EP0327942B1 - Transportable roundabout with at least two turntables placed storey-wise - Google Patents

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EP0327942B1
EP0327942B1 EP89101709A EP89101709A EP0327942B1 EP 0327942 B1 EP0327942 B1 EP 0327942B1 EP 89101709 A EP89101709 A EP 89101709A EP 89101709 A EP89101709 A EP 89101709A EP 0327942 B1 EP0327942 B1 EP 0327942B1
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  • the invention relates to a carousel according to the preamble of claim 1 (see e.g. GB-A-688.641).
  • the invention is based on the object of constructing a double-decker carousel or a carousel having turntables arranged in at least two floors in such a way that when the location changes for the production of the transport state from the operating state and for the restoration of the operating state after transport, much less assembly work is required.
  • the construction according to the invention makes it possible to arrange the hub in a double-story carousel approximately at the height of the upper turntable, i.e. only approximately at the level of the storey above the lower turntable, and the L-shaped angled holding arms are vertical between their operating position, in which the then approximately horizontal legs again run approximately at storey height above the upper turntable, can be swiveled vertically down into a transport position in which the legs that strive upwards in the operating position are approximately horizontal and the legs that project approximately horizontally in the operating position, and in addition the holding arms can also be pivoted horizontally with the Hub connected so that the holding arms can also be pivoted into a transport position approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis, in such a way that then about half the number of holding arms points to the rear and the other half number of holding arms points to the front, based on the vehicle chassis longitudinal axis.
  • the holding arms do not need to be removed during the transition from the operating position to the transport position, but are only brought into their transport position by loosening corresponding locks or locks by horizontal pivoting into a position approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis and by vertical tilting .
  • the transition from the transport position to the operating position takes place accordingly.
  • No assembly work is required on the mast itself, apart from the vertical mast extension, which is usually used to brace the holding arms, as is also available with conventional double-deck carousels, but which does not cause any difficulties.
  • the actual part of the mast with the hub which transmits the carousel drive has only one ratio in the construction according to the invention moderately low overall height, which poses no difficulties for bridges and underpasses.
  • the carousel construction according to the invention thus enables a much faster change of location than conventional double-story carousel constructions, since the assembly effort required for producing the transportability and the restoration of operability in the carousel according to the invention only requires a time required which is several days shorter than that of conventional double-story carousel constructions, and thus the ratio of Operating times of the carousel during conversion and transport times and thus the economic profit of the carousel operation can be significantly improved.
  • FIG. 1 shows the carousel in a side view
  • FIG. 2 shows a top view of the hub with the radial holding arms
  • FIG. 3 shows the carousel brought into the transport state in a front view
  • FIG. 4 shows a variant of the upper part of the carousel shown in FIG. 1 a third turntable (three-story carousel).
  • Fig. 1 shows the carousel in the operating state in a side view.
  • the carousel is on one Chassis 1 mounted with appropriate supports 2.
  • the drive unit 3 of the carousel is constructed with a rotary driven mast 4, which carries a hub 5.
  • the double-decker carousel has two concentric turntables, namely a lower turntable 6 and an upper turntable 7, which can be connected to one another by struts, stairs, etc. and are arranged together on hanging arms 8.
  • the holding arms 8 are designed as approximately L-shaped angled arms and each have an upwardly striving leg 8a connected to the hub 5 and an approximately horizontally extending leg 8b.
  • the holding arms 8 are braced by approximately horizontal tension struts 9, which are aligned with the approximately horizontal legs 8b, and by means of bracing with the tip of a mast extension 4a.
  • the holding arms 8 are each connected to the hub 5 both vertically pivotable and horizontally pivotable. It is thus possible to bring these holding arms for transporting the carousel into a tilted transport position and a transport position pivoted approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis.
  • This transport position is shown in phantom in FIGS. 1 and 2. It can be seen from FIG. 1 how the holding arms are tilted in the transport position, and from FIG. 3 it can be seen how three of the six spoke-like holding arms 8 shown only by way of example show three in a rear-facing position and three in a forward-facing position , are pivoted horizontally with respect to the chassis longitudinal axis and direction of train indicated by the arrow 1a.
  • the mounting of the holding arms 8 on the hub 5 takes place, for example, via an articulated construction, not shown Group 10, which together with the hub 5 forms a hinge with a vertical axis of rotation and on which the holding arms 8 are articulated via a hinge joint with a horizontal axis of rotation.
  • the joint assembly 10 and the hub 5, on the one hand, and the joint assembly 10 and the holding arms 8, on the other hand, can each have mutually abutting flange parts with screw connections for locking the relevant joints in the operating position of the holding arms 8.
  • Such screw connections are only indicated in FIG. 2, for example, at 11, that is between the joint assembly 10 and the hub 5.
  • other locking means for locking the holding arms 8 in the operating position or in the transport position are also possible.
  • the mast 4 is designed as a telescopic mast, so that the mast extension 4a can be extended and retracted telescopically and thus the mast does not protrude significantly beyond the hub 5 in its transport position when the mast extension 4a is retracted.
  • the two turntables 6 and 7 have foldable segments 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b arranged on both sides of the chassis longitudinal axis, the segments 7a, 7b of the upper turntable 7 downward and the segments 6a, 6b of the lower turntable 6 can be folded upwards into an approximately vertical transport position, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the segments which are folded down or folded up in the transport position are indicated by dash-dotted lines.
  • the carousel In the transport state with the holding arms 8 pivoted and tipped parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis and with the turntable segments folded downwards or upwards, the carousel only has the width permissible for road transport and only a height in the range of approximately three meters, so that it can be attached to a towing vehicle and can be transported without difficulty even under average bridge passages and underpasses.
  • the means necessary for supporting the turntables on the chassis in the transport state are not shown in FIG. 1 for reasons of clarity.
  • Carousels with more than two turntables for example another third turntable arranged as an intermediate floor, can also be constructed on the same design principle.
  • a three-story carousel based on the above construction principle can also be constructed in such a way that in a carousel according to FIGS. 1 to 3 with two turntables arranged below the arms 8, a third turntable is placed on the arms 8 brought into their operating position. This is shown in FIG. 4.
  • a third turntable 12 is placed on the horizontal legs 8b of the arms 8 brought into their operating position.
  • This third turntable 12 expediently consists of two or three elements which can be removed for transport, and the connection to the second turntable 7 below can be made by one or two spiral stairs in the radially inner region.
  • the spiral staircase 13 is expediently designed as a coherent structural body which is simply hooked in between the second and third turntables when the carousel is being set up and unhooked again for dismantling the carousel.
  • the third turntable 12 has a boundary wall 14 which is held on wall struts 8c. These wall struts 8c are hinged to the radially outer ends of the horizontal legs 8b of the arms 8 and between its operating position shown in FIG. 4 and a transport position in which they rest on the horizontal legs 8b of the arms 8.
  • the wall struts 8c can either be a straight rod that can simply be swiveled around the articulation point to the horizontal leg 8b of the arm 8 in question (left-hand illustration in FIG. 4) or toggle-like from two articulated sections ( right representation in Fig. 4), which are folded onto one another in the transport position.
  • the mast extension 4a in this three-story carousel is of course designed to be long enough to serve as a tent roof rack together with the boundary wall 14 and the guy lines between the wall struts 8c.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Karussell nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 (siehe z.B. GB-A-688.641).The invention relates to a carousel according to the preamble of claim 1 (see e.g. GB-A-688.641).

Daraus ist bekannt, ein Karussell doppelstöckig, also mit zwei etagenweise übereinander angeordneten konzentrischen und gemeinsam miteinander umlaufenden Drehscheiben auszubilden. Die Drehscheiben sind dabei an über Kopf angeordneten horizontalen Haltearmen hängend angeordnet, die speichenartig radial an einer umlaufenden Nabe eines zentralen Mastes entsprechender Höhe montiert sind. Der zweistöckigen Anordnung der beiden Drehscheiben entsprechend und unter Berücksichtigung der notwendigen Stehhöhe einschließlich des erforderlichen Maßes an Kopffreiheit und Sicherheitsabstand nach oben sowohl zwischen der unteren Drehscheibe und der oberen Drehscheibe als auch zwischen der oberen Drehscheibe und der über Kopf angeordneten radialen Tragarme ergibt sich eine entsprechende Bauhöhe eines solchen doppelstöckigen Karussells.It is known from this to design a carousel with two floors, that is to say with two concentric turntables arranged one above the other and rotating together. The turntables are suspended from overhead holding arms which are mounted radially in the manner of a spoke on a circumferential hub of a central mast of an appropriate height. The two-storey arrangement of the two turntables, taking into account the necessary standing height including the required amount of headroom and safety clearance upwards, between the lower turntable and the upper turntable as well as between the upper turntable and the radial support arms arranged overhead, results in a corresponding overall height of such a two-story carousel.

Es ist auch schon bekannt, transportable Karussels auf eigenen Fahrgestellen zu montieren und dazu beiderseits der Fahrgestellängsachse gelegene Drehscheibensegmente in eine etwa vertikale Transportstellung klappbar oder abnehmbar auszubilden, um für Standortwechsel das Karussel ohne übermäßige Demontagearbeiten in einen transportfähigen Zustand mit einer auf die Erfordernisse eines Straßentransports verringerten Breite zu bringen, so daß dann das Karussell einfach durch Anhängen an ein Zugfahrzeug transportiert werden kann (siehe z.B. DE-A-2.107.317).It is also known to assemble transportable carousels on your own chassis and on both sides of the Turning disc segments located in the longitudinal axis of the chassis into an approximately vertical transport position can be folded or removed in order to bring the carousel into a transportable state without excessive dismantling work, with a width reduced to the requirements of road transport, so that the carousel can then be transported simply by attaching it to a towing vehicle can (see e.g. DE-A-2.107.317).

Bei einfachen Karussells mit nur einer Drehscheibe läßt sich auf diese Weise die Transportfähigkeit bzw. die Betriebsfähigkeit nach einem Transport verhältnismäßig schnell und einfach herstellen. Bei bekannten doppelstöckigen Karussells scheitert dies aber an der großen Bauhöhe dieser Karussells, welche die übliche lichte Durchfahrtshöhe unter Brücken und Unterführungen übersteigt und beim Transport auch einen zu hoch liegenden Schwerpunkt bedingen würde. Daher bleibt bei bekannten doppelstöckigen Karussells nichts anderes übrig, als die radialen Haltearme vollständig sowie den Mast mit seinen bei der erforderlichen Höhe notwendigen Verstrebungen mindestens teilweise zu demontieren, um die Transportfähigkeit herzustellen, so daß bei Standortwechseln in jedem Fall umfangreiche und erfahrungsgemäß mehrere Tage in Anspruch nehmende Abbau- und Wiederaufbauarbeiten unvermeidlich sind.In the case of simple carousels with only one turntable, the transportability or the operability after a transport can be established relatively quickly and easily in this way. In known double-story carousels, however, this fails because of the large overall height of these carousels, which exceeds the usual clearance height under bridges and underpasses and would also require a center of gravity that is too high during transport. Therefore, in known double-story carousels there is nothing left but to completely dismantle the radial holding arms and at least partially dismantle the mast with its struts necessary at the required height in order to establish the transportability, so that in any case extensive and experience takes several days when changing location increasing dismantling and reconstruction work are inevitable.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein doppelstöckiges Karussel bzw. ein in mindestens zwei Etagen angeordnete Drehscheiben aufweisendes Karussel so zu konstruieren, daß bei Standortwechseln für die Herstellung des Transportzustands aus dem betriebszustand und für die Wiederherstellung des Betriebszustands nach einem Transport wesentlich geringere Montagearbeiten anfallen.The invention is based on the object of constructing a double-decker carousel or a carousel having turntables arranged in at least two floors in such a way that when the location changes for the production of the transport state from the operating state and for the restoration of the operating state after transport, much less assembly work is required.

Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung durch die im Anspruch 1 gekennzeichnete Konstruktion gelöst.This object is achieved according to the invention by the construction characterized in claim 1.

Die erfindungsgemäße Konstruktion ermöglicht es, bei einem doppelstöckigen Karussell die Nabe etwa in Höhe der oberen Drehscheibe anzuordnen, also nur etwa in Geschoßhöhe über der unteren Drehscheibe, und die L-förmig abgewinkelten Haltearme sind vertikal zwischen ihrer Betriebsstellung, in welcher die dann etwa horizontalen Schenkel wiederum etwa in Geschoßhöhe oberhalb der oberen Drehscheibe verlaufen, vertikal in eine Transportstellung herunterschwenkbar, in welcher die in der Betriebsstellung aufwärtsstrebenden Schenkel etwa horizontal liegen und die in der Betriebsstellung etwa horizontalen Schenkel nach unten ragen, und außerdem sind die Haltearme jeweils auch horizontal schenkbar mit der Nabe verbunden, so daß sich die Haltearme außerdem in eine zur Fahrgestellängsachse etwa parallele Transportstellung schwenken lassen, derart, daß dann etwa die halbe Anzahl der Haltearme nach hinten und die andere halbe Anzahl der Haltearme nach vorne weist, bezogen auf die Fahrgestellängsachse.The construction according to the invention makes it possible to arrange the hub in a double-story carousel approximately at the height of the upper turntable, i.e. only approximately at the level of the storey above the lower turntable, and the L-shaped angled holding arms are vertical between their operating position, in which the then approximately horizontal legs again run approximately at storey height above the upper turntable, can be swiveled vertically down into a transport position in which the legs that strive upwards in the operating position are approximately horizontal and the legs that project approximately horizontally in the operating position, and in addition the holding arms can also be pivoted horizontally with the Hub connected so that the holding arms can also be pivoted into a transport position approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis, in such a way that then about half the number of holding arms points to the rear and the other half number of holding arms points to the front, based on the vehicle chassis longitudinal axis.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Konstruktion brauchen also die Haltearme beim Übergang von der Betriebsstellung in die Transportstellung nicht abmontiert zu werden, sondern sie werden nach Lösen entsprechender Arretierungen bzw. Verriegelungen lediglich durch horizontales Schwenken in eine zur Fahrgestellängsachse etwa parallele Position und durch vertikales Abkippen in ihre Transportstellung gebracht. Der Übergang von der Transportstellung in die Betriebsstellung erfolgt entsprechend. Am Mast selbst sind dabei keine Montagearbeiten erforderlich, abgesehen von der üblicherweise zur Abspannung der Haltearme dienenden vertikalen Mastverlängerung, wie sie auch bei herkömmlichen doppelstöckigen Karussells vorhanden ist, die aber keine Schwierigkeiten bereitet. Der eigentliche, den Karussellantrieb übertragende Teil des Mastes mit der Nabe hat bei der erfindungsgemäßen Konstruktion ja nur eine verhältnis mäßig geringe Bauhöhe, die bei Brücken und Unterführungen keine Schwierigkeiten bereitet.In the construction according to the invention, the holding arms do not need to be removed during the transition from the operating position to the transport position, but are only brought into their transport position by loosening corresponding locks or locks by horizontal pivoting into a position approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis and by vertical tilting . The transition from the transport position to the operating position takes place accordingly. No assembly work is required on the mast itself, apart from the vertical mast extension, which is usually used to brace the holding arms, as is also available with conventional double-deck carousels, but which does not cause any difficulties. The actual part of the mast with the hub which transmits the carousel drive has only one ratio in the construction according to the invention moderately low overall height, which poses no difficulties for bridges and underpasses.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

Die erfindungsgemäße Karussellkonstruktion ermöglicht also viel schnellere Standortwechsel als herkömmliche doppelstöckige Karussellkonstruktionen, da der zur Herstellung der Transportfähigkeit und der zur Wiederherstellung der Betriebsfähigkeit erforderliche Montageaufwand bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Karussell gegenüber herkömmlichen doppelstöckigen Karussellkonstruktionen nur einen um mehrere Tage kürzeren Zeitbedarf erfordert und somit im Einsatz das Verhältnis von Betriebszeiten des Karussels zu Umbau- und Transportzeiten und somit der wirtschaftliche Ertrag des Karussellbetriebs wesentlich verbessert werden kann.The carousel construction according to the invention thus enables a much faster change of location than conventional double-story carousel constructions, since the assembly effort required for producing the transportability and the restoration of operability in the carousel according to the invention only requires a time required which is several days shorter than that of conventional double-story carousel constructions, and thus the ratio of Operating times of the carousel during conversion and transport times and thus the economic profit of the carousel operation can be significantly improved.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel ist in den anliegenden Zeichnungen in schematischer Form dargestellt und wird nachstehend kurz erläutert. In den Zeichnungen zeigt:An exemplary embodiment is shown in schematic form in the accompanying drawings and is briefly explained below. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 das Karussell in Seitenansicht, Fig. 2 eine Draufsicht auf die Nabe mit den radialen Haltearmen, Fig. 3 das in den Transportzustand gebrachte Karussell in Stirnansicht, und Fig. 4 eine Variante des oberen Teils des in Fig. 1 dargestellten Karussells mit einer dritten Drehscheibe (dreistöckiges Karussell).1 shows the carousel in a side view, FIG. 2 shows a top view of the hub with the radial holding arms, FIG. 3 shows the carousel brought into the transport state in a front view, and FIG. 4 shows a variant of the upper part of the carousel shown in FIG. 1 a third turntable (three-story carousel).

In den Zeichnungen sind alle unwesentlichen und an sich bekannten Einzelheiten weggelassen, um den erfindungsgemäßen Konstruktionsgedanken deutlicher darstellen zu können.All insignificant and known details have been omitted from the drawings in order to be able to more clearly illustrate the design concept according to the invention.

Fig. 1 zeigt das im Betriebszustand befindliche Karussell in Seitenansicht. Das Karussell ist auf einem Fahrgestell 1 mit entsprechenden Stützen 2 montiert. Auf dem Fahrgestell 1 ist das Antriebsaggregat 3 des Karussells mit einem drehangetriebenen Mast 4 aufgebaut, der eine Nabe 5 trägt. Das doppelstöckige Karussell weist zwei konzentrische Drehscheiben auf, nämlich eine untere Drehscheibe 6 und eine obere Drehscheibe 7, die durch Verstrebungen, Treppen usw. miteinander verbunden sein können und gemeinsam an Haltearmen 8 hängend angeordnet sind. Die Haltearme 8 sind als etwa L-förmig abgewinkelte Arme ausgeführt und weisen jeweils einen mit der Nabe 5 verbundenen aufwärtsstrebenden Schenkel 8a und einen etwa horizontal verlaufenden Schenkel 8b auf. Über die speichenartig radial an der Nabe 5 angeordneten Haltearme 8 werden im Betrieb des Karussells die daran aufgehängten Drehscheiben 6 und 7 gemeinsam in Umlauf versetzt.Fig. 1 shows the carousel in the operating state in a side view. The carousel is on one Chassis 1 mounted with appropriate supports 2. On the chassis 1, the drive unit 3 of the carousel is constructed with a rotary driven mast 4, which carries a hub 5. The double-decker carousel has two concentric turntables, namely a lower turntable 6 and an upper turntable 7, which can be connected to one another by struts, stairs, etc. and are arranged together on hanging arms 8. The holding arms 8 are designed as approximately L-shaped angled arms and each have an upwardly striving leg 8a connected to the hub 5 and an approximately horizontally extending leg 8b. When the carousel is in operation, the turntables 6 and 7 suspended on it are rotated together by means of the spoke arms arranged radially on the hub 5.

In ihrer Betriebsstellung sind die Haltearme 8 durch etwa horizontale, mit den etwa horizontalen Schenkeln 8b fluchtende Zugstreben 9 miteinander und durch Abspannungen mit der Spitze einer Mastverlängerung 4a verspannt.In their operating position, the holding arms 8 are braced by approximately horizontal tension struts 9, which are aligned with the approximately horizontal legs 8b, and by means of bracing with the tip of a mast extension 4a.

Die Haltearme 8 sind mit der Nabe 5 jeweils sowohl vertikal schwenkbar als auch horizontal schwenkbar verbunden. Damit ist es möglich, diese Haltearme zum Transport des Karussells in eine abgekippte und eine zur Fahrgestelllängsachse etwa parallel geschwenkte Transportstellung zu bringen. Diese Transportstellung ist in den Fig. 1 und 2 jeweils strichpunktiert dargestellt. Dabei ist aus Fig. 1 ersichtlich, wie die Haltearme in der Transportstellung abgekippt sind, und aus Fig. 3 ist ersichtlich, wie von den nur beispielsweise dargestellten sechs speichenartigen Haltearmen 8 drei in eine nach hinten weisende Stellung und drei in eine nach vorne weisende Stellung, bezogen auf die durch den Pfeil 1a angedeutete Fahrgestellängsachse und Zugrichtung, horizontal geschwenkt sind.The holding arms 8 are each connected to the hub 5 both vertically pivotable and horizontally pivotable. It is thus possible to bring these holding arms for transporting the carousel into a tilted transport position and a transport position pivoted approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis. This transport position is shown in phantom in FIGS. 1 and 2. It can be seen from FIG. 1 how the holding arms are tilted in the transport position, and from FIG. 3 it can be seen how three of the six spoke-like holding arms 8 shown only by way of example show three in a rear-facing position and three in a forward-facing position , are pivoted horizontally with respect to the chassis longitudinal axis and direction of train indicated by the arrow 1a.

Die Montage der Haltearme 8 an der Nabe 5 erfolgt beispielsweise über eine nicht näher dargestellte Gelenkbau gruppe 10, die zusammen mit der Nabe 5 ein Drehgelenk mit vertikaler Drehachse bildet und an welcher die Haltearme 8 über ein Scharniergelenk mit horizontaler Drehachse angelenkt sind. Die Gelenkbaugruppe 10 und die Nabe 5 einerseits sowie die Gelenkbaugruppe 10 und die Haltearme 8 andererseits können jeweils aneinander anliegende Flanschteile mit Verschraubungen zur Arretierung der betreffenden Gelenke in der Betriebsstellung der Haltearme 8 aufweisen. Solche Verschraubungen sind in Fig. 2 nur beispielsweise bei 11 angedeutet, also zwischen der Gelenkbaugruppe 10 und der Nabe 5. Selbstverständlich sind auch andere Verriegelungsmittel zur Arretierung der Haltearme 8 in der Betriebsstellung oder auch in der Transportstellung möglich.The mounting of the holding arms 8 on the hub 5 takes place, for example, via an articulated construction, not shown Group 10, which together with the hub 5 forms a hinge with a vertical axis of rotation and on which the holding arms 8 are articulated via a hinge joint with a horizontal axis of rotation. The joint assembly 10 and the hub 5, on the one hand, and the joint assembly 10 and the holding arms 8, on the other hand, can each have mutually abutting flange parts with screw connections for locking the relevant joints in the operating position of the holding arms 8. Such screw connections are only indicated in FIG. 2, for example, at 11, that is between the joint assembly 10 and the hub 5. Of course, other locking means for locking the holding arms 8 in the operating position or in the transport position are also possible.

Der Mast 4 ist als Teleskopmast ausgebildet, so daß die Mastverlängerung 4a teleskopartig aus- und einfahrbar ist und somit der Mast in seiner Transportstellung bei eingefahrener Mastverlängerung 4a nicht wesentlich über die Nabe 5 hinausragt.The mast 4 is designed as a telescopic mast, so that the mast extension 4a can be extended and retracted telescopically and thus the mast does not protrude significantly beyond the hub 5 in its transport position when the mast extension 4a is retracted.

Wie insbesondere Fig. 3 zeigt, haben die beiden Drehscheiben 6 und 7 beiderseits der Fahrgestellängsachse angeordnete klappbare Segmente 6a, 6b bzw. 7a, 7b, wobei die Segmente 7a, 7b der oberen Drehscheibe 7 abwärts und die Segmente 6a, 6b der unteren Drehscheibe 6 nach oben in eine jeweils etwa vertikale Transportstellung klappbar sind, wie in Fig. 3 dargestellt ist. In der Seitenansicht nach Fig. 1 sind die in der Transportstellung heruntergeklappten bzw. hochgeklappten Segmente strichpunktiert angedeutet.As shown in FIG. 3 in particular, the two turntables 6 and 7 have foldable segments 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b arranged on both sides of the chassis longitudinal axis, the segments 7a, 7b of the upper turntable 7 downward and the segments 6a, 6b of the lower turntable 6 can be folded upwards into an approximately vertical transport position, as shown in FIG. 3. In the side view according to FIG. 1, the segments which are folded down or folded up in the transport position are indicated by dash-dotted lines.

Im Transportzustand mit in zur Fahrgestellängsachse parallel geschwenkten und abgekippten Haltearmen 8 sowie abwärts bzw. nach oben geklappten Drehscheibensegmenten hat das Karussell nur noch die für einen Straßentransport zulässige Breite und nur noch eine Höhe im Bereich von etwa drei Metern, so daß es an ein Zugfahrzeug anhängbar und ohne Schwierigkeiten auch unter durchschnittlichen Brückendurchfahrten und Unterführungen hindurch transportierbar ist. Die zur Abstützung der Drehscheiben auf dem Fahrgestell im Transportzustand notwendigen Mittel sind in Fig. 1 aus Gründen der Übersichtlichkeit nicht dargestellt.In the transport state with the holding arms 8 pivoted and tipped parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis and with the turntable segments folded downwards or upwards, the carousel only has the width permissible for road transport and only a height in the range of approximately three meters, so that it can be attached to a towing vehicle and can be transported without difficulty even under average bridge passages and underpasses. The means necessary for supporting the turntables on the chassis in the transport state are not shown in FIG. 1 for reasons of clarity.

Auf dem gleichen Konstruktionsprinzip lassen sich auch Karusselle mit mehr als zwei Drehscheiben, beispielsweise einer weiteren, als Zwischenetage angeordneten dritten Drehscheibe, aufbauen.Carousels with more than two turntables, for example another third turntable arranged as an intermediate floor, can also be constructed on the same design principle.

Ein dreistöckiges Karussell auf dem vorstehenden Konstruktionsprinzip läßt sich auch dergestalt aufbauen, daß bei einem Karussell nach den Fig. 1 bis 3 mit zwei unterhalb der Arme 8 angeordneten Drehscheiben eine dritte Drehscheibe auf die in ihre Betriebsstellung gebrachten Arme 8 aufgelegt wird. Dies ist in Fig. 4 dargestellt.A three-story carousel based on the above construction principle can also be constructed in such a way that in a carousel according to FIGS. 1 to 3 with two turntables arranged below the arms 8, a third turntable is placed on the arms 8 brought into their operating position. This is shown in FIG. 4.

Demgemäß ist eine dritte Drehscheibe 12 auf die horizontalen Schenkel 8b der in ihre Betriebsstellung gebrachten Arme 8 aufgelegt. Diese dritte Drehscheibe 12 besteht zweckmäßigerweise aus zwei oder drei zum Transport abnehmbaren Elementen, und die Verbindung mit der darunterliegenden zweiten Drehscheibe 7 kann durch eine oder auch zwei Wendeltreppen im radial inneren Bereich erfolgen. Die Wendeltreppe 13 ist dabei zweckmäßigerweise als zusammenhängender Konstruktionskörper ausgebildet, der beim Aufbau des Karussells einfach zwischen der zweiten und dritten Drehscheibe eingehängt und zum Abbau des Karussells wieder ausgehängt wird.Accordingly, a third turntable 12 is placed on the horizontal legs 8b of the arms 8 brought into their operating position. This third turntable 12 expediently consists of two or three elements which can be removed for transport, and the connection to the second turntable 7 below can be made by one or two spiral stairs in the radially inner region. The spiral staircase 13 is expediently designed as a coherent structural body which is simply hooked in between the second and third turntables when the carousel is being set up and unhooked again for dismantling the carousel.

Die dritte Drehscheibe 12 weist aus Sicherheitsgründen eine Umgrenzungswand 14 auf, die an Wandstreben 8c gehaltert ist. Diese Wandstreben 8c sind klappbar an den radial äußeren Enden der horizontalen Schenkel 8b der Arme 8 angelenkt und zwischen ihrer Betriebsstellung gemäß Fig. 4 und einer Transportstellung klappbar, in welcher sie an den horizontalen Schenkeln 8b der Arme 8 anliegen.For safety reasons, the third turntable 12 has a boundary wall 14 which is held on wall struts 8c. These wall struts 8c are hinged to the radially outer ends of the horizontal legs 8b of the arms 8 and between its operating position shown in FIG. 4 and a transport position in which they rest on the horizontal legs 8b of the arms 8.

Wie in Fig. 4 strichpunktiert angedeutet ist, können dabei die Wandstreben 8c entweder als gerader, einfach um die Anlenkstelle herum an den waagerechten Schenkel 8b des betreffenden Arms 8 hinschwenkbarer Stab (linke Darstellung in Fig. 4) oder kniehebelartig aus zwei gelenkig verbundenen Abschnitten (rechte Darstellung in Fig. 4) ausgebildet sein, die in der Transportstellung aufeinandergefaltet werden.As indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 4, the wall struts 8c can either be a straight rod that can simply be swiveled around the articulation point to the horizontal leg 8b of the arm 8 in question (left-hand illustration in FIG. 4) or toggle-like from two articulated sections ( right representation in Fig. 4), which are folded onto one another in the transport position.

Die Mastverlängerung 4a ist bei diesem dreistöckigem Karussell natürlich entsprechend lang ausgebildet, um zusammen mit der Umgrenzungswand 14 und den Abspannungen zwischen den Wandstreben 8c als Zeltdachträger dienen zu können.The mast extension 4a in this three-story carousel is of course designed to be long enough to serve as a tent roof rack together with the boundary wall 14 and the guy lines between the wall struts 8c.

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1. A transportable, power-driven roundabout having at least two concentric turntables (6, 7) disposed tierwise, a central mast (4) with rotating hub (5), and radial arms (8) disposed on the hub (5) in a spoke-like manner for suspending the turntables, wherein at least one of the turntables (6, 7) has hinged or removable segments, characterised in that the arms (8) are formed as approximately L-shaped angled arms having a limb (8a) extending upwardly from the hub (5) when in the operating position and a limb (8b) contiguous thereto and approximately horizontal when in the operating position, these arms (8) in each case being connected to be hub (5) so as to be pivotable vertically and also pivotable horizontally.
2. A roundabout as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it is mounted on a chassis (1).
3. A roundabout as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the mast (4) is in the form of a telescopic mast having an extensible upper portion (4a) for bracing the arms (8) when the latter are in their operating position.
4. A roundabout as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the approximately horizontal limbs (8b) of the arms (8) are likewise clampable approximately horizontally to one another by tie bars (9).
5. A roundabout as claimed in one of the claim 1 to 4, characterised in that the horizontal and vertical swivel joints disposed between the hub (5) and the arms (8) each have mutually cooperating flanged parts having bolted joints (11) or other locking means for locking the arms in their operating position.
6. A double-tiered roundabout as claimed in one of the claims 1 to 5, characterised in that segments (6a, 6b) of the lower turntable (6) which are located on both sides of the longitudinal axis of the chassis are swingable upwardly into a transportation position, and segments (7a, 7b) of the upper turntable (7) which are located on both sides of the longitudinal axis of the chassis are swingable downwardly into a transportation position.
7. A roundabout as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that the hub (5) is disposed approximately at the height of the upper turntable (7), and the length of the upwardly extending limbs (8a) corresponds approximately to the radius of the upper turntable.
8. A three-tiered roundabout as claimed in one of the claims 1 to 7, characterised in that a third turntable (12) is removably mountable on the horizontal limbs (8b) of the arms (8) when the said horizontal limbs are in their operating position.
9. A roundabout as claimed in claim 8, characterised in that wall struts (8c) are articulated to the free outer ends of the horizontal limbs (8b) of the arms (8) and are swingable between a transportation position in which they rest against the horizontal limbs and an operating position in which they are swung up approximately at right angle thereto for the purpose of supporting a boundary wall (14) protecting the third turntable.
10. A roundabout as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that the wall struts (8c) comprise two portions which are hinged to one another in the manner of an articulated lever and which are folded onto one another when in the transportation position and are extended when in the operating position.
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