JPS58183334A - Passenger-supporting device for amusement vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To safely support and protect a passenger, by a method wherein a bag body is fitted to the inner side of a safety holder for supporting the upper half of the body of the passenger, and is inflated so that it is brought into close contact with the body of the passenger. CONSTITUTION:A bag body 10 is fitted to the inner side of the safety holder 6 through which the hands of the passenger A are penetrated and which supports the shoulder, the chest and the sides of the passenger A. A fluid such as air is fed into the bag body 10 through a hose 14, thereby bringing the bag body 10 into close contact with the body of the passenger A. Accordingly, there is no gap left between the holder 6 and the body of the passenger A, and the passenger A can be safely supported and protected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a passenger support device for a roller coaster, a somersault coaster 1 installed in an amusement park, or other amusement rides that move on tracks or in the air.

In an amusement vehicle called a standing roof coaster that the present applicant is developing, the passenger seat is shaped into a body supporting shape that supports the upper half of the passenger's body, and is equipped with nine safety holders. ing.

This safety support J4 has a shoulder rest shaped like an inverted side that supports the shoulders and chest of the passenger.
There are also types that have a pair of arm loops on the left and right that support the shoulders, chest, and armpits.

Figures 1 to 3 show an arm loop type passenger support device developed by the present applicant and for which a separate patent application has been filed.
2 is a main body of an amusement vehicle that moves up and down on a track or in the air, and 2 is an elevating body 5 of the vehicle main body 1.

6, 6Vi A vertical support shaft 7 is provided on the front side of the upper end of the elevating body 5,
A pair of left and right safety holders are attached so as to be openable and closable to the left and right with 7 as the center, and are opened and closed by a link type interlocking mechanism 8, and are closed and locked by a hydraulic lock cylinder 9. The safety retainer 6゜6 is an arm loop that supports a passenger in a standing position on the passenger seat 2, and includes a back support part 61 that contacts both sides of the passenger's back, and a back support part 61 that contacts both sides of the passenger's back. A ring with a three-dimensionally curved cushion ( It consists of a core material 6' and a ring body covered with a shingle material 6''.

By the way, the safety retainers 6, 6, which are shaped to support the body as described above, are adjusted in the vertical position and the opening/closing distance on the left and right sides according to the height and physique of passenger A. / It is locked by the wheels 4 and 9, but since the shape of the ring is large so that it can be applied to both adults and children, there is a problem that there is a gap around the passenger's shoulders and the upper half of the body cannot be completely fixed. 2. Incidentally, such a problem also occurs in a conventionally known seat arrangement r1t (for holding a passenger in a seated position) which is equipped with a shoulder rest having a substantially inverted side surface type safety retainer.

This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is provided with a passenger support device equipped with a safety retainer that supports the upper body of a passenger in the seating area. A bag body that is inflated by supplying fluid to the passenger body is installed, and after the safety retainer is set, the bag body is inflated and brought into close contact with the passenger's body, thereby safely supporting and retaining the passenger. It is characterized by the following.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of this invention apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. 4 to 7. This embodiment is an example of application to the passenger support device shown in Figs. 1 to 3, and the inner part of the safety holding Jc6.6 consisting of a pair of left and right arm loops is normally contracted as shown in Fig. 6. A bag body 10 is attached which expands as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 when fluid such as air is introduced into the bag.

This bag body 10 includes an elastic jacket 12 fixed to the inside of the safety retainer JL6.6 with a large number of fasteners, and a rubber tube 13 enclosed within the jacket that can be expanded and contracted. After the safety retainers 6 and 6 are set as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, when fluid such as air is fed into the rubber tube 13 through the rubber hose 14, as shown in Fig. 7. It expands and comes into close contact with the passenger's body part (portion around the shoulders) without any gaps to safely support and protect the passenger. Figure 4,
FIG. 5 shows a free inflation state in which the bag 10 is inflated without passing the arm through the safety retainer 6.6.

The fluid can be supplied to the bag 10 by connecting the end of the rubber hose 14 to a fluid pressure source (not shown) such as a foot pump, and operating the fluid pressure source manually or by power. Let's do it.

Since the passenger support device for the amusement ride of this invention has the above-mentioned bag attached to the inside of the safety holder, after the safety holder is set, the passenger support device is inflated and brought into close contact with the passenger's body. TotoK has the effect of safely supporting passengers and protecting the membrane.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a passenger support device for an amusement vehicle according to the prior art of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof. Further, FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part when the bag is freely inflated, showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the passenger support device shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the part corresponding to FIG. 5 showing the state when the bag is deflated, and FIG. 7 is an explanation of the function showing the state where the bag is inflated and brought into close contact with the passenger's body. It is a diagram. 1... Vehicle body, 2... Passenger seat, A... Passenger, 3
...Superposition support, 5.Elevating body, 4,9..Hydraulic lock cylinder, 6,6..Safety retainer, 7.7..
Vertical support shaft, 10...Bag body, 12...Outer cover, 13...
・Rubber tube, 14...Rubber hose. 1m Figure 3 only

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a passenger support device for an amusement ride, the passenger support device for an amusement ride is equipped with a safety retainer shaped to support the passenger's upper body on a riding cloth part on which the passenger can be placed in a standing or seated position. A bag body which is normally contracted and inflated by supplying fluid inside is attached to the inner side of the safety retainer, and this bag body is inflated after the safety retainer is set and brought into close contact with the passenger's body part. A passenger support device for an amusement ride, characterized in that it safely supports and protects passengers. (2) The safety retainer is a pair of left and right arm loops that are shaped to support the passenger's back, shoulders, chest, and armpits, and the bag body is surrounded by the inner parts of the left and right arm loops. The passenger support device for an amusement ride according to claim 1, characterized in that the device has a ring shape that can inflate and support the shoulders of the passenger installed therein without any gaps.