Understanding how chair swing rides work is essential before making a purchasing decision, especially for amusement park operators seeking cost-effective and reliable equipment. While chair swing rides resemble traditional carousel rides in appearance, their mechanics and rider experience are uniquely different. Despite their popularity, many operators are not fully aware of the internal structure and working principles that ensure the ride’s performance and safety.

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This knowledge is critical when selecting the right chair swing ride for a venue. It provides a professional breakdown of how chair swing rides function, offering valuable insights from the perspective of an experienced amusement ride manufacturer. Before diving into the working mechanism, it’s important to first understand the basic components that make up a swing ride.

Basic structure of the swing ride

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Do not know how do swing rides work? You cannot buy a cost-effective chair swing ride. The rotating flying chair ride consists of a center column, a boom, a bracket, a seat, a motor and other parts. Visitors sit in chairs, and the motor drives the center column and boom to rotate, generating centrifugal force. The boom connects the bracket and the chair base, and the chair base rotates and moves freely, allowing visitors to experience the dual effects of rotation and displacement.

Following are the working principle of the swing carousel

First, the rotating action of the swinging flying chair
The rotation of the swing chair is mainly caused by a central fulcrum. This fulcrum is usually a fixed vertical axis fixed at the center of the amusement device. When the electric drive system is started, it will generate a rotational force, which is transmitted to each seat of the swinging chair through the transmission device. Since each seat rotates around the central fulcrum, it creates an overall rotating motion of the oscillating flying chair.
Secondly, the lifting and lowering action of the wave swinger
Its lifting action is achieved by one or more lifting devices. These lifting devices are usually driven by electric motors.  And are connected to the seat of the swing chair through a transmission system such as a chain or wire rope. When the electric motor starts, it creates an upward pull that raises or lowers the seat. The seat of the swing chair is usually equipped with safety locks and limit switches to ensure safety and stability during the lifting process.
Finally
When the waver swinger rotates around the central fulcrum, the seat will produce a swinging motion due to centrifugal force. This swinging action will present a swaying feeling during the operation of the amusement equipment, bringing a more exciting and pleasant experience to tourists.
The internal system of the flying chair
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Kids flying chair ride

To sum up, the rotating, lifting and swinging principle of the swinging flying chair is based on the principles of mechanical dynamics and physics. Its rotating action is mainly generated by the central fulcrum. And the lifting action is achieved by the lifting device, and the swinging action is generated by the “pendulum principle”. These actions work together to give visitors a stimulating and pleasurable experience during the ride.

Buy cost-effective swing ride from Dinis to boost your carnival business

If you know little about it, you may not be able to buy a high-quality and competitive price flying chair ride. Or if you don’t understand how it works, it may cause unnecessary losses due to your improper operation. For example, if you don’t understand how it works, you are likely to have problems with installation and maintenance of the equipment, etc. Overall, not understanding how it works can cost you a lot. In addition, if you have any other questions, please contact professional amusement ride manufacturer –Dinis. If you know how the above mentioned works, you can save a lot of time, money, etc.

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The above is the working principle of the swing carousel. If you want to know more, such as the price of the flying chair and the maintenance method of the flying chair. Please feel free to contact us. Dinis will be happy to answer your questions. What’s more, Dinis can provide high quality FRP and steel  material chain carousel and complete after-sale service.