Electronic wind instrument and key operation detection method
AssigneeRoland Corporation
InventorsYuji Terada, Hidemasa Togai
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Abstract
An electronic wind instrument and key operation detection method are provided. The electronic wind instrument includes an instrument body and a plurality of keys which have an operation surface operated by a player's finger and are provided on an external surface of the instrument body. Among the plurality of keys, at least two keys disposed to sandwich or surround a predetermined region comprise restriction parts formed on the operation surfaces. The restriction parts restrict escape of the player's finger from between the at least two keys having the restriction parts formed thereon.
Claims22
An electronic wind instrument comprising:
- an instrument body;
- and
- a plurality of keys which have an operation surface operated by a player's finger and are provided on an external surface of the instrument body,
- wherein among the plurality of keys, at least two keys disposed to sandwich or surround a predetermined region comprise restriction parts formed on the operation surfaces, and
- the restriction parts restrict escape of the player's finger from a region of the at least two keys having the restriction parts formed thereon and a region between the at least two keys.
A key operation detection method in an electronic wind instrument comprising an instrument body and a plurality of keys which have an operation surface operated by a player's finger and are provided on an external surface of the instrument body, the key operation detection method comprising:
- forming restriction parts on the operation surfaces of at least two keys disposed to sandwich or surround a predetermined region among the plurality of keys;
- and
- detecting operations of the keys while restricting escape of the player's finger from a region of the at least two keys having the restriction parts formed thereon and a region between the at least two keys by the restriction parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.