EP1944069A1 - Ride, in particular rollercoaster - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an amusement device, in particular a roller coaster, in which at least one passenger can be seated in a vehicle, wherein the vehicle transports the passenger along a rail system in order to bring about an amusement effect on the passenger.
- roller coasters From the prior art, a variety of roller coasters are known. For example, the shows DE 203 16 345 U1 a rollercoaster with a vertical driveway The rollercoaster has a guide on which the vehicle is moved along.
- a so-called inverted configuration is shown in FIG. 1A and a so-called conventional roller coaster configuration is shown in FIG. 1B.
- an amusement device in which the driving pleasure is increased in a simple manner that the original movement, so for example, driving a vehicle cabin on rails along a roller coaster superimposed on a different movement or the alternative movement is continued in this other type of movement.
- additional transport changing means are provided along the infrastructure, so for example, the elevated rails of a roller coaster, at one or more locations, which provide additional or alternative movement for the vehicle cabin.
- the invention has for its object to provide an amusement device, a vehicle for the amusement device and a method for operating the amusement device, with which the driving pleasure for one or more passengers can be increased.
- an amusement device is a roller coaster, wherein the invention can also be applied to other amusement devices.
- the name roller coaster is due to the fact that earlier the tracks of the roller coaster had the shape of an "eight".
- the term "roller coaster” is not limited to such a form. Rather, a roller coaster according to the invention can have a multiplicity of ascending slopes, descending slopes, towers, loops, gyros, screws, steep curves and so on or combinations thereof.
- a roller coaster having a self-contained track, in which the passengers in a ground-floor station in the vehicles on or get off.
- the amusement device includes a guide and a vehicle.
- the guide means may comprise, for example, at least one rail, preferably two rails, wherein the course of the guide means predetermines the travel path of the vehicle.
- the vehicle is preferably coupled to the guide means so that it is movable only along the guide means.
- the vehicle should have fastening devices which allow for a low-friction movement of the vehicle on the guide means and on the other hand ensure that the vehicle regardless of its location can not be detached from the guide means.
- a fastening device may comprise a plurality of rollers, which surround the guide means on several sides, so that a derailment of the vehicle is impossible.
- the vehicle includes a chassis and a passenger seat.
- the chassis of the vehicle is attached to the guide means such that the vehicle can be moved along the guide means.
- the chassis preferably has the at least one fastening device with which the vehicle can be fastened to the guide means.
- the passenger receptacle may comprise a seat or a frame on which the seat is arranged.
- several seats can be arranged side by side and / or behind one another on a single frame or in each case on a frame.
- the passenger receptacle has, in particular for each seat, a passenger safety device, such as a pivotable stirrup, which can embrace a passenger in the area of the thorax, in order to fix the passengers to the seat while driving.
- the invention is characterized in that the passenger seat is rotatable relative to the chassis about at least one axis which is transverse to the direction of movement of the chassis, such as pivotable.
- the at least one axis may be a yaw axis or a pitch axis.
- the passenger seat may be rotatable both about the yaw axis and about the pitch axis.
- the pitch and yaw axes can be perpendicular to one another and / or perpendicular to the direction of movement of the chassis along the guide means.
- the pitch axis may be parallel to a guide center plane.
- the guide means plane is the plane tangent to the guide means at the location where the vehicle is located.
- the guide means plane passes through both rails.
- the yaw axis may be perpendicular, such as normal to the guide means plane.
- yawing is understood to mean the rotation of the passenger receptacle relative to the chassis about the yaw axis from the point of view of the passenger seated as intended in the passenger seat.
- the passenger will perceive a yaw motion as a turn to the left or right.
- Nodding is understood to mean the rotational movement of the passenger receptacle relative to the chassis about the pitch axis from the perspective of the passenger intended to be in the passenger receptacle.
- the passenger will perceive a pitching motion as a forward or backward rotational movement.
- Rolling is understood to mean a rotation that makes the chassis or vehicle relative to the environment in which the amusement device is set up, around the roll axis from the perspective of the chassis, the roll axis pointing in particular in the direction of movement of the chassis.
- the passenger will usually perceive a rolling movement as a lateral tilting to the left or right.
- the chassis is arranged relative to the guide means yaw, nick and roll resistant, so that the yaw, pitch and roll movements of the chassis are dependent on the geometric shape of the guide means.
- pivot bearings may be provided, which allow rotation.
- the passenger seat in particular the seat, be coupled via a frame to the chassis.
- the seat may be rotatable relative to the frame about the yaw or pitch axis.
- the frame can be rotatably arranged to the chassis about the pitch or yaw axis.
- the passenger receptacle is rotatable relative to the chassis about the at least one axis free, motorized or damped. Freely rotatable may mean, for example, that a substantially uninfluenced rotation about the axis is possible, wherein it should not be ruled out that the rotation is initially locked and can be released at a desired time for a free rotation.
- a motor drive can be designed, for example, with an electric motor, a hydraulic motor or a pneumatic motor.
- the motor can be switched torque-free, so that a free rotation is possible.
- a torque which is opposite to the direction of rotation is preferably generated by means of a damping element.
- magneto or electrorheological materials can be used.
- a damping can be generated via a regenerative or throttled operation of the engine.
- the vehicle and / or the amusement device may, for example, comprise completely or at least partially a part of a control or regulation unit which can change the pitching or yawing motion, in particular the pitch and / or yaw angles of the passenger compartment, so that it also varies
- Guidance agent gradient or changing guide means pitch an angle that forms the passenger recording with a footprint of the amusement device can be kept approximately constant.
- a pitching motion of the vehicle would be kept constant by an opposite pitching motion of the passenger recording the angle that forms the passenger recording with the footprint of the amusement device before and after the downgrade.
- the passenger is due to the superimposed rotational movements can subjectively determine no rotational movement. The same applies to a yawing motion or a combined yawing and pitching motion.
- the chassis is a single chassis. Nevertheless, embodiments are conceivable in which a vehicle can be coupled to at least one other such vehicle to a train.
- the vehicle may be arranged on the guide means in a conventional or inverted configuration.
- Particularly preferred and an advantage of the invention is that the vehicle is arranged on the guide means such that the vehicle can assume both a conventional and inverted configuration during the movement along the guide means.
- the guide means may comprise a screw or a half loop, with which, in particular with a superimposed pitch movement, the vehicle can be transferred from a conventional to an inverted configuration and vice versa.
- a conventional configuration is understood to mean an arrangement of the passenger in which he points his head away from the guide means.
- An inverted configuration is understood to mean an arrangement of the passenger in which the passenger points with the head to the guide means.
- the passenger seat in a change in the configuration, can be rotated about the pitch axis, that the passenger from a position in which his head points away from the guide means, in a position in which his head facing the guide means, is transferred.
- this can be done on a straight line or in a half loop or in a helical portion of the guide means.
- the guide means may comprise a portion having a helical profile whereby, as it moves through that portion, the vehicle makes a rolling movement to change from one conventional and inverted configuration to another of conventional and inverted configuration.
- the passenger seat is rotatable from an orientation in the direction of travel in an orientation against the direction of travel and vice versa.
- a change of orientation can be done, for example, with a rotation about the pitch axis or with a rotation about the yaw axis.
- the amusement device preferably has a feed element, in particular a tower, an elevator or a ramp, with which potential energy can be supplied to the vehicle. This potential energy becomes kinetic Energy converted when the vehicle is transferred from an elevated position to a lower position and vice versa.
- the invention further relates to a method for operating the amusement device, wherein the vehicle is moved along the guide means of the amusement device.
- the method is characterized in that the passenger seat of the vehicle is rotated relative to the chassis of the vehicle about at least one axis which is transverse to the direction of movement of the chassis.
- a change of direction is effected for example by a pitching movement of the passenger seat relative to the chassis.
- the pitching movement can be superimposed by a rolling movement or pitching motion of the chassis which is dependent on the guide means.
- the direction of travel change can be effected by a yaw movement of the passenger seat relative to the chassis.
- the change of the configuration of the vehicle from conventional to inverted or vice versa caused by a pitching movement of the passenger receiving relative to the chassis can be combined with a rolling movement of the vehicle caused in front of the guide means and / or a yawing movement of the passenger seat relative to the chassis.
- the rolling movement has the advantage that the overhead position of the passenger caused by the pitching motion is converted into a normal position.
- the direction of travel caused by the pitching motion of the passenger seat is compensated, that is, the direction of travel is changed again, so that the orientation of the passenger seat relative to the direction of movement corresponds to the orientation that the Passenger recording before the pitching movement has taken.
- the rotation about the at least one axis can be controlled so that the passenger is aligned during the movement of the vehicle along the guide means at least partially in the direction of a point even with changing course of the guide means, the point being a far point or point in the environment of the amusement device.
- the amusement device may be operated as a conventional amusement device by blocking the rotational movements about the yaw and / or pitch axis.
- a passenger may select a particular program, that is, a particular combination of rotational movements about the at least one axis.
- the amusement device is universally applicable and has the advantage over conventional amusement equipment, that for changes in the effects that act on the passenger, not the whole train has to be rebuilt, but only the control of the rotational movements are changed by the yaw and / or pitch axis needs. Therefore, there is an effect that the ride does not become boring, as is the case with some conventional amusement machines.
- FIG. 1 shows a vehicle of a roller coaster, in a conventional or conventional configuration, in which the head of the passenger 4 faces away from the guide means 1.
- the vehicle has a chassis 2, which is arranged on the guide means 1 for longitudinal movement along the guide means 1.
- the vehicle has a seat 8 on which the passenger sits,
- FIG. 2 shows a vehicle of a roller coaster, in an inverted configuration, wherein the head of the passenger 4 to the guide means 1 indicates. The passenger takes place on a seat 8 which is fixed to the chassis 2.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shown vehicles are rotated by 180 ° or 360 °, for example, which causes the passenger is at least temporarily overhead. This is not yet a configuration change, as the head still points away from the guide as in FIG. 1 , or to guide means, as in FIG. 2 ,
- FIG. 3 shows a guide means to which a chassis 2 is fixed so that it is without derailment on the guide means 1 along movable.
- a yaw axis G and a pitch axis N are shown.
- the yaw axis G is in the embodiment shown normally on a guide means plane which is tangent to the trajectory of the guide means and extends through the two rails of the guide means 1.
- the pitch axis N is here perpendicular to the yaw axis G and perpendicular to the Direction of movement of the vehicle 2 in and out of the plane of the drawing.
- the pitch axis can also rotate about the yaw axis G and in certain positions are also parallel to the direction of movement of the vehicle.
- FIG. 4 shows a guide means 1, on which a vehicle comprising a chassis 2 and a passenger seat 3, via fastened to the chassis 2 fasteners 7 is arranged.
- the passenger seat 3 is coupled via a frame 10 to the chassis 2.
- the frame 10 is connected via a rotary joint 6 about the yaw axis G rotatably connected to the chassis 2.
- the swivel joint 6 can rotate freely, be driven by a motor or be damped rotatable.
- the passenger receptacle 3 is connected via swivel joints 5 about the pitch axis N rotatably connected to the frame 10.
- the swivel joints 5 can also be motor-driven, freely rotatable or damped.
- the passenger seat 3 has a seat 8 in which a passenger can take a seat.
- a passenger safety device 9 is provided, which is configured bow-shaped and surrounds the passenger sitting in the seat (not shown) in the region of the rib cage.
- FIG. 5 shows a guide means 1 on the the vehicle FIG. 4 from position a) to position b) is moved.
- the vehicle is shown in position a) and position b).
- the guide means 1 has from position a) to position b) a helical course, which causes a rolling of the vehicle or the chassis 2 about the roll axis, which corresponds to the direction of movement of the vehicle.
- the vehicle is transferred from a conventional configuration shown in position a) to an inverted configuration shown in position b).
- the passenger seat 8 is rotated about the pitch axis N, thereby establishing the inverted configuration.
- the frame 10 and thus also the passenger receptacle 8 and the passenger are rotated relative to the chassis 2 about the yaw axis G.
- one or more rotational movements may be omitted to achieve certain driving effects.
- FIG. 6 shows a vehicle, which as in the in the FIGS. 3 and 4 described manner is attached to the guide means 1 via fastening means 7.
- the vehicle has a passenger receiving .3, 8, which is rotatable relative to the chassis 2 only about a pitch axis N.
- a rotation of the passenger seat 3 relative to the chassis 2 about a yaw axis does not take place in the embodiment shown.
- FIG. 7 shows a guide means 1, which passes from a flat portion in a steep slope and then back into a flat section.
- the orientation or angle that the passenger seat 3 forms relative to a footprint or vicinity of the amusement device is kept constant.
- the amusement device in particular the vehicle, have a corresponding control or regulation.
- the center of gravity of the passenger seat 3 including the passenger is designed so that the in FIG. 7 shown positions of the passenger seat 3 relative to the chassis 2 already occupied by the center of gravity of the passenger seat 3 relative to the chassis 2.
- the invention is not limited to a horizontal orientation of the passenger seat 3, as in FIG. 7 is shown limited, but provide for the passenger recording 3 aligned at any angle passenger recordings. In particular, it is the in FIG. 7 embodiment shown to create the feeling of a free fall.
- the guide means off FIG. 8 has the shape of two half loops.
- the chassis 2 performs in the movement along the guide means 1 pitching movements relative to the environment of the amusement device.
- the passenger seat 3 performs opposite pitching movements about the pitch axis 5 relative to the chassis 2. It will, as in FIG. 7 described, held the angle or the orientation of the passenger seat 3 relative to the footprint of the amusement device.
- the vehicle will change from a conventional to an inverted one Configuration and back to a conventional configuration. In the inverted configuration, the passenger 4 sits opposite to the direction of travel.
- Conceivable is a use of a vehicle according to FIG. 4 whereby the passenger 4 could be rotated by means of an additional rotation about the yaw axis G in the direction of travel.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Vergnügungsgerät, insbesondere eine Achterbahn, bei der in einem Fahrzeug mindestens ein Passagier Platz nehmen kann, wobei das Fahrzeug den Passagier entlang eines Schienensystems transportiert, um beim Passagier einen Vergnügungseffekt hervorzurufen.The invention relates to an amusement device, in particular a roller coaster, in which at least one passenger can be seated in a vehicle, wherein the vehicle transports the passenger along a rail system in order to bring about an amusement effect on the passenger.
Aus dem Stand der Technik sind eine Vielzahl von Achterbahnen bekannt. Beispielsweise zeigt die
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Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Vergnügungsgerät, ein Fahrzeug für das Vergnügungsgerät und ein Verfahren zum Betrieb des Vergnügungsgeräts anzugeben, mit denen der Fahrspaß für einen oder mehrere Passagiere erhöht werden kann.The invention has for its object to provide an amusement device, a vehicle for the amusement device and a method for operating the amusement device, with which the driving pleasure for one or more passengers can be increased.
Die Aufgabe wird durch die Gegenstände der unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterentwicklungen ergeben sich aus den abhängigen Ansprüchen.The object is solved by the subject matters of the independent claims. Advantageous developments emerge from the dependent claims.
Bevorzugt ist ein erfindungsgemäßes Vergnügungsgerät eine Achterbahn, wobei die Erfindung auch bei anderen Vergnügungsgeräten Anwendung finden kann. Die Bezeichnung Achterbahn rührt daher, dass früher die Fahrwege der Achterbahn die Form einer "Acht" aufwiesen. Der Begriff "Achterbahn" ist jedoch nicht auf eine solche Form beschränkt. Vielmehr kann eine erfindungsgemäße Achterbahn eine Vielzahl von Steigungsstrecken, Gefällestrecken, Türmen, Loopings, Kreisel, Schrauben, Steilkurven und so weiter oder Kombinationen daraus aufweisen. Beispielsweise kann eine Achterbahn einen in sich geschlossenen Fahrweg aufweisen, bei dem die Fahrgäste in einem ebenerdigen Bahnhof in die Fahrzeuge ein- oder aussteigen.Preferably, an amusement device according to the invention is a roller coaster, wherein the invention can also be applied to other amusement devices. The name roller coaster is due to the fact that earlier the tracks of the roller coaster had the shape of an "eight". However, the term "roller coaster" is not limited to such a form. Rather, a roller coaster according to the invention can have a multiplicity of ascending slopes, descending slopes, towers, loops, gyros, screws, steep curves and so on or combinations thereof. For example, a roller coaster having a self-contained track, in which the passengers in a ground-floor station in the vehicles on or get off.
Das Vergnügungsgerät umfasst ein Führungsmittel und ein Fahrzeug. Das Führungsmittel kann beispielsweise mindestens eine Schiene, vorzugsweise zwei Schienen aufweisen, wobei der Verlauf des Führungsmittels den Fahrweg des Fahrzeugs vorgibt. Das Fahrzeug ist mit dem Führungsmittel vorzugsweise so gekoppelt, dass es lediglich entlang des Führungsmittels bewegbar ist. Insbesondere soll das Fahrzeug Befestigungseinrichtungen aufweisen, die zum einen eine reibungsarme Bewegung des Fahrzeugs am Führungsmittel erlauben und zum anderen sicherstellen, dass das Fahrzeug unabhängig von dessen Lage sich nicht vom Führungsmittel lösen kann. Eine Befestigungseinrichtung kann mehrere Rollen umfassen, die das Führungsmittel an mehreren Seiten einfassen, so dass ein Entgleisen des Fahrzeugs unmöglich ist.The amusement device includes a guide and a vehicle. The guide means may comprise, for example, at least one rail, preferably two rails, wherein the course of the guide means predetermines the travel path of the vehicle. The vehicle is preferably coupled to the guide means so that it is movable only along the guide means. In particular, the vehicle should have fastening devices which allow for a low-friction movement of the vehicle on the guide means and on the other hand ensure that the vehicle regardless of its location can not be detached from the guide means. A fastening device may comprise a plurality of rollers, which surround the guide means on several sides, so that a derailment of the vehicle is impossible.
Das Fahrzeug umfasst ein Fahrgestell und eine Passagieraufnahme. Insbesondere ist das Fahrgestell des Fahrzeugs so an dem Führungsmittel befestigt, dass das Fahrzeug an dem Führungsmittel entlang bewegt werden kann. Vorzugsweise weist das Fahrgestell die mindestens eine Befestigungseinrichtung auf, mit der das Fahrzeug am Führungsmittel befestigbar ist.The vehicle includes a chassis and a passenger seat. In particular, the chassis of the vehicle is attached to the guide means such that the vehicle can be moved along the guide means. The chassis preferably has the at least one fastening device with which the vehicle can be fastened to the guide means.
Die Passagieraufnahme kann einen Sitz oder ein Gestell, an dem der Sitz angeordnet ist, umfassen. Insbesondere können mehrere Sitze nebeneinander und / oder hintereinander an einem einzigen Gestell oder jeweils an einem Gestell angeordnet sein. Die Passagieraufnahme weist insbesondere für jeden Sitz eine Passagiersicherung, wie zum Beispiel einen schwenkbaren Bügel, welcher einen Passagier im Bereich des Brustkorbs umgreifen kann, auf, um die Passagiere während der Fahrt am Sitz zu fixieren.The passenger receptacle may comprise a seat or a frame on which the seat is arranged. In particular, several seats can be arranged side by side and / or behind one another on a single frame or in each case on a frame. The passenger receptacle has, in particular for each seat, a passenger safety device, such as a pivotable stirrup, which can embrace a passenger in the area of the thorax, in order to fix the passengers to the seat while driving.
Die Erfindung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass die Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell um mindestens eine Achse, die quer zu der Bewegungsrichtung des Fahrgestells steht, drehbar, wie zum Beispiel schwenkbar ist. Beispielsweise kann die mindestens eine Achse eine Gierachse oder eine Nickachse sein. In bevorzugten Ausführungsformen kann die Passagieraufnahme sowohl um die Gierachse als auch um die Nickachse drehbar sein. Beispielsweise können Nick- und Gierachse senkrecht aufeinander und / oder jeweils senkrecht auf die Bewegungsrichtung des Fahrgestells entlang des Führungsmittels stehen. Insbesondere kann die Nickachse parallel zu einer Führungsmittelebene sein. Die Führungsmittelebene ist die Ebene, welche das Führungsmittel an der Stelle, an der sich das Fahrzeug befindet, tangiert. Beispielsweise verläuft die Führungsmittelebene durch beide Schienen. Insbesondere kann die Gierachse senkrecht, wie zum Beispiel normal auf die Führungsmittelebene stehen.The invention is characterized in that the passenger seat is rotatable relative to the chassis about at least one axis which is transverse to the direction of movement of the chassis, such as pivotable. For example, the at least one axis may be a yaw axis or a pitch axis. In preferred embodiments, the passenger seat may be rotatable both about the yaw axis and about the pitch axis. For example, the pitch and yaw axes can be perpendicular to one another and / or perpendicular to the direction of movement of the chassis along the guide means. In particular, the pitch axis may be parallel to a guide center plane. The guide means plane is the plane tangent to the guide means at the location where the vehicle is located. For example, the guide means plane passes through both rails. In particular, the yaw axis may be perpendicular, such as normal to the guide means plane.
Die hierin verwendeten Begriffe "Nicken", "Gieren" und "Rollen" werden in Anlehnung an die Bewegung, wie sie bei einem Flugzeug definiert werden, verwendet. Insbesondere wird unter Gieren das Drehen der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell um die Gierachse aus Sicht des in der Passagieraufnahme bestimmungsgemäß sitzenden Passagiers verstanden. Der Passagier wird eine Gierbewegung als eine Drehung nach links oder rechts wahrnehmen. Unter Nicken wird die Drehbewegung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell um die Nickachse aus Sicht des sich bestimmungsgemäß in der Passagieraufnahme befindlichen Passagiers verstanden. Der Passagier wird eine Nickbewegung als eine Drehbewegung nach vorne oder nach hinten wahrnehmen. Unter Rollen wird eine Drehung verstanden, die das Fahrgestell bzw. das Fahrzeug relativ zu der Umgebung, in der das Vergnügungsgerät aufgestellt ist, um die Rollachse aus Sicht des Fahrgestells ausführt, wobei die Rollachse insbesondere in die Bewegungsrichtung des Fahrgestells weist. Der Passagier wird eine Rollbewegung in der Regel als seitliches Wegkippen nach links oder rechts wahrnehmen.As used herein, the terms "pitching", "yawing" and "rolling" are used in accordance with the motion defined on an aircraft. In particular, yawing is understood to mean the rotation of the passenger receptacle relative to the chassis about the yaw axis from the point of view of the passenger seated as intended in the passenger seat. The passenger will perceive a yaw motion as a turn to the left or right. Nodding is understood to mean the rotational movement of the passenger receptacle relative to the chassis about the pitch axis from the perspective of the passenger intended to be in the passenger receptacle. The passenger will perceive a pitching motion as a forward or backward rotational movement. Rolling is understood to mean a rotation that makes the chassis or vehicle relative to the environment in which the amusement device is set up, around the roll axis from the perspective of the chassis, the roll axis pointing in particular in the direction of movement of the chassis. The passenger will usually perceive a rolling movement as a lateral tilting to the left or right.
Vorzugsweise ist das Fahrgestell relativ zum Führungsmittel gier-, nick- und rollfest angeordnet, so dass die Gier-, Nick- und Rollbewegungen des Fahrgestells von dem geometrischen Verlauf des Führungsmittels abhängig sind.Preferably, the chassis is arranged relative to the guide means yaw, nick and roll resistant, so that the yaw, pitch and roll movements of the chassis are dependent on the geometric shape of the guide means.
Um die Gier- oder Nickbewegungen ausführen zu können, können Drehlager vorgesehen sein, welche eine Drehung ermöglichen. Beispielsweise kann die Passagieraufnahme, insbesondere der Sitz, über ein Gestell mit dem Fahrgestell gekoppelt sein. Der Sitz kann relativ zum Gestell um die Gier- oder Nickachse drehbar angeordnet sein. Entsprechend kann das Gestell zum Fahrgestell um die Nick- oder Gierachse drehbar angeordnet sein. Vorzugsweise ist die Passagieraufnahme relativ zu dem Fahrgestell um die mindestens eine Achse frei, motorisch oder gedämpft drehbar. Frei drehbar kann beispielsweise bedeuten, dass eine im Wesentlichen unbeeinflusste Drehung um die Achse möglich ist, wobei nicht ausgeschlossen sein soll, dass die Drehung zunächst gesperrt ist und zu einem gewünschten Zeitpunkt für eine freie Drehung freigegeben werden kann. Ein motorischer Antrieb kann beispielsweise mit einem Elektromotor, einem Hydraulikmotor oder einem Pneumatikmotor ausgeführt sein. Beispielsweise kann der Motor drehmomentfrei geschaltet werden, so dass eine freie Drehung möglich ist. Bei einer gedämpften Drehung wird vorzugsweise mit einem Dämpfungselement ein der Drehrichtung entgegengesetztes Drehmoment erzeugt. Hierbei können zum Beispiel magneto- oder elektrorheologische Materialien Anwendung finden. Ferner ist denkbar, dass eine Dämpfung über einen generatorischen oder gedrosselten Betrieb des Motors erzeugt werden kann.In order to perform the yawing or pitching movements, pivot bearings may be provided, which allow rotation. For example, the passenger seat, in particular the seat, be coupled via a frame to the chassis. The seat may be rotatable relative to the frame about the yaw or pitch axis. Accordingly, the frame can be rotatably arranged to the chassis about the pitch or yaw axis. Preferably, the passenger receptacle is rotatable relative to the chassis about the at least one axis free, motorized or damped. Freely rotatable may mean, for example, that a substantially uninfluenced rotation about the axis is possible, wherein it should not be ruled out that the rotation is initially locked and can be released at a desired time for a free rotation. A motor drive can be designed, for example, with an electric motor, a hydraulic motor or a pneumatic motor. For example, the motor can be switched torque-free, so that a free rotation is possible. In the case of a damped rotation, a torque which is opposite to the direction of rotation is preferably generated by means of a damping element. In this case, for example, magneto or electrorheological materials can be used. Furthermore, it is conceivable that a damping can be generated via a regenerative or throttled operation of the engine.
Vorzugsweise können das Fahrzeug und / oder das Vergnügungsgerät zum Beispiel vollständig oder zumindest teilweise einen Teil einer Steuerungs- oder Regelungseinheit aufweisen, welche die Nick- oder Gierbewegung, insbesondere die Nick- und / oder Gierwinkel der Passagieraumahme so verändern kann, dass auch bei sich veränderndem Führungsmittelgefälle oder sich verändernder Führungsmittelsteigung ein Winkel, den die Passagieraufnahme mit einer Aufstellfläche des Vergnügungsgeräts bildet, in etwa konstant gehalten werden kann. Somit kann beispielsweise bei einer Einfahrt des Fahrzeugs in eine Gefällestrecke, wodurch eine Nickbewegung des Fahrzeugs erzeugt werden würde, durch eine entgegengesetzte Nickbewegung der Passagieraufnahme der Winkel, den die Passagieraufnahme mit der Aufstellfläche des Vergnügungsgeräts bildet vor während und nach der Gefällestrecke konstant gehalten werden. Der Passagier wird aufgrund der überlagerten Drehbewegungen subjektiv keine Drehbewegung feststellen können. Gleiches gilt für eine Gierbewegung oder einer kombinierte Gier- und Nickbewegung.For example, the vehicle and / or the amusement device may, for example, comprise completely or at least partially a part of a control or regulation unit which can change the pitching or yawing motion, in particular the pitch and / or yaw angles of the passenger compartment, so that it also varies Guidance agent gradient or changing guide means pitch an angle that forms the passenger recording with a footprint of the amusement device, can be kept approximately constant. Thus, for example, at an entrance of the vehicle in a downgrade, which would be a pitching motion of the vehicle would be kept constant by an opposite pitching motion of the passenger recording the angle that forms the passenger recording with the footprint of the amusement device before and after the downgrade. The passenger is due to the superimposed rotational movements can subjectively determine no rotational movement. The same applies to a yawing motion or a combined yawing and pitching motion.
Vorzugsweise ist das Fahrgestell ein einzelnes Fahrgestell. Dennoch sind Ausführungsformen denkbar, in denen ein Fahrzeug mit mindestens einem weiteren solchen Fahrzeug zu einem Zug gekoppelt werden kann.Preferably, the chassis is a single chassis. Nevertheless, embodiments are conceivable in which a vehicle can be coupled to at least one other such vehicle to a train.
Beispielsweise kann das Fahrzeug an dem Führungsmittel in einer konventionellen oder invertierten Konfiguration angeordnet sein. Besonders bevorzugt und ein Vorteil der Erfindung ist es, dass das Fahrzeug so an dem Führungsmittel angeordnet ist, dass das Fahrzeug während der Bewegung entlang des Führungsmittels sowohl eine konventionelle als auch invertierte Konfiguration einnehmen kann. Beispielsweise kann das Führungsmittel eine Schraube oder einen halben Looping aufweisen, mit dem insbesondere mit einer überlagerten Nickbewegung das Fahrzeug von einer konventionellen in eine invertierte Konfiguration übergeführt werden kann und umgekehrt. Unter einer konventionellen Konfiguration wird eine Anordnung des Passagiers verstanden, in der er mit dem Kopf vom Führungsmittel wegweist. Unter einer invertierten Konfiguration wird eine Anordnung des Passagiers verstanden, in der der Passagier mit dem Kopf zu dem Führungsmittel weist. Insbesondere kann bei einer Änderung der Konfiguration die Passagieraufnahme so um die Nickachse gedreht werden, dass der Passagier aus einer Position, in der sein Kopf vom Führungsmittel wegweist, in eine Position, in der sein Kopf zum Führungsmittel weist, übergeführt wird. Beispielsweise kann dies auf einer geraden Strecke oder in einem halben Looping oder in einem schraubenförmigen Abschnitt des Führungsmittels erfolgen. Insbesondere kann das Führungsmittel einen Abschnitt mit einem schraubenförmigen Verlauf aufweisen, wodurch das Fahrzeug bei der Bewegung durch diesen Abschnitt eine Rollbewegung zur Änderung von einer aus einer konventionellen und invertierten Konfiguration in eine andere aus konventioneller und invertierter Konfiguration ausführt.For example, the vehicle may be arranged on the guide means in a conventional or inverted configuration. Particularly preferred and an advantage of the invention is that the vehicle is arranged on the guide means such that the vehicle can assume both a conventional and inverted configuration during the movement along the guide means. For example, the guide means may comprise a screw or a half loop, with which, in particular with a superimposed pitch movement, the vehicle can be transferred from a conventional to an inverted configuration and vice versa. A conventional configuration is understood to mean an arrangement of the passenger in which he points his head away from the guide means. An inverted configuration is understood to mean an arrangement of the passenger in which the passenger points with the head to the guide means. In particular, in a change in the configuration, the passenger seat can be rotated about the pitch axis, that the passenger from a position in which his head points away from the guide means, in a position in which his head facing the guide means, is transferred. For example, this can be done on a straight line or in a half loop or in a helical portion of the guide means. In particular, the guide means may comprise a portion having a helical profile whereby, as it moves through that portion, the vehicle makes a rolling movement to change from one conventional and inverted configuration to another of conventional and inverted configuration.
Vorteilhaft ist die Passagieraufnahme von einer Ausrichtung in Fahrtrichtung in eine Ausrichtung gegen die Fahrtrichtung drehbar und umgekehrt. Eine Änderung der Ausrichtung kann beispielsweise mit einer Drehung um die Nickachse oder mit einer Drehung um die Gierachse erfolgen. Vorzugsweise weist das Vergnügungsgerät ein Zuführungselement, insbesondere einen Turm, einen Aufzug oder eine Auffahrrampe auf, mit der potentielle Energie dem Fahrzeug zugeführt werden kann. Diese potentielle Energie wird kinetische Energie umgewandelt, wenn das Fahrzeug von einer erhöhten Position in eine niedrigere Position übergeführt wird und umgekehrt.Advantageously, the passenger seat is rotatable from an orientation in the direction of travel in an orientation against the direction of travel and vice versa. A change of orientation can be done, for example, with a rotation about the pitch axis or with a rotation about the yaw axis. The amusement device preferably has a feed element, in particular a tower, an elevator or a ramp, with which potential energy can be supplied to the vehicle. This potential energy becomes kinetic Energy converted when the vehicle is transferred from an elevated position to a lower position and vice versa.
Die Erfindung betrifft ferner ein Verfahren zum Betrieb des Vergnügungsgeräts, wobei das Fahrzeug an dem Führungsmittel des Vergnügungsgeräts entlangbewegt wird. Das Verfahren ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Passagieraufnahme des Fahrzeugs relativ zu dem Fahrgestell des Fahrzeugs um mindestens eine Achse gedreht wird, die quer zu der Bewegungsrichtung des Fahrgestells steht.The invention further relates to a method for operating the amusement device, wherein the vehicle is moved along the guide means of the amusement device. The method is characterized in that the passenger seat of the vehicle is rotated relative to the chassis of the vehicle about at least one axis which is transverse to the direction of movement of the chassis.
Ein Fahrtrichtungswechsel wird beispielsweise durch eine Nickbewegung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell bewirkt. Beispielsweise kann der Nickbewegung eine von dem Führungsmittel abhängige Rollbewegung oder Nickbewegung des Fahrgestells überlagert werden. Alternativ kann der Fahrtrichtungswechsel durch eine Gierbewegung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell bewirkt werden.A change of direction is effected for example by a pitching movement of the passenger seat relative to the chassis. For example, the pitching movement can be superimposed by a rolling movement or pitching motion of the chassis which is dependent on the guide means. Alternatively, the direction of travel change can be effected by a yaw movement of the passenger seat relative to the chassis.
Insbesondere wird der Wechsel der Konfiguration des Fahrzeugs von konventionell zu invertiert oder umgekehrt durch eine Nickbewegung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell bewirkt. Insbesondere kann die Nickbewegung mit einer vor dem Führungsmittel hervorgerufenen Rollbewegung des Fahrzeugs und / oder einer Gierbewegung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell kombiniert werden. Durch die Rollbewegung ergibt sich der Vorteil, dass die durch die Nickbewegung hervorgerufene Überkopfposition des Passagiers in eine normale Position umgewandelt wird. Wenn alternativ oder zusätzlich eine Gierbewegung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell überlagert wird, wird der durch die Nickbewegung der Passagieraufnahme hervorgerufene Fahrtrichtungswechsel kompensiert, das heißt, dass die Fahrtrichtung nochmals geändert wird, so dass die Ausrichtung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zur Bewegungsrichtung der Ausrichtung entspricht, welche die Passagieraufnahme vor der Nickbewegung eingenommen hat.In particular, the change of the configuration of the vehicle from conventional to inverted or vice versa caused by a pitching movement of the passenger receiving relative to the chassis. In particular, the pitching movement can be combined with a rolling movement of the vehicle caused in front of the guide means and / or a yawing movement of the passenger seat relative to the chassis. The rolling movement has the advantage that the overhead position of the passenger caused by the pitching motion is converted into a normal position. If, alternatively or additionally, a yawing motion of the passenger receptacle is superimposed relative to the chassis, the direction of travel caused by the pitching motion of the passenger seat is compensated, that is, the direction of travel is changed again, so that the orientation of the passenger seat relative to the direction of movement corresponds to the orientation that the Passenger recording before the pitching movement has taken.
Allgemein bevorzugt ist, dass bei einer Änderung des Verlaufs des Führungsmittels, zum Beispiel wenn das Fahrgestell eine Gier-, Nick- oder Rollbewegung relativ zur Umgebung ausführt, die Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell eine Gier- und / oder Nickbewegung ausführt Somit können zusätzliche Effekte, welche durch den Verlauf des Führungsmittels nicht hervorgerufen werden, erzeugt werden.It is generally preferred that when changing the course of the guide means, for example, when the chassis performs a yaw, pitch or roll motion relative to the environment, the passenger seat relative to the chassis performs a yaw and / or pitching motion Thus, additional effects, which be caused by the course of the guide means are generated.
Insbesondere ist es möglich, eine Gier- und / oder Nickbewegung der Passagieraufhahme relativ zum Fahrgestell so auszuführen, dass ein Winkel, welchen die Passagieraufnahme relativ zur Aufstellfläche des Vergnügungsgeräts einnimmt, in etwa konstant gehalten wird. Dadurch ergibt sich der Vorteil, dass der Passagier den Eindruck gewinnt, dass auf seinen Körper nur Axialbewegungen wirken.In particular, it is possible to execute a yawing and / or pitching motion of the passenger receiving device relative to the chassis so that an angle which the passenger receiving device assumes relative to the footprint of the amusement device is kept approximately constant. This results in the advantage that the passenger gets the impression that act on his body only axial movements.
Beispielsweise kann die Drehung um die mindestens eine Achse so gesteuert werden, dass der Passagier bei der Bewegung des Fahrzeugs entlang des Führungsmittels zumindest abschnittsweise in Richtung eines Punkts auch bei sich änderndem Verlauf des Führungsmittels ausgerichtet ist, wobei der Punkt ein Fernpunkt oder Punkt in der Umgebung des Vergnügungsgeräts sein kann.For example, the rotation about the at least one axis can be controlled so that the passenger is aligned during the movement of the vehicle along the guide means at least partially in the direction of a point even with changing course of the guide means, the point being a far point or point in the environment of the amusement device.
Beispielsweise kann das Vergnügungsgerät so betrieben werden, wie ein herkömmliches Vergnügungsgerät, indem die Drehbewegungen um die Gier- und / oder Nickachse gesperrt werden. Zum Beispiel kann ein Passagier vor oder während der Fahrt ein bestimmtes Programm, das heißt eine bestimmte Kombination von Drehbewegungen um die mindestens eine Achse auswählen. Somit ist das Vergnügungsgerät universell einsetzbar und hat gegenüber herkömmlichen Vergnügungsgeräten den Vorteil, dass für Änderungen der Effekte, die auf den Passagier wirken, nicht die ganze Bahn umgebaut werden muss, sondern lediglich die Ansteuerung der Drehbewegungen um die Gier- und / oder Nickachse verändert werden braucht. Daher ergibt sich der Effekt, dass das Fahrgeschäft nicht langweilig wird, wie es bei einigen herkömmlichen Vergnügungsgeräten der Fall ist.For example, the amusement device may be operated as a conventional amusement device by blocking the rotational movements about the yaw and / or pitch axis. For example, before or during travel, a passenger may select a particular program, that is, a particular combination of rotational movements about the at least one axis. Thus, the amusement device is universally applicable and has the advantage over conventional amusement equipment, that for changes in the effects that act on the passenger, not the whole train has to be rebuilt, but only the control of the rotational movements are changed by the yaw and / or pitch axis needs. Therefore, there is an effect that the ride does not become boring, as is the case with some conventional amusement machines.
Die Erfindung wurde anhand mehrerer vorteilhafter Ausgestaltungen beschrieben. Im Folgenden werden bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der Erfindung anhand von Figuren beschrieben, die die oben beschriebenen Ausführungsformen der Erfindung vorteilhaft weiterbilden. Es zeigen:
Figur 1- das Fahrzeug einer Achterbahn in einer konventionellen Konfiguration, wie es aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt ist,
Figur 2- ein Fahrzeug einer Achterbahn in einer invertierten Konfiguration, wie es aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt ist,
- Figur 3
- ein an einem Führungsmittel angeordnetes Fahrgestell, wobei in Relation hierzu eine Gierachse und eine Nickachse eingezeichnet sind,
Figur 4- ein Fahrzeug mit einer Passagieraufnahme, die um eine Gier- und eine Nickachse relativ zu einem Fahrgestell schwenkbar ist,
Figur 5- das
Fahrzeug aus Figur 4 , wie es aus einer konventionellen Konfiguration in eine invertierte Konfiguration übergeführt wird, Figur 6- ein Fahrzeug, das eine Passagieraufnahme aufweist, welche lediglich eine Nickbewegung relativ zum Fahrgestell ausführen kann,
Figur 7- ein erfindungsgemäßes Fahrzeug, welches in mehreren Positionen bei einer Steilabfahrt gezeigt wird, und
- Figur 8
- ein erfindungsgemäßes Fahrzeug, wie es um einen halben Looping geführt wird.
- FIG. 1
- the vehicle of a roller coaster in a conventional configuration, as known in the art,
- FIG. 2
- a roller coaster vehicle in an inverted configuration, as known in the art;
- FIG. 3
- a chassis disposed on a guide means, wherein in relation thereto a yaw axis and a pitch axis are drawn,
- FIG. 4
- a vehicle having a passenger seat which is pivotable about a yaw and a pitch axis relative to a chassis;
- FIG. 5
- the vehicle off
FIG. 4 how it is converted from an conventional configuration to an inverted configuration, - FIG. 6
- a vehicle having a passenger seat which can only pitch in a direction relative to the chassis,
- FIG. 7
- a vehicle according to the invention, which is shown in several positions in a steep descent, and
- FIG. 8
- an inventive vehicle, as it is performed by half a loop.
Wenn das Führungsmittel 1 in seinem weiteren Verlauf einen Looping oder eine Schraube ausführen würde, würden die in
Die Passagieraufnahme 3 ist über Drehgelenke 5 um die Nickachse N drehbar mit dem Gestell 10 verbunden. Auch die Drehgelenke 5 können motorisch angetrieben, frei oder gedämpft drehbar sein. Die Passagieraufnahme 3 weist einen Sitz 8 auf, in dem ein Passagier Platz nehmen kann. Um Herausfallen des Passagiers aus dem Sitz 8 zu verhindern, ist eine Passagiersicherung 9 vorgesehen, die bügelförmig ausgestaltet ist und den im Sitz sitzenden Passagier (nicht gezeichnet) im Bereich des Brustkorbs umgreift. Für die Bewegung der Passagieraufnahme relativ zum Fahrgestell 2 wird auf die Ausführungen zu
In den
Das Führungsmittel aus
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Claims (19)
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Passagieraufnahme (3) relativ zum Fahrgestell (2) um mindestens eine Achse (N, G), die quer zu der Bewegungsrichtung des Fahrgestells (2) steht, drehbar ist.Amusement device, in particular a roller coaster, comprising a guide means (1) and a vehicle, the vehicle having a chassis (2) which is attached to the guide means (1) such that the vehicle can be moved along the guide means (1), and a passenger seat (3),
characterized in that
the passenger receptacle (3) is rotatable relative to the chassis (2) about at least one axis (N, G) which is transverse to the direction of movement of the chassis (2).
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Passagieraufnahme (3) relativ zum Fahrgestell (2) um mindestens eine Achse (N, G) drehbar ist, die quer zu der Bewegungsrichtung des Fahrgestells (2) steht.Vehicle for or for operation on an amusement device, in particular a roller coaster, comprising a chassis (2) which can be fastened to a guide means (1) of the amusement device such that the vehicle can be moved along the guide means (1), and Passenger intake (3),
characterized in that
the passenger receptacle (3) is rotatable relative to the chassis (2) about at least one axis (N, G) which is transverse to the direction of movement of the chassis (2).
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
eine Passagieraufnahme (3) des Fahrzeugs relativ zu einem Fahrgestell (2) des Fahrzeugs um mindestens eine Achse (G, N) gedreht wird, die quer zu der Bewegungsrichtung des Fahrgestells (2) steht.Method for operating an amusement device, in particular a roller coaster, wherein a vehicle is moved along a guide means (1) of the amusement device,
characterized in that
a passenger seat (3) of the vehicle is rotated relative to a chassis (2) of the vehicle about at least one axis (G, N) which is transverse to the direction of movement of the chassis (2).
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