CN208877898U - A kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement - Google Patents
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A kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement.The flexibility of the directive wheel of guiding device is poor, and it is big to bear pressure because of pullling for chassis frame, leads to serious wear.The utility model includes steering linkage, bogie, directive wheel, flexible adjustment wheel and leading truck, the steering linkage and vehicle bridge are set side by side with shaft, the both ends of the steering linkage are respectively hinged in vehicle bridge shaft, the leading truck is connected by bogie with steering linkage, the top of leading truck is hinged with bogie, multiple directive wheels are evenly arranged on the two sides of leading truck bottom, the both ends of leading truck are respectively arranged with a flexible adjustment wheel, and the rolling surface of the rolling surface of each directive wheel and each flexible adjustment wheel matches setting with track.The utility model structure is simple and setting is reasonable, can effectively mitigate external action power suffered by directive wheel, to realize durable and flexibly be oriented to process.The utility model is used for motor-trolley for amusement.
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Technical field:
The utility model relates to a kind of guiding device more particularly to a kind of guiding devices for motor-trolley for amusement.
Background technique:
Motor-trolley for amusement refers to be driven without personnel, automatically along the amusement facility of predetermined trajectory traveling.In modern amusement park
Mostly it and three-dimensional film, simulation model and setting, stunt special efficacy etc. are combined, form large-scale, the strong height true to nature of perception experience
Scientific and technological amusement facility, it is very popular.
Guiding device is the key that this kind of amusement facility can be automatically along the traveling of predetermined trajectory.Existing way is all that will lead
It is connected to device by pivoting support or shaft etc. and chassis frame, although can guarantee vehicle chassis frame and track phase in this way
It is constant to position, but pullling due to chassis frame, the directive wheel of guiding device will bear very big pressure, serious wear.
And since guiding device is connected with chassis frame, when the out-of-flatness of ground, guiding device can not voluntarily adjust adaptation, so as to ring
Border bad adaptability.
Summary of the invention:
In view of the above-mentioned problems, the utility model provides, a kind of structure is simple, guiding foot wheel abrasion is less and can adaptive road surface
The guiding device of environmental change.
A kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement, it includes steering linkage, bogie, directive wheel, flexible adjustment wheel
And leading truck, the steering linkage and vehicle bridge are set side by side with shaft, the both ends of the steering linkage are respectively hinged at vehicle bridge use
In shaft, the leading truck is connected by bogie with steering linkage, and top and the bogie of leading truck are hinged, multiple to lead
The two sides of leading truck bottom are evenly arranged on to wheel, the both ends of leading truck are respectively arranged with a flexible adjustment wheel, each directive wheel
The rolling surface of rolling surface and each flexible adjustment wheel matches setting with track.
Preferably, bogie is triangular support body, and bogie includes the first composition bar and two second composition bars, first group
It is set side by side at bar and steering linkage and its lower section for being in steering linkage, the both ends of the first composition bar is respectively and fixedly installed to turn
To on pull rod, two second composition bars are inclined at the side of the first composition bar respectively, and one described second forms the one of bar
End by axle sleeve with described in another second composition bar one end be fixedly connected, one it is described second composition bar the other end with separately
The other end of one the second composition bar is respectively fixedly connected at the both ends of the first composition bar.
Preferably, the both ends of the first composition bar pass through two locked joints respectively and are connected with steering linkage, each locking
Connecting hole is machined in connector, steering linkage passes through the connecting hole in each locked joints, and the bottom of each locked joints is fixed
It is connected on the first composition bar.
Preferably, it is equipped with vertical pivot in the axle sleeve between two second composition bars, upper end and the axle sleeve of vertical pivot are hinged, and erect
The lower end of axis is fixedly connected with leading truck.
Preferably, leading truck is rectangular frame, and multiple directive wheels are evenly arranged on leading truck bottom along the length direction of leading truck
Two sides, the radial direction of each directive wheel and the radial direction of vertical pivot are in the same direction, the rolling surface of each directive wheel and the side of track
Face is in contact, and the both ends of leading truck are each provided with a flexible adjustment wheel, the rolling surface of each flexible adjustment wheel and track it is upper
End face is in contact.
Preferably, steering linkage includes bar body and flexural pivot, and the both ends of bar body are each provided with a flexural pivot, is turned to
Pull rod passes through two flexural pivots respectively and is connected with the both ends of vehicle bridge shaft.
Preferably, flexible adjustment wheel includes wheel ontology, support frame, elastic component and support housing body, the support housing body
For triangular housings, the end of leading truck is arranged in the bottom of support housing body, and wheel ontology is arranged in support housing body, support
The lower end of frame is hinged with wheel ontology, and the upper end of support frame is fixedly connected by elastic component with the top inner wall of support housing body.
The utility model has the following beneficial effects:
One, the design of the utility model structure is simple and reasonable, passes through steering linkage, bogie, directive wheel, flexible adjustment wheel
Cooperating between leading truck can be realized the effect of the fluctuations on adaptive road surface.
Two, affixed connection relationship under being realized hingedly with bogie and leading truck respectively by vertical pivot, so that this is practical
It is novel that there is flexibility, effectively mitigate the abrasion to directive wheel.
Three, flexible adjustment wheel and directive wheel match the effect that can be realized positioning multi-direction to track and multi-angle clamping
Fruit, to realize to motor-trolley for amusement stable guiding and the flexible effect that swings during the motion.
Four, the structure of flexible adjustment wheel, setting position cooperate the setting position of flexural pivot that can further enhance adaptation road surface
Fluctuations effect.
Detailed description of the invention:
The present invention is described in detail by the following detailed description and drawings for ease of explanation,.
Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the schematic view of the front view of steering linkage 3 in the utility model;
Fig. 3 be bogie 4, vertical pivot 5, between locked joints 12 and axle sleeve 13 connection relationship schematic perspective view;
Fig. 4 be vertical pivot 5, directive wheel 6, between flexible adjustment wheel 7 and leading truck 8 connection relationship schematic view of the front view.
It is marked in figure as follows:
1, tire;2, vehicle bridge shaft;3, steering linkage;4, bogie;4-1- first forms bar;4-2- second is formed
Bar;5, vertical pivot;6, directive wheel;7, flexible adjustment wheel;8, leading truck;9, electricity-fetching mechanism;10, bar body;11, flexural pivot;12,
Locked joints;13, axle sleeve;15, connecting shaft;16, ontology is taken turns;17, support frame;18, support housing body.
Specific embodiment:
To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below by shown in the accompanying drawings
Specific embodiment describes the utility model.However, it should be understood that these descriptions are merely illustrative, and it is not intended to limit this reality
With novel range.In addition, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and technologies are omitted, to avoid unnecessarily mixing
Confuse the concept of the utility model.
The utility model is a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement, illustrates this according to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4
The specific embodiment of utility model:
As shown in Figure 1, two 1 distributing installations of tire in vehicle bridge in shaft 2, vehicle is respectively set in the both ends of steering linkage 3
At wheel shaft of the bridge with the both ends of shaft 2, the wheel shaft that the every end of steering linkage 3 is adjacent to is hinged, and 4 one end clamping lock of bogie is turning
To on pull rod 3, the other end is hinged by vertical pivot 5 with leading truck 8;What directive wheel 6, flexible adjustment wheel 7 and leading truck 8 formed
The lower section of vertical pivot 5 is arranged in guiding mechanism, and the symmetrical vertical pivot 5 in 8 two sides of leading truck is distributed several directive wheels 6, and directive wheel 6 is preferably four
A, directive wheel 6 is fastened on track respectively, and a flexible adjustment wheel 7 is installed in the front-end and back-end of leading truck 8 respectively, and elasticity is adjusted
Section wheel 7 is located on the upper surface of track.
As shown in Fig. 2, the both ends of bar body 10 are threadedly coupled there are two flexural pivot 11 in steering linkage 3, pass through flexural pivot 11
It can be realized the effect of 10 length of micro-adjustable handle rod, fine setting scope is 0 between 30mm.
As shown in figure 3, bogie 4 passes through two 12 clamping locks of locked joints in steering linkage 3, also welded on bogie 4
One rotary sleeve 13, built-in one piece of rolling bearing, for being formed hingedly with vertical pivot 5.
As shown in figure 4, guiding mechanism includes directive wheel 6, flexible adjustment wheel 7 and leading truck 8.
Leading truck 8 is rectangular frame, provides installation site for directive wheel 6 and flexible adjustment wheel 7, is machined on leading truck 8
Axis hole, for cooperating vertical pivot 5 to be formed hingedly, multiple directive wheels 6 are arranged symmetrically in 8 two sides of leading truck, 8 front-end and back-end of leading truck
One flexible adjustment wheel 7 is installed respectively.
Present embodiment includes steering linkage 3, bogie 4, directive wheel 6, flexible adjustment wheel 7 and leading truck 8, the steering
Pull rod 3 and vehicle bridge shaft 2 are set side by side, and the both ends of the steering linkage 3 are respectively hinged in vehicle bridge shaft 2, Neng Gouti
For wide-angle scope of activities to adapt to road surface fluctuations.Leading truck 8 is connected by bogie 4 with steering linkage 3, leading truck
8 top is hinged with bogie 4, and multiple directive wheels 6 are evenly arranged on the two sides of 8 bottom of leading truck, and the both ends of leading truck 8 are set respectively
Be equipped with a flexible adjustment wheel 7, the rolling surface of the rolling surface of each directive wheel 6 and each flexible adjustment wheel 7 with track phase
It is equipped with.
It is fixedly connected between bogie 4 and steering linkage 3 in present embodiment, bogie 4 also connects with 8 activity of leading truck
It connects.The connection effect having both effectively is realized flexibly and stablized, makes bogie 4 that leading truck 8 be driven to adjust movement in a big way
State.
Present embodiment middle orbit is the track for controlling car body running track.
Being provided with electricity-fetching mechanism 9 in present embodiment on leading truck 8 is power supply mechanism, and electricity-fetching mechanism 9 is existing power supply production
Product, the course of work are same as the prior art.
Further, bogie 4 is triangular support body, and stable structure, stress is good.Bogie 4 includes the first composition bar 4-
1 and two second composition bar 4-2, the first composition bar 4-1 is set side by side with steering linkage 3 and it is under steering linkage 3
The both ends of side, the first composition bar 4-1 are respectively and fixedly installed in steering linkage 3, and two second composition bar 4-2 are obliquely installed respectively
First composition bar 4-1 side, one it is described second composition bar 4-2 one end by axle sleeve 13 and another described second
One end of composition bar 4-2 is fixedly connected, the other end and another described second composition bar 4- of the second composition bar 4-2
2 other end is respectively fixedly connected at the both ends of the first composition bar 4-1.
The first composition bar 4-1 and two second composition bar 4-2 is in same plane in present embodiment, the first composition bar
4-1 is the rectangular body of rod.First composition bar 4-1 is set side by side with steering linkage 3 and its underface for being in steering linkage 3.Two
Second composition bar 4-2 is respectively fixedly connected on the outer wall of axle sleeve 13.
Further, the both ends of the first composition bar 4-1 pass through two locked joints 12 respectively and are connected with steering linkage 3,
Connecting hole is machined in each locked joints 12, steering linkage 3 passes through the connecting hole in each locked joints 12, and each locking connects
First 12 bottom is fixedly connected on the first composition bar 4-1.Steering linkage 3 passes through the connecting hole in each locked joints 12 and turns
It is fixedly mounted in connecting hole to pull rod 3.
Each locked joints 12 include two connecting plates in present embodiment, and two connecting plates are set side by side vertically, each
The bottom of connecting plate is fixedly connected on the first composition bar 4-1, and an arc groove is machined on the opposite face of two connecting plates,
When two connecting plates are mutually adjacent to, two arc grooves are mutually adjacent to the connecting hole to form cooperation steering linkage 3, two connecting plates it
Between be detachably connected by multiple fixing bolts.
Further, vertical pivot 5, the upper end of vertical pivot 5 and axle sleeve are equipped in the axle sleeve 13 between two second composition bar 4-2
13 are hinged, and the lower end of vertical pivot 5 is fixedly connected with leading truck 8.
The upper end of vertical pivot 5 can make 360 degree in axle sleeve 13 and horizontally rotate movement in present embodiment, lead to drive
To the synchronous rotation of frame 8, to enhance the flexibility of leading truck 8.The company between bogie 4 and leading truck 8 respectively of vertical pivot 5
The relationship of connecing make three formed it is dynamic under steady connection relationship, cooperate multiple directive wheels 6 and multiple flexible adjustment wheels 7 effectively realize from
Adapt to the guide effect of road environment variation.
Further, leading truck 8 is rectangular frame, and leading truck 8 is rectangle or square frame, multiple 6 edges of directive wheel
The length direction of leading truck 8 is evenly arranged on the two sides of 8 bottom of leading truck, the radial direction of each directive wheel 6 and the radial direction side of vertical pivot 5
To in the same direction, the rolling surface of each directive wheel 6 is in contact with the side of track, and the both ends of leading truck 8 are each provided with an elasticity and adjust
Section wheel 7, the rolling surface of each flexible adjustment wheel 7 is in contact with the upper surface of track.
The setting number of directive wheel 6 is set according to specific design requirement in present embodiment, when leading truck 8 is rectangular frame
When, the best setting number of directive wheel 6 is four, and four directive wheels 6 are separately positioned at four ends angle of leading truck 8, each
The radial direction of directive wheel 6 and the radial direction of vertical pivot 5 are in the same direction, i.e., each directive wheel 6 is horizontally set on the bottom of leading truck 8,
Each directive wheel 6 is arranged on leading truck 8 by a connecting shaft 15, the thickness direction of the upper end edge leading truck 8 of connecting shaft 15
It is threaded through on leading truck 8, the lower end of connecting shaft 15 is set with directive wheel 6, so that it is guaranteed that the rolling surface of each directive wheel 6 is towards rail
The side in road is arranged.Flexible adjustment wheel 7 is polyurethane wheel, cooperates flexible adjustment wheel 7 by the disc spring being arranged on leading truck 8,
To realize the effect for adjusting relative distance between flexible adjustment wheel 7 and leading truck 8.Multiple directive wheels 6 and multiple flexible adjustments
Wheel 7 complements each other to form the effect to the multi-direction positioning of track and multi-angle clamping, is transporting to realize to motor-trolley for amusement
The effect stablizing guiding during dynamic and flexibly swinging.
Further, steering linkage 3 includes bar body 10 and flexural pivot 11, and the both ends of bar body 10 are each provided with one
Flexural pivot 11, steering linkage 3 are connected by two flexural pivots 11 with vehicle bridge with the both ends of shaft 2 respectively.Every end of vehicle bridge shaft 2
It is provided with a tire 1.Such setting can allow steering linkage 3 in wide-angle scope of activities to adapt to road surface fluctuations.
Further, flexible adjustment wheel 7 includes wheel ontology 16, support frame 17, elastic component and support housing body 18, the branch
Support outer housing 18 is triangular housings, and the end of leading truck 8 is arranged in the bottom of support housing body 18, and the wheel setting of ontology 16 is being propped up
The inside of outer housing 18 is supportted, lower end and the wheel ontology 16 of support frame 17 are hinged, and the upper end of support frame 17 passes through elastic component and branch
The top inner wall of support outer housing 18 is fixedly connected.Elastic component is spring.
To sum up, since the both ends of steering linkage 3 use articulated manner, by the pulling of the weight of leading truck 8 and bogie 4
Keep steering linkage 3 sagging, and flexible adjustment wheel 7 is arranged in the both ends of leading truck 8, and frame is in the upper surface of track, to overcome
The sagging trend of steering linkage 3 limits guiding mechanism position.
While the vehicle is traveling, guiding mechanism is moved with track, i.e., before the rolling in orbit of flexible adjustment wheel 7 and directive wheel 6
Into, to drive vertical pivot 5 that bogie 4 is pulled to swing by leading truck 8, bogie 4 is simultaneously delivered torque in steering linkage 3,
Steering linkage 3 pushes vehicle bridge wheel shaft, is ultimately transferred to vehicle bridge shaft 2, turns to so that wheel 1 finally be pushed to realize.It turns to and draws
The flexural pivot 11 and flexible adjustment wheel 7 being arranged at the both ends of bar 3 are adjusted jointly, so that the utility model can be realized adaptive road surface
Fluctuations effect.
The basic principles and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention have been shown and described above.Current row
The technical staff of industry is described in above embodiments and description it should be appreciated that the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments
Only illustrate the principles of the present invention, on the premise of not departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model is also
It will have various changes and improvements, these various changes and improvements fall within the scope of the claimed invention.The utility model
Claimed range is defined by the appending claims and its equivalent thereof.
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1. a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement, it is characterised in that: it includes steering linkage, bogie, directive wheel, bullet
Property regulating wheel and leading truck, the steering linkage and vehicle bridge are set side by side with shaft, and the both ends of the steering linkage are respectively articulated with
In vehicle bridge shaft, the leading truck is connected by bogie with steering linkage, and the top of leading truck is mutually cut with scissors with bogie
It connects, multiple directive wheels are evenly arranged on the two sides of leading truck bottom, and the both ends of leading truck are respectively arranged with a flexible adjustment wheel, each
The rolling surface of the rolling surface of directive wheel and each flexible adjustment wheel matches setting with track.
2. a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: bogie is triangle
Shape frame body, bogie include the first composition bar and two second composition bars, and the first composition bar is set side by side with steering linkage and it
The both ends of lower section in steering linkage, the first composition bar are respectively and fixedly installed in steering linkage, two second composition bars point
Be not inclined at the side of the first composition bar, one end of the second composition bar by axle sleeve and another described second
One end of composition bar is fixedly connected, the other end of the other end of the second composition bar and another the second composition bar
It is respectively fixedly connected at the both ends of the first composition bar.
3. a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the first composition bar
Both ends pass through two locked joints respectively and are connected with steering linkage, and connecting hole, steering linkage are machined in each locked joints
Connecting hole in each locked joints, the bottom of each locked joints are fixedly connected on the first composition bar.
4. a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: two second compositions
Vertical pivot is equipped in axle sleeve between bar, upper end and the axle sleeve of vertical pivot are hinged, and the lower end of vertical pivot is fixedly connected with leading truck.
5. a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that:
Leading truck is rectangular frame, and multiple directive wheels are evenly arranged on the two sides of leading truck bottom, each guiding along the length direction of leading truck
The radial direction of wheel and the radial direction of vertical pivot are in the same direction, and the rolling surface of each directive wheel is in contact with the side of track, leading truck
Both ends be each provided with a flexible adjustment wheel, the rolling surface of each flexible adjustment wheel is in contact with the upper surface of track.
6. a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: steering linkage includes
Bar body and flexural pivot, the both ends of bar body are each provided with a flexural pivot, and steering linkage passes through two flexural pivots and vehicle bridge respectively
It is connected with the both ends of shaft.
7. a kind of guiding device for motor-trolley for amusement according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: flexible adjustment wheel packet
Wheel ontology, support frame, elastic component and support housing body are included, the support housing body is triangular housings, the bottom of support housing body
The end of leading truck is arranged in portion, and wheel ontology is arranged in support housing body, and lower end and the wheel ontology of support frame are hinged, and supports
The upper end of frame is fixedly connected by elastic component with the top inner wall of support housing body.
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