JPH0515630A - Gliding mat for artificial skiing ground - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute a gliding mat for an artificial skiing ground so that such a clearance as skier's toes are caught thereby in not present on the mat, and also, to facilitate its assembly and construction. CONSTITUTION:The gliding mat 10 is formed by combining plural plastic pipes 12 interdigitatedly. These plural plastic pipes 12 are connected by a connecting member 22 such as a wire through a spacer 20. On the outside surface of each plastic pipe, gear-like projections 16 are provided with an interval in a longitudinal direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a sliding mat used for forming a runway of an artificial ski resort.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various sliding mats for artificial ski resorts have been proposed. One of the sliding mats consists of a sheet-shaped artificial grass mat. However, when snow falls in the winter in such an artificial grass mat, the accumulated snow slides off from the mat and the natural snow mat part and the artificial mat part are separated. It was mottled and dangerous to run, and it was difficult to repair a partially damaged runway section.

Other sliding mats are Jikkou Sho 51-5173.
No. 6 publication, the sliding mat is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a plastic sliding body formed by integrally combining a plurality of frames 36 and 36 ′ having spaces 32 and 32 ′ inside and a large number of flexible small columnar projections 34 on the upper surface. Made of material 38.

[0004]

However, this prior art skiing mat for an artificial ski resort has frames 36, 36 '.
Since there are spaces (gap) 32, 32 'inside, there is a risk that a finger or the like may be caught in these gaps 32, 32' when the skier falls, which is also dangerous, and there is a drawback that the installation is troublesome. For this reason, this running mat could not be used for the landing part of a jumping place or the runway on which beginners and children slide.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an artificial ski slope mat which avoids the above-mentioned drawbacks, has no gap for catching the skier's fingers, and is easy to assemble and construct.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a mat main body formed by combining a plurality of plastic pipes in the shape of a blind, the plastic pipes having a longitudinal direction on the outer surface. An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding mat for an artificial ski resort, which has a plurality of gear-shaped projections provided at intervals in a direction.

[0007]

[Function] When the sliding mat is formed by combining a plurality of plastic pipes in the shape of a blind in this way, there is no gap in the mat, so even if the skier falls down, it is safe and the fingers are not caught. Since it can be formed in a relatively large area, it can be easily laid. Furthermore, if the outer surface of the plastic pipe has gear-like projections that are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction, the friction coefficient of the mat can be reduced, so the sliding mat can be made smaller than a simple ring-like projection. It can be installed at a mounting angle, that is, on a gentle slope.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 which show a skiing mat 10 for an artificial ski resort according to the present invention.
Is composed of a mat body 14 formed by combining a plurality of plastic pipes 12 in a blind shape, and these plastic pipes 14 have gear-like projections 16 provided on the outer surface thereof at intervals in the longitudinal direction. The plastic pipe 12 is preferably made of polyethylene, which has excellent elasticity, impact resistance and abrasion resistance, and is slippery. The elasticity of the plastic pipe 12 can be adjusted by changing the wall thickness of the plastic pipe, the height of the gear-shaped projection 16, and the cross-sectional shape.

The plastic pipe 12 is shown in FIGS.
4 has a circular cross-section, but as shown in FIG. 4, it has cross-shaped thin-walled reinforcing ribs 18 which are continuously provided in the inner peripheral surface in the longitudinal direction or are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in addition to the circular cross section, it may have a semicylindrical cross section, a triangular cross section, or any other cross section. In particular, when the bottom surface has a flat cross section, the sliding mat can be stably attached when the sliding mat is laid. When the bottom surface has a flat cross section, the bottom surface does not become a gliding surface, so the projection 16 does not have to have a gear shape on the bottom surface, and as shown in FIGS. It suffices if only the outer surface of is in the shape of a gear.

In the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a spacer 20 made of rubber or plastic having elasticity is sandwiched between a plurality of plastic pipes 12 at intervals in the longitudinal direction. Further, these plastic pipes 12 are combined like a blind by a connecting member 22 such as a wire. This connecting member 22 is used to fix the sliding mat 10 by fixing it to a pile driven into the ground when the mat is later laid on an artificial ski resort. The diameter of the plastic pipe 12 and the interval between the adjacent plastic pipes can be appropriately set according to the purpose of use. Particularly, in a place where there is a lot of snow, it is preferable to increase the interval between the plastic pipes 12 so that the snow that has accumulated does not slip off.

Since the sliding mat 10 of the present invention is in the shape of a blind, it can be rolled and transported at the laying site, but at the laying site, the blind can be spread and laid. This runway mat is used to lay in a sloping mountainous area to form a runway for an ordinary artificial ski area, but outside of it, it is installed as a lifter road instead of a lifter on the landing road of a jumping place or the runway side. You may. The lifter track is used by skiers to climb up the lifter track by being held by an endless belt which is installed beside it and is constantly driven.

[0012]

According to the present invention, as described above, since the sliding mat is formed by combining a plurality of plastic pipes in a blind shape, there is no gap on the surface of the sliding mat.
Even if the skier falls, the fingers are not caught and it is safe, and since the sliding mat is made of plastic pipe, elasticity is imparted to the sliding surface and it is comfortable to slide, and it can be formed with a relatively large area. It can be installed easily. Furthermore, since each plastic pipe has a plurality of gear-shaped rings formed on the outer surface of the plastic pipe at intervals in the longitudinal direction, the friction coefficient of the outer surface of the plastic pipe can be set to a small value, and thus the gentle inclination can be achieved. It can be laid on a surface to form a gliding surface.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a skiing mat for an artificial ski resort according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a skiing mat for an artificial ski resort according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the sliding mat of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of another example of the plastic pipe used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of still another example of the plastic pipe used in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of still another example of the plastic pipe used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an example of a conventional sliding mat.

8 is a side view of the sliding mat of FIG. 7. FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view of the sliding mat of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Sliding Mat for Artificial Ski Resort 12 Plastic Pipe 14 Mat Main Body 16 Gear-Shaped Protrusion 18 Reinforcing Rib 20 Spacer 22 Connecting Member

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A mat main body formed by combining a plurality of plastic pipes in a blind shape, wherein the plastic pipes are provided on the outer surface at a plurality of intervals in the longitudinal direction. A sliding mat for an artificial ski resort, which has a gear-shaped protrusion.