[Case Study] Blocking cold air entering from the entrance/exit / Kanagawa Prefecture Commercial Facility
Improving the inflow of outside air with air curtains.
The facility is Japan's first urban circular ropeway, which opened in April 2021 as a means of transportation connecting Sakuragicho Station in Yokohama's city center waterfront area with Shinko Pier Canal Park. The Sakuragicho Station of the ropeway is conveniently located in front of the East Exit Plaza of JR Sakuragicho Station (a 1-minute walk from the station), while the Canal Park Station on the opposite bank is connected to the commercial facility Yokohama World Porters via a corridor, making it a convenient location for accessing nearby tourist attractions such as Yokohama Cosmo World and the Red Brick Warehouse. To prevent the intrusion of outside air with temperature differences entering through the entrance of the Sakuragicho station building on the second floor and the entrance to the ropeway boarding platform, we have installed Tornex's 2-way air curtain box.
basic information
■Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture / Commercial Facility ■Scheduled for introduction in 2024 ■Introduced models: 2-way air curtain box (2 units of AC0909, 1 unit of AC0912)
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Model number/Brand name
Outdoor Air Blocking Air Curtain "2-Way Air Curtain Box"
Applications/Examples of results
The ropeway Sakuragicho station, equipped with a 2-way air curtain, has the ticket sales area and the waiting line for the ropeway on the second floor. The stairs leading to this second floor face outdoors, and although there are automatic doors, users have been troubled by the wind blowing up along the stairs (warm air in summer and cold air in winter). Every time the automatic doors opened and closed due to user traffic, outside air would blow into the ticket sales area on the second floor, causing discomfort for our visitors. To solve this issue, we were looking for a "system that can block outside air even when the automatic doors are open," and we arrived at the air curtain. Due to the lack of information about air curtains, we initially purchased a cheap commercially available air curtain and used it in "always on" mode. However, despite the insufficient airflow, the electricity costs were high, so we consulted with our supplier to improve this situation, and they introduced us to Tornex's air curtain.
Detailed information
Line up（3）
| Model number | overview |
|---|---|
| AC0916S | 2-way air curtain box automatic door linked type W1600mm |
| AC0912S | 2-way air curtain box automatic door linked type W1200mm |
| AC0909S | 2-way air curtain box automatic door linked type W900mm |
