Off-Center Rotary Chassis for Variable Amusement Ride Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional amusement rides provide a static ride sensation due to the stationary coupling of riders to the vehicle, resulting in a uniform experience each time, lacking variety and excitement.
Innovation Solution
An amusement ride design featuring an oscillating arm and rotary chassis with a passenger seat off-center to the axis, powered by actuators or motor gearboxes, allowing for dynamic motion and rotation in both directions, enhancing the thrill and variability of the ride experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If riders are statically coupled to the vehicle, then safety and stability are ensured, but the ride sensation becomes uniform and lacks variety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the seat assembly rotatable relative to the oscillating arm through a rotary chassis, allowing the rider's orientation to change dynamically during the ride cycle. This enables the ride sensation to vary continuously rather than remaining static, resolving the contradiction between safety (maintained through controlled rotation) and ride variety (achieved through dynamic repositioning).
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling system is segmented into multiple independent components: the oscillating arm, the rotary chassis, and the seat assembly. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function - the arm provides the primary oscillation while the chassis and seat handle rotation and rider positioning, enabling complex ride sensations without requiring a monolithic complex mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If riders are statically coupled to the vehicle, then the structure remains simple, but the ride experience lacks excitement and variety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic motion by enabling the seat assembly to rotate around the oscillating arm's axis while the arm itself oscillates. This creates compound motion patterns that vary the ride experience, transforming a simple static coupling into a dynamic system that delivers exciting and varied sensations without excessive mechanical complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges two motion systems - the oscillating motion of the arm and the rotational motion of the chassis - into a single integrated ride mechanism. This combination produces complex ride patterns that would be difficult to achieve with either system alone, enhancing ride variety while maintaining structural efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional rail track systems are used, then ride safety and control are maintained, but ride sensations become repetitive and predictable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the fixed rail track constraint with a dynamic oscillating arm system that allows controlled deviation from predictable paths. The arm's oscillation combined with the seat's rotation creates variable motion patterns that are both safe (through controlled mechanical limits) and exciting (through unpredictable ride sensations).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a rotational dimension to the traditional linear rail track motion. By allowing the seat assembly to rotate around the oscillating arm's axis, the system transforms one-dimensional track-following motion into two-dimensional compound motion, greatly increasing ride variety without requiring a complex three-dimensional track structure.
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AI summary
An amusement ride comprising an oscillating arm pivotally connected to a supporting surface and oscillates around an pivot axis, a rotary chassis rotatably connected to the oscillating arm and rotates around an axis wherein the rotary chassis can rotate fully or partially around the axis in both directions, and a seat assembly installed on the rotary chassis for sitting a passenger wherein the passenger is off-center relative to the axis, wherein the rotary chassis rotating a passenger around the axis, wherein the oscillating arm oscillating the passenger around the pivot axis.