safety precautions
The following precautions apply to the Owner and the Operator of escalators.
WARNING
Ensure the escalators are free of passengers
and/or object before starting and stopping it.
If it is made to start and stop, with a person or object
present, this may result in undesirable accident.
Stop the escalator before cleaning and
maintenance (refer to page
16 for how to stop).
Failure to do so may result in undesirable accident.
Mandatory
Action
After checking!
Mandatory
Action
Stop!
Do not hold an event which may create crowd
around the landing plate from the escalator.
The crowd will prevent passengers from getting off the
escalator and lead to undesirable accident.
Do not use stopped escalator as seats.
It will descend due to overloading, which may result in
undesirable accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Mandatory
Action
 Hold an event, please give
instructions to or restrict the
flow of passengers to have them
keep a proper space in front
upon getting on the escalator.
If the landing area is crowded, it
becomes impossible for a passenger
to get off; this may lead to undesirable
accident.
 If any work that is involved of fire/sparks/heat,
please provide adequate instructions for fire
prevention to the responsible personnel of the
work.
Sparks produced from the work may get into escalator and
causing undesirable accident.
Mandatory
Action
 Operation of a key switch
finishes, remove an operation
key and operator needs to keep
it.
If an operation key is kept inserted on
a switch, this may result in undesirable
accident. Mandatory
Action
Mandatory
Action
 Set up barricades when you
suspend the escalator services
to prevent people from using the
escalators like staircases. Else,
undesirable accident may occur.
Otherwise, a trip or fall accident may
occur. Mandatory
Action
 Affix warning labels at places
where the passengers can notice
them easily.
Passengers should be alerted
to prevent accidents and
breakdowns.
The operation supervisor should show
users how to ride an escalator.

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Please guide passengers with the following instructions.
WARNING
Do not get on the handrail and deck board.
This may cause undesirable injury and accident.
Do not lean your body (body parts) out of the
handrail, or lean against a handrail.
This may cause undesirable injury and accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not ride the escalator with wheelchairs,
baby carriages, and shopping carts, etc.
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Do not run or walk on the steps.
There are possibilities of accident occurrence.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not run on and off the step.
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Do not lean against glass (or a panel).
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not allow children to play around the
escalators.
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Do not touch the step, comb, skirt guard panel,
or handrail inlet with hand.
This may lead to serious injury and undesirable accident.
Prohibition Don’t touch
Safety precautions

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Please guide passengers with the following instructions.
WARNING
Do not climb or walk on the deck board.
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Do not use escalator in the event of a fire and/
or earthquake.
This may lead to secondary accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not ride for reverse with a direction of
movement.
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Do not pull a handrail or kick away the skirt
guard panel etc.
A safety device may trigger an emergency stop, or result
in unsynchronized motion of handrail and steps, causing
undesirable accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Stand within the yellow line.
If you stand on the yellow line, there are possibilities of
injuring your feet.
Do not ride with clothes that possible to be
caught by the escalator such as long skirts.
The skirt may caught by the escalator and lead to
undesirable accident.
Mandatory
Action
Inside the
yellow line
Prohibition
Hold the handrail firmly.
This would help to prevent the occurrence of undesirable
accident.
Small children must be accompanied and have
their hand hold by the guardian.
Negligence may lead to undesirable accident.
Mandatory
Action
Mandatory
Action
Safety precautions

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Please guide passengers with the following instructions.
WARNING
 Escalators with a width of 1000 mm allow up to two passengers
to stand on the same step (while those with a width of 600 mm
and 800 mm allow only one passenger on the same step).
Accident has higher possibility to occur on a crowded escalator,
passengers should leave sufiicient space between themselves.
Otherwise, passengers may fall, or unexpected accidents may occur.
Mandatory
Action
Step over the comb when you get on/off the escalator.
Failure to do so may lead to undesirable accident.
Mandatory
Action
Straddle
the comb!
CAUTION
Do not carry large baggage on the escalator.
The passenger may tumble down with the baggage, or
the baggage may hit the other passengers, which result in
undesirable accident.
Do not place any package etc. on the step,
handrail, deck board, or landing plate.
The package etc. may fall, and cause serious injury and
undesirable accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not carry any long objects.
The passenger may lose balance, leading to undesirable
accident. In case, the object is stuck between a moving
escalator and the ceiling, will cause damage to steps and
undesirable accident.
Do not use a stopped escalators as a staircase.
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
It has stopped
Safety precautions

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CAUTION
Do not sit on the steps.
It may cause serious injury.
Do not take animals.
It may lead to undesirable accident.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not stop at the landing plate once getting
off from the escalator.
The way of other passengers will be blocked, causing
undesirable accident.
Do not touch steps with thin or pointy objects,
such as the point of an umbrella.
It may be caught in between the grooves, lead to
undesirable accident or damage to the steps.
Prohibition Prohibition
Do not smoke while riding an escalator.
This may lead to undesirable accident.
Do not get on escalator with wet shoes, or hold
a handrail with wet hands.
Slippery steps and handrails may lead to undesirable
accident.
No smoking Prohibition
Do not force the head or heels of footwear of soft material, such as rubber or vinyl products, into
the clearance between skirt guard panels or steps.
This may cause accident if the object is caught between a skirt guard panel and step.
Moreover, this will trigger the safety device and emergency stop, which may
lead to undesirable accident.
Prohibition
Please guide passengers with the following instructions.
Safety precautions

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Please guide passengers with the following instructions.
CAUTION
Be careful for not letting your stiletto heels to
be caught in between the escalator steps.
Stiletto heels may stuck in between the grooves or comb,
leading to undesirable accident.
Do not ride the escalator with barefoot.
This may lead to serious injury.
Mandatory
Action Prohibition
Safety precautions

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The Safety Devices
The following safety devices are equipped in escalator.
(It may not be equipped with specification.)
15 2 4 1
20
3 1 4 2 15 5
136,10,
7,14
16,17
18,19
11
8
9
81121
12 3

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The Safety Devices
No. Device name
1Emergency stop button
2Handrail inlet safety device
3Skirt guard panel safety device
4Comb safety device
5Electric-circuit protection device
6Electromagnetic brake
7Broken drive chain detective device
8Step abnormality detection device
9Step sag detective device
10 Motor overheat protection device
11 Step missing detector
12 Handrail speed monitoring device
13 Fire shutter interlocking device
14 Ratchet wheel
15 Landing plate switch
16 Brake release checking device
17 Over speed monitoring device
18 Stopping distance detector
19 Reverse operation monitoring device
20 Running up prevention device
21 Broken step-chain detective device

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Name and function of escalator’s part
Handrail
Skirt brush
Front skirt
Step
Accommodate and carry passengers.
Skirt guard panel
Comb
It prevents any foreign substances
get caught in the joint of a landing
plate and a step.
Landing plate (floor plate)
Handrail inlet
Deck board
Operating monitor
Upper floor
operating panel
Yellow demarcation lines
<Optional>
Use to start up an escalator.
The operation key should be
keep by authorized person only.
Operation key
Lower floor operating panel
*About <Optional>, it may not be equipped with the specification
at the time of delivery.
Upper floor operating panel
Operation part name Symbol Explanation
A
B
C
In case of emergency, stop the escalator immediately by
pressing this button.
Select the moving direction by turning the UP/DOWN key switch.
The various states of escalator are indicated.
Up/down key switch
Emergency stop button
Status indicator
STOP
AB
STOP
AB
C
Comb light
<Optional>
Lower floor
operating panel
Operating monitor
<Optional>
*About <Optional>, it may not be equipped with the specification
at the time of delivery.

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Handrail
Skirt brush
Front skirt
Step
Accommodate and carry passengers.
Skirt guard panel
Comb
It prevents any foreign substances
get caught in the joint of a landing
plate and a step.
Landing plate (floor plate)
Handrail inlet
Deck board
Operating monitor
Upper floor
operating panel
Yellow demarcation lines
<Optional>
Use to start up an escalator.
The operation key should be
keep by authorized person only.
Operation key
Lower floor operating panel
*About <Optional>, it may not be equipped with the specification
at the time of delivery.
Upper floor operating panel
Operation part name Symbol Explanation
A
B
C
In case of emergency, stop the escalator immediately by
pressing this button.
Select the moving direction by turning the UP/DOWN key switch.
The various states of escalator are indicated.
Up/down key switch
Emergency stop button
Status indicator
STOP
AB
STOP
AB
C
Comb light
<Optional>
Lower floor
operating panel
Operating monitor
<Optional>
*About <Optional>, it may not be equipped with the specification
at the time of delivery.
Name and function of escalator’s part

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Operating procedures
WARNING
Before starting or stopping the escalator operation, make sure that
there are no passengers on the escalator, and that there are no
objects placed on the escalator.
Starting or stopping the escalator when there are passengers on the escalator could
cause the passengers tumble down the steps, which may lead to death or serious injury.
Operation of a key switch finishes, remove an operation key and
operator needs to keep it.
If an operation key is kept inserted on a switch, this may result in undesirable accident.
Do not operate keys and switches with wet hand.
There is possibility of electric shock if water reaches internal electrical components
from the operating keys, which may lead to death or serious injury. This could also
cause equipment failures or breakdown.
Start up
Make sure that there are no passengers on
the escalator, and that there are no objects
placed on the escalator.
• If anyone is on the escalator, wait for them to get off.
• If any objects are placed on the escalator, remove
them.
• If the escalator is interlocked to fire-proof shutters,
make sure that the fire-proof shutters are completely
open.
After checking!
Turn to the desired direction of operation
via the up/down key switch.
• After a buzzer sounding 3 seconds, escalator is
operated in the desired direction.
• If escalator starts operation, please remove a key
promptly (please do not hold 5 seconds or more).
• With lighting system, all of them will turn on at the
same time.
• With operating monitor, it displays on the getting on
port and on the getting off port.

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Operating procedures
Use to start up an escalator.
The operation key should be
keep by authorized person only.
Operation key
Shut down
Make sure that there are no passengers on
the escalator.
• If passenger is present, please wait for the person to
get off from the escalator.
After checking!
Push the emergency stop button.
• The escalator will stop.
• With lighting system and/or operating monitor, all of
them will turn off at the same time. STOP

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How to ride an escalator safely
Attention to the owner and the operator
Escalators with a width of 1000 mm allow up to two passengers to stand on the same step while those with
a width of 600 mm and 800 mm allow only one passenger on the same step. To avoid tripping or unexpected
accidents due to contacts of passengers or with baggage, please make sure that passengers allow a proper
space in front and behind them.
When the escalator is crowded with passengers, please give instructions to or restrict the flow of passengers to
have them keep a proper space in front upon getting on the escalator to prevent crowd at the landing area.
It may lead to undesirable accident when landing area is crowded, please stop getting on the escalator
immediately.
Always stand within the yellow
demarcation line of the step.
• If you stand on the yellow line, you may get your feet
caught in between a moving step and the skirt guard
panel, or between the steps.
Inside the
yellow line
Hold the handrail firmly.
• Hand of small children must be hold by the guardians.
Do not run or walk on the escalator.
• Escalators are not staircases; running or walking on
escalators may lead undesirable accident.
Step over the comb when you get on/off the
escalator.
• Give instructions to passengers, so they can get on and
off the escalator safely especially for children, elderly
and disabled passengers.
Straddle
the comb!
Please also read the “Definition of Safety Sign” (refer to the page 3 ) and
“Safety Precautions” (refer to the page
4 to 10 ) to the users via notice or
announcements, etc. Please guide users directly, especially during rush hours.

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Definition of operating monitor’s / status indicator’s signs
Howtorideanescalatorsafely/Definitionofoperatingmonitor’s/statusindicator’ssigns
Operating monitor indicates the moving direction of the
escalator before passengers get on an escalator.
Status indicator displays a situation, when a safety device
activated and escalator stops.
Displays the direction of movement
(Green, scrolling)
Display no entry sign
(Red)
Operates normally
Failure occurs
It is turned off.
M07
Emergency stop button at the lower floor was activated.
M08M08
Emergency stop button at the upper floor was activated.
B8
Handrail speed monitoring device at the left-side was
activated.
B9
Handrail speed monitoring device at the right-side was
activated.
M03
･Upper floor handrail inlet safety device was activated.
･Upper floor comb safety device was activated.
M05
･Lower floor handrail inlet safety-device was activated.
･Lower floor comb safety device was activated.
M04
･Safety device for the upper floor skirt guard panels
was activated. <Optional>
･Upper floor step safety device was activated.<Optional>
M05
･Safety device for the lower floor skirt guard panels
was activated. <Optional>
･Lower floor step safety device was activated.<Optional>
FIRFIR
Fire prevention shutter interlocking device was
activated. <Optional>
When signs other than the above are displayed on a status indicator, please contact a maintenance service
company.
Getting on port
Getting off port
Operating monitor
Operating monitor
Getting on / off
port
Status indicator Getting on / off
port
Operating monitor
<Option>
Status indicator

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Safety measures in case of emergency
When the emergency stop button is pressed or a safety device had been activated, please follow the procedures
stated below:
In case of emergency stop
Inspect the handrail inlet, front skirt, comb, step, skirt guard panel,
etc. (Refer to page 25 for the checking method)
• If any foreign object or problem is found, please contact the maintenance service
company.
• If case of accident results in injury or death, please refer to page
19 .
Start the escalator. (Refer to page 15 for how to start)
• In case you are unable to start the escalator, please contact the maintenance service
company.
Press the emergency stop button immediately.
• The escalator stops.
Take the possible safety measures to rescue the victim(s).
• Please contact the fire station if the rescue is impossible, and in case of serious injury.
• Pay attention during the rescue operation and keep unauthorized people away from the
spot.
Contact the maintenance service company.
In case of accident results in injury or death
Stay calm and take action according to the following procedures:
Please contact the police/fire service, and maintenance service company immediately.