JP2002018145A - Suspended roller coaster - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] The present invention provides a suspension-type roller coaster capable of not only inducing a feeling of flight feeling and freshness, but also driving at high speed. Things. SOLUTION: A bogie 4 is slidably mounted on an endless running rail 1 of a required length, which is erected in an up / down and bent shape, and the bogie 4 is suspended on the bogie 4 via a hanging arm 7. The seat 10 can be suspended in a substantially horizontal state, and a harness 18 is attached to the sheet 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a suspended roller coaster used in an amusement park or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of suspended roller core has been proposed.
As a starter, there is known an endless running rail of a required length, which is laid in an undulating / bend-like manner, and a trolley with a seat-like sheet is movably mounted thereon (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 6-1994). 254
JP-A-6-198080 and the like. Such a conventional suspension type roller coaster repeats a steep descent, a steep descent, a screw rotation, etc., while allowing a bogie to run slowly and steeply along an endless running rail. As a result, a thrill due to changes in acceleration, centrifugal force, gravity, and the like, which is an interesting feeling of the roller coaster, is caused.

[0003]

In the prior art constructed as described above, since the seat has a stool shape, the passenger can always be ridden in a stable stool. Because of the stable sitting state, it is not always satisfactory in terms of freshness and fun during traveling. In addition, the sheet is inevitably increased in height, and it is difficult to run at high speed due to large air resistance.

The present invention solves the problems of the conventional example,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a suspended roller coaster capable of not only inducing a feeling of flight and a fresh taste, but also allowing a high-speed running.

[0005]

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a bogie 4 is suspended on an endless running rail 1 having a required length, which is erected and bent in an elevated manner, so that the bogie 4 can run freely. 4, a prone sheet 10 can be suspended in a substantially horizontal manner via a suspension arm 7, and a harness 1 is attached to the sheet 10.
A suspension-type roller, characterized by being provided with 8
The main point is a coaster.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the sheet 10 has a tip portion pivotally attached to the suspension arm 7 so as to be freely rotatable.
The rear portion is freely suspended via a fluid pressure cylinder 12,
A suspension type roller coaster according to claim 1, characterized in that it can be locked by a locking means (21).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a guide rod is provided so that the rear end of the sheet 10 travels along guide rails 41 laid at the entry / exit points 39 and 40 when the passenger gets on and off the vehicle.
2. A liner 17 is provided.
And a suspension-type roller coaster described in (2) and (2).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the harness 18 is formed in a substantially contact plate shape so as to rest against the back of the prone passenger A and is seated via a fluid pressure cylinder 20. A suspension type roller coaster according to claim 1, wherein the suspension type roller coaster is rotatably attached to the apparatus.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the lock means 21 comprises a pair of lock holes 23 provided on both sides of the sheet 10, respectively.
Lock pieces 22, a lock body 24 with engagement recesses 26 attached to the lower ends on both sides of the suspension arm 7 to engage the lock pieces 22, and an insertion hole 27 formed in the lock body 24. Lock pin 28 with an operating roller 32 disposed to lock the lock hole 23 through the lock hole 23.
And a lock pin 34 with an operating roller 38 arranged to be locked in a lock hole 33 provided in the lock pin 28, and a lock pin 28 through the respective operating rollers 32, 38. Operation bars 42 and 43 erected at the boarding and disembarking points 39 and 40 for locking and unlocking the respective 34.
The gist of the present invention is a suspension type roller coaster according to claim 2, characterized in that it is comprised of 47.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes an endless running rail made of a pair of pipes formed on both sides at a predetermined angle in an undulating and bent manner. The rail 1 is laid in an elevated form via a bracket 3 supported by a pipe support 2 in a cantilever manner. 4 is a pair of three rollers on the endless running rail 1.
A rectangular cart slidably supported by a rail 5, 6 is a cushioning member attached to each end of the cart 4, and 7 is hung on the cart 4 via an attaching member 8. A pair of substantially triangular frame-shaped hanging arms on both sides, 9 is a cover attached to the hanging arm 7, and 10 is a suspended arm which is suspended in parallel with the hanging arm 7. Two prone sheets with width and length of
Each of the sheets 10 is pivotally connected to the suspension arm 7 via a pivot 11 at the front end thereof, and is rotated about the pivot 11 by a hydraulic cylinder 12 connected at the middle position. It is free. Reference numerals 13 and 14 denote a downward U-shaped handrail and a shoulder pad attached to the front end of each sheet 10, 15 side frames erected on both sides, 16 a step formed on the rear, 17 Is a guide roller mounted downward at the rear end to allow the vehicle to travel along a guide rail 41 described later.
Lar.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a harness provided above the sheet 10 so as to correspond to the sheet 10, and the harness 18 is a sheet 1
It is formed in a substantially rectangular contact plate shape so as to be held against the back of the passenger A who has been prone to riding at 0, and the front end is pivotally connected to the upper end of the front end of the sheet 10 via the pivot 19. Axis 1 from the hydraulic cylinder 20
9 is rotatable.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a locking means for locking the sheet 10 in a substantially horizontal state. Reference numeral 22 denotes a lock piece of a required length provided with a lock hole 23 at a front end of the lock means 21. Each of them is erected on the outermost side of the sheet 10. Reference numeral 24 denotes a substantially L-shaped lock body suspended from the rear end of the hanging arm 7 via a mounting member 25 so as to correspond to the lock piece 22, and 26 engages the leading end of the lock piece 22. An engaging recess 27 formed in the lower portion of the lock body 24 to allow the lock body 24 to pass through the engaging recess 26, and an insertion hole formed in the lock body 24 in a lateral direction so as to communicate with the engagement recess 26, and 28 to be freely inserted into the insertion hole 27. With the first lock pin provided, the first lock pin
The lock pin 28 is to be inserted into the lock hole 23 of the lock piece 22 engaged with the engagement concave portion 26 to be locked. Reference numeral 29 denotes a guide bar which is arranged side by side in a reciprocating manner through a guide hole 30 in the lock body 24 to guide the locking operation of the first lock pin 28, and 31 denotes a guide bar between the guide bar 29 and the first lock pin 28. A substantially L-shaped coupling member 32 for coupling the base end portion is provided with a coupling member 31 for locking and releasing the first lock pin 28 via a first release operation bar 42 and a lock operation bar 43 described later. First operating roller 33a mounted in the middle position of
33b are two lock holes formed upward at a predetermined interval at one end of the connecting member 31 so as to lock a second lock pin 34, which will be described later.
The second lock pin 36, which is vertically movable via a substantially L-shaped mounting member 35 above the second locking pin 3 so as to correspond to the
A pair of guide bars 37 on both sides, which are vertically movable on the lock body 24 so as to guide the vertical movement of
An urging spring 38 interposed in each of the guide bars 36 to constantly urge the lock pin 34 downward is a second spring described later.
A second operation roller attached to the mounting member 35 for releasing the second lock pin 34 via the release operation bar 47.

Reference numerals 39 and 40 denote a boarding point formed on an uphill and a getting-off point formed on a downhill, and 41 denotes a guide point for guiding the sheet 10 in a predetermined direction via the guide roller 17. The guide rails 42 and 43 laid respectively at the boarding point 39 and the getting off point 40 are the first operating rollers.
A guide part 45 having an inclined surface is disposed at each of the boarding and disembarking points 39 and 40 via a support 44 having a required height so as to press the inward and outward of the first lock pin 28 so as to lock and release the first lock pin 28.
A first release operation bar and a lock operation bar having 46;
Reference numeral 7 denotes a second having an inclined surface-shaped guide portion 48 attached to the first release operation bar 42 so as to press the second operation roller 38 upward to release the lock of the second lock pin 34. The first and second release operation bars 42 are used for the release operation bar.
47 and the lock operation bar 43 are set at required positions to perform a series of operations such as unlocking of the second lock pin 34, unlocking of the first lock pin 28, and locking of the first lock pin 28. It has been impatient. In addition, B indicates a staff member.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, the bogie 4 is stopped at the boarding point 39, the sheet 10 is rotated downward around the pivot 11 by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 12, and its guide roller 17 is grounded to the guide rail 41 ( (See FIG. 10). At this time, the harness 18 is pivotally held upward by the hydraulic cylinder 20, the first lock pin 28 is inserted into the insertion hole 27 of the lock body 24, and the second lock pin 34 is locked by the first lock pin 28. Each is locked in the hole 33a (see FIGS. 8 and 10).
Next, the passenger A is put on the seat from step 16 and seated in a prone position. After the seat belt (not shown) is tightened by the attendant B, the harness 18 is turned downward, and the passenger A is put on the back of the passenger A. At the same time, it is held by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 20 (see FIGS. 10 to 12). In this case, since the harness 18 in the form of a contact plate is held against the back of the prone passenger A, the holding can be performed safely and reliably.

Thereafter, the leading carriage 4 is towed by a required driving means (not shown) such as a chain conveyor, and
And run at low speed in the direction indicated by the arrow. And trolley 4
Is a first / second release operation bar-4 disposed at the boarding point 39.
When the sheet reaches the positions of 2.47 and the lock operation bar 43, the sheet 10 is suspended substantially horizontally from the suspension arm 7 and locked by the lock means 21. That is, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8, the second lock pin 34 is pushed upward by the second release operation bar 47 via the second operation roller 38 to be disengaged from the lock hole 33a. As a result, the lock of the first lock pin 28 is released. Next, after the lock piece 22 is engaged with the engagement concave portion 26, the first lock pin 28 is caused to advance inward through the first operation roller 32 by the lock operation bar 43, and the engagement concave portion is engaged. 26 through the lock hole 23, the lock piece 2
2 is locked (see FIGS. 8 and 9). When the lock of the lock piece 22 is completed, the second lock pin 34 is automatically lowered by the urging spring 37 and fitted into the lock hole 33b to lock the first lock pin 28 (see FIG. 9). At this time, since the sheet 10 is double-locked by the first and second lock pins 28 and 34, the suspension thereof can be extremely and securely held.

When the suspension of the sheet 10 is completed, the carriage 4 is caused to travel at a lower speed via the driving means, and the endless traveling rail is provided.
When the vehicle reaches the height of the rail 1, it is separated from the driving means and self-propelled operation such as steep descent, steep ascent, turning, screw rotation, etc. is performed along the endless running rail 1 (FIGS. 1 to 1). 3
reference). At this time, the passenger A is caused to self-propelled in a so-called flying posture in which the passenger A is seated prone on the sheet 10, so that it is possible to cause a sense of fun and freshness in a sense of flight.

When approaching the drop-off point 40, the truck 4
The vehicle 10 decelerates and releases the lock of the sheet 10 when the first and second release operation bars 42 and 47 and the lock operation bar 43 are reached. That is, the second lock pin 34 is pushed upward by the second release operation bar 47 via the second operation roller 38 against the urging of the urging spring 37 to lock the first lock pin 28. Is released, the first lock pin 28 is retracted by the first release operation bar 42 via the first operation roller 32, and the lock of the lock piece 22 is released, and then the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 12 is performed. As a result, the lock piece 22 is released from the engagement recess 26 of the lock body 24. When the release of the lock piece 22 is completed, the second lock pin 34 is moved downward by the urging of the urging spring 37, and is fitted into the lock hole 33b to lock the first lock pin 28. On the other hand, the sheet 10 unlocked by the lock body 24 is rotated downward by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 12, and when the guide roller 17 is brought into contact with the guide rail 41, the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 12 is started. Is stopped (see FIG. 14).

In the above embodiment, two sheets 10 are arranged side by side. However, the number of sheets may be increased or decreased, and hydraulic cylinders 12 and 20 are shown as fluid pressure cylinders. However, a known hydraulic cylinder such as an air cylinder may be adopted and used.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, as described above, the bogie 4 is slidably mounted on the endless running rail 1 having a required length, which is erected and erected and bent. A prone sheet 10 can be suspended from the seat 4 via a suspension arm 7 in a substantially horizontal state, and a harness 18 is attached to the sheet 10.
Is provided, the passenger A can ride in the so-called flight posture in which the passenger A is prone on the seat 10. Compared with the conventional example, the amusement and freshness of the flight feeling can be obtained. Can be caused sufficiently. In addition, since the sheet 10 is hung in a prone position, the height of the sheet 10 can inevitably be set lower than that of the conventional example, and the air resistance can be reduced. It is possible to run at higher speed with less.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, as described above, the front end of the sheet 10 is pivotally connected to the suspension arm 7 and the rear end thereof is the hydraulic cylinder 12. , And can be locked freely by the lock means 21, so that not only can the passenger A be easily ridden prone, but also extremely safe and
It can be suspended and held securely.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, as described above, the rear end of the sheet 10 at the time of getting on and off the vehicle is set at the getting on and off point 39.
Since the guide rollers 17 are provided so as to run along the guide rails 41 laid on each of the guide rails 40,
By running the guide roller 17 along the guide rail 41, the take-off and landing of the sheet 10 can be performed safely and reliably.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the harness 18 is formed in a substantially contact plate shape so as to rest against the back of the prone passenger A. The seat 10 can be rotatably attached to the seat 10 through the contact, so that the passenger A can always be reliably applied to the back of the prone passenger A and can be reliably held.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, as described above, the lock means 21 comprises a pair of lock pieces 22 with lock holes 23 erected on both sides of the sheet 10 and the lock pieces 22 respectively. A lock body 24 with an engagement recess 26 attached to the lower end on both sides of the suspension arm 7 for engagement, and a lock body 23 provided to be locked in the lock hole 23 through an insertion hole 27 formed in the lock body 24. Operating roller 32
Lock pin 28, and an operating lock arranged to lock into a lock hole 33 provided in the lock pin 28.
Lock pin 34 with a roller 38 and each of the operating rollers 32
. It is composed of operating bars 42, 43, 47 erected at the entry / exit points 39, 40 to lock and release the lock pins 28, 34 via 38 respectively. The lock piece 22 is locked, and the lock pin 28 is
It is possible to lock the seat 10 very safely and surely, and also to ensure the locking and releasing operation at the time of getting on and off the vehicle. And sum-
It can be done in a different way.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an installed state of an endless running rail 1 showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a use state of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an open state showing a use state of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the sheet 10 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a lock means 21 of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the lock means 21 of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view showing an operation state of the lock means 21 of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view showing an operation state of the lock means 21 of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a riding state of a passenger A at a boarding point 39 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a prone state of a passenger A at a boarding point 39 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 shows a harness 18 at a boarding point 39 in the embodiment.
It is a side view which shows the holding state of.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a takeoff state at a boarding point 39 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a side view showing a landing state at a drop-off point 40 according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Endless running rail 4 Bogie 7 Hanging arm 10 Sheet 12 Hydraulic cylinder 17 Guide roller 18 Harness 20 Hydraulic cylinder 21 Lock means 22 Lock piece 23 Lock hole 24 Lock body 26 Engagement recess 27 Insertion hole 28 First lock pin 32 First operation roller 33a / 33b Lock hole 34 Second lock pin 38 Second operation roller 39 Riding point 40 Exit point 41 Guide rail 42 First release operation bar 43 Lock operation bar 47 Second release operation bar

Claims (5)

[Claims] A trolley 4 is movably mounted on an endless running rail 1 of a required length which is erected in an up-and-down / bend shape. The sheet 10 can be suspended in a substantially horizontal state, and a hard
A suspension type roller coaster characterized by having a nest (18). 2. A seat 10 is pivotally attached to a suspension arm 7 at a front end thereof, and is rotatable at a rear end thereof through a fluid pressure cylinder 12, and is locked. 2. The suspension type roller coaster according to claim 1, wherein the suspension type roller coaster is lockable by means. 3. The sheet 10 is provided with a guide roller 17 so that the trailing end of the sheet 10 can travel along guide rails 41 laid at the boarding points 39 and 40, respectively. 3. The suspension according to claim 1, wherein
La coaster. 4. The harness 18 is formed in a substantially contact plate shape so as to rest against the back of the prone passenger A, and is rotatably mounted on the seat 10 through a fluid pressure cylinder 20. The suspension type roller coaster according to claim 1, wherein the suspension type roller coaster is provided. 5. Locking means 21 includes a pair of lock pieces 22 having lock holes 23 erected on both sides of the sheet 10, and both sides of the suspension arm 7 for engaging the respective lock pieces 22. Lock body 24 with engagement recess 26 attached to lower end
And an operating bolt provided to lock the lock hole 23 through an insertion hole 27 formed in the lock body 24.
A lock pin 28 with a locker 32, a lock pin 34 with an operating roller 38 arranged to be locked in a lock hole 33 provided in the lock pin 28, and
An operating bar 42, 43, 47 erected at a boarding / alighting point 39, 40 for locking and releasing the lock pin 28, 34 through the rails 32, 38, respectively. Item 2. A suspended roller coaster according to item 2.