Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Locking device for a safety bar, passenger accommodation and amusement ride having a locking device of this kind
-
Application No.: US17609621Application Date: 2020-01-23
-
Publication No.: US12077118B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Dirk Wiebeck , Michael Kraus
- Applicant: MACK RIDES GMBH & CO. KG
- Applicant Address: DE Waldkirch
- Assignee: MACK RIDES GMBH & CO. KG
- Current Assignee: MACK RIDES GMBH & CO. KG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Waldkirch
- Agency: Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
- Agent Jerald L. Meyer
- Priority: DE 2019112190.6 2019.05.09
- International Application: PCT/EP2020/051622 2020.01.23
- International Announcement: WO2020/224812A 2020.11.12
- Date entered country: 2021-11-08
- Main IPC: B60R21/02
- IPC: B60R21/02 ; B60R21/01 ; A63G4/00 ; A63G9/00 ; A63G31/00 ; B60R21/00

Abstract:
A locking device (1) for a safety bar (8) includes a fluid channel (10) having a magneto-rheological fluid (11), a movable locking element (40) and a magnet device (30), wherein the locking element (40) is coupled to the safety bar (8) and forces the fluid (11) through the fluid channel (10) when the safety bar (8) moves, wherein the fluid channel (10) has at least one channel portion (20), and wherein the magnet device (30) is arranged at least on opposing side walls (21) of the channel portion (20) in such a manner that the field lines (31) of the magnetic field of the magnet device (30) can pass through the channel portion (20). A passenger accommodation has a safety bar (8) and a locking device (1) and an amusement ride having has a locking device (1).
Public/Granted literature
Information query