ES1074352U

ES1074352U - Direct tension device for a flamenco drawer (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Info

Publication number: ES1074352U
Application number: ES201001145U
Authority: ES
Inventors: José Leiva Pino; Aurora Sanchez Herrador
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-11-08
Filing date: 2010-11-08
Publication date: 2011-04-19
Anticipated expiration: 2020-11-08
Also published as: ES1074352Y

Abstract

Device (1) of direct tension for a flamenco box that allows to tune the strings (2) of the drawer from the outside thereof, characterized because: A first end of the cords (2) is fixed to the upper upright (5s) of the drawer frame, while a second end of the cords (2) is fixed to a floating part (3) disposed next to the lower upright (5i) of the frame (5), the ropes (2) remaining near the drawer's scoring lid parallel to it; y At least one tension rod (4) has a first inner end threaded to the floating part (3) and a second outer end projecting through the box such that, by rotating the second outer end of the at least one rod (4) tensioning is achieved by moving the floating piece (3) to which the second end of the cords (2) is fixed, thus allowing the cords to be tensioned or loosened. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Dispositivo de tensión directa para un cajón flamenco.Direct tension device for a drawer Flemish.

Object of the invention

El objeto de la presente invención es un dispositivo que permite afinar o tensar de un modo rápido y sencillo las cuerdas de guitarra que habitualmente incluyen los cajones flamencos convencionales.The object of the present invention is a device that allows you to tune or tighten quickly and easily the guitar strings that usually include the drawers conventional flamingos.

Background of the invention

El instrumento conocido como cajón flamenco, de origen peruano, es conocido en España desde hace ya tiempo, habiéndose convertido en un instrumento casi imprescindible en conciertos y grabaciones de diferentes tipos de música tradicional española, como el flamenco, la rumba o las sevillanas.The instrument known as flamenco cajón, from Peruvian origin, has been known in Spain for a long time, having become an almost essential instrument in concerts and recordings of different types of traditional music Spanish, such as flamenco, rumba or sevillanas.

El cajón flamenco es un instrumento de percusión que consiste fundamentalmente en una caja de madera dotada de una tapa frontal o golpeadora donde el músico golpea con sus propias manos para conseguir los sonidos. Además, los cajones flamencos suelen tener dentro unas cuerdas como las de una guitarra para dar una vibración extra al sonido obtenido y que, al igual que ocurre con las guitarras, cada cierto tiempo es necesario afinar (tensar o destensar). Para ello, en los cajones flamencos convencionales actuales es necesario que el músico se agache e introduzca su mano a través del habitual orificio de la tapa posterior del cajón para tensar/destensar las cuerdas. Otra opción es que alguna de las tapas o caras del cajón sea desmontable, dejando a la vista las cuerdas de guitarra.The flamenco cajón is a percussion instrument consisting essentially of a wooden box equipped with a front cover or striker where the musician hits with his own Hands to get the sounds. In addition, the flamenco drawers they usually have strings like a guitar inside to give an extra vibration to the sound obtained and that, as it happens with guitars, from time to time it is necessary to tune (tighten or release) To do this, in conventional flamenco drawers current it is necessary that the musician bends down and introduces his hand to through the usual hole in the back cover of the drawer to tighten / loosen the strings. Another option is that some of the covers or sides of the drawer are removable, exposing the ropes of guitar.

En cualquiera de los casos, es obvio el gran inconveniente que supone para el músico la necesidad de detener la música cada vez que debe afinar el cajón, ya que es actualmente imposible hacerlo cuando el músico está sentado sobre el mismo.In either case, the big one is obvious inconvenience for the musician the need to stop the music every time you need to tune the drawer, as it is currently impossible to do when the musician is sitting on it.

Description of the invention

La presente invención resuelve los problemas anteriores mediante un dispositivo de tensión directa diseñado de tal modo que unos mandos externos permiten al músico afinar las cuerdas del cajón directamente desde la parte exterior, normalmente cerca de la arista frontal superior del mismo (es decir, la esquina del cajón que queda entre las piernas del músico, y sobre la que se apoyan sus muñecas al tocar), o bien ocultos a la vista del público en la tapa trasera del cajón. De este modo el músico puede realizar los ajustes necesarios en apenas unos segundos, sin bajarse del cajón, e incluso en mitad de una canción. Le bastaría con desplazar ligeramente las manos y girar los mandos para tensar o destensar las cuerdas.The present invention solves the problems above using a direct tension device designed to such that external controls allow the musician to tune the drawer strings directly from the outside, normally near the upper front edge of it (i.e. the corner of the drawer that is between the musician's legs, and on which support their wrists by touching), or hidden from public view in the back cover of the drawer. In this way the musician can perform the necessary adjustments in just a few seconds, without getting off the drawer, and even in the middle of a song. It would be enough to move slightly hands and turn the knobs to tighten or loosen the ropes

El dispositivo de tensión directa de la invención, por tanto, permite afinar las cuerdas del cajón desde el exterior del mismo. Aunque no es el objeto principal de este modelo, es conocido que un cajón flamenco convencional normalmente comprende un marco ubicado en la cara delantera del mismo (detrás de la tapa golpeadora), comprendiendo dicho marco dos montantes horizontales (inferior y superior) y dos montantes verticales laterales. La tapa golpeadora estará fijada a dicho marco, estando el resto de tapas o superficies que conforman el cajón (tapas superior e inferior, tapas laterales y tapa posterior) fijadas a este marco directa o indirectamente.The direct tension device of the invention, therefore, allows to refine the strings of the drawer from the outside of it. Although it is not the main object of this model, It is known that a conventional flamenco drawer usually comprises a frame located on the front of the frame (behind the cover striker), said frame comprising two horizontal uprights (lower and upper) and two lateral vertical uprights. Cover beater will be fixed to said frame, the rest of the covers being surfaces that make up the drawer (upper and lower covers, covers side and back cover) fixed to this direct frame or indirectly.

Según la invención, un primer extremo de las cuerdas está fijado un montante superior del marco del cajón, mientras que el segundo extremo de las cuerdas se fija a una pieza flotante situada junto al montante inferior de dicho marco, quedando de este modo las cuerdas en paralelo a la tapa golpeadora, muy cerca de la misma. Además, se dispone una varilla tensora con un primer extremo interior roscado a la pieza flotante y un segundo extremo exterior que sobresale a través del cajón, de tal modo que girando el segundo extremo exterior de la al menos una varilla tensora se consigue desplazar la pieza flotante a la que están fijadas las cuerdas, permitiendo así tensarlas o destensarlas.According to the invention, a first end of the strings a top of the drawer frame is fixed, while the second end of the ropes is fixed to a piece floating next to the lower amount of said frame, being in this way the strings parallel to the hitting cap, very close Of the same. In addition, a tension rod with a first inner end threaded to the floating part and a second end exterior protruding through the drawer, so that turning the second outer end of the at least one tension rod is manages to move the floating piece to which the strings, thus allowing tension or tension.

De acuerdo con una primera realización preferida de la invención el segundo extremo exterior de la varilla tensora sobresale a través del montante superior del cajón, junto la arista frontal superior del cajón, quedando así fácilmente accesible para el músico: bastaría con un leve movimiento de sus manos para tener acceso a dicho segundo extremo exterior. Según otra realización, la varilla (4) tensora sobresale a través de la tapa posterior del cajón, junto a la arista inferior trasera del mismo. Esta configuración mantiene el segundo extremo de la varilla oculto a la vista del público, aunque bastaría con que el músico se inclinase y girase hacia atrás para alcanzarlo fácilmente.According to a first preferred embodiment of the invention the second outer end of the tension rod protrudes through the upper upright of the drawer, next to the edge upper front of the drawer, thus being easily accessible for the musician: it would be enough with a slight movement of his hands to have access to said second outer end. According to another embodiment, the Tensioner rod (4) protrudes through the rear cover of the drawer, next to the lower rear edge of it. This configuration keeps the second end of the rod hidden from the view of the public, although it would be enough for the musician to bow down and turn back to reach it easily.

Según otra realización preferida más, el segundo extremo de la varilla tensora que queda en el exterior del cajón está dotado de medios que facilitan su agarre por parte del músico. Por ejemplo, podría tratarse de cabezales de tornillo plano, de tornillo tipo allen o de palometa. Así, en el caso de una varilla con cabezal de tipo palometa, si el músico está sentado en la posición habitual la palometa quedaría junto a sus manos, en el borde superior del cajón. Bastaría entonces un leve movimiento para hacer girar la palometa, la cual haría girar la varilla tensora, lo que a su vez provocaría que la pieza flotante se desplazara, tensando o destensando las cuerdas del cajón.According to another preferred embodiment, the second end of the tension rod that is outside the drawer It is equipped with means that facilitate its grip by the musician. For example, it could be flat screw heads, of Allen or thumb screw. Thus, in the case of a rod with dove type head, if the musician is sitting on the usual position the pigeon would be next to his hands, in the upper edge of the drawer. It would be enough then a slight movement to spin the dove, which would turn the tension rod, which in turn would cause the floating piece to move, tightening or untending the cords of the drawer.

Brief description of the figures

La Fig. 1 muestra una vista de despiece en perspectiva de un cajón flamenco donde se ha implementado el dispositivo de la invención.Fig. 1 shows an exploded view in perspective of a flamenco cajón where the device of the invention.

La Fig. 2 muestra una vista en perspectiva de un cajón flamenco montado dotado del dispositivo de la invención.Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a mounted flamenco drawer equipped with the device of the invention.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

Se describe a continuación un ejemplo de la invención haciendo referencia a las figuras adjuntas. En particular, la Fig. 1 muestra un dispositivo (1) de tensión directa montado sobre el marco (5) de un cajón flamenco convencional (se muestra el cajón despiezado). Se aprecia cómo las cuerdas (2) de guitarra tienen un primer extremo fijado al montante superior (5s) del marco (5), mientras que su segundo extremo está fijado a una pieza (3) flotante situada junto al montante inferior (5i) del marco (5). Se puede observar que con esta configuración las cuerdas (2) quedan en paralelo a la tapa golpeadora del cajón, muy cerca de la misma.An example of the invention referring to the attached figures. In particular, Fig. 1 shows a direct tension device (1) mounted on the frame (5) of a conventional flamenco cajón (the drawer awake). You can see how the guitar strings (2) they have a first end fixed to the upper upright (5s) of the frame (5), while its second end is fixed to a piece (3) floating next to the lower upright (5i) of the frame (5). Be You can see that with this configuration the strings (2) remain in parallel to the drawer cover of the drawer, very close to it.

En este ejemplo se emplean dos varillas (4) tensoras, que tienen uno de sus extremos roscados a la pieza (3) flotante, extendiéndose en paralelo a las cuerdas (2) hasta que sus extremos opuestos pasan a través del montante superior (5s) del marco (5) y sobresalen superiormente de él. Este extremo superior está dotado de unos medios (6) para facilitar el agarre del músico, en este ejemplo concreto unos cabezales de tipo palometa. Así, cuando el músico gira las palometas (6) haciendo girar las varillas (4) tensoras, la pieza (3) flotante se desplaza a lo largo de dichas varillas (4) verticalmente hacia arriba o hacia abajo, respectivamente destensando o tensando las cuerdas (2).In this example two rods are used (4) tensioners, which have one of their ends threaded to the piece (3) floating, extending parallel to the strings (2) until their opposite ends pass through the upper stud (5s) of the frame (5) and protrude above it. This upper end It is equipped with means (6) to facilitate the grip of the musician, In this concrete example, dove-type heads. So, when the musician turns the doves (6) by turning the rods (4) tensioners, the floating part (3) moves along said rods (4) vertically up or down, respectively tensioning or tensioning the strings (2).

Se entiende que las cuerdas (2) podrían fijarse a la pieza (3) tensora de cualquier modo, por ejemplo empleando clavos, tornillos, alcayatas, pegamento, etc, o bien haciéndolas pasar a través de orificios practicados al efecto en la pieza (3) flotante. Sin embargo, en este ejemplo las cuerdas (2) simplemente se enganchan a los extremos de las varillas (4) tensoras, siendo esta una de las soluciones más simples y fáciles de implementar.It is understood that the strings (2) could be fixed to the tensioning piece (3) in any way, for example using nails, screws, alcayatas, glue, etc, or doing them pass through holes made for this purpose in the piece (3) floating. However, in this example the strings (2) simply they are hooked to the ends of the tensioning rods (4), being This is one of the simplest and easiest solutions to implement.

Por último, aunque no se ha representado explícitamente, se entiende que también sería posible configurar una o varias varillas junto a la tapa inferior del cajón, en paralelo a la misma, con el primer extremo interior roscado a la pieza flotante y el segundo extremo exterior sobresaliendo a través de la parte inferior de la tapa trasera del cajón. De ese modo, aunque las palometas no estarían ubicadas en un lugar tan conveniente para el músico, estarían ocultas a la vista del público, siendo el funcionamiento del dispositivo equivalente al anterior.Finally, although it has not been represented explicitly, it is understood that it would also be possible to configure a or several rods next to the bottom drawer lid, parallel to the same, with the first inner end threaded to the floating part and the second outer end protruding through the part bottom of the back cover of the drawer. Thus, although Doves would not be located in such a convenient place for the musician, they would be hidden from public view, being the operation of the device equivalent to the previous one.

Claims

1. Direct tension device (1) for a flamenco drawer that allows tuning the strings (2) of the drawer from the outside of the drawer, characterized in that:

a first end of the ropes (2) is fixed to the upper upright (5s) of the drawer frame, while a second end of the strings (2) is fixed to a piece (3) floating arranged next to the lower upright (5i) of the frame (5), the ropes (2) being close to the drawer cover of the drawer parallel to it; Y

at least one tension rod (4) has a first inner end threaded to the floating part (3) and a second outer end protruding through the drawer so that, turning the second outer end of the at least one rod (4) tensioner is able to move the floating piece (3) to which it is fixed the second end of the ropes (2), thus allowing tension or loosen the ropes.

2. Device (1) in accordance with the claim 1, wherein the second outer end of the at least a tension rod (4) protrudes through the stud (5s) upper drawer, along the upper front edge of the drawer.

3. Device (1) according to the claim 1, wherein the second outer end of the at least a tension rod (4) protrudes through a rear cover of the drawer, next to the lower rear edge of the drawer.

4. Device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising two rods (4) tensioners

5. Device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the second end of the al less a tensioner rod (4) is provided with means (6) that They facilitate their grip by the musician.

6. Device (1) according to the claim 5, wherein said means (6) for facilitating grip They are flat screw heads, Allen type screw or dove