Elastomer Cord Drum Microphone Mount Vibration Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing microphone support systems for drums transfer vibrations, causing unwanted signals and are cumbersome to set up, often requiring significant space and time, with previous solutions either semi-permanent or inconvenient to install and remove.
Innovation Solution
A system using a rigid central main mounting unit supported by elastomer cords that attach to interior hooks or tuning lugs on the drum, providing isolation from vibrations and allowing for easy installation and adjustment of microphones, with options for internal or external mounting and wireless connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional microphone stand with weighted base and vertical shaft is used, then the microphone can be supported and positioned, but vibrations from the floor or stage are transferred to the microphone causing unwanted signals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mounting system consisting of a drum shell-mounted bracket and elastic suspension elements that mediate between the drum structure and the microphone. This intermediary system isolates the microphone from direct vibration transfer while maintaining stable positioning, thereby improving signal quality without excessive vibration contamination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the microphone support function from the traditional floor-based stand system and relocates it to a drum-integrated mounting system. By taking out the support structure from the external environment (floor/stage) and embedding it within the drum system itself, the harmful vibration pathway is eliminated while preserving the microphone's stable positioning capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple microphone stands are used to amplify various drums, then adequate microphone placement is achieved, but significant floor space is required which may not be available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the microphone mounting function with the drum structure itself by providing mounting brackets that attach to the drum shell. This combination eliminates the need for separate floor-based stands, allowing multiple microphones to be positioned on different drums without requiring additional floor space, while maintaining full adaptability for microphone placement.
3Reliability
If a semi-permanent mounting bracket installed on the inside of the drum is used, then the microphone can be securely mounted, but removal and replacement of the system becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic, adjustable mounting brackets that can be easily installed and removed from the drum shell. These brackets feature movable components and simple attachment mechanisms that provide stable microphone mounting during use while allowing quick installation and removal when needed, thereby achieving both mounting reliability and operational convenience.
4Reliability
If a rigid mounting bracket with minimal adjustment range is used, then the microphone position is fixed and stable, but flexibility in positioning and alignment is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms in the mounting bracket that allow the microphone position to be flexibly adjusted in multiple directions. These mechanisms provide stable positioning once adjusted, while simultaneously offering the adaptability to reposition the microphone as needed, thereby resolving the contradiction between position stability and positioning flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is segmented into multiple adjustable components that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows each component to contribute to the overall stability while providing cumulative adjustment flexibility, enabling precise microphone placement without compromising position stability once configured.
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 effectively isolates microphones from vibrations, reduces setup time and space requirements, and allows for flexible placement and easy reconfiguration, while maintaining the drum's sound characteristics and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
The elastomer cords attach the main mounting unit to one or more interior support hooks... The support provided by the elastomer support cords is sufficient to retain the main mounting unit in place, keeping the device totally isolated from the stage or floor, the drum shell and immediate surroundings.
Implementation Method 2
A system using a rigid central main mounting unit supported by elastomer cords that attach to interior hooks or tuning lugs on the drum, providing isolation from vibrations
Data Source
AI summary
A holder for mounting a sensory device to a musical instrument includes a bracket having a plurality of first connector elements, a locking mechanism for fixing the sensory device to the bracket; and a plurality of hanger members. The bracket supports the sensory device and each of the hanger members connects at least one of the first connector elements to at least one of a plurality of second connector elements attached to the musical instrument. The second connector elements being spaced apart from each other and the hanger members hold the bracket at a predetermined position.