JPH0591789U - Lifting game device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The equipment for raising and lowering the gondola can be simplified and the construction cost can be reduced, and the passengers of the gondola can enjoy a unique thrilling feeling. [Structure] Upper arm 2 of tower 1 to spring 4
A cylinder device 10 for pulling down the gondola 3 to a boarding / alighting position 9 is provided below the gondola 3 suspended in the air, and the gondola 3 is configured to be vertically moved by a spring 4 by releasing the pulling down force after the passenger gets on. ing.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a lifting and lowering play device used as a play facility such as an amusement park.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventional devices of this type include, for example, a flight tower for driving a gondola up and down, a parachute tower, and the like. That is, these are configured such that the gondola is suspended from the upper part of the tower via a wire, and the gondola is moved up and down via a power source.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the conventional elevator game machine as described above requires an elevator-type power plant that is powerful enough to raise the passenger's gondola to near the upper part of the tower, and the entire facility becomes large. Huge construction costs are required. Moreover, since the gondola is only moved up and down at a constant speed, it is not enough for passengers who want to enjoy the thrills.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lifting and lowering play device capable of lowering the cost with a relatively simple structure and yet having a unique thrilling feeling. .

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a capsule-shaped gondola suspended from a projecting member at the upper part of a tower via a spring, and can be detachably attached to the gondola below the gondola to allow passengers to get on and off. At the same time, a cylinder device is provided for pulling down the gondola to the boarding / alighting position against the spring force, releasing the pulling down force on the gondola after the passengers are boarded, and moving the gondola up and down by the spring force.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, when the gondola suspended by the spring is pulled down to the loading / unloading position by the cylinder device and the pulling down force on the gondola is released after boarding the passenger, the gondola repeatedly vibrates vertically due to the spring force, and the passenger You can experience thrills and the like by ascending and descending.

In this case, since a relatively simple structure using a spring for suspending the gondola, a cylinder device for pulling down the gondola, etc., is sufficient, the equipment cost can be sufficiently suppressed.

[0008]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a lifting and lowering game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, an arm (an example of an overhanging member) 2 projecting radially outward from an upper portion of a tower 1 is provided with a capsule-shaped gondola 3 on which about two passengers M can board. It is suspended via a spring 4. At this time, the gondola 3 is set in a suspended state in which the weight and the spring 4 are balanced. A plurality of guide wires 6 having counter weights 5 attached to the lower ends of the arms 2 near the periphery of the gondola 3 hang down, and guide arms 7 projecting above and below the outer surface of the gondola 3 respectively. , 7 are provided with guide cylinders 7a through which guide wires 6 are slidably inserted, so that the vertical movement of the gondola 3 can be guided without rolling.

A machine room 8 is installed in the vicinity of the lower part of the tower 1, and the upper surface thereof is set as a boarding / alighting floor 9 for passengers M. A through hole through which the guide wire 6 penetrates the boarding / alighting floor 9. 9a is formed. Below the gondola 3, inside the machine room 8, a hydraulic cylinder device 10 that pulls down the gondola 3 onto the boarding / alighting floor 9 when the passenger M gets in and out passes through the hole 9b of the boarding / alighting floor 9 and faces upward. It is standing. Reference numeral 11 is a hydraulic pressure generator for the hydraulic cylinder device 10.

An electromagnet 13 is attached to the tip of the hydraulic cylinder device 10 to attract the attracted member 12 on the gondola 3 side when the hydraulic cylinder device 10 extends and pulls down the gondola 3. After the passenger M has boarded the gondola 3 at the boarding / alighting position 9, the pulling force on the gondola 3 can be released by releasing the suction force. Reference numeral 14 is a wiring cable for the electromagnet 13, and 15 is a reel for winding and unwinding the wiring cable 14 in conjunction with the operation of the hydraulic cylinder device 10.

A brake plate 16 is fixed between the upper and lower guide arms 7, 7. As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of brake columns 17 and 18 are erected upright on the machine room 8 at positions facing the front and rear surfaces of the brake plate 16, respectively. Air brakes 19 and 20 are attached to the tip of the brake plate 16 so that a brake pad slides on the brake plate 16 to brake the godola 3. Reference numeral 21 is an air pipe for the air brakes 19 and 20, and 22 is an air compressor.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 23 is a seat in the gondola 3, 24 is a seat belt mounted on the seat 23, and 25 is an entrance / exit opening at the entry / exit position 9. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

When the passenger M gets on and off the gondola 3, the hydraulic cylinder device 10 is operated and extended, while the electromagnet 13 is energized. When the hydraulic cylinder device 10 is extended, the electromagnet 13 is attracted to the attracted member 12 of the gondola 3 as shown in FIG.

In this state, the hydraulic cylinder device 10 is contracted to pull down the gondola 3 against the tensile force of the spring 4, and when the gondola 3 is lowered to the boarding / alighting position as shown in FIG. Stop pulling down by 10. Here, the door 3a of the gondola 3 is opened and the passenger M is transferred.

The passenger M is put on the gondola 3, the seat belt 24 of the seat 23 is fastened, and then the door 3 a of the gondola 3 is closed. After that, when the power supply to the electromagnet 13 is cut off, the attraction force disappears and the pulling force on the gondola 3 is released. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the gondola 3 suddenly ascends to a position close to the arm 2 of the tower 1 and then suddenly descends by its own weight, and then repeats vertical movements. That is, unlike the one in which the gondola 3 is simply moved up and down at a constant speed, the passenger M can experience a sense of weightlessness and a unique thrill because the passenger M repeatedly experiences a rapid rise and a rapid descent. Since the gondola 3 is guided by the wire 6 during the vertical movement, there is no risk of the gondola 3 abnormally rotating or rolling, and it can be enjoyed safely.

When the gondola 3 is moved up and down several times, the air brakes 19 and 20 are actuated to press the brake plate 16 on the side of the gondola 3 so that a braking force is applied to the gondola 3. 3 can be stopped at a predetermined suspended position. Then, when the passenger M is changed, the hydraulic cylinder device 10 again performs the pulling-down operation with respect to the gondola 3.

As described above, the gondola 3 has a simple structure mainly including the spring 4 for suspending the gondola 3 and the hydraulic cylinder device 10 for pulling down the gondola 3 against the spring force. It is possible to repeat rapid rises and falls of the same, so that the facility cost is relatively low and maintenance is easy.

In the above embodiment, the gondola 3 is attracted to the hydraulic cylinder device 10 via the electromagnet 13, but it may be a vacuum suction means such as a vacuum pad, or the suction means. Not limited to this, it is also possible to employ a detachable engaging means for the engaged member.

[0020]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the gondola suspended from the arm on the upper part of the tower via the spring is pulled down to the loading / unloading position by the cylinder device, and the pulling force is released after the passengers are boarded to move the gondola up and down. Therefore, it is possible to construct at low cost without increasing the scale of the equipment, and it is possible to enjoy while experiencing the thrills caused by the sudden rise and fall of the gondola.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a lift game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing a gondola brake device and the like in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram when a gondola of the lifting and lowering play apparatus in the embodiment is pulled down.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram when the pulling down force on the gondola of the lifting and lowering play device in the embodiment is released.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tower 2 Arm 3 Gondola 4 Spring 9 Floor for getting on and off 10 Cylinder device M Passenger

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A capsular gondola is hung from an overhanging member that is extended to the upper part of a tower via a spring, and the gondola can be detachably attached to the lower part of the gondola so as to resist the spring force when passengers get on and off. An elevating and lowering game device is provided with a cylinder device for lowering the gondola to a loading / unloading position and releasing the pulling down force on the gondola after the passenger is boarded to move the gondola up and down by a spring force.