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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
May. 03, 2017
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
John D. Smith, Orlando, FL (US);
Brooke M. Swift, Winter Garden, FL (US);
Felicia D. Hight, Orlando, FL (US);
Brecken L. Kanz, Orlando, FL (US);
Anthony R. Defilippo, Merrit Island, FL (US);
Marc A. Medina, Bradenton, FL (US);
Alejandro A. Figueroa, Orlando, FL (US);
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for providing guidance of a ride vehicle on a track of a park ride, e.g., a vehicle or car of a roller coaster, that is adapted to provide side guide wheel suspension with a design that requires significantly less maintenance than the traditional pin and bushing configuration. The system includes a side guide assembly includes two spring members, which may each take the form of a leaf spring, that are directly mounted to the main support of the bogie assembly (e.g., the load wheel assembly, the up stop assembly, and the support frame of the bogie assembly). The spring members are adapted to provide anchor points for the side guide wheel shafts that each side guide wheel is mounted onto for rotation. When the spring members are leaf springs, the eyes of each leaf spring may form the anchor points or shaft supports for the wheel rotation shafts.