Capacity of slide track
OwnerMicky Petrus Martinus Verhaeginventor
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a slide track with movable selection segment between an upstream slide way segment and a downstream slide way segment comprising multiple slide ways, wherein a continuous flow path is provided to a selected slide way. To ensure safe operation, multiple sensors are located in the slide track for detecting the speed and position of the rider. The selection segment moves only from a first position to a second position if the movement can be completed in time before the arrival of the rider at the exit of the selection segment.
Claims21
A slide track, comprising:
- an upstream slide way segment arranged to transport a rider;
- a selection segment comprising an entry arranged for receiving the rider from the upstream slide way segment;
- the selection segment comprising one or more exit sections;
- a downstream segment comprising a plurality of downstream slide ways arranged for further transporting the rider;
- the selection segment arranged to selectively transport the rider through one of the one or more exit sections to one of the plurality of downstream slide ways;
- an actuator arranged to manipulate the selection segment;
- and
- the selection segment arranged to provide a substantially continuous flow path from the upstream slideway segment to the one of the plurality of downstream slide ways.
A method for operating a selection segment in a slide track, the slide track, comprising:
- an upstream slide way segment arranged to transport a rider;
- a selection segment comprising an entry arranged for receiving the rider from the upstream slide way segment;
- the selection segment comprising one or more exit sections;
- a downstream segment comprising a plurality of downstream slide ways arranged for further transporting the rider;
- the selection segment arranged to selectively transport the rider through one of the one or more exit sections to one of the plurality of downstream slide ways;
- an actuator arranged to manipulate the selection segment;
- the selection segment arranged to be moved from a first position arranged to transport the rider to a first downstream slide way, to a second position arranged to transport the rider to a second downstream slide way;
- wherein
- the selection segment is moved to the first position, if it is calculated that the time needed to complete the movement of the selection segment to the second position is longer than the time it takes for the rider to arrive at the exit of the selection segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.