EP0928625A2 - Installation de divertissement - Google Patents

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EP0928625A2
EP0928625A2 EP99100038A EP99100038A EP0928625A2 EP 0928625 A2 EP0928625 A2 EP 0928625A2 EP 99100038 A EP99100038 A EP 99100038A EP 99100038 A EP99100038 A EP 99100038A EP 0928625 A2 EP0928625 A2 EP 0928625A2
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Robert Spieldiener
Reinhold Spieldiener
Patrick Spieldiener
Alfons Saiko
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SPIELDIENER, ROBERT
Saiko Alfons
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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
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • A63G2031/002—Free-fall

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  • the invention relates to an amusement device the features in the preamble of the process and Device main claim.
  • Such an amusement device is from the EP 0 707 875 A1 known. It has a standing or lying structure on which one or more passenger carriers are guided longitudinally.
  • the Amusement device with a drive Rope cylinder that is operated via compressed air.
  • the Compressed air is routed through controllable inlets and outlets.
  • the piston reciprocating in the cylinder is with the Passenger carrier connected by a flexible rope.
  • the cylinder at the bottom open with the piston only on one side over the Rope is connected to the passenger carrier.
  • the Downward movements of the passenger carrier are only about its own weight or its inertia causes.
  • the compressed air outlet is on upper end of the cylinder next to the inlet.
  • the compressed air outlet is designed as a controllable valve.
  • the valve has because of the large volume of air, a correspondingly large one Diameter, causing problems with the operation Operational safety can lead. It is not always ensures that the exhaust valve closes completely. In the event of valve failure, the passenger carrier can crash.
  • an eddy current brake is known as Service brake for a drop scaffold known.
  • the scaffoldings are pulled down using a winch pulled up, released at the top of the tower and free dropped.
  • the Passenger carriers gently and thanks to the eddy current brake emphatically slowed down. In this case, there is a simple fall effect available, which only through the Eddy current brake is intercepted.
  • the cylinder arrangement and Compressed air aimed at a bungee effect is the Passenger carrier via the cylinder and the compressed air control swing up and down several times like on rubber ropes.
  • the invention solves this problem with the features in Process and device main claim.
  • the side air outlets have the advantage that a elaborate valve control as in the prior art is unnecessary. In the simplest case, slots in the Cylinder jacket.
  • By laying the Air outlets in the middle area of the cylinder a larger one between the two piston dead centers Operational safety achievable.
  • the invention benefits from the lower construction and Tax expense and the lower cost. The Profitability is significantly increased.
  • the lockable cylinder arrangement has at both ends the advantage that the piston from both sides with a compressible fluid, preferably with compressed air, can be applied.
  • a compressible fluid preferably with compressed air
  • the piston can be compressed by compressed air from the opposite side from its bottom dead center position be accelerated and the passenger carrier at the Descent beyond gravity accelerate. This effect can also be seen in the previously known amusement device from the EP 0 707 875 A1 achieve.
  • the passenger carrier always remains precisely guided and is in its movements by the piston and the Compressed air supply in a controllable manner controlled.
  • the cylinder arrangement according to the invention preferably has two lateral axially spaced apart Fluid outlets. About their arrangement and size can be the desired in connection with the fluid metering Control driving effects precisely. With a corresponding Pressure reduction when reaching the fluid outlets can also that which occurs in the prior art Bangs are avoided.
  • Passenger carrier and the piston on both sides over one to connect all-round flexible tension element is advantageous.
  • This is preferably one of one or more ropes or cables existing rope arrangement.
  • the amusement device according to the invention has preferably in the foot area a braking device for the Passenger carriers that act as an emergency brake, but also as Service brake can act.
  • an eddy current brake is used, e.g. in the WO 96/32172 is described.
  • the eddy current brake has as Emergency brake has the advantage that it does not require control and does not have to have any powered parts. she is therefore particularly reliable.
  • the Eddy current brakes also act as service brakes by they give the passenger a certain amount when pulling up Opposed and thus in the manner of a Insulation for an improved and more effective pressure build-up in the cylinder arrangement.
  • the invention is in the drawing for example and shown schematically.
  • the embodiment shown is a Drop tower, with its columnar or tower-like upright standing structure (14) one or more passenger carriers (2) are guided up and down. You are going through a cylinder arrangement (3) described in more detail below a compressible fluid, preferably compressed air, driven.
  • the amusement device shown (1) generates one when the passenger carrier (2) falls Bungee effect, the passenger carrier (2) on a compressed air column in the cylinder arrangement (3) swings up and down several times and gently closes at the end Soil sinks.
  • the shown also allows Amusement device (1) achieving a Free fall effect, in which the passenger carrier (2) over the Earth's gravity can be accelerated.
  • the Structure (14) consist of one or more towers.
  • the Passenger carriers (2) are in any suitable manner Structure (14) arranged and guided longitudinally.
  • the Cylinder arrangement (3) can have one or more cylinders own, preferably also essentially stand vertically.
  • the cylinder arrangement (3) can be inside or be arranged outside the structure (14).
  • a piston (5) is in each case in the cylinder (s) (3) flexibly guided.
  • the piston (5) is with the or Passenger carrier (s) (2) via a flexible and all-round Tension element (6) connected on both sides.
  • This is what it is about preferably a rope arrangement consisting of one or several ropes or cables. It can be e.g. act about an upper rope, one end of which is over a cable connection (8) on the top of the piston (5) is attached and the other end at the top of the Passenger carrier (2) is connected.
  • a second lower one Rope is then connected to the via a second rope connection (8) Bottom of the piston (5) and with the other end on the Bottom of the passenger carrier (2) connected.
  • the cylinder or cylinders (3) are at both ends lockable.
  • the tension element (6) passes over here a rope outlet (19) and is then an upper and lower deflection roller (7) outwards to the edge of the structure (14) and guided for the passenger carrier (2).
  • the cable outlets (19) can also act as silencers be trained.
  • the cylinder or cylinders (3) have at the top and bottom Fluid inlets (9) for the compressible fluid from a high pressure storage tank (not shown) is fed.
  • the storage tank, the pressure generators and any other pressure accumulators can be any be trained and e.g. that in EP 0 707 875 A1 have shown embodiment.
  • the fluid inlets (9) are designed as controllable valves that open and can be closed.
  • the fluid inlets (9) are located between top and bottom dead center (16,17) of the piston (5) and the cylinder end. Preferably they are arranged on the side of the cylinder jacket (4).
  • one or more small controllable Drain valves (18) are located. They are preferably located on the cylinder base or in its immediate vicinity on Cylinder jacket (4). Above the drain valves (18) drained relatively small amounts of the compressible fluid be what is also done in the short term can. This can influence the bungee effect and Taxes. The drain valves (18) do not form Fall protection for the passenger carrier (2). For this is a separate braking device (13) is provided.
  • the cylinder or cylinders (3) have one or more lateral ones Fluid outlets (10,11), which are in the area between the top and bottom dead center (16, 17) in the cylinder jacket (4) are located.
  • the Cylinder (3) two one on top of the other spaced fluid outlets (10, 11).
  • the cylinder (3) has here apart from the fluid outlets (10, 11) continuous coat (4).
  • the Cylinder arrangement (3) can also be divided and from two distant cylinder halves consist. The piston (5) must then be in the space between the Two cylinder halves can be guided in a suitable manner.
  • the fluid outlets (10, 11) are preferably free Openings, in particular as elongated slots (12) in the Cylinder jacket (4) formed. Between the slots (12) remain axial cylinder webs, which are in the jacket acting forces can transmit. In the simple In the embodiment, the slots (12) are open. In a further and not shown embodiment can the slots (12) also controllable closures have, e.g. rotatable or axially adjustable slide. In a further modification, the fluid outlets (10, 11) also as valves, doors or any other be appropriately trained.
  • the fluid outlets (10, 11) are from the neighboring ones Dead centers (16, 17) of the piston (5) vary in distance spaced.
  • the upper fluid outlet (10) has one greater distance from top dead center (16) than the bottom Fluid outlet (11) from bottom dead center (17).
  • the distance of the upper fluid outlet (10) from his Dead center (16) is about 2/3 of the total piston travel.
  • the distance of the lower fluid outlet (11) from it Dead center is smaller and is e.g. approx. 2 to 10 m.
  • the distance of the upper fluid outlet (10) from it Dead center (16) and the filling quantity as well as the pressure of the compressed drive fluids can be coordinated be in such a way that the internal pressure in the Cylinder arrangement (3) when the piston descends (5) from the dead center position to about the size of the Ambient pressure has dropped when the piston (5) reached the upper fluid outlet (10).
  • the amusement device (1) has at the lower end Foot area of the structure (14) a braking device (13), as an emergency brake or as a fall protection and if necessary also as a service brake for the Passenger carrier (2) can act.
  • the braking device (13) is preferably designed as an eddy current brake. In its constructive design it corresponds to that of the eddy current brake known from WO 96/32172. It is as Linear brake trained and has in this case preferably stationary exciter part and a contrast movable and arranged on the passenger carrier (2) Guide.
  • the excitation part has several in series Magnet elements arranged one above the other with alternating Polarity and is attached to the structure (14).
  • the main part is rail-like design and on the passenger carrier (2) attached.
  • Latter has a topping with or several electrically conductive covering elements.
  • Latter can have a different thickness over the braking distance and / or have different materials.
  • the Kinematic assignment of excitation part and control part can but also analogous to the known eddy current brake be upside down.
  • the eddy current brake (13) is shown in FIG. 1 only shown schematically.
  • the amusement device (1 can also at the upper end have a rope brake (15). This can be the tension element (6) hold on briefly, if the Passenger carrier (2) themselves in the upper zenith of their Trajectory. This will become the passenger carrier (2) held briefly before falling down.
  • Figure 1 shows the amusement device (1) in two Operating positions. Is in the starting position the passenger or passengers (2) on the ground during the Piston (5) its top dead center position (16) at the top Occupies the end of the cylinder. Are in this position Passenger carrier (2) and piston (5) with solid Lines drawn.
  • the Pressure feed via the inlet valves (9) controlled so that the cylinder pressure is approximately the size of the Ambient pressure has dropped when the piston (5) reached the upper fluid outlet (10).
  • the cylinder drive then loses its effect and the one or the other Passenger carriers (2) fly away due to their inertia above.
  • the downward piston (5) pushes during its First move the fluid volume below through the upper air outlet (10) and then after it Exceed through the lower fluid outlet (11). As soon as the piston (5) has the lower fluid outlet (11) has exceeded, it compresses the one at the bottom again Fluid column located at the cylinder end. This acts as Pressure pad and also slows the upward movement of the or the passenger carrier (2).
  • the passenger carrier (2) falls down, the piston (5) being driven upwards in the opposite direction becomes. This downward movement can be supported by additional feed of a compressible fluid on lower fluid inlet (9).
  • the passenger carrier (s) (2) are then circulating through the lower half of the Pulling element (6) pulled down. Through this Additional acceleration creates a free fall effect.
  • the Downward acceleration can e.g. be absolutely 1.5 g.
  • the eddy current brake (13) can have the bungee effect be included. It is preferably relatively short held to act as an emergency brake and as Service brake when pulling up a relatively small To have influence. For the first case from the top one However, it can be included in the passenger carrier position. The one on the bottom of the cylinder over the lower one Fluid inlets (9) fed pressure is then so high that the passenger carrier (2) down into the eddy current brake (13) is thrown and there is a rapid deceleration experiences. The braking acceleration can be at the lower end this falling movement is then about 2.5 g. Both following bungee vibrations comes the passenger carrier (2) no longer in the eddy current brake (13) and less acceleration and deceleration.
  • the amusement device (1) also allows one Adaptation to the number and weight of passengers. This is e.g. by appropriate control of the fluid inlets (9) possible. Previously, the weight was appropriately of the occupied passenger carrier (2) is determined. According to the weight there will be more or less energy generated in the cylinder assembly (3). Over the top Air intakes (9) is also the zenith of the upward movement the or the passenger carrier (2) adjustable and controllable.
  • FIG possible in different ways Variations of the embodiment shown are in FIG possible in different ways.
  • the design the cylinder arrangement (3) in the aforementioned manner vary.
  • Form, training and are also variable Arrangement of the piston (5) instead of a standing structure (14) can also be an inclined position or a lying position to be available. Accordingly, the one or the Passenger carrier (2) guided differently.
  • the cylinder arrangement (3) can alternatively only one side air outlet (10) have. However, more than two fluid outlets can also be used (10,11).

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