EP1237145B1 - Dispositif à pédale pour une grosse caisse - Google Patents

Dispositif à pédale pour une grosse caisse Download PDF

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EP1237145B1
EP1237145B1 EP02004447A EP02004447A EP1237145B1 EP 1237145 B1 EP1237145 B1 EP 1237145B1 EP 02004447 A EP02004447 A EP 02004447A EP 02004447 A EP02004447 A EP 02004447A EP 1237145 B1 EP1237145 B1 EP 1237145B1
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    • G10D—STRINGED 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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  • the invention relates to a pedal machine for percussion instruments with a bearing pedestal with upwardly extending columns with bearings in which at least one flail is pivotally held by at least one shaft and against a restoring force by means of a pedal operable actuating mechanism is movable, wherein the bearing base is formed in several parts with detachable, each independently mounted columns and comprises a bottom plate on which the columns are detachably mounted.
  • Such a foot machine which serves to transfer the drummer's footstep quickly and precisely to the percussion instrument, in particular a bass drum, has become known from US-A-1804128.
  • An example from DE 33 27 687 C2 known foot machine has a foot with thereof towering uprights, which hold in their upper ends, for example via rolling bearings, a horizontal shaft. On this shaft non-rotatably seated a sprocket and a clamping head, in which the mallet is held over the lower end of a shaft, wherein at the upper end of the shaft, the shock pad is attached.
  • the front end of a pedal engages via a bearing pin at one end of a link chain, which is partially wrapped around the sprocket, and thus actuates the wave and thus the Schlegelterrorism.
  • a double-foot machine for a bass drum which comprises a one-piece bearing base or a yoke with two bearing columns, each receiving a bearing.
  • Attached to a pillar is an arm which extends laterally from and then upwardly of this pillar and comprises a housing member having a third bearing consisting of two bearing members.
  • the bearing base of the known from US 5,421,235 busymaschine is integrally formed with two bearing columns. Such a bearing base is usually made by casting in one piece. Different types of foot machines require different bearing base and thus each different casting tools.
  • the invention has the object of developing a pedestrian to the effect that their production is simplified.
  • This object is achieved in that the bearing base by selecting the type and number of base plates and by selecting the type, the number and the arrangement of the columns is individually assembled, which allows all variants for both the manufacturer and for the drummer.
  • a base plate is for example a plate in question, which also takes the pedal with, or just a short bearing base foot.
  • a cross member spaced apart from the longitudinal axis on two columns a cross member is arranged, which extends between the columns and is arranged on the at least one additional bearing element with at least one additional bearing along the shaft longitudinal axis for supporting a shaft or a plurality of waves.
  • the cross member serves as a mounting rod for the respective bearing elements.
  • the respective bearing element is locked on the one hand to the cross member and on the other hand with a bearing, preferably a roller bearing and here preferably a ball bearing, provided.
  • the invention provides the ability to vary by selecting the type and number of bearing elements, the number of waves and thus the number of flails.
  • the cross member and the bearing elements in addition to the bottom plate and the pillars more basic components.
  • the split-wave solution provides the advantage, in particular in a double-foot machine or double-action mechanism, that it is possible to divert both the left and the right side independently of one another, which makes the foot machine independent of the preferred play side of the drummer.
  • a cross member with a polygonal cross-section, preferably a polygonal rod.
  • a hexagonal rod is to be used. This angular geometry makes it possible that the bearing element is secured with a recess corresponding to the geometry positionally secure to the cross member.
  • one of the desired number of bearing elements suitably prepared polygonal bar between the upwardly extending columns is arranged.
  • the invention allows the arrangement of any number of bearing elements and thus of shafts, which can be operated in each case via the same or different type of Betuschistsmechanismusses and thus can pivot any number of flails.
  • the invention is not limited to the arrangement of two shafts.
  • the number of waves is adjusted according to the number of desired flails and the pedals for their operation. Of course it is also possible to connect more than one mallet with a wave.
  • each shaft is mounted at least in one of the additional bearing elements.
  • the additional bearing element is formed as a double bearing to receive the two ends of adjacent waves.
  • Each shaft is movable by means of a separate actuating mechanism.
  • actuating mechanisms all known types come into question. It is particularly recommended a belt drive, which also includes a cooperating means of a traction rod connecting rod, a chain drive or a rod drive.
  • a reinforced plastic band is preferably used as a traction device; this reinforcement is achieved, for example, by means of an integrated steel wire mesh or by means of an integrated second plastic, such as nylon.
  • a chain drive in particular, the use of a toothed roller chain, which runs over a sprocket is recommended. To prevent a disturbing noise when running from metal to metal, the sprocket is preferably padded.
  • the actuating mechanisms are operated by means of a separate pedal or by means of a two-part pedal. So for example, a multiple-foot machine with two or possibly more flails, which are operated by two or possibly more separate pedals, be made available or a pedal with two mallets, which is operated by a two-part pedal.
  • a pedal machine for percussion musical instruments shown in Fig. 1 is a pedestrian 1 with two mallets 2, 3, which are operated via a two-part pedal 4 with two different actuating mechanisms 5, 6.
  • the bearing pedestal 7 of the pedal machine 1 comprises a bottom plate 8, to which at its pointing to the bass drum D end 8a two upwards, from the bottom plate 8 at right angles extending columns 9, 10 are detachably mounted.
  • Connecting rod 12 which is arranged on a first shaft 13 via a bushing 65 (see Fig. 2) is operated, the flail 3 via the rear pedal part 4 b by means of a rod drive 14 which sets a second shaft 15 in a rotational movement, served.
  • Clamping heads 16, 17, in which the flails 2, 3 are held over the lower end of a shank 18, 19, are arranged on both independently operating shafts 13, 15 via jacks 67 and 66 (see FIG is, wherein at the upper end of the shock pad 20, 21 is arranged.
  • two bearing elements 22, 23 or support blocks are provided for storage of not held by the two columns 9 and 10 ends of the two shafts 13, 15. These are connected via a corresponding recess 24 (see Fig. 3) at its one end 22a, 23a with a cross member 25 and with a crossbar, here in the form of a hexagonal bar connected to the parallel and vertically spaced below the shaft longitudinal axis the columns 9, 10 is mounted by means of screw 40, 39 and extends between them.
  • the two bearing elements 22, 23 take at its other end 26 b, 26 a roller bearing 28, 27 for the shafts 13 and 15.
  • the outer ends 29, 30 of both shafts are rotatably connected to a connecting rod 31, 32, respectively, which is in operative connection with a return spring 33, 34, which is pivotally attached to the lower end of a column 10, 9.
  • the basic elements base plate 8 and columns 9, 10 form the bearing base 7.
  • These columns 9, 10 consist essentially of a respective strut 9a, 10a and a receiving element 9b, 10b for a rolling bearing 36, 35, here ball bearings together to the outer Shaft ends 30, 29 to hold.
  • the two additional rolling bearings 27, 28 are provided. These are part of the two bearing elements 23, 22 which are secured to the cross member 25 and the hexagonal rod.
  • a push rod 41b is actuated, in turn, with a on the Shaft 15 arranged sleeve or sleeve 66 cooperates.
  • the sleeve 66 is rotatably connected via grub screws 43, 44 with the shaft 15.
  • the inner end 38 of this rotated by the rod drive shaft 15 is secured with a lock washer 45 in a groove against axial displacement.
  • the section shown on the left in FIG. 2 corresponds to the area shown on the right in FIG.
  • the corresponding shaft 13 is rotatably connected at its inner end 37 via two setscrews 46, 47 with the sleeve 65 of the connecting rod 12, which cooperates with the toothed plastic belt 11, which cooperates with the front pedal part 4a and an outgoing from this projection 4c Active compound is.
  • the shaft 13 to be rotated in this way is likewise supported by means of a bearing element 22 or a roller bearing 28. Between the two, the shaft 13 radially holding, bearings 28, 35 of the clamping head 16 is arranged with upwardly extending Schlegel 2.
  • the return spring 33 is connected at its pointing to the shaft 13 end 48 via a suspension element 69 with a transmission element 70.
  • the spring end 48 has an approximately semicircular ring 49 which is hooked into a first transverse bore 50 of a connecting disk 51.
  • the connecting disk 51 has a second transverse bore 71, in which by means of a deep groove ball bearing 72, a bolt 52 is mounted, the bolt axis is parallel to the shaft axis.
  • the suspension member 69 is composed of the connecting plate 51 and the bolt 52 together.
  • the transmission element 70 is a connecting rod 31 which is non-rotatably connected to the outer end 29 of the shaft 13.
  • the connecting rod 31 has two hooks 53, 54, in which the suspension element 69 can be suspended.
  • the return spring 33 in a simple and fast way from the connecting rod 31 from - or mount.
  • the lower end 55 of the return spring 33 (see Fig. 4) is fastened by means of an adjusting element 73 or adjusting element for the spring tension pivotally above the bearing column foot 10c.
  • the adjusting member 73 comprises a threaded pin 56 and a receiving part 57 for the threaded pin 56, which includes a tab 60.
  • This tab is pivotally mounted on a roller bearing 61, in particular a ball bearing, around a protruding from the foot 10c of the bearing column 10 rigid bolt 62.
  • the adjustment of the spring tension via two Screwed nuts 63, 64 on the threaded pin 56.
  • a bore 59 is introduced, in which a ring 58 is mounted on the lower part of the spring 33.
  • Essential to the invention is the design of the pedestrian with independent columns 9, 10, which are detachably mounted on the bottom plate 8 and no longer exist as a one-piece cast fork system.
  • 10c (hidden) of the respective columns 9, 10 is perpendicular to the column axis a bolt 68 with a thread inserted, wherein a screw which is inserted through a corresponding hole in the bottom plate 8 in the hollow column foot, with which the bolt engages and is locked.

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  1. Mécanisme à pédale (1) pour instruments à percussion, comportant un socle d'appui (7) avec des colonnes (9, 10) s'étendant vers le haut présentant des paliers (36, 35) dans lesquels au moins un maillet (3, 2) est maintenu de manière pivotable au moyen d'au moins un arbre (15, 13) et est mobile à l'encontre d'une force de retour au moyen d'un mécanisme d'actionnement (5, 6) actionnable par une pédale (4), le socle d'appui (7) étant réalisé en plusieurs pièces au moyen de colonnes (9, 10) montées de manière amovible et à chaque fois indépendamment les unes des autres et comprenant une plaque de fond (8) sur laquelle les colonnes (9, 10) sont montées de manière amovible,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le socle d'appui (7) peut être composé individuellement en choisissant le type de plaque de sol (8) ainsi qu'en choisissant le type, la disposition et le nombre de colonnes (9, 10).
  2. Mécanisme à pédale selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que,
    à distance de l'axe longitudinal de l'arbre, est disposé, sur deux colonnes (9, 10), un support transversal (25) qui s'étend entre les colonnes (9, 10) et sur lequel est disposé au moins un élément d'appui supplémentaire (22, 23) comportant au moins un palier supplémentaire (28, 27) le long de l'axe longitudinal de l'arbre pour l'appui d'un arbre ou de plusieurs arbres (13, 15).
  3. Mécanisme à pédale selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le support transversal (25) présente une section transversale à plusieurs pans.
  4. Mécanisme à pédale selon la revendication 2 ou 3,
    caractérisé par
    au moins deux arbres (13, 15), chacun des arbres s'appuyant au moins dans un des éléments d'appui supplémentaires (22, 23) et chaque arbre (13, 15) étant mobile au moyen d'un mécanisme d'actionnement séparé (6, 5).
  5. Mécanisme à pédale selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'élément d'appui comprend un double palier qui reçoit les deux extrémités de deux arbres voisins à même axe longitudinal.
  6. Mécanisme à pédale selon une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le mécanisme d'actionnement est une transmission à courroie, une transmission à chaîne ou une transmission à tige (14).
  7. Mécanisme à pédale selon une des revendications 4 à 6,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les mécanismes d'actionnement (5, 6) sont actionnables chacun au moyen d'une pédale séparée ou au moyen d'une pédale en deux parties (4).
  8. Mécanisme à pédale selon une des revendications 1 à 7,
    caractérisé par
    deux arbres (13, 15) dont l'extrémité extérieure (29, 30) est à chaque fois maintenue par une des colonnes (10, 9) et sur chacun desquels est disposé à l'aide d'une tête de serrage (16, 17) un maillet (2, 3), par un support transversal à plusieurs pans (25) qui est disposé sur le socle d'appui (7) avec un espacement vertical par rapport au palier d'arbre, par un premier élément d'appui (23) maintenu par le support transversal (25) et qui appuie le premier des deux arbres (15) actionné par la transmission à tige (14) par son extrémité inférieure (38) ainsi que par un deuxième élément d'appui (22) maintenu par le support transversal (25) et qui appuie le deuxième des deux arbres (13), l'extrémité intérieure (37) du deuxième arbre (13) étant reliée à une bielle (12) coopérant avec un moyen de traction et le moyen de traction coopérant avec une pédale (4).
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