JPH044790Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an altitude display device for a Ferris wheel, which is an entertainment facility installed in an amusement park or the like to enjoy a view from a high place.

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Recently, Ferris wheels installed all over the country have become larger, and some are appearing that are over several dozen meters long.
However, in conventional Ferris wheels, there is no altitude display, so passengers inside the gondola have to judge the ever-changing height from the ground in relation to the external scenery, etc., or simply I was able to roughly estimate the altitude based on my readings. Thus, there was a problem in that it was not possible to know the exact altitude.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and make it possible to easily know the altitude of a Ferris wheel.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a Ferris wheel that includes a rotating wheel that rotates around a horizontal central axis and a plurality of gondolas that are rotatably supported on the outer periphery of the rotating wheel. One of the scale plate and the altitude pointer is provided integrally, and the other is provided on a part of the rotating ring or a member fixed thereto.

[Effect]

By integrally providing an altitude dial on the gondola, the altitude pointer rotates in a predetermined direction with respect to the dial together with the rotating wheel, and indicates the height of the gondola from the ground at that time. If the gondola is provided with an altitude pointer, on the other hand, the dial provided on the rotating wheel will rotate relative to the altitude pointer. Passengers inside the gondola can know the exact altitude at any time while the gondola rotates around its central axis.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings.

In FIG. 3, 1 is a Ferris wheel, which includes a rotating wheel 3 that rotates around a horizontal center axis 2, and a rotating wheel 3 that rotates around a horizontal center axis 2.
a support frame 4 in the form of a lower leg that pivots, and a rotating wheel 3.
A plurality of gondolas 6 are rotatably supported on the outer peripheral edge 5 of the gondola. The rotating wheel 3 has a circular rail 7 integrally formed on its outer circumference, and rotates by being given a rotational force by a drive device (not shown). 8 is a platform for getting on and off the gondola 6...

The above gondola 6... is the second gondola when viewed from the side.
As shown in the figure, the radial members 9, 9 of the rotating wheel 3
It is rotatably supported on a hanging shaft 10 having both ends 13, 13 fixed to the. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the suspension shaft 10 passes through outer walls 12, 12 near the ceiling of the gondola 6, and both ends 13, 13 thereof are connected to the outer peripheral side of the radial member 9. End 1
1 and 11. 14 is a bearing attached to the outer wall 12 of the gondola 6;
5, a bearing cover 16, etc. Reference numeral 17 denotes a mounting fitting fixed to the outer circumferential end 11 of the radial member 9, and includes locking bolts 18 that prevent the hanging shaft 10 from rotating. 27 is a distance piece.

Therefore, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, 19
is an altitude display device for a Ferris wheel according to the present invention, and exemplifies a case where it is placed inside each gondola 6 and near the ceiling. The above altitude display device 19
is an altitude scale plate 20 provided integrally with the gondola 6.
and a part of the rotating wheel 3 or a member fixed thereto, that is, an altitude indicator 21 provided on the hanging shaft 10,
It is equipped with In the illustrated example, the altitude dial 20 is fixed to the outer wall 12 of the gondola 6, and the altitude pointer 21 is fixed to the hanging shaft 10 (see FIG. 6). The hanging shaft 10 is inserted through a center hole 22 of a scale plate 20.

Next, to explain the altitude scale of the altitude scale board 20, for example, each gondola 6 is placed at a vertically symmetrical position.
The maximum height and minimum height of the gondola 6, and the intermediate height at symmetrical positions are displayed in numbers, and the intermediate part between these numbers is indicated with appropriate intervals. Numbers indicating the altitude corresponding to each turning angle are displayed. In order to attach the scale plate 20 and the pointer 21, the condoler 6 must be, for example,
The pointer 21 may be fixed to the hanging shaft 10 so that the pointer 21 points to the number indicating the lowest position on the dial 20 when the pointer 21 is at the lowest position. In FIG. 4, the virtual line pointer 21 indicates the case where the gondola 6 is at the lowest position, and similarly, the actual pointer 21 indicates the case when the gondola 6 has reached the highest position. Altitude scale plate 20
As shown in Fig. 5, the altitude near the highest position, where the change in altitude corresponding to the turning angle of the gondola 6 is relatively small, is set sparsely, and on the contrary, the altitude near the center axis 2, where the change in altitude is large, is set densely. It is also preferable to display them separately. In the figure, the display near the low position is omitted.

FIG. 7 shows a case where the altitude pointer 21 is provided at the tip of the radial member 9 of the rotating wheel 3, and the altitude scale plate 20 is provided integrally with the gondola 6. A plurality of small windows 23 fixed to the outer peripheral end 11 of the gondola 9 and opened by the gondola 6...
A scale plate 20 is attached to cover the area.
In this case, the dial 20 is a transparent plate 24 with numbers indicating altitude displayed on the surface so that the pointer 21 can be seen from inside the gondola 6. Hanging shaft 10
is made integral with the gondola 6 by a coupling fitting 25, and rotatably pivotally connected to the radial member 9 via a bush 26 or the like.

FIG. 8 shows the dial 20 at the end 1 of the radial member 9.
1, and the pointer 21 is provided integrally with the gondola 6, and the passengers inside the gondola 6 are attached to the outer wall 1.
The altitude scale indicated by the pointer 21 can be seen through the opening 28 attached to the pointer 2. In this case, the hanging shaft 10 may be fixed to either the gondola 6 or the rotating wheel 3. Note that it is also preferable to attach a see-through plate 29 made of acrylic or the like to the opening 28 .

The scale plate 20 is connected to the hanging shaft 10 as shown in FIG.
The pointer 21 may be fixed to the rotating wheel 3 and provided integrally therewith, or in this case, the pointer 21 is provided integrally with the outer wall 12 of the gondola 6. In the case of FIG. 9, the suspension shaft 10 is fixed to the radial member 9.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9, the pointer 21
is fixed to the outer wall 12 of the gondola 6 and placed below the hanging shaft 10, so that the pointer 2 is easily accessible from passengers.
1 has the advantage of being clearly visible at any time. In addition, in the illustrated embodiment described above, the altitude display device 19
Although the case is shown in which the gondola 6 is provided only on one side of the left and right sides, it is also possible to provide it on both the left and right sides.

[Effect of idea]

In this way, in the present invention, one of the altitude dial 20 and the altitude indicator 21 is integrally provided on the gondola 6, and the other is provided on a part of the rotating wheel 3 or a member fixed thereto. As a result, the altitude can be displayed extremely easily, and passengers in the gondola 6 can directly and easily know the accurate altitude.

Passengers can know the altitude at any time, so they can experience subtle changes in the scenery related to altitude differences, which increases their interest and prevents them from getting bored.

Since the altitude can be easily determined inside the gondola 6, for example, if the outer diameter of the rotating wheel 3 exceeds 80 m, other altitudes can be compared and judged depending on the current position of the gondola 6. Although facilities, buildings, etc. no longer exist, the present invention is suitable for such large-diameter Ferris wheels.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional front view of the gondola with the device of the present invention attached, Figure 2 is a side view, Figure 3 is a front view of the entire Ferris wheel, Figure 4 is an enlarged front view of the device of the present invention, Fig. 5 is an enlarged front view showing another specific example, Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the structure near the mounting part, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged front view showing another specific example.
9 to 9 are enlarged sectional views showing other embodiments. 1... Ferris wheel, 2... Central axis, 3... Rotating wheel, 5... Outer periphery, 6... Gondola, 20... Altitude dial, 21... Altitude pointer.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] Rotating wheel 3 rotating around 2 horizontal central axes
and a plurality of gondolas 6 rotatably supported on the outer peripheral edge 5 of the rotating wheel 3, the gondolas 6 having an altitude scale plate 20 and an altitude pointer 2.
1. An altitude display device for a Ferris wheel, characterized in that one of the two is integrally provided, and the other is provided on a part of the rotating wheel 3 or a member fixed thereto.