WO2008007569A1

WO2008007569A1 - Play ride, and its turning method

Info

Publication number: WO2008007569A1
Application number: PCT/JP2007/063131
Authority: WO
Inventors: Akihisa Aoto; Yuichi Ide; Mizuki Itoh; Hidetaka Nishimura
Original assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Doing Business As Sega Corporation
Priority date: 2006-07-10
Filing date: 2007-06-29
Publication date: 2008-01-17
Also published as: JP2008017886A

Abstract

Provided is a play ride (1) for running while carrying a player along a running course (2) changing its running direction up and down and to the right and left. In the play ride (1), a seat support (50) including a player's seat (55) is so supported on a bogie (15) having a hinged bed (36) through a seat turning device (44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49) as can be driven to turn on a vertical turning axis (C) of the hinged bed (36) by a turning motor (45). When a position detecting sensor (68) of the play ride (1) detects a position detecting unit (67) disposed at a predetermined position on the running course (2), a control device (69) acts, in response to a turning direction and a turning speed signal issued from a turning sensor (75) of the play ride (1), so that the seat turning device (44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49) may take either an active state or an inactive state. In the active state, the seat support (50) is turned by the turning motor (45). In the inactive state, the turn of the seat support (50) by the turning motor (45) is interrupted. As a result, it is possible to realize the turning state which changes each time in a specific turning state setting area of the running course (2).

Description

Specification

Play vehicle and its turning method

Technical field

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an amusement vehicle and a turning method for turning a seat support that supports a player seating seat while running along a course.

Background art

[0002] As disclosed in Patent Document 1, in a game vehicle of a vehicle game facility, a seat for a player seated on the vehicle or a seat support that supports the seat is provided on the upper surface of the carriage of the vehicle. There is known one that rotates around a vertical rotation axis orthogonal to the axis.

[0003] Further, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is known to provide a blinking light that blinks intermittently on an amusement vehicle.

[0004] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-166058

Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-262756

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0005] In the vehicle amusement facility in which the amusement vehicle described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 runs, the seat support including the seat is swung in a predetermined direction in a predetermined area of the course. It is easy for a player who repeatedly uses the game to get bored of changes in the scenery and background around the seat.

[0006] Further, in this known vehicle amusement facility, the seat support is forcibly turned in a predetermined area, so that there is little thrilling feeling that the turning time and turning speed do not change.

[0007] The present invention relates to an amusement vehicle and a turning method thereof that have overcome such difficulties, and each time the user rides the vehicle, a change occurs in the turning state of the seat depending on the seating position, the weight of the passenger, and the like. The problem is to provide a V, a thrilling amusement vehicle and its turning method that will change the seat turning drive depending on the value of the seat turning speed.

[0008] Furthermore, in the game vehicle described in Patent Document 2, the blinking light flashes regardless of the traveling state of the vehicle, so that the traveling state of the vehicle can be easily identified to the player and other spectators on the vehicle. I couldn't.

Means for solving the problem

[0009] The present invention relates to an amusement vehicle and a turning method thereof that eliminate such drawbacks, and the purpose thereof is that each time the vehicle rides, a different change occurs in the turning state of the seat, and the turning speed of the seat is increased. Therefore, the present invention provides a thrilling amusement vehicle and its turning method that does not get tired by changing the turning drive of the seat.

In order to achieve this object, according to the present invention, a game vehicle that travels with a turn along a traveling course in which the course direction changes vertically and horizontally has a vertical turning axis. A carriage including a pivot table, a seat support that is supported by the pivot platform so as to be pivotable about the vertical pivot axis and includes a player seat, and a seat that includes the player seat An operating state in which a turning torque is applied to the support, and a seat turning device that can be shifted in a non-operating state without applying a turning torque to the seat support including the player seating seat, and the seat support From a turning sensor that detects a turning direction and a turning speed, a position detection sensor that detects a position detector provided at a specific position on the traveling course, a position detection signal of the position detection sensor force, and the turning sensor A game vehicle comprising: a control device that operates to cause the seat turning device to shift between the operating state and the non-operating state in accordance with a turning direction and a turning speed signal. Is provided.

[0011] Preferably, the carriage is configured to have a plurality of wheels that rotate in contact with each of a pair of left and right rails of a traveling course.

[0012] It is desirable that the seat support including the player seat is configured to have a center of gravity that is eccentric in the horizontal direction with respect to the vertical pivot axis.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the seat turning device includes a ring to be turned fixed to a lower surface of a seat support, a turning motor fixed on a carriage, and rotation driven by the turning motor. , A tire that can take a contact position that contacts both the swiveled ring and the roller, and an isolation position that is isolated from both the swiveled ring and the roller, and a contact position on the tire. And a drive source that acts to take any one of the isolation positions, and at the contact position, the power of the swing motor Is converted into rotation of the tire through the roller, and the operation state is obtained by applying a turning torque to the to-be-turned ring and the seat support through the tire.

[0014] When the turning sensor detects that the seat support is turning at a speed exceeding a predetermined turning speed, the control device puts the seat turning device into a non-operating state, and the turning sensor When it is detected that the seat support is turning at a predetermined turning speed or less, it is possible to provide a means for operating the seat turning device to be in an operating state.

[0015] The control device sets the seat turning device to an operation state when the seat sensor detects that the seat support is turned, and turns torque in a selected direction. Can be provided to the sheet support.

Preferably, an LED that is lit in conjunction with the turning of the seat support including the player seat is provided on the seat support.

[0016] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seat support having a seat for a player seating, which is supported by a turning drive means so as to be rotatable around a vertical turning axis, and is provided on a traveling course. A turning control method for an amusement vehicle that travels with a turn, wherein the turning direction and the turning speed of the seat support are detected, the fact that the amusement vehicle has reached a predetermined position on a running course, and When an amusement vehicle that has reached a predetermined position is rotating at a speed that exceeds a predetermined turning speed, the seat support body stops turning, and the amusement vehicle that has reached the predetermined position turns below a predetermined turning speed. In this case, there is provided a turning control method for an amusement vehicle characterized in that the turning of the seat support is continued by the turning drive means.

[0017] When the turning speed of the game vehicle that has reached the predetermined position is 0, the turning support means can turn the seat support in a predetermined direction.

Preferably, when the turning speed of the game vehicle that has reached the predetermined position is equal to or lower than the predetermined turning speed and is not 0, the seat support is turned by the turning driving means in the same direction as the turning is made.

The invention's effect [0018] According to the present invention, when an amusement vehicle enters a predetermined seat turning state setting area, it detects it, detects the turning direction and turning speed of the seat support, and detects the detected turning direction. Depending on the turning speed, the force for further turning the seat support is determined and controlled each time whether the turning is stopped or in which direction the turning is performed. Therefore, the manner of turning of the seat support and the player seated seat supported by the seat support can be changed each time, and the player can enjoy the thrilling game that never gets tired.

[0019] According to the embodiment of the present invention, the center of gravity of the seat support including the seat is biased in the horizontal direction with respect to the vertical turning axis orthogonal to the upper surface of the cart of the game vehicle, and the seat support is the vertical Since it is pivotally supported around the pivot axis, if the course is tilted, the cart of the play vehicle will also tilt accordingly, and the seat or seat support will rise in the direction of the tilted slope. Turn to.

[0020] Further, when an amusement vehicle travels on the curved portion of the traveling course, if the traveling speed at that time is high, the centrifugal force is greater than the force in the inclination direction by the left and right banks of the traveling course, and the inside of the traveling course is curved. The sheet or the sheet support part is suitable. For this reason, when the game vehicle passes through the seat turning state setting area, the seat turning device operates appropriately according to the seat turning state, and the player who is on the game vehicle is placed in an unpredictable turning state. Moreover, the interest of the player is extremely high.

[0021] Further, when the game vehicle enters a predetermined seat turning state setting area, if the seat turns beyond a predetermined turning speed, the seat turning device is in an inoperative state, and the turning torque is applied to the seat. Can not continue to turn with the moment of inertia of the seat

[0022] Then, when the seat turns below the predetermined turning speed, the seat turning device is in an operating state, turning torque is applied to the seat in the same direction as the turning direction so far, and the turning speed of the seat is reduced. Accelerated.

[0023] Accordingly, when the turning speed of the seat is equal to or higher than the predetermined speed, the seat is not accelerated in the turning direction. However, when the speed is lower than the predetermined speed, the seat is accelerated in the turning direction. The player can enjoy the turning state. [0024] In the present invention, when the seat turning speed exceeds the allowable range speed, the seat turning speed is reduced below the allowable turning speed so as not to cause discomfort to the player who has boarded the game vehicle. Can do.

[0025] According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the turning of the seat is stopped, the seat turning device is operated, and the seat is randomly selected in one or the other direction to turn. Therefore, the seat can always keep the turning state, so that the player can have a combined feeling of riding on a normal roller coaster and riding on a coffee cup.

[0026] According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the seat turns at a high speed corresponding to the turning speed of the seat, the LED blinks frequently, and not only the player who is on the vehicle but also other spectators. It is possible to feel that the seat is swiveling vigorously.

Brief Description of Drawings

[0027] FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a vehicle play facility including a course on which a play vehicle according to the present invention runs.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the rail cut along the longitudinal direction of the course of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a sheet support.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the seat support viewed from a direction different from FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an amusement vehicle as viewed from the side force of the rail.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional front view of an amusement vehicle as viewed in the direction of the rail.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional front view of an amusement vehicle similar to FIG. 6 with the circulation path inclined in the width direction.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a sheet support.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the carriage.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a sheet support.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a seat support turning control device.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the operation of the seat support turning control device.

Explanation of symbols [0028] 0 ... Vehicle amusement equipment, 1 ... Amusement vehicle, 2 ... Circulating route, 3 ... Building, 4 ... Pole, 5 ... Uplift drive mechanism, 6 ... Substructure, 7 ... Rail support, 8 ... posts, 9 ... connecting members, 10 ... brackets, 11 "rails, 12 ... brackets, 13 ... platforms, 14 ... endless chains, 15 ... carts, 16 ... main frames, 17 ... horizontal frames, 18 ... Bumper, 19 axis

20 ... Wheel support member, 21 ... Bracket, 22, 23 ... Running wheel, 24 ... Upper bracket, 25 ~ Guide shaft, 26 ... Guide wheel, 27 ... Lower bracket, 28 ... Jump prevention shaft, 29 ... Jump prevention wheel ,

30 ... Projection piece, 31 ... Hollow thickness receiving member, 32 ... Reception piece, 33 ... 'Bolt, 34 ...' Hook, 35 ... Mounting piece, 36 ... Pivot, 37 ... Mounting plate, 38 ... Fixed Ring, 39 ... bolt,

40 ··· Bonoré, 41 ··· Rotating ring, 42 ··· Ring, 43 ··· Bonole 卜, 44 ··· Swivel ring, 45 ··· Rotating motor, 46… roller, 47… oscillation Lever, 48 "tire, 49 ... pneumatic cylinder,

50 ··· Seat support, 51 ··· Frame member, 52 ··· Ring member, 53 ··· Connecting member, 54 ··· Floor plate ·························· LED, 59 "'LED,

60 ... restraint body 61 ... centroid, 62 ... arm, 63 ... collector, 64 ... feed trolley wire, 65 ... hollow thick width receiving member, 66 ... wheel, 67 ... turning position detection piece, 68 ... turning position detection sensor, 69 · · · Seat support turning control device,

70 ... Control part, 71 ... Memory, 72 ... Turning direction · Turning speed detection part, 73 ... Pneumatic cylinder drive control part, 74 ... Motor drive control part, 75 ... Turning sensor, 76 ... Permanent magnet, 77 … Field coil, 78 · “DCZDC converter, 79… battery.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 13 will be described.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle amusement facility 0 is installed in a building 3 whose walls are illustrated by outer lines, and the circulation path 2 constituting the traveling course of the vehicle amusement facility 0 is a building 3 meandering irregularly while avoiding a large number of pillars 4, and at the crossing part in plan view, it is formed into an endless shape that crosses in three dimensions and undulates each other, and one straight line part of the circulation path 2 is a boarding area The platform area is 2a. The game vehicle 1 on the circulation path 2 starts from the platform area 2a, and is driven by the difference in level of the circulation path 2 and the power acting on the game vehicle 1 in the first ascending area 2b and the second ascending area 2c. , While repeating acceleration and deceleration on circulation path 2 You can drive and return to the original platform area 2a.

[0031] The height of the circulation path 2 is set to a height indicated by a numerical value (in millimeters) for each specific portion of the circulation path 2 shown in FIG. Figure 2 shows the height of a number of specific locations (indicated by circles) in circulation path 2. The numbers enclosed in circles in the figure are represented by the numbers in parentheses in the following explanation. In Fig. 1, the circulation path 2 gently inclines downwardly through the outlet 2ae (1) force of the platform area 2a having a height of 70 cm and the inlet 2bi (2) having a height of 10 cm in the first ascending area 2b. In the first ascending zone 2b, an ascending drive 5 described later is provided, the height of the outlet 2be (3) of the first ascending zone 2b is set to 620 cm, and the inclination angle of the first ascending zone 2b is 25. °, with the largest inclination angle in circulation path 2. Circulation path 2 starts from exit 2be (3) of first ascending zone 2b, passes through place (4) at a height of 580cm, first low zone 2d (5) at 330cm in height, and first high zone at 560cm in height. 2e (6), via a location (7) with a height of 485cm, then a second low zone 2f (8) with a height of 75cm, a second high zone 2g (9) with a height of 36 Ocm, with a height of 292cm Via the place (10), the place of 310cm height (11), the third low area 2h (12) of height 60cm and the place (13) of height 100cm, the second rise area 2c 112cm height entrance 2ci Connected to (14). 1st rising area 2b outlet 2be (3) force 2nd rising area 2c inlet 2ci (14) high area 2e (6), 2g (9) are both first rising area 2b outlet 2be (3 ), The game vehicle 1 is able to move these high areas 2e (6), 2g (9) to these high areas 2e (6), 2g (9) without any lifting drive. 9) You will be able to get over!

[0032] In addition, the outlet 2ce (15) having a height of 600 cm in the second ascending zone 2c is composed of a fourth low zone 2i (16) having a height of 200 cm, a third high zone having a height of 450 cm ¾ (17), and a height. 400cm place (18), height 2 50cm 5th low area 2k (19), height 347. 8cm 4th high area 21 (20), height 293. lcm place (21), height 220cm (22), 70cm high 6th low area 2m (23), 230cm high 5th high area 2n (24), 60cm high 6th low area 20 (25), 193cm high It is connected to the entrance 2ai (27) of the platform area 2a via the place (26). The exit 2ce (15) force of the second ascending zone 2c and the high zone ¾ (17), 21 (20), 2n (24) between the platform zones 2a are also from the outlet 2ce (15) of the second ascending zone 2c. The game vehicle 1 can easily ride over these high zones ¾ (17), 21 (20), 2h (24). [0033] Further, along the circulation path 2, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 6 and 7, a foundation structure 6 made of steel or the like is constructed, and a rail is provided on the surface 6a of the foundation structure 6. Support 7 is laid. In the corner portion of the circulation path 2, as shown in FIG. 7, the top surface 6a of the foundation structure 6 is formed into an inclined surface so that the inside of the curve of the circulation path 2 is low and the outside of the curve is high, The maximum inclination angle with respect to the horizontal plane is about 15 ° at maximum.

[0034] Furthermore, the rail support body 7 is composed of a support column 8 standing upright on the left and right sides, and a connecting member 9 that is rigidly connected to the bottoms of the pair of left and right support columns 8 and whose both ends are integrally coupled. A bracket 10 protrudes from the upper end of each column 8 toward the outside, and a circular rail 11 is attached to the end of the bracket 10 on the end. A bracket 12 is provided on the body from the upper end of each support column 8 inward.

In addition, the platform 13 is disposed outside the platform area 2a in the circulation path 2. In addition, endless chains 14 indicated by two-dot chain lines in FIG. 5 are stretched in parallel with the rails 11 in the first and second rising areas 2b and 2c. The endless chain 14 is located above the center of the connecting member 9 of the rail support 7 shown in FIG. The endless chain 14 forms the main part of the ascending drive 5 and extends obliquely upward along the upwardly inclined rail 11 (for example, at the exit 2ae of the platform area 2a in FIG. 1). Once the game vehicle 1 is inclined obliquely upward), the game vehicle 1 is pulled upward by the endless chain 14 in which the game vehicle 1 rotates, as described later.

Next, the game vehicle 1 traveling on the circulation route 2 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the game vehicle 1 has a carriage 15. As shown in FIG. 9, the carriage 15 is configured by connecting a pair of horizontal frames 17 oriented in the vehicle width direction to both ends of a main frame 16 oriented in the traveling direction of the game vehicle 1 in a body. The Bumpers 18 made of soft rubber are attached to the front and rear outer end surfaces of the horizontal frame 17 at both ends of the main frame 16, and the front and rear portions of the main frame 16 are arranged in the vertical direction as shown in FIGS. Wheel support members 20 are pivotally attached to each other via a shaft 19 oriented toward the center. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, brackets 21 directed downward are fixed to the body at both ends of the wheel support member 20, and a traveling axle 22 directed outward is directed to each bracket 21. A traveling wheel 23 is rotatably fitted to the traveling axle 22 through the body. An upper bracket 24 is attached to the outer end of the traveling axle 22. A guide shaft 25 (see FIG. 5), which is attached to the body and oriented downward, is integrally fixed to the lower end of the upper bracket 24, and guide wheels 26 are rotatably fitted to the guide shaft 25. A lower bracket 27 is attached to the body at the lower end of the guide wheel 26, and a jump preventing shaft 28 pointing inwardly to the lower bracket 27 is fixed to the body so as to jump to the jump preventing shaft 28. The ascending prevention wheel 29 is rotatably fitted, and the traveling wheel 23, the guide wheel 26, and the jumping prevention wheel 29 sandwich the upper and lower sides of the rail 11 and both outer sides, and the corner portion of the circulation path 2. Then, the traveling axle 22 turns around the axis 19, and the game vehicle 1 can run stably along the rail 11 which is disengaged vertically and horizontally from the rail 1!

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a plate-shaped hollow thick width receiving member 31 is provided with projecting pieces 30 projecting downward from the central portion of the lower surface of the main frame 16 and both front and rear portions, and oriented in the front-rear direction. A receiving piece 32 is projected upward from the top surface of the main frame 16 in correspondence with the protruding piece 30, and a bolt 33 penetrating both the protruding piece 30 and the receiving piece 32 is provided on the main frame 16. Installed on the body. The upper end of the hook 34 penetrating through the hollow thick width receiving member 31 from the top downward is integrally attached to the mounting piece of the frame 16, and the lower end hook portion of the hook 34 is engaged with the endless chain 14. By the hook 34 that engages the endless chain 14 that rotates, the game vehicle 1 is pulled and driven to rise in the first and second ascending zones 2b and 2c of the circulation path 2. It has become.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in the center of the main frame 16 of the carriage 15, the carriage 15 defined by the upper surfaces of the main frame 16, the lateral frame 17, and the wheel support member 20 of the carriage 15. A pivotal support 36 is formed in a body standing upright with respect to the upper surface of the base, and is located on the upper side of the pivotal support 36. The center axis C of the vertical direction C (Fig. 8) will be described later. Thus, the seat support 50 is provided so as to be pivotable.

[0040] Before describing the pivot support mechanism of the seat support 50, the seat support 50 will be described.

[0041] As shown in Figs. 8 to 10, the planar shape of the sheet support 50 is formed in a shape in which the opposite edges of the discs are cut in a straight line parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 10, the frame member 51 having a shape along the outer peripheral edge of the seat support 50, the annular member 52 disposed at the center of the frame member 51, and the frame member 51 and the annular member 52 are connected to each other. Connecting member 53; The frame member 51, the annular member 52, and the connecting member 53 are composed of a floor plate 54 (see FIGS. 6, 7, and 8) integrally stretched on the upper surface. The connecting member 53 has a structure in which elongated members are integrally coupled to each other in a lattice shape at predetermined intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions. As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 8, a pair of left and right seats 55 are integrally attached to the seat support 50 along the longitudinal direction of the seat support 50 on the floor plate 54.

[0042] On the outer periphery of the floor plate 54, a protective frame 56 is provided on the seat support body 50, and the opening / closing door 57 is positioned in front of the seat 55 so as to be swingable about a vertical axis. The outer surface of the protective frame 56 is provided with a large number of LEDs 58 as illumination lamps and other LEDs 59, and the seat 55 is provided with a restraining body 60 for protecting the seat occupant. It is.

[0043] The center of gravity 61 of all members provided on the seat support 50 is the center of the floor plate 54, that is, the center axis in the vertical direction of the pivot table 36 on the carriage 15, as shown in FIG. It is unevenly distributed at a location located at the rear of the sheet 55 rather than C. The center of gravity 61 is always unevenly distributed behind the central axis C in the vertical direction, regardless of whether a player is seated on the seat 55 or not.

[0044] In the pivot support mechanism of the floor plate 54, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7, a mounting plate 37 is coupled to the upper surface of the pivot table 36, and the top of the mounting plate 37 is mounted. The fixing ring 38 is overlapped with the mounting plate 37 by bolts 39, and the fixing ring 38 is coupled to the body, and the rotating ring 41 is centered in the vertical direction of the pivot base 36 via the ball 40 on the outer peripheral surface of the fixing ring 38. It is fitted so that it can be turned around its axis.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, which is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 5, a ring plate 42 is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the annular member 52 of the seat support 50, and the rotating ring 41 and The ring plate 42 is integrally connected with a bolt 43. The seat support 50 is a pivot support mechanism comprising a pivot support 36, a mounting plate 37, a fixing ring 38, a bolt 39, a ball 40, a rotating ring 41, a ring plate 42 and a bolt 43. It is pivotally supported so that it can freely turn around the direction center axis C.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a rotating ring 44 is attached to the lower surface of the seat support 50 so as to be concentric with the annular member 52. As shown in Figures 5 and 10, the pivot table 36 A swing motor 45 is installed on the carriage 15 on the outside of the carriage 15, and a roller 46 is fitted to the body on the vertical rotation shaft of the swing motor 45. The base of the swing lever 47 is adjacent to the roller 46 and is pivotally supported on the carriage 15 at a position outside the pivot support 36 so that the swing lever 47 can swing along a plane parallel to the floor plate 54. . A pivot 48 as a rotation transmitting means is pivotally mounted substantially at the center of the swing lever 47, and a tip of a piston rod 49a of a pneumatic cylinder 49 as a drive source is pivotally mounted at the tip of the swing lever 47. The base portion of the pneumatic cylinder 49 is pivotally attached to the pivot support 36 via an unillustrated coupling member. When the pneumatic cylinder 49 is extended, the tire 48 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the swiveled ring 44 and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 46, and the driving torque of the swiveling motor 45 is increased by the roller 46, the tire 48, and the swiveled ring 44. The sheet support 50 is transmitted to the seat support 50, and the seat support 50 is turned. The to-be-slewed ring 44, the turning motor 45, the roller 46, the swing lever 47, the tire 48, and the pneumatic cylinder 49 constitute a seat turning device.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, an arm 62 projects from the main frame 16 in the vehicle body width direction, and a current collector 63 is provided on the lower surface of the tip of the arm 62 to supply power to the game vehicle 1. The power supply trolley wire 64 is installed on the bracket 12 projecting inward from the upper end of the support column 8 at the location indicated by the thick line in FIG. Electric power is supplied to the turning motor 45 and other devices via the electronic 63.

[0048] Furthermore, the hollow thick width receiving member 31 that protrudes downward integrally with the main frame 16 as shown in FIG. 6 is provided at the turning position of the game vehicle 1, the immediately preceding position, and the platform area 2a. A pair of wheels 66 are provided on the rail support 7 so as to be sandwiched between them, and when the predetermined limit traveling speed is exceeded or the control signal of the ground control center force is received, the game vehicle 1 is required. Driving braking force is applied. Therefore, the hollow thick width receiving member 31 and the pair of wheels 66 constitute a seat turning speed reducing device.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the turning control of the seat support 50 and the blinking control of the LED 58 in the game vehicle 1 will be described.

[0050] In the area in which the seat support 50 of the game vehicle 1 is swiveled, as shown in FIG. 12, the forward direction of the game vehicle 1 is more forward than the feed trolley wire 64 laid along the rail 11, A turning position detecting piece 67 is attached to the rail 11. Dolly 15 or seat support The holding body 50 is provided with a turning position detection sensor 68 that detects that the turning position detection piece 67 has approached, and the detection signal of the turning position detection sensor 68 is a control unit of the seat support turning control device 69. It will be sent to 70.

[0051] In addition to the control unit 70, the seat support turning control device 69 provided in the game vehicle 1 includes a memory 71, a turning direction 'turning speed detection unit 72, a pneumatic cylinder drive control unit 73, and a motor drive control unit 74. The memory 71 stores a turning reference value indicating whether or not the turning to the seat support 50 should be accelerated, and has a function of changing the turning reference value to another value.

[0052] The pivot support 36 of the carriage 15 is provided with a turning sensor 75, and a large number of permanent magnets 76 are attached to the rotating ring 41 integral with the seat support 50 in the circumferential direction. The pulse generated every time it passes near 75 is sent from the turning sensor 75 to the turning direction / turning speed detection unit 72.

[0053] Further, a field coil 77 is attached near the rotation sensor 75 adjacent to the permanent magnet 76 of the rotating ring 41, and the field coil 77 is connected to the LED 58, and the seat support 50, that is, the rotating ring. When 41 rotates, LED58 blinks at intervals corresponding to the rotation speed.

[0054] The current collector 63 is connected to the motor drive control unit 74 via the DCZDC converter 78 and is connected to the battery 79 via the DC / DC converter 78. The battery 79 is connected to the LED 59, When the current collector 63 is connected to the feeding trolley wire 64, the direct current sent from the feeding trolley wire 64 is fed to the motor drive control unit 74 via the DCZDC converter 78, and the turning motor 45 can rotate. In addition, the power supply trolley wire 64 power is supplied to the battery 79 with the supplied direct current.

[0055] Since the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 13 is configured as described above, when the play vehicle 1 travels in the circulation path 2 and returns to the platform area 2a, the wheel 66 is connected to the play vehicle 1. A braking torque is generated in the wheel 66 by a control signal from the control center on the ground with the hollow thickness receiving member 65 interposed therebetween, and the game vehicle 1 can stop at a predetermined position in the platform area 2a.

[0056] The seat support 50 of the stopped game vehicle 1 in the platform area 2a is shown in FIG. In this way, the directions are aligned all at once so that the front surface of the open / close door 57 faces the platform.

[0057] Next, after all the players who have boarded the game vehicle 1 are seated in the seat 55 and the restraint body 60 is hung on the body, the operation manager of the vehicle game facility 0 confirms that the game vehicle 1 When you starting operation, the player on the game vehicle 1 while being restrained with a all restraint 60, braking of the wheel ⁶ 6 is released. Due to the downward slope facing from the platform area 2a of the circulation path 2 to the entrance 2bi of the first ascending area 2b, the game vehicle 1 starts moving forward, and the player who rides on the seat support 50, Next to the direction of travel, turn right and then turn left.

[0058] Then, when the game vehicle 1 reaches the entrance 2bi of the first ascending zone 2b, the ascending drive unit 5 operates, and the endless chain 14 starts rotating and is engaged with the endless chain 14. The hook 34 is pulled upward, and the game vehicle 1 moves upward toward the exit 2be of the first ascending zone 2b. At this time, since the first ascending zone 2b is tilted upward by a forward force, the seat support 50 turns so that its center of gravity 61 comes rearward in the traveling direction, and the seat support 50 is seated on the game vehicle 1. G 55 faces forward in the direction of travel.

[0059] When the game vehicle 1 crosses the exit 2be of the first ascending zone 2b, the game vehicle 1 starts to run down on the circulation path 2 toward the first low zone 2d, and then the first low zone 2d. As a result, the inertia force rises to the first high area 2e lower than the first ascending area exit 2be, and rises like this.By repeatedly descending, the second low area 2f, the second high area 2g, and the third low Pass through area 2h and reach entrance 2ci of second rising area 2c.

[0060] In the second ascending zone 2c, the vehicle amusement facility 0 operates in the same manner as the first ascending zone 2b, and the amusement vehicle 1 rises from its entrance 2d toward the exit 2ce, and is the same as described above. In addition, the play vehicle 1 repeatedly descends and rises, the fourth low area 2i, the third high area 2j, the fifth low area 2k, the fourth high area 21, the sixth low area 2m, the fifth high area 2n and the seventh. Pass through low zone 2ο and return to platform zone 2a.

[0061] In this way, the game vehicle 1 departs from the platform area 2a, travels on the circulation path 2 and returns to the platform area 2a again, and then decelerates or stops the game vehicle 1 (platform area 2a). Wheel 66 is placed at the location where the wheel 66 is hollow. By acting on the purse support member 31, the game vehicle 1 is appropriately decelerated and stopped accurately.

Next, a change in the orientation of the sheet support 50, that is, the sheet 55 will be described.

[0063] First, if the inertial force accompanying acceleration / deceleration or the centrifugal force due to passing through the curved path does not act on the game vehicle 1, assuming that the carriage 15 is inclined on the circulation path 2, the center of gravity of the seat 55 61 Is unevenly distributed rearward with respect to the central axis C of the pivot stand 36, so that the seat 55 faces in a direction in which the carriage 15 tilts upward. When the inertial force or centrifugal force acts on the game vehicle 1, the seat 55 turns to the opposite side of the inertial force or centrifugal force.

[0064] When the game vehicle 1 is stopped in the platform area 2a, the opening / closing door 57 in front of the seat 55 faces the platform 13 so that the player can get on and off smoothly. When the vehicle starts traveling, the process proceeds to step S 1 in the flowchart of FIG. Circulation path 2 from platform zone outlet 2ae (1) to first ascending zone inlet 2bi (2) has a gentle downward slope. Then, the tire 48 is separated from the swiveled ring 44 by force, so that the seat 55 can freely turn with respect to the carriage 15. This state is a non-operating state in which the turning torque of the turning motor 45 is not transmitted to the turn target ring 44 to the seat turning devices 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49. In this non-operating state, the seat 55 starts to turn clockwise so as to face the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the game vehicle 1 due to the downward slope.

[0065] When the game vehicle 1 approaches the first ascending zone 2bi (2), the traveling speed increases due to the drop between the platform zone exit 2ae (1) and the first ascending zone entrance 2bi (2). . Therefore, the centrifugal force acts on the seat 55 at the curved path curved portion in front of the first ascending zone inlet 2bi (2), and the seat 55 further turns clockwise so as to face the curved center of the curved portion. When the play vehicle 1 enters the first ascending zone 2b, the seat 55 turns in the traveling direction with a steep slope of the circulation path 2.

[0066] The direction of the seat 55 of the game vehicle 1 passing through the first ascending zone 2b is the weight of the player who rides on the game vehicle 1 and sits on the two seats 55 on the seat support 50, and the game vehicle. Depending on the traveling speed of 1, the game vehicle 1 is not constant every time the circuit vehicle 1 circulates the circulation path 2, and by each game vehicle 1.

[0067] In addition, the first rising zone exit 2be (3) The power supply trolley wire 64 is bridged over the curved area (4). Therefore, the turning position detection sensor 68 attached to the carriage 15 of the game vehicle 1 approaches the turning position detection piece 67 on the front side of the feeding trolley wire 64 in the traveling direction, and the seat support turning control device 69 Is switched to the operating state and proceeds to step S2 in the flowchart of FIG. Thereafter, when the current collector 63 attached to the carriage 15 is connected to the feeding trolley wire 64, the detection signal from the turning sensor 75 is detected in the turning direction and turning speed in the operating state of the seat support turning control device 69. Is transmitted to the unit 72 (step S3 in FIG. 13). In step S4 in FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not the seat support 50 turns less than or equal to the predetermined turning speed. If it is below, the process proceeds to step S5. If the turning speed of the seat support 50 is 0, step S6 The turning motor 45 starts to rotate counterclockwise, and in step S7, the pneumatic cylinder 49 is operated, the piston rod 49a is extended, and the tire 48 is pressed against the roller 46 and the ring to be turned 44, so that the seat turning device 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 are in an operating state, and the seat support 50 is turned to the left.

In step S8, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S9, where the pneumatic cylinder 49 returns to the non-operating state, and in step S10, the turning motor 45 is stopped.

[0069] In step S4, if the seat support 50 is at a certain turning speed or more, the turning motor 45 and the pneumatic cylinder 49 remain inactive, and the seat turning device 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 ,Four

9 is in a non-operating state, and the seat support 50 continues to turn due to its turning inertia, but the turning speed is reduced by friction between the fixed ring 38 and the rotating ring 41 and other external forces.

[0070] Further, in step S5, if the turning speed of the seat support 50 is not zero, step

Proceeding to S11, it is determined whether the seat support 50 is turning right or left. If it is turning left, the operation proceeds to step S6, and the same operation as described above is performed.

[0071] If the vehicle is turning right, the process proceeds to step S12 where the turning motor 45 rotates clockwise and step S

7. The process proceeds to step S8, step S9, and step S10, and the seat support 50 is gradually turned to the right while turning right with its turning inertia.

[0072] Such an operation is performed in the installation area of the feeding trolley wire 64 in the curved portion of the circulation path 2 shown in FIG. 1, but not in other areas! /.

[0073] However, in the vicinity of the platform area 2 where the power supply trolley wire 64 is installed adjacent to the platform 13 and the area guide wheel 26 provided on the front side thereof, as shown in FIG. The operation of the flowchart is not performed, and the turning control is performed so that the seat support 50 faces the platform 13.

[0074] In the area where the power supply trolley wire 64 other than the platform area 2 and the area guide wheel 26 is installed as described above, various swivel driving states are set according to the swiveling state of the seat support 50 as described above. Since the support 50 is used, a player who has boarded the game vehicle 1 will not get bored with the same turning state even if the game vehicle 1 of the game vehicle equipment 0 is used many times. .

The LED 58 is connected to the field coil 77, and a large number of permanent magnets 76 are provided in the circumferential direction on the rotating ring 41 integral with the sheet support 50, and the field is adjacent to the permanent magnet 76. Since the magnetic coil 77 is provided, the LED 58 flashes violently when the turning speed of the seat support 50 increases, and a player who is on the seat 55 of the seat support 50 or near the circulation path 2 The audience can easily recognize that the seat support 50 is turning at a rapid speed by flashing the LED 58 intensely.

[0076] Furthermore, the game vehicle 1 travels violently along the circulation path 2 in the same manner as an ordinary roller coaster, and the seat support 50 of the game vehicle 1 has a feeding trolley line except for the platform area 2 and the front side thereof. In the area where 64 is installed, the previous turning is accelerated according to the turning state of the seat support 50, or when the turning is stopped, the seat support 50 is driven to the left. Therefore, it is possible to experience the combined state of riding on a roller coaster and riding on a cohesive cup of amusement facilities, and can give high and fun to the player.

In the embodiment described above, the swivel motor 45 drives the swiveled ring 44 in the swiveling direction, and there is no function for braking the swiveling of the swiveled ring 44, that is, the seat support 50. When the turning speed of the seat support 50 is remarkably increased, if the tire 48 is pressed against the turn ring 44 and the roller 46 without turning on the turning motor 45, the turn ring 44 Alternatively, the turning of the seat support 50 can be braked so as not to cause discomfort to the player on the game vehicle 1.

[0078] In addition, in a state where the seat support 50 has stopped turning, the force control unit 70 that always turns the seat support 50 to the left makes it random for each stop state of the seat support 50. For this purpose, the turning direction of the seat support 50 may be set.

Furthermore, a power supply trolley wire 64 is installed over the entire length of the circulation path 2, a turning start switch is arranged near the seat 55, and a player seated on the seat 55 turns on the turning start switch as necessary. By doing so, the seat support 50 may be configured to pivot.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] In an amusement vehicle that travels with a turn along a traveling course (2) in which the course direction changes vertically and horizontally,

A carriage (15) with a pivot (36) having a vertical pivot (C);

A seat support (50) supported by the pivot support (36) so as to be pivotable about the vertical pivot axis (C), and comprising a player seat (55);

An operation state in which turning torque is applied to the seat support (50) including the player seating seat (55), and no turning torque is applied to the seat support (50) including the player seating seat (55). V, non-operating state! /, Seat swivel device (44,45,46,47,48,49) that can take any shift,

A position sensor for detecting a turning sensor (75) for detecting a turning direction and a turning speed of the seat support (50) and a position detector (67) provided at a specific position on the traveling course (2). (68)

Depending on the position detection signal from the position detection sensor (68) and the turning direction and turning speed signal from the turning sensor (75), the seat turning device (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49) A control device (69) that operates so as to shift between the operating state and the non-operating state! /

An amusement vehicle characterized by comprising:

[2] The cart (15) has a plurality of wheels (23, 26, 29) rotating in contact with each of a pair of left and right rails (11) of the traveling course (2). Item 1. Amusement vehicle according to item 1.

[3] The seat support (50) including the player seating seat (55) has a center of gravity (61) eccentric in the horizontal direction with respect to the vertical pivot axis (C). Item 1. The game vehicle.

[4] The seat turning device (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49) is fixed on the turn ring (44) fixed to the lower surface of the seat support (50) and the carriage (15). Slewing motor (45), a roller (46) rotated by the slewing motor (45), a contact position in contact with both the swiveled ring (44) and the roller (46), and the swiveled A tire (48) that can take an isolation position isolated from both the ring (44) and the roller (46), and the tire (48) to take either the abutment position or the isolation position. An actuating drive source (49) at the abutting position. Then, the power of the turning motor (45) is converted into rotation of the tire (48) through the roller (46), and the turned ring (44) and the seat support are passed through the tire (48). The game vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a turning torque is applied to (50) to obtain the operation state.

[5] When the turning sensor (75) detects that the seat support (50) turns at a speed exceeding a predetermined turning speed, the control device (69) 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49), and the turning sensor (75) detects that the seat support (50) is turning at a predetermined turning speed or less. The game vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means (70, 73) for operating the seat turning device (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49) to be in an operating state. .

[6] When the turning sensor (75) detects that the seat support (50) is not turning, the control device (69) detects the seat turning device (44, 46, 47, 48, The game vehicle according to claim 2 or 2, further comprising means (70, 74) for setting a swinging torque in a selected direction to the seat support (50) by setting 49) to an operating state.

[7] The seat support (50) is provided with LEDs (58, 59) that are turned on in conjunction with turning of the seat support (50) including the player seat (55). The game vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

[8] A seat support (50) having a seat for a player seat (55) supported so as to be pivotable about a vertical pivot axis (C) by a pivot drive means (45), and a traveling course (2 ) Is a turning control method for an amusement vehicle that travels with turning,

Detecting the turning direction and turning speed of the seat support (50);

Detecting that the amusement vehicle (1) has reached the predetermined position on the traveling course (2)

When the game vehicle (1) that has reached the predetermined position turns at a speed exceeding a predetermined turning speed, the turning of the seat support (50) is stopped,

When the game vehicle (1) that has reached the predetermined position is turning at a predetermined turning speed or less, the turning of the seat support (50) is continued by the turning drive means (45).

A turning control method for an amusement vehicle characterized by the above.

[9] When the turning speed of the game vehicle (1) that has reached the predetermined position is 0, the seat support The holding body (50) is turned in a predetermined direction by the turning drive means (45).

The turning control method for an amusement vehicle according to claim 8, wherein:

If the turning speed of the game vehicle (1) that has reached the predetermined position is equal to or lower than the predetermined turning speed and is not 0, the turning driving means is moved in the same direction as the seat support (50). Turn by (45)

The turning control method for a game vehicle according to claim 8.