Electronic digital kazoo

The electronic kazoo transforms kazoo vibrations into diverse instrument sounds using a sound vibration sensor and audio conversion, addressing poor sound quality and enabling easy, expressive playing.

CN223078848UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-08王中秋
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421688951.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-16
Publication Date
2025-07-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-16

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Technical Problem

Traditional kazoo instruments suffer from poor sound quality, often producing sounds that are unpleasant, such as flatulence-like noises.

Method used

An electronic kazoo design incorporating a sound vibration sensor, MCU, and audio conversion modules to transform kazoo vibrations into various instrument sounds, including those of instruments like the erhu, flute, and saxophone.

Benefits of technology

Enhances the playability and emotional expression of kazoo music by converting kazoo vibrations into diverse instrument sounds, providing a user-friendly instrument that can be played by humming without prior training.

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Abstract

An electronic digital kazoo belongs to the technical field of electronic musical instruments. Comprising a kazoo body, a sound vibration sensor, an mcu, a conversion unit and sound equipment. A sound vibration sensor is installed at an air channel inside a kazoo body, audio signals output by the sound vibration sensor are transmitted to an mcu, the mcu converts the audio signals into corresponding notes, the mcu converts the notes into various musical instrument timbres through a conversion unit, and the various musical instrument timbres are output by sound equipment. According to the utility model, the kazoo is used as an input signal, and various tone signals are output, so that the kazoo is played, and the output sound is the sound of musical instruments such as an erhu, a flute, a saxophone and the like. The playability of the electronic musical instrument is increased, and the musical instrument which can be played without learning as long as a humming song is sung is created. According to the utility model, the sound vibration sensor can effectively identify emotion data of a played song, such as tremolo, bending sound, sliding sound and other emotion signals, so that the played music is particularly featured.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of electronic musical instruments, and particularly relates to an electronic digital kazoo. Background Art

[0002] The kazoo belongs to the aerophone in wind instruments and is an ancient musical instrument, often used for playing during celebrations or special festivals. As long as the performer can hum a song, he can play the kazoo and quickly master the playing skills. Playing the kazoo does not require learning music theory, memorizing scores, or even practicing. The sound of the kazoo is similar to that of the saxophone and trumpet. It can be played at any time and is a guest instrument for many foreign musicians and singers during performances. The structure of the kazoo is simple, and the membrane can be replaced (both plastic wrap and bamboo flute membrane can be used instead). One end of the kazoo is large and the other end is small. When playing, the large end is held in the mouth. Instead of blowing, the performer hums the tune with the throat, and the vibration of the vocal cords drives the vibration of the sound membrane on the kazoo to produce sound.

[0003] A fatal defect of the traditional kazoo is that its timbre is not pleasant, and sometimes the sound it emits even sounds like flatulence. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] The utility model aims to solve the problem that the timbre of the traditional kazoo is not pleasant, and further provides an electronic digital kazoo.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0006] An electronic digital kazoo includes a kazoo body, a sound vibration sensor, an MCU, a conversion unit, and a sound equipment; a sound vibration sensor is installed at the airway inside the kazoo body, the audio signal output by the sound vibration sensor is transmitted to the MCU, the MCU converts the audio signal into corresponding musical notes, then the MCU converts the musical notes into various musical instrument timbres through the conversion unit, and outputs them through the sound equipment.

[0007] The utility model has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0008] The utility model takes the kazoo as the input signal and outputs various timbre signals, so that what is played is the kazoo, while the output sound is the sound of musical instruments such as erhu, bamboo flute, saxophone, etc. The above timbre transformation is realized by a module. It increases the playability of electronic musical instruments and at the same time creates an instrument that anyone who can hum a song can play without learning.

[0009] The utility model can effectively identify the emotional data of the played song, such as emotional signals like vibrato, bend tone, and glissando, through the sound vibration sensor, making the played music particularly emotional. Description of the Drawings

[0010] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model Figure 1 ;

[0011] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model Figure 2 ;

[0012] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the outer shell structure of the present utility model;

[0013] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the air passage structure of the present utility model;

[0014] Wherein: 1. Kazoo body; 2. Sound vibration sensor; 3. MCU; 4. Audio equipment; 5. Tf card; 6. Audio digital-to-analog conversion module; 7. French Dream Chasing sound source chip; 11. Outer shell; 111. Upper cover; 112. Outer shell waterproof rubber strip; 113. Side frame; 114. Bottom shell; 115. Bolt; 12. Air passage; 121. Central cavity; 122. First air outlet; 123. Fixing hole. Specific embodiments

[0015] In order to better understand the purpose, structure and function of the present utility model, the following further detailed description of the present utility model will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0016] As Figure 1 , Figure 2 shown, the present utility model provides an electronic digital kazoo, including a kazoo body 1, a sound vibration sensor 2, an MCU 3, a conversion unit and audio equipment 4; a sound vibration sensor 2 is installed at the air passage inside the kazoo body 1, the audio signal output by the sound vibration sensor 2 is transmitted to the MCU 3, the MCU 3 converts the audio signal into corresponding musical notes, and then the MCU 3 converts the musical notes into various musical instrument timbres through the conversion unit, and is output by the audio equipment 4.

[0017] The conversion unit adopts two schemes:

[0018] Scheme 1: The conversion unit includes an audio digital-to-analog conversion module 6 and a Tf card 5; the MCU 3 extracts the musical note waveform data in the Tf card 5, sends the musical note waveform data into the audio digital-to-analog conversion module 6, and the audio digital-to-analog conversion module 6 is used to convert the musical note waveform data into various musical instrument timbres (such as erhu, flute, saxophone and other musical instruments), and is output by the audio equipment 4. Use the Tf card 5 as the carrier of the timbre data and output it with the audio digital-to-analog conversion module 6.

[0019] Scheme 2: The conversion unit adopts a French Dream Chasing sound source chip 7. Use the French Dream Chasing sound source chip to emit the sounds of various musical instruments, such as erhu, flute, saxophone and other musical instruments.

[0020] AsFigure 3 As shown in the figure, the kazoo body 1 includes a housing 11, an air passage 12 and a mouthpiece; the mouthpiece is installed on the outside of the housing 11 and is in communication with the air passage 12 installed inside the housing 11.

[0021] The housing 11 includes an upper cover 111, a housing waterproof rubber strip 112, a bottom shell 114 and a plurality of bolts 115; a housing waterproof rubber strip 112 is provided between the upper cover 111 and the bottom shell 114, and the upper cover 111, the housing waterproof rubber strip 112 and the bottom shell 114 are fixed by a plurality of bolts 115; an installation hole for installing the mouthpiece is opened on one side of the bottom shell 114. The inside of the installation hole is in communication with the central cavity 121 of the air passage 12, and the mouthpiece passes through the installation hole and is inserted into the central cavity 121 of the air passage 12.

[0022] The bottom shell 114 is of a square structure, and clamping grooves are opened on the outer sides of the two long sides, and each clamping groove is provided with a side frame 113.

[0023] The MCU 3 and the conversion unit are both arranged inside the housing 11.

[0024] A sound vibration sensor 2 is arranged at the outlet of the air passage.

[0025] As Figure 4 shown, the main body of the air passage 12 is a rectangular block, and the front end is open to form a central cavity 121 and the rear end is closed. The central cavity 121 is connected to the mouthpiece. An air outlet hole 122 communicating with the central cavity 121 is opened on the bottom surface of the air passage 12. An air outlet hole 2 corresponding to the air outlet hole 122 is opened on the bottom shell 114. A fixing hole 123 communicating with the central cavity 121 is opened on the right side surface of the air passage 12. The fixing hole 123 is used for installing the sound vibration sensor 2 so that the sound vibration sensor 2 is arranged on the gas flow path.

[0026] Working principle: When the performer hums a song at the mouthpiece, the vibration of the vocal cords is sensed by the sound vibration sensor 2 through the air passage 12 at the rear side of the mouthpiece. The audio signal output by the sound vibration sensor 2 is sent to the MCU 3, and the program of the MCU 3 analyzes and judges the frequency and amplitude of this audio signal. The MCU 3 obtains the musical note corresponding to this frequency through the judged frequency. The MCU 3 extracts the musical note waveform data stored in the TF card 5 and sends it to the audio digital-to-analog conversion module 6, and then outputs it through the audio device 4.

[0027] It can be understood that the present utility model is described through some embodiments. Those skilled in the art know that without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model, various changes or equivalent replacements can be made to these features and embodiments. Additionally, under the teaching of the present utility model, these features and embodiments can be modified to adapt to specific situations and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the present utility model is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of this application belong to the scope protected by the present utility model.

Claims

1. An electronic digital kazoo, characterized in that: It includes a kazoo body (1), a sound vibration sensor (2), an MCU (3), a conversion unit and a sound device (4); a sound vibration sensor (2) is installed at the airway inside the kazoo body (1), the audio signal output by the sound vibration sensor (2) is transmitted to the MCU (3), the MCU (3) converts the audio signal into corresponding musical notes, then the MCU (3) converts the musical notes into various musical instrument timbres through the conversion unit, and is output by the sound device (4).

2. The electronic digital Kazoo according to claim 1, wherein: The conversion unit includes an audio digital-to-analog conversion module (6) and a TF card (5); the MCU (3) extracts the musical note waveform data in the TF card (5), and sends the musical note waveform data into the audio digital-to-analog conversion module (6), and the audio digital-to-analog conversion module (6) is used to convert the musical note waveform data into various musical instrument timbres, and is output by the sound device (4).

3. An electronic digital Kazoo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conversion unit adopts a sound source chip (7).

4. An electronic digital kazoo according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The kazoo body (1) includes a housing (11), an airway (12) and a mouthpiece; the mouthpiece is installed on the outer side of the housing (11), and the mouthpiece is communicated with the airway (12) installed on the inner side of the housing (11).

5. An electronic digital Kazoo according to claim 4, characterized in that: The housing (11) includes an upper cover (111), a housing waterproof rubber strip (112), a bottom shell (114) and a plurality of bolts (115); a housing waterproof rubber strip (112) is arranged between the upper cover (111) and the bottom shell (114), and the upper cover (111), the housing waterproof rubber strip (112) and the bottom shell (114) are fixed by a plurality of bolts (115); an installation hole for installing the mouthpiece is opened on one side of the bottom shell (114).

6. An electronic digital kazoo according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom shell (114) is of a square structure, and clamping grooves are opened on the outer sides of the two long sides, and a side frame (113) is installed in each clamping groove.

7. An electronic digital Kazoo according to claim 6, wherein: A sound vibration sensor (2) is arranged at the outlet of the airway.

8. An electronic digital kazoo according to claim 7, characterized in that: The MCU (3) and the conversion unit are both arranged in the housing (11).

9. The electronic digital Kazoo according to claim 8, wherein: The main body of the airway (12) is a rectangular block, and the front end is open to form a central cavity (121) and the rear end is closed. An air outlet hole one (122) communicated with the central cavity (121) is opened on the bottom surface of the airway (12), and an air outlet hole two corresponding to the air outlet hole one (122) is opened on the bottom shell (114). A fixing hole (123) communicated with the central cavity (121) is opened on the right side surface of the airway (12), and the fixing hole (123) is used to install the sound vibration sensor (2) so that the sound vibration sensor (2) is arranged on the gas flow path.