JPS60182979A - Leisure vehicle apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to leisure vehicle equipment.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, amusement parks, exhibition halls, and the like have been equipped with thrill rides such as coasters, which are used by large numbers of people. However, the drive principle of conventional coasters and the like has not changed fundamentally, and they cannot adequately meet the recent demands of young people who want something fresh and intensely thrilling.

The present invention was made in view of this situation, and it is an object of the present invention to enable a user to experience a fresh and intense thrill that cannot be experienced with conventional vehicles. Therefore, the feature of the present invention is that the rail is curved so that it is radial or torsionally radial in plan view and is sufficiently higher at the outermost end than the inner end. A plurality of rails are integrally provided so as to be rotatable around the axis of the rail, and a vehicle is movably suspended on the rail in a suspended manner, and a vehicle is mounted at a low place on the inner end side of the rail. A drive for rotating the rail around the axis while controlling the speed so as to allow the vehicle to get on and off the rail, and to apply centrifugal force to the vehicle suspended on the rail to cause the vehicle to climb an upward slope toward the outermost end. The point is that the device was installed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

In FIGS. 1 to 4 G1''', 1 is a rail, and a plurality of rails protrude from a central base 2 in a radial shape in plan view.
The rails 1 are curved downward in the shape of θ so that the outermost end 4 is sufficiently higher than the inner end 3 side.

More specifically, a fixed base 6 is installed on the ground 5, and the base 2 is rotatably mounted on the fixed base 6 (through a thrust bearing or the like (not shown)). A base 2 and rails 1 protruding radially from the base 2 when viewed from the base 2 can rotate as one body around a vertical central axis 7.

In Fig. 4, the rail 1 is made up of two circular pipes 10.10, and a reinforcing beam 11 made of a large circular pipe is installed between them, and both circular pipes 10.10 are connected to the left and right connecting members. 12・
. . , and the reinforcing beam 11 and the circular pipe 10 or the connecting member 12 are connected by connecting bodies 1, 3, 14, . . . .

In addition, a column 8 is erected upward from the second base, and the upper end of this column 8 is set at approximately the same height as the outermost end 11a of the reinforcing beam 11, and a tension member 9 such as a wire or a rond... At, Pillar 8
The upper end and the outermost end 11a are connected and reinforced. Although not shown, it is also possible to connect the tension member 9 to the outermost end 4 of the rail 1, or omit the pillar 8.
It is also preferable that the outermost ends 4 or lla be connected in the radial direction by tension members 9. Note that it is desirable that the outermost ends 4 of adjacent rails 1 be connected to each other by another tension member z8.

Therefore, each rail 1 is provided with a suspended vehicle 1 and a freely movable vehicle 1.
5 is suspended, and passengers 16 can get on and off the vehicle 15 at a low place on the inner end 3 side of the rail 1. FIG. 1 shows a case where it is possible to get on and off directly from the ground 5. Of course,
Although it is preferable to add a floor, such as a low platform, it is not necessary to attach a large turntable to the base 2.

In FIG. 4, a vehicle 15 is provided with seats 17, two passengers 16.16 are seated side by side, and safety arms 18
Hold the body from the shoulders to the chest, and then use a belt to hold the waist. Further, a suspension member 2 is attached upwardly from the vehicle body 19 of the vehicle 15.
0.20 is provided in a protruding manner, and a suspension rotary wheel 21 that abuts the upper surface of the circular pipe 10, and guide wheels 22 and 23 that abut the side and bottom surfaces of the circular tube 10, respectively, rotate the suspension member 20. mounted on. The suspension wheels 21.21 are also arranged front and rear, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and are inclined along the rail 1. And which rotating wheel 21, guide wheel 22, 23
The vehicle 15 is also an idle wheel, and the vehicle 15 is not equipped with a drive source for traveling.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in order to apply centrifugal force F to the vehicle 15 suspended on the rail 1...
and a drive device 2 that rotates the base 2 around a substantially vertical axis 7.
4 are provided. Specifically, the drive device 24 is composed of a drive source 25 such as a hydraulic motor or an electric motor, a pinion 26 operatively connected to the drive source 25, and a large gear 27 with a large number of teeth that meshes with the pinion 26. A large gear 27 is fixed to the outer periphery of the lower edge of the base 2. Of course,
In addition to this, it is also possible to use a reduction gear, a chain and sprocket, a heald and pulley, etc.

In Fig. 3, when the rail 1 rotates in the direction of the arrow M, a centrifugal force F acts on the vehicle 1, causing the vehicle 1 to climb an uphill slope toward the outermost end 4 of the rail 1.6 Strictly speaking, , when the weight of the vehicle 1 including the weight of the passenger 16 is W, the resultant force of the centrifugal force F and the weight W is H, and the component force K of this resultant force in the direction parallel to the rail 1 causes the vehicle 15 to move toward the rail 1. This provides the driving force for driving along the pitch and pitching the pitcher.

Furthermore, in Fig. 3, if the distance from the axis 7 to the center of gravity of the vehicle 15 and the passenger 16, or the radius of rotation, is R, the gravitational acceleration is g, and the rotational angular velocity in the direction of arrow M is ω, then centrifugal Force F
is expressed as F=-・R・G2.

From this equation, it can be seen that when rotating at a constant angular velocity ω, a larger centrifugal force acts as the distance from the axis 7 increases. Therefore, the shape of the rail 1 when viewed from the side must be made steeper as it approaches the outermost end 4. However, as in the embodiment not shown in FIG. 3 (or FIG.
9, the angle is increased to β at the next node 29, and the outermost node 29 is tilted to an angle γ, which is close to a right angle. In the straight section 30 between, the vehicle 15 is suddenly accelerated and the next section 2
When the speed reaches 9, the speed becomes 0 as shown in FIG. 7, and the speed stops or the speed decreases. Therefore, when the angular velocity ω is increased, the next straight section 30 is suddenly started and accelerated (.Therefore, the thrill feeling given to the passengers 16 can be increased. has a steep slope almost vertical, so vehicle 15 is at the last node 2.
If you climb close to 9, you will stop and it is safe.

After that, as the angular velocity ω is gradually reduced, the centrifugal force F decreases as shown in FIG. The vehicle 15, which had climbed up to the point 29, descends while decelerating or temporarily stopping at the node 29, and finally stops near the inner end 3. Therefore, by controlling the rotational angular velocity ω of the drive device 24, the non-powered vehicle 15 can carry passengers 16 and move along the rail 1.
It ascends and descends along the lines.

In addition, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, it is assumed that the ground 5 near which the rail 1... rotates is surrounded by a safety shelf 31,
32 and 33 are an inlet and an outlet, respectively, and 34 is an operation control room.

Incidentally, it may be interesting to make the axis 7 slightly inclined with respect to the vertical as it changes the thrilling feeling.

Next, it is preferable to increase the number of rails 1 as shown in Fig. 5 1, or to twist them in one direction to form a radial shape as shown in Fig. It is also very preferable to have a twisted radial shape. Also, Fig. 6 1. As shown in II, it is desirable to provide an inclination change section 35 in the middle of the rail 1, which is rich in slow and fast changes, to further enhance the thrilling feeling.

As shown in FIG. 9, the rail 1 on the inner end 3 side is
It is also preferable that the vehicle 15 is inclined at an angle θ so as to be slightly higher on the inner diameter side so that the vehicle 15 naturally stops at a lower position 36. Furthermore, a braking device 37 can be added freely.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, it is also desirable to provide a shock absorber or the like as a buffer member 38 on the inner end 3 side to safely stop the descending vehicle 15.

Next, Fig. 10 shows a vehicle 15 that utilizes the centrifugal force F mentioned above.
In order to add more thrill to the ascent and descent along the rail 1 of
The vehicle body 19 is pivotally connected to be swingable in the directions of arrows A and B. In Fig. 10 (■), the car body 19 swings freely in the directions of arrows A and B, and as the rotational angular velocity ω of the rail 1 changes and the acceleration at the nodes 29 and the slope change portion 35 of the rail 1 changes, The vehicle body 19 swings around the support shaft 40,
It further changes the sense of thrill. Also, in Figure 10 ■,
The fluid pressure cylinders 41, 41 are connected to the vehicle body 19 and the travel guide section 3.
9, and forcibly move the vehicle body 1 in the direction of arrows A and B.
9 is designed to oscillate.

However, in another embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 and 12,
The rail 1 includes a main rail body 42 and a side rail body 4 having a smaller diameter than this.
3, the side rail body 43 is made to meander in the left and right lateral directions with respect to the main rail body 42, and the vehicle 15 is also freely movable in the longitudinal direction on the main and sub rail bodies 42 and 43. Also, it is installed so that it can swing left and right, and from the vertical position shown in Fig. 11■,
Forcibly controlling the vehicle to tilt to the left or right, as shown in ■ and ■ in the same figure, is very desirable in terms of enhancing the thrill.

In any of the above-described embodiments, the passenger 16 may be placed in the vehicle 15 in a standing position and secured with a safety belt or harness, and the passenger 16 may ride in the vehicle 15 in any direction. You are free to face either towards the starting direction (outside) as shown in Figure 3 or towards the descending direction (inward) as shown in Figure 10. Furthermore, it is also preferable to ride while sitting or standing with your face facing left and right.

The present invention has effectively achieved its intended purpose with the configuration detailed above. In particular, there is no need for a hoisting chain or the like to previously apply potential energy, which simplifies the equipment and reduces the occurrence of failures. Furthermore, by cleverly utilizing the centrifugal force F, it is possible to give the vehicle 15 an upward and downward motion, giving it a fresh and intense thrill that could not be experienced before. In addition, when the vehicle 15 is mounted on the rail 1 in a straddling manner, a large rotating platform is required and it is inconvenient to get on and off the vehicle.However, in the present invention,
Since the vehicle 15 is suspended from the rail 1 in a hanging manner, all such drawbacks are eliminated and passengers can easily get on and off from a low place, which is a significant effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially sectional front view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is the same plan view, Figure 3 is a simplified diagram for explaining the function, and Figure 4 is the same plan view.
The figure is a cross-sectional view of the main part, FIG. 5 is a front view of the main part of yet another embodiment, FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment, and FIG.
Figure 2 is a plan view of the same. 1...Rail, 3...Inner end, 4...Outermost end, 7
...Axis center, 15...Vehicle, 24...Drive device, F
···Centrifugal force. Patent Applicant Senyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. Procedural Amendment 1■WALτJLJL, 13 'Kyou 9 "7" 2302, Name of Invention Leisure Vehicle Device 3, Relationship with the amended skin incident Patent Applicant Name Senyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. 4 .4 (J Rito ■530@Uran (06)344-01
No. 77, 2-5-8 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Chiyoda Building West Annex 7, Contents of amendment

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Radial or torsionally radial in plan view, inner end 3
A plurality of rails 1... curved so that the outermost end 4 is sufficiently higher than the side are integrally provided so as to be rotatable around a substantially vertical axis 7, and further, the rails 1... A vehicle 15 is suspended from the vehicle 15 in a hanging manner and movably, and the vehicle 15 can be boarded and disembarked from at a low place on the inner end 3 side of the rail 1, and the vehicle 15 is suspended from the rail 1. A driving device 24 is provided to rotate the rail 1 around the axis 7 while controlling the speed so as to apply a centrifugal force F to the vehicle 15 that has been rotated so as to climb the uphill slope toward the outermost end 4. A leisure vehicle device characterized by: