High traffic flow robotic entrance portal for secure access

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A portal apparatus for securely controlling passage, said apparatus comprising:
an entryway including two moveable and rotatable door panels operating in conjunction with two linear sidewalls wherein said sidewalls are oriented parallel to one another; wherein each of said two door panels is driven by a drive mechanism, wherein each of said two door panels rotates between a position perpendicular to said sidewalls and a position parallel to said sidewalls; from a first position each of said two door panels moves along a first longitudinal direction that is parallel to said sidewalls while simultaneously being fixed in the position perpendicular to said sidewalls to a second position; from the second position, each of said two door panels rotates to a third position from the third position each of said two door panels moves along a second longitudinal direction that is parallel to said sidewalls while simultaneously being fixed in the position parallel to said sidewalls to a fourth position; and from the fourth position, each of said two door panels rotates to the first position.