EP2176849A1 - Systèmes et procédés pour installer un centre de bowling sur un bateau - Google Patents

Systèmes et procédés pour installer un centre de bowling sur un bateau

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EP2176849A1
EP2176849A1 EP08826392A EP08826392A EP2176849A1 EP 2176849 A1 EP2176849 A1 EP 2176849A1 EP 08826392 A EP08826392 A EP 08826392A EP 08826392 A EP08826392 A EP 08826392A EP 2176849 A1 EP2176849 A1 EP 2176849A1
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bowling
ship
surface frame
actuators
lane
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Colin Veitch
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NCL Corp Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63D—BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS
    • A63D1/00—Installations for bowling games, e.g. bowling-alleys or bocce courts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B29/00—Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for

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  • the present invention relates to the placement and installation of a bowling center on a ship.
  • the invention relates to installing and using a bowling center on cruise ships.
  • the bowling center may comprise one or more bowling lanes, and may additionally comprise arcade games, a disk jockey station, a full bar and the like.
  • the bowling lanes may also be strategically placed in the ship to minimize the angular and/or translational motion of the lanes. Additionally, the bowling center, or portions therein, may be stabilized to prevent angular and/or translational motion to the extent practicable.
  • cruise industry is an incredibly competitive one.
  • Cruise providers constantly vie for customers by adding amenities.
  • cruise ships were basically large passenger ships that had added facilities such as bars, restaurants, sun decks, swimming pools, and the like.
  • cruise ships increased in size and the amenities and activities offered became progressively more opulent.
  • the present invention is intended to add yet another activity to the already impressive list of activities offered by the modern cruise provider.
  • Bowling heretofore thought to be incompatible with cruising, can now be added to the arsenal of entertainment available on today's cruise ships. A combination of factors have made this possible including the increased size of cruise ships and the effectiveness of onboard computer-controlled ship stabilization systems.
  • the present invention provides a method for the appropriate placement and use of the bowling lanes on the ship and, if desired, a system for stabilizing said bowling lanes, to achieve an enjoyable bowling experience while underway
  • Bowling is one of the most popular participation sports in the United States and is also extremely popular in the Lfaited Kingdom and many other countries.
  • Bowling lanes are 60 ft long from the foul line to the front of the pin deck (the area the 10 pins sit on) and 62 ft 10 3/16 inches from the foul line to the back of the pin deck All wooden bowling lanes are made of hard maple for the first 12 ft and for the pin deck. The remainder of the lane is usually pine.
  • Bowling lanes can also be made of synthetic materials that are designed to withstand the impacts and wear and tear of use. Synthetic materials may be desirable on a ship due to their superior weather resistance.
  • Bowling lanes are generally built by installing wooden or synthetic flooring over a stable sub floor.
  • the sub floor is built, and the wooden flooring is installed, such that the surface formed is as close to flat and level as can be achieved. This creates a surface that has little or no effect on the trajectory of the bowling ball as it travels down the lane,
  • the same techniques for building a bowling lane on land apply equally to building one on a ship. However, on a ship other factors are also involved. These factors may include placing the bowling lane in a location on the ship calculated to minimize angular and/or translational motion. Additionally, if a perfectly stable (or nearly so) bowling surface is desired, it may also be desirable to build the bowling lane such that it can be actively stabilized.
  • the present invention provides methods and apparatus toward that end.
  • the present invention relates to a bowling lane located on a ship.
  • the ship is a cruise ship.
  • the ship is ocean going.
  • the present invention relates to a bowling center located on a ship, where the bowling center comprises a bowling lane and one or more of the group consisting of bowling lanes; arcade games; a disk jockey booth; a full bar; a dance floor; a snack bar; and video screens.
  • the invention in another aspect of the current invention, relates to an apparatus for stabi ⁇ izing bowling lanes mounted on a moving surface comprising; a bowling surface: a bowling surface frame; a mounting surface frame; one or more bowling surface frame actuators; one or more accelerometers: one or more gyroscopes; and a bowling surface frame actuator control system; wherein said bowling surface is attached to said bowling surface frame; wherein said bowling - -
  • the surface frame is attached to one or more bowling surface frame actuators; wherein said bowling surface frame actuators are attached to said mounting surface frame; wherein one or more accelerometers are mounted on said bowling surface frame; wherein one or more gyroscopes are mounted on said bowling surface frame; wherein one or more accelerometers are mounted on said mounting surface frame; wherein one or more gyroscopes are mounted on said mounting surface frame; and wherein said bowling surface frame actuator control system maintains said bowling surface frame motionless relative to the earth using feedback from said bowling surface frame gyroscopes and accelerometers and said mounting surface frame gyroscopes and accelerometers and moving said bowling surface frame actuators.
  • the moving surface is a ship.
  • the ship is a cruise ship.
  • the cruise ship is ocean going.
  • the stabilization system uses solid-state digital gyroscopes. In another aspect, the stabilization system uses solid-state digital accelerometers. In another embodiment said stabilization system uses hydraulic actuators for said bowling surface frame actuators. In another aspect, said stabilization system uses pneumatic actuators for said bowling surface frame actuators. In yet another embodiment, said stabilization system uses electric actuators for said bowling surface frame actuators. In another embodiment said bowling surface frame actuator control system is loaded with a program to move said bowling surface frame actuators in response to inputs from said accelerometers and gyroscopes. . In one embodiment, the moving surface is a ship. In another embodiment, the ship is a cruise ship. In another embodiment, the cruise ship is ocean going.
  • Yet another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for locating a bowling lane on a ship comprising the steps of: locating the bowling lane as far as possible away from one or more of the group consisting of the bow of the ship, the stern of the ship, the starboard edge of the ship, and the port edge of the ship to minimize the transfer of angular and/or translational motion from the ship to the bowling lane.
  • the ship is a cruise ship.
  • the _Jii ⁇ is ocean going.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for locating a bowling lane on a ship comprising the steps of: locating the longitudinal axis of the bowling lane as close as possible to the lateral axis of the ship to minimize the transfer of angular and/or translational motion from the ship to the bowling lanes.
  • the present invention relates to a method for stabilizing a bowling lane comprising using the apparatus,
  • the ship is a cruise ship, In yet another embodiment the ship is ocean going.
  • FIG. l is a diagram of a bowling lane and a depiction of the forces that can act upon it.
  • FIG. 2 is a depiction of the cross section of a ship in order to demonstrate the locations of the center of gravity and the center of buoyancy.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a ship and depicts the x-z plane of the ship.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section of a ship and depicts the x-y plane of the ship.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of the ship and depicts the y-z plane of the ship.
  • FIG. 6 is a picture of the bowling stabilization system
  • the present invention relates to a bowling lane and/or a bowling center located on a ship and methods for placing them on a ship. More specifically, in one embodiment the present invention relates to placing the bowling lane and/or bowling center on a ship to minimize the effects of the motion of the ship on the bowling lane and/or bowling center and those games that require stability. In one embodiment, bowling lane and/or bowling center and the games may also be stabilized using an active stability system to render the games motionless with respect to the earth (rather than with respect to the ship).
  • the bowling center may be designed with a total entertainment experience in mind.
  • the center may be designed to provide a traditional "bowling alley" experience during the day with, for example, one or more bowling lanes, bowling, arcade games, a snack bar, and may offer additional activities for kids. For instance, kids may have bowling sessions using special bumpers in the gutters to prevent "gutter balls. "
  • the bowling center may become more of a nightclub experience with bowling one of many activities available. Other activities may include, for example, dancing, drinking, and special events such as ''disco * ' or "'midnight' * bowling.
  • terms relating to the placement and location of the bowling lane and/or bowling center on the ship are defined as those locations where there is sufficient space in which to piace a bowling lane and/or bowling center in the first place. For example, placing the bowling lane and/or bowling center at the bow of the ship may not possible because it may be too narrow.
  • the x-axis is defined as the axis that relates to the width of the ship.
  • the y-axis refers to the axis that relates to the height of the ship.
  • the z-axis refers to the axis that relates to the length of the ship. All axes are defined as originating at the center of gravity (CG) of the ship.
  • motion of the ship it is convenient to define the motion of the ship about said axes.
  • rolling is defined as side-to-side motion, or motion about the z-axis.
  • Pitching is defined as front to back motion or motion about the x-axis.
  • yawing is defined as rotational motion, or motion about the y-axis.
  • the present invention relates to the placement of bowling lanes on a ship.
  • forces that act longitudinally on a bowling lane have a minimal effect on the enjoyment of the game. These longitudinal forces would have the effect of slightly slowing down or speeding up the ball. See FIG. 1.
  • this negligible change in speed would have only a slight effect on the outcome of the throw.
  • lateral forces on a bowling lane may have a significant effect on the outcome of the throw. Lateral forces on the bowling lane tend to change the trajectory of the ball as it travels down the lane, as depicted by the dotted lines in FIG. 1. Because bowling requires a certain amount of precision regarding where the ball hits the pins, this change in trajectory has a significant effect on the outcome of the throw.
  • the bowling lane may be placed or located on a ship such that the direction in which the ship has the greatest motion exerts a longitudinal force on the bowling lane.
  • ships in general, and cruise ships in particular are significantly longer than they are wide (a 9:1 ratio in the case of the Pride of America "6 ').
  • placing the bowling lane such that the rolling of the ship is associated with a longitudinal force on the bowling lane may be desirable.
  • the bowling lane may be placed or located close to the CG.
  • Ships have two primary forces acting on them. One is gravity pushing down at the CG, which is roughly at the center of the entire cross section of the ship. The other is buoyancy pushing back up on the ship at the center of buoyancy (CB) which is roughly at the center of the underwater portion of the ship. See FIG. 2. If the ship is constructed properly and onboard equipment and cargo are stowed properly, the location of the CG remains relatively unchanged as the ship rolls or pitches in the water. For this reason, placing the bowling lanes at or near the center of gravity, in one embodiment, may be desirable,
  • FlG, 3 depicts the plan view of a cruise ship defined as the x-z plane.
  • the bowling lanes may be placed such that the longitudinal center of the bowling lanes (approximately at the 30 ft. mark) is aligned with or near the z-axis of the ship. See FIG. 3.
  • this placement of the lane may limit the effect of any yawing motion (motion about the y-axis) on the bowling lanes (and thus the ball's trajectory),
  • FIG, 4 depicts a cross section of a cruise ship. This cross section is defined for the purposes of this invention as the x-y plane.
  • the bowling lanes may be placed at or near the center of gravity (at the origin of the y-axis) and may be placed on or near the x-axis such that the center of the bowling lanes (approximately the 30 ft mark) may be on or near the origin of the x-axis (defined to be at the CG). See FIG. 4.
  • motion about the z-axis exerts a longitudinal, and largely harmless, force on the bowling lanes, as mentioned above.
  • FIG. 5 depicts a side view of a cruise ship. This cross section is defined for the purposes of this invention as the y-z plane.
  • FIG. 5 shows a cross section of the end of the bowling lanes centered at or near the center of gravity (i.e., at the intersection of the y and z-axes) such that the pitching motion of the ship may have a minimal lateral force on the bowling lane and that the motion that exerts a direct lateral force on the bowling lanes is related to pitching.
  • cruise ships due to their immense length, cruise ships have very little pitching motion thus minimizing lateral forces acting on the bowling lanes.
  • While placing the bowling center at or near the center of gravity of the ship is a specific embodiment from a bowling stability standpoint, this may not be an ideal location from a practical standpoint. It is likely that the shipbuilder would locate much of the heavy machinery of the ship at or near the center of gravity to promote the stability of the ship. However, a significant amount of stability can still be obtained by using as many of the placement parameters mentioned as possible.
  • the bowling lanes may be desirable to place closer to the top of the ship, either for packaging reasons or for closer proximity to entertainment and other facilities While this placement would tend to increase the rolling motion of the ship transferred to the bowling lanes, if the lanes are placed laterally as described above, this would merely increase longitudinal forces on the bowling lanes. This has very little effect on the trajectory of the ball and only slightly increases the small effect on the speed of the bail.
  • the bowling center is, in a specific embodiment, that it be placed away from one or more of the extremities of the ship.
  • the massive length of a modern cruise ship obviously provides a large area that is sufficiently close to the CG to minimize motion.
  • the present invention may be adapted for use in other circumstances. For instance, not all ships are significantly longer than they are wide, and not all ships are ocean going, as is the case with cruise ships. In many areas, river barges, that provide gambling and other entertainment, are prevalent. A riverboat, proportionately, is significantly wider than a cruise ship. However, one need only to analyze the motion of the boat and, as mentioned above, locate the bowling lane in such a way that the predominant motion of the river barge creates a longitudinal force on the bowling lanes and such that the bowling lanes are located as close as possible to the CG.
  • This system comprises a bowling surface 10, a bowling surface frame 20, a mounting surface frame 40, a sensor package containing one or more accelerometers and one or more gyroscopes 50. one or more bowling frame actuators 30, and a bowling surface frame actuator control system 60.
  • the bowling lane surface 10 is constructed in a bowling surface frame 20 of sufficient stiffness and strength to support the weight of the bowling surface and the weight of bowlers.
  • the bowling surface frame 20 is connected to a system of actuators 30.
  • the actuators are attached to a mounting surface frame 40 that is attached directly to the ship.
  • an accelerometer and gyroscope package 50 is mounted on both the bowling surface frame 20 and the mounting surface frame 40.
  • one accelerometer and one gyroscope are used in each of the three axes of motion (x, y. and z).
  • the accelerometers measure angular acceleration and the gyroscopes measure angular position. Therefore, there would be three accelerometers and three gyroscopes on each of the two frames ( 12 instruments).
  • the accelerometers and gyroscopes may be installed in one box for each frame (i.e. 6 instruments per box, two boxes) for ease of service and installation, as shown in FIG. 6, or in any appropriate combination.
  • control system 60 uses the inputs from the accelerometers and gyroscopes 50 attached to the mounting frame 40 to measure the motion of the ship. It is then a simple matter of moving the bowling surface frame 20 in the equal and opposite direction, using the bowling surface frame actuators 30, to keep the bowling surface motionless with respect to the earth.
  • the accelerometers and gyroscopes 50 attached to the bowling surface frame are used as a redundant input. If the system is working properly, the accelerometers on the bowling surface frame should always read zero (no angular acceleration) and the gyroscopes should remain constant (at the starting angle).
  • the bowling frame actuators 30 can be of several types, including but not limited to, hydraulic, pneumatic, or electric.
  • AU that is required is enough power and speed to move the bowling surface in response to the motion of a ship.
  • this is a very low frequency periodic motion. This requires relatively low power settings and allows for relatively slow reaction times.
  • other activities requiring stability, such as pinball may be stabilized with a similar, albeit smaller, stabilization system.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne l'emplacement et l'installation d'une piste ou d'un centre de bowling sur un bateau. En particulier, l'invention concerne l'installation d'un centre de bowling sur des bateaux de croisière.
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