阅读说明：本技术 球幕影院骑乘设施系统和方法 (Ball screen cinema ride installation system and method ) 是由 D.M.弗里曼 N.G.怀特 于 2018-04-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种球幕骑乘设施系统包括：球幕；盒式舱；盒式舱的容座,其被构造成固定用户；媒体系统,其被构造成利用球幕的内表面来显示叙事的视觉方面从而将叙事传达给安置在盒式舱内的用户；以及驱动系统。盒式舱被构造成安置在球幕内,球幕与驱动系统接合并且被构造成响应于来自驱动系统的输入而围绕球幕的中心沿多个方向旋转,并且盒式舱被构造成联接到球幕并与球幕一起旋转。(One bulb curtain ride installation system includes: ball curtain；Boxlike cabin；The holder in boxlike cabin is configured to fixed user；Media system is configured to use the inner surface of ball curtain to show the visual aspects of narration to the user for being communicated to and being placed in boxlike cabin that will narrate；And drive system.Boxlike cabin is configured to be placed in ball curtain, and ball curtain engages with drive system and is configured to the input in response to carrying out self actuating system and rotates around the center of ball curtain along multiple directions, and boxlike cabin is configured to couple to ball curtain and rotates together with ball curtain.)

1. a bulb curtain ride installation system comprising:

Ball curtain；

Boxlike cabin, wherein the boxlike cabin is configured to be placed in the ball curtain；

The holder in the boxlike cabin is configured to fixed user；

Media system is configured to use the inner surface of the ball curtain to show the visual aspects of narration thus by the narration It is communicated to the user being placed in the boxlike cabin；And

Drive system, wherein the ball curtain is engaged with the drive system and is configured in response to being from the driving The input of system and rotated around the center of the ball curtain along multiple directions, and wherein, the boxlike cabin is configured to couple to The ball curtain simultaneously rotates together with the ball curtain.

2. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 1, wherein the drive system includes one or more spherical Induction motor.

3. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 2, wherein it is one or more of spherical shape induction motors include Three or more spherical induction motors, wherein the spherical induction horse of each of three or more described spherical induction motors Up to be constructed such that driver rotate, wherein it is each spherical shape induction motor the driver be configured at least partly twelve Earthly Branches The ball curtain is supportted, and wherein, the ball curtain is configured to the rotation of the driver in response to each spherical induction motor And it rotates.

4. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 1, wherein the ball curtain is at least partially located at spherical sense It answers in motor, and wherein, the ball curtain is the rotor of the spherical induction motor.

5. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 1, wherein the media system is described using the ball curtain The episphere of inner surface shows the visual aspects of the narration, and wherein, the media system includes audio system, The audio system is placed in the lower semisphere of the ball curtain and is configured to export one or more audios of the narration Aspect.

6. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 5 comprising be placed in the lower semisphere of the ball curtain Power supply, and wherein, the power supply is configured to supply electric power to the media system.

7. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 1, wherein the outside of the ball curtain is substantially sphere, and And wherein the boxlike cabin is connected to sphere section, and wherein, the sphere section is configured to dispose in the boxlike cabin Make the outside of the ball curtain complete when in the sphere.

8. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 1 comprising transportation system, wherein the boxlike cabin is One boxlike cabin, and the ball curtain ride installation system includes the second boxlike cabin, and wherein, the transportation system is configured to First boxlike cabin and second boxlike cabin are moved into one or more positions in the ball curtain ride installation system.

9. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 8, wherein the transportation system is configured to described first Boxlike cabin and second boxlike cabin are positioned adjacent to the entrance of the ball curtain and adjacent to the ball curtain ride installation systems One or more loading areas of system, wherein one or more of loading areas are configured to support additional user.

10. ball curtain ride installation system according to claim 8 comprising exchange mechanism, wherein the exchange mechanism quilt It is configured to shift first boxlike cabin and second boxlike cabin between the transportation system and the ball curtain.

11. a kind of system comprising:

Ball curtain, it is substantially spherical in shape；

Ride installation delivery vehicle is configured to fix the one or more users being placed in the ball curtain；

Media system is configured to show via the inner surface of the first hemisphere of the ball curtain to the one or more users Image；

Drive system is constructed such that the ball curtain rotates in all directions around the center of the ball curtain, wherein described to ride Multiply facility delivery vehicle and be connected to the ball curtain, so that the ride installation delivery vehicle is rotated jointly with the ball curtain.

12. system according to claim 11, wherein the drive system includes being constructed such that the ball curtain rotates One or more spherical shape induction motors.

13. system according to claim 11, wherein the drive system includes three or more wheels, and described three Or more each of wheel be configured at least partly to support the ball curtain and rotated in corresponding Plane of rotation with Rotate the ball curtain.

14. system according to claim 11, wherein the ride installation delivery vehicle is configured to assist with exchange system It adjusts, the one or more users is transferred to the ball curtain neutralization and are transferred out of the ball curtain.

15. system according to claim 14, wherein the exchange system is configured in the horizontal direction or vertical direction The one or more users are transferred to the ball curtain neutralization and are transferred out of the ball curtain.

16. a kind of method comprising:

Via the first translation of transportation system, the first boxlike cabin is positioned adjacent to the entrance of ball curtain, wherein first box Formula cabin includes the first ride installation delivery vehicle；

Via first translation of the transportation system, the second boxlike cabin is positioned adjacent to the first loading area, wherein institute Stating the second boxlike cabin includes the second ride installation delivery vehicle；

First boxlike cabin is inserted into the ball curtain；

Implement ride installation circulation；

First boxlike cabin is withdrawn from from the ball curtain；And

User is shifted between second boxlike cabin and first loading area.

17. according to the method for claim 16 comprising:

Via the second translation of the transportation system, first boxlike cabin is positioned adjacent to the second loading area；And

Via second translation of the transportation system, second boxlike cabin is positioned adjacent to described in the ball curtain Entrance.

18. according to the method for claim 16 comprising:

When first boxlike cabin is in the ball curtain, first boxlike cabin and the ball curtain are joined via locking mechanism It connects.

19. according to the method for claim 16, wherein it includes: benefit that first boxlike cabin, which is inserted into the ball curtain, First boxlike cabin is transferred in the ball curtain from the transportation system with exchange mechanism.

20. according to the method for claim 16, wherein implementing ride installation circulation includes: via media and described Narration is communicated to the user in first boxlike cabin by the rotation of ball curtain.

Technical field

The disclosure relates generally to the field of amusement park.More particularly, embodiment of the disclosure is related to for having movie theatre The system and method for the amusement park rides facility of component.

Background technique

Recently, people are increasingly dense to the interest of immersion cinema experience.For example, in addition to simply watching the shadow on screen Except institute's narration, user may also hope to physically feel experiencing the narration as them.Some systems have been attempted to In user's expectation via the seat of slight actuating (for example, vibration, inclination etc.) user while watching narration on two-dimensional screen To enhance the experience of user.However, these slight actuatings and narrow visual angle provide limited immersion experience for user.

Summary of the invention

The following outlines some embodiments to match in range with initial claimed theme.These embodiments are not It is intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, but on the contrary, these embodiments are only intended to provide to the brief general of certain disclosed embodiments It states.In fact, the disclosure can cover diversified forms that can be similar or different from embodiment set forth below.

According to one embodiment, a bulb curtain ride installation system includes: ball curtain；Boxlike cabin；The holder in boxlike cabin, quilt It is configured to fixed user；Media system, be configured to use the inner surface of ball curtain show the visual aspects of narration to The user being placed in boxlike cabin conveys narration；And drive system.Boxlike cabin is configured to be placed in ball curtain.Ball curtain and drive Dynamic system engages and is configured to the input in response to carrying out self actuating system and rotates around the center of ball curtain along multiple directions, And boxlike cabin is configured to couple to ball curtain and rotates together with ball curtain.

In another embodiment, a kind of system includes: ball curtain, substantially spherical in shape；Ride installation delivers work Tool, is configured to fix the one or more users being placed in ball curtain；And media system, it is configured to via ball The inner surface of first hemisphere of curtain shows image to one or more users.The system further includes drive system, the drive system It is constructed such that ball curtain rotates in all directions around the center of ball curtain.Ride installation delivery vehicle is connected to ball curtain, so that riding Multiply facility delivery vehicle to rotate jointly with ball curtain.

In another embodiment, a kind of method includes being positioned to the first boxlike cabin via the first translation of transportation system Adjacent to the ball curtain entrance of ball curtain.First boxlike cabin includes the first ride installation delivery vehicle.This method further includes via conveying Second boxlike cabin is positioned adjacent to and the first loading area by the first translation of system.Second boxlike cabin includes the second ride installation Delivery vehicle.This method further include: the first boxlike cabin is inserted into ball curtain；Implement ride installation circulation；First is withdrawn from from ball curtain Boxlike cabin；And user is shifted between the second boxlike cabin and the first loading area.

Detailed description of the invention

When the reading of reference attached drawing is described in detail below, it will more fully understand these and other features, the side of the disclosure Face and advantage, in the accompanying drawings, in the identical part of the identical appended drawing reference expression of attached drawing, attached drawing:

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the theme park according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with ball curtain ride installation system；

Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the ball curtain ride installation system of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；

Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the ball curtain ride installation system of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of the ball curtain ride installation system of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the ball curtain ride installation system of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；

Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view of the ball curtain ride installation system of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；And

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the handling capacity of the user in the ball curtain ride installation system of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Specific embodiment

Present disclose provides for being fully enclosed in user in ball curtain during the riding of theme park to mention for user For the system and method for immersion experience.For certain form of theme ride installation, user can be placed in towards base To watch various media in the seat of flat screen positioning in sheet.These theme ride installations can attempt to by according on screen The narration of the media of display activates (for example, vibration, inclination) seat to enhance the stimulus of theme ride installation.However, this Kind feature becomes customary, and may provide limited enhancing to the stimulus of typical user.

Therefore, in certain embodiments, a kind of amusement park ball curtain ride installation or ball curtain ride installation are provided, can be led to It crosses and makes it possible to according to the narration of ball curtain ride installation around the fully rotating thorn to enhance one or more users of all axis Swash factor.Specifically, user can be fixed in the seat for being rigidly coupled to the ball curtain of ball curtain ride installation.Ball curtain can also couple To drive system, which may include for example one or more spherical induction motors so that ball curtain can be revolved around all axis Turn.In order to enhance the stimulus of user, user can be placed in in ball curtain and is fixed to ball curtain, so that as ball curtain rotates, User rotates jointly with ball curtain.In fact, in some embodiments, user can be rotated, be squeezed, horizontal, vertical Deng.Specifically, user can be fixed in ball curtain and the specific hemisphere towards ball curtain, which can be via one or more Media system (such as, showing screen) is narrated to show.That is, user can continuously watch media system on specific hemisphere The narration of system, while being rotated also according to narration.One or more of media systems may also include Special Effect System and audio system. For example, display, the audio from audio system and the special efficacy from Special Effect System of rotation, narration by ball curtain, user Can feel when megalith rolls down slope to just look like that they are in megalith acceleration, and make in reality simply by drive system Ball curtain rotates to be getting faster, and the sensory system of user is just stimulated by media system.

In certain embodiments, user can be placed in boxlike cabin, the boxlike cabin be configured to be inserted into ball curtain neutralize from Ball curtain is fetched.Therefore, ball curtain ride installation can accommodate multiple boxlike cabins, to realize higher the gulping down of user experience ball curtain ride installation The amount of spitting.For example, first group of user in the first boxlike cabin can experience the narration of ball curtain ride installation, while the second box in ball curtain Second group of user in formula cabin is positioned adjacent to ball curtain and is prepared for insertion into ball curtain.Once terminating to chat for first group of user Thing and the first boxlike cabin are removed from ball curtain, and the second boxlike cabin can be inserted into soon after in ball curtain.

Keep this point firmly in mind, Fig. 1 is the block diagram for illustrating the feature of theme park 10, which may include that the riding of ball curtain is set System 12(is applied for example, ball screen cinema ride installation).Ball curtain ride installation system 12 can further include one or more ball curtains 14, one A or multiple boxlikes cabin 15(is for example, ride installation delivery vehicle), one or more drive system 16 and one or more defeated Send system 17.Each ball curtain 14 can be connected to drive system 16, be placed in the top of drive system 16 or be partly placed in drive In dynamic system 16, drive system 16 can be such that ball curtain 14 rotates.For example, drive system 16 may include one or more spherical induction horses Up to 18, spherical induction motor 18 can be such that ball curtain 14 rotates in any direction around the center of ball curtain 14.Particularly, in some implementations In example, ball curtain 14 can be at least partially located in spherical induction motor 18, and spherical induction motor 18 can be rided according to ball curtain and be set The narration for applying system 12 directly rotates ball curtain 14.In other embodiments, multiple spherical induction motors 18 can respectively make accordingly Driver 20(for example, roller ball, roller tire) rotation, then the driver can be according to ball curtain ride installation system 12 Narration transmits rotary movement to ball curtain 14 so that ball curtain 14 rotates.In some embodiments, narration can be defined as ball curtain and ride Multiplying facility system 12 can pass such as the actuating (for example, rotation) of reception and registration and ball curtain 14 by media (for example, picture, sound) Pass the story or scene of user.Specifically, it is in ball curtain 14 in ride installation circulation or user and experiences the time of narration During section, user can be immersed in the narration of ball curtain ride installation system 12.

Ball curtain 14 may also include that locking system 22, and one in boxlike cabin 15 can be fixed in ball curtain 14；Special efficacy system System 24 can implement a variety of special efficacys to user while user experience ball curtain ride installation system 12；And media system 26. Media system 26 may also include that vision system 33(for example, display screen, projector etc.), it can be according to ball curtain ride installation system The narration of system 12 shows a series of images (for example, visual aspects, film)；And audio system 30, it can emit and ball curtain The related audio of the narration of ride installation system 12 (for example, in terms of audio).In addition, can supply to ball curtain 14 from power supply 32 Electric power, the power supply can be any suitable power supply.For example, power supply 32 can be disposed upon battery, ball curtain 14 in ball curtain 14 Therefrom obtain power grid, the generator or any combination thereof of electric power.Ball curtain 14 may also include ventilating system 31(for example, heating, ventilation With air-conditioning (HVAC) system), as described below.

In addition, each ball curtain may also include ball curtain controller 34, which can control ball curtain ride installation system 12 certain features.Ball curtain controller 34(is for example, programmable logic controller (PLC) (PLC)) it can be using such as application specific processor Processor 36(its can indicate one or more processors) any device.Ball curtain controller 34 may also include to be referred to for storing The memory device 38 of order, described instruction can be executed by processor 36 to execute and described herein be related to ball curtain ride installation The method and control action of system 12.Processor 36 may include one or more processing units, and memory device 38 can Including one or more tangible non-transitory machine-readable mediums.For example, this machine-readable medium may include RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other disc memories, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic memory apparatus or can For carrying or storing the desired program code in machine-executable instruction or data structure form and can be by handling Device 36 or by with processor any general or specialized computer or other machines access any other media.

Ball curtain controller 34 is communicably connected to ride installation controller 40.Ride installation controller 40 can utilize processing Device 42 and memory device 44, the processor and memory device can be with the processors 36 and memory device of ball curtain controller 34 It is similar to set 38.Particularly, ride installation operator can pass through one or more input unit 47(of ride installation controller 40 Such as, button, knob, touch screen, computer etc.) control various function/elements of ball curtain ride installation system 12.

As mentioned above, ball curtain ride installation system 12 may also include that one or more boxlike cabins 15, and user can consolidate Surely the boxlike cabin is arrived；And one or more transportation systems 17, it can provide user and pass through ball curtain ride installation system 12 Efficient handling capacity.Each boxlike cabin 15 may also include that one or more holders (such as, seat 46) that each holder is equipped with riding Facility constraints part 48(is for example, traditional roller-coaster ride installation attaching means)；And sphere section 50, can be has and ball A part of the sphere of the substantially matched curvature of curvature of curtain 14.Transportation system 17 may include conveying mechanism 52(such as, belt Or track), which can make boxlike cabin 15 mobile by ball curtain ride installation system 12.In addition, ball curtain 14, boxlike cabin 15 And/or conveying mechanism 52 may include exchange mechanism 54, the exchange mechanism can provide by boxlike cabin 15 be inserted into ball curtain 14 neutralize from Boxlike cabin 15 is withdrawn from ball curtain 14.

Fig. 2 herein discussed parallel and the perspective view that Fig. 3 is ball curtain ride installation system 12.First, it should be noted that one In a little embodiments, multiple ball curtain ride installation systems 12 may be present in theme park 10.In certain embodiments, other features are removed Outside, each ball curtain ride installation system 12 includes at least one ball curtain 14, at least two boxlike cabins 15 and at least one delivery system System 17.Transportation system 17 can be disposed adjacent to ball curtain entrance 80 and one or more loading areas 82 in ball curtain 14.Particularly, Transportation system 17 moves boxlike cabin 15 via conveying mechanism 52, for boxlike cabin 15 to be positioned adjacent in loading area 82 It is one or more for loading and unloading user 84.Transportation system 17 also moves boxlike cabin 15 via conveying mechanism 52, To be used to boxlike cabin 15 being positioned adjacent to ball curtain entrance 80, so that boxlike cabin 15 is inserted into ball curtain 14.For example, conveying System 17 can be by (the boxlike cabin can accommodate the user 84 from previous ride installation circulation) positioning in boxlike cabin 15 At adjacent to loading area 82.Then, the user 84 from previous ride installation circulation can leave boxlike cabin 15 and come loading area On 82.After the user 84 recycled from previous ride installation has left boxlike cabin 15, can on loading area 82/nearby etc. To user 84 can climb up boxlike cabin 15 to start new ride installation circulation.In one embodiment, multiple boxlike cabins 15 can It is steered into along single transportation system 17, and respectively can interact with multiple ball curtains 14 with ride installation.

In order to realize that user 84 passes through the efficient handling capacity of ball curtain ride installation system 12, from specific boxlike cabin 15 Some users 84 can experience the narration (for example, ride installation circulation) in ball curtain 14 in the user 84 in another boxlike cabin 15 While loading/unloading.In order to illustrate, the height of the user 84 by ball curtain ride installation system 12 is shown in figure 2 and figure 3 Imitate the process of handling capacity.In Fig. 2, boxlike cabin 15a can just be mounted with user 84, and boxlike cabin 15b can just be completed in ball Ride installation in curtain 14 recycles and is transferred out of ball curtain 14 to transportation system 17(such as by arrow 85 via exchange mechanism 54 It is shown).Once boxlike cabin 15b has been moved to transportation system 17, transportation system 17 can be along such as by the illustrated direction of arrow 87 Two boxlike cabins 15a, 15b are translated, so that one (for example, loading area 82a) in loading area 82 of boxlike cabin 15b, and And boxlike cabin 15a is positioned adjacent to ball curtain entrance 80.Once boxlike cabin 15b has been moved to the position adjacent to loading area 82a (as depicted in figure 3), the user 84 in the 15b of boxlike cabin can leave boxlike cabin 15b and new user 84 can climb up boxlike cabin 15b.Once boxlike cabin 15a can be via interchanger in addition, boxlike cabin 15a is positioned adjacent in the position of ball curtain entrance 80 Structure 54 enters ball curtain 14, as shown in arrow 89.In fact, in some embodiments, exchange mechanism 54 can be along substantial horizontal Direction be inserted into from ball curtain 14 and fetch user 84.

Once the user 84 of boxlike cabin 15a can experience ride installation as described below and follow inside ball curtain 14 Ring.In fact, user 84 can while boxlike cabin 15a is just being transferred in ball curtain 14 and/or positive experience ride installation recycles It can leave and/or climb up boxlike cabin 15b.After completing for the ride installation circulation of boxlike cabin 15a, boxlike cabin 15a It can be transferred to transportation system 17 via exchange mechanism 54 again, as shown in arrow 85.In boxlike cabin, 15a has been transferred to defeated After sending system 17, transportation system 17 can be such that boxlike cabin 15a, 15b both shifts towards another loading area 82b (such as by arrow Shown in 91) so that boxlike cabin 15a is positioned adjacent to another loading area 82b and boxlike cabin 15b is positioned adjacent to ball curtain and enters Mouth 80, as depicted in fig. 2.Once in fact, boxlike cabin 15a is adjacent to another loading area 82b, user 84 can be from Boxlike cabin 15a is opened and/or climbs up, while boxlike cabin 15b as shown in arrow 89 via exchange mechanism 54 as being loaded onto In ball curtain 14.Once boxlike cabin 15b completes ride installation circulation, user 84 is efficiently handled up by ball curtain ride installation system 12 The process of amount can start again at, for example, wherein boxlike cabin 15b as shown in arrow 85 via exchange mechanism 54 as shifted Ball curtain 14 arrives transportation system 17 out.

In order to shift boxlike cabin 15 between transportation system 17 and ball curtain 14, ball curtain ride installation system 12 can be using as above The exchange mechanism 54 that text is discussed.In some embodiments, exchange mechanism 54 is using may extend into ball curtain 14 with by boxlike Cabin 15 is inserted into ball curtain 14 and fetches the flexible section in boxlike cabin 15 from ball curtain 14.In some embodiments, transportation system 17 One section can be used as exchange mechanism 54, the exchange mechanism can towards ball curtain 14 rotate and/or extend, and/or rotate/extend to ball In curtain 14, to fetch and/or be inserted into boxlike cabin 15 from ball curtain 14.Similarly, in some embodiments, ball curtain 14 may include that can be used Make the section of exchange mechanism 54, which may extend into transportation system 17 to receive and/or fetch boxlike cabin from transportation system 17 15.More particularly, in some embodiments, ball curtain 14 and/or transportation system 17 may include being configured to engage and be detached from boxlike One or more systems of transfer of the cabin 15 in order to boxlike cabin 15 between ball curtain 14 and transportation system 17.For example, interchanger Structure 54 and/or boxlike cabin 15 may include hook loops, one or more magnets or any other suitable mechanism, to engage boxlike cabin 15 allow boxlike cabin 15 to be pulled away from or push to transportation system 17 and/or ball curtain 14.

In some embodiments, transportation system 17 and/or exchange mechanism 54 may be in response to from ride installation controller 40 One or more signals and activate.For example, ride installation controller 40 can send conveying for one or more translation signal System 17, this can make transportation system 17 along such as by arrow 87 and/or 91 illustrated directions translation one or more boxlikes cabins 15. In fact, the translation of transportation system 17 can be defined as conveying mechanism 52 along the movement in single direction, this is in some embodiments Boxlike cabin 15 can be made to translate towards loading area 82a or loading area 82b.Similarly, ride installation controller 40 can by one or Multiple exchange signals are sent to exchange mechanism 54, this can make exchange mechanism 54 along such as by arrow 85 and/or 89 illustrated directions Boxlike cabin 15 is shifted between transportation system 17 and ball curtain 14.

In addition, as mentioned above, the shape of ball curtain 14 can be substantially spherical.In some embodiments, ball curtain 14 The part that ball curtain entrance 80 is covered, which can be exposed to allow, is inserted into boxlike cabin 15 by ball curtain entrance 80.Therefore, each boxlike Cabin 15 can be connected to sphere section 50, and sphere section 50 corresponds to (exposure) part of ball curtain 14 at ball curtain entrance 80.Especially Ground, the end in boxlike cabin 15 can be connected to sphere section 50, and sphere section 50 can substantially be matched with the curvature of ball curtain 14.Cause This can pass through the portion of sphere section 50 when boxlike cabin 15 is inserted into ball curtain 14 when each ride installation recycles and starts Bulb separation shape keeps the spheroid form of ball curtain 14 complete.Additionally or in alternative solution, ball curtain 14 may include part sphere shape Door (for example, hatch, sphere section door), which can be opened and closed (for example, via hinge) to allow box Formula cabin 15 enters, leaves and be closed in ball curtain 14.Section that generally speaking, the boxlike cabin 15 of ball curtain 14 can cross (for example, Ball curtain entrance 80) it can be by sphere section 50 and/or part sphere shape door covering (for example, sealing), so that when boxlike cabin 15 disposes When in ball curtain 14, it there is no that exterior light (for example, light pollution, light invade) extends in ball curtain 14.In fact, some In embodiment, ball curtain 14 and sphere section 50 can be formed substantially by opaque material, to prevent light pollution from entering ball curtain 14 It is internal.In addition, sphere section 50 can be used as the surface that (for example, projection) is presented for image.

During ride installation circulation, boxlike cabin 15 can be connected to ball curtain 14, and ball curtain 14 can be according to ball curtain ride installation system System 12 narration and around its center rotate.In this way, boxlike cabin 15 can also chatting according to ball curtain ride installation system 12 Thing is rotated jointly with ball curtain 14.Particularly, drive system 16 can be such that ball curtain 14 and boxlike cabin 15 rotates.In certain embodiments, As illustrated in Figure 2, drive system 16 may include three or four spherical induction motors 18, and each spherical shape induction motor has The driver 20(in corresponding spherical induction motor 18 is at least partially located at for example, roller ball).In such an embodiment, Spherical induction motor 18 can be placed in relative to each other in substantially horizontal plane, wherein a part of edge of each driver 20 Vertical direction exposure is to contact ball curtain 14.In this way, each spherical induction motor 18 can make its corresponding 20 edge of driver Any direction rotation, this ball for transmitting rotary movement to the top positioned at each of driver 20 in turn and being in contact with it Curtain 14.In other words, the rotation of driver 20 can be such that ball curtain 14 rotates.In fact, in some embodiments, driver 20 can wrap Friction coatings are included, to prevent ball curtain 14 from sliding relative to driver 20.In some embodiments, although driver 20 provides use In the power that ball curtain 14 rotates, but the weight of ball curtain 14 can be supported at least partly by three or more supporting elements 83, be made Obtain the limited amount weight that spherical induction motor 18 bears ball curtain 14.Each supporting element 83 can make ball curtain 14 and one or more rollings Sub- bearing or the contact of other antifriction elements, so that each supporting element 83 assigns the frictional resistance of the rotation finite of ball curtain.In addition, In In some embodiments, ball curtain 14 can by with the contact of three or more tires (for example, one or more anchor rings, wheel etc.) And it is rotated in any direction around its center.However, different from driver 20, each tire can be in corresponding single Plane of rotation Middle rotation.In fact, in such an embodiment, the direction of rotation of ball curtain 14 can be the corresponding single rotary flat of these tires The combination in face, therefore this be but also ball curtain 14 can rotate in any direction around the center of ball curtain 14.

In certain embodiments, as illustrated in figure 3, ball curtain 14 can be at least partially located at the ball of drive system 16 In shape induction motor 18.Particularly, spherical induction motor 18 can directly make ball curtain 14 surround the center of ball curtain 14 in any direction Rotation.Moreover, it is noted that the rotation of ball curtain 14 is either directly made still to make the corresponding rotation of driver 20, (this in turn will rotation It is transmitted to ball curtain 14), each spherical shape induction motor 18 may each be the bearing-free induction motor of three or more freedom degrees.Example Such as, in some embodiments, each spherical induction motor 18 may include three stators, wherein driver 20(Fig. 2) or ball curtain 14 Any one of (Fig. 3) is used as rotor.In fact, driver 20 and/or ball curtain 14 can be at least partly by conductive and/or magnetic Material (such as, stainless steel) is constituted, to promote to incude.

In the present example, the user 84 being placed in boxlike cabin 15 can be in sweptback position.Particularly, The seat 46 in boxlike cabin 15 aloows user 84 during ride installation circulation towards position generally upwards.With this side Formula, once user 84 is just it will be appreciated that the episphere 92 of ball curtain 14, the episphere can be rided according to ball curtain inside ball curtain 14 The narration of facility system 12 shows image.Each seat 46 can also be associated with one of ride installation attaching means 48.It rides A seat 46 can be fixed to for a user 84 by multiplying each of facility constraints part 48, no matter so that the orientation in boxlike cabin 15 How, user 84 will remain fixed to seat 46.Additionally or in alternative solution, one or more users 84 can be declined Or be increased in ball curtain 14 (for example, when in boxlike cabin and/or ride installation delivery vehicle), and by the user with The substantially vertical position (for example, standing place) seen essentially forward is placed in ball curtain 14 to start ride installation circulation.

In order to illustrate, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are the implementation that wherein user 84 can be lowered in ball curtain 14 or lift off ball curtain 14 The schematic diagram of example.For example, as shown in Figure 4, exchange mechanism 54 may include capstan winch 93, undercarriage (bogey) 95 and cable 97.It rises Falling frame 95 can advance between ball curtain 14 and loading area 82, so that user 84 can load from boxlike cabin 15 and unload and be inserted into ball Curtain 14 and is withdrawn from from ball curtain 14.Particularly, capstan winch 93 can raise and reduce boxlike cabin 15 via cable 97 to multiply load user 84, incite somebody to action User 84 is inserted into ball curtain 14, user 84 is fetched from ball curtain 14 and allows user 84 under boxlike cabin 15 to loading area 82. In addition, as shown in Figure 5, exchange mechanism 54 may include hydraulic support 99.Hydraulic support 99 can ball curtain 14 and loading area 82 it Between advance so that user 84 can load from boxlike cabin 15 and unload and be inserted into ball curtain 14 and withdraw from from ball curtain 14.Particularly, liquid Pressure bracket 99 can raise and reduce boxlike cabin 15 to multiply and carry user 84, user 84 is inserted into ball curtain 14, fetches from ball curtain 14 User 84 simultaneously allows user 84 under boxlike cabin 15 to loading area 82.In fact, in some embodiments, such as institute in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 Show, user 84 can be inserted into ball curtain 14 along substantially vertical direction and fetch user from ball curtain 14 by exchange mechanism 54.At other In embodiment, different promotion/reducing mechanism can be used.For example, the capstan winch 93 and cable 97 in Fig. 4 can be by hydraulic device generations It replaces.In addition, the various mechanisms for adjusting boxlike cabin 15 can be used, in order to entering and leaving for boxlike cabin 15 and user 84.

When being in 14 inside of ball curtain, boxlike cabin 15 can be positioned so that the center in boxlike cabin 15 is located substantially on ball curtain 14 Center at.For example, as seen in Figure 6, Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view of ball curtain 14, and boxlike cabin 15 is placed in ball curtain 14, Lower semisphere 90 and episphere 92 are separated.In other words, ball curtain 14 can be divided into two by boxlike cabin 15.In this way, it is riding During multiplying facility circulation, the inner surface 94 of the episphere 92 of ball curtain 14 is can be seen in the user being sitting in boxlike cabin 15.For example, upper half A big chunk of the inner surface 94 of ball 92 can all be utilized to display image, to help to provide immersion body for user It tests.Particularly, episphere 92 may include the projection of one or more screens 96 or vision system 33, and user can ride according to ball curtain The narration of facility system 12 come watch the screen or projection to see image (for example, film).One or more of screens 96 can be presented using light-weight, flexible, self-luminous (for example, not needing backlight) and/or electroluminescent display to user Image.For example, in some embodiments, ball curtain 14 can using Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) screen (for example, wallpaper) and/or It can be used for showing bending light emitting diode (LED) screen of image.Additionally or in alternative solution, ball curtain 14 may include one Or multiple projectors 98, to project image on the inner surface 94 of episphere 92.In some embodiments, lower semisphere 90 is interior It surface 94 can be visible in illustrated orientation via open or transparent floor.

When watching narration of the ball curtain ride installation system 12 on the inner surface 94 of the episphere 92 of ball curtain 14, driving system System 16 can make ball curtain 14 and the consistent rotation of narration.For example, ball curtain 14 can slowly accelerate with when megalith rolls down slope with megalith The narration that narration, the narration of Plane Rotation (for example, pitching) and/or ball roll in the environment unanimously rotates.As discussed above, With the rotation of ball curtain 14, the boxlike cabin 15 being placed in ball curtain 14 can be rotated jointly with ball curtain 14.However, in some embodiments In, boxlike cabin 15 can be rotated via one or more internal rotating mechanisms 100 independently of ball curtain 14, and the internal rotating mechanism can It works like that similar to gyroscope.In such an embodiment, the image shown to user can be relative to the inner surface of ball curtain 14 94 rotations, so that user can be clearly seen that image always.In addition, although every user in boxlike cabin 15 can be in 14 inward turning of ball curtain Turn, but a part of user can also surround the center rotating of ball curtain 14.For example, user can be placed in the seat 46 in boxlike cabin 15 Interior, the seat can change on radial distance relative to the center of ball curtain 14.Therefore, when ball curtain 14 rotates, radially more The user that center far from ball curtain 14 takes a seat is than the user's body radially taken a seat closer to the center of ball curtain 14 and boxlike cabin 15 Test more movements and centripetal force.No matter rotary means, user and/or ball curtain 14 all be can be configured to around all axis Line is rotated by 360 °.

In addition, in some embodiments, drive system 16 can connect from ride installation controller 40 and/or ball curtain controller 34 Receive one or more driving signals.One or more of driving signals can signal to drive system 16 so that ball curtain 14 revolves Turn, so that the rotation of ball curtain 14 is carried out according to the narration of ball curtain ride installation system 12.For example, one or more of drives Dynamic signal can make drive system 16 increase the rotation speed of ball curtain 14 in the case where narration is related to rolling down slope, or narrate It is related to making vibrating in the case where ship or aircraft pitching around axis.

When being in 14 inside of ball curtain, boxlike cabin 15 can lock in place via the locking mechanism 102 of locking system 22.Locking Mechanism 102 can be any suitable device/mechanism that can be fixed on boxlike cabin 15 in ball curtain 14.For example, in some implementations In example, locking mechanism 102 may include one or more latches, and the latch is configured to engage with a part in boxlike cabin 15. In some embodiments, locking mechanism 102 can be configured for the one or more magnets engaged with boxlike cabin 15.In addition, It, can be with via the sphere section 50 that extension 103 is connected to boxlike cabin 15 when being locked in ball curtain 14 via locking mechanism 102 The surface of ball curtain 14 is aligned, and enters ball curtain 14 to form complete sphere with ball curtain 14 and basically prevent exterior light.One In a little embodiments, when boxlike cabin 15 is placed in ball curtain 14, platform 104 can support boxlike cabin 15 and/or extension 103.In In some embodiments, platform 104 can separate the episphere 92 of ball curtain 14 and lower semisphere 90.

As discussed above, the user of ball curtain 14 may be viewed by the inner surface 94 of episphere 92, to experience ball curtain ride installation The narration of system 12.Therefore, several elements of ball curtain ride installation system 12 can be placed in lower semisphere 90, so as not to interfere User watches the inner surface 94 of the episphere 92 of ball curtain 14.For example, the lower semisphere 90 of ball curtain 14 may include Special Effect System 24, audio System 30, power supply 32, ventilating system 31 and ball curtain controller 34.Ball curtain 14 can also be special equipped with several other amusement enhancings Sign.For example, ball curtain 14 can using virtual reality (VR), alternately real (AR) and/or mixed reality (MR) system, with for example via Narration is passed to user by headwear equipment (headgear set) associated with every user.

As mentioned above, Special Effect System 24 can implement various special efficacys in ball curtain 14.For example, Special Effect System 24 is implementable Cigarette/steam/mist, various water effects (for example, mist, spraying etc.), vibrating effect, odor effect etc..In addition, ventilating system 31 can Air through adjusting is supplied to ball curtain 14.In fact, in some embodiments, ventilating system 31 can be by along ball curtain 14 One or more ventilation openings 106 that inner surface 94 disposes suck outside air, and can outside air be cooled down and be dehumidified. In some embodiments, ventilating system 31 can make the inside air recirculation in ball curtain 14.Special Effect System 24 and ventilating system 31 It can be operated based on from the received one or more signals of ball curtain controller 34 and/or ride installation controller 40.For example, special efficacy System 24 can be implemented based on from the received one or more special efficacy signals of ball curtain controller 34 and/or ride installation controller 40 Various special efficacys as discussed above.Similarly, ventilating system 31 can be based on from ball curtain controller 34 and/or ride installation controller 40 received one or more ventilation signals control air-flow (for example, flow velocity) and temperature.

In fact, in some embodiments, ride installation controller 40 may be able to carry out similar with ball curtain controller 34 Function, and in some embodiments, the function of controller 34,40 can be executed by Single Controller.However, in some implementations In example, ride installation controller 40 can be received from ride installation operator by one or more input units 47 and be inputted.Then, The input can be communicated to ball curtain controller 34 via one or more signals by ride installation controller 40.Then, ball curtain controls Device 34 can implement various functions based on from 40 received signal of ride installation controller.For example, operator can be set by riding It applies controller 40 and one or more signals is sent to ball curtain controller 34 to start ride installation circulation.

Such as various elements of Special Effect System 24, media system 26, power supply 32, ball curtain controller 34 and ventilating system 31 The weight of the lower semisphere 90 of ball curtain 14 can be increased.In this way, when ball curtain 14 is in initial position, ball curtain 14 be can be at Equilibrium state, which can be defined as 15 place of being in a horizontal position of boxlike cabin and episphere 92 is fully disposed in lower semisphere 90 tops.For example, in some embodiments, most of weight of ball curtain 14 can be in lower semisphere 90 or episphere 92, this can draw Imbalance in pilling curtain 14.Therefore, ball curtain 14 can be aggravated via weight (weight) 108, so that ball curtain 14 is originated by direction Position bias.Additionally or in alternative solution, ball curtain 14 may include additional weight 108 to surround ball for kinematics purpose 14 suitably dispensed weight of curtain.

Fig. 7 is to illustrate user to pass through the flow chart of the handling capacity of ball curtain ride installation system 12.110 phase in the first stage Between, by the first boxlike cabin 112(for example, boxlike cabin 15) ball curtain entrance (frame 114) is positioned adjacent to (for example, via delivery system System is 17).Moreover, in the first stage during 110, by the second boxlike cabin 116(for example, boxlike cabin 15) be positioned adjacent to unloading/ Loading area (frame 118).In fact, frame 114 and 118 can occur during 110 simultaneously in the first stage.During second stage 120, First boxlike cabin 112 can be loaded into ball curtain (frame 122) (for example, passing through exchange mechanism from the position adjacent to ball curtain entrance 54), and (frame 124) (for example, via locking system 22) is locked it in ball curtain.Once the first boxlike cabin 112 is in ball curtain Internal and be locked in ball curtain, ball curtain ride installation system 12 can implement ride installation circulation for the first boxlike cabin 112 (frame 126).Ride installation circulation may include making sphere and the first boxlike cabin 112 according to the narration of ball curtain ride installation system 12 Rotation.Once narration (and more specifically, ride installation recycles) is completed, so that it may simultaneously by the first boxlike cabin 112 unlock (frame 128) It is unloaded into (frame 130) from ball curtain.

Equally during second stage 120, the user in the second boxlike cabin 116 can unload from the second boxlike cabin 116 Onto unloading area (frame 132).Once user unloads from the second boxlike cabin 116, new user can climb up the second box from loading area Formula cabin 116(frame 134).After second stage 120, the first stage 110 can be started again at, wherein the second boxlike cabin 116 is determined Position is positioned adjacent to unloading (frame adjacent with loading area at adjacent to ball curtain entrance (frame 114), and by the first boxlike cabin 112 118).In some embodiments, it can translate via the single of transportation system (for example, transportation system 17) by the first boxlike cabin 112 Ball curtain entrance (frame 114) is positioned adjacent to the second boxlike cabin 116 and/or adjacent to unloading and loading area (frame 118).

Although only illustrating and describing certain features of the present embodiment herein, those skilled in the art will envision that Many modifications and variations.It will thus be appreciated that appended claims be intended to cover fall within the true spirit of the invention it is all This modifications and variations.

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