BOLLARD HAVING AN ACCESS-DENIAL AND A CONNECTED FUNCTION

Abstract

The invention relates to a concrete access-denial bollard (1) for preventing access to vehicles, characterized in that it comprises means for wireless remote communication, in particular for connecting to an Internet network.

Claims

1. Concrete access-denial bollard (1) for vehicles, characterized in that it comprises means of wireless remote communication, in particular for connecting to an Internet network.

2. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises electronic data processing means combined with the communication means in order to process the data received from or sent to said communication means.

3. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a geolocation system.

4. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means for identifying said access-denial bollard, preferably an electronic tag of the NFC tag type.

5. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means for detecting movement of said bollard, and in that the movement detection means are capable of communicating with the wireless remote communication means of said bollard, which are capable of remotely transmitting that the bollard is being moved.

6. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one casing which is removable with respect to a receiving housing in the bollard or integrated into the bollard during manufacture and constitutes a protective housing for the means of remote communication and any built-in electronics, this volume preferably being inaccessible from outside the bollard when the bollard is in the installed position on the ground.

7. The access-denial according claim 6, characterized in that the receiving volume, which is preferably sealable, consists of a blockout which results from the manufacture of the bollard and opens onto the lower face of the bollard intended to be in contact with the ground, the receiving volume comprising means for fastening and/or retaining the casing in the receiving volume, or the casing being integrated into the bollard during manufacture by molding.

8. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that all of the elements of the bollard which require an electrical power supply are powered by a battery which is accommodated inside the bollard, preferably in or with the casing.

9. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one concrete access-denial bollard (1) is such that the entire bollard is based on concrete, preferably fiber-reinforced concrete, or the bollard has at least one concrete-based envelope, or the bollard has a metal shell and a concrete inner body.

10. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises electronics-based equipment which provides technical functions, the equipment being equipment such as a public Wi-Fi broadcasting network, sensors, cameras, alarms, loudspeakers for broadcasting remote audio messages, electronic displays, and lighting.

11. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of the concrete bollard comprises at least two opposite faces, referred to as lower and upper, and a peripheral wall referred to as the side wall connecting the two opposite faces, the outer surface of the side wall comprising, preferably over its entire periphery and preferably in its middle part, a groove forming an indentation in the external surface.

12. The access-denial bollard according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of said at least one access-denial bollard (1) has edges which are beveled, the body in particular having a parallelepipedal general shape and at least the edges thereof referred to as vertical when the bollard is in the installed position, the edges of the upper face, and optionally the edges of any surface indentation being beveled.

13. The device for managing at least one access-denial bollard according to claim 1, and optionally its technical equipment, the management device comprising at least one server for centralizing data capable of communicating with the bollard provided with remote communication means and electronic data processing means, and at least one software application that communicates with the server, preferably at least one master software application which makes it possible to identify and locate said access-denial bollard of the invention and at least one client software application which allows communication with the bollard.

Description

[0027] The present invention will now be described with the aid of examples which are only illustrative and do not limit the scope of the invention in any way, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0028] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an access-denial bollard according to the invention.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a side view of the bollard from FIG. 1 which shows the interior of the bollard for accommodating a connected casing in dotted lines.

[0030] The access-denial bollard 1 of the invention shown in the drawings, in combination with its access-denial function, constitutes a connected object.

[0031] The concrete bollard 1 of the invention shown in the drawings is a solid concrete bollard of substantial mass, in particular of approximately 500 kg up to more than one ton, intended primarily as an access-denial bollard for vehicles.

[0032] The concrete bollard is preferably made of fiber-reinforced concrete. It may optionally have an outer shell, such as a metallic shell, into which the concrete is poured.

[0033] The appearance of the bollard 1 is of the type described in patent application FR3062142 or WO2018138276 which is incorporated by reference into the present patent application.

[0034] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the concrete bollard 1 comprises a cylindrical body 10, comprising a lower face 11, an opposite upper face 12, and a vertical peripheral side wall 13 connecting the two faces 11 and 12. The base of the cylindrical body is preferably polygonal, but could be round, oval, etc. According to a preferred example, the body is parallelepipedal with a square or rectangular base, the peripheral wall 13 comprising four vertical faces.

[0035] The body 10 of the bollard preferably comprises, on its side wall 13, surrounding said wall and in the middle part thereof, a blockout 14 forming a peripheral groove. This peripheral groove 14 comprises a bottom 14A which is therefore located in a plane that is parallel and offset with respect to the external plane of the side wall 13.

[0036] The blockout 14 can be used, for example, as a support for a sign, such as a plate 15, the plate being suitable in particular for being covered with a film with micro prisms and with very high retroreflectivity. The blockout 14 is advantageously at, or substantially at, the corresponding height of a car license plate. The bollards 1 of the invention are therefore easily identifiable at night by the lighting of passing motor vehicles.

[0037] The lower face 11 is advantageously completely flat, so that it is impossible to lift the bollard from its base when the bollard is in the installed position on the ground.

[0038] As can be seen in the embodiment shown, the bollard is parallelepipedal with a square base and symmetrical with respect to the median horizontal plane.

[0039] The edges of the body 10 which delimit the lower face 10 and upper face 11, the vertical faces of the side wall 13, and the groove 14 are preferably beveled (have inclined sides) and/or rounded so as to avoid sharp edges which could otherwise cause injury, especially since the bollard may be almost as tall as a person.

[0040] The concrete bollard 1 preferably comprises, with respect to FIG. 2, a lighting system S, in particular a reflector, which is in particular positioned in the lower part of the bollard and is capable of illuminating upward so as to illuminate with an illumination angle corresponding to two upper corners 13A and 13B of the bollard for identifying the volume of the bollard at night.

[0041] The dimensions of the bollard 1 are preferably designed to be suitable for maximizing the number thereof in a 10-ton transport truck.

[0042] By way of non-limiting example, the dimensions of a parallelepipedal bollard 1 of the invention with a square or rectangular base are as follows: [0043] Height: 900 or 950 mm [0044] Width and length: 900 or 950 mm×900 mm or 950 mm for a square base, and 600 mm×900 mm for a rectangular base, [0045] Height of groove 13: 200 or 210 mm, [0046] Depth of the groove (dimension in a horizontal plane): approximately 50 mm.

[0047] According to the invention, the bollard 1 comprises at least one blockout or a receiving volume in the lower part which opens onto the lower face of the bollard so as to be inaccessible when the bollard is in the installed position on the road. This receiving volume is preferably closable.

[0048] According to the invention, the bollard 1 comprises at least one casing 3 accommodating the remote communication means, in particular for connecting to the Internet, such that it constitutes a connected object. The casing is suitable for being accommodated in the receiving volume 2.

[0049] The bollard 1 preferably further comprises geolocation means.

[0050] The bollard 1 preferably also includes means for identifying the bollard, preferably remotely, so as to be able to trace the bollard. The bollard 1 comprises an NFC tag, for example.

[0051] The bollard can be equipped with elements with a technical function which are capable of communicating with the remote communication means in order to transmit or receive data which are associated with said technical elements.

[0052] The elements with a technical function are, but are not limited to, sensors, cameras, display systems, loudspeakers intended to be connected to the remote communication means of the bollard.

[0053] For example, the bollard is equipped with at least one camera (for example via a pole fastened to the bollard) which is capable of communicating in a wired or wireless manner with electronic processing means accommodated inside the bollard, preferably in the casing accommodating the remote communication means. The data (images) of the environment of the bollard can thus be sent to a server via the means of remote communication.

[0054] The access-denial bollard 1 comprises, for example, as a sensor, a movement sensor, making it possible to detect the movement of the bollard. Since the sensor is connected to the means of remote communication, it is thus possible to detect remotely that the bollard has been moved.

[0055] The access-denial bollard 1 is capable of communicating with a remote server (physical or virtual) for centralizing data. Software applications relating to the bollard or bollards are also provided. A master software application makes it possible to identify and locate the access-denial bollards. A client software application allows communication with the bollard and also allows, via the detection of the bollard, various information on a place, an event, etc. to be viewed, for example on a smartphone or tablet.