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Vekoma Rides Engineering B.v.

Peter De Vin

Joop Roodenburg

A winch system, typically used in a roller coaster system, includes a hydraulic pump, a variable speed motor connected to the hydraulic pump, a first pipe connected to the hydraulic pump; a second pipe connected to the hydraulic pump comprising a second pressurized fluid; an accumulator system connected the pipes; a motor connected to the accumulator system; and a winch drum connected to the motor.

Rollercoaster launch system

The invention is a launching system made of a gripping conus connected to a wire that is connected to a winch system, a turning sheave, and a lifting cylinder that is affixed to a base, wherein the winch system has a motor driven hydraulic pump connected to an accumulator system connected to a hydraulic motor that drives a winch drum, and wherein an attached booster system is made of a cylinder connected to accumulator system and a set of sheaves connected to wire that is connected to a gripping conus that moves or stops a cart.

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AG Rijswijk, Netherlands

Peter De Vin