Security gate
The security gate design addresses the issue of falling over by incorporating an impact mitigation member with protruding surfaces, reducing the risk of deformation, damage, or injury and enhancing stability when contacted by carts.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023150512
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-09-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-28
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
Traditional security gates with mounted scanners and operation panels are prone to falling over when contacted by carts, leading to potential deformation, damage, or injury.
The security gate design incorporates an impact mitigation member with protruding side and bottom surfaces from the pole, which reduces the impact transmitted to the gate and shifts the center of gravity, making it less likely to fall.
The security gate is less likely to fall over even when contacted by carts, thereby preventing deformation, damage, or injury, and enhancing stability.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] An embodiment of the present invention relates to a security gate. [Background technology]
[0002] Conventionally, in stores that have implemented cart POS (Point of Sale) or smartphone POS, security gates that only let customers who have made a payment through are installed at the exit of the store to prevent fraud. In such security gates, devices such as scanners and operation panels are attached to the top of the security gate. However, security gates with such devices attached have a center of gravity that is shifted to the upper side, and are prone to tipping over when they come into contact with the basket or wheels of a cart, and the impact of the tipping over may cause deformation or damage, or cause injury to customers. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-1624 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] The problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a security gate that is less likely to tip over even when it comes into contact with a cart. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] In order to achieve the above objectives, the security gate of this embodiment comprises an operation panel, a pole connected to the operation panel at one end, a top surface connected to an end of the pole different from the end to which the operation panel is connected, and an impact absorbing member having sides and a bottom surface that protrude horizontally from the pole. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0006] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a security gate according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a top view of an example of a security gate according to a first embodiment; [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which a security gate and a cart come into contact with each other according to the first embodiment; [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a security gate according to a modification of the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0007] (First embodiment) Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a security gate 10 according to the first embodiment. The security gate 10 is composed of an operation panel 11, a scanner 12, a pole 13, a shock absorbing member 14, a warning lamp 15, and a human sensor 16, and the operation panel 11, the scanner 12, and the warning lamp 15 are connected by a bus. The security gate 10 is also connected to a server (not shown) that manages transaction history by wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network). A customer or a cart 20 passes through the security gate 10 by proceeding in a travel direction D. Note that in this embodiment, the security gate 10 is not limited to a shape in which two rod-shaped members stand upright as shown in FIG. 1, and may be molded as one piece.
[0008] In addition, the pole 13 is provided with the operation panel 11, scanner 12, warning lamp 15, and motion sensor 16 on the top surface or near the top surface, which is an end different from the end located in the installation surface direction of the security gate 10. Therefore, the pole 13 connected to or incorporating the operation panel 11, scanner 12, warning lamp 15, and motion sensor 16 becomes heavy near the top surface, and the center of gravity is biased toward the top surface of the pole 13. Therefore, when the cart 20 or the like comes into contact with the pole 13, the center of gravity is shifted and the pole 13 easily falls over.
[0009] The operation panel 11 displays operations or instructions related to the security gate 10. The operation panel 11 is composed of, for example, a display and a contact sensor, and executes processing according to coordinate information touched by the operator. The operation panel 11 displays instructions to customers on the display. Examples of instructions displayed by the operation panel 11 include "Please pass through" to allow customers to pass through the gate, and "Please go back" to prevent customers from passing through the gate illegally. Furthermore, the operation panel 11 accepts operations related to settings related to the illumination of the warning lamp 15, as well as settings related to the instructions to be displayed on the display.
[0010] The scanner 12 reads the transaction information performed by the customer. The scanner 12 reads code information such as a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code associated with the transaction information held up by the customer, and queries the server as to whether the customer has performed a normal transaction. In this embodiment, the scanner may be a device built into the operation panel 11.
[0011] Pole 13 is a support that supports operation panel 11. Pole 13 is composed of a top surface, which is an end different from the end located in the installation surface direction of security gate 10, sides, and a bottom surface, which is an end located in the installation surface direction of security gate 10, and is connected to operation panel 11 at or near the top surface. Pole 13 supports operation panel 11 at a constant height by connecting to operation panel 11.
[0012] The shock absorbing member 14 reduces the shock transmitted to other members. The shock absorbing member 14 contacts the cart 20 before other members or devices. In addition, a weight member (not shown) is built in to prevent the shock absorbing member 14 from falling over when it contacts the cart 20. The weight member shifts the center of gravity biased toward the operation panel 11 toward the shock absorbing member 14. The shock absorbing member 14 is composed of a top surface, which is an end different from the end located in the installation surface direction of the security gate 10, a side surface, and a bottom surface, which is an end located in the installation surface direction of the security gate 10, and the top surface of the shock absorbing member 14 is connected to the bottom surface of the pole 13. Therefore, the top surface is also a connection surface. In addition, the side surface and bottom surface of the shock absorbing member 14 protrude horizontally from the bottom surface of the pole 13 beyond the bottom surface of the pole 13. The shock absorbing member 14 and the pole 13 may be formed by combining different members or may be formed as one piece. In addition, in this embodiment, the impact absorbing member 14 has been described as having a built-in weight member, but the impact absorbing member may be molded integrally with the weight member, or the inside of the impact absorbing member 14 may be filled with the same material as the outside, rather than the weight member.
[0013] 1, the bottom surface of the shock absorbing member 14 may also serve as the contact surface of the security gate 10. In this case, the shock absorbing member 14 is installed over a larger area than the top surface of the pole 13, improving the stability of the security gate 10.
[0014] The warning lamp 15 is a lamp that notifies the surroundings of the state of the security gate 10. The warning lamp 15 notifies the surroundings of the state of the security gate 10 with a preset light color and blinking pattern.
[0015] The human presence sensor 16 is a sensor that detects the approach of a customer. The human presence sensor 16 is, for example, an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor that detects the approach of a customer. The human presence sensor 16 is built into the security gate 10 and is connected to an opening leading to the outside for emitting or receiving infrared rays or ultrasonic waves.
[0016] Next, the pole 13 and the shock absorbing member 14 will be described. Fig. 2 is an overhead view of an example of a security gate according to the first embodiment. When the pole 13 and the shock absorbing member 14 are connected, the top and bottom surfaces of the pole 13 are connected at a position that fits within the top or bottom surface of the shock absorbing member 14. Therefore, the shock absorbing member 14 protrudes outward beyond the pole 13, and the support portion 14 comes into contact with the customer or the cart 20 before the pole 13 supporting the operation panel 11 does.
[0017] A case will be described below where the security gate 10 comes into contact with the cart 20. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example where the security gate 10 and the cart 20 according to the first embodiment come into contact with each other.
[0018] The cart 20 is composed of a frame member 21, front wheels 22, and rear wheels 23. The cart 20 has a platform (not shown) for placing a basket above the front wheels 22 and the rear wheels 23. In this embodiment, the rear wheels 23 protrude outward more than the other members to increase the stability of the cart 20. Therefore, in this embodiment, a case where the rear wheels 23 come into contact with the security gate 10 will be described as an example.
[0019] A customer advances while pushing the cart 20 so as to pass through the side of the security gate 10. At this time, the customer may accidentally hit the cart against the security gate 10 as shown in FIG.
[0020] When the rear wheels 23 of the cart 20 come into contact with the shock absorbing member 14, the rear wheels 23 come into contact with the shock absorbing member 14. Because the shock absorbing member 14 protrudes outward from the pole 13, when the cart 20 comes into contact with the cart 20, the rear wheels 23 come into contact with the shock absorbing member 14 before the pole 13 does. This reduces the shock at the time of contact that is transmitted to the pole 13 and the devices connected to or built into the pole 13. In addition, the shock absorbing member 14 has a built-in weight that biases the center of gravity toward the shock absorbing member 14, making it less likely to tip over even if a shock is transmitted to the operation panel 11.
[0021] According to the above embodiment, the security gate 10 is less likely to tip over even if it comes into contact with the cart 20.
[0022] The embodiment is not limited to the above, and various modifications are possible. An elastic body such as rubber may be connected to the side surface of the impact absorbing member 14 .
[0023] Furthermore, the shock absorbing member 14 and the member for grounding the security gate 10 may be separate.
[0024] 4, the pole 13 may be composed of a first pole 13a connected to the operation panel 11, the scanner 12, the warning lamp 15, and the motion sensor 16, and a second pole 13b connected to the first pole 13a and the shock absorbing member 14. In this modification, when the first pole 13a, the second pole 13b, and the shock absorbing member 14 are connected, the top and bottom surfaces of the first pole 13a are contained inside the top or bottom surface of the shock absorbing member 14. Also, the top and bottom surfaces of the second pole 13b are contained inside the bottom surface of the first pole 13a.
[0025] Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]
[0026] 10. Security gate 11...Operation panel 12. Scanner 13…Paul 14...Shock absorbing material 15...Warning lamp 16...Human sensor 20…Cart
Claims
1. An operation panel; A pole connected to the operation panel at an end thereof; an impact absorbing member having a top surface connected to an end of the pole other than the end to which the operation panel is connected, and a side surface and a bottom surface protruding horizontally from the pole; Equipped with a security gate.
2. 2. The security gate according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the shock absorbing member is connected to the pole at a position where the bottom surface contacts the installation surface.
3. 2. The security gate according to claim 1, wherein the shock absorbing member is provided with an elastic body on a side surface thereof.
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