JPH04119205U - amphibious boat - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Objective] To provide an amphibious boat that can easily and reliably travel on land or be propelled on water in a desired direction. [Structure] The amphibious boat 1 rotates bladed disks 7 provided on both sides of the hull 3 by a rotary drive device 8, and is propelled on water by scraping water with the blades, and on land is propelled by the bladed disks. do. Further, each of the bladed discs 7 can be turned, and a steering mechanism 9 is provided which turns all of the bladed discs 7 in the steering direction by steering. Therefore, all the vaned discs 7 can be steered by the steering mechanism 9 to travel on land or propel the vehicle on water in a desired direction.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

The present invention provides an amphibious boat, in particular, a boat that can be easily and reliably moved in a desired direction. or relating to an amphibious boat that can be propelled.

0002

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, young couples and children have been riding on small boats used in artificial ponds at amusement parks. etc. have become popular, and each amusement park has a variety of unique small boats being used. Ru. Among them, small amphibious boats are particularly popular and are known as car boats. It is being

0003 Typical car boats have slats protruding from the front and back on both sides of the hull. A disc, or water wheel, is rotated by a power source such as a hydraulic pump or prime mover installed inside the hull. It travels on land using discs, and on water it uses vanes to scrape water. The aim is to encourage and promote

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, the water turbine of the conventional car boat described above cannot move forward or backward. If there is no rudder in addition to the water wheel, it will not be possible to change direction easily like a car. It was a monotonous ride. Moreover, the rudder cannot quickly change direction. Therefore, there is a drawback that it is not possible to make fine adjustments such as moving closer to the mooring place or parking place. It was.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention was devised to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to Similarly, a disk with blades is used as a water wheel to move easily and reliably in the desired direction. , or to provide an amphibious boat that can be propelled.

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem] This invention was made in view of the above purpose, and its gist is that the A rotatable disc with a webbed part, and a disc with a webbed part that can be swung in the direction of travel. a rotary drive device connected to the rotary drive device to turn the rotary drive device in the steering direction. It consists of a steering mechanism, and propels itself on water by scraping the water with the webbed portion of the disc. In addition, an amphibious boat characterized by traveling on land using the disc. Ru.

[0007]

[Effect]

The amphibious boat of the present invention has a disc with a webbed part that can be turned, and the steering direction Since it is equipped with a steering mechanism that turns the disc with a webbed part, the disc with a webbed part can be steered easily. The vehicle can be turned in the desired direction and propelled over water or on land in the desired direction. Ru.

[0008]

【Example】

An embodiment of the amphibious boat of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0009] 1, 2 and 3 are respectively partially cutaway schematic side views of the amphibious boat of the present invention; An explanatory diagram schematically showing the steering mechanism of FIG. 1 and a partially cutaway schematic front view of FIG. 1 are shown. Ta However, in FIG. 2, the inside of the drive device 8, which will be described later, is omitted. Shown in these figures As shown in FIG. have an opinion. Therefore, the shape is such that it is easy to move forward or backward. Also, land and water The dual-use boat 1 has a cabin 3 installed on a floor 2a extending in the upper center of the hull 2, and The inner side 4 is arranged in parallel on both sides of the room 3, the oval outer side 5 surrounds the inner side 4 from the outside, and this From two empty rooms 6 provided on both sides of the hull 2 surrounded by the inner side 4 and the outer side 5 A drive that rotatably supports and drives a bladed disk 7 at the front and rear of each empty chamber 6. Steering in which the boat 1 is steered by rotating the device 8 and each drive device 8 in the same direction. Mechanism 9 and an intermediate floor stretched in the upper middle part of the hull 2 for installing the steering mechanism 9 2b. In the cabin 3, passengers can sit on deck 5a on the outboard side 5 between the front and rear windows on both sides. It has a central door 3a that flips up and opens when entering the vehicle.

0010 The steering mechanism 9 includes two handles 9a provided in the front and rear center of the cabin 3, and each hand. Rotates from a bevel gear 9b provided around the shaft 9a' of the wheel 9a and one bevel gear 9b. A rotation for transmitting force to the drive device 8 in the left-right direction of the hull and the other bevel gear 9b. It consists of rotatable transmission shafts 9c and 9d. A bevel gear 9b has teeth at one end of the transmission shaft 9c. The other end meshes with a rotating gear 8c of the drive device 8, which will be described later. The transmission shaft 9d has a worm gear 9f, and the transmission shaft 9d has meshing gears 9b on both ends thereof. It has a bevel gear 9g.

[0011] Next, to explain the operation of this steering mechanism 9, as shown in FIG. When the handle 9a is rotated and the bevel gear 9b is rotated in the direction of the arrow in the figure, each transmission Since the shafts 9c and 9d rotate in the direction of the arrow, each drive device 8 depends on the rotation direction of the handle 9a. The four bladed discs 7 also turn in the same direction, and the boat 1 continues its course. change. Note that this boat 1 can be steered as described above using either handle 9a.

0012 4, 5, and 6 are partially cutaway schematic side views showing an enlarged view of the vicinity of the drive device 8. , a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in which FIG. 4 is enlarged, and a schematic side view of the bladed disc. It is. The drive device 8 will be explained with reference to these figures. A bearing 8a fixed to the body 2 and rotatably supported by this bearing 8a. around the upper part of the casing 8b above the bearing 8a. The attached rotating gear 8c is fixedly attached within the casing 8b, and the hull 2 Normal rotation, powered by a power supply (not shown) provided inside the unit via the lead wire 8a', or A reversible drive motor 8d and a rotating shaft 8e of this drive motor 8d are attached. It has a reduction gear 8f and a gear portion 8g meshing with the reduction gear 8f at one end, and the other A worm shaft 8 having a worm gear portion 8h at its end that rotates a bladed disk 7, which will be described later. i and the rotary shaft 7b of the vaned disk 7 at each end thereof at the lower part of the casing 8b. It consists of two bearings 8j that are rotatably supported nearby. The bladed disc 7 is , blade portions 7a extending equally in the radial direction from the circumferences of both sides are connected to the rotary shaft of the disk 7. 7b at equal angles, in the illustrated example, at 45° intervals (see Figure 6). On the other hand, the circumferential surface of the disc 7 is equipped with rubber, etc., which becomes tires when traveling on land. An elastic member 7c made of a flexible material is attached with a pin or the like (see Fig. 4). Ru. The rotating shaft 7b of the bladed disc 7 is rotatably supported by the bearing 8j. The worm gear portion 8h of the worm shaft 8i meshes with the worm gear portion 8h of the worm shaft 8i. It has a gear 7d. Note that the worm gear portion 8h in FIG. 4 is in a meshing state with the gear 7d. It is shown partially in cross-section to make it easier to understand.

[0013] Next, the operation of the drive device 8 and the bladed disk 7 explained above will be explained. The rotary shaft 8e is rotated in the A direction in FIG. 5 by the motor 8d, and the gear 8f is similarly rotated in the A direction. Rotate in the direction. This gear 8f rotates the worm shaft 8i in the direction B, and this The rotational force is transmitted to the gear 7c of the bladed disc 7 via the worm shaft 8i, and the bladed disc 7 7 is rotated in direction C, and the amphibious boat 1 is propelled or runs on water or land. go

[0014] Here, in this example, the bladed disc has six blades as water webs, but the water As long as they can be scratched, there are no limitations on their number, shape, arrangement, or material. Also, a disc with wings An electric drive motor was used as the rotational drive source, but hydraulic motors, engines, etc. An internal combustion engine or the like can be used. Furthermore, the steering mechanism uses a gear mechanism. However, a steering mechanism using a combination of belts, chains, etc. and pulleys, etc., is also considered, and It is not limited to vehicle mechanisms. Furthermore, a total of 4 drive devices are installed, one on each side at the front and back. However, one set may be provided at opposing positions on both sides, and the number is not limited. . In addition, two handles were installed inside the cabin so that steering could be done from two places, front and rear. It is not limited to this. Additionally, like a traditional motorboat, the screw drive A mechanism can be attached.

[0015]

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above, the amphibious boat of this invention has a disc with a webbed part that can be turned around. and a steering mechanism for turning the disc with the webbed portion in the steering direction. It can be easily and reliably run or propelled in a desired direction.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway schematic side view showing an amphibious boat of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the steering mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view schematically showing the vicinity of the drive device in FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a longitudinal cross-sectional state taken along the line V-V, which is an enlarged view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of the disc with webbed portions of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A rotatable disc with webs provided on both sides of the hull, a rotary drive device that allows the disc with webs to swing in the direction of travel, and a rotary drive device connected to the rotary drive device,
An amphibious boat comprising a steering mechanism for turning the amphibious boat in a steering direction, and is propelled on water by scraping water by the webbed portion of the disc, and is propelled on land by the disc.