Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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A WATERSLIDE STRUCTURE
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to new structure for water slides, specifically
a
structure used for giving different slide options to riders.
Background of the Invention
Waterslides known as flume, water chute, or hydroslide are popular ride
attractions
for waterparks, theme parks, and tourist hotels. A typical water slides are in
form
of troughs or tubesand said waterslides has generally downward sloping flow
path.
In operation, water is typically pumped to the top of the traditional
waterslides and
into associated troughs and/or tubes such that the water passes along the flow
path.
Water slides (e.g., body slides, inner tube slides, raft slides) may be
designed for
users to ride without a ride vehicle or with a transport device (e.g., on an
inner tube
or raft).
In the state of art water slides have different size, different curves and
different
slope which provides more thrilling and exciting experience to user (patron,
riders).
Riders slides on waterslide by gravity force. So, velocity of riders is based
on the
slope of water slide. When the slope of water slide increases, acceleration of
the
rider becomes larger with respect to the magnitude of the slope angle. Also,
some
of water slides have trajectory and said trajectory guides the riders in
different
directions. So that, people who use conventional waterslides want to live
different
experience with over time and wants different type of water slide which have
unique
ride trajectories. Therefore, water parks use a lot of different type
(different curved,
different slope) of water slide and align them into water park for users and
water
parks always need new type of water slide for user generally all the water
slide
shave single inlet and single outlet or separated into the lines, so that the
rider
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follows almost a predetermined path between inlet to outlet. These type of
waterslide (one entry and one exit) do not have more than one sliding
trajectory.
in the state of art conventional waterslides in which the number of
trajectories more
than the number of inlet and outlet are not exist in the present in state of
art. So that,
water slides which has a bowl configured to transport a patron around it to an
exit
point has one inlet and one outlet and said bowl is symmetric shape.
Summary of the Invention
The object of the present invention is providing a bowl type water slide
structure
which giving different slide options to rider path from entry to exit of the
water
slide.
Another object of the present invention is providing water slide structure
which has
helical shaped slider and asymmetric type bowl.
Detailed Description of the Invention
A water slide structure realized to fulfil the objective of the present
invention is
illustrated in the accompanying figures, in which:
Figure 11 is the view from the top of the structure for water slides that the
patron
slides in the second section.
Figure 2 is the view from the top of the structure for water slides that the
patron
slides in the first section.
Figure 3 is the view from the top of the structure for water slides which has
an
asymmetric shaped bowl assembly.
Figure 4 is the view from the top of the structure for water slides which has
an
asymmetric shaped bowl assembly.
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The parts illustrated in the figures are individually numbered where the
numbers
refer to the following:
1. Water slide structure
2. Bowl assembly
200. Bowl shaped part
201. First entry point
202. Second entry point
203. Bowl exit point
21. Bottom surface
22. Side surface
23. Elevation
231. Riser part
232. Guide wall
3. Flume
301. First slide section entry point
302. First slide section exit point
303. Second slide section entry point
304. Second slide section exit point
31. Entry section
32. First slide section
321. First wall
33.Second slide section
331. Second wall
34. Middle wall
A. Rider or ride vehicle (patron, user, boat etc.)
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A water slide structure (1) comprises;
¨ at least one bowl shaped part (200) configured to transport a rider or
ride
vehicle (A) around it to a bowl exit point (203), wherein the bowl shaped
part (200) comprises a bottom surface (21) and a side surface (22),
¨ at least one
flume (3) configured to transport the rider or ride vehicle (user)
(A) with the water to the bowl shaped part (200),
¨ Said flume (3) comprising,
o an entry section (31) which forms entrance part of the flume (3),
o a first slide section (32) which extends from the entry section (31) to
the
bowl shaped part (200) and configured to transport the rider or ride
vehicle (A) to the bowl shaped part (200),
o a second slide section (33) which extends from the entry section (31)
and passes around of the bowl shaped part (200) and configured to
transport the rider or ride vehicle (A) to the bowl shaped part (200) by
passing the rider or ride vehicle (A) around the bowl shaped part (200).
Present invention slide structure (1) relates to a structure for water slides
used for
to give different slide way options to rider. Said slide structure comprising
flume
(3) and bowl shaped part (200). Said bowl shaped part (200) is shaped a round
container open or partly open at the top wherein said bowl shaped part (200)
comprises a bottom surface (21) and side surface (22) which located at the
edge
portion of the bottom surface (21). Said flume (3) has an entry section (31),
first
slide section (32) and second slide section (33). Entry section (31) is the
entrance
part of the flume (3) and rider start to slide from entry section (31) first.
First slide
section (32) and second slide section (33) are separated from entry section
(31) and
first slide section (32) and second slide section (33) are opened to the bowl
shaped
part (200) in different slide path which has different trajectory. Said first
slide
section (32) is the portion which is closer to the center of the bowl shaped
part
(200). Said first slide section (32) extends from entry section (31) to side
of bowl
shaped part (200) with short way and opens to the bowl shaped part (200).
Second
slide section (33) is the portion that away from center of the bowl shaped
part (200)
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and said second slide section (33) extends from entry section (31) and turn
around
the bowl shaped part (200) and opens to the bowl shaped part (200). Rider or
ride
vehicle (A) enters the slide structure slide entrance of the flume (3) and
slide into
the enter portion of the flume (3) first. After the rider or ride vehicle (A)
slide in
5 entry section (31), the rider or ride vehicle (A) will enter one of
the sections (first
section and second section). If the rider or ride vehicle (A) enters first
slide section
(32), rider or ride vehicle (A) will go to the bowl shaped part (200) closer
trajectory
to the center of the bowl shaped part (200). If the rider or ride vehicle (A)
enters
second slide section (33), rider or ride vehicle(A) will go to the bowl shaped
part
(200) from a further (outer) spiral trajectory which is more away from the
center of
the bowl shaped part (200). The centrifugal force will be higher when the
rider or
ride vehicle slides more away from the center of the bowl shaped part (200),
so
rider or ride vehicle (A) will feel more stronger turning movement when goes
into
the second slide section (33).
Present invention a water slide structure (1) which has an asymmetric shaped
bowl
assembly (2) and said bowl assembly (2) comprising;
= at least one bowl shaped part (200) configured to transport a rider or
ride
vehicle(A) (user) around it to an bowl exit point (203), wherein the bowl
shaped part (200) comprises a bottom surface (21) and a side surface (22),
= at least first slide section (32) configured to transport the rider or
ride
vehicle(A) to the bowl shaped part (200) and which is located on the closer
to the center of the bowl shaped part (200),
= at least second slide section (33) configured to transport the rider or
ride
vehicle(A) from around the bowl shaped part (200) to the bowl shaped part
(200) and which has a spiral shaped and which is located around the howl
shaped part (200),
= at least one elevation part (23) configured to direct the user (A) to
predetermined oscillation into the bowl shaped part (200) and which forms an
asymmetrical shape of the bowl shaped part (200) along with the first and
second slide sections (32, 33) and said elevation part (23) comprising a riser
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part (231) protruding from the bottom surface (21) of bowl shaped part (200)
and a guide wall (232) which extends between side surface (22) and riser part
(231).
Present invention slide structure (1) relates to asymmetric shaped bowl
assembly
(2) and said bowl assembly (2) is formed by bowl shaped part, elevation part
(23),
first slide section (32) and second slide section (33). First slide section
(32) and
second slide sections (33) are opened to the bowl shaped part (200) in
differentslide
path which has different trajectory. Said first slide section (32) is located
on the
closer to the center of the bowl shaped part (200). Said second slide section
(33)
has spiral shape and said second slide section (33) is located on around the
bowl
shaped part (200). If the rider or ride vehicle (A) enters first slide section
(32), rider
or ride vehicle(A) will go to the bowl shaped part (200) closer trajectory to
the
center of the bowl shaped part (200). If the rider or ride vehicle(A) enters
second
slide section (33), rider or ride vehicle (A) will go to the bowl shaped part
(200)
from a further (outer) spiral trajectory which is more away from the center of
the
bowl shaped part (200). The centrifugal force will be higher when the rider or
ride
vehicle slides more away from the center of the bowl shaped part (200), so
rider or
ride vehicle(A) will feel more stronger turning movement when goes into the
second slide section (33). Said bowl shaped part (200) of the bowl assembly
(2) has
an elevation part (23) configured to direct the user (A) to predetermined
oscillation
into the bowl shaped part (200). Said elevation part (23) is comprising of a
riser
part (231) which is protruding from the bottom of bowl shaped part (200) and a
guide wall (232) which links the side surface (22) of the bowl shaped part
(200) and
the riser part (231). When the rider or ride vehicle (user, slider, boat etc.)
comes
from the first slide section (32) or the second slide section (33), it will
enter into the
bowl shaped part (200) and climbs onto the guide wall (232). Due to the
ovality of
the guide wall (232), the user will turn back from a peak on the guide wall
(232)
with oscillation motion and after that user will performs oscillating motion
between
the side wall and riser part (231) into the bowl shaped part (200). So that,
rider or
ride vehicle(user or boat) goes from guide wall (232) to an bowl exit point
(304)
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with back and forth motion and/or spin motion between side surface (22) of the
bowl shaped part (200) and the riser part (231).
In an another embodiment of the invention water slide structure (1) of bowl
assembly (2) has at least one flume (3) configured to transport the rider or
ride
vehicle(A)from entrance part of it to the bowl shaped part (200) and said
flume (3)
formed by the coupling of the first slide section (32) and the second slide
section
(33). Flume (3) has an entry section (31) configured to allow the user to
enter the
slide and the first slide section (32) and the second slide section (33) are
separated
from entry section (31).
In an another embodiment of the invention second slide section (33) of bowl
assembly (2) opening to the portion facing between elevation part (23) and the
side
surface (22). Thus, the rider or ride vehicle will be directed to the guide
wall (232)
after entering the howl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiment of the invention first slide section (32) of bowl
assembly
(2) is opening to the portion facing between elevation part (23) and the side
surface
(22). Thus, the rider or ride vehicle will be directed to the guide wall (232)
after
entering the bowl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiments of the invention said flume (3) comprising;
-
a middle wall (34) configured to separate the flume (3) to first slide
section
(32) and second slide section (33) and wherein the middle wall (34) is
protruding from the middle part of the flume (3) and said middle wall
(34)extend from middle part of flume (3)to the bowl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiments of the invention said flume (3) comprising;
- first slide section (32) which comprising the middle wall (34) and a first
wall (321) which extends from side of flume (3) (inner side) to top side of
bowl shaped part (200) and joins to the top side of bowl shaped part (200).
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In an another embodiments of the invention said flume (3) comprising;
- second slide section (33) which comprising the middle wall (34) and a
second wall (331) which extends from side of flume (3) (outer side), which
extend around the bowl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiment of the invention, flume (3) comprising a first wall
(321),
a second wall (331) and a middle wall (34). First slide section (32) and
second slide
section (33) are separated by a middle wall (34). Middle wall (34) is the
common
wall of the first slide section (32) and second slide section (33). Said first
wall (321)
and middle wall (34) is a part of first slide section (32). Said second wall
(331) and
middle wall (34) is a part of second slide section (33). Middle wall (34) is
protruding
from the middle part of the flume (3) and extends to top side of the bowl
shaped
part (200). In summary the middle wall (34) forms the outer edge of the first
slide
section (32), forms the inner edge of the second slide section (33) and forms
the top
part of the howl shaped part (200).
The first wall (321) and the middle wall (34) forms first slide section (32).
First
wall (321) extends from side of flume (3) (inner side) to top side of bowl
shaped
part (200) and joins to the top side of bowl shaped part (200). First wall
(321) and
middle wall (34) are extended together on the flume (3) and first wall (321)
joins
the bowl shaped part (200) and said middle wall (34) extends around the bowl
shaped part (200). Rider or ride vehicle(rider) (A) will slide between the
first wall
(321) and middle wall (34) and then rider or ride vehicle (A) will slide
between the
bowl shaped part (200) upper side and middle wall (34).
The second wall (331) and the middle wall (34) forms second slide section
(33).
Said second wall (331) extends from side of flume (outer side) (3) and extend
to
around the bowl shaped part (200) and joins with the outer side of bowl shaped
part
(200). The second wall (331) and middle wall (34) are extended parallel around
the
bowl shaped part (200) and join the side of bowl shaped part (200) separately.
Rider
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or ride vehicle (patron) (A) will slide between the first wall(321) and middle
wall
(34) and then rider or ride vehicle (A) will slide into the bowl shaped part
(200) and
will continue to between the bowl shaped part (200) upper side and middle wall
(34).
A water slide structure (1) which has an asymmetric shaped bowl assembly (2)
and
comprising;
= at least one bowl shaped part (200) configured to transport a rider or
ride vehicle
(A) (user) around it to an bowl exit point (203), wherein the bowl shaped part
(200) comprises a bottom surface (21) and a side surface (22),
= at least first slide section (32) configured to transport the rider or
ride vehicle
(A) to the bowl shaped part (200) and which is located on the closer to the
center
of the bowl shaped part (200),
= at least second slide section (33) configured to transport the rider or
ride vehicle
(A) from around the bowl shaped part to the bowl shaped part (200) and which
has a spiral shaped and which is located around the bowl shaped part (200),
= at least second slide section (33) configured to transport the rider or
ride vehicle
(A) from around the bowl shaped part to the bowl shaped part (200) and which
has a spiral shaped and which is located around the bowl shaped part (200),
= exit part direction of the first slide section (32) opens to the bowl shaped
part
such that the rider or ride vehicle is guided on or partially on the same
direction
with the exit part direction of the second slide section (33).
In an embodiment of the invention water slide structure (1), exit part of the
first
slide section (32) or second slide section (33) has a slope which guide the
rider or
ride vehicle to other slide sections exit part direction.
A water slide structure (1) configured to transport the rider or ride vehicle
in more
than one sliding trajectory and which has an asymmetric shaped bowl assembly
(2)
(200) and said bowl assembly (2) comprising;
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= at least one bowl shaped part (201) comprises, a first entry point (202),
a
second entry point (202) and an bowl exit point (203), where the bowl shaped
part (200) configured the transport rider from first entry point (201) or
second
entry point (202) to bowl exit point (203) in an arcuate/spiral path around
the
5 center point of the bowl shaped part (201),
= a first slide section (32) which has a first slide section entry point
(301) and a
first slide section exit point (302) which is the same with the first entry
point
(201) connects the bowl shaped part (201) and where configured to transport
rider or ride vehicle from first slide section entry point (301) to bowl
shaped
10 part (200),
= a second slide section (33) has a second slide section entry point (303)
and a
second slide section exit point (304) which is the same with the second entry
point (202) connects the bowl shaped part (200) and second slide section (33)
and said second slide section (33) is located partially around the bowl shaped
part (200) and first slide section (32), where the second slide section (33)
configured to transport ride or ride vehicle from the second slide section
(33)
to bowl shaped part (200).
Present invention slide structure (1) comprising a bowl assembly (2) which has
bowl shaped part, first slide section (32) and second slide section (33). Said
bowl
shaped part has two entry parts (first slide section entry point (301) and
second slide
section entry point (303)) and an bowl exit point (203). Said first slide
section exit
point (302) is the same with bowl shaped part first slide section entry point
(301).
Said second slide section (33) exit point (304) is the same with the second
entry
point (202). Second slide section (33) is located partially around the howl
shaped
part (200) and first slide section (32). If the rider or ride vehicle (A)
enters first slide
section (32), rider or ride vehicle (A) will go to the bowl shaped part (200)
closer
trajectory to the center of the bowl shaped part (200). If the rider or ride
vehicle (A)
enters second slide section (33), rider or ride vehicle(A) will go to the bowl
shaped
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part (200) from a further (outer) spiral trajectory which is more away from
the
center of the bowl shaped part (200).
In an embodiment of the invention of bowl assembly (2) has an entry section
(31)
configured to transport rider or ride vehicle from the entry point to first
slide section
entry point (301) or second slide section entry point (303). First slide
section (32)
and second slide section (33) are separated from entry section (31) and first
slide
section (32) and second slide section (33) are opened to the bowl shaped part
(200)
in different slide path which has different trajectory.
In an embodiment of the invention bowl assembly (2) comprising a middle wall
(34) formed around center point of to the bowl shaped part (200) and inclined
to the
center point of the bowl shaped part (200), where configured the transport
rider
from first entry point (201) or second entry point (202) to bowl exit point
(203) in
an arcuate/spiral path around the center point after rider or ride vehicle
from the
first slide section (32) slides on second slide section (33) partially.
In an embodiment of the invention the middle wall (34) formed around center
point
inclined to the center point, configured the transport rider from first entry
point
(201) or second entry point (202) to bowl exit point (203) in an
arcuate/spiral path
around the center point after rider or ride vehicle from the first slide
section (32)
slides on second slide section (33) partially, or rider or ride vehicle from
second
slide section (33) slides on first slide section (32).
In an embodiment of the invention a water slide structure (1) configured to
transport
the rider or ride vehicle in more than one sliding trajectory and which has an
asymmetric shaped bowl assembly (2) and said bowl assembly (2) comprising;
= at least one partially bowl-shaped part configured the transport rider or
ride
vehicle in an arcuate/spiral path and said bowl-shaped part has at least two
different entry points and fewer exit points than entry points in number, a
bottom surface.
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In an embodiment of the invention water slide structure (1) has more than one
first
slide section (32) and more than one second slide section between entrance and
the
exit point. Thus. quantity of first and second slide section can be more than
quantity
of entrance and/or exit point of bowl shaped part (200). So, it can be
formulated as:
quantity of first and second slide section, fewer than n-1: quantity of
entrance, fewer
than n-1: quantity of exit point.
In an another embodiment of the invention second slide section (33) turns
around
from bowl shaped part (200) side and opens to bowl shaped part (200) from to
below of the first slide section (32). So that, first slide section (32) and
second slide
section (33) open to the bowl shaped part (200) almost in the same direction.
Thus,
said spiral shape of the second slide section (33) and semi spiral shape of
the first
slide section (32) forms an asymmetrical shape bowl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiment of the invention, first slide section (32) is curved
to the
top side of the bowl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiment of the invention, second slide section (33) is curved
to
the top side of the bowl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiment of the invention, second slide section (33) has
spiral
shaped and rotated from the top side of the bowl shaped part (200).
In an another embodiment of the invention, flume (3) is a half tubular shaped.
In an
another embodiment of the invention flume (3) is tubular shaped.
In an another embodiment of the invention the bowl shaped part (200)
comprising
at least one elevation part (23) configured to rise the rider or ride vehicle
(A) above
it and send to rider or ride vehicle(A) to the bowl exit point (203). Said
elevation
part (23) is protruding from the bottom surface (21) of bowl shaped part (200)
and
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connected to the side surface (22) of the bowl shaped part (200). When the
rider or
ride vehicle (A) enters the bowl shaped part (200), it first rises over the
side of the
bowl shaped part (200) and the elevation part (23) and returns to the bowl
shaped
part (200) over the elevation part (23).
In an another embodiment of the invention, elevation part (23) extends upwards
by
narrowing the cross-section. So that, rider or ride vehicle (user or boat) can
make
back and forth motion and/or spin motion between side surface (22) of the bowl
shaped part (200) and the elevation part after rises on the elevation part
(23).
In an another embodiment of the invention elevation part (23) of slide
structure (1)
comprising a riser part (231) which extends upwards by narrowing the cross-
section
and which is configured to oscillate the rider or ride vehicle between the
side surface
and itself.
In an another embodiment of the invention, water slide structure (1) has a
rider or
ride vehicle guide system configured to rider or ride vehicle the rider or
ride vehicle
(A) to first slide section (32) or second slide section (33). Said guide
system has an
activator which is guide the rider or ride vehicle (A) with a chosen
direction.
In an embodiment of the invention activator of guide system is a waterjet.
Waterjet
squirts the water from entry section (31) of the flume (3) and guide the rider
or ride
vehicle (A) by water force to chosen way (first slide section (32), second
slide
section (33)).
In an embodiment of the invention guide system has an activator and movable
surface part. The activator transmits movement into the movable surface and
guides
the rider or ride vehicle(A) by creating a movable surface height. When the
rider or
ride vehicle (A) comes to entry section (31) of flume (3), activator activates
the
movable surface and movable surface will rise up and rider or ride vehicle (A)
is
guided the other side of movable surface.
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In an embodiment of the invention movable surface is located on the bottom
surface
(21) of the entry section (31) of the flume (3).
In an embodiment of the invention movable surface is located on the middle
wall
(34) of the flume (3). Activator activates the movable part and movable part
can
move from middle wall (34) to right or left position.
In an embodiment of the invention water slide structure (1) has a control unit
configured to control the actuator according to the options previously
determined
by the user. With the command received by the user or operator the control
unit
transmits the command to the actuator. In an embodiment of the invention water
slide structure (1) comprising an interface for to enter the option preference
by user.
In an embodiment of the invention the interface is a keypad or a button. In an
embodiment of the invention the interface is a wristband which has a keypad or
button. In an embodiment of the invention wristband is an RFID wristband.
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