Escape door monitor with near-field wireless communication
The escape door monitor employs near-field wireless communication to remotely configure and monitor its functions and status, addressing the need for non-invasive configuration and information retrieval, thereby improving usability and security.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE202025000807
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-04
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing escape door monitors require manual housing opening and authentication for configuration and status information retrieval, lacking a non-invasive solution for functional configuration and status acquisition.
Implementing an internal device in the escape door monitor that uses near-field wireless communication to transmit configuration and status information to a peripheral device via NFC or Bluetooth, allowing authorized users to configure and access information without opening the housing.
Enables remote configuration and status monitoring of escape door monitors using wireless communication, enhancing convenience and security by eliminating the need for manual housing access.
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Abstract
Description
Introduction:
[0001] Escape doors in buildings must not be locked to ensure that people can quickly and directly exit the building in an emergency. To be informed about the use of an escape door that remains unused in everyday life, a so-called escape door monitor is used [cf. Fig. 1]. This technical device is mounted on / below the opening device of the escape door in such a way that the opening device of the escape door can be used, but at the same time the escape door monitor is triggered by horizontal or vertical movement [cf. Fig. 2]. The escape door monitor signals the activation of the opening device with a loud acoustic or electronic main signal. The signal can only be deactivated using an authentication method (key, numeric code). Problem:
[0002] The escape door monitor protects escape doors from being opened outside of a hazardous situation and is designed to emit a signal when the escape door is opened. An escape door monitor is a complex device with both mechanical and electronic functions that can be configured by authorized personnel. This is done by operating electrical switches inside the escape door monitor, which requires the escape door monitor housing to be opened beforehand using an authentication method. Furthermore, the electronics of an escape door monitor contain information that is designed to be made available to the responsible person. Task:
[0003] A solution must be found that makes it possible to configure the functions of the escape door monitor and to obtain status information without having to open the housing beforehand.
[0004] Configurable functions can include volume control, tone modulation, assignment of information output systems such as LEDs or displays, or setting the status of the function check.
[0005] Readable status information can be functional status, last trigger time, remaining energy of the internal power source, current occupancy / configuration of information output systems such as LEDs or displays.
[0006] To our knowledge, there is currently no comparable solution on the market. Solution to the task:
[0007] The escape door monitor should have an internal technical device that determines information available from the escape door monitor in an electronic unit and transmits it to a transmitting and receiving unit that uses near-field wireless communication technology such as NFC or Bluetooth. The authorized user should be able to receive predefined signals from the escape door monitor at close range using software on a peripheral device—for example, a mobile device—and / or send them to the electronic module of the escape door monitor. The transmitted information should be received by a receiving unit and forwarded to the electronic unit [cf. Fig. 3 and Fig. 4]. List of reference symbols Figure 1: Escape door monitor in rectangular design Figure 2: Escape door monitor mounted below a door handle with functionality Figure 3: Technical equipment ① Electronic unit ② Transmitting and receiving unit Figure 4: Functionality
Claims
[1] The right to protection extends to the (1) Technical device in an escape door monitor, comprising an electronic unit and a transmitting and receiving unit for wireless near-field communication. (2) Technical device according to claim 1, characterized by that communication takes place via near-field technology (for example NFC or Bluetooth). (3) Technical device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that an external peripheral device can be used for bidirectional communication (information retrieval and transmission) with the electronic unit.