An improved gate structure includes at least two spaced-apart frame bodies, gate panels, a storing portion defining a storage space, and at least one driving portion. At an entrance and exit of a building is disposed the storing portion adjacent to the frame bodies. The driving portion includes a driving assembly, at least two conveyor units installed in the storage space and in the frame bodies, and at least two clamping assemblies each disposed on one side of each conveyor unit. The clamping assemblies and the conveyor units are triggered by the driving assembly, thereby clamping the gate panels and conveying the gate panels to an accommodation space defined between the frame bodies or to the storage space. The use of the improved gate structure stacks and stores the gate panels quickly because of the clamping force and the conveying operation, thereby attaining a convenient use.
1 . An improved gate structure configured to be installed at an entrance and exit of a building and comprising:
a plurality of gate panels;
at least two frame bodies disposed at said entrance and exit and spaced apart from each other so that an accommodation space is defined between said frame bodies, each of said frame bodies having a channel, each of said gate panels being put in said accommodation space when two end sections of each of said gate panels are inserted into respective channels of said frame bodies;
at least one driving portion configured to move said gate panels; and
a storing portion installed at said entrance and exit;
wherein said storing portion is adjacent to said frame bodies, an interior of said storing portion defining a storage space and being extended in a first direction, said driving portion including a driving assembly, at least two clamping assemblies, and at least two conveyor units, each of said conveyor units being disposed in said storage space and said channel of each of said frame bodies, said conveyor units being each put around said driving assembly so that a conveying operation of said conveyor units is carried out by operating said driving assembly, at least two track regions being formed, with each of said track regions formed in said storage space and said channel, each of said clamping assemblies being connected to one side of each of said conveyor units when each of said clamping assemblies is situated at each of said track regions, each of said clamping assemblies including a clamping portion capable of sticking out to execute an outward jutting operation;
wherein the outward jutting operation of said clamping portion is triggered by said driving assembly so that respective clamping portions of said clamping assemblies clamp each of said gate panels after said respective clamping portions stick out, said clamping assemblies being moved when said driving assembly is in operation to execute the conveying operation of said conveyor units, thereby conveying each clamped gate panel from said storage space to said accommodation space or from said accommodation space to said storage space, the conveyance to said accommodation space allowing said gate panels to be sequentially stacked in said accommodation space for closing said entrance and exit, the conveyance to said storage space allowing said gate panels to be sequentially stored in said storage space for opening said entrance and exit.
2 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , wherein at least two spaced-apart frame bases are disposed in said storage space, each of said frame bases being adjacent to each of said frame bodies, each of said frame bases defining a passage adapted to accommodate each of said conveyor units, each of said track regions being formed in each said passage of each of said frame bases.
3 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , wherein said driving assembly includes at least one driving body, a rotatable transmission shaft disposed in said storage space, a plurality of transmission units, and a driving unit adapted to trigger the outward jutting operations of said respective clamping portions, said conveyor units being put around two end portions of said transmission shaft and around said transmission units, said transmission shaft being rotated by operating said driving body, the conveying operation of said conveyor units being conducted by the rotation of said transmission shaft.
4 . The improved gate structure according to claim 2 , wherein said driving assembly includes at least one driving body, a rotatable transmission shaft disposed in said storage space, a plurality of transmission units, and a driving unit adapted to trigger the outward jutting operations of said respective clamping portions, said conveyor units being put around two end portions of said transmission shaft and around said transmission units, said transmission shaft being rotated by operating said driving body, the conveying operation of said conveyor units being conducted by the rotation of said transmission shaft.
5 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of said gate panels comes into contact with a plurality of strip units.
6 . The improved gate structure according to claim 2 , wherein each of said gate panels comes into contact with a plurality of strip units.
7 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a control portion, said driving assembly being controlled by said control portion.
8 . The improved gate structure according to claim 2 , further comprising a control portion, said driving assembly being controlled by said control portion.
9 . The improved gate structure according to claim 3 , wherein each of said clamping assemblies includes a main body connected to one side of each of said conveyor units, a coil unit disposed in said main body, and a spring unit connected to said clamping portion, said clamping portion being made of metal and surrounded by said coil unit, a power supply unit being defined as said driving unit, said coil unit being energized when said power supply unit supplies electricity, said clamping portion being allowed to stick out or retract under the energization of said coil unit.
10 . The improved gate structure according to claim 4 , wherein each of said clamping assemblies includes a main body connected to one side of each of said conveyor units, a coil unit disposed in said main body, and a spring unit connected to said clamping portion, said clamping portion being made of metal and surrounded by said coil unit, a power supply unit being defined as said driving unit, said coil unit being energized when said power supply unit supplies electricity, said clamping portion being allowed to stick out or retract under the energization of said coil unit.
11 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of pores are formed on each of said frame bodies.
12 . The improved gate structure according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of pores are formed on each of said frame bodies.
13 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , wherein said driving assembly is connected to at least one sensor unit, a detected result being obtained by said sensor unit to control said driving assembly, thus deciding whether said driving assembly triggers the movement of said gate panels or not.
14 . The improved gate structure according to claim 2 , wherein said driving assembly is connected to at least one sensor unit, a detected result being obtained by said sensor unit to control said driving assembly, thus deciding whether said driving assembly triggers the movement of said gate panels or not.
15 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one position-sensing unit disposed in said storage space.
16 . The improved gate structure according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one position-sensing unit disposed in said storage space.
17 . The improved gate structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a support assembly disposed beside said frame bodies and a working space defined beside said accommodation space, said support assembly including at least one supporting shaft adapted to move within said working space, wherein in a state of stacking said gate panels in said accommodation space, said gate panels are supported by said supporting shaft when said supporting shaft arrives at a target spot in said working space.
18 . The improved gate structure according to claim 2 , further comprising a support assembly disposed beside said frame bodies and a working space defined beside said accommodation space, said support assembly including at least one supporting shaft adapted to move within said working space, wherein in a state of stacking said gate panels in said accommodation space, said gate panels are supported by said supporting shaft when said supporting shaft arrives at a target spot in said working space.