| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | VARIABLE VEHICLE RIDE SWITCH | US15606833 | 2017-05-26 | US20180339233A1 | 2018-11-29 | Eric A. Vance; Michael Habersetzer |
| A variable vehicle ride switch in accordance with present embodiments includes a base configured to rotate with respect to a ride surface. The variable vehicle ride switch also includes a conveyor positioned on the base that can actuate relative to the base to move a ride vehicle towards or away from an outer edge of the base and to change an angle or orientation of the at least one conveyor within the base, e.g., to rotate within the base. The variable vehicle ride switch also includes a controller configured to receive an activation signal to cause the base to rotate and to actuate the conveyor. | ||||||
| 62 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT FOR AN AMUSEMENT RIDE | US15948790 | 2018-04-09 | US20180326311A1 | 2018-11-15 | Tom Masterson; Steven C. Blum; Christopher Oliver; Eric A. Vance; Daniel Freedman; Ted W. Van Winkle |
| A ride assembly includes a ride vehicle configured to carry one or more passengers and to move in a direction along a ride path, a first passenger seat of the ride vehicle having a seatback, where the first passenger seat is configured to seat a first passenger of the one or more passengers, and where the seatback is configured to rotate with respect to the ride vehicle from a loading position to an active position, a second passenger seat of the ride vehicle positioned behind the first passenger seat with respect to the direction, where the second passenger seat is configured to seat a second passenger of the one or more passengers, and a passenger restraint coupled to the seatback of the first passenger seat, where the passenger restraint is configured to secure the second passenger in the second passenger seat when the seatback is in the active position. | ||||||
| 63 | Amusement park ride tunnel | US14873731 | 2015-10-02 | US10099149B2 | 2018-10-16 | Patrick Devin Boyle |
| A ride system includes a tunnel, a vehicle ride path in the tunnel, an entrance disposed at a first end of the tunnel, a second end of the tunnel, one or more walls of the tunnel, and a projection system to project images onto the one or more walls of the tunnel. The tunnel is curved such that the second end of the tunnel is not visible at an intermediate position between the first end of the tunnel and the second end of the tunnel. | ||||||
| 64 | Mechatronic Safety System For Amusement Rides, And In Particular Roller Coasters, Carousels And The Like | US15516572 | 2015-10-02 | US20180134497A1 | 2018-05-17 | Günter Burger |
| A device for increasing the safety of amusement rides, in particular carousels, roller coasters or the like, and comprising at least one mechatronic system, characterized in that the mechatronic system comprises means for taking over completely or at least partially the function, in particular the support function, of a mechanic component in the event of a defect thereof and to detect said taking over and to provide an error signal. | ||||||
| 65 | Passenger restraint for an amusement ride | US15591914 | 2017-05-10 | US09937426B1 | 2018-04-10 | Tom Masterson; Steven C. Blum; Christopher Oliver; Eric A. Vance; Daniel Freedman; Ted W. Van Winkle |
| A ride assembly includes a ride vehicle configured to carry one or more passengers and to move in a direction along a ride path, a first passenger seat of the ride vehicle having a seatback, where the first passenger seat is configured to seat a first passenger of the one or more passengers, and where the seatback is configured to rotate with respect to the ride vehicle from a loading position to an active position, a second passenger seat of the ride vehicle positioned behind the first passenger seat with respect to the direction, where the second passenger seat is configured to seat a second passenger of the one or more passengers, and a passenger restraint coupled to the seatback of the first passenger seat, where the passenger restraint is configured to secure the second passenger in the second passenger seat when the seatback is in the active position. | ||||||
| 66 | Method and System for Providing Interactivity Based on Sensor Measurements | US15805017 | 2017-11-06 | US20180065051A1 | 2018-03-08 | David Crawford; David Durham; Jonathan Georges |
| There is provided a system for providing interactivity to a guest of an experiential venue, based on sensor measurement of the guest. The system comprises a sensor configured to sense a guest variable of the guest, where the sensor may be a biometric sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a voice stress analysis sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a motion tracking sensor, or an eye tracking sensor, and may sense heart rate or another guest variable. The system also comprises a control system, which may be implemented as a computer, in communication with the sensor. The control system is configured to determine a guest state from the guest variable, and to modify a venue variable, for example by selecting a path a theme park ride follows. The control system modifies the venue variable according to the guest state to provide increased satisfaction to the guest of the experiential venue. | ||||||
| 67 | Amusement Ride Transfer Accessibility Device for the Physically-Disabled | US15085248 | 2016-03-30 | US20160296390A1 | 2016-10-13 | Thomas D. Rebbie; Philip A. Zirkelbach; Richard W. Snyder; Torrence V. Jenkins, JR. |
| An apparatus and method for assisting the transfer of a physically-disabled person into or out of an amusement ride. The apparatus and method involve a base portion having an elevated seat and an associated extension. The base portion is mobile and can be positioned adjacent the amusement ride. The extension is then positioned within the amusement ride to provide a smooth platform that permits the passenger to slide from the elevated seat, down the extension and into an open seat in the amusement ride. The process is reversed to permit the passenger egress from the amusement ride. The base portion also includes at least one wheel assembly and feet upon which the base portion rests during use. When it is necessary to move the base portion, it is simply tilted onto the wheel assembly off of the feet for quick and easy transport. The elevated seat and extension are covered with a comfortable material. | ||||||
| 68 | Amusement ride comprising a facial expression recognition system | US12691323 | 2010-01-21 | US09038543B2 | 2015-05-26 | Joerg Beutler |
| The amusement ride 1 comprises a track 2 and a vehicle 3 being moveable along the track 2 at a velocity v. Within the vehicle 3 a video camera 4 is installed. The video camera 4 takes a video film of the face of a passenger received within the vehicle 3 during a ride. A sender 5 transmits the data 6 to a facial expression recognition system 7. The result 10 of the process carried out by facial expression recognition system 7 may be downloaded from a server 11 by a client 13. | ||||||
| 69 | Canopy or living mat for hiding support features on a ride or display platform | US14034715 | 2013-09-24 | US09017178B2 | 2015-04-28 | Philip John Jackson |
| An assembly adapted for visually disguising drive or support features of an amusement park ride or a display system using a drive to move a show element about a space. The assembly includes a platform and a drive mechanism for selectively moving a support member. The assembly also includes an object supported upon an end of the support member spaced apart from the drive mechanism, and the support member extends through a slot in the platform. The assembly also includes a canopy positioned between the supported object and a surface of the platform facing the supported object. The canopy blocks an observer from seeing the slot in the platform. The canopy includes a plurality of camouflaging elements positioned between the slot in the platform and the supported object, and the camouflaging elements are arranged in two or more layers. | ||||||
| 70 | CANOPY OR LIVING MAT FOR HIDING SUPPORT FEATURES ON A RIDE OR DISPLAY PLATFORM | US14034715 | 2013-09-24 | US20150087431A1 | 2015-03-26 | PHILIP JOHN JACKSON |
| An assembly adapted for visually disguising drive or support features of an amusement park ride or a display system using a drive to move a show element about a space. The assembly includes a platform and a drive mechanism for selectively moving a support member. The assembly also includes an object supported upon an end of the support member spaced apart from the drive mechanism, and the support member extends through a slot in the platform. The assembly also includes a canopy positioned between the supported object and a surface of the platform facing the supported object. The canopy blocks an observer from seeing the slot in the platform. The canopy includes a plurality of camouflaging elements positioned between the slot in the platform and the supported object, and the camouflaging elements are arranged in two or more layers. | ||||||
| 71 | ROTATING AMUSEMENT DEVICE | US13703733 | 2011-04-25 | US20130090176A1 | 2013-04-11 | Yasushi Ochi |
| Disclosed is an amusement device capable of increased sustainment of user interest. The present disclosure presumes a rotating amusement device comprising an amusement device proper and a rotating base. The amusement device proper further comprises a playroom, an airtight member, and a ventilator means. The playroom is a region surrounded by partition members that partition an amusement region, and the airtight member is disposed below the partition members that configure the wall units of the playroom. The interior of the playroom further comprises a ventilator means for creating a convection current in the air inside the playroom, and a plurality of balloons that are positioned in the playroom are made to float about wildly by the ventilator means. | ||||||
| 72 | OMNITABLE RIDE SYSTEM | US13225810 | 2011-09-06 | US20130059670A1 | 2013-03-07 | David W. Crawford; Edward A. Nemeth |
| A circular omnimover or omnitable ride system. The ride system includes a stationary, centrally-located platform for loading and unloading passengers. A turntable assembly is provided that includes a turntable with an upper surface substantially coplanar with an upper surface of the platform. The turntable has a centrally-located hole or passageway defined by an inner sidewall to receiving the non-rotating platform. Passenger vehicles are mounted along an outer edge of the turntable via translation mechanisms. A drive mechanism rotates the turntable about a central axis at a constant rate. The vehicles are moved through a station space and a show space during one or two full rotations of the turntable. The passenger vehicles are loaded and unloaded in the station space via the platform and then dispatched by the translation mechanism into the show space, which may involve increasing the vehicle's radius and changing its vertical position relative to the turntable. | ||||||
| 73 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Admission to Individual Rides at an Amusement Park | US12820770 | 2010-06-22 | US20100321149A1 | 2010-12-23 | Russell J. Foster |
| Methods for controlling admission to amusement park rides include electronically measuring each person's height (and optionally weight) and comparing the measured data to a database which specifies minimum requirements for each ride in the amusement park. Upon completing the comparison, several optional steps are provided including encoding a data carrier with the person's measured data and/or a list of rides which are appropriate for the person. The data carrier may be a “swipe card” or other machine readable device which must be presented at the entrance to each ride. The entrance to each ride is provided with an electronic entry control gate which is operated by the data carrier. Optionally, a list of appropriate rides is printed for the person and/or the person's guardians. Apparatus for performing the methods are also disclosed. | ||||||
| 74 | Sound producing play apparatus | US11342517 | 2006-01-30 | US07419436B2 | 2008-09-02 | Grant R. Ballin |
| An apparatus includes a support member, a moveable member supported by the support member, a user support mechanically associated with the moveable member, and a sound producing mechanism that produces sound as a result of movement of the moveable member between a first position and a second position caused by the user's application of force to the urge the moveable member between the first position and second position. The applications include a play apparatus, wherein the user interacts with the moveable member with the result that the moveable member changes position and a selected sound is thereby produced. | ||||||
| 75 | High-speed, punch-through waterfall effect | US11241577 | 2005-09-30 | US20070093305A1 | 2007-04-26 | Christian Lauren; Justin Schwartz; Scott Trowbridge; Steven Blum |
| A waterfall effect for an amusement ride has a diverter system for creating a gap through a waterfall curtain timed to closely coincide with the arrival of a ride vehicle for providing a simulated effect of crashing through the waterfall curtain. | ||||||
| 76 | Video recording system for an amusement park ride and associated methods | US11343399 | 2006-01-31 | US20070078013A1 | 2007-04-05 | Richard Simmons |
| A video recording system for an amusement park ride includes a video camera for generating video images of riders on the amusement park ride, and a video capture device connected to the video camera for capturing the video images. A video server is connected to the video capture device for storing the captured video images. A video disc burner is connected to the video server for burning the stored captured video images of the riders on the amusement park ride onto a video disc. | ||||||
| 77 | Method and apparatus for controlling admission to individual rides at an amusement park | US11076346 | 2005-03-09 | US20060205524A1 | 2006-09-14 | Russell Foster |
| Methods for controlling admission to amusement park rides include electronically measuring each child's height (and optionally weight) and comparing the measured data to a database which specifies minimum requirements for each ride in the amusement park. Upon completing the comparison, several optional steps are provided including encoding a data carrier with the child's measured data and/or a list of rides which are appropriate for the child. The data carrier may be a “swipe card” or other machine readable device which must be presented at the entrance to each ride. The entrance to each ride is provided with an electronic entry control gate which is operated by the data carrier. Optionally, a list of appropriate rides is printed for the child and/or the child's parents. Apparatus for performing the methods are also disclosed. | ||||||
| 78 | Amusement ride vehicle with sensory stimulation effects | US11182478 | 2005-07-15 | US20060135271A1 | 2006-06-22 | Joseph Casey; Michael Kiddoo; Steven Blum; William Whitcomb; Scott Trowbridge |
| A ride vehicle includes a tactile or physical contact system. The ride vehicle moves along a path or track. The path or track can be outdoors or partially or entirely indoors, i.e., in a dark ride. The system provides a touch effect by causing a physical or solid touch element to make physical contact with a part of a rider's body. Alternatively, the system can operate by projecting or spraying a gas, such as air, a vapor, such as water vapor or steam, or even a liquid, such as water, toward or onto part of a rider's body or the rider's clothing. The system is advantageously substantially self-contained aboard the vehicle, but may receive power or working fluid from off-board sources, either at discrete locations, or continuously along the ride path. | ||||||
| 79 | Sound producing play apparatus | US10626480 | 2003-07-24 | US20050059501A1 | 2005-03-17 | Grant Ballin |
| An apparatus includes a support member, a moveable member supported by the support member, a user support mechanically associated with the moveable member, and a sound producing mechanism that produces sound as a result of movement of the moveable member between a first position and a second position caused by the user's application of force to the urge the moveable member between the first position and second position. The applications include a play apparatus, wherein the user interacts with the moveable member with the result that the moveable member changes position and a selected sound is thereby produced. | ||||||
| 80 | Wheelchair accessible carousel vehicle | US70275 | 1998-04-30 | US5935011A | 1999-08-10 | Dana H. Morgan; George Olson; Christian Lauren |
| A carousel has a ramp for providing wheelchair access. The ramp is slidably stored on the underside of the carousel platform. In use, the ramp is pulled out from the carousel and is then unfolded, using a lever handle. The outer or bottom end of the lower ramp section rests on the ground. The inner or upper end of the second ramp section is positioned on the top surface of the carousel platform, or on a raised vehicle platform above the carousel platform. A wheelchair can then roll up the ramp and onto the carousel. The wheelchair is secured into a vehicle, such as a chariot, on the carousel. The vehicle oscillates vertically, to provide the wheelchair passenger with a more traditional and enjoyable carousel ride experience. | ||||||
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