WO2000059595A1 - Installation pour la simulation de vol libre de personnes par actionnement d'un ecoulement d'air - Google Patents

Installation pour la simulation de vol libre de personnes par actionnement d'un ecoulement d'air Download PDF

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WO2000059595A1
WO2000059595A1 PCT/ES1999/000084 ES9900084W WO0059595A1 WO 2000059595 A1 WO2000059595 A1 WO 2000059595A1 ES 9900084 W ES9900084 W ES 9900084W WO 0059595 A1 WO0059595 A1 WO 0059595A1
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Carlos Guillermo Sidan
Gaston Heavy
Sergio Aliberti
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Escandar, S.L.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D23/00—Training of parachutists
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • A63G2031/005—Skydiving

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  • the present invention encompasses in the technical field of facilities capable of generating controlled air currents, generally referred to as wind channels or aerodynamic tunnels, and more specifically in the field of facilities suitable for applying such air currents. to people.
  • the invention also belongs to the sector of systems that allow to simulate a sensation of movement, especially of flight or of floating in the air, both for recreational purposes and for training or therapy purposes.
  • the facilities comprising a room on whose walls three-dimensional, and / or two-dimensional images are projected can be mentioned, such that the people in the room, even when they are stationary or quasi stationary in the room, they perceive the sensation of a movement in space.
  • Rooms of this type are found in various theme parks, such as the Chinese Pavilion at DISNEYWORLD, Orlando, Florida (United States of America).
  • FIG. 1 Facilities have also been described that generate vertically ascending air columns in which one or more people float, comprising means for generating an air flow; control means to regulate the power of the flow of the air flow generated by the generation means, channeling means comprising a vertical channel that defines a passage for the air flow, which directs the air flow generated by the generation means in at least one ascending vertical direction ; a cabin to accommodate at least one person; an outer structure that houses at least the outer vertical channel and the cabin; in which the cabin defines inside the vertical channel of the channeling means, delimited between an upper air outlet, and a lower air inlet protected with a first network, and in which the lower network when the installation is in a resting situation, it forms a support floor for the user; the air generating means generating an air flow of a velocity and a flow rate such that when the air flow passes upwards through the vertical channel, they can at least keep at least one user in the cabin elevated.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks, providing an installation that allows users to "float" or
  • the object defined above is achieved by means of an installation to simulate the free flight of persons, by the action of an air current, which comprises means for generating an air current; control means for regulating the flow power of the air stream generated by the generating means; channeling means comprising at least one vertical channel defining a passage for the air flow, which directs the air flow generated by the generating means in at least one vertical upward direction; a cabin to accommodate at least one person; an exterior structure that houses at least the vertical channel and the cabin; in whose installation the cabin defines in its interior the vertical channel of the channeling means, delimited between an upper outlet of protected air with an upper network, and a lower entrance of protected air with at least a first lower network; the cabin is delimited superiorly by the upper network and inferiorly by the lower network with enough space for at least one user; forming at least the first lower network, when the installation is in a rest situation, a support floor for the user; the air generating means generate an air flow of a speed and a
  • the first material that forms the inner wall is an elastic material intended to cushion the inner wall in order to protect the users inside the cabin from bumps. Between the inner wall and the wall outside, a sufficiently wide free space is provided so that the lateral deformations of the elastic inner wall caused by user impacts against the inner wall do not come into contact with the outer wall.
  • the air stream is fed to the air inlet of the vertical channel from at least one collecting duct that preferably has a general hollow frustoconical configuration, which collects at least the air stream generated by the aforementioned generation means. Said collecting duct can accommodate a plurality of air collectors.
  • the vertical channel defined inside the cabin has an essentially cylindrical configuration, and preferably has a truncated cone shape.
  • truncated cone configuration it is achieved that the force of the air flow decreases progressively in its upward passage, which, in addition to creating a uniform air flow, prevents users from being excessively elevated and imprisoned against The top network.
  • the side walls of the cabin open upwards in 3 to 72.
  • the upper net that delimits the upper part of the cabin is preferably elastic to prevent injuries to users that could accidentally impact said network.
  • the upper network may also be padded.
  • the first lower network which delimits the cabin inferiorly, can be rigid or elastic and also forms, when a strong enough air current is not generated to lift the users, the floor on which the users can walk or stand .
  • the vertical channel is provided with a mechanism that vertically displaces the first lower network from a lower position to an upper position and vice versa, in the channel vertical.
  • the purpose of this mechanism is to lower the first network to the lower position when an air current has been generated strong enough to keep users floating, and to raise the first lower network back to its upper position when it is reduced the power of the air stream so that users can rely stably on the lower network before leaving the cabin.
  • a second lower net of elastic material is also arranged, arranged in a position superior to the first lower net.
  • the first lower network is vertically movable with respect to the second lower network between an upper position at least close to the second lower network and a second lower position distanced from the second lower network, by means of a lifting and lowering mechanism.
  • the second lower network is vertically movable with respect to the first lower network between a lower position at least close to the first lower network and a second upper position distanced from the first lower network, by means of a lifting and lowering mechanism .
  • the purposes of lowering the first lower network to the lower position or raising the second lower network are to form a fully elastic cabin for the users, of form a stable floor for the users constituted by the lower network when the power of the air stream is reduced so that the users can perch on the lower network before leaving the cabin, and to expand the space available for the user (s) They are floating in the cabin when a strong enough air flow has been generated to keep users floating.
  • Both the first lower network and the second lower network can be formed by padded meshes.
  • the channeling means further comprise at least one upper deflector means that deflects the air current that exits through the air outlet of the vertical channel, such that the upward direction of the air stream is reversed in a downward direction, and at least one lower baffle means that recirculates the air stream to the air inlet of the vertical channel in conjunction with the outgoing air stream of the generation means.
  • the outgoing air stream through the upper outlet of the vertical chamber is collected in ducts that recirculate the outgoing air stream to the air inlet to the vertical channel.
  • the recirculated air stream is fed to the vertical chamber through the collecting duct described above.
  • At least the upper baffle means, the lower baffle means and the air inlet may be located in a cylindrical chamber formed inside the outer structure.
  • the channeling means further comprise first air flow corrective means, located below the first lower network.
  • Said means are intended to prevent the formation of turbulence in the air flow that passes through the vertical channel in order to form a uniform current that allows to avoid violent and / or uncontrollable movements of the users.
  • Said flow correctors are preferably located in the collecting duct and may comprise, in a manner known per se, a plurality of parallel vertical ducts whose walls constitute fixed or adjustable position channeling fins.
  • the first material that at least partially forms the inner wall and the second material that forms at least partially the outer wall can be translucent or transparent materials, so that the users inside the cabin can have visibility to the exterior and / or can be observed from the inside.
  • the installation may further comprise conventional projection means, for projecting still or mobile images, such as films, on the interior wall or on the exterior wall of the cabin, and also conventional sound equipment that can emit public address announcements. , music etc.
  • conventional projection means for projecting still or mobile images, such as films, on the interior wall or on the exterior wall of the cabin, and also conventional sound equipment that can emit public address announcements. , music etc.
  • the interior wall of the cabin formed by the first material is transparent and the exterior wall of the cabin formed by the second material is translucent.
  • the images are projected onto the outer surface of the translucent outer wall of the cabin and, due to the transparency of the inner wall of the cabin, they are visible to the users inside the cabin.
  • outer wall of the cabin in an opaque material and the inner wall of a translucent material and project the images onto the outer surface of the inner wall made of a translucent material from projection means located in the free space formed between the outer wall and the inner wall.
  • the cabin For user access to the cabin, it preferably has a side access door in which case the user support floor formed by at least the first lower net is at the height of the side access door, at least when The installation is in a rest situation.
  • the side access door of the cabin is accessed through a corridor or an access chamber, accessible from a door exterior, in such a way that the doors and the access chamber or the corridor, operate as a sluice.
  • This embodiment is especially advantageous in that it allows a reduced rate of operation of the power of the air flow generation means to be maintained, when the users enter or leave the cabin without leaking currents through the access door to The exterior of the installation.
  • the air flow generating means may be conventional equipment and must have sufficient power to generate a current having a uniform speed between 175 and 225 m / h at all points of the cabin cross section, and may be composed of one or more motors, preferably electric motors provided with propellers.
  • the propellers are preferably of static variable angle, made for example of duralumin of 650,000 m 3 / h lOOmm of water column pressure.
  • each of the engines has a power regulator to allow sequential starting and air regulation according to the needs of each moment.
  • Suitable motors are for example 400 electric motors with direct motor / propeller coupling power.
  • the installation may also be provided with convenient temperature and humidity regulation means in view of the fact that the high air velocity in the flight cabin causes a cold sensation and can produce a dehydrating effect on the users.
  • Said regulating means are preferably located in the lower part of the installation such that the air flow passing to the cabin can be heated and humidified.
  • the installation can be sized for a single user or for groups of users and can be fixed or transportable.
  • the installation of the present invention can be of a recreational nature, for example as an attraction in fairs or theme parks, or be used for example in the training of civil or military paratroopers or for the treatment of certain psychological disorders, such as anxiety syndromes generalized
  • protective equipment such as protective suits, helmets and goggles, to avoid the risk of injury.
  • Figure 1 is a general schematic view in side section of an embodiment of the installation according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic top plan view from the cutting line A-A shown in Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view in side section of the lower part of the cabin and of the collecting duct in access position for the users
  • Figure 4 is a schematic view in side section of the lower part of the cabin and of the collecting duct in the operating position of the installation
  • Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view through the plane of the first network, corresponding to Figure 4
  • Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which the temperature and humidity regulation means can be seen.
  • the users access the installation by a waiting room 24 from which they access, by an access corridor 23 and an entrance corridor 27, to a sluice chamber 2 to the flotation cabin 3.
  • the users access to the sluice chamber 2 by the outer door 22 and from said chamber to the flotation cabin 3 by the side access door 23.
  • the users When accessing the cabin 3, the users step on a first lower net 5 that is vertically movable by means of a lifting and lowering mechanism (not shown in Figure 1) and which is in its upper position.
  • the first lower net 5 is made of a rigid material, such as aluminum alloy or steel, and conventionally coated by padding.
  • Cab 3 has an inverted cone trunk configuration, with an upward opening of the inner surface of its inner wall 13 of 3 degrees.
  • the inner wall 13 is made of an elastic and transparent material and is separated from a rigid and translucent outer wall 14, of the cabin 3 by a free space 16 (see figures 3 and 4) such that if a user hits the inner wall
  • the free space 16 may be filled with a soft material, such as foam rubber, which allows such deformations to be absorbed and further cushioned.
  • the upper part 3b of the cabin 3 is closed by an upper network 4 of elastic material and padded mesh that cushions the possible impacts of the users. Based on the aforementioned characteristics, the cabin 3 is capable of forming a fully elastic cabin.
  • the cabin 3 flows into a collecting duct 7 which in turn houses a flow corrective means not shown in Figure 1.
  • the collecting duct 7 has a truncated conical configuration and is positioned above the means for generating the air flow 6 composed of conventional elements.
  • the cabin 3 and the internal passage of the collecting duct 7 form a vertical channel 12 through which the air flow produced by the generating means 6 flows upwards.
  • the collecting duct 7 and the generating means 6 are located inside an outer structure 1 that internally defines a sealed cylindrical chamber.
  • upper deflector means 8 are disposed, arranged in the lower part of the cylindrical chamber formed inside the outer structure.
  • These lower deflector means 9 are capable of reversing the direction of the air flow that rises upwardly from the vertical channel 12 at the upper end 3a of the cabin 3 towards lower deflector means
  • the lower baffle means 9, the generating means 6, the collecting duct 7 and the cabin 3 are mounted on an inner support structure 11.
  • conventional projection means 10 are provided which project video images onto the translucent outer wall 14 of the cabin 3 such that the projected images are visible to the users through the transparent inner wall 13 of the cabin 3 in An angle of 360 degrees.
  • the cylindrical chamber defined inside the general structure 1 forms a dark space.
  • FIG. 2 an embodiment of the cabin 3 comprising the upper network 4, the inner and outer walls 13, the first vertically movable lower wall 5, the second lower network can be seen schematically
  • the side access door 21 provided inside the cabin 3 with padding can also be seen, whose door 21 is arranged in the lower part of the cabin 3.
  • the lower part of the inner wall 13 It is also made of a rigid material and provided with a padding, while its upper part (approximately 75% of its total height) is an elastic and transparent material.
  • Figure 3 schematically shows an embodiment of the mechanism that vertically displaces the first lower network 5 from an upper position to a lower position, and vice versa, in the vertical channel 12.
  • the first network 5 is in its upper position in such so that network 5 forms a stable floor for users who access cabin 3.
  • the first lower network 5 is comprised in a metal perimeter frame 18 coupled to the ascent and descent means 20 and guided in vertical grooves (not shown) provided in the inner wall of the lower fixing ring 26.
  • at least two ascent and descent means 20 are provided, each of which is basically composed of a piston 20a hydraulically or pneumatically actuated with a rod 20b coupled to the perimeter frame 18.
  • the ascent and descent means 20 are provided in the part lower space
  • Figure 5 shows in more detail but also schematically, the configuration of the perimeter frame 18 comprising the first lower network 5, as well as the location of the ascent and descent means 20 and the flow correctors 19 and in the collecting duct 7 .
  • FIG. 6 shows the location of the temperature and humidity regulation means schematically.
  • the lower deflector 9 comprises a lower layer 29a constituted by a heat insulating material, and an upper layer 29b of a thermally conductive material, preferably aluminum, which allows the passage of heat radiated through heating ducts 29d through which a hot fluid (liquid, such as water or gaseous, such as air) arranged inside the lower baffle 9.
  • the hot fluid is generated by conventional means, such as boilers with heating capacities calculated according to size and of the proportions of the installation.
  • hatches 29e for the entry of atmospheric air.
  • water injectors under pressure 29c possibly provided with spray means, can be seen.
  • the temperature and humidity regulation means are governed by conventional control systems themselves, capable, depending on, for example, the external climatic conditions, on the one hand, of maintaining the temperature and humidity conditions in the cabin 3 in established ranges and, on the other, actionable at will by the controlling staff according to specific needs.
  • the users will wear a specially designed suit and helmet.
  • the users walking or transported by a conveyor belt (not shown in the figures) will pass through the corridor 23, and will enter the cabin 3 through the corridor 27 and the sluice chamber 2.
  • the floor of the cabin 3 is formed by the first and the second lower network 5, 17, so that the users have a stable floor, until the application of the air flow that elevates the users is initiated.
  • the first lower network 5 moves vertically downwards, leaving the second lower elastic network as a limit at the lower end of the cabin 17.
  • Both networks will be calculated in such a way that their resistance is adequate for the proposed purpose, when the game session ends, people will slowly lower due to the inertial speed of the generating means 6, at the same time that the network 5 will be brought back to the same level as the elastic network 17, thus achieving that users once again have a stable floor where they can stand.
  • the generating means 6 Arranged the users inside the cabin 3, the generating means 6 will begin to drive a column of air, until it has enough speed to lift the group of people, which in this way will remain floating in the air inside cabin 3 while the projection on its walls of images such as films, will cause a sensation of virtual transport in the users to the scene of the filming of said film.
  • the protective helmet may also have sound transceiver means in order to allow accompanying the projected film with the corresponding sounds, as well as allowing voice communication between each user and the personnel supervising the installation.
  • the outer structure 1 will be formed by a metal or cement cylinder (the one that best suits the technical point of view), will have an approximate height of 30 meters with a diameter of approximately 15 meters, which will be mounted on foundations (not shown). Access to the interior of the outer structure 1 will be possible through the corridor 23, formed for example as a tunnel that includes a smooth escalator (similar to a conveyor belt with its respective handrail) that will depart from the waiting room.
  • a metal or cement cylinder the one that best suits the technical point of view
  • the corridor 23 formed for example as a tunnel that includes a smooth escalator (similar to a conveyor belt with its respective handrail) that will depart from the waiting room.
  • the internal support structure 11 constituted for example by a plurality of perimetralele columns, will be calculated to support a weight of approximately 25 tons, and will be designed to produce the least possible interference in air velocity, the peripheral columns will have the same height as the external structure
  • Upper baffle means 8 comprised of four upper baffles may be provided (since there the velocity of the air stream is greater) and lower baffle means 9 comprised of three lower baffles.
  • the air flow generating means 6 can comprise a group of variable angle (static) angle propellers powered by electric motors and individual power regulators, which will allow a sequential start and an air speed management according to to the precise needs with precision, allowing to reach a final velocity of the air flow in the order of 225km / h.
  • the flow correctors 19 will enable the generation of a homogeneous air stream, without turbulence, so that the users inside the cabin 3 can control their movements at will.
  • the waiting room 24 may be designed to include, in addition to a locker room and / or a command room, where the equipment operator will be located with all its power controls and will be in charge of the vision through a group of monitors the entrance / exit to it, the entrance / exit doors, the internal vision of the cabin and the power control the generating means 6 that will also be in charge of this operator that according to the needs will print more or less power to the whole .
  • the outer door 22 will be located on the periphery of the outer structure 1 and the side access door 21 that will be located in the lower part of the cabin 3.
  • the projection means 10 can be designed in such a way that they are capable of projecting films throughout the perimeter of the cabin 3 and, conveniently at 75% of their upper height.
  • the projection means may be located in groups of two in order to have ten projection angles completing 360 degrees.
  • the lower projectors will cover 50% of the height of the translucent wall 14, that is from the access door 21 to the center of the screen, while the other five projectors will cover the upper part of the screen.
  • This entire system will be controlled by a computer program, so that the shooting of all projectors is simultaneous and the selection of the film is instantaneous, thus achieving that the users inside the cabin 3 have a sense of reality total.
  • the installation may also be equipped with a video surveillance system consisting of a set of filming microcamera strategically located inside the cabin 3 so that through a group of monitors located in the control room, it is possible to surveillance and supervision of what happens inside the cabin. Also these microcamera will be connected to a video group for the recording of as many videos as the commercial circumstances demand. The recorded images can also be transmitted to virtual helmets so that those people who for various reasons they have still been able to enter cabin 3 and they are in the waiting room 24.
  • the outer wall 14 of the cabin 3 may be constructed in its lower part (approximately 25% of the height) of metal so that it supports the access door 21 to the cabin 3, and its upper part of a translucent material whose purpose will be be the projection screen throughout its perimeter (360 degrees) with uniform optical characteristics so that there is no interference between the projectors 10 and the wall 14, to achieve a clean, crisp and homogeneous image on the entire surface, thus achieving The maximum sense of reality.
  • the inner wall 13 of the cabin 3 will be constructed in an elastic and transparent material in at least its upper half and will be spaced about 10 cm from the outer wall 14, so that the space 16 serves as a buffer between them to avoid , in the event that for any reason a user accidentally hits the inner wall 13, injuries are avoided.

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L'invention concerne une installation pour la simulation de vol libre de personnes par actionnement d'un écoulement d'air, comprenant une cabine (3) définissant à l'intérieur un canal vertical (12) et délimitée en haut par un filet supérieur (4) et en bas par un filet inférieur (5) afin de laisser assez d'espace pour contenir au moins un utilisateur ; des moyens de génération d'air (6) générant un écoulement d'air dont la vitesse et le débit maintiennent au moins en suspension ascendante un utilisateur dans la cabine (3) lorsque l'écoulement d'air traverse le canal vertical (12) dans un sens. Cette installation comprend en outre une paroi intérieure (13) délimitant le canal vertical (12), formée au moins dans sa moitié supérieure par un premier matériau élastique, et une paroi extérieure (14) formée par un second matériau rigide. La paroi extérieure (14) est écartée au moins partiellement de la paroi intérieure (13) par un espace intermédiaire (16).
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