Amusement devices – Roundabout – Having carrier rotating about horizontal axis
Patent
1992-01-03
1994-04-26
Friedman, Carl D.
Amusement devices
Roundabout
Having carrier rotating about horizontal axis
472 46, 472 3, 472 30, A63G 124, A63G 2700
Patent
active
053062116
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to fun fair roundabouts and more particularly to roundabouts with tubular or cylindrical gondolas.
Description of the Related Art
Some fun fair roundabouts are already known which comprise: along the mast; a low position and a high position and vice-versa; and in such a way that it is mobile with respect to said means forming a support.
Most often, the means forming a support for a gondola are also mounted such that they rotate about the mast while driving means are provided to rotate said means forming a support about a substantially horizontal axis.
In general, the gondolas are of ovoid shape. Each gondola is suspended from the end of an arm about which the gondola pivots about a substantially vertical axis.
The passengers firstly take their seats in one of the gondolas when the means forming a support are in the low position.
Then, according to a predetermined sequence, the means forming a support rise up along the mast to a high position and rotate about the mast.
Then the gondola is subjected to a rotary movement about its vertical axis.
Finally the passengers get out of the gondola when the means forming a support have returned to the low position.
The Applicant was faced with the problem of making such roundabouts even more attractive.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This problem is solved by a roundabout comprising: along the mast; low position and a high position and vice-versa; means forming a support.
According to the principal characteristic of the present invention, the roundabout furthermore comprises: forming a support and of which the other end is integral with the side surface of a cylindrical drum, the shaft being mounted such that it rotates about a substantially horizontal axis; and drum, and guided in rotation in said drum about a substantially vertical axis, and driving means to rotate the cylindrical part of the gondola in the drum, which makes it possible to subject the passengers to a complete revolution about a substantially vertical axis and to a complete revolution about a substantially horizontal axis.
According to a first embodiment of the invention, the roundabout furthermore comprises: means forming a support and diametrically opposite to the hub-shaft pair, the additional shaft being mounted such that it rotates about a substantially horizontal axis; horizontal axis; and hub-shaft pair.
According to another aspect of a second embodiment of the invention, the side surface of an additional cylindrical drum is integral with the other end of the additional hub-shaft pair, while the additional gondola comprises at least one cylindrical part housed inside the additional drum, and guided in rotation about said additional drum about a substantially vertical axis, and driving means are provided to rotate the cylindrical part of the additional gondola about the additional drum.
In practice, the gondola is divided into two substantially identical half-gondolas each comprising a male end part respectively fitted into each orifice of the drum and respectively guided in rotation in the drum about a substantially vertical axis and driving means are provided to separately rotate each half-gondola in the drum about a substantially vertical axis.
Similarly, the additional gondola is divided into two substantially identical additional half-gondolas each comprising at least one male end part respectively fitted into each orifice of the additional drum, and respectively guided in rotation in the additional drum about a substantially vertical axis and driving means are provided to separately rotate each additional half-gondola in the additional drum about a substantially vertical axis.
In practice, the means forming a support comprise a slider mounted such that it moves in a straight line along the mast.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the means forming a support comprise a ring guided in rotation about the slider about a substantially vertical axis while driving means are provided to rotate the ring a
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Friedman Carl D.
Nguyen Kien
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