RU2506107C1 - Method of operation of attraction ferris wheel and ferris wheel that implements this method - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: games.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the entertainment industry in particular to the attractions using the Ferris wheel. The method of attraction "Ferris wheel", comprising movement of the cabin with at least one visitor in a vertical plane along a closed trajectory for at least one complete turn around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure. The peculiarity of the invention lies in the fact that when movement of the cabin with the visitors along the closed trajectory in the vertical plane the Ferris wheel is rotated around its vertical axis. The Ferris wheel comprises a base and the Ferris wheel itself with cabins for visitors. The Ferris wheel forms a closed trajectory covering the horizontal axis around which the Ferris wheel is rotated. A rotating platform is mounted on the base, on which the support device of the Ferris wheel is mounted, while the rotating platform is equipped with means of its rotation around the vertical axis of the Ferris wheel.

EFFECT: technical result lies in the movement of the cabin with visitors along the spatial trajectory by means of simultaneous movement of the cabin with visitors in the vertical plane of the Ferris wheel around the horizontal axis of the Ferris wheel and rotation of the Ferris wheel around its vertical axis.

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Description

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The invention relates to the entertainment industry, in particular to attractions using a Ferris wheel.

BACKGROUND

Two main types of Ferris wheel are known.

A ferris wheel is known that contains a base, visitor cabins, a vertical power supporting structure, including a circular truss with a horizontal axis of rotation, forming a closed path, covering the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure, for moving cabs in the plane of the vertical power bearing structure, means for cab movements along a specified closed path, support device for a vertical power supporting structure (see, for example, RF patent for invention No. 22 39480, A63G 27/02, 11/10/2004). In the famous Ferris wheel, a circular farm with visitor cabins fixed around the perimeter rotates around a horizontal axis and moves the cabins with visitors along a circular path in a vertical plane, which provides visitors with the opportunity to view the area around the Ferris wheel.

A Ferris wheel is known that contains a base, cabs for passengers, a vertical power supporting structure, forming a closed path, covering the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure, for moving cabs in the plane of the vertical power supporting structure, means for moving cabs along the specified closed path, supporting device for vertical power supporting structure. The vertical load-bearing structure is a stationary vertical annular force element equipped with a system for moving cabs with visitors along the guides placed therein (see, for example, US Pat. No. 6,404,624 A63G 1/10, June 11, 2002). As in the previous design, in this ferris wheel, cabs with visitors move along the guides in a circular path in a vertical plane, which provides visitors with the opportunity to view the area around the ferris wheel.

Moving the cabin with visitors only in the vertical shelf of the Ferris wheel limits the possibility for visitors to view the terrain in the cabin only from the plane of the Ferris wheel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objective of the present invention is to expand the possibilities of viewing the surrounding area from the cabin of the Ferris wheel due to the additional movement of the cabin with visitors when the vertical power supporting structure is rotated around its vertical axis, which will increase the entertainment of the Ferris wheel for visitors.

To achieve this goal, a method of operation of the Ferris wheel attraction is proposed, including landing at least one passenger in the cabin, moving this cabin with at least one passenger in a vertical plane along a closed path, at least one full rotation around the horizontal axis of the vertical power supporting structure, and disembarkation from the passenger cabin upon completion of one or several full revolutions by the cabin around the horizontal axis of the vertical power supporting structure, in which rum when moving the cabin with passengers in a closed path in a vertical plane, the vertical load-bearing supporting structure is rotated around its vertical axis.

At the same time, passengers are landed / disembarked using the landing / landing pad, which rotates around the vertical axis of the vertical load-bearing structure in synchronization with the rotation of the vertical load-bearing structure, while the landing / landing pad is rotated at an angular speed at which the linear velocity of the outer edge of the landing / the landing site relative to the fixed surface adjacent to it does not exceed 0.5 m / s.

In addition, the rotation time by one full revolution of the vertical power bearing structure relative to its vertical axis is equal to the time of movement of the cabin with passengers by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure.

In addition, the rotation time by one full revolution of the vertical power bearing structure relative to its vertical axis differs from the time of movement of the cabin with passengers by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure.

In addition, the rotation time of the vertical power bearing structure relative to its vertical axis is less than the time of movement of the cabin with passengers by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure.

In addition, the rotation time of the vertical power bearing structure relative to its vertical axis is longer than the time of movement of the cabin with passengers by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure.

To solve this problem, a Ferris wheel is also proposed, containing a base, visitor cabins, a vertical power supporting structure that forms a closed path, covering the horizontal axis of the vertical power supporting structure, for moving the cabs in the plane of the vertical power supporting structure, means for moving the cabs along the specified closed trajectories, support device for a vertical power supporting structure, while the ferris wheel is equipped with a base mounted a rotary platform on which the supporting device of the vertical power supporting structure is fixed, while the rotary platform is equipped with means for rotating the platform around the vertical axis of the vertical power supporting structure.

In addition, the turntable is equipped with a landing / landing platform adjacent to the bottom of the vertical power supporting structure.

In addition, the means for rotating the platform around a vertical axis includes at least one annular track on which the support wheels supporting the turntable are located, drive wheels for rotating the turntable, and a drive for rotating the drive wheels.

In addition, the vertical power supporting structure is a vertically mounted wheel in the form of a truss, mounted on a support device with the possibility of rotation around the horizontal axis and equipped with visitor cabins on the periphery of the wheel and means for turning the wheel around the horizontal axis.

In addition, the vertical power bearing structure is a power bearing ring vertically mounted in a support device and equipped with visitor booths and means for moving visitor cabins along the power bearing ring.

This invention provides for the movement of the cabin with visitors along a spatial path, due to the simultaneous movement of the cabin with visitors in the vertical plane of the ferris wheel around the horizontal axis of the vertical load-bearing structure, for example, when the vertical load-bearing structure is rotated around the horizontal axis, or when moving the cabin with visitors along power bearing ring, vertically mounted in the supporting device, and rotation of the vertical power bearing structure itself otsii around its vertical axis.

In the preferred embodiment, when the rotation time coincides with one full revolution of the vertical power load-bearing structure relative to its vertical axis and the time the cab and passengers move one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power-bearing structure, the attraction is simplified to control, but the modern means of control make it possible to operate the rotary platform Ferris wheel with an arbitrary ratio of turn time per full revolution of a vertical power carrier second structure relative to its vertical axis and time displacement cabin with passengers on one complete revolution about a horizontal axis of the vertical force support structure, as embarkation and disembarkation of visitors to the turntable may be provided at any angle of rotation of the vertical force support structure relative to its original position.

Placing support and drive wheels and drive wheel drives on a rotary platform or on the base provides any drive scheme for the Ferris wheel, depending on customer requirements.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention is illustrated by drawings. The Ferris wheel is presented schematically, which is enough to understand the essence of the invention.

Figure 1 shows the proposed ferris wheel in isometry.

Figure 2-3 shows two projections of the proposed Ferris wheel.

Figure 4 on an enlarged scale shows a possible layout of the support and drive wheels.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In accordance with an embodiment, the proposed Ferris wheel comprises a vertical power supporting structure, which is a vertically mounted Ferris wheel 1 in the form of a truss, mounted on the supporting device 2 with the possibility of rotation around the horizontal axis 3, and equipped with visitor cabins 4 on the periphery of the truss. For the suspension of the cabin 4 for visitors, any known nodes of the suspension of the cabs of the Ferris wheel can be used and their design is not considered in this application. When rotating around the horizontal axis 3, the truss forms a closed path, covering the horizontal axis 3, along which the visitor cabins 4 mounted on it move in the plane of the vertical load-bearing structure. The Ferris wheel is equipped with a means for turning the Ferris wheel 1 around a horizontal axis 3, for example, an electric drive 5 mounted on one of the supports 6 of the Ferris wheel 1, as is shown schematically in FIG. 4. The electric drive may be integrated in the support 6, or may be located in any suitable place.

The Ferris wheel is equipped with a rotary platform 8 mounted on the base 7, on which the supporting device 2 of the vertical power supporting structure is fixed (the Ferris wheel itself 1). The turntable 8 is equipped with a landing / landing platform 9, adjacent to the bottom of the vertical power supporting structure (actually the Ferris wheel 1). Landing / landing site 9 may be located on one side of the ferris wheel 1, as shown in figure 1. or it can be located on both sides of the ferris wheel, as shown in Fig.3.

The rotary platform 8 is equipped with a system of 10 bearing and drive wheels, providing the rotation of the platform around the vertical axis 11 of the vertical power bearing structure. In this embodiment, the system 10 of the bearing and drive wheels comprises an annular track 12 located on the base 7, on which the support wheels 13 are located, supporting the turntable 8. The support wheels 13 are fixed on the base 7. The system 10 is also equipped with drive wheels 14 and a rotation drive 15 drive wheels 14. The drive wheels 14 and the drive 15 of the rotation of the drive wheels are fixed on the base 7. Preferably, the drive wheels 14 are gears interacting with the corresponding reciprocal turntable on the turntable 7.

The described embodiment of the support and drive wheels system 10 does not limit the scope of the invention to this embodiment, and the support and drive wheels system 10 may include support wheels mounted on a turntable, drive wheels and a drive for rotating drive wheels mounted on a turntable, and any other combination placement of support and drive wheels.

In this embodiment, the annular track 12 and the support wheels 13 are located on the periphery of the turntable 7, but they can be placed on any radius. The proposed Ferris wheel may have an additional ring track and additional support wheels.

Alternatively, other drive schemes can be used to rotate the turntable, for example linear motors.

The Ferris wheel must be equipped with a safety guard covering the turntable, in which at least one passage is made for approaching / descending onto the turntable (not shown in the figures).

The Ferris wheel is equipped with auxiliary equipment for supplying power to equipment located on the turntable, as well as means for monitoring and controlling the operation of the Ferris wheel (not shown in the figures).

In the present embodiment, the Ferris wheel contains a classic rotating Ferris wheel, but the invention can use a vertical power structure in the form of a power carrier ring, vertically mounted in a support device and equipped with visitor booths and means for moving visitor cabins along a power carrier ring, similar the ring described in US patent No. 6402624.

The proposed ferris wheel works as follows.

Actually, the Ferris wheel 1 rotates by means of a drive around the horizontal axis 3 and at the same time the entire vertical power structure rotates together with the rotary platform 7 around its vertical axis 11. Visitors enter the rotary platform 8, go to the landing platform 9 and, as soon as the cabin 4 for visitors equal to landing pad 9, go into the cabin 4, just like in a regular ferris wheel. Cabin 4 with visitors moves itself by the Ferris wheel 1 in a vertical plane along a closed path that spans the horizontal axis 3 of Ferris wheel 1. The cabin with visitors can make one or several full revolutions around the horizontal axis 3 before the visitor leaves cab 4 to the landing platform for visitors when booth 4 with visitors completes the next full turn and aligns with the landing area for visitors.

Simultaneously with the movement of the cabin 4 with visitors in a vertical plane, the vertical power supporting structure (ferris wheel 1 itself) is rotated around the vertical axis 11; the cabin 4 with visitors moves along a spatial path with a distance equal to the radius of the ferris wheel 1 from the vertical plane at the time of landing. This provides an additional overview of the surrounding area, unattainable for modern Ferris wheels, which increases the entertainment of the attraction for visitors.

The rotation of the turntable around the vertical axis 11 is carried out with an angular velocity at which the linear velocity of the outer edge of the turntable relative to the fixed surface adjacent to it does not exceed 0.5 m / s. This ensures the safety of visitors moving to the turntable, being on the turntable and visitors leaving the turntable (with a radius of the turntable of 5 meters, centripetal acceleration will not exceed 1% of the gravity acceleration).

To simplify the management of the attraction, the turn time per full revolution of the vertical power supporting structure (the Ferris wheel itself) relative to its vertical axis is equal to the time the cab and visitors move one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the Ferris wheel.

However, the possibilities of the present invention are not limited to this option and it is possible to operate the Ferris wheel in the modes when the turn time for one full revolution of the vertical load-bearing structure relative to its vertical axis is less than the time for the cabin with visitors to travel one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical load-bearing structure or when the rotation time of the vertical power supporting structure relative to its vertical axis is longer than the time of movement of the cabin with visitors by one n a complete revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical load-bearing structure, since upon completion of a full turn of the cabin with visitors around the horizontal axis of the vertical load-bearing structure, the conditions for the visitor to leave the cabin do not change and the visitor will always be able to walk along the turntable to the area where he can leave the turntable safely.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

To manufacture the proposed Ferris wheel, you can use many modern materials (steel, aluminum alloys, polymeric materials, reinforced plastics, ceramics, etc.). Power equipment for rotation of the proposed Ferris wheel does not differ from the equipment of well-known attractions. For the manufacture of a turntable and supports for it, you can use the experience of designing and manufacturing rail cranes.

Claims (12)

1. The method of operation of the attraction Ferris wheel, including landing in the cabin of at least one visitor, moving this cabin with at least one visitor in a vertical plane along a closed path, at least one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure, and landing from the visitor’s cabin upon completion of one or several full revolutions around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure by the cabin, characterized in that when moving the cabin with osetitelyami along a closed path in a vertical plane of the vertical force support structure is rotated about its vertical axis. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the landing / disembarkation of visitors is carried out using a landing / landing pad that rotates around the vertical axis of the vertical load-bearing structure at the same time as the vertical load-bearing structure is rotated. 3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the rotation of the landing / landing pad is carried out at an angular speed at which the linear speed of movement of the outer edge of the landing / landing pad relative to the fixed surface adjacent to it does not exceed 0.5 m / s. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rotation time by one full revolution of the vertical power supporting structure relative to its vertical axis is equal to the time of movement of the cabin with visitors by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rotation time by one full revolution of the vertical power supporting structure relative to its vertical axis differs from the time the cabin with visitors moves by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure. 6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the rotation time of the vertical power supporting structure relative to its vertical axis is less than the time of movement of the cabin with visitors by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power bearing structure. 7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the rotation time of the vertical power supporting structure relative to its vertical axis is longer than the time the cabin and visitors move by one full revolution around the horizontal axis of the vertical power supporting structure. 8. Ferris wheel containing a base, visitor cabins, a vertical power load-bearing structure, forming a closed path, covering the horizontal axis of the vertical power load-bearing structure, for moving the cabs in the plane of the vertical power load-bearing structure, means for moving the cabs along the specified closed path, supporting device for a vertical power supporting structure, characterized in that it is equipped with a rotary platform mounted on the base, on which the support is mounted nd device of the vertical power bearing structure, while the rotary platform is equipped with means for rotating the platform around the vertical axis of the vertical power bearing structure. 9. The Ferris wheel according to claim 8, characterized in that the rotary platform is equipped with a landing / landing platform adjacent to the lower part of the vertical power supporting structure. 10. The Ferris wheel according to claim 8, characterized in that the means for rotating the platform about a vertical axis includes at least one annular track on which the support wheels are mounted supporting the turntable, drive wheels for rotating the turntable and drive for rotation of drive wheels. 11. Ferris wheel according to claim 8, characterized in that the vertical power supporting structure is a vertically mounted wheel in the form of a truss, mounted on a support device with the possibility of rotation around a horizontal axis and equipped with visitor cabins on the periphery of the wheel and means for turning the wheel around horizontal axis. 12. The Ferris wheel according to claim 8, characterized in that the vertical power bearing structure is a power bearing ring vertically mounted in a supporting device and equipped with visitor booths and means for moving visitor cabins along the power bearing ring.

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