Round ride with passenger-initiated motion profile
US8303426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63G1/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A round ride with passenger-initiated motion profiles controlling vertical vehicle movements. The ride includes a drive assembly with a rotating hub that includes support arms extending outward from the structure supporting passenger vehicles. Each of the vehicles includes a triggering device capable of generating either an onboard or offboard discrete signal when operated by a passenger causing a controller to select a motion profile from a number of stored profiles that each defines an actuator motion profile (or angular movement of a support arm about its pivotal mounting point to the rotatable central hub). The motion profiles define different angular rotations for a support arm to cause a vehicle to jump to differing heights, and the profile may be chosen by the controller based on vehicle height and position along the circular path and other environmental inputs such as a game state for the vehicle or a show/ride status.
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