Looking for tech. coaster info

[hyyyper]

Hey all of you,

 

for some important project stuff at school, i'm looking for technical coaster information. Especially for diagrams of the restrains systems (click-bars and pneu/hydraulic) and also other technical (safety) systems (stationthings, brakes, sensors, launch methods)

 

thanks in advance,

 

Bas

[CoasterFanatic]

Terrorist!

[cobra_roll06]

Terrorist!

 

LMAO! Best comment ever!

[Jim S.]

An online patent search might be useful.

[Homer]

http://www.google.com/patents

 

Google has a nice patent search, I found the patent for the B&M Invert!

 

http://www.google.com/patents?id=pWQbAAAAEBAJ&dq=roller+coaster

[LcHg5265]

Here is an interesting read on how Top Thrill Dragsters restraints and launch work. I am assuming the restraint system is very similar to other hydraulic restraints.

 

http://www.pointbuzz.com/ttdtech.htm

[stormrider]

When I went to Great America (Knott's Great America) I was a nerd and took photos of some technical aspects of Vortex so I'll post them here. They show some of the air compression, brakes, tires, etc. that most other people would probably not care about...

Brake run

Brake run

Under station

Transfer

Brake run, along with air compressors and exposed filters(?) inside the white box (which doesn't have a cover on this ride).

Drive tires, along with mechanism for unlocking the trains.

Two sensors at beginning drop.

Closeup blurry picture of station pipes.

Some shot of stuff attached to the bottom of a station support, with some pipes.

Here's Vortex: Pipes coming down from station.

Here's one from Invertigo...

[RRollergod]

^Coaster pron heaven!

[hyyyper]

Here is an interesting read on how Top Thrill Dragsters restraints and launch work. I am assuming the restraint system is very similar to other hydraulic restraints.

 

http://www.pointbuzz.com/ttdtech.htm

 

 

that one's awesome (the others too, this one a little more )

 

thanks everybody

[stormrider]

Well, if you want to know how the old Arrow restraints work:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT4005877

That's how I learned how the two back-up systems work in a restraint (one is hydraulic and the other is mechanical).

[sfne2005]

Woah,

On that link with the patents, there is one for a wooden inverted coaster On second thought, an inverted intamin-ish wooden could be unbelievable.....

[Purplepills]

Seems as though the patent searches have a fair bit of information, if you required more you could write to the manufacturers. I did a project asking for information from many sources and couldn't get much detailed information out of them, but B&M were helpful in as much as they sent me drawings of the inverted trains which I asked for. If you ask for sensor information they may provide you with the number and positions of sensors etc. for a typical coaster.

[CoasterFanatic]

If you are looking for patents, then Victor Canfield has probably the most comprehensive list.

 

www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/v/a/vac3/rcpathome.html