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US 12,605,640 B2Granted
Amusement ride
AssigneeMack Rides IP GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsFrank Sornik, Thorsten Köbele, Michael Kraus
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an amusement ride (1), having a frame (10) that can be rotated about a vertical axis (Z), with at least one first seat row arrangement (20) with a linkage (30), at least one row of seats (40), each with at least one seat (41) for a passenger, and a lifting device (50), the at least one row of seats (40) being connected to the linkage (30) via a joint (45), the linkage (30) connecting the joint (45) to the frame (10), and the lifting device (50) being able to lift the row of seats (40) in the orientation of the vertical axis (Z).
Claims19
An amusement ride (1), comprising:
- a boarding and/or alighting area (8) and an experience area (9);
- and
- a frame (10) with at least one first seat row arrangement (20),
- wherein the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) comprises a linkage (30) with at least one row of seats (40) with at least one seat (41) for a passenger and a lifting device (50),
- wherein the at least one row of seats (40) is connected to the linkage (30) via a joint (45),
- wherein the linkage (30) connects the joint (45) and the frame (10),
- wherein the lifting device (50) can lift the at least one row of seats (40) of the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) in an orientation of a vertical axis (Z),
- wherein the at least one row of seats (40) can be positioned in the boarding and/or alighting area (8) and the experience area (9),
- wherein the amusement ride further comprises at least one second seat row arrangement (21), the at least one second seat row arrangement (21) being arranged on the frame (10) at a distance from the first seat row arrangement (20), and
- wherein the first seat row arrangement (20) and the at least one second seat row arrangement (21) are arranged on opposite sides of the vertical axis (Z).
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An amusement ride (1), comprising:
- a boarding and/or alighting area (8) and an experience area (9);
- and
- a frame (10) with at least one first seat row arrangement (20),
- wherein the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) comprises a linkage (30) with at least one row of seats (40) with at least one seat (41) for a passenger and a lifting device (50),
- wherein the at least one row of seats (40) is connected to the linkage (30) via a joint (45),
- wherein the linkage (30) connects the joint (45) and the frame (10),
- wherein the lifting device (50) can lift the at least one row of seats (40) of the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) in an orientation of a vertical axis (Z),
- wherein the at least one row of seats (40) can be positioned in the boarding and/or alighting area (8) and the experience area (9),
- wherein the amusement ride further comprises at least one second seat row arrangement (21), the at least one second seat row arrangement (21) being arranged on the frame (10) at a distance from the first seat row arrangement (20), and
- wherein an opaque and/or sound-insulating wall (24) is provided between the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) and the at least one second seat row arrangement (21).
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An amusement ride (1), comprising:
- a boarding and/or alighting area (8) and an experience area (9);
- and
- a frame (10) with at least one first seat row arrangement (20),
- wherein the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) comprises a linkage (30) with at least one row of seats (40) with at least one seat (41) for a passenger and a lifting device (50),
- wherein the at least one row of seats (40) is connected to the linkage (30) via a joint (45),
- wherein the linkage (30) connects the joint (45) and the frame (10),
- wherein the lifting device (50) can lift the at least one row of seats (40) of the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) in an orientation of a vertical axis (Z),
- wherein the at least one row of seats (40) can be positioned in the boarding and/or alighting area (8) and the experience area (9),
- wherein the amusement ride further comprises at least one second seat row arrangement (21), the at least one second seat row arrangement (21) being arranged on the frame (10) at a distance from the first seat row arrangement (20), and
- wherein the at least one first seat row arrangement (20) and the at least one second seat row arrangement (21) are alternately movable between the boarding and/or alighting area (8) or the experience area (9) by rotation about the vertical axis (Z), lifting or lowering in the vertical axis (Z), or a movement in an axis transverse to the vertical axis (Z).
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