CN203886102U - Device for allowing a user to walk or run in any direction at a location - Google Patents

Device for allowing a user to walk or run in any direction at a location Download PDF

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CN203886102U
CN203886102U CN201290000496.7U CN201290000496U CN203886102U CN 203886102 U CN203886102 U CN 203886102U CN 201290000496 U CN201290000496 U CN 201290000496U CN 203886102 U CN203886102 U CN 203886102U
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for controlling an apparatus (1) allowing a user (25) to walk or run in any direction at a site and an apparatus (1) for use in the method. The apparatus (1) comprises a stationary central platform (9), the platform (9) being surrounded by a convex polygonal table top (6) flush therewith, said table top (6) being divided into trapezoidal roller conveyors. Each conveyor has rollers parallel to the trapezoidal bases, the shorter of these bases being adjacent to the platform and the longer of these bases forming the sides of the polygon. The rollers of the conveyor are driven to move a user (25) stepping thereon back to the central platform (9). The drum is, as such, continuously cylindrical and has below it a drive belt for frictional driving engagement with the drum from below. According to the method, a marker (26) placed on top of a user (25) is monitored by a video camera (24), and the speed of the roller conveyor is adjusted according to the perceived marker size and position.

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A kind of equipment for allowing user to walk or run along any direction in place
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method that allows user's (spot) upper equipment of walking or running along any direction in place of controlling, this equipment comprises static central platform, this platform by the convex polygon table top flushing with it (convex polygon shaped deck) around, described table top is divided into trapezoidal drum conveyor, wherein each conveyer has the cylinder parallel with trapezoidal bottom, a shorter described platform of vicinity in these ends and of growing in these ends form described polygonal sidepiece, and the cylinder of wherein said conveyer is actuated to make the user who marks time to move back to described central platform thereon.In addition, the present invention relates to by the equipment of such method control.
Prior art
The equipment of the type of discussing is previously known from International Application No. WO 96/35481A2.In this application, disclose the embodiment of equipment, comprise the trapezoidal drum conveyor with cylinder, it is used in middle center waist part and is divided into two isometric barrel portions.Also disclose therein data based on coming from the accelerometer on the user who is arranged on this equipment and controlled the method for described equipment.
Known equipment and method have caused a lot of worries about security.First, the waist part of cylinder has increased user's clothes with the indrawn risk of dangerous mode, even in the situation that described waist part is partly covered by means of countersunk cover tape as represented.In addition, for the accelerometer of known method in the time that it detects that user stumbles almost without any effect, for the sake of security, its to conveyer belt to stop to be immediately necessary, to avoid for example risk of finger of extruding.
Secondly, known device also has the shortcoming of some practices.The installation of cylinder is very complicated because selection presents in the mode of head roll, and no matter whether use band, around cylinder and therefore hinder its installation or removal, or use cogwheel (cog wheel), the use of idler gear is necessitated, so that contiguous cylinder rotates up in identical but not contrary side.
Another kind of prior art equipment is open in WO2010/089618A2.This equipment also comprises the platform of being made up of trapezoidal drum conveyor, but the cylinder of these conveyers is safer designs.This cylinder be continuous cylindrical and by friction pulley from driving below, it is minimum that the indrawn risk of this clothes by user is reduced to.In order to control this equipment and to keep the centre of user at platform, use the circular railing around user at a certain distance.Railing can carry measures the sensor device of user apart from the distance of railing, and wherein range data is used with index drum formula conveyer as input.
Equipment below more easily assemble than equipment above, but therein the friction pulley of the big figure of use stayed for improvement of some spaces.In addition, the use that is arranged in the sensor device of the measuring distance on circumference railing makes control appliance safely, for example, in the time that user goes down on one's knees or stumble and fall down.
Goal of the invention
Under this background, the first object of the present invention is a kind of control in an advantageous manner according to the method for the equipment of preorder of design.The second object of the present invention is to provide a kind of equipment with improved trapezoidal drum conveyor.
Invention summary
According to the present invention, this first object is by according to preorder and be further characterized in that the method for the following step obtains: multiple video cameras are arranged on above equipment on the height higher than the user of this equipment far away, and described camera arrangements is in the matrix of definition and pointed to downwards; The direction of the mark on the top of indicating described user is provided; By position and the size of described camera supervised described mark; According to as by as described in video camera see from above as described in mark apart from as described in the distance of central platform carry out the speed of index drum formula conveyer, in the time that described distance is large with the speed of the speed index drum formula conveyer that improves and when described distance hour is with the speed of the speed index drum formula conveyer that reduces; And in the time that described distance is zero, drum conveyor is stopped.By replace the accelerometer using as in prior art equipment, user only to need for example to wear simple mark on the top of cap or the helmet with video camera, to be connected to this equipment.Therefore, do not need wiring or matching battery bag or analog, this has strengthened convenience and security.In addition, by mark being placed on user's top instead of being placed on it on the arm or shank of running or move around when walking, the physical location of supervisory user also makes the speed of drum conveyor be suitable for this to become safety and simpler more.
The method according to this invention preferably include when as by as described in video camera see from above as described in the size of mark while significantly reducing or when mark completely no longer can by as described in the video camera step that drum conveyor stopped while seeing.This step has been indicated the security feature that another is important, because it has guaranteed to stop immediately in the time that generation user goes down on one's knees or lies down or trip and fall down or just loses mark according to the drum conveyor of equipment of the present invention.
The method according to this invention preferably includes other step: the video display that installation can be seen by user or screen, and the content that makes to be presented on described video display or screen is adjusted into physical location and the size of the speed of drum conveyor, described mark and is adjusted into its direction.This makes likely to strengthen widely the general perceives of user in the reality environment by means of described video display or screen generation.In addition, according to preferred embodiment, the theme on described video display or screen to be shown can be selected according to the type of used mark.This makes equipment according to the present invention more friendly and be adaptable to user, for example, by change into simply the another kind of cap of the mark with another kind of type thereon from having a kind of cap of mark of a type thereon.
The method according to this invention preferably includes other step, if the user that the direction of the mark on user's top is marked time on table top is just towards about the non-direction radially of central platform, reduces the step of the speed of drum conveyor.This step considers that also therefore the user who for example rotates when walking its head can slow down its speed of travel conventionally, if accelerated to move according to the drum conveyor of equipment of the present invention, may become disequilibrium.
According to the present invention, this second object obtains by a kind of equipment, this equipment is used for allowing user to walk or run along any direction in place, this equipment comprises static central platform, this central platform by the convex polygon table top flushing with it around, described table top is divided into trapezoidal drum conveyor, wherein each conveyer has the cylinder parallel with trapezoidal bottom, the contiguous described platform in the shorter end in these ends and in these ends the longer end form described polygonal sidepiece, and the cylinder of wherein said conveyer is actuated to make the user who marks time to move back to described central platform thereon, wherein said cylinder is continuous cylindrical, and wherein below each conveyer, have for from drive the drive unit engaging below with described roll friction, described equipment is characterised in that, described drive unit comprises along drum conveyor extension to drive with its whole roll frictions the endless belt engaging, and described drive unit frictionally engages converyor roller in the core of converyor roller, described cylinder coordinates (journal) in the bearing of flexibly installing at its end portion office axle journal.Than WO96/35481A2, this not only contributes to produce and trapezoidal drum conveyor and cylinder thereof are installed, and also contributes to maintenance measures, because for example need to not dismantle in order to take away conveyer rotating band.In addition, equipment according to the present invention has improved security, because drum conveyor surface becomes than more smoothly and being still less uneven in the past, thereby has reduced the risk that clothes is involved in or pushes finger.In addition, than WO2010/089618A2, equipment according to the present invention is easy to realize than the drive scheme that comprises indivedual rubber wheels more, and make walking or the pleasant more of running on drum conveyor according to the inherent elasticity of equipment of the present invention, just as resilient a little athletic floor, and ensured the good driving contact between the cylinder of conveyer and described drive unit, even in the situation that user marks time away from its core on cylinder.
Preferably, the driving shaft of described drive unit interconnects by flexible coupling and drives by single-motor.As everyone knows, transmit around the rotatablely moving of turning with the flexible coupling that is also referred to as universal joint, if the angle at this turning is in the reasonable limit.Thereby, in the device in accordance with the invention, can use such joint by the each transition position between two adjacent drum conveyors, so that power is transferred to all conveyers from single-motor with low-angle stepping, and can not cause any problem that stops.
Preferably surrounded circumferentially by the static base plate flushing with it according to the table top of equipment of the present invention.Base plate is indicated the outer limit of this equipment and can be used as the portion that makes good one's retreat, if the speed of the drum conveyor of for example this equipment slows down that user is carried back to central platform.
Preferably, described base plate covers the part of described drive unit.This is very favorable, because this has simplified approaching drive unit.In addition, this makes likely the height of this equipment to be reduced to minimum, thereby because for example having to have the preferred single-motor of sizable size can be hidden in below quite thin base plate, instead of be hidden in below relatively thick drum conveyor.
According to according to the preferred embodiment of equipment of the present invention, described table top is regular convex polygonal shape, and the drum conveyor of described table top is consistent isosceles-trapezium-shaped.Such a solution is best solution, if equipment is walked or run on being produced into and allowing in any direction, without any restriction, this may be that other are not if the outer limit of some drum conveyors in drum conveyor approaches central platform, situation about becoming.
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In the accompanying drawings, show according to the preferred embodiment of equipment of the present invention and demonstrated the preferred embodiment of the method according to this invention, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows the preferred embodiment according to equipment of the present invention with perspective view;
Fig. 2 shows the equipment according to Fig. 1 from top;
Fig. 3 illustrates in greater detail the part A of Fig. 2, has wherein removed some parts;
Fig. 4 shows this equipment along the section B-B in Fig. 2 with side view;
Fig. 5 illustrates in greater detail the part C of Fig. 4; And
Fig. 6 shows the user of equipment with perspective view, equipment self and other required device of execution the method according to this invention.
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In the time checking from top, be substantially circular according to the equipment 1 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.Circumferential edge produces by the annular bottom plate 2 of level, and annular bottom plate 2 is divided into multiple sectors 3 by RADIAL.Amount to and have 16 identical sectors, bottom 3, it all rests in the frame structure 4 that is included in the radial girders 5 below dividing line.Frame structure 4 is seen in Fig. 3 best with its radial girders 5, has wherein removed the understructure of sector 3, two bottoms with announcement equipment 1.At the internal circumference place of annular bottom plate 2, sector, each bottom 3 forms a dividing line from dividing line and is extended to as the crow flies the line of next dividing line.This makes ten hexagon ring-type openings of sector, 16 bottoms 3 generation rules.
In the circular opening inside of annular bottom plate 2, level table 6 is arranged on the level place identical with base plate 2.Table top 6 is also annular and concentric with base plate 2.Table top 6 is made up of 16 identical drum conveyors 7 altogether, and each drum conveyor 7 is isosceles-trapezium-shaped, and cylinder 8 is parallel with trapezoidal bottom simultaneously.16 drum conveyors 7 each with sector 3,16 bottoms in a radially aligned, and be connected to these sectors 3, bottom, and without any large interruption, each have along the cylinder 8 of the longer bottom line of discussed drum conveyor 7.Define rule ten hexagonal apertures of the internal circumference that forms table top 6 along the relative cylinder 8 of the shorter bottom line of drum conveyor 7.
Finally, in the circular opening inside of circular table 6, the central platform 9 of level is arranged on and all identical level places of base plate 2 and table top 6.Platform 9 is static and has the size of the internal circumference of rule ten hexagonal shapes and applicable table top 6, and can not leave any large interruption.As base plate 2, central platform 9 rests in described frame structure 4, and frame structure 4 makes its radial girders 5 extend to the center of round equipment 1.
Table top 6 also rests in frame structure 4, but does not directly rest in radial girders 5, but as what can see in the detailed view of Fig. 5, rests in the resilient elastomeric strip 10 on the top that is arranged on these beams 5.The side plate 11 of drum conveyor 7 rests on described 10.Side plate 11 keeps in place by column bolt 12, column bolt 12 is attached to radial girders 5 and freely through the aperture in described side plate 11, moves thereby some are hung in the boundary that head that side plates can be outstanding on the top in described aperture by column bolt 12 is given.
Cylinder 8 axle journals of drum conveyor 7 be engaged in the bearing 13 being kept by described side plate 11 and as far as possible near-earth be installed to each other, and do not contact each other, both one and identical drum conveyor 7 interior parallel, and side is located between two drum conveyors 7 adjacent on the top of radial girders 5 of described frame structure 4.Therefore, if there is no with cylinder 8 in the mode of each CONTACT WITH FRICTION arrange drive unit 14 in its lower section, cylinder 8 will be freely rotatable.
As seen, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprise endless belt 15 for the drive unit 14 of each drum conveyor 7 in Fig. 3.Radially extend towards the center of equipment 1 with 15, placed in the middle with respect to discussed drum conveyor 7.By the sliding support 16 below the Upstream section of each endless belt 15, these sections are urged into all cylinders 8 of drum conveyor 7 and frictionally engage, wherein the resilient suspension portion of drum conveyor 7 has guaranteed band-cylinder contact completely, even in the situation that cylinder 8 loads prejudicially.
Each in endless belt 15 is extended around end pulley 16,17, and wherein preferably, the end pulley 16 of inner side is that the end pulley 17 in idler sheaves and outside is drive pulley.In addition, drive pulley 17 arranges that by universal drive shaft 18 drive, universal drive shaft arranges that 18 are included in the flexible coupling 19 on the both sides of drive pulley 17 and extend to the first drive pulley 17 and extend to next drive pulley 17 from the first drive pulley 17 from single motor motor 20, by that analogy.
As seen best in Fig. 3, universal drive shaft arranges that 18 are hidden in below base plate 2 well, but easily can approach by simply removing of sector, selected bottom 3.Also be same for drum conveyor 7, drum conveyor 7 is removed quite simply due to its fact frictionally being driven, once and therefore fixed leg bolt 12 be just removed and can be easily taken away.
In Fig. 6, show according to the equipment 1 of preferred embodiment described above together with some provided supplementary features, so that the method for control appliance 1 becomes possibility.In Fig. 6, reference number major part is above omitted, because the perspective view of equipment 1 is identical with the perspective view in Fig. 1 in itself.
Except equipment 1, the layout in Fig. 6 also comprises the cage shape thing 21 around equipment 1.Cage shape thing 21 has the post 22 of setting and comprises diagonal the top board of the fence 23 extending.Preferably with post 22, the video display or the screen (not shown) that make it possible to produce self known reality environment are installed.Fence 23 carries the video camera 24 down being pointed to.As can be seen, video camera 24 is arranged in the matrix of definition well higher than the user's 25 of equipment 1 At The Height far away.User wears cap, has the mark 26 of defining mode on the top of cap, and this defining mode is direction.
In the method according to the invention, the position of video camera 24 trace labellings 26, its size and direction thereof, and use this information so as the user 25 who determines equipment 1 at present where with and head towards or towards where.If not equipment 1 center in static platform 9 or leave platform 9 of user, electro-motor 20 is activated so that head roll formula conveyer 7 make drum conveyor 7 that the user who marks time 25 is turned back to platform 9 thereon.According to the method, the speed that user 25 returns to static platform 9 is higher, user 25 from platform just more away from, once this also means that user 25 starts to approach or approach static platform 9, this speed just reduces.Once user 25 gets back in static platform 9, thereby electro-motor 20 just again stops and drum conveyor 7 is stopped.In the method according to the invention, if the mark 26 on user 25 top thickens or be no longer detectable, this may due to user stumble and fall down or pass by table top 6 and arrive on base plate 4 or due to mark 26 because certain is former thereby come off, drum conveyor 7 also stops.In addition, the detection range of the perceived size of mark 26 (may go down on one's knees or lie down due to user 25) can be used as instruction, to stop immediately drum conveyor 7 for security reason.
In the more advanced control mode based on the method according to this invention, the speed of drum conveyor 7 is the position with respect to central platform 9 based on user 25, about this aspect, selectively derive the speed that key element changes with explanation customer location the time occurring with it and correspondingly adjusts drum conveyor 7, and integrate key element to allow the motor speed of maximum delivery faster along with the time.
The method according to this invention can comprise video display that installation can be seen by user 25 or the other step of screen (not shown), and comprise that adjusting content is the step of visual angle or translational speed, make to be presented at physical location and the size of speed that content on described video display or screen is adjusted into drum conveyor 7, described mark 26 and be adjusted into its direction.In addition, fully likely, rely on the type selecting theme on described video display or screen to be shown of the mark 26 that uses, for example the mark 26 on the military helmet is for starting mark 26 on scene of fighting or head of a station's cap for starting station platform scene.
Finally, the method according to this invention can also comprise if the user 25 that the direction of the mark 26 on user 25 top is marked time on table top 6, towards with respect to the non-direction radially of central platform 9, reduces the step of the speed of drum conveyor 7.This considers the following fact: also therefore the user 25 who rotates when walking its head can slow down its speed of travel conventionally, if accelerated to move by the drum conveyor 7 of equipment 1 according to the present invention, may become disequilibrium.

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1. the equipment (1) for allowing user (25) to walk or run along any direction in place, described equipment (1) comprises static central platform (9), described central platform (9) by the convex polygon table top (6) flushing with it around, described table top (6) is divided into trapezoidal drum conveyor (7), wherein each conveyer (7) has the cylinder parallel with trapezoidal bottom (8), a shorter described platform of vicinity (9) in these ends and a described polygonal sidepiece of formation of growing in these ends, and the described cylinder (8) of wherein said conveyer (7) is actuated to make the user (25) who marks time to move back to described central platform (9) thereon, wherein said cylinder (8) is continuous cylindrical, and wherein have in each conveyer (7) below for from below with described cylinder (8) friction-driven the drive unit (14) that engages,
It is characterized in that,
Described drive unit (14) comprise along described drum conveyor (7) extend with whole cylinders (8) friction-driven of described drum conveyor (7) the endless belt (15) that engages, and
Described drive unit (14) frictionally engages described converyor roller (8) in the core of described converyor roller (8), and described cylinder (8) is engaged in the bearing (13) of flexibly installing at its end portion office axle journal.
2. equipment according to claim 1 (1), the driving shaft (18) of wherein said drive unit (14) is by flexible coupling (19) interconnection and by single-motor (20) driving.
3. equipment according to claim 1 and 2 (1), the static base plate (2) that wherein said table top (6) is flushed with it surrounds circumferentially.
4. equipment according to claim 3 (1), wherein said base plate (2) covers the part of described drive unit (14).
5. equipment according to claim 3 (1), wherein said table top (6) is regular convex polygonal shape, and the drum conveyor (7) of described table top (6) is consistent isosceles-trapezium-shaped.
6. equipment according to claim 4 (1), wherein said table top (6) is regular convex polygonal shape, and the drum conveyor (7) of described table top (6) is consistent isosceles-trapezium-shaped.
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