ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE AND PEDESTRIAN GATE FOR SAME

Abstract

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 via the 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 include the axis of rotation (11).

Claims

1. A pedestrian gate (3) for an access-control device, the pedestrian gate comprising: a blocking element (7); an actuating element (8), the blocking element (7) being fastened on the actuating element (8) such that the blocking element (7) is pivotable about a vertical axis of rotation (11), between a blocking position and an access position, via the actuation element (8); and the blocking element (7) extends essentially rectilinearly, as seen in a vertical projection, and defines a vertical blocking plane (12), which does not include the vertical axis of rotation (11).

2. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blocking element (7) is fastened eccentrically on the actuating element (8) with respect to the vertical axis of rotation (11).

3. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blocking element (7) is planar in form.

4. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 3, wherein the blocking element (7) is configured as a panel made of transparent, virtually transparent or translucent material.

5. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuating element (8) is formed as a vertically oriented column and includes a fixed base part (9) and a retaining part (10), which is rotatable in relation to the fixed base part.

6. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 5, wherein the blocking element (7) is fastened on the retaining part (10) of the actuating element (8).

7. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a drive configured to pivot the retaining part (10), and the blocking element (7) is accommodated in the base part (9).

8. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 5, wherein the retaining part (10) has an installation surface (13) for the blocking element (7), and the installation surface is spaced apart from the vertical axis of rotation (11).

9. The pedestrian gate as claimed in claim 4, wherein the actuating element (8) is formed as a vertically oriented column and includes a fixed base part (9) and a retaining part (10), which is rotatable in relation to the fixed base part, and the blocking element (7) runs vertically essentially over at least an entire vertical extent of the actuating element (8).

10. An access-control device, comprising a corridor (1), which is formed by right-hand and left-hand side boundaries (2), and at least one of the pedestrian gates (3) as claimed in claim 1, which is arranged on one of the side boundaries (2).

11. The access-control device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one side boundary (2) is provided with a function-specific module (4) arranged in a pivoting region of the blocking element (7).

12. The access-control device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pedestrian gate (3) is arranged at at least one of a beginning or an end of the corridor (1).

13. The access-control device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pedestrian gate (3) is integrated in the side boundary (2).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] An exemplary embodiment of an access-control device having a pedestrian gate configured according to the invention will be explained and described in more detail hereinbelow with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

[0023] FIG. 1 shows a plan view of an example of an access-control device configured according to the invention;

[0024] FIG. 2 shows a view from direction A according to FIG. 1;

[0025] FIG. 3 shows a side view taken along line B-B from FIG. 1; and

[0026] FIG. 4 shows an actuating element of a pedestrian gate configured according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate three different views of the same example of an access-control device configured according to the invention. To the right and left of a corridor 1, which is accessed from the left-hand side in FIG. 1, are two side boundaries 2, between which the people for whom access is to be controlled are guided. A pedestrian gate 3, which at present is illustrated in the blocking position, blocks the corridor 1 and can free the same if appropriate. A reading unit (not illustrated), which is arranged in front of the corridor 1, verifies the access authorization, for example a boarding pass for boarding an aircraft, and, in the event of positive verification, generates a signal on the basis of which the pedestrian gate 3 is pivoted into an access position (the access position is indicated by dashed lines for the pedestrian gate 3 illustrated at the top of FIG. 1).

[0028] A function-specific module 4, in this case a switch cabinet, is integrated in the left-hand side boundary 2. This switch cabinet supplies both a drive (not illustrated) of the pedestrian gate and a detection module 6 with electrical energy, wherein the detection module 6 serves to detect biometric data, as is often collected on entry into an airport. A respective handrail 5 closes off the side boundaries 2 in the upward direction, this being best depicted in FIG. 2.

[0029] As can be seen to good effect with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the pedestrian gate 3 here comprises two sub-gates, which are arranged in a mirror-inverted manner and each comprise a column-like actuating element 8 and a panel-form blocking element 7. The actuating elements 8 are approximately half-integrated in the side boundaries 2 and therefore narrow the corridor 1 only to a minimal extent. In the blocking position, the blocking elements 7 extend only nearly to the center of the corridor 1, this ruling out a situation where the people for whom access is to be controlled, for example, trap a hand if the pedestrian gate 3 should close unexpectedly. For the same reason, a free space is provided as an anti-trap protection between the blocking elements 7 and the actuating elements 8, with the exception of the location at which the blocking element 7 is fastened on the actuating element 8.

[0030] As can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the function-specific module 4, which is designed in the form of a switch cabinet, has its upper region projecting beyond the side boundary 2 in the direction of the corridor 1, and therefore, in the access position, a blocking element 7 fastened, as has been customary hitherto, along an axis of rotation 11 of the pedestrian gate 3 would possibly strike against the function-specific module 4; at least in that case the necessary distance of the standard 25 mm, in the present case 26 mm, would no longer be ensured to protect against fingers becoming trapped.

[0031] However, since a vertical blocking plane 12, which is defined by the blocking element 7, is spaced apart from the likewise vertically running access of rotation 11—in the present example, for this purpose, the blocking element 7 is fastened eccentrically on the actuating element 8—the blocking element 7, as indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1, despite the actuating element 8 being largely integrated in the side boundary 2, maintains that distance from the function-specific module 4 which is prescribed to provide anti-trap protection, even when the blocking element has been pivoted into the access position (indicated by dashed lines).

[0032] As FIG. 3 shows, the function-specific module 4 is seated on a rail 15 of the side boundary 2 and is connected, by means of a cable duct 16, to the handrail 5, in which for example signal lines can be guided. As is also indicated here by dashed lines, the blocking element 7 can be pivoted, about the axis of rotation 11, through approximately 90° in both directions starting from the blocking position.

[0033] As can be seen with reference to FIG. 2, but primarily with reference to FIG. 4, the actuating element 8 comprises essentially two parts—a base part 9 and a retaining part 10. The base part 9 is fixed on the side boundaries 2, whereas the retaining part 10 can rotate, about the axis of rotation 11, on the base part 9. For this purpose, provision can be made for a drive device for rotating the retaining part 10 to be arranged in the interior of the base part 9 (not illustrated here). In an eccentric arrangement and/or spaced apart from the axis of rotation 11, the retaining part 10 has an installation surface 13, on which the panel-form blocking element 7 can be positioned and on which the blocking element 7 can be fastened by means of an installation cover 14. The blocking element can be used here in different orientations by the installation cover quite simply be rotated about a horizontal axis; it is therefore possible for structurally identical parts (base part 9, retaining part 10, installation cover 14 and blocking element 7) to be used to form both sides of the double-leaf pedestrian gate.

[0034] The blocking plane, which is defined by the installation surface 13 and/or by the rectilinear course of the blocking element 7, is indicated by dashed-line arrows. Both the blocking plane 12 and the access of rotation 11 are oriented vertically, that is to say they are located approximately parallel to one another, and are spaced apart from one another by a distance S.

[0035] The design of the actuating element 8 illustrated and the form of the blocking element 7 mean that the actuating element 8 can be designed predominantly (height h1) in a rigid manner, whereas the rotatable retaining part 10 extends only over a small height h2 and the extent of the moving parts is therefore minimized. This makes it possible not just to minimize the risk of accidents occurring, but also to keep the adjustment operation as well as the installation and removal of the blocking element 7 particularly simple.

[0036] As is immediately evident from the drawings, the actuating elements 8 of the pedestrian gate 8 can advantageously be integrated well within the side boundaries 2, wherein, in the access position, the blocking elements 7 are nevertheless spaced apart far enough from the side boundaries 2 and, in particular, from the function-specific module 4. This results in the corridor 1 having a sufficient width between the two actuating elements 8, without it being necessary for the side boundaries 2 to be shifted further apart for this reason. This saves valuable set-up space.