Passage control device

Abstract

A device for controlling passage in two passage directions has a blocking device (2) for the singling of persons and a card reading unit (4) having a slot (9) for inserting a card, both disposed on a frame (1′). The card reading unit (4), which upon validly reading the card actuates the blocking device (2) for releasing the passage (7), is slewably mounted on the frame (1′) and is slewable with an actuator as to direct the card insertion slot (9) to a person (12) stepping in front of the blocking device (2) from both the one or the other passage direction (A, B).

Description

In the following the invention is explained in more detail by way of example with reference to the attached Figure.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a perspective view of the passage control device having a card reading unit swiveled in admittance direction or exit direction; and

FIG. 3 shows a schematic plan view onto the access control device and a person approaching it.

According to FIG. 1 and 2 the passage control device has frame 1′ with housing 1, whereon a turning blocking device is rotatably mounted as blocking device 2. On frame 1′ is disposed mounting platform 3, on which card reading unit 4 is slewably mounted.

The rotation axis 5 of the turning blocking device 2 is inclined obliquely downward by an angle of about 45 degrees and provided, for example, with three barrier arms 6, which enclose an angle of about 45 degrees with the rotation axis 5. The barrier arm 6 turned upward respectively protrudes substantially horizontally across the passage 7. Turning blocking device 2 is driven by a (not shown) drive in housing 1, formed by an electromotor having a transmission unit. Card reading device 4, which is slewably mounted to a perpendicular swiveling axis 8 on the frame 1′, has a card mouth with insertion slot 9 on its front for inserting an access authorization card, and display 10.

For the admittance check the passageway 7 is passed in passage direction A, and for the exit check in direction B. Therefore, the card reading unit 4 being in the swivel position according to FIG. 1 represents an admittance reader and in the swivel position according to FIG. 2 an exit reader.

Card reading unit 4 is swiveled via a not shown transmission unit preferably by the motor that also drives turning blocking device 2. Card reading unit 4 is swiveled such that it is always directed to person 12, who steps in front of turning blocking device 2, independent of whether person 12, as depicted in FIG. 1 and 3, moves in passage direction A or in passage direction B. With that insertion slot 9 is always located comfortably opposite the person 12, who stands in front of turning blocking device 2 in order to go through the passageway 7, for inserting the card, independent of whether the person approaches turning blocking device 2 in direction A or direction B. Preferably, card insertion slot 9 is located obliquely opposite the person stepping in front of turning blocking device 2 such that card insertion direction 13 into insertion slot 9 and passage direction A, B enclose an angle α of 10 degrees to 80 degrees, in particular 30 degrees to 60 degrees.

Upon validly reading the card the turning blocking device 2 is unblocked in the respective passage direction A, B and/or turning blocking device 2 is turned by its drive such that it can be passed by a person in the respective direction A or B. I.e., turning blocking device 2 in each case is driven in the direction of rotation that corresponds to the passage direction A, B of the person toward the card reading unit 4 is swiveled.

For a fully automatic operation the device according to the invention can be provided with a sensor system, which detects the position of an approaching person 12 and swivels card reading unit 4 in the direction of the approaching person 12.

As depicted in FIG. 3, the sensor system can be formed by two optoelectronic sensors 14, 15, their detection area 16, 17 extending from the barrier arm 6 in the one and the other passage direction A, B.

When person 12 inserts the card in insertion slot 9 according to FIG. 3 and card reading unit 4 reads a valid card, by rotating barrier arm 6 in the direction A turning blocking device 2 is released. After having executed the passage process turning blocking device 2 assumes a waiting position. When a person approaches turning blocking device 2 for example from direction B and steps into the detection area 17 of the sensor 15, card reading unit 4 is swiveled according to the double arrow 18 (FIG. 3) such that then card insertion slot 9 is directed to the person approaching from this direction B. Then the passage process is executed also for this person as described above.

Claims

1. A device for controlling passage in two passage directions having a frame (1), on which is disposed a blocking device (2) for the singling of persons and a card reading unit (4) having a slot (9) for inserting a card, wherein upon validly reading the card the card reading unit (4) actuates the blocking device (2) for releasing the passage (7) and the card reading unit (4) is slewably mounted on the frame (1) and is slewable with an actuator as to direct the card insertion slot (9) toward a person (12) stepping in front of the blocking device (2) from both the one and the other passage direction (A, B), characterized by a sensor system, which detects the position of an approaching person (12) and activates the actuator for swiveling the card reading unit (4) in the direction of the approaching person (12).

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the card insertion slot (9) is located obliquely opposite the person (12) stepping in front of the blocking device (2) such that the angle (α) enclosed by the card insertion direction (13) into the card insertion slot (9) and the passage direction (A, B) is 20 degrees to 80 degrees.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the card reading unit (4) is rotatably mounted on a platform (3) of the frame (1′).

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor system (2) comprises sensors (14, 15), the detection area (16, 17) of which extends from

5. The device according to claim 1, characterized by a reconfiguration of the software of the card reading unit (4) between admittance logic and exit logic when swiveling from the one into the other passage direction (A, B) and vice versa.

6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the blocking device (2) for the singling of persons is formed by a turning blocking device that is driven by a drive in the direction of rotation, which corresponds to the passage direction of the person toward the card reading unit (4) is swiveled.

7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that the drive of the turning blocking device at the same time is the drive for swiveling the card reading unit (4).

8. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the card reading unit (4) has a display (10).