US1686315A

US1686315A - Amusement device for inducing sensations of aviation

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Publication number: US1686315A
Application number: US232319A
Authority: US
Inventors: Richard M Edwards
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-11-10
Filing date: 1927-11-10
Publication date: 1928-10-02
Anticipated expiration: 1945-10-02

Description

Oct. 2, 1928. 1,686,315

R. M. EDWARDS AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR INDUCING SENSATIONS OF AVIATION Filed Nov. l0, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 s l JM g Sitemap oct. 2, 192s.

R. M. EDWARDSv AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR INDUCING SENSATIONS OF AVIATION Filed Nov.10, 1927 25 Sheets-Sheet Oct. 2, 1928. 1,686,315

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. M I@ g dlhuunp Patented Oct. 2, 1928.

f umrsosrarss 11,686,315' earner ortica.

RICHARDM. EDWARDs, on CANTON, onto, assienon or ONE-HALF To FRANK 4 THOMAS, or innniimronis, INDIANA.

AMUSEMENT DIElV'ICF. FOR INDUCING SENSATIONS OF AVIATION. i. y

Application filed November 10, 1927.

The invention relates to amusement devices for use'in amusementparks, Carnivals, and the like, for inducing in persons subject to the actions of the devices, the Vvarious sensations of aviation, without actually flying, and without being subject to the dangers incident thereto. -A

The object of the present improvements include the piovisionof means for inducing in or nl) the persons, hereinafter termed the passen@ gers, subject to the action of the device, the sensations of gaining altitude in an airplane or airship cabin as by spiral climbing; of banlting; yof the actions of the inherentforces in an airplane for maintaining lateral and longitudinal stability, of a tail spin; ofa nose dive; and of coming out of thesame and descending normally to the ground. v

These and ancillary objects are attained vby a construction and arrangement hereinafter,

set forth in detail, and which may be stated in general terinsas including in a room having panoramic Walls and ceiling, a longitudinally extending cradle having longitudinally and laterally spaced and laterally extending seats for passengers, means mounting the crade for lateral oscillation about an axis parallel with its longitudinal axis, a cabin housing including opaque walls and lens windowsr in the walls adapted to increase the apparent distance of the cabin housing from the panoramic walls and ceiling, the cabin housing being adapted for independent rotation about the cradle, means for oscillating the cradle about its lateral axis simultanea A forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a front end elevation of the im` proved amusement device for inducing sensations of aviation, portions of the enclosurev therefor being broken `away Fig. 2, a longitudinal axial sectional view i thereof as on line 2 2, Fig. 1; f

Fig. 3, a plan viewthereof, illustrating the turn-table for rotating the cradle about its vertical axis, Vand operating ,mechanism for y I the device; the cradle adapted for oscillation about its longitudinal axis, and the rocker Serial No. 232,319,

adapted for oscillating-the cradle about its lateral axis, being removed;and F ig. 4, a detached 'front end elevation view of the cradle. v

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views. The improved amusement device indicated generally fat- 10 includes a cradle 11 preferably comprising laterally spaced longitudinally extending beams 12 connected at their forward ends by angled suspending bai-S13 with a forward supporting shaft 14: anda-t their .rear ends by angled suspending bars 13 with a rear supporting shaft'll.

A suitablefloor 15 is laid across the beams v12 and rows of longitudinally andlateral'ly extending seats 16 are mounted on thecradle f licor for seating passengers'on the device.

The supporting shafts `14' and 14 arejjouri nallcd, respectively, in bearing blocks 17 'and' 17 mounted, respectively, on suitable bearing bloclr frames 18 yand `18at thefront and rear 1 of a 'rocker f-rame19. p Laterally spaced longitudinally extending s tie'roclter frame 19 and are each `carried by a plurality of rollers 21 suitably supported,

eginental rocker tires v2O are provided 'for' is preferably arranged for rotation about'the cradle 11 by means of angled radially extcndf ing`

bars

27 and 2,7 connected at their outer ends, respectively, with the front and rear ends of the housingA 26 and at-.tlieir inner ends, respectively, with bearings 28 and 28 rotatable, respectively, on the shafts ltand 4111. -f

The walls of the cabin housing are preferably opaqueand a plurality of longitudinally l spaced lens windows 29 are provided therein,

the windows being adapted to increase the apparent distance from a passenger seated on the cradle 11 within'the cabin housing from ioo the walls 30 of the enclosure for thedevice," d

whichwalls are'preferalbly decorated `with panoramic views, not shown.

`Suitable doors 31 are provided for permit ting entrance int-o and exit from the cabinhousing, the doors'being reached by'- removable ladders or the like, not shown.

The front and rear openings of the housing are preferably Aprovided with screen coverings 32 and 32 forprotective purposes.

A crank 33 extends laterally from the forward supporting shaft 14, and the outer end of the crank is connected by a `connecting rod 34 with an eccentric 35 on the power takeoff shaft of a reducing gearing 36 driven by a motor 37 for laterally oscillating the cradle 11 about its longitudinal axis. y

A gear 38 is secured to the housing bearing 28 and is meshed with a pinion 39 on the shaftof a motor 40 for rotating the tubular housing 26y about the cradle independent of the lateral oscillations thereof.

A cable4 41 has its ends secured upon the -rocker' frame 19, and is wound intermediate its ends about a sheave 42 journalled in suitable bearing brackets mounted on thetu-rntable 22, and the shaft of the sheave is con nected with the shaftof reversing pulleys 43 connected by suitable'shifting belts 44 and 45 with a drive pulley 46 on the shaft of a motor 47 mounted on the turn-table 22.

A belt shifter 48 arrang'ed` to shift'the belts 44 and 45 for rotating the sheave 42 in alternate directions, includes upwardly directed prongs 49 arranged to be engaged successively by depending Vangled

cam plates

50 and 50 secured on the rocker frame; so that when the sheave is turned bythe motor in one direction to roll the rocker frame 19 in one the prongs 49 shifts the belts 45 and 46 to reversethe rotationof the sheave 42 and thus .reverse the direction ofV the rolling of the rocker frame, the plate 50 similarly opcrating to reverse the new direction of rolling, thereby oscillating the cradle 11 about its lateral axis independent of the oscillations thereof about its longitudinal axis.

. A circular rack 51 mounted on the foundati0n'25 is meshed with gears 52 at the ends of radially extending shafts 53 journalled on the turn-table 22.

The inner ends of the shaft 53 have secured thereon bevel gears 54 each meshed with a bevel drivegear 55 mounted on a shaft 56 driven preferably through va reduction gearing 57 by an extension 58 of the drive shaft 1 of a motor 59 mounted on the turn-table.

A motor 61 is mounted on the forward frame 18, preferably with the shaft of the motor coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the cradle 11, the motor shaft having mounted thereon an airplane propeller 62. l

. The several motors 37, 40, 47, 59, and 61 are y all electrically connected in a usual manner,

housing 26 may be rotatedv about the cradle, the cradle may beoscillated about its lateral axis by rolling the rocker frame 19 back and forth on the rollers 21, and the turn-table 22 may be rotatedto ,rotate the cradle 11 ,about its vertical axis, and all these movements of the cradle 11 may be carried out s'eparately'or any number of them combined with each other, and the propeller 62 maybe rotated during thesemotions yof, the cradle to cause a blast of air to flow through the cabin housing 26.

Accordingly the passengers` `within the cabin housing may be subject to any of the sensations of actual flying.

Thus during the rotationof the turnftable and elevating of the forward end of the rocker frame, the sensation of spiral climbing is induced. y

Lateral oscillation of the cradle induces the sensation of banking or of the falling leaf.

Vith the turn-table still rotating, but the forward end of the rocker frame lowered, land the tubular housing 26 rotating about the cradle, the sensation of the tail spin is induced, ywhich may be further increased by-lat-y about its longitudinal, lateral, and vertical axes, may be utilized to produce the sensations of other well known airplane maneuvers, the lens windows 29 serving to give the sensation'of height during such maneuvers.

I claim: n

1. A` device for inducing aviation `sensations and the like, including a cradle, means mounting the cradle for lateral oscillations about a longitudinal axis, means for. oscillating the cradle about a lateral axis simultaneously with its oscillation about its longi* tudinal axis, and means for rotating` the cradle about a vertical axis simultaneusly `with the lateral and longitudinal oscillations.r

2. A device for inducing aviation sensations and the like, including a cradle, a rocker frame, and a turn-table, the turn-table lbeing rotatable about a vertical axis, the rocker frame being supported on' the turn-table for oscillation about a lateral axis, and the cradle being supported on the rocker frame for oscillation about a longitudinal axis.

tions and the like, including a cradle, means mounting the cradle for lateral oscillation about a longitudinal axis, means for oscillating the cradle about a lateral axis simultaneously with its oscillation about its longitudinal axis, means for rotating kthe cradle about a vertical axis simultaneously with the lateral and longitudinal oscillations, and a cabin housing rotatable about thecradle.

4. A device for inducing aviation sensations and the like, including a cradle, a rocker e. A device for inducingv aviation sensaframe, and a turn-table, the turn-table being rotatable aboutl a vertical axis, the rocker frame being supported on the turn-table for oscillation about a lateral axis, the cradle being supported on the rocker frame for oscillation about a longitudinal axis, and a cabin housing rotatable about the cradle.

5. A device for inducing aviation sensations and the like, including a cradle, means mounting the cradle for lateral oscillation about a longitudinal axis, means for oscillating the cradle about a lateral axis simultaneously with its oscillation about its longitudinal axis, means for rotating the cradle about a vertical axis simultaneously with the lateral and longitudinal oscillations, and a cabin housing rotatable about thecradle, the cabin housing including opaque Walls and there being lens Windows in the Walls.

6. A device i'or inducing aviation sensations andthe like, including a cradle, a roc-ker frame, and a turn-table, the turn-table being rotatable about a vertical axis, the rocker frame being supported on the turn-table for oscillation about a lateral axis, the cradle being supported on the rocker frame for oscillation about a longitudinal axis, and a cabin housing rotatable about the cradle, the cabin housing including opaque Walls and there being lens Windows in the Walls.

7. A device for inducing aviation sensations and the like, including a cradle, means mounting the cradle for lateral oscillation about a longitudinal axis, means for oscillating the cradle about a lateral axis simultanef. ously With its oscillation about its longitudinal axis, means for rotating the cradle about a vertical axis simultaneously With the lateral and longitudinal oscillations, and a stationary panoramic enclosure for the cradle.

8. A device for inducing aviation sensations and the like, including a cradle, a rocker frame, and a turn-table, the turn-table being rotatable about a. vertical axis, the rocker frame being supported on the turn-table for oscillation about a lateral axis,the cradle being supported on the rocker frame for oscillation about a longitudinal axis, and a stationary panoramic enclosure for the cradle.

nal axis, means for rotating the cradle abouta vertical axis simultaneously With the lateral and longitudinal oscillations, a cabin housing lrotatable about the cradle, and a stationary panoramic enclosure for the cradle.

10. A device for inducing aviation sensations and the like, including a cradle, a rocker frame, and a turn-table, the turn-table being rotatable about a vertical axis, the rocker frame being supported on the turn-table for oscillation about a lateral axis, the cradle being supported on the rocker frame for oscillation'about a longitudinal axis, a cabin housing rotatable about the cradle, and a stationary panoramic enclosure for the cradle.

11. A device for inducing aviation` sensations and the like, including a cradle, means mounting the cradle for lateral oscillation about a'longitudinal axis, means for oscillating the cradle about a lateral axis simultaneously with its oscillation about its longitudinal axis', means for rotating the cradle about a vertical axis simultaneously With the lateral and longitudinal oscillations, a cabin housing y rotatable about the cradle, the cabin housing including opaque Walls and there being lens Windows in the Walls, and a stationary panoy ing including opaque Walls and there beingy lens windows in the Walls, and a stationaryv panoramic enclosure for the cradle.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

RICHARD M. EDWARDS.