Rotatable Music Lyre Saddle for Stable Marching Sheet Music
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Solution Overview
Problem
Marching band performers face challenges with traditional sheet music holders that tend to twist, turn, or break during vigorous performances, leading to disruptions and difficulties in maintaining visibility of sheet music.
Innovation Solution
A music lyre with a saddle assembly and holder assembly designed to securely attach to brass instruments, featuring adjustable straps and a rotatable holder to keep sheet music stable and accessible, allowing for easy viewing without disrupting the performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional sheet music holders are used during marching band performances, then the music can be held and displayed, but the holder tends to twist, turn, or break during vigorous movements
Solution Approach 1:
The holder assembly is designed to be rotatable relative to the saddle assembly, allowing the sheet music to be dynamically adjusted to various angles and positions. This rotational capability enables performers to maintain visibility of the music regardless of body orientation or movement, while the saddle assembly remains stably secured to the instrument
Solution Approach 2:
The music lyre is divided into two main segments: the saddle assembly that secures to the instrument, and the holder assembly that rotates independently. This segmentation allows the base to remain stable while the music-holding portion can be adjusted for optimal visibility without compromising the stability of the attachment
2Reliability
If the sheet music holder is secured tightly to prevent twisting, then the holder becomes more stable, but it becomes harder to adjust and access the sheet music
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the holder assembly and saddle assembly allows rotational movement, enabling easy adjustment of sheet music angle and position. The straps provide secure attachment while the rotatable joint maintains accessibility, allowing performers to quickly adjust the music holder during performances without complex mechanisms
3Reliability
If the sheet music holder is made more robust to prevent breaking, then the reliability improves, but the device becomes more complex and heavier
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle assembly includes a padding layer that is flexible and conformable to the instrument's contour. This flexible padding provides cushioning and stability without requiring heavy or complex structural elements, maintaining durability while keeping the overall device simple and lightweight
Solution Approach 2:
The holder assembly and saddle assembly are combined into a single integrated music lyre system with a simple rotational connection. This merging eliminates the need for multiple separate components or complex mounting mechanisms, achieving reliability through unified design rather than added complexity
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AI summary
A music lyre includes a saddle assembly having a shape approximately matching an outer profile shape of a top portion of an instrument, the saddle assembly including an opposing pair of lips, wherein a lip of the pair of lips is disposed on each side of the saddle assembly, a pair of straps connected to the saddle assembly, wherein a strap of the pair of straps is disposed on the each side of the saddle assembly, and wherein each strap of the pair of straps is configured to be wrapped underneath a bottom portion of the instrument and connected to a corresponding lip of the pair of lips disposed on an opposite side of the saddle assembly to secure the saddle assembly to the instrument; and a holder assembly connected to the saddle assembly, wherein the holder assembly is configured to retain at least one sheet of copy.