AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH CANTILEVERED RIDE VEHICLES

摘要

An amusement park ride adapted to provide passengers unobstructed lines of sight in turns and increased turn velocities. The ride includes a track and a ride vehicle. The ride vehicle includes a track connector assembly coupled to the track for movement along the ride path in a direction of travel. The vehicle also includes a vehicle base mounted to the track connector assembly to move with the track connector. The vehicle includes a bridge, or cantilever support arm or boom, extending from the vehicle base. The vehicle further includes a passenger compartment with one or more passenger seats. The passenger compartment is mounted to the bridge such that the seats and any passengers seated therein are spaced apart from the base at a cantilever distance. As a result, the passenger compartment has fore or aft cantilever mounting relative to the track connector assembly and relative to the vehicle base.

主权项

1. An amusement park ride, comprising:
a track defining a ride path; and a ride vehicle comprising:
a track connector assembly coupled to the track for movement along the ride path in a direction of travel;a vehicle base mounted to the track connector assembly to move with the track connector assembly over or under the track;a bridge extending from the vehicle base; anda passenger compartment with seats adapted for seating one or more passengers, wherein the passenger compartment is mounted to the bridge such that the seats are spaced apart from the base and wherein at least a portion of the passenger compartment has cantilever mounting relative to the track connector assembly or the vehicle base.