EP1184062A2 - Structure à chute libre pour montagnes russes - Google Patents

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EP1184062A2
EP1184062A2 EP01111924A EP01111924A EP1184062A2 EP 1184062 A2 EP1184062 A2 EP 1184062A2 EP 01111924 A EP01111924 A EP 01111924A EP 01111924 A EP01111924 A EP 01111924A EP 1184062 A2 EP1184062 A2 EP 1184062A2
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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
    • A63G7/00—Up-and-down hill tracks; Switchbacks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G21/00—Chutes; Helter-skelters
    • A63G21/04—Chutes; Helter-skelters with fixed rails
    • 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
    • A63G31/02—Amusement arrangements with moving substructures
    • A63G31/08—Amusement arrangements with moving substructures with looping, hopping, or throwing motions of the substructure
    • 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 a freefall tower for a roller coaster in the preamble of Claim 1 specified genus.
  • a free-fall or free-fall tower means one that is approximately or exactly vertical Tower on at least one side surface with almost or exactly vertical rails is provided.
  • Single wagons or a train are on these rails, in the following also referred to as "passenger unit”, by a catapult-like acceleration to "shot” at the top of the tower, where the rate of climb becomes zero; then the passenger units fall backwards freely and become above the ground intercepted as smoothly as possible.
  • Such a freefall tower is only a kind of shuttle operation possible, namely the transport to the top of the tower and then the free fall to the starting point at the foot of the tower.
  • roller coasters or roller coasters with a freefall tower are built in Arlington, Texas, and operated in Eureka, Missouri under the name "Mr. Freeze”.
  • a disadvantage of this embodiment of a freefall tower with a connected one Roller coaster is the shuttle operation, since usually the free fall and the subsequent one Travel on the roller coaster only in the reverse direction. It is therefore after wanted additional variation options, e.g. Change of direction, varied route design etc.
  • the invention has for its object a freefall tower for a roller coaster to create specified genus in which the disadvantages mentioned above do not occur.
  • a freefall tower should be proposed, the additional thrill offers as well as a very varied and particularly variable route design even on relatively small footprints.
  • the passenger unit is almost or exactly vertical axis rotated.
  • This rotation can relate, for example, to the passenger unit on the rails or the rail with passenger unit in relation to the tower structure carry out.
  • the entire upper area of the tower with Rail system and fixed passenger unit rotated around the vertical axis.
  • the interlocked rails only need to be at one interface of the tower be separated so that the top of the tower with rail and passenger unit is rotated, while the lower part of the tower remains stationary with its rails.
  • the rails can then move the passenger unit back to the same tower or to a second tower, on which the passenger unit starts up in reverse.
  • the passenger unit can lose energy due to friction and air resistance e.g. by linear motors on the tower or close to the ground in a straight area again to be added.
  • the process begins again, i.e. the Passenger unit is held in place by a redundant braking system, and the passengers look down, held in the seat by the safety bar.
  • Both the direction of rotation of the upper part of the or each tower and the angle of rotation may vary. If, for example, four rail systems are provided on a tower, then the upper part of the tower can be rotated by 90 °, 180 °, 270 ° or 360 ° each in angular steps of 90 °, with several angular steps together can be combined.
  • the travel time can also be varied by, for example, a specific one Part of the route is traveled through several times. There are few passengers who can wait longer travel times can be selected, while with a large number of passengers Travel time is shortened.
  • the rail is extended at the top of the tower, and the interface of the rails between the lower, stationary and the upper, Rotatable part of the tower is as far as possible below the passenger unit laid down.
  • the roller coaster is never driven with the rail open, and there can only be one passenger unit in each block. Understands one under a block a route in which there is only one for safety reasons only passenger unit may be located.
  • a roller coaster with integrated freefall tower according to the invention requires in Floor plan less space, since many and in particular the main effects on the Play an exact or almost vertical tower. It can be used in amusement parks for this amusement ride can also take advantage of dead plot corners.
  • a tower indicated generally by the reference numeral 10 in FIG For example, formed by a lattice or truss structure and has one wide base 11, which ends in a slim end region 14.
  • the Side surfaces of the tower 10 are with a commercially available rail system 28 (see also Fig. 2) provided, in Fig. 1 only on the right and left a rail system 28 is shown. However, there can also be at the front and rear of the tower 10 further rail systems 28 may be provided.
  • a single wagon or a train 20, hereinafter only as a "passenger unit” referred to, can travel on the rail system 28 to the upper end of the tower 10.
  • the kinetic energy required for this can downhill on an upstream or free fall route, generated by lifters, linear motors or by means of a catapult become.
  • linear motors 12 may be provided in the end area take on the further transport of the passenger unit 20.
  • a passenger unit 20 On the right side of FIG. 1 is a passenger unit 20, in this case a train, shown, which has started the tower 10 backwards, that is, in the upper end position at tower 10 the passengers look down.
  • the train 28 on the left side of the tower 10 has moved forward, that is in the upper end position, the passengers look up.
  • the rail system 28 At the top of the tower is the rail system 28 with an emergency brake 16 as well a stopper 18, which together the movement of a passenger unit 20th limit.
  • the upper region of the tower 10, indicated by the reference numeral 14, is at one Rotary plane 15 separated from the lower part.
  • This upper area 14 can in successive steps of 90 ° around the vertical, central tower axis 17 be rotated.
  • the tower 10 has a square plan, with the four Corners of this square each have a rail system 28.
  • Rail system 28 may include a passenger unit 20 with wheels 24 that are about an axis 22 rotate, and run with counter wheels 26, the rails 28 due to the Interaction between wheels 24 and mating wheels 26 also the passenger unit 20 hold in the vertical position shown in Fig. 2, with the passengers upwards see. This position of the passenger unit 20 is therefore shown on the left in FIG. 1.
  • the passenger unit 20 thus travels on the tower 10 on one of the four rail systems 28 high speed, e.g. after a free fall or from a catapult shot down, possibly supported by the linear motors 12, high until the upper area 14 is reached.
  • a redundant braking system is activated, which for example, the wheels 24 of the passenger unit 20 are blocked and thus the Holds passenger unit 20 in the position shown in FIG. 1.
  • the direction of rotation of the upper region 14 of the tower 10 can be varied as desired, i.e. According to the illustration in FIG. 2, the area 14 with the passenger unit 20 turn either clockwise or counterclockwise, each in single or several successive 90 ° steps to each indicated to reach the next position.
  • the passenger unit 20 is at the lower end of the tower 10 softly braked and then transported back up.
  • Fig. 3 shows a possible embodiment of such a roller coaster, in which a tower 10 is integrated with a rotatable upper region 14.
  • This roller coaster route has a train station where passengers can take the Climb passenger units 20.
  • a passenger unit 20 is then lifted or a linear motor or with a catapult start on the upper region 14 of the Tower 10 brought, namely in phase 1, which is identified by a 1 in a circle is, in the forward direction of the passenger unit 20 on the rail No. 1 of the tower 10.
  • the upper area, the passenger unit 20, as already described, is fixed, and the The upper area 14 of the tower 10 is then rotated in phase 2 to the No. 2 rail.
  • the brake is then released and the passenger unit 20 falls free in phase 3 backwards down the tower 10, loops again to the tower 10 and, if the fall energy is insufficient, becomes a rail by means of a linear motor No. 3 transported in the upper region 14 of the tower 10.
  • phase 4 is either fixed again or immediately falls free again down so that in phase 4 they looped the same distance again drives forward until rail No. 2 is reached again.
  • phase 3 is with loop again, now referred to as phase 5, until the Rail No. 3 is reached again, where the passenger unit 20 is fixed.
  • the passenger unit 20 is turned further clockwise to the No. 4 rail, Phase 6, and then the passenger unit falls forward freely down to another Rail route until finally via a usual brake in phase 7 Station is reached.
  • the described driving style can also vary depending on the number of passengers become; in the case of a large number of passengers, phases 4 and 5 can be used, for example to be dispensed with in order to shorten the journey times and thus the higher throughput to reach.
  • phases 3, 4 and 5 can be repeated several times repeated, which results in longer travel times.
  • Fig. 4 finally shows an embodiment in which a Roller coaster two freefall towers 10 are integrated.
  • the passenger unit 20 in phase 1 moves forward to rail no. 1.1 in brought upper area 14 of the first tower No. 1.
  • area 14 of the first tower No. 1 rotated by 90 °, so that the passenger unit 20 is now on the Rail No. 1.2 of the tower No. 1 is located.
  • the passenger unit 20 then falls backwards at the first tower no. 1 and in phase 3 it runs through a route that starts with a looping and possibly a linear motor for the further transport of the Passenger unit 20 to rail No. 2.1 of the second tower No. 2 is provided.
  • To This phase 3 becomes the upper region 14 of the second tower No. 2 in phase 4 Rotated 90 ° so that the passenger unit is now on rail no. 2.2 of the second Tower No. 2 is located.
  • the passenger unit 20 then falls freely downwards again and in phase 5 comes to track no.1.3 of the first tower no.1. Also on this one Travel distance, if necessary, linear motors can be provided.
  • the upper region 14 of the first tower No. 1 becomes 90 ° in Turned clockwise so that in phase 6 the rail no. 1.4 of the first tower No. 1 is reached.
  • the phase 7 falls Passenger unit 20 backwards on the first tower No. 1 and reached, again possibly via a linear motor, the rail no.2.3 of the second tower no.2.
  • phase 9 the passenger unit 20 falls freely downwards and gets back to the station via the usual brake.
  • the rail system in tower 10 is up extended and the interface 15 between the stationary part 11 and the rotatable part 14 of the tower 10 is moved down as far as possible so that a sufficient tolerance for the fixed position of the passenger unit 20 is available.
  • the passenger unit 20 can only be dropped when the rail is on the or each tower 10 is locked, the operation of this roller coaster is open Rail not possible; it also ensures that everyone Route block, i.e. in each part of the route in which there is only one Passenger unit should actually stop, only a single passenger unit 20 is located.
  • each tower 10 is next to the normal holding brake, the safety brake 16 and the end buffer 18 provided that serves as a stop to overshoot passenger unit 20 avoid.
  • an emergency power generator which covers the upper area 14 of the tower 10 rotates an angular position from which the passenger unit 20 via the associated Rail system 28 can reach the station after releasing the brakes.
  • Another source of danger is the occurrence of a power cut while driving, which means that the passenger unit 20 does not lose any by means of the linear motors Energy can be supplied. This would have the consequence that the passenger unit 20 after the brake in the upper area 14 does not pass through the ascent section on the tower 10 achieved more. The passenger unit 20 would then fall freely and could in swing out of the roller coaster's low point. As such a low point in generally located near the ground, passengers can simply get out of the Passenger unit to be recovered.
  • the passenger unit 20 on the tower 10 in the brake area be held in a lower position above the interface 15.
  • the upper region 14 of the tower 10 into a position by means of the emergency generator rotated from which the passenger unit 20 can safely reach the station.
  • the passenger unit 20 can upper area 14 of the tower 10 holding brake can be released, which the Passenger unit 20 falls freely down and swings near the ground.
  • the passenger unit can also be operated using a hoist winch (not shown) pulled up on the tower 10 by means of the already mentioned emergency generator, held in the braking area of the upper part 14 and then by the brake be released so that the station is safe due to the higher drop distance is achieved.
  • a hoist winch (not shown) pulled up on the tower 10 by means of the already mentioned emergency generator, held in the braking area of the upper part 14 and then by the brake be released so that the station is safe due to the higher drop distance is achieved.
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