EP3435369B1 - Système de percussion insérable - Google Patents

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EP3435369B1
EP3435369B1 EP18183270.0A EP18183270A EP3435369B1 EP 3435369 B1 EP3435369 B1 EP 3435369B1 EP 18183270 A EP18183270 A EP 18183270A EP 3435369 B1 EP3435369 B1 EP 3435369B1
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  • the present invention relates to percussion instruments, and particularly to a system for inserting and retracting percussion instruments.
  • Percussion sets have been developed that produce a large variety of different sounds.
  • Percussion sets may include, for example, drums, cymbals, bells, cowbells, hi-hats, tambourines, wood blocks, etc.
  • drums Even among drums a large variety of different drums exists such as, for example, kettle drums, steel drums, bongo drums, tom-toms, bass drums, tenor drums, snare drums, etc.
  • different techniques e.g., rim shots, etc.
  • striking or beating these percussion instruments have been developed to obtain different sounds from any one instrument.
  • percussion instruments were located relative to the player (i.e., the percussionist) at fixed positions. Since the instruments take space, there was a limit in the amount of instruments that may form part of any one percussion set. Moreover, the fixed locations of each of the instruments limited the number of sounds that the percussion set could produce.
  • WO 2016/149359 discloses a percussion system comprising a pedal and an inserting/retracting mechanism operably connected to a percussion instrument and the pedal for moving the percussion instrument horizontally from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position by operation of the pedal.
  • Subject to the present invention is a drumming system and a method of drumming having the features set forth in the appended independent claims 1 and 12, respectively; preferred embodiments being defined in the appended dependent claims.
  • systems for inserting and retracting percussion instruments from a percussion set are provided. Using the systems disclosed herein players are able to produce broader ranges of sounds and rhythms because different arrangements of percussion instruments may be available to the percussionist as the percussionist is playing that otherwise would not be available.
  • an arrangement may be set where, for example, drum beats occur from striking a first drum downwardly and a second drum, that has been inserted above the first drum by use of the systems disclosed herein, upwardly.
  • the percussionist may double the amount of resulting drum beats; i.e., the conventional beats from the downward strikes plus the beats that result from the upward strikes.
  • Figs 1 , 2A and 2B illustrate perspective views of an exemplary insertable percussion system 1.
  • the system 1 includes a percussion instrument 3.
  • the percussion instrument 3 corresponds to a drum.
  • the percussion instrument 3 may correspond to percussion instruments different from a drum.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 also includes a stand 5 that has a base or feet 5a for sustaining the stand 5 off a floor F.
  • the stand 5 generally sustains the percussion instrument 3 vertically off the floor F.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 also includes an inserting/retracting mechanism 7 connected to the percussion instrument 3 and the stand 5.
  • the system 1 also includes a pedal 9 disposed on the floor F at or near the base 5a of the stand 5.
  • the stand 5 vertically separates the percussion instrument 3 and the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 from the pedal 9.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 also includes a cable 11 that connects the pedal 9 to the inserting/retracting mechanism 7. Operation (i.e., pressing and releasing) of the pedal 9 up or down causes the pedal 9 to pull and release on the cable 11 which, in turn, causes the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 to move the percussion instrument 3 substantially horizontally.
  • Pressing down on the pedal 9 causes the pedal 9 to pull on the cable 11 which, in turn, causes the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 to move the percussion instrument 3 substantially horizontally from a retracted position as shown in figure 1 to an inserted position as shown in Figs 2A and 2B .
  • Releasing up on the pedal 9 causes the pedal 9 to release on the cable 11 which, in turn, causes the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 to move the percussion instrument 3 substantially horizontally from the inserted position shown in Figs 2A and 2B back to the retracted position of Fig. 1 .
  • the insertable percussion system 1 as shown in Figs 1 , 2A and 2B forms part of a drum or percussion set.
  • the percussion instrument 3 may be inserted by operation of the pedal 9 as described above to make the percussion instrument 3 temporarily available to the percussionist to play.
  • the percussion instrument 3, for example, may be inserted above another instrument 103 in the percussion set to make the percussion instrument 3 available to the percussionist for playing instead of the other instrument 103.
  • the percussionist may remove or retract the percussion instrument 3 by operation of the pedal 9 to make the other instrument available for the percussionist to play.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 as shown in Figs 1 , 2A and 2B forms part of a drum or percussion set including another percussion instrument 103 intended to be played by being hit with a downstroke or downward motion of a beater or a drum stick 60, as shown in Fig. 2A .
  • the percussion instrument 3 may be intended to be played by being hit with an upstroke or upward motion of the beater or the drum stick 60, as shown in Fig. 2B .
  • the percussion instrument 3 may be inserted above the downstroke percussion instrument 103 to make the percussion instrument 3 available to the percussionist for playing in the upstroke in combination with the downstroke percussion instrument 103.
  • the pedal 9 the percussion instrument 3 may be moved horizontally into the inserted position above the downstroke percussion instrument 103.
  • the roles are reversed; i.e., the percussion instrument 3 may be intended to be played by being hit with a downstroke or downward motion of the beater or the drum stick and the percussion instrument 3 is inserted under or below an upstroke percussion instrument.
  • the percussionist may strike the downstroke percussion instrument 103 in the downstroke motion and the upstroke percussion instrument in the proceeding (i.e., immediately after) upstroke motion. This way, the percussionist may double the amount of resulting drum beats; i.e., the conventional beats from the downward strikes plus the beats that result from the upward strikes of the percussion instrument 3. Whenever the percussionist is ready to conclude playing in this upstroke/downstroke mode, the percussionist may remove or retract the percussion instrument 3 by operation of the pedal 9.
  • the inserted position of the insertable percussion system 1 may correspond to a position where a majority of a playing surface of the upstroke drum (e.g., the skin of the percussion instrument 3) faces or vertically overlaps a majority of a playing surface of the downstroke drum 103.
  • the retracted position of the insertable percussion system 1 may correspond to a position where the majority of the playing surface of the upstroke drum (e.g., the skin of the percussion instrument 3) does not face or does not vertically overlap the majority of the playing surface of the downstroke drum 103.
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 includes a first arm 13 and a second arm 15.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary first arm 13.
  • the first arm 13 includes a percussion instrument end 13a that operably and rotably connects to the percussion instrument 3 as shown in Figs 1 and 2 .
  • the first arm 13 also includes a joint end 13b that is distal the percussion instrument 3.
  • the joint end 13b operably and rotably connects to the second arm 15.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary second arm 15.
  • the second arm 15 includes a stand end 15a that operably and rotably connects to the stand 5.
  • the second arm 15 also includes a joint end 15b that is distal to the stand 5 and that operably and rotably connects to the joint end 13b of the first arm 13.
  • the second arm 15 may also include a pull position 15c at which the second arm 15 may be operably connected to the cable 11.
  • Pulling of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 causes the second arm 15 to rotate about the stand end 15a and the joint end 15b, and the first arm 13 to rotate about the joint end 13b and the percussion instrument end 13a to effectively stretch the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 causing the percussion instrument 3 to move horizontally away from the stand 5 to the inserted position.
  • Releasing of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 causes the second arm 15 to, in opposite direction as in the inserting, rotate about the stand end 15a and the joint end 15b, and the first arm 13 to rotate about the joint end 13b and the percussion instrument end 13a to effectively contract the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 causing the percussion instrument 3 to move horizontally towards the stand 5 to the retracted position.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 includes two first arms 13 each having a percussion instrument end 13a proximate the percussion instrument 3 and a joint end 13b distal the percussion instrument 3.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 also includes two second arms 15, each having a stand end 15a proximate the stand 5 and a joint end 15b distal the stand 5.
  • each of the joint ends 13b of the first arms is rotably connected to a respective one of the joint ends 15b of the second arm, and each of the first arms 13 is rotable about its percussion instrument end 13a and about its joint end 13b, and each of the second arms 15 is rotable about its stand end 15a and about its joint end 15b to stretch or contract the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 into the inserted position or the retracted position.
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 includes a spring configured in the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 to bias the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 towards retraction (i.e., in the retracted position).
  • pulling of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 defeats tension force in the spring extending the spring and causing the second arm 15 to rotate about the stand end 15a and the joint end 15b, and the first arm 13 to rotate about the joint end 13b and the percussion instrument end 13a to effectively stretch the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 causing the percussion instrument 3 to move horizontally away from the stand 5 to the inserted position.
  • Releasing of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 allows tension force in the extended spring to retract the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 into the retracted position such that the percussion instrument 3 is moved horizontally towards the stand 5.
  • Figs 5-7 illustrate front, perspective and side views, respectively, of an exemplary pedal 9 for the insertable percussion system 1.
  • the pedal 9 may include a foot platform 17 rotably connected to a base 19 at a rotating location 19a.
  • the foot platform 17 receives a foot or shoe of the person playing the insertable percussion system 1.
  • the pedal 9 may also include a rising portion 21 that may have installed therein a rod 23 and cable wheels 25 and 27 that rotate about the rod 23.
  • the cable wheel 27 is connected to the foot platform 17 by a cable 29.
  • the cable wheel 25 connects to the cable 11 which, as described above, connects to the inserting/retracting mechanism 7.
  • Pressing of the foot or shoe of the person playing the insertable percussion system 1 causes the foot platform 17 to rotate about the rotating location 19a. This rotation pulls on the cable 29 which causes the rod 23 and the cable wheel 25 to also rotate effectively pulling on the cable 11 and stretching the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 into the inserted position.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates a magnified view of the exemplary pedal 9. Specifically, Fig. 8 illustrates a locking or latching mechanism of the foot platform 17 while pressed. While pressed, the player or percussionist may move the foot platform 17 laterally or sideways to engage a latching tab 31 connected to the foot platform 17 to a latching bracket 33 connected to the rising portion 21. This effectively latches the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 in the inserted position.
  • the player or percussionist may move the foot platform 17 laterally or sideways in the opposite direction as engagement to disengage the latching tab 31 from the latching bracket 33. The player or percussionist may then release his foot or shoe from the foot platform 17 to retract the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 into the retracted position.
  • Figs 9-11 illustrate a second example of the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 for the insertable percussion system 1.
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 includes the first arm 13 and a second arm 15, which are similar to the first arm 13 and the second arm 15 of the first example except that, in this second example, the first arm 13 and the second arm 15 crisscross resulting in insertion and retraction of the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 to have a scissoring effect.
  • the first arm 13 includes a percussion instrument end 13a that operably and rotably connects to the percussion instrument 3.
  • the exemplary insertable percussion system 1 includes a slide bracket 35 that operably and rotably connects the percussion instrument end 13a to the percussion instrument 3.
  • the first arm 13 also includes a joint end 13b that is distal the percussion instrument 3. The joint end 13b operably and rotably connects to the second arm 15.
  • the second arm 15 includes a stand end 15a that operably and rotably connects to the stand 5.
  • the exemplary insertable percussion system 1 includes a slide bracket 37 that operably and rotably connects the stand end 15a to the stand 5.
  • the stand end 15a of the second arm 15 may be connected to the cable 11.
  • the second arm 15 also includes a joint end 15b that is distal to the stand 5 and that operably and rotably connects to the joint end 13b of the first arm 13.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 includes two first arms 13 each having a percussion instrument end 13a proximate the percussion instrument 3, a joint end 13b distal the percussion instrument 3, and a joint position 13c.
  • the insertable percussion system 1 also includes two second arms 15, each having a stand end 15a proximate the stand 5, a joint end 15b distal the stand 5, and a joint position 15c.
  • each of the joint ends 13b of the first arms 13 is rotably connected to a respective one of the joint ends 15b of the second arm
  • each of the joint positions 13c of the first arm 13 is operably and rotably connected to the joint position 13c of the other first arm 13
  • each of the joint positions 15c of the second arm 15 is operably and rotably connected to the joint position 15c of the other first arm 15.
  • Each of the first arms 13 is rotable about its percussion instrument end 13a, about its joint end 13b, and about its joint position 13c.
  • Each of the second arms 15 is rotable about its stand end 15a, about its joint end 15b, and about its joint position 15c to stretch or contract the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 into the inserted position or the retracted position.
  • Pulling of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 causes the second arm 15 to rotate about the stand end 15a, the joint end 15b, and the joint position 15c.
  • Releasing of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 causes the second arm 15 to, in opposite direction as in the inserting, rotate about the stand end 15a, the joint end 15b, and the joint position 15c.
  • This causes the first arm 13 to rotate about the joint end 13b, the percussion instrument end 13a, and the joint position 13c to effectively contract the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 causing the percussion instrument 3 to move horizontally towards the stand 5 to the retracted position.
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 includes a spring configured in the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 to bias the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 towards retraction (i.e., in the retracted position).
  • pulling of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 defeats tension force in the spring extending the spring and causing the the second arm 15 to rotate about the stand end 15a, the joint end 15b, and the joint position 15c.
  • Releasing of the cable 11 by operation of the pedal 9 allows tension force in the extended spring to retract the inserting/retracting mechanism 7 into the retracted position such that the percussion instrument 3 is moved horizontally towards the stand 5.
  • Fig. 12 illustrates a perspective top view of an embodiment of an insertable percussion system 100 according to aspects of the disclosure in the retracted position.
  • Figs 13 and 14 illustrate perspective top and side views of the insertable percussion system 100 in the inserted position.
  • the system 100 includes the percussion instrument 3, an inserting/retracting mechanism 105, and may further include a stand 113.
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 105 may include a base 110, a first arm 121 and a second arm 123.
  • the base 110 operably couples the first arm 121 and the second arm 123 to the stand 113.
  • the first and second arms 121 and 123 have percussion instrument ends 121a and 123a, proximate the percussion instrument 3 and free end 121b and 123b distal the percussion instrument 3.
  • the percussion instrument ends 121a and 123a may be coupled to a holding element 115, e.g., a U-shaped metal or plastic rod, which attaches to the side surface of the percussion instrument 3.
  • the holding element 115 couples the percussion instrument 3 to the inserting/retracting mechanism 105.
  • the first and second arms 121 and 123 may slide through the bushing elements 117a-d of the base 110 in the directions shown by the arrow A.
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 105 includes an input device 125, a motor 127, and a feedback mechanism 133 and may include a gear mechanism 131.
  • the input device 125 may include one or more switching elements (e.g., touch pads) 125a and 125b, for receiving an operation instruction and generating an operation signal to activate the inserting/retracting mechanism 105.
  • a hit (using a beater or drum stick) on switching element 125a may correspond to an instruction to insert the percussion instrument 3 while a hit (using a beater or drum stick) on switching element 125b may correspond to an instruction to retract the percussion instrument 3.
  • a first hit (using a beater or drum stick) on switching element 125a may correspond to an instruction to insert the percussion instrument 3 while a second hit (using a beater or drum stick) on switching element 125a may correspond to an instruction to retract the percussion instrument 3.
  • the input device may be disposed near the floor F such that it may receive an operation instruction in the form of a user/player pressing the one or more switching elements with her foot.
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 105 also includes a controller 137.
  • the controller 137 may receive the operation signal from the input device 125 and determine the current position of the percussion instrument 3 by use of the feedback mechanism 133.
  • the feedback mechanism 133 may include Hall-effect sensors 133a and 133b disposed on the base 110 and a permanent magnet 133c disposed on the first arm 121.
  • the feedback mechanism 133 determines the position of the first arm 121 along its travel relative to the base 110 and, thus, the position of the percussion instrument 3.
  • the percussion instrument 3 may be at or in proximity, e.g., 5-10 cm, to the retracted position. See Fig. 1 .
  • the permanent magnet 133c is aligned with the Hall sensor 133a
  • the percussion instrument 3 may be at or in proximity, e.g., 5-10 cm, to the inserted position. See Fig.
  • the sensors 133a and 133b generate feedback signals corresponding to whether the percussion instrument 3 is in the inserted position, the retracted position, or somewhere in between.
  • the controller 137 generates a command signal based on the operation signal and the feedback signal. For example, if the percussion instrument 3 is at the inserted or retracted position, the controller 137 may stop the motor 127. If, instead, the percussion instrument 3 is merely in proximity to the inserted or retracted position as detected by the feedback mechanism 133, the controller 137 may cause the motor 127 to slow down and eventually stop when the percussion instrument 3 reaches the inserted or retracted position.
  • the controller 137 may be a microcontroller PIC 12F683 manufactured by Microchip Technology Inc. of Independence, Ohio. However, the controller 137 may include any type of controller sufficient for receiving and generating the above-described signals.
  • the Hall-effect sensors 133a and 133b may be micro-power ultra-sensitive Hall-effect switches manufactured by Allegro MicroSystems, LLC of Worcester, Massachusetts. However, the Hall-effect sensors 133a and 133b may be any other type of Hall-effective sensors sufficient for detecting the permanent magnet 131c and generating the above-described signals.
  • the feedback mechanism 133 may include any other type of sensors suitable for detecting relevant position information.
  • the stand 113 supports and sustains the percussion instrument 3 and the inserting/retracting mechanism 105 vertically off the floor F.
  • the stand 113 may include a fixing element 113a that couples to the inserting/retracting mechanism 105.
  • the stand 113 may also include a joint 113b, a base 113c, and a latch 113d.
  • the joint 113b may allow for the inserting/retracting mechanism 105 and the percussion instrument 3 to be adjusted and set at an angle different from horizontal and for collapsing the system 100 for storage. See figure 15 .
  • the inserting/retracting mechanism 105 may insert and retract the percussion instrument 3 along an axis different from horizontal.
  • the stand 113 may also be telescopic for height adjustment.
  • the latch 113d may be used to secure the height of the stand 113.
  • the gear mechanism 131 may include a rack 131a and a pinion 131b.
  • a shaft (not shown) of the motor 127 may be operably coupled to the pinion 131b of the gear mechanism 131 so as to actuate the pinion 131b to turn in a direction to cause a linear actuation of the rack 131a in the directions shown by the arrow A.
  • the motor 127 receives the command signal and actuates the gear mechanism 131.
  • the rack 131a is fixedly coupled to the first arm 121 (or the second arm 123) of the inserting/retracting mechanism 105 so that the first arm 121 may slide through the bushings 117b and 117c as the rack 131a pushes or pulls the percussion instrument 3.
  • the second arm 123 moves in unison with the first arm 121.
  • Fig. 16 illustrates an enlarged view of the base 110, the gear mechanism 131, and the stand 113 with the percussion instrument 3 in the retracted position.
  • the shaft (not shown) of the motor 127 may be operably coupled to the pinion 131b so that the pinion 131b rotates to cause the rack 131a to linearly actuate.
  • the controller may cause the motor 127 to rotate in a direction to actuate the pinion 131b to rotate counter-clockwise as shown by the arrow B.
  • the pinion 131b then causes the rack 131a to actuate linearly as shown by the arrow C.
  • the first and second arms 121 and 123 slide in the same direction, moving the percussion instrument 3 from the retracted position to the inserted position.
  • Reverse operation of the motor 127 actuates the gear mechanism 131 in the opposite direction moving the percussion instrument 3 from the inserted position back to the retracted position.
  • Fig. 17 illustrates a perspective view of the insertable percussion system 100 of figure 12 , forming part of a drum or percussion set.
  • the percussion instrument 3 may be inserted by operation of the motor 127 as described above to make the percussion instrument 3 temporarily available to the percussionist to play.
  • the percussion instrument 3, for example, may be inserted above a second percussion instrument 103 in the percussion set to make the percussion instrument 3 available to the percussionist in addition to the second percussion instrument 103.
  • the inserted position corresponds to a position where a majority of a playing surface of the first percussion instrument 3 faces or vertically overlaps a majority of a playing surface of the second percussion instrument 103.
  • Such a percussion set reduces the playing space, increases variety in sounds played, and thus, increases the enjoyment of play and or listening to performance of the percussion set.
  • the second percussion instrument 103 may be replaced with another type of instrument. Whenever the percussionist selects to play the other instrument alone, the percussionist may remove or retract the percussion instrument 3 by operation of the motor 127 to make the other instrument available for the percussionist to play.
  • percussion instrument refers to musical instruments in which sound is generally obtained by striking the instrument with hands, beaters, sticks, etc. and their electronic equivalents.
  • percussion instruments include drums, cymbals, bells, cowbells, hi-hats, tambourines, wood blocks, kettle drums, steel drums, bongo drums, tom-toms, bass drums, tenor drums, snare drums, etc.
  • drum as used herein corresponds to any type of percussion musical instrument having at least one stretched membrane to generate sound by acoustic vibration when the stretched membrane is struck or their electronic equivalent (e.g., electronic drum pad.)

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  1. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) comprenant :
    un premier instrument de percussion (3) ;
    un second instrument de percussion (103) ; et
    un mécanisme d'insertion/de rétraction (105) relié de manière fonctionnelle au premier instrument de percussion et configuré pour déplacer le premier instrument de percussion le long d'un axe par rapport au second instrument de percussion d'une position rétractée à une position insérée et de la position insérée à la position rétractée, le mécanisme d'insertion/de rétraction comprenant :
    un moteur (127) ;
    un dispositif d'entrée (125) couplé de manière fonctionnelle au moteur et configuré pour recevoir des instructions de fonctionnement correspondant au déplacement du premier instrument de percussion par rapport au second instrument de percussion de la position rétractée à la position insérée ou de la position insérée à la position rétractée, et pour produire un signal de fonctionnement sur la base de l'instruction de fonctionnement ;
    un mécanisme de rétroaction (133) couplé de manière fonctionnelle au moteur et configuré pour obtenir des informations de position du mécanisme d'insertion/de rétraction et produire un signal de rétroaction représentatif des informations de position ; et
    un dispositif de commande (137) couplé de manière fonctionnelle au dispositif d'entrée, au moteur et au mécanisme de rétroaction, le dispositif de commande étant configuré pour actionner le moteur sur la base du signal de fonctionnement et du signal de rétroaction ; et
    dans lequel la position insérée correspond à une position où une majeure partie d'une surface jouée du premier instrument de percussion fait face à une majeure partie d'une surface jouée du second instrument de percussion ou la recouvre verticalement.
  2. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    un pied (113) couplé de manière fonctionnelle au mécanisme d'insertion/de rétraction (105) et ayant un socle (113c).
  3. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon les revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel le mécanisme d'insertion/de rétraction (105) inclut :
    un premier bras (121) ayant une extrémité d'instrument de percussion (121a) à proximité du premier instrument de percussion (3) et une extrémité libre (121b) à distance du premier instrument de percussion ;
    un second bras (123) ayant une extrémité d'instrument de percussion (123a) à proximité du premier instrument de percussion et une extrémité libre (123b) à distance du premier instrument de percussion ;
    un mécanisme à engrenage (131) couplé de manière fonctionnelle au moteur (127) et à au moins l'un du premier bras et du second bras pour amener l'au moins un des premier et second bras à déplacer le premier instrument de percussion de la position insérée à la position rétractée et de la position rétractée à la position insérée.
  4. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le moteur (127) est couplé de manière fonctionnelle à un actionneur linéaire.
  5. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel l'actionneur linéaire inclut un mécanisme à engrenage.
  6. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif d'entrée (125) inclut un pavé tactile (125a, 125b) configuré pour recevoir les instructions de fonctionnement sous la forme de frappes provenant d'une baguette, une première frappe correspondant à une première instruction de fonctionnement pour déplacer le premier instrument de percussion (3) de la position rétractée à la position insérée et une frappe suivante correspondant à une seconde instruction de fonctionnement pour déplacer le premier instrument de percussion de la position insérée à la position rétractée.
  7. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (137) détermine une direction et une vitesse de rotation du moteur (127) sur la base du signal de fonctionnement et du signal de rétroaction.
  8. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le mécanisme de rétroaction (133) inclut un aimant (133c) et un capteur (133a, 133b).
  9. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon la revendication 8, dans lequel le capteur (133a, 133b) est un capteur à effet Hall.
  10. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier instrument de percussion (3) correspond à un fût à frappe de bas en haut et le second instrument de percussion (103) correspond à un fût à frappe de haut en bas.
  11. Système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif d'entrée (125) inclut un pavé tactile configuré pour recevoir les instructions de fonctionnement sous la forme d'un appui exercé par un pied d'un utilisateur ou d'un batteur.
  12. Procédé pour jouer de la batterie au moyen du système pour jouer de la batterie (100) selon la revendication 6 ou la revendication 11, le procédé comprenant :
    la frappe du pavé (125a, 125b) avec une batte ou une baguette ou l'appui sur le pavé avec un pied pour actionner par l'intermédiaire du moteur (127) le mécanisme d'insertion/de rétraction (105) pour déplacer le premier instrument de percussion (3) le long d'un axe d'une position rétractée à une position insérée, dans lequel l'instrument de percussion correspond à un instrument à frappe de bas en haut destiné à être frappé par une batte ou une baguette avec une frappe de bas en haut ou un mouvement ascendant et le second instrument de percussion (103) correspond à un instrument à frappe de haut en bas destiné à être frappé par la batte ou la baguette avec une frappe de haut en bas ou un mouvement descendant, dans lequel la position insérée correspond à une position où une surface jouée de l'instrument à frappe de bas en haut fait face à une surface jouée de l'instrument à frappe de haut en bas ou la recouvre verticalement, et dans lequel la position rétractée correspond à une position où une majeure partie d'une surface jouée de l'instrument à frappe de bas en haut ne fait pas face à une surface jouée de l'instrument à frappe de haut en bas ou ne la recouvre pas verticalement ; et
    la frappe du second instrument de percussion avec une baguette ou une batte sur un mouvement de haut en bas et la frappe du premier instrument de percussion avec un mouvement de bas en haut suivant immédiatement le mouvement de haut en bas.
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