JP2014191090A - Swab for flute - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a swab for flutes around which a hygroscopic fabric for wiping droplets is easily wound in use, with which corner parts inside the instrument tube can be wiped and that does not damage the instrument during the wiping work.SOLUTION: The swab for flutes includes a rod-like body, and a tubular cloth-piece gripping body that is made of a soft frictional rubber, fitted at a front end of the body and further extended from the front end of the body and having split-shape front end. This configuration allows a user to easily wind the hygroscopic fabric around the front end part of the swab. The swab is formed of a rod body having such length that the user can clean the tube body inside, with the tube body of the flute connected thereto. The usability is further improved by halving the swab into the front and rear and adopting a bayonet coupling structure.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning rod for a flute used for wiping off water droplets accumulated in the flute tube body. In use, a hygroscopic cloth such as gauze for wiping off the water droplets can be easily wound and wiped up to the corner inside the instrument tube body. At the same time, it is devised not to damage the instrument during the wiping operation.

  As with other woodwind instruments, the flute, a wind instrument, is played by the performer while breathing into the tube of the instrument, so that water drops accumulate inside the instrument tube during performance. If it accumulates too much, it will lead to a situation that hinders performance. The amount of water droplets cannot be generally determined due to humidity and temperature, but if the performance is continued for about 10 minutes, the water droplets may fall out from the open end of the foot tube of the flute. Also, if a large amount of water droplets adhere to a tampo that opens or closes multiple sound holes for changing the pitch of the scale, the tampo may not function properly and the sound at that pitch may not be output normally. is there.

  The water droplets accumulated inside the flute tube are wiped by wrapping a hygroscopic cloth such as gauze around the front end of a bar-like tool called a cleaning rod, and pushing it into the flute tube to rotate it in or out. The flute cleaning rod is usually 36 cm long, and the flute with a total length of about 70 cm is disassembled into a head tube, a torso tube, and a foot tube. Work to wipe off water drops inside the tube.

  The conventional cleaning rod has the structure shown in FIG. 1, and the cleaning rod 10 is a flat and wide cloth holding portion formed in the vicinity of the front end of a long rod-shaped body 1 made of wood or hard synthetic resin. 2 and a cloth holding part 2 is provided with an elongated cloth piece through-hole 3, and when used, the absorbent body 1 such as gauze is passed through the cloth piece through-hole 3 and then the rod-like body 1 of the cleaning rod 10 is moved along its longitudinal axis. The gauze or the like is wound around the cleaning rod 10 by turning it around the center and pushed into the instrument tube to wipe off the water droplets on the inner wall of the tube. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of the flute head tube 20 in the vicinity of the air inlet 21. When a cleaning rod is used, a gauze or the like is inflated well in the cloth holding portion 2 of the cleaning rod. Otherwise, gauze or the like will not reach the corner portion 22 where water droplets at the back of the head tube 20 tend to accumulate, and it will be difficult to wipe off the water droplets sufficiently. In addition, a reflector 23 is provided in the inner part of the head tube 20, and the reflector 23 is made of an alloy and is an important component that changes the tone depending on the material. However, if the gauze or the like is not properly wound around the cloth holding part 2, the hard front end of the cleaning stick may directly hit the reflector plate 23 and be damaged. . In addition, the gauge wire 9 for adjusting the position of the reflecting plate 23 is engraved in the cleaning stick 10 at a location 17 mm from the rear end.

  By the way, at the time of performance, in order to adjust the flute pitch and to set the optimum angle of the air inlet 21, the head tube 20 and the trunk tube (not shown) are inserted and removed, and the combination length and angle are adjusted. Since it is adjusted and connected to the optimum state, it must be set to the original optimum connection state for performance after being disassembled for cleaning. Time is needed. Therefore, in the case of a normal cleaning stick, if such time is not available during the performance, it is not uncommon to continue the performance while worrying about the possibility of water droplets collecting. In order to improve this point, some performers procure a cleaning stick with a length of more than 70 cm as a special order, and perform water drop removal work without disassembling the flute during the performance. . In addition, some of them use a structure in which a long bar exceeding 70 cm is divided in half and connected by screws for transportation.

  This invention aims to eliminate the problems seen in the conventional cleaning stick as described above, and it is easy to wrap a moisture absorbent cloth for wiping off water drops when used, and it can be wiped up to the corner inside the instrument tube, An object of the present invention is to provide a flute cleaning rod that does not damage the instrument during wiping.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the flute cleaning rod of the present invention has a rod-like main body portion, and a tubular shape in which the front end of the main body portion is further extended and fitted to the front end portion of the main body portion, and the front end is cut and formed. It is composed of a soft friction rubber cloth gripping body, and a hygroscopic cloth is entangled with the cloth gripping body at the front end, inserted into the flute tube, and rotated around the longitudinal axis of the cleaning rod. Or withdrawing back and forth in the direction of the longitudinal axis. .

  When the flute is inserted into the flute tube in a state where the flute is assembled and connected, the flute cleaning rod of the present invention is disposed after the cleaning rod when the front end of the cleaning rod reaches the reflector inside the flute head tube. If the end is formed in such a length that it goes out from the opening end of the flute foot tube, it is preferable because the water droplet wiping can be cleaned while the flute is connected.

  Further, the flute cleaning rod of the present invention is a cleaning rod when the front end of the cleaning rod reaches the reflector inside the flute head tube when the flute is inserted into the flute tube in a state where the flute is assembled and connected. The rear end of the flute foot tube is formed to have a length that protrudes from the open end of the flute foot tube, and the entire length of the cleaning rod is divided into two, and can be connected by an insertion rotation latch mechanism using a bayonet pin. A structure that can be used in a connected state is suitable because it can be wiped off with the flutes connected and is convenient for transportation.

  According to the invention of this application, when cleaning the flute, it is easy to wrap a moisture absorbent cloth for wiping off water droplets, and it is possible to wipe up the corners inside the musical instrument tube body, and it is less likely to damage the instrument during the wiping operation.

It is a top view of the conventional cleaning stick for flute. It is a fragmentary sectional front view of the blower mouth vicinity of the head pipe of a flute. It is a top view of one Embodiment of the cleaning stick for flute of this invention. It is a fragmentary top view which shows the structure of the connection part of other embodiment of the cleaning stick for flute of this invention.

    Embodiments of a flute cleaning bar according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. One embodiment of the cleaning rod for flute of the present invention is shown in FIG. The flute cleaning rod 30 according to this embodiment is a soft friction rubber that is further extended from the front end portion of a round bar-shaped main body portion 31 made of slender wood having a diameter of 8 mm and a total length of 36 cm. A tubular body 32 (outer diameter: 8 mm, inner diameter: 6 mm) made of silicon rubber is fitted, and the front end of the tubular body 32 is formed into a cut shape 33. A small hole 33a for stress dispersion having a diameter of 2 mm is provided at the cut end of the cut-shaped portion 33. In addition, a gauge line 39 for adjusting the position of the reflector is engraved near the rear end of the main body 31 at a position 17 mm from the rear end.

  When using the cleaning rod for flute of the present invention, the front end portion of the cleaning rod 30 fitted with the annular body 32 made of soft silicon rubber having the slit-shaped portion 33 is pressed against a moisture absorbent cloth such as gauze, The vicinity of the rear end of the cleaning rod 30 is twisted with a finger, the hygroscopic cloth is wound around the front end portion, wound around the tube, pushed into the flute tube, and rotated and moved back and forth to clean the inside. In this case, to wrap the hygroscopic cloth, simply press and twist the front end of the cleaning rod 30 on the hygroscopic cloth, and the hygroscopic cloth easily wraps around the cleaning rod 30 due to the flexible elasticity and surface friction of silicon rubber. Moreover, when removing a hygroscopic cloth from a cleaning stick, since it does not pass through the hole, it can be easily removed.

  In the above embodiment, the length of the cleaning rod 30 is 36 cm, which is the same as that of a general cleaning rod. However, in order to clean the flute without disassembling, the length of the cleaning rod is 70 cm as a second embodiment. It can also be formed in a long length. When the length of the cleaning stick is 70 cm, when the cleaning stick with the absorbent cloth entangled in the front end is inserted into the flute that has not been disassembled, the front end reaches the reflector, and the rear end of the cleaning stick is the foot of the flute. Since it comes out about 10 cm from the opening end of the main tube, it can be grasped with a hand to operate the cleaning rod.

  Furthermore, as a third embodiment, a structure in which a long cleaning rod is divided into approximately half portions and connected in the middle will be described. FIG. 4 shows the structure of the connecting portion when it is divided into two parts. On the other hand, the part from the front end of the main body rear part 31b made of a long round bar-like wood having a diameter of 8 mm and a length of 36 cm to an outer diameter of 6 mm is made 6 mm. A brass hollow inner tube 34 having an outer diameter of 7 mm, an inner diameter of 6 mm and a length of 20 mm is fitted into this portion, and a bayonet pin 34a protruding outward perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis is provided on this portion (brass nail count) # 20, 5mm in length), and on the other hand, the part from the rear end of the long wooden rod-shaped front body 31a of 8mm in diameter and 34cm in length to 15mm is thinned to an outer diameter of 7mm A brass outer cylinder 35 having a diameter of 8 mm and an inner diameter of 7 mm and a length of 35 mm is fitted, an L-shaped (J-shaped) bayonet groove 35 a is provided, and the bayonet pin 34 a and the bayonet groove 35 a are combined to form the inner cylinder 3. The insert in the outer tube 35, connecting the two rotating latching slide coupling the body front 31a and a main body rear 31b, used as cleaning rod while the long. If this bifurcated cleaning rod is used in a long connection, it can be cleaned without disassembling the flute, and if the flute is disassembled and cleaned as usual, the front of the main unit It is also possible to clean using only the part 31a.

  According to the flute cleaning rod according to the present invention described above, the soft elastic rubber and the elastic elasticity and surface friction can be used to wrap the hygroscopic cloth such as gauze easily and well before use. You can easily remove it later. In addition, since a hygroscopic cloth such as gauze is entangled so as to cover the entire tip of the cleaning rod, there is no risk of damaging the reflecting plate, and when the cleaning rod is pressed lightly toward the reflecting plate, a soft friction rubber tubular body 32 is obtained. The front-end slit-shaped portion 33 bends sideways so that the moisture absorbent cloth reaches every corner of the head tube and the water droplets around it can be removed sufficiently.

  In addition, even if the front end of the cleaning rod is strongly pressed against the reflector during water droplet removal work, a hygroscopic cloth such as gauze covers the front end of the cleaning rod and entangles it, damaging the reflector. There is no fear, and even if the thickness of the hygroscopic cloth covering the front end of the cleaning rod is not sufficient, the soft friction rubber itself is flexible and elastic, so there is no possibility of scratching the reflector. In addition, the soft friction rubber has a large surface friction, so even if the hygroscopic cloth does not pass through the hole like a conventional cleaning rod and is entangled from the surroundings, the pulling operation during the cleaning operation In the case of "operation", the moisture absorbent cloth is less likely to be left unintentionally in the tube. Furthermore, in the case of the bayonet connection type embodiment, the assembly and disassembly can be easily and instantly performed, so that the practicality is very high. Among the soft friction rubbers, silicon rubber is a material that is widely used in food-related equipment and is safe for food hygiene.

In order to solve the above problems, Flute cleaning rod of the present invention includes a main body portion of the rod-shaped, and a cloth piece gripper tubular and fitted by out further extended from the front end of the body portion to the front end of the body portion The cloth gripping body is made of soft friction rubber and formed by cutting the front end of a tubular member into a split shape, and the main body is twisted by pressing the cloth gripping body against a moisture absorbent cloth. Then , wrap the moisture absorbent cloth around the cloth gripping body, wrap it around the front end of the main body, insert it inside the flute tube, rotate it around the longitudinal axis of the cleaning rod, and put it in and out in the longitudinal axis direction. Or use it. Moreover, when removing a moisture absorption cloth, it can remove simply by loosening the wound moisture absorption cloth.

Embodiments of a flute cleaning bar according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. One embodiment of the cleaning rod for flute of the present invention is shown in FIG. The flute cleaning rod 30 according to this embodiment is a soft friction rubber that extends further from the front end portion of a round bar-shaped main body portion 31 made of slender wood having a diameter of 8 mm and a total length of 36 cm. soft silicone rubber tubular member (outer diameter 8 mm, an inner diameter of 6mm) fitted to the fabric piece gripper 32 forms the front end of the tubular member to the cut-split shape 33 has been configured. A small hole 33a for stress dispersion having a diameter of 2 mm is provided at the cut end of the cut-shaped portion 33. In addition, a gauge line 39 for adjusting the position of the reflector is engraved near the rear end of the main body 31 at a position 17 mm from the rear end.

When using the cleaning rod for flute of the present invention, the front end portion of the cleaning rod 30 fitted with the soft silicon rubber cloth gripping body 32 having the slit-shaped portion 33 is pressed against a moisture absorbent cloth such as gauze. Then, twist the vicinity of the rear end of the cleaning rod 30 with your finger, entangle the absorbent cloth around the cloth gripping body 32 , wrap it around the front end , push it into the flute tube, and rotate it back and forth. Clean inside. In this case, to wrap the hygroscopic cloth, simply press and twist the front end of the cleaning rod 30 on the hygroscopic cloth, and the hygroscopic cloth easily wraps around the cleaning rod 30 due to the flexible elasticity and surface friction of silicon rubber. Moreover, when removing a hygroscopic cloth from a cleaning stick, since it does not pass through the hole, it can be easily removed.

Claims (3)

A rod-shaped body,
A cleaning rod for a flute, comprising: a soft frictional rubber cloth gripping body made of a tube having a front end cut into a shape that extends from the front end of the main body and is fitted to the front end of the main body. In the flute cleaning stick according to claim 1,
When the cleaning rod is inserted into the flute tube with the flute assembled and connected, the front end of the cleaning rod comes into contact with the reflector inside the flute head tube, and the cleaning rod A cleaning rod for a flute, characterized in that the rear end is formed to have a length that protrudes from the opening end of the flute foot tube. The cleaning rod for flute according to claim 2,
Flute cleaning, characterized in that the entire length of the cleaning rod is divided into two and can be connected by an insertion rotation latching mechanism using a bayonet pin, and can be used in a connected state. rod.

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