Electronic percussion instrument

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9053694-B2
Application number	US-201414204359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2014
Priority date	Mar 12, 2013
Publication date	Jun 9, 2015
Grant date	Jun 9, 2015

Abstract

An electronic percussion instrument includes a stand, a support member (e.g. a stay), a pad member with a head, and an impact sensor. The support member has an L-shape including a stand-attaching portion and a pad-attaching portion. The stand-attaching portion is fixed to the stand while the pad-attaching portion is extended vertically from the front end of the stand-attaching portion at an inflection point. Owing to the elasticity of the support member, the pad-attaching portion is deflected about the inflection point in the rearward direction in comparison with the stand-attaching portion due to a striking force applied to the head being struck with a beater. Upon detecting an impact applied to the head, the impact sensor generates an electric signal so as to generate a musical sound. Thus, it is possible to suppress floor reverberation by absorbing an impact between the head and the beater via the support member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic percussion instrument comprising:
a stand disposable on a floor;
a support member including a stand-attaching portion fixed to the stand and a pad-attaching portion extending vertically from the stand-attaching portion at an inflection point, wherein the stand-attaching portion and the pad-attaching portion are unified together to form a bent profile;
a pad member, including a head with a main strike area strikable with a beater, attached t…

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Kanayama Emi
• Sato Masao

Classifications

• G10H2220/525

  Physics · mapped topic

• G10D13/02

  Physics · mapped topic

• G10D13/26

  Physics · mapped topic

• G10H1/32

  Physics · mapped topic

• G10H3/146 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic