Amusement ride

• US 7,971,537 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2008
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RoboCoaster Limited (Simworx Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alexander Verl, Gino De-Gol
• Inventors: De-Gol, Gino, Verl, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Morano; S. Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kuhfuss; Zachary
• Application Number:
  US12/239,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20090084285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,011 Days
• Field of Search: 104/53, 104/83, 104/84, 345/31, 463/5, 472 59- 61, 472/130, 434/37
• US Class Current: 104/53
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 21/04 with fixed rails
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/16 creating illusions of travel
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 5/00 Games on roundabouts

Abstract

The carnival ride has a travel path for cars with seats and at least one screen arranged adjacent to the travel path. In order to design the carnival ride in such a way that the passengers in the car have an optimal gaming experience, the screen follows the car at least along a section of its travel distance. In this way, the passengers in the car have a very long-lasting visual contact with the screen or with the movie shown on the screen.

Claims

1. An amusement ride comprising:

at least one travel path;

cars provided with at least one seat and traveling on the at least one travel path;

at least one screen displaying movies, the at least one screen arranged adjacent to the at least one travel path, wherein the at least one screen follows a car at least over a section of a travel distance of the car;

a transport element, wherein the at least one screen is arranged on the transport element;

an auxiliary travel path, wherein the transport element is movable along the auxiliary travel path together with the at least one screen;

wherein the at least one screen is programmed so as to freely move about three axes.

2. The amusement ride according to claim 1, wherein one of the three axes is perpendicular to a travel direction of the transport element.

3. The amusement ride according to claim 1, wherein on the transport element at least two of the at least one screen are arranged.

4. The amusement ride according to claim 1, wherein the at least one screen is adjustable by translation and rotation.

5. The amusement ride according to claim 1, wherein a distance of the car relative to the at least one screen is controllable.

6. An amusement ride comprising:

at least one travel path;

cars provided with at least one seat and traveling on the at least one travel path;

at least one screen arranged adjacent to the at least one travel path, wherein the at least one screen follows a car at least over a section of a travel distance of the car;

a transport element, wherein the at least one screen is arranged on the transport element;

an auxiliary travel path, wherein the transport element is movable along the auxiliary travel path;

at least one projecting device correlated with the at least one screen.

7. The amusement ride according to claim 6, further comprising a transport element, wherein the at least one screen is arranged on the transport element and the at least one projecting device is arranged on the transport element.

8. The amusement ride according to claim 7, further comprising an auxiliary travel path, wherein the transport element is movable along the auxiliary travel path.

9. The amusement ride according to claim 6, further comprising a separate travel path and a transport element for the at least one projecting device, wherein the transport element travels on the separate travel path, wherein the at least one projecting device is connected to the transport element.

10. The amusement ride according to claim 9, wherein the projecting device is arranged on the transport element so as to be pivotable about at least one axis.

11. The amusement ride according to claim 9, wherein the at least one projecting device is pivotable about an axis that is perpendicular to a travel direction of the transport element.

12. The amusement ride according to claim 9, wherein the car is pivotable about an axis that is perpendicular to a travel direction of the car.

13. An amusement ride comprising:

at least one travel path;

cars provided with at least one seat and traveling on the at least one travel path;

at least one screen displaying movies, the at least one screen arranged adjacent to the at least one travel path, wherein the at least one screen follows a car at least over a section of a travel distance of the car;

wherein the orientation between the car and the at least one screen is freely programmable and the at least one screen is always tracked relative to the car that viewers in the car have visual contact with the at least one screen.

14. The amusement ride according to claim 13, further comprising a transport element, wherein the at least one screen is arranged on the transport element and wherein the at least one screen is adjustable about three axes.

15. The amusement ride according to claim 14, further comprising an auxiliary travel path, wherein the transport element is movable along the auxiliary travel path.

16. The amusement ride according to claim 13, wherein a distance of the car relative to the at least one screen is controllable.

17. An amusement ride comprising:

at least one travel path;

cars provided with at least one seat and traveling on the at least one travel path;

at least one screen arranged adjacent to the at least one travel path, wherein the at least one screen follows a car at least over a section of a travel distance of the car;

a transport element, wherein the at least one screen is arranged on the transport element;

an auxiliary travel path, wherein the transport element is movable along the auxiliary travel path;

wherein the car is provided with at least one gaming console for an active participation of passengers in the car in a game shown on the at least one screen.

18. The amusement ride according to claim 17, wherein each of the at least one seat is provided with one of the at least one gaming console.

19. The amusement ride according to claim 17, wherein passengers in the car play a game that is running on the at least one screen against persons outside of the car.