Wireless access control system including wireless exit kit (''WEXK'') with panic bar
First Claim
1. A wireless access system including:
- a door position switch mounted on a door, said door position switch providing a door position indicator indicating whether said door is open or closed;
a user-actuatable device mounted near said door, said user actuable device providing a request-to-exit signal when said user-actuatable device is actuated; and
an access control panel (“
ACP”
), said access control panel receiving said door position indicator and said request-to-exit signal and generating an alarm signal when said door position indicator indicates said door is open and no request-to-exit signal has been received.
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Abstract
A wireless access system is provided that includes a wireless exit kit (“WEXK”) having a panic bar and a door position sensor. The WEXK is mounted on a door or other access point. The WEXK also includes a wireless transceiver for transmitting a signal from the access point to a panel interface module and eventually to an access control panel. The WEXK monitors the panic bar and door position sensor. The panic bar is user-actuatable and, when actuated, causes a request-to-exit signal to be transmitted to the transceiver. If the transceiver receives an indication from the door position sensor that the door is open and no request-to-exit signal has been received, then the transceiver generates an alarm. Conversely, if the transceiver has receivd a request-to-exit signal from the panic bar, no alarm is generated.
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1. A wireless access system including:
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a door position switch mounted on a door, said door position switch providing a door position indicator indicating whether said door is open or closed;
a user-actuatable device mounted near said door, said user actuable device providing a request-to-exit signal when said user-actuatable device is actuated; and
an access control panel (“
ACP”
), said access control panel receiving said door position indicator and said request-to-exit signal and generating an alarm signal when said door position indicator indicates said door is open and no request-to-exit signal has been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for access control including:
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generating a door position signal at a door, said door position signal providing an indication of when said door is opened;
providing the ability to generate a request-to-exit signal at said door in response to a user-actuatable device; and
initiating an alarm when said door position signal is received at an access control panel and no request-to-exit signal is received at said access control panel. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An exit system comprising:
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a door having a door position including a closed position in which the door is substantially closed, and an open position in which the door is substantially opened;
an access device mounted on the door, and configured to engage the door in the closed position, to disengage the door from the closed position, and to wirelessly transmit a disengaged signal after the door is disengaged from the closed position;
a position sensor configured to monitor the door position, and to wirelessly transmit a second signal after the door is in the open position; and
a control device being spaced apart from the door, and configured to wirelessly monitor and receive the disengaged and second signals, to determine from the disengaged and second signals if the door is securely disengaged. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring an exit door movable moveable between a closed position substantially closing the exit door and an open position substantially opening the exit door, the exit door having an access device mounted thereon, the method comprising:
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determining a door position;
wirelessly transmitting the door position after the exit door is in the open position;
wirelessly transmitting a disengaged signal after the exit door is disengaged from the closed position; and
determining from the disengaged and second signals if the door is securely disengaged. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification