Mutable Tambourine Jingle Assembly Vibration Damping
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-hat mounted tambourines produce unwanted and ill-timed sounds due to vibrations from other percussion instruments, necessitating a solution to mute the instrument without requiring physical intervention.
Innovation Solution
A mutable tambourine jingle assembly that can be engaged or disengaged with a button press, allowing simultaneous muting and unmuting of all jingles, eliminating the need for physical handling or lever operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the tambourine is mounted on a high-hat rod for hands-free operation, then the user can play drums with both hands, but the tambourine produces unwanted sounds from vibrations of other percussion instruments
Solution Approach 1:
The tambourine frame is made flexible rather than rigid, allowing it to absorb vibrations from the high-hat rod and other percussion instruments. This dynamic flexibility prevents the transmission of unwanted vibrations to the jingles while maintaining the hands-free mounted operation.
Solution Approach 2:
A flexible intermediary material (such as rubber or foam) is introduced between the high-hat rod and the tambourine frame. This intermediary absorbs and dampens vibrations from the rod and surrounding instruments, preventing them from causing the tambourine to produce unwanted sounds.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If the tambourine is held in hand to mute the jingles, then unwanted sounds are prevented, but the user cannot play other percussion instruments with their hands
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible frame allows the tambourine to be mounted hands-free while naturally absorbing vibrations that would otherwise cause unwanted jingle sounds. This eliminates the need for hand-held muting while maintaining control over unwanted sounds through the frame's vibration-dampening properties.
3Ease of operation
If a foot pedal lever is used to mute the tambourine, then hands-free operation is maintained, but the device complexity increases and response time is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible frame provides passive vibration absorption without requiring any active control mechanism. The frame automatically dampens vibrations from the high-hat rod and surrounding instruments, eliminating the need for foot pedals or other active muting devices.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the tambourine frame is made rigid for structural stability, then the instrument maintains its shape, but vibrations from other instruments are transmitted to the jingles
Solution Approach 1:
The frame transitions from a rigid structure to a flexible one, allowing it to adapt to vibrations while maintaining overall structural integrity. The flexibility enables the frame to absorb and dissipate vibration energy without compromising the tambourine's structural stability or shape.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and apparatuses that allow for a high-hat mounted tambourine musical instrument to be muted are disclosed. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a mutable tambourine jingle assembly that can be permanently engaged with the press of a button or otherwise. As such, the need for a user to physically hold the tambourine or an attached lever (e.g., a foot pedal) to mute the jingle assembly is obviated. In another aspect of the present disclosure, apparatuses are provided that facilitate a user simultaneously muting all of the jingles of a hi-hat mounted tambourine.