Rollercoaster trigger system

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PATENT NO 11311813
APP PUB NO 20220040587A1
SERIAL NO

17436268

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In a rollercoaster trigger system to output a data signal to a control unit for triggering and controlling an event at a predetermined track position, a beacon plate with a certain aperture pattern and a sensor set is provided to send a trigger signal and a data signal to the control unit. The sensor set includes a first and a second trigger sensor which provide together the trigger signal to readout the data of the beacon plate when together simultaneously detecting a first and second trigger aperture of the aperture pattern. A read sensor is provided for reading data from the aperture pattern by detecting a presence or absence of a read aperture. The data signal is obtained by the control unit when the trigger signal is generated.

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VEKOMA RIDES ENGINEERING B V6063 BA VLODROP

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cüppers, Hendrik Jozef Christina Vlodrop, NL 1 0

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