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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Sander Leonard Boeijen, Berghem, NL;
Marten Fluks, Vianen, NL;
Maarten Rik Leo Kuijpers, Gemonde, NL;
Inventors:
Sander Leonard Boeijen, Berghem, NL;
Marten Fluks, Vianen, NL;
Maarten Rik Leo Kuijpers, Gemonde, NL;
Assignee:
Bosch Rexroth AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/06 (2006.01); A63G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a catapult drive for an object to be accelerated, preferably the car of a fairground ride, wherein the object is accelerated by means of a driving element. The movement of the driving element is produced by a flexible drive and a hydraulic cylinder via which all movements of the driving element can be controlled. The invention also relates to a control system for suitably controlling the inventive catapult drive.