Access control device and person barrier therefore

Abstract

The application relates to a pedestrian gate (3) for an access control device, having a blocking element (7) and having an actuating element (8), wherein the blocking element (7) is fastened to the actuating element (8) and is pivotable by means of said actuating element (8) about a vertical axis of rotation (11) between a blocking position and an access position. The blocking element (7) is, in a vertical projection, formed so as to run substantially rectilinearly and, here, defines a vertical blocking plane (12) which does not encompass the axis of rotation (11).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a person barrier for a passage control device according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a passage control device with such a person barrier.

[0002] A pedestrian barrier of the present type therefore comprises a locking element and an actuating element, wherein the locking element is attached to the actuating element and the actuating element can pivot the locking element between a locked position and a passage position. This is a pedestrian barrier whose locking element is pivotable about a vertical axis of rotation.

[0003] A pedestrian access control device of the present type includes at least one such pedestrian barrier, which is arranged at the beginning, within its length, and / or at the end of a corridor formed by right and left side boundaries. Typically, a pedestrian barrier in such a pedestrian access control device comprises two barrier elements, each with an associated actuating element. The actuating elements are arranged on both sides of the side boundaries, and in their locked position, the barrier elements each block only approximately half the width of the corridor. This reduces the bearing forces when the barrier element pivots and minimizes the counter-torque against the pivoting movement, which increases with distance from the axis of rotation due to leverage. This counter-torque results primarily from air resistance.However, the lower moments of inertia of such a two-wing pedestrian barrier also prove advantageous. Nevertheless, the present invention also extends to pedestrian barriers with only one pivotable locking element.

[0004] People barriers and access control devices of this type are found in many applications where specially secured areas need to be accessible to people, but this access must be controlled. One function of the access control device is to individually identify and control the people who wish to enter a protected or regulated area through the access control corridor. This function is often paramount at concerts and sporting events, at supermarket checkout terminals, and also when exiting highly secure areas such as airport gates. Another important function of such an access control device is for restricted areas that may only be entered with specific authorization.Such specific authorization may be an admission ticket, a membership card, a passport or, in airports, a boarding pass; it may also be the presence of biometric data with which an authorized person can be uniquely identified.

[0005] Such specific authorizations are checked at access control devices of the present type, particularly with reading devices, and depending on the test result, the personnel barrier or its locking element is pivoted from the blocked position to the passage position or left in the blocked position. Often, especially for use in airports, access control devices of the present type are equipped with two successively arranged personnel barriers, a first at the entrance to the corridor and a second at the end of the corridor, to form a personnel airlock. Such an airlock is also within the scope of the present invention. Access control devices of this type are known, for example, from WO 2010 / 078856 A1.

[0006] Document GB 2305204 A discloses a passage control device with a corridor in which, in the direction of passage, a turnstile for singulating persons and a locking element are arranged and rotatably mounted about an axis. The locking element is arranged at a distance from the turnstile and rotatably mounted about an axis. Furthermore, this document discloses that the locking element is attached to the upper part of the shaft forming the axis of rotation by means of pins, screws, or bolts. Additionally, the locking element is attached at its lower end to a rotating plate by means of fasteners.

[0007] Document US 2013 / 0120108 A1 discloses an access control device in which a pivoting wing of the device opens upon detection of an RFID ticket. Photodetectors are also integrated into the pivoting wings, ensuring that only one person can pass through the device at a time. The document further reveals that the locking element is attached to a shaft via a quarter-circle lever and a crank mechanism.

[0008] Document FR 2581120 A1 discloses a mechanism for moving an element about an axis with a lever arm on which the motor unit is arranged, with three joints and with at least two connecting rods which are suspended at the second and third joints and connected to the element via a bearing.

[0009] Especially in the case of access control devices for restricted areas, through which a large number of people need to pass in a controlled manner as quickly as possible, as is particularly the case in airports, it has proven effective to arrange several access control devices side by side, with the left side boundary of the corridor of a first access control device simultaneously becoming the right side boundary of the corridor of a second access control device. Such shared use of side boundaries optimizes the space required for the access control devices.

[0010] The components necessary for operating such a passage control device, such as a control cabinet, a scanner, and the like, must also be located within the area of ​​the side walls; often, these components are integrated into the side walls. If such a functional component is located within the pivot range of the locking element of a pedestrian barrier or passage control device of this type, then this locking element either cannot be fully pivoted into the passage position, i.e., at a right angle to the locking position, or the actuating element of the pedestrian barrier, to which the locking element is attached, must be positioned further into the corridor so that the locking element can be fully pivoted into the passage position.

[0011] This, in turn, has the disadvantage that people with rolling suitcases or wheelchairs risk getting stuck when passing the operating elements. Furthermore, a minimum passage width must be maintained between an operating element of a pedestrian barrier and the opposite side barrier, or between two opposing operating elements. This means the corridor, and therefore the width of the individual pedestrian control devices, must be wider than this minimum width. With several pedestrian control devices arranged side by side, this can add up to such an extent that fewer devices can be installed than would actually be possible given the available space.

[0012] Since the requirements for barrier elements, particularly in airports, are increasingly shifting towards extending vertically to a height of 1.60 m and beyond, the problem just outlined also arises because of the handrails usually provided on the side edges for people walking through the corridor, as such handrails are then inevitably located in the swing area of ​​the barrier element(s).

[0013] To avoid the problems described above, a pedestrian barrier comprising a locking element and an actuating element, wherein the locking element is attached to the actuating element and can be pivoted by means of it about a vertical axis of rotation between a locking position and a passage position, was further developed such that the locking element, viewed in a vertical projection, runs essentially in a straight line and defines a vertical plane, here referred to as the locking plane, with this line on the horizontal projection surface. This locking plane is spaced away from the vertical axis of rotation, i.e., it does not enclose it. Since both the axis of rotation and the locking plane run vertically, they are parallel.Within the scope of the present invention, this need not be in a mathematical sense; rather, an approximate parallelism is sufficient, in which the axis of rotation and the blocking plane do not meet in the area of ​​the pedestrian barrier or the passage control device.

[0014] This mounting of the locking element on the actuating element allows the actuating element to be positioned very close to a side boundary of the corresponding passage control device, even if necessary or advantageous components for operation, such as functional modules, or a handrail of the passage control device are located within the locking element's pivoting range. Because the locking plane is spaced away from the axis of rotation, the locking element can be attached to the actuating element in such a way that, in the passage position, the locking plane is spaced away from the axis of rotation in the direction of the corridor center. This allows the locking element to be fully opened, i.e., pivoted approximately 90° relative to the locking position, without colliding with a functional module or handrail that protrudes beyond the side boundary.It is obvious that the actuating element does not need to protrude beyond the fully opened locking element towards the center of the corridor, or at least only requires a smaller protrusion than before, so that the problems outlined at the beginning regarding a restriction of the passage width, especially with opposing actuating elements, are eliminated.

[0015] The present invention is based on the objective of avoiding the problems outlined above and of proposing a pedestrian barrier of the type described above, as well as a passage control device with such a pedestrian barrier, which is simpler in design.

[0016] This problem is solved by a personnel barrier with the features of claim 1 and by a passage control device with the features of claim 7. Preferred embodiments of the personnel barrier according to the invention are found in claims 2 to 6; advantageous embodiments of the passage control device according to the invention are set out in claims 8 and 9.

[0017] Since a pedestrian barrier according to the invention is composed of two parts attached to each other, the locking element and the actuating element, it can be assembled in such a way that the pedestrian barrier can be pivoted in either of the two directions of rotation about the vertical axis of rotation, thereby achieving the advantages of the invention.

[0018] The separation of the vertical locking plane from the vertical axis of rotation according to the invention offers advantages because the locking element is attached eccentrically to the actuating element with respect to the axis of rotation. This also means that the drive for the actuating element, which expediently has a shaft arranged in the vertical axis of rotation, and the mounting of the locking element are spaced apart from each other. For example, the mounting of the locking element on the actuating element can be loosened without having to access the drive train with its shaft running in the vertical axis of rotation.

[0019] The locking element of the pedestrian barrier according to the invention has a planar shape, and is in particular essentially designed as a panel, which can be made of transparent material in the form of a disc. Such locking elements are commonly used, especially for access control of security-relevant areas, such as in airports, because they cannot be climbed under or over. A panel-shaped locking element is particularly easy to attach to the actuating element if a flat mounting surface is provided there for this purpose.

[0020] The actuating element is designed as a vertically oriented column, and advantageously, this column is composed of a fixed base part and a rotating retaining part. The locking element is attached to the latter, while the base part, which offers particular advantages, houses a drive device for pivoting the retaining part, and thus also the locking element. As mentioned previously, such a drive device can include a shaft running along the vertical axis of rotation, on which the retaining part sits, so that it rotates with the rotation of the shaft. Due to the eccentric mounting of the locking element on the retaining part, the connection between the retaining part and the shaft of the drive device does not need to be disconnected when the locking element is to be removed for replacement or repositioning.

[0021] The pedestrian barrier according to the invention allows the locking element to extend vertically, as desired for safety reasons, substantially over at least the entire vertical dimension of the actuating element, even if this results in strips, handrails, or functional modules extending into the "normal" pivoting range of the locking element. It is understood that the locking element can also extend far beyond the vertical dimension of the actuating element, particularly upwards.

[0022] The access control device according to the invention comprises the pedestrian barrier according to the invention, optionally with preferred embodiments, as well as right and left side boundaries to form a corridor, wherein at least one pedestrian barrier according to the invention is arranged on at least one side boundary. For various reasons, it can be advantageous, and will usually be the case, if the at least one pedestrian barrier consists of two opposing actuating elements, each carrying a locking element which, in the locked position, extend only to approximately the middle of the corridor. This creates a passage gate with two pivoting leaves, which is preferred due to the advantageously small area swept by each pivoting leaf when pivoting.

[0023] The access control device according to the invention preferably has at least one functional module that is arranged on a side boundary or, in particular, integrated into it. This functional module, which can be, for example, a control cabinet or an access authorization recognition device, is arranged within the pivot range of the locking element or, due to the inventive spacing of the locking plane from the vertical axis of rotation, can be arranged there without affecting the pivot range of the locking element. This increases the flexibility of the arrangement of the individual modules or assemblies of an access control device and, in particular, saves valuable floor space, which an access control device requires not only in width but also in length along the corridor.

[0024] It is particularly advantageous if the pedestrian barrier or a pedestrian barrier according to the invention is arranged at the beginning of the corridor of the access control device. This allows the actuating elements to be almost completely removed from the corridor, so that they do not adversely reduce its width, especially when two opposing actuating elements are used. The same effect is achieved if the actuating elements of further pedestrian barriers are integrated into the side boundaries of the access control device.

[0025] An exemplary embodiment of a passage control device with a personnel barrier designed according to the invention is described and explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. These show: Figure 1 is a top view of an example of a passage control device designed according to the invention; Figure 2 is a view from direction A according to Figure 1Figure 3 shows a side view along line B / B. Figure 1 Figure 4 shows an actuating element of a pedestrian barrier designed according to the invention.

[0026] In the Figure 1 , 2 and 3 The same example of an access control device designed according to the invention is shown in three different views. To the right and left of a corridor 1, which is in Figure 1Entering from the left, there are two side barriers 2 between which the persons to be checked are guided. A personnel barrier 3, shown here in the locked position, blocks corridor 1 and can release it if necessary. A reader (not shown), located in front of corridor 1, checks the access authorization, for example, a boarding pass for an aircraft, and, if the check is successful, generates a signal that pivots the personnel barrier 3 into a passage position (the passage position is shown in the Figure 1 (Personal barrier 3 shown above is indicated by broken lines).

[0027] A functional module 4, in this case a control cabinet, is integrated into the left side boundary 2. This control cabinet supplies electrical energy to both a drive unit (not shown) for the personnel barrier and a recognition module 6, the latter being used to recognize biometric data, such as that often collected upon entry at the airport. A handrail 5 closes off each side boundary 2 at the top, which Figure 2 best illustrated.

[0028] As shown by the Figure 1 and 2As can be clearly seen, the pedestrian barrier 3 consists of two mirror-image partial barriers, each comprising a column-like actuating element 8 and a locking element 7 designed as a disc. The actuating elements 8 are integrated approximately halfway into the side boundaries 2, thus only minimally narrowing the corridor 1. In the locked position, the locking elements 7 extend only almost to the middle of the corridor 1 to prevent persons being checked from, for example, trapping their hands if the pedestrian barrier 3 were to close unexpectedly. For the same reason, a gap is provided between the locking elements 7 and the actuating elements 8, except at the point where the locking element 7 is attached to the actuating element 8, to prevent entrapment.

[0029] Functional module 4, designed as a control cabinet, is located as shown in the Figure 1 and 2It can be seen that in its upper area towards corridor 1 it extends beyond the side boundary 2, so that a locking element 7, which as usual would be attached in a pivot axis 11 of the pedestrian barrier 3, would possibly collide with the functional module 4 in the passage position; at least then the required distance of 25 mm according to the standard, in this case 26 mm, to protect against crushing of fingers would no longer be guaranteed.

[0030] However, since a vertical locking plane 12 defined by the locking element 7 is spaced apart from the also vertically extending axis of rotation 11 – in the present example, the locking element 7 is eccentrically attached to the actuating element 8 – the locking element 7, as shown in Figure 1Indicated by broken lines, despite the extensive integration of the actuating element 8 into the side boundary 2, the distance to the functional module 4 prescribed for pinch protection is maintained even when it is pivoted into the (indicated by broken lines) passage position.

[0031] How Figure 3 As shown, the functional module 4 sits on a rail 15 of the side boundary 2 and is connected to the handrail 5, which may contain signal lines, by means of a cable duct 16. As also indicated here by the dashed lines, the locking element 7 can be pivoted about the axis of rotation 11, starting from the locking position, by approximately 90° in both directions.

[0032] How based Figure 2 , but essentially based on Figure 4As can be seen, the actuating element 8 essentially consists of two parts: a base part 9 and a retaining part 10. The base part 9 is fixed to the side boundaries 2, while the retaining part 10 can rotate on the base part 9 about the axis of rotation 11. For this purpose, a drive device for rotating the retaining part 10 can be arranged inside the base part 9 (not shown here). The retaining part 10 has a mounting surface 13, eccentrically positioned or spaced apart from the axis of rotation 11, against which the locking element 7, designed as a disc, can be placed and to which the locking element 7 can be attached by means of a mounting cover 14. The locking element can be used in different orientations by simply rotating the mounting cover about a horizontal axis; thus, identical parts (base part 9, retaining part 10, mounting cover 14, and locking element 7) can be used to form both sides of the double-leaf pedestrian barrier.

[0033] The locking plane 12, defined by the mounting surface 13 or by the straight line of the locking element 7, is indicated by dashed arrows. Both the locking plane 12 and the axis of rotation 11 are vertically oriented, i.e., approximately parallel to each other, and are spaced apart by a distance S.

[0034] Due to the design of the actuating element 8 and the shape of the locking element 7, the actuating element 8 can be largely rigid (height h1), while the rotatable retaining part 10 extends only over a small height h2, thus minimizing the extension of the moving parts. This not only minimizes the risk of accidents but also makes the adjustment, assembly, and disassembly of the locking element 7 particularly easy.

[0035] As is immediately apparent from the drawings, the actuating elements 8 of the pedestrian barrier 8 can be advantageously integrated far into the side boundaries 2, while the locking elements 7 in the passage position are still sufficiently far apart from the side boundaries 2 and, in particular, from the functional module 4. As a result, there is a sufficient width of the corridor 1 between the two actuating elements 8 without having to further separate the side boundaries 2. This saves valuable installation space.

Claims

1. Pedestrian gate (3) for an access control device with a blocking element (7) and an actuating element (8), wherein the blocking element (7) is fastened to the actuating element (8) and is pivotable by means of said actuating element about a vertical axis of rotation (11) between a blocking position and an access position; and wherein the blocking element (7), in a vertical projection, is configured so as to extend substantially rectilinearly and hereby defines a vertical blocking plane (12), which does not include the axis of rotation (11), wherein the blocking element (7) is configured as a disc, wherein the actuating element (8) is configured as a vertically oriented column and is composed of a fixed base part (9) and a holding part (10) that can rotate relative to it, and wherein the blocking element (7) is fastened to the holding part (10) of the actuating element (8), characterized in that the blocking element (7) has a flat shape, the holding part (10) has an eccentric mounting surface (13) for the blocking element (7) spaced apart from the axis of rotation (11), and the blocking element (7) is applied to the mounting surface (13) and fastened by means of a mounting cover (14).

2. Pedestrian gate according to claim 1, wherein the holding (10) can rotate on the base part (9) about the axis of rotation (11).

3. Pedestrian gate according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the mounting cover (14) is rotatable about a horizontal axis in order to insert the blocking element (7) in different orientations.

4. Pedestrian gate according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the blocking element (7) is configured substantially as a panel, in particular made of transparent, almost transparent or translucent material.

5. Pedestrian gate according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a drive device for pivoting the holding part (10) and the blocking element (7) is accommodated in the base part (9).

6. Pedestrian gate according to claim 4, wherein the blocking element (7) extends vertically substantially over at least the entire vertical extent of the actuating element (8).

7. Access control device with a corridor (1), which is formed by right-hand and lefthand side boundaries (2), and with at least one pedestrian gate (3) arranged on one of the side boundaries (2) according to at least one of claims 1 to 6.

8. Access control device according to claim 7, wherein at least one side boundary (2) is provided with a functional module (4) which is arranged in the pivoting region of the blocking element (7).

9. Access control device according to any one of claims 7 or 8, wherein the pedestrian gate (3) is arranged at the beginning and / or end of the corridor (1) and / or is integrated into the side boundary (2).

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