THE BIG WHEEL (VARIANTS) Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A63G27/00 

FIELD: entertainment industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the entertainment industry; the big wheel comprises the passenger modules 1 fixed to the load-bearing construction formed by the elements which form at least one ring 2 and connected to one another with the radial-type elements 3; pursuant to the first variant of the big wheel execution the connection of the radial-type elements is performed in the form of the power stabilization belt incorporating canes located on the sides of polygons; pursuant to second variant of the big wheel execution the passenger modules are positioned in groups, the circumferential distance between them exceeds the circumferential distance between the passenger modules in groups, at that the suspension assemblies of the passenger modules in groups are sequentially connected to one another and to the external ring by means of canes or wire ropes.

EFFECT: reduction of the specific amount of metal per load-bearing construction and reduction of the wind load on the construction.

8 cl, 2 dwg