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Board for stringed instrument, method of manufacturing board for stringed instrument, and stringed instrument
US9666168B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9666168-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414518133-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Publication date | May 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
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A board for a stringed instrument which forms a front plate or a back plate of a stringed instrument, includes: a laminated plate that is obtained by laminating a plurality of veneers having a uniform thickness by an adhesive, at least one of the veneers having a different planar shape than the other veneers, in which the laminated plate is curved to be convex toward one surface side and has a thin portion and a thick portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A board for a stringed instrument which forms a front plate or a back plate of a stringed instrument, the board comprising: a laminated plate that is obtained by laminating a plurality of veneers consisting of wood and having a uniform thickness by an adhesive without a gap, at least one of the veneers having a different planar shape than the other veneers, wherein the veneers have fiber directions, the front plate has a length direction, the fiber directions of the veneers are aligned to the length direction of the front plate, and wherein the adhesive contains no solvent, and wherein the laminated plate is curved to be convex toward one surface side and has a thin portion and a thick portion. 2. The board for a stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein the number of veneers laminated in the thin portion is less than the number of veneers laminated in the thick portion. 3. The board for a stringed instrument according to claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of veneers exposed to the one surface side of the laminated plate covers the entire surface of the laminated plate. 4. A method of manufacturing a board for a stringed instrument which forms a front plate or a back plate of a stringed instrument, the method comprising: a laminating process of forming a laminate by laminating a plurality of veneers consisting of wood and having a uniform thickness by an adhesive, at least one of the veneers having a different planar shape than the other veneers, wherein the veneers have fiber directions, the front plate has a length direction, the fiber directions of the veneers are aligned to the length direction of the front plate, and wherein the adhesive contains no solvent; and a bending process of obtaining a laminated plate by curving the laminate to be convex toward one surface side and forming a thin portion and a thick portion while maintaining the thickness of each of the plurality of veneers to be constant. 5. A stringed instrument comprising: the board for a stringed instrument according to claim 1 .
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Musical instrument or tuning fork making · CPC title
Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars · CPC title
Resonating means, horns or diaphragms · CPC title
- G10D1/02Primary
Bowed or rubbed string instruments, e.g. violins or hurdy-gurdies · CPC title
- G10D3/22Primary
Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material · CPC title
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- What does patent US9666168B2 cover?
- A board for a stringed instrument which forms a front plate or a back plate of a stringed instrument, includes: a laminated plate that is obtained by laminating a plurality of veneers having a uniform thickness by an adhesive, at least one of the veneers having a different planar shape than the other veneers, in which the laminated plate is curved to be convex toward one surface side and has a …
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- Yamaha Corp
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- Primary CPC classification G10D1/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue May 30 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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