Electric stringed instrument having a pivotable body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9424816-B2
Application number	US-201314061877-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2013
Priority date	Oct 29, 2012
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

An electric stringed instrument includes: an instrument main body which includes a front surface including a structure configured to hold a string; and a pair of frames which are connected to the instrument body. At least one of the pair of frames is a movable frame rotating toward the other one of the pair of frames with a longitudinal direction of the instrument main body serving as a rotating axis while going around a rear surface side of the instrumental body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric stringed instrument comprising:
an instrument main body that includes front and rear sides, and a rotating axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the instrument main body, the front side including a structure configured to hold a string; and
a pair of first and second frames connected to the instrument main body,
wherein the first frame is rotatable about the rotating axis toward the second frame while going around the rear side of the instrumental main body, and
wherein the instrument main body has a first lateral side and second lateral side that is different from the first lateral side,
wherein the second frame is immovably fixed to the instrument main body and disposed at the second lateral side,
wherein the first frame is rotatable from the first lateral side to the second lateral side so that the first frame becomes disposed at the second lateral side together with the second frame.

2. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , further comprising a fixation mechanism that fixes the first frame to prevent the first frame from rotating from the first lateral side to the second lateral side.

3. An electric stringed instrument comprising:
an instrument main body that includes front and rear sides, and a rotating axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the instrument main body, the front side including a structure configured to hold a string;
a pair of first and second frames connected to the instrument main body,
wherein the first frame is rotatable about the rotating axis toward the second frame while going around the rear side of the instrumental main body, and
wherein the second frame is immovably fixed to the instrument main body; and

a fixation mechanism that fixes the first frame to prevent rotation of the first frame with respect to the instrument main body,
wherein the fixation mechanism fixes the first frame in a state where the first and second frames are respectively disposed at both lateral sides of the instrument main body, and
wherein the fixation mechanism fixes the first frame in a state where the first and second frames are superposed on each other.

4. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first frame includes a connecting end portion connected to the instrument main body,
the fixation mechanism includes a pair of clamping parts provided on the instrument main body, the pair of clamping parts fixing the connecting end portion by clamping the connecting end portion from the longitudinal direction of the instrument main body.

5. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first frame includes a connecting end portion connected to the instrument main body, the connecting end portion extending from the rotating axis in a radial direction of the rotating axis,
the fixation mechanism includes a locking groove and a biasing member,
the locking groove is recessed from a surface of the instrument main body in the longitudinal direction of the instrument main body, the locking groove extending in a radial direction of the rotating axis, the locking groove being configured so that the connecting end portion is inserted into the locking groove, and
the biasing member biases the connecting end portion toward a direction in which the locking groove is to be inserted.

6. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first frame includes a connecting end portion connected to the instrument main body,
the fixation mechanism includes a pressing screw screwed in the instrument main body in the longitudinal direction thereof, the pressing screw pressing the connecting end portion to the instrument main body, and
the pressing screw is penetrated through the connecting end portion to rotatably connect the first frame to the instrument main body.

7. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , further comprising an identification unit that identifies the first and second frames from each other.

8. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the structure includes a fingerboard including a fret.

9. An electric stringed instrument comprising:
an instrument main body that includes front and rear sides, and a rotating axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the instrument main body, the front side including a structure configured to hold a string; and
a pair of first and second frames connected to the instrument main body,
wherein the first frame is rotatable about the rotating axis toward the second frame while going around the rear side of the instrumental main body,
wherein the second frame is immovably fixed to the instrument main body,
wherein the instrument main body has a first lateral side and a second lateral side that is different from the first lateral side,
wherein the first frame is positionable at the first lateral side,
wherein the second frame is positionable at the second lateral side, and
wherein the first frame is rotatable from the first lateral side to the second lateral side while going around the rear side, so that the first frame is superimposed on the second frame.

10. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame has a belt shape and forms a spacing between the first frame and the instrument main body.

11. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the second frame has a belt shape and forms a space between the second frame and the instrument main body.

12. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second frames are separated from each other in a state where the first frame is positioned at the first lateral side and the second frame is positioned at the second lateral side.

13. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating axis includes a connecting screw extending in the longitudinal direction of the instrument main body.

14. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame includes a connecting end portion through which the rotating axis passes.

15. The electric stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal direction is substantially parallel to the string.

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Saito Konyo
• Tsuruhashi Hiroyuki

Classifications

• G10D3/00 Primary

  Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars · CPC title

• G10D1/085 Primary

  Mechanical design of electric guitars · CPC title