CN215932913U - Mechanical programmable music device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to mechanical type music device class able to programme specifically is outdoor musical instrument of xylophone, metal xylophone, body singing musical instrument a class, is used for playing a melody basically, in order not to have the people of music training, including the children of different ages learn to play music and design to adopt the entertainment form tentatively to contact the music world, grasp music symbol basic knowledge with the mode of well playing, can be used for arranging the amusement activity in outdoor crowd's recreation place, including park, kindergarten, children's playground and arrangement are intact, controlled courtyard. A mechanical programmable music device such as xylophone is characterized in that musical tones are played by using a special percussion hammer, the mechanical programmable music device is of an all-metal structure and consists of a frame horizontally arranged on a metal supporting foot and a metal piano piece fixed on the frame, the metal piano piece is adjusted to make the metal piano piece emit sound according with certain tone, and the metal piano piece is arranged to be in accordance with the first tone sequence of the Russian national song. In addition to the metal piano plate, a hollow metal tube may be installed under the metal piano plate to serve as a resonator. Each musical instrument piece carves the Russian national song lyrics according to the melody tone program by syllable division by adopting the carving technology. The piano plate and the frame are divided into three sections, which are dyed white, blue and red, respectively. The technical effects are that the structure of the device is simplified, the maintenance workload is reduced, the intensity and the reliability are improved, and the user group is enlarged.

Description

Mechanical programmable music device

The utility model belongs to mechanical type music device class able to programme specifically is outdoor musical instrument of xylophone, metal xylophone, body singing musical instrument a class, is used for playing a melody basically, in order not to have the people of music training, including the children of different ages learn to play music and design to adopt the entertainment form tentatively to contact the music world, grasp music symbol basic knowledge with the mode of well playing, can be used for arranging the amusement activity in outdoor crowd's recreation place, including park, kindergarten, children's playground and arrangement are intact, controlled courtyard.

Devices for contacting the musical world, including teaching children basic knowledge of musical symbols, are known, and can be used as toys and musical instruments (US 4246827, published in 1981, month 1, day 27). The device is provided with a set of seven groups of chips or keys (the number of the groups accords with the tone quantity) and a set of plate cards, each card contains a phrase coded in a code hole mode, a code block accords with the phrase tone, and the device is provided with a set of chips, and each chip can only be inserted into a special and unique code hole of the chip. When the chip is correctly inserted into the code hole, the sound reproducing device is activated after the button is pressed, and each sound is in accordance with one of seven tones. The disclosed device provides an opportunity to play a musical tone directly using the device in order to help children grasp the arrangement of tones and the sounding length. However, the device can only be used for indoor games and to a large extent as an interesting toy in autonomous use.

Electronic music toys (soviet union patent certificate No. 1498527, published: 1989, 08/07) are known, comprising a housing, a chassis to which a spring element in the form of a spring leaf upwardly raised from a bottom notch with a flange is mounted, a key imitation made of square wood mounted on the above flange, a generator, and electric contacts arranged below the spring leaf in such a manner that the electric contacts are closed under the action of the pressing square wood and the flexing of the spring leaf. Each face of the square wood is printed with a piece of the whole image and symbols (numbers, letters, musical notes, etc.) designating the program of depressing keys. When the square wood pieces and the complete image are pressed according to the symbols of the appointed pressing sequence, the melody having a logical relation with the image is sounded. The toy assists the children to develop comprehensively, but is designed for being used at home under the supervision of adults, the children are required to show great attention and have bitter and dry heads, when the quality is lacked, the images of the square timbers cannot be spliced, the recognized melody cannot be sounded, and the same situation can easily occur when one square timbers or one beam square timbers are lost.

Xylophones with keyboard changeable pads (templates) for children are known (DE 2725055, published: 12/14/1978), which are perforated to allow the user to touch only certain keys and to sound a specific melody when pressed in a certain sequence. The sequence of key presses and the length of tone sounding are indicated on the switchable template. However, the untrained user, among which the young child, cannot quickly understand the sequence of key presses and read the instructions from the template along with the playing process, and therefore certain knowledge and training are required.

Xylophones (US 2727424, published: 12/20/1955) are known, comprising a series of rod-shaped chips, each chip emitting a sound corresponding to a certain pitch when struck with a xylophone hammer, and the length of the rods in the series being selected in such a way that the sounds emitted form a "programmed sequence", such as octaves. The mechanism of using a backlight to indicate the next stick is actuated every time the stick is struck, and in order to make the device produce the required sound, a xylophone small hammer connected with a circuit placed in a closed housing, using an insulated handle and a conductive impact part (hammer head), is required to strike the stick with the backlight on. The circuit described above uses a mechanically programmable switchable sound card control that plugs into a dedicated slot on the housing. The sound card must be prefabricated and is a convertible sound card: one sound card should be made separately for each melody. The disclosed device provides an opportunity for a person without musical training to reproduce a musical composition in a manner that mimics playing. However, when the above-described device is used as an outdoor musical instrument, particularly when the device is used in a large scale, the arrangement of use is complicated in consideration of the fact that the device has a complicated structure, and requires frequent maintenance, power supply, creation of a new sound card for a user, and the like. In addition to the above-mentioned obstacles for outdoor musical instrument use, a very important factor should be added, which is the poor strength and damage resistance of the device.

The air flow (Veter) xylophone, identified by the applicant as the closest musical instrument to the present application, is used in outdoor locations including public entertainment venues such as parks, children's fairs, etc. (2019, 5, 7, find information on the internet, links http:// sonannov. ru/catalog/123-ulichye-muzykanye-instrument/shov/4356-ksi lofon-Veter). According to the description, the disclosed musical instrument, belonging to the percussion body playing musical instrument subclass, comprises a frame horizontally mounted on a metal leg, on which a row of rod-like metal keys are mounted, in such a way that each key emits a sound corresponding to a certain pitch under the action of percussion, and the selection of keys in the row ensures that the combination of the emitted sounds forms a programmed sequence under the action of activation of the percussion from the row start point to the row end point in succession. This instrument can play music without requiring any special skill on the part of the user, and its accessibility and simplicity allow people without music training, especially children, to test very aggressively.

However, when a person who does not have music training operates the disclosed musical instrument by himself, only unprogrammed sounds can be played in principle, and the musical instrument is not attractive to surrounding persons, and playing music with the musical instrument does not contribute much to music common knowledge and music culture of the untrained user.

The object of the present invention is to create a mechanically programmable music device which is easy to use and is intended for outdoor use, and which enables a user without any musical knowledge to reproduce and listen to specifically programmed musical compositions.

The scientific and technical result of the music apparatus introduced is to provide users without musical training with the opportunity to reproduce a specific musical composition using a mechanically programmable apparatus of corresponding structure.

The technical achievement is achieved by using a mechanical programmable device belonging to the class of percussion instruments and the class of body-born musical instruments, and the mechanical programmable device comprises a frame horizontally arranged on a metal supporting foot and a row of metal pieces fixed on the frame, each piece emits sound according with certain tones under the action of percussion activation of a xylophone stick, and under the action of continuous activation, the emitted sound is combined to form a sequence with a program from the arrangement starting point to the arrangement end point of the pieces.

The effective scheme of the introduced music device comprises a metal musical instrument piece combined with a hollow metal tube, and the metal tube arranged below the musical instrument piece plays the role of a resonator to amplify sound, so that the played music works have strong force and persuasion.

There is described a mechanical programmable music device comprising a horseshoe-shaped curved rectangular metal frame mounted on a stable metal foot and a metal-sheet-like key mounted thereon. The musical instrument has an all-metal structure, and therefore has a similarity to a body-sounding musical instrument (the body-sounding musical instrument is a musical instrument which emits sound by itself, and takes the instrument itself or a part thereof as a sound source).

For the purpose of activating the keys of a xylophone/metal xylophone, a thin, ball-headed stick or a special percussion hammer similar to a small spoon, with plastic, rubber or wood tip is generally used for striking. The player selects the stick and tip that best fits the musical character in order to reproduce a certain musical mood.

The device is equipped with a hammer made of gummed plastic for playing sound, and a long (1.2-2.5 m long) steel wire rope with the diameter of 5 mm is connected with a frame.

The 98 pieces of metal sheet fixed on the frame and with 4 octaves are regulated and adjusted in length to make each piece produce sound of certain tone (semitone) corresponding to one of four octaves. The process of arranging the adjusted and adjusted metal sheets in a row ensures that the Russian Song melody is sounded under the continuous activation. Activation is accomplished by striking the blade with a hammer, moving from left to right and in succession, one also leak-tight.

The described music apparatus therefore offers anyone without music training the opportunity not to play, but at least to reproduce the mechanically programmed, that is to say, the structurally set melody.

The selected national song melody makes the user feel that the user is a patrioter. Having the ability to not only spend idle time, but also make certain contributions to patriotic education, and is a particularly important factor, especially for young people, in the lack of educating and forcing aspects.

Using the lyrics of the Russian song divided into syllables according to the melody of the Russian song, the user can sing with the solo, duel or organised vocal groups if desired.

The mechanically programmable music device described can be supplemented with a sound-amplifying resonator in the form of a hollow metal tube arranged below a metal sheet.

The loudspeaker has a certain positive effect under the condition of noise background, for example, when the introduced music device is used in public gathering places. They simultaneously make the sounded melody have a strong force and expressive force.

The device design described has sufficient strength and safety factors, taking into account the loads used throughout the year under outdoor conditions, taking enhanced tamper-resistance measures: the feet may be embedded in foundations of earth, concrete or the like and provided with reinforcing elements, which may effectively prevent the loss of the device or its components from unauthorized disassembly. The introduced device has the characteristics of simple structure, indestructibility, easy contact and use by a user, simple and convenient operation and the like, and provides a large-scale use opportunity.

The figures, given as an example, reflect one solution of the implementation of the music apparatus described, comprising three legs embedded in a concrete base. The metal sheet is divided into three sections together with the chassis and dyed white, blue and red, respectively, according to the sections.

The non-series produced device samples had overall dimensions of 1300X 1250X 180 mm and a total weight of 37 kg.

The device described can be used in music playground plants, both outdoors and indoors.

The device can be realized in any form, and is considered to be used under the condition of complying with the basic structural principle: the sound element is arranged according to a set program and has certain tone, and when the element is continuously activated, the sound of specific musical works is ensured to be sounded.

The principles of the described musical apparatus can be successfully implemented, for example, to make a "music box" on a wall, and various musical elements can be used, including metal or wooden keys or tubes, key and tube combinations; there may be a metal or plastic frame mounted horizontally or vertically.

Claims (2)

1. A mechanical programmable musical apparatus for percussion instruments and similar playing musical instruments, comprising a frame horizontally mounted on a metal support and a row of metal pieces fixed on the frame, each piece producing sound in accordance with a certain tone under the action of percussion activation by a xylophone stick, and under continuous activation, the produced sounds are combined to form a programmed sequence from the starting point to the end point of the arrangement of the pieces, characterized in that the programmed sound sequence is formed in a manner of arranging and adjusting keys in the form of metal pieces, and under the action of continuous activation of the keys from left to right, the melody of the Russian national song is formed, and on the keys, the national song lyrics are carved by carving technique according to the sequence of the national song melody scores and the produced tones.

2. The mechanically programmable musical instrument of a percussion type of physical musical instrument of the sub type as claimed in claim 1, comprising a metal plate in combination with a hollow metal tube, said metal tube being disposed below the plate for resonance and sound amplification.

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