EP0633558B1 - Shoulder rest - Google Patents

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EP0633558B1
EP0633558B1 EP19930110747 EP93110747A EP0633558B1 EP 0633558 B1 EP0633558 B1 EP 0633558B1 EP 19930110747 EP19930110747 EP 19930110747 EP 93110747 A EP93110747 A EP 93110747A EP 0633558 B1 EP0633558 B1 EP 0633558B1
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    • G10DSTRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G10D3/18Chin-rests, hand-rests, shoulder rests or guards being removable from, or integral with the instrument

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  • the invention relates to a shoulder rest according to the preamble of the main claim.
  • the fixable clamp between the bearing eyes is designed as a screw clamp, the screw fixing the actual clamp on the support arm, but in theory the support arm can still be displaced depending on the flexibility of the bearing block, which is preferably made of rubber-elastic material. This, although slight mobility of the support arm can have a disruptive effect. In addition, the fixing of the screw terminal by actuating the actual screw is somewhat difficult due to the small size of the whole arrangement.
  • the invention has for its object to improve the device belonging to the prior art in that it can be locked more securely and the locking can be carried out more easily.
  • FIG. 1 shows a shoulder rest 1 with a support plate 2, preferably made of metal, and a foam plate 17 coming underneath and coming into contact with the body of the user, the support plate 2 carrying clamping devices 3 and 4 in the region of its outer ends.
  • the clamping devices 3 and 4 are designed at their upper end as holding claws 5 which enclose the lower edge of a stringing instrument 6 and therefore hold it securely.
  • the clamping devices 3 and 4 have threaded pins 7, so that the distance between the shoulder rest 1 and the stringed instrument 6 can be changed as required.
  • the clamping devices 3 and 4 are each arranged on a support arm 8, 8a, which in bearing eyes 9, 10 and 9a, 10a are led.
  • a bearing block 11, 11a and a clamp 12, 12a are located between the bearing eyes 9, 10 and 9a, 10a.
  • the bearing blocks 11 and 11a are made of a resilient material which hinders but does not prevent the free movement of the support arm 8, 8a guided therein.
  • the clamps 12 and 12a are designed as eccentric clamps, as can be seen more clearly from the illustrations in FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • the clamping device 3 In order to adjust the distance between the holding claws 5 of the clamping devices 3 and 4 to the respective width of the stringed instrument 6, the clamping device 3 is pushed, for example, against the stringed instrument 6 until both holding claws 5 securely grip the lower edge of the stringed instrument 6. This position of the clamping devices 3 and 4 is automatically maintained since the support arms 8 and 8a are held in their position in the form-elastic bearing blocks 11 and 11a. So no unwanted loosening of the clamping device 3 and 4 or the holding claws 5 is possible and the shoulder rest 1 retains its tight fit on the stringed instrument 6 even with this initially provisional adjustment.
  • the support arms are fixed in their set position by means of the clamps 12 and 12a by actuating the eccentric.
  • the terminals 12 and 12a each consist of an eccentric 14, which is equipped with an actuating part 15 and is arranged on the support arm 8 and 8a. 3 is shown by Actuation of the actuating part 15 of the eccentric 14 presses the eccentric part onto the support plate 2, so that the support arm 8 is thereby braced in the openings of the bearing eyes 9 and 10 relative to the support plate 2. As a result, the support arm 8 is locked against both longitudinal movements and against rotational movements.
  • the bearing eyes 9 and 10 or 9a and 10a are bent out of the material of the support plate 2, so that there is a free space between the bearing eyes.
  • the eccentric would now interact with the foam of the support plate 17 and would not result in any locking.
  • an abutment plate 16 is used, which is preferably also made of metal but can just as well consist of a solid plastic and with which the eccentric 14 now cooperates during its rotational movement about the support arm 8 or 8a.
  • FIG. 2 shows that both clamping devices 3 and 4 are carried by a support arm 8 and 8a.
  • the two support arms are fixed in the manner previously described.
  • the support arms 8 and 8a are curved in the plane of the support plate 2, the curvature of the support arm 8 being opposite to the curvature of the support arm 8a.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Schulterstütze gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Hauptanspruches.The invention relates to a shoulder rest according to the preamble of the main claim.

Eine gattungsbildende Schulterstütze wird in der EP 507 994 A2 beschrieben. Hierbei ist die fixierbare Klemme zwischen den Lageraugen als Schraubklemme ausgebildet, wobei die Schraube die eigentliche Klemme auf dem Tragarm fixiert, wobei aber rein theoretisch der Tragarm noch in Abhängigkeit der Nachgiebigkeit des vorzugsweise aus gummielastischem Werkstoff bestehenden Lagerblocks verschiebbar ist. Diese, wenn auch geringfügige Beweglichkeit des Tragarmes kann störend wirken. Außerdem ist die Festlegung der Schraubklemme durch Betätigen der eigentlichen Schraube aufgrund der geringen Größe der ganzen Anordnung etwas schwierig.A generic shoulder rest is described in EP 507 994 A2. Here, the fixable clamp between the bearing eyes is designed as a screw clamp, the screw fixing the actual clamp on the support arm, but in theory the support arm can still be displaced depending on the flexibility of the bearing block, which is preferably made of rubber-elastic material. This, although slight mobility of the support arm can have a disruptive effect. In addition, the fixing of the screw terminal by actuating the actual screw is somewhat difficult due to the small size of the whole arrangement.

Auch sind bei der bekannten Anordnung Drehbewegungen des Tragarmes innerhalb der eigentlichen Lageraugen möglich.In the known arrangement, rotary movements of the support arm within the actual bearing eyes are also possible.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die zum Stand der Technik gehörende Einrichtung dadurch zu verbessern, daß sie sicherer arretierbar ist und die Arretierung leichter durchgeführt werden kann.The invention has for its object to improve the device belonging to the prior art in that it can be locked more securely and the locking can be carried out more easily.

Diese der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Aufgabe wird durch die Lehre des Hauptanspruches gelöst.This object on which the invention is based is achieved by the teaching of the main claim.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen sind in den Unteransprüchen erläutert.Advantageous configurations are explained in the subclaims.

Mit anderen Worten ausgedrückt wird vorgeschlagen, daß nunmehr die eigentliche, im Stand der Technik übliche Schraubklemme durch eine Exzenterklemme ersetzt wird, wodurch nicht nur vermieden wird, daß die Schraube betätigt werden muß, d. h. also eine leichtere Betätigung der Klemmvorrichtung erreichbar wird, sondern es wird gleichzeitig eine Arretierung des eigentlichen Tragarmes an den Ösen der Lageraugen erreicht, so daß dadurch eine Drehbewegung und eine Längsbewegung des Tragarmes absolut ausgeschaltet ist.In other words, it is proposed that the actual screw clamp, which is customary in the prior art, is now replaced by an eccentric clamp, which not only avoids that the screw must be actuated, i. H. So an easier actuation of the clamping device is achievable, but at the same time a locking of the actual support arm on the eyes of the bearing eyes is achieved, so that thereby a rotational movement and a longitudinal movement of the support arm is absolutely switched off.

Während bisher eine Winkelverstellung der Schulterstütze durch einen Anschlag verhindert wird, wird gemäß der Erfindung nunmehr vorgeschlagen, daß zwei Tragarme vorgesehen werden, die in der Ebene der eigentlichen Stützplatte gekrümmt ausgebildet sind. Hierbei ist die Krümmung des einen Tragarmes entgegengesetzt der Krümmung des anderen Tragarmes ausgerichtet, und durch die erreichte Festlegung der Tragarme innerhalb der Lageraugen wird nunmehr gleichzeitig eine Arretierung der Schulterstütze gegen Kippbewegungen bewirkt.While previously an angular adjustment of the shoulder rest was prevented by a stop, it is now proposed according to the invention that two support arms are provided which are curved in the plane of the actual support plate. Here, the curvature of one support arm is oriented opposite to the curvature of the other support arm, and the fixation of the support arms within the bearing eyes means that the shoulder support is simultaneously locked against tilting movements.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnungen erläutert. Die Zeichnungen zeigen dabei in

Fig. 1
eine Gesamtansicht einer an einem Streichinstrument angeordneten Schulterstütze, in
Fig. 2
eine Draufsicht auf die Stützplatte mit den gebogenen Tragarmen, in
Fig. 3
eine erste Ausführungsform der Anordnung des Exzenters und in
Fig. 4
eine weitere Ausführungsform der Anordnung des Exzenters.
An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. The drawings show in
Fig. 1
a general view of a shoulder rest arranged on a string instrument, in
Fig. 2
a plan view of the support plate with the curved support arms, in
Fig. 3
a first embodiment of the arrangement of the eccentric and in
Fig. 4
a further embodiment of the arrangement of the eccentric.

In Fig. 1 ist eine Schulterstütze 1 dargestellt mit einer vorzugsweise aus Metall bestehenden Stützplatte 2 und einer darunter und mit dem Körper des Benutzers in Kontakt kommenden Schaumstoffplatte 17, wobei die Stützplatte 2 im Bereich ihrer äußeren Enden Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 trägt. Die Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 sind an ihrem oberen Ende als Halteklauen 5 ausgebildet, die den unteren Rand eines Sreichinstrumentes 6 umschließen und daher sicher halten.1 shows a shoulder rest 1 with a support plate 2, preferably made of metal, and a foam plate 17 coming underneath and coming into contact with the body of the user, the support plate 2 carrying clamping devices 3 and 4 in the region of its outer ends. The clamping devices 3 and 4 are designed at their upper end as holding claws 5 which enclose the lower edge of a stringing instrument 6 and therefore hold it securely.

Um eine Höhenverstellung der Schulterstütze 1 zu ermöglichen, weisen die Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 Gewindezapfen 7 auf, so daß der Abstand zwischen der Schulterstütze 1 und dem Streichinstrument 6 je nach Bedarf verändert werden kann.In order to enable a height adjustment of the shoulder rest 1, the clamping devices 3 and 4 have threaded pins 7, so that the distance between the shoulder rest 1 and the stringed instrument 6 can be changed as required.

Um den Abstand der Halteklauen 5 der Breite des Streichinstrumentes 6 anpassen zu können, sind die Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 je an einem Tragarm 8, 8a angeordnet, die in Lageraugen 9, 10 bzw. 9a, 10a geführt sind. Um die Tragarme 8, 8a in ihrer gewünschten Position zu halten, befinden sich zwischen den Lageraugen 9, 10 und 9a, 10a jeweils ein Lagerblock 11, 11a und eine Klemme 12, 12a. Die Lagerblöcke 11 und 11a bestehen aus einem formelastischen Material, der die freie Beweglichkeit des darin geführten Tragarmes 8, 8a behindert, aber nicht verhindert. Die Klemmen 12und 12a sind als Exzenterklemmen ausgebildet, wie dies deutlicher aus den Darstellungen in Fig. 3 und 4 ersichtlich ist. Um nun den Abstand der Halteklauen 5 der Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 auf die jeweilige Breite des Streichinstrumentes 6 einzustellen, wird beispielsweise die Klemmvorrichtung 3 so weit an das Streichinstrument 6 geschoben, bis beide Halteklauen 5 den unteren Rand des Streichinstrumentes 6 sicher umgreifen. Diese Position der Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 wird automatisch beibehalten, da die Tragarme 8 und 8a in den formelastischen Lagerblöcken 11 und 11a in ihrer Position gehalten werden. So ist kein ungewolltes Lösen der Klemmvorrichtung 3 und 4 bzw. der Halteklauen 5 möglich und die Schulterstütze 1 behält ihren festen Sitz an dem Streichinstrument 6 bei selbst bei dieser zunächst vorläufigen Anpassung.In order to be able to adapt the spacing of the holding claws 5 to the width of the stringed instrument 6, the clamping devices 3 and 4 are each arranged on a support arm 8, 8a, which in bearing eyes 9, 10 and 9a, 10a are led. In order to hold the support arms 8, 8a in their desired position, a bearing block 11, 11a and a clamp 12, 12a are located between the bearing eyes 9, 10 and 9a, 10a. The bearing blocks 11 and 11a are made of a resilient material which hinders but does not prevent the free movement of the support arm 8, 8a guided therein. The clamps 12 and 12a are designed as eccentric clamps, as can be seen more clearly from the illustrations in FIGS. 3 and 4. In order to adjust the distance between the holding claws 5 of the clamping devices 3 and 4 to the respective width of the stringed instrument 6, the clamping device 3 is pushed, for example, against the stringed instrument 6 until both holding claws 5 securely grip the lower edge of the stringed instrument 6. This position of the clamping devices 3 and 4 is automatically maintained since the support arms 8 and 8a are held in their position in the form-elastic bearing blocks 11 and 11a. So no unwanted loosening of the clamping device 3 and 4 or the holding claws 5 is possible and the shoulder rest 1 retains its tight fit on the stringed instrument 6 even with this initially provisional adjustment.

Wenn derartige richtige Positionen der Halteklauen 5 und der Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 gefunden wurde, werden die Tragarme mittels der Klemmen 12 und 12a in ihrer eingestellten Position durch Betätigen des Exzenters fixiert.If such correct positions of the holding claws 5 and the clamping devices 3 and 4 have been found, the support arms are fixed in their set position by means of the clamps 12 and 12a by actuating the eccentric.

Die Klemmen 12 und 12a bestehen jeweils aus einem Exzenter 14, der mit einem Betätigungsteil 15 ausgerüstet ist und auf dem Tragarm 8 bzw. 8a angeordnet ist. Bei der Darstellung in Fig. 3 wird durch Betätigen des Betätigungsteiles 15 des Exzenters 14 das Exzenterteil auf die Stützplatte 2 aufgepreßt, so daß dadurch eine Verspannung des Tragarmes 8 in den Öffnungen der Lageraugen 9 und 10 gegenüber der Stützplatte 2 erfolgt. Hierdurch ist der Tragarm 8 sowohl gegen Längsbewegungen wie auch gegen Drehbewegungen arretiert.The terminals 12 and 12a each consist of an eccentric 14, which is equipped with an actuating part 15 and is arranged on the support arm 8 and 8a. 3 is shown by Actuation of the actuating part 15 of the eccentric 14 presses the eccentric part onto the support plate 2, so that the support arm 8 is thereby braced in the openings of the bearing eyes 9 and 10 relative to the support plate 2. As a result, the support arm 8 is locked against both longitudinal movements and against rotational movements.

Bei der Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 4 sind die Lageraugen 9 und 10 bzw. 9a und 10a aus dem Werkstoff der Stützplatte 2 ausgebogen, so daß sich zwischen den Lageraugen ein freier Raum ergibt. Der Exzenter würde nunmehr bei dieser Ausführungsform mit dem Schaumstoff der Stützplatte 17 zusammenwirken und zu keiner Verriegelung führen. Aus diesem Grund ist eine Widerlagerplatte 16 eingesetzt, die vorzugsweise ebenfalls aus Metall besteht aber genausogut aus einem festen Kunststoff bestehen kann und mit der nunmehr der Exzenter 14 bei seiner Drehbewegung um den Tragarm 8 oder 8a zusammenwirkt.In the embodiment according to FIG. 4, the bearing eyes 9 and 10 or 9a and 10a are bent out of the material of the support plate 2, so that there is a free space between the bearing eyes. In this embodiment, the eccentric would now interact with the foam of the support plate 17 and would not result in any locking. For this reason, an abutment plate 16 is used, which is preferably also made of metal but can just as well consist of a solid plastic and with which the eccentric 14 now cooperates during its rotational movement about the support arm 8 or 8a.

Die Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 2 zeigt, daß beide Klemmvorrichtungen 3 und 4 von einem Tragarm 8 und 8a getragen werden. Die Festlegung der beiden Tragarme erfolgt in der vorher beschriebenen Weise. Aus der Darstellung ist aber ersichtlich, daß die Tragarme 8 und 8a in der Ebene der Stützplatte 2 gekrümmt ausgebildet sind, wobei die Krümmung des Tragarmes 8 entgegengesetzt gerichtet der Krümmung des Tragarmes 8a ist. Hierdurch wird dann, wenn die beiden Tragarme 8, 8a in ihren Lageraugen festgelegt sind, erreicht, daß eine Kippbewegung der eigentlichen Schulterstütze 1 nicht mehr möglich ist, ohne daß die bisher im Stand der Technik noch bekannte und erforderliche relativ komplizierte und aufwendige Sicherung über eine Anschlagplatte u. dgl. notwendig ist.The embodiment according to FIG. 2 shows that both clamping devices 3 and 4 are carried by a support arm 8 and 8a. The two support arms are fixed in the manner previously described. However, it can be seen from the illustration that the support arms 8 and 8a are curved in the plane of the support plate 2, the curvature of the support arm 8 being opposite to the curvature of the support arm 8a. As a result, when the two support arms 8, 8a are fixed in their bearing eyes, a tilting movement of the actual shoulder rest 1 is no longer possible without the relatively complicated and necessary hitherto known and required in the prior art complex securing via a stop plate u. Like. is necessary.

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  1. A shoulder support (1) comprising two double-armed adjustable clamping devices (3, 4) clampingly holding at two opposing points the edge of the stringed instrument (6) to be held, arranged on a support plate (2) and equipped with threaded pins (7), at least one adjustable clamping device (3) or (4) being mounted in a bearing block (11) on the support plate (2) via a self-lockingly adjustable support arm (8) sliding substantially in the longitudinal axis of the support plate (2), this bearing block (11) being arranged, together with a fixable clip (12) displaceable on the support arm (8), between two bearing eyelets (9, 10), characterized in that the clip (12) is constructed as an eccentric clip.
  2. A shoulder support according to claim 1, characterized in that two support arms (8, 8a) are provided, which are each provided with a bearing block (11, 11a) and a clamping device (12, 12a).
  3. A shoulder support according to claim 2, characterized in that the support arms (8, 8a) are of curved construction in the plane of the support plate (2), the curvature of the support arm (8) being oriented in opposition to the curvature of the support arm (8a).
  4. A shoulder support according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing eyelets (9, 10; 9a, 10a) are bent out from the support plate (2) and an abutment plate (16) is inserted into the free space in the support plate (2) under the eccentric (14) of the eccentric clip.
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