Telescopic Bar Pneumatic Jack Passage Blocking Device

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current security devices for temporarily obstructing passages, such as corridors or windows, are cumbersome, time-consuming to install, and expose security personnel to risks during installation, as they require mechanical attachment and complex locking systems, lacking a quick and easy solution for rapid intervention.

Innovation Solution

An autonomous protection device featuring a telescopic bar that can be easily extended and locked between wall surfaces, equipped with removable obstruction elements like rigid slats or a flexible screen, utilizing a pneumatic jack for quick deployment and retraction, allowing adaptation to existing walls without modification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If mechanical attachment methods are used to secure anti-burglary grids, then the device provides secure blocking, but the installation time increases and device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecure blockingVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces complex mechanical attachment systems with a pneumatic jack mechanism. The jack uses pneumatic pressure to automatically extend the telescopic bar and engage blocking surfaces, eliminating the need for manual mechanical fastening operations and reducing installation time while maintaining secure blocking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The device performs its own installation through the pneumatic jack system. Once positioned between blocking surfaces, the jack automatically extends and locks the bar without requiring external mechanical attachment tools or complex manual procedures, making the installation process self-contained and rapid.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If heavy grids with complex locking systems are used, then the device provides secure protection, but the ease of operation decreases and handling becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecure protectionVSAvoidhandling ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The device is divided into modular components: a telescopic bar, removable obstruction elements, and a pneumatic jack system. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the bar provides structural strength, the obstruction elements can be quickly attached or removed, and the jack provides easy actuation, overall improving handling ease while maintaining protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The pneumatic jack system replaces heavy mechanical locking mechanisms with a lightweight pneumatic actuation system. The compressed air cartridge provides sufficient force to extend and lock the telescopic bar without requiring heavy mechanical linkages, complex springs, or multiple manual steps, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining secure protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

3Ease of operation

If rolling shutter systems with mechanical fixing are used, then the device provides obstruction capability, but the installation complexity increases and time required increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveobstruction capabilityVSAvoidmechanical fixing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical fixing systems of rolling shutter devices with a pneumatic actuation system. The telescopic bar extended by pneumatic pressure from a compressed air cartridge provides the obstruction capability without requiring complex mechanical fixing mechanisms, reducing device complexity and installation time while maintaining effective obstruction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Reliability

If the device requires adaptation of wall frames, then the device can be securely installed, but the adaptability to existing structures decreases and installation time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecure installationVSAvoidadaptability to existing walls
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The device is designed with universal applicability to existing wall structures. The telescopic bar can be positioned between standard wall surfaces without requiring modification to the wall frame or structure. The pneumatic jack system adapts to different wall thicknesses and configurations, making the device versatile for various existing structures while maintaining secure installation through the blocking surface engagement mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 device minimizes exposure time for security personnel during installation, provides effective obstruction against human and projectile threats, and can be easily transported and installed, reducing the risk of aggression and facilitating visual inspection.

Implementation Method 1

a jack, said bar being able to be blocked in a removable manner in extension between two wall surfaces delimiting said passage called blocking surfaces

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPneumatic pressure: Pressure Increase

Implementation Method 2

Locking by jack which is hydraulic, electric or preferably pneumatic is particularly simple and quick to implement

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPneumatic cylinder: Gas Compressor

Implementation Method 3

at least one longitudinally extendable bar, preferably a telescopic bar, operable in extension by a jack

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTelescopic mechanism: Mechanical Advantage

Implementation Method 4

said extensible bar supporting one or preferably a plurality of element(s) of obstruction to form a protective screen obstructing the level of said passage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhysical obstruction: Physical Containment

Data Source

PatentEP2425082B1Device for blocking a passage
Publication Date: 2016.02.17 LIBERVIT
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a free-standing protection device (1, 1a-1b) for provisionally obstructing a passage (10) such as a corridor, a door or a window, characterised in that said device includes at least one longitudinally extensible bar (2, 2a-2b), preferably a telescopic bar, the extension thereof being actuatable by a cylinder (3), said bar being capable of being removably blocked in an extended configuration between two wall surfaces (10a, 10b) delimiting said passage, referred to as blocking surfaces, said extensible bar having one or preferably a plurality of obstruction element(s) (4) so as to form a protective screen (5, 5a, 5b) creating an obstruction at said passage, said obstruction element(s) preferably being removably attached thereto.