JPS6235512Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an amusement machine, and particularly to provide an amusement machine in which a gondola (passenger car body) is configured to move along a hierarchically laid rail while being controlled in attitude. purpose.

A conventional Ferris wheel installed in an amusement park or the like has a structure in which a large number of gondolas are suspended and supported on the outer periphery of an annular frame of the Ferris wheel, and the gondolas move in a circle as the annular frame rotates. In other words, the movement trajectory of the gondola is limited to a circle, and even if the diameter of the annular frame is increased, for example, it will continue to move in a simple circle, and the movement trajectory of the gondola will not change to anything other than circular, making it difficult to use. For some people, it lacked interest.

Therefore, the present invention is designed to provide a more enjoyable riding experience. One embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a Ferris wheel (amusement machine) 1 includes rails 2 forming a non-circular, for example, substantially rectangular closed loop, a trolley 3 that runs along the rails 2, and a gondola 4 supported by the trolley 3. It is roughly composed of: The rail 2 is a rail support column 6 fixed to the ground 5.
It is supported by and laid three-dimensionally, and has an ascending rail section 7, a descending rail section 8, an upper horizontal rail section 9, and a lower horizontal rail section 10. In addition, the ascending rail section 7
A lifting lift 11 for moving the gondola 4 upward is provided on the outside of the gondola 4, and a lifting lift 11 for moving the gondola 4 upwardly is provided on the outside of the descending rail portion 8.
A lowering lift 12 is provided for moving the lowering parts downward.

As shown in FIG. 2, the trolley 3 has an "H"-shaped structure in the traveling direction, consisting of vertical main frames 13a and 13b on the left and right sides, and a connecting member 14 that connects them. Main frame 13
The lower sides of a and 13b rest on two parallel rails 2 and 2, sandwiching the outside of each rail 2 and 2,
You will be guided by this while driving.

A pair of drive wheels 20a and 21a are supported at a distance from each other in the vertical direction on the lower inner side of the main frame 13a on the left side in FIG. There is. 22a,
Reference numerals 23a denote front and rear guide frames, whose base sides are pivotally supported by pins 24a and 25a to the main frame 13a, and which extend from the main frame 13a along the outside of the rail 2 in the bogie traveling direction and in the opposite direction. There is. A pair of small-diameter guide wheels 26a and 27a are provided at the tip of the front guide frame 22a to sandwich the rail 2 vertically, and similarly, a pair of small diameter guide wheels 26a and 27a are provided at the tip of the rear guide frame 23a to sandwich the rail 2 vertically. A pair of small diameter guide wheels 28a, 29a are provided. Suspensions 31a and 32a are mounted diagonally between the main frame 13a and the front and rear guide frames 22a and 23a, respectively.
Each guide frame 22a, 23a is connected to the main frame 13.
It supports elastically against a. The guide frames 22a and 22b have suspensions 31a and 3, respectively.
2a can be bent relative to the main frame 13a with elastic deformation, thereby allowing the bogie 3 to run smoothly on sharp curved sections of the rail.

Regarding the main frame 13b side, the same reference numerals are given the suffix "b", and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

As a result, the truck 3 has left and right drive wheels 20a,
Running force is applied by 21a, 20b, 21b, and the front left and right sides are guided by guide wheels 26a, 27a and 26b, 27b, respectively, and the rear left and right sides are guided by guide wheels 28a, 29a, 28b, 29b, respectively. , travels along rails 2,2. Note that the displacement of the bogie 3 in the rail width direction with respect to the rails 2, 2 is limited by the main frames 13a, 13b themselves. Furthermore, a hook 33 protrudes from the center of the connecting member 14 in the hanging direction, and as shown in FIGS. It is fitted into the chains 34 and 35 and locked.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the gondola 4 has the left and right ends of a drive shaft 40 (to be described later) fitted into bearings 41a, 41b at the upper ends of main frames 13a, 13b, so that the gondola 4 is positioned between the left and right main frames 13a, 13b. It is rotatably supported by the trolley 3 and is rotatable in the direction of arrow C with respect to the trolley 3. Furthermore, the gondola 4 has a structure in which the center of gravity is located at a position sufficiently lower than the height of the drive shaft 40, so that no matter what attitude the bogie 3 takes, it always assumes the upright attitude shown in Figs. 3 and 4. . The gondola 4 of this embodiment is a one-person rickshaw, and when a passenger sits on a seat 42 and depresses a pedal 43 with both feet in substantially the same manner as a bicycle, a sprocket 45 supported by a bracket 44 rotates. This rotation is transmitted to the sprocket 47 via the chain 46, causing the drive shaft 40 to rotate. The drive shaft 40 is a gondola 4
The gondola 4 is horizontally suspended at approximately the center of the left and right side surfaces in the traveling direction, and its left and right ends penetrate flanges 48a and 48b fixed to the inner wall surface of the gondola 4.

The rotation of the drive shaft 40 is controlled by the sprocket 49.
a, is transmitted to the drive wheel 20a via the chain 50a and sprocket 51a. Drive wheels 20a and 2
Gears 52a to 55a are connected and meshed between the shafts of 1a.
is supported inside the main frame 13a, and the driving wheel 21
A is transmitted and driven via gears 52a to 55a, and runs without coming off the wheels. Furthermore, the truck 3 mainly has upper and lower drive wheels 20a, 21a and 20b, 21.
b cooperate with each other to travel while being limited in vertical displacement with respect to the rails 2, 2. Each of the drive wheels and guide wheels has a structure in which urethane tires are fitted to absorb vibrations and the like to improve riding comfort.

In addition, the lifting lift 11 is connected to the drive sprocket 6.
0 and the guide sprockets 61 to 65, and has a running path 34a along the ascending rail section 7, and a motor 66 that rotates the drive sprocket 60 and causes the chain 34 to run in the direction of arrow D. It becomes more.

In addition, the lowering lift has a drive sprocket 70 and guide sprockets 71 to 75, which are spanned in the same way as above, and a traveling path 3 along the ascending rail section 7.
5a and the drive sprocket 70 to rotate the chain 35 in the direction of arrow E.
It consists of a motor 76 that moves the vehicle in the direction shown in FIG.

Next, regarding the operation of the amusement park machine with the above configuration, the fifth
This will be explained with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 4, when the gondola 4 is on the lower horizontal rail section 10, the passenger pedals 43 in the same way as a bicycle.
When stepped on, the drive wheels 20a and 20b on the rail 2 rotate in the direction of arrow A, providing driving force, and the bogie 3 and gondola 4 move forward in the direction of arrow _X1 . At this time, the bogie 3 travels along the rail while being guided by the front guide wheel group and the rear guide wheel group in the traveling direction.

In FIG. 5, when the bogie 3 and gondola 4 travel on the lower horizontal rail section 10 under their own power and approach the corner 56 with the ascending rail section 7, as shown in FIG. 3A and B, the bogie 3 The hook 33 is fitted into the space 34b between adjacent pins of the chain 34 of the lifting lift 11 and is locked therein. Subsequently, the bogie 3 travels along the corner portion 56 of the rail 2, which bends at a predetermined radius and rises due to the driving force of the chain 34, and then travels along the rising rail portion 7, being pulled up by the chain 34, and rises. do. In addition, trolley 3 is the fifth
As shown in the figure, by bending the front and rear guide frames in the direction that compresses the suspension, the corner portion 56 is also smoothly passed, and the suspension 31
a, 31b and 32a, 32b, and travels along the ascending rail section 7 while being guided by each guide wheel.

Here, the bogie 3 moves from the horizontal state to the vertical state by moving to the ascending rail section 7, but the gondola 4 rotates relative to the bogie 3 and returns to its original position as shown in FIG. maintained in an upright position. Therefore, the gondola 4 is kept in an upright position and moves toward the corner part 5.
6 and continues to rise.

When the bogie 3 reaches the end of the ascending rail section 7, it bends as a whole as in the above case and bends at the corner section 57.
It passes through and moves to the upper horizontal rail section 9, where it is suspended from this rail section 9. However, similarly to the above case, the gondola 4 rotates relative to the trolley 3 and is maintained in an erect state.

Further, when the truck 3 passes the corner portion 57, the hook 33 comes out of the space 34b of the chain 34, and the truck 3 travels under its own power along the horizontal rail portion 9 as the passenger depresses the pedal 43. In addition, at this time, the drive wheels 21a and 21b mounted on the upper side of the rail 2 serve as actual drive wheels, and the truck 3 travels. The gondola 4 has an upper horizontal rail section 9
Arrow X ₂ while suspended via trolley 3
proceed in the direction.

When the bogie 3 moves in the direction of arrow _X2 along the upper horizontal rail section 9 and reaches the descending rail section 8, the bogie 3
The movement is completely opposite to that when passing through the above-mentioned ascending rail section 7, and is moved downward by the descending lift 12 and reversed again to reach the lower horizontal rail section 10 at the starting time.

In this way, the gondola 4 moves three-dimensionally along the running path shape of the rail 2 by the movement of the bogie 3 while maintaining the upright state.

Although the above embodiment has been explained using a gondola for one person, it is also possible to use a gondola for two people sitting opposite each other, in which the gondola is made larger and the seats are arranged to face each other. Further, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the cart 3 is moved inside the rectangular rail 2. However, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to configure the outside to move three-dimensionally along the rail 2.
In this case, when the truck 3 passes a corner of the rail, each suspension bends to extend, contrary to the above embodiment.

Furthermore, the rectangular track shape of the three-dimensional rail 2 shown in FIG. 1 has been developed, and as shown in FIG. 81 and 82 are cut, an ascending rail section 84 and a descending rail section 85 are provided at the cut section of the rail sections 81 and 82, and a lifting/lowering lift 8 is provided between the ascending rail section 84 and the descending rail section 85.
Install 6. As the gondola 4 travels on such circular track sections 81 and 82, passengers can
You can enjoy more varied travel than in the case shown in the figure, and equipment costs are lower because only one lift can be used for both lifting and lowering. Furthermore, if the circular horizontal rail portions 81 and 82 are made into three-dimensionally deformed rails that combine with the surrounding topography and scenery, the enjoyment will be doubled.

The gondola 4 is not only driven by human power, but may also be an electric type driven by a motor, with a motor provided at the bottom of the gondola. Further, in the embodiment described above, the lifting lifts 11 and 12 are described as chain-driven lifts, but the invention is not limited to this, and a hydraulically driven lift can also be used. Hydraulically driven lifts are particularly effective when using large gondolas that carry a large number of passengers and can carry a large amount of weight.

In the above embodiment, each gondola moves independently and is self-propelled, but the trolleys can also be moved by an external drive.Furthermore, a plurality or all of the gondolas can be connected and run by an external drive. It can also be moved.

As mentioned above, according to the amusement machine of the present invention,
A three-dimensional and endlessly laid rail, a bogie that moves along the rail while its posture is restrained by the rail, and a bogie that is supported so that it can rotate 360 degrees with respect to the bogie, and can be adjusted by its own weight regardless of the posture of the bogie. An amusement machine comprising a passenger car body that maintains an upright position, wherein the rail is connected to a plurality of horizontal rail sections that are spaced apart vertically and laid together horizontally, and a vertical rail that connects each of the horizontal rail sections. Since it has a hierarchical structure consisting of a rail section and a lift that moves the bogie up and down between the upper and lower horizontal rail sections along the vertical rail section, it cannot be installed in a relatively narrow space. Moreover, passengers can enjoy a more enjoyable ride compared to when they travel along a simple loop like a Ferris wheel, such as horizontal movement at different heights and repetition of horizontal movement and vertical movement. I can do it.

In addition, by configuring the plurality of horizontal rail sections to match on the plan view, each horizontal rail section can be commonly supported by one support instead of separate supports,
The number of pillars can be reduced, and the construction cost can be reduced accordingly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the overall outline of one embodiment of the amusement machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view to explain the structure of the trolley, Fig. 3A is a perspective view of the endless chain of the lift, Figure B is a diagram showing the hook of the trolley locked to the chain of the lift, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the drive mechanism of the trolley, Figure 5 is a diagram for explaining the state when the trolley moves upward, and Figure 6 This figure shows an example of application of the amusement machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the amusement machine shown in FIG. 1 in which the horizontal rail portion is circular. 1... Ferris wheel (amusement machine), 2... Rail, 3...
...Truck, 4...Gondola (passenger car body), 7...
Rising rail portion, 11... Lift for ascending, 12... Lift for descending, 13a, 13b... Main frame, 1
4... Connection member, 20a, 21a... Drive wheel, 2
2a, 23a...Guide frame, 26a, 27
a, 28a, 29a...Guide wheel, 31a, 32
a...Suspension, 33...Hook, 40...
... Drive shaft, 41a, 41b ... Bearing, 42
...seat, 43...pedal, 56, 57...corner section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claims for utility model registration] (1) Rails laid three-dimensionally and endlessly,
A bogie that moves along the rail while its posture is restrained by the rail, and a passenger vehicle body that is rotatably supported by 360 degrees with respect to the bogie and maintains an upright posture due to its own weight regardless of the posture of the bogie. An amusement machine comprising: a hierarchical structure comprising a plurality of horizontal rail sections spaced apart vertically and laid together horizontally; and a vertical rail section connecting each of the horizontal rail sections. The amusement machine is further provided with a lift for raising and lowering the cart along the vertical rail section between upper and lower horizontal rail sections. (2) The amusement machine according to claim 1, wherein the rail has a configuration in which the plurality of horizontal rail portions are aligned in a plan view.