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US 11,145,280 B2Granted
Electric string instrument
AssigneeHoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.
InventorNaoki Shibuya
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Abstract
An electric guitar includes a body, a neck, and a tremolo device. A tremolo cavity for accommodating a tremolo spring is formed on the back of the body. A metal cover is attached to the tremolo cavity so as to cover the tremolo spring from the outside. A magnetic force generating portion that generates a magnetic force for fixing the metal cover to the body is provided in the vicinity of the tremolo cavity.
Claims8
An electric string instrument that converts a vibration of a string into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal, the electric string instrument comprising:
- a body on which the string is stretched;
- and
- components that are provided in the body and used for outputting the electric signal or playing the electric string instrument, wherein
- the body comprises:
- a component accommodating recessed portion for accommodating the components;
- a cover configured to be attached to the component accommodating recessed portion;
- a magnetic force generating portion that generates a magnetic force for fixing the cover to the body;
- and
- a cover placement recessed portion in which the cover is disposed,
- the cover placement recessed portion is provided along an outer circumference of the component accommodating recessed portion,
- the cover placement recessed portion is constituted by a bottom wall facing a rear surface of the cover, and a side wall facing an outer peripheral surface of the cover,
- the magnetic force generating portion is provided on the bottom wall,
- the cover placement recessed portion is provided over an entire circumference of the component accommodating recessed portion, and
- the magnetic force generating portion is provided on an entire surface of the bottom wall of the cover placement recessed portion.
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