Method of bogie replacement for turntable station
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsDavid Andrew Gribbin, Jr., Michael David Russell, Jr., Harrison Raleigh Smith, Daniel Roman Swando
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for replacing a drive assembly. A system includes a bogie assembly comprising a wheel and a drive assembly configured to drive the wheel to roll on a top surface of a structure. The system further includes a translating cartridge movably mounted to a side surface of the structure. The translating cartridge pivots from a first orientation to a second orientation to couple with the drive assembly and decouple the drive assembly coupled to the translating cartridge from the bogie assembly.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a drive assembly configured to drive the wheel to roll on a top surface of a structure;
- and
- a cartridge configured to movably couple to a side surface of the structure, wherein the cartridge is configured to pivotally couple to the structure to enable the cartridge to pivot from a second orientation to a first orientation while the cartridge is coupled to the drive assembly to move the drive assembly away from the top surface of the structure.
A method, comprising:
- moving a cartridge along a side surface of a structure while the cartridge is in a first orientation to reach an unloading position relative to a drive assembly that is configured to drive a wheel to roll on a top surface of the structure;
- pivoting the cartridge from the first orientation to a second orientation;
- coupling the cartridge to the drive assembly while the cartridge is in the second orientation;
- and
- while the cartridge is coupled to the drive assembly, pivoting the cartridge from the second orientation to the first orientation to move the drive assembly away from the top surface of the structure.
A system, comprising:
- a bogie assembly coupled to a movable structure, the bogie assembly comprising:
- a wheel;
- and
- a drive assembly configured to drive the wheel to roll on a top surface of a stationary structure;
- and
- a cartridge configured to movably mount to a side surface of the stationary structure, wherein the cartridge is configured to pivot from a second orientation to a first orientation while the cartridge is coupled to the drive assembly to move the drive assembly relative to the movable structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.