Device for controlling access in a passage lane

• US 7,513,423 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2005
• Issued: 04/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Axess AG (Management Trust Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Axess AG (Management Trust Holding AG)
• Inventors: Fischer, Josef, Kocznar, Wolfram
• Primary Examiner(s): Labaze; Edwyn
• Application Number:
  US11/149,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20060027649A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,397 Days
• Field of Search: 235/382, 235/384, 235/375, 235/380, 235/449, 235/492, 705/13
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 11/08 Turnstiles; Gates for control of entry or exit of persons, e.g. in supermarkets control gates on vehicles B60N5/00 ; bank protection devices E05G5/00; with registering means G07C9/10 ; coin-freed facilities for turnstiles G07F17/14
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/10 Movable barriers with registering means

Abstract

In a device for controlling access in a passage lane, particularly for controlling people, comprising a housing for receiving electronic components, particularly comprising a reader for tickets, the housing forming a lateral delimitation of the passage lane, it is suggested, for simple and rapid maintenance and putting into operation, that the housing have housing openings (3) directed toward the passage lane (2), the housing opening (3) be closable by covers (4), and at least two of the covers (4) be implemented as supports for electrical and/or mechanical modular components, particularly an identification module for tickets, a controller component for controlling an access control, a data transfer module for data exchange with further electrical and/or mechanical components, and/or a display module for displaying information, the particular modular components being positioned on an interior of the cover (4) implemented as a support, and being replaceable together with the cover (4).

Claims

1. A device for controlling access in a passage lane, the passage lane having a lateral delimitation and a passage direction, said device comprising:

a housing for receiving electronic components, said housing configured to be located at a lateral delimitation of the passage lane; and

at least three housing openings in said housing, said housing openings configured to be closed by a respective cover, said respective cover having a respective modular electronic component attached to a surface of said cover so that said modular electronic component is replaced together with said cover when said cover is replaced,

wherein the first of said covers is carrying electronic identification means for the access rights, the second of said covers is carrying an electronic station controller receiving information from the electronic identification means module and controlling means to indicate the access right.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said openings is adapted to have a cover attached to said housing by a quick-acting closure.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said covers is adapted to be attached to said housing opening by a quick-acting closure.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said housing has a vertically extending tubular profile, said housing openings being openings in said vertically extending tubular profile.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said cover for closing said first housing opening supports a display, said cover for closing said second housing opening supports an identification module, and said third housing opening provides access to electrical connections.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising means in said housing for supporting an antenna;

and means on one of said modular electronic components for connecting an antenna.

7. The device of claim 6, further comprising a long-range antenna for detecting contactless electronic transponders, said antenna being adapted to be connected to one of said modular electronic components.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein said long-range antenna is configured to extend parallel to the passage direction, said device further comprising:

a support frame connected to said housing, and

two spaced plates adapted to be attached to said support frame, a given one of said plates having electrically conductive shielding, said given one of said plates being adapted to be attached to the side of said support frame facing away from the passage lane.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of said housing extends substantially degressively from a middle portion to at least one end portion, said device further comprising a substantially level cover plate on at least one end portion of said housing, said cover plate having a card reader below said cover plate, said card reader having a feed direction for reading a card, said feed direction and the passage direction enclosing an acute angle between them.

10. The device of claim 9, further comprising means for checking validity of a card read by said card reader.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein said cross section of said housing has first and second curved longitudinal sides, each of said curved longitudinal sides having a convex middle portion.

12. The device of claim 1, further comprising a lock/release mechanism in said housing, and a barrier in a passage lane, said lock/release mechanism be adapted for locking and releasing said barrier so as to control access in said passage lane.

13. The device of claim 12, further comprising a rotating barrier in a passage lane, said rotating barrier being adapted to be locked and released by said lock/release mechanism so as to control access in said passage lane.

14. The device of claim 12, further comprising a stand having two stand feet, said two stand feet being connected by a bridge, said stand supporting said housing, and at least one card reader in said housing.

15. The device of claim 14, further comprising a second card reader, each card reader being adapted to release said lock/release mechanism so as to permit access in the passage lane in a respective passage direction.

16. The device of claim 14, further comprising a rotating barrier supported by said stand, said rotating barrier controlling access in a passage lane on a given longitudinal side of said housing in a respective passage direction.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein one of said modular electronic components is a card reader, said card reader having a card slot configured to receive a card, said card reader being configured to read said card to provide access to the passage lane, said card slot being wider than said card.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein said card slot is configured to receive a card, said card slot being wider than said card.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein said card is a ticket.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein said card reader is a barcode scanner positioned above said card slot, said barcode scanner being configured to scan a portion of said card, said card slot projecting at least partially beyond a surface of said housing.

21. The device of claim 17, further comprising a barrier in a passage lane, said card reader being positioned in front of said barrier in a given passage direction in said passage lane, said barrier having a lock/release mechanism responsive to said card reader, said lock/release mechanism being configured to control access in said passage lane in said given passage direction.

22. The device of claim 1, wherein one of said modular electronic components is a card reader, said card reader having card jaws configured to read a card, said card being configured to authorize access to the passage lane, said card jaws being configured to read a card that is pulled through said jaws.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein said card is a ticket.

24. The support device of claim 1, further comprising plug-in contacts on said modular electronic component.

25. The device of claim 1, wherein said modular electronic component is a contactless chip card reader module, said contactless chip card reader module being configured for connection to an antenna.

26. The device of claim 1, wherein said modular electronic component is a barcode read module, said cover having a recess configured to receive barcoded cards.

27. The device of claim 1, wherein said modular electronic component is a barcode read module, said cover having a recess configured to receive barcoded tickets.

28. A device according to claim 1, further comprising an electric cabling assembly within that housing having connectors arranged at the housing openings, which connectors fit into plug-in contacts on the electronic modules attached to the covers.