Amusement ride vehicle with motion controlled seating
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1. An amusement ride vehicle comprising:
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a platform supported by the chassis;
a seat pivotably supported by the platform, the seat being pivotably moveable between an inclined and a declined position with respect to the platform;
an actuator linked to the seat; and
a triggering mechanism for triggering the actuator.
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Abstract
An amusement ride vehicle with motion controlled seating includes a chassis supporting a platform. Guests are transported through an amusement attraction in seating attached to the platform. Preferably, the guests ride in a chair having a hinged seat pan adapted to effect a bouncing motion or a chair adapted to effect a rocking motion. An actuator is advantageously provided to move the chair at a predetermined time. In a preferred embodiment, a triggering mechanism drops the seat pan from an inclined position to a declined position at a predetermined time, and a reset assembly returns the seat pan to the inclined position.
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28 Claims
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1. An amusement ride vehicle comprising:
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a chassis; a platform supported by the chassis; a seat pivotably supported by the platform, the seat being pivotably moveable between an inclined and a declined position with respect to the platform; an actuator linked to the seat; and a triggering mechanism for triggering the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An amusement ride vehicle comprising:
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a chassis; a platform supported by the chassis; a seat pivotably supported by the platform; an actuator attached to the seat, the seat being moveable between an inclined and a declined position with respect to the platform; and means for energizing the actuator to move the seat at a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A vehicle for transporting guests through an amusement ride attraction, the vehicle comprising:
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a chassis having a platform; a chair supported by the platform, the chair having a hinged seat pan; an active pneumatic system for raising the seat pan away from the platform and subsequently dropping the seat pan toward the platform at a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An amusement ride comprising:
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a path; a vehicle movable along the path; a platform on the vehicle; an active mechanical actuator assembly supported by the platform; a chair attached to the active mechanical actuator assembly via a pivot joint, to effect a rocking motion with respect to the platform at a predetermined time.
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13. An amusement ride vehicle system comprising:
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a vehicle having a platform; a chair having a hinged seat pan supported by the platform; a passive mechanical actuator assembly for supporting the hinged seat pan in an inclined position; a trip mechanism for dropping the hinged seat pan to a declined position at a predetermined time; a reset mechanism for raising the seat pan from the declined position to the inclined position; and a cam rail for engaging the reset mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An amusement ride comprising:
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a vehicle adapted to move along a path; a seat pivotably supported by the platform, the seat being pivotably moveable between an inclined and a declined position with respect to the platform; a cam rail extending along part of the path; and a linkage for transmitting a motion profile of the cam to the seat.
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25. A method of operating an amusement ride, comprising the steps of:
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moving a ride vehicle along a path; vertically displacing a seat in the vehicle relative to a platform of the ride vehicle at a predetermined time or at a predetermined location along the path, by pivoting one end of the seat; and resetting the seat to its original position.
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26. A ride vehicle with motion controlled seating comprising:
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a platform; an active mechanical actuator assembly supported by the platform,the active mechanical actuator assembly including a motor mounted to the platform, a first drive engageable by the motor, a crankshaft rotatable by the first drive, a first linkage arm connected to the crankshaft, a second drive engageable by the first drive, and a second linkage arm rotatably driven by the second drive; and a chair mounted to the active mechanical assembly and adapted to effect a rocking motion with respect to the platform at predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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