FR2508965A1 - Security entrance for e.g. bank - uses access chamber of bullet-proof glass with two electrically operated interlocked doors and locks - Google Patents

Abstract

The security entrance is formed as an access chamber, having two doors equipped to prevent their simultaneous opening, and a remote manual control to unlock the inner door and to prevent the unlocking of the external door. The access chaber has walls of bullet-poof glass, with the doors opening to the side facing the public space and to the zone inside the protected premises. The two doors are electrically actuated and are electrically interlocked one to the other. The locks are also electrically operated and are electrically interlocked one to the other.

Description

 The present invention relates to the various security devices making it possible to deter or arrest criminals guilty of assault or attempted fraud in establishments intended to receive funds from the public.

 Known devices try to deter criminals by preventing them from entering the premises. In fact, only people subject to prior checking can enter the premises.

 These devices, taking into account the imperatives inherent in the comings and goings of people, cannot demonstrate perfect effectiveness under penalty of being too restrictive and therefore rarely achievable.

 The device according to the invention combines the dissuasive nature of certain devices known to date and the fact that it allows the arrest by the police of any individual who has been guilty of assault or attempted assault. fraud by isolating it in an airlock to the premises by simply locking the doors of this airlock. This is done by guaranteeing perfect safety for employees and people both inside and outside the premises thus protected.

The device according to the invention allows, by the arrest of criminals, the recovery of values. The dissuasive nature is accentuated by the risk run by criminals during attacks on establishments equipped with such a device.

 The device which is the subject of the invention comprises an airlock by which the entry and exit of the premises is compulsory. This airlock is provided with two doors, one interior, the exterior appearance, slaved to one another electrically, so that they cannot open simultaneously. In addition, the interior door is provided with a remote udder control of the "electric strike" type subjecting access to the premises to an authorized agent. Pressing this control triggers the opening of the interior door and allows alx locals access. According to the principle stated above, the fact that the interior door opens ipso facto locks the exterior door.

 The exterior door is also equipped with a manual remote control which, in the event of release, collects the locking of the said door in all cases - the locking of this door can only be canceled by an authorized agent located at the inside the premises.

 The airlock walls are equipped with bullet-proof type glass, which guarantees perfect safety for staff and customers in the premises in the event of the isolation of one or more criminals inside. airlock.

 The accompanying drawing illustrates an embodiment of the device according to the present invention.

 The device comprises an airlock which consists of two glazed facades (bullet-proof panes) F1 and F2, each provided with two. doors P1 and P2. An electric lock C1 on the interior door P1 allows staff to let the public into the counter by a remote control.

 A C2 lock on the external door P2 allows personnel by remote control to lock the door P2, thus immobilizing any person in the airlock between the two doors.

 In allelan cases, the two doors P1 and P2 cannot be opened simultaneously.

 Note that a handle H located on the inner door PI local side allows people in the premises and wishing to leave the establishment, to enter the airlock without intervention of the Ci command.

 The automatic control and locking devices are not described here in view of the simplicity of their construction.

 This device can be used in all places containing negotiable values and whose access is open to the public. It is aimed more particularly at alpax branches of public or private or similar banking establishments and characterized by the risk of aggression or attempted fraud.

Claims (4)

 1. Security device against attacks polish establishments in particular intended to receive funds from the public, characterized in that it consists of an access airlock providing door gods equipped with means not allowing their simultaneous opening, me hand, and manual remote controls to release the lock of the inner door of the airlock and to condemn the unlocking of the outer door of said airlock, on the other hand.  2. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the walls of the airlock are equipped with bulletproof glass.  3. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the 2 doors of the airlock are electrically slaved to the other.  4. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the manual remote control of the interior door is of the type "GBche electric".