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Wind instrument having pads for closing tone holes with mechanical assistance and supporting system used therein

A wind instrument, sound hole technology, applied in the field of assisting systems

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-03
YAMAHA CORP
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Like this, it is impossible for the automatic playing system of the prior art disclosed in the Japanese Patent Application Publication to allow children, the disabled and the elderly to play wind instruments by hand.

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[0048] Referring initially to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, a wind instrument embodying the present invention generally includes a saxophone 10 and an assist system 24 . A live player plays a piece of music on the saxophone 10 with or without the assistance system 24 . When a live player plays a piece of music on the saxophone 10 without the assistance system 24 at all, he or she blows air into the saxophone 10, causing the air column to vibrate, and changing the length of the air column by fingering, thereby changing the pitch. The real player applies force to the saxophone 10 to change the length of the air column by himself, and the assisting system 10 does not help the real player to change the length of the air column.

[0049] On the other hand, when a live player plays a piece of music on the saxophone 10 by means of the assist system 24, he or she also blows into the saxophone and changes the pitch by fingering. When the real player changes the pitch, not only the ...

no. 2 approach

[0073] Turning to Figures 6A and 6B of the accompanying drawings, another wind instrument embodying the present invention also mainly includes an acoustic wind instrument 10A such as a saxophone and an assisting system 24A. The acoustic wind instrument 10A is similar to the saxophone 10 except for the touch buttons / keys 15A, and the other components of the acoustic wind instrument 10A are indicated by reference numerals representing the corresponding components of the saxophone 10, which will not be described in detail for brevity. illustrate. Each touch button / key 15A is formed with a small protrusion 15a having a circular head. Small protrusion 15a is described in detail below in connection with the sensors incorporated into assisting system 24A.

[0074] Assist system 24A is similar to assist system 24 except for the sensors. For this reason, the description will focus on the sensors and, to avoid repetition, further descriptions of the other system elements will not be g...

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[0079] Turning to Figures 7A and 7B of the accompanying drawings, yet another wind instrument embodying the present invention also mainly includes an acoustic wind instrument 10B and an assisting system 24B. The acoustic wind instrument 10B is similar to the saxophone 10, and the components of the acoustic wind instrument 10B are denoted by reference numerals representing the corresponding components of the saxophone 10, which will not be described in detail for the sake of brevity.

[0080] The assistance system 24B is similar to the assistance system 24 except for the sensor and control unit 25BB. For this reason, the description will focus on the sensor and control unit 25BB and, to avoid repetition, no further description of the other system elements follows.

[0081] Each sensor is associated with one of the touch buttons / keys 15B and consists of a combination of a magnetic scale 32A and a magnetic sensor head 32B. The magnetic scale 32A is adhered to the front end porti...

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Abstract

A saxophone (10) has a complicated key mechanism (16) for selectively closing and opening tone holes (11A), and fingering on touch buttons and keys (15) is not easy for children, handicapped persons and old players; a supporting system (24) is combined with the saxophone (10) so as to assist a human player in fingering, and includes sensors (23), actuators (24a) and a controlling unit (25); while the human player is fingering on the touch buttons and keys (15), the sensors (23) inform the controlling unit (25) of changes of the depressed touch buttons and depressed keys, and the controlling unit (25) supplies driving signals (S2) to the actuators (24a) associated with the tone holes (11 A) to be closed so as to permit the human player easily and quickly to play music tunes.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to wind instruments formed with sound holes which are closed with padded cups / padded keys, and more particularly to wind instruments played with an assist system and assists which can be combined with wind instruments system. Background technique [0002] A saxophone and a clarinet are typical examples of wind instruments, each equipped with a key mechanism for closing and opening sound holes formed in the main body of the saxophone and the main body of the clarinet. The player blows air into the body through the mouthpiece and changes the pitch by selectively closing and opening the sound holes with the padded cover / padded keys. If the player puts light pressure on the padded case / padded key, the sound hole will be partially closed by the padded case / padded key and air will pass through the gap between the chimney and the pad And leak. Leaking air makes the tone unstable, and the player also perceives the noise of the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G10D7/00G10D9/00G10G1/00
CPCG10D9/043G10D7/08G10D9/047
Inventor 泽田修一铃木秀雄林好典小松昭彦谷口成泰泷川宗一
Owner YAMAHA CORP
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