A luminous percussion instrument

Abstract

A luminous percussion instrument 100, such as a drum, comprises at least one light-emitting element arranged inside a hollow housing. The percussion instrument also includes at least one beating region 3 and at least one light-transmittable surface 11. An induction switch, which may be an infrared induction switch operating with a range of 5 to 50 millimetres, is arranged in each beating region. The induction switches are electrically connected to the light-emitting element(s) to control their activation in response to a user striking the beating regions. The percussion instrument may include three beating regions which each have an associated light-emitting element and where the light-emitting elements are different colours, for example red, green and blue. The percussion instrument may also include a snare with an adjusting rod. The instrument may provide multi-sensory stimulation to players, such as deaf people, learning to play instruments.

Description

The present invention relates to the field of percussion instruments, and particularly, to a luminous percussion instrument. Related Art Existing percussion instruments, such as a box drum and a tambourine, only consider the functionality of learning and use by auditory sense, without considering the functionality of learning and use by visual sense. For some people who need multi-sensory stimulation to learn to play instruments, such as deaf people, they cannot learn and use percussion instruments by auditory sense, but only make judgments by visual sense. Therefore, how to make people who need multi-sensory stimulation to learn to play instruments effectively participate m playing the percussion instruments together with ordinary people has become a study-worthy problem. SUMMARY The present invention aims to provide a luminous percussion instrument, which visually determines a color of light to guide a user to beat a corresponding beating position, making people, such as deaf people, who need multi-sensory stimulation to learn to play instruments effectively learn and participate in playing the percussion instrument. A luminous percussion instrument provided by the present invention includes a hollow housing. A light-emitting element is arranged inside the hollow housing. At least one surface of the percussion instrument is a light-transmittance surface. The percussion instrument is provided with at least one beating region. An induction switch is arranged in each beating region; and the induction switches are electrically connected to the light-emitting elements to control light emission and extinguishing of the light-emitting element. In the above percussion instrument, three beating regions are included, namely a first beating position, a second beating position, and a third beating position; the light-emitting element includes light-emitting elements capable of emitting light with three different colors; the induction switch of the first beating position correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a first color; the induction switch of the second beating position correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a second color; and the induction switch of the third beating position correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a third color. In the above percussion instrument, the light-emitting element with the first color is a green luminous body; the light-emitting element with the second color is a red luminous body; and the light-emitting element with the third color is a blue luminous body. The above percussion instrument further includes a snare and an adjusting rod with the snare, which are arranged inside the hollow housing; a knob is arranged at one end of the adjusting rod; and the knob is arranged on an outer surface of the hollow housing. The above percussion instrument further includes an adjusting block, a reset spring, a snare, and an adjusting rod with the snare, which are arranged inside the hollow housing. A knob is arranged at one end of the adjusting block; the knob is arranged on an outer surface of the hollow housing; the adjusting block is arranged on a rear surface close to the adjusting rod; and two ends of the reset spring are fixedly connected to the adjusting rod and the hollow housing, respectively. In the above percussion instrument, the adjusting rod is provided with two groups of the snares; one group of the snare is arranged at a position, close to a left side panel of the hollow housing, on the adjusting rod; and the other group of the snare is arranged at a position, close to a right side panel of the hollow housing, on the adjusting rod. In the above percussion instrument, the light-transmittance surface of the percussion instrument is a double-sided frosted acrylic material plate with a thickness range of 1 millimeter to 8 millimeters. In the above percussion instrument, the light-emitting element is mounted in a corresponding region of an inner wall, directly opposite to the light-transmittance surface, of the hollow housing. In the above percussion instrument, the beating regions and the light-transmittance surface are located in a same orientation as the hollow housing. In the above percussion instrument, the induction switches are embedded in the beating regions; the induction switches are infrared induction switches; and an induction range of each induction switch is 5 millimeters to 50 millimeters. In the above percussion instrument, the induction switch of the first beating position, the induction switch of the second beating position, and the induction switch of the third beating position form a triangle; the induction switch of the second beating position is located at a center line of the triangle; and the induction switch of the first beating position and the induction switch of the third beating position are symmetrical to each other. According to the luminous percussion instrument provided by the present invention, through the structure of percussion instrument, the light-emitting element, the induction switches, and the beating regions are associated. When a user beats the beating regions, the light-emitting elements are lightened. In addition, at least one surface of the percussion instrument is light-transmittable, so that a color of light is displayed through the lighttransmittance surface, thereby visually determining a color of light to guide a user to beat a corresponding beating position, making special people who learn to play instruments by auditory sense effectively learn and participate in playing the percussion instrument. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a percussion instrument provided by the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the percussion instrument shown in FIG. 1, after removing a light-emitting element and a panel where the light-emitting element is located; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a light-transmittance surface and beating regions of the percussion instrument shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is an exploded view of beating regions shown in FIG. 3 and induction switches; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a light-emitting element and a back panel where the light-emitting element is located of the percussion instrument shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of a surface A-A of the percussion instrument shown in FIG. 1 in another embodiment; FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of a surface A-A of the percussion instrument shown in FIG. 1 in another embodiment, after a knob is spun; FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a light-transmittance surface and strings of the percussion instrument shown in FIG. 3 in another embodiment; and FIG. 9 is a control circuit diagram of light-emitting elements and induction switches of the percussion instrument shown in FIG. 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. As shown in FIG. 1, a percussion instrument 100 provided by the present invention includes a hollow housing 1. A circular hole for sound production is provided in one surface of the hollow housing 1. A light-emitting element 2 is arranged inside the hollow housing 1. At least one beating region 3 is further arranged on a surface of the hollow housing 1. At least one surface of the percussion instrument 100 is light-transmittable, such as a light-transmittance surface 11 in FIG. 1, to display a color of light emitted by the light-emitting element 2. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the beating regions 3 can be pentagonal, in which induction switches are arranged. The induction switches are electrically connected to the light-emitting element 2 to control light emission and extinguishing of the light-emitting element 2. As shown in FIG. 3, it can be understood that touching the beating regions 3 directly or indirectly connects the induction switches. In a preferred solution, as shown in FIG. 4, it can be further understood that the beating regions 3 and the induction switches are at the same positions. For example, the induction switches are embedded into the beating regions 3. In this embodiment, the induction switches are infrared induction switches. An induction range of each induction switch is 5 millimeters to 50 millimeters. A user can calculate a sum of a thickness of the light-transmittance surface 11 and a distance from the induction switches to the light-transmittance surface 11 to adjust a numerical value of the induction range of each induction switch, ensuring that the light emission and extinguishing of the light-emitting elements are controlled under a condition of determining a beating action to be an effective beating action. Preferably, to facilitate visually determining the color of the light emitted by the lightemitting element 2 during the beating action, the beating regions 3 and the light-transmittance surface 11 are located in the same orientation as the hollow housing 1. Namely, the beating regions 3 and the light-transmittance surface 11 are simultaneously presented within a range of a line of sight. As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 4, preferably, three beating regions 3 are included, namely a first beating position 31, a second beating position 32, and a third beating position 33. The light-emitting element 2 includes light-emitting elements capable of emitting light with three different colors. Specifically, the induction switch of the first beating position 31 correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a first color; the induction switch of the second beating position 32 correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a second color; and the induction switch of the third beating position 33 correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a third color. Preferably, the infrared induction switches are respectively arranged at the first beating position 31, the second beating position 32, and the third beating position 33 of the beating regions 3, and the light-transmittance surface 11 is arranged at a front position close to the beating regions 3. When a user beats the first beating position 31, the second beating position 32, or the third beating position 33 with a palm, the corresponding infrared induction switch receives an infrared radiation emitted from the hand of the user, which triggers the infrared induction switch to be turned on, so that the correspondingly connected light-emitting element 2 emits light. When the hand leaves the above beating position, the corresponding infrared induction switch is turned off, and the correspondingly connected light-emitting element 2 extinguishes. The infrared induction switches can quickly detect an approaching or leaving action of the hand of the user and be instantly turned on or turned off, thereby avoiding delayed lightening or delayed extinguishing and ensuring that learners or other people can immediately see a color displayed after beating and know a beating position and a beating order. The light-transmittance surface 11 is made of a transparent or semitransparent material. The infrared induction switch can receive infrared rays emitted by a human body through the light-transmittance surface 11, to detect whether the palm of the user approaches or moves away from the above beating position, and to control the lightemitting element 2 to emit light or extinguish. Preferably, the induction switch of the first beating position 31, the induction switch of the second beating position 32, and the induction switch of the third beating position 33 form a triangle. The induction switch of the second beating position 32 is located at a center line of the triangle; and the induction switch of the first beating position 31 and the induction switch of the third beating position 33 are symmetrical to each other. In this way, it can be convenient and flexible to continuously beat the three beating positions with various combined actions. As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the light-emitting elements capable of emitting light with three different colors form a one-piece light-emitting elements 2. Preferably, the light-emitting element with the first color is a green luminous body; the light-emitting element with the second color is a red luminous body; and the light-emitting element with the third color is a blue luminous body. For example, the light-emitting element 2 is composed of several light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that are arrayed and are capable of emitting light with three different colors. The red luminous body is an LED that displays red light. The blue luminous body is an LED that displays blue light. The green luminous body is an LED that displays green light. The LED with red light, the LED with blue light, and the LED with green light are arranged in sequence to form the light-emitting element 2 in a specific shape, and the above LEDs capable of emitting light with the three different colors are in the same number. The light-emitting element 2 in this embodiment is square. Preferably, to display uniform and soft light, the light-transmittance surface 11 of the percussion instrument 100 is a double-sided frosted acrylic material plate with a thickness range of 1 millimeter to 8 millimeters. Further, the light-emitting element 2 is mounted in a corresponding region of an inner wall of the hollow housing 1 directly opposite to the lighttransmittance surface 11. In this way, light is emitted from a back surface of the lighttransmittance surface 11 and passes through the double-sided frosted acrylic hght-transmittance surface 11 with the thickness of 1 millimeter to 8 millimeters, thus presenting a uniform and soft lighting effect. In this embodiment, the light-transmittance surface 11 is a front panel of the percussion instrument 100 and the hollow housing 1, and the light-emitting element 2 is mounted on an inner side of a back panel of the percussion instrument 100 and the hollow housing 1. The circular hole for sound production is provided in the back panel of the hollow housing 1 too. In a preferred solution, to make appropriate use of an area of the back panel of the hollow housing 1 to present an ideal lighting effect, the light-emitting element 2 is mounted at a periphery of the circular hole. Referring to FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the percussion instrument 100 is further provided with a control circuit that is connected to the induction switches and the lightemitting element 2, and a power input connector configured to be connected to a power supply. A power input can be a portable power supply or connected to a household power supply through a transformer. Specifically, the control circuit is fixed on the back panel of the hollow housing 1. As shown in FIG. 2, further, the percussion instrument 100 includes a snare 5 and an adjusting rod 6 with the snare 5, which are arranged inside the hollow housing 1. A knob 8 is arranged at one end of the adjusting rod 6. The knob 8 is arranged on an outer surface of the hollow housing 1. For example, two ends of the adjusting rod 6 respectively resist against a left side panel and a right side panel of the hollow housing 1. The knob 8 is connected to one end of the adjusting rod 6 through the left side panel or the right side panel. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, further, the percussion instrument 100 includes an adjusting block 12, a reset spring 13, a snare 5, and an adjusting rod 6 with the snare 5, which are arranged inside the hollow housing 1. For example, two ends of the adjusting rod 6 respectively resist against a left side panel and a right side panel inside the hollow housing 1, and two ends of the reset spring 13 are fixedly connected to the adjusting rod 6 and the hollow housing 1, respectively. Preferably, a position, close to the left side panel, on a rear surface 61 of the adjusting rod 6 is connected to one end of the reset spring 13, and the other end of the reset spring 13 is fixed to the left side panel inside the hollow housing 1. The adjusting block 12 is arranged on an inner surface of the hollow housing 1 and is arranged at a position close to the rear surface 61 of the adjusting rod 6. The adjusting block 12 is cuboid. A surface, facing the adjusting rod 6, of the adjusting block and a lower surface of the adjusting block form a curved surface. One end of the adjusting block 12 is connected to a knob 8. The knob 8 is arranged on an outer surface of the hollow housing 1. For example, one end of the adjusting block 12 is connected into the left side panel of the hollow housing 1, and the knob 8 is connected to one end of the adjusting block 12 through the left side panel. A limiting column 14 is arranged in the hollow housing 1. The limiting column 14 is fixedly arranged at a position, close to a front surface 62 of the adjusting rod 6, on the left side panel. When a user spins the knob 8 counterclockwise, the adjusting block 12 connected to the knob 8 is driven to rotate with the knob. When the adjusting block 12 rotates until it resists against the rear surface 61 of the adjusting rod 6, the adjusting block 12 drives the adjusting rod 6 to rotate counterclockwise, and the curved surface of the adjusting block 12 can make the rotation smoother after the adjusting block 12 resists against the adjusting rod 6. The snare 5 on the adjusting rod 6 rotates with the adjusting rod, making the other end of the snare 5 away from the fixed end in contact with a surface of the light-transmittance surface 11, and stops until the front surface 62 of the adjusting rod 6 resists against the limiting column 14. When the snare 5 is in contact with the light-transmittance surface 11, a rustling sound is produced in a sound produced by the percussion instrument 100. The limiting column 14 avoids such a phenomenon: If the adjusting rod 6 rotates excessively, the snare 5 will rotate excessively, and an end of the snare 5 will be in contact with a back surface of a beating region 3, losing the ability of producing a rustling sound. In addition, by spinning the knob 8, the snare 5 can be in contact with the light-transmittance surface 11, and a length ratio of the other end of the snare 5 that is away from the fixed end and is in contact with the light-transmittance surface 11 can be adjusted, to adjust the intensity of the rustling sound on demand. When a user spins the knob 8 clockwise, the adjusting block 12 connected to the knob 8 is driven to rotate with the knob. When the adjusting block 12 rotates gradually away from the rear surface 61 of the adjusting rod 6, the reset spring 13 begins to be loosened from an original tightened state, causing the adjusting rod 6 to gradually return to its original position. The snare 5 moves with the adjusting block away from the light-transmittance surface 11, to eliminate the rustling sound produced when the instrument 100 is beaten. In addition, according to the above settings, the adjusting block 12, the reset spring 13, and the knob 8 can alternatively be arranged at corresponding positions on the right side panel. Namely, one end of the adjusting block 12 resists against the inside of the right side panel of the hollow housing 1. The knob 8 is connected to one end of the adjusting block 12 through the right side panel. The other end of the reset spring 13 is fixed to the right side panel inside the hollow housing 1. If a user needs to make the snare 5 in contact with the light-transmittance surface 11 to produce the rustling sound, the user spins the knob 8 clockwise. If the user needs to move the snare 5 away from the surface of the light-transmittance surface 11, the user spins the knob 8 counterclockwise. Preferably, the adjusting rod 6 is provided with two groups of snares 5. The snares 5 are half snares. One group of the snare 5 is arranged at a position, close to a left side panel of the hollow housing 1, on the adjusting rod 6; and the other group of the snare 5 is arranged at a position, close to a right side panel of the hollow housing 1, on the adjusting rod 6. The two groups of snares 5 arranged on the left and right can be in average contact with a larger surface of the light-transmittance surface 11, so that the rustling sound can be uniformly transmitted, and a timbre change can be enhanced. As shown in FIG. 8, further, a string 9 can be arranged on a back surface of the lighttransmittance surface 11 to enhance the rustling sound. In this embodiment, two strings 9 are arranged on the back surface of the light-transmittance surface 11. One end of one string 9 is fixed to a middle position of an upper rim of the light-transmittance surface 11, and the other end is fixed to a lower left corner of a rim of the light-transmittance surface 11. One end of the other string 9 is fixed to the middle position of the upper nm of the light-transmittance surface 11, and the other end is fixed to a lower right comer of the rim of the lighttransmittance surface 11. A use method of the percussion instrument 100 of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with FIG. 1 to FIG. 9: SI. The induction switches are made to be in a normally-on state and are connected to a power supply. S2. The beating regions 3 are beaten to turn on the light-emitting element 2, and a color of light is displayed through the light-transmittance surface 11. Specifically, step S2 includes: The three beating regions 3 are beaten. Specifically, when the first beating position 31, the second beating position 32, and the third beating position 33 are beaten simultaneously, the light-transmittance surface 11 displays white light. When the first beating position 31 and the second beating position 32 are beaten simultaneously, the light-transmittance surface 11 displays yellow light. When the first beating position 31 and the third beating position 33 are beaten simultaneously, the light-transmittance surface 11 displays light-blue light. When the second beating position 32 and the third beating position 33 are beaten simultaneously, the light-transmittance surface 11 displays purple light. When the first beating position 31 is beaten, green light is displayed. When the second beating position 32 is beaten, red light is displayed. When the third beating position 33 is beaten, blue light is displayed. In this way, by using seven colors including red light, blue light, green light, white light, purple light, yellow light, and light-blue light, a user is guided to visually determine the color of light to beat one or more corresponding beating positions. This can make people, such as deaf people, who need multi-sensory stimulation to learn to play instruments effectively learn and participate in playing the percussion instrument 100. It can be understood that, as shown in FIG. 7, in step S2, when the first beating position 31, the second beating position 32, and the third beating position 33 are beaten simultaneously, the induction switch of the first beating position 31 correspondingly controls the LED with green light to emit green light, the induction switch of the second beating position 32 correspondingly controls the LED with red light to emit red light, and the induction switch of the third beating position 33 correspondingly controls the LED with blue light to emit blue light. In this way, the red, blue, and green lights are mixed into the white light that is displayed through the light-transmittance surface 11. When the first beating position 31 and the second beating position 32 are beaten simultaneously, the induction switch of the third beating position 33 controls the blue light to be extinguished, so that the green light and the red light are mixed into the yellow light. Similarly, when the first beating position 31 and the third beating position 33 are beaten simultaneously, the green light and the blue light are mixed into the light-blue light. When the second beating position 32 and the third beating position 33 are beaten simultaneously, the red light and the blue light are mixed into the purple light. Further, the use method further includes: A snare 5 and an adjusting rod 6 with the snare 5 are arranged inside the hollow housing 1, and a knob 8 is arranged and connected to one end of the adjusting rod 6. The knob 8 is spun to rotate adjusting rod 6, thus changing an angle of the snare 5. In step S2: the beating regions 3 are beaten, when the angle of the snare 5 achieves a contact with the beating regions 3, a sound produced by the percussion instrument 100 will carry a rustling sound. When the angle of the snare 5 does not achieve a contact with the beating regions 3, the sound produced by the percussion instrument 100 will not carry a rustling sound. The above embodiments only express the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are described specifically in more details, but should not be understood as limiting the scope of patent of the present invention. It should be pointed out that a person of ordinary skill in the art can further make several transformations and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, for example, combining different features in the various embodiments. These shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A luminous percussion instrument, comprising a hollow housing (1), wherein a lightemitting element (2) is arranged inside the hollow housing (1); the percussion instrument (100) is provided with at least one beating region (3); at least one surface of the percussion instrument (100) is a light-transmittance surface (11); an induction switch is arranged in each beating region (3); and the induction switches are electrically connected to the light-emitting elements to control light emission and extinguishing of the light-emitting element.

2. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 1, wherein three beating regions (3) are comprised, namely a first beating position (31), a second beating position (32), and a third beating position (33); the light-emitting element (2) comprises light-emitting elements capable of emitting light with three different colors; the induction switch of the first beating position (31) correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a first color; the induction switch of the second beating position (32) correspondingly controls the lightemitting element with a second color; and the induction switch of the third beating position (33) correspondingly controls the light-emitting element with a third color.

3. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 2, wherein the light-emitting element with the first color is a green luminous body; the light-emitting element with the second color is a red luminous body; and the light-emitting element with the third color is a blue luminous body.

4. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a snare (5) and an adjusting rod (6) with the snare, which are arranged inside the hollow housing (1), wherein a knob (8) is arranged at one end of the adjusting rod (6); and the knob (8) is arranged on an outer surface of the hollow housing (1).

5. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting block (12), a reset spring (13), a snare (5), and an adjusting rod (6) with the snare, which are arranged inside the hollow housing (1), wherein a knob (8) is arranged at one end of the adjusting block (12); the knob (8) is arranged on an outer surface of the hollow housing (1); the adjusting block (12) is arranged on a rear surface (61) close to the adjusting rod (6);and two ends of the reset spring (13) are fixedly connected to the adjusting rod (6) and the hollow housing (1), respectively.

6. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the adjusting rod (6) is provided with two groups of the snares (5); one group of the snare (5) is arranged at a position, close to a left side panel of the hollow housing (1), on the adjusting rod (6); and the other group of the snare (5) is arranged at a position, close to a right side panel of the hollow housing (1), on the adjusting rod (6).

7. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 1, wherein the lighttransmittance surface (11) of the percussion instrument (100) is a double-sided frosted acrylic material plate with a thickness range of 1 millimeter to 8 millimeters.

8. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 6, wherein the light-emitting element is mounted in a corresponding region of an inner wall, directly opposite to the lighttransmittance surface (11), of the hollow housing.

9. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 1, wherein the beating regions (3) and the light-transmittance surface (11) are located in a same orientation as the hollow housing (1).

10. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 2, wherein the induction switches are embedded in the beating regions (3); the induction switches are infrared induction switches; and an induction range of each induction switch is 5 millimeters to 50 millimeters.

11. The luminous percussion instrument according to claim 2 or 10, wherein the induction switch of the first beating position (31), the induction switch of the second beating position (32), and the induction switch of the third beating position (33) form a triangle; the induction switch of the second beating position (32) is located at a center line of the triangle; and the induction switch of the first beating position (31) and the induction switch of the third beating position (33) are symmetrical to each other.

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