114results about "Great wheels" patented technology

A park ride for use in theme parks, amusement parks, and other settings. The new ride includes a track defining a ride path for a passenger vehicle (or multiple vehicles that may be linked in a train). The vehicle is configured, such as with a bogie assembly with two to four or more wheels, to roll upon and engage the track. The ride includes a drop swing propulsion system that is adapted to drop a section of track upon which the passenger vehicle is supported from a first elevation to a second elevation that is lower than the first elevation. The dropping motion involves swinging the track with a linkage assembly, which with other components of the system may form a four-bar linkage, so as to impart a propelling force on the vehicle to move it along an exit track section provided at the second, lower elevation.

To improve safety by surely detecting a locking of a door with a simple structure.SOLUTION: A door closing detection device of a door 1 for a person to get on / get off in an amusement facility comprises: a door lock part 10 in which a latch 12 elongated / contracted by a handle operation is installed in the door 1; and a light sensor 13 that detects the latch which extends and intrudes into a wall part 2 opposing the door 1 when closing the door. The light sensor 13 detects a reflection light by projecting light on the latch from an approximately perpendicular direction to an elongation / expansion direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

To provide a chairlift riding device capable of detecting a high risk situation.SOLUTION: A chairlift riding device (10) includes at least two adjacent timing gates (20) for adjusting a stream of people passing through the timing gates (20). The riding device (10) includes a detection device (30) that can determine the presence of a person having the possibility of passing through each of the timing gates (20) and determine whether or not the person having the possibility is taller than a predetermined height (G), and a data processing unit (40) for determining the presence of a high risk situation when a person shorter than the predetermined height (G) is detected before a given gate (20) among the adjacent gates (20) and a person taller than the predetermined height (G) is not detected before one of the adjacent gates (20) according to data from the detection device (30).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A swing device (100) for amusing passengers by a swing ride comprising a linkage of an upstanding first and second support (21,22) on a base (1) and at distal support ends interconnected by a coupling element (6). At least one of the first and second support (21, 22) is drivable by an actuator (5) to introduce a rocking motion. The swing device comprises at least one swing arm (31, 32) suspended from respectively one of the first and second support. The swing arm is movable along an own swing path. At least one passenger carrier (41, 42) is connected to a distal swing arm end (34) of the swing arm (31, 32). The combination of the rocking motion of the supports, the swing motion of the swing arm and the rotating motion of the coupling element provide to public and passengers a spectacular attraction of superimposed movements.

The system includes a virtual queue controller configured to receive an indication of a reduced capacity event from an amusement park attraction, determine a reduced capacity for the attraction, identify each guest in the attraction's virtual queue having a return time affected by the reduced capacity event, remove the guests with the affected return times from the virtual queue, generate re-entry time slots for the guests removed from the virtual queue, select two or more updated return times within the re-entry time slots for each of the guests removed from the virtual queue, provide a notification to each guest removed from the virtual queue requesting guest input to select a single updated return time from the two or more updated return times, and return each guest to the virtual queue upon receiving a corresponding selection of the single updated return time.

The application relates to the technical field of amusement facilities, in particular to a ferris wheel stand column and a ferris wheel. The ferris wheel stand column comprises a stand column assembly, a wheel hub shaft seat and a stand column head. The stand column assembly comprises two stand columns, one end of each stand column is connected to each other, and the two stand columns are used for supporting the whole ferris wheel together. The wheel hub shaft seat is installed at both ends of the stand column assembly. The stand column head is sleeved on the stand column and supports the turntable and the wheel hub shaft seat. The two stand columns are symmetrically arranged along the center of the wheel hub shaft seat. The symmetrically arranged stand columns are connected with the wheel hub shaft seat and the stand column head to form an integral whole, and the action force of the whole ferris wheel is dispersed. The stand column comprises a plate rib structure, the plate rib structure comprises a first plate rib and a second plate rib, the first plate rib is arranged along the axial direction of the stand column, the second plate rib is arranged along the circumferential direction of the stand column, and the connecting points of the first plate rib and the second plate rib are uniformly distributed in the interior of the stand column. The action force acting on the stand column can be dispersed through the first plate rib and the second plate rib, and the supporting action of the stand column itself is further ensured.

The present invention relates to a Ferris wheel with two pairs of masts (11, 12, 21, 22), which are each moveable between a folded position and a stretched position. The Ferris wheel comprises multiple spokes (10), a first and a second spoke ring for mounting the spokes, a first shaft (13), which is mounted fixedly on the top of the first pair of masts, around which the first spoke ring is arranged rotatably by means of a first self-adjusting bearing, a second shaft (23), which is mounted fixedly on the top of the second pair of masts, around which the second spoke ring is arranged rotatably by means of a second self-adjusting bearing, wherein, when the Ferris wheel is in use, the second shaft is substantially in line with the first shaft at a distance from the first shaft, wherein the spokes and the spoke rings are arranged for realizing a fixed moment connection. The invention further relates to a method for building the Ferris wheel according to the invention.

An amusement ride comprises a pair of swinging arms, each supporting a support element that includes a plurality of seats to accommodate riders. The arms may share a rotation axis and are rotatable with respect to one another. The arms may each be coupled to a rotatable vertical tower. The support elements at the ends of the respective arms each oscillate by swinging about a pivot axis, due to the swinging motion of the arms. A control system controls the swinging of the arms such that the supporting elements oscillate at a resonance frequency.

Systems and related methods related to structures with large-scale rotatable elements. Some of the present systems comprise: a tower defining a plurality of human-habitable spaces; a tower hub coupled to the tower and having a transverse dimension of at least 50 feet; an observation wheel rotatably coupled to the tower and having a central wheel hub; and one or more bearings disposed between the tower hub and the wheel hub to rotatably support the observation wheel relative to the tower.

An amusement ride comprises a track having at least one oval portion, at least one vehicle adapted to travel around the track, and a movement mechanism adapted to cause the at least one vehicle to travel around the track. The movement mechanism and the track cause each vehicle to experience an acceleration when the vehicle reaches a curved end of the oval portion and wherein the acceleration causes a top, carriage portion of the vehicle to rotate with respect to a lower carriage portion of the vehicle, about the vehicle axis. Each vehicle is rotatable around a vehicle axis at all locations about the track, including straight portions.

A wireless local area network communication system for a Ferris wheel is formed by connecting a wireless node device mounted on each gondola and a wireless center device mounted on a Ferris wheel supporting frame, and each wireless node device is connected to a downstream device in the gondola; and the center device is connected to an upstream device. By mounting antennas of the wireless center device at positions near a center shaft of the Ferris wheel supporting frame, the invention effectively ensures that all the gondolas will not affect a data communication effect during operation due to a change of a communication distance; and by mounting dual antennas of the wireless node device at external diagonal positions of the gondola, at least one antenna communicates with the wireless center device when the gondola operates at any position.

The embodiment of the invention provides a picture adjusting method and device of a rotary displayer and electronic equipment, the method is applied to the rotary displayer, the rotary displayer rotates around a preset first rotation center axis, the rotary displayer comprises a first display screen, and a plurality of first light-emitting elements are arranged on the first display screen. The method comprises the following steps: at a target sampling point, respectively acquiring a reference angle and a first reference coordinate of each first light-emitting element; acquiring a rotation rate and a target time point of each first light-emitting element, and determining a first target coordinate of each first light-emitting element according to the target time point, each first reference coordinate, each reference angle and the rotation rate; image information is obtained, and when a target time point is reached, the working state of each first light-emitting element is controlled according to each first target coordinate and the image information; according to the embodiment of the invention, the visual rotation deviation of the image information due to the sampling interval can be reduced, and the display effect of the rotary display is optimized.

Ride (1), in particular for use at fairs, folk festivals or in amusement parks, comprising: - a substantially rigid passenger structure (2); - a substantially rigid support structure (3) on which the passenger structure (2) is mounted so as to be rotatable and / or substantially vertically displaceable; - at least one gondola (4) forming a passenger cabin for passengers of the ride, wherein the at least one gondola (4) is mounted on the passenger structure (2) and has a floor (5) and a roof (6); - at least one boarding area (7) for boarding and disembarking passengers into and out of the at least one gondola (4) in a boarding position of the at least one gondola (4); and - at least one electric or hydraulic motor designed to move the passenger structure (2) relative to the support structure (3) in order to move the at least one gondola (4) from the boarding position at a first height (h1) to a viewing position at a second height (h2) different from the first; wherein a passenger extension (8) is arranged on the roof (6) of the at least one gondola (4), which forms a walkable platform (9) for passengers of the ride.

The utility model discloses a slip ring for a ferris wheel, which belongs to the technical field of slip ring structures and comprises a slip ring shell and a wiring assembly, shaft seats are mounted at two ends of the slip ring shell, inner rings of the two shaft seats are jointly and fixedly connected with a main shaft, two groups of connecting plates are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the slip ring shell, and the connecting plates are fixedly connected with the wiring assembly. The side faces, close to each other, of the two connecting plates are jointly and fixedly connected with a plurality of slip ring plates, through cooperation of the insulating plates, the copper rings, the carbon brushes, the carbon brush supports, the carbon brush fixing parts and the slip ring shells, equipment can be protected, wiring operation of workers is facilitated, and the working efficiency is improved. Through the cooperation of the mounting plate, the mounting hole, the triangular plate, the reinforcing plate, the connecting plate, the first cushion block, the second cushion block, the fixing plate, the wiring plate and the slip ring plate, the journal length of the end face slip ring can be shortened, the stress of the shaft end is reduced, and through the cooperation of the first L-shaped stabilizing plate, the second L-shaped stabilizing plate and the screw, a worker can conveniently disassemble and assemble the connecting plate.

The seat mover includes a passenger seat assembly (160, 260) disposed between opposing seat supports (100a, 100b, 200a, 200b) that raise and lower the passenger seat assembly (160, 260). One or more passenger seat beam rotators (141, 241) operate to rotate the passenger seat assembly to change tilt independently of the raise and lower movements. In embodiments, the rows of seats are not pivoted up by a rotating floor, but rather the rotation function changes their relative position relative to one another while the lift function is performed, lifting the rear row of seats above the front row of seats, allowing control over the relative row positions during lifting and during the show. A cable-free immersive theater system with a seat mover employs suspended seating by combining lift and rotation movements and without the need for additional equipment.

To provide a visual confirmation device for the locking status of Ferris wheel gondola doors, which can improve safety through human confirmation and reduce human error by introducing visual confirmation work by workers. [Solution] The system is equipped with a locking device 120 that is positioned above the door 210 and locks the door when the first locking member on the gondola 200 side and the second locking member on the door side are grounded, a handle that is positioned on the outside of the door and has a grip lever that moves the second locking member, allowing the door to be opened and closed, and a visual confirmation unit that is positioned between the locking device and the handle and allows workers to visually check the locking status of the door from outside the Ferris wheel gondola, making it easy to distinguish between locked, semi-locked and unlocked states, which has the effect of significantly reducing the risk of accidents due to sensor malfunctions or human error.

The present application relates to a kind of rope cylinder drive structure and swing amusement equipment, including the drive wheel of being installed on the overall frame of swing amusement equipment, rope cylinder and reversing guide pulley, and using first steel wire rope and second steel wire rope to establish drive connection, the up and down movement of rope cylinder is converted to swing arm horizontal swing by gear train mechanism, the compressibility of gas is fully utilized, the control difficulty of equipment is greatly reduced, swing arm keeps stable in the process of operation, transmission efficiency is close to gear drive structure, while system structure and control complexity are similar to friction drive structure, while the advantages of two existing drive structures are considered, it is an ideal swing amusement equipment drive structure.

The present invention discloses a Ferris wheel drive pre-tightening rapid control device and method thereof, which relates to the first field of Ferris wheel drive control, and comprises a mounting frame, the top of the mounting frame is provided with a sleeve rod, the outer side of the sleeve rod is sleeved with a wheel frame, one end of the wheel frame is provided with a track, one side of the wheel frame is provided with an upper box body above the track, and one side of the wheel frame is provided with a lower box body below the track. The present invention provides a pull plate, a round tube, and a sleeve, and when multiple groups of wheel discs of the Ferris wheel need to be urgently pre-tightened, the pull plate is pulled by the round tube, and the bottom end of the pull plate rotates around the second pin shaft, so that the pull plate drives the first pin shaft to rotate around the second pin shaft, and the second pin shaft drives the outer fixed mounting sleeve plate to move, thereby driving the balance cylinder below the mounting sleeve plate to move up and down, thereby changing the pressure inside the balance cylinder, thereby changing the tension in the balance spring, and thereby changing the pressure between the wheel disc and the track.

The utility model relates to the technical field of recreation facilities, and discloses a pirate ship body rapid swing stopping device which comprises a base, the top of the base is rotationally connected with a supporting rod, the top of the supporting rod is fixedly connected with a first fixing plate, the top of the first fixing plate is provided with a contact assembly, and an adjusting assembly is arranged between the first fixing plate and the base. The adjusting assembly comprises a first connecting block, the top of the first connecting block is rotationally connected to the bottom of the first fixing plate, one side of the first connecting block is fixedly connected with a first telescopic rod, and one end of the first telescopic rod is fixedly connected with a second fixing plate. According to the brake device, the output end of the hydraulic rod extends out to drive the compression spring to deform through the second fixing plate to extrude the first fixing plate, the first fixing plate drives the friction wheel to be attached to the bottom of a ship body through the connecting plate, and the effect of adjusting brake pressure is achieved; the problem that a rapid swing stopping device cannot brake according to different swing speeds when braking through friction force is solved, and the braking performance of the rapid swing stopping device is improved.

The utility model relates to ferris wheel amusement equipment which comprises a supporting stand column assembly, a center base is arranged at the upper end of the supporting stand column assembly, a rotating body is installed on the front side of the center base in a rotating mode, and a plurality of rotating arms are evenly distributed on the outer side of the rotating body in an array mode along the circumference. A cabin is rotationally mounted on the front side of the outer end of each rotating arm; the plurality of rotating arms are arranged on the outer side of the rotating body, and the cabin is rotationally mounted on the front side of the outer end of each rotating arm, so that a traditional wheel carrier is not required to be arranged, and the cabin is arranged on the front side of each rotating arm, so that when the cabin opens the movable door body outwards, no interference exists, and meanwhile, a rotating shaft does not need to be arranged above the cabin; the ferris wheel can be directly arranged on the rear side of a cabin, so that the rotating diameter of the ferris wheel can be reduced, the ferris wheel is an excellent choice for small and medium-sized parks, and good economic benefits can be generated.

The invention relates to a balancing cabin for a Ferris wheel, comprising a rotating cabin body, at least one inner ring is sleeved on the rotating cabin body, and an outer ring for fixed connection with the turntable of the Ferris wheel is sleeved on the inner ring; a running track is arranged on the outer ring or the inner ring, and a plurality of wheel train components rolling in contact with the running track are arranged around the inner ring or the outer ring so that the inner ring of the rotating cabin body can rotate relative to the outer ring. The design of the pod is adopted to achieve the effect of the balancing cabin; the wheel train component is adopted to replace the slewing bearing, which effectively reduces the equipment cost, and the maintenance and replacement of the wheel train component is easier; the wheel train component has its own power system to prevent the rotating cabin body from being overloaded or causing other unfavorable conditions in other working conditions, and can effectively ensure the self-balancing of the rotating cabin body; the outer ring is fixedly connected to the turntable of the Ferris wheel through a flange, eliminating the cabin hanging structure, and effectively reducing the equipment cost.

To improve stability of the operation of an auxiliary drive device for a rotary play facility.SOLUTION: An auxiliary drive device 70 is equipped in a rotary play facility which includes link arms, a gondola that is rotatably connected to one end side of the link arm, and an arm rotation shaft 61 (11, 21, 31) that supports each link arm in a manner of being reciprocating-rotatable 360 degrees. The gondola is designed to rotate 360 degrees when a passenger performs a bending and stretching exercise or the like. The auxiliary drive device 70 includes an operation unit 71 mounted on the arm rotation shaft 61 and a drive unit 73 thereof. With the auxiliary drive device 70, each link arm is set in a free state through the operation of a stop device after the gondola is lifted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

An amusement ride comprising a wheel frame having one or more straight sections in a circumferential direction, one or more rotary drive units configured to rotate the wheel frame around a rotational axis, wherein, during rotation of the wheel frame, the one or more rotary drive units are maintaining a contact engagement with the one or more straight sections of the wheel frame.

An amusement ride (100) with at least two flight support towers (103, 104) and a lift tower (107). The support towers are spaced apart with a gondola (300) suspended from a support structure (105) therebetween by flight cables (113, 114). The lift tower has a lift cable (108) with release mechanism (1500) to bring the gondola up into a launch position (109). When released, the gondola swings from the support structure on the flight cables. The support structure includes a bridge (1600) extending between support towers. The bridge comprises a track (1603) with parallel rails extending along the gondola flight path (201) and a sled (1604) movably mounted on the track. A swing damper system is provided to arrest the motion of the gondola and bring it to a controlled stop. The damper system includes a rack-and-pinion system (1610) acting between the bridge and the sled. The pendulum motion of the gondola pulls the sled back and forth on the track, such that the sled provides a passive braking force against the swing motion of the gondola. Additional ride features are also described.

The utility model discloses a ferris wheel lift car anti-swing damping structure which comprises a rotating shaft, two connecting blocks are rotatably installed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft, two connecting plates are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft, and a plurality of spring telescopic rods are fixedly installed on the inner walls of the two connecting plates. A connecting sleeve is fixedly installed at the telescopic end of each spring telescopic rod, a connecting block is slidably installed on the inner wall of each connecting sleeve, and a fixing pin is slidably installed on the outer wall of each connecting sleeve in a penetrating mode. By arranging the spring telescopic rods, the extrusion plates, the wear-resisting blocks, the wear-resisting plates and other assemblies, the multiple extrusion plates can drive the wear-resisting blocks to make contact with the wear-resisting plates under elastic extrusion of the spring telescopic rods, when the lift car shakes, friction damping can be generated through friction between the wear-resisting blocks and the wear-resisting plates, heat is generated due to friction resistance, mechanical energy of a system is reduced, and the service life of the lift car is prolonged. Therefore, the shaking of the lift car can be slowed down.