Drum Mounting Clamp With Vibration Isolation Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drum mounting systems lack efficient vibration isolation and require complex modifications to drums, leading to cluttered setups and difficulty in arranging percussion equipment during play or storage.
Innovation Solution
A drum mounting clamp system with a vibration isolation member, featuring adjustable clamp bases and pin members, allows for secure and vibration-isolated mounting of drums and accessories using mounting rods, replacing existing drum lugs without significant modification, and includes a memory locking device for preserving setup configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional drum mounting systems are used, then mounting is achieved, but vibration isolation is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
A vibration isolation member is introduced as an intermediary element between the drum body and the mounting clamp. This member acts as a mediator that transmits the mounting function while blocking vibration transmission, thus resolving the contradiction between achieving mounting and isolating vibration.
Solution Approach 2:
The vibration isolation member is made of a composite material structure combining a rigid outer shell for structural support and a resilient inner material for vibration dampening. This composite construction allows the single component to provide both mounting stability and vibration isolation simultaneously.
2Strength
If drum lugs are modified for mounting, then secure attachment is achieved, but drum structure is significantly modified
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into separate components: the drum body remains unmodified, while the mounting clamp and vibration isolation member are separate attachable components. This segmentation allows secure attachment without modifying the drum structure itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting function is extracted from the drum lugs themselves and implemented through a separate mounting clamp system. This extraction allows the drum to maintain its original structure while still achieving secure attachment through the removable clamp assembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mounting points are added, then arrangement flexibility is improved, but setup clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting clamp is designed as a universal component that can be attached to various drum positions and configurations. The single clamp design incorporates multiple functional elements (adjustable arms, vibration isolation, secure clamping) that eliminate the need for multiple separate mounting devices, thus providing arrangement flexibility without increasing clutter.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides better vibration isolation and simpler, less intrusive mounting of drums and accessories, reducing clutter and facilitating setup changes, while maintaining desired configurations during play and storage.
Implementation Method 1
a vibration isolation member arranged between the drum clamp and the drum body
Implementation Method 2
a vibration isolation member arranged between the drum clamp and the drum body
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AI summary
In some aspects, a musical percussion instrument includes a musical drum having a generally cylindrical musical drum body and a sound generating surface secured to an upper end of the drum body by multiple drum lugs and a drum mounting clamp mounted to one drum lug of the multiple drum lugs for releasable mounting of a mounting rod to the drum body. The drum mounting clamp includes a mounting base for mounting upon the musical drum body. The mounting base has a mounting rod recess and a securement element to secure the drum clamp to a mounting rod, arranging the musical drum body relative to the mounting rod.