Patent Publication Number: US-11027209-B2

Title: Amusement ride

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a National Phase of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/KZ2017/000024 having International filing date of Nov. 17, 2017, which claims the benefit of priority of Kazakhstan Application No. 2017/0612.1 filed on Jul. 18, 2017. The contents of the above applications are all incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein in their entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosed embodiment relates to amusement equipment, specifically to an amusement ride in the form of a “chamber of horrors”, a dynamic device/elevator simulator, and is intended for human leisure. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     There is a known amusement ride that is installed, for example, in entertainment centers and comprises a visitor compartment—a game cell, made in the form of three walls, ceiling with an open side. A game cell has a video game system, for example, a football game, a guitar game projected onto a screen or screens on the walls and connected to a controller system, an audio system, a lighting system, a control console, video monitoring systems, a visitor&#39;s cell usage time tracking system, and payment system (US 2012258789, IPC A63F/13/02, published on October, 2012). 
     This amusement ride is intended for playing purposes and does not contain any surprise effects. The space of the game cell is not closed, the cell is installed stationary, there are no dynamic movements of the structure, and the impact of the equipment on the visitor is only visual. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The idea of the disclosed embodiment is to develop an amusement ride in the form of a “chamber of horrors”, which is an elevator simulator, providing for the presence of unexpected effects due to the introduction of moving objects, the possibility of compartment movement for visitors and its elements, air supply, fragrances, which has the ability to make a photograph or video for visitors. 
     For this purpose, in an amusement ride comprising a visitor compartment equipped with a system of screens, an audio system, a lighting system, a controller, a control console, a video monitoring system and a payment system, according to the disclosed embodiment, visitor compartment is designed as an elevator car having sliding doors, and is connected to a pneumatic cylinder and compressor for its movement, a wall or walls and a ceiling have cells with animatronic objects which are connected to motion mechanisms and moving panels. The car is equipped with a water-spray device, a device for the supply of directed airflows, photo camera and/or video camera, a safety and emergency stop system of the amusement ride. 
     The amusement elevator car is equipped with a steam generator and/or a smoke machine. The screen can be installed on the floor under safety glass or plastic. 
     The car is equipped with vertical rails to move the ceiling. 
     The photo camera and/or video camera are connected to the Internet for sending the photo and/or video to the visitor by e-mail or for publication in social networks during the amusement ride. 
     The car is equipped with a forced air ventilation system. 
     The car is equipped with a soap bubble generator. 
     The car is equipped with a spark generator. The spark generator is equipped with an audio system. 
     The system of screens is equipped with a holographic projector. 
     The lighting system is made in the form of multi-color (RGB+W) diode tape. 
     The elevator car is installed in the housing. 
     The new design of the amusement ride, equipped with these devices and appliances, is a “chamber of horrors”, an elevator simulator, a device that supports the movement elements, suddenly appearing moving animatronic objects, for example, in the form of fantasy characters, scenes on the screens, unexpected effects—directional airflow, sparks, soap bubbles, fragrances that provide visitors who love the elements of extreme entertainment, fully immersed in an atmosphere full of “strong” impressions. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The drawings show the proposed device,  FIG. 1  schematically depicts the cross section of the amusement ride when placing the elevator car in the housing with sliding doors; in  FIG. 2 —section A-A in  FIG. 1 ; in  FIG. 3 —section B-B in  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The proposed amusement ride consists of the elevator car  1 , which has automatic sliding doors  2  for visitors to enter; the car  1  is connected to a pneumatic cylinder  3  and compressor  4  to move it. The walls of the car  5  and/or ceiling  6  as well as the floor of the car  7  are equipped with a system of screens  8 , which can, for example, simulate windows or openings. Screens  8  are protected with safety glass or plastic. The system of screens  8  is equipped with a holographic projector  9 . The audio system  10  and the lighting system  11  in the form of, for example, a multi-color (RGB+W) diode tape, are built into the walls  5  of the car  1 . Multi-color (RGB+W) diode tape provides a wide range of colors and has low power consumption. 
     The wall or walls  5  of the car  1 , as well as the ceiling  6 , have cells  12  with animatronic objects  13 , for example, in the form of figures of movie characters, which are connected to movement mechanisms—pneumatic cylinders or servomotors  14 . The animatronic objects  13  in a static state are hidden behind the moving panels  15  of walls  5 , ceiling  6 , and at the right moment, actions appear in the car  1  in front of visitors. The moving panels  15  are mounted on rails  16 . The appearance time of animatronic objects  13  is regulated by a timeline, built into the software, or with the help of the controller at the attraction operator. The car  1  is equipped with vertical rails  17  to move the ceiling  6  to reduce the height of the car  1 . 
     There is a device for supplying directed airflows  18  installed in the elevator car  1 , which serves to maintain the effect carried in the car space. The car  1  is also equipped with a water-spray device  19 , which creates an imitation of interaction effects necessary for the scenario with various types of liquids, such as rain, blood. The car  1  is equipped with a steam generator or smoke machine  20  to supply, for example, safe steam or smoke, as well as fragrances—such as the smell of raw dungeon, ocean air, freshly cut grass. 
     The screen  8  in the form of a high-definition TV, for example, can be mounted on the floor  7  under a protective glass. 
     A photo camera, such as a digital and/or video camera  21 , is connected to the Internet for sending the photo and/or video to the visitor by e-mail or for publication in social networks during the amusement ride. 
     The car  1  is equipped with forced air ventilation  22 , for example, in the form of a fan, built into the wall  5  or ceiling  6 , or in the form of supply and exhaust ventilation with ducts. The car  1  has a soap bubble generator  23 , a spark generator  24 , which can be equipped with an audio system (not shown in the drawing). 
     The car  1  can be located in a separate external enclosure  25 , or can be built into an existing compartment. 
     The amusement ride has a payment system  26 , a controller  27  connected to all the amusement ride devices, a control system with the possibility of on-site control using the control console  28 , and remotely through software, a video surveillance system  29 , combined with a security system  30 , including a fire and burglar alarm and emergency stop system. An additional emergency stop button  31  is installed in the cabin  1 . 
     The proposed amusement ride is the “chamber of horrors”, the elevator simulator works as follows. After making a payment to the payment system of the amusement ride  26  visitor gets into the elevator car  1 . The amusement ride is started with the help of controller  27 , located at the sliding door  2  in the car  1 . All of the above devices and systems are controlled by the software loaded into the automated control system with console  28 . After the amusement ride start, screens  8  broadcast video of the starting movement, and the car  1  begins to move and the characteristic vibrations with pneumatic cylinders  3 . In the movement of pneumatic cylinders  3 , in addition to the uniform movement, asynchronous movements and rolls are programmed, which correspond to the story loaded into the automated control system with the console  28 . All movements, as the car  1 , animatronic objects  13 , as well as actions displayed in the system of screens  8 , are accompanied by audio and light effects, synchronized with each other. 
     During the amusement ride, with the photo camera and/or video camera  21  installed in the car, the material is sent to an e-mail address and/or published on the page in the visitor&#39;s social network. The video surveillance system  29 , combined with security system  30 , which includes fire and security alarm system constantly regulates and monitors the situation inside the car  1  of the amusement ride. The security system  30  is activated at the moment of an emergency situation, which stops the amusement ride in an emergency way, opens the doors for evacuation, turns on the emergency lighting, indicating the way to evacuation. Also, inside the car, emergency stop button  31  allows the visitor to interrupt the session and leave the compartment at any time. 
     The aggregate motion of the car  1 , visual images on screens  8 , sound, light and air effects, creates the illusion of moving the passengers of the amusement ride in space, which strongly affects the psycho-emotional state and provides full disclosure of the feeling of joy and fear, the concentrated process of adrenaline and endorphin production by the human body. 
     The sudden appearance of animatronic objects  13 —characters, creatures and/or effects creates a full immersion into the atmosphere and the action of the story, which is currently running in the amusement ride.