Percussion instrument and tension applying method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10878786-B2
Application number	US-201916724401-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Dec 26, 2018
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

A percussion instrument and a tension applying method are provided. A frame member where an outer edge of a membrane member is connected is arranged at the other side in the axial direction of a frame, and the frame member is tightened radially inward by a tension ring. The frame member has a predetermined elasticity, and a diameter of the frame member is reduced by a tightening force of the tension ring; thus, the tension may be applied to the membrane member by reducing the diameter of the frame member. That is, an edge portion of the membrane member may be uniformly pressed radially inward over the entire circumference by reducing the diameter of the frame member, and thus the tension may be uniformly applied to the entire membrane member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A percussion instrument, comprising:
a frame in which an outer peripheral surface of an end portion on a side in an axial direction of the frame is formed in a ring shape;
a membrane member covering the side in the axial direction of the frame;
a ring-like frame member connected to an outer edge of the membrane member and having a predetermined elasticity; and
a tension ring which tightens the frame member radially inward to reduce a diameter of the frame member in a state that the frame member is disposed closer to the other side in the axial direction than the end portion of the frame on the side in the axial direction.

2. The percussion instrument according to claim 1 , comprising a ring member being ring-like and clamped between an outer peripheral surface of the frame member and an inner peripheral surface of the tension ring, wherein
the tension ring is formed in a ring shape comprising a split portion in which a part in a circumferential direction of the tension ring is divided, and a fastening portion which reduces or enlarges an interval of the split portion in the circumferential direction.

3. The percussion instrument according to claim 2 , wherein the ring member comprises a split portion in which a part in a circumferential direction of the ring member is divided, and
the split portion of the ring member is disposed at a position shifted from the split portion of the tension ring in the circumferential direction.

4. The percussion instrument according to claim 2 , wherein the frame member comprises thin portions whose axial or radial dimensions are smaller than other portions of the frame member.

5. The percussion instrument according to claim 4 , wherein the thin portions are arranged at positions different from the split portion of the tension ring in a circumferential direction of the frame member.

6. The percussion instrument according to claim 3 , wherein a position of the split portion of the ring member is arranged on an opposite side of the split portion of the tension ring across an axis.

7. The percussion instrument according to claim 2 , wherein the ring member comprises an outer peripheral portion configuring an outer peripheral surface of the ring member, an upper protruding portion which protrudes radially inward from an upper end of the outer peripheral portion, and a lower protruding portion which protrudes radially inward from a lower end of the outer peripheral portion.

8. The percussion instrument according to claim 1 , wherein an upper support portion and a lower support portion are respectively formed at both axial ends of the tension ring in a manner of being inclined and projected toward both sides in the axial direction as the upper support portion and the lower support portion go radially inward.

9. The percussion instrument according to claim 7 , wherein the upper protruding portion of the ring member is formed in a manner that a protrusion dimension from the outer peripheral portion is longer than a radial dimension of the frame member.

10. A percussion instrument, comprising:
a head which comprises a membrane member configuring a striking surface, and a frame member having a predetermined elasticity to which an outer edge of the membrane member is connected;
a frame which supports a peripheral part of the striking surface of the membrane member from below on an opposite side of the striking surface; and
a tension ring which radially inward tightens the frame member disposed below a position at which the frame supports the membrane member to apply a tension to the head.

11. The percussion instrument according to claim 10 , comprising a ring member being ring-like and clamped between an outer peripheral surface of the frame member and an inner peripheral surface of the tension ring, wherein
the tension ring is formed in a ring shape comprising a split portion in which a part in a circumferential direction of the tension ring is divided, and a fastening portion which reduces or enlarges an interval of the split portion in the circumferential direction.

12. The percussion instrument according to claim 11 , wherein the ring member comprises a split portion in which a part in a circumferential direction of the ring member is divided, and
the split portion of the ring member is disposed at a position shifted from the split portion of the tension ring in the circumferential direction.

13. The percussion instrument according to claim 11 , wherein the frame member comprises thin portions whose axial or radial dimensions are smaller than other portions of the frame member.

14. The percussion instrument according to claim 13 , wherein the thin portions are arranged at positions different from the split portion of the tension ring in a circumferential direction of the frame member.

15. The percussion instrument according to claim 11 , wherein the ring member comprises an outer peripheral portion configuring an outer peripheral surface of the ring member, an upper protruding portion which protrudes radially inward from an upper end of the outer peripheral portion, and a lower protruding portion which protrudes radially inward from a lower end of the outer peripheral portion, and
the upper protruding portion of the ring member is formed in a manner that a protrusion dimension from the outer peripheral portion is longer than a radial dimension of the frame member.

16. A percussion instrument, comprising:
a support part in which an outer peripheral surface of an end portion on a side in an axial direction of the support part is formed in a ring shape;
a membrane member covering the side in the axial direction of the support part;
a ring-like frame member connected to an outer edge of the membrane member and having a predetermined elasticity; and
a tension applying part which tightens the frame member radially inward to reduce a diameter of the frame member in a state that the frame member is disposed closer to the other side in the axial direction than the end portion of the support part on the side in the axial direction.

17. A tension applying method for applying a tension to a head which comprises a membrane member configuring a striking surface, and a frame member having a predetermined elasticity to which an outer edge of the membrane member is connected, the tension applying method comprising:
a supporting process for supporting a peripheral part of the striking surface of the membrane member from below on an opposite side of the striking surface by a frame; and
a tightening process which is performed after the supporting process and in which the frame member arranged below a position where the frame supports the membrane member is tightened radially inward by a tension ring.

18. The tension applying method according to claim 17 , wherein the tension ring is formed in a ring shape comprising a split portion in which a part in a circumferential direction of the tension ring is divided, and a fastening portion which reduces or enlarges an interval of the split portion in the circumferential direction; and
in the tightening process, a ring member being ring-like is clamped between an outer peripheral surface of the frame member and an inner peripheral surface of the tension ring.

19. The tension applying method according to claim 18 , wherein the ring member comprises a split portion in which a part in the circumferential direction of the ring member is divided; and
in the tightening process, the split portion of the ring member and the split portion of the tension ring

Assignees

• Roland Corp

Inventors

• Yoshino Kiyoshi

Classifications

• G10D13/16

  Tuning devices; Hoops; Lugs · CPC title

• G10D13/02 Primary

  Drums; Tambourines with drumheads · CPC title

• G10D13/20

  Drumheads · CPC title