Mechanized structure for the launch of cars in installations for amusement parks

摘要

Mechanized structures for the launch of cars in installations for amusement parks such as, for instance, roller coasters or similar attractions.;This is a mechanical system so as to launch cars (2) by exploiting the energy stored by a counterweight (4) pivoting around an axis.;The counterweight (4) is integral with a beam (3) which carries, on the other end, a pushing device (5) which, when it has to give the push, leans against the rear of any car (2) of the train and pushes it along a semicircular track of launch and then it leaves said car (2).;During pushing phase the counterweight (4) loses the stored energy and slows down till it stops while the cars accelerate towards the predetermined track (1).;To allow the counterweight (4) to store again potential energy, an electromechanical transmission with low power is sufficient; said transmission, in much longer time, brings back the counterweight (4) to the highest point ready for a new launch at high acceleration which, differently, would need a much higher power.