JP3418252B2 - Vehicle holding device for falling games - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of a game device for dropping a player from a predetermined height.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a game called bungee jump has been attracting attention mainly from young people in Japan and overseas. In this game, one end of a rubber rope is tied to the player's legs or torso part, while the other end is held in a predetermined position so that the player jumps down from a predetermined high place. The falling player can be caught without impact by the elastic force of the rope. That is, the kinetic energy of the falling player is absorbed as internal energy by the extension of the rope, and when all the kinetic energy is replaced with the internal energy of the rope, the player's fall and the rope extension stop (bottom dead center). ) Then, with the contraction of the rope, the player is pulled up and the rope is slackened, and thereafter, the player repeatedly moves up and down in a damping manner and stops at the equilibrium position. The player can feel a very thrilling feeling by dropping itself and moving up and down by the elastic force of the rope.

[0003]

However, since the above-mentioned play is performed by directly fastening the rope to the player, only the player can enjoy the play, and a plurality of people can play the game at the same time. I couldn't enjoy playing. In this sense, if multiple players in the vehicle can play the game, the multiple players can enjoy the game with a sense of unity, and by dropping the vehicle itself, You can give the player a new experience like never before.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a device that allows a player to enjoy a fall game while riding in a vehicle.

[0005]

To achieve the above object of the Invention The present onset Ming, a vehicle holding means for holding a vehicle, to support the said vehicle holding means comprises a hanging portion material, for dropping support ropes connected It is composed of a support means comprising a connecting portion
Be done . The drop support rope has elasticity that allows it to expand and contract.
It consists of rope.

[0006] Then, the invention is the vehicle holding means according to claim 1, from the mounting table for mounting a vehicle, and a wheel stop to prevent longitudinal movement of the vehicle, the holding belt to prevent vertical movement of the vehicle According to a second aspect of the present invention, the vehicle holding means is configured by a mounting table on which the vehicle is mounted, wheel stoppers that prevent the vehicle from moving back and forth, and a mesh body surrounding the vehicle.
And, the invention according to claim 3 consist of the vehicle holding means, the holding belt wound around from the bottom to the top of the vehicle, a fastener for fastening the ends of the holding belt according to claim 4,
The gist of the invention according to the above is that the vehicle holding means is composed of a mesh body that surrounds the entire vehicle and a fastener that fastens the ends of the mesh body.

In the invention according to claim 5 , the supporting means includes a rope receiving portion for receiving a drop supporting rope. In the invention according to claim 6 , the supporting means stretches the suspension member over the sheet member. In the invention according to claim 7, the supporting means includes a hood member provided on the hanging member, and in the invention according to claim 8 , the vehicle holding means includes a cushioning member, respectively. Use as a summary.

[0008]

According to the present invention, first, the vehicle on which the player boarded is held by the vehicle holding means. Then,
The other end of the drop support rope whose one end is fixed at an appropriate position is engaged with the top of the hanging member, and in this state, the drop play vehicle holding device is appropriately lifted to a high place, Let the device fall.

In the dropping process, the vehicle holding device is supported by the drop support rope, and the kinetic energy is absorbed by the extension of the drop support rope, and the drop motion is stopped at a predetermined position (bottom dead center). Then, the device is pulled upward by contraction of the drop support rope, and thereafter, the device repeatedly moves up and down in a damping manner, and finally stops at the equilibrium position. At this time, since the vehicle is held firmly by the vehicle holding means, the vehicle will not be directly drop. Particularly, according to the first aspect of the invention, the vehicle is held on the mounting table, the front and rear movements are braked by the wheel stoppers, and the vertical movements are braked by the holding belt. Further, according to the invention of claim 2 , the vehicle is braked by the wheel stopper and the mesh body, and according to the invention of claim 3 , by the holding belt,
Further, according to the invention of claim 4 , it is firmly held by the mesh body. Therefore, the player can enjoy the fall game safely, experience an unprecedented experience of falling together with the vehicle, and feel the thrill, and at the same time, a plurality of players can enjoy the fall game. You can

Further, according to the invention of claim 5 , when the vehicle holding device is pulled up from the bottom dead center, the slackened drop support rope is accommodated in the rope receiving portion. It is possible to prevent a problem that the support rope is entangled with each other, and it is possible to realize a safer game. Further, since the rope receiving portion receives air resistance during the dropping process, the vehicle holding means can be maintained in a predetermined posture due to the balance of mechanical force. Also in the case of the invention of claim 6 , since the seat member stretched over the suspension member receives the air resistance, the vehicle holding means can be similarly maintained in a predetermined posture.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7 , when the holding device is dropped, the hood member provided on the suspending member receives air resistance, so that the falling speed of the holding device is reduced and the safety is ensured.

Further, according to the invention of claim 8 , when the drop support rope is cut or the device reaches the ground due to a design problem, the buffer member of the vehicle holding means grounds the ground. It is possible to absorb the impact when it falls to the player and minimize the impact on the player.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 9 show a vehicle holding device for a drop game (hereinafter, simply referred to as "holding device") according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.
Is referred to as ").

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG. 1, the holding device of Embodiment 1 is roughly classified into a vehicle holding means (1) and a supporting means (10) for supporting the vehicle holding means (1). It will be. The details of each unit will be described below.

A. Vehicle Holding Means As shown in the figure, the vehicle holding means (1) is a mounting table (2) on which the vehicle (6) is mounted, wheel stops (3) for preventing the vehicle (6) from moving back and forth, and a vehicle. A holding belt (4) for preventing the vertical movement of (6), and an airbag (5) as a cushioning member provided in the lower part of the mounting table (2).

The mounting table (2) has a flat mounting surface (2a).
Is a structure having. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wheel stopper (3) is a wedge-shaped member detachably provided on the mounting surface (2a) of the mounting table (2), and is mounted on the vehicle (6). The wheel stoppers (3) are provided in front of and behind the wheels. Further, the holding belt (4) is a belt made of leather, nylon, vinyl, rubber, etc.
As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle (6) is mounted on the front and the rear of the vehicle (6), and its both ends are fixed on the mounting surface (2a) of the mounting table (2) by latches (4a) to mount the vehicle (6). It is clamped on the table (2) side. Incidentally, it is preferable to provide a means for adjusting the tension of the holding belt (4) so as to keep the acting force for pressing the vehicle (6) constant. Further, the air bag (5) is a bag body formed of an airtight sheet material, in which air of a predetermined pressure is sealed. There is.

B. Support Means As shown in FIG. 1, the support means (10) comprises a suspension member (11), a rope receiving portion (12), and a connecting portion (15).

The suspension member (11) is composed of four pipe members, one end of which is fixed to each of the squares of the mounting table (2) and the other end of which is fixed to the rope receiving portion (12). It was done.

The rope receiving portion (12) is formed by stretching a sheet member (14) on a so-called funnel-shaped frame structure having an inverted conical shape. The sheet member (14), whether transparent or opaque, is made of nylon or vinyl, or is reinforced with natural fibers, synthetic fibers, glass fibers, metal fibers, etc., as well as natural fibers, synthetic fibers, glass. fiber,
A cloth such as a metal fiber can be applied.

The connecting portion (15) is the rope receiving portion (1).
It is provided in the center of 2). In this example, a hook ring is adopted for connection with the drop support rope (7) and a hook mechanism provided with an engagement release mechanism for connection with the hoisting rope (8). Adopted.

Next, the operation of the holding device having the above structure will be described. First, a hoisting device (not shown) such as a crane is used to engage the hoisting rope (8) of the hoisting device with the hook mechanism of the connecting portion (15). Then, the hoisting device is driven to wind up the holding device, and
It is placed on the receiving frame (21) of the mounting means (20) shown in FIG.
Then, the player gets on the vehicle (6) and drives it to move the vehicle (6) from the boarding plate (22) to a predetermined position on the mounting table (2) on the receiving frame (21).

Then, the wheel stop (3) is fixed at a predetermined position to prevent the vehicle (6) from moving in the front-rear direction, and the holding belt (4) is hung around the vehicle (6) so that the vehicle (6). Prevent the vertical movement of. It is assumed that the player is in the vehicle (6) and is wearing a seat belt.

Then, the hoisting device (not shown) is driven to raise the holding device to a predetermined high place. At this time, the other end of the drop support rope (7) fastened to the suspension ring of the connecting portion (15) is assumed to be fixed at an appropriate position.

Thereafter, the releasing mechanism of the hook mechanism is driven to release the engagement between the releasing mechanism and the hoisting rope (8), and the holding device is dropped downward. When the holding device falls to a predetermined height, the holding device receives the drag force of the drop support rope (7) and the falling speed is gradually reduced.

In the dropping process, the rope receiving portion (1
Since 2) receives air resistance, the holding device falls while maintaining the posture in which the mounting table (2) is horizontal due to the balance of mechanical force. Further, the rope receiving portion (12) has a funnel shape, and the mounting table (2) is hydrodynamically subjected to an acting force for maintaining a horizontal posture. Therefore, the posture of the player riding in the vehicle (6) on the mounting table (2) becomes extremely stable and free from extreme shaking, and the player can enjoy the game safely.

When reaching the position where the falling speed becomes zero (bottom dead center), the holding device receives the pulling force of the falling support rope (7) and moves upward. The holding device moves upward due to inertia due to inertia even after the drop support rope (7) has fully contracted, but the slackened drop support rope (7) in that case is in the rope receiving portion (12). The loosened rope receiving part (12), which is stored in, does not become entangled with other parts of the holding device. After that, the holding device repeatedly moves up and down in a damping manner.

The drop support rope (7) is cut for some reason, and the holding device causes the drop support rope (7) to cut.
When it falls without being supported by the air bag, the airbag (5) absorbs and absorbs the impact when the holding device reaches the ground, and the impact transmitted to the player is mitigated. As mentioned above,
Since the holding device falls while keeping the mounting table (2) in a horizontal posture, it is possible to stably land.

As described above, according to the holding device of this example,
This gives the player a new experience, which is unprecedented, that he / she can enjoy falling games while on board the vehicle. In addition, a plurality of players can enjoy the falling game at the same time, and a plurality of players can enjoy the game with a sense of unity. Moreover, the safety of the players is sufficiently secured.

When a variety of vehicles are mounted on the vehicle holding means (1), a balance adjusting means by weight is provided on the mounting table (2) to balance the entire vehicle holding means (1). good. Also, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, a winch (16) is provided on the mounting table (2) so that the vehicle (6) can be pulled toward the mounting table (2) side so that the vehicle (6) can be more stably fixed. can do.

The hanging member (11) may be any one as long as it can support the mounting table (2) in a well-balanced manner, and may be composed of a wire rope, a chain, a rubber rope, or the like.
Further, the number of the provided units and the positions fixedly mounted on the mounting table (2) are not limited to those shown in the figure.

The material for forming the rope receiving portion (12) may be the above-mentioned sheet-shaped material, net, basket, etc., but the sheet-shaped material is preferable for achieving the balance maintaining effect by air resistance. . On the other hand, its shape is not limited to the one shown in the figure as long as it can accommodate the slackened drop support rope (7).

Further, although the air bag (5) is used as the cushioning member, it is not limited to this, and various members having a shock absorbing effect such as tires and tire tubes can be applied.

Furthermore, if an operation key for operating the disengagement mechanism of the hook mechanism is provided at the player's hand on the vehicle, a drop game can be started at the player's will, so the player can further thrill. It will be

Second Embodiment Next, another example of the holding device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Although the same drawing is a perspective view showing the holding device of the second embodiment, as shown in the drawing, the holding device of the second embodiment is partially different in configuration from the holding device of the first embodiment and has the same configuration. The detailed description of the parts is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, in this holding device, the supporting means (10) in the first embodiment is provided with a suspension member (30),
It is composed of a sheet member (32) stretched over this. The suspending member (30) is composed of a pipe member curved in an arc shape, and is formed into a substantially spherical shape, one end of which is fixed to the mounting table (2) and the other end thereof is fixed to each other. ing. Further, a recess (31) is formed on the top thereof as shown in the figure. Then, the hanging member (3
The sheet member (32) is stretched over the hanging member (30) so as to cover 0).

According to this holding device, since the sheet member (32) is provided in the shape of a hood, a large air resistance is exerted when the holding device is dropped, the dropping speed can be reduced, and the holding device is also provided. The falling posture of can be made more stable.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a holding device of a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same drawing is a perspective view showing the holding device of Example 3,
As shown in the figure, the holding device of the third embodiment is partially different from the holding device of the first embodiment, and detailed description of the parts having the same configuration will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the holding device of the third embodiment is replaced with the holding belt (4) of the vehicle holding means (1) in the first embodiment, and the first hanging rope (41) and net (42) are used. Is provided, the hanging member (11) is configured by a second hanging rope (43), and the parachute (44) as a hood member is provided on the second hanging rope (43). First
The hanging rope (41) is composed of a plurality of ropes, one end of which is fixed to an appropriate position (balanced position) of the mounting table (2) and the other ends of which are fastened to each other. 42) similarly, one side portion is fixed to the periphery of the mounting table (2), and the other side portion is fixed to the first hanging rope (4).
It is fastened at the fastening part of 1). Various ropes such as a rubber rope can be used for the first suspension rope (41) and the second suspension rope (43), but those having high rigidity such as a wire rope are preferable.

According to this holding device, the vehicle (6) has the first
Since it is firmly held by the hanging rope (41) and the net (42), the vertical movement of the vehicle (6) when falling is suppressed. Also, when falling, a parachute (44)
Receives a large air resistance, the falling speed of the holding device can be reduced, and the falling posture can be further stabilized.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a holding device of a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a perspective view showing the holding device of Example 4,
As shown in the figure, the holding device of the fourth embodiment differs from the holding device of the third embodiment in part of the configuration, and detailed description of the parts having the same configuration will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, in the holding device of the fourth embodiment, the vehicle holding means (1) of the third embodiment has the holding belt (5).
1) and a fastener (52). The holding belt (51) is made of leather, rubber, cloth, synthetic resin sheet, synthetic fiber knit, and the like. As shown in the drawing, the holding belt (51) is wound from the lower part to the upper part of the vehicle (6), and the fastener ( 52). Then, the second hanging rope (43) is fastened to the fastener (52).

According to this device, the vehicle (6) is firmly held by the holding belt (51).

As shown in FIG. 8, the holding belt has a seat member (5) at a portion abutting against the lower portion of the vehicle (6).
3) may be provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, this sheet member may be constituted by an airbag (54). By doing so, the airbag (54) absorbs the impact when the falling vehicle (6) is supported by the drop support rope (7) and is not transmitted to the player. ) Is cut and the vehicle (6) absorbs the impact when it reaches the ground, which is safe.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the entire vehicle (6) may be surrounded by a net (55) and the ends thereof may be fastened by fasteners (52). According to this structure, the vehicle (6) can be firmly held with a simple structure.

Although the specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the devices of Embodiments 1 to 4 are merely examples, and the specific embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these. Needless to say.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an apparatus according to a first embodiment which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view showing a wheel stopper.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing a holding belt.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view showing a winch.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an apparatus of Example 2.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an apparatus according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an apparatus of Example 4.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a modified device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a modified device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modified device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Vehicle holding means 2 table 3 wheel stop 4 holding belt 5 airbags 6 vehicles 7 Drop support rope 8 winding rope 10 Supporting means 11 Hanging member 12 Rope receiving part 14 sheet members 15 Connection 16 winches 20 mounting means 21 receiving frame 22 boarding board 30 Hanging member 31 Rope receiving part 32 seat members 41 First Hanging Rope 42 net 43 Second hanging rope 44 parachute 51 holding belt 52 Fastener 53 sheet members 54 airbag 55 net

Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting table for mounting a vehicle wheel locking to prevent longitudinal movement of the vehicle, and holding to prevent vertical movement of the vehicle
Wherein comprising a vehicle holding means which is part or al structure, the hanging lower member
Supporting vehicle holding means and connecting drop support rope
A vehicle holding device for a drop game, which comprises a supporting means having a connecting portion for the vehicle. 2. A mounting base for mounting the vehicle wheel stop, meshwork or et of structure surrounding the vehicle to prevent the longitudinal movement of the vehicle
The vehicle holding means including a vehicle holding means and a suspension member
And support the connection part for connecting the drop support rope.
A falling game vehicle holding device comprising a supporting means provided . 3. A retaining belts which wound from the bottom toward the top of the vehicle, the vehicle coercive comprising a vehicle holding means arranged fasteners or we fastening the end of the holding belt, the hanging lower member
Support the holding means and connect the drop support rope.
A vehicle device for holding a fall game, comprising a supporting means having a connecting portion . 4. A mesh-like body surrounding the entire vehicle, and a vehicle holding means arranged fasteners or we fastening the ends of the net-like member,
While supporting the vehicle holding means with a hanging member,
From the support means with the connection for the drop support rope connection
A vehicle holding device for a fall game constructed . Wherein said support means is one of the drop amusement vehicle holding apparatus comprising comprises a rope receiving part according to claim 1 to 4, wherein receiving the falling support ropes. Wherein said support means is one of the drop amusement vehicle holding apparatus of claims 1 to 5, wherein comprising a seat member stretched to the lower member hanging said. Wherein said support means is one of the drop amusement vehicle holding apparatus according to claim 1 to 6 comprising comprises a hood member which is provided on the lower member hanging said. Wherein said vehicle holding means is provided with a cushioning member according to claim 1 to 7 either fall amusement vehicle holding apparatus according.