JP6090936B2 - Ferris wheel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ferris wheel.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional ferris wheel. The ferris wheel described in Patent Document 1 includes a rotating wheel having a large number of gondola on the outer periphery. The rotating wheel is provided with a number of LED elements that emit light toward the front side or the back side.

  This conventional ferris wheel includes control means for controlling the dimming of the LED elements. The control means displays a still image or a moving image on the rotating wheel of the ferris wheel by changing the color of each LED element or turning it on / off.

Japanese Patent No. 5037716

  By the way, this conventional ferris wheel merely displays an image by changing the color or turning on / off of a large number of LED elements provided on the front or back of the rotating wheel. For this reason, with this ferris wheel, it is only possible to produce an image just by displaying an image, and it is not possible to give diversity to the expression.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ferris wheel capable of displaying images with various expressions on a rotating wheel by illumination. .

  The ferris wheel of the present invention is a ferris wheel in which a rotating wheel having a cabin provided on the outer peripheral portion is supported by a support via a shaft portion, and the rotating wheel includes a pair of main body frames spaced apart in the front-rear direction. A plurality of connection frames that connect the pair of main body frames at the outer periphery, and the ferris wheel includes a plurality of first LED light emitters attached to the main body frame so as to emit light outward. A plurality of second LED light emitters attached to the connection frame so as to emit light toward the shaft portion; and a control device for controlling the first LED light emitters and the second LED light emitters. It is characterized by that.

  According to the ferris wheel of the present invention, it is possible to perform display with diversity by the expression that directly shows the light source by the first LED light emitter and the expression that indirectly shows the reflected light by the second LED light emitter. it can.

It is a front view of the ferris wheel of this embodiment. It is a side view of the ferris wheel of this embodiment. It is an enlarged view of the A part in FIG. 4A is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. FIG. 4B is a front view of the second LED light emitter of FIG. 4A. It is a block diagram of the ferris wheel of this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the light emission state of the ferris wheel of this embodiment. 7A to 7F are front views illustrating an example of a change in the light emission state of the illumination of the ferris wheel according to the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ferris wheel of the present embodiment includes a support 3 fixed to the ground, a rotating wheel 1 supported by the support 3, and a cabin 2 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating wheel 1. And. In the following, the direction along the shaft portion 18 of the rotating wheel 1 is defined as the front-rear direction.

  The rotating wheel 1 is rotatably supported by the support 3 and moves the cabin 2 provided on the outer peripheral portion along the rotation direction. The rotating wheel 1 has a shaft portion 18 at the center, and is rotatably supported by the support 3 via the shaft portion 18. The support 3 is provided with a drive device (not shown), and the rotating wheel 1 is configured to be driven to rotate about the shaft portion 18 by this drive device. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating wheel 1 includes a pair of front and rear main body frames 11, a plurality of connecting frames 17 that connect the main body frames 11, and a shaft portion 18 that serves as a rotation center.

  The pair of body frames 11 are provided to be separated in the front-rear direction. Each main body frame 11 constitutes one side surface of the rotating wheel 1 in the front-rear direction. Each main body frame 11 has the same structure as each other, and is arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction.

  Examples of the shape of the main body frame 11 include a front view circular shape, a polygonal shape, and a star shape, and are not particularly limited. The main body frame 11 of the present embodiment has a circular shape when viewed from the front. As shown in FIG. 1, the main body frame 11 includes a concentric frame 12 and a plurality of linear frames 14.

  The concentric frame 12 is a frame having a circular shape when viewed from the front, and is made of, for example, iron. The concentric circle frame 12 has a plurality of annular frames 13 provided concentrically.

  Each linear frame 14 extends linearly in the radial direction of the rotating wheel 1. As a result, the plurality of linear frames 14 are formed radially as a whole. The linear frame 14 is made of, for example, iron. The linear frame 14 is disposed so as to straddle the plurality of annular frames 13. The linear frame 14 includes a main frame 15 that extends from the shaft portion 18 of the rotating wheel 1 to the end portion in the radial direction, and a sub-frame 16 that extends from the middle in the radial direction of the rotating wheel 1 to the end portion.

  Such a main body frame 11 forms, for example, a fan-shaped frame by a pair of main frames 15 and a part of the annular frame 13 in the circumferential direction, and sequentially connects the fan-shaped frames in the circumferential direction. Consists of. Accordingly, the annular frame 13 may be annular as a whole, and may be partially linear.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the connection frame 17 connects the pair of main body frames 11 at the outer periphery. The connection frame 17 extends linearly in the front-rear direction. The connection frame 17 is provided at a position corresponding to each linear frame 14 and is disposed on the inner side in the radial direction from the cabin 2 as shown in FIG. Thereby, even if the cabin 2 is positioned at the upper end of the rotating wheel 1, it is configured not to interfere with the connecting frame 17.

  Here, the “outer peripheral portion” refers to a region having a certain spread from the distal end of the main body frame 11 in the radial direction toward the center. Therefore, the outer peripheral portion of the rotating wheel 1 includes not only the outer edge of the rotating wheel 1 but also a portion located on the center side of the outer edge. A location on the center side of about 9 is also regarded as the outer peripheral portion.

  The shaft portion 18 is fixed to the center of the main body frame 11, and is spanned between the pair of main body frames 11 as shown in FIG. 2. The shaft portion 18 extends horizontally in the front-rear direction. The shaft portion 18 is the rotation center of the rotating wheel 1. The shaft portion 18 is rotatably supported by the support body 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating wheel 1 having such a configuration is provided with a plurality of cabins 2. The cabin 2 is a portion on which a passenger is placed and is a so-called gondola. A seat (not shown) is provided inside the cabin 2. A large number of cabins 2 are provided at regular intervals over the entire circumferential length of the rotating wheel 1. Specifically, the cabin 2 is suspended from the tip of the linear frame 14 so as to be freely rotatable.

  The support 3 is raised and fixed on the ground. The support 3 pivotally supports the rotating wheel 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the support 3 is composed of a pair of legs 31 that are separated in the front-rear direction. Each leg 31 is composed of a plurality of steel frames.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the support 3 is provided with a landing place 4. The boarding area 4 is provided for getting people into and out of the cabin 2. The boarding / alighting hall 4 is provided on a horizontal member 32 provided on the support 3.

  In addition, the support body 3 is not restricted to what was comprised with the steel frame body, and may be comprised with structures, such as a building and a building.

  This ferris wheel includes a plurality of first LED light emitters 5, a plurality of second LED light emitters 6 (FIG. 2), and a control device 8 for controlling them. The ferris wheel can control the light emission of these LED light emitters 5 and 6 to display a moving image or an image on the main body frame 11 of the ferris wheel or perform bright illumination illumination.

  FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view of portion A in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the first LED light emitter 5 includes a first light emitting device 50 and a fixture 54.

  The first light emitting device 50 is a light emitter formed in a rod shape. The first light emitting device 50 is a so-called full color LED light emitting device including a red light emitting body 51, a green light emitting body 52, and a blue light emitting body 53. The first light emitting device 50 is formed to have a certain length in the radial direction of the rotating wheel 1.

  The first light emitting device 50 is attached to the linear frame 14 of the main body frame 11 via a fixture 54. The first light emitting device 50 is attached to each of the pair of main body frames 11. The fixture 54 is configured by, for example, a U bolt.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of first LED light emitters 5 are arranged on a straight line in a region extending over the entire length in the length direction with respect to the main frame 15. In addition, the plurality of first LED light emitters 5 are provided only at the radially outer end with respect to the sub frame 16 (four in the present embodiment). The first LED light emitter 5 is attached to the main body frame 11 so as to emit light toward the side opposite to the main body frame 11 facing the first LED light emitter 5. Thereby, the 1st LED light-emitting device 5 can perform what is called direct illumination which illuminates directly with respect to the ground side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the second LED light emitter 6 is attached to each connection frame 17. The second LED light emitter 6 is fixed so as to emit light toward the shaft portion 18 of the rotating wheel 1. Accordingly, the second LED light emitter 6 can perform so-called indirect illumination in which the shaft portion 18, the linear frame 14, and the concentric frame 12 are illuminated and illuminated using the reflected light. The entire ferris wheel can be illuminated by indirect illumination by the second LED light emitter 6.

  FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the second LED light emitter 6 includes a fixture 66, a work table 65, and a second light emitting device 61. As shown in FIG. 4B, the work table 65 is made of a rectangular shaped extended metal and serves as a scaffold during work. The work table 65 is arranged such that the longitudinal direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the connection frame 17. A plurality of second light emitting devices 61 are provided (six in this embodiment), and are provided on both sides of the work table 65 in the width direction. Each second light-emitting device 61 is a so-called full-color LED light emitter including a red light emitter 62, a green light emitter 63, and a blue light emitter 64. The fixture 66 is constituted by, for example, a U bolt.

  The work table 65 is fixed to the connection frame 17 via a fixture 66. Accordingly, the second LED light emitter 6 is fixed to the connection frame 17 so as to emit light toward the shaft portion 18.

  The control device 8 is electrically connected to the first LED light emitter 5 and the second LED light emitter 6 and controls the first LED light emitter 5 and the second LED light emitter 6. Specifically, the control device 8 controls the direct illumination by the first LED light emitter 5 and the indirect illumination by the second LED light emitter 6 with one control program (that is, the first LED light emitter 5 and the first LED light emitter 5 The two LED light emitters 6 are controlled in conjunction with each other). For this reason, according to the ferris wheel of this embodiment, images and moving images with various expressions can be displayed on the rotating wheel 1.

  For example, the control device 8 is accommodated and arranged in a management building 41 provided in the boarding area 4.

  A rotation detector 7 is provided on the rotating wheel 1. The rotation detector 7 is for detecting a rotation angle of the rotating wheel 1 with respect to a reference position. For example, the rotation detector 7 is provided in the shaft portion 18 and detects the rotation angle of the shaft portion 18. The rotation angle information detected by the rotation detector 7 is output to the control device 8 as shown in FIG.

  The control device 8 includes a content input unit 81, a conversion control unit 82, a first control unit 83, and a second control unit 84.

  The content input unit 81 is a part for inputting content such as an image (including characters) or a video (hereinafter referred to as an image or the like collectively) to be displayed on the main body frame 11 of the rotating wheel 1 or illumination illumination. It is. Data input to the content input unit 81 is output to the conversion control unit 82.

  When data is input from the content input unit 81, the conversion control unit 82 turns on / off each first LED light emitter 5 and the color of the light so that illumination corresponding to the content can be displayed on the rotating wheel 1. And the ON / OFF of the second LED light emitter 6 and the color of the light are determined. At this time, the position of each first LED emitter 5 is grasped based on the rotation angle information input from the rotation detector 7. Then, the conversion control unit 82 associates the ON / OFF information and color information with each first LED light emitter 5, and associates the ON / OFF information and color information with each second LED light emitter 6.

  Thereafter, the conversion control unit 82 outputs information about the first LED light emitter 5 to the first control unit 83 and outputs information about the second LED light emitter 6 to the second control unit 84.

  The first control unit 83 controls the first LED light emitter 5. The first control unit 83 individually controls the red light emitter 51, the green light emitter 52, and the blue light emitter 53 based on the information input from the conversion control unit 82. Thus, the color of light is controlled for each first LED light emitter 5. Further, the first control unit 83 performs ON / OFF control of each first LED light emitter 5 based on information input from the conversion control unit 82.

  The second control unit 84 controls the second LED light emitter 6. The second control unit 84 individually controls the red light emitter 62, the green light emitter 63, and the blue light emitter 64 based on the information input from the conversion control unit 82. Thus, the color of light is controlled for each second LED light emitter 6. The second control unit 84 performs ON / OFF control of each second LED light emitter 6 based on the information input from the conversion control unit 82.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the first LED light emitter 5 is caused to emit light while the second LED light emitter 6 is caused to emit light, the radial direct illumination is shining against the background of the indirect illumination that is dimly shining. Illumination illumination with various expressions such as feeling can be displayed.

  In addition, since the first LED light emitter 5 and the second LED light emitter 6 are controlled in conjunction with the control device 8, for example, as shown in FIGS. Can be drawn on wheel 1. In the figure, the thick line indicates the ON state of the light emitter, and the thin line indicates the OFF state.

  FIG. 7A to FIG. 7F are examples of displaying a firework animation. 7A to 7E express moving images by switching ON / OFF of the first LED light emitter 5, and in particular, FIGS. 7C to 7E express how the fireworks are sequentially changed by changing colors. In FIG. 7F, the second LED light emitter 6 can be turned on to perform indirect illumination in a blurred manner, and a series of fireworks can be reproduced.

  In this way, by controlling the first LED light emitter 5 and the second LED light emitter 6 in conjunction with each other, it is possible to display on the rotating wheel 1 images and the like accompanied with various expressions that are not present.

  As described above, the ferris wheel according to the present embodiment is a ferris wheel in which the rotating wheel 1 having the cabin 2 provided on the outer peripheral portion is supported by the support 3 via the shaft portion 18. The rotating wheel 1 includes a pair of main body frames 11 that are spaced apart in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of connection frames 17 that connect the pair of main body frames 11 at the outer periphery. The ferris wheel includes a plurality of first LED light emitters 5, a plurality of second LED light emitters 6, and a control device 8 that controls the first LED light emitters 5 and the second LED light emitters 6. The first LED light emitter 5 is attached to the main body frame 11 so as to emit light toward the outer side (opposite to the opposing main body frame 11 in the front-rear direction). The second LED light emitter 6 is attached to the connection frame 17 so as to emit light toward the shaft portion 18.

  For this reason, according to the ferris wheel of the present embodiment, the direct illumination by the first LED light emitter 5 attached to the main body frame 11 and the indirect illumination by the second LED light emitter 6 attached to the connection frame 17 are combined. Thus, an image with various expressions (for example, three-dimensional effect), illumination illumination, and the like can be displayed on the rotating wheel 1.

  Further, the control device 8 of the present embodiment controls the first LED light emitter 5 and the second LED light emitter 6 in conjunction with each other.

  For this reason, according to the ferris wheel of this embodiment, it is possible to produce illumination using the illumination by the first LED light emitter 5 and the illumination by the second LED light emitter 6.

  The second LED light emitter 6 of the present embodiment includes a red light emitter 62, a green light emitter 63, and a blue light emitter 64. The control device 8 controls the color of light for each second LED light emitter 6 by individually controlling the red light emitter 62, the green light emitter 63, and the blue light emitter 64.

  For this reason, according to the ferris wheel of this embodiment, the expression of the color of the indirect illumination by the 2nd LED light-emitting device 6 can be diversified, and illumination illumination which is not in the past can be realized. In particular, it is possible to produce a fantastic effect by causing the direct illumination of the first LED light emitter 5 to emit light to the ferris wheel that appears in various colors.

  In addition, when different colors are emitted from the respective second LED light emitters 6, the colors are gathered and mixed in the vicinity of the shaft portion 18 where the light emitted from the second LED light emitters 6 gathers, so that it is close to white. Become a color. For this reason, not only can the color be changed in the circumferential direction of the rotating wheel 1, but also the color can be changed in the radial direction, and the expression of illumination can be further diversified.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rotating wheel 11 Main body frame 12 Concentric frame 13 Ring frame 14 Linear frame 15 Main frame 16 Sub frame 17 Connection frame 18 Shaft part 2 Cabin 3 Support body 31 Leg part 32 Horizontal member 4 Boarding area 41 Management building 5 1st LED light emitter 50 First light emitter 51 Red light emitter 52 Green light emitter 53 Blue light emitter 54 Fixture 6 Second LED light emitter 61 Second light emitter 62 Red light emitter 63 Green light emitter 64 Blue light emitter 65 Work table 66 Fixing device 7 Rotation detector 8 Control device 81 Content input unit 82 Conversion control unit 83 First control unit 84 Second control unit

Claims (3)

A ferris wheel in which a rotating wheel provided with a cabin on the outer periphery is supported by a support via a shaft,
The rotating wheel is
A pair of body frames spaced apart in the front-rear direction;
A plurality of connecting frames connecting the pair of main body frames at the outer periphery,
The ferris wheel
A plurality of first LED light emitters attached to the main body frame to emit light toward the outside;
A plurality of second LED light emitters attached to the connection frame to emit light toward the shaft portion;
A ferris wheel comprising a control device for controlling the first LED light emitter and the second LED light emitter. The ferris wheel according to claim 1, wherein the control device controls the first LED light emitter and the second LED light emitter in conjunction with each other. The second LED light emitter includes a red light emitter, a green light emitter, and a blue light emitter,
The said control apparatus controls the color of light for every said 2nd LED light-emitting device by controlling the said red light-emitting body, the said green light-emitting body, and the said blue light-emitting body separately. Or the ferris wheel of Claim 2.

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