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Automatic gate and associated method for permitting or preventing access

US7617974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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49Claims
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Filing dateDec 26, 2003
Grant dateNov 17, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06B11/085
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Gate (1) including a vertical extended frame (2); at least one flap (3) which may be displaced between a closed position in which the flap prevents the passage of a person and an open position in which the flap permits the passage, elements for reading an access ticket, elements for controlling the displacement of the flap between the two positions, a lateral face to the frame (2), adjacent to the passage for the person provided with at least two rows of detector cells (C1-C33) cooperating with elements for preventing the opening of the flap when the cells detect an abnormal situation, one row of which extends to both sides of the flap above a line (L) situated at the mid-height of the frame and the other row is located close to the line.

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