Electronic Drum Stand Integrally Bent Tube Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic drum stands suffer from poor stability due to excessive impact force, lack of height adjustability, and complex mounting processes, leading to inconvenient material management and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
An electronic drum stand with a U-shaped design featuring integrally bent horizontal and vertical tubes, adjustable height through sliding vertical tubes into hollow supporting tubes, and locking mechanisms for secure fixation, along with soft foot covers for vibration reduction and an adjustment unit for uneven surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple connectors and locking mechanisms are used to assemble the stand, then the stand can be manufactured with modular components, but the mounting process becomes complicated and material management becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate components (horizontal tubes, vertical tubes, connectors, locking mechanisms) into a single integrated stand body formed by bending a continuous tube. This eliminates the need for separate connectors and multiple assembly steps, directly resolving the contradiction between modular manufacturing and assembly complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated stand body performs multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, enables height adjustment through the movable vertical tube section, and incorporates locking mechanisms all in one continuous component. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate parts needed, simplifying both manufacturing and assembly.
2Ease of manufacture
If multiple connectors and locking mechanisms are used to assemble the stand, then the stand can be manufactured with modular components, but material management and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components into a single continuous tube structure, significantly reducing the total quantity of materials needed. The integrated design eliminates redundant connectors, locking mechanisms, and assembly hardware, directly addressing the contradiction between modular manufacturing and material quantity.
3Device complexity
If the stand uses fixed connectors for mounting, then the structure is simple, but the height cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a movable vertical tube section that can slide along the horizontal tube and be locked at different positions. This dynamic element allows height adjustment while maintaining overall structural simplicity, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and height adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand is segmented into a fixed horizontal tube portion and a movable vertical tube portion. This segmentation allows the vertical section to be adjusted independently for height customization while the horizontal base remains structurally simple and stable.
4Ease of manufacture
If the stand uses multiple separate components, then manufacturing is flexible, but delivery and packaging become problematic with omissions and wrong delivery
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges all functional components into a single integrated stand body, eliminating the risk of missing or incorrect delivery of separate parts. The continuous tube structure is manufactured as one piece, ensuring complete and accurate delivery while maintaining manufacturing flexibility through the bending process.
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 solution enhances stability, simplifies mounting, reduces material costs, and improves delivery accuracy by minimizing unnecessary connectors, while allowing for adjustable height and improved vibration dampening.
Implementation Method 1
locking mechanisms are arranged between the vertical tubes and the supporting tubes; and the locking mechanisms can lock and fix the vertical tubes on the supporting tubes
Implementation Method 2
The elastic gap between the ear plates can press and deform the ear plates at the two ends towards the middle during locking, thus reducing an aperture of the locking ring
Implementation Method 3
the vertical tubes of the stand are correspondingly movably inserted into the supporting tubes of the two bases; the stand can slide up and down relative to the bases to adjust the height
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses an electronic drum stand, and relates to the technical field of musical instrument stands. The electronic drum stand includes a U-shaped stand and two bases. The stand comprises a horizontally arranged horizontal tube and two vertically arranged vertical tubes, and the horizontal tube and the two vertical tubes are integrally bent to form the stand; each of the two bases is connected to a hollow and vertically arranged supporting tube; the two vertical tubes of the stand are correspondingly movably inserted into the supporting tubes of the two bases; the stand can slide up and down relative to the bases to adjust the height; locking mechanisms are arranged between the vertical tubes and the supporting tubes; and the locking mechanisms can lock and fix the vertical tubes on the supporting tubes. The electronic drum stand has a simple design structure and is convenient to mount; the height of the stand can be adjusted according to the height of a user; and meanwhile, the integral forming design reduces unnecessary connectors, improves the stability, relieves material management of an enterprise, and achieves effects of reducing the cost and increasing the benefit.