Patent ID: 11918924
Assignee: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A drive system for a carousel ride system, the drive system comprising:
a plurality of figure drive assemblies configured to independently lift and rotate a plurality of figures relative to at least one rotatable platform, wherein each figure drive assembly of the plurality of figure drive assemblies comprises:
a rotation assembly comprising a rotation motor supported on a rotation base, a bracket coupled to the rotation base and slidingly coupled to a support post, wherein the bracket is configured to couple to a pole of a respective figure of the plurality of figures; and
a lift assembly comprising a lift motor supported on a lift base, wherein operation of the rotation motor is configured to drive rotation of a sleeve, and wherein operation of the lift motor is configured to lift the rotation assembly.