Wind Instrument Microphone Holder Clip Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional microphone holders for musical instruments are not adaptable to wind instruments and fail to maintain consistent sound volume due to varying distances between the microphone and instrument during performance.
Innovation Solution
A musical instrument holder clip that detachably connects a microphone to a wind instrument using a first holding unit with a clamping mechanism and a second holding unit with elastic properties, allowing adjustment to different instrument sizes by creating a holding space around the bell wall, ensuring secure positioning and consistent sound recording.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional microphone holder is used, then the microphone can be mounted on a stand, but the distance between the microphone and the musical instrument changes when the performer moves, causing volume fluctuations
Solution Approach 1:
The holder clip acts as an intermediary device that connects the microphone directly to the wind instrument (specifically the bell wall), eliminating the need for the performer to hold the microphone manually or position it on a distant stand. This intermediary connection maintains consistent distance between the microphone and instrument during performance.
2Reliability
If a positioning bracket is implemented in a string instrument, then the recorded sound volume becomes stable, but the holder is only applicable to string instruments with pre-defined sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The holder clip incorporates an elastic second holding member that can dynamically adjust its position and deformation to accommodate different sizes and shapes of wind instrument bell walls. This dynamic adaptability allows the same holder design to fit various instruments without being limited to pre-defined sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic material of the second holding member allows its physical parameters (shape, position) to change in response to different instrument geometries, enabling the holder to adapt to various bell wall configurations while maintaining stable microphone positioning.
3Ease of operation
If a holder device is designed for specific instrument dimensions, then secure positioning is achieved, but the device cannot be widely applied to different instrument types
Solution Approach 1:
The holder clip is designed with universal applicability to various wind instruments by using an elastic second holding member that can adapt to different bell wall geometries. The combination of a rigid first holding member for structural support and a flexible second holding member for adaptation creates a multi-functional device that secures microphones on diverse instrument types.
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 holder clip allows for improved sound recording by maintaining consistent microphone positioning with the wind instrument, accommodating various sizes and forms without additional tools, ensuring stable and adjustable attachment.
Implementation Method 1
a second holding member (42) that is elastic and that is connected to the outer surrounding surface of the main body (31)
Data Source
AI summary
A musical instrument holder clip includes a first holding unit and a second holding unit. The first holding unit includes a main body and a clamping member that extends movably into the main body, and is operable to generate a clamping force adapted for clamping a microphone between the main body and the clamping member. The second holding unit includes a first holding member adapted for abutting against an outer surface of a bell wall of a wind instrument, and a second holding member adapted for abutting against an inner surface of the bell wall of the wind instrument. The first holding member and the second holding member cooperatively define a holding space adapted for receiving the bell wall of the wind instrument therebetween.