Passage device and method for operating such a passage device

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a passage device and a method for operating such a passage device. The so-called Corona pandemic has been raging for several months now. There is a great international effort to contain and ultimately end this pandemic. Access control can be an important component in this effort. For the purposes of this disclosure, access control is understood to mean, in particular, that at least one person who wishes to move from a first spatial area to a second spatial area is granted access to the second area if and only if at least one predefinable or predetermined criterion is met. This protects persons who are already in the second area.

[0002] The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a passage device and a method for operating such a passage device, so that access control can be implemented in a particularly simple, efficient and effective manner.

[0003] This problem is solved by a through-device having the features of claim 1 and by a method having the features of claim 8. Advantageous embodiments with expedient further developments of the invention are specified in the remaining claims.

[0004] A first aspect of the invention relates to a passage device for access control. The passage device has at least one passage through which at least one person can walk along a passage direction. This means that the person, in particular upright, can walk or run through the passage along or in the passage direction and thus through the passage device. For this purpose, the passage preferably has dimensions, in particular internal dimensions, that allow the person to walk or run through the passage upright.For example, it is provided that the passage has a width extending along a first direction perpendicular to the passage direction, which is also referred to as the spacing or width direction, and which is preferably at least 70 cm, in particular at least 100 cm, and most especially at least 120 cm. Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the passage has a height extending along a second direction perpendicular to both the passage direction and the spacing direction, which is also referred to as the height direction, and which is preferably at least 190 cm, in particular at least 200 cm, and most especially at least 220 cm.In the installed position of the passage device, that is, when the passage device assumes its intended position for its intended use, the vertical direction runs vertically, while the horizontal direction, also referred to as the width direction, runs horizontally. The passage device, particularly when considered on its own, assumes its installed position, for example, when it is positioned on a plane that is at least substantially horizontal, in particular such that the passage itself, considered on its own, is at least 70 cm wide, in particular at least 100 cm wide, and most especially at least 120 cm wide, and at least 190 cm high, in particular at least 200 cm wide, and most especially at least 220 cm high.

[0005] The passage device has at least two side walls spaced apart from each other and connected to each other along the first direction (spacing or width direction) perpendicular to the passage direction, by which the passage is limited along the width or spacing direction. The respective side wall is preferably rigid, i.e., dimensionally stable.

[0006] The passageway also includes at least one detection device by means of which the body temperature of a person located along the passageway in front of at least a section of the passageway, and in particular in front of the entire passageway, can be detected without contact. The feature that the person's body temperature can be detected without contact by means of the detection device means that the person's body temperature can be detected without contact with the person. In other words, the detection device is designed to detect, i.e., measure, the person's body temperature without any contact between the person and the detection device, and in particular without any contact with the passageway as a whole.In other words, the passage device can detect, i.e., measure, the person's body temperature using the detection device, without any contact between the person and the passage device.

[0007] To enable the aforementioned access control to be implemented particularly easily, efficiently, and effectively using the access control device, it is further stipulated that the device is designed as a self-contained, mobile unit. This means that the entire access control device, i.e., as a whole, can be transported and / or handled, and thus easily positioned, for example, between two areas. The access control device allows a person wishing to move from one area to the other to be granted access to the second area only if at least one predefined or predefined criterion is met.In particular, the passageway can be positioned or installed relative to the aforementioned areas, especially in its installation position, in such a way that a person who wishes to move, for example, from the first area to the second area, must move, for example, through the passageway. Access to the second area is granted to the person, for example, if and only if the detection device or the passageway determines that the person's body temperature, as detected by the detection device, is lower than a predetermined or predeterminable threshold value.In other words, the aforementioned criterion is the person's body temperature, whereby the criterion is met when the body temperature is below the threshold.

[0008] Since the passage device according to the invention is designed as a self-contained, mobile, i.e., transportable, assembly unit, it can be easily transported to different locations as needed, particularly as a whole, and set up or arranged there, especially between two areas. This allows for the implementation of effective and efficient access control in a particularly simple manner. The feature that the passage device is mobile, or a mobile assembly unit, means in particular that the passage device can be reversibly, i.e., non-destructively, removed from each location where access control has been implemented using the passage device and transported to other locations.This includes, in particular, the fact that the access device is not anchored to the ground at the respective location by means of a foundation made of, for example, concrete, but rather the access device according to the invention can, for example, simply be set up, reversibly secured against unwanted movement, i.e., non-destructively releasable, and then released and removed from the respective location and transported to another location. The access device according to the invention is therefore particularly suitable for implementing access control for non-permanent, i.e., temporary, events, such as festivals. Such events could include, for example, concerts, festivals, cultural events, and / or sporting events.Thus, the invention preferably also includes a use of the passage device according to the invention, wherein the passage device according to the invention is used, for example, to carry out access control during a temporary event by means of the passage device.

[0009] To make the passage device particularly easy to handle and transport, and thus to position it in different locations for access control, the invention provides that the passage device has a base that limits the passage downwards and is preferably rigid or dimensionally stable, and to which the side walls are connected. The feature that the passage is limited downwards by means of the base means, in particular, that the passage in the installed position of the passage device is limited vertically downwards by the base. The base is, for example, at least indirectly, and in particular directly, connected to the side walls, so that the side walls are connected to each other via the base.The passage or passage device can therefore be designed in the form of a U-shape open vertically upwards.

[0010] Furthermore, the passageway is designed to include an access control device arranged along the passageway, at least in front of the section of the passageway, and in particular in front of the entire passageway, by means of which access to or into the section can be mechanically blocked. The access control device is thus an integral part of the mobile passageway and can be transported and set up together with the passageway, thereby enabling particularly advantageous mobile use of the passageway.The access control device, also known as an entry control system, is designed, for example, to grant or deny a person access to a specific section of the passageway, such as the aforementioned second area, depending on their measured body temperature. In other words, if the measured body temperature is below a certain threshold, the access control device grants the person access to that section of the passageway.However, if the recorded body temperature corresponds to the threshold value or is above the threshold value, the access control device, for example, mechanically blocks access to the sub-area for the person, so that the person cannot enter the sub-area and thus cannot enter the aforementioned second area.

[0011] Furthermore, the passage device comprises at least one dispensing device, which has at least one chamber in which a fluid, in particular a liquid, is received or contained. The fluid can, in particular, be a gel. Preferably, the fluid is a disinfectant, in particular a chemical disinfectant, which is designed to reduce germs, in particular by at least 90%. The dispensing device is designed to deliver the fluid from the chamber as a result of an interaction, in particular non-contact, between the person and the dispensing device, in particular to convey and / or spray it into the vicinity of the dispensing device, in particular the passage device as a whole.The characteristic that the dispensing device is designed to supply the fluid from the chamber as a result of a contactless interaction between the person and the dispensing device means, in particular, that the dispensing device is designed to supply the fluid without requiring or involving any contact between the person and the dispensing device, especially between the person and the passage device as a whole. For this purpose, the dispensing device includes, for example, a motion detector designed to detect when the person moves and holds at least one part of their body, especially one of their hands, under at least one opening of the dispensing device.Subsequently, the dispensing device releases the fluid from the chamber, for example, by pumping it through the opening and thus into the surrounding area. This ensures that the fluid is delivered from the chamber, at least partially, to the person's hand. The person can then rub the fluid into their hands, thereby disinfecting them.

[0012] It has proven particularly advantageous if the passageway has a ceiling element that limits the passage upwards, and which is preferably rigid or dimensionally stable. The side walls are connected to each other via this ceiling element. For this purpose, the ceiling element is, for example, connected to the side walls at least indirectly, and in particular directly. This makes the passageway particularly easy to handle and transport, so that access controls can be carried out in a particularly simple, efficient and effective manner at different locations using the passageway.

[0013] To enable particularly advantageous measurement of a person's body temperature, one embodiment of the invention provides for the detection device to be mounted on the ceiling element. This allows, for example, the detection device to capture the person's head particularly effectively, enabling the body temperature to be measured directly from the head, especially the forehead. Furthermore, mounting the detection device on the ceiling element allows for particularly advantageous mobility and thus portability of the passageway device.

[0014] In a further, particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the passage device comprises an access control device arranged along the passage direction at least in front of the partial section of the passage, and in particular in front of the entire passage. The access control device is thus preferably an integral part of the mobile passage device and can be transported and set up together with the passage device, thereby enabling particularly advantageous mobile use of the passage device.The access control device, also known as an entry control system, is designed, for example, to grant or deny a person access to a specific section of the passageway, such as the aforementioned second area, depending on their measured body temperature. In other words, if the measured body temperature is below a certain threshold, the access control device grants the person access to that section of the passageway.However, if the recorded body temperature corresponds to the threshold value or is above the threshold value, the access control device, for example, blocks access to the sub-area for the person, for example mechanically, so that the person cannot enter the sub-area and thus cannot enter the aforementioned second area.

[0015] It has proven particularly advantageous if the access control device includes at least one light source designed to emit light of at least one color. The light, and especially its color, is perceptible to the human eye. For example, if the color is green, the access control device grants access to the section of the passageway by emitting the light. If the light is not emitted, the access control device denies the person access to that section. If the color is red, the access control device grants the person access to the section by not emitting the light. Access to the section is denied, for example, by the light source emitting red light.

[0016] It has proven particularly advantageous if the access control device includes at least a second light source designed to emit light of a different color. For example, the first color is red, and the second color is green. Initially, the first light source emits light of the first color (red) while the second color remains off. Then, for example, body temperature is measured. If the body temperature falls below a certain threshold, the red light is switched off, and the second light source emits light of the second color (green). This grants the person access to the area in question.However, if the body temperature is above or below the threshold, the first lighting device continues to emit light of the first color, while the second color is no longer emitted. This prevents access to the area. Since the access control device and, consequently, the lighting device(s) are components of the mobile unit, the passage device allows for a particularly simple and efficient implementation of access control at various locations, tailored to specific needs.

[0017] Another embodiment is characterized in that the access control device has at least one, in particular dimensionally stable or inherently rigid, locking element which is movable, in particular pivotable, between a locked position and at least one unlocked position relative to the side walls and preferably relative to the floor and / or relative to the ceiling element. In the locked position, the locking element overlaps or covers at least part of the passage area in a third direction opposite to the direction of passage, so that, for example, a person standing along the direction of passage cannot simply walk upright into the passage area. The person is prevented from doing so by the locking element, which is in particular mechanical.In the release position, however, the locking element releases the aforementioned portion of the passageway, allowing a person initially standing in front of this portion to walk upright into it and thus pass through the locking element. This enables access control to be implemented in a particularly effective and efficient manner. Since the locking element is part of the mobile unit, it is transported, set up, and dismantled together with the unit. This allows access control to be implemented in a particularly simple way at different locations using the passageway device according to the invention.

[0018] Overall, it is evident that, for example, in light of the current coronavirus pandemic, but also with regard to any future pandemics or epidemics, the access control device according to the invention can be used to implement such access controls that persons with elevated body temperature, and thus persons suffering from fever, can be prevented in a simple, effective, and efficient manner from entering the aforementioned second area from the first area mentioned above. The invention is based in particular on the understanding that an elevated body temperature can be an indication of, for example, a contagious disease in the person.By denying access to the second area to a person whose body temperature exceeds or equals the threshold, individuals already in the second area can be protected from contact, thus preventing the infected person from infecting others. This, for example, can reliably and easily prevent a widespread and uncontrolled spread of disease.

[0019] It has proven particularly advantageous if the through-flow device has at least one provisioning device which has at least one chamber in which the fluid, in particular the liquid, is received or received.

[0020] The dispensing device is preferably designed to supply the fluid from the chamber as a result of a contactless interaction between the person and the dispensing device, and to convey and / or spray the fluid into the surrounding area of ​​the dispensing device, in particular the entire flow-through device. The feature that the dispensing device is designed to supply the fluid from the chamber as a result of a contactless interaction between the person and the dispensing device means, in particular, that the dispensing device is designed to supply the fluid without requiring or taking place any contact between the person and the dispensing device, in particular between the person and the entire flow-through device.

[0021] For this purpose, the dispensing device includes, for example, a motion detector designed to detect when the person moves and holds at least one part of their body, in particular one of their hands, under at least one opening of the dispensing device. Subsequently, the dispensing device releases the fluid from the chamber, for example, by pumping the fluid from the chamber through the opening and thus into the surrounding area. This pumps the fluid from the chamber, for example, onto at least part of the person's hand. The person can then rub the fluid into their hands and thus disinfect them.

[0022] Alternatively or additionally, the dispensing device is designed to provide at least one nose and / or mouth mask. For this purpose, the dispensing device includes, for example, a magazine containing at least one, or preferably several, protective masks. Each protective mask is a nose and / or mouth mask with which the person can cover their nose and / or mouth. The dispensing device can, for example, provide the respective protective mask in such a way that the person can manually remove the mask from the magazine.Furthermore, it is conceivable that the dispensing device is designed to provide the respective protective mask as a result of a contactless interaction between the person and the device, in particular by the device ejecting the mask from its magazine and, for example, conveying it to the area surrounding the device, especially the passageway. The person can then put on the mask, thus protecting their nose and / or mouth. This can prevent, for example, an excessive spread of saliva or germs in the mouth when the person speaks and / or sneezes.

[0023] In order to be able to detect body temperature particularly effectively and efficiently, it is further provided in the invention that the detection device has at least or exactly one thermal imaging camera for detecting body temperature.

[0024] A second aspect of the invention relates to a method considering a through-flow device according to the first aspect of the invention. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, and vice versa.

[0025] The method includes, in particular, that the detection device provides at least one signal, especially an electrical one, which characterizes the body temperature detected by the detection device. The access control device includes, for example, an electronic computing unit that receives the aforementioned signal. Depending on the received signal, the electronic computing unit provides, for example, a control signal, especially an electrical one, by means of which the electronic computing unit controls, for example, the access control device. For example, the control signal is used to control the respective lighting device, so that, for example, the respective lighting device provides the respective light depending on the signal.Alternatively or additionally, a motor, particularly an electric motor, is controlled by the control signal. This motor moves the locking element between the enabled and disabled positions. For example, the electronic processing unit compares the person's body temperature, as characterized by the signal, with the threshold value. If the electronic processing unit determines that the detected body temperature is lower than the threshold value, it controls the respective light and motor in such a way that the emission of the first color light (red) stops, the second light emits the second color light (green), and / or the motor moves the locking element from the disabled position to the enabled position.This grants the person access to the section of the passageway and subsequently to the second area, i.e., permits them entry.

[0026] Further advantages, features, and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments and from the drawings. The features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description, as well as those mentioned below in the figure description and / or shown in the figures alone, can be used not only in the combinations specified, but also in other combinations or individually, without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0027] The drawing shows in: Fig. 1 a schematic front view of a passage device according to a first embodiment according to the invention; Fig. 2 a schematic front view of the passage device according to a second embodiment; Fig. 3 a schematic perspective view of a thermal imaging camera of a detection device of the passage device; Fig. 4 a schematic side view of the passage device according to the second embodiment; Fig. 5 a schematic rear view of the passage device according to the second embodiment; Fig. 6 a schematic perspective view of a provisioning device of the passage device; and Fig. 7 a schematic perspective view of a person's head.

[0028] In the figures, identical or functionally equivalent elements are provided with the same reference symbols.

[0029] Fig. 1 Figure 1 shows a schematic front view of a first embodiment of a passage device 10. The passage device 10 has a passage open to persons 12, 14 ( Fig. 2 ) along a passageway 16 that can be traversed. This means that persons 12 and 14 can walk upright through passage 16 when the passageway device 10 releases it. The aforementioned passageway is in Fig. 1 illustrated by an arrow 18, where the direction of passage is perpendicular to the image plane of Fig. 1 It proceeds and is viewed by each individual observer. Fig. 1 The figures show the passage device 10 in its installed position, that is, in its intended position for its intended use. A double arrow 20 illustrates the vertical direction, while a double arrow 22 runs horizontally, that is, illustrates the horizontal direction. It can be seen that the passage direction also runs horizontally. In particular, the double arrow 22 illustrates a first direction, which is also referred to as the spacing direction and / or width direction. The double arrow 20 illustrates a second direction, which is also referred to as the height direction. The passage direction runs perpendicular to the first direction and perpendicular to the second direction, with the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.The passage device 10 has two rigid and interconnected side walls 24 and 26 spaced apart from each other along the first direction (double arrow 22), which is perpendicular to the direction of passage. These side walls, 24 and 26, completely delimit the passage 16 along the first direction (lateral direction). The passage 16 thus has a width B extending along the lateral direction. The width B is the distance between the side walls 24 and 26 extending along the lateral direction. Preferably, the width B is at least 70 cm, in particular at least 90 cm, and most especially at least 110 cm.

[0030] The passage device 10 also includes a detection device 28 by means of which the body temperature of each person 12 or 14 located along the passageway in front of at least a section of the passage 16, and in particular in front of the entire passage 16, can be detected without contact. The passage device is designed as a self-contained, mobile assembly 30. This means that the passage device 10, or the assembly 30, as a whole, and especially in the assembled state shown in the figures, can be transported and reversibly, i.e., non-destructively, set up or positioned at various locations where access control can be implemented in a particularly simple, efficient, and effective manner using the passage device 10.In conjunction with . Fig. 4 It is evident that the passage device 10 can be arranged or positioned at the respective location such that it can be positioned, particularly along the direction of passage, between a first area B1 and a second area B2. Along the direction of passage illustrated by arrow 18, area B1 is located in front of area B2. The respective person 12 or 14 who wishes to move from the first area B1 to the second area B2, in particular who wants to walk from area B1 to area B2, must – in order to get from area B1 to area B2 – move through the passage 16 and thus through the passage device 10 along the direction of passage, that is, in particular, walk or pass through it.However, the respective person 12 or 14 can pass through passage 16 and thus get from area B1 to area B2 if - as will be explained in more detail below - the passage device 10 releases its passage 16 for person 12 or 14.

[0031] Fig. 1 Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the passage device 10. The passage device 10 has a preferably rigid base 32 that limits the passage 16 along the second direction, i.e., vertically downwards, and to which the side walls 24 and 26 are connected. In the first embodiment, the base 32 is formed separately from the side walls 24 and 26 and is connected to them. Furthermore, the passage device 10 has a preferably rigid ceiling element 34, which limits the passage 16 along the second direction, i.e., vertically upwards, in particular completely. The side walls 24 and 26 are connected to each other via the ceiling element 34. In the first embodiment, the ceiling element 34 is formed integrally with the side walls 24 and 26.For example, the side walls 24, 26 and the ceiling element 34 are formed by a single-piece plastic part, in particular by a single-piece injection-molded plastic part. Thus, for example, the passageway 10 is designed in the manner of an archway or a small building. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the ceiling element 34 is formed separately from the side walls 24, 26 and connected to the side walls 24, 26.

[0032] The detection device 28 is held on the ceiling element 34. As seen in conjunction with Fig. 3 As can be seen, the detection device 28 comprises at least or exactly one thermal imaging camera 36, ​​by means of which, for example, at least the respective head 38 or 40 of the respective person 12 or 14 located along the direction of passage in front of the passage 16 can be detected. In particular, the thermal imaging camera 36 can detect the temperature of the respective head 38 or 40, wherein the detected temperature is the body temperature.

[0033] The passage device 10, and thus the mobile construction unit 30, also includes an access control device 42, which is arranged along the passage direction at least in front of the aforementioned partial area of ​​the passage 16. The access control device 42 has, in the case of the Fig. 1 The illustrated embodiment includes a first lighting device 44, which is configured to emit light of a first color. The first color is, for example, red. Furthermore, the access control device 42 comprises a second lighting device 46, which is configured to emit light of a second color different from the first. Preferably, the second color is green. The light, or rather the color, is perceptible to the human eye.

[0034] The access control device 42 also comprises a self-rigid locking element 48, designed, for example, as a bar, which is positioned between a locking position S and at least one release position F relative to the side walls 24 and 26 and, in this case, also relative to the floor 32 and relative to the ceiling element 34. Fig. 2 ) is movable, in particular pivotable about a pivot axis. The said pivot axis is designated 50 and, in the first embodiment, runs perpendicular to the direction of passage and in the vertical direction or along the second direction.

[0035] Fig. 2 bis 5 Figure 1 shows a second embodiment of the passage device 10. In the second embodiment, the pivot axis runs parallel to the passage direction. In the locking position S, the locking element 48 overlaps at least a part T of the passage 16 in a direction opposite to the passage direction and in Fig. 1 The third direction is illustrated by arrow 52. The third direction runs perpendicular to the image plane. Fig. 1 and to the respective viewer of Fig. 1 In the release position F, the locking element 48 releases part T, so that in release position F, part T is no longer overlapped or covered by the locking element 48 in the third direction. Thus, while in the locking position the locking element 48 prevents the respective person 12 or 14, standing along the direction of passage in front of the passage 16, from walking upright through the passage 16, in the release position F the locking element 48 releases the passage 16 for the respective person 12 or 14, so that the respective person 12 or 14 can then walk upright through the passage 16.

[0036] The passage device 10, or the assembly 30, comprises a motor 53, preferably an electric motor, by means of which the locking element 48 can be moved between the locked position S and the unlocked position F using electrical energy or electric current. Furthermore, the passage device 10, or the assembly 30, may include an electronic computing device 54, which is also referred to as a control unit. A method for operating the passage device 10 is described below.

[0037] Initially, for example, both persons 12 and 14 are standing along the passageway in front of passage 16. Person 12 is standing in front of person 14, so that person 12 is positioned between the barrier element 48 and person 14 along the passageway. The barrier element 48 is initially in the locked position S, and the lighting device 44 emits light of the first color, while the lighting device 46 does not emit light of the second color.

[0038] The body temperature of person 12 is measured non-contact by means of the detection device 28, in particular by means of the thermal imaging camera 36. The detection device 28 provides a signal, in particular an electrical signal, which characterizes the body temperature of person 12 as measured by the detection device 28. The electronic computing device 54 receives the signal and compares the measured body temperature with, for example, a predefined or predefined threshold value, which is stored, for example, in a memory of the electronic computing device 54.If the electronic computing device 54 determines, by comparing the recorded body temperature of person 12 with the threshold value, that the body temperature of person 12 is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the locking element 48 remains in the locking position S, the lighting device 44 continues to emit light of the first color, and the lighting device 44 ceases to emit light of the second color. Thus, person 12 is denied access to area B2.However, if the electronic computing device 54 determines that the body temperature of person 12, initially located in area B1, is lower than the threshold value, the electronic computing device 54 controls the access control device 42, in particular by means of at least one control signal, especially an electrical one, such that the emission of light of the first color by the lighting device 46 is stopped, the lighting device 46 emits light of the second color, and the locking element 48 is moved, in particular pivoted, from the locked position S to the unlocked position F by means of the motor 53. As a result, person 12 can walk upright through the passage 16 and thus from area B1 via the passage 16 into area B2.Subsequently, before person 14 can pass through passage 16, the locking element 48 is moved from the release position F to the locking position S by means of the motor 53. The emission of light of the second color by the lighting device 46 is stopped, and the lighting device 44 emits light of the first color. This initially prevents person 14 from accessing passage 16 and, in particular, area B2. The body temperature of person 14 is then measured by means of the detection device 28, specifically by means of the thermal imaging camera 36. The electronic processing unit 54 compares person 14's body temperature with the threshold value. If person 14's body temperature is above the threshold value or if it is equal to the threshold value, person 14 is denied access to passage 16 and area B2.However, if the body temperature of person 14 is also below the threshold value, the locking element 48 is moved from the locked position S to the unlocked position F by means of the motor 53, the emission of light of the first color by the lighting device 44 is stopped, and the lighting device 46 emits light of the second color. This also releases passage 16 for person 14, so that person 14 can walk upright through passage 16 and subsequently into area B2 from area B1. It is evident that the passage device 10 provides a particularly simple, effective, and efficient access control system.

[0039] In the first embodiment, the passage device 10 or the assembly 30 comprises a dispensing device 56. In the first embodiment, the dispensing device 56 is configured, for example, to provide at least one or more protective masks for the respective person 12 or 14. The protective mask is, for example, a nose and / or mouth mask, which can be attached by the respective person 12 or 14 to their respective head 38 or 40 in such a way that the protective mask covers the mouth and / or nose of the respective person 12 or 14. For this purpose, the dispensing device 56 has a container 58 with a receiving chamber 60, for example, configured as a magazine, in which the protective masks can be received or are received.Person 12 or 14, for example, can manually remove the respective protective mask from recording room 60 and then put it on.

[0040] In particular, it may be provided that the respective lighting device 44 or 46 is held on one of the side walls 24 and 26. Alternatively or additionally, the locking element 48 is, for example, movably held on one of the side walls 24 or 26.

[0041] In the second embodiment, the dispensing device 56 comprises a container 62 with a chamber not visible in the figures. A preferably liquid fluid, preferably a disinfectant, is contained in or can be received in the chamber, and thus in the container 62. The dispensing device 56 is preferably configured to dispense the fluid from the chamber as a result of a contactless interaction between the respective person 12 or 14 and the dispensing device 56, in particular to convey it to an environment 64 of the dispensing device 56, especially the passage device 10 as a whole, and in particular to spray it.

[0042] As in Fig. 4 As shown using the example of person 14, person 14 can, for instance, move and hold their hand 66 under the container 62. This movement is detected by the dispensing device 56, whereupon the fluid is sprayed from the chamber into the surroundings 64 without person 14 touching the passage device 10. The fluid which is in Fig. 4 The fluid, which is identifiable and labeled 68, is sprayed onto hand 66. Person 14 can then rub the fluid between their hands 66 and 70, disinfecting them. This process can then be repeated for person 12.

[0043] Fig. 5 Figure 1 shows a schematic rear view of the passage device 10 according to the second embodiment. It can be seen that the passage device 10 has a second locking element 72 in addition to the locking element 48. The locking element 72 is also movable, in particular pivotable, between a second locking position S2 and at least a second release position relative to the side walls 24 and 26. In the second embodiment, the locking element 72 is pivotable about a second pivot axis 74 between the second release position and the second locking position S2 relative to the side walls 24 and 26, wherein the second pivot axis 74 runs parallel to or coincides with the first pivot axis S. The locking elements 48 and 72 can, for example, be moved, in particular pivoted, independently of each other.This means, in particular, that the locking element 48 can be moved or pivoted, while the locking element 72 remains unmoved or pivoted. Alternatively or additionally, the locking element 72 can be moved or pivoted, while the locking element 48 remains unmoved or pivoted.

[0044] In the second locking position S2, at least a further part of the section of passage 16, or the aforementioned part T of the section of passage, is overlapped or covered by the locking element 72 in the direction of passage. In the second release position, the locking element 72 releases the further part or part T, so that, for example, person 12 or 14 located in passage 16 is initially prevented from leaving passage 16 and entering area B2 by means of the locking element 72 in the second locking position S2. However, if the locking element 72 is in the second release position, the respective person 12 or 14, who was initially located in passage 16, can walk upright out of passage 16 and into area B2.The locking element 72 is thus positioned in the second locking position S2 along the direction of passage behind the section of passage 16 or behind the entire passage 16. Therefore, it is conceivable, for example, to first move the locking element 48 from the locking position S to the release position F while the locking element 72 is in the second locking position S2. If person 12 or 14 then enters passage 16, the locking element 48 is first moved from the release position F to the locking position S, while the locking element 72 is still in the second locking position S2. Only then is the locking element 72 moved from the second locking position S2 to the second release position F, so that person 12 or 14, who was initially in passage 16, can then exit passage 16 and enter area B2.This can, for example, prevent the two persons 12 and 14, who may have gone into passage 16 together, from going together into area B2 from passage 16.

[0045] The through-device 10 includes, for example, a further one, in addition to the motor 53, which is provided and in Fig. 5 Motor 76, shown in a particularly schematic way, could, for example, be designed as another electric motor. The electronic computing device 54 can, for example, control the motor 76, particularly in a time-dependent manner, in order to subsequently move the locking element 72 between the second release position and the second locked position S2 by means of the motor 76. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the motor 53 is a common motor for the locking elements 48 and 72, by means of which the locking elements 48 and 72 can be moved, particularly jointly or sequentially, between their respective locked and release positions.

[0046] Fig. 6 Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of the dispensing device 56, which is designed to supply the fluid. The container 62, for example, is reversibly and detachably held on a base 78, so that when empty, the container 62 can be easily replaced with other containers. Fig. 6 A supply element 80 of the supply device 56 is visible. The supply element 80 has an opening through which the fluid is conveyed from the container 62 to the environment 64. A collection element 82, designed, for example, as a collection tray, is arranged vertically below the opening of the supply element 80, by means of or in which excess fluid from the container 62 can be collected.

[0047] Finally, it shows Fig. 7In a schematic perspective view, person 14, and in particular their head 40, is shown, wherein person 14 has taken a protective mask designated 84 from the dispensing device 56, in particular from the container 58, and put it on, such that the protective mask 84 covers both the mouth and nose of person 14. The dispensing device 56 makes it possible to prevent an excessive amount of germs from area B1 from entering area B2. Furthermore, it prevents excessive distribution of germs, for example by saliva, in area B2.

Claims

1. A passage device (10) comprising at least one passage (16), through which at least one person (12, 14) can step in a passage direction (18) and which comprises at least two interconnected side walls (24, 26), which are spaced apart from one another in a direction (22) extending perpendicularly to the passage direction (18) and by means of which the passage (16) is delimited in the direction (22), and comprising at least one detection apparatus (28), by means of which a body temperature of the person (12, 14) located in front of at least a portion of the passage (16) in the passage direction (18) can be contactlessly detected, wherein the passage device (10) is configured as a stand-alone assembled and mobile module (30), and wherein • the passage device (10) comprises a floor (32), which delimits the passage (16) at the bottom and via which the side walls (24, 26) are interconnected, and • the passage device (10) comprises an access-control apparatus (42), which is arranged at least in front of the portion of the passage (16) in the passage direction (18) and by means of which the person's access to the portion can be mechanically blocked, and • the passage device (10) comprises at least one supply apparatus (56), which comprises at least one chamber, in which a fluid is or can be received, wherein the supply apparatus (56) is configured to supply fluid from the chamber as a result of an interaction between the person (12, 14) and the supply apparatus (56).

2. The passage device (10) according to claim 1, wherein the passage device (10) comprises a ceiling element (34), which delimits the passage (16) at the top and via which the side walls (24, 26) are interconnected.

3. The passage device (10) according to claim 2, wherein the detection apparatus (28) is retained on the ceiling element (34).

4. The passage device (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the access-control apparatus (42) comprises at least one light apparatus (44), which is configured to at least emit light in one color.

5. The passage device (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the access-control apparatus (42) comprises at least one blocking element (48), which is movable relative to the side walls (24, 26) between a blocking position (S), in which the blocking element (48) overlaps with at least a part (T) of the portion of the passage (16) in a direction (52) opposite the passage direction (18), and at least one unblocking position, which unblocks the part.

6. The passage device (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the passage device (10) comprises the supply apparatus (56), wherein the supply apparatus (56) is configured to supply fluid from the chamber as a result of a contactless interaction between the person (12, 14) and the supply apparatus (56) and, in the process, to convey and / or spray said fluid into an environment (64) around the supply apparatus (56).

7. The passage device (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the detection apparatus (28) comprises at least one thermal imaging camera (36) for detecting the body temperature.

8. A method for operating a passage device according to any of the preceding claims.