EP1271426A1 - Dispensing and storage arrangement for gas bottles - Google Patents

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EP1271426A1
EP1271426A1 EP02291123A EP02291123A EP1271426A1 EP 1271426 A1 EP1271426 A1 EP 1271426A1 EP 02291123 A EP02291123 A EP 02291123A EP 02291123 A EP02291123 A EP 02291123A EP 1271426 A1 EP1271426 A1 EP 1271426A1
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Serban Cantacuzene
Dominique Jouvaud
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LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/22—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
    • G07C9/23—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder by means of a password
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/28—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
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  • the present invention relates to distribution and storage of gas cylinders accessible directly by a user / consumer, of the type comprising at least one enclosed space equipped controlled access means and containing housing or cells reception of bottles.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an installation automated, simplified and secure, with low investment and management.
  • the space comprises at least one pair of parallel racks each comprising at least one series of cells opening respectively in a first and a second opposite directions, and at least one pair of facing cameras respectively in the first and second directions to take each views of the alveoli opening towards them.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown an installation typically comprising first and second closed spaces 1 and 2, adjacent in the mode of shown, but not necessarily joined, covered by a roof 3 and delimited peripherally by walls provided with ventilation openings and / or simply wire mesh.
  • Physical access to each space 1,2 by a person is only possible with a pivoting or sliding door 4,5, respectively, each provided with closing / opening means at electromagnetic control.
  • each space 1 is arranged at least one, typically two parallel double-sided racks defining, on either side of a partition rigid median fixed to the ground, a series of housings or cells 7 of reception and housing of bottles 8.
  • Each space also includes, advantageously, on the side walls parallel to the double-sided racks, single-sided racks 9 comprising the same cells 7 but on a single row opening towards the interior of the space.
  • each space has at minus one pair (typically two pairs) of facing cameras 10 and 10 ' having in their field, for the camera on the left side (10) in FIG. 1 all the cells opening to the left of the space, and for the camera located on the side right (10 ') in Figure 1, all the cells opening to the right.
  • Each space 1, 2 also comprises presence or presence detectors. Movement inside space, volumetric type 11 and / or radius luminous 12, coupled with visual and / or audible alarms on site and a remote monitoring station controlling several sites. Each space 1,2 furthermore has its own lighting means 13.
  • each space 1, 2 is dedicated, one to full bottles (space 1 in Figure 1) available to users, the other (space 2 in Figure 1) for the storage of empty bottles brought back by the users. Access to spaces is therefore decoupled and controlled, on the one hand, by a common identification station forming a user interface 14, and by a proximity reader 15 for each door 4.5.
  • the central station 14 includes a card reader and / or input keyboard 15 and a printer 16 for delivering a delivery sheet.
  • the installation according to the invention avoids the user having to ask questions about the bottles full or empty in the same space and eliminates the restitution sequences, customer actions that can be performed in any order: delivery of empty bottles and removal of full bottles, or Conversely, with the possibility of consulting the gas selection guide at central station to get a substitute product in case of a stock insufficient in situ of a certain product.
  • By removing systems individual bottle locking mechanisms the customer can access freely and easily to all full bottles of space 1 as soon as its access to the latter has been authorized.
  • Printing a delivery note advantageously in A4 format, provides a manifesto for the transport of bottles (required by national regulations) as well as proof of the transaction carried out (for client accounting).
  • the presence of cameras 10, 10 ′ and detectors of presence 11,12 ensures, at lower cost, active security based on the deterrence.
  • the use of presence detectors makes it possible to identify the presence of an intruder (who has not previously identified himself), photograph by cameras and then ensure that all users are left the spaces before the end of the transaction, which allows, as above, to trigger the end of this transaction in the event of inactivity prolonged, when the user leaves without formally closing their transaction at the central station.
  • facing cameras and double-sided racks provides a compact solution at low cost, allowing including splitting cameras and video cards to protect yourself, thanks to this redundancy, against the risk of failure of one of these equipment.

Abstract

L'installation comprend au moins une paire d'espaces adjacents, l'un (1) pour des bouteilles pleines, et l'autre (2) pour les bouteilles vides, accessibles chacun par une porte ouvrable par présentation d'un badge à un lecteur d'admission d'espace après validation par lecture d'un premier identifiant à un poste commun d'identification muni d'une imprimante. Chaque espace (1 ; 2) comporte des râteliers (6) d'alvéoles opposés, scrutés par des caméras en vis-à-vis (10, 10') permettant d'effectuer un suivi en continu des stocks disponibles.

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The installation includes at least one pair of adjacent spaces, one (1) for full bottles, and the other (2) for empty bottles, each accessible by a door that can be opened by presenting a badge to a space admission reader after validation by reading a first identifier at a common identification station equipped with a printer. Each space (1; 2) comprises racks (6) of opposite cells, scrutinized by facing cameras (10, 10 ') allowing continuous monitoring of available stocks.
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La présente invention concerne les installations de distribution et de stockage de bouteilles de gaz accessibles directement par un utilisateur/consommateur, du type comprenant au moins un espace clos équipé de moyens d'accès contrôlés et renfermant des logements ou alvéoles de réception de bouteilles.The present invention relates to distribution and storage of gas cylinders accessible directly by a user / consumer, of the type comprising at least one enclosed space equipped controlled access means and containing housing or cells reception of bottles.

Des installations de ce type sont décrites dans les documents WO-A-98/27380, WO-A-99/00755 et EP-A-994432, au nom de la Demanderesse.Installations of this type are described in the documents WO-A-98/27380, WO-A-99/00755 and EP-A-994432, on behalf of the Applicant.

Les installations connues imposent des dispositifs de blocage individuels séquentiels des bouteilles et/ou des systèmes de détection ou d'analyse de présence de bouteilles compliqués et délicats.Known installations require individual blocking devices sequential bottles and / or detection or analysis systems of presence of complicated and delicate bottles.

La présente invention a pour objet de proposer une installation automatisée, simplifiée et sécurisée, à faibles coûts d'investissement et de gestion.The object of the present invention is to provide an installation automated, simplified and secure, with low investment and management.

Pour ce faire, selon une caractéristique de l'invention, l'espace comporte au moins une paire de râteliers parallèles comportant chacun au moins une série d'alvéoles ouvrant respectivement dans une première et une deuxième directions opposées, et au moins une paire de caméras orientées respectivement dans les première et deuxième directions pour prendre chacune des vues des alvéoles ouvrant vers elles.To do this, according to a characteristic of the invention, the space comprises at least one pair of parallel racks each comprising at least one series of cells opening respectively in a first and a second opposite directions, and at least one pair of facing cameras respectively in the first and second directions to take each views of the alveoli opening towards them.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques de l'invention :

  • l'installation comporte au moins une paire d'espaces adjacents comportant chacun une porte d'accès à ouverture contrôlée, les deux portes de la paire d'espaces étant sous contrôle d'un poste commun d'identification d'utilisateur.
  • chaque porte est placée en outre sous le contrôle d'un lecteur d'admission associé ;
According to other characteristics of the invention:
  • the installation comprises at least one pair of adjacent spaces each comprising an access door with controlled opening, the two doors of the pair of spaces being under the control of a common user identification station.
  • each door is also placed under the control of an associated admission reader;

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation, donné à titre illustratif mais nullement limitatif, faite en relation avec les dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en coupe verticale d'une installation selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique en plan de l'installation de la figure 1.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the following description of an embodiment, given by way of illustration but in no way limiting, made in relation to the appended drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view in vertical section of an installation according to the invention;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the installation of FIG. 1.

Sur les dessins on a représenté une installation comportant typiquement un premier et un deuxième espaces clos 1 et 2, adjacents dans le mode de réalisation représenté, mais non nécessairement jointifs, couverts par un toit 3 et délimités périphériquement par des murs munis d'ouvertures de ventilation et/ou simplement grillagés. L'accès physique à chaque espace 1,2 par une personne est seulement possible par une porte pivotante ou coulissante 4,5, respectivement, munie chacune de moyens de fermeture/ouverture à commande électromagnétique.In the drawings there is shown an installation typically comprising first and second closed spaces 1 and 2, adjacent in the mode of shown, but not necessarily joined, covered by a roof 3 and delimited peripherally by walls provided with ventilation openings and / or simply wire mesh. Physical access to each space 1,2 by a person is only possible with a pivoting or sliding door 4,5, respectively, each provided with closing / opening means at electromagnetic control.

Dans chaque espace 1 est disposé au moins un, typiquement deux râteliers parallèles doubles faces définissant, de part et d'autre d'une cloison médiane rigide fixée au sol, une série de logements ou d'alvéoles 7 de réception et logement de bouteilles 8. Chaque espace comporte également, avantageusement, sur les murs latéraux parallèles aux râteliers doubles faces, des râteliers simple face 9 comportant les même alvéoles 7 mais sur une seule rangée ouvrant vers l'intérieur de l'espace.In each space 1 is arranged at least one, typically two parallel double-sided racks defining, on either side of a partition rigid median fixed to the ground, a series of housings or cells 7 of reception and housing of bottles 8. Each space also includes, advantageously, on the side walls parallel to the double-sided racks, single-sided racks 9 comprising the same cells 7 but on a single row opening towards the interior of the space.

Comme on le voit mieux sur la figure 1, chaque espace comporte au moins une paire (typiquement deux paires) de caméras en vis-à-vis 10 et 10' ayant dans leur champ, pour la caméra côté gauche (10) sur la figure 1 tous les alvéoles ouvrant vers la gauche de l'espace, et pour la caméra située du côté droit (10') sur la figure 1, tous les alvéoles ouvrant vers la droite.As best seen in Figure 1, each space has at minus one pair (typically two pairs) of facing cameras 10 and 10 ' having in their field, for the camera on the left side (10) in FIG. 1 all the cells opening to the left of the space, and for the camera located on the side right (10 ') in Figure 1, all the cells opening to the right.

Chaque espace 1,2 comporte en outre des détecteurs de présence ou de mouvement à l'intérieur de l'espace, de type volumétrique 11 et/ou à rayon lumineux 12, couplés à des alarmes visuelles et/ou sonores sur site et à un poste de télésurveillance contrôlant plusieurs sites. Chaque espace 1,2 comporte en outre ses propres moyens d'éclairage 13. Each space 1, 2 also comprises presence or presence detectors. movement inside space, volumetric type 11 and / or radius luminous 12, coupled with visual and / or audible alarms on site and a remote monitoring station controlling several sites. Each space 1,2 furthermore has its own lighting means 13.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, chaque espace 1,2 est dédié, l'un aux bouteilles pleines (espace 1 sur la figure 1) à la disposition des utilisateurs, l'autre (espace 2 sur la figure 1) au remisage des bouteilles vides ramenées par les utilisateurs. L'accès aux espaces est donc découplé et contrôlé, d'une part, par un poste commun d'identification formant interface utilisateur 14, et par un lecteur de proximité 15 pour chaque porte 4,5. Le poste central 14 comporte un lecteur de carte et/ou un clavier de saisie 15 et une imprimante 16 pour délivrer un bon de livraison.According to one aspect of the invention, each space 1, 2 is dedicated, one to full bottles (space 1 in Figure 1) available to users, the other (space 2 in Figure 1) for the storage of empty bottles brought back by the users. Access to spaces is therefore decoupled and controlled, on the one hand, by a common identification station forming a user interface 14, and by a proximity reader 15 for each door 4.5. The central station 14 includes a card reader and / or input keyboard 15 and a printer 16 for delivering a delivery sheet.

Une séquence d'utilisation typique de l'installation qui vient d'être décrite est la suivante :

  • Le client qui arrive pour chercher du gaz commence par s'identifier au poste central d'identification 14 à l'aide de son badge client et/ou en tapant son code secret.
  • Cette identification active la reconnaissance du badge d'accès client, fourni lors de sa première inscription auprès de la compagnie distributrice de gaz et qu'il portera autour de son cou ou fixé à sa poche de poitrine, lisible "à la volée" en s'approchant du lecteur d'accès 15, en permettant ainsi au client de conserver la disponibilité de ses deux mains, avantageusement gantées pour manipuler les bouteilles à l'entrée comme à la sortie des espaces 1 et 2.
  • En s'approchant donc du lecteur 15 de la porte 5 d'accès à l'espace de retour de bouteilles vides ou du lecteur d'entrée 15 de la porte 4 d'accès à l'espace de bouteilles pleines, l'identification du badge d'accès provoque l'allumage des lumières 13 de l'espace concerné, le test de fonctionnement des caméras 10 et 10' dudit espace (pour détecter une panne éventuelle d'une de ces deux caméras), l'enregistrement d'une image du stock des bouteilles dans le magasin, pour le traitement de l'image et le calcul du stock, le test de comparaison du stock ainsi calculé avec le dernier stock connu par le système (calculé lors de la sortie du précédent utilisateur), la désactivation des alarmes intrusion et l'activation d'une minuterie liée à la détection de présence.
A typical sequence of use for the installation which has just been described is as follows:
  • The client who arrives to search for gas begins by identifying himself at the central identification station 14 using his client badge and / or by typing his secret code.
  • This identification activates the recognition of the customer access badge, provided when it is first registered with the gas distributor and which it will wear around his neck or attached to his chest pocket, readable "on the fly" in s approaching the access reader 15, thus allowing the customer to keep the availability of both hands, advantageously gloved to handle the bottles at the entrance as at the exit of spaces 1 and 2.
  • By therefore approaching the reader 15 of the door 5 of access to the space for returning empty bottles or the input reader 15 of the door 4 of access to the space of full bottles, the identification of the access badge causes the lights 13 in the space concerned to switch on, the operating test of the cameras 10 and 10 'of said space (to detect a possible failure of one of these two cameras), the recording of a image of the stock of bottles in the store, for image processing and stock calculation, the comparison test of the stock thus calculated with the last stock known by the system (calculated when the previous user left), the deactivation of intrusion alarms and activation of a timer linked to presence detection.

Une fois finie cette séquence, d'une durée variable (typiquement inférieure à 30 secondes), le client peut réaliser dans n'importe quel ordre une ou plusieurs parmi les actions suivantes :

  • récupérer une ou plusieurs bouteilles pleines dans l'espace magasin de bouteilles pleines 1 ;
  • retourner un ou plusieurs emballages vides dans l'espace magasin de retour de bouteilles vides ;
  • consulter les informations le concernant et les imprimer sur l'imprimante du poste central 14.
Once this sequence, of variable duration (typically less than 30 seconds), has ended, the client can perform one or more of the following actions in any order:
  • recover one or more full bottles in the full bottle store space 1;
  • return one or more empty packages to the store for returning empty bottles;
  • consult the information concerning it and print it on the central station printer 14.

La transaction se termine typiquement lorsque le client rapproche une deuxième fois son badge d'identification du poste central 14, ce qui déclenche la séquence de clôture suivante :

  • le test de détection d'une présence d'une personne dans l'un des espaces 1 et 2 (pour vérifier qu'il ne reste plus personne dans les espaces)
  • le verrouillage des portes 4 et 5 et la désactivation des lecteurs d'accès 15 (pour s'assurer que plus personne ne pourra rentrer dans les espaces sans identification préalable)
  • la prise d'images des râteliers 6 et 8 dans les espaces 1 et 2, le calcul des stocks dans ces espaces, le calcul des opérations réalisées par le client par comparaison avec le stock précédent (bouteilles prises et bouteilles rendues), un test sur la nature des opérations (pour détecter une opération illégale : par exemple prise d'une bouteille vide ou bouteille vide rendue dans l'espace de bouteille pleine),
  • sauvegarde des données et alarme en cas d'opérations non conformes, et impression du bon de livraison et/ou du manifeste de transport des bouteilles
  • analyse des stocks du distributeur et appel à la distribution en cas d'insuffisance des stocks résiduaires dans l'espace 1
  • activation des alarmes d'intrusion et activation du lecteur de badge du poste central 14 en attente de l'arrivée d'un nouveau client utilisateur.
The transaction typically ends when the client brings his identification badge to the central station a second time, which triggers the following closing sequence:
  • the test to detect the presence of a person in one of the spaces 1 and 2 (to check that there is no one left in the spaces)
  • locking doors 4 and 5 and deactivating access readers 15 (to ensure that no one can enter the spaces without prior identification)
  • taking pictures of racks 6 and 8 in spaces 1 and 2, calculating stocks in these spaces, calculating operations carried out by the customer by comparison with the previous stock (bottles taken and bottles returned), a test on the nature of the operations (to detect an illegal operation: for example taking an empty bottle or empty bottle returned to the full bottle space),
  • data backup and alarm in the event of non-compliant operations, and printing of the delivery slip and / or bottle transport manifest
  • analysis of distributor's stocks and call for distribution in case of insufficient residual stocks in space 1
  • activation of intrusion alarms and activation of the badge reader at central station 14 awaiting the arrival of a new user client.

Dans le cas où le client s'en va après avoir échangé des bouteilles sans valider une deuxième fois son badge d'identification auprès du poste central 14, l'absence d'une présence de personne dans les espaces déclenchera au bout d'une durée déterminée, typiquement de l'ordre de 10 minutes d'inactivité, les mêmes opérations que ci-dessus à l'exception de l'impression du bon de livraison qui sera, dans ce cas, envoyé au client étourdi. In the event that the customer leaves after having exchanged bottles without validate their identification badge a second time at central station 14, the absence of a person in the spaces will trigger at the end of a fixed duration, typically of the order of 10 minutes of inactivity, the same operations as above except the printing of the voucher delivery which will, in this case, be sent to the dazed customer.

Comme on l'aura compris de ce qui précède, l'installation selon l'invention évite à l'utilisateur de se poser des questions sur les bouteilles pleines ou vides dans un même espace et élimine les séquences de restitution, les actions du client pouvant être réalisées dans n'importe quel ordre : remise de bouteilles vides puis enlèvement de bouteilles pleines, ou inversement, avec en outre possibilité de consulter le guide de choix des gaz au poste central pour aller chercher un produit de substitution en cas d'un stock insuffisant in situ d'un certain produit. Grâce à la suppression des systèmes mécaniques individuels de blocage des bouteilles le client peut accéder librement et facilement à toutes les bouteilles pleines de l'espace 1 dès que son accès à ce dernier a été autorisé. L'impression d'un bulletin de livraison, avantageusement au format A4, permet de disposer d'un manifeste pour le transport des bouteilles (demandé par la réglementation nationale) ainsi qu'une preuve de la transaction réalisée (pour la comptabilité du client).As will be understood from the above, the installation according to the invention avoids the user having to ask questions about the bottles full or empty in the same space and eliminates the restitution sequences, customer actions that can be performed in any order: delivery of empty bottles and removal of full bottles, or Conversely, with the possibility of consulting the gas selection guide at central station to get a substitute product in case of a stock insufficient in situ of a certain product. By removing systems individual bottle locking mechanisms the customer can access freely and easily to all full bottles of space 1 as soon as its access to the latter has been authorized. Printing a delivery note, advantageously in A4 format, provides a manifesto for the transport of bottles (required by national regulations) as well as proof of the transaction carried out (for client accounting).

Par ailleurs, la présence des caméras 10, 10' et de détecteurs de présence 11,12 assure, à moindre coût, une sûreté active basée sur la dissuasion. En effet, l'utilisation des détecteurs de présence permet d'identifier la présence d'un intrus (qui ne s'est pas identifié préalablement), de le photographier par les caméras, puis de s'assurer que tous les utilisateurs sont sortis des espaces avant la fin de la transaction, ce qui permet, comme susmentionné, de déclencher la fin de cette transaction en cas d'inactivité prolongée, lorsque l'utilisateur s'en va sans clore formellement sa transaction auprès du poste central.Furthermore, the presence of cameras 10, 10 ′ and detectors of presence 11,12 ensures, at lower cost, active security based on the deterrence. Indeed, the use of presence detectors makes it possible to identify the presence of an intruder (who has not previously identified himself), photograph by cameras and then ensure that all users are left the spaces before the end of the transaction, which allows, as above, to trigger the end of this transaction in the event of inactivity prolonged, when the user leaves without formally closing their transaction at the central station.

Enfin, l'utilisation de caméras en vis-à-vis et de râteliers double face permet de disposer d'une solution compacte de faible coût, permettant notamment de dédoubler les caméras et les cartes vidéo pour se prémunir, grâce à cette redondance, contre les risques de panne de l'un de ces équipements.Finally, the use of facing cameras and double-sided racks provides a compact solution at low cost, allowing including splitting cameras and video cards to protect yourself, thanks to this redundancy, against the risk of failure of one of these equipment.

Quoique l'invention ait été décrite en relation avec un mode de réalisation particulier, elle ne s'en trouve pas limitée mais est susceptible de modifications et de variantes qui apparaítront à l'homme de l'art dans le cadre des revendications ci-après.Although the invention has been described in relation to a mode of particular achievement, it is not limited but is likely to modifications and variants which will appear to those skilled in the art in the context of the claims below.

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Installation de distribution et stockage de bouteilles de gaz, comprenant au moins un espace clos équipé de moyens d'accès contrôlés et renfermant des alvéoles de réception de bouteilles, caractérisée en ce que l'espace (1 ; 2) comporte au moins une paire de râteliers parallèles (6 ; 9) comportant chacun au moins une série d'alvéoles (7) ouvrant respectivement dans une première et une deuxième direction opposées, et au moins une paire de caméras (10,10') orientées respectivement dans les première et deuxième directions pour prendre chacune des vues des alvéoles (7) ouvrant vers elles.Installation and distribution of gas cylinders, comprising at least one enclosed space equipped with controlled access means and containing cylinders for receiving bottles, characterized in that the space (1; 2) comprises at least one pair of parallel racks (6; 9) each comprising at least one series of cells (7) opening respectively in a first and a second opposite direction, and at least a pair of cameras (10,10 ') oriented respectively in the first and second directions for taking each of the views of the cells (7) opening towards them. Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte au moins deux râteliers double face (6).Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least two double-sided racks (6). Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que les caméras (10,10') sont reliées au poste commun d'identification (14).Installation according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the cameras (10,10 ') are connected to the common identification station (14). Installation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que chaque espace (1 ; 2) comporte au moins un détecteur de présence (11, 12).Installation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each space (1; 2) comprises at least one presence detector (11, 12). Installation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte au moins une paire desdits espaces adjacents (1 ; 2) comportant chacun une porte d'accès (4 ; 5) à ouverture contrôlée, les deux portes (4 ; 5) de la paire d'espaces étant sous contrôle d'un poste commun d'identification d'utilisateur (14).Installation according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one pair of said adjacent spaces (1; 2) each comprising an access door (4; 5) with controlled opening, the two doors (4; 5) of the pair of spaces being under the control of a common user identification station (14). Installation selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que chaque porte (4 ; 5) est placée en outre sous le contrôle d'un lecteur d'admission associé (15).Installation according to claim 5, characterized in that each door (4; 5) is also placed under the control of an associated intake reader (15). Installation selon l'une des revendications 5 et 6, caractérisée en ce que les moyens d'accès contrôlés comprennent un premier identifiant pour identification au poste commun d'identification (14) et un deuxième identifiant pour identification au lecteur d'admission (15).Installation according to one of claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the controlled access means comprise a first identifier for identification at the common identification station (14) and a second identifier for identification at the admission reader (15) . Installation selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le poste commun d'identification (14) comprend une imprimante de bon de livraison (16).Installation according to claim 7, characterized in that the common identification station (14) comprises a delivery slip printer (16).
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