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Peter Rosner

Andreas Grundl

Gotz Heidelberg

Robert Spieldiener

Reinhold Spieldiener

Alfons Saiko

Patrick Spieldiener

The invention relates to a popular amusement device with a personal transportation device, moving along a guide track arrangement (), and eddy-current braking device (), comprising a magnet arrangement () and an induction body (), for the selective braking of the personal transportation device, with one of the pieces of either the magnet arrangement () or the induction body () being provided on a guide track arrangement () and the other piece (or) being connected to the personal transportation device. The magnet arrangement () comprises at least two partial magnet arrangements () each with at least one permanent magnet (), said partial magnet arrangements () are, at least in the operating position thereof, arranged essentially orthogonal to the braking area guide track direction (B), at a separation (a) from each other, with the induction body () being arranged between the partial magnet arrangements () during the braking. According to the invention, the partial magnet arrangements () may be displaced relative to each other.

Popular amusement device with switchable eddy-current brake

Braking system for an amusement device

An electromagnetic linear drive including a stator which constitutes a path of movement for a vehicle. The linear drive is equipped with current conductors, and is divided into a plurality of stator elements of equal length. A movable portion which constitutes a vehicle is preferably equipped with permanent magnets cooperating with the stator to provide the drive. The stator is divided into a number of motor elements, each motor element including a minimum number of stator elements as well as an energy supply unit adapted to be switched on and off individually by sensors disposed along the path of movement. All motor elements are designed for the same maximum performance, and motor elements of different lengths are provided. The length of each motor element is determined by the local need for maximum performance per unit length which exists at the location of the respective motor element in accordance with a predetermined speed characteristic at that point along the path of movement.

Electro-magnetic linear drive

An electromagnetic linear drive is disclosed which includes a stator divided into motor elements and which constitutes a path of movement for a movable vehicle. Each motor element includes an energy supply unit adapted to be switched on and off individually and a power control unit with which a memory is associated. The memory is capable of storing a number of different running speed control signals corresponding to a number of predetermined running characteristics. The speed control signals control each power control unit so that it will supply power to its associated motor element, resulting in a locally controlled speed of the vehicle which runs over the motor element. The locally controlled speed corresponds to the running characteristics selected. This locally controlled speed lies in the range from running speed zero to a given locally specific maximum speed predetermined individually for each respective motor element.

Electromagnetic linear drive

An electromagnetic linear drive including at least two stators divided into motor elements which constitute two paths of movement for movable vehicles in opposite directions is disclosed. An energy supply unit, including a power control unit, is associated with each of two opposed motor elements belonging to one or the other path of movement. The energy supply unit is selectively connectable to the motor element of one path of movement or to the motor element of the other path of movement, as required. When a vehicle is located above both motor elements associated with a single energy supply unit, the common energy supply unit is connected, according to a predetermined selection, to one of the two motor elements or alternated between both motor elements.

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Peter Rosner