DE202018003776U1 - Drum pedal device for playing a big drum of drums with foot pads and heel - Google Patents

Abstract

Drum pedal device for playing a large drum of a drum kit with foot ball and heel, characterized in that the pedal device allows the drummer to select whether he wants to play the drums while standing or sitting,

Description

A conventional percussion drum pedal apparatus for bass percussion with the foot (also commonly called a foot machine) of the percussion set is attached to the bass drum and both the single or double foot pedal machines with the whole or front part played by the foot.

The transversely mounted movable axle is firmly bolted to the flail apparatus on a column. Departing from the flail apparatus, a chain is movably connected to the tip of the pedal via a pulley. The pedal is firmly screwed to the bottom plate at the end. By pressing the pedal with the ball of the foot down, the flail is thrown forward towards the batter's batter head.

This style of play requires a pronounced leg and foot muscularity and a long exercise time from the operator, since the movements to play the bass drum do not correspond to the natural leg-foot movement. In the ball of the foot but comparatively little power is available. In order to be able to act better, the body tends to move forward, especially during intense, fast play with the feet. This is unfavorable and inhibiting in relation to the simultaneous playing of the drums with the hands. Playing with the ball of the foot also requires extensive muscle training.

With the present invention, a pedal device is to be provided to the drummer, which allows both the well-known playing with the ball of the foot and playing with the heel and the choice of playing the drums while sitting or standing.

In the functional sketch 1 is the foot 2 in traditional style with the whole foot or with fast play with the ball of the foot on the footboard and drives Schlegel ( 1 ) against the drum. Will the drummer now play with the heel, he simply changes the leg position and puts the heel of the foot 1 on the rear pedal. By dropping the heel Schlegel ( 2 ) of the front pedal against the drum.

The invention defined in the protection claim 1 gives the drummer the opportunity to continue to use learned techniques for playing the drum set of a drum set but also to use a leg-foot movement to beat the big drum, which correspond to normal movements of the leg-foot muscles. Thus, the playing of the foot machine should be made easier muscular and ergonomically cheaper. This pedal meets the physical and learned conditions of the musician in that it is played with the ball of the foot traditionally but also with the heel. The heelplay can be played more dynamically, powerfully and faster and also set new accents for the music.

Well-known is the so-called seesaws with the legs. The ball of the foot gets stuck on the floor and the leg is simply dropped - the heel strikes the floor. Muscle tension in the leg brings the heel back into the high position. The rocking is caused by quickly executed juxtaposed movements.

The posture and sitting position can be maintained as in the conventional Fußmaschine, as is still played with the bale. The lower back pedal is placed so that it is further below the body at about the level of the thigh. This improves the natural posture when playing the rear pedals and provides an ergonomically better use of the intuitive rocking motion of the foot-leg joint. When the thigh is in a seated posture at a 90 ° position to the lower leg, drummers with the front foot machine usually play at that 90 ° angle or the lower leg is even at an angle greater than 90 ° to the thigh. When playing with the heel pedal, the foot is moved backwards at an angle smaller than 90 ° to the thigh, which is contrary to the natural rocking.

According to the present invention there is provided a pedal device comprising: according to the invention as in the drawing 2 shown, the additional play with the heel is solved by 2 ) on the drum of the drums via the drum attachment ( 13 ) and mirror-inverted at a 180 ° angle a second pedestrian ( 1 ) over the bottom plate ( 15 ) on the front pedals ( 2 ) is attached. An adjustment rod with 2 joint pairs ( 7 ) connects the two pedals and brings the movement of the rear pedals ( 1 ) on the flail ( 6 ) mounted on the drive shaft ( 10 ) of the front pedal ( 2 ) and the associated Schlegel ( 6 ) drives. Thus, by stepping the footboard ( 3 ) of the front pedal ( 2 ) of the flail ( 5 ) beaten against the drum and by kicking the pedals ( 1 ) of the flail ( 6 ) beaten against the drum. Characteristic of the invention is an adjustment rod with 2 joint pairs ( 7 ) and 2 adjusting rod attachment gates ( 17 ) with the help of which the path of the pedal ( 4 ) of pedals ( 1 ) can be changed.

The Schlegel (5 + 6) is driven by chain ( 9 ), The chain runs over a pulley ( 8th ). The flails themselves are in a conventional manner on a shaft ( 10 ) attached. The wave ( 10 ) is stored on a column ( 16 ) The return spring ( 11 ) for the flails (5 + 6) is carried out in the usual way and via the spring tensioner ( 12 ) the tread resistance can be adjusted. The floor supports ( 14 ) ensure a secure hold of the pedal device on the ground.

For the production standard components can be reused for the most part.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1)

Pedal behind

2)

Pedal machine in front

3)

Tread plate in front

4)

Tread plate at the back

5)

drumstick

6)

drumstick

7)

Adjusting rod with 2 joint pairs

8th)

Pulley for chain

9)

Chain

10)

drive shaft

11)

return spring

12)

spring clamps

13)

Attachment to a large drum (bass drum)

14)

floorstands

15)

baseplate

16)

pillar

17)

Einstellstangenbefestigungskulisse

Claims (5)

Drum pedal device for playing a large drum of a drum kit with foot pads and heel, characterized in that the pedal device allows the drummer to select whether he wants to play the drums while standing or sitting, Pedal device after Claim 1 , characterized in that the drummer practicing with one foot, both pedals in a position in which the ball of the foot on the front tread plate and the heel can play simultaneously on the rear tread plate and thus is able to create a quick game with one foot , as it is only possible with 2 foot machines and a double foot pedal. Pedal device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on an adjustment rod with 2 pairs of joints and 2 Einstellstangenbefestigungskulissen an opposite movement arises and thus the necessary flexibility and at the same time the stabilization of the movement is guaranteed. Pedal device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the single settings on the adjusting rod with 2 joint pairs, the tread plate height, the pedal plate path and the force for pedaling the tread plate can be adjusted. Pedal device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dynamic spectrum is increased with the pedals in all areas from fortissimo to pianissimo and also new previously impossible accents can be played.

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