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US 2022/0114992 A1Published application
Pedal device for performance
AssigneeEf-Note Inc.
InventorYoshiaki MORI
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Abstract
A pedal device for performance (1) has a pedal (4) where a player can perform a depressing operation with his/her foot. A rod (6) is movable in an axial direction in accordance with the depressing operation of the pedal (4). A detecting mechanism detects an amount of movement of the rod (6) and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the amount of movement. The detecting mechanism has an optical sensor (10) that is a non-contact sensor detecting an amount of displacement in the axial direction L of the rod (6) in a non-contact manner.
Claims8
A pedal device for performance, comprising:
- a pedal where a player can perform a depressing operation with his/her foot;
- a rod movable in an axial direction in accordance with the depressing operation of the pedal;
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- detecting mechanism detecting an amount of movement of the rod and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the amount of movement,
- wherein the detecting mechanism includes a non-contact sensor detecting an amount of displacement in the axial direction of the rod in a non-contact manner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.