EP0639396A1 - Carrousel - Google Patents

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EP0639396A1
EP0639396A1 EP94112848A EP94112848A EP0639396A1 EP 0639396 A1 EP0639396 A1 EP 0639396A1 EP 94112848 A EP94112848 A EP 94112848A EP 94112848 A EP94112848 A EP 94112848A EP 0639396 A1 EP0639396 A1 EP 0639396A1
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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
    • A63G27/00—Russian swings; Great wheels, e.g. Ferris wheels

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  • the invention relates to a carousel with at least one passenger-receiving gondola, which is connected to a support arm for executing a circular movement about a substantially horizontal axis.
  • the gondola In a carousel of the type mentioned at the outset, the gondola only executes a circular movement about a substantially horizontal axis, and the gondola is connected to the support arm or is mounted on it in such a way that it assumes a substantially horizontal position in any position of the orbit.
  • the revolving movement of the gondola can be controlled in a corresponding manner with regard to the speed and the like.
  • the invention aims to provide a carousel of the generic type which conveys increased driving pleasure and permits an increase in the attractiveness of a carousel trip.
  • a carousel with at least one passenger-receiving gondola is provided for this purpose, which is connected to a support arm for executing a circular movement about a substantially horizontal axis, the carousel being characterized in that the gondola also has a controllable rotary movement about its own axis executes.
  • the gondola can thus also be rotated in a controlled manner about its own axis, so that the rotating movement of the gondola rotates around it own axis can be overlaid.
  • This allows movement forms to be created in a carousel, which offers an increased incentive for passengers, which creates a carousel with increased attractiveness.
  • the increased driving pleasure that can be achieved here results from the combination of the orbital movement of the nacelle and the rotary movement about its own axis.
  • the gondola is rotatably mounted on the support arm about an essentially horizontal axis.
  • This rotary bearing is expediently arranged approximately in the middle of the longitudinal extent of the gondola, so that the gondola, when it rotates about its own axis, can also assume a position with an overturned arrangement of the passengers sitting in the gondola.
  • the additional rotary movement of the gondola about its own axis can preferably be controlled separately from the rotating movement with regard to speed and the like. Since the rotary movement of the gondola about its own axis can be influenced independently of the orbital movement of the gondola, the two movements, namely the circulating movement and the self-rotating movement of the gondola about its axis, can be combined in an almost universal manner and depending on the intended use of the carousel Then each of these forms of movement combinations can be coordinated so that, for example, other movement combinations for adult passengers than for children can be realized as passengers.
  • a toothed ring for rotating the gondola about its own axis is provided for guiding the additional rotary movement of the gondola and for locking it.
  • the gondola can be guided and held stably during its rotational movement about its own axis in order to reduce the risk of an accident.
  • a rotary bearing with the aid of a toothed ring enables the nacelle to any position in their rotational movement about their own axis can be determined and locked, so that one can achieve an even more universal link between the two rotational movements with interruptions during downtimes when the gondola rotates about its own axis.
  • the design of the carousel according to the invention is preferably such that the toothed ring cooperates with a drive device.
  • This drive device can be operated pneumatically, hydraulically, electrically or as a combination thereof.
  • a design of the drive device, which comprises a hydraulic pump and a transmission, has proven to be the cheapest and most reliable.
  • Such a drive device is particularly expedient with regard to the intended use of the carousel, since operation is then largely independent of a relatively expensive electrical energy supply.
  • the carousel is preferably designed in such a way that the additional rotary movement of the gondola can be self-controlled about its own axis. With such a design, one can automatically control the additional rotation of the nacelle about its own axis to provide repeatable combinations and overlaps of rotation.
  • a lifting and lowering device is preferably provided, which raises the gondola from the entry position and lowers it again after the carousel ride has ended in the entry position.
  • the lifting and lowering device provided according to the invention preferably moves the nacelle hydraulically by means of a spindle drive in a substantially vertical direction in the area of the entry and exit of the nacelle.
  • a counterweight can be provided to carry out the additional rotary movement of the gondola about its own axis. In this way you can generate the rotary movement of the nacelle around its own axis without a separate energy-consuming drive.
  • the position and size of the counterweight must then be matched to the particular shape of the gondola and the size of the gondola.
  • the gondola also carries out a controllable rotary movement about its own axis in order to increase driving pleasure.
  • the carousel according to the invention is generally designated 1. On the floor there is an entry and exit area marked 2 for the passengers.
  • a lifting and lowering device 3 which is hydraulic, for example works and comprises a spindle drive, a gondola 4 in the boarding and alighting area 2 can be moved approximately in the vertical direction, in FIG. 1 the gondola 4 being shown in an intermediate position between the raised driving position and the lowered boarding and alighting position.
  • the bottom of the gondola 4 is in the fully lowered entry and exit position on a correspondingly assigned receptacle 5, so that the gondola 4 in this entry and exit area 2 safely and reliably in place is held.
  • the nacelle 4 is provided on a support arm 6 so that it executes a circular movement about an essentially horizontal axis designated by 7.
  • Such a revolving movement of the nacelle 4 and the associated drive devices are conventional per se and are therefore not shown in more detail in FIG. 1 of the drawing.
  • the nacelle 4 runs around its own axis, i.e. about an essentially horizontal, second axis 8, an additional or further rotary movement, which is controllable.
  • This additional rotary movement of the nacelle 4 about the axis 8 is expediently controllable separately from the orbital movement of the nacelle 4.
  • a ring gear 10 is preferably provided, with which, for example, a nacelle drive device 11 cooperates, which has gearwheels on the output side, which mesh with the ring gear 10.
  • This gondola drive device 11 can preferably be reversed in terms of its direction of rotation in order to convey an increased driving experience in the carousel 1.
  • the speed of the gondola drive device 11 can also be controlled in almost any way.
  • the gondola drive device 11 preferably comprises a hydraulic pump (not shown in detail) and a transmission.
  • the gondola drive device 11 can be operated pneumatically, hydraulically, work electrically or as a combination thereof. If necessary, the design can be made such that the additional rotary movement of the nacelle 4 about the axis 8 is self-controllable. This enables automatic operation.
  • the nacelle 4 is lowered in a suitable manner in the boarding and alighting area 2.
  • the gondola 4 is raised to the actual driving position with the aid of the lifting and lowering device 3, which preferably works hydraulically and comprises, for example, a spindle drive, which is entered, for example, with a broken line in FIG. 1 is.
  • the rotary bearing or the toothed ring 10 lies approximately in the middle of the longitudinal extent of the nacelle 4 and approximately in the middle of the vertical extent thereof.
  • the gondola 4 can execute an orbital movement unhindered and at a corresponding distance from the waiting passengers together with the rotary movement of the support arm 6.
  • the gondola 4 can then additionally perform a rotational movement about the second axis 8 and assume corresponding rotational positions.
  • the nacelle 4 In the position shown on the left in FIG. 1, the nacelle 4 is approximately perpendicular to the support arm 6 or it assumes an essentially vertical position. Since when using a ring gear 10 As a rotary bearing for the nacelle 4 by means of a meshing engagement of the gears, a locking is also possible, the nacelle 4 can be held in the position shown for a predetermined time, for example.
  • the nacelle 4 can be provided, for example, in this case in an inverted position thanks to the self-rotating movement of the nacelle 4 about its axis 8.
  • the passengers in the gondola 4 are then also arranged upside down. Due to the self-propulsion of the gondola drive device 11, the gondola 4 can again be moved further and in turn assume a horizontal alignment with corresponding intermediate positions.
  • the gondola drive device 11 can be controlled independently with regard to the speed and timing of the orbital movement of the gondola 4, it is thus possible in the carousel according to the invention to implement various movement links between an orbital movement of the gondola 4 about the axis 7 and the orbital movement of the gondola 4 about its own axis 8, as a result of which the incentive to drive such a carousel 1 increases considerably. For this purpose, an excellent attractiveness for using such a carousel 1 is obtained.
  • FIG. 2 An alternative embodiment of a carousel according to the invention is explained with reference to FIG. 2.
  • this gondola 4' produces a rotary movement about its own axis 8 by means of a counterweight 12.
  • the gondola 4 ' can be rotated about its axis 8 without a separate and additional one Generate drive device.
  • this rotary movement of the nacelle 4 'about its axis 8 then depends on the force relationships when it travels through the orbit, and this rotary movement cannot be controlled independently of the rotary movement of the nacelle 4'.
  • the counterweight 12 is matched to the size and weight of the gondola of the carousel 1.
  • this embodiment is a more economical version of the carousel 1.
  • the invention is not limited to the details described above, but numerous changes and modifications are possible.
  • the rotary mounting of the nacelle 4, 4 'can also be realized in a different way than shown.
  • Combinations of counterweight 12 and additional, independent gondola drive device 11 are also possible.
  • the lifting and lowering device 3 does not necessarily have to be provided, but what is essential in the carousel 1 according to the invention is the fact that the gondolas 4, 4 'carry out a rotary movement about their own axis or about a further essentially horizontal axis in addition to the rotating movement can.

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FR2813022A1 (fr) * 2000-08-17 2002-02-22 Marcel Remond Dispositif de manege pendulaire a nacelle unique destine a etre installe notamment dans les fetes foraines

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FR432448A (fr) * 1910-12-31 1911-12-06 Ralph William Peterson Jeu de balancoire perfectionné
US2229966A (en) * 1938-02-19 1941-01-28 Lee U Eyerly Amusement machine
US2562324A (en) 1946-04-09 1951-07-31 Joy Toys Inc Roundabout swing
US2689126A (en) * 1950-07-26 1954-09-14 Lee U Eyerly Gear-driven control for ferris wheel cars
DE3440728A1 (de) * 1984-11-08 1986-05-07 Rainer Dipl.-Ing. 4450 Lingen Kempe Karussel-vergnuegungs-fahrgeschaeft
EP0595052A2 (fr) 1992-10-01 1994-05-04 Helmut Kastner Appareil d'exploitation mobile
DE4244402A1 (de) * 1992-12-29 1994-06-30 Michael Schottenloher Rundfahrgeschäft (Karussell), bei dem durch Überlagerung zweier vertikaler Kreisbewegungen, die voneinander abhängig sind, ein Fahrablauf erzielt wird, der annähernd einem sphärischen Zweieck gleicht

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FR432448A (fr) * 1910-12-31 1911-12-06 Ralph William Peterson Jeu de balancoire perfectionné
US2229966A (en) * 1938-02-19 1941-01-28 Lee U Eyerly Amusement machine
US2562324A (en) 1946-04-09 1951-07-31 Joy Toys Inc Roundabout swing
US2689126A (en) * 1950-07-26 1954-09-14 Lee U Eyerly Gear-driven control for ferris wheel cars
DE3440728A1 (de) * 1984-11-08 1986-05-07 Rainer Dipl.-Ing. 4450 Lingen Kempe Karussel-vergnuegungs-fahrgeschaeft
EP0595052A2 (fr) 1992-10-01 1994-05-04 Helmut Kastner Appareil d'exploitation mobile
DE4244402A1 (de) * 1992-12-29 1994-06-30 Michael Schottenloher Rundfahrgeschäft (Karussell), bei dem durch Überlagerung zweier vertikaler Kreisbewegungen, die voneinander abhängig sind, ein Fahrablauf erzielt wird, der annähernd einem sphärischen Zweieck gleicht

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2813022A1 (fr) * 2000-08-17 2002-02-22 Marcel Remond Dispositif de manege pendulaire a nacelle unique destine a etre installe notamment dans les fetes foraines

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