US 10,888,795 B1Granted

Modular stacked motion simulation system

AssigneeSimex Inc.

InventorsAlexis Gil, Salvatore Agosta, Riaz Zahiruddin Kazim, Alexandru Mihai Teodorescu

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Abstract

A user motion apparatus has a track and a motion assembly. A mounting assembly movably mounts the motion assembly to the outer track surface. The mounting assembly has a first track member connected to the motion assembly and a captive arm with a first arm portion connected to the motion assembly. The first track member is movably mounted to the outer track surface and includes a coupling section extending through the outer track surface. The captive arm has a second arm portion extending through the outer track surface to an engagement height. The second arm portion is configured to engage the coupling section at the engagement height. The second arm portion maintains engagement with the coupling section at the engagement height as the first track member moves along the track whereby the first track member and second track member cooperate to maintain the motion assembly on the track.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A user motion apparatus comprising:

(a) a track having a front end and a rear end, and an outer track surface;
(b) a motion assembly configured to support at least one rider accommodation;
(c) a mounting assembly configured to movably mount the motion assembly to the outer track surface with the motion assembly movable along the track, the mounting assembly comprising:
i) a first track member connected to the motion assembly, wherein the first track member is movably mounted to the outer track surface, and the first track member includes a coupling member that extends through the outer track surface;
and
ii) a captive arm having a first arm portion connected to the motion assembly and a second arm portion that extends through the outer track surface to an engagement height, wherein the second arm portion is configured to engage the coupling member of the first track member at the engagement height, wherein the second arm portion is configured to maintain engagement with the coupling member of the first track member at the engagement height as the first track member moves along the track whereby the first track member and second track member cooperate to maintain the motion assembly on the track.

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A mounting assembly for a user motion apparatus comprising a track having an outer track surface and a motion assembly configured to support at least one rider accommodation, the mounting assembly comprising:

(a) a first track member connectable to the motion assembly, wherein the first track member is movably mountable to the outer track surface, and the first track member includes a coupling member shaped to extend through the outer track surface when the first track member is mounted to the outer track surface;
and
(b) a captive arm having a first arm portion connectable to the motion assembly and a second arm portion shaped to extend through the outer track surface to an engagement height when the first arm portion is connected to the motion assembly, wherein the second arm portion is configured to engage the coupling member of the first track member at the engagement height, wherein the second arm portion is configured to maintain engagement with the coupling member of the first track member at the engagement height as the first track member moves along the track whereby the first track member and second track member cooperate to maintain the motion assembly on the track.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.