Patent Application
20120184386
This invention relates to a amusement apparatus, particularly, relates to a swing amusement apparatus enabling complicated swing movement.
Currently, the playground equipment provided with a function with various movement is developed. For example, such a vehicle amusement device (hereinafter called the playground equipment) is installed in a supermarket or department store. And the playground equipment swings by feeding a coin into the slot, and is known to date include the example disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Pat. App. Pub. No. H08-196747.
Japanese Unexamined Pat. App. Pub. No. H08-196747
The movement to the swing movement of the playground equipment described in the conventional art is limited as a result of swinging of only single game member. For example, in order to swing a plurality of game member so that a playground equipment works complicatedly, it usually requires a complicated control, and it needs a specialized knowledge and a craftsman-like sense to construct control panels. Therefore, the handling to change connection of the control line is necessary for maintenance such as repair and change, and thus it takes a lot of work. In addition, It is necessary to maintain the playground equipment frequently to secure safety, and thus the playground equipment cannot be provided with a mechanism required by the complicated control.
On the other hand, there are a lot of demand to the playground equipment swinging complicatedly. Therefore a playground equipment enabling such a movement by simple configuration, comprising the mechanism with excellent ability of maintenance such as repair and change, is being required.
This Invention to achieve the object is a swing amusement apparatus which is provided with a pair of strut vertically arranged by the base substrate, a pair of swing member, a motor, and with an arm provided to a rotating shaft of the motor. A pair of swing member is swingably connected to an upper part of the strut, and a guidance shaft couples each one end neighborhood of the pair of struts. Also a motor is attached to the upper part of the struts similarly, and the arm provided to the motor is connected to other end neighborhood of one of swing member among the pair of swing members. And, if the rotating shaft of the motor rotates, the other end neighborhood connected with the arm is eccentric rotated, causing swing of the pair of swing member.
By above configuration, while the rotation of the motor, the arm provided to the motor makes eccentric rotation around the rotating shaft of the motor. One of the swing members is connected to the arm, and thus the other end neighborhood connected to the arm makes a eccentric rotation, as a result of that, the swing member starts to swing. Also a pair of swing member is connected in guidance shaft, and thus when one swing member starts to swing, other swing member swings.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, play device support for supporting a playground equipment is provided to the swing member, and it is desirable that the playground equipment supported by the play device support is swung. Because playground equipment is attached to the swing amusement apparatus via play device support, the playground equipment swings. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a shock absorber is coated in a part of the swing amusement apparatus, and a gum resin can apply to a surface of the shock absorber. A playground equipment can be formed with the member applied the gum resin to shock absorber. And urethane can be used as the shock absorber.
Thus, when a user hit the apparatus by mistake, it reduces the user's impact, and the waterproof effect works, too, because a shock absorber is coated in the swing amusement apparatus and applies gum resin to the surface In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, when the swing amusement apparatus is seen from top, the guidance shaft can be diagonally connected to a left and right direction. For example, a front end neighborhood of one swing member is connected to a rear end neighborhood of other swing member by the guidance shaft, and thus the swing members are connected each other so that the guidance shaft of the apparatus is diagonal to a left and right direction. At this time, when one swing member rotates by the operation of the motor, other swing member rotates to the reverse direction. That is to say, once one swing member swings to the right the other swing member swings to the left. Therefore, it can make complicated swing operation by simple configuration.
One swing member is coupled with the arm for making eccentric rotation around the motor rotating shaft. And thus the swing member of the swing amusement apparatus of this Invention swings. Also when one swing member starts to swing, other swing member swings, by connecting one swing member and the other swing member. It can make complicated swing operation by simple configuration. Therefore, a playground equipment which can make complicated swing operation with excellent ability of maintenance can be provided.
A specified embodiment of a swing amusement apparatus 100 is explained hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.
However, the details of the all parts which do not directly-relate to the present invention will be omitted.
Attaching a desired play device 142 (hereinafter means a structure attached to the swing amusement apparatus 100) to the swing amusement apparatus 100 of the present invention can configure a playground equipment of complicated swing movement. A playground equipment of complicated swing movement can be configured.
That is to say, as illustrated in
A strut 120 is stood on the base substrate 110. In the present embodiment, a hollow cylindrical strut 120 is stood on the base substrate 110. Each strut 120 is placed on the base substrate 110 within the specified distance (the distance enabling to place the motor 133) so that after-mentioned motor 133 is placed between strut 120. It is desirable the strut 20 is placed on the center of the front-rear direction (front direction shown in
a plurality of support (not shown) for standing a strut 120 may be fitted in the symmetric position of the base substrate 110. A swing mechanism 130 is placed at the predetermined position of the strut 110. A swing mechanism 130 is provided with a pair of swing member 131, and a motor 133 for swinging the swing member 131. At first, a crossbar 132 for supporting a motor 133 is placed horizontally at the predetermined position (in this embodiment, near the upper end thereof) of each strut 120 vertically arranged as above. In the present embodiment, a small strut 121 is placed above the each strut 120 and a crossbar 132 is placed between the small strut 121. A crossbar 132 may be provided with the width enabling to support the motor 133 from the upper part or lower part. Also motor 133 is placed under surface of the crossbar 132, so that the crossbar 132 supports motor 133 from the upper part. And, for the swing mechanism 130, an arm 134 (any shape such as sticks or plates, is preferable) is attached to a direction perpendicular to a rotating shaft of the motor 133. The arm 134 makes eccentric rotation around a rotating shaft of the motor 133.
The motor 133 is placed in the upper part of swing amusement apparatus 100. The motor 133 is usually placed below the swing amusement apparatus 100 because the centers of gravity of the whole apparatus 100 increase for the load of the motor when the motor 133 is placed upper part of swing amusement apparatus 100.
In the present invention, the motor 133 is positioned above the swing amusement apparatus 100. The load such as users is applied to the motor 133 in the lower part, because it is assumed that a user (mean children) holds the swing amusement apparatus, in the swing amusement apparatus of the present invention. The excessive torque on motor 133 is prevented by positioning the motor 133 above the swing amusement apparatus 100. That is to say, the motor 133 does not subject to an unnecessary torque.
A pair of swing member 131 is attached below the crossbar 132 provided to each strut 120, In the present embodiment, swing member 131 is placed around small strut 121 attached upper end of each strut 120 For example, two pieces of board paralleled up and down can be attached swingably to the small strut 121 A total of two swing member is provided to each small strut 121 one by one.
And, the ends of each swing member 131 are coupled with a horizontal shaft (hereinafter called the guidance shaft 136). Thereby, once one swing member 131 swings in right and left, the other swing member 131 swings in the same direction via the guidance shaft 136. As shown in
Among a pair of swing member 131, one swing member 131 is connected to the arm 134 attached to rotating shaft of the motor 133. In
Other than the above, among the swing member 131, the swing member 131 may couple with above arm 134 at a position (mean opposite edge) opposite to the position coupled with guidance shaft 136. A play device 142 is attached to swing mechanism 130 configured above. At first, the hollow pipes are bent to form the play device support 140,141 of small and great size. And, one end of great play device support 140 is attached to the upper end of swing member 131, and the neighborhood of the center of small play device support 141 is connected to the other end of play device support 140. As pair these two play device support 140,141 of small and great size, four pairs of the play device support 140,141 is attached to the swing member 131, and the play device 142 is attached to the small size play device support 141. The play device 142 fixed to the swing amusement apparatus 100 of this Invention is preferable in any shape, the columnar cushion can be preferable as shown in
Also an air cushion may be placed in perimeter (around base substance circumferences 110) of the strut 120. Even if a user falls off the play device 142 by mistake, a air cushion reduce the user's impact when fallen off, and a user injures can be prevented effectively. The air cushion can be configured from a seat member having a flexibility. For example, when the air cushion swells as a result of charging of the air by blowers, a hemispherical portion is formed in the midship part, and three different-sized annular sections may be formed therearound.
A specified shock absorber is coated to the swing amusement apparatus 100 of the present invention. Foams such as urethane is coated to the outer frame of the swing amusement apparatus 100 as this shock absorber. For example, the one side face of the shock absorber of the hollow cylinder is cut, so as to be coatable on the stick face. And the shock absorber been coated on a part of swing amusement apparatus 100 (even all surface of the apparatus is preferable and may be the part that it is expected that a user comes in contact with strut.), and, a gum resin been painted on the surface of the shock absorber, as a result of that a surface of the shock absorber have a water repellency Of course the side face (cut part) of the shock absorber will be closed when gum resin is painted. The shock absorber may be composition except urethane, and shock absorber like foams such as polyethylene is preferably used.
swing amusement apparatus 100 is coated in shock absorber so that the shock absorber reduces the impact and prevents an injury effectively even if a user falls from the swing amusement apparatus 100 by mistake. The play device 142 attached to the play device support 140,141 may be formed of the shock absorber. For example, first the shape of the animal is formed with foams (corresponding to the shock absorber) such as urethane, then a gum resin is applied to the surface thereof and thus play device 142 can be formed.
The next description is a method of use of swing amusement apparatus 100 of the present invention.
First the play device 142 wanted to swing is attached to the play device support 140,141 of the swing amusement apparatus 100 of this Invention. Then switch (not shown) to drive a motor 133 is pushed down and the rotating shaft of the motor 133 turns. As described above, arm 134 attached to rotating shaft rotates by rotating the rotating shaft of motor 133 and thus the end of the arm 134 makes eccentric rotation around the rotating shaft.
As described above, the swing shaft 135 combined to the ends of the arm 134 rotates in same direction by eccentric rotating of the arm 134 and thus the swing member 131 combined to the swing shaft 135 starts to swing. And, because the guidance shaft 135 couples two ends of swing member 131 formed on its left and right, swinging one swing member 131 as above causes the other swing member 131 swing.
As described above, by starting to swing the swing member 131 the play device 142 attached to the swing member 131 starts the swing via the play device support 140,141, A swinging velocities of the play device 142 can be controlled by a control means (not shown) for controlling the rotational speed of the motor 133. Also a swinging angle of the play device 142 can be controlled by adjusting the length of the arm 134 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 133. The swinging angle widen, if lengthened the length of the arm 134. At this time, the swing shaft 135 is linked in an arm ends neighborhood.
As discussed above, the swing amusement apparatus 100 of this Invention can swing complicated movement by simple configuration. Attaching a desired play device 142 to the swing amusement apparatus 100 of the present invention can configure a playground equipment of complicated swing movement. Also a playground equipment full of changes not to make a user tired can be provided by changing the play device 142 attached to the play device support 140,141 in various kinds,
Also as for the swing amusement apparatus 100 of this Invention, the swing member 131 swing s by connecting a first swing member 131 and the motor 133. And the another swing member 131 is connected with the first swing member 131 and guidance shaft 136 and thus two swing members 131 swing at the same time, therefore a complicated control is not required as such In addition, the excessive torque on motor 133 is prevented by positioning the motor 133 above the swing amusement apparatus 100. Therefore, playground equipment with excellent ability of maintenance such as repair and change can be provided.
This Invention can swing in various play device by simple configuration The excessive torque on motor is prevented by positioning the motor above the swing amusement apparatus. It can make complicated swing operation and a playground equipment with excellent ability of maintenance can be provided without the complicated mechanism such as control panels, therefore which is highly industrial applicable. The embodiments and implementations that have been disclosed here are illustrative by nature are should not be regarded as limiting. The scope of the invention is defined by its claims rather than the foregoing description, and should be understood to include the features of the claims of the invention and equivalents thereof, in addition to all changes falling within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-259836 | Nov 2009 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2010/002878 | 4/21/2010 | WO | 00 | 3/20/2012 |
