Amusement ride

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ride (1) comprising a frame (10) rotatable about a vertical axis (Z) with at least one first row of seats (20) with a frame (30), 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 frame (30) via a joint (45), wherein the frame (30) connects the joint (45) to the frame (10), and wherein the lifting device (50) can raise the row of seats (40) in the orientation of the vertical axis (Z).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a ride with the features of claim 1.

[0002] Amusement rides are known from the state of the art in various designs and are stationary or semi-stationary devices used in amusement parks or at fairs to entertain a large number of passengers.

[0003] In the past, amusement rides have proven effective in presenting an experience, particularly a multimedia one, where a combination of movement, visuals, sound, and special effects is used to engage all of the rider's senses. Such rides are known, for example, as "Flying Theatres" or "Flying Theaters" in their current state of technology. A "Flying Theatre" is also defined as a multimedia, multisensory, media-based attraction. The film projection or experience is presented within a film dome.

[0004] Such a ride typically features a row of seats arranged on a frame by means of a hexapod or Gough-Stewart platform, which has six prismatically arranged actuators. The actuators are mounted in pairs at three positions on the frame and on the row of seats. The hexapod allows the row of seats to be moved in six degrees of freedom: three linear directions and three rotations—pitch, roll, and yaw.

[0005] To ensure an unobstructed view of the projection dome's screens, the rows of seats are typically moved forward into the dome from their entry and exit positions by the hexapod and remain there throughout the experience. For passenger boarding and disembarking, the rows of seats are moved back to a rearward position until a loading platform is accessible in front of them. Such a ride is known, for example, from US Patent 9,311,599 B1.

[0006] These types of rides have proven their worth in the current state of the art; however, the fact that operating them with a hexapod or a Gough-Stewart platform is complex, costly, and labor-intensive has proven to be a disadvantage. It has also proven disadvantageous that the maximum capacity of the ride is limited and that ensuring the safe boarding and disembarking of passengers requires considerable effort to prevent them from falling into the film dome.

[0007] It has also proven disadvantageous in the past that the rides known from the state of the art require a considerable amount of construction space for the design of the Gough Stewart platform and that the profitability of the rides suffers due to the elaborate design of the hexapods and the low throughput.

[0008] The object of the present invention is to propose an improved amusement ride that advantageously eliminates the disadvantages of rides known from the prior art. Furthermore, the object of the present invention is to propose an amusement ride that features a simplified and robust movement mechanism by which the at least one row of seats in the ride can be moved in several degrees of freedom, is designed to save space, and enables high dynamic movement. The ride according to the invention should also enable high passenger throughput and safe operation with low staffing requirements.

[0009] These tasks are solved by a ride with the features of claim 1.

[0010] Further advantageous embodiments of the present invention are specified in the dependent claims.

[0011] The ride according to the invention, with the features of claim 1, comprises an entry and / or exit area and an experience area, as well as a frame with at least one row of seats, wherein the row of seats comprises a frame, at least one row of seats with at least one seat for a passenger, and a lifting device. The at least one row of seats is connected to the frame via a joint, wherein the frame connects the joint to the frame, and wherein the lifting device can move, raise, or lower the at least one row of seats in the orientation of the vertical axis, and wherein the at least one row of seats is movable into the entry and / or exit area and the experience area.

[0012] The present invention is based on the idea that the at least one row of seats is connected to the frame via a joint and a linkage, the linkage projecting from the frame in the manner of a cantilever and pivotally mounted on the frame about a single pivot axis. The lifting device can pivot the linkage about the pivot axis, thereby raising and lowering the at least one row of seats in a first degree of freedom. Movement of the at least one row of seats through further degrees of freedom occurs about the joint between the linkage and the at least one row of seats.

[0013] The experience area can include a room with a projection surface, which may be dome-shaped or spherical. The boarding and / or disembarking area can have multiple levels, with the number of levels corresponding to the number of rows of seats in a seating arrangement. Each level may include a platform above which the respective row of seats can be positioned for passenger boarding and disembarking. For this purpose, when the frame rotates around its vertical axis, at least one row of seats is raised accordingly by the lifting mechanism.

[0014] Furthermore, the invention is based on the idea that by moving the at least one row of seats in the at least one seating arrangement, the at least one row of seats between the spatially separated boarding and / or disembarking area and the experience area can be moved back and forth. Passengers who are, for example, in the boarding and / or disembarking area preferably cannot perceive the experience in the experience area, and other passengers cannot perceive the boarding and / or disembarking process while enjoying the experience in the experience area and are consequently not disturbed or distracted. Both the experience value and the throughput of such a ride can be significantly increased as a result. A further advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides that the frame is rotatable about the vertical axis between the boarding and / or disembarking area and the experience area.The frame can therefore be rotated around its vertical axis, with the boarding and / or disembarking area and the experience area arranged at different circumferential angles to this axis. The boarding area, the experience area, and the disembarking area can be spatially separated, with the boarding area being exclusively for passengers to board and the disembarking area for disembarking from at least one seat in at least one row. In such a configuration, passengers are transported from the boarding area through the experience area to the disembarking area, making passenger flow in the ride particularly easy to control. Alternatively, the boarding and / or disembarking area can be a single, shared space where passengers both board and disembark.

[0015] A further advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides that the at least one row of seats in the entry and / or exit area and the experience area can be moved by raising or lowering them along the vertical axis. The entry and / or exit area and the experience area can be arranged on different planes with respect to the vertical axis.

[0016] Furthermore, a further development of the invention provides that the at least one row of seats in the entry and / or exit area and the experience area can be moved by a movement in an axis transverse to the vertical axis.

[0017] According to a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the joint is designed to allow movement through at least two degrees of freedom, preferably three degrees of freedom. The at least two degrees of freedom preferably comprise at least two of the three rotational directions: pitching, rolling, and / or yaw, with the joint preferably allowing pitching, rolling, and a superimposed roll-pitch movement. In a preferred embodiment, the joint is arranged approximately along a longitudinal axis of the seating row at a center of mass.

[0018] According to a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the joint between the seat row and the linkage is a ball joint, a universal joint, and / or a cardan joint. Preferably, the ball joint, the universal joint, and / or the cardan joint have a pivot point.

[0019] Furthermore, according to a further development of the invention, at least one actuator may be provided by which a roll, pitch, and / or yaw movement of the at least one row of seats can be generated. The at least one actuator can preferably move a single row of seats, or alternatively, several rows of seats can be deflected or moved by the at least one actuator via appropriate coupling means. The at least one actuator is supported at one end by the linkage and at the other end by the row of seats and can further preferably be driven electrically, pneumatically, and / or hydraulically. The at least one actuator should have a short response time and high dynamics in order to generate a dynamic movement of the row of seats adapted to the experience.

[0020] A further development of the present invention provides for at least two actuators which together can generate the roll, pitch, and / or yaw movement. The two actuators can be addressed independently of each other, with a coordinated response behavior generating the roll, pitch, and / or yaw movement, the rotational movements preferably occurring around a common pivot point, namely the pivot point of the joint.

[0021] Furthermore, it has proven advantageous if at least one actuator comprises a crank mechanism or a rotary drive. The crank mechanism can include a connecting rod eccentrically supported on a driven crank, which is coupled to the respective row of seats and deflects the row of seats around the joint depending on the position of the driven crank. In a further development of the ride, the rotary drive can also be an electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic rotary drive, with hydraulic rotary drives being particularly preferred.

[0022] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the linkage can be a parallelogram linkage with at least two longitudinal legs and at least one side leg. The at least two longitudinal legs are rotatably mounted on the frame in a pivot axis and are also connected to the at least one side leg. The longitudinal legs space the at least one side leg apart from the frame. The parallelogram linkage allows the orientation of the side leg relative to the frame to be predetermined, with the at least one side leg of the parallelogram linkage preferably being arranged parallel to the vertical axis. The at least one row of seats can therefore be raised and lowered at a constant pitching angle without separate actuation of the at least one actuator. A receptacle for the joint and the at least one actuator can be provided on the side leg.Furthermore, a screen can be provided that blocks the passenger's view of the frame, the poles, the presentation technology or adjacent rows of seats.

[0023] A further embodiment of the present invention provides that the at least one side leg is coupled to the lifting device. The at least one side leg can connect the longitudinal legs and, as a purely compression-loaded component, can have a cross-sectional shape adapted to the load. By selecting the positioning of the force application point of the lifting device, a type of coupling mechanism can be created, and the approach movement of the lifting device can be either reduced or increased.

[0024] A further advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides that the lifting device is a telescopic piston, in particular a hydraulic pressure cylinder. Such lifting devices can generate large forces with sufficient dynamics, which is why preferably only a single hydraulic pressure cylinder is used to raise and / or lower the at least one row of seats in the direction of the vertical axis.

[0025] A further development of the present invention provides that the at least one seating arrangement comprises at least two rows of seats. The at least two rows of seats are spaced apart from each other. It is particularly preferred if the at least two rows of seats in each seating arrangement are arranged one above the other, i.e., spaced apart from each other along their vertical axis. It is particularly preferred if the at least two rows of seats are each connected to the frame by a parallelogram linkage. The linkages of the at least two rows of seats can be connected to each other by a further side leg or a synchronizing rod, which is preferably directly coupled to the lifting device. Thus, lifting movements of the lifting device can be transmitted synchronously to the at least two rows of seats, and the distance between the at least two rows of seats is fixed.The single lifting mechanism raises and lowers at least two stacked rows of seats synchronously, thus preventing collisions and eliminating the need for additional means to synchronize the lifting position of the two rows. This improves the efficiency of the lifting mechanism and reduces costs.

[0026] According to a further development of the invention, a presentation device, in particular a projector, can be arranged on the frame between two rows of seats arranged one above the other, which is configured to project a film projection onto a screen, in particular onto a dome-shaped screen.

[0027] A further advantageous embodiment of the present invention provides that the at least one row of seats comprises several seats arranged side by side. The seats in a row can be arranged either along a straight line or, in a preferred embodiment, along a curved line, and thus have an outwardly directed concave shape with respect to a radial direction of the vertical axis. Such an arrangement of the seats in the respective row improves the individual passenger's perspective on the experience while increasing the number of seats in a row without increasing the available space.

[0028] Furthermore, a further development of the present invention provides that at least one further row of seats is provided, and that the further row of seats is arranged at a distance from the first row of seats on the frame.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the first row of seats and at least one further row of seats can be arranged offset around the vertical axis, for example, on opposite sides of the vertical axis, i.e., offset by 180° in one direction of rotation. To further increase the capacity of the ride, it is possible to provide more than two rows of seats. For example, three, four, or more rows of seats can be arranged evenly distributed around the vertical axis. The lifting device and the at least one actuator of the first row of seats and the at least one further row of seats can be controlled independently of each other, which means that one of the rows of seats can be operated in an exciting way while the other row of seats is in a standby state for passengers to board and / or disembark.This arrangement of the two seating configurations allows for a further increase in the ride's frequency, and thus its capacity, compared to conventional rides, while also reducing waiting times. The number of rows in each configuration should be the same, and the arrangement of the rows or the supporting structures on the frame should be symmetrical along the vertical axis.

[0030] Alternatively, the at least two rows of seats can be arranged laterally or vertically offset on the frame. For example, the at least two rows of seats can be arranged in an offset configuration, whereby either the rows of seats on the frame or the frame with the rows of seats move the respective rows of each row of seats between the entry and / or exit area and the experience area by means of a movement along an axis perpendicular to the vertical axis.

[0031] In the event that the seating rows are arranged at different heights, rows of each seating arrangement can be arranged alternately or in any order along an axis parallel to the vertical axis. While the rows of one seating arrangement are located in the experience area, the other rows of the other seating arrangement can be positioned in an entry and / or exit area.

[0032] According to a preferred embodiment, the ride has at least one entry and / or exit area and at least one experience area, wherein the seating rows can be moved alternately into the entry and / or exit area or the experience area by rotating about the vertical axis, by raising or lowering about the vertical axis, or by moving about an axis perpendicular to the vertical axis. For this purpose, the frame is movable about the vertical axis by a suitable drive mechanism. This rotational movement can already be part of the experience or the show. Furthermore, it has proven advantageous to have an opaque and / or sound-absorbing wall between the first and second seating rows.The opaque and / or soundproof wall is designed to prevent passengers in the boarding and / or alighting area from preparing for the upcoming experience by observing others, thus increasing the element of surprise and the overall experience. The opaque and / or soundproof wall also prevents the experience of passengers in the other seating arrangement from being disturbed by those boarding or alighting.

[0033] Two exemplary embodiments of an amusement ride according to the invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings show: Figure 1 is a highly simplified schematic top view of a ride with a frame rotatable about a vertical axis and two opposing rows of seats, each with one row of seats, which are movably supported on the frame by means of a linkage, and Figure 2 is a highly simplified and schematic side view of the ride according to Figure 1 Figure 3 is an enlarged representation of detail A according to Figure 2, Figure 4 is a highly simplified and schematic top view of the ride according to Figure 1 Figure 5 is an enlarged view of detail B according to Figure 4, Figure 6 is a second embodiment of the ride, wherein the joint is designed as a cardan joint, and Figure 6 is a sectional view of the cardan joint along section line AA according to Figure 6a .

[0034] In the following, identical or functionally equivalent components in one embodiment are identified by the same reference numerals. For the sake of clarity, not all identical or functionally equivalent parts are assigned a reference numeral in the individual figures.

[0035] Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a ride 1 comprising a frame 10 rotatable about a vertical axis Z, which is arranged coaxially to the vertical axis Z. The vertical axis Z, or the frame 10, is vertically oriented.

[0036] Furthermore, the ride 1 has two rows of seats 20, 21, which are arranged on opposite sides of the vertical axis Z on the frame 10. As in particular the Figures 2 and 4As can be seen, each seating arrangement 20, 21 has three rows of seats 40 with a plurality of seats 41 or passenger compartments, on which passengers 2 (not shown) can be seated as intended. The seats 41 of the seating rows 40 are each arranged along a longitudinal axis X of the respective seating rows 40, wherein the respective longitudinal axis X is initially arranged transversely to a transverse axis Y, which projects perpendicularly in a radial direction from the vertical axis Z. The orientation of the seats 41 in the respective seating row 40 is preferably parallel to the transverse axis Y in the direction away from the vertical axis Z. The number of seating rows 40 in the seating arrangements 20, 21 is the same.

[0037] Each seat 41 can have a restraint device 42 by which the passenger can be positively secured in the seat 41. The restraint device 42 can, for example, be a safety bar or belt, as shown in Figure 6a shown.

[0038] Each row of seats 40 is connected to the frame 10 via a linkage 30, with a joint 45 arranged between the linkage 30 and the row of seats 40, through which the row of seats 40 can be rotated in a pitch angle ϕ and a roll angle θ. An example of a rotation by a pitch angle ϕ of ± 15° is shown. Figure 2 Shown on the left. The respective row of seats 40 can be rotated around the joint 45 by the roll angle θ independently of the pitch angle, where the roll angle θ is shown in the illustration. Figure 4 The angle can be approximately ±10°. Therefore, joint 45 allows rotational movement in at least two degrees of freedom. Joint 45 is located on the transverse axis Y.

[0039] Joint 45 can - as in the Figures 3 and 5shown - is designed as a ball joint, wherein the ball joint supports the respective row of seats 40 centrally in the respective longitudinal axis X, i.e. in a plane of the center of mass.

[0040] The frame 30 is designed as a parallelogram linkage, with each row of seats 40 connected to the frame 10 via a parallelogram linkage. The parallelogram linkage has several trapezoidal crossbars 32 and uprights 34. At one end, the crossbars 32 are rotatably supported on the frame 10 by a pivot joint 12 about a pivot axis and extend from the frame 10 like a cantilever. At the other end, the crossbars 32 are connected on the side facing away from the frame 10 via the upright 34 by means of further pivot joints 12. A receptacle 36 is provided on the side of the upright 34 facing away from the frame 10, on which the joint 45 supporting the rows of seats 40 is arranged. A canopy 38 may also be provided, which obstructs the passenger's view of the ride's mechanism 1.

[0041] The seat rows 40 in the respective seat row arrangements 20, 21 are spaced apart from each other along the vertical axis Z, thus providing sufficient distance between the seat rows 40 to, for example, prevent collisions. Preferably, the seat rows 40 or the linkages 30 of the seat rows 40 of the two seat row arrangements 20, 21 are arranged symmetrically around the vertical axis Z.

[0042] Furthermore, a first actuator 51 and a second actuator 52 are provided on the mounting 36. The first actuator 51 and the second actuator 52 can be designed as a crank mechanism 55 and can each have a crank 58 and a connecting rod 57, the connecting rod 57 being coupled to the respective row of seats 40. The respective connecting rod 57 is supported on the actuator 51, 52 at a crank 58, so that, depending on the position of the crank or the direction of rotation of the actuator 51, 52, the connecting rod 57 exerts a corresponding force or torque on the row of seats 40. The torque caused by the force forces a rotational movement about a pivot point of the joint 45, and the corresponding row of seats 40 is deflected. The first actuator 51 and the second actuator 52 are arranged at a distance from the joint 45 along their respective longitudinal axis X. The first actuator 51 and the second actuator 52 are spaced apart along the transverse axis Y.

[0043] The first actuator 51 and the second actuator 52 are synchronized during the operation of the ride 1. For example, a synchronous rotary movement in opposite directions of the two actuators 51, 52, as shown in Figure 3, can result in a rolling movement as shown in Figure 3. Figure 4 generate and a synchronous rotation in the same direction of rotation of the actuators 51, 52 a pitching movement according to Figure 2 .

[0044] Furthermore, a lifting device 50 is provided, which, according to the exemplary embodiment, is formed from a hydraulic cylinder. Each of the seating row arrangements 20, 21 has its own lifting device 50, which is configured to raise or lower all seating rows 40 of the respective seating row arrangement 20, 21. The lifting device 50 can be supported at one end on the frame 10 or on a rotating platform, from which the frame 10 can project along the vertical axis Z. At the other end, the lifting device 50 can be connected to the linkage 30, whereby a positioning movement of the lifting device 50 can be converted into a movement of the seating rows 40 approximately parallel to the vertical axis Z. The lifting device 50 can be – as in the Figure 1 and 3is shown - via a further high leg 34 connected to the respective linkage 30 or parallelogram linkage of the seat rows 40 of the respective seat row arrangement 20, 21, wherein the further high leg 34 acts as a synchronizing rod, through which all seat rows 40 of the respective seat row arrangement 20, 21 can be raised and lowered synchronously.

[0045] The receiver 36 is held by the linkage 30, which is designed as a parallelogram linkage, in such a way that the orientation of the receiver 36 in the spatial directions or Euler angles (roll, pitch and yaw angles ϕ, θ, ψ) remains unchanged when raising or lowering.

[0046] During operation of the ride 1, the lifting devices 50 of the different seating arrangements 20, 21 can be controlled independently of each other and the respective actuators 51, 52 within a seating arrangement 20, 21 as well as the two seating arrangements 20, 21 can be controlled independently, wherein preferably the movement of the seating rows 40 of a seating arrangement 20, 21 is synchronous with each other.

[0047] The ride 1 may also have an entry and / or exit area 8 and an experience area 9, wherein the frame 10 may be arranged approximately in the middle between the entry and / or exit area 8 and the experience area 9.

[0048] The entry and / or exit area 8 can – as will be explained in more detail below – have several levels accessible by stairs, allowing passengers to enter ride 1 for their experience and exit after the ride. To ensure a smooth and efficient flow, passengers are directed to ride 1 through an entrance that is physically separate from the exit.

[0049] The experience area 9 can comprise a room with a projection surface, wherein, in the present embodiment, the projection surface is designed as a dome 6 on which images can be displayed. Furthermore, suitable means can be provided in the experience area 9 to reproduce ambient sound or special effects, thereby presenting a multimedia, multisensory, media-based experience to the passenger.

[0050] Again referring to the Figure 1 It is evident that one of the seating rows 20 is located in the boarding and disembarking area 8, while the second seating row 21 is located in the experience area 9. Passengers seated in one of the seats 41 of row 40 of the second seating row 21 can experience a multimedia, multisensory, media-based experience, while other passengers can board or disembark in the boarding and / or disembarking area 8. Once the experience is complete, the ride's frame 10 can be rotated about the vertical axis Z, and the two seating rows 20 and 21 can switch between the experience area 9 and the boarding and / or disembarking area 8.

[0051] In order to allow passengers in experience area 9 to enjoy the experience undisturbed, the frame 10 between the first row of seats 20 and the second row of seats 21 has a wall 24 that is as soundproof and opaque as possible, which together with a wall of experience area 9 visually and acoustically decouples these two.

[0052] During the experience, the image can be displayed by at least one projector 5, which is arranged on the frame above or below one of the rows of seats. Depending on the image being displayed, both the lifting device 50 of the seating arrangement 20, 21 in the experience area 9 and the first actuator 51 and / or the second actuator 52 can be operated.

[0053] In the Figures 6a and 6b A second embodiment of the ride 1 is shown, which differs from the embodiment already described in the design of the joint 45.

[0054] The joint 45 is designed as a universal joint, which in the illustrated embodiment allows movement through three spatial angles or Euler angles. The universal joint makes it possible to adjust or pivot the respective row of seats 40 into a roll, pitch, and yaw movement, or a superimposed movement, within these spatial angles.

[0055] The joint 45 has a first drive shaft 61 and a second drive shaft 62, which are connected by an intermediate piece 65. The first drive shaft 61 is arranged parallel to the linkage 30 and rotatably connected to the linkage 30 or the mounting 36. Rotation of the first drive shaft 61 thus results in a rolling motion at the roll angle ϕ. The second drive shaft 62 is arranged parallel to, or at the rear of, the seat row 40 and can be rotatably connected to the seat row 40 via a connecting element 43. Rotation of the second drive shaft 62 results in a pitching motion at the pitch angle θ.

[0056] The second drive shaft 62 surrounds the first drive shaft 61 in a frame section 64, wherein the first drive shaft 61 and the second drive shaft 62 are preferably arranged such that their theoretical central axes (indicated by dashed lines) intersect. The frame section 64 can be cuboid and provided with an opening, which can be dimensioned such that the second drive shaft 62 can be pivoted by ±30° in a common plane formed by the two central axes at the so-called yaw angle ψ, preferably ±15°.

[0057] The second drive shaft 62 is connected to the first drive shaft 61 via the intermediate piece 65, which includes a third drive shaft 63. The third drive shaft 63 is arranged perpendicular to the second drive shaft 62 and extends from the frame section 64 such that the central axes of the first drive shaft 61, the second drive shaft 62, and the third drive shaft 63 intersect at a single point. The third drive shaft 63 is rotatably supported on the second drive shaft 62 or its frame section 64 and is rigidly connected to the first drive shaft 61.

[0058] Each of the drive shafts 61, 62, 63 is assigned an actuator 51, 52, 53, wherein the first actuator 51 drives the first drive shaft 61, the second actuator 52 drives the second drive shaft 62 and a third actuator 53 drives the third drive shaft 63.

[0059] The actuators 51, 52, 53 can be any rotary drives, preferably being hydraulic rotary drives. The first actuator 51 is supported on the linkage 30 or the receptacle 36, the second actuator 52 on the seat row 40, and the third actuator 53 can be arranged and configured either on the first drive shaft 61 or on the second drive shaft 62 to rotate the third drive shaft 63 relative to the second drive shaft 62 in order to generate the yaw movement at the yaw angle ψ.

[0060] According to the invention, this provides a ride 1 that can be operated with optimized performance for a high passenger throughput and exhibits improved efficiency compared to known rides 1. The novel design of the ride 1 reduces the risk of injury and enables safe operation while simultaneously reducing the number of operators required. Reference symbol list

[0061] 1 Ride 2 Passenger 5 Film projector 6 Projector dome 7 Wall 8 Exit area 9 Experience area 10 Frame 12 Swivel joint 20 First row of seats 21 Second row of seats 24 Wall 30 Linkage 32 Crossbar 34 High bar 36 Mount 40 Row of seats 41 Seat 43 Connecting device 45 Joint 50 Lifting device 51 First actuator 52 Second actuator 53 Third actuator 55 Crank drive 57 Connecting rod 58 Crank 61 First driveshaft 62 Second driveshaft 63 Third driveshaft 64 Frame section 65 Connecting section XLongitudinal axis Ytransverse axis Zvertical axis θ Pitch angle φ Roll angle ψ Yaw angle

Claims

1. Ride (1) comprising: - an entry and / or exit area (8) and an experience area (9), - a frame (10) with at least one first row of seats (20), - wherein the at least one first row of seats (20) comprises a frame (30) with at least one row of seats (40) with at least one seat (41) for a passenger, - wherein the at least one row of seats (40) is connected to the frame (30) via a joint (45), - wherein the frame (30) connects the joint (45) and the frame (10), and - wherein the at least one row of seats (40) is positionable in the entry and / or exit area (8) and the experience area (9).

2. Ride (1) according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that wherein the at least one first row of seats (20) comprises a lifting device (50), and wherein the lifting device (50) is able to lift the at least one row of seats (40) of the at least one first row of seats (20) in the orientation of a vertical axis (Z).

3. Ride (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that the frame is rotatable around the vertical axis (Z) between the entry and / or exit area (8) and the experience area (9).

4. Ride (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that which can be moved at least one row of seats (40) into the entry and / or exit area (8) and the experience area (9) by raising or lowering it in the vertical axis (Z) between the entry and / or exit area (8) and the experience area (9).

5. Ride (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by the fact that which at least one row of seats (40) can be moved into the entry and / or exit area (8) and the experience area (9) by a movement in an axis perpendicular to the vertical axis (Z) between the entry and / or exit area (8) and the experience area (9).

6. Ride (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by the fact that the joint (45) has at least two degrees of freedom.

7. Ride (1) according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by the fact that the joint (45) is a ball and socket joint, a universal joint or a cross joint.

8. Ride (1) according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by the fact that at least one actuator (51, 52, 53) is provided, and that the at least one actuator (51, 52, 53) is designed to impose a rolling movement, a pitching movement and / or a yaw movement around the joint (45) on at least one row of seats (40).

9. Ride (1) according to claim 8, characterized by the fact that which includes at least one actuator (51, 52, 53), a crank drive (55) and / or a rotary drive.

10. Ride (1) according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterized by the fact that two actuators (51, 52, 53) are provided which together can generate the rolling and / or pitching motion of at least one row of seats (40).

11. Ride (1) according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by the fact thatthe linkage (30) is a parallelogram linkage with at least two transverse legs (32) and at least one vertical leg (34).

12. Ride (1) according to claim 11, characterized by the fact that which at least one leg (34) is arranged parallel to the vertical axis (Z).

13. Ride (1) according to claim 11 or 12, characterized by the fact that which at least one leg (34) is coupled at one end to the lifting device (50).

14. Ride (1) according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by the fact that the lifting device (50) is a telescopic piston, preferably a hydraulic pressure cylinder.

15. Ride (1) according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by the fact that that at least one row of seats (40) has several seats (41) arranged next to each other, and / or that the row of seats (40) has a concave shape.

16. Ride (1) according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by the fact thatwhich has at least one first row of seats (20) and at least two rows of seats (40) that are arranged in a way that is contrary to each other.

17. Ride (1) according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by the fact that at least one further row of seats (21) is provided, and that the at least one further row of seats (21) is arranged at a distance from the first row of seats (20) on the frame (10).

18. Ride (1) according to claim 17, characterized by the fact that the first row of seats (20) and the at least one further row of seats (21) are arranged on opposite sides of the vertical axis (Z).

19. Ride (1) according to one of claims 17 or 18, characterized by the fact that an opaque and / or sound-insulating wall (24) is provided between the first row of seats (20) and the second row of seats (21).

20. Ride (1) according to any one of claims 17 to 19, characterized by the fact thatthe two seating arrangements (20, 21) can be moved alternately between the entry and / or exit area (8) or the experience area (9) by a rotation about the vertical axis (Z), by raising or lowering in the vertical axis (Z) or by a movement in an axis perpendicular to the vertical axis (Z).

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