JPH0314476B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is applicable to jet coasters, somersault coasters, or other amusement rides that move on tracks or in the air, installed in amusement parks, etc. Regarding the standing device for boarding.

[Prior Art] Recently, the present applicant has developed an amusement ride called a standing loop coaster, and an application has already been filed (for example,
No. 56-162195, patent application No. 57-29896). This ride is an epoch-making coaster unlike any other in the world, where passengers are literally held in a standing position on the ride itself, and the ride descends, turns, and somersaults along the track. Compared to coasters where passengers are seated, such as somersault or somersault coasters, the center of gravity of the passengers is higher, increasing the sense of instability, and because the line of sight is higher, the feeling of weightlessness is greatly amplified. The real pleasure of this event will be further enhanced.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, it goes without saying that with this type of stand-in group coaster, it is necessary to ensure the safety of passengers more than ever before, but it is necessary to keep passengers in a standing position simply for the purpose of supporting them safely. If it were to be completely fixed so that passengers could not move at all, or if it were to surround the passengers, the sense of realism and thrill would be halved, and there would be little variation in enjoying the real thrill of coasters. There is a demand for the development of a standing seating device that allows users to enjoy even more thrills and pleasures.

The present invention was developed based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide passengers with an even more thrilling and pleasurable feeling than ever before by having only their feet sway in a complex three-dimensional manner while the vehicle is traveling. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a standing seating device for an amusement vehicle that allows the user to fully enjoy the sense of being there.

[Means to solve the problem]

In other words, the present invention provides a vehicle body that moves on a track, a pillar installed upright on the vehicle body, an elevating body attached to the pillar so that it can rise and fall, and a lock mechanism that locks the vertical position of the elevating body. , a body support mechanism provided on the elevating body to support the body of a passenger riding in a standing position, and a floor plate provided on the upper surface of the vehicle body separately from the main body and the support on which the passenger can stand by placing his or her feet. and a rocking elastic body that swingably supports the floor plate provided between the vehicle body and the floor plate with respect to the vehicle body.

[Effect]

With this configuration, passengers who are standing on the floorboards are restrained by the body support mechanism and kept in a standing position, leaving them with a feeling of instability.
You can enjoy the thrill. Moreover, the floorboard on which the passenger rides freely swings with respect to the vehicle body and the pillars due to the swinging elastic body, making the footing unstable, and only the footing displaces back and forth, left and right, and up and down, making the passenger feel increasingly unstable. You can experience a great thrill. In this case, the passenger's body is firmly restrained by the body support mechanism, so that the passenger's body is reliably supported.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on drawings in which it is applied to a stand-in group coaster.

In the figure, 1 is the track of the coaster, 2 is a chassis as the main body of the vehicle, and a plurality of chassis 2 are formed, and trolleys 3 provided at the front and rear ends...
It is mounted so that it can run on the track 1 via. On the top surface of the chassis stand 2, there are two
Floorboards 4, 4 on which passengers A get on are arranged at these locations, and these floorboards 4, 4 are independent of the chassis 2, and each has a flat plate shape. A plurality of rocking elastic bodies, for example air springs 5, are interposed between the floorboards 4, 4 and the chassis base 2. The air spring 5 ... connects the floorboards 4, 4 to the chassis 2.
The floorboards 4, 4 are elastically supported so as to be able to swing freely in any directions such as front and back, left and right, and up and down, thereby allowing the floorboards 4, 4 to move in a three-dimensional manner independently of the chassis base 2. . And this floorboard 4,
The degree of movement of the air springs 4 is determined by the elasticity, number, and position of the air springs 5 themselves. Note that foot presses 6, 6 for positioning the legs of passenger A are fixed on the floorboards 4, 4.

On the upper surface of the chassis stand 2, there are two pillars 7,
7 are vertically erected and fixed via brackets 8, 8, respectively, and these supports 7, 7 are loosely inserted into through holes 9, 9 made approximately in the center of the floor plates 4, 4.
4 is derived above. The pillars 7, 7 have a rectangular cross section, and an elevating body 10 is fitted into the outer periphery of the pillars so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. Also, the above bracket 8,
Each of 8 is pivotally supported at one end of a hydraulic lock cylinder 11. The hydraulic lock cylinder 11 is connected to the supports 7, 7.
The piston rod 12 is arranged vertically on the rear surface, and the upper end of the piston rod 12 is connected to the elevating body 10 via a bracket 13. As schematically shown in FIG. 4, the hydraulic lock cylinder 11 of this embodiment has a piston rod 12 inside the cylinder 11.
It is divided into two chambers, a first chamber 15 and a second chamber 16, by a piston 14 connected to the piston 14, and these first and second chambers 15, 16 are communicated with each other by a piping 17. . A solenoid valve 18 is incorporated in the middle of the piping 17, and the first chamber 1
5 and the solenoid valve 18 is a reservoir tank 19.
However, an accumulator 20 is further incorporated between the second chamber 16 and the solenoid valve 18. Therefore, when the solenoid valve 18 is opened, the first chamber 1 is opened.
5 and the second chamber 16 communicate with each other, the piston rod 12 is in a free state in which it can freely protrude and retract.Conversely, when the solenoid valve 18 is closed, the oil flow between the two chambers 15 and 16 is cut off. 12 is now locked. Due to the operation of the hydraulic lock cylinder 11, the lifting body 1
0 is moved up and down, and the vertical position is adjusted according to the height of passenger A and fixed after adjustment.

On both sides of the upper end of the elevating body 10, there are brackets 21 that protrude left and right at two locations spaced apart vertically.
a, 21b and 22a, 22b are provided, and these brackets 21a, 21b and 22
A and 22b are provided with a support mechanism 23 that supports the body of the passenger A, particularly the upper body. This support mechanism 23 includes a pair of left and right arm loops 24, 24,
These arm loops 24, 24 include a back support part 25a that contacts both sides of passenger A's back, a shoulder support part 25b that rests on both shoulders of passenger A, and a chest support part 25b that holds both sides of passenger A's chest. It integrally includes a support part 25c and an armpit support part 25d that abuts both sides of the passenger A, and each of these support parts 25a, 25b, 25c and 25
The part surrounded by d forms a space 26 for passing the arm through. And such arm loops 24, 24 are
A cushion material 28 such as soft rubber is placed around the core bar 27.
A pair of upper and lower support arms 29a, 29b and 30a, 30b are provided on a portion of the core bar 27 corresponding to the back support portion 25a to protrude rearward. These support arms 29a, 29
The tips of b and 30a, 30b are attached to the pivots 3 to the brackets 21a, 21b and 22a, 22b.
The arm loops 24, 24 are rotatably supported via the pivots 31, 31.
1 as a fulcrum and can be rotated to open and close in the left and right directions, and the interval can be adjusted according to the physique (particularly the chest circumference) of passenger A. Further, a grip 32 is provided on the front surface of the chest support portion 25c of the arm loops 24, 24.

Further, the arm loops 24, 24 are connected to each other by an opening/closing interlocking mechanism 33. This mechanism 3
3 is a rotary plate 34, which is pivotally attached to the rear surface of the front end of the elevating body 10 via a pivot shaft 35. One end of link levers 36, 36 is connected to the vertically eccentric position of the rotating plate 34, and the other end of the link levers 36, 36 is connected to the support arms 29a, 30b through a vertically symmetrical position of the pivot shaft 35. The distal end portions are connected to rotating levers 37a and 37b provided by extending further rearward. Therefore, passenger A
When the arms are pulled together or pushed outward with both arms, the rotating plate 34 rotates about the pivot shaft 35, and the arm loops 24, 24 are opened and closed in conjunction with each other. ing. Further, a hydraulic lock cylinder 39 is vertically fixed to one side of the upper end of the elevating body 10 via a bracket 38.
The upper end of the piston rod 40 is connected to an eccentric position on one side of the rotating plate 34. This hydraulic lock cylinder 39 is not shown in detail, but similarly to the hydraulic lock cylinder 11 for height adjustment, by opening and closing its hydraulic line with a solenoid valve, the piston rod 40 can be kept in a locked state and in a free position that can be pushed out and retracted. When the solenoid valve is closed, the pilton rod 40 is locked and the arm loops 24, 24 are prevented from opening and closing.

Further, the height adjusting hydraulic lock cylinder 11 of this embodiment has not only a locking function for the elevating body 10 but also a buffering function. In other words, the elevating body 10
When the chassis 2 suddenly descends or somersaults in the locked state, excessive gravity is applied to the piston rod 12 via the arm loops 24, 24 and the elevating body 10. As a result, the oil pressure in the second chamber 16 increases, and the oil in this chamber 16 is forced into the accumulator 20, causing the piston rod 12 to descend and buffer the gravity. At this time, the pressure in the first chamber 15 becomes negative, so that the oil in the reservoir tank 19 is sucked. When the gravity is released, the piston rod 12 is pushed back to its original position by the accumulated pressure of the accumulator 20, and as a result, the oil in the first chamber 15 is returned to the reservoir tank 19, returning to the initial locked state. Return.

The solenoid valves 18 of the hydraulic lock cylinders 11 and 39 are connected to the platform via a current collecting brush (not shown) provided on the chassis base 2 and a trolley wire along the track 1 on which this current collecting brush slides. It is electrically connected to a switch in the driver's cab, and opening and closing is controlled by turning this switch on and off.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

When the chassis 2 enters the platform and is stopped, the switch is turned on by the operator in the cab, so the piston rods 12, 40 of the hydraulic lock cylinders 11, 39 are free. Arm loop 24, 24
is held so that it can be rotated to open and close and can be moved up and down. Once the passenger A gets on the floorboards 4, 4 which are elastically supported on the chassis 2, the arm loop 24,
By grasping 24 with your hand and pushing it up or down, you can adjust the position of the arm loops 24, 24 to a height according to your height, and open the spaces 26, 2.
Pass both arms through 6. Next, the arm loops 24, 24 are grabbed and pulled inward, each support section 25a-25d is set at a predetermined position on the body, and both legs are inserted into the foot presses 6, 6. After confirming that all passengers A have completed such work, the operator turns off the switch and closes the solenoid valves 18 of the hydraulic lock cylinders 11 and 39. Then, the arm loops 24, 24 are positioned and held at a set height corresponding to the height of passenger A, and are locked so that they do not open or close to the left or right at all. This allows the passenger A to remain on the floorboards 4, 4 in a standing position facing forward. In this case, the floorboards 4, 4 are placed on the chassis base 2 by the air springs 5.
Since it is supported through ..., this floorboard 4, 4
When a passenger A gets on board, the seat stand 2 and the seat stand 2 are erected on the seat stand 2 and swing in arbitrary directions, front and back, left and right, and up and down, independently of the support column 7, making the footing of the passenger A unstable. After this, the chassis 2 takes off, performs sharp turns, steep descents, steep rises, and somersaults before returning to the platform.

According to the above-mentioned embodiment having such a configuration, the floor plate 4 is swingably supported, so that while the chassis 2 is running, the foot of the passenger A changes according to changes in acceleration and the weight shift of the passenger A. It can swing three-dimensionally in any direction: front and back, left and right, and up and down. In other words, before and after,
A complicated rocking motion is generated in the floor plate 4, which is a combination of horizontal and vertical translational motions, and rotational motions such as yawing, rolling, and pitching, making the footing of the passenger A unstable. Therefore, while driving, a psychological effect is produced as if one were riding on skis or a surfboard, providing a riding sensation that could not be experienced with conventional coasters. At the same time, you can fully enjoy the thrill and pleasure of steep descents, sharp turns, and somersaults, allowing you to fully enjoy the thrill of standing in a standing position.

In the above-described embodiment, the floor plate is shaped like a flat plate, but it may also be shaped like a surf-in board, a yacht, or two skis on which both legs can be placed.

Further, the swinging elastic body is not limited to an air spring, but may be a coil spring, and a foot press is not necessarily required, and the foot may be left free.

Furthermore, the present invention is applicable not only to stand-up group coasters, but also to rides that run along rails, such as jet coasters that simply go up and down on a track, screw coasters that make continuous somersaults, and other vehicles that are suspended from wires or the like. Things that move up and down, swings, large see-saws, and vehicles that have a passenger seat at the end of a rotating arm that can rotate up and down and move on orbits, as if they were swimming in the air, in short, they move on orbits. It can be applied to amusement rides.

〔Effect of the invention〕

In the present invention described above, a rocking elastic body is interposed between the floorboard on which passengers get on and the vehicle body, and this floorboard is provided to be able to swing freely relative to the vehicle body, so that the feet of the passengers are not affected while the vehicle body is moving. The foot swings three-dimensionally, back and forth, left and right, and up and down in response to changes in acceleration and weight shifts, making the footing unstable. Therefore, a psychological effect similar to riding on skis or a surf board is produced, and
It has the effect of allowing you to enjoy the thrill and pleasure with your entire body, as well as a sense of realism.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a partially sectional side view, Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 is a rear view, and Fig. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a hydraulic lock cylinder. be. 1...Trajectory, 2...Vehicle body (seat table),
4... Floor plate, 7... Support column, 10... Lifting body, 11
... Hydraulic lock cylinder, 23 ... Body support mechanism, 24 ... Arm loop, 39 ... Hydraulic lock cylinder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A vehicle body that moves on a track, a pillar erected on this vehicle body, an elevating body attached to this pillar so that it can rise and fall, and a lock that locks the vertical position of this elevating body. a body support mechanism provided on the elevating body to support the body of a passenger in a standing position; and a body support mechanism provided on the upper surface of the vehicle body, separate from the vehicle body and the support, so that the passenger can stand by placing his or her feet on the body. A standing seating device for an amusement ride, comprising: a floor plate capable of supporting the vehicle; and a rocking elastic body provided between the vehicle body and the floor plate to swingably support the floor plate with respect to the vehicle body.