Magnetic Drum Audio Mount for Accessible Mic Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing audio connection systems for acoustic drums interfere with drum hardware, require different hardware for varying vent holes, and are difficult to access for real-time troubleshooting.
Innovation Solution
An audio accessory system with a housing that securely houses the connection head and microphone cord, allowing adjustable angular orientation, and a base mount that magnetically attaches to the drum, along with a repositionable microphone mount and track system for easy adjustment and access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing audio connection hardware is mounted to the air hole location, then audio signals can be transmitted from the microphone, but the hardware interferes with drum hardware and requires different sizes to accommodate various vent holes
Solution Approach 1:
The audio connection hardware is extracted from the air hole location and relocated to the drum shell surface. The microphone cord exits through the air hole while the connection head and housing are positioned separately on the drum shell, eliminating interference between audio hardware and drum hardware while maintaining audio signal transmission functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate microphones with different cord lengths and configurations. The adjustable angular orientation capability allows the same housing to adapt to various installation positions and angles, providing versatility without requiring multiple different-sized hardware components
2Reliability
If audio connection hardware is mounted at the air hole location, then audio signals can be transmitted, but the hardware is difficult to access for real-time troubleshooting
Solution Approach 1:
The connection head is oriented at an adjustable angular direction relative to the drum shell surface, positioning it in a more accessible dimensional space for troubleshooting while maintaining its functional connection to the microphone through the air hole. This spatial repositioning allows sound engineers to easily access the connection head without compromising audio signal transmission
3Ease of manufacture
If the microphone cord exits through the air hole, then the microphone can be connected to audio equipment, but the cord and connection head are difficult to manage and access
Solution Approach 1:
The housing acts as an intermediary structure between the microphone cord exit point and the connection head. It provides a dedicated pathway and mounting structure that organizes and manages the cord routing, making the connection head easily accessible while maintaining the simple cord-exit-through-air-hole configuration
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates secure, accessible, and adjustable audio connections that minimize interference with drum hardware, enabling easy troubleshooting and improved usability for sound engineers.
Implementation Method 1
a base mount that magnetically attaches to the drum
Data Source
AI summary
An audio accessory system includes a housing configured to hold a microphone cord that extends from a microphone internal to a drum to the housing through an air hole of the drum. The housing is coupled to a base mount such that an angular orientation α of the housing with respect to the base mount is adjustable via rotation about a common axis A. The base mount includes a support structure having at least one magnet configured to magnetically engage the drum so as to removably secure the base mount to the drum.