Passenger receptacle for an amusement ride, method for operating such a passenger receptacle, and amusement ride having such a passenger receptacle

A passenger receptacle for an amusement ride (50), comprising:

• a receiving portion (12) for receiving a passenger;
• a retaining device (20), which is adjustable between an open position, in which access to the receiving portion (12) is possible for the passenger, and a closed position, in which the received passenger is held in the receiving portion (12), wherein the open position comprises a raised position of the retaining device (20) relative to the receiving portion (12), and the closed position comprises a lowered position of the retaining device (20) relative to the receiving portion (12);
• and
• a securing device (26), which comprises an actuatable drive device (44), by means of which the securing device (26) can be driven, and which interacts with the retaining device (20) in such a way that the retaining device (20) can be moved at least from the open position into the closed position, adjustment of the retaining device (20) from the open position into the closed position being performed by means of the securing device (26) by actuating the actuatable drive device (44), and whenever the retaining device (20) moves away or wants to move away from the closed position by a selectable degree, a further movement of the retaining device (20) away from the closed position is blocked,
• wherein the securing device (26) further comprises at least one tensile force transfer means (28) having opposed first and second ends, the first end of the at least one tensile force transfer means (28) being attached to the retaining device (20), the at least one tensile force transfer means (28) applying a downward tensile force to the retaining device (20) to resist upward movement thereof from the closed position to the open position,
• wherein the at least one tensile force transfer means (28) can be wound onto and unwound from a lockable winding unit (30), and
• wherein the actuatable drive device (44) comprises an electric motor (46), the electric motor (46) being configured to determine the position of the retaining device (20) between the open position and the closed position, such that adjusting the retaining device (20) from the open position into the closed position is further performed using the lockable winding unit (30) by a torque which is changed by the electric motor (46) according to the position of the retaining device (20), the lockable winding unit (30) being driven by the electric motor (46).