Amusement ride and method for operating an amusement ride

Abstract

An amusement ride includes a passenger receiver, a first carrier, a first movement device, a second carrier, a second movement device, a first releasable coupling device for releasably coupling the first carrier to the passenger receiver and a second releasable coupling device for releasably coupling the second carrier to the passenger receiver. A releasable connecting device is formed to connect the first carrier and the second carrier at least in a movement direction of one of the carriers independently of a coupling existing via the coupling devices or comprises a compensating device, which enables a relative movement of the carriers in relation to each other in the coupled state of the first coupling device and the coupled state of the second coupling device at least in the movement direction of one of the carriers. Furthermore, a method for operating an amusement ride is specified.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An amusement ride, comprising:
 a passenger receiver ( 2 );   a first carrier ( 3 );   a first movement device ( 4 ) configured to move the first carrier ( 3 );   a second carrier ( 9 );   a second movement device ( 8 ) configured to move the second carrier ( 9 );   a first releasable coupling device ( 23 ) configured to releasably couple the first carrier ( 3 ) to the passenger receiver ( 2 );   a second releasable coupling device ( 26 ) configured to releasably couple the second carrier ( 9 ) to the passenger receiver ( 2 ); and   a releasable connecting device ( 29 ) configured to connect the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) at least in a movement direction ( 38 ,  39 ) of one of the first carrier ( 3 ) or the second carrier ( 9 ) independently of a coupling via the first releasable coupling device ( 23 ) and the second releasable coupling device ( 26 ).   
     
     
         2 . The amusement ride according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the releasable connecting device ( 29 ) is configured to prevent a relative movement of the first carrier ( 3 ) and second carrier ( 9 ) of more than 10 cm at least in the movement direction ( 38 ,  39 ) in a connected state of the releasable connecting device ( 29 ).   
     
     
         3 . The amusement ride according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a connection of the first movement device ( 4 ) to the first carrier ( 3 ) is formed in such a way that the first carrier ( 3 ) can move at least in the movement direction ( 38 ,  39 ) with the second carrier ( 9 ) independently of a drive by the first movement device ( 4 ) at least in a connected state ( 37 ) of the releasable connecting device ( 29 ), or   wherein a connection of the second movement device ( 8 ) to the second carrier ( 9 ) is formed such that the second carrier ( 9 ) can move at least in the movement direction ( 38 ,  39 ) with the first carrier ( 3 ) independently of a drive by the second movement device ( 8 ) at least in the connected state ( 37 ) of the releasable connecting device ( 29 ).   
     
     
         4 . The amusement ride according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a relocation device ( 11 ) which is designed to carry out a relative movement of the passenger receiver ( 2 ) with respect to the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) in a connected state of the releasable connecting device ( 29 ).   
     
     
         5 . The amusement ride according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the relocation device ( 11 ) is configured to a translational and/or a rotational movement of the passenger receiver ( 2 ).   
     
     
         6 . The amusement ride according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the relocation device ( 11 ) is a robot arm with at least six rotational movement axes ( 17  to  22 ).   
     
     
         7 . The amusement ride according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the amusement ride is configured to carry out a relative movement of the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) in relation to each other with a directional component ( 42 ) transverse to the movement direction ( 38 ) of one of the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ), while the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) are coupled via the releasable connecting device ( 29 ) in the movement direction ( 38 ).   
     
     
         8 . The amusement ride according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the relative movement of the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) with the directional component ( 42 ) transverse to the movement direction ( 38 ) causes a decoupling of one of the first releasable coupling device ( 23 ) or the second releasable coupling device ( 26 ).   
     
     
         9 . The Amusement ride according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first movement device ( 4 ) and/or the second movement device ( 8 ) comprises a rail system ( 7 ,  47 ).   
     
     
         10 . The amusement ride according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second movement device ( 8 ) enables a shifting of the second carrier ( 9 ) on the ground in all directions.   
     
     
         11 . The amusement ride according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second carrier ( 9 ) is fixedly mounted and configured to rotate.   
     
     
         12 . The amusement ride according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first releasable coupling device ( 23 ) and/or the second releasable coupling device ( 26 ) acts mechanically, magnetically, hydraulically and/or pneumatically.   
     
     
         13 . A method for operating the amusement ride according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 coupling, in an initial state, the passenger receiver ( 2 ) to the first carrier ( 3 ) via the first releasable coupling device ( 23 );   connecting the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) via the releasable connecting device ( 29 ) at least in the movement direction ( 38 ,  39 ) of one of the first carrier ( 3 ) or the second carrier ( 9 ); and   subsequently coupling the passenger receiver ( 2 ) to the second carrier ( 9 ) via the second releasable coupling device ( 26 ) while maintaining the connection of the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) via the releasable connecting device ( 29 ).   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 releasing the first releasable coupling device ( 23 ) while maintaining the connection of the first carrier ( 3 ) and the second carrier ( 9 ) via the releasable connecting device ( 29 ).   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 releasing the releasable connecting device ( 29 ) after the passenger receiver ( 2 ) has been coupled to the second carrier ( 9 ) and the coupling of the first carrier ( 3 ) to the passenger receiver ( 2 ) has been released.   
     
     
         16 . An amusement ride, comprising:
 a passenger receiver ( 2 );   a first carrier ( 3 );   a first movement device ( 4 ) configured to move the first carrier ( 3 );   a second carrier ( 9 );   a second movement device ( 8 ) configured to move the second carrier ( 9 );   a first releasable coupling device ( 23 ) configured to releasably couple the first carrier ( 3 ) to the passenger receiver ( 2 );   a second releasable coupling device ( 26 ) configured to releasably couple the second carrier ( 9 ) to the passenger receiver ( 2 ); and   a compensating device ( 50 ),   wherein the compensating device ( 50 ) enables a relative movement (As) of the first carrier ( 3 ) to the second carrier ( 9 ) in a coupled state ( 33 ) of the first releasable coupling device ( 23 ) and coupled state of the second releasable coupling device ( 26 ) at least in a movement direction ( 8 ,  39 ) of one of the first carrier ( 3 ) or the second carrier ( 9 ).   
     
     
         17 . The amusement ride according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein, in an event of a fault, the first carrier ( 3 ) travels a first maximum braking path (s 1 ) to a standstill, and the second carrier ( 9 ) travels a second maximum braking path (s 2 ) to a standstill, and   a magnitude of the relative movement (Δs) corresponds at least to a difference (s 1 −s 2 ) between paths travelled by the first carrier ( 3 ) and by the second carrier ( 9 ) in the event of the fault.   
     
     
         18 . The amusement ride according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the compensating device ( 50 ) comprises at least one spring/damper element ( 51 ,  52 ), and   wherein the at least one spring/damper element ( 51 ,  52 ) enables the relative movement (Δs).