JP2012100719A - Play device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide play device for allowing a user to continuously have interest.SOLUTION: The play device is assumed to be the play device 100 including a base body 220, and a play device body to be arranged on the base body 220. The play device body arranged in the play device 100 includes a helical body 110, floor boards 130, and an elastic sheet 150. The helical body 110 is erected on the base body 220 so as to allow a player to climb up/down. Each floor board 130 is arranged at prescribed height of the helical body 110, and the elastic sheet 150 is arranged to form a wall part between a ceiling part 140 and the floor boards 130, both being arranged in the helical body 110. The player goes in and comes out to/from a play area through the helical body 110, wherein the play area is formed by the ceiling part 140, the floor boards 130, and the elastic sheet 150.

Description

  The present invention relates to a playground equipment, and more particularly to a playground equipment for a so-called jungle gym.

  A jungle gym type playground equipment that can be set up in an indoor amusement park or the like (generally known as playground equipment that can be climbed up and down. The same applies hereinafter) is formed by stacking rectangular frame shapes into a cubic shape. By moving the rectangular frame shape up, down, left and right, it is possible for a player such as an infant to play. The above jungle gym type playground equipment is popular with parents as a playground equipment that enhances the sense of balance, and since it can be easily configured, there is much demand from playground equipment manufacturers. Patent Document 1 below discloses an example of a jungle gym type playground equipment that can be played indoors.

JP 2006-345949 A

  As in the technique disclosed in the above patent document, the conventional jungle gym itself does not rotate or the like. Therefore, since the purpose is achieved when the player climbs the jungle gym, there is a tendency for the player to quickly get bored with the jungle gym type playground equipment. Furthermore, since the jungle gym type playground equipment has a simple configuration and is not conspicuous as compared with other playground equipment, there are relatively few users (assuming infants and young children) playing with the playground equipment. On the other hand, since children and the like tend to keep interest in moving objects, the interests of children and the like can be maintained by moving the jungle gym type playground equipment. A jungle gym type playground equipment that can maintain the user's interest has been requested by playground equipment manufacturers and the like.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a so-called jungle gym type playground equipment device that can be installed in an indoor amusement park or the like and can maintain the interest of the user with a simple configuration.

  This invention for achieving the said subject presupposes the playground equipment apparatus provided with a base | substrate and the playground equipment main body arrange | positioned on the said base | substrate. And the playground equipment main body provided in the playground equipment of this invention is provided with a spiral, a floor board, and an elastic sheet. The spiral is erected on the base so that the player can climb up and down. A floor board is provided at a predetermined height of the rotating body, and an elastic sheet is provided so as to form a wall part between the ceiling part of the spiral body and the floor board. And it is characterized by the player being able to enter and exit from the spiral into the play area formed between the ceiling part, the floor board and the elastic sheet.

By employ | adopting said structure, the player who climbed the spiral can move to a floor board. Since the elastic sheet becomes a wall portion, even if a player sits on the floor board, it does not fall off the floor board. Therefore, it is possible to provide a jungle gym type playground equipment that can be climbed up and down with a simple configuration.
In said structure, the structure by which a playground equipment main body is arrange | positioned in the inclined state is employable. By climbing the inclined spiral body, it is possible to play a variety of games.

  In the above configuration, the spiral body can be safely erected by adopting a configuration in which the spiral body is fixed to the plurality of support columns and is erected on the base via the plurality of support columns. Furthermore, it is desirable to employ an arrangement in which an adjustment member whose length can be adjusted up and down is installed on the ceiling, and the height of the play area formed on the ceiling by the elastic sheet can be adjusted by the adjustment member. . The space formed in the ceiling can be used as a play area. A plurality of floor boards may be provided at a predetermined height of the spiral body, and the game area may be formed between an elastic sheet and a plurality of floor boards. What is necessary is just to determine the number of a floor board appropriately according to the height of a spiral.

  In the above configuration, the playground equipment arranged on the rotary base can be configured by adopting a configuration in which the base is a rotary base with the lower substrate and the upper rotary body laminated with the central axis aligned. The lower substrate includes a lower substrate, a drive motor, and casters. The drive motor arranged on the lower substrate is a motor capable of rotating the upper rotator, and a caster provided at a position where the upper rotator can rotate around the central axis supports the upper rotator.

  In the above configuration, by adopting a configuration in which the base body has the central axis aligned and the lower substrate and the upper rotating body are laminated, another playground equipment device arranged on the rotating base body can be configured. The lower substrate includes a lower substrate, a drive motor, and casters. In the center of the upper surface of the lower substrate, a drive motor capable of rotating the upper rotating body is disposed. A caster that is provided with a crank that is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft that is rotated by a drive motor and that is provided at a position where the upper rotating body can rotate around the central axis supports the upper rotating body. By comprising in this way, a playground equipment main body will eccentrically rotate with a base | substrate.

  By adopting the configuration in which the spiral body is arranged on the rotating base as described above, it is possible to maintain the interest of the player who climbs up and down the spiral body. By providing the playground equipment body on the rotating base body in an inclined state, it is possible to provide a playground equipment that can further maintain the player's interest.

  The playground equipment of the present invention is premised on a playground equipment provided with a base and a playground equipment main body disposed on the base. And the playground equipment main body provided in the playground equipment of this invention is provided with a spiral, a floor board, and an elastic sheet. The spiral is erected on the base so that the player can climb up and down. A floor board is provided at a predetermined height of the rotating body, and an elastic sheet is provided so as to form a wall part between the ceiling part of the spiral body and the floor board. And it is characterized by the player being able to enter and exit from the spiral into the play area formed between the ceiling part, the floor board and the elastic sheet.

  By employ | adopting said structure, the player who climbed the spiral can move to a floor board. Since the elastic sheet becomes a wall portion, even if a player sits on the floor board, it does not fall off the floor board. Therefore, a jungle gym type playground equipment that can be climbed up and down can be configured easily, and a playground equipment that further maintains the interest of the user can be configured. By disposing the playground equipment main body on the base body in an inclined state, a playground equipment that further maintains the interest of the user can be provided.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the whole structure of the playground equipment apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the whole structure of the rotary base | substrate provided with the playground equipment apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the whole structure of the rotary base | substrate provided with the playground equipment apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the whole structure of the playground equipment apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the whole structure of the rotary base | substrate provided with the playground equipment apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

(Embodiment 1)
Below, the playground equipment 100 of this invention is demonstrated with reference to drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the playground equipment 100 according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic schematic views of a rotary base 220 provided in the playground equipment 100 according to the present invention. However, details of each part not directly related to the present invention are omitted.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the playground equipment 100 of the present invention is a jungle gym type playground equipment 100 having a shape in which a spiral body 110 is erected. For example, the spiral body 110 is formed by forming a tubular body in a spiral shape. Iron, stainless steel, carbon, titanium, or the like is preferably used as the material for the tubular body formed in the spiral shape. In this example, the iron pipe was formed in the above spiral shape. Instead of the tubular body, a steel material filled with contents may be used.

  The helical body 110 configured as described above is erected on a base body 220 (described later). In this embodiment, a configuration in which the spiral body 110 is connected by the support column 120 is employed. For example, four support columns 120 are erected so as to form a rectangular shape when viewed from above, and the support columns 120 and the spiral body 110 are coupled so that the spiral body 110 is surrounded by the support columns 120. As long as the spiral body 110 can be stably erected, the number of the columns 120 is not limited.

  Next, a predetermined floor board 130 is formed on the spiral body 110 configured as described above. For example, an arm is extended to each of the columns 120. Needless to say, the arms are extended to the same height of the column 120. Further, the arm may adopt a configuration in which a plurality of arms are extended according to the height of the support column 120 and the spiral body 110. In the present invention, two arms are extended on each column 120. Of course, the arms are extended so that the positions of the columns 120 where the two arms are extended are equal.

Next, the floor board 130 is disposed on the arm extended to the support column 120. The floor board 130 formed in a circular shape is disposed on the arm. The floor board 130 may be divided and a circular configuration may be adopted when the floor board 130 is installed on the arm. A configuration may be adopted in which a floor plate fixture is fixed to the arm, and the floor plate fixture and the floor plate 130 are further fixed.
A ceiling part 140 is disposed on the upper part of the spiral body 110 configured as described above. For example, a lattice-shaped frame body is formed in the center of the ring to constitute the ceiling portion 140, and the lattice-shaped frame body of the ceiling portion 140 is connected to the upper portion of the support column 120 to which the spiral body 110 is fixed. Then, the playground equipment main body of the present invention is formed by hanging an elastic transparent sheet 150 (corresponding to the elastic sheet of the present invention) from above the ceiling 140. The transparent sheet 150 forms a wall portion between the floor boards 130 of the play equipment apparatus, and a player who climbs the floor boards 130 can play safely.

(Substrate)
Next, the base | substrate 220 with which the playground equipment apparatus 100 of this invention is provided is demonstrated with reference to drawings. 2 and 3 are conceptual schematic diagrams of the base (rotary base 220). However, details of each part not directly related to the present invention are omitted.
The rotating base 220 includes an upper rotating body 221 and a lower substrate 222. The upper rotating body 221 is a circular substrate, but may be rectangular or polygonal as long as there is no obstacle to rotation. As shown in FIG. 3A, the lower substrate 222 is provided with a central gear 228, a drive motor 226 that drives the central gear 228, and casters 224. First, when the lower substrate 222 of the rotating base 220 (in the present invention, a circular shape is adopted but its shape is arbitrary) is viewed from above, the central gear 228 is disposed at a central position. Of course, the rotation axis of the central gear 228 and the central axis of the lower substrate 222 are arranged in a fixed state so as to coincide with each other. A drive motor 226 is arranged at a position where the central gear 228 can be rotationally driven. A roller chain is wound around the central gear 228 and the rotation shaft of the drive motor 226 so that the central gear 228 can be rotated by the drive motor 226. When the rotation shaft of the drive motor 226 rotates, the roller chain is The central gear 228 may be configured to rotate via the center.

  Further, a plurality of casters 224 are disposed on the lower substrate 222 on the same plane as the central gear 228 and the drive motor 226. The caster 224 is disposed on the lower substrate with the wheel portion of the caster 224 facing up. The plurality of casters 224 are arranged such that the opposite casters 224 are symmetric with respect to the center of the lower substrate 222, and the adjacent casters 224 are equally spaced.

  As will be described later, when the upper rotating body 221 and the lower substrate 222 are combined, an annular rail (not shown) may be provided at a position where the caster 224 contacts the upper rotating body 221. The caster 224 rotates while being in contact with the rail, so that the upper rotating body 221 rotates according to the rotation of the caster 224. Therefore, in the present invention, the wheels of the casters 224 of the lower substrate 222 support the upper rotating body 221.

  Next, the upper rotating body 221 and the lower substrate 222 are combined. First, the lower substrate 222 is placed on the floor surface with the surface on which the casters 224, the central gear 228, and the drive motor 226 are placed facing up. Then, the upper rotating body 221 is stacked on the lower substrate 222 so that the centers of the lower substrate 222 and the upper rotating body 221 overlap. At this time, when the central gear 228 of the lower substrate 222 is rotated, the central gear 228 is fitted to the upper rotating body 221 so that the upper rotating body 221 rotates, whereby the rotating base body 220 of the present invention is configured. . For maintenance, it is desirable that the central gear 228 is detachably fitted to the upper rotating body 221. The upper rotating body 221 can be mounted in various shapes such as a rectangular shape, a polygonal shape, and a circular shape.

  The drive motor 226 may be configured such that the rotational speed is controlled by a control unit (not shown). The control unit stores an optimum rotation number in advance, and a configuration in which the drive motor 226 is rotationally driven based on the rotation number can be employed. A switch (not shown) for operating the drive motor 226 may be provided on the base body 220 so that the rotational speed of the drive motor 226 can be controlled by the switch.

The playground equipment 100 according to the present invention is configured by arranging the playground equipment main body on the rotary base 220 configured as described above.
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.5, a playground equipment main body is arrange | positioned in the said base | substrate in the state inclined with respect to the floor surface (it says the surface where a playground equipment apparatus is arrange | positioned). In this invention, the structure which arrange | positions the inclination member 162 which cut | disconnected the surface with the desired inclination angle on the damper 164, and arrange | positions a playground equipment main body support member on the said inclination member was employ | adopted. As the damper, vibration-proof rubber or the like is preferably used. The tilt member 162 and the damper 164 correspond to the tilt mechanism 200. Needless to say, an entry / exit for a player (assuming an infant or a young child) is provided below the spiral body 110. It should be noted that the play equipment main body is appropriately arranged so that the position of the center of gravity of the play equipment main body in the inclined state is the center of the base body 220.

In the first embodiment, the play equipment main body is disposed on the base body 220 in a state where the play equipment main body is inclined with respect to the floor surface (referring to the floor surface on which the play equipment device is installed). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to configure a playground equipment device 100 arranged on the base body 220 with the playground equipment main body horizontal to the floor surface.
(Embodiment 2)
By configuring the base body 220 used in Embodiment 1 as follows, it is possible to configure the playground equipment 100 that rotates eccentrically. In addition, except the eccentric shaft mentioned later, the same structure as the playground equipment apparatus 100 demonstrated in Embodiment 1 is employ | adopted. Therefore, illustration and explanation of the configuration other than the eccentric shaft are saved.

As shown in FIG. 5, an eccentric shaft described later is used as the rotation shaft of the drive motor 226. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the drive motor 226 is provided with an eccentric shaft (for example, a crank 229) having a handle connecting a shaft displaced by a predetermined distance with respect to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 226. The rotation axis can be shifted within a predetermined range.
That is, one end of the crank 229 rotates on the same axis as the rotation axis of the drive motor 226, and the other end of the crank 229 rotates eccentrically with respect to the rotation axis (with the rotation axis shifted). Means rotating). Of course, it goes without saying that a switch (not shown) for operating the drive motor 226 is provided on the base body 220. You may comprise so that the rotational speed of the drive motor 226 can be controlled with the said switch. Of course, the base body 220 shown in FIG. 5 includes an upper rotating body 221 and a lower substrate 222. The upper rotating body 221 is a circular substrate, and the lower substrate 222 includes a central gear 228, a drive motor 226 that drives the central gear 228, and a plurality of casters 224. Each caster 224 is an upper portion. Needless to say, the rotating body 221 is supported.

A restricting means for restricting the rotation of the upper rotating body 221 may be provided. The restriction means may be an elastic body (a rubber, a spring or the like is preferably used) that connects the lower substrate 222 on which the drive motor 226 is disposed and the upper rotating body 221. The restricting means 229 may be arranged in any manner as long as it can be configured to restrict the rotation of the upper rotating body 221.
(Other)
An overload protection means (for example, a torque limiter) that protects the overload of the drive motor 226 provided in the base body 220 (hereinafter, including the case where the crank 229 is provided and not provided) is provided in the drive motor 226. You may attach to the said rotating shaft or the said crank 229. As described above, since the playground equipment main body is disposed above the drive motor 226, a load corresponding to the weight of the user who wants to play is applied to the drive motor 226. When a predetermined load or more is applied to the drive motor 226, the above-described overload protection unit can detect the load and cause the drive motor 226 to idle.

  That is, for example, a torque limiter that protects the drive motor 226 from excessive torque and a torque sensor that detects the rotational torque are provided between the output shaft (rotary shaft) of the drive motor 226 and the central gear 228. As the torque sensor, a contact type torque sensor may be used, or a non-contact type torque sensor may be used. When the torque detected by the torque sensor exceeds the expected range, the rotational power from the drive motor 226 is not transmitted to the central gear 228 by the torque limiter.

Furthermore, a slip ring (not shown) may be provided in the play equipment 100, and electric power may be supplied to an electrical decoration member (for example, an LED ribbon provided on the outer surface of the play equipment) by the slip ring. By using a slip ring as the power supply means, even if the playground equipment rotates, there is no twisting of the wiring, and power can be supplied.
Alternatively, a configuration in which the current to the drive motor 226 is cut off when a predetermined current or more flows through the drive motor 226 due to the above-described load by inverter control may be employed. When the playground equipment of the present invention is installed as an indoor playground equipment, an indoor amusement park where the playground equipment is installed is provided with a power source (for example, a commercial power source) of a drive motor 226 provided in the playground equipment. Needless to say.

  You may employ | adopt the structure which forms space above the ceiling part 140 of a playground equipment apparatus. For example, an adjustment member 142 whose length can be adjusted up and down is disposed on the ceiling portion 140. And the structure by which the playground equipment main body containing the said adjustment member 142 is coat | covered with the elastic sheet 150 formed with the translucent material is employ | adopted. The height of the space formed between the ceiling 140 and the elastic sheet 150 can be adjusted by the adjusting member 142.

  The playground equipment of the present invention is premised on a playground equipment provided with a base and a playground equipment main body disposed on the base. And the playground equipment main body provided in the playground equipment of this invention is provided with a spiral, a floor board, and an elastic sheet. The spiral is erected on the base so that the player can climb up and down. A floor board is provided at a predetermined height of the rotating body, and an elastic sheet is provided so as to form a wall part between the ceiling part of the spiral body and the floor board. And it is characterized by the player being able to enter and exit from the spiral into the play area formed between the ceiling part, the floor board and the elastic sheet.

  By employ | adopting said structure, the player who climbed the spiral can move to a floor board. Since the elastic sheet becomes a wall portion, even if a player sits on the floor board, it does not fall off the floor board. Therefore, a jungle gym type playground equipment that can be climbed up and down can be configured easily, and a playground equipment that further maintains the interest of the user can be configured. By disposing the playground equipment main body on the base body in an inclined state, a playground equipment that further maintains the interest of the user can be provided. Since it becomes possible to provide the playground equipment which can maintain a user's interest with simple structure, the industrial applicability is large.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Playground equipment 110 Helical body 120 Support | pillar 130 Floor board 140 Ceiling part 142 Adjustment member 150 Transparent elastic sheet (wall part)
160 Inclination mechanism 220 Base (Rotating base)
224 caster 226 drive motor

Claims (7)

In a playground equipment device comprising a base and a playground equipment body disposed on the base,
The playground equipment body is
A helix that is erected on the base body and capable of being climbed and lowered by a player;
A floor board provided at a predetermined height of the spiral body;
An elastic sheet provided so as to form a wall portion between the ceiling portion provided in the spiral body and the floor plate;
A playground equipment, wherein a play area formed between the ceiling portion, the floorboard, and the elastic sheet can enter and exit from the spiral body.   The playground equipment device according to claim 1, wherein the playground equipment body is disposed on the base body in an inclined state.   The playground equipment according to claim 1, wherein the spiral body is fixed to a plurality of support columns and is erected on the base body via the plurality of support columns. On the ceiling part, an adjustment member that can be adjusted in length up and down is erected,
The playground equipment according to claim 1, wherein a height of a play area formed in the ceiling portion by the elastic sheet can be adjusted by the adjustment member. A plurality of the floor boards are provided at a predetermined height of the spiral body,
The playground equipment according to claim 1, wherein the play area is formed between the elastic sheet and the plurality of floor boards. The base is configured by laminating a lower substrate and an upper rotating body with the central axis aligned,
The lower substrate is
A lower substrate,
A drive motor disposed on the lower substrate and capable of rotating the upper rotating body;
The playground equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a caster that is provided at a position where the upper rotating body can rotate around the central axis and supports the upper rotating body. The base is configured by laminating a lower substrate and an upper rotating body with the central axis aligned,
The lower substrate is
A lower substrate,
A drive motor capable of rotationally driving the upper rotating body disposed in the center of the upper surface of the lower substrate;
A crank pivotally supported on a rotating shaft rotated by the drive motor;
A caster that is provided at a position where the upper rotating body is rotatable around the central axis and supports the upper rotating body;
The playground equipment device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the playground equipment body rotates eccentrically together with the base.

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