CN210096946U

CN210096946U - Somatosensory simulation device

Info

Publication number: CN210096946U
Application number: CN201920555841.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐伟清; 简阁成
Original assignee: Brogent Technologies Inc
Current assignee: Brogent Technologies Inc
Priority date: 2018-05-04
Filing date: 2019-04-23
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Anticipated expiration: 2029-04-23
Also published as: EP3563915A1; TWI676161B; US20190336871A1; EP3563915B1; CN110433506A; TW201947551A; EP3563915C0

Abstract

A motion sensing simulation device is suitable for carrying at least one user and comprises a setting unit, at least one motion mechanism and a display unit used for displaying image information matched with the motion of the at least one motion mechanism. The at least one motion mechanism comprises a swing arm, a carrying unit which is suitable for carrying the at least one user and is pivoted on the swing arm, a first driver which can drive the swing arm to rotate relative to the setting unit, and a second driver which can drive the carrying unit to rotate relative to the swing arm. The swing arm and the carrying unit can swing relative to the setting unit in a circumferential mode through the first driver and the second driver, a large movement amplitude can be generated, a severe dynamic effect can be presented, and the image information of the display unit is matched to stimulate the user to have a memorable experience.

Description

Somatosensory simulation device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a body sense simulation device, in particular to a body sense simulation device which generates front and back pitching actions.

Background

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a motion sensing simulation device 1 is commonly used in an amusement facility, and the motion sensing simulation device 1 includes a platform 11, a plurality of motion mechanisms 12 disposed on the platform 11, a plurality of seats 13 disposed on the motion mechanisms 12, respectively, and a screen 14 disposed in front of the seats 13. Each motion mechanism 12 has a plurality of linear actuators 121 to drive the corresponding seat 13 to perform motions with multiple degrees of freedom, such as horizontal translation (Sway), vertical translation (surgery), vertical translation (heavie), Pitch (Pitch), torsion (Yaw), and Roll (Roll). The motion sensing simulation device 1 plays a film through the screen 14 and is matched with the moving mechanism 12 to drive the seat 13, so that audiences seated on the seat 13 move synchronously with the content of the film, and the immersive experience of the user in his own experience is generated.

Although the motion mechanism 12 of the motion sensing simulation apparatus 1 can drive the seat 13 to perform multi-axial motion with high degree of freedom, the linear actuator 121 cannot actuate the seat 13 to a large extent only by an axial telescopic driving method, and thus the motion range of the seat 13 is low, and therefore, more exciting and violent entertainment contents can not be provided to audiences, and the entertainment effect and the attraction are greatly reduced. In addition, the movement mechanism 12 is complicated in structure and control, and therefore, is expensive in manufacturing and maintenance.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the utility model is to provide a higher and simple structure's of motion range body sense emulation device.

The utility model discloses a body feeling simulation device, which is suitable for carrying at least one user; the somatosensory simulation device comprises a setting unit, at least one motion mechanism and a display unit, wherein the at least one motion mechanism comprises a swing arm, a carrying unit, a first driver and a second driver, the swing arm is provided with a first end part which is pivoted on the setting unit by taking a first axis as a rotating shaft, and a second end part which is opposite to the first end part, the carrying unit, is pivoted on the second end part of the swing arm by taking the second axis as a rotating shaft and is suitable for carrying the at least one user, the first driver is used for driving the swing arm to rotate around the first axis relative to the setting unit, the second driver is used for driving the carrying unit to rotate around the second axis relative to the swing arm, the display unit is used for displaying image information matched with the movement of the at least one movement mechanism and is suitable for being watched by the at least one user.

The purpose of the utility model and the technical problem thereof can be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

Preferably, the motion sensing simulation device further includes a plurality of body sensing units, wherein the body sensing units of the at least one motion mechanism are provided with a platform and a plurality of seats, the seats are arranged on the platform and are used for a plurality of users to sit on.

Preferably, the motion sensing simulation device further includes a linkage member disposed in the carrier and connected to the base, and a third driver capable of driving the linkage member to reciprocate, wherein the third driver is capable of driving the linkage member to reciprocate, so as to drive the base to tilt left and right relative to the carrier.

Preferably, each of the body sensing simulation devices is pivotally connected to the carrier by using a third axis extending back and forth as a rotating shaft, and the first axis and the second axis extend along the left and right directions of the base.

Preferably, the motion sensing simulation device further includes a base body disposed on the platform and used for a user to sit, and the carrying unit of the at least one motion mechanism includes a platform.

Preferably, the body sensing simulation device further includes a second axis extending in a horizontal direction of the body sensing simulation device, and the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis.

Preferably, the motion sensing simulation device further includes a support arm having two ends pivotally connected to the setting unit and the carrying unit, respectively, and the support arm and the swing arm are pivotally connected to the left and right opposite sides of the carrying unit at intervals.

Preferably, the motion sensing simulation device further includes a setting unit, wherein the setting unit includes at least one swing arm for the at least one motion mechanism, and the setting unit can drive the movable carrier of the at least one motion mechanism to move.

Preferably, the somatosensory simulation device comprises a display unit and a control unit, wherein the display unit comprises at least one head-mounted display suitable for being worn by the at least one user.

The utility model discloses a profitable effect lies in: the swing arm and the carrying unit can swing relative to the setting unit in a circumferential mode through the first driver and the second driver, a large movement amplitude can be generated, a severe dynamic effect can be presented, and the image information of the display unit is matched to stimulate the user to have a memorable experience. Moreover, the at least one motion mechanism is simple in structure and flexible in configuration, so that cost can be reduced and universality can be improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating a general somatosensory simulation device;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary top schematic view illustrating a top aspect of the somatosensory simulation device;

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating an embodiment of the motion sensing simulation apparatus of the present invention, wherein the side wall and the plurality of support arms are omitted from FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating one of the movement mechanisms in the present embodiment, without the side walls and the arms shown;

fig. 5 is a front view schematically illustrating a carrying unit of the moving mechanism;

FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating another aspect of the present embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating another aspect of the display unit of the present embodiment, which may have at least one head mounted display;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary front view illustrating a variation of the present embodiment, which may have only one seat;

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary front view illustrating another variation of the present embodiment having only one seat; and

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating still another variation of the present embodiment.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 4 and fig. 5, the present invention discloses an embodiment of a body sense simulation apparatus, which comprises a setting unit 2, a plurality of motion mechanisms 3 disposed on the setting unit 2, and a display unit 4 disposed in the front of the motion mechanism 3 and in a curved surface type. In this embodiment, the setting unit 2 is a mechanism for pivotally connecting the movement mechanism 3, and may be a side wall or a fixed frame, and may be selected according to a setting place and configuration requirements, the setting unit 2 of this embodiment includes two horizontal side walls 20 spaced from each other in the left-right direction, and only one of the side walls 20 is shown in fig. 3 to avoid shielding. Each of the moving mechanisms 3 includes a swing arm 31 pivotally connected to one of the side walls 20 of the setting unit 2, a carrying unit 32 pivotally connected to the swing arm 31 and allowing a plurality of users 5 to sit thereon, an arm 33 (not shown in fig. 3 and 4 for convenience of illustration and avoiding shielding) having two ends pivotally connected to the other side wall 20 of the setting unit 2 and the carrying unit 32, a first driver 34 for driving the swing arm 31, and a second driver 35 for driving the carrying unit 32. The swing arm 31 has a first end 311 pivoted to the mounting unit 2 about a first axis 310 (the direction into the paper in fig. 4), and a second end 313 opposite to the first end 311 and pivoted to the carriage unit 32 about a second axis 312 (the direction into the paper in fig. 4). In the present embodiment, each user 5 is seated on the seating unit 32 facing the display unit 4, and the first axis 310 and the second axis 312 are parallel to each other and extend in the left-right direction of the user 5 (and also the left-right direction of the seating unit 32).

The carrying unit 32 has a carrying platform 321 extending along the left-right direction, a plurality of base bodies 322 pivoted on the carrying platform 321 and respectively used for the user 5 to sit, a linking member 323 extending along the left-right direction and located in the carrying platform 321 and pivoted with the base bodies 322, and a third driver 324 capable of driving the linking member 323 to reciprocate along the left-right direction. Each of the bases 322 is pivotally connected to the carrier 321 about a third axis 325 (the direction in fig. 5 is into the paper) extending in the front-back direction (i.e., the front-back direction of the user 5). When the third driver 324 drives the linking member 323 to reciprocate along the axial direction thereof, each of the base bodies 322 rotates around the third axis 325, so that the base body 322 tilts left and right relative to the carrier 321.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 6 and fig. 7, it should be particularly noted that the supporting arm 33 and the swing arm 31 of the present embodiment are respectively located at the left and right opposite sides of the platform 321, and are pivoted to an upright portion 326 extending upward from the platform 321 as shown in fig. 5, but in implementation, the supporting arm may also be pivoted between the platform 321 and the outermost seat body 322 as shown in fig. 6, a front leaning frame 327 for the user 5 to grasp or lean against may also be disposed on the platform 321 as required, and of course, the seat body 322 may also adopt a vertical design for the user 5 to stand and experience in addition to the user 5 taking. In addition, in this embodiment, the display unit 4 (fig. 3) is a large-sized screen standing in front of the base 322, and it may preferably adopt a curved spherical screen design, so that the user 5 can be surrounded by the view through the design of a circular spherical screen, and the coverage of the image is increased, and since the user 5 is located at the center of the sphere, the viewpoint is equidistant from each point of the screen, and thus there is no disadvantage that the flat screen causes visual distortion and image near-far difference, and in addition, the display unit 4 may also include a plurality of head mounted displays 41 (only one of which is shown in fig. 7) which are worn by the user 5 and can display virtual reality images, and the image information content can cover the view of the user 5 through the head mounted displays 41, in addition to generating stronger virtual reality effect, the content of the image information can be left to the actual action direction of the motion mechanism 3 through visual interruption, so that the user 5 can generate unexpected startle feeling due to the difference between the visual information and the body feeling information. In addition, the present embodiment may also be configured without the supporting arm 33 (see fig. 5) as required, so that the swing arm 31 is directly pivoted to the carrying platform 321.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5 again, the operation process of the present embodiment is as follows: firstly, a plurality of users 5 are respectively seated on the seat body 322 from a waiting position 6, and then after the users 5 are fixed by safety measures (not shown), the display unit 4 starts to play image information, and in cooperation with the content of the image information, the first driver 34 of each motion mechanism 3 drives the swing arm 31 to rotate around the first axis 310 relative to the setting unit 2, the second driver 35 drives the carrying unit 32 to rotate around the second axis 312 relative to the swing arm 31, so that the users 5 can move up and down and rotate along the Pitch direction (Pitch), and the third driver 324 can drive each seat body 322 to rotate around the third axis 325 relative to the carrier 321 through the linkage 323, so as to make the users 5 rotate along the Roll direction (Roll), so that the users 5 can move up and down (head) along with the content of the movie, Pitch, and Roll, achieving a dynamic experience of the situation.

Each motion mechanism 3 drives the swing arm 31 and the carrying unit 32, which are pivoted with each other, through the first driver 34 and the second driver 35, respectively, so that the base 322 performs a circular motion with a large moving range, the user 5 can move up and down and pitch back and forth greatly, and the user 5 can be provided with a violent, exciting and vivid immersion experience by matching with more exciting movie contents such as racing and flying. The first driver 34 and the second driver 35 are generally motors and transmission mechanisms, and have a simpler structure than a general actuator, and have better vertical movement and pitch effects, which can reduce the cost and improve the stimulation in the body feeling.

Referring to fig. 7, 8 and 9, it should be particularly noted that the motion sensing simulation device may be provided with only one motion mechanism 3, and the carrying unit 32 may have a configuration of a plurality of bases 322, and may also have only one base 322 pivoted on the carrying platform 321 as shown in fig. 8, so that the configuration of a large screen may be omitted in cooperation with the head-mounted display 41 shown in fig. 7, so that the motion sensing simulation device is miniaturized and may be suitable for a single person. When there are a plurality of motion mechanisms 3, the seat body 322 of each motion mechanism 3 can be independently tilted to the left and right. In addition, as shown in fig. 9, only the swing arm 31 may be used to pivot the stage 321, without providing the support arm 33, so as to reduce the number of components and simplify the configuration, and thus the swing arm 31 is pivoted at the center of the upright portion 326 of the stage 321, and a support frame 21 is used to pivot the swing arm 33 instead of the side wall 20.

Referring to fig. 10, although the setting unit 2 of the present embodiment is exemplified by the side wall 20 (see fig. 3), it may also include a plurality of movable vehicles 22 (only one of which is shown in fig. 10) according to actual configuration and site space requirements, the movable vehicles 22 are respectively pivoted to the swing arm 31 and the support arm 33 (the support arm 33 is not shown in fig. 10 due to the view angle), and the movable vehicles 22 can respectively drive the moving mechanism 3 to move from a carrying position to an experience position. When the moving mechanism 3 is located at the riding position, the user 5 may be carried to the riding unit 32, and when the moving mechanism 3 is located at the experience position, the moving mechanism 3 starts to operate in cooperation with the movie information of the display unit 4 (see fig. 3) to perform somatosensory simulation, and the passenger carrying area and the experience area may be distinguished through the movable carrier 22, so as to ensure that the experience area has enough space for the moving mechanism 3 to perform a large-scale motion, and even continuously move to different experience areas, for example, the somatosensory simulation with a dinosaur as a theme, so that the user 5 may be respectively brought into different areas of triassic, Jurassic, chalk, and the like through the movable carrier 22, thereby increasing the flexibility in configuration.

To sum up, the utility model discloses an each motion 3 sees through first driver 34 reaches second driver 35 drives respectively swing arm 31 reaches take advantage of and carry unit 32 and carry out circular motion, thereby make pedestal 322 can go on by a wide margin and violent displacement, promote the irritability and right user 5's appeal, simple structure and the efficiency that can reduce cost are in addition simultaneously, so can reach the purpose of the utility model.

Claims

1. A motion sensing simulation device is suitable for carrying at least one user; the method is characterized in that: the somatosensory simulation device comprises a setting unit, at least one motion mechanism and a display unit, wherein the at least one motion mechanism comprises a swing arm, a carrying unit, a first driver and a second driver, the swing arm is provided with a first end part which is pivoted on the setting unit by taking a first axis as a rotating shaft, and a second end part which is opposite to the first end part, the carrying unit, is pivoted on the second end part of the swing arm by taking the second axis as a rotating shaft and is suitable for carrying the at least one user, the first driver is used for driving the swing arm to rotate around the first axis relative to the setting unit, the second driver is used for driving the carrying unit to rotate around the second axis relative to the swing arm, the display unit is used for displaying image information matched with the movement of the at least one movement mechanism and is suitable for being watched by the at least one user.

2. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 1, wherein: the carrying unit of the at least one motion mechanism is provided with a carrying platform and a plurality of seat bodies which are arranged on the carrying platform and are used for a plurality of users to take.

3. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 2, wherein: the carrying unit of the at least one motion mechanism is also provided with a linkage piece which is arranged in the carrier platform and is connected with the base body, and a third driver which can drive the linkage piece to reciprocate, and the third driver can drive the linkage piece to reciprocate so as to drive the base body to tilt left and right relative to the carrier platform.

4. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 3, wherein: each seat body is pivoted on the carrier platform by taking a third axis extending back and forth as a rotating shaft, and the first axis and the second axis extend along the left and right directions of the seat body.

5. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 1, wherein: the carrying unit of the at least one motion mechanism is provided with a carrying platform and a base body which is arranged on the carrying platform and is used for a user to take.

6. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 5, wherein: the carrying unit of the at least one motion mechanism is also provided with a linkage piece which is arranged in the carrier platform and is connected with the base body, and a third driver which can drive the linkage piece to reciprocate, and the third driver can drive the linkage piece to reciprocate so as to drive the base body to tilt left and right relative to the carrier platform.

7. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 6, wherein: the base body is pivoted on the carrier platform by taking a third axis extending back and forth as a rotating shaft, and the first axis and the second axis extend along the left and right directions of the base body.

8. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 4 or 7, wherein: the at least one motion mechanism further comprises a support arm, two ends of the support arm are respectively pivoted with the setting unit and the carrying unit, and the support arm and the swing arm are respectively pivoted on the left side and the right side of the carrying unit at intervals.

9. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 1, wherein: the setting unit comprises at least one swing arm for the at least one motion mechanism, and a movable carrier capable of driving the at least one motion mechanism to move.

10. The somatosensory simulation device according to claim 1, wherein: the display unit comprises at least one head mounted display adapted to be worn by the at least one user.