EP3685894A1 - Guide device, ride and method for operating a ride - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a guiding device (2), comprising a first guideway (10) and at least one second guideway (20), the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) each having a direction of travel vector (F1, F2) and specify a normal vector (N1, N2) which is aligned perpendicular to the direction of travel vector (F1, F2), the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) having at least one common interaction section (15), and wherein in the at least one interaction section (15) the normal vectors (N1, N2) of the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) point at least in sections essentially in opposite directions.

Description

The present invention relates to a guiding device with a first guideway and a second guideway, in particular for an amusement ride with the features of claim 1, an amusement ride, in particular a roller coaster with the features of claim 18 and a method for operating an amusement ride with the features of the claim 19th

Guide devices are known from the prior art in various configurations and are widely used in rides. Typically, guiding devices consist of a guideway which is designed to support vehicles along a direction of travel vector in a normal vector arranged through the guideway and perpendicular to the direction of travel vector, as a result of which the vehicles can be moved along the guideway on the route specified by the guideway. Such guiding devices are used in particular in roller coasters, the vehicles generally being single or multi-unit vehicles for the transport of passengers which can travel the respective route at high speed.

In addition to the transportation of passengers, guiding devices and rides with such a guiding device should both offer the passengers an unforgettable and exciting experience and have an attractive visual design for the public in order to arouse interest in the ride. In the past, this was one Developed a multitude of different guiding devices with differently shaped guideways, which are formed, for example, from one or more loops.

From the EP 1 171 209 B1 For example, an amusement ride with a guiding device consisting of a first guideway and a second guideway is previously known, the first guideway and the second guideway having a section in order to increase the thrill and the experience value, in which the two guideways are aligned parallel to one another and are oriented towards the Vehicles arranged in guideways can drive a race. Furthermore, near collisions are simulated by crossing or crossing, creating a special experience for the passengers.

A disadvantage of this prior art is that the currently known guiding devices or rides with such guiding devices do not allow extensive interaction on the one hand between the passengers, nor do they allow for a varied race between the dueling vehicles through corresponding decelerations or accelerations of the vehicles relative to one another on the respective guideways , which enables a special experience for the passengers.

This is where the present invention comes in.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to appropriately improve the guide devices known from the prior art, in particular for amusement rides, in order to give the passenger a more intense and exciting experience, too to enable driving figures provided with large lateral accelerations. On the one hand, the guiding device should enable the ride to be operated efficiently and safely, but it should also be able to have the driving figures required by the audience addressed, such as loops or the like, which are known from the prior art. Another object of the present invention is to propose a ride that can have a high throughput of passengers and that makes the best possible use of the space available for the ride.

According to the invention, these objects are achieved by a guide device with the features of claim 1, as well as by an amusement ride with the features of claim 18 and a method for operating the ride with the features of claim 19.

Further advantageous refinements of the present invention are specified in the subclaims.

The driving figure according to the invention with the features of claim 1 comprises a first guideway and at least one second guideway, the first guideway and the at least one second guideway each specifying a direction of travel vector and a normal vector, the normal vector being oriented perpendicular to the respective direction of travel vector. According to the invention, the first guideway and the at least one second guideway have at least one common interaction section, wherein in the at least one interaction section the normal vector of the first guideway and the normal vector of the second guideway essentially point or point to one another at least in sections.

The normal vector of a guideway corresponds to a normal vector of a plane which is spanned by a connecting line between two adjacent guide rails of a guideway and the direction of travel vector specified by the two guide rails. In this level, vehicles can be held, for example, which drive the respective guideway in or against the direction of travel vector. The normal vector of the respective guideway, for example, is intended to point upwards in a station, ie vertically from the surface of the earth against gravity. In contrast, the normal vector can be rotated by a roll angle Φ by a corresponding design of the guideway. Normal vectors that essentially point to each other are understood to mean an orientation of the normal vectors that point in opposite directions within a tolerance. This tolerance can be up to ± 15 °, ± 30 ° and even up to ± 45 °.

When driving through the common interaction section at substantially the same time, the passengers in a first vehicle on the first guideway and the passengers in at least one second vehicle on the at least one second guideway can interact with one another, as a result of which the feeling can arise of shaking hands to be able to. In addition, this arrangement of the first guideway and the at least one second guideway can create a special experience for the passengers, since the experience for the passenger is significantly more complex than conventional guiding devices. In addition to their own relative movement along the guideway in the vehicle, the passenger perceives another "system" which in turn is in a relative movement to it and with which it can interact through the opposite orientation of the normal vectors.

In the at least one interaction section, the normal vectors of the first guideway and the at least one second guideway preferably show or point to one another in sections in at least one point, preferably in at least two points. Furthermore, between the at least two points, the normal vectors can be aligned with one another in such a way that the passengers of the first vehicle can perceive the passengers of the second vehicle within their field of vision. The passengers sitting in the vehicles have the feeling at least at one point that they can shake hands.

The direction of travel vector of the first guideway and the direction of travel vector of the second guideway in the at least one interaction section point at least in sections in the same direction. The direction of travel vectors are preferably aligned parallel to one another at a center point between the first guideway and the at least one second guideway. In particular, it is preferred if a main direction of travel vector of the first guideway and a main direction of travel vector of the at least one second guideway are parallel and spaced apart in the interaction section. A main direction of travel vector can be understood to mean a direction vector of the first guideway and the at least one second guideway, which describes the global translational movement of a vehicle between a beginning and an end of the interaction section. The main direction of travel vector corresponds to a connecting line which connects the beginning and the end of the interaction section of the respective guideway.

A further advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides that the first guideway and the at least one second guideway have a self-contained route. The first guideway and the at least one second guideway are thus circular, making it impossible for a vehicle to change from one guideway to the other guideway. This arrangement essentially serves to increase safety, since a collision of the first vehicle and the at least one second vehicle is thus ruled out.

It has also proven to be advantageous if the first guideway and the at least one second guideway are formed symmetrically about a line of symmetry in the at least one interaction section. It is preferred if the line of symmetry is arranged perpendicular to the main direction of travel vectors of the first and the at least one second guideway. For example, the first guideway and the at least one second guideway can be arranged parallel and spaced apart in the at least one interaction section or be arranged in a helical, spiral or helical shape around the line of symmetry. The first guideway and the at least one second guideway can also be arranged in a wave-like or sinusoidal manner in the at least one interaction section, the line of symmetry dividing the interaction section into a first section and a second section and the course of the first guideway in the first section the mirror-symmetrical course corresponds to the second guideway in the second section and vice versa.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first guideway and the at least one second guideway are formed point-symmetrically in the at least one interaction section. In the context of this invention, a point-symmetrical configuration can be understood to mean a symmetrical configuration to a fixed point which is arranged centrally in the interaction section. Due to the point-symmetrical design of the first guideway and the at least one second guideway, the passengers experience different accelerations when driving down the first guideway and the at least one second guideway when they pass through the interaction section, which creates a particularly intense experience both through the movement of the own vehicle, and also when observing the at least one second vehicle moving relative to the own vehicle.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the normal vector of the first guideway and / or the normal vector of the at least one second guideway are rotated in the at least one interaction section with a roll angle winkel of at least 180 ° about the respective direction of travel vector. It is particularly preferred if the respective normal vector is rotated with a roll angle Φ of 360 ° around the respective direction of travel vector, as a result of which the respective guideway plays a complete role around the direction of travel vector. Such a rolling movement by Φ = 360 ° can also be called "celestial spin". The roll angle Φ1 of the first guideway and the roll angle Φ2 of the at least one second guideway can be preferred also be formed symmetrically about the line of symmetry or the point of symmetry in the interaction section.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, it is advantageous if, in the at least one interaction section, the first guideway and / or the at least one second guideway have an incline and / or a slope. The ascent and the descent each have an incline, the incline of the ascent and / or the incline accelerating and decelerating vehicles located on the respective guideway. The first guideway and the at least one second guideway along the interaction section preferably have different slopes, thereby creating a relative movement between the vehicles on the different guideways, which reinforce the character of a race between the vehicles on the different guideways. For example, when entering the common interaction section, the first vehicle can first be accelerated on the first guideway, during which the second vehicle on the at least one second guideway is decelerated. When leaving the interaction section, the second vehicle is accelerated in contrast to the first vehicle, as a result of which both vehicles leave the interaction section essentially simultaneously.

The interaction section can also have an acceleration section and / or a deceleration section. The acceleration section or the deceleration section can be formed, for example, by a curve section, the first and the at least one second guideway each having a curve radius in the curve section. The curve radii of the first guideway and the at least one second guideway can be of different sizes, as a result of which the distances to be covered for the vehicles are of different lengths and a relative movement is generated between the first vehicle on the first guideway and the at least one second vehicle on the at least one second guideway.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the slope and / or the ascent has an incline of approximately ± 35 ° to ± 90 ° to the surface of the earth when the roll angle Φ1, Φ2 ≈ 180 °. If the roll angle Φ1, Φ2 ≈ 180 °, inversions or overhead positions are generally spoken of. Overhead positions or inversions are understood to mean any position of the respective vehicle on the respective guideway in which the head of a passenger in the vehicle points vertically or obliquely downwards in the direction of the earth's surface. Due to the increased gradient M of approx. ± 35 ° to ± 90 ° or 35 ° ≥ | M | ≥ 90 °, the gradient is large enough to prevent a vehicle from standing still in an overhead position or inversion. In the event of an incline, the vehicle would roll back due to the large incline, and the roll angle would accordingly return from the overhead positions to an approximately normal position, and in the event of a slope, the vehicle would continue to roll accordingly. By avoiding inversions beyond a slope or an increase, significant savings can be made in the provision of safety devices without having to go through a roll completely.

Furthermore, it can be preferred if the normal vector of the first guideway and the normal vector of the at least one second guideway intersect in the at least one interaction section. The at least two normal vectors preferably intersect at an intersection angle α of 180 ° ± 60 °, more preferably 180 ° ± 45 ° and even more preferably at an intersection angle α of 180 ° ± 15 °. With a cutting angle of 180 °, the two normal vectors point exactly in opposite directions and thus exactly to each other.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, in the at least one interaction section, the normal vectors of the first guideway and the at least one second guideway point at least in sections in opposite directions and are arranged parallel and spaced apart from one another. Furthermore, it is preferred if the distance between the normal vectors pointing in opposite directions is variable in the at least one interaction section, so that, for example, passengers on the different sides of the vehicles on the first guideway and the at least one second guideway can interact with one another. Accordingly, a translational movement takes place between the vehicles in the relative system transverse to the normal plane.

A further advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides that the first guideway or the at least one second guideway is guided at least once around the other guideway in a spiral, screw or helical manner. Furthermore, it is particularly advantageous if the first guideway and the at least one second guideway are guided in a spiral, screw or helical manner in the at least one interaction section around a center line.

The angle of the respective guideway relative to the center line is given by the polar angle ϕ. The center line can be a straight line or a curve and can therefore have any shape. However, it is particularly preferred if the center line is a straight line (axis) or a sinusoidal curve. Furthermore, it is particularly preferred if a rotation about the polar angle is superimposed on a rotation about the roll angle, as a result of which large lateral accelerations can act on the passengers and the experience value of a ride with the ride is particularly high.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, it is advantageous if the direction of rotation of the normal vector of the first guideway and the direction of rotation of the normal vector of the at least one second guideway take place in the same direction of rotation by the respective roll angle in the at least one interaction section.

In addition, it is advantageous if the first guideway and / or the at least one second guideway is guided at least once around the respective other guideway in the interaction section. The respective guideway can be guided helically around the other guideway, the other guideway preferably following with a rotation about the direction of travel vector. Such a design of the guideways results, on the one hand, in a delay between the first vehicle on the first guideway and the at least one second vehicle on the at least one second guideway, as well as different perspectives on the other vehicle when passing through the interaction section.

A further advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides that the first guideway and the at least one second guideway have a common entrance section in front of the at least one interaction section, in which the first guideway and the at least one second guideway are arranged parallel and spaced apart. In the common entrance section, the passengers can perceive the other vehicle before entering the interaction section and experience the journeys as a duel.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if, after the at least one interaction section, the first guideway and the at least one second guideway have a common exit section in which the first guideway and the at least one second guideway are arranged in parallel and at a distance.

Furthermore, it has proven to be advantageous if, before and / or after the at least one interaction section, the normal vectors and / or the travel direction vectors of the first guideway and the at least one second guideway point in the same direction.

It is also advantageous if the first guideway and the at least one second guideway each have at least one starting device, which is set up to start or coordinate at least one first vehicle on the first guideway and at least one second vehicle on the at least one second guideway . to accelerate. The at least one starting device accelerates the vehicles on the respective guideway with the aim of ensuring that they are synchronized and as synchronized as possible drive into the at least one common interaction section at a substantially same speed. The starting device can comprise, for example, a catapult or a ramp.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a ride with a guide device according to the invention. At least one vehicle, which is designed to accommodate a plurality of passengers, is arranged on the respective guideway. The respective vehicle on the respective guideway can have one or more members.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for operating a fairground ride. According to the invention, it is provided that the first vehicle on the first guideway and the at least one second vehicle on the at least one second guideway travel the respective guideway in a time-coordinated manner. Due to the coordinated departure of the guideways, the first vehicle and the at least one second vehicle simultaneously pass through the at least one common interaction section.

In addition, when carrying out the method according to the invention, it is particularly advantageous if the first vehicle on the first guideway and the at least one second vehicle on the on the at least one second guideway enter the common interaction section at an essentially the same speed.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that the first vehicle on the first guideway and / or the at least one second Vehicle in the interaction section can be accelerated or decelerated relative to one another. Due to different acceleration, the vehicles duel on the one hand and on the other hand different passengers can interact with each other in the different vehicles, which makes a ride with the ride according to the invention a special experience.

Figur 1a

eine erfindungsgemäße Führungsvorrichtung mit einer ersten Führungsbahn und einer zweiten Führungsbahn, wobei die Führungsvorrichtung einen Symmetriepunkt aufweist, um den die erste Führungsbahn punktsymmetrisch zu der zweiten Führungsbahn angeordnet ist,

Figur 1b

eine schematische Schnittdarstellung der Führungsvorrichtung gemäß Figur 1a,

Figur 2

eine Seitenansicht einer weiteren erfindungsgemäßen Führungsvorrichtung, wobei die erste Führungsbahn und die zweite Führungsbahn spiegelsymmetrisch zu einer Symmetrielinie ausgebildet sind, die senkrecht angeordnet ist, und

Figur 3

eine zweite Seitenansicht der Führungsvorrichtung gemäß Figur 2.

Two guide devices of a fairground ride according to the invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

Figure 1a

a guide device according to the invention with a first guide track and a second guide track, the guide device having a point of symmetry about which the first guide track is arranged point-symmetrically to the second guide track,

Figure 1b

is a schematic sectional view of the guide device according to Figure 1a ,

Figure 2

a side view of a further guide device according to the invention, wherein the first guideway and the second guideway are mirror-symmetrical to a line of symmetry which is arranged vertically, and

Figure 3

a second side view of the guide device according to Figure 2 .

Two guide devices according to the invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein identical parts or functionally identical parts are identified with the same reference numbers.

Figure 1a shows a section of an amusement ride 1 with a guide device 2 according to the invention, having a first guide track 10 and a second guide track 20. The first guide track 10 and the second guide track 20 each have a closed route, which is circular. A first vehicle 3 is arranged on the route of the first guideway 10 and a second vehicle 4 is arranged on the second route of the second guideway 20, with the respective first vehicle 3 independent of the route in a direction of travel and the second vehicle 4 of the respective route in a direction of travel can depart from each other. For this purpose, the amusement ride 1 for the respective guideway 10, 20 in each case comprises at least one starting device by means of which the respective vehicle 3, 4 is accelerated in such a way that it can preferably drive the respective route without being driven.

The respective guideway 10, 20 comprises a rail guide 11, 21 on which the respective vehicle 3, 4 is guided and held in a direction of travel with a direction of travel vector F1, F2. In the illustrated guide device 1, the rail guide 11, 21 comprises a framework construction by means of which at least two rails 13 and 14, 23 and 24 are supported and held. The rail guides 11, 21 are together with the associated vectors and angles in FIG Figure 1b shown.

The alignment of the two rails 13 and 14, 23 and 24 specifies a normal vector N1, N2, which is in each case on a normal plane, through the connecting line between the two rails 13 and 14, 23 and 24 and the respective direction of travel vector F1, F2 is spanned. The respective vehicle 3, 4 is held in this normal plane. The normal vectors can be rotated by the respective guideway 10, 20 about the respective direction of travel vector F1, F2 at a roll angle Φ1, Φ2, the roll angle Φ1 being the roll angle of the first guide track 10 and the roll angle Φ2 being the roll angle of the second guide track 20.

The roll angles Φ1, Φ2 are intended to refer to the earth's surface, with a roll angle Φ1, Φ2 = 0 ° or 360 ° pointing essentially vertically or obliquely upwards and a roll angle Φ1, Φ2 = 180 ° essentially perpendicular or oblique points to the surface of the earth.

The amusement ride 1 is preferably designed as a roller coaster, the first route and the second route being arranged parallel and spaced apart over long distances. The two routes of the amusement ride 1 are arranged in a particularly space-saving manner, as a result of which support structures and safety devices can be used together for the two routes. As a result, necessary structures can be used twice and the space available for the amusement ride 1 can be used in the best possible way. In addition, such a ride 1 according to the invention is particularly designed for a high passenger volume and a high passenger throughput, since, compared to conventional rides with a roller coaster, twice the number of passengers can ride the ride at the same time.

The first vehicle 3 and the second vehicle 4 can be a train of one or more vehicles, which are guided along the guideway 10, 20, wherein in the respective vehicle 3, 4 a large number of passengers can each take a seated position. The respective guideway 10, 20 specifies the orientation of the respective vehicle 3, 4 on the guideway 10, 20.

The in Figure 1a The illustrated section of a ride 1 shows that the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 have an entry section A, a common interaction section 15 and an exit section B.

In the entry section A and in the exit section B, the two guideways 10, 20 are aligned parallel and spaced from one another, and the vehicles 3, 4 are held substantially horizontally in the entry section A and the exit section B (roll angle Φ1, Φ2 ≈ 0 °) , whereby the respective normal vector N1, N2 points essentially vertically upwards away from the earth's surface and is therefore parallel, but oriented in the opposite direction to a vector of gravity. Furthermore, the two guideways 10, 20 - as shown - can be arranged vertically one above the other, and the respective normal vectors N1, N2 point in the same direction and can preferably be aligned coaxially to one another. The representation in Figure 1a corresponds to a side view. Alternatively, the guideways 10, 20 can be arranged horizontally next to one another. In this case the representation would be in Figure 1a provided that the vehicles 3, 4 would also be rotated accordingly, a plan view.

Arranged in front of the common interaction section 15 is an entrance section A, in which the travel direction vectors F1, F2 and the normal vectors N1, N2 are each arranged parallel and at a distance from one another and the roll angles Φ1, Φ2 = 0. The normal vectors N1, N2 point upward in the entrance section A.

Preferably, the first vehicle 3 and the second vehicle 4 are accelerated by the starting devices in such a way that the first vehicle 3 drives at a first speed V1 and the second vehicle 4 at a second speed V2 parallel to one another in the entry section A and the first speed V1 and the second speed V2 are essentially the same size, i.e. V1 ≈ V2.

In the Figure 1a The guide device 2 shown comprises a center line M, which connects the geometric center between the first guide path 10 and the second guide path 20 at the beginning and at the end of the interaction section 15. Furthermore shows Figure 1a that the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 are arranged helically around a center line M in the common interaction section. The respective guideway 10, 20 is guided helically or helically around the center line M, a polar angle ϕ describing the position of the respective guideway 10, 20 relative to the center line M, see Figure 1b .

The helical or helical course of the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 is superimposed by a rotation of the respective normal vector N1, N2 once by the respective direction of travel vector F1, F2, that is to say by the roll angle Φ1, Φ2.

Furthermore, in Figure 1a shown that the interaction section 15 has a point of symmetry P. The point of symmetry P is arranged in the geometric center of the interaction section 15 and can - as shown - be arranged on the center line M. The first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 are formed point-symmetrically in the interaction section 15 around the point of symmetry P.

Starting from the entry section A, the guideway 10 has a screw with one turn, a screw pitch of the turn decreasing disproportionately in the direction of travel and smoothly merging into the exit section B. The screw pitch of the turn describes the change in the polar angle ϕ around the center line M in relation to the path covered along the center line M, i.e. Δϕ / ΔM or dϕ / dM, the change in the screw pitch decreasing and d (dϕ) / d (dM) is correspondingly negative.

When the screw is passed through, the normal vector N1 rotates with the roll angle Φ = 360 ° around the travel direction vector F1 in a rolling movement, the rolling movement around the travel direction vector F1 taking place in the clockwise direction. First, the normal vector N1 is rotated by the roll angle Φ ≈ 180 ° and the vehicle 3 is rotated into an overhead position or inversion, with the head of a passenger who is intended to be accommodated in the vehicle 3 pointing vertically or obliquely downwards in the direction of the earth's surface.

An inversion or an overhead position is unavoidable in the case of a roll by 360 ° and is perceived by the passengers as particularly exciting, but in order to increase the safety of the ride, it should be provided that such inversions or overhead positions are only possible with considerable safety devices, since vehicles 3, 4 can remain in the inversion or overhead position and the passengers in such an inversion or overhead position must be rescued from the respective vehicle as quickly as possible.

For this purpose, the rotation of the first guideway 10 is designed such that the inversion in a route section in the interaction section with a slope 31 or with an incline | S | = 35 ° to 90 °, which ensures that the train does not stop in the overhead position or in inversion. The vehicle 3 is always accelerated by the negative gradient S <0 of the gradient 31, as a result of which the roll angle Φ would be turned back against Φ = 0.

Due to the point-symmetrical design of the interaction section 15, the second guideway 20 likewise has a helical or helical shape around the center line M, but the screw is traversed in mirror-inverted order compared to the first guideway 10.

In the in Figure 1a In the exemplary embodiment shown, the first guideway 10 and the second guideway are configured in such a way that the normal vectors N1 and N2 point to one another at two points, namely P1 and P2. The normal vectors N1, N2 preferably intersect at points P1 and P2 at an intersection angle α ≈ 180 °. The two normal vectors N1, N2 are at the intersection angle α = 180 - see Figure 1b - exactly aligned. In the rest of the course between the two points P1 and P2, the normal vectors N1 and N2 likewise essentially point to one another, the normal vectors N1, N2 point approximately in the opposite direction and preferably intersect at an intersection angle α of 180 ° ± 60 °, so that at least the respective other guideway can be perceived by the passengers in a vehicle 3, 4 on the respective guideway 10, 20.

Because on the one hand the inversions or overhead positions are arranged on a slope 31, the respective vehicle 3, 4 is accelerated on the slope 31, during which the other vehicle traverses an incline 32 on the respective guideway 10, 20. As a result, a relative movement perceived by the passengers takes place between the two vehicles 3, 4, the vehicle 3, 4 being accelerated on the slope 31 relative to the other vehicle 4, 3 and vice versa. In particular, it is preferred if the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 come closest to each other at points P1 and P2, during which time the distance between the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 can be varied outside of the points P1 and P2 and increases. Which strengthens the race character.

Figure 2 shows a side view and Figure 3 a front view of a second embodiment of the guide device 2 according to the invention. The first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 likewise have an entry section A, an interaction section 15 and an exit section B. In the entry section A and the exit section B, the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 are arranged parallel and spaced apart.

The first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 are as in FIG Figure 2 is shown in the interaction section 15 are arcuate and have a sinusoidal shape, the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 initially moving away from the surface of the earth with an ascent and then being guided back towards the surface of the earth with a slope.

The main difference from that in Figure 1a The configuration of the guide device 1 shown is that the center line M is not a straight line, but a sinusoidal curve, the first guide path 10 and the second guide path 20 also rotating once in a helical or helical manner around the center line M by the polar angle ϕ . The helical or helical course of the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 is overlaid by a rolling movement by the roll angle Φ. The center line M1 connects the entrance section A and the exit section B.

On the other hand, the main direction of travel vectors H1, H2 each represent a connecting line between the entrance section A and the exit section B of the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20, through which the global movement of a first vehicle 3 on the first guideway 10 and the second vehicle 4 the second guideway 20 can be described. A line of symmetry L is arranged in the center of the interaction section 15 and perpendicular to the main direction of travel vectors H1, H2, around which the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 are formed in line symmetry. The line of symmetry L divides the interaction section 15 into a first section (in FIG. 2 to the left of the line of symmetry L) and a second section (in Figure 2 to the right of the line of symmetry L).

From the side view according to Figure 2 the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 appear to intersect in the line of symmetry S, the course of the first guideway 10 in the first section being mirror-symmetrical to the course of the second guideway 20 in the second section and vice versa.

The first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 pass through at least one screw with a superimposed roller in the interaction section 15, the respective normal vector N1, N2 rotating about the respective direction of travel vector F1, F2 by Φ = 360 °.

The first guideway 10 in the first section of the interaction section 15 rises from the entry section A with an incline S via a first turning point WP11 to a high point HP1 and then drops in a curve via a second turning point WP12 to the exit section B.

The second guideway 20 rises in the first section of the interaction section 15 starting from the entry section A with a rise via a first turning point WP21 to a high point HP2 in the second section and then descends in a curve via a second turning point WP22 to the exit section B. .

In this course of the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 described above, the normal vector N1 rotates once around the direction of travel vector F1, F2, the normal vector N1 of the first guideway 10 being rotated by a roll angle of approximately Φ1 = 180 ° to the first turning point WP11 , and by approximately another Φ1 = 90 ° to High point HP1 and then approximately an additional Φ1 = 90 ° to the second turning point WP12 in a long rotation by the roll angle Φ back to the starting position, in which the normal vector N1 points upwards. The rotation of the second guideway 20 is line-symmetrical to the line of symmetry L.

The two normal vectors N1 and N2 point in opposite directions at point P1 in the region of the first turning point WP11 of the first guideway 10 and a first turning point WP21 of the second guideway 20. The two normal vectors N1 and N2 also point in opposite directions at point P2 in the region of the second turning point WP21 of the first guideway 10 and a first turning point WP22 of the second guideway 20. Between the first turning point WP11, WP21 and the second turning point WP12, WP22, the two guideways 10, 20 are further rotated by their respective direction of travel vector F1, F2 by the roll angle Φ, so that the normal vectors N1, N2 point approximately in opposite directions, and passengers can interact with each other. Due to the opposite orientation of the normal vectors N1, N2, the passengers meet particularly closely and they are given the feeling of being able to shake hands.

Due to the different gradients S of the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20, first in the respective ascent 32 and then in the respective slope 31, the vehicles 3, 4 traveling on the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 are accelerated differently, as a result of which the vehicle travels together Interaction section 15, the passengers experience a kind of race.

It can also be seen that the inversion or the overhead position in the figure shown always takes place in the area of the respective turning point WP11, WP12 and WP21, WP22, and that in this area the guideway has a gradient | S | of approximately 45 ° (| S | ≈ 45 °), whereby it can be excluded that a vehicle 3, 4 can stop in this area. This can reduce safety devices.

Out Figure 3 it can be seen that the first guideway 10 and the second guideway 20 in the interaction section 12 are of X-shaped design due to the screw extending around the sinusoidal center line M and in the area of the turning points WP11, WP21 and WP12, WP22 one through the center line M and intersect the plane of symmetry S formed plane. The normal vectors N1, N2 intersect at an intersection angle α = 180 ° ± 60 between the turning points WP11, WP21 and WP12, WP22.

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Amusement ride

2nd

Guide device

3rd

first vehicle

4th

second vehicle

10th

first guideway

11

first rail guide

13

rail

14

rail

15

Interaction section

20

second track

21

second rail guide

23

rail

24th

rail

31

Acceleration section

32

Delay section

A

Entry section

B

Exit section

F

Direction vector

H

Main direction vector

HP

High point

L

Line of symmetry

M

Center line

N

Normal vector

P

Point of symmetry

S

pitch

V

speed

WP

Turning point

α

Cutting angle

ϕ

Polar angle

Φ

Roll angle

Claims (22)

Guide device (2) comprising: - A first guideway (10), and - at least one second guideway (20), the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) each specify a direction of travel vector (F1, F2) and a normal vector (N1, N2) which is oriented perpendicular to the direction of travel vector (F1, F2), - The first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) have at least one common interaction section (15), - In the at least one interaction section (15), the normal vectors (N1, N2) of the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) essentially point at least in sections to one another. Guide device (2) according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the direction of travel vectors (F1, F2) of the first guideway (10) and the second guideway (20) in the at least one interaction section (15) point in sections in the same direction. Guide device (2) according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that
the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) are self-contained Show route. Guide device (2) according to one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15) the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) are of point symmetry. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15), the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) are designed to be line-symmetrical about a line of symmetry (M). Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15) the normal vector (N1) of the first guideway (10) and the normal vector (N2) of the second guideway (20) by a roll angle Φ1, Φ2 of approximately 360 ° around the respective direction of travel vector (F1, F2 ) be rotated. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15) the first guideway (10) and the at least one second Guide track (20) have a slope (31) and / or an increase (32). Guide device (2) according to claims 6 and 7,
characterized in that
the slope (31) and / or the slope (32) is a slope | M | = 35 ° to 90 °, or if the roll angle Φ1, Φ2 ≈ 180 °. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15) the normal vectors (N1, N2) of the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) intersect at least in sections at an intersection angle α = 180 ° ± 60 °. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15) the normal vectors (N1, N2) of the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) point at least in sections in opposite directions and are aligned parallel and spaced apart. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the first guideway (10) and / or the at least one second guideway (20) at least once around the each other of the two guideways (10, 20) is guided helically. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15) the first guideway (20) and the at least one second guideway (20) are guided helically around a center line (M). Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
in the at least one interaction section (15) the normal vector (N1, N2) of the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) are rotated by the roll angle (Φ) in the same direction of rotation. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
Before the at least one interaction section (15), a common entrance section (A) is formed, in which the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) are arranged in parallel and at a distance. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
after the at least one interaction section (15) a common exit section (B) is formed, in which the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) are arranged parallel and spaced apart. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
before and / or after the at least one interaction section (15) the normal vectors (N1, N2) and / or the direction of travel vectors (F1, F2) point in the same direction. Guide device (2) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway (20) have at least one starting device (30), which is set up to have at least one vehicle (3, 4) on the first guideway (10) and the at least one second guideway ( 20) to start or accelerate in time. Amusement ride (1) with at least one guide device (2) according to one of claims 1 to 17. Method for operating a fairground ride (1) according to claim 18,
characterized in that
the first vehicle (3) and the at least one second vehicle (4) synchronize the guiding device (2) Drive on the respective guideway (10, 20) and that the first vehicle (3) and the at least one second vehicle (4) pass through the at least one interaction section (15) at the same time. Method according to claim 19,
characterized in that
the first vehicle (3) and the at least one second vehicle (4) are started in a coordinated manner. A method according to claim 19 or 20,
characterized in that
the two vehicles (3, 4) drive into the at least one interaction section (15) at a substantially the same speed (V1, V2). Process according to claims 19 to 21,
characterized in that
the first vehicle (3) and / or the at least one second vehicle (4) in the interaction section (15) are accelerated or decelerated relative to one another.

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