JPH0871254A - Game vehicle device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a game vehicle device offering various visual changes and a speedy feeling by traveling a travel section along a travel track while a player is seated on a seat section, and allowing the seat section to pass through a curve section along an orbit expanded to the outside via inertial motion. CONSTITUTION: A travel section 5 is traveled along a travel track 1 while a player Y is seated on a seat section 11. A drive motor 8 is driven to travel a wheel 6 in the direction A. The seat section 11 is moved after the travel section 5 via a guide roller 9 and a wire rope 10. When the travel section 5 reaches the curve section of the travel track 1, the guide roller 9 is brought into contact with a guide rail 3, and the seat section 11 passes through the curve section along the outside of the guide roller 9. The seat section 11 passes through the curve section along an orbit largely expanded to the outside, and the seat section 11 never collides with a stanchion 2. Various visual changes and a speedy feeling can be enjoyed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an amusement vehicle device which is installed in an amusement park, a park or the like and which travels using a track.

[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. Then, conventionally, a plurality of seats are suspended around a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotated, and the seat on which the player is seated is radially spread by a centrifugal force to give the player a sense of speed and thrill. Vehicle devices are known. And in recent years, vehicles have been proposed that further increase the sense of speed and thrill, such as changing the angle of the rotation axis during play, and you can easily experience a unique sensation that you can not taste in everyday life, It is popular with many people including young people.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vehicle apparatus, since the seat is rotated about the rotation axis, the movement trajectory of the seat is a substantially constant circular trajectory, We could not make the player feel various visual changes and sense of speed.

The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an amusement vehicle device which can enjoy various visual changes and a sense of speed which cannot be experienced by conventional amusement vehicle devices. To aim.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object,
The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a running track formed by meandering, a support pillar for supporting the running track, and a wheel engaging with the running track, and running along the running track. And a seat portion hung from the running portion.

The invention according to claim 2 is further characterized by a running track formed by meandering, and a column for supporting the running track,
A guide rail that is provided below the curved portion of the traveling track and that extends outward from the curved portion; a traveling portion that has wheels that engage with the traveling track and that travels along the traveling track; The guide roller is provided at a lower portion of the traveling portion and is rotatable about an axis, and a seat portion hung from the guide roller.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, first, the traveling portion is caused to travel along the traveling track with the player sitting on the seat portion. Along with this, the seat portion on which the player is seated moves following the traveling portion. Then, when the traveling portion reaches the curved portion of the traveling track, the seat portion passes through the curved portion in a trajectory that bulges outside the curved portion due to inertial motion.

As described above, the player can enjoy a thrilling sensation in which the sense of speed of traveling and the sensation of traveling visually in a meandering orbit, which is rich in visual and sensory changes, are combined with each other. You can enjoy the game with more hobbies.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the traveling portion reaches the curved portion of the traveling track, the guide roller comes into contact with the guide rail and the curved portion of the traveling track along the outside of the guide rail. Pass through. Along with this, in the seat portion, the guide rail is provided so as to extend outward from the curved portion of the traveling track, and a synergistic effect with inertial motion causes the track to largely bulge outside the curved portion. And passes through the curved portion.

Since the player is greatly swung outward in the curved portion of the track, the player can enjoy a considerable thrilling feeling in addition to the thrill feeling of the invention of claim 1. Since the guide roller is rotatably provided as described above, the frictional resistance when the guide roller comes into contact with the guide rail is small, and the traveling speed of the traveling unit is prevented from decelerating.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle device for play according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this vehicle device has a running track (1) and a support (2). A guide rail (3), a running part (5) and a guide roller (9)
And a seat portion (11).

As shown in FIG. 1, the running track (1) is formed by meandering one rail, and rails for various amusement vehicles can be applied to this rail. For example, a hollow pipe steel material can be applied.

Further, as shown in the figure, the column (2) supports the traveling track (1) at a predetermined height,
The position at which the support pillar (2) is supported is not particularly limited, but in this example, the traveling position is a curved portion of the traveling track (1) and does not interfere with the traveling of the traveling portion (5) described later. It was joined to the track (1) and supported.

Further, the guide rail (3) is provided below and along the curved portion of the traveling track (1), and as shown in the figure, the curved portion of the traveling track (1). It is composed of a member having a smaller radius of curvature than the radius of curvature. Then, the support arm (4) is placed with both ends thereof located inside the curved portion of the traveling track (1) and with the projecting end portions of the curve located outside the curved portion of the traveling track (1). Is joined to the column (2).

As shown in FIG. 2, the traveling section (5) is
It comprises wheels (6), a gearbox (7) and a drive motor (8). Two wheels (6) are provided at the upper part of the running track (1) and one at the lower part of the running track (1), and the running track (1) is sandwiched by these three wheels (6). There is. Further, as shown in the figure, the wheel (6) has a groove on the outer peripheral surface, and this groove portion is engaged with the running track (1). And three wheels (6)
Axles are connected in the gearbox (7). The gear box (7) is provided with gears provided on the axles of the wheels (6), and they are connected to each other via an intermediate gear. The drive motor (8) is an electric motor and is equipped with a battery. The motor shaft is provided with a gear, and this gear and the gear provided on the axle of the lower wheel (6) are connected via an intermediate gear. Then, the rotation of the drive motor (8) is changed to the above-mentioned 3 through each gear.
The individual wheels (6) are transmitted, and the wheels (6) are rotated in the arrow A direction.

The guide roller (9) is supported on the shaft (9a) via a bearing or the like, and is rotatably provided about the shaft center of the shaft (9a). And this axis (9a)
The upper end of the gear box (7) is connected to the lower part of the gear box (7) through a universal joint or an elastic body such as rubber or a spring body. Thus, the guide roller (9) is swingable in any direction in the front, rear, left and right. Further, the outer peripheral surface of the guide roller (9) is constricted like a drum.

As shown in FIG. 1, the seat portion (11) is hung by a wire rope (10) from the shaft (9a) of the guide roller (9), and a player (Y) can sit on it. It has a seat. As this seat, various seats such as those used for lifts, bench-type seats, etc. can be used in addition to those used for swings and the like. In this example, as shown in the figure, a player that two players (Y) can sit down facing each other was used. Incidentally, it is preferable to provide a safety belt for holding the body of the player (Y) on the seat portion (11).

According to the embodiment apparatus having the above configuration,
First, with the player (Y) seated on the seat portion (11), the traveling portion is caused to travel along the traveling track. That is,
By driving the drive motor (8) to rotate the wheel (6) in the direction of arrow A, the traveling unit (5) is caused to travel in the direction of arrow B. Along with this, the seat portion (11) on which the player (Y) is seated moves following the traveling portion (5).

Then, when the traveling portion (5) reaches the curved portion of the traveling track (1), the guide roller (9) contacts the guide rail (3), and the guide roller (9) extends along the outside of the guide roller (3). It passes through the curved portion of the traveling track (1). Accordingly, the seat portion (5) is attached to the guide rail (3).
Is provided so as to project outward from the curved portion of the traveling track (1), and due to a synergistic action with inertial motion,
The curved portion passes through the curved portion in a greatly expanded trajectory outside the curved portion. Therefore, the seat portion (5) is connected to the support column (2).
Never clash with.

At this time, the running portion (5) receives the acting force toward the outside of the curved portion by the guide roller (9) and the seat portion (11), but as described, the three wheels (6). Since the traveling track (1) is sandwiched between the wheels (6), it can swing around the axis of the traveling track (1), and receives the acting force to incline to the outside of the curved portion, so that the wheel (6) is There is no danger of derailing from the running track (1).

Further, as described above, the guide roller (9)
Since it is rotatably provided, the guide roller (9)
The frictional resistance when contacting the guide rail (3) is small, and the traveling speed of the traveling unit (5) is prevented from decelerating. Furthermore, since the guide roller (9) is provided in a drum shape, when the guide roller (9) is engaged with the guide rail (3), it is difficult to disengage from the guide rail (3).

As described above, the player (Y) can enjoy a thrilling sensation in which the sense of speed of traveling and the sense of visual and sensory variation of traveling on a meandering orbit are mixed. , You can enjoy a game with more hobbies than ever before. Further, since the player is greatly swung outward in the curved portion of the track, it is possible to enjoy a considerably thrilling sensation.

Further, in the present example, the two players (Y) play the game at the same time while sitting facing each other, so that the game becomes more hobby.

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 rail of the traveling track (1) is not limited to one rail, and may be two rails. Further, although the traveling unit (5) is of a self-propelled type by the drive motor (8), the present invention is not limited to this, and the coasting unit (5), which is not equipped with a drive motor, travels by its own weight according to the downward gradient of the traveling track (1). It may be run type. In this case, the gradient of the traveling track (1) and
It is necessary to appropriately set the weights of the traveling portion (5), the guide roller (9), and the seat portion (11) to the content that hinders traveling.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a traveling part and the like of the apparatus of the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Traveling Track 2 Support 3 Guide Rail 4 Support Arm 5 Traveling Part 6 Wheel 7 Gear Box 8 Drive Motor 9 Guide Roller 10 Wire Rope 11 Seat

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A running part which has a running track formed by meandering, a support for supporting the running track, and a wheel which engages with the running track, and a running part which runs along the running track, and the running part. A vehicle device for play, which is composed of a seat part that is more hung. 2. A running track formed by meandering, a pillar for supporting the running track, a guide rail provided below the curved portion of the running track and protruding outward from the curved portion, and the traveling A traveling portion having wheels that engage with the raceway and traveling along the traveling trajectory, a guide roller vertically provided at a lower portion of the traveling portion and rotatable about an axis, and hung from the guide roller. A vehicle device for amusement, which is composed of a seat section.