Rotatable Drum Hanger Buffer for Adjustable Sustain Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drum hangers lack the ability to adjust the shaking and sustain levels of a drum, limiting musical expression to specific styles, as they only offer a binary state of contact or non-contact with the drum, which does not accommodate varying musical needs.
Innovation Solution
A drum hanger with a holder and buffer system, where the buffer can rotate around a shaft with varying distances from its sides to the shaft, allowing selective contact with the drum to adjust shaking and sustain levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the rubber is pressed against the side of the drum, then the drum shaking is suppressed and sustain is reduced, but the shaking level becomes non-adjustable which limits musical styles
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer is designed to be rotatable around the shaft, transforming a static rubber contact system into a dynamic one. By rotating the buffer to different angular positions, the contact pressure between the buffer and drum side can be adjusted, enabling continuous control of drum shaking from complete suppression to no suppression. This dynamic adjustment capability allows adaptation to various musical styles while maintaining effective shaking control when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the rubber is kept away from the drum side, then complete sustain is achieved, but the ability to control or adjust shaking is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable buffer mechanism provides continuous adjustability between complete contact (maximum shaking suppression) and no contact (complete sustain). The user can easily rotate the buffer to achieve the desired shaking level, making the system both adaptable and easy to operate.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed rubber contact system is used, then simple structure is maintained, but the ability to provide multiple sustain levels is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The addition of a rotatable buffer around a shaft creates a relatively simple mechanical structure that enables multiple sustain levels. The buffer can be rotated to different positions to achieve different contact pressures, providing three distinct sustain control stages without requiring complex mechanisms.
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AI summary
A drum hanger can fix a drum (90) and has a holder (10) and a buffer (20). The holder (10) is mounted on the drum side (93) and has a shaft (12). The buffer (20) is mounted on the holder (10). The shaft (12) is mounted through the buffer (20) and the buffer (20) can rotate with the shaft (12) as an axis. The buffer (20) has multiple sides (21), and distances from the respective sides (21) to the shaft (12) are different from one another. When each side (21) faces toward the drum side (93) respectively, the force of the buffer (20) against the drum side (93) differs. When the buffer (20) does not contact the drum side (93), the drum (90) can shake normally. The greater the force of the buffer (20) against the drum side (93), the smaller the shaking of the drum (90).