LINEAR MOTOR DRIVEN AMUSEMENT RIDE AND METHOD
First Claim
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1. An amusement ride feature comprising:
- a sliding surface;
a vehicle adapted to slide on said sliding surface and to convey at least one rider thereon; and
a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface.
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Abstract
A waterslide amusement ride having in a portion thereof, a linear induction motor to efficiently and effectively affect the motion of a vehicle sliding on the ride. The linear induction motor comprises linear induction motor units embedded below a sliding surface, and a reaction plate mounted to the bottom of the vehicle. Depending on the configuration of the linear induction motor units and the reaction plate, the linear induction motor drive can be used to accelerate the vehicle, decelerate the vehicle, maintain the speed of the vehicle up an uphill section, or rotate the vehicle.
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76 Claims
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1. An amusement ride feature comprising:
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a sliding surface; a vehicle adapted to slide on said sliding surface and to convey at least one rider thereon; and a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 75, 76)
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38. An amusement ride which includes a feature comprising:
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a sliding surface; a vehicle adapted to slide on said sliding surface and to convey at least one rider thereon; and a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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- 45. A method of controlling the sliding motion of a vehicle sliding on a sliding surface in an amusement ride, comprising operating a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface.
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52. A method of controlling the sliding motion of a vehicle sliding on a sliding surface in an amusement ride, comprising:
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providing the sliding surface; placing the vehicle on the sliding surface; and operating a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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- 69. An amusement ride sliding surface for bearing a vehicle in sliding relationship thereto, said vehicle conveying at least one rider and having affixed thereto at least one reaction component, said sliding surface having located therebeneath, a plurality of linear induction motor units for interacting with the at least one reaction component affixed to the vehicle to affect sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface.
- 71. An amusement ride vehicle adapted to slide on an amusement ride sliding surface and to convey at least one rider thereon, said vehicle having affixed thereto at least one reaction plate for interacting with linear induction motor units associated with the sliding surface to affect sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface.
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