JP2011197176A - Electronic keyboard instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic keyboard instrument capable of excellently expressing staccato performance by a player in continuous hitting performance in which the same key is continuously hit, with the small number of switches.SOLUTION: When a hammer member 5 is rotated by pressing a key 4, and a first switch section 14 is in an ON state by the hammer member 5, a CPU 20 instructs generating of a musical tone. When the key 4 is detached from the hammer member 5 in this state, this very state is detected by a second switch section 17 and a detection signal is output. The CPU 20 determines that it is a continuous hit performance by the detection signal, and on the basis of the detection signal of the second switch section 17, sounding of the musical tone is finished and clear cut musical tone is generated. Thereby, staccato performance by a player is excellently expressed in continuous hitting performance, with the small number of switches.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic keyboard instrument such as an electronic piano or an electronic organ.

  Conventionally, in an electronic keyboard instrument, as described in Patent Document 1, when a key is rotated in the vertical direction by a key pressing operation, the hammer member rotates in the vertical direction in accordance with the rotation operation of the key. It is known that a key touch feeling similar to that of an acoustic piano can be obtained by applying an action load to the key.

JP 05-73029 A

  In this type of electronic keyboard instrument, when the hammer member is rotated from the initial position toward the final position by the key pressing operation, the movement is detected by the first switch to instruct the sound of the musical tone. When the second switch detects that the member has returned to the initial position from the final position and instructs the sound to be muted, or when the key is pressed while the hammer member has not returned to the initial position from the final position Further, the operation is detected by a third switch, and the tone generation of the musical tone is controlled so as to express a stacart in a repetitive performance in which the same key is continuously pressed.

  However, in such a conventional electronic keyboard instrument, it is only detected whether or not the second switch has returned from the final position of the hammer member to the initial position in a state where the key is pressed and the sound is instructed. Therefore, it is necessary to detect the key pressing operation by the third switch when the key is pressed in a state where the hammer member has not returned from the final position to the initial position. For this reason, if three switches are not provided, there is a problem that it is not possible to detect a continuous hit performance in which the same key is continuously pressed.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic keyboard instrument that can satisfactorily express a stacart performance by a performer in a repetitive performance in which the same key is continuously pressed with a small number of switches. is there.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes the following components.
The invention according to claim 1 is a key that rotates in the vertical direction in response to a key pressing operation, a hammer member that rotates in the vertical direction in accordance with the rotation operation of the key, and applies an action load to the key; An on signal is output until the key is pressed and reaches the most depressed final position from the initial position, and an off signal is output until the key returns from the final position to the initial position. And a detection signal is output by detecting a state in which the key and the hammer member are separated from each other when the key is depressed and the first switch is in an ON state. And a process of converging the tone of the musical tone based on the detection signal detected by the second switch unit and instructing the tone of the musical tone when the first switch unit and the first switch unit are on. A control unit for instructing It is an electronic keyboard musical instrument which is characterized in that.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the second switch portion is provided on one of the key and the hammer member at a position where the key and the hammer member are in contact with each other, and the key at the time of a key pressing operation. When the contact portions of the key and the hammer member are separated from each other due to a difference in rotational speed between the key and the hammer member, the state is detected and the detection signal is output. When the key is pressed and the first switch portion is in the on state, the tone of the musical tone is instructed. In this state, the second switch portion detects that the key has been separated from the hammer member. 2. The electronic keyboard instrument according to claim 1, wherein a process of quickly converging the tone of the musical tone is instructed based on the output detection signal.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the first switch section outputs an ON signal from the time when the key is depressed until the first position reaches the final position, and the key that is depressed Outputs a turn-on signal after a first contact portion that outputs an off signal while the key is depressed and the first contact portion outputs a turn-on signal. And a second contact portion that outputs an off signal earlier than the first contact portion outputs an off signal while the depressed key returns from the final position to the initial position. The electronic keyboard instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control unit responds to a time difference in which the second contact unit outputs an on signal after the on signal is output from the first contact unit in the first switch unit. A normal envelope is read out, and based on the detection signal detected by the second switch unit, the attack portion of the envelope is made steep and the release portion is shortened to quickly converge the tone of the musical sound. 4. The electronic keyboard instrument according to claim 3, wherein processing is instructed.

  According to the present invention, when the key is depressed and the first switch unit is in the on state, the control unit instructs to generate a musical tone, and in this state, the state where the key and the hammer member are separated from each other is the second state. The switch unit detects and outputs a detection signal. Based on the detection signal, the control unit can determine that the performance is a repetitive performance, and the tone of the musical tone is converged based on the detection signal of the second switch unit. Can produce crisp sounds. For this reason, it is possible to satisfactorily express the stacart performance by the performer in the continuous performance in which the same key is continuously pressed with a small number of switches.

It is the top view which showed one Embodiment of the electronic keyboard musical instrument to which this invention is applied. It is an expanded sectional view in the AA arrow of the electronic keyboard musical instrument shown by FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view schematically showing a main part of the electronic keyboard instrument shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a first switch unit illustrated in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 shows an A portion shown in FIG. 2, and (a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state where the second switch portion is turned off with the hammer pressing portion of the key in contact with the key contacting portion of the hammer member. FIG. 4B is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state where the key pressing portion of the key is separated from the key contact portion of the hammer member and the second switch portion is turned on. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state of a final position where the key is most depressed in the electronic keyboard instrument shown in FIG. 2. In the electronic keyboard musical instrument shown in FIG. 6, the hammer member rotates faster than the key and the hammer pressing portion of the key is separated from the key contact portion of the hammer member in a state where the hammer member presses the first switch portion. It is the expanded sectional view which showed the state. It is the block diagram which showed the circuit structure in the electronic keyboard musical instrument shown by FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing on / off timings of first and second contact parts and a second switch part of the first switch part shown in FIG. 2. It is the figure which showed the main flow of CPU in the circuit structure of FIG. It is the figure which showed the operation | movement flow of the keyboard process of FIG. FIG. 8 shows the control state of the envelope by the CPU of FIG. 8, (a) shows a normal envelope, (b) shows a weak stacart envelope, and (c) shows a strong stacart envelope. FIG. The deformation | transformation of the 2nd switch part in this embodiment is shown, (a) is the expanded sectional view which showed the state where the 2nd switch part turned off by the hammer press part of a key contacting the key contact part of a hammer member (B) is the expanded sectional view which showed the state in which the hammer press part of the key left | separated from the key contact part of the hammer member, and the 2nd switch part turned on.

An embodiment of an electronic keyboard instrument to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic keyboard instrument includes a musical instrument body 1. The musical instrument main body 1 is provided with a keyboard portion 2 exposed upward. As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard unit 2 includes a keyboard chassis 3 provided in the instrument main body 1, a plurality of keys 4 provided on the keyboard chassis 3 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and a keyboard chassis 3. And a plurality of hammer members 5 that respectively apply action loads to the plurality of keys 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the plurality of keys 4 is composed of a white key and a black key, and each rear end portion (left end portion in FIG. 2) is an upper rear side of the keyboard chassis 3 (left side in FIG. 2). Each is attached to a key support portion 6 provided in the upper portion so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Further, on the front side (right side in FIG. 2) of the plurality of keys 4, a hammer pressing portion 7 for pressing and rotating the hammer member 5 in response to a key pressing operation of the key 4 is provided protruding downward. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of hammer members 5 include a hammer body 8, a weight portion 9 provided at the rear portion (left side portion in FIG. 2) of the hammer body 8, and the front side of the hammer body 8 (see FIG. 2). 2 is provided with a bearing portion 10 provided on the right side), and a key abutting portion 11 provided at a front end portion (right end portion in FIG. 2) of the hammer body 8 located on the front side of the bearing portion 10. . The hammer member 5 is attached to a hammer support portion 12 provided on the keyboard chassis 3 so that the bearing portion 10 can rotate in the vertical direction in a state corresponding to the lower side of the key 4.

  In this case, the hammer member 5 is exposed to the upper side of the keyboard chassis 3 through the opening 3b provided in the rising portion 3a of the keyboard chassis 3 as shown in FIG. The lower end portion of the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is configured to come into contact with and detachable from the upper end portion of the key abutting portion 11. As a result, when the key 4 is depressed, the hammer member 5 causes the key abutting portion 11 to be pushed down against the weight of the weight portion 9 by the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 so that the bearing portion 10 is The keyboard 4 is configured to rotate around the hammer support portion 12 of the keyboard chassis 3 to apply an action load to the key 4.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a switch board 13 is continuously provided along the arrangement direction of the keys 4 on the lower rear surface of the keyboard chassis 3 (lower left side in FIG. 2). On the lower surface, first switch portions 14 are provided corresponding to the respective hammer members 5. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first switch portion 14 is pressed by the weight portion 9 of the hammer member 5 when the key 4 is pressed and the hammer member 5 rotates clockwise. The switch is configured to operate.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first switch portion 14 includes a first contact portion 15 that is turned on first when pressed by the weight portion 9 of the hammer member 5, and the first contact point. And a second contact portion 16 that turns on with a slight delay after the portion 15 is turned on. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the first switch portion 14 is turned upside down with the rubber sheet provided on the lower surface of the switch substrate 13 and the dome-shaped bulge portions 14 a corresponding to the respective hammer members 5. It is the structure provided in the direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the first contact portion 15 and the second contact portion 16 include first and second movable contacts 15a and 16a respectively provided in the bulging portion 14a. First and second fixed contacts 15b and 16b provided at locations on the switch board 13 corresponding to the first and second movable contacts 15a and 16a. The bulging portion 14a is pushed by the hammer member 5. Thus, the first and second movable contacts 15a and 16a are configured to sequentially contact the first and second fixed contacts 15b and 16b when elastically deformed.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first contact portion 15 corresponds to the first movable contact 15a and the first fixed contact 15b being detachable, and in this state, the first movable contact 15 An ON signal is output when 15a and the first fixed contact 16b come into contact with each other and become conductive. Further, the second contact portion 16 corresponds to the second movable contact 16a and the second fixed contact 16b being detachable, and in this state, the second movable contact 16a and the second fixed contact 16b are connected to each other. It is configured to output an ON signal when it is brought into contact with each other so as to be conductive.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the first contact portion 15 is formed such that the first movable contact 15a is longer than the second movable contact 16a, and as shown in FIG. Is turned on and the ON signal is output until the hammer member 5 reaches the final position where the hammer member 5 is most pushed up from the initial position, and the key 4 that has been pressed returns from the final position to the initial position. When 5 returns from the final position to the initial position, an off signal is output.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the second contact portion 16 is formed such that the second movable contact 16a is shorter than the first movable contact 15a, and the key 4 is pressed as shown in FIG. 9 (b). After being locked, the first contact portion 15 outputs an on signal with a delay, and the depressed key 4 returns from the final position to the initial position, and the hammer member 5 moves from the final position to the initial position. The first contact portion 15 is configured to output the off signal earlier than the off signal when the first contact portion 15 returns to.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 detects a state where the hammer pressing portion 7 and the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5 are separated from each other. A switch unit 17 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the second switch portion 17 includes a detection board 17a disposed in a mounting recess 7a provided at the lower end portion of the hammer pressing portion 7, and And a light detection unit 17b made of a light receiving element provided on the lower surface of the detection substrate 17a.

  As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the second switch portion 17 makes the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5 contact the lower end portion of the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4. When the light detection portion 17b is blocked and the external light is blocked, an off signal is output, and the key abutting portion 11 of the hammer member 5 is separated from the lower end portion of the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4, and the light is When the detection unit 17b is opened and external light is received, an ON signal is output.

  In this case, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the second switch unit 17 is connected to the rear of the keyboard chassis 3 by a lead wire 17 c in which the detection board 17 a on which the light detection unit 17 b is mounted is pulled inside the key 4. It is configured to be electrically connected to a circuit board 18 provided at the upper end (upper left end in FIG. 2). That is, the lead wire 17c is guided from the mounting recess 7a of the hammer contact portion 7 of the key 4 to the upper portion of the key 4 and then to the rear end portion (left end portion in FIG. 2) of the key 4 and externally. The drawn portion is connected to the circuit board 18.

Next, the circuit configuration of the electronic keyboard instrument will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 8, a CPU 20, a memory unit 21, a display unit 22, a switch unit 23, a keyboard unit 2, a tone generator unit 24, and a sound system unit 25 are connected by a common bus line 26. The memory unit 21 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The sound system unit 25 includes a DA converter that converts the digital signal created by the sound source unit 24 into an analog signal, an amplifier that amplifies the analog signal, and a speaker that generates a musical sound based on the musical signal amplified by the amplifier. It has.

  The CPU 20 performs processing for the entire musical instrument based on a program stored in the ROM of the memory unit 21. In the ROM of the memory unit 21, in addition to a program for controlling processing performed by the CPU 20, an envelope in a normal state of a tone signal to be generated is stored as shown in FIG. This envelope is composed of attack A, decay D, sustain S, and release R.

  The keyboard unit 2 is used for a performance operation, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a key 4 that is pressed in response to the performance operation and a hammer that rotates in response to the key press operation of the key 4 Second member for detecting a state in which the member 5, the first switch portion 14 that is switched by the hammer member 5, the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4, and the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5 are separated from each other. And a switch unit 17.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the first switch unit 14 outputs an ON signal until the key 4 is pressed and the hammer member 5 reaches the final position where the hammer member 5 is most pushed up from the initial position. When the depressed key 4 returns to the initial position and the hammer member 5 is pushed back to the initial position from the final position, the first contact portion 15 that outputs an off signal, and the key 4 is depressed. After the first contact portion 15 outputs the ON signal, an ON signal is output with a delay. When the depressed key 4 returns to the initial position and the hammer member 5 returns from the final position to the initial position, the first signal is output. And a second contact portion 16 that outputs an off signal earlier than the contact portion 15 outputs an off signal.

  The display unit 22 includes a flat display element such as a liquid crystal display element or an EL (electroluminescence) display element, and displays information such as musical sound electro-optically. The switch unit 23 includes a power switch, a volume switch, a switch group for switching the tone of the keyboard instrument, and the like.

  The tone generator unit 24 generates and stops a tone signal based on a note-on / note-off event generated by pressing and releasing the keyboard unit 2, and the generated tone signal is supplied to the sound system unit 25. To generate musical sounds. Further, when the CPU 20 gives an instruction to the envelope of the musical sound signal from the CPU 20, the sound source unit 24 performs a process of increasing / decreasing each time of attack A, decay D, sustain S, and release R according to the instruction. As a result, the musical sound can be expressed from legato to staccato.

Next, the operation of the electronic keyboard instrument will be described using the flowchart of the CPU 20 shown in FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a main flow of the entire musical instrument. In this main flow, first, when power is turned on, initialization processing is performed, and the contents of the registers and work RAM in the CPU 20 are initialized (step S1). Next, the process proceeds to the switch process in step S2, and a process corresponding to the switch pressed by the switch unit 23 is performed. For example, when a timbre switch is pressed by the switch unit 23, the timbre waveform used by the sound source unit 24 is switched.

  Next, the process proceeds to the keyboard process in step S3. Here, the state of each of the first and second switch units 14 and 17 of the keyboard unit 2 is detected, and what sound generation is instructed to the sound source unit 24 is determined. Details will be described in the keyboard processing of a subroutine described later. Next, the process proceeds to the sound generation process of step S4, and the sound generation process by the sound source unit 24 is performed according to the sound generation instruction determined by the keyboard process of step S3. Furthermore, it progresses to the display process of step S5, the display process which displays information on the display part 22 as needed is performed, and the other process of step S6 is performed. When the process of step S6 is completed, the process returns to step S1.

Next, keyboard processing will be described with reference to FIG.
When the keyboard process starts, the CPU 20 first determines whether or not the first contact portion 15 in the first switch portion 14 is in an ON state (step S11). At this time, when the first contact portion 15 is in the off state, it is determined that the key 4 is not depressed, and the key 4 is depressed, and the first contact portion 15 changes from the off state to the on state. Wait until.

  In this step S11, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the first contact portion 15 changes from the off state to the on state, the key 4 is depressed and the hammer member 5 rotates, and the hammer member 5 It is determined that the first switch portion 14 has been pressed, and then it is determined whether or not the second contact portion 16 in the first switch portion 14 has changed from the off state to the on state (step S12).

  In this step S12, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the second contact portion 16 is turned from the off state to the on state, the key 4 is depressed until reaching the final position most depressed from the initial position. It is determined that the second contact 16 is turned on with a time difference T after the first contact 15 in the first switch 14 pressed by the hammer member 5 is turned on. The normal sound envelope with the city value is read out, and then it is determined whether or not the second switch unit 17 is turned on (step S13).

  In this step S13, the key 4 is pressed and the hammer member 5 rotates, reaches the final position from the initial position, and returns from the final position to the initial position again, that is, in the first switch section 14. The key 4 and the hammer member 5 are in a state in which the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is in contact with the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5 until the contact point 15 of 1 is changed from the on state to the off state. Whether the performance is a normal performance that rotates together or whether the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is separated from the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5 and the hammer member 5 is a repeated performance that rotates faster than the key 4. The switch unit 17 is turned on / off. Otherwise, the process returns to the main flow.

  If it is determined in step S13 that the second switch portion 17 is in the OFF state, the key 4 is slowly depressed, and the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 contacts the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5. In the state of contact, it is determined that the key 4 and the hammer member 5 are normal performances that rotate together at the same speed, the normal sounding shown in FIG. 12A is instructed (step S14), the process returns to the main flow, and the sound The system unit 25 generates normal musical sounds.

  The normal sound generation is a sound generation instruction for causing the sound source unit 24 to sound using an envelope stored in advance in the ROM of the memory unit 21. When sound generation is instructed to the sound source unit 24 by this keyboard processing, the sound source unit 24 reads a waveform corresponding to the pitch of the key 4 pressed from the ROM of the memory unit 21, and changes the envelope value. Instead, the sound system unit 25 produces a sound as it is.

  If it is determined in step S13 that the second switch portion 17 has been turned on, the key 4 is pressed at a high speed, and the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is moved to the key contact portion of the hammer member 5. 11, it is determined that the hammer member 5 is a repetitive hitting performance that rotates faster than the key 4, and the sound generation of the weak musical sound of the staccato is instructed (step S <b> 15). Produce weak music.

  This staccato is a well-known staccato performance, and is used to shorten the sound and express the dynamic feeling of the musical sound. The stuttering pronunciation is to cause the sound source unit 24 to perform this expression. In this stakat pronunciation, the envelope attack A, decay D, sustain S, and release R, as shown in FIGS. 12 (b) and 12 (c), are compared to the normal pronunciation shown in FIG. 12 (a). By shortening, the sound is processed short. In this embodiment, the stacart is divided into two, and an extremely short pronunciation is strong as a stacart, and an intermediate length between the strong stacart and normal pronunciation is weak as a stacart.

  On the other hand, in step S12, when the first contact portion 15 of the first switch portion 14 is in the on state and the second contact portion 16 is changed from the on state to the off state, it is shown in FIG. Thus, it is determined that both the pressed key 4 and the hammer member 5 are in the process of returning from the final position to the initial position, and then whether or not the second switch portion 17 has changed from the off state to the on state. Is determined (step S16).

  In this step S16, when the hammer member 5 is rotated from the final position toward the initial position by the pressed key 4, the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is brought into contact with the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5. It is determined whether it is in a contact state or whether the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is separated from the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5.

  That is, in this step S16, is the normal performance in which the key 4 and the hammer member 5 rotate together at the same speed while the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is in contact with the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5? The second switch portion 17 determines whether the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is separated from the key abutting portion 11 of the hammer member 5, and the hammer member 5 is a strong stuttering force of repeated hitting performance that rotates faster than the key 4. Judgment is made by turning on / off

  If the second switch portion 17 is in the OFF state in this step S16, the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is in contact with the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5, and the key 4 and the hammer member 5 Are determined to be normal performances rotating together at the same speed, the process proceeds to step S14, normal sound generation is instructed (step S14), the process returns to the main flow, and the sound system unit 25 generates a normal musical sound.

  Further, when the second switch portion 17 changes from the OFF state to the ON state in this step S16, the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 is separated from the key contact portion 11 of the hammer member 5, and the hammer member 5 is locked to the key 4. If it is determined that the strength of the staccato is fast, it is determined that the staccato sound is strong, and a strong sound of staccato is instructed (step S17).

  This strong sound of stakat is shorter than the strong sound of stacart shown in FIG. 12B, as shown in FIG. 12C, in which the attack A, decay D, sustain S, and release R of the envelope are further shortened. By doing so, the sound is processed extremely short, and a performance expression that is sharper than the weakness of the stakat is made possible to express the dynamic feeling of the musical sound.

  After the musical tone is thus generated, the process returns to step S11, and when the first contact part 15 in the first switch part 14 changes from the on state to the off state in step S11, the hammer member 5 is moved to the first state. It is determined that the key 4 and the hammer member 5 have returned to the initial positions apart from the switch unit 14, and the sound source unit 24 is instructed to mute (step S18), the process returns to the main flow, and sound generation by the sound system unit 15 is stopped. Let

  Thus, according to this electronic keyboard instrument, when the key 4 is pressed and the hammer member 5 presses the first switch unit 14 and the first switch unit 14 changes from the off state to the on state, the CPU 20 Instructs the sound generation of the musical tone, and in this state, the second switch unit 17 detects whether or not the key 4 and the hammer member 5 are separated from each other, and outputs a detection signal. As a result, the CPU 20 can determine whether or not it is a repetitive performance, and it is possible to generate a crisp tone by converging the tone of the tone based on the detection signal of the second switch unit 17. For this reason, it is possible to satisfactorily represent the stacart performance by the performer in the continuous performance in which the same key 4 is continuously pressed with two small switches.

  In this case, the second switch portion 17 is provided in the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 with which the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5 contacts, and the rotational speed difference between the key 4 and the hammer member 5 during the key pressing operation. Thus, when the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 and the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5 are separated from each other, the separated state can be reliably detected and a detection signal can be output. It is possible to accurately detect a stacart performance by a performer in a repetitive performance in which keys are continuously pressed.

  Further, the CPU 20 instructs the tone generation when the first switch portion 14 is in an on state by the rotation of the hammer member 5 by the key pressing operation of the key 4, and in this state, the key 4 moves from the final position to the initial position. When returning, the tone switch is quickly converged based on the detection signal output by the second switch unit 17 detecting that the hammer member 5 has rotated faster than the key 4 and separated from the hammer member 55. Therefore, when performing a repetitive performance in which the same key 4 is pressed again during the period from when the key 4 is pressed to when the key 4 is returned to the initial position, the musical tone is shortened and the lively feeling of the musical tone is Can be expressed.

  The first switch section 14 outputs an ON signal until the hammer member 5 reaches the final position from the initial position after the key 4 is pressed, and the hammer member 5 accompanying the key pressing operation is in the final position. The first contact portion 15 that outputs an off signal while returning from the initial position to the initial position, and the hammer member 5 outputs an on signal with a delay after the first contact portion 15 outputs an on signal. Since the second contact point 16 that outputs the off signal earlier than the first contact point 15 outputs the off signal during the return from the final position to the initial position is provided. It is possible to determine the strength of the cart, thereby faithfully expressing the stacart performance by the performer in the repeated performance.

  That is, the second contact portion 16 is turned on when the hammer member 5 returns from the final position to the initial position with the key 4 pressed and the hammer member 5 turning on the first contact portion 15. When the second switch portion 17 is turned on in the state, it can be determined that the stacker is weak, and after the second contact portion 16 is turned off from the on state. When the second switch unit 17 is turned on, it can be determined that the stacart is strong, and accordingly, the stacart weakness and the stacart strength can be expressed according to the stacart performance. Therefore, it is possible to faithfully represent the stacart performance by the performer.

  Further, in this electronic keyboard instrument, the CPU 20 has an envelope corresponding to the time difference T at which the second contact portion 16 outputs the on signal after the first contact portion 15 of the first switch portion 14 outputs the on signal. Based on the detection signal detected by the second switch section 17, the envelope attack A is made steep and the release R is shortened to quickly converge the tone of the musical tone. The weak and strong stacart can be pronounced in detail, thereby making it possible to express the stacart performance by the performer more precisely and faithfully.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the light detection unit 17b of the second switch unit 17 is configured by only the light receiving element has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, FIG. 13A and FIG. As in the modification shown in FIG. 4, the light detection unit 30 may include a light emitting element 30 a and a light receiving element 30 b. That is, the light detection unit 30 of this modification irradiates the light emitted from the light emitting element 30a to the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5, receives the reflected light by the light receiving element 30b, and according to the amount of light received. It is configured to detect whether or not the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 and the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5 are separated from each other.

  In this case, when the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 and the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5 are in contact with each other, the light detection unit 30 is blocked by the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5. Therefore, even if the light emitted from the light emitting element 30a is applied to the key abutting portion 8 of the hammer member 5, the reflected light is hardly received by the light receiving element 30b and there is almost no received light. When the output is performed and the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 and the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5 are separated from each other, the light emitting element 30a emits light and is irradiated to the key contact portion 8, and the reflected light of the light is received by the light receiving element 30b. Since the amount of light received by the light receiving element 30b increases, an ON signal is output.

  In such a light detection unit 30, it is determined that the CPU 20 is in an off state when there is almost no light reception amount, and the CPU 20 is determined to be in an on state when the light reception amount increases, and based on the detection signal. By instructing the CPU 20 to converge the tone of the musical tone, the player can perform a good stacart performance in a continuous performance in which the same key 4 is continuously pressed with a small number of switches as in the above-described embodiment. Can be expressed.

  In the above-described embodiment and its modification, the case where the second switch unit 17 is configured to include the light detection units 17b and 30 has been described. However, the pressure detection sensor for detecting pressure, A configuration using a rubber switch or the like may also be used. Even such a configuration has the same effects as the above-described embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment and each modification thereof, the case where the second switch portion 17 is provided on the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4 with which the key abutting portion 8 of the hammer member 5 abuts on and away from the key member 4 has been described. However, the second switch portion 17 is not necessarily provided in the hammer pressing portion 7 of the key 4, and the second switch portion 17 may be provided in the key contact portion 8 of the hammer member 5. Even if comprised in this way, there exists an effect similar to embodiment mentioned above.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment and each modification thereof, the case where the first switch unit 14 is configured to be turned on / off by being pressed by the hammer member 5 that rotates in response to the key pressing operation of the key 4 has been described. However, the first switch portion 14 is not necessarily configured to be turned on / off by the hammer member 5. For example, the first switch portion 14 is provided on the keyboard chassis 3, and the first switch portion 14 is connected to the key. 4 may be configured to be pressed on and off. Even if comprised in this way, there exists an effect similar to embodiment mentioned above.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment and each modification thereof, the case where the first switch unit 14 includes the first contact unit 15 and the second contact unit 16 has been described. The switch unit 14 does not need to include the first contact unit 15 and the second contact unit 16, and may have a configuration including only the first contact unit 15.

  Even in such a configuration, when the first contact portion 15 is in the ON state, the CPU 20 instructs the process of converging the tone of the musical tone based on the detection signal detected by the second switch portion 17. Thus, as in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to satisfactorily express the stacart performance by the performer in the continuous performance in which the same key 4 is continuously pressed with a small number of switches.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Musical instrument main body 2 Keyboard part 3 Keyboard chassis 4 Key 5 Hammer member 6 Key support part 7 Hammer pressing part 8 Hammer main part 11 Key contact part 12 Hammer support part 14 1st switch part 15 1st contact part 16 2nd Contact part 17 second switch part 17b light detection part 20 CPU
21 Memory part 24 Sound source part 25 Sound system part A Attack part B Release part

Claims (4)

A key that rotates up and down in response to a key press operation,
A hammer member that rotates in the vertical direction according to the rotation of the key and applies an action load to the key;
An on signal is output from when the key is pressed until reaching the final position where the key is most depressed from the initial position, and an off signal is output until the key returns from the final position to the initial position. A first switch part;
A second switch unit that detects a state in which the key and the hammer member are separated from each other and outputs a detection signal when the key is pressed and the first switch unit is in an on state;
A control unit for instructing sound generation when the first switch unit is in an on state and for instructing processing for converging the sound generation of the music sound based on the detection signal detected by the second switch unit; ,
An electronic keyboard instrument characterized by comprising: The second switch portion is provided on one of the key and the hammer member at a location where the key and the hammer member abut each other, and a rotational speed difference between the key and the hammer member during a key pressing operation. When the contact portions of both the key and the hammer member are separated from each other, the state is detected and the detection signal is output,
The control unit instructs the musical sound to be generated when the key is depressed and the first switch unit is in an ON state. In this state, the second unit indicates that the key has been released from the hammer member. The electronic keyboard instrument according to claim 1, wherein a process for quickly converging the tone of the musical tone is instructed based on the detection signal detected and output by the switch unit.   The first switch unit outputs an ON signal from when the key is pressed until it reaches the final position from the initial position, and the pressed key changes from the final position to the initial position. A first contact portion that outputs an OFF signal during return, and an ON signal is output with a delay after the key is pressed and the first contact portion outputs an ON signal. 2. A second contact portion that outputs an off signal earlier than the first contact portion outputs an off signal during the return from the final position to the initial position. The electronic keyboard instrument according to claim 2. The control unit reads a normal envelope corresponding to a time difference in which the second contact unit outputs an ON signal after the first contact unit outputs an ON signal in the first switch unit, Based on the detection signal detected by the switch unit, the attacking part of the envelope is made steep, and the release part is shortened, thereby instructing the process of quickly converging the tone of the musical sound. The electronic keyboard instrument according to claim 3.

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