Gate Arch Routing Power Wiring Above Floor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gate apparatuses require wiring for power supply, which raises the floor surface and limits flexibility in layout changes, causing inconvenience, especially in areas like airport baggage handover where heavy carts are used and layout adjustments are frequent.
Innovation Solution
A gate apparatus with an arch bridge between passage walls that includes cameras for facial recognition and a power supply wiring, eliminating the need for floor-level wiring and allowing for flexible layout adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If wiring is laid on the floor to supply power to motors, then power supply is achieved, but the floor surface is raised causing inconvenience for pushing heavy baggage carts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the wiring from the horizontal floor plane to the vertical space above the passage by installing an arch structure. This dimensional transition allows power supply wiring to be routed through the arch between the passage walls, eliminating the need for floor-level wiring and thus removing the obstruction to baggage cart movement while maintaining power supply functionality.
2Use of energy by moving object
If wiring is laid on the floor, then power supply is achieved, but flexibility for layout changes is reduced because floor surface needs to be stripped
Solution Approach 1:
By relocating wiring to the vertical arch structure, the patent creates a flexible power distribution system that can accommodate layout changes. The wiring in the arch can be reconfigured without affecting the floor surface, enabling easy adaptation to different passage widths and gate device positions while maintaining continuous power supply.
3Ease of operation
If arch is attached between passage walls, then wiring can be routed above floor eliminating bulge, but arch structure adds complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The arch structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides a mounting structure for cameras and lighting devices, acts as a support for routing power supply wiring away from the floor, and maintains the aesthetic appearance of the gate apparatus. This multi-functionality justifies the added structural element by delivering multiple benefits beyond just wiring routing.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution eliminates the bulge caused by floor-level wiring, improves security through facial recognition, and enhances flexibility in layout changes, reducing the inconvenience of navigating heavy carts and enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
a camera and an open-close shutter, and configured to control opening and closing of the open-close shutter at least on a basis of a result of a collation of a face image of the user input to the terminal and an face image of the user captured by the camera
Data Source
AI summary
This gate device has: a pair of left and right passage walls that form a passage; opening and closing shutters that are attached to the passage walls and restrict a person from passing through the passage; and an arch which is attached to bridge the pair of passage walls, has a height at which a person can pass therethrough in the attached state, and has cameras which capture an image of a person passing through the passage and wiring for supplying electric power to an electric device provided in the passage walls.