Mack Rides Gmbh & Co. Kg

Mack Rides IP Gmbh & Co. Kg

Markus Becherer

Stephan Schrade

Frank Sornik

Timo Lässle

The invention relates to a passenger receptacle for an amusement ride (), comprising a receiving portion () for receiving a passenger, a retaining device (), which is adjustable between an open position, in which the access to the receiving portion () is possible for the passenger, and a closed position, in which the received passenger is held in the receiving portion (), and

Passenger receptacle for an amusement ride, method for operating such a passenger receptacle, and amusement ride having such a passenger receptacle

The present invention relates to a rider holder for an amusement ride (), comprising a holding portion () for holding a rider, a restraining device () which can be moved between an open position, in which the rider can access the holding portion (), and a closed position, in which the held rider in the holding portion () can interact with the restraining device (), a lockable securing device () which, in a locked state, fixes the restraining device () in the closed position and, in an unlocked state, releases the restraining device (), and a control unit () which has detection means (), by means of which it can be redundantly determined in a fail-safe manner whether the securing device () is in the locked or unlocked state, wherein the control unit () generates corresponding state signals. The invention further relates to a vehicle having at least one such rider holder for an amusement ride and to a method for operating such a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention relates to an amusement ride having at least one such vehicle.

Rider holder and vehicle having at least one such rider holder for an amusement ride, method for operating a vehicle, and amusement ride having at least one such vehicle

The invention is an amusement-park device, comprising a rail-guided route course and at least one vehicle guided on the rail, which vehicle has a brake apparatus having at least one, preferably two brake pads fastened to a brake-pad carrier, which brake pads are provided for braking or clamping the vehicle at a point of the rail-guided route course during a braking event. According to the invention, the brake apparatus has a brake carrier and/or the at least two brake pads can be pivoted in relation to the stationary bike carrier. The vehicle equipped with such a brake apparatus can follow unevenness in the rail-guided route course in a simple manner, resulting in reliable braking behavior.

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Markus Becherer