JPH0886131A - Access control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To ensure the room entrance management by providing a feature sensor in a rotary door in addition to a card reader so that a feature of an entrant, such as a weight or the like is detected after an electronic lock is unlocked by a card, and the entree is disabled if the feature is not identified. CONSTITUTION: A feature sensor 8 for detecting a feature of a human boy, such as a body weight, is provided together with a card reader 6 in a rotary door 2 which is provided in an entrance way in a specific area of a factory, a laboratory or the like. A card 9 on which predetermined matters are written, is inserted in the card reader 6 so as to determine its validity, and thereafter, an electronic cylinder 3 is unlocked. Then, a feature of an entrant, such as a body weight, is detected by the feature sensor 8, if the validity is admitted, the entrant can enter, but if an invalidity is found, the entrant is stopped by a partition wall 4A, and is warned by a buzzer or the like. With this arrangement, it is possible to prevent a plurality of entrants from entering with the use of one and the same card, and accordingly, the entrance management can be ensured. In the case of exit, similar management is conducted with the use of an exit card reader 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management device installed at an entrance / exit of a specific section such as a factory or a laboratory and managing entrance and exit of a person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional gate device manages entry information of a cardholder by installing the gate device on the entry side. When the card holder inserts the card into the device, the lock is unlocked, and the card holder opens the door and enters the room.

[0003]

However, in the conventional device as described above, it is possible to enter the room only by checking the validity of the card holder, so that even a person who is not a valid card holder can enter the room. Also, there is a problem that even if a plurality of people enter the room at the same time, it cannot be checked. For this reason, the recording of the entry / exit history of individual card holders also becomes inaccurate.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an entrance / exit management device capable of performing management so that a person having a valid storage medium can enter and exit the room one by one, and can accurately record the individual entry / exit history. To do.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an entry / exit management device for controlling unlocking of an electric lock provided on a door based on a reading result of an inserted storage medium.
The storage medium holder judges the legitimacy of the storage medium by inserting the storage medium and controls the unlocking of the electric lock, and then judges the characteristics of the storage medium holder when the movement of the door is detected. It has a control means for controlling the unlocking of the electric lock.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the validity of the storage medium is judged in the entry / exit management device for controlling the unlocking of the electric lock provided on the door based on the reading result of the inserted storage medium. For storing information for determining the characteristics of the holder of the storage medium, processing means for processing the information of the inserted storage medium, and storage provided at the moving position of the door. Feature detection means for detecting the characteristics of the medium holder, and when the storage medium is inserted into the processing means, the validity of the storage medium is judged to control the necessity of unlocking the electric lock, and the door moves. The control means compares the feature information of the owner stored in the storage medium with the detection information from the feature detection means and controls the necessity of unlocking the electric lock.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the door is a rotary four-door, and the control means determines the characteristic of the storage medium holder when the door is moved to the quarter rotation position.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the feature of the storage medium holder is weight.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the first check can be performed when the storage medium is inserted, and the second check can be performed when the door is moved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the validity of the storage medium inserted in the storage medium processing means is determined to unlock the electric lock, the characteristic of the holder is determined at the moved position, and the characteristic is again determined. Since the electric lock is unlocked, reliable management can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, after the first check at the time of inserting the storage medium is completed, the second check is performed when the door makes a quarter turn, and the second check is performed by an illegal person. If so, it can be locked in the door without unlocking the electric lock.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the weight, which is a physical feature of the storage medium holder, is set as the determination target, so that a reliable check can be performed.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an entrance / exit management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals 1A and 1B denote walls provided between the entrance and the exit, and a door 2 is provided between the pair of walls.
This door 2 has four door pieces 2A to 2D, and the center rotation shaft 2
It is configured to be rotatable around E as a fulcrum. An arcuate partition wall 4 is provided so as to extend across the ends of the adjacent door pieces 2A and 2B of the revolving door 2. One end of this partition wall is the wall 1A.
Has been fixed to part of. Also, the other door piece 2 of the revolving door 2
An arc-shaped partition wall 5 is provided so as to extend across the ends of C and 2D, and one end thereof is fixed to a part of the wall 1B.

At one end of one door piece 2A of the revolving door 2, there is provided a movable projecting piece 3 which is rotatable outwardly (in the direction of arrow X) about a central axis 3 and is driven by an electric lock drive section which will be described later. It functions as an electric lock by controlling the necessity of rotation.

Further, a notch is formed at the tip of each wall 1A, 1B so that the movable projecting piece 3 can be locked, and the movable projecting piece is also provided at each tip of the arcuate partition walls 4, 5. Are provided with cutouts 4A and 5A.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a card processing device which inserts a card (storage medium) 9 upon entering the room and processes stored information of this card, and 7 denotes a card processing device which also processes the card when leaving the room.

A sensor 8 is provided inside the partition wall 4. The sensor 8 is a feature sensor for determining the feature of the card user, and is composed of, for example, a weight scale, and the weight value is converted into an electric signal and output.

Here, in addition to the information indicating the validity of the card (expiration date etc.) and the specific information of the card holder (for example, name, affiliation, entry / exit history etc.) recorded on the card 9, the card 9 Information indicating the characteristics of the owner, such as weight, height, and face contour as physical characteristics, is recorded.

Each of the card processing devices 6 and 7 has a control system, and sensors and the like for transmitting and receiving various information are connected to the control system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the details of the control system (control means).

Reference numeral 10 denotes a CPU, which makes various judgments, calculations,
It controls each part. In this CPU 10,
A card reader 11 for reading or writing the recorded contents of the card 9 inserted in the card processing device, a state sensor 12 for detecting the moving state of the door 2, a characteristic sensor 8 for detecting the characteristic of the card holder, a processing program and a card. A memory 13 for storing various information of the owner, a timer 14 used for measuring entry / exit time, an electric lock drive unit 15 for controlling unlocking of the electric lock, and a notification for issuing an alarm when an unauthorized person enters or leaves the room. A section 17 and a door driving section 18 for rotating the door are connected.

The door drive unit 18 stops the door every quarter rotation so that the door can be smoothly rotated when pushed. Next, the operation of the embodiment apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and the operation mode diagrams shown in FIGS.

First, the card holder stands in front of the door on the entrance side and inserts the card 9 into the card device 6 (STI). When the card reader 11 reads the recorded contents of the card 9 and sends the read contents to the CPU 10, the CPU 1
At 0, the recorded content is compared with the information about the card holder stored in the memory 13 to judge the validity.
As a result, if it is determined to be abnormal, processing such as returning the card is performed to bring the card to an end state, but if it is determined to be normal, the process proceeds to the next step (ST2).

If the first judgment (check) judges that the electric lock is normal, the CPU 10 instructs the electric lock drive section 15 to unlock the electric lock 3. As a result, the electric lock 3 is unlocked by the control of the electric lock drive unit 15 such that the movable projection 3 rotates in the X direction (folds outward) (ST3, state of FIG. 4).

Then, the card holder removes the card and pushes the door 2 to enter the inside of the partition wall 4 (ST4).

When the door 2 is pushed and rotates 1/4, its state is detected by the state sensor 12. The CPU 10 judges the detection result and instructs the electric lock drive unit 15 to return (lock) the electric lock 3. This results in door 1
At the / 4 rotation position, the electric lock 3 is locked in the cutout portion 4A and locked (ST5, state of FIG. 5).

At this stage, the card holder is in a state of being confined in the area defined by the partition wall 4 and the door pieces 2A and 2D. In this state, the characteristic sensor 8 operates. The characteristic sensor 8 is a weight scale, and measures the weight of the card holder and outputs it as an electric signal to the CPU 10 (ST6).

The CPU 10 compares the weight information read from the card with the weight information sent from the sensor 8 to determine whether it is normal or abnormal (ST7). In this way, the second check is performed.

If there is an abnormality, the alarm unit 17 such as a buzzer is operated while the card holder is locked, and an alarm is issued.
A fraudulent card holder cannot be escaped because it is confined (ST8).

If the result of the above judgment is normal, the CPU 10
Instructs the electric lock drive unit 15 to unlock. The electric lock 3 is rotated in the X direction and disengaged from the cutout portion 4A, whereby unlocking is performed (ST9).

The card holder can exit to the exit side by pushing the door (ST10, state of FIG. 6).

After that, when the door piece 2A is located on the opposite wall 1B, the electric lock 3 is locked (ST1).
1).

Here, on the contrary, when entering from the exit side to the entrance side (leaving the room), the same processing as described above is performed by using the card processing device 7 provided on the wall 1B.

Further, when it is desired to use this apparatus exclusively for entering the room, the door drive section 18 can be used to further rotate the door from the state shown in FIG. 6 after completion of entering the room to restore the state shown in FIG.

According to the apparatus of the above embodiment, it is possible to perform reliable room entry / exit management by performing a two-step check.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof.

For example, the revolving door may not be a four-door piece, but may be a two-door piece forming a right angle. Further, the feature sensor may be configured by a height sensor, a sensor that determines the contour of the face, or the like.

[0039]

According to the first aspect of the invention, since the validity of the owner of the storage medium is judged by performing the check twice, it is possible for a plurality of persons to enter and leave the room at one time. The effect is that it can be surely prevented, and that the entry / exit history can be managed accurately.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the validity of the storage medium is judged at the start of entering the room, and the electric lock is unlocked.
Management of entry / exit is further ensured because the characteristic of the owner is judged at the position where the door has opened a little and the owner has moved to decide whether or not to unlock the electric lock.

According to the third aspect of the invention, a quarter of the door is used.
Since the second check is performed at the rotation position, there is an advantage that an unauthorized user can be restrained on the spot.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, it is possible to judge the weight of the person who owns the storage medium as the characteristic,
It has an advantage that a reliable judgment can be made.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a room entrance / exit management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A, 1B Wall 2 Revolving door 3 Electric lock (movable projection piece) 4,5 Partition wall 6,7 Card processing device 8 Characteristic sensor 9 Card (storage medium) 10 CPU (control means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An entrance / exit management device for controlling unlocking of an electric lock provided on a door based on a reading result of an inserted storage medium, wherein a storage medium holder inserts the storage medium to validate the storage medium. A control means for controlling the unlocking of the electric lock by controlling the unlocking of the electric lock after determining the property, and then determining the characteristic of the storage medium holder when the movement of the door is detected. A room entrance / exit management device. 2. An entry / exit management device for controlling unlocking of an electric lock provided on a door based on a reading result of an inserted storage medium, and information for determining the validity of the storage medium and the storage medium. A storage medium in which information for judging the characteristics of the holder is stored, processing means for processing information in the inserted storage medium, and characteristics of the storage medium holder provided at the moving position of the door. Feature detecting means for detecting and a storage medium when the storage medium is inserted into the processing means to judge the validity of the storage medium to control whether or not to unlock the electric lock, and when the door moves, the storage medium is detected. An entrance / exit management apparatus, comprising: a control unit that compares the feature information of the owner stored in the item with the detection information from the feature detection unit and controls whether or not the electric lock is unlocked. 3. The door is a rotatable four-door type, and the control means controls the necessity of unlocking the electric lock by judging the characteristics of the storage medium holder when the door is moved to a quarter rotation position. The room entrance / exit management device according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The room entrance / exit management device according to claim 1, wherein the characteristic of the holder of the recording medium is weight.