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US 2026/0048667 A1Published application
Propulsion assembly of a ride system
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsLucas Gorentz, Michael Beatrice
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Abstract
A propulsion assembly for a ride system includes a beam, a motor configured to generate a magnetic field that propels a ride vehicle of the ride system in response to the beam entering the magnetic field, and an absorber configured to enable and dampen a movement of the beam or the motor in response to an engagement between the beam and the motor.
Claims20
A propulsion assembly for a ride system, the propulsion assembly comprising:
- a beam;
- a motor configured to generate a magnetic field that propels a ride vehicle of the ride system in response to the beam entering the magnetic field;
- and
- an absorber configured to enable and dampen a movement of the beam or the motor in response to an engagement between the beam and the motor.
1 more element
A ride system, comprising:
- a ride vehicle path;
- a ride vehicle;
- a beam integrated with one of the ride vehicle path or the ride vehicle;
- a motor integrated with the other of the ride vehicle path or the ride vehicle;
- a controller configured to selectively control a current directed to the motor to generate a magnetic field that propels the ride vehicle in response to the beam entering the magnetic field;
- and
- an absorber configured to enable and dampen a movement of the beam or the motor in response to an engagement between the beam and the motor.
4 more elements
A method of propelling a ride vehicle of a ride system, the method comprising:
- generating, via a motor, a magnetic field that propels a ride vehicle in response to a beam entering the magnetic field;
- and
- dampening a movement of the beam or the motor via an absorber and in response to an engagement between the beam and the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.