Ride vehicle restraint system with forced air system
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsGarrett Malatek, Rachel Sarah Wilcox, Luis Carlos Alarcon
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Abstract
A ride vehicle system includes a ride vehicle including a seat configured to accommodate a passenger, a restraint system of the ride vehicle, where the restraint system includes a restraint configured to secure the passenger within the seat, and a forced air system of the ride vehicle, where the force air system is configured to generate an air flow, direct the air flow internally through the restraint, and discharge the air flow toward the passenger via a discharge port of the restraint.
Claims20
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 restraint configured to secure the passenger within the seat;
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- a forced air system of the ride vehicle, wherein the forced air system is configured to generate an air flow, direct the air flow internally through the restraint, and discharge the air flow toward the passenger via a discharge port of the restraint.
A method for providing an air flow to a ride vehicle passenger, the method comprising:
- securing the ride vehicle passenger within a seat of a ride vehicle with a restraint of the ride vehicle extending across a torso of the ride vehicle passenger;
- generating the air flow with a flow generating device of the ride vehicle;
- directing the air flow internally through the restraint of the ride vehicle;
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- discharging the air flow toward the ride vehicle passenger via a discharge port of the restraint.
A ride vehicle for an amusement park ride, comprising:
- a seat configured to accommodate a passenger;
- a restraint system of the ride vehicle comprising a restraint configured to extend across a torso of the passenger to secure the passenger within the seat;
- a forced air system of the ride vehicle, wherein the forced air system is integrated with the restraint and is configured to generate an air flow, direct the air flow internally through the restraint, and discharge the air flow toward a face of the passenger;
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- a controller configured to regulate operation of the forced air system to discharge the air flow toward the face of the passenger at a constant flow rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.