One-way pass-through system with return block for use in buildings, and a corresponding building having a one-way pass-through system of this kind

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12592111-B2
Application number	US-202418736816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2024
Priority date	Dec 12, 2018
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

A one-way passage system ( 1 ) comprises an entrance door arrangement ( 2 a ) and offset therefrom an exit door arrangement ( 2 b ). First and second side wall arrangements ( 3 a, 3 b ) are provided therebetween, thereby defining a passage area ( 4 ). A sensor device ( 5 ) can detect persons ( 10 ): a) before the entrance door arrangement ( 2 a ); b) in the passage area ( 4 ) and/or after the exit door arrangement ( 2 b ). A control device is configured to enter a safety operating mode and to close the entrance door arrangement ( 2 a ) when an analysis of sensor data indicates that a person ( 10 ): a) in the passage area ( 4 ) goes back in the direction of the entrance door arrangement ( 2 a ); and/or b) goes back after the exit door arrangement ( 2 b ) in the direction of the passage area ( 4 ). An illumination device ( 20 ), which is arranged in the passage area ( 4 ) can illuminate the passage area in different colors. The control device can enter different operating modes, wherein the entrance door arrangement ( 2 a ) and the exit door arrangement ( 2 b ) are controlled accordingly depending on the operating mode, and wherein the illumination device ( 20 ) illuminates the passage area ( 4 ) with different colors depending on the operating mode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A one-way passage system with a non-return barrier for use in buildings having the following features:
an entrance door arrangement and, offset from the entrance door arrangement, an exit door arrangement are provided; first and second side wall arrangements are provided between the entrance door arrangement and the exit door arrangement, thereby enclosing a passage area between the entrance door arrangement and the exit door arrangement; a sensor device is provided which comprises a plurality of sensors and is configured to detect persons and objects: a) in front of the entrance door arrangement; b) in the passage area and/or after the exit door arrangement; a control device is provided which is configured to receive and analyze sensor data from the sensor device, the control device being further configured to enter a plurality of different operating modes wherein the entrance door arrangement and the exit door arrangement are controlled accordingly by the control device depending on the operating mode, wherein the operating modes include:
a safety operating mode wherein the control device closes the entrance door arrangement if an analysis of the sensor data indicates that a person:
a) is walking back in the passage area toward the entrance door arrangement; and/or
b) is walking back towards the passage area after the exit door arrangement;
a malfunction operating mode entered in response to a detection by the sensor of an object in the passage area and wherein the control device opens the exit door arrangement and closes the entrance door arrangement as long as the analysis of the sensor data shows that the object is located in the passage area;
a normal operating mode, wherein people can walk from the entrance door arrangement toward the exit door arrangement and exit the one-way passage system at the exit door arrangement;
a lock operating mode, wherein the control device is further configured to open the exit door arrangement when the entrance door arrangement is predominantly or completely closed; and
a restricted operating mode, wherein the control device is further configured to close the entrance door arrangement and the exit door arrangement; and
an illumination device, which is arranged in the passage area and which is configured to illuminate the passage area in at least one selected color; wherein the control device is further configured to control the illumination device such that it illuminates the passage area with the selected color depending on the operating mode of the control device.

2 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination device comprises:
a) a first lighting device, wherein the first lighting device is arranged:
i) on a first ground profile of the first side wall arrangement; or
ii) in the first ground profile of the first side wall arrangement; or
iii) in a floor;
and/or
b) a second lighting device, wherein the second lighting device is arranged:
i) on a second ground profile of the second side wall arrangement; or
ii) in the second ground profile of the second side wall arrangement; or
iii) in the floor.

3 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first side wall arrangement comprises at least one first glass pane, wherein the first ground profile supports the at least one first glass pane; and/or the second side wall arrangement comprises at least one second glass pane, wherein the second ground profile supports the at least one second glass pane.

4 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 2 , wherein the first lighting device comprises:
a) a plurality of LED strips, wherein each LED strip comprises a plurality of LEDs, and wherein each LED strip lights up in a different color and wherein at least one LED strip lights up in the selected color; or b) a multi-color LED strip, wherein the multi-color LED strip comprises a plurality of LEDs, and wherein the multi-color LED strip is controllable such that only LEDs of a particular color light up to illuminate the passageway with the selected color; and/or wherein the second lighting device comprises: a) a plurality of LED strips, wherein each LED strip comprises a plurality of LEDs, and wherein each LED strip lights up in a different color and wherein at least one LED strip lights up in the selected color; or b) a multi-color LED strip, wherein the multi-color LED strip comprises a plurality of LEDs, and wherein the multi-color LED strip is controllable such that only LEDs of a particular color light up to illuminate the passageway with the selected color.

5 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 4 , wherein:
the first lighting device extends along the entire length of the passage area or along the predominant length of the passage area; and/or the second lighting device extends along the entire length of the passage area or along the predominant length of the passage area.

6 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 4 , wherein:
the first ground profile comprises a first receiving groove, wherein the first lighting device is arranged in this first receiving groove; and/or the second ground profile comprises a second receiving groove, wherein the second lighting device is arranged in this second receiving groove.

7 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 4 , wherein:
a first receiving groove is formed between the first ground profile and the floor, wherein the first lighting device is arranged in this first receiving groove; and/or a second receiving groove is formed between the second ground profile and the floor, wherein the second lighting device is arranged in this second receiving groove.

8 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 2 , wherein the illumination device comprises:
a) a third lighting device, wherein the third lighting device is arranged:
i) on a first ceiling profile of the first side wall arrangement; or
ii) in the first ceiling profile of the first side wall arrangement; or
iii) in a ceiling arrangement;
and/or b) a fourth lighting device, wherein the fourth lighting device is arranged:
i) on a second ceiling profile of the second side wall arrangement; or
ii) in the second ceiling profile of the second side wall arrangement; or
iii) in the ceiling arrangement.

9 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 2 , wherein the illumination device comprises:
a) a first entrance side light arrangement, wherein the first entrance side light arrangement is arranged on a first vertical profile of said entrance door arrangement; and/or b) a second entrance side light arrangement, wherein the second entrance side light arrangement is arranged on a second vertical profile of said entrance door arrangement; and/or c) a first exit side light arrangement, wherein the first exit side light arrangement is arranged on a first vertical profile of said exit door arrangement; and/or d) a second exit side light arrangement, wherein the second exit side light arrangement is arranged on a second vertical profile of said exit door arrangement.

10 . The one-way passage system with a non-return barrier according to claim 1 , wherein:
in the normal operating mode, the control device is configured to: a) keep the entrance door arrangement and the exit door arrangement open at all times; or b) open the entrance door arrangement if an analysis of the sensor data of the sensor device shows that the person is approachin

Assignees

• Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab

Inventors

• Zimmermann Robert
• Schmidt Christoph
• Singler Anton

Classifications

• E05Y2400/822

  Light emitters, e.g. light emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• E05G5/02

  Trapping or confining mechanisms, {e.g. transaction security booths}(thief or burglar incapacitating means in general G08B15/00) · CPC title

• G07C9/30

  not involving the use of a pass · CPC title

• E06B11/085

  non-rotary or with a limited angle of rotation, e.g. 90° · CPC title

• G07C9/10 Primary

  Movable barriers with registering means · CPC title