High traffic flow robotic entrance portal for secure access
First Claim
1. A device for securely controlling passage between two or more locations, comprising:
- an entryway that controls said passage in a unidirectional traffic flow, said traffic flow being unidirectional at any particular moment in time, said entryway having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, wherein the first and second sidewalls are each linear and are parallel to one another;
first and second moveable and rotatable door panels positioned between the linear portions of the first and second sidewalls; and
wherein each door panel is linearly moveable in a direction of said traffic flow while being positioned perpendicular with respect to the first and second sidewalls,wherein after moving in the direction of traffic flow each door panel reaches a first point along said entryway and rotates into a position parallel to and moves adjacent one of the first and second sidewalls, wherein upon having rotated and moved, each door panel moves in a direction opposite to said traffic flow until said panel reaches a second point along said entryway;
wherein upon having reached the second point, each door panel moves away from the one of the first and second sidewalls and rotates into a position perpendicular with respect to the first and second sidewalls and is again linearly moveable in the direction of said traffic flow while being positioned perpendicular with respect to the first and second sidewalls; and
wherein at a first point in time the first and second door panels are parallel to one another and at a second point in time the first and second door panels are perpendicular to one another.
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Abstract
Electro-mechanical and electronically controlled access devices are described for controlling access to a building, premises or area in a secure manner such that a subject who is deemed ineligible for access will be barred entry and may be optionally retained. The devices can contain multiple rotatable door panels, which can be positioned behind one another. The door panels can be controlled by mechanized arms or other control devices in order to control the passage through the device. The direction of flow through a device according to these embodiments is electronically controlled and may be changed at any point in time. At any instant in time, the flow through the device is unidirectional. Multiple devices can be stacked together to form clusters, which can be controlled according to traffic, time of day, or other factors.
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21 Claims
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1. A device for securely controlling passage between two or more locations, comprising:
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an entryway that controls said passage in a unidirectional traffic flow, said traffic flow being unidirectional at any particular moment in time, said entryway having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, wherein the first and second sidewalls are each linear and are parallel to one another; first and second moveable and rotatable door panels positioned between the linear portions of the first and second sidewalls; and wherein each door panel is linearly moveable in a direction of said traffic flow while being positioned perpendicular with respect to the first and second sidewalls, wherein after moving in the direction of traffic flow each door panel reaches a first point along said entryway and rotates into a position parallel to and moves adjacent one of the first and second sidewalls, wherein upon having rotated and moved, each door panel moves in a direction opposite to said traffic flow until said panel reaches a second point along said entryway; wherein upon having reached the second point, each door panel moves away from the one of the first and second sidewalls and rotates into a position perpendicular with respect to the first and second sidewalls and is again linearly moveable in the direction of said traffic flow while being positioned perpendicular with respect to the first and second sidewalls; and wherein at a first point in time the first and second door panels are parallel to one another and at a second point in time the first and second door panels are perpendicular to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for securely controlling passage in a unidirectional traffic flow, said apparatus comprising:
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an entryway that allows the passage in a direction of said traffic flow, said entryway including two linear sidewalls, wherein the two linear sidewalls are parallel to one another; two door panels, each door panel being rotatable between a position perpendicular to said sidewalls and a position parallel to said sidewalls; wherein each of said two door panels is independently movable in the direction of said traffic flow while simultaneously being fixed in the position perpendicular to said sidewalls; and wherein each of said two door panels is independently movable in a direction opposite said traffic flow while simultaneously being fixed in the position parallel to said sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for securely controlling passage through two linear sidewalls that are arranged parallel to one another, said apparatus comprising:
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two door panels located between the sidewalls where each door panel is independently moveable and rotatable via a mechanical connection at a top of the door panel; wherein each door panel is controlled robotically to be independently rotatable about a substantially vertical axis; wherein each door panel is controlled robotically to be independently moveable in a direction toward one of the two linear sidewalls; and wherein each door panel is linearly moveable along the linear sidewalls in a first direction while positioned perpendicular with respect to the sidewalls; and wherein each door panel is linearly moveable along the linear sidewalls in a second direction opposite the first direction while positioned parallel with respect to the sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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