JP2650835B2 - Indoor ski slope vertical ski lift device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an indoor ski area vertical ski lift apparatus for continuously transporting a large number of people vertically.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the case of an outdoor ski resort, a lift system and an elevator system in which a seat, which is a transporter, is suspended via a suspension rod on a wire rope circulating by a rope system are known. In addition, a technique has been proposed in which a trolley conveyor system is used to drive a plurality of carriages suspended from rails by rolling the rails along a slope, thereby forming a ski lift. However, in the case of an indoor ski resort, a slope such as a U-shape or a spiral is often bent. The lift method is capable of mass transport, but can only be installed in a straight line due to mechanical limitations. If the starting point of sliding and the ending point of sliding are close in a plane, the connection point between the first lift and the second lift A transit for making a U-turn is necessary, which is inconvenient, and an area is taken up, which is inefficient. In the case of a trolley conveyor, three-dimensional transportation is possible, and rails can be attached along the slope. However, since the trolley conveyor is attached indoors, there is a problem that a space for the slope is taken and the cost is high.

[0003] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 3-262767 discloses an automatic circulation type cableway device for an indoor ski resort. However, according to the known technique, the ink is circulated in an inclined manner, not in the vertical direction. For this purpose, the transporter should always be oriented in the traveling direction, and therefore cannot be applied to a lift device that circulates in the vertical direction.

[0004]

Accordingly, the present invention provides
It is an object of the present invention to provide an indoor skiing area vertical ski lift device that can use an unused portion of a building of an artificial skiing area and can direct a carrier in a traveling direction in a horizontal movement section.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vertical ski lift apparatus for indoor ski resorts for continuously transporting a large number of personnel vertically, provided with a loop-shaped chain circulating in a vertical plane. A large number of pairs of transporters are suspended from the chain via support means, the chain has horizontal movement sections at the upper end and the lower end, and a support pipe is attached to a bracket provided on the chain, and an end of the support pipe is provided. A direction changing gear box for rotating the carrier horizontally by 180 degrees is rotatably supported by bearings at the portion, and a first gear box attached to a drive shaft extending in the support pipe is provided.
A bevel gear and a second bevel gear mounted on the shaft by attaching the carrier are meshed in the direction change gear box, a safety floor is provided on the upper part of the direction change gear box, and the pinion is fixed to the drive shaft. Is provided at a position where the rack moves up and down.

[0006]

[Explanation of the operation and effect] If the transporter moving in the chain is not directed in the traveling direction at the landing, it will not be able to be properly lifted and lowered. When a loop-shaped chain that circulates in a vertical plane is provided, and there is a horizontal movement section at the upper end and lower end, if the transporter is fixed to the chain, if the traveling direction is directed at the lower end, it will be opposite to the upper end. . Therefore, it is inconvenient for the person to go up and down, which is not preferable in terms of safety.

However, in the present invention, when the transporter rises vertically, the pinion engages with the rack, and as a result, the transporter rotates 180 degrees in a horizontal plane. Therefore, since the upper end portion is oriented in the traveling direction, the person on the carrier can easily get off.

As described above, since the transport device circulating in the vertical plane takes up little space, an unused portion of the building can be used, and a safety floor is provided on the upper portion of the transporter. The skier can escape from the carrier and the chain is guided by guide rails, which is safe.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, an indoor ski resort 1 has a slope 2 formed in a U-shape. A start part 2a of the slope is provided with a peak stop 3a, and a lower part 2b of the slope is provided with a foot stop 3b connected by a communication passage 4, between which a vertical ski lift 3 is mounted.

Referring to FIG. 2, the vertical ski lift 3 includes a chain 5 formed in a rectangular shape on a vertical plane by a driving sprocket 8 and three idlers 9.

The vertical portion of the chain 5 is accommodated in an up shaft 10 and a down shaft 11, and these shafts 10, 11 have a heat insulating material on the outside and are opened indoors.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 6, the chain 5 is provided with a guide roller 5a, which is guided by a guide rail 17.

And, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower horizontal movement section is configured similarly.

Further, referring to FIG. 8, a bracket 13 is provided on the chain 5, a support pipe 14 is attached to the bracket 13, and a carrier 12 as a seat is horizontally rotated by 180 degrees at an end thereof. The direction changing gearbox 15 is supported by bearings 23. The direction changing gearbox 15 has bevel gears 20 and 21 built therein, and a safety floor 16 is mounted on the upper part.

The gear 20 is composed of bearings 22a and 2a.
The carrier 12 is fixed to the shaft 26 supported by the shaft 2b.

The bevel gear 21 is mounted on a drive shaft 25 extending through the support pipe 14 as shown in FIG. 8, and a pinion 24 is fixed to the drive shaft 25. The pinion 24 is shown in FIGS. like,
It is configured to engage with a rack 23 provided in the direction changing section of the transporter 12.

Hereinafter, the operation will be described.

When the skier finishes the run on the slope and reaches the lower part 2b of the slope, the skier enters the foothill stop 3b through the communication passage 4 or gets on the transporter 12 moving in the horizontal movement section.

When the transporter moves upward, the pinion 24 is engaged with the rack 23 provided on the guide rail by the direction changing device 15 to rotate the drive shaft 25, and the bevel gear 2 is rotated.
The shaft 26 that suspends the transporter 12 at 1, 20 is 180
And the transporter 12 is rotated horizontally.

Therefore, when the vehicle arrives at the summit stop, the vehicle 12 as a seat is oriented in the traveling direction, so that the user can get off the vehicle easily and safely.

When the empty transporter 12 moves downward, it rotates 180 degrees horizontally in the same manner as described above to prepare for the ride at the foot stop.

[0023]

As described above, the present invention is constructed as described above, so that only the unused part of the building is used without using the slope part of the indoor ski area, and the skiers are continuously and vertically mass-mounted. It is safe because the transporter can be directed in the traveling direction at the upper and lower ends of the horizontal moving section.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vertical ski lift installation state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the entire vertical ski lift of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the up shaft of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the summit stop of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a configuration of an upper horizontal movement section.

FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a lower horizontal movement section.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a direction change device.

FIG. 9 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow B in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow C in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Indoor skiing area 2 ... Slope 3 ... Slope vertical lift 4 ... Communication path 5 ... Chain 6 ... Guide rail 8 ... Drive sprocket 9 ... Idler 10 ... Up shaft 11 ... Down shaft 12 ... Carrier 14 ... Support pipe 15 ... Direction change Gear box 16: Safety floor 20, 21: Bevel gear 22, 23: Bearing

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An indoor ski resort vertical ski lift device for continuously transporting a large number of personnel vertically is provided with a loop-shaped chain that circulates in a vertical plane, and a pair of transporters is provided on the chain via a bearing means. The chain has horizontal movement sections at the upper end and the lower end, respectively. A support pipe is attached to a bracket provided on the chain, and a carrier is horizontally rotated by 180 degrees at the end of the support pipe. A first bevel gear attached to a drive shaft extending in the support pipe, and a second bevel gear attached to the shaft attaching the transporter. A safety floor is provided on the upper part of the direction change gear box, and is engaged with a pinion fixed to the drive shaft. A vertical lift device for an indoor skiing area, wherein a combined rack is provided at a position where the rack moves up and down.