CN105413185A - Weightlessness simulation recreational vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a weightlessness simulation recreational vehicle. The recreational vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a travelling device, extreme limitation devices, a weightlessness controller and a manned platform, wherein the travelling device is mounted at the lower end of the vehicle body, and comprises a travelling supporting frame, travelling motors and travelling wheels; the travelling supporting frame is mounted at the lower end of the vehicle body; the travelling motors are mounted on the travelling supporting frame; the travelling wheel is mounted on a shaft of the travelling supporting frame; the extreme limitation devices are symmetrically mounted on the left side and the right side of the upper end of the vehicle body; the weightlessness controller is mounted in the middle of the vehicle body; the manned platform is mounted at the upper end of the weightlessness controller; the front end and the rear end of the manned platform are fixed to the vehicle body. The weightlessness simulation recreational vehicle has the advantages of being reasonable in structural design, low in production and manufacturing cost, convenient to operate and use, and the like, and can realize simulation of weightlessness, so that when the weightlessness simulation recreational vehicle works with a film, the simulation is more realistic, and the tourist experience stimulation is improved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to amusement equipment technical field, specifically a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle.
Background technology
In each large recreation ground, be seen everywhere amusement apparatus miscellaneous, has outdoor amusement apparatus and indoor amusement apparatus, for outdoor amusement apparatus, excitant is comparatively strong, but simultaneously also along with larger security risk, once equipment breaks down, time serious, there will be casualties; Indoor amusement apparatus then security is higher, carrys out effect that is virtually reality like reality by various emulation technology.Existing indoor amusement apparatus many employings single-degree-of-freedom or multi-degree-of-freedom motion platform, by combining with the film shown in screen, thus make tourist experience more true to nature, but existing indoor apparatus cannot simulate the reduced gravity situations in dropping process, as there is very fast whereabouts in film, single-degree-of-freedom or the multi-degree-of-freedom motion platform mode that also just simple employing drives visitor to move down is simulated, effect is poor, and visitor can only experience falling motion but cannot experience weightless sensation.
Summary of the invention
For the defect of above-mentioned technology, the present invention proposes a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle.
A kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle, comprise car body, running gear, limit device, weightless controller, manned platform, described running gear is arranged on the lower end of car body, described running gear comprises walking bracing frame, movable motor and road wheel, described walking bracing frame is arranged on the lower end of car body, described movable motor is arranged on walking bracing frame, described road wheel is arranged on the axle of walking bracing frame, described limit device symmetry is arranged on the left and right sides, upper end of car body, described weightless controller is arranged on the middle part of car body, described manned platform is arranged on the upper end of weightless controller, the front end of described manned platform, rear end is fixed on car body.Visitor rides on manned platform, when there is whereabouts plot like this in film, can utilize weightless controller that manned platform is fallen downwards, and when manned platform moves to lower limit position, the position of manned platform is pinned by limit of utilization stopping means, to complete whole falling motion, thus combine with film, allow visitor experience weightless sensation really, effect is true to nature, and security performance is high.
Described limit device comprises riser, spacing master cylinder, back-moving spring, positive stop, described riser is vertically mounted on the upper surface of car body, described spacing master cylinder level is arranged on the top of riser, described positive stop is arranged on the end of the output shaft of spacing master cylinder, described back-moving spring is sleeved on the output shaft of spacing master cylinder, one end of described back-moving spring is connected with positive stop, and the other end of described back-moving spring is connected with riser.
Described positive stop is wedge, like this in the process of manned platform whereabouts, left end, the right-hand member of manned platform are pressed on positive stop respectively, utilize the wedge structure of positive stop, thus the power that manned platform is applied to positive stop makes positive stop compression reseting spring, coordinate until positive stop departs from manned platform, meanwhile, spacing master cylinder is started working, order about positive stop and do reseting movement fast, and utilize positive stop to be against on manned platform, spacing with what realize manned platform.
The guide pillar that the front end of described manned platform, rear end are arranged with guide pin bushing, are slidably matched with guide pin bushing, described guide pillar is vertically mounted on car body, described manned platform left end, right-hand member are provided with wedge shape briquetting, and described wedge shape briquetting coordinates with limit device that to realize manned platform spacing.Do at manned platform in the process be elevated, the motion guide realized manned platform that is slidably matched of guide pin bushing, guide pillar can be utilized, in the process declined, utilize wedge shape briquetting to extrude positive stop, thus make positive stop compression reseting spring, until positive stop and wedge shape briquetting depart from coordinate and manned platform moves to lower limit position time, start spacing master cylinder, order about positive stop to reset, namely such positive stop has been pressed in the upper end of wedge shape briquetting, realizes the sports limiting to manned platform.
Described weightless controller comprises bottom girder frame, lose heart cylinder, shrouding, air pump, on-off valve, pipeline and air bag, the upper end of described air bag is connected with manned platform, the lower end of described air bag is uncovered, described bottom girder frame is arranged in the middle part of the lower end of car body 1, described disappointing cylinder is vertically arranged on bottom girder frame, described shrouding level is arranged on the upper end of disappointing cylinder, described shrouding coordinates with the open-mouth of air bag the encapsulation process realized air bag, described air pump is arranged on bottom girder frame, described air pump is connected with shrouding by pipeline, and described on-off valve is arranged on pipeline.Weightless controller of the present invention can support manned platform on the one hand, on the other hand when needs simulated weightlessness, a manned platform can be allowed in wink to fall by deadweight, with simulated weightlessness, namely the cylinder that loses heart drives shrouding to move down fast, air bag is communicated with air, gas in air bag is rapidly discharged in air, air bag then becomes flat instantaneously, lose the support to manned platform, such manned platform, under self gravitation orders about, falls, reaches the effect of simulated weightlessness under the guide effect that is slidably matched of guide pin bushing, guide pillar.
Described pipeline is the plastic conduit that can fold along conduit axis direction, and the object of design is like this: when disappointing cylinder drives shrouding to move up and down, utilize the foldability of pipeline, thus can follow hard on shrouding and move together.
Described car body is provided with buffer spring immediately below manned platform, at manned platform because in the process of deadweight whereabouts, in order to realize the buffering to manned platform motion in the extreme position near manned platform, utilize buffer spring can dissipate manned platform fall time impulsive force, and utilize buffer spring to make manned platform move to lower limit position, recycling positive stop has been pressed in the upper end of wedge shape briquetting, realizes the sports limiting to manned platform, to complete whole falling motion.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: the present invention has the advantages such as reasonable in design, manufacturing cost are low and easy for operation, can realize simulating weightlessness, cooperatively interact with film like this that simulation more true to nature adds the excitant of tourist experience.
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Fig. 1 is front view of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is internal structure schematic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the partial structurtes schematic diagram of weightless controller of the present invention.
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The technological means realized to make the present invention, creation characteristic, reaching object and effect is easy to understand, below the present invention being set forth further.
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle, comprise car body 1, running gear, limit device, weightless controller, manned platform 16, described running gear is arranged on the lower end of car body 1, described running gear comprises walking bracing frame 2, movable motor 3 and road wheel 4, described walking bracing frame 2 is arranged on the lower end of car body 1, described movable motor 3 is arranged on walking bracing frame 2, described road wheel 4 is arranged on the axle of walking bracing frame 2, described limit device symmetry is arranged on the left and right sides, upper end of car body 1, described weightless controller is arranged on the middle part of car body 1, described manned platform 16 is arranged on the upper end of weightless controller, the front end of described manned platform 16, rear end is fixed on car body 1.Visitor rides on manned platform 16, when there is whereabouts plot like this in film, can utilize weightless controller that manned platform 16 is fallen downwards, and when manned platform 16 moves to lower limit position, the position of manned platform 16 is pinned, to complete whole falling motion by limit of utilization stopping means, thus combine with film, allow visitor experience weightless sensation really, effect is true to nature, and security performance is high.
Described limit device comprises riser 11, spacing master cylinder 12, back-moving spring 14, positive stop 13, described riser 11 is vertically mounted on the upper surface of car body 1, described spacing master cylinder 12 level is arranged on the top of riser 11, described positive stop 13 is arranged on the end of the output shaft of spacing master cylinder 12, described back-moving spring 14 is sleeved on the output shaft of spacing master cylinder 12, one end of described back-moving spring 14 is connected with positive stop 13, and the other end of described back-moving spring 14 is connected with riser 11.
Described positive stop 13 is wedge, like this in the process of manned platform 16 whereabouts, the left end of manned platform 16, right-hand member are pressed on positive stop 13 respectively, utilize the wedge structure of positive stop 13, thus the power that manned platform 16 is applied to positive stop 13 makes positive stop 13 compression reseting spring 14, coordinate until positive stop 13 departs from manned platform 16, meanwhile, spacing master cylinder 12 is started working, order about positive stop 13 and do reseting movement fast, and utilize positive stop 13 to be against on manned platform 16, spacing with what realize manned platform 16.
The guide pillar 15 that the front end of described manned platform 16, rear end are arranged with guide pin bushing 19, are slidably matched with guide pin bushing 19, described guide pillar 15 is vertically mounted on car body 1, described manned platform 16 left end, right-hand member are provided with wedge shape briquetting 17, and described wedge shape briquetting 17 coordinates with limit device that to realize manned platform 16 spacing.Do at manned platform 16 in the process be elevated, the motion guide realized manned platform 16 that is slidably matched of guide pin bushing 19, guide pillar 15 can be utilized, in the process declined, wedge shape briquetting 17 is utilized to extrude positive stop 13, thus make positive stop 13 compression reseting spring 14, until positive stop 13 and wedge shape briquetting 17 depart from coordinate and manned platform 16 moves to lower limit position time, start spacing master cylinder 12, order about positive stop 13 to reset, namely such positive stop 13 has been pressed in the upper end of wedge shape briquetting 17, realizes the sports limiting to manned platform 16.
Described weightless controller comprises bottom girder frame 5, lose heart cylinder 6, shrouding 7, air pump 8, on-off valve 18, pipeline 20 and air bag 9, the upper end of described air bag 9 is connected with manned platform 16, the lower end of described air bag 9 is uncovered, described bottom girder frame 5 is arranged in the middle part of the lower end of car body 1, described disappointing cylinder 6 is vertically arranged on bottom girder frame 5, described shrouding 7 level is arranged on the upper end of disappointing cylinder 6, described shrouding 7 coordinates with the open-mouth of air bag 9 encapsulation process realized air bag 9, described air pump 8 is arranged on bottom girder frame 5, described air pump 8 is connected with shrouding 7 by pipeline 20, described on-off valve 18 is arranged on pipeline 20.Weightless controller of the present invention can support manned platform 16 on the one hand, on the other hand when needs simulated weightlessness, a manned platform 16 can be allowed in wink to fall by deadweight, with simulated weightlessness, namely the cylinder 6 that loses heart drives shrouding 7 to move down fast, air bag 9 is communicated with air, gas in air bag 9 is rapidly discharged in air, 9, air bag becomes flat instantaneously, lose the support to manned platform 16, such manned platform 16, under self gravitation orders about, falls, reaches the effect of simulated weightlessness under the guide effect that is slidably matched of guide pin bushing 19, guide pillar 15.
Described pipeline 20 is can along the folding plastic conduit of pipeline 20 axis direction, and the object designed like this is: when disappointing cylinder 6 drives shrouding 7 to move up and down, utilize the foldability of pipeline 20, thus can follow hard on shrouding 7 and move together.
Described car body 1 is provided with buffer spring 10 immediately below manned platform 16, at manned platform 16 because in the process of deadweight whereabouts, in order to the buffering realizing moving to manned platform 16 in the extreme position near manned platform 16, utilize buffer spring 10 can to dissipate the impulsive force of manned platform 16 when falling, and utilize buffer spring 10 to make manned platform 16 move to lower limit position, recycling positive stop 13 has been pressed in the upper end of wedge shape briquetting 17, realize the sports limiting to manned platform 16, to complete whole falling motion.
After having simulated whereabouts i.e. weightless motion, if desired manned platform 16 moves upward and resets, only need booster air pump 8, gas is injected air bag 9 by pipeline 20, make air bag 9 inflation, promotion manned platform 16 progressively, make manned platform 16 under the guide effect that is slidably matched of guide pin bushing 19, guide pillar 15 on move, until manned platform 16 resets.
More than show and describe general principle of the present invention, principal character and advantage of the present invention.The technical staff of the industry should understand; the present invention is not restricted to the described embodiments; the just principle of the present invention described in above-described embodiment and description; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; the present invention also has various changes and modifications, and these changes and improvements all fall in claimed the present invention.Application claims protection domain is defined by appending claims and equivalent thereof.
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1. a weightless flight recreational vehicle, comprise car body (1), running gear, limit device, weightless controller, manned platform (16), described running gear is arranged on the lower end of car body (1), described running gear comprises walking bracing frame (2), movable motor (3) and road wheel (4), described walking bracing frame (2) is arranged on the lower end of car body (1), described movable motor (3) is arranged in walking bracing frame (2), described road wheel (4) is arranged on the axle of walking bracing frame (2), it is characterized in that: described limit device symmetry is arranged on the left and right sides, upper end of car body (1), described weightless controller is arranged on the middle part of car body (1), described manned platform (16) is arranged on the upper end of weightless controller, the front end of described manned platform (16), rear end is fixed on car body (1).
2. a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described limit device comprises riser (11), spacing master cylinder (12), back-moving spring (14), positive stop (13), described riser (11) is vertically mounted on the upper surface of car body (1), described spacing master cylinder (12) level is arranged on the top of riser (11), described positive stop (13) is arranged on the end of the output shaft of spacing master cylinder (12), described back-moving spring (14) is sleeved on the output shaft of spacing master cylinder (12), one end of described back-moving spring (14) is connected with positive stop (13), the other end of described back-moving spring (14) is connected with riser (11).
3. a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle according to claim 2, is characterized in that: described positive stop (13) is wedge.
4. a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the guide pillar (15) that the front end of described manned platform (16), rear end are arranged with guide pin bushing (19), are slidably matched with guide pin bushing (19), described guide pillar (15) is vertically mounted on car body (1), described manned platform (16) left end, right-hand member are provided with wedge shape briquetting (17), and described wedge shape briquetting (17) coordinates with limit device that to realize manned platform (16) spacing.
5. a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described weightless controller comprises bottom girder frame (5), lose heart cylinder (6), shrouding (7), air pump (8), on-off valve (18), pipeline (20) and air bag (9), the upper end of described air bag (9) is connected with manned platform (16), the lower end of described air bag (9) is uncovered, described bottom girder frame (5) is arranged in the middle part of the lower end of car body (1), described disappointing cylinder (6) is vertically arranged on bottom girder frame (5), described shrouding (7) level is arranged on the upper end of disappointing cylinder (6), described shrouding (7) coordinates with the open-mouth of air bag (9) encapsulation process realized air bag (9), described air pump (8) is arranged on bottom girder frame (5), described air pump (8) is connected with shrouding (7) by pipeline (20), described on-off valve (18) is arranged on pipeline (20).
6. a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle according to claim 5, is characterized in that: described pipeline (20) is the plastic conduit that can fold along pipeline (20) axis direction.
7. a kind of weightless flight recreational vehicle according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described car body (1) is provided with buffer spring (10) immediately below manned platform (16).
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