JPS6099286A - Running method of amusement vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a method of driving a recreational vehicle.

Conventionally, entertainment vehicles such as coasters, for example, have had the disadvantage of lacking a sense of thrill and fun because they only move forward.

Additionally, coasters are known that use a starting device consisting of a large flywheel and a constant torque clutch to force the vehicle to start, but there are problems with the complexity of the equipment, frequent breakdowns, and the risk of personal injury. It becomes.

The present invention solves these problems, allows passengers to get on and off the vehicle easily from a low position, eliminates the risk of personal injury (whiplash accident), and eliminates the need for a starting device that is complicated and has the risk of failure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of running a recreational vehicle, which has a simple mechanism and structure, has few breakdowns, is highly safe, can reduce the installation area, and allows passengers to fully enjoy the thrill. The feature is that the track has a rear slope and a front slope that are sloped so that the rear and front sides are higher than the intermediate valley, and that the intermediate valley has a torsional somersault part. Laying the
A platform is provided at a low position between the somersault portion and the rear slope portion, and a hoisting mechanism for lifting the vehicle running on the rail backward is provided on the rear slope i(1;;
First, the vehicle stopped at the low-level plant platform is lifted up to a predetermined position on the rear slope by the lifting mechanism, and then
Drop the vehicle and start, accelerate down the rear slope and move forward, perform a proper number of front somersaults at the somersault section, and then 1) Climb halfway up the 11-way slope and return. U. After performing a proper number of back somersaults at the second somersault part, the robot is made to reach the original plan 1-Bohm, and finally stop at the platform X.

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

In Figures 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a rail, and a recreational vehicle 2 runs along this rail 1. However, even if the vehicle somersaults, it is necessary to prevent the vehicle 2 from falling off the rail 1. ,
The wheels 3 of the vehicle 2 roll as if pinched from above and below the rail 1, and further press the rail 1 in the lateral direction to prevent the vehicle 2 from touching the rail 1 laterally from side to side. It is also preferable to provide a rolling city shaft 3 (=J).In this case, each strip 1 may be composed of one or two members having various cross sections such as circular or square. It is also free to construct the vehicle 2 in the form of a plurality of connected trains as shown in the figure, or in the form of a single rail. As is clear from FIG. 1, the rear slope part 5 and the front slope part 6 are formed by tilting the rear and front sides higher than the intermediate valley part 4.Here, the front side is defined by the recreational vehicle 2. This is the direction in which the vehicle starts, which corresponds to the right side in Figure 1.First, we will explain the case where the passengers board the vehicle 2 with their faces facing the direction of departure.In other words, all the passengers are on the right side in Figure 1. A twisting somersault part 7 is formed approximately at the center of this intermediate valley part 4.This somersault part 7 is also visible in the plan view of FIG. It is constructed by twisting in a 360-degree somersault pattern in a substantially vertical plane.Therefore, the entire rail 1 is approximately linear in plan view, and the installation area is very small. It is also possible to construct the somersault part 7 by twisting it in a spiral shape as shown in FIG. 3 so that one or more somersaults can be performed.

The platform 8 is a place where passengers can get on and off the vehicle 2, and the platform 8 is located at a low position in the middle between the somersault section 7 and the rear slope section 5. It is provided in the valley 4. And 9
is a hoisting mechanism for hoisting the vehicle 2 backward, and is installed on the platform 8 or the rear slope portion 5,
Specifically, A is installed near the front end 8a of the plant board 8.
A drive chain wheel 10 that is rotated by a chain wheel 10, a drive device that rotationally drives the chain wheel 10 and includes an electric motor (not shown), a speed reducer, etc., an idler chain wheel 12 near the upper end 11 of the rear slope portion 5, and both wheels. A hoisting chain 13 hooked in a loop between the chain wheels 10 and 12
The salvage NH11, E9 is configured from the solid line position in FIG. After 1 day, a part of the hoisting chain 13 and the vehicle 2 are removably connected and hoisted up, and as described later, the connection is released when the vehicle runs down the rear slope part 5 under its own weight. A locking device is attached to either the vehicle 2 or the chain 13, or both. Also chain 1
In the range between chain wheels 1, 0, and 12 provided at both ends of the loop, guide rollers, other loose chain wheels, etc. are appropriately provided, but they are not shown. Of course, the drive device and drive chain wheel 10 may be freely disposed at positions other than those shown. Furthermore, it is also possible to use a gable instead of the lifting chain 13, or to configure it with a rank and pinion gear.

In addition, 14... is a support leg member that supports the IL strip 1, and is erected at an appropriate position on the ground 15, and is attached to the rear slope portion 5,
The front slope part 6 and the somersault part 7 are firmly supported at a high position from the ground 15.

Therefore, the method for running the recreational vehicle 2 along such a track 1 will be described below. First, passengers climb directly from the ground or climb a low staircase, and then climb a low staircase as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1. Even if you get into Vehicle 2, which is stopped at Blattbohm 8 in position, and lock the shoulders and hips of the passenger and somersault, Vehicle 2
The driver is strapped to the seat with a safety device that prevents him from being thrown out. Thereafter, the vehicle 2 is moved to the rear slope portion 5 as shown by the arrow by a lifting mechanism 9 consisting of a lifting chain 13 and the like.
is pulled up to a predetermined position and given a predetermined position: I-energy. The imaginary line shows the state in which the vehicle 2 has been pulled up to the i'iI'i fixed position.

After that, if the locking device is released by 1ηi and the vehicle 2 is released from the hoisting mechanism 9, it starts moving forward on the rear slope part 5 as shown by arrow B, and somersaults several times at the somersault part 7. ,
Follow the arrow C, and then move the front slope part 6 as shown by the arrow.
Climb halfway up. The height at this time is calculated from the potential energy described above, and is determined by factors such as running friction resistance, air resistance, and other factors.
Although it will be lower by the amount after deducting the mechanical ID loss,
In addition, as shown by arrows E and F, the robot moves backward in the direction of the visitor's back and performs a proper number of backward somersaults at the somersault section 7 to ensure that the potential energy of the downward motion is zero. That is, the height to be lifted by the lifting mechanism 9 is 1! Stone size) is set to 3I, which provides enough energy to perform a backward 11 turn. Also, the maximum inclination angle β of the returning front slope portion 6
is set larger than the maximum inclination angle α of the rear slope portion 5. (However, since the vehicle 2 often does not climb to the very edge of the upper end 16 of the front slope section 6 and the upper end 11 of the rear slope section 5, the maximum inclination angles β and α are different from the actual movement of the vehicle 2. (This is defined as the maximum angle of inclination that falls within the range of The driver passes through this plant bom 8 and climbs the rear slope portion 5 again as shown by arrow G. The height you can climb at this time is much lower than the initial height of the imaginary line. Thereafter, it returns, moves forward at a sufficiently slow speed as indicated by arrow H, and finally stops at or near the platform 8 by applying the second brake. Passengers can disembark on the lower platform 8.

Of course, we omit the travel of arrows G and H (platform 8
(without passing in the direction of arrow G), it may stop at plant platform 8 immediately after arrow F.

That is, the first braking force may be applied to force a strong stop.

Therefore, the passenger is first pulled up the slope section 5 backwards,
It gives you a moderate sense of fear. And instead of a front somersault like arrow C, you can enjoy the thrill of a back somersault like arrow F. In addition, if the braking force is applied to the vehicle 2 in two steps, the speed when moving forward on the rear slope portion 5 at the end is reduced as shown in arrow January I, so the braking force is applied to the vehicle 2 twice. Is the braking device installed in Vehicle 2 extremely small? v conversion is possible.

In addition, if the direction in which the vehicle 2 starts from the high position of the 4, 1 side part 5 is +1 in the direction in which all the passengers turn their backs, or if some of the passengers sit in such a position, is arrow B
And C's light progress 1: The first somersault is at maximum speed and the direction of the passenger's back is full of thrills.

Also, as mentioned above, the vehicle 2
When you get on the plane, the lifting mechanism 9 lifts the rear
At the same time, the passengers are hoisted up towards their backs, which heightens their anticipation of thrilling thrills. In this way, since each passenger has a different taste for thrills, it is possible to freely choose whether the passenger's chest or back is facing toward the starting direction of the vehicle 2.

The height at which the vehicle 2 is lifted up by the lifting mechanism 9 as indicated by the imaginary line in FIG. 1 is set as follows.

In other words, so that the vehicle 2 can perform forward and backward somersaults on the somersault section 7 with sufficient centrifugal force to prevent passengers from falling in an upside-down state, (sufficient potential energy is provided) ) Set the height.

Further, it can be seen that the height of the upper end 16 of the front slope portion 6 may be equal to the height of the upper end 11 of the rear slope portion 5, or may be lower (from the above description).

The present invention is constructed as described in detail above, and has effectively achieved its intended purpose.Since the plant boom 8 is provided in the intermediate valley part 4 and is located at a low position, it can only be climbed directly from the ground or by climbing a low staircase. This makes it easy for passengers to get on and off the train, and there is no need for separate lifting equipment such as an elevator. Furthermore, the hoisting mechanism 9 can be easily manufactured using a hoisting chain, cable, etc., and conventional large and complicated starting devices such as constant torque clutches, fluid couplings, and flywheels can be omitted for safety, reducing the occurrence of failure. This has significantly reduced the risk of whiplash accidents for passengers, improving safety.

Furthermore, the laying area of the rail 1 is sufficient even if it is very small, and the rail 1 can be used effectively by reciprocating the 1111 advance and reverse movement of the vehicle 2, and the energy can be used in the most efficient manner. A small braking device is now sufficient to stop the vehicle.

(Do it like arrows G and H in Figure 1, or use this arrow G.
, H may be repeated two or more times, or the vehicle may be stopped directly from arrow F, but braking is easy in either case. ) Passengers can enjoy not only the thrill of a front somersault, but also the thrill of a back somersault. Even if the passenger rides in either direction forward or backward relative to the starting direction of the vehicle 2, the passenger can enjoy a fresh thrill that could not be experienced on conventional coasters.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing one embodiment of the present invention, '7A2
This figure is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another embodiment. ■...rail, 2...vehicle, 4...middle valley, 5...
... Rear slope part, 6... Front slope part, 7... Somersault part, 8... Bratbohm, 9... Retraction mechanism, A,
B, C, E. F, G, H...arrows, α, β...maximum inclination angle. Patent applicant Senyo Kiko Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The rear slope part 5 and the front slope part 6 are formed by tilting the rear and front sides of the intermediate valley part 4 to a higher position, and the intermediate valley part 4 is provided with a twisted shape. A rail 1 for forming the somersault section 7 is laid, a platform 8 is provided at a low position between the somersault section 7 and the rear slope section 5, and the rail 1
A lifting mechanism 9 is provided on the rear slope portion 5 for lifting the vehicle 2 running on the rear slope portion 5. After pulling up to a predetermined position, the vehicle 2 is released and started, and the rear slope section 5 is accelerated while descending forward, performing several front somersaults at the somersault section 7, and then moving forward onto the front slope section. 6 and returned, and after somersaulting again at somersault section 7 several times, it reached the original platform 8, and finally came to a stop on said plant board 8. How to drive a recreational vehicle. 2. After performing a somersault 11 at the somersault section 7, a braking force is applied to the vehicle 2 at the position of the plastic arm 8 or a position near it, and the plant board 8
q4 A method for traveling an entertainment vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is stopped directly without passing through the vehicle. 3. After performing another back somersault at the somersault section 7, the vehicle 2 returns to the position of the Blattbohm 8 or in the vicinity thereof.
While applying the first braking force to the platform 8, the platform 8 is passed through the rear slope section 5 described in 1.1. ]
Hp and return, then apply a second braking force to the vehicle 2 at or near the platform 8 to stop the vehicle 2 on the plano 1 baud 8. A method for traveling an entertainment vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the method is as follows.