Patent ID: 9466223
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G09B

Claim Text:
1. A motion platform for an automobile simulator comprising 1) a first linear slideway carrying a first carriage; 2) means for displacing said first carriage along said first slideway along a first axis to impart sway; 3) a rotary table carried on said first carriage for rotation about a second axis perpendicular to said first axis; 4) means for rotating said rotary table to provide yaw; 5) three bell cranks each having first and second arms, said three bell cranks each being pivotally mounted on said rotary table such that actuation of said bell crank causes said second arm to move with a component perpendicular to said first and second axes; 6) means for independently actuating said first arms of said three bell cranks; 7) a platform, which is not the rotary table; 8) legs connecting said second arms of said three bell cranks to said platform; 9) a support frame pivotally mounted on said rotary table spaced apart from the second axis, said support frame having an arm extending from a pivot point toward the second axis and terminating in a distal end that is provided with a further pivot; 10) means for abutting said platform, said abutting means being pivotally mounted in the further pivot of said support frame; and 11) a resilient bias urging said abutting means against said platform.