Electronic percussion instrument, percussion instrument set, and method for securing struck surface part
AssigneeRoland Corporation
InventorKiyoshi Yoshino
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Abstract
Electronic percussion instruments 3a to 3g each comprise a struck surface part 30 having a dome-shaped struck surface 30a and formed into a net shape, and a ring-shaped frame 31 connected to the outer edge of the struck surface part 30, and a region on the back surface 30b side of the struck surface part 30 is open. Consequently, unlike a case where the back surface side of a struck surface is surrounded by a cylindrical shell, for example, like conventional electronic percussion instruments simulating a drum, it is possible to prevent other members from being resonant with vibrations when the struck surface 30a is hit. Therefore, hit sound can be effectively reduced.
Claims14
An electronic percussion instrument, comprising:
- a struck surface part formed into a dome shape and a net shape;
- and
- a frame being annular and connected to an outer edge of the struck surface part, wherein the frame comprises a recess which is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the frame and into which the outer edge of the struck surface part is fitted, and
- the outer edge of the struck surface part is not joined to an inner surface of the recess,
- wherein the struck surface part is formed into a disc shape with an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of the frame, and the struck surface part is formed into the dome shape by deformation when the struck surface part is fitted into the recess.
A method for securing a struck surface part to a frame of an electronic percussion instrument, wherein the struck surface part is formed into a dome shape and a net shape, and the frame is annular and connected to an outer edge of the struck surface part, the method comprising:
- providing the struck surface part formed into a disc shape with an outer diameter larger part is fitted into a recess formed in an inner circumferential surface of the frame;
- forming the struck surface part into the dome shape by deformation when the struck surface part is fitted into a recess formed in an inner circumferential surface of the frame;
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- securing the struck surface part in the dome shape to the frame by fitting the outer edge of the struck surface part into the recess without joining the outer edge of the struck surface to an inner surface of the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.