JPH08257244A - Falling play device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the play device for enjoying a feeling, that can not be enjoyed by a conventional play device at all, on a body. CONSTITUTION: This device is provided with vertically drooped rope objects 9, supporting means 6 for supporting the upper parts of rope objects 9, and mobile objects 11 to be moved along the rope objects 9 while being engaged with the rope objects 9, and the mobile object 11 is provided with a braking means for controlling the operation of the mobile object 11 while being abutted to and separated from the rope object 9 and a holding means 26 for holding a player Y.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to amusement parks, parks, etc.
The present invention relates to a game device suitable for being installed in a recreational area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that various amusement facilities for entertainment purposes are installed in an amusement park or the like. In addition, conventionally, there is known a vehicle device including a player boarding section and a parachute provided above the player boarding section. In this device, the hoisting device is appropriately lifted by a wire rope to a predetermined height, and then the braking speed is appropriately controlled by the braking device to lower the hoisting device. , Is a decorative use of parachutes. Thus, the player can enjoy the feeling of speed and thrill that cannot be experienced in the daily life of falling.

[0003]

However, in recent years,
Among young people, their hobbies and sense of values are diversified, and there is a demand for amusement devices that allow users to experience unprecedented sensations. The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game device that allows a player to experience a sensation that cannot be experienced by conventional game devices.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a cord body suspended in the vertical direction, and a support means for supporting the upper portion of the cord body. ,
And a moving body that engages with the cord body and moves along the cord body, and the moving body comes into contact with and separates from the cord body and controls the operation of the moving body. The gist of the present invention is to include means and holding means for holding the player.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the invention according to claim 1 is provided with an elevating means for elevating and lowering the supporting means, and the invention according to claim 3 is In the invention of 1 or 2, the gist is that the cord body has a weight body at a lower end thereof, and the movable body has an elastic body that engages with the weight body and cushions the weight body.

The invention according to claim 4 relates to claim 1,
In the invention described in 2 or 3, an abutting member that abuts or separates the braking means from the cord body, and a biasing means that biases the contacting member to abut the cord body. A handle, and a connecting member having one end connected to the contact member and the other end connected to the handle, and the contact member is brought into contact with the cord by operation of the handle, The point is that it is configured to be separated.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, first, the player is held by the holding means of the moving body. It is to be noted that the moving body is engaged with an upper position of the cord body, and the braking means abuts on the cord body, and the moving body is stopped at the upper portion of the cord body by the braking action by the frictional force. And
Then, the braking means is operated to separate the braking means from the cord body, and the braking action is released. As a result, the moving body descends downward along the cord body. Then, when the moving body reaches an appropriate position, the braking means is operated to bring the braking means into contact with the cord body, and the moving body is stopped by the braking action. By appropriately operating the braking means in this manner, the moving body can be lowered and stopped. As described above, the game player can enjoy a game with a thrill of free fall.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, since the elevating means for elevating and lowering the supporting means is provided, it is possible to lower the supporting means to a position where the moving body can be easily handled, and it is easy to perform the lowering position. The moving body can be moved to the upper position of the cord body, and the player can be easily held by the moving body. In this way, the moving body is stopped at the upper part of the cord body, the elevating means is driven to raise the supporting means while the player is held by the moving body, and the above-mentioned play is performed. This allows the game to be easily repeated.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, since the weight body is provided at the lower end position of the cord body, the cord body is easily subjected to the tension pulling downward, so that the cord body is easily maintained in a straight line shape, and the moving body is You can descend smoothly. Further, when the moving body reaches the lower end position of the cord body in a free fall state, the elastic body provided on the moving body engages with the weight body, and the impact of the collision is interfered by the elastic body. The moving body is stopped at the lower end position of the cord.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, when the player operates the handle, the contact member is separated from the cord body against the biasing means through the connecting member, and the braking action is released. The moving body descends downward. On the other hand, when the player returns the handle to the original position, the contact member is brought into contact with the cord body by the urging means, and the moving body is stopped by the braking action of the frictional force. Thus, the player can lower the moving body to an arbitrary position and stop it by operating the handle, and the player can enjoy the lowering play according to his or her intention.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a descending play device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this play device comprises an elevating means (1) and a supporting means (6). , A plurality of cords (9) and a moving body (11). The details of each unit will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the supporting means (6) is a ring-shaped truss structure (7) and a cross-shaped reinforcing member (8) connected to the inside of the truss structure (7). )
Consists of

The lifting means (1) has a hoisting device (not shown), a hook (2) connected to the hoisting device (not shown), and a suspension ring (3) which engages with the hook (2). ), A suspension ring (5) provided at the upper end of the truss structure (7), and a wire rope (4) having one end connected to the suspension ring (3) and the other end connected to the suspension ring (5). Consists of.
Then, by driving the winding device (not shown) to wind up the hook (2), the supporting means (6) is pulled up.

The cord (9) has one end fixed to the lower end of the supporting means (6) and the other end (1).
0) and can be configured by twisting a wire rope, a natural fiber or a synthetic fiber into a rope shape, but the wire rope is used in this example in terms of tensile strength. Further, the weight body (10) has a sufficient weight to apply a predetermined tension to the cord body (9) and keep the cord body (9) in a substantially linear shape. Although it is not particularly limited, in this example, it has a cylindrical shape.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the moving body (11). As shown in FIG.
2), a guide roller (13), and a braking means (17). The main body (12) is composed of a substantially cylindrical member, and has a chamfered surface (12a) whose part is chamfered as shown in FIG. 3, which is composed of a lightweight and high-strength material such as plastic. are doing. Further, along the axis, a center hole (12a) of a multistage hole having a small diameter in the upper part and a large diameter in the lower part is provided.

The guide roller (13) is a support shaft (14).
Each pair of guide rollers (13) is provided above and below the center hole (12a) on the small diameter side. The support shaft (14) is inserted into the support hole (14a) as shown in the drawing, and is urged toward the cord (9) by a spring (15) also provided in the support hole (14a). The support hole (14a) is closed by a lid (16). Thus, a pair of guide rollers (13) sandwiches the cord (9) and makes the main body (12) movable along the cord (9).

The braking means (17) includes a handle (18) provided on both sides of the body (12) and the handle (1).
The cord body (9) is sandwiched between a brake handle (19) provided at the tip of 8) and the two sets of guide rollers (13) in the central hole (12a) on the smaller diameter side. A pair of abutting members (22) provided, and the abutting member (2)
2) supporting shaft (23) and the abutting member (22)
A spring (24) for urging the cord toward the cord (9) side, and a wire rope (21) having one end connected to the support shaft (23) and the other end connected to the brake handle (19). I am configuring.

The handle (18) is composed of an S-shaped pipe member and has a grip (20) for gripping the player (Y) at the end thereof. The brake handle (19) is arranged in parallel with the grip (20). The wire rope (21) is housed in the hollow portion of the handle (18).

The abutting member (22) is provided with a brake lining having a high frictional force and abundant abrasion resistance on the abutting surface with the cord (9). The support shaft (23) is fitted in the support hole (23a) and supports the contact member (22) so as to be movable in the direction of the arrow.

When the player (Y) pulls the brake handle (19) in the direction of the arrow, the wire rope (21) is pulled and the contact member (22) is separated from the cord (9). Then
When the player (Y) releases the brake handle (19), the abutment member (22) abuts the cord (9) by the urging force of the spring (24) and clamps it.

A spring (25) is provided in the large-diameter center hole (12a) of the main body (12), and the diameter of the large-diameter portion is larger than the outer diameter of the weight body (10). Has become.

As shown in FIG. 3, the holding means (26) is provided on the chamfered surface (12a) of the main body (12) and comprises a shoulder holding member (27) and a waist holding member (28).
The shoulder part holding member (27) and the waist part holding member (28) are formed of a frame body, and the portions in contact with the player (Y) are covered with a cushioning material.

Next, a game by the descending game device of the embodiment having the above-mentioned structure will be described. In addition, A shown in FIG.
As in the position, the supporting means (6) is pulled upward by a hoisting device (not shown), and the moving body (11) is held by the moving body (11) while the player (Y) is held by the moving body (11). It shall be located above the cord (9).

In this state, the player (Y) first pulls the brake handle (19) of the braking means (17) in the direction of the arrow. As a result, the support shaft (23) and the contact member (22) move via the wire rope (21) in a direction away from the cord (9) against the urging force of the spring (24). Thus, the braking action by the frictional force of the abutting member (22) which has sandwiched the cord (9) by the urging force of the spring (24) is released, and the moving body (11) loses its own weight and play. Person (Y) descends downward due to the weight of the person (Y). At that time, the cord body (9) maintains a substantially linear shape due to the weight of the weight body (10), and moreover, the guide roller (13) of the moving body (11) firmly clamps the cord body (9). Since it is moving (1
1) descends smoothly along the cord (9).

Then, when the player (Y) releases the brake handle (19) pulled at an appropriate position, the contact member (22) hits the cord (9) by the urging force of the spring (24). It moves in the contact direction and holds the cord (9). Thereby, the cord (9) and the contact member (22)
Are frictioned with each other, and a braking force is applied, the descent of the moving body (11) is braked, and the moving body (11) is stopped.

In this way, the player (Y) can operate the brake handle (19) to descend downward along the cord (9), but the player (Y) operates the brake. When the moving body (11) accidentally reaches the lower end of the cord body (9), the weight body (10) and the spring (25) are engaged with each other, and the spring (25) contracts to move the moving body. (1
The kinetic energy of 1) can be absorbed and the descent of the moving body (11) can be stopped. Therefore, even if the player (Y) makes a mistake in the brake operation, the moving body (11) does not drop and is safe.

When the player (Y) completes the descent of the moving body (11) in this way, a winding device (not shown) is then driven to lower the supporting means (6) downward, and the moving body (1)
1) is moved to the upper position of the cord body (9), the player (Y) is held by the holding means (26), and then the winding device is driven again to raise the supporting means (6) upward. The player (Y) is allowed to play the same game as described above.

As described above, according to the game device of this example,
The player (Y) can experience an extremely thrilling feeling of descending along the cord body (9). Moreover,
The descending distance and time can be freely changed by the intention of the player (Y), and the player (Y) can enjoy various games.

The specific embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but it is needless to say that this is merely an example and the specific embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. In particular, the supporting means (6) is not limited to the structure of this example as long as the supporting means (6) can support the cord (9). Further, the elevating means (1) only needs to be able to elevate and lower the supporting means (6), and the configuration thereof is not limited to that of this example. Further, the braking means (17) can be operated remotely (remote control), for example, an electromagnetic brake mechanism and a drive signal receiving device for receiving a drive signal to excite the electromagnetic brake are provided in the main body (12), and the drive signal is provided. A drive signal transmitting device that transmits a drive signal may be provided to the receiving device. According to this, the player (Y) can experience the thrill of suddenly descending regardless of the player's (Y) intention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing a moving body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a player is placed on a moving body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lifting means 2 Hook 3 Suspension ring 4 Wire rope 5 Suspension ring 6 Supporting means 7 Truss structure 8 Reinforcing member 9 Rope body 10 Weight body 11 Moving body 12 Main body 13 Guide roller 14 Spindle 15 Spring 16 Lid 17 Braking means 18 Handle 19 Brake handle 20 Grip 21 Wire rope 22 Contact member 23 Spindle 24 Spring 25 Spring 26 Holding means 27 Shoulder holding member 28 Waist holding member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cord body suspended vertically, a support means for supporting an upper portion of the cord body, and a moving body which is engaged with the cord body and moves along the cord body. A descending play apparatus comprising: a moving means, which includes a braking means for controlling the operation of the moving body in contact with and away from the cord body, and a holding means for holding a player. 2. The descending game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an elevating means for elevating the supporting means. 3. The descending game machine according to claim 1, wherein the cord body has a weight body at a lower end thereof, and the moving body has an elastic body that engages with and buffers the weight body. 4. A contact member for contacting and separating the braking means with respect to the cord body, a biasing means for biasing the contact member to contact the cord body, and a handle. One end of the contact member is connected to the contact member and the other end is connected to the handle, and the contact member is contacted with or separated from the cord by the operation of the handle. The descent game device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein