JPH1015253A - Vehicle for amusement park - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable to generate thrill and refreshing feeling as well as that by a skate board, by equipping a drive mechanism to reciprocally move a truck along a semicircular guide rail and a swing shaft to support a swing frame of a board for riding. SOLUTION: This truck 15 is guided by rollers supported by a Ushaped groove of a circular guide rail 10. A rotary part 18 on the center of the truck 15 rotatably supports a board 18 for riding. The board 18 for riding has a foot switch supported by a swing frame 23 and a swing shaft 13 from upside. The shaft 13 is rotatably supported by a shaft fixed on the top part of a truss 12 and equipped with a motor and small gears which are the driving mechanism of the board for riding. The drive mechanism 16 is driven by an operation panel to swing the truck 15 together with the board for riding along a guide rail 10. By operation of the foot switch, the board 18 is rotated half to turn the front and back direction reverse to make a rider to feel thrill.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle for an amusement park which is installed in various types of amusement facilities such as an amusement park or the like so that a passenger can enjoy the same thrill and exhilaration as riding a skateboard. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, most of conventional amusement park vehicles, such as roller coasters, are passive and enjoy the thrill according to a preset procedure.

[0003]

However, in an amusement park vehicle as described above, a player may become tired of using it several times, and may not want to use it many times. Also, it was not possible to appeal to the young people's sensibilities, because they could not enjoy the vehicle according to their skills.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide an amusement park vehicle that allows both beginners and skilled persons to enjoy the thrill and exhilaration according to the skateboarding ability.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is to provide a semi-circular guide rail, a bogie moving in an arc along the guide rail, and a bogie. A driving mechanism for reciprocating the board along the guide rail, a board for boarding rotatably supported on the carriage, a swing frame for supporting the board for boarding from above, and a swing shaft for supporting the swing frame. It is a thing.

[0006] Further, the swing frame is rotatably supported by a boarding drive mechanism with respect to a swing shaft. The swing shaft is supported so as to make a circular motion about a center of a circle formed by the guide rail.
The driving mechanism drives the bogie by rotating a pneumatic tire. Further, the drive mechanism is provided with an operation switch so that a passenger can operate the drive mechanism. Further, the board driving mechanism for boarding is characterized in that an operation switch is provided so that a passenger can operate the board driving mechanism.

The amusement park vehicle according to the present invention can enjoy the same thrill and exhilaration as a skateboard. In addition, a high thrill can be experienced according to the skill of the player.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the entire configuration of an amusement park vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the amusement park vehicle, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a main part of the amusement park vehicle. In the amusement park vehicle, a semicircular guide rail 10 is fixed by a support member 11 with its concave surface facing up. A swing shaft 13 is suspended from the top of the truss 12 (the center of the arc of the guide rail 10) so as to be rotatable about a shaft 14.

The guide rail 10 has a U-shaped cross section opened upward, and a carriage 15 moving along the guide rail is guided. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the drive unit 16 of the amusement park vehicle. The carriage 15 is guided by rollers 17a and 17b rotatably supported by U-shaped grooves of the guide rail 10. Rollers 17a and 1
7b is in contact only with another side surface of the U-shaped groove. Therefore, the rollers 17a and 17b can rotate freely.

A turning portion 15 formed substantially at the center of the carriage 15
The board a is rotatably supported by a. A foot switch 19 is provided on the upper surface of the boarding board 18.
a and 19b are provided, and can control the drive mechanism 16 and the motor 24 which is a passenger board drive mechanism.

The drive mechanism 16 drives the pneumatic tire 20 by contacting the lower end surface of the carriage 15 with a motor 22 fixed on a base 21. In this embodiment, three drive mechanisms 1
6 are connected by a propeller shaft 22 and are simultaneously driven to rotate. Then, it is controlled so as to rotate forward and backward in accordance with the moving direction of the operation panel or the foot switch 19a and the carriage 15 (not shown). The driving speed can also be adjusted by the operation panel or the foot switch 19a.

The board for boarding 18 is supported from above by a swing frame 23 and a swing shaft 13. As described above, the swing shaft 13 has its upper end rotatably supported by the shaft 14 fixed to the top of the truss 12. As shown in FIG. 6, a motor 24 and a small gear 25, which are occupant board driving mechanisms, are attached to the swing shaft 13, and mesh with a large gear 26 attached to the swing frame 23. I have.

Therefore, the board 18 can be turned with respect to the carriage 15 by operating the motor 24 with the above-mentioned foot switch 19b. Regarding the method of turning, the carriage 15 and the boarding board 18 may always be aligned in the longitudinal direction after a half rotation by a control circuit (not shown). Further, the board for boarding 18 may be left at right angles to the carriage 15. Further, signals from the foot switches 19a and 19b located on the boarding board 18 which turns are transmitted to the swing shaft 13 and a control circuit (not shown) via the slip ring 27.

The lower end of the swing frame 23 is bifurcated and fixed to the board 18.
Further, a seat 28 that supports the occupant while standing is attached to the swing frame 23. In this embodiment, two passengers can use the vehicle diagonally. A safety belt 29, a side bar 30, and the like are attached to the seat 28 to ensure the safety of the occupant.

Next, a method of using the amusement park vehicle configured as described above will be described. First, the passenger gets on the board for boarding 18 from a platform (not shown) and wears the safety belt 29 while standing. Administrators
After confirming the safety of the passenger, evacuate to the safety area. After confirming the safety of the manager and the occupant, the operator of the vehicle drives the drive mechanism 16 by an operation panel (not shown) to swing the bogie 15 together with the board 18 along the guide rail 10. .

When the cart 15 and the board for boarding 18 are at an angle of 75 degrees or more with respect to the vertical, the foot switches 19a,
By operating 9b, the board for boarding 18 is rotated half a turn with respect to the carriage 15 by the motor 24, and the front and rear directions are reversed. Further, a safety device may be provided by a control circuit (not shown) so that the carriage 15 is not accelerated infinitely.

The occupant can freely enjoy the swing speed, turn, and the like according to the skill level, and can enjoy the same thrill as a skateboard.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

[0019]

As described above, the amusement park vehicle according to the present invention has a semicircular guide rail, a bogie that moves in an arc along the guide rail, and a bogie that moves along the guide rail. A driving mechanism for reciprocating the vehicle, a board for rotation supported on the carriage, a swing frame for supporting the board from above, and a swing shaft for supporting the swing frame. Has the same thrill and exhilaration of riding a skateboard. Further, since the board for boarding can be turned with respect to the bogie, it is possible to enjoy a high degree of thrill according to the ability of the operator.

Further, since the driving mechanism drives the bogie by rotating the pneumatic tire, the bogie and the board for boarding can be smoothly swung.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall configuration of an amusement park vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the amusement park vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a board portion for boarding the amusement park vehicle.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a main part of the amusement park vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a drive unit of the amusement park vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing a turning mechanism of the amusement park vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a seat portion of the amusement park vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a truck used in the amusement park vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 guide rail, 11 support member, 12 truss,
13: swing shaft, 14: shaft, 15: bogie, 1
5a: turning part, 16: drive mechanism, 17a: roller, 17
b: Roller, 18: Board for boarding, 19a: Foot switch, 19b: Foot switch, 20: Pneumatic tire, 21: Base, 22: Propeller shaft, 23: Swing frame, 24: Motor, 25: Small gear, 26 ...
Large gear, 27 ... Slip ring, 28 ... Seat, 29 ...
Safety belt, 30 ... Sidebar.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A semi-circular guide rail, a truck moving in an arc along the guide rail, a drive mechanism for reciprocating the truck along the guide rail, and rotatable with respect to the truck. An amusement park vehicle comprising a supported board for boarding, a swing frame for supporting the board for boarding from above, and a swing shaft for supporting the swing frame. 2. The amusement park vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said swing frame is rotatably supported by a boarding drive mechanism with respect to a swing shaft. 3. The amusement park vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the swing shaft is supported so as to make a circular motion about a center of a circle formed by the guide rail. 4. The amusement park vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism drives the bogie by rotating a pneumatic tire. 5. The drive mechanism according to claim 1, wherein an operation switch is provided so that a passenger can operate the drive mechanism.
Amusement park vehicle as described. 6. The amusement park vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the boarding board driving mechanism has an operation switch so that a passenger can operate the boarding board driving mechanism.