JPH0351076A - Experiencing simulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify a control device and the control software, smoothly operate a device, and miniaturize the device by arranging fluid pressure cylinders supporting the front section and the rear section of a swaying frame on a base frame respectively intersectionally each other when viewed from the lateral direction. CONSTITUTION:A riding seat 2 is supported on a swaying frame 1 rollably around the longitudinal axis, and a fluid pressure cylinder swaying the riding seat 2 is provided on the swaying frame 1. Fluid pressure cylinders supporting the front section and the rear section of the swaying frame 1 on a base frame 3 are provided, and both mating fluid pressure cylinders are arranged intersectionally each other when viewed from the lateral direction. The riding seat 2 is rolled against the swaying frame 1 via the fluid pressure cylinder, a pair of fluid pressure cylinders inserted between the swaying frame 1 and the base frame 3 are expanded or shrunk synchronously with each other to vertically move the swaying frame 1, and they are expanded or shrunk in turn to pitch it around the lateral axis. The swaying frame 1 is prevented from being restricted in height by the length of the fluid pressure cylinder, end the device can be miniaturized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a simulated experience device provided in leisure facilities, training facilities, and the like.

(Prior technology) A simulated experience device (simulation device) installed in leisure facilities, etc. (This is a simulation device that is used to realistically reproduce the sense of speed and thrill of various vehicles. There are things that make you move forward, backward, left and right.

In this case, the swing frame is supported in a floating state from the base frame by a plurality of hydraulic cylinders interposed between it and the base frame, for example, one in the center of the front and two on both sides of the rear. Ru. Then, by alternately expanding and contracting the front and rear hydraulic cylinders, it is possible to move!
By vertically swinging the frame and alternately expanding and contracting the front and rear hydraulic cylinders, the swinging frame is caused to swing.

Furthermore, the swing frame may be moved up and down by synchronously expanding and contracting three hydraulic cylinders.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In such a conventional device, when vertically moving or pitching the swinging frame, two or three hydraulic cylinders are synchronously extended and contracted, but in this case, a synchronization error occurs. If this occurs, it will add unnecessary stiffness to the oscillating motion and worsen the ride comfort, so it is desirable to control the expansion and contraction so that they are properly synchronized, and also to perform complex movements that combine various movements. In this case, it is necessary to calculate the relative stroke position of each hydraulic cylinder at each period of motion and control the three hydraulic cylinders in a complex manner.

However, this requires complex hydraulic control equipment and control software, which poses the problem of increasing the cost of the entire device.

Additionally, since each hydraulic cylinder is installed approximately upright between the oscillation frame and the base frame, the height of the 4F1 frame is restricted by the length of the hydraulic cylinder, resulting in an increase in the size of the simulated experience device. There was a point.

The present invention focuses on these conventional problems, and aims to facilitate control of a fluid pressure cylinder and to reduce the size of the device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, in a simulated experience device, a passenger seat is supported on a swinging frame so as to be able to swing horizontally around a longitudinal axis, and this Wr passenger seat is made to swing. The swinging frame is provided with a fluid pressure cylinder, and the front and rear parts of the swinging frame are each supported by a base frame, and both of the fluid pressure cylinders forming the pair are crossed with each other when viewed from the lateral direction. Placed.

(Function) Based on the above configuration, the passenger seat is swung horizontally with respect to the swinging frame via the fluid pressure cylinder, while a pair of fluid pressure cylinders interposed between the swinging frame and the base frame are synchronized with each other. By expanding and contracting, the swing frame moves up and down, and by alternately expanding and contracting, it swings vertically around the left and right axis.

By arranging the pair of fluid pressure cylinders interposed between the swing frame and the base frame so as to intersect with each other when viewed from the lateral direction, the height of the swing frame is not restricted by the length of the fluid pressure cylinders. This can be avoided and the device can be made smaller.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on attached FIGS. 1 and 2.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a swinging frame equipped with three passenger seats 2, and links 4, which are provided in two pairs in the front and rear between the base frame 3 on the floor, and idle rails 5, which are provided in a pair on the left and right, are interposed. be equipped.

Each end of each link 4 is hinged to the swing frame 1 and the base frame 3, respectively, and is configured to freely bend and extend in the vertical direction with the intermediate hinge 4A as a support. The links 4 arranged on the left and right are fixedly connected to each other via a beam 6, and bend and extend in synchronization with each other.

Each of the idle rails 5 stands vertically from the base frame 3, while rollers 7 are connected to both ends of the swing frame 1, and the rows 27 are supported by the boot rails 5 in a freely transmitting manner.

The darkness of sway frame 1 and base frame 6 is paired with 2.
Two hydraulic cylinders 8, 9 are provided, each hydraulic cylinder 8
, 9 are arranged to cross each other at a predetermined angle when viewed from the lateral direction, that is, in a side view (FIG. 2).

The base end of one hydraulic cylinder 8 is connected to the rear part of the base frame 3 via a hinge 12 , and the tip of a rod 14 is connected to the front part of the swing frame 1 via a hinge 16 .

On the other hand, the other hydraulic cylinder 9
The base layer of the rod 15 is connected to the front part of the base frame 3 via a hinge 13, and the tip of the rod 15 is connected to the rear part of the swing frame 1 via a hinge 17.

Three passenger seats 2 are disposed side by side on the swinging frame 1, and each boarding seat 2 is supported by the swinging frame 1 via a rolling link 18 so as to be able to swing laterally. Each rolling link 18 penetrates the swinging frame 1 and projects downward, and is rotatably connected via each hinge 19 in the middle.

The protruding layer of each rolling link 18 is connected to one connecting rod 21 via each hinge 20, and this connecting rod 2
1 and the dynamic lft frame 1 is provided with a hydraulic cylinder 22 . The hydraulic cylinder 22 has a cylinder 23 whose base end is connected to an arm 25 that projects downward from the swing frame 1 via a hinge 24 , and whose rod 26 has a tip end that projects below the connecting rod 21 via a hinge 27 . 28.

Next, the effect will be explained.

The swinging frame 1 performs two types of movements in response to the expansion and contraction operations of each hydraulic cylinder 8.9. That is, by expanding and contracting the hydraulic cylinders 8 and 9 in synchronization with each other, each link 4
bends and stretches, and the swinging frame 1 moves vertically in parallel, resulting in so-called heaving.

Furthermore, when the hydraulic cylinders 8 and 9 are alternately expanded and contracted, the front and rear links 4 follow this and alternately bend and expand, causing the swing frame 1 to rotate around the left and right axes, causing so-called pitching (1
11 shaking) will be performed.

On the other hand, when the hydraulic cylinders 22 are expanded and contracted, each passenger seat 2 rotates around each hinge 20 through the rolling link 18 about the front-rear axis, resulting in so-called rolling.

Therefore, by operating these hydraulic cylinders 8, 9, and 122, the person sitting on the passenger seat 2 can experience three types of motion and their combined motion.
Since the rolling caused by the operation of the hydraulic cylinders 8 and 9 and the pitching and heaving caused by the operation of the hydraulic cylinders 8 and 9 are performed independently of each other, even when combining various movements, the relative stroke position of the hydraulic cylinders 8 and 9 must be taken into consideration by 2V. However, since the hydraulic cylinders 22 can be controlled independently, the required hydraulic control device and control software may be relatively simple.

Since the hydraulic cylinders 8,9 are arranged crosswise to each other, the width of the device does not have to be increased laterally to obtain the same stroke, and the height of the swing frame 1 can be significantly reduced. On the other hand, when the hydraulic cylinders are arranged without intersecting each other, the height of the swing frame 1 is restricted by the length of the hydraulic cylinders themselves.

Note that it is also possible to use pneumatic cylinders instead of the hydraulic cylinders 8, 9, 22.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the passenger seat of the person experiencing the experience is supported on the swing frame so as to be able to swing about the longitudinal axis, and the swing frame is provided with a fluid pressure cylinder that swings the seat. On the other hand, Do4i! The front and rear parts of the frame are each supported on the base frame and equipped with fluid pressure cylinders, and these two fluid pressure cylinders are arranged to intersect with each other when viewed from the side, simplifying the control device and control software. The operation of the simulated experience device can be made smooth, giving the experiencer a favorable sense of reality, and the device can also be made smaller, reducing restrictions such as the ceiling height of the installation space.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Swinging frame, 2... Passenger seat, 3... Base frame, 8, 9... Hydraulic cylinder, 18... Rolling link, 22... Hydraulic cylinder. 7'-ゝ＼ Hydraulic cylinder Hydraulic cylinder

Claims (1)

[Claims] A passenger seat is supported on a swing frame so as to be able to swing laterally about a longitudinal axis, and the swing frame is equipped with a fluid pressure cylinder that swings the seat, while the front and rear parts of the swing frame are each supported relative to the base frame. What is claimed is: 1. A simulated experience device characterized in that the paired fluid pressure cylinders are arranged so as to intersect with each other when viewed from the side.