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WO2014141195A1
WO2014141195A1 PCT/IB2014/059827 IB2014059827W WO2014141195A1 WO 2014141195 A1 WO2014141195 A1 WO 2014141195A1 IB 2014059827 W IB2014059827 W IB 2014059827W WO 2014141195 A1 WO2014141195 A1 WO 2014141195A1
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William J. Kitchen
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G21/00—Chutes; Helter-skelters
    • A63G21/20—Slideways with movably suspended cars, or with cars moving on ropes, or the like

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  • Thrill type amusement rides are well known in the art. Rides that allow an amusement park or other location to charge a premium to ride and provide a flight like experience to the rider are popular and remain in demand. In order to be successful, it is desirable that the ride have a relatively small foot print on the ground, as space at desirable locations are generally at a premium. The rides need to be easy to operate to lower the cost of training ride operators while maintaining safety standards. A comparatively low cost to build and maintain the ride is also desirable. These types of rides often have only a few riders as a time, so the ability to control the ride time and keep it to chosen ride times while allowing for flexibility for the ride operators to have "premium rides" that last longer is also desirable.
  • One known thrill ride is disclosed in US Pat.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure is a swing type amusement ride with two support towers and a suspended wire track strung between the towers.
  • a ride truck is mounted on the suspended wire track with the rider(s) suspended below the ride truck on wires.
  • the ride truck is driven along the suspended wire track between the two towers, moving the riders along beneath the ride truck.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a ride that combines a flying along a path effect with a swing effect at each end, and/or anywhere along the flight path, creating a unique rider experience.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a ride that an operator can easily chose the length of the ride by choosing the number of times the ride is propelled between the towers.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure it to provide a ride that the operator can choose the excitement level of the rider by varying the speed that the ride truck moves between the towers, allowing for a wider range of people to ride on the thrill ride.
  • two support towers each have two legs with a cross beam between them.
  • the support towers can be arch shaped.
  • a suspended set of cables forms a track that supports a ride truck. Riders are suspended beneath the ride truck in a rider support mechanism. The ride truck is driven along the track between the towers, causing the rider support mechanism to be propelled along under the ride truck. The ride truck slows and reverses on the track when it reaches the other tower. The forward momentum of the rider support mechanism causes it to swing out beyond the tower, before it is pulled back toward the other tower by the ride truck.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the amusement ride.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the loading area.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the top of one of the support tower showing the motor.
  • Figure 4 is a close up of the ride truck mounted on the suspended wire track.
  • Figure 5 is a close up of the motor drive.
  • Figure 6 is a close up view of the riders swing out from one of the towers.
  • Figure 7 is a close up view of an alternate embodiment with the riders in rider
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the ride.
  • Figure 9 is a close up of the drive system and ride carriage of the alternate
  • Figure 10 is a bottom perspective view of the ride carriage.
  • the ride 100 has two support towers 103 and 104.
  • Each tower has two support legs 117, 118 connected by a cross beam 119.
  • the two support legs incline towards each other, forming a truncated A frame.
  • the support towers can be formed as arches. These configurations allow for significant space between the bases 120, 121 to ensure the riders do not come into contact with the support legs while the ride is in operation, but allows for a narrower top, which both provides structural stability and reduces construction cost.
  • the support towers are about 30.5 meters (100 feet) high, and the bases are about 18. 2 meters (60 feet) apart.
  • the cross beam is 3.66 meters (12 feet) long.
  • guy wires 122 are used to ensure stability of the support towers 103, 106.
  • the number and configuration of the guy wires 122 will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to height of the towers, environmental conditions, maximum weight of riders that will be allowed on the ride at one time, speed of the ride and other similar considerations.
  • the guy wires may also be eliminated if the towers are designed and built heavy enough. Lightning rods 106 can be provided.
  • Two track wires 107 and 108 are strung between the two support towers 103 and 104 and connected to the cross beams 119.
  • the track wires are large enough allow sufficient tensioning to reduce the catenary of the cable to a minimum amount, possibly 3.8 centimeter (1.5 inch) diameter wires.
  • An alternate embodiment (not shown) the track wires could be rigid track.
  • a ride truck 101 is slidably mounted on the track wires 107, 108.
  • a drive cable 109 driven by motor 113 is attached to the ride truck 101 to move the ride truck back and forth along the track wires 107, 108 in the depicted embodiment.
  • Another possible method of driving the ride would be a liner induction motor, powered by a single electrified cable (not shown). Other methods of driving the truck along the wires could be used as well.
  • Two rider suspension wires 123 are pivotally connected at an upper end to the underside of ride truck 101 on each side of the ride truck 101.
  • the riders 102 are connected to the lower end of the rider suspension wires at a height that ensures the riders cannot contact the ground or any objects around the ride. This height will vary with the ride location.
  • the triangle shape thus formed provides side-to-side stability to the riders.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a loading area 111, which in the depicted embodiment is located under one of the support towers 103. Other locations of the loading area are possible and no limitation should be inferred.
  • the rider(s) 102 will be attached to the rider support wires 123 with attachment device 115.
  • a queue guide 110 is provided to organize and guide the line of people waiting to ride on the ride 100. The design of such queue guides 110 to ensure safety and minimize customer dissatisfaction with wait times is well known and will not be further discussed here.
  • the queue guide 110 leads to a hydraulic scissor lift 112 to lower and lift a loading platform 109 with riders 102 on it up to be attached to the attachment device 115.
  • the hydraulic scissor lift 112 can then be lowered out of the way to ensure the riders 102 can be moved without hitting the loading platform 109.
  • the use of the lifting loading platform 109 ensures that the riders 102 are always well clear of the ground when the ride is moving. Other methods of lifting the loading platform 109 can be used as well. Also, other methods of designing a loading platform 109 to allow the riders 102 to be loaded on the ride and then have the loading platform 109 move out of the way are possible as well and are considered within the scope of this disclosure.
  • the ride truck 101 is moved back and forth along the track wires 107, 108 between the two support towers 103, 104.
  • the ride truck 101 is moved by an electric motor 113 driving a shiv wheel 130.
  • the ride truck 101 has wheels 133 to allow it to freely move along the track wires 107, 108.
  • Retention loops 134 retain the ride truck 101 to the track wires.
  • the rider 102 is attached to the rider support wires 123 in face down position in the depicted embodiment.
  • the loading platform 109 is lowered and then the ride truck is accelerated toward the other support tower 104 at speeds of 2.2 to 26.8 meters per second (5 to 60 mph).
  • the riders will be pulled along under the track wires, giving a feeling of flying along the ground.
  • the ride truck 101 reaches the other tower 103, it slows rapidly, and reverses direction. Momentum then carries the riders out in a swinging arc as shown in Figure 6.
  • the speed of the ride truck 101 can be controlled to set the height the riders will swing to on the arc.
  • the ride truck 101 could stop at one end to let several swings outward occur before the ride truck heads back the other direction. The ride truck 101 is then moved back to the other tower 103, repeating the swing outward from the other tower. If desired the ride truck 101 can move back at a slower speed so there is less swing on the other end, allowing the riders to be brought to a stop and unloaded from the ride faster.
  • FIG. 7 shows an alternate embodiment where multiple riders are placed in a rider carriage 130, probably in seated configuration. Rider carriage 130 has windows and a door for loading and unloading the riders.
  • an alternate embodiment of the amusement ride 200 has a rider support that can be raised and lowered.
  • the ride 200 has two support towers 203 and 204.
  • Each tower has two inclined support legs 217, 218 connected by a platform 219.
  • the two support legs incline towards each other, forming a truncated A frame.
  • This configuration allow for significant space between the bases 220, 221 to ensure the riders do not come into contact with the support legs while the ride is in operation, but allows for a narrower top, which both provides structural stability and reduces construction cost.
  • the support towers are about 30.5 meters (100 feet) high, and the bases are about 18. 2 meters (60 feet) apart.
  • the cross beam is 3.66 meters (12 feet) long.
  • the support legs are braced by braces 222 are used to ensure stability of the support towers 203, 204.
  • Two track wires 207 and 208 are strung between the two support towers 203 and 204 and connected to the platform 219.
  • the track wires are large enough allow sufficient tensioning to reduce the catenary of the cable to a minimum amount, possibly 3.8 centimeter (1.5 inch) diameter wires.
  • a ride truck 201 is slidably mounted on the track wires 207, 208.
  • a drive cable 209 driven by wench 213 is attached to the ride truck 201 at attachment points 230, 231 to move the ride truck back and forth along the track wires 207, 208 in the depicted embodiment as shown in Figure 10.
  • Two rider suspension wires 223 are pivotally connected at an upper end to the underside of ride truck 201 on each side of the ride truck 201.
  • Rider carriage 240 is attached to the rider suspension wires 223, forming rider moving apparatus 250.
  • the rider carriage 240 is connected to the lower end of the rider suspension wires forming a triangle shape that provides side-to-side stability to the riders.
  • rider moving apparatus 250 is adapted to move the rider carriage 240 vertically, allowing the rider carriage 240 to be lowered to the ground to allow the passengers to be loaded and unloaded, and then raised to an operating height above the ground as indicated by arrow A in Figure 8.
  • the operating height is chosen to ensure the rider carriage and/or riders cannot contact the ground or any objects around the ride. This height will vary with the ride location.
  • This design eliminates the need for the loading platform 109 and allows removing riders from the ride at any location along the track in the event there is an emergency that stops the ride moving apparatus 250 at some location other than the loading area 211.
  • the rider moving apparatus 250 raises and lowers the rider carriage 240 using two winches 270 mounted on the ride truck 201 as seen in Figure 10.
  • the operator controls the winches 270 to raise and lower the rider carriage 240 to load and unload the passengers.
  • the ride 200 is otherwise operated as indicated above. This raising lowering feature would make the ride 200 also suited to be used as a people mover, in addition to use as a thrill ride.
  • rider moving apparatus 250 is shown at three different locations along the path of the ride. It is not expected that in an amusement ride embodiment there would be more than one rider moving apparatus on the track at a time, the multiple rider moving apparatus are for illustration only. In another embodiment (not shown) the rider moving apparatus 250 might be used on a people mover type device.

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La présente invention concerne un manège comportant deux tours de support présentant un ensemble suspendu de câbles formant une piste qui supporte un chariot d'utilisation. Les utilisateurs sont suspendus au-dessous du chariot d'utilisation dans un mécanisme de support d'utilisateurs. Le chariot d'utilisation est entraîné le long de la piste entre les tours, ce qui amène le mécanisme de support d'utilisateur à être propulsé le long de celle-ci sous le chariot d'utilisation. Le chariot d'utilisation ralentit et fait marche arrière sur la piste lorsqu'il atteint l'autre tour. La force d'impulsion du mécanisme de support d'utilisateur amène celui-ci à se balancer vers l'extérieur au-delà de la tour selon un arc, avant d'être tiré vers l'arrière en direction de l'autre tour par le chariot d'utilisation.
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