Musical instrument and keyboard musical instrument

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11322121-B2
Application number	US-202117177268-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2021
Priority date	Mar 13, 2020
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A musical instrument to which a music stand is to be attached includes a performance operation unit that is arranged in a front portion of the musical instrument in a front-and-rear direction, and an attachment portion arranged at a position farther rearward than a rear end of the performance operation unit in the front-and-rear direction and farther forward than an intermediate position between the rear end of the performance operation unit and a rear end of the musical instrument in the front-and-rear direction, wherein the music stand is attached to the attachment portion such that a music score provision surface of the music stand is inclined by a first angle, and the first angle is in a range of 35 degrees to 55 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.

First claim

We claim:

1. A musical instrument comprising:
a music stand including a music score provision surface;
a performance operation unit arranged in a front portion of the music stand in a front-and-rear direction; and
an attachment portion arranged at a position farther rearward than a rear end of the performance operation unit in the front-and-rear direction and farther forward than an intermediate position between the rear end of the performance operation unit and a rear end of the musical instrument in the front-and-rear direction,
wherein the music stand is attachable to the attachment portion,
wherein, in a state where the music stand is attached to the attachment portion, the music score provision surface is inclined at a first angle, and
wherein the first angle is in a range of 35 degrees to 55 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.

2. The musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein:
the music stand includes:

a main body including the music score provision surface; and
a connection portion, which is disposed at a lower end of the main body, attached to the attachment portion,
the music score provision surface extends outwardly from the connection portion at the first angle in a state where the connection portion is attached to the attachment portion.

3. The musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the first angle is in a range of 40 degrees to 50 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane.

4. The musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the music score provision surface is configured to rest a display device that displays information arranged between the performance operation unit and the attachment portion in the front-and-rear direction.

5. The musical instrument according to claim 4 , wherein, in a state where the display device is resting on the music score provision surface and the state where the music stand is attached to the attachment portion, the attachment portion is disposed adjacent to a lower end of the display device.

6. The musical instrument according to claim 4 , wherein the music score provision surface is arranged substantially parallel to the display device in the state where the display device is resting on the music score provision surface.

7. The musical instrument according to claim 1 , further comprising an operation unit that receives an operation from a user arranged between the performance operation unit and the attachment portion in the front-and-rear direction.

8. The musical instrument according to claim 7 , wherein the music score provision surface is arranged substantially parallel to the operation unit in the state where the music stand is attached to the attachment portion.

9. The musical instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the music score provision surface includes an anti-slip texture or pad.

10. The musical instrument according to claim 2 , further comprising a reinforcer at a back surface of the main body.

11. The musical instrument according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an additional connection portion extending from the main body,
wherein the additional connection portion is inclined at a second angle with respect to the horizontal plane, the second angle being different from the first angle.

12. A keyboard musical instrument comprising:
a keyboard;
a music stand including a music score provision surface arranged behind the keyboard in a front-and-rear direction; and
an attachment portion arranged at a position farther rearward than a rear end of the keyboard in the front-and-rear direction and farther forward than an intermediate position between the rear end of the keyboard and a rear end of the musical instrument in the front-and-rear direction,
wherein the music stand is attachable to the attachment portion,
wherein, in a state where the music stand is attached to the attachment portion, the music score provision surface is inclined at a first angle, and
wherein the first angle is in a range of 35 degrees to 55 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Futsuhara Yuki
• Iida Minoru
• Haba Daisuke

Classifications

• G10H1/34 Primary

  Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments · CPC title

• G10G7/00 Primary

  Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings · CPC title

• G10G1/00

  Means for the representation of music · CPC title