JP2002108328A - Keyboard cover and keyboard musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a keyboard cover which can guide a musical performance while displaying characters only by preparing a keyboard musical instrument. SOLUTION: An organ is equipped with the keyboard cover 10, a whiteboard 20, and a fixing arm 30. The fixing arm 30 fixes the keyboard cover 10 rotatably on its one-end side. This fixing arm 30 is fixed slidably to the organ on the other end side. The keyboard cover 10 where a cover top plate surface 12 having the whiteboard 20 installed is installed so that it face up is lifted, rotated and installed on the organ 1 so that the whiteboard 20 faces the back of the organ 1. In this case, when a student is present on the back side of the organ 1, a musical performance can be taught to the student by using the whiteboard 20 and displaying the title, etc., of music, and no extra whiteboard, etc., need to be prepared.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard instrument for protecting a keyboard instrument when the keyboard instrument is not playing, and a stand on the keyboard instrument sandwiching the keyboard when playing the keyboard instrument. The present invention relates to a keyboard cover that can be leaned on a hanging position and a keyboard instrument provided with the keyboard cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a whiteboard is used in a music classroom for keyboard instruments such as organs, and a performance instructor performs various types of writing such as points of performance to provide performance guidance.

[0003]

Therefore, in a music classroom, a whiteboard had to be prepared separately from a keyboard instrument in order to provide performance guidance. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard cover and a keyboard instrument that can provide performance guidance while displaying characters and the like simply by preparing a keyboard instrument.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention The keyboard cover of the present invention for achieving the above object covers and protects the keyboard of the keyboard instrument when the keyboard instrument is not playing, and protects the keyboard instrument when playing. A keyboard cover which can be leaned against a standing position on the keyboard instrument with the keyboard interposed therebetween when viewed from a player, comprising a display means on a board surface of the keyboard cover, the display means being directed toward a person to be viewed who sees the display on the display means. The keyboard cover is leaned against the leaning position so that the display means is displayed.

[0005] The keyboard cover of the present invention can be leaned on the leaning position with the display means facing the person to be displayed.
If the person to be displayed is a student, the instructor who provides performance guidance can use the display means to display the title of the music, write notes on the staff, and perform the performance guidance. If the display is a performer, the performer can write notes on the staff notation on the display means while performing when composing.

Therefore, when the keyboard cover of the present invention is used,
Even if a whiteboard or the like is not separately prepared, it is possible to provide performance guidance while displaying characters and the like simply by preparing a keyboard instrument, and it is also useful when the player himself writes notes while performing. In addition, for example, if the display device is provided on the upper plate surface side of the keyboard cover facing the back side of the keyboard instrument when leaning on the standing position, and the student to be displayed is on the back side of the keyboard instrument, The keyboard cover is leaned against a leaning position with the display means facing the student. Therefore, by using this keyboard cover, the instructor who provides the performance guidance can perform the performance guidance by using the display means to display the title of the music or the like and to write notes on the staff.

Further, for example, a display means is provided on the lower side of the cover of the keyboard cover which faces the player of the keyboard instrument when the player stands on the standing position, and the student to be displayed is the player of the keyboard instrument. On the side, the keyboard cover rests against a standing position with the display means facing the student. Therefore, by using this keyboard cover, the instructor who provides the performance guidance can perform the performance guidance by using the display means to display the title of the music or the like and write notes on the staff. Further, since the keyboard cover can be leaned toward the player side, even when the player is not performing music, the player can write notes on the staff notation on the display means while performing when composing.

Next, the display means is preferably a white board. This is because if a whiteboard is used, erased scum is less likely to appear and the keyboard instrument is less likely to become dirty. Also,
Since a whiteboard is generally made of a magnetic material such as an iron plate, various papers can be clipped with a magnet like a bulletin board.

Next, it is preferable that the display means is an image output device. Using this image output device, it is possible to display a variety of displays, such as a state in which the instructor plays a keyboard instrument, instruction content described on paper, and a scale of music played on the keyboard instrument.

Next, the keyboard instrument of the present invention is movable from a protected position covering the keyboard of the keyboard instrument to a standing position sandwiching the keyboard of the keyboard instrument as viewed from the player playing the keyboard instrument. A connecting means for connecting the keyboard cover to the keyboard instrument, and a display direction for attaching the keyboard cover to the connecting means so that the display direction of the display means provided on the keyboard cover can be freely changed. And changing means.

According to the keyboard instrument of the present invention, when playing the keyboard instrument, the keyboard cover can be guided to the standing position only by moving the keyboard cover in accordance with the connecting means.
With the display direction changing means, the keyboard cover can be leaned on the leaning position with the display means facing the person to be displayed, regardless of where the person to be displayed is. The display means can be used to display the title of the music or the like and write notes on the staff to provide performance guidance. While playing the music, the musical notes can be written on the staff notation on the display means.

Therefore, by using the keyboard instrument of the present invention, it is possible to provide performance guidance while displaying characters and the like simply by preparing a keyboard instrument without separately preparing a whiteboard or the like. It is also useful when writing notes while playing. Next, it is preferable that the display direction changing means can freely change the display direction by rotating around a rotation axis along the arrangement direction of keys constituting the keyboard. With this configuration, the display means can be turned to the back side of the keyboard instrument or to the player by a simple operation of simply rotating the keyboard cover around the rotation axis.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment A preferred first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the organ of the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views of the organ.

As shown in FIG. 1, the organ 1 of this embodiment includes a keyboard cover 10, a whiteboard 20, and a mounting arm 30. The keyboard cover 10 covers and protects the keyboard 90 when not playing, and is formed in a rectangular shape in which the length of the side along the arrangement direction of the keyboard 90 is longer than the other two sides. A fulcrum pin 14 is provided at the center in the length direction of both short sides of the keyboard cover 10. The fulcrum pin 14 is provided at a position where the keyboard cover 10 is rotated around a virtual rotation axis 140 that is parallel to the direction in which keys constituting the keyboard 90 are arranged.

The white board 20 is attached to the upper cover surface 12 of the keyboard cover 10. Mounting arm 3
0 is formed of a flat plate, and at one end side, a mounting hole (not shown) for inserting the fulcrum pin 14 and rotatably mounting the keyboard cover 10 around the virtual rotation axis 140 is provided, and at the other end side, A fulcrum pin 92 provided on the side surface of the organ 1
A long sliding hole 32 is provided along the length direction of the mounting arm 30 for slidably and rotatably mounting the mounting arm 30. The sliding hole 32 is rotatable from the protection position (see FIG. 2A) where the keyboard cover 10 attached to the mounting arm 30 covers the keyboard 90 with the fulcrum pin 92 inserted. (See FIG. 2B) and a length that can be moved to a standing position (see FIG. 2C) sandwiching the keyboard 90 when viewed from the player side.

A mounting arm 30 is slidably mounted on the fulcrum pin 92, and the mounting arm 30 is sandwiched between the fulcrum pin 92 and the side surface of the organ body 9, and the mounting arm 30 is fixed at the sandwiched position. Have been.
The fulcrum pin 92 is used for fixing the mounting arm 30 by tightening the fulcrum pin 92 when the keyboard cover 10 is disposed at the upright position, and leaning the keyboard cover 10 at the upright position.

The organ 1 configured as described above is used as follows. When the organ 1 is not playing, the keyboard cover 10 is in a protective position covering the keyboard 90 as shown in FIG. 2A so that the cover upper plate surface 12 on which the whiteboard 20 is installed faces upward. Or, as shown in FIG. 3A, the cover upper plate surface 12 faces inward.

When the organ 1 is to be played, the keyboard cover 10 is first lifted up as shown in FIG. Then, the fulcrum pin 92 slides in the sliding hole 32 and the mounting arm 30 moves, and the keyboard cover 10 is lifted to a rotational position where the keyboard cover 10 can rotate. Then, the keyboard cover 10 is rotated at the rotation position, and the whiteboard 20 is turned toward the rear side of the organ 1 as shown in FIG. 2C, or as shown in FIG. The keyboard cover 10 is arranged at the standing position, facing the player who plays. Then, tighten the fulcrum pin 92 to remove the keyboard cover 1
0 is fixed to the standing position. Then, the keyboard cover 10 is fixed at the position and leaned.

The use of the above-described organ 1 has the following effects. The organ 1 of the present embodiment can guide the keyboard cover 10 to the standing position only by moving the keyboard cover 10 in accordance with the mounting arm 30 when performing, and furthermore, the keyboard cover 10 with the fulcrum pin 14 as the center.
Is rotated, so that the student is on the back of the organ 1 or on the player's side,
Can be leaned on the keyboard cover 10 toward the student,
The instructor who provides the performance guidance can perform the performance guidance by using the whiteboard 20 to display the title of the music or the like and write notes on the staff. Further, in this embodiment, if the whiteboard 20 is leaned so as to face the player, the player of the organ 1 can write notes on the staff notation on the whiteboard 20 while performing the music composition. it can.

Therefore, by using the organ 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to provide performance guidance while displaying characters and the like by simply preparing the organ 1 without separately preparing a white board or the like. It is also useful when writing notes while playing.

The organ 1 of the present embodiment includes a keyboard cover 1
The whiteboard 20 can be directed to the back side of the organ 1 or to the player by a simple operation of simply rotating the 0 around the virtual rotation axis 140. When the whiteboard 20 is used as in the present embodiment, erased scum is difficult to appear, and the organ 1 is hardly soiled. Further, since the whiteboard 20 is generally made of a magnetic material such as an iron plate, various papers can be clipped with a magnet like a bulletin board.

The white board 20 may be attached to both front and back sides. Also, the mounting arm 30 and the fulcrum pin 9
Reference numeral 2 corresponds to the standing means of the present invention, and the fulcrum pin 14 corresponds to the display direction changing means of the present invention. [Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the present embodiment, only points different from the first embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 4 is a side view of the organ 1 of the present embodiment. The organ 1 of the present embodiment includes:
The difference from the first embodiment is that the mounting arm 30 is fixed to the mounting arm 30 and is rotatably mounted on the organ body 9 around a rotation axis along the key arrangement direction.

A white board 20 is attached to the keyboard cover 10 on a cover upper plate surface 12a that faces outward when the keyboard 90 is covered. When the keyboard cover 10 is raised, the white board 20 faces the rear side of the organ 1. It has been like that. Therefore, when the organ 1 of the present embodiment is used, if the student is on the back side of the organ 1, the keyboard cover 1
0, the whiteboard 20 can be leaned to the leaning position with the student facing the student, so that the instructor who provides the performance guidance uses the whiteboard 20 to display the title of the music or to write notes on the staff. You can give a performance instruction.

[Third Embodiment] A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, only differences from the first and second embodiments will be described. Here, FIG. 5 is a side view of the organ 1 of the present embodiment.

The organ 1 of the present embodiment includes a mounting arm 3
The first embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the mounting arm 30 is fixed to 0 and the mounting arm 30 is rotatably mounted on the organ main body 9 about a rotation axis along the key arrangement direction. And
On the keyboard cover 10, a white board 20 is attached to a cover lower plate surface 12b that faces outward when the keyboard 90 is covered, and when the keyboard cover 10 is raised, the white board faces the player side of the organ 1. This is different from the second embodiment.

Therefore, when the organ 1 of this embodiment is used, if the student is on the player side of the organ 1, the keyboard cover 10 can be leaned against the student with the white board 20 facing the student. The instructor who gives the performance guidance can perform the performance guidance by using the whiteboard 20 to display the title of the music or the like and write notes on the staff. The keyboard cover 10 of this organ 1
Can be leaned against the performer, so that the performer can write notes on the staff notation on the whiteboard 20 while performing, even when not performing the music.

[Fourth Embodiment] Next, a fourth embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. However, in the present embodiment, only differences from the first to third embodiments will be described. Here, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the organ 1 of the present embodiment.

In the organ 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a liquid crystal monitor 20a is mounted on the keyboard cover 10 instead of the whiteboard 20. In addition, the organ 1 of the present embodiment includes a performance information display 40 that displays the scale played on the organ body 9 on the liquid crystal monitor 20 a on a staff notation based on the performance information received from the organ body 9. I have.

In the performance information display 40, the tone of the musical scale of the pressed key is output in the organ body 9 based on the key pressing information for identifying which key is pressed. Key depression information is input from the organ body 9.
The performance information display 40 displays the scale of the key being pressed on the image of the staff notation.

By using the organ 1 of the present embodiment, the playing state of the organ body 9 can be displayed in a manner that is easy to understand for a person watching the liquid crystal monitor 20a. It should be noted that a variety of displays can be performed by displaying on the liquid crystal monitor 20a the state in which the instructor plays the organ body 9 or the instruction content described on paper.

[Fifth Embodiment] A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, only differences from the other embodiments will be described. Here, FIG. 7 is a partially transparent perspective view of the organ 1 of the present embodiment.

The keyboard cover 10 of the present embodiment includes a keyboard cover frame 16 and a rotary plate 18, and a fulcrum is provided in the keyboard cover frame 16 about a virtual rotation axis 180 perpendicular to the direction in which the keys of the organ 1 are arranged. A rotating plate 18 rotatably mounted via pins 19 is provided, and a white board 20 is mounted on the rotating plate 18. The keyboard cover frame 16 is fixed to the mounting arm 30, and the mounting arm 30 is attached to the organ body 9 so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis along the key arrangement direction.

In this embodiment, an organ 1 'for students is arranged beside the organ 1 used by the instructor, and the rotating plate 18 of the keyboard cover 10 leaned against the leaning position and the white board 20 , That is, in the direction of the student, the student can use the whiteboard 20 to display the title of the music, write notes on the staff, and perform musical instruction. .

Therefore, by using the keyboard cover 10 of the present embodiment, it is possible to provide performance guidance while displaying characters and the like only by preparing the organ 1 without separately preparing a white board or the like. The fulcrum pin 19 corresponds to the display direction changing means of the present invention, and the mounting arm 30 corresponds to the connecting means of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments at all, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as they fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an organ according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the organ according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the organ according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the organ according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an organ according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an organ according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an organ according to a fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... organ, 9 ... organ body, 10 ... keyboard cover,
12: upper cover surface, 12a: upper cover surface, 12b ...
Cover lower plate surface, 14 ... fulcrum pin, 16 ... keyboard cover frame,
Reference numeral 18: rotating plate, 19: fulcrum pin, 20: white board, 20a: liquid crystal monitor, 30: mounting arm, 32 ...
Sliding hole, 40: performance information display, 90: keyboard, 92: fulcrum pin, 94: organ body, 140: virtual rotation axis, 1
80: virtual rotation axis

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A keyboard which covers and protects the keyboard of a keyboard instrument when the keyboard instrument is not playing, and which is leaned against a standing position on the keyboard instrument across the keyboard when viewed from a player of the keyboard instrument during performance. In the cover, display means is provided on a plate surface of the keyboard cover, and the keyboard cover is leaned against the leaning position so that the display means is displayed toward a person who views the display of the display means. Features a keyboard cover. 2. The keyboard cover according to claim 1, wherein said display means is a whiteboard. 3. The keyboard cover according to claim 1, wherein said display means is an image output device. 4. The keyboard instrument according to claim 1, wherein the keyboard instrument is movable from a protected position covering the keyboard of the keyboard instrument to a standing position sandwiching the keyboard of the keyboard instrument as viewed from a player playing the keyboard instrument. Connecting means for connecting the keyboard cover to the keyboard instrument, and display direction changing means for attaching the keyboard cover to the connecting means so that the display direction of the display means provided on the keyboard cover can be freely changed. A keyboard instrument comprising: 5. The display direction changing means according to claim 4, wherein the display direction changing means is capable of freely changing the display direction by rotating around a rotation axis along a direction in which keys constituting the keyboard are arranged. Keyboard cover described.