Electric bumper car amusement ride - has floor with elongate metal plates connected to AC and cars having drive and caster wheels on frame with four sliding electrical contacts

摘要

The ride includes a floor to which is adhesively bonded over their entire under surfaces a number of elongate electrically conductive plates separated by non-conductive strips. Adjacent plates are connected across a source of alternating current and a bumper car for movement over the floor having a pair of laterally spaced drive wheels and a pair of longitudinally spaced caster wheels. Each of the drive wheels is coupled to the reversible, variable speed output of a hydrostatic transmission. The inputs of the transmission are both coupled to the output of a direct current constant speed electric motor. The motor is connected through a rectifier mounted on the car for sliding engagement with the floor plates. Pref. the floor is made from sections of high density, exterior grade plywood Each section is reinforced by a perimeter framework of metal tubing secured to the bottom side of the plywood.