Thumb piano stand and thumb piano

Abstract

The present invention provides a thumb piano stand and a thumb piano, the thumb piano stand comprises a stand unit, the stand unit comprises a front nut, a back nut and a bridge, the bridge is located between the front nut and the back nut, a first connecting member is provided between the front nut and the bridge, the first connecting member is fixedly connected to the front nut and the bridge, a second connecting member is provided between the back nut and the bridge, the second connecting member is fixedly connected to the back nut and the bridge; a front supporting position is provided on the upper part of the front nut, a back supporting position is provided on the upper part of the back nut, a downward pressing part is provided on the lower part of the bridge, and a spring sheet gap is reserved between the pressing part and the front supporting position and the back supporting position; the thumb piano stand and the thumb piano are easy to assemble, have small errors after assembly, and can adapt to various scale arrangements.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of musical instruments, and in particular to a thumb piano stand and a thumb piano. Background Art

[0002] The thumb piano is an instrument originating in Africa. It typically consists of a body, one or two rows of metal shrapnel, and a frame. The frame includes two front and rear nut and a bridge. The shrapnel rests on the nut, and the bridge between the nut presses down on the shrapnel, keeping it in a certain tension. The end of the shrapnel vibrates and produces sound when plucking with a finger. Existing thumb piano frames use separate front and rear nut and bridge, which can lead to significant manufacturing and assembly errors and cannot accommodate a variety of different scale arrangements. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a thumb piano stand and a thumb piano that are easy to assemble, have small errors after assembly, and can adapt to various scale arrangements.

[0004] An embodiment of the present invention provides a thumb piano stand, comprising a stand unit, wherein the stand unit comprises a front nut, a back nut and a bridge, the bridge being located between the front nut and the back nut, a first connecting member being provided between the front nut and the bridge, the first connecting member being fixedly connected to the front nut and the bridge, a second connecting member being provided between the back nut and the bridge, the second connecting member being fixedly connected to the back nut and the bridge; a front supporting position being provided on the upper portion of the front nut, a back supporting position being provided on the upper portion of the back nut, a downward pressing portion being provided on the lower portion of the bridge, and a spring sheet gap being reserved between the pressing portion and the front supporting position and the back supporting position.

[0005] Preferably, the front nut, the rear nut, the bridge, the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are integrally formed.

[0006] Preferably, the front nut is a column, the front support position is a groove located on the upper portion of the front nut; the back nut is a support plate, and one end of the back nut closer to the front nut is lower than the other end; the second connecting member is a support plate, and the pressing portion is fixed to the upper portion of the support plate; the support plate extends toward the back nut, and the back nut is also fixed to the upper portion of the support plate. The first connecting member is a connecting plate, one end of the first connecting member is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the front nut, and the other end is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the support plate.

[0007] Preferably, the support upright includes a first support upright and a second support upright, the first support upright and the second support upright are arranged opposite to each other, and a gap is reserved therebetween, a cavity is formed between the first support upright, the second support upright, the bridge and the back nut, and the lower end opening of the cavity forms a demolding opening; the lower parts of the first support upright and the second support upright are also fixedly connected to a bottom plate, and the bottom plate is fixedly connected to the first support upright and the second support upright.

[0008] Preferably, the thumb piano stand further comprises an auxiliary saddle, the saddle is provided with an auxiliary through-hole, the auxiliary saddle passes through the auxiliary through-hole, and the auxiliary saddle can move relative to the saddle.

[0009] Preferably, the first connecting member is a connecting plate, and the second connecting member is also a connecting plate; two oppositely arranged support plates are provided at the lower part of the bridge, and the two support plates are fixed on the first connecting member and the second connecting member, and the bridge is fixed on the upper part of the two support plates, and a demolding hole is provided at the lower part of the bridge; one end of the rear nut is fixedly connected to the second connecting member, and the other end is connected to the nut support plate.

[0010] Preferably, the thumb piano stand comprises a plurality of stand units;

[0011] The plurality of bracket units are arranged in parallel; or, the plurality of bracket units are arranged in a degraded manner.

[0012] Preferably, the thumb piano stand includes a plurality of support units, the support units including a first support unit and a second support unit, the front nut, the back nut and the bridge of the first support unit being higher than the front nut, the back nut and the bridge of the second support unit; the first support unit and the second support unit are fixedly connected;

[0013] A plurality of the bracket units are arranged in parallel; or,

[0014] The plurality of bracket units are arranged in a degraded manner, and the first bracket unit and the second bracket unit are also arranged in a degraded manner.

[0015] Preferably, the thumb piano stand includes a first bracket unit and a second bracket unit, the first bracket unit is located above the second bracket unit, and the first bracket unit and the second bracket unit are integrally formed; the first bracket unit includes a first front nut, a first rear nut and a first bridge, and the second bracket unit includes a second front nut, a second rear nut and a second bridge; the second bridge is located below the first front nut, and the second rear nut is located below the first bridge.

[0016] The present invention further provides a thumb piano, comprising a spring piece and any one of the above-mentioned thumb piano brackets, wherein the spring piece is inserted into the gap between the spring pieces.

[0017] Preferably, the thumb piano further comprises a piano body, and the thumb piano bracket is fixed on the piano body.

[0018] The present invention is provided with a first connecting member and a second connecting member, and the front nut, the rear nut and the bridge are fixedly connected by the first connecting member and the second connecting member. During assembly, there is no need to assemble the thumb piano bracket, which is convenient for assembly compared with the existing thumb piano and avoids errors that may occur when assembling the thumb piano bracket; a spring sheet gap is reserved between the front nut, the rear nut and the bridge, and the spring sheet can be inserted into the spring sheet gap, which is convenient for assembly and convenient for replacing the spring sheet. By replacing the spring sheet, a variety of different scale arrangements can be formed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through a more detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals indicate the same parts throughout the accompanying drawings, and the drawings are not drawn to scale with actual size. The emphasis is on illustrating the subject matter of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 1 A longitudinal cross-sectional view of a bracket unit according to a preferred embodiment;

[0021] Figure 2 This is an overall structural diagram of the bracket unit of a preferred embodiment;

[0022] Figure 3 This is the overall structural diagram of the flush thumb piano stand;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing the overall structure of a thumb piano using a flush-type thumb piano stand;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a diagram showing the overall structure of another thumb piano using a flush-type thumb piano stand;

[0025] Figure 6 This is the overall structural diagram of the degraded thumb piano stand;

[0026] Figure 7 This is the overall structure diagram of the thumb piano using the degraded thumb piano stand;

[0027] Figure 8 It is the longitudinal cross-section of the high and low bracket units;

[0028] Figure 9 This is the overall structural diagram of the high and low bracket units;

[0029] Figure 10 This is the overall structure diagram of the flush-type high and low thumb piano stand;

[0030] Figure 11 This is the overall structure diagram of a thumb piano using a flush-type high and low thumb piano stand;

[0031] Figure 12 This is the overall structure diagram of another thumb piano using a flush-type high and low thumb piano stand;

[0032] Figure 13 This is the overall structural diagram of the degraded thumb piano stand;

[0033] Figure 14 This is the overall structure diagram of the thumb piano using the degraded thumb piano stand;

[0034] Figure 15 It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a double-layer bracket unit;

[0035] Figure 16 It is the overall structural diagram of the double-layer bracket unit;

[0036] Figure 17 This is the overall structure diagram of the flush double-layer thumb piano stand;

[0037] Figure 18 This is the overall structure diagram of a thumb piano using a flush double-layer thumb piano stand;

[0038] Figure 19 This is the overall structure diagram of another thumb piano using a flush double-layer thumb piano stand;

[0039] Figure 20 This is the overall structural diagram of the degraded double-layer thumb piano stand;

[0040] Figure 21 This is the overall structure diagram of the thumb piano using a degraded double-layer thumb piano stand;

[0041] Figure 22 This is an overall structural diagram of a bracket unit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 23 This is an overall structural diagram of a bracket unit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] Description of labels:

[0044] 1. Spring clip, 11. First spring clip, 12. Second spring clip, 2. Front nut, 21. First front nut, 22. Second front nut, 3. Bridge, 30. Auxiliary bridge, 31. First bridge, 32. Second bridge, 300. Support plate, 4. Back nut, 40. Bridge support plate, 41. First back nut, 42. Second back nut, 5. Second connecting member, 6. First connecting member, 7. Demolding port, 8. Through hole, 9. Screw, 10. Body, 13. Bottom plate, 14. Back post, 15. Top opening. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] To facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0046] It should be noted that when an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element and integrated therewith, or there may be an intermediate element. The terms "mounted", "one end", "the other end" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0047] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art. The terms used in this specification are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0048] like Figure 1-23 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a thumb piano stand, including a stand unit. Figure 1-3 The bracket unit includes a front nut 2, a back nut 4 and a bridge 3. The bridge 3 is located between the front nut 2 and the back nut 4. A first connecting member 6 is provided between the front nut 2 and the bridge 3. The first connecting member 6 is fixedly connected to the front nut 2 and the bridge 3. A second connecting member 5 is provided between the back nut 4 and the bridge 3. The second connecting member 5 is fixedly connected to the back nut 4 and the bridge 3. The relative positions of the nut, the back nut 4 and the bridge 3 are fixed. When installing the thumb piano, there is no need to install the front nut 2, the back nut 4 and the bridge 3 separately, which also saves the debugging step and can also avoid the problem of inaccurate pronunciation caused by installation errors. A front support position is provided on the upper part of the front nut 2, a rear support position is provided on the upper part of the back nut 4, and a downward pressing portion is provided on the lower part of the bridge 3. A spring gap is reserved between the pressing portion and the front support position and the rear support position. During installation, the spring piece 1 is placed on the upper part of the front supporting position and the rear supporting position, and the spring piece 1 is pressed by the pressing part of the bridge 3 at the same time.

[0049] In a preferred embodiment, the front nut 2, the back nut 4, the bridge 3, the first connecting member 6, and the second connecting member 5 are integrally formed. Furthermore, the front nut 2, the back nut 4, the bridge 3, the first connecting member 6, and the second connecting member 5 are integrally formed by casting, which is convenient to manufacture, has precise dimensions, and has a small error.

[0050] In a preferred embodiment, the nut 2 is a column, and the front support is a groove located above the nut 2, within which the spring 1 is placed. The nut 4 is a support plate, with one end of the nut 4 near the nut 2 lower than the other end. The second connecting member 5 is a support plate, with the pressing portion fixed to the top of the support plate. The second connecting member 5 (support plate) extends toward the nut 4, which is also fixed to the top of the support plate (it should be noted that the "top of the support plate" includes two situations: the first refers to the top of the support plate, i.e., the top end of the support plate does not protrude above the nut; the second refers to the upper half of the support plate, where the top end of the support plate can protrude above the nut). The spring 1 passes from below the nut 2 and the bridge 3 to the nut 4, and then continues to push the spring 1 upward along the nut 4 and over the top of the top surface of the nut 4, completing the installation of one spring 1.

[0051] In a preferred embodiment, the first connecting member 6 is a connecting plate, which may be a portion of the bottom plate 13. One end of the first connecting member 6 is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the front nut 2, and the other end is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the second connecting member 5 (supporting upright plate).

[0052] In a preferred embodiment, the second connecting member 5 (support upright) includes a first support upright and a second support upright, which are arranged opposite each other with a gap reserved therebetween. A cavity is formed between the first support upright, the second support upright, the bridge 3, and the back nut 4. A demolding opening 7 is formed at the bottom of the cavity. After casting, the mold is removed from the demolding opening 7. The provision of the cavity can reduce the weight of the bracket. A bottom plate 13 is also fixedly connected to the bottom of the first and second support uprights. The bottom plate 13 is fixedly connected to the first and second support uprights, that is, the bottom plate 13 does not close the demolding opening 7.

[0053] refer to Figure 23 In a preferred embodiment, the thumb piano stand further includes an auxiliary saddle 30 , which is provided with an auxiliary through hole. The auxiliary saddle 30 passes through the auxiliary through hole. One end of the auxiliary saddle 30 faces downward, and the auxiliary saddle 30 can move relative to the saddle 3 .

[0054] refer to Figure 22In a preferred embodiment, the first connecting member 6 is a connecting plate, and the second connecting member 5 is also a connecting plate (it should be noted that the first connecting member 6 and the second connecting member 5 can also serve as the base plate 13, i.e., the front nut 1 and the back nut 3 are fixed to the base plate 13). Two opposing support plates 300 are provided at the bottom of the saddle 2. The support plates 300 are fixed to the first connecting member 6 and the second connecting member 5. The saddle 2 is fixed to the upper portions of the two support plates 300. A demolding hole 7 is provided at the bottom of the saddle 2 to facilitate demolding during production. Furthermore, one end of the back nut 3 is fixedly connected to the second connecting member 5, and the other end is connected to the saddle support plate 40, which is fixed to the base plate 13.

[0055] refer to Figure 3-7 In a preferred embodiment, the thumb piano stand includes a plurality of bracket units, the plurality of bracket units are identical, and the plurality of bracket units are arranged flush with each other. The flush arrangement means that the ends of the plurality of bracket units are flush with each other, forming a flush thumb piano stand. The plurality of bracket units are substantially perpendicular to the same straight line, and the ends of the plurality of bracket units are substantially at the same distance from the straight line. In another embodiment, the thumb piano stand includes a plurality of bracket units, the plurality of bracket units are identical, and the plurality of bracket units are arranged in a degraded manner, forming a degraded thumb piano stand. The degraded arrangement means that the plurality of bracket units are arranged in parallel, with a straight line perpendicular to the first bracket unit and intersecting with its end as a reference line, and the ends of the other bracket units are gradually separated from the reference line.

[0056] refer to Figure 8-14 In a preferred embodiment, the thumb piano stand includes multiple bracket units, namely a first bracket unit and a second bracket unit. The nut 2, saddle 4, and bridge 3 of the first bracket unit are higher than those of the second bracket unit. The first bracket unit and the second bracket unit are fixedly connected to form a high-low bracket unit. The multiple bracket units are arranged flush to form a flush-type high-low thumb piano stand. Flush arrangement means that the ends of the multiple bracket units are flush, the multiple bracket units are substantially perpendicular to the same line, and the ends of the multiple bracket units are substantially the same distance from the line. In another embodiment, the thumb piano stand includes multiple bracket units, namely a first bracket unit and a second bracket unit. The nut 2, saddle 4, and bridge 3 of the first bracket unit are higher than those of the second bracket unit. The first bracket unit and the second bracket unit are fixedly connected to form a high-low bracket unit. The multiple bracket units are arranged in a stepped arrangement, with the first bracket unit and the second bracket unit also being arranged in a stepped arrangement, to form a stepped high-low thumb piano stand. Degraded arrangement means that multiple bracket units are arranged in parallel, with a straight line perpendicular to the first bracket unit and intersecting its end as the baseline, and the distances between the ends of other bracket units and the baseline gradually increasing.

[0057] In a preferred embodiment, the multiple bracket units are integrally formed, and the multiple front nut 1 is connected and fixed to each other, making the structure more stable, simpler, and easier to manufacture. When multiple bracket units form a thumb piano stand, adjacent bracket units share the same support plate 5.

[0058] refer to Figure 15-21 In a preferred embodiment, the thumb piano stand comprises a first support unit and a second support unit. The first support unit is positioned above the second support unit and is integrally formed, forming a double-layer support unit. The first support unit includes a first nut 21, a first nut 41, and a first bridge 31. The second support unit includes a second nut 22, a second nut 42, and a second bridge 32. The second bridge 32 is positioned below the first nut 21, and the second nut 42 is positioned below the first bridge 31. The second nut 42 is supported by a rear post 14, which is located within the cavity of the first support unit. The first and second support units are stacked one above the other, with the first spring plate 11 inserted into the first support unit and the second spring plate 12 inserted into the second support unit. The first and second spring plates 11, 12 are also stacked one above the other, with a reasonable gap between them to prevent interference. The first and second support units are positioned one in front of the other, preventing interference. The first bracket unit is further provided with a top opening 15 , which is opened on the first rear nut and located at one end close to the first bridge. The provision of the top opening 15 can also facilitate demoulding.

[0059] In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of double-layer bracket units are arranged flush with each other to form a flush double-layer thumb piano bracket, and a plurality of bracket units are arranged in a degraded manner to form a degraded thumb piano bracket.

[0060] The present invention further provides a thumb piano, comprising a spring piece 1 and any one of the above-mentioned thumb piano brackets, wherein the spring piece 1 is inserted into the gap between the spring pieces.

[0061] In a preferred embodiment, the thumb piano further comprises a body 10, and the thumb piano support is fixed on the body 10. A through hole 8 is provided on the bottom plate 13, and the thumb piano support is fixed to the upper part of the body 10 by screws 9.

[0062] In a preferred embodiment, the spring pieces 1 can be arranged in a sequential scale or a symmetrical scale. A sequential scale means that the scale of the spring pieces 1 is arranged from high to low or from low to high. A symmetrical scale means that the middle is the bass and the two sides are arranged towards the treble.

[0063] If the thumb piano stand includes a first support unit and a second support unit, and the first support unit and the second support unit are stacked up and down, they can be arranged in a double-layer sequential scale or a double-layer symmetrical scale.

[0064] The present invention is provided with a first connecting member 6 and a second connecting member 5, which securely connect the front nut 2, the back nut 4, and the bridge 3. During assembly, there is no need to assemble a thumb piano stand. Compared to existing thumb pianos, this is easier to assemble and avoids errors that may occur when assembling the thumb piano stand. A gap is reserved between the front nut 2, the back nut 4, and the bridge 3 for the spring piece 1, which can be inserted into the gap. This facilitates assembly and facilitates replacement of the spring piece 1. By replacing the spring piece 1, a variety of different scale arrangements can be created. Furthermore, different thumb piano stands can also be used to create different scale arrangements.

[0065] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0066] The above-described embodiments merely represent specific implementations of the invention, and while their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent. It should be noted that a person of ordinary skill in the art would be able to make numerous variations and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, all of which fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the patent for this invention shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A thumb piano stand, characterized in that: The piano comprises a bracket unit, the bracket unit comprising a front nut, a back nut and a bridge, the bridge being located between the front nut and the back nut, a first connecting member being provided between the front nut and the bridge, the first connecting member being fixedly connected to the front nut and the bridge, a second connecting member being provided between the back nut and the bridge, the second connecting member being fixedly connected to the back nut and the bridge; a front supporting position being provided on the upper portion of the front nut, a back supporting position being provided on the upper portion of the back nut, a downward pressing portion being provided on the lower portion of the bridge, a spring sheet gap being reserved between the pressing portion and the front supporting position and the back supporting position; The front nut is a column, and the front support position is a groove located on the upper part of the front nut; the rear nut is a support plate, and the end of the rear nut close to the front nut is lower than the other end; The second connecting member is a supporting plate, and the pressing portion is fixed to the upper portion of the supporting plate; the supporting plate extends toward the rear nut, and the rear nut is also fixed to the upper portion of the supporting plate; the first connecting member is a connecting plate, one end of the first connecting member is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the front nut, and the other end is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the supporting plate; The support uprights include a first support upright and a second support upright, the first support upright and the second support upright being arranged opposite to each other with a gap reserved therebetween, a cavity being formed between the first support upright, the second support upright, the bridge and the nut, the lower end of the cavity being opened to form a demoulding opening for facilitating demoulding during production; a bottom plate is further fixedly connected to the lower portions of the first support upright and the second support upright, the bottom plate being fixedly connected to the first support upright and the second support upright; The front nut, the back nut, the bridge, the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are integrally formed; The thumb piano stand comprises a plurality of stand units; the plurality of stand units are arranged in parallel; or the plurality of stand units are arranged in a degraded manner; The multiple bracket units are integrally formed, and the multiple front nuts are connected and fixed to each other. When the multiple bracket units form a thumb piano bracket, adjacent bracket units share the same support vertical plate. The thumb piano support further comprises an auxiliary saddle, wherein the saddle is provided with an auxiliary through hole, the auxiliary saddle passes through the auxiliary through hole, and the auxiliary saddle can move relative to the saddle.

2. The thumb piano stand according to claim 1, wherein: The first connecting member is a connecting plate, and the second connecting member is also a connecting plate; two oppositely arranged support plates are provided at the lower part of the bridge, and the two support plates are fixed on the first connecting member and the second connecting member, and the bridge is fixed on the upper part of the two support plates, and a demolding hole is provided at the lower part of the bridge; one end of the rear nut is fixedly connected to the second connecting member, and the other end is connected to the nut support plate.

3. The thumb piano stand according to claim 1, wherein: The thumb piano stand comprises a first support unit and a second support unit, wherein the front nut, the back nut and the bridge of the first support unit are higher than the front nut, the back nut and the bridge of the second support unit; the first support unit and the second support unit are fixedly connected to form a high-low support unit; A plurality of the high and low bracket units are arranged flush to form a flush high and low thumb piano bracket; or a plurality of the high and low bracket units are arranged in a degraded manner to form a degraded high and low thumb piano bracket, and the first bracket unit and the second bracket unit are also arranged in a degraded manner.

4. The thumb piano stand according to claim 1, wherein: The thumb piano stand includes a first support unit and a second support unit, wherein the first support unit is located above the second support unit, and the first support unit and the second support unit are integrally formed to form a double-layer support unit, wherein the first support unit includes a first front nut, a first back nut, and a first bridge, and the second support unit includes a second front nut, a second back nut, and a second bridge; the second bridge is located below the first front nut, and the second back nut is located below the first bridge; A plurality of double-layer bracket units are arranged flush with each other to form a flush double-layer thumb piano bracket, and a plurality of double-layer bracket units are arranged in a degraded manner to form a degraded double-layer thumb piano bracket.

5. A thumb piano, characterized in that: It comprises a spring piece and the thumb piano bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the spring piece is inserted into the gap between the spring pieces.

6. The thumb piano stand according to claim 5, wherein: The thumb piano also includes a piano body, and the thumb piano bracket is fixed on the piano body.

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