Electronic percussion instrument and non-percussion surface forming method
AssigneeRoland Corporation
InventorsRei NONOMURA, Ryo Tanida, Keita UTSUMI
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Abstract
A sensor for vibration detection is not installed to a second frame 301b, and an upper surface of the second frame 301b is a non-percussion surface not assumed to receive a percussion. Since the second frame 301b is elastically supported by the first frame 301a via the elastic bodies 309a to 309c, at the time of a percussion to a head 202 or a cover 206, the elastic bodies 309a to 309c can attenuate the vibration propagated from the first frame 301a to the second frame 301b. Thus, since the noise produced due to the vibration of the second frame 301b can be suppressed, the performer is allowed a favorable feeling of performance.
Claims11
An electronic percussion instrument, having, on an upper surface, a percussion surface that receives a percussion and a non-percussion surface that is not assumed to receive the percussion, the electronic percussion instrument comprising:
- a sensor, detecting a vibration of the percussion to the percussion surface;
- a first frame, forming a skeleton of the percussion surface;
- an elastic body, fixed to the first frame;
- and
- a second frame, which is connected with the first frame via the elastic body, and to which a sensor is not installed,
- wherein the non-percussion surface is formed by an upper surface of the second frame.
A non-percussion surface forming method, which is a non-percussion surface forming method for an electronic percussion instrument having, on an upper surface, a percussion surface that receives a percussion and a non-percussion surface not assumed to receive the percussion, the electronic percussion instrument comprising:
- a sensor, detecting a vibration of the percussion to the percussion surface;
- a first frame, forming a skeleton of the percussion surface;
- an elastic body, fixed to the first frame;
- and
- a second frame, which is connected with the first frame via the elastic body, and to which a sensor is not installed, wherein in the non-percussion surface forming method,
- the non-percussion surface is formed by an upper surface of the second frame.
An electronic percussion instrument, in which a portion of an upper surface is configured as a percussion surface receiving a percussion, the electronic percussion instrument comprising:
- a first member, on an upper surface side of which the percussion surface is formed;
- a sensor, detecting the percussion to the percussion surface;
- an elastic body, fixed to the first member;
- and
- a second member, which is connected with the first member via the elastic body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.