Abstract
The invention relates to a passageway system with at least one foot element, with at least one blocking element which is mounted on the foot element and which is movable between at least one blocking position intended for at least partially blocking a passage and at least one release position releasing the passage, with a drive unit serving to move the at least one blocking element with a control of the drive unit, with a detection unit intended for the identifying detection of goods, and with interfaces to a data processing unit and optionally further components.
The invention is characterized in that at least one optical detection device is arranged on the at least one blocking element and is a component of the detection unit.
Claims
1. A passageway system with at least one foot element, with at least one blocking element which is mounted on the foot element and which is movable between at least one blocking position intended for at least partially blocking a passage and at least one release position releasing the passage, with a drive unit serving to move the at least one blocking element with a control of the drive unit, with a detection unit intended for the identifying detection of goods, and with interfaces to a data processing unit and optionally further components, characterized in that at least one optical detection device is arranged on the at least one blocking element and is a component of the detection unit.
2. Passageway system according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one optical detection device detects infrared light and the same or at least one further optical detection device detects visible light.
3. Passageway system according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one optical detection device is a camera and/or a reader device.
4. Passageway system according to claim 1, characterized in that the detection unit is formed with a plurality of optical detection devices arranged at regular intervals.
5. Passageway system according to claim 1, characterized in that the detection unit is formed with alternately arranged cameras and reader devices.
6. Passageway system according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one detection device is directed towards a detection space below and/or above the at least one blocking element when the at least one blocking element assumes the blocking position.
7. Passageway system according to claim 1, characterized in that the detection unit is configured to detect goods in motion relative to the detection unit in a continuous detection process from different perspectives.
8. Passageway system according to claim 1, characterized in that data or signals generated by the detection unit are used by the control of the drive unit.
Description
[0024] The invention will be explained in more detail below. The described advantageous embodiments of the invention can be seen from the combination of FIGS. 1-3. The first, second, third, and fourth advantageous embodiments are illustrated in particular by FIG. 2, and the fifth and sixth advantageous embodiments are illustrated in particular by FIG. 3.
[0025] FIG. 1 shows a passageway system 1 having at least one foot element 3, having at least one blocking element 4 which is mounted on the foot element 3 and can be moved between at least one blocking position 5a, intended for at least partially blocking a passage 2, and at least one release position 5b, which releases the passage 2, having a drive unit 6 which is used for moving the at least one blocking element 4, having a control 7 for the drive unit 6, having a detection unit 11, intended for the identifying detection of goods, and having interfaces 8 to a data processing unit 9 and optionally further components 10. At least one optical detection device 12 is arranged on the at least one blocking element 3, which is a component of the detection unit 11.
[0026] FIG. 1 shows an example of a passageway system 1 with a left and right foot element 3a, 3b laterally delimiting the passage 2 and with a blocking element 4 in each case. The passageway system can be configured differently, for example only one foot element 3 can be present and more than one blocking element 4 can be arranged on the one foot element 3, see FIG. 3.
[0027] The at least one detection device 12 may be installed within the detection unit 11, see FIG. 1 left and FIG. 2 or be exposed or protruding, see FIG. 1 right and FIG. 3. The detection unit 11 may itself consist of spatially separated parts that form a functional unit with respect to the identifying detection of goods, see FIG. 3.
[0028] FIG. 1 shows a passage direction 16. The orientation of the blocking element 4 in blocking position 5a of the at least one blocking element 4 is preferably at right angles to the passage direction, so that the blocking element 4 projects horizontally into the passage 2 from the side. The positioning of the detection unit 11 with optical detection devices 12 on the blocking element 4 is therefore optimal for the detection of goods that are arranged or moved below and/or above the blocking element 4 in blocking position 5a.
[0029] FIG. 2 shows a detection unit 11 with a plurality of optical detection devices 12, which are alternately arranged cameras 13 and reader devices 14. Such an elongated detection unit 11 integrates different and complementary optical detection techniques, for example computer vision and barcode scanning, and can detect the entire width of the passage 2, see FIG. 1, allowing identifying goods detection without using RFID technology.
[0030] FIG. 3 shows the passageway system 1 transverse to the passage direction 16. A foot element 3 can be seen, on which two blocking elements 4 are arranged as an example, both in blocking position 5a. Downwardly and upwardly directed detection units 11 with optical detection devices 12 are arranged on each of the blocking elements 4, which together form a detection unit 11 of the passageway system 1. Above and below the detection units 11, detection spaces 15 are shown delimited by conical dashed lines, which altogether form a detection space of the passageway system 1. Also shown is a goods container 17 in three different positions, preferably as a basket or platform forming part of a transport device movable on rollers, so that the goods container 17 is movable in a horizontal direction 18 below or above the detection units. If a transport device is pushed through the passage, this direction 18 is approximately identical to the passage direction 16. By coordinating the dimensions of the passageway system 1 and the transport device, it can be achieved that when the transport device is pushed into the passage 2, see FIG. 1, the goods being carried pass completely through the detection space 15 and are detected in a continuous detection process, so that identification of the goods is possible without RFID technology.
