Method of operating a door system and a door system operating by this method
OwnerHeinrich Landertinventor
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Abstract
A method for operating a door system having a stationary structure and at least two motor-driven door elements movable independently from each other, where the movements of these elements are controlled and coordinated by at least one higher-ranking processor or at least one higher-ranking program module such that preselected criteria (entrance capacity, heat loss, security, etc.) are optimally satisfied with regard to the traffic situation detected by sensors (density, space required, direction of movement, speed, identification of users) and/or ambient conditions (temperature, wind, pressure differences, air turnover required).
Claims44
A method of operating a door system for the selective passage of people and vehicles, the door system comprising a passageway defined by a stationary structure, at least one independently movable door element, motive means for moving the door elements, processor means and controller means for controlling the motion of the door elements through the motive means, said method comprising the steps of:
- establishing and storing in the processor means preselected criteria for optimizing the operation of the door element based on operator selectable parameters;
- detecting factors related to the traffic approaching the entrance to the passageway;
- detecting relevant ambient conditions other than light;
- processing the traffic factors and the ambient conditions with respect to the preselected criteria in the processor means;
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- operating the door element in the door system responsive to the preselected criteria as adjusted in accordance with the traffic factors and the ambient conditions.
A door system comprising:
- at least one movable door element, configured for the selective passage of people and vehicles through a passageway;
- at least one actuation device configured to move the door element;
- at least one traffic detection device configured to detect traffic that is proximate to the passageway;
- at least one ambient detection device, configured to detect at least one ambient condition other than light;
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- at least one processor device configured to receive data from the ambient and traffic detection devices, so that the processor can control the operation of the door element through the actuation device using the detected traffic and detected ambient conditions.
A door system comprising:
- at least one movable door element, configured for the selective passage of people and vehicles through a passageway;
- at least one actuation device configured to move the door element;
- at least one traffic detection device configured to detect traffic that is proximate to the passageway;
- at least one ambient detection device, configured to detect at least one ambient condition other than light;
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- at least one processor device configured to receive data from the ambient and traffic detection devices, whereby the processor operates the door element by evaluating the ambient and traffic data with respect to door operation criteria stored in the processor.
A door system for the selective passage of people and vehicles, the door system comprising:
- at least one independently movable door element, wherein an opening and closing of the door element is controlled by sensors as a function of at least one climatic condition other than light and as a function of at least one comfort requirement in an interior area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.