Amusement facilities, vehicles for amusement facilities, and display for amusement facilities
US6386984B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63G31/007
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Amusement facilities for providing predetermined images to passengers inside a vehicle for amusement on the basis of a scenario while the vehicle (ride)(1) is moving in a predetermined course, wherein the course includes bright areas and dark areas, and acceleration/deceleration of the ride (1) is done at the boundaries of these areas. A video camera (11) provides images outside the vehicle to the passengers in the bright areas and images of a video disk player (34) are provided to the passengers in the dark areas. Further, sways are imparted by a motor (23) for rolling and a motor (24) for pitching to the ride (1) in accordance with scenarios. These images, acceleration/deceleration and sway give the passengers an illusion as if they had moved over a longer distance than an actual distance in the dark areas.
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