EP0388772B1 - Passenger transfer installation - Google Patents
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- EP0388772B1 EP0388772B1 EP90104785A EP90104785A EP0388772B1 EP 0388772 B1 EP0388772 B1 EP 0388772B1 EP 90104785 A EP90104785 A EP 90104785A EP 90104785 A EP90104785 A EP 90104785A EP 0388772 B1 EP0388772 B1 EP 0388772B1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
- A63G3/00—Water roundabouts, e.g. freely floating
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61K—AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAYS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B61K1/00—Transferring passengers, articles, or freight to and from moving trains; Slipping or coupling vehicles from or to moving trains
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung für den Wechsel von Fahrgästen in längs einer Bahn bewegbaren Wasserfahrzeugen, wie z.B. geführten Booten, insbesondere von Vergnügungseinrichtungen, bei der die Wasserfahrzeuge an bzw. auf einer kontinuierlich sich drehenden Scheibe anlegen und die Fahrgäste gefahrlos während der Drehung der Scheibe ein- und aussteigen können. Es ist bekannt, daß Boote gemäß der EP-B-137.780 an den Umfang einer sich drehenden Scheibe angepreßt werden, wobei die Fahrgäste in das mehr oder weniger schwimmende Boot ein- und aussteigen können. Durch die Niveauunterschiede (der Bootsboden liegt tiefer als die Scheibe) und durch den nahen Flüssigkeitsspiegel tritt eine psychologische Bremse ein, die dem raschen Fahrgastwechsel entgegenwirkt, wodurch die Bootsgröße bzw. die maximal zu befördernde Personenzahl eingeschränkt wird.The invention relates to a device for changing passengers in watercraft that can be moved along a path, such as e.g. guided boats, in particular of amusement facilities, in which the watercraft moor on or on a continuously rotating disc and the passengers can get on and off safely while the disc is rotating. It is known that boats according to EP-B-137.780 are pressed against the circumference of a rotating disc, whereby the passengers can get in and out of the more or less floating boat. Due to the level differences (the bottom of the boat is lower than the window) and the nearby liquid level, a psychological brake occurs which counteracts the rapid change of passengers, which limits the size of the boat or the maximum number of people to be transported.
Die Erfindung hat es sich zur Aufgabe gestellt, diesem psychologischen Punkt entgegenzuwirken, und so das Ein- und Aussteigen der Fahrgäste zu erleichtern.The invention has set itself the task of counteracting this psychological point, and thus to facilitate boarding and alighting of the passengers.
Die Erfindung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Scheibe mit einem feinporigen flüssigkeitsdurchlässigen Belag, insbesondere Haftbelag, versehen ist und schräg zur die Bahn des Wasserfahrzeuges bestimmenden Führung desselben angeordnet ist und das Wasserfahrzeug auf einer Seite der Scheibe aufnehmbar und aus seiner Führung genommen sowie auf der sich drehenden Scheibe ruhend angeordnet ist und der Fahrgastwechsel, die Wendung des Wasserfahrzeuges und auf der anderen Seite die Einkuppelung in die Führung in abführender Richtung zur Bahn vorgesehen ist, wodurch der Fahrgastwechsel erleichtert und auch der Platzbedarf der Anlage reduziert wird. Gemäß einem weiteren Erfindungsmerkmal sind die Wasserfahrzeuge als längs einer Bahn bewegbare und insbesondere in einer Flüssigkeit aufschwimmende Boote oder gleitende Schlitten ausgebildet, wodurch die Ausbildung der Wasserfahrzeuge, insbesondere für schnelle Bahnen, wo der Flüssigkeitswiderstand eine große Rolle spielt, präzisiert wird. Vorzugsweise sind feststehende Einrichtungen, wie z.B. Brücken zur Einstieg- bzw. Ausstiegsstelle nahe dem Drehzentrum der Scheibe zur Lenkung des Fahrgaststromes vorgesehen, die eine zweckmäßige Lenkung des Fahrgaststromes gewährleisten. Insbesondere ist die Drehgeschwindigkeit des Wasserfahrzeuges auf der Scheibe geringer als die Geschwindigkeit des Wasserfahrzeuges auf der Bahn und ist die Wasserfahrzeugdichte auf der Scheibe größer als auf der Bahn, wodurch eine weitere Erleichterung des Fahrgastwechsels vorgegeben ist.The invention is characterized in that the disc is provided with a fine-pored, liquid-permeable coating, in particular adhesive coating, and is arranged obliquely to the guide determining the path of the watercraft, and the watercraft can be received and removed on one side of the disc taken from its leadership and is arranged on the rotating disc at rest and the passenger change, the turn of the watercraft and on the other hand, the coupling into the guide in the direction leading to the train is provided, whereby the passenger change is easier and the space requirement of the system is reduced . According to a further feature of the invention, the watercraft are designed as boats or sliding sledges which can be moved along a path and in particular float in a liquid, whereby the design of the watercraft, in particular for fast paths where liquid resistance plays a major role, is specified. Fixed devices, such as bridges to the entry or exit point near the center of rotation of the disk for directing the flow of passengers, are preferably provided, which ensure appropriate guidance of the flow of passengers. In particular, the speed of rotation of the watercraft on the windshield is lower than the speed of the watercraft on the web and the watercraft density on the windshield is greater than on the web, which further facilitates changing passengers.
Die Erfindung ist in den angeschlossenen Fig. 1 und 2 beispielsweise und schematisch dargestellt.The invention is shown for example and schematically in the connected FIGS. 1 and 2.
Fig. 1 zeigt in einem Grundriß die Scheibe und einen Teil der Bootsbahn, Fig. 2 einen zugehörigen Aufriß.Fig. 1 shows in a plan the window and part of the boat railway, Fig. 2 shows an associated elevation.
In Fig. 1 ist die Endstelle bzw. Einstiegstelle einer Vergnügungsbahn dargestellt, bei der die Wasserfahrzeuge 2, beispielsweise Boote, in Pfeilrichtung 6 bewegt werden. So fährt das Wasserfahrzeug 2′, durch eine Führung 3 gehalten, mit vorgegebener Geschwindigkeit auf die sich drehende, geneigte Scheibe 1 auf, wird aus der Führung 3 gehoben und durch den Haftbelag 4 auf der Scheibe 1 gehalten. Die Fahrgäste kommen in Pfeilrichtung 7 über feststehende Einrichtungen 5 wie z.B. Brücken an die Einstiegstelle, wobei sie die Scheibe 1 in der Nähe des Drehzentrums 8 betreten. Das Zentrum der Scheibe 1 kann als stillstehende Insel ausgebildet sein, um die sich die Scheibe mit dem Wasserfahrzeug 2 ring-förmig in Drehrichtung 9 dreht, so daß beim Verlassen der Brücke nicht sofort eine sich mit langsamer Geschwindigkeit drehende Scheibe betreten wird. Die Scheibe 1 ist mit einem flüssigkeitsdurchlässigen porigen Belag 4, insbesondere Haftbelag, versehen, so daß einerseits die Wasserfahrzeuge 2 ruhig auf dem bewegten Teil der Scheibe liegen, andererseits die Fahrgäste mit ihren Schuhen auch bei ungünstiger Witterung (feuchter Scheibe) nicht in Gefahr gebracht werden. Die Schrägstellung der Scheibe gegenüber dem Flüssigkeitsspiegel 10 ist gering, in der Größe von einigen Graden. Nach einer Drehung von 180° dem Scheibe wird das Wasserfahrzeug 2 wieder in die Führung eingehoben und dadurch auf Bahngeschwindigkeit gebracht und verläßt schließlich gemäß Bezugszeichen 2˝ die Einstiegstelle. Die Scheibe 1 taucht teilweise in einen mit Flüssigkeit gefüllten Graben ein, von dem die Wasserfahrzeuge schwimmend zu- und abgeführt werden. Hiebei läßt sich natürlich die Führung 3 durch die Strömung der Flüssigkeit im Graben ersetzen, insbesondere dann, wenn die Boote durch eine entsprechende Geschwindigkeitsführung, beispielsweise über nicht dargestellte Rutschhänge, zu Wasser gebracht werden.1 shows the end point or entry point of an amusement ride, in which the
In Fig. 2 ist die feststehende starre Brückenkonstruktion dargestellt, unter welche die Fahrzeuge 2 hindurchgeführt werden, wobei die Führung 3 als Schleppkette ausgebildet ist, mit der das Fahrzeug mit vorgegebener Geschwindigkeit an die Scheibe herangebracht und von dieser mit Schleppgeschwindigkeit in den abführenden Kanal eingefädelt wird. Die Schleppkette 11 ist dabei unterhalb der Drehscheibe 1 geführt.In Fig. 2 the fixed rigid bridge construction is shown, under which the
Claims (4)
- Passenger transfer installation in water vehicles which may be moved longitudinally along a track such as guided boats particularly amusement equipment, whereby the water vehicles (2) land at or on a continuously turning disk (1) and the passengers can embark and disembark safety while the disk (1) is turning, characterized in that the disk (1) is covered with a fine pored coating (4) which is permeable to water, particularly an adhesive coating and is arranged at a slant angle to the guide (3) determining the track of the water vehicle (2) and that the water vehicle (2) on one side of the disk (1) can be picked up, lifted out of its guide (3) and put to rest on the turning disk and that the passenger transfer, the turning of the water vehicle and the coupling with the guide in the direction leading off the track are provided on the other side.
- Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the water vehicles (2) are designed as boats or guiding sleds which can be moved along a track and are particularly floating in water.
- Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixed equipment (5) such as bridges to the embarking and disembarking points are located next to the turning centre (8) of the disk (1) in order to guide the stream of passengers.
- Installation according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the turning speed of the water vehicle on the disk (1) is slower than the speed of the water vehicle on the track and that the density of water vehicles on the disk is higher than on the track.
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