Patent ID: 9162150
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A63G

Abstract:
1. Amusement ride vehicle for transporting multiple passengers, comprising: a movable base adapted to ride over a substructure; a support, mounted on the movable base; a lift arm, pivotably connected to the support for pivoting relative to the support about a horizontal axis; a carrier supporting multiple passenger seats and comprising a restraining device adapted to restrain each individual passenger in a seat, said carrier being pivotably supported by the lift arm for pivoting relative to said lift arm about a horizontal axis; a first actuator for pivoting the lift arm relative to the support, and thus for lifting and lowering the carrier relative to the movable base while the movable base rides over the substructure; a second actuator for pivoting the carrier relative to the lift arm, and thus for adjusting a pitch of the carrier relative to the movable base while the movable base rides over the substructure; and a pitch adjustment boom, the pitch adjustment boom being pivotably connected to the carrier at one end and connected to the second actuator at an opposite end for pivoting the carrier, such that the pitch of the carrier can be adjusted by moving the pitch adjustment boom along an longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the pitch adjustment boom is pivotably connected to the second actuator via a linkage member, the linkage member being pivotably connected to said opposite end of the pitch adjustment boom, being pivotably connected to the second actuator, and being pivotably connected to the support, wherein the carrier has a neutral position in which the passenger seats are supported in an upright position relative to the movable base, and wherein the carrier is pivotable into a pitched forward position, in which the seats are tilted forward, and/or into a pitched backward position in which the seats are tilted backward, to enhance the sense of excitement of the passengers.