Anti-falling multi-wheel independent suspension caterpillar type amusement vehicle walking system

By incorporating multi-wheel independent suspension and anti-fall-off devices, the problems of poor shock absorption and easy track detachment in amusement vehicles have been solved, improving ride comfort and operational safety while reducing maintenance costs.

CN224546139UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-24WUHU BAOYI AMUSEMENT EQUIP
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
WUHU BAOYI AMUSEMENT EQUIP
Filing Date
2025-07-03
Publication Date
2026-07-24

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Technical Problem

Existing amusement vehicles have poor shock absorption, and the tracks vibrate greatly on uneven roads. The tracks are also prone to falling off, especially when turning at high speed or crossing obstacles, which can easily lead to derailment, resulting in operational interruptions and wear and tear on core components.

Method used

It adopts a multi-wheel independent suspension structure and anti-slip device, including a track roller assembly, a track support roller assembly, shock absorber springs, a drive wheel and an anti-slip ring. Through the independent suspension design and the rigid connection between the limiting protrusion and the anti-slip ring, the track is prevented from falling off, and the shock absorption effect and stability are enhanced.

Benefits of technology

It significantly improves ride comfort and driving stability, reduces operational interruptions, extends the lifespan of core components, reduces maintenance costs, and ensures passenger safety.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of anti-falling multi-wheel independent suspension's tracked amusement car walking system, it is related to amusement car technical field, and it includes: frame body, support, supporting wheel pivot, supporting wheel assembly, supporting idler assembly, shock spring, track, driving wheel and anti-falling device;The frame body both sides symmetry fixed with support, support is symmetrically equipped with several groups supporting idler assembly, support lower end is equipped with multiple groups equidistant distribution shock spring, and each group shock spring is connected in supporting wheel assembly by a group supporting wheel pivot;The anti-falling device is located in driving wheel outside and is axially locked with driving wheel, including with driving wheel coaxial fixed anti-falling baffle and the limiting protrusion of track inboard rim;The utility model is through anti-falling device in with driving wheel rigid connection's anti-falling baffle and the limiting protrusion of track inboard, effectively restricts the axial displacement of track under high-speed steering or lateral impact.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of amusement vehicles, and particularly relates to a crawler-type amusement vehicle running system with anti-drop multi-wheel independent suspension. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of living standards, more and more people choose to go to amusement parks during holidays to relax and relieve stress, resulting in overcrowded tourists in amusement parks during holidays. At the same time, many parents take their children to amusement parks. The park area is large, and children are too young to walk for a long time. Therefore, a large number of amusement vehicles are equipped in the park to transport tourists to various amusement projects.

[0003] Existing amusement vehicles have high safety, but the shock absorption effect of this operation vehicle is poor. When driving on uneven roads, it is easy to generate large vibrations, resulting in a poor experience for customers. In addition, although the crawler-type running system has excellent terrain adaptability, the crawler is prone to fall off during high-speed turning or obstacle crossing. In particular, the axial locking failure of the driving wheel is the main cause of derailment. Especially when the crawler bears lateral impact, the traditional retaining ring structure is prone to elastic deformation, causing the crawler teeth to disengage from the driving wheel. Frequent crawler shedding not only causes operation interruption, but also leads to abnormal wear of core components such as hinge pins and axle shafts. Especially in amusement park facilities, the maintenance cost of the crawler is high.

[0004] Therefore, it is urgent to develop a crawler-type amusement vehicle running system with anti-drop multi-wheel independent suspension to fundamentally solve the above technical contradictions. Content of the Utility Model

[0005] In view of the above defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a crawler-type amusement vehicle running system with anti-drop multi-wheel independent suspension, aiming to solve the problems in the prior art. The utility model provides the following technical solutions, including: a frame body, a bracket, a road wheel rotating shaft, a road wheel assembly, a carrier roller assembly, a shock absorption spring, a crawler, a driving wheel and an anti-drop device; Brackets are symmetrically fixed on both sides of the frame body. Several groups of carrier roller assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the brackets. A plurality of groups of equally spaced shock absorption springs are arranged at the lower end of the brackets. Each group of shock absorption springs is connected to the road wheel assembly through a group of road wheel rotating shafts, forming an independent suspension structure; The crawler surrounds the outer edges of the road wheel assembly, the carrier roller assembly and the driving wheel; The driving wheel is located at one end of the bracket, connected with a driving component and meshed with the crawler; The anti-drop device is arranged outside the driving wheel and axially locks the driving wheel, including an anti-drop retaining ring coaxially fixed with the driving wheel and a limiting protrusion on the inner wheel edge of the crawler.

[0006] Further, the anti - detachment retaining ring is connected to the driving wheel through a key - slot bolt, and an elastic gasket is provided between the anti - detachment retaining ring and the driving wheel; Further, the anti - detachment retaining ring is provided with an annular groove structure corresponding to the limiting protrusion, and the annular groove structure is in interference fit with the outer end face of the driving wheel; Further, the height of the limiting protrusion is one - half to three - quarters of the height of the crawler tooth.

[0007] Further, the driving assembly includes two symmetrically distributed motors fixedly connected to one end of the frame body, and the output shafts of one ends of the two motors are fixedly connected to the driving wheel through a driving shaft assembly.

[0008] Further, the crawler adopts a metal - rubber articulated crawler.

[0009] Further, buffer mechanisms are provided on both of the two brackets. The buffer mechanism includes a guide wheel assembly and a tensioner. The guide wheel assembly is located at the other end of the bracket. One end of the tensioner is fixedly connected to the lower ends of the two brackets, and the other end of the tensioner is fixedly connected to the guide wheel assembly.

[0010] Further, a footrest is also provided in the middle of the bracket.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects achieved by the present utility model are as follows: 1. In the present utility model, through the anti - detachment retaining ring rigidly connected to the driving wheel and the limiting protrusion on the inner side of the crawler in the anti - detachment device, the axial displacement of the crawler under high - speed turning or lateral impact is effectively restricted. The anti - detachment retaining ring is connected to the driving wheel through a key - slot bolt and supplemented with an elastic gasket, ensuring a firm connection and capable of absorbing part of the impact, preventing the failure of axial locking.

[0012] 2. In the present utility model, through a multi - group independent suspension design, each idler wheel assembly is connected to an independent shock - absorbing spring through an idler wheel rotating shaft, enabling each idler wheel to independently respond to road bumps, greatly improving the shock - absorption effect on uneven roads. The independent suspension effectively absorbs and disperses the impact force, significantly reducing the vibration transmitted to the vehicle body, and remarkably enhancing the riding comfort of passengers. The buffer mechanism ensures that the crawler always maintains an appropriate tension, preventing jitter, noise or potential derailment risks caused by slack, and further ensuring smooth driving.

[0013] 3. In the present utility model, the anti - detachment device effectively solves the core problem of frequent crawler detachment, greatly reducing the resulting operation interruption and equipment downtime; preventing derailment fundamentally reduces the abnormal wear of hinge pins, axle shafts, driving wheel teeth and the crawler itself caused by abnormal crawler displacement, significantly extending the service life of core components. The enhanced driving stability and anti - detachment ability directly improve the running safety of the amusement vehicle, ensuring passenger safety. Description of the Drawings

[0014] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present utility model, and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present utility model, they are used to explain the present utility model and do not constitute a limitation to the present utility model.

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the present utility model; Figure 2 is a side view of the present utility model; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present utility model; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship between the anti-drop retaining ring and the limiting protrusion of the present utility model; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship between the drive wheel and the anti-drop retaining ring of the present utility model; Figure 6 is a first schematic diagram of the anti-drop retaining ring of the present utility model; Figure 7 is a second schematic diagram of the anti-drop retaining ring of the present utility model.

[0016] In the figure: 1, frame body; 2, support; 3, idler shaft; 4, idler assembly; 5, carrier roller assembly; 6, shock-absorbing spring; 7, crawler belt; 8, drive wheel; 9, anti-drop retaining ring; 91, annular groove structure; 10, limiting protrusion; 11, keyway; 12, motor; 13, drive shaft assembly; 14, guide wheel assembly; 15, tensioner; 16, footrest. Specific embodiments

[0017] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0018] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 , the technical solution provided by the present utility model: a walking system for a trackless amusement vehicle with anti-drop multi-wheel independent suspension, including: frame body 1, support 2, idler shaft 3, idler assembly 4, carrier roller assembly 5, shock-absorbing spring 6, crawler belt 7, drive wheel 8 and anti-drop device; On both sides of the frame body 1, supports 2 are symmetrically fixed. On the supports 2, several groups of carrier roller assemblies 5 are symmetrically arranged. At the lower end of the supports 2, several groups of shock-absorbing springs 6 are equidistantly distributed. Each group of shock-absorbing springs 6 is connected to the idler assembly 4 through a group of idler shafts 3 to form an independent suspension structure; In this embodiment, a rigid foundation frame of the traveling system is constituted by symmetrically distributed brackets 2 to ensure uniform load transfer. The idler wheel assembly 5 supports the upper part of the crawler belt 7 to prevent sagging; multiple groups of independent shock-absorbing springs 6 enable each road wheel to independently respond to road surface undulations, greatly enhancing the adaptability to complex road surfaces and eliminating the risk of vehicle body tilt.

[0019] The crawler belt 7 surrounds the outer edges of the road wheel assembly 4, the idler wheel assembly 5, and the drive wheel 8; The drive wheel 8 is located at one end of the bracket 2, connected with a drive component and meshed with the crawler belt 7; The anti-drop-off device is arranged outside the drive wheel 8 and axially locked with the drive wheel 8, and includes an anti-drop-off retaining ring 9 fixedly connected coaxially with the drive wheel 8 and a limiting protrusion 10 on the inner wheel rim of the crawler belt 7.

[0020] In this embodiment, the vehicle weight is borne by the road wheel assembly 4, the idler wheel assembly 5 maintains the shape of the crawler belt 7, and the drive wheel 8 provides power. The short wheelbase layout and the metal-rubber articulated crawler belt 7 achieve the minimum turning radius and low-noise operation, meeting the high maneuverability requirements of the narrow space in the amusement park; and a limiting structure is formed by the limiting protrusion 10 being embedded in the annular card slot of the anti-drop-off retaining ring 9. When the crawler belt 7 is subjected to a lateral impact, the protrusion-slot structure rigidly resists axial displacement, solving the problem of derailment during high-speed turning.

[0021] Preferably, the anti-drop-off retaining ring 9 and the drive wheel 8 are bolted through a keyway 11, and an elastic gasket is provided between the anti-drop-off retaining ring 9 and the drive wheel 8; The anti-drop-off retaining ring 9 is provided with an annular card slot structure 91 corresponding to the limiting protrusion 10, and the annular card slot structure 91 is in interference fit with the outer end face of the drive wheel 8; During installation, the anti-drop-off retaining ring 9 is placed on the outer end face of the drive wheel 8 and coaxially aligned, and the two are fixed with bolts through the keyway 11, so that the limiting protrusion 10 on the inner ring side of the crawler belt 7 and the corresponding annular card slot structure 91 on the anti-drop-off retaining ring 9 are in cooperation.

[0022] Preferably, the height of the limiting protrusion 10 is one-half to two-thirds of the tooth height of the crawler belt 7; it is used to ensure sufficient anti-drop-off strength of the crawler belt 7.

[0023] Preferably, the drive component includes two symmetrically distributed motors 12 fixedly connected to one end of the frame body 1, and the output shafts at one ends of the two motors 12 are fixedly connected to the drive wheel 8 through a drive shaft assembly 13; the two motors 12 independently drive the crawler belts 7 on both sides, supporting differential steering and single-side fault emergency mode, enhancing the climbing ability and adapting to the ramp terrain in the amusement park.

[0024] Preferably, the crawler belt 7 adopts a metal-rubber articulated crawler belt 7; the metal skeleton ensures strength, and the rubber hinge absorbs impact and reduces noise.

[0025] Preferably, buffer mechanisms are provided on both of the two brackets 2. The buffer mechanism includes a guide wheel assembly 14 and a tensioner 15. The guide wheel assembly 14 is located at the other end of the bracket 2. One end of the tensioner 15 is fixedly connected to the lower ends of the two brackets 2, and the other end of the tensioner 15 is fixedly connected to the guide wheel assembly 14.

[0026] Preferably, a footrest 16 is further provided in the middle of the bracket 2.

[0027] In the utility model, the anti-drop ring rigidly connected to the driving wheel and the limiting convex on the inner side of the crawler in the anti-drop device effectively restrict the axial displacement of the crawler under high-speed steering or lateral impact. The anti-drop ring and the driving wheel are connected by a keyway bolt and supplemented with an elastic gasket to ensure firm connection and absorb part of the impact to prevent the failure of axial locking.

[0028] Through the design of multiple independent suspensions, each idler assembly is connected to an independent shock-absorbing spring through an idler shaft, enabling each idler to independently respond to road bumps, greatly improving the shock-absorbing effect on uneven roads. The independent suspension effectively absorbs and disperses the impact force, greatly reducing the vibration transmitted to the vehicle body and significantly improving the riding comfort of passengers. The buffer mechanism ensures that the crawler always maintains an appropriate tension, preventing jitter, noise or potential derailment risks caused by slack, further ensuring smooth driving.

[0029] The utility model effectively solves the core problem of frequent crawler shedding, greatly reducing the resulting operation interruptions and equipment downtime; preventing derailment fundamentally avoids abnormal wear of hinge pins, axle shafts, driving wheel teeth and the crawler itself caused by abnormal crawler displacement, significantly extending the service life of core components. The enhanced driving stability and anti-shedding ability directly improve the operation safety of the amusement vehicle and ensure the safety of passengers.

[0030] [[ID=第十六]]In summary, the utility model effectively solves the core pain points of poor shock absorption and easy crawler shedding of existing crawler-type amusement vehicles, improves comfort through multiple independent suspensions, ensures operation reliability and safety through an innovative rigid anti-drop device, and significantly reduces maintenance costs. It is particularly suitable for amusement park scenarios with large passenger flows and high requirements for safety and comfort.

[0031] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only the preferred embodiments of the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model. Although the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments have been described in detail with reference to the utility model, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A tracked amusement vehicle running system with multi-wheel independent suspension for preventing detachment, characterized in that, include: Frame (1), support (2), track roller axle (3), track roller assembly (4), track roller assembly (5), shock absorber spring (6), track (7), drive wheel (8) and anti-fall device; The frame (1) is symmetrically fixed with brackets (2) on both sides. Several sets of support roller assemblies (5) are symmetrically arranged on the brackets (2). Multiple sets of equidistant damping springs (6) are arranged at the lower end of the brackets (2). Each set of damping springs (6) is connected to the support roller assembly (4) through a set of support roller shafts (3). The track (7) surrounds the outer edge of the track roller assembly (4), the track support roller assembly (5) and the drive wheel (8); The drive wheel (8) is located at one end of the bracket (2), connected to a drive assembly and meshing with the track (7); The anti-detachment device is located on the outside of the drive wheel (8) and is axially locked to the drive wheel (8). It includes an anti-detachment retaining ring (9) that is coaxially fixed with the drive wheel (8) and a limiting protrusion (10) on the inner rim of the track (7).

2. The anti-detachment multi-wheel independent suspension tracked amusement vehicle walking system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The anti-detachment ring (9) is bolted to the drive wheel (8) via a keyway (11), and an elastic washer is provided between the anti-detachment ring (9) and the drive wheel (8).

3. The anti-fall-off multi-wheel independent suspension tracked amusement vehicle walking system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The anti-detachment ring (9) is provided with an annular groove structure (91) corresponding to the limiting protrusion (10), and the annular groove structure (91) is interference-fitted with the outer end face of the drive wheel (8).

4. The anti-fall-off multi-wheel independent suspension tracked amusement vehicle walking system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The height of the limiting protrusion (10) is one-half to three-half of the height of the track (7) teeth.

5. The anti-detachment multi-wheel independent suspension tracked amusement vehicle walking system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drive assembly includes two symmetrically distributed motors (12) fixedly connected to one end of the frame (1), and the output shafts of the two motors (12) are fixedly connected to the drive wheel (8) through the drive shaft assembly (13).

6. The anti-fall-off multi-wheel independent suspension tracked amusement vehicle walking system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The track (7) is a metal-rubber articulated track (7).

7. The anti-fall-off multi-wheel independent suspension tracked amusement vehicle walking system according to claim 6, characterized in that: Both of the brackets (2) are provided with a buffer mechanism, which includes a guide wheel assembly (14) and a tensioner (15). The guide wheel assembly (14) is located at the other end of the bracket (2). The lower end of the two brackets (2) is fixedly connected to one end of the tensioner (15), and the other end of the tensioner (15) is fixedly connected to the guide wheel assembly (14).

8. The anti-fall-off multi-wheel independent suspension tracked amusement vehicle walking system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The support (2) is also equipped with a foot pedal (16) in the middle.