US3104103A - Merry-go-round - Google Patents

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US3104103A
US3104103A US844236A US84423659A US3104103A US 3104103 A US3104103 A US 3104103A US 844236 A US844236 A US 844236A US 84423659 A US84423659 A US 84423659A US 3104103 A US3104103 A US 3104103A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G1/00—Roundabouts
    • A63G1/30—Roundabouts with seats moving up-and-down, e.g. figure-seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G1/00—Roundabouts
    • A63G1/38—Roundabouts with rocking turntables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G1/00—Roundabouts
    • A63G1/44—Roundabouts with turntables moved up and down

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  • the invention relates to a merry-go-round having a tower and a vertically displaceable cage for supporting seat-carriers rotatable about the tower, the plane of r0 tation of the seat-carriers being adapted to be inclined about a horizontal axis during the operation of the merrygo-round.
  • a merry-go-round comprising a tower, a ring mount carried by the tower for vertical and tilting movement relative thereto, and a cage rotata-bly mounted on the ring mount supporting seat-carriers for rotation about the tower.
  • the ring mount is carried by a frame pivotally mounted on an auxiliary cage which is displaceable in a direction parallel to the axis of the tower, although in a different embodiment the ring mount is mounted on an auxiliary cage which is displaceable along the length of the tower and which engages a guide rail having an upper portion inclined relative to the tower axis so that, during lifting movement, the auxiliary cage is pivoted about a horizontal axis by the inclined portions of the guide rail.
  • controllable means are connected between the auxiliary cage and the frame for pivoting the frame about a horizontal axis.
  • FIGURE l shows a side view of a merry-go-round with the cage lowered
  • FIGURE 2 is a view similar to FIGURE 1 but in part section and showing the merry-go round with the cage in a raised, tilted position;
  • FIGURE 3 is a side view in part section of another embodiment of the merry-go-round showing the cage in a raised, tilted position;
  • FIGURE 4 is a plan view of the merry-go-round shown in FIGURE 3;
  • FIGURE 5 shows in horizontal section a detail of the merry-go-round of FIGURE 3;
  • FIGURE 6 is an elevational view of the detail shown in FIGURE 5;
  • FIGURE 7 is a side view of a further embodiment of the rnerry-goaound.
  • FIGURES "8 and 8a show a horizontal section taken along the line VIIIVIII of FIGURE 7;
  • FIGURE 9 is a vertical section taken along the line IXIX of FIGURE 8a.
  • the merry-go-round shown in FIGURES 1 and 2 consists essentially of a tower 1 having a conical lower portion 1'.
  • a lifting device comprising a piston vertically displaceable in a cylinder under the action of fluid pressure which preferably is supplied in the form of compressed air.
  • the compressed air is supplied by means of a pipe 30.
  • a piston rod 26, which is shown at the upper end of the tower in the drawing, carries at its upper end a cross-member 28 secured to which are tension rods 27 connected to a driven member or auxiliary cage 2.
  • the auxiliary cage 2 bears, by means of rollers 2 on the surface of the tower l.
  • the auxiliary cage carries two pins 3 at diametrically opposite points. These pins form a horizontal axis about which frame 4 mounted on the pins 3 can be tilted.
  • the frame 4 can be tilted by the action of a working cylinder 7 extending between pivots 4 and 7'.
  • the frame 4 carries a ring mount 5 upon which is mounted a cage 6.
  • the auxiliary cage and frame generally form a supporting device for the cage 6, the latter being rotatable on the frame 4 by means of ball bearings 5 between its ring mount 5 and the frame.
  • the inner surface 35 of the cage 6 is conical or funnel-shaped.
  • Secured on the cage 6 is a gear ring 9 which meshes with a gear wheel 8' rotatable by a motor 3, the motor 8 being mounted on the frame 4 by means of a projection 34.
  • a plurality of tangential pivots 6 upon which are mounted arms 32 carrying at their outer ends 33' seat-carriers or cars 3-3.
  • Each arm is adapted to be individually controlled from the car mounted on its outer end by means of a piston and cylinder assemblies 31 extending between the pivots 6' and 32.
  • the function of the merry-go-hound according to FIGURES l and 2 will be clearly comprehensible.
  • the piston rod 26 in the tower 1 displaces the auxiliary cage 2, and thus the cage 6, along the tower.
  • the frame 4 together with the cage 6 can be tilted by means of the assembly 7 and people travelling in the individual cars 33 can, be causing operation of the asembly 31, pivot the arms 32 out of the position shown in full lines in FIGURE 2 into the position shown in dot-dash lines.
  • the tower 1 can also be rotated manually or by a motor and is supported for such rotation by the rollers It"; on the substructure 43. In this case the inclined axis of rotation of the seat-carriers is displaced along the surface of a cone about the vertical axis of the tower.
  • the auxiliary cage 20 which bears on the outer surface of the tower by means of rollers 20, is movable in the same way as the cake 2 of the embodiment according to FIGURES l and 2.
  • Two diametrically opposite journals 22 carry a frame 23 upon which are mounted the cage 6 and its associated elements.
  • a projection 42 having, below the journals 22, an inwardly-directed arm 41 carrying pins 24' upon which are mounted rollers 24.
  • the rollers 24 engage in guide rails 21 mounted on either side of the tower 1.
  • the upper ends of the guide rails 21 are curved.
  • the cage is designated 15, the tangential pivots for the arms 32 are designated 15 and those on the working cylinder 31 are designated 15.
  • the cage 15 bears, via a ring mount (not shown) and the rollers or balls '39, on auxiliary cage 11 and projecting flange 11.
  • the cage 15 can be raised by the action of piston and cylinder assemblies 25 with the cylinders pivotally mounted at 25' on the lower portion 1 of the tower and having their piston rods 26 engage the cage at pivots 28'.
  • two assemblies 25 may be provided instead of the four shown in the drawmgs.
  • the auxiliary cage 11 has rollers 12 and 18 mounted on its inner side, the rollers 12 guiding the auxiliary cage 11 for translational movement along the tower and the rollers 18 guiding the auxiliary cage in its movements radially of the tower.
  • the axis of a roller 18 is designated 19 (FIGURE 5).
  • the rollers 12 are shown mounted in U-shaped retaining means 40.
  • the auxiliary cage 11 Upon actuation of the cylinders 25 the auxiliary cage 11 is pushed upwardly, the rollers 12 and 18 being guided by the guide rails 13. Due to the curved portion at the upper end of each guide rail, the auxiliary cage 11, with the cage 15 and the remaining devices, adopts a tilted position.
  • the shape of the guide rails 13 ensures that the centre of gravity of the vertically adjustable and rotating elements departs only very slightly from the vertical central axis or" the tower 1 and, when the cage is in its highest position, lies on the central axis.
  • the lifting devices for the vertical movement of the cage or the auxiliary cage can, in the various embodiments, be arranged in the interior of the tower to act on the cage via tension rods, or they can act on the auxiliary cage from below to force the latter upwardly, or they can aot directly on the frame 4 and tilt the cage by varying the height to which different sides of the frame 4 are raised.
  • Both the lifting movement and the tilting movement may alternatively be effected by purely mechanical means, the tilting movement, for example, being produced by means of a guide linkage.
  • the cage may be tilted about a horizontal axis which is laterally offset and does not intersect the vertical central axis of the tower or the axis of rotation of the seat-carriers; this does not, however, imply any change in the essential character of the invention.
  • a merry-go-round comprising a vertically immovable tower, vertically movable driving means surrounding the tower, supporting means surrounding the tower, means mounting the supporting means on the driving means for movement thereby along the tower' and for tilting movement relative thereto in a vertical plane, at lease one of said means being engageable with the tower for slid able guiding movement thercalong, an annular cage mounted on the supporting means for rotation thereon about the tower, means for rotating the cage relative to the tower, and seating means supported by the cage.
  • the at least one means engageable with the tower is the driving means and includes a sleeve ember slidably mounted on the tower, the supporting means comprising an annular member mounted on said sleeve member for said ti table movement.
  • a merry-go-round comprising a vertically immovable tower, a supporting device surrounding the tower, a plurality of vertically movable drive means about the tower, means mounting the supporting device on the vertically movable means for movement thereby along the tower and for tilta'ble movement relative thereto in a vertical plane, a rail on the tower extending generally vertically and having its upper end bent at an angle to the vertical, a follower on the supporting device engageable with the rail for tilting the supporting device as it is moved upwardly, a cage mounted on the supporting device for rotation thereon about the tower and for vertical and tiltable movements the ewith, and seating means secured to the cage.
  • the vertically movable means supporting the device for tiltable movement includes a plurality of vertically supported piston and cyiindcr assemblies, one end of each assembly ibeing pivotally mounted to the supported device and the other end to the base of the tower, whereby said device is capable of tilting in a vertical plane upon application of fluid pressure within the cylinder, to move the supporting device vertically.
  • the at least one means engageable with the tower for slidable guiding movement therealong is the supporting means and includes at least one follower secured thereto, a generally vertically extending guide rail on the tower with which the follower engages, said rail having at least one portion thereof bent at an angle to the vertical, whereby vertical movements of the supporting means by the driving means causes tilting movements of the supporting means.
  • a merrygo-1'ound according to claim 1 including a fixed generally vertically extending guide rail on the tower having a portion thereof bent at an angle to the vertical, the said at least one means including a follower secured to the supporting means engageable with the guide rail for tilting the supporting means when the follower moves through the bent portion during vertical reciprocation of the supporting means.

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US3747419A (en) * 1971-10-21 1973-07-24 Beecroft R Orbiter with rocking motion
FR2168499A1 (fr) * 1972-01-19 1973-08-31 Huss & Co Heinr W
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US3297319A (en) * 1962-07-31 1967-01-10 Chereau Madeleine Merry-go-round
US3457876A (en) * 1966-07-20 1969-07-29 William Darwin Holden Suspended railway system
US3747419A (en) * 1971-10-21 1973-07-24 Beecroft R Orbiter with rocking motion
FR2168499A1 (fr) * 1972-01-19 1973-08-31 Huss & Co Heinr W
EP0341759A2 (fr) * 1987-03-19 1989-11-15 Huss Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Manège avec une structure centrale et un dispositif de levage et d'excentrique
EP0341759A3 (en) * 1987-03-19 1989-12-27 Huss Maschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Kg Merry-go-round with a central structure and a lifting and excentric device
EP0325783A1 (fr) * 1988-01-15 1989-08-02 Silvia Anna Maria Heininger Carrousel
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US20090209357A1 (en) * 2008-02-19 2009-08-20 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Amusement park ride providing free-flying experience
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CN102814044A (zh) * 2012-08-25 2012-12-12 中山市金马科技娱乐设备有限公司 一种组合运动游艺机
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ITUB20154882A1 (it) * 2015-10-23 2017-04-23 I E Park S R L Soli Bumper Cars Giostra rotante
WO2023001518A1 (fr) * 2021-07-19 2023-01-26 Raw Tex International Establishment Ensemble oscillant et procédé d'oscillation

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