Door frame with integrated keyless entry system
First Claim
1. An entry control and security system for a pedestrian doorway comprising:
- a pedestrian door frame;
a door attached to the frame for movement about a vertical hinge line between an open position and a closed position;
a light disposed on the door frame to illuminate an exterior side of the doorway when the door is in either the open position or the closed position;
a motion detector disposed on the door frame to detect motion on the exterior side of the doorway when the door is in either the open position or the closed position and electrically coupled with the light to activate the light upon detection of said motion;
a portable, wireless remote control unit manually actuatable by a user to transmit a radiant energy signal;
a radiant energy receiver disposed on the door frame for receiving the signal;
an electrically actuable latch disposed on the door frame operative to alternatively secure the door in the closed position with respect to the door frame and release the door so that it may be moved to the open position; and
means for unlatching the latch to release the door in response to receipt of the signal by the receiver.
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Abstract
An entry control and security system in the form of a pre-assembled door and door frame unit having an electric light, a motion detector, a radiant energy receiver and an electromechanically actuated latch all disposed on and built into the door frame. The invention provides an economically manufactured and easily installed unit which allows persons to unlatch a door by remote control in order to gain access to a building, as well as providing illumination in the vicinity of the doorway during periods of darkness. A radiant energy receiver, such as a radio frequency receiver, is disposed on the door frame and is electrically coupled with at least one electromechanical door latch also disposed on the frame. A keychain-sized remote control transmitter unit is carried by a person desiring access to the building. When a button on the remote control unit is pressed, the remote control unit transmits a coded signal which is received by the radiant energy receiver. If the signal bears the proper code, the latch is actuated to unlatch the door, allowing it to be pushed open with no further fumbling with keys, door knobs or manually actuated latches.
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18 Claims
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1. An entry control and security system for a pedestrian doorway comprising:
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a pedestrian door frame; a door attached to the frame for movement about a vertical hinge line between an open position and a closed position; a light disposed on the door frame to illuminate an exterior side of the doorway when the door is in either the open position or the closed position; a motion detector disposed on the door frame to detect motion on the exterior side of the doorway when the door is in either the open position or the closed position and electrically coupled with the light to activate the light upon detection of said motion; a portable, wireless remote control unit manually actuatable by a user to transmit a radiant energy signal; a radiant energy receiver disposed on the door frame for receiving the signal; an electrically actuable latch disposed on the door frame operative to alternatively secure the door in the closed position with respect to the door frame and release the door so that it may be moved to the open position; and means for unlatching the latch to release the door in response to receipt of the signal by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An entry control and security unit for use with a pedestrian doorway including a door frame and a door attached to the frame for movement about a vertical hinge line between an open position and a closed position, the unit comprising:
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a visor mountable to the door frame on an exterior side of the doorway; a light disposed on the visor; a motion detector disposed on the visor and connected with the light to activate the light upon detection of movement on the exterior side of the doorway; a portable, wireless remote control unit manually actuatable by a user to transmit a radiant energy signal; a radiant energy receiver disposed on the visor for receiving the signal; an electrically actuable latch mounted on the door frame operable to alternatively secure the door in the closed position with respect to the door frame and releasing the door so that it may be moved to the open position; and means for unlatching the latching means to release the door in response to receipt of the radiant energy signal by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification