DE4231816C3 - Diagnostic and monitoring procedures for doors and gates - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a diagnostic and monitoring procedure for automatic doors and gates, wel che with sensors to monitor your control radio are equipped and their regulation or tax tion is provided with a microprocessor.

Such doors and gates run in automatic mode driven and can, for example, revolving doors, shooting doors, revolving doors, folding doors, curved sliding doors, in industrial doors and garage doors. In addition to operated individually There are plants in smaller business units but also operators, be it airport companies or Hotel chains or department store groups that are one worldwide maintain a large number of houses, each one with several automatic doors of the most varied Species are equipped. While smaller units in usually by the operators through a service ver who monitors in connection with the manufacturers the, plants are increasingly being built managed from central offices. This Monitoring effort is relatively large, as a rule There must be a person on site who, for example, proper functioning of the door system can check.

In the magazine "Gasstelle" No. 2/85 is on the Pages 48 to 53 the automation of tank operations gene has been described. By connecting Le to a central computer for storing al The fueling process is automated in transactions.

EP 0 168 520-A1 discloses a device for automatic door monitoring on doors from location variable vehicles in local public transport. Via a control unit, which is a microprocessor and a programmable read-only memory next to has an interface, are also monitoring devices connected. These monitors te are connected by cables so that a Query of different control variants possible is.

The object of the invention is a diagnostic and To create surveillance procedures in which at zentra Instead of monitoring the operator entertaining facilities is possible, for one thing save on maintenance costs and moreover in one Failure to receive a detailed error message.

The task is according to the in claim 1 again given characteristics solved.

Have been in previous conventional telephone networks the signals are transmitted analogously, so in today's time this information in digital form via the Line sent. This happens because the transmitted information are binary coded and decrypted again at the recipient and thus be made audible or legible. This simple digita le form of transmission allows information all locations to be monitored via one line transferred to. Especially the transmission qua lity is much better and less error ler quota includes. Teletex services are particularly suitable is particularly suitable for the transmission of standardized information.

Usually it can be automatic or also manual operation a dialing between the data communication device. This takes an average of just 1.7 seconds to a connection is established. Through digitization information, it is possible that the data communication device for example a staff Computer or a laptop.

Here the data of the individual doors can be total melt or be transmitted and to a central Be sent to the point where they are sent out accordingly be evaluated. Through the fast information an inexpensive service is possible through flexible action and very targeted outside that of service technicians when a be correct errors on an automatic door possible becomes.

The central unit of the door therefore reports itself constantly at the customer service connected before it there is a total failure of the entire system. So is it is also possible to already have small shortcomings in performance Fix door remotely before the operator or notice users at all because of those from data information provided to the door is so detailed that an error or component failure is precisely identified become. In addition, one is exactly timed agreed planning of service operations possible.

In addition to digital tele integrating services communication network there is a special form of Data transmission, namely the telemetry exchange. This type of data transmission is over the phone connection line can be used and is especially for such a sentences intended in which remote controls, remote measurement and remote monitoring at its specific Amount of data are transmitted. Especially interesting is that this data in addition to telephone service without Disturbance of the telephone calls can be transmitted NEN.

Such end devices can be used as a multifunctional device councils with which several services are used can be used. Here are particularly suitable Personal computers because they are already in many companies men are available and easily by another PC Card can be upgraded to the extent that it can can query the data of the monitoring locations.

The invention will be explained in more detail using a schematically illustrated embodiment in FIG. 1. The data communication device ( 1 ), which is at a central location, is connected via a coupling to a telephone network, not shown, via the data connecting lines ( 3 ), ( 5 ), ( 6 ), ( 8 ) and ( 12 ) to the various Automatic doors located in places. These monitoring locations ( 2 ), ( 4 ), ( 7 ), ( 9 ) and ( 10 ) can be queried permanently or in a certain rhythm due to the connection to the data communication device ( 1 ) or report themselves. This can be carried out both in a city or worldwide. The existing at the monitoring location ( 2 ), ( 4 ), ( 7 ), ( 9 ) and ( 10 ) has a serial interface which makes it possible to communicate with the microprocessor within the control system to monitor communication between them Door and the data communication device ( 1 ). Depending on the software used, all error messages that occur permanently or only occasionally on an automatic door can thus be delivered to the data communication device. However, it is also possible that the individual monitoring locations ( 2 ), ( 4 ), ( 7 ), ( 9 ) and ( 10 ) are assigned a special address number and thus this monitoring location is manually selected by the data communication device. In addition to the error status to be transmitted, the computer-assisted telephone exchange can also be used to select from an electronic address register and to select a monitoring location automatically in a specific rhythm.

The incoming data are digitally transmitted averaged, d. H. digital signals are not more about electrical vibrations, but more about discreet voltage values.

It is also possible to call up a system status and thus system data of a door in addition to the error status. This is done in such a way that, for example, the rotational speed, waiting times or standstill times of the door can be called up due to the software available on site, so that z. B. to average the frequency of inspection of an automatic door. If an operator is not satisfied with individual parameters of the automatic door due to the present data, he can also easily change the system parameters centrally from the data communication device ( 1 ) via the corresponding data connection to the monitoring location without having to do so Place the corresponding software must be changed ge. A receipt printer ( 12 ) can be connected as a receipt.

Because of the subject matter of the invention it is therefore possible to optimally engage the service personnel and a remote at any time of the day or night monitoring of installed automatic doors perform. This is particularly the case with large objects very important, such as at major airports, where it on the safety of the public arrives particularly well, so that in the event of a panic partly existing in escape and rescue routes automatic doors to the fullest satisfaction th.

Due to the existing integrating text and data network, it is then also possible that from the central point at which the data communication device ( 1 ) is located, in turn automatically or manually, a message can be sent to a specific service technician, whereby an error message can be given directly to him within the scope of his order. This is also a measure to keep the service costs for automatically working doors as low as possible.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Data communications equipment

2

monitoring site

3

Data Connection

4

monitoring site

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Data Connection

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Data Connection

7

monitoring site

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Data Connection

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monitoring site

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monitoring site

11

Data Connection

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receipt printer

Claims (3)

1.Diagnostic and monitoring methods for stationary, automatically operated doors and gates located at various monitoring locations worldwide, each of which is driven by a drive unit and is provided with sensors for monitoring and control for automatic operation, and a control provided with a microprocessor or control as well as a data processing unit with a computer on the monitoring types, with a services in integrating digital telecommunication network ( 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 11 ) that establish a connection between the monitoring locations ( 2 , 4 , 7 , 9 , 10 ) and a property at a central location Datenkommuni cation device (1) establishes, for the function sequence of the doors or gates in such a way to monitor that ü via the data communication apparatus (1), an error status message of the connected monitoring species (2, 4, 7, 9, 10 ) is automatically reported and also via the data communication device ( 1 ) system data are reported automatically and that, in addition, if an error occurs at a monitoring location ( 2 , 4 , 7 , 9 , 10 ), this error is reported directly to the data communication device ( 1 ). 2. Diagnostic and monitoring method according to claim 1, characterized in that the data monitoring system ( 1 ) offers the possibility of changing system parameters. 3. Diagnostic and monitoring method according to claims 1 to 2, characterized in that a loading printer ( 12 ) is connected to the data communication device ( 1 ).