EP2238587B1 - Union group for locking a music instrument to a support element - Google Patents
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- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
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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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- G10D13/01—General design of percussion musical instruments
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention refers to an union group for locking a music instrument, for example a percussion instrument such as a cymbal of an acoustic drums, to a support element such as a rod of the drums themselves.
- As known, a drums is a music instrument composed, among others, by a plurality of cymbals, arranged in pairs or individually, struck during an exhibition by the drummer through special poles, also called drumsticks, made mostly of wood, plastic or their proper combination.
- The cymbals are supported by a plurality of rods, for example of the type so-called "giraffe", arranged one next to the other in order to usually occupy a truncated sector of circumference which is front to the position from which the musician accesses every component of the drums to play.
- The cymbals are connected with the corresponding supporting rods, placed close to a support base such as the stage for a concert, through appropriate union groups which keep the cymbals in the use position, available to the percussion by the drumsticks handled by the drummer.
- In particular, in order to get a better sound, it is recommended that the cymbals are coupled with the supporting rods so that the drumstick does not hit them crosswise but it is as much parallel to them as possible in the percussions phase.
- Each union group supports inferiorly and at the centre the relative cymbal so that the circular portion of this which is hit by the drumstick in order to get the sound is free, cantilevered.
- However, the union groups of the known type used to lock a cymbal to a rod of a music instrument such as drums have some recognized drawbacks.
- A first drawback of the union groups concerned belonging to the known art comes from the high number of components provided by them in order to get the locking of the cymbals.
- Indeed, the traditional union groups include two base laminar rings coupled coaxial with an end of the supporting rod, a lower bearing and an upper bearing, arranged coaxially and superiorly to the laminar rings, the plate being clamped between said bearings.
- Each of the aforesaid bearings, consisting of a cylindrical element which has an axial through hole, prevents friction between the union group and the cymbal and generates reaction forces orthogonal to the two surfaces.
- The known union groups comprise, then, a coverage and seal ring, positioned above and coaxially to the upper bearing, and a fastening member, also called screwing throttle.
- The fastening member is inserted into the axial through holes of each of the components just mentioned till to engage in the screw provided at the end of the supporting rod in order to carry out the definite blocking of the group as a whole and, therefore, of the cymbal.
- First of all, such a constructive shape means that, through the known union groups, the assembly to the rod and disassembly from the rod operations of the cymbal are inevitably rather laborious.
- Secondly, a large number of components means a reduction in the structural strength of the group, as it is clear from a statistical calculation.
- A second drawback of the known union groups is due to the need to disassemble from the supporting rod and separate one from each other all the components which make it up if it is desired to remove the cymbal from the rod itself.
- A further drawback, likelihood the most felt by the concerned persons, derives from the fact that the union groups of the known technique cause a certain instability in locking cymbals.
- Specifically, the supporting rod upon which the instrument rest is very narrow and the fastening member (the throttle) is screwed in order to allow a certain amplitude of movement to the instrument, otherwise the sound expansion is not good.
- In doing so, however, the throttle is not well fixed and, being in close contact with the instrument, suffers the vibrations transmitted by the impact with the drumsticks through the threaded supporting rod.
- The angular motion generated on the cymbal by such an impact and the friction forces with the threaded rod cause over time the loosening of the screw fastening member and the movement of the cymbal, already free in itself by virtue of the attaching system of the rod, becomes very uncontrolled under the strokes of the drumstick.
- This triggers in the cymbal some cracks which spread both radially and longitudinally from the axial hole or the outer edge, often causing the definite breakdown of the cymbal and the need to replace it.
- Furthermore, a cymbal which swings in heedless way after the percussion is unaesthetic and, mostly, does not produce an optimal or appropriate sound.
- A broken cymbal cannot in any way be reused and if even one tries to cut the ruined contour or remake the edges thereof, practice often used by the drummers, the result is certainly not encouraging because, in use conditions, it's like to try to obtain a sound from a cardboard or wood piece.
- The present invention seeks to solve the drawbacks of the known art just identified.
- In detail, main aim of the present invention is to provide an union group for locking a music instrument to a support element which in applicative conditions, leads to a structural stability better than equivalent union groups of the known type, while keeping unchanged the ability of the music instrument to utter an optimal and compliant sound.
- In other words, primary aim of invention is to make available an union group which, compared to the prior art, reduces the risks of loosening the coupling between music instrument and support element.
- Within such an aim, it is task of the present invention to eliminate or at least severely limit with respect to the known art the origin or the formation of cracks on the music instrument.
- As a consequence, it is task of the current invention to lower with respect to the known art the percentage of music instruments, such as the cymbals of a drums, which break and must be replaced after a performance.
- It is another aim of the invention to provide an union group which allows to apply a music instrument to a support element, and also to separate it from the latter, more quickly and conveniently than what happens in the current state.
- It is another aim of the invention to develop an union group for locking a music instrument to a support element which presents a lower number of components compared to known union groups.
- It is a last but not least aim of the invention to concrete an union group for locking a music instrument to a support element consistent with the sector technologies already in use.
- These aims are achieved by an union group for locking a music instrument to a support element as the attached
claim 1, to which they refer for the sake of brevity. - Additional features of detail of the union group according to the invention are set forth in the dependent claims.
- Advantageously, in application conditions the union group of the invention implies a structural stability greater than the prior technique since the bayonet joint of the connection means determines a coupling more secure and lasting over time between the two linked pieces.
- Hence, the invention highly reduces the risks that over time, under the percussion of the drumsticks, the coupling between the components looses, limiting also the critical conditions in which the cymbal is too much uncontrolled despite still being hung to the supporting rod.
- Still advantageously, the union group of the invention assures that the music instrument keeps its structural integrity for a time longer than those ones offered by equivalent union groups of the known type.
- This depends on the fact that, in application conditions, the extremely high stability offered by the union group of the invention prevents the formation of cracks on the music instrument, typical of the current state of the art.
- Ultimately, the music instrument, when struck by the musician through a drumstick, emits the desired and optimal sound at least for times longer than those ones guaranteed nowadays.
- Equally advantageously, the union group of the invention includes a number of components lower than known union groups, as a consequence of which the union group of the invention presents a series of not slight advantages compared to the known art, such as:
- ease and speed of assembly to the support element and disassembly from the latter;
- greater strength in terms of application;
- particularly pleasant aesthetic impact.
- The assembly and disassembly simplicity of the union group of the invention comes also from the fact that the removal of the music instrument (the cymbal) from a support element (the rod of a drums) occurs still leaving the first coupled with the support organs and the upper seal body, without the need to separate one by one these components from the support element, as it happens, however, with the known union groups.
- Said aims and advantages, as well as others emerging during the paper, will appear to a greater extent from the description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given as illustrative but not limiting way with reference to the following drawings in which:
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figure 1 is the assonometric view of the union group of the invention in applicative phase; -
figure 2 is the exploded assonometric view of the union group of the invention; -
figure 3 is the top view of a particular offigure 2 ; -
figure 4 is the side view offigure 3 according to the cutting plane A-A. - The union group for locking a music instrument to a support element is illustrated in use conditions in
figure 1 , where it is globally numbered with 1. - Specifically, the music instrument and the support element are members of a drums, representing respectively a cymbal P and a rod A, shown truncated in
figure 1 . - As noted, the
union group 1 consists of a pair ofsupport organs - The
union group 1 also includes aseal body 4 arranged close to one of thesupport organs 2, 3: in particular, theseal body 4 is located above thesupport organ 3. - In addition, the
union group 1 consists of connection means, as a whole indicated with 5, suitable to firmly bind the music instrument P to thesupport organs - According to the invention, the connection means 5 include a bayonet joint, indicated as a whole with 6, part of which is given by a
shaped portion 7 connected with theseal body 4. -
Figure 2 shows that, at preferential title, theshaped portion 7 comprises acylindrical stem 8 which defines a longitudinal axis of rotation Z and at anend 8a is provided with a pair oftongues outer surface 8b of thecylindrical stem 8 symmetrically relative to the axis of rotation Z and according to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation Z. - In the case at issue, moreover, the
shaped portion 7 is monolithic with theseal body 4 and protrudes according to the axis of rotation Z from thelower surface 4a of theseal body 4. - As far as the
support organs hole cylindrical stem 8 is inserted and which remains projecting for a terminal stretch from thesupport organs - More specifically, each of the
support organs - Preferably but not necessarily, the polymeric material includes a synthetic rubber based on polychloroprene, synthesis elastomer or polymeric form of the chloroprene also known under the trademark® of Neoprene which, among the other features, has elasticity and resistance to cutting.
- More in detail, the polymeric material of the support organs or bearings presents a Poisson's modulus v equal to about 0.5.
- It is recalled here that Poisson's modulus v measures the degree with which a sample of material shrinks or expands transversely in presence of unidirectional longitudinal stress.
- The thickness of the
support organs - In particular, in
figure 2 it is observed that thesupport organs lower support organ 2 presents a thickness "S1" greater than the thickness "S2" of theupper support organ 3. - This by virtue of the fact that the
support organ 2 must give stability, support the cymbal P and create a significant reaction force, while thesupport organ 3 must simply create a further normal force for a more secure locking and prevent the direct contact of the cymbal P with theseal body 4. - The presence of the
support organs seal body 4 and the other parts involved in the coupling of the music instrument P with the support element A. - The friction that would be otherwise generated by the continuous contact of the music instrument P for example with the
seal body 4 damages, in fact, the finishing of the central hole, not visible, of the music instrument P, thereby creating the possibility of forming radial cracks on the instrument P and its consequent impossibility of use. - The
support organs - It is understood that even the
support organs -
Figures 1 and2 show that theseal body 4 presents a cylindrical shape and comprises handle means, overall numbered with 13 and at user's disposal, which facilitate the grip and the rotation of theseal body 4 around the axis Z, especially in application conditions. - In this case, only by way of example, the handle means 13 include a parallelepiped
small block 14, protruding from theupper surface 4b of theseal body 4 to which is connected through acurved junction 15. - According to the preferred embodiment here described of the invention, the
union group 1 includes abase body 16, in which an axial throughhole 17 is defined. - The
base body 16, having preferably a cylindrical shape, is coupled with an end E of the support element A to interpose itself between thesupport organs -
Figures 3 and 4 show that the axial throughhole 17 is divided into: - a
lower screw nut 18 which engages with a screw, not visible, made at the end E of the support element A; - an
upper hole 19, facing thesupport organ 2 and communicating with thelower nut screw 18 compared to which presents larger dimensions, suitable to receive the shapedportion 7 giving rise to the remaining part of thebayonet joint 6. - The
lower screw nut 18 has a M8 thread with a pitch of 1,25 mm integral with the thread of the end E of the support element A, typically a rod of a drums, manufactured by all the production firms. - As highlighted in
figure 3 , theupper hole 19 presents in cross section a substantially elliptical profile 19' which defines a major axis Y and a minor axis X. - The
lower screw nut 18 and theupper hole 19 of theaxial hole 17 define inside thebase body 16 aledge wall 20 close to which thelower edge 8c and thetongues cylindrical stem 8 strike. - More precisely, the
ledge wall 20 surrounds theinlet 18a of thelower screw nut 18 of theaxial hole 17. -
Figure 4 shows that theinner wall 19a which delimits theupper hole 19 of theaxial hole 17 has at theledge wall 20 anannular groove 21 which receives thetongues cylindrical stem 8 and allows the rotation around the axis Z thereof. - In other embodiments of the invention, not followed by reference drawings, the inner wall of the upper hole will present more annular grooves, one below the other along the axis of rotation.
- Such a constructive measure, allowed where the thickness of the support organ is appropriate, permits to decide at will, varying it, the degree of blockage of the music instrument to the support element through the union group of the invention.
- The
annular groove 21 presents a diameter substantially equal to the length of the major axis Y of the profile 19' of theupper hole 19 of theaxial hole 17. - In preferred but not binding way, the
inner wall 19a delimiting theupper hole 19 presents at a perimetrical edge, not shown, above theannular groove 21 tworestraining notches upper hole 19. - These restraining
notches portion 7 with respect to thebase body 16 once thetongues notches - In other embodiments of the invention, the inner wall of the upper hole could also have only one restraining notch.
- At preferential title, the
base body 16, thesupport organs seal body 4 are reciprocally coaxial along the axis of rotation Z. - From
figure 2 it is also derived that theupper edge 16a of thebase body 16 is arranged close to thelower edge 2a of thesupport organ 2, while theupper wall 3a of thesupport organ 3 is arranged close to thelower surface 4a of theseal body 4. - Operatively, the drummer or other operator, after having arranged the support element A on a support base, such as the floor of a room or the stage, screws the
base body 16 in the end E of the support element A itself. - The screwing occurs between the
lower screw nut 18 and the screw provided at the end E of the support element A. - After the completion of this operation, the music instrument P is interposed coaxial between the
support organs cylindrical stem 8 by inserting the latter into thecentral holes - Subsequently, the
seal body 4 integral with thesupport organs base body 16 by introducing thecylindrical stem 8 into theupper hole 19 of theaxial hole 17. - The introduction of the
cylindrical stem 8 into theupper hole 19 ends when thelower edge 8c and thetongues ledge wall 20. - At that point, the operator, acting conveniently on the handle means 13, rotates of 90° around the axis Z the
seal body 4 and, consequently, thecylindrical stem 8 integral with it, giving rise to the bayonet joint 6 between the latter and thebase body 16. - Before and during the aforesaid rotation, the operator forces the
support organ 2 close to thebase body 16, slightly compressing bothsupport organs - Once the rotation of the
cylindrical stem 8 inside thebase body 16 is completed, the operator releases the handle means 13 and, thanks to the elastic recovery of thesupport organs tongues notches union group 1 and the music instrument coupled with it to the support element A. - The operation of disassembling the
union group 1 from the support element A obviously occurs according to the same operations performed in reverse order. - Compared to the known art, however, it will be necessary neither to remove all the members of the
union group 1 of the invention here described from the support element A, nor to separate the music instrument P from the set constituted by thesupport organs seal body 4. - Acting on the handle means 13 of the
seal body 4, simply thecylindrical stem 8, which still leads thesupport organs upper hole 19 of theaxial hole 17 and in case of need is coupled with a new adjacent support element A, in a way completely similar to what just explained. - On the basis of what set forth above, it is, therefore, understood that the union group for locking a music instrument to a support element of the invention reaches the aims and realizes the advantages mentioned above.
- In execution, changes can be made to the union group according to the invention, consisting, for example, in a number of support organs different from that one shown in the drawings which follow and used as reference for the previous description.
- Moreover, there could be other embodiments of the union group subject to protection in which the bayonet joint can consist of pieces of the union group different from those mentioned above, which does not affect the advantage provided by the present invention.
- It is, finally, clear that many other variations can be made to the union group of the invention, without for this reason going out of the novelty principles inherent of the inventive idea, as it is clear that, in the practical implementation of the invention, materials, shapes and dimensions of the illustrated details could be any, depending on the needs, and may be replaced with others technically equivalent.
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- Union group (1) for locking a music instrument (P) to a support element (A) including:- one or more support organs (2, 3) suitable to be associated with said support element (A) and to support said music instrument (P);- a seal body (4) arranged close to at least one of said support organs (2, 3);- connection means (5), suitable to permanently bind said music instrument (P) to said support organs (2, 3), including a bayonet joint (6), a part of which is given by a shaped portion (7) connected with said seal body (4) and comprising a cylindrical stem (8) which defines a longitudinal axis of rotation (Z) and at an end (8a) is provided with a pair of tongues (9, 10) protruding from the outer surface (8b) of said cylindrical stem (8) symmetrically with respect to said axis of rotation (Z) and according to a plane orthogonal to said axis of rotation (Z);- a base body (16) in which an axial through hole (17) is defined, suitable to be coupled with an end (E) of said support element (A) to interpose itself between said support organs (2, 3) and said support element (A);characterized in that said axial through hole (17) is composed by:- a lower nut screw (18) suitable to engage with a screw made in said end (E) of said support element (A);- an upper hole (19), facing one of said support organs (2, 3) and communicating with said lower nut screw (18) compared to which presents larger dimensions, suitable to receive said shaped portion (7) giving rise to the remaining part of said bayonet joint (6).
- Group (1) as claim 1) characterized in that said shaped portion (7) is monolithic with said seal body (4) and protrudes from the lower surface (4a) of said seal body (4) according to said axis of rotation (Z).
- Group (1) as claim 1) characterized in that said upper hole (19) presents in cross section a substantially elliptical profile (19') which defines a major axis (Y) and a minor axis (X).
- Group (1) as claim 3) characterized in that said lower nut screw (18) and said upper hole (19) of said axial hole (20) define inside said base body (16) a ledge wall (20) close to which the lower edge (8c) and said tongues (9, 10) of said cylindrical stem (8) strike.
- Group (1) as claim 4) characterized in that said ledge wall (20) surrounds the inlet (18a) of said lower nut screw (18) of said axial hole (17).
- Group (1) as claim 4) characterized in that the inner wall (19a) which delimits said upper hole (19) of said axial hole (17) has at said ledge wall (20) at least one annular groove (21) suitable to receive said tongues (9, 10) of said cylindrical stem (8).
- Group (1) as claim 6) characterized in that said annular groove (21) presents a diameter substantially equal to the length of said major axis (Y) of said profile (19') of upper hole (19) of said axial hole (17).
- Group (1) as claim 6) characterized in that said inner wall (19a) delimiting said upper hole (19) presents at a perimetrical edge above said annular groove (21) at least one restraining notch (22, 23), made at the height of said minor axis (X) of said profile (19') of said upper hole (19), suitable to prevent the accidental rotation of said shaped portion (7) with respect to said base body (16).
- Group (1) as claim 1) characterized in that said base body (16), said support organs (2, 3) and said seal body (4) are reciprocally coaxial along said axis of rotation (Z).
- Group (1) as claim 2) characterized in that said one or more support organs (2, 3) present a central through hole (11, 12) into which said cylindrical stem (8) is inserted, which remains projecting for a terminal stretch from said support organs (2, 3) along said axis of rotation (Z).
- Group (1) as claim 1) characterized in that the upper edge (16a) of said base body (16) is arranged close to the lower edge (2a) of one of said support organs (2, 3).
- Group (1) as claim 1) characterized in that each of said support organs (2, 3) comprises a cylindrical element made of polymeric material capable to absorb elastic deformations.
- Group (1) as claim 12) characterized in that said polymeric material comprises a synthetic rubber based on polychloroprene.
- Group (1) as claim 12) characterized in that said polymeric material presents Poisson's modulus (v) equal to about 0.5.
- Group (1) as claim 1) characterized in that the thickness of said support organs (2, 3) depends on the locking degree which is desired to assign to said music instrument (P).
- Group (1) as claim 1) characterized in that said seal body (4) comprises handle means (13) at user's disposal, suitable to facilitate the grip and the rotation of said seal body (4) around said axis of rotation (Z).
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IT000330A ITVI20070330A1 (en) | 2007-12-31 | 2007-12-31 | FITTED FITTING GROUP FOR THE LOCKING OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TO A SUPPORTING ELEMENT |
PCT/IT2008/000825 WO2009084070A1 (en) | 2007-12-31 | 2008-12-31 | Improved union group for locking a music instrument to a support element |
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