JP3671065B2 - Elevating and rotating game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a lifting / lowering game device that is a large-sized game machine installed in an amusement park or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional device, there is firstly an up-and-down rotation observation device composed of a support column and a passenger accommodating portion that moves up and down while rotating horizontally around the support column. The purpose is to give passengers a view of the surroundings. There is also a game apparatus in which a plurality of tea cup-shaped vehicles are installed on a large rotating base and the vehicles themselves rotate. This device is a game device composed of a combination of two motions, a large horizontal rotational motion and a small horizontal rotational motion. Further, there is a game device in which a drum-shaped passenger storage portion is provided at the peripheral portion on the rotating large table, and the passenger storage portion itself rotates in a vertical plane independently of the rotation of the large table. . This device performs a combined motion of two motions, a horizontal rotational motion and a vertical rotational motion.
[0003]
Further, a plurality of main arm portions are provided radially at the tips of the columns, and these main arms rotate around the columns and move up and down, with the tips of these main arms facing up. In addition, a plurality of armbands are provided radially on the part, and these armarms are configured to rotate around the front end of the main arm part. Is also present. This apparatus realizes a motion in which three motions of a horizontal rotational motion, an up / down lifting motion and a horizontal rotational motion are combined. In the conventional example shown in FIG. 4, a passenger accommodating portion 31 is rotatably attached to one end of two rotary arms 30 and 30, and a weight 32 is added to the other end of the rotary arm 30. The passenger accommodating part 31 can carry a large number of passengers of about 20 persons in two rows, and the passengers can get on and sit sequentially from the end side of the passenger accommodating part 31 to which the rotating arm 30 is attached. It can be done. The movement of this device consists of only two combined movements, a large vertical rotational movement (revolution) and a small vertical rotational movement (spinning). In this figure, illustration of a body holder or the like for fixing the passenger's body is omitted for simplicity.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
There are various types of conventional game machines as described above, and the combined and synthesized movements have already been exhausted, and even the most complex movement is a combination of three movements. Met. Further, in the conventional example shown in FIG. 4, since the passenger gets in with the passenger accommodating portion positioned at the lowest position, the passenger accommodating portion can be provided only at one end portion of the rotating arm. Can not. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a weight at the other end of the rotating arm. Furthermore, since passenger boarding is performed from the end side where the rotating arm of the passenger accommodating part is provided (providing the platform so as to board from the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the passenger accommodating part 31 is the passenger accommodating part. Considering the 31 revolutions, it is not suitable because of danger.) Only one person can get in at a time and it takes time. Also, if there is a vacant seat in the seated middle part and you want to sit in this vacant seat later, the passengers who have already been seated will gradually fill the vacant seat because the passage is extremely narrow. There was a problem that it was necessary to go and boarding was troublesome. The present invention creates a new movement that has not been realized with these conventional game machines, provides the passengers with an unprecedented interest, and further includes two The subject of solving the problems in the conventional example shown in FIG. 4 also in the motion of the combination of the vertical rotational motion.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 of the present application is supported substantially horizontally at a proper position of the support column 6, the lifting / lowering rotation part 10 that rotates substantially horizontally while moving up and down around the support pillar 6. One or two or more rotating shafts 12 and one or two or more passenger accommodating portions 20 rotatably supported by armbands 15 attached to the rotating shaft 12 are provided. And the passenger accommodating portion 20 itself rotates, the elevating and rotating portion 10 is positioned at the lowermost position, and each of the armbands 15 provided on the rotating shaft 12 is positioned horizontally. An elevator / rotation game machine characterized in that all of the passenger accommodating section 20 can be positioned on substantially the same plane as the elevator / rotator 10 and that passengers get on and off in this state. provide.
The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is supported substantially horizontally at an appropriate position of the support 6, the lifting / lowering rotation part 10 that rotates substantially horizontally while moving up and down around the support 6. One or two or more rotating shafts 12 and one or two or more passenger accommodating portions 20 rotatably supported by armbands 15 attached to the rotating shaft 12, the outer direction around the elevating and rotating portion 10 Two arm portions 11 are provided facing each other, and the rotation shaft 12 is horizontally provided between the tips of the two arm portions. The passenger accommodating portion 20 revolves around the rotation shaft 12. At the same time, there is provided an elevating / rotating game apparatus in which the passenger accommodating portion 20 itself rotates, and the rotating shaft 12 that is the revolution axis of the passenger accommodating portion 20 and the rotation axis of the passenger accommodating portion 20 are parallel to each other. provide.
In the invention according to claim 3 of the present application, the passenger accommodating portion 20 is rotatably supported by the armbands 15 and 15 at both ends thereof, and the passenger is from any location in a direction substantially orthogonal to the rotation axis of the passenger accommodating portion 20. The up-and-down rotation game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the board can be boarded.
[0006]
[Action]
In the invention of claim 1 or 2 of the present application , the up-and-down rotation unit 10 performs the up-down movement and the horizontal rotation movement. Next, the passenger accommodating portion 20 revolves around the rotating shaft 12 provided in the lifting / lowering rotating portion 10 to perform a vertical rotating motion. Furthermore, the passenger accommodating part 20 performs vertical rotation motion etc. by self-rotation. By these motions, four motions, that is, up and down motion, horizontal rotational motion, large vertical rotational motion (revolution), small vertical rotational motion (spinning), etc. are synthesized, and the device according to the present invention is A complicated up-and-down rotation motion is performed.
Further, when passengers get on and off, the elevator rotating unit 10 is positioned at the lowermost position, and each of the armbands 15 provided on the rotary shaft 12 is positioned horizontally to rotate all the passenger accommodating units 20 up and down. It is located on substantially the same plane as the section 10, and passengers get on and off. Thus, even if only focusing on the combined movement of the revolution around the rotation axis 12 of the passenger lifting / lowering unit 20 and the rotation of the getting on / off lifting / lowering unit 20, the brace 15 It is possible to provide the passenger accommodation portions 20 at both ends of the vehicle.
In the invention of claim 3 of the present application, in addition to the above action, the passenger can board from any location in a direction substantially orthogonal to the rotation axis of the passenger accommodating portion 20, that is, a plurality of passengers board at the same time. , Can be seated.
[0007]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings all illustrate embodiments of the invention.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. The column 6 is installed vertically on the base 5. An up-and-down rotating unit 10 that rotates horizontally while moving up and down around the column 6 is installed on the column 6. This structure itself is the same as that of a conventional up-and-down rotation observation device.
Two arm portions 11 are provided horizontally in the outer direction of the four directions around the elevating / rotating portion 10. Therefore, in the present embodiment, eight arm portions 11 are horizontally extended around the elevating / rotating portion 10 in the outward direction. These arm portions 11 do not necessarily have to be provided horizontally, and can be formed to be curved as necessary.
The rotary shaft 12 is horizontally provided between the tips of the two arm portions. The rotary shaft 12 is provided with one armband 15 on each of both end portions thereof, and two drum-shaped passenger accommodating portions 20 are installed between both end portions of the two armbands 15 and 15. Thus, the same structure is provided between each arm part 11 and 11, and a total of eight passenger accommodating parts 20 are provided.
[0008]
Each passenger accommodating portion 20 revolves around the rotating shaft 12 by the armband 15 attached to the rotating shaft 12 and performs a vertical circular motion. Moreover, since each passenger accommodating part 20 is rotatably supported between the both ends of the armband 15, it can rotate itself. Due to this rotation, the drum-shaped passenger accommodating portion 20 performs a small vertical rotational motion.
In this way, the four different movements of the vertical rotation movement and the horizontal rotation movement of the up-and-down rotation section 10 and the large vertical rotation movement and the small vertical rotation movement due to the revolution and rotation of the passenger accommodating section 20 are the gaming apparatus according to the present invention. Is realized.
In this embodiment, the passenger accommodating portion 20 is provided between both ends of the two armbands 15 and 15, and the revolution axis (rotating axis) and the rotation axis of the passenger accommodating portion are parallel to each other. Depending on how the armband and the passenger accommodating part are attached, the revolution axis and the rotation axis may not be parallel. For example, it is also possible to carry out with one arm, and one arm rod is provided at a right angle in the center of the rotation shaft so that the center of the arm rod is fixed to the rotation shaft. It is also free to provide a passenger accommodating portion directly at both ends of the vehicle so as to rotate in a desired direction. Thus, in a specific case, the rotation axis of the passenger accommodating section itself may be in a relationship orthogonal to the revolution axis.
In FIG. 1, arrows indicating the rotation direction and the like are shown in the figure, but the direction indicated by this arrow is an example, and the rotation direction can be set freely.
[0009]
FIG. 2 is a front explanatory view of the passenger accommodating portion in the above embodiment, and illustrates a state in which the door portion is opened.
Although not shown in FIG. 2, the passenger accommodating portion 20 has a drum shape that is rotatably supported between both ends of the armband fixed to the rotating shaft as described above. The drum-shaped passenger accommodating portion 20 having a cylindrical shape is supported on the armband at a portion where the cylindrical center line passes on both cylindrical end faces 22 and 22. In addition, the passenger seat portion 23 is arranged in five rows along the cylindrical center line.
The door portion 21 is provided on the front surface of the passenger seat portion 23 arranged in a row, and is naturally formed of a transparent material except for the frame portion, and can be viewed.
The number of seats for passengers can be designed freely. Moreover, in the said Example, although the autorotation axis | shaft of the passenger accommodating part 20 is made on the centerline, the autorotation axis | shaft may be made eccentric. Furthermore, the door part 21 is not essential, and the door part 21 can be omitted.
[0010]
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the passenger accommodating portion 20 of the above embodiment. A passenger sitting on the seat 23 is restrained by a substantially U-shaped body holder 25 pivotally supported on both shoulder portions. In addition to this, it is also free to add a safety belt. The body holder 25 is locked immediately after the game apparatus is started.
In this device, the up-and-down rotation unit 10 is moved at a constant speed, that is, the up-down movement and the horizontal rotation are performed at a constant speed, and the movement of the passenger accommodating unit 20, that is, a large vertical rotation and a small vertical rotation are freely performed. However, these four movement speeds, pauses of movement, etc. can be set freely as appropriate, and can be implemented in combination.
In addition, the operation of rotation of the passenger accommodation unit 20 is appropriately performed using power, but a method is adopted in which the rotation is naturally caused by its own weight by using the operation and release of the brake device without using power. You can also.
[0011]
Although the embodiments have been described above, the size, shape, material, and the like of each component can be freely set. In particular, the shape and size of the up-and-down rotating unit 10 is completely free and can be designed according to the site area of the amusement park and the environment.
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the arm portion 11 is extended outward and the rotation shaft 12 is pivotally supported. However, the arm portion 12 is not indispensable. It is also possible to directly support the lifting / lowering rotating part 10 with an appropriate shape.
In the present invention, the structure for operating the rotational motion and the like of each component can be realized using a conventional one. However, the game apparatus according to the present application has been invented mainly for synthesizing new movements related to a game vehicle using a mechanism, a structure, or the like that has existed so far.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention having the above-described configuration, the vertical rotating motion and the horizontal rotational motion are performed by the vertical rotating portion, and further, the passenger accommodating portion around the rotation shaft provided in the vertical rotating portion is large due to revolution and rotation. In order to perform vertical rotation movement (revolution) and small vertical rotation movement (autorotation), etc., four movements of up and down movement, horizontal rotation movement, large vertical rotation movement and small vertical rotation movement, etc. have been synthesized and never before As a result, the user can enjoy an unprecedented interest. In addition, regarding the combination of the large vertical rotational motion (revolution) and the small vertical rotational motion (autorotation) included in the present invention, conventionally, in the case of a combination of these motions, there is only one passenger accommodating portion on the revolution track. In the case of the present invention, it is possible to install two or more passenger accommodation units on this revolution track by the up-and-down movement of the up-and-down rotation unit. Further, when passengers get on and off, the elevator rotating unit 10 is positioned at the lowermost position, and each of the armbands 15 provided on the rotary shaft 12 is positioned horizontally to rotate all the passenger accommodating units 20 up and down. It is also possible to place passengers on and off by placing them on the same plane as the section 10.
In the invention according to claim 3 of the present application, in addition to the above effect, the passenger can board from the front of the passenger accommodating portion, that is, from any location in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis, A plurality of passengers can get on and sit at the same time, and it does not take time to board the passenger accommodation section. As mentioned above, this invention exhibits a remarkable effect.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory front view of a passenger accommodating portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a passenger accommodating portion of one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a conventional rotary game apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
6 struts, 10 elevating and rotating part, 12 rotating shafts, 15 armbands, 20 passenger accommodating part

Claims (3)

A strut (6), a lifting / lowering section (10) that rotates substantially horizontally while moving up and down around the strut (6), and 1 or 2 supported substantially horizontally at an appropriate position of the lifting / lowering section (10). Two or more rotating shafts (12), and one or two or more passenger accommodating portions (20) rotatably supported by armbands (15) attached to the rotating shaft (12),
The passenger accommodating part (20) revolves around the rotating shaft (12), and the passenger accommodating part (20) itself rotates,
The lifting / lowering rotating part (10) is positioned at the lowermost position, and the armbands (15) provided on the rotating shaft (12) are horizontally positioned to rotate all the passenger accommodating parts (20) up and down. An ascending / descending rotary game apparatus configured to be able to be positioned on substantially the same plane as the section (10), and to allow passengers to get on and off in this state . A strut (6) , a lifting / lowering rotating part (10) that rotates substantially horizontally while moving up and down around the supporting pillar (6), and 1 or 2 supported substantially horizontally at an appropriate position of the lifting / lowering rotating part (10). Two or more rotating shafts (12), and one or two or more passenger accommodating portions (20) rotatably supported by armbands (15) attached to the rotating shaft (12) ,
Two arm portions (11) are provided in the outer direction around the lifting / lowering rotation portion (10) , and the rotation shaft (12) is horizontally provided between the tips of the two arm portions. The passenger accommodating portion (20) revolves around the rotating shaft (12) , and the passenger accommodating portion (20) itself rotates, and the rotating shaft that is the revolution axis of the passenger accommodating portion (20) (12) An up- and- down rotation game device characterized in that the axis of rotation of the passenger accommodating portion (20) is parallel . The passenger accommodating part (20) is rotatably supported at both ends by the armbands (15) and (15), and the passenger can be boarded from any location in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the passenger accommodating part (20). The up- and-down rotation game device according to claim 1 or 2.

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