Synchronous Screen Mechanism for Continuous Amusement Ride Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current amusement systems, such as dark rides and roller coasters, offer limited experience variability as they typically feature single, fixed rails and static screens, requiring vehicles to stop for movie viewing, which fails to meet tourists' demands for immersive entertainment during travel.
Innovation Solution
An amusement-oriented multi-mode experience system with a closed rail and a screen rail parallel to it, equipped with a screen synchronous moving mechanism allowing 180° pitching and 360° rotation, enabling tourists to watch movies or interact while the vehicle moves by synchronizing the screen's position and posture with the vehicle's motion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If fixed screens are used in dark rides, then tourists can watch movies, but the riding vehicle must stop which reduces entertainment continuity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the screen movable rather than fixed. The screen is mounted on a moving platform that can travel along the rail and adjust its position to match the vehicle's location, allowing continuous movie viewing without vehicle stops. The screen's ability to move dynamically resolves the contradiction between providing movie content and maintaining vehicle motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary moving platform that carries the screen and travels along the rail. This intermediary device acts as a mediator between the fixed track infrastructure and the moving vehicle, enabling the screen to follow the vehicle without requiring the vehicle itself to stop or the track to be complex.
2Adaptability or versatility
If single fixed rails are used, then the system structure is simple, but tourists can only experience a single fixed line reducing experience variety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the rail system to serve multiple functions. The same rail infrastructure supports both vehicle transportation and screen display functions. The moving screen platform can serve different vehicles on different rails, allowing a single rail system to provide multiple experience modes including different movie screenings and ride variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds another dimension to the system by introducing the moving screen platform that operates independently from the vehicle rails. This creates a layered structure where vehicles travel on one set of rails while screens move on parallel rails, enabling multiple experience lines and modes without fundamentally complicating the basic rail transportation system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If parallel rails with similar running parameters are used, then the system structure is straightforward, but different types of experience cannot be provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different sections of the rail system to have different characteristics. Different rails can be designed with varying speed parameters, acceleration profiles, and route configurations to provide diverse experience types. The moving screen platform can be assigned to specific rails or sections, enabling localized customization of experience qualities without requiring all rails to be identical.
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AI summary
Disclosed is an entertainment-oriented multi-mode experience system, comprising a closed rail (2) and a riding vehicle (1) traveling along the rail (2). A screen rail (4) is provided at the side of the rail (2). A screen synchronous moving mechanism (5) corresponding to the riding vehicle (1) and capable of traveling is provided on the screen rail (4). The screen synchronous moving mechanism (5) comprises a rotary support device (50) and a traveling device (51). The rotary support device (50) is installed with a screen (3) on the top thereof. The screen (3) is installed on the top of the rotary support device (50) capable of performing a 180° pitching motion via a pitch axis, and the rotary support device (50) is installed on the traveling device (51) capable of performing a 360° rotation in a horizontal plane. The traveling device (51) can travel along with the riding vehicle (1) synchronously on the screen rail (4).