Ride vehicle restraint system
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsDante Lamar Bruno, Cameron John Kania
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Abstract
A restraint system for a ride vehicle includes a rigid restraint configured to extend across a passenger to secure the passenger within a seat of the ride vehicle and a soft restraint coupled to the rigid restraint. The soft restraint includes a pliable material configured to conform to a substantial portion of a torso of the passenger and a haptic feedback system integrated with the soft restraint. The haptic feedback system is configured to generate vibrational forces and impart the vibrational forces to the torso of the passenger.
Claims20
A restraint system for a ride vehicle, the restraint system comprising:
- a rigid restraint configured to extend across a passenger to secure the passenger within a seat of the ride vehicle;
- a soft restraint coupled to the rigid restraint, wherein the soft restraint comprises a pliable material configured to conform to a substantial portion of a torso of the passenger;
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- a haptic feedback system integrated within the soft restraint, wherein the haptic feedback system is configured to generate vibrational forces and impart the vibrational forces to the torso of the passenger.
A method for operating a ride system, comprising:
- securing a passenger within a seat of a ride vehicle with a rigid restraint of the ride vehicle;
- applying a soft restraint to a substantial portion of a torso of the passenger, wherein the soft restraint is coupled to the rigid restraint;
- generating vibrational forces with a haptic feedback system integrated with the soft restraint;
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- imparting the vibrational forces to the torso of the passenger.
A ride vehicle system, comprising:
- a ride vehicle comprising a seat configured to accommodate a passenger;
- a restraint system of the ride vehicle, wherein the restraint system comprises:
- a rigid restraint configured to secure the passenger within the seat;
- a soft restraint coupled to the rigid restraint, wherein the soft restraint comprises a pliable material configured to conform to a majority of a torso of the passenger;
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- a haptic feedback system configured to generate vibrational forces and impart the vibrational forces to the torso of the passenger, wherein the haptic feedback system is integrated within a material of the soft restraint;
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- a controller configured to regulate operation of the haptic feedback system to simulate a sensation, an element, or a phenomenon associated with a simulated environment of the ride vehicle system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.