A flying tower amusement facility anti-fall device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a falling prevention device for a flying tower type amusement facility, which comprises: a moving mechanism, an action mechanism and a clamping mechanism; the moving mechanism comprises a moving part and a guide rail; the moving part is movably arranged on the guide rail; the guide rail is fixedly connected to the tower body of the flying tower; the action mechanism can drive two wedges to clamp the guide rail when a steel wire rope breaks, so as to prevent the occurrence of falling; at the same time, after the steel wire rope is reconnected, the two wedges can loosen the guide rail, so as to facilitate the rapid recovery of the flying tower type amusement facility after the steel wire rope breaks.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of amusement facilities, in particular to a falling prevention device for a flying tower type amusement facility. Background Art

[0002] In large-scale amusement facilities such as flying towers, it is more common to see up and down movements along the tower body accompanied by rotational movements. For flying towers with greater lifting heights, the lifting system generally transmits the lifting force through steel wire ropes, and there is no anti-fall device to prevent falling after the steel wire rope breaks. There is a risk of the entire cabin truss falling due to the breaking of the steel wire rope. Related falling cases have also occurred abroad.

[0003] Therefore, a flying tower type amusement facility anti-falling device is needed to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention proposes a flying tower type amusement facility anti-falling device, which includes: a moving mechanism, an action mechanism and a clamping mechanism;

[0005] The moving mechanism includes a moving part and a guide rail; the moving part is movably arranged on the guide rail; the guide rail is fixedly connected to the tower body of the flight tower;

[0006] The action mechanism includes an action part, two hanging plates, two tension springs and two pressure plates; the upper ends of the two hanging plates are provided with hanging holes for passing the wire rope; the two hanging plates are rotatably and symmetrically arranged on the action part; a pressure plate is fixedly provided at the lower end of each hanging plate;

[0007] The clamping mechanism includes an anti-falling part, two wedges, two compression springs, two spring slots and two connecting pieces; a wedge slot is provided on the rear side of the anti-falling part; the wedge slot is sleeved on the outside of the guide rail; the two wedges are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the guide rail; the two wedges are movably arranged in the wedge slots; the two spring slots are symmetrically arranged on the front side of the anti-falling part; a compression spring is provided in each spring slot, one end of the compression spring is fixedly connected to the spring slot and the other end is connected to the connecting piece; the connecting piece is slidably connected to the corresponding spring slot; each connecting piece is connected to a wedge;

[0008] The moving part is fixedly connected to the upper end of the action part; the action part is fixedly connected to the front side of the anti-fall part;

[0009] The wedge groove is a groove-like structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom;

[0010] The two tension springs are symmetrically and obliquely arranged on the action part; the lower end of each tension spring is hinged to the action part, and the upper end is hinged to the upper end of a hanging plate; the two tension springs are used to apply a downward turning pulling force to the upper end of the corresponding hanging plate when the wire rope breaks; the pressure plate is used to release or compress the corresponding compression spring; the compression spring is used to drive the two wedges to clamp or loosen the guide rail in the wedge groove.

[0011] Preferably, the anti-falling portion has a square structure.

[0012] Preferably, each connecting member includes a connecting port, a slider, and a connecting rod; the connecting port is symmetrically arranged on the anti-fall part; each connecting port is connected to the front side of the anti-fall part and the wedge groove; each slider is slidably arranged in a spring groove, the lower end of the slider is fixedly connected to the upper end of the corresponding compression spring, and the lower end of the compression spring is fixedly connected to the corresponding spring groove; each connecting rod is partially movably accommodated in the corresponding connecting port, and the two ends of each connecting rod are respectively fixedly connected to a slider and a wedge.

[0013] Preferably, the wedge block groove is an isosceles trapezoidal groove structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom; the wedge block cross-section is a right-angled trapezoidal structure, and the side of each wedge block facing the guide rail is a rough surface; the inclined surfaces of the two wedge blocks are respectively in contact with the two inclined surfaces of the wedge block groove.

[0014] Preferably, the two connecting ports are in a rectangular groove-shaped structure; the two connecting ports are arranged in an eight-shaped shape on the anti-falling part.

[0015] Preferably, the spring groove is a U-shaped groove structure, and the spring grooves are arranged in an eight-shaped shape on the anti-falling part.

[0016] Preferably, the clamping mechanism also includes a wedge block limiting plate; the wedge block limiting plate is fixedly connected to the anti-fall part; the wedge block limiting plate is used to seal the wedge block groove, confine the two wedge blocks in the wedge block groove, and prevent the wedge blocks from falling out of the wedge block groove.

[0017] Preferably, each spring slot is fixedly provided with a sealing plate; the sealing plate is used to confine the compression spring in the corresponding spring slot to prevent the compression spring from escaping from the spring slot.

[0018] Preferably, three rollers are rotatably provided on the moving part; the three rollers are respectively connected to the three side surfaces of the guide rail in a rolling manner.

[0019] Preferably, the action part is a square frame structure with upper and lower openings, and a rotating rod is provided in the action part, and the two ends of the rotating rod are respectively rotatably connected to the two side walls of the action part; the two hanging plates are fixedly connected to the rotating rod; the rotating rod is provided between the hanging hole and the pressure plate.

[0020] Preferably, the front side surface of the action part is provided with a plurality of screw holes; the plurality of screw holes are used for screwing with the cabin of a flying tower type amusement facility.

[0021] Preferably, the pressing plate is a trapezoidal plate structure with one end being wide and the other end being narrow. The wide end of the pressing plate is fixedly connected to the hanging plate, and the other end is arranged above the slider.

[0022] Preferably, the rough surface of each wedge block is provided with a plurality of equally spaced transverse strip-shaped fine teeth for increasing the friction between the wedge block and the guide rail.

[0023] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the present invention has achieved the following technical progress compared with the prior art: the action mechanism can drive the two wedges to clamp the guide rail when the wire rope breaks, thereby preventing the occurrence of falling; at the same time, after the wire rope is reconnected, the driving device of the flying tower amusement facility loosens the two wedges and the guide rail by pulling the wire rope, thereby facilitating the rapid recovery of the flying tower amusement facility after the wire rope breaks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of the anti-fall device for a flying tower type amusement facility of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a partial structural diagram of the anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of the anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a partial structural diagram of the anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the wedge block of the anti-fall device of the flying tower type amusement facility of the present invention; Description of the main component symbols

[0030] Mobile mechanism 1 Action mechanism 2 Clamping mechanism 3 Tower 4 Mobile unit 11 Guide rail 12 Action Section 21 Hanging plate 22 Extension spring 23 Press plate 24 Hanging hole 221 Fall prevention part 31 Wedge 32 Compression spring 33 Compression spring 33 Connector 35 Wedge slot 321 Spring slot 34 Connection port 351 Slider 352 Connecting rod 353 Rough surface 322 Wedge limit plate 36 Roller 111 Rotating rod 211 Screw hole 212 Horizontal strip-shaped fine teeth 323

[0031] The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following will be combined with the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0033] See also Figure 1-Figure 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides a flying tower type amusement facility anti-falling device, the flying tower type amusement facility anti-falling device includes: a moving mechanism 1, an action mechanism 2 and a clamping mechanism 3;

[0034] The moving mechanism 1 includes a moving part 11 and a guide rail 12; the moving part 11 is movably arranged on the guide rail 12; the guide rail 12 is fixedly connected to the tower body 4 of the flight tower;

[0035] The action mechanism 2 includes an action part 21, two hanging plates 22, two tension springs 23 and two pressure plates 24; the upper ends of the two hanging plates 22 are each provided with a hanging hole 221 for passing a wire rope; the two hanging plates 22 are rotatably and symmetrically arranged on the action part 21; a pressure plate 24 is fixedly provided at the lower end of each hanging plate 22;

[0036] The clamping mechanism 3 includes an anti-falling part 31, two wedge blocks 32, two compression springs 33, two spring slots 34 and two connecting pieces 35; a wedge block slot 321 is provided on the rear side of the anti-falling part 31; the wedge block slot 321 is sleeved on the outside of the guide rail 12; the two wedge blocks 32 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the guide rail 12; the two wedge blocks 32 are movably arranged in the wedge block slot 321; the two spring slots 34 are symmetrically arranged on the front side of the anti-falling part 31; a compression spring 33 is provided in each spring slot 34, one end of the compression spring 33 is fixedly connected to the spring slot 34 and the other end is connected to the connecting piece 35; the connecting piece 35 is slidably connected to the corresponding spring slot 34; each connecting piece 35 is connected to a wedge block 32.

[0037] The moving part 11 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the action part 21; the action part 21 is fixedly connected to the front side of the anti-fall part 31;

[0038] The wedge groove 321 is a groove-shaped structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom;

[0039] The two tension springs 23 are symmetrically and obliquely arranged on the action part 21; the lower end of each tension spring 23 is hinged to the action part 21, and the upper end is hinged to the upper end of a hanging plate 22; the two tension springs 23 are used to apply a downward turning pulling force to the upper end of the corresponding hanging plate 22 when the wire rope breaks; the pressure plate 24 is used to release or compress the corresponding compression spring 33; the compression spring 33 is used to drive the two wedge blocks 32 to clamp or loosen the guide rail 12 in the wedge block groove 321.

[0040] In one embodiment of the present invention, the anti-falling portion 31 is a square structure.

[0041] In one embodiment of the present invention, each connecting member 35 includes a connecting port 351, a slider 352, and a connecting rod 353; the connecting port 351 is symmetrically arranged on the anti-falling part 31; each connecting port 351 is connected to the front side of the anti-falling part 31 and the wedge block groove 321; each slider 352 is slidably arranged in a spring groove 34, the lower end of the slider 352 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the corresponding compression spring 33, and the lower end of the compression spring 33 is fixedly connected to the corresponding spring groove 34; each connecting rod 353 is partially movably accommodated in the corresponding connecting port 351, and the two ends of each connecting rod 353 are respectively fixedly connected to a slider 352 and a wedge block 32.

[0042] In one embodiment of the present invention, the wedge block groove 321 is an isosceles trapezoidal groove structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom; the cross-section of the wedge block 32 is a right-angled trapezoidal structure, and the side of each wedge block 32 facing the guide rail 12 is a rough surface 322; the inclined surfaces of the two wedge blocks 32 respectively contact and cooperate with the two inclined surfaces of the wedge block groove 321.

[0043] In one embodiment of the present invention, the two connecting openings 351 are rectangular groove-shaped structures; the two connecting openings 351 are arranged in an eight-shaped pattern on the anti-falling portion 31 .

[0044] In one embodiment of the present invention, the spring grooves 34 are U-shaped, and the spring grooves 34 are arranged in an eight-shaped pattern on the anti-falling portion 31 .

[0045] In one embodiment of the present invention, the clamping mechanism 3 also includes a wedge block limiting plate 36; the wedge block limiting plate 36 is fixedly connected to the anti-fall part 31; the wedge block limiting plate 36 is used to seal the wedge block groove 321, confining the two wedge blocks 32 in the wedge block groove 321 to prevent the wedge blocks 32 from falling out of the wedge block groove 321.

[0046] See also Figure 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, each spring slot 34 is fixedly provided with a sealing plate 341 ; the sealing plate 341 is used to confine the compression spring 32 in the corresponding spring slot 34 to prevent the compression spring 32 from escaping from the spring slot 34 .

[0047] In one embodiment of the present invention, three rollers 111 are rotatably provided on the moving portion 11 ; the three rollers 111 are respectively connected to three side surfaces of the guide rail 12 in a rolling manner.

[0048] In one embodiment of the present invention, the action portion 21 is a square frame structure with upper and lower openings. A rotating rod 211 is provided in the action portion 21, and the two ends of the rotating rod 211 are respectively rotatably connected to the two side walls of the action portion 21; the two hanging plates 22 are fixedly connected to the rotating rod 211; the rotating rod 211 is provided between the hanging hole 221 and the pressure plate 24.

[0049] In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of screw holes 212 are provided on the front side of the action portion 21 ; the plurality of screw holes 212 are used for screwing with the cabin of a flying tower type amusement facility.

[0050] In one embodiment of the present invention, the pressing plate 24 is a trapezoidal plate structure with one end being wider and the other end being narrower. The wider end of the pressing plate 24 is fixedly connected to the hanging plate 22 , and the other end is disposed above the slider 352 .

[0051] Please refer to Figure 5 In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of equally spaced transverse strip-shaped fine teeth 323 are provided on the rough surface 322 of each wedge block 32 to increase the friction between the wedge block 32 and the guide rail 12 .

[0052] When the anti-fall device of the flying tower type amusement facility is in normal use, the guide rail 12 is vertically fixed on the tower body 4; the driving device of the flying tower type amusement facility passes the wire rope through the hanging hole 221, thereby driving the anti-fall device of the flying tower type amusement facility to move along the guide rail 12; when the wire rope is straightened, the two hanging plates are perpendicular to the bottom surface due to gravity; at this time, the tension spring 23 is in a stretched state; at the same time, the pressure plate 24 compresses the corresponding compression spring 33 into the corresponding spring groove 34; when the wire rope breaks, the tension spring 23 drives the hanging plate 23 to move. The plate 22 flips over, so that one end of the pressure plate 24 no longer presses the corresponding slider 352, so that the compression spring 33 is released; the slider 352 moves in the corresponding spring groove 34, thereby driving the corresponding wedge block 32 to move upward along the connecting port 351 in the wedge block groove 321; since the wedge block groove 321 is a groove-shaped structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, the rough surfaces 322 of the two wedge blocks 32 will clamp the two side surfaces of the guide rail 12, thereby fixing the anti-fall device of the flying tower amusement facility as a whole on the guide rail 12 to prevent the cabin from falling.

[0053] When resetting is required, the two hanging plates 22 are pulled again with the steel wire rope. The driving device of the flying tower amusement facility flips the hanging plate 22 by pulling the steel wire rope. The pressing plate 24 presses the slider 352 downward again, thereby compressing the compression spring 33 again. The two wedge blocks 32 move downward and release the two side surfaces of the guide rail 12. The resetting is completed, and the anti-fall device rope of the flying tower amusement facility can operate normally again.

[0054] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made by using the description and content of the present invention under the inventive concept of the present invention, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A flying tower type amusement ride anti-fall device, characterized by: The anti-fall device of flying tower type amusement facilities includes: moving mechanism, action mechanism and clamping mechanism; The moving mechanism includes a moving part and a guide rail; the moving part is movably arranged on the guide rail; the guide rail is fixedly connected to the tower body of the flight tower; The action mechanism includes an action part, two hanging plates, two tension springs and two pressure plates; the upper ends of the two hanging plates are provided with hanging holes for passing the wire rope; the two hanging plates are rotatably and symmetrically arranged on the action part; a pressure plate is fixedly provided at the lower end of each hanging plate; The clamping mechanism includes an anti-falling part, two wedges, two compression springs, two spring slots and two connecting pieces; a wedge slot is provided on the rear side of the anti-falling part; the wedge slot is sleeved on the outside of the guide rail; the two wedges are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the guide rail; the two wedges are movably arranged in the wedge slots; the two spring slots are symmetrically arranged on the front side of the anti-falling part; a compression spring is provided in each spring slot, one end of the compression spring is fixedly connected to the spring slot and the other end is connected to the connecting piece; the connecting piece is slidably connected to the corresponding spring slot; each connecting piece is connected to a wedge; The moving part is fixedly connected to the upper end of the action part; the action part is fixedly connected to the front side of the anti-fall part; The wedge groove is a groove-shaped structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom; the pressure plate is a trapezoidal plate-shaped structure that is wide at one end and narrow at the other end; The two tension springs are symmetrically and obliquely arranged on the action part; the lower end of each tension spring is hinged to the action part, and the upper end is hinged to the upper end of a hanging plate; the two tension springs are used to apply a downward turning pulling force to the upper end of the corresponding hanging plate when the wire rope breaks; the pressure plate is used to release or compress the corresponding compression spring; the compression spring is used to drive the two wedges to clamp or loosen the guide rail in the wedge groove.

2. The anti-fall device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each connecting part includes a connecting port, a slider, and a connecting rod; the connecting port is symmetrically arranged on the anti-fall part; each connecting port is connected to the front side of the anti-fall part and the wedge groove; each slider is slidably arranged in a spring groove, the lower end of the slider is fixedly connected to the upper end of the corresponding compression spring, and the lower end of the compression spring is fixedly connected to the corresponding spring groove; each connecting rod is partially movably accommodated in the corresponding connecting port, and the two ends of each connecting rod are respectively fixedly connected to a slider and a wedge.

3. The anti-fall device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 2, characterized in that: The wedge block groove is an isosceles trapezoidal groove structure that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom; the wedge block cross section is a right-angled trapezoidal structure, and the side of each wedge block facing the guide rail is a rough surface; the inclined surfaces of the two wedge blocks are respectively in contact with the two inclined surfaces of the wedge block groove.

4. The anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 3, characterized in that: The two connecting ports are rectangular groove-shaped structures; the two connecting ports are arranged in an eight-shaped shape on the anti-fall part; the spring groove is a U-shaped groove-shaped structure, and the spring grooves are arranged in an eight-shaped shape on the anti-fall part.

5. The anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism also includes a wedge block limiting plate; the wedge block limiting plate is fixedly connected to the anti-falling part; the wedge block limiting plate is used to seal the wedge block groove, limit the two wedge blocks in the wedge block groove, and prevent the wedge blocks from falling out of the wedge block groove.

6. The anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 5, characterized in that: Each spring slot is fixedly provided with a sealing plate; the sealing plate is used to confine the compression spring in the corresponding spring slot to prevent the compression spring from escaping from the spring slot.

7. The anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 6, characterized in that: Three rollers are rotatably arranged on the moving part; the three rollers are respectively connected with the three side surfaces of the guide rail in a rolling manner.

8. The anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 7, characterized in that: The action part is a square frame structure with upper and lower openings. A rotating rod is provided in the action part. The two ends of the rotating rod are respectively rotatably connected to the two side walls of the action part; the two hanging plates are fixedly connected to the rotating rod; the rotating rod is provided between the hanging hole and the pressure plate.

9. The anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side surface of the action part is provided with a plurality of screw holes; the plurality of screw holes are used for screw connection with the cockpit of a flying tower type amusement facility.

10. The anti-falling device for a flying tower type amusement facility according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rough surface of each wedge block is provided with a number of equally spaced horizontal strip-shaped fine teeth to increase the friction between the wedge block and the guide rail.

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