US 12,280,320 B2
Systems and methods for deploying and resetting show elements
Benjamin Robert Clark, Orlando, FL (US)
Assigned to Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed by Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,648.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/350,556, filed on Jun. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0398464 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. A63J 5/02 (2006.01); A63G 31/02 (2006.01); A63G 31/16 (2006.01)
CPC A63J 5/02 (2013.01) [A63G 31/02 (2013.01); A63G 31/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A show system, comprising
a rotatable beam assembly comprising a rotatable beam, a first track, a second track, and one or more motors;
a first show element coupled to the first track to enable the first show element to translate along the first track and a second show element coupled to the second track to enable the second show element to translate along the second track; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the rotatable beam assembly and configured to provide control signals to the one or more motors to:
with the first show element in a show location, drive the first show element to translate along the first track to present a respective motion profile in a scene;
rotate the rotatable beam to cause the first show element to rotate from the show location to a reset location and to cause the second show element to rotate from the reset location to the show location; and
with the second show element in the show location, drive the second show element to translate along the second track to present a respective motion profile in the scene.