JP2015028520A - Cymbal pad - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make striking feelings of a bow and an edge individually appropriate.SOLUTION: A cymbal pad PD is a two-layer structure in which a surface member 29 is laminated on a frame 21. A surface cap corresponding part 29C corresponding to a cap 40, a surface bow corresponding part 29B corresponding to a bow 30, and a surface edge corresponding part 29A corresponding to an edge 20 are separately constituted. The corresponding parts 29C, 29B, 29A are constituted such that at least any of its material characteristic and surface treatment of each corresponding part is different from those of the other corresponding parts, and thereby striking feelings of the cap 40, the bow 30 and the edge 20 are made individually appropriate. For example, hardness is selected so as to satisfy the following relation: surface cap corresponding part 29C>surface bow corresponding part 29B>surface edge corresponding part 29A.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic percussion instrument and a cymbal pad used for percussion practice.

  The acoustic cymbal has a cup, a bow, and an edge as hitting areas from the center side of the disk shape, and the hit feeling is different in each hitting area. In particular, the edge may be played not only by hitting but also by swinging the stick downward. Such swing-out is easy for acoustic cymbals.

  Conventionally, in a cymbal pad used for electronic percussion instruments and batting practice, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a structure in which a soft member such as rubber is arranged on the batting surface in order to suppress a direct batting sound caused by a stick. Are known. In this type of cymbal, a configuration in which a single rubber pad in which portions corresponding to the cup, the bow, and the edge are integrally connected is generally covered with a single rigid frame.

JP 2009-128802 A

  However, the conventional cymbal pad has many restrictions because it is integrally formed, and it has been difficult to bring the hit feeling suitable for each of the cup, the bow and the edge closer to that of an acoustic cymbal. For example, there is a problem that, in some areas, the hit feeling is satisfactory, but in other areas, there is a sense of incongruity, and there is a large room for improving the hit feeling as a whole.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cymbal pad that can individually optimize the feel of a bow and an edge.

  In order to achieve the above object, a cymbal pad according to claim 1 of the present invention is a cymbal pad having a cup (40), a bow (30) and an edge (20) as a striking area, and a frame (21), A surface member (29) that is softer than the frame and is disposed so as to cover the frame and is struck by a stick, and has a bow corresponding part (29B) corresponding to the bow in the surface member and an edge It is characterized in that at least one of the material characteristics and the surface treatment is different from the corresponding edge corresponding portion (29A).

  Preferably, the edge corresponding portion has a lower hardness than the bow corresponding portion. Preferably, the edge corresponding portion has a lower coefficient of restitution than the bow corresponding portion.

  Preferably, the edge corresponding portion has a higher hardness than the bow corresponding portion. Preferably, at least one of material characteristics and surface treatment differs between the cup corresponding part (29C), the bow corresponding part (29B), and the edge corresponding part (29A) corresponding to the cup in the surface member. Preferably, the cup corresponding portion has a higher hardness than the bow corresponding portion.

  Preferably, as the surface treatment, surface treatment layers (27B, 27A) having different characteristics are provided on the bow corresponding portion and the edge corresponding portion. Preferably, as the surface treatment, surface treatment layers (27C, 27B) having different characteristics are provided on the cup corresponding portion (29C), the bow corresponding portion, and the edge corresponding portion corresponding to the cup in the surface member.

  Preferably, the surface treatment layer (27A) provided in the edge corresponding portion has higher slipperiness than the surface treatment layer (27B) provided in the bow corresponding portion. Preferably, as the surface treatment, surface treatment layers (27C, 27B) having different characteristics are provided on the cup corresponding portion (29C) corresponding to the cup in the surface member and the bow corresponding portion, and the edge corresponding portion. Is not provided with a surface treatment layer.

  Preferably, a gap (C1) is formed between the bow corresponding part and the edge corresponding part, and in the gap, the bow corresponding part and the edge corresponding part overlap with each other in plan view, thereby I can't see the frame. Preferably, a groove (m1) substantially parallel to the gap in plan view is provided in the vicinity of the gap in at least one of the bow corresponding portion and the edge corresponding portion. Preferably, the gap is filled with another member (28). Preferably, a gap (C1) is formed between the cup corresponding part (29C) corresponding to the cup in the surface member and the bow corresponding part, and the cup corresponding part and the bow corresponding part are flat in the gap. By overlapping in view, the frame cannot be seen in plan view.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is an illustration.

  According to claim 1 of the present invention, it is possible to individually optimize the feel of the bow and the edge.

  According to the second and third aspects, the edge can be easily deformed to facilitate swing-out.

  According to the fourth aspect, it is possible to improve swingability of the edge and facilitate swing-out.

  According to the fifth aspect, the hit feeling of the cup, the bow, and the edge can be individually optimized.

  According to the sixth aspect, a feeling of hitting the cup like an acoustic can be obtained.

  According to the seventh and eighth aspects, a difference such as slipperiness can be provided by the surface treatment.

  According to the ninth aspect, it is possible to improve swingability of the edge and facilitate swing-out.

  According to the tenth aspect, it is possible to prevent peeling of the surface treatment from occurring at the edge.

  According to the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth aspects, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the appearance even when the surface member is divided into the bow and the edge.

  According to the fourteenth aspect, even when the surface member is divided into the cup and the bow, deterioration of the appearance can be suppressed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external view (FIG. (A)) of an electronic drum set to which a cymbal pad according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and a top view (FIG. (B)) of the cymbal pad. It is typical sectional drawing (figure (a)) which shows the composition of a cymbal pad, and a schematic diagram (figure (b) and (c)) which shows the mode at the time of hitting an edge. It is the figure (a figure (a)) which provided the shape difference in the surface of the corresponding | compatible part, and the figure (a figure (b)) which provided the difference of the surface treatment. It is typical sectional drawing (a figure (a)) of a boundary of a surface bow correspondence part and a surface edge correspondence part, and a typical sectional view (figure (b)-(d)) of a boundary of a modification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1A is an external view of an electronic drum set to which a cymbal pad according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. This electronic drum set is an electronic percussion instrument including a stand 10, a cymbal pad PD supported by the stand 10, and a musical sound generator 12 electrically connected to the cymbal pad PD.

  The cymbal pad PD is used as a ride cymbal as an example, but is not limited thereto, and may be applied to a cymbal such as a hi-hat or a crash. Alternatively, the cymbal pad PD can be used for practice. In that case, the cymbal pad PD can be struck and placed on a desk or the like without using the stand 10, and a mechanism for electronically generating sound can also be used. Not needed.

  FIG. 1B is a top view of the cymbal pad PD. The cymbal pad PD is formed in a disk shape in plan view, and a support hole 17 is formed at the center in the radial direction. With the support column 17 penetrating the upper column 10a of the stand 10, an elastic material (not shown) is arranged so as to sandwich the cymbal pad PD from above and below, so that the cymbal pad PD is front, rear, left and right with respect to the upper column 10a. Is swingably supported.

  The surface exposed on the upper side of the cymbal pad PD is a striking surface, and the striking region is a cup 40, a bow 30 and an edge 20 in order from the side close to the support hole 17, all of which have a circular outer shape. It is. The cup 40 protrudes upward from the bow 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the cymbal pad PD is provided with an impact sensor 18 such as a piezo element. When the player 13 hits the cymbal pad PD with the stick 14, the hit sensor 18 detects the hit and a tone corresponding to the detection signal is generated from the tone generator 12. Note that a sheet sensor may be provided at the edge 20 and the signal of the sheet sensor may be taken into account when controlling the musical sound.

  FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the cymbal pad PD. In addition, illustration of the support hole 17 is abbreviate | omitted in subsequent sectional drawing.

  The cymbal pad PD has a two-layer structure in which the frame 21 and the surface member 29 are laminated in order from the back surface PDa side. The two-layer structure is applied to the entire cymbal pad PD. The exposed surface of the surface member 29 provides a striking surface that is struck by the stick 14.

  The frame 21 is made of hard plastic such as ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) or PP (polypropylene), or a metal plate, and is a hard base portion having sufficient rigidity against impact. The surface member 29 provided so as to cover the frame 21 is made of a material softer than the material of the frame 21, and is made of, for example, a soft material such as rubber or foamed sponge. The surface member 29 has a function of quickly attenuating the vibration caused by the impact and relaxing the impact sound caused by the impact.

  Although the frame 21 is integrally formed, in the frame 21, a portion corresponding to the cup 40 corresponds to the frame cup corresponding portion 21C, a portion corresponding to the bow 30 corresponds to the frame bow corresponding portion 21B, and a portion corresponding to the edge 20 corresponds to the frame edge. This will be referred to as part 21A for convenience.

  Regarding the surface member 29, the surface cup corresponding portion 29C, the surface bow corresponding portion 29B, and the surface edge corresponding portion 29A corresponding to the cup 40, the bow 30 and the edge 20 are configured separately. Then, the corresponding portions 29C, 29B, and 29A are fixed to the frame 21 by bonding or the like. The boundary between the corresponding portions 29C and 29B and the boundary between the corresponding portions 29B and 29A are concentric circles centering on the support hole 17, but it is not essential that they are concentric circles.

  The shape of the frame 21 may be different between the corresponding portions 21C, 21B, 21A. For example, the thickness of the frame 21 may be the minimum thickness in the frame cup corresponding portion 21C> the maximum thickness in the frame bow corresponding portion 21B, and the minimum thickness in the frame bow corresponding portion 21B> the maximum thickness in the frame edge corresponding portion 21A. . Thereby, as a characteristic of the frame 21 itself, the ease of bending at the time of hitting (ease of deformation) becomes cup 40 <bow 30 <edge 20 and approximates an acoustic cymbal.

  FIGS. 2B and 2C are schematic views showing a state when the edge 20 is hit. When the edge 20 is struck by the stick 14, the performance may be performed by swinging the stick 14 downward rather than simply tapping. At that time, normally, as shown in FIG. 2B, the cymbal pad PD is tilted and the tip of the stick 14 is moved downward.

  At this time, if the edge 20 is configured to be easily deformed, the edge 20 is easily swung out mainly by the deformation of the edge 20. On the other hand, if the edge 20 is not easily deformed, the stick 14 is greatly swayed, and the stick 14 is swung downward as the edge 20 slides. Accordingly, the ease of swing-out varies depending on the ease of deformation of the edge 20 and the degree of sliding.

  Further, not only in swinging performance but also in normal hitting, the hit feeling is affected by the characteristics of the hitting area (easiness of repulsion, slipperiness, etc.). Therefore, in the present embodiment, the corresponding portions 29C, 29B, and 29A are configured such that at least one of their shapes, material characteristics, and surface treatment is different from each other. Thereby, the hit feeling of the cup 40, the bow 30, and the edge 20 can be individually optimized, and it becomes possible to approximate the hit feeling of the acoustic cymbal.

  Here are some specific examples. The material characteristics include scales such as hardness (hardness), density, and coefficient of restitution. First, as the material characteristics, the hardness is selected so that the surface cup corresponding part 29C> the surface bow corresponding part 29B> the surface edge corresponding part 29A. Thereby, the surface edge corresponding portion 29A is easily deformed, and the hit feeling is softened. In addition, when it is hit, it is deformed locally and escapes, so it is easy to swing it out. The hit feeling of the cup 40 becomes hard like an acoustic cymbal.

  Or, conversely, the material characteristics may be selected so that the hardness becomes the surface bow corresponding portion 29B <the surface edge corresponding portion 29A. Thus, when the edge 20 is hit, it is not locally deformed, but it becomes slippery like a metal acoustic cymbal and is easy to swing out. At this time, any of the differences in hardness between the surface cup corresponding part 29C and the surface bow corresponding part 29B can be selected.

  From the same viewpoint, if attention is paid to the coefficient of restitution, the material characteristics may be selected so that the surface bow corresponding part 29B> the surface edge corresponding part 29A. If attention is paid to slipperiness, the material characteristics are set so that the surface bow corresponding portion 29B <the surface edge corresponding portion 29A, that is, the friction coefficient, the surface bow corresponding portion 29B> the surface edge corresponding portion 29A. You may choose. However, the friction coefficient is related not only to the material characteristics but also to the shape.

  Regarding the shape, regarding the inclination angle of the striking surface, the surface cup corresponding part 29C> the surface bow corresponding part 29B <the surface edge corresponding part 29A. Moreover, you may vary thickness for every corresponding part.

  Moreover, as shown to Fig.3 (a), you may provide a difference in the shape of the surface of each corresponding | compatible part 29A-29C. That is, the uneven shape is made different for each corresponding part. At that time, when the unevenness is made to have a shape that affects the slipperiness, the surface shape corresponding to the surface edge corresponding portion 29A may have a surface shape (a shape close to slippery).

  As shown in FIG. 3B, for the surface treatment, surface treatment layers 27C, 27B, and 27A having different characteristics may be provided on the surfaces of the corresponding portions 29C, 29B, and 29A. Each surface treatment layer 27 is applied by, for example, sticking a sheet material, coating by coating, or the like, but the method is not limited. As the sheet material to be stuck, a knit material or the like can be considered.

  If only the surface member 29 is made of a soft material, there is a limit to improving the slipperiness and the like, and it is difficult to balance the hit feeling in each hitting area. However, by applying the surface treatment layer 27, it is possible to easily make a difference in terms of slipperiness. For example, since the slipperiness is not important in the cup 40 but important in the edge 20, the good slipperiness is configured such that the surface treatment layer 27C <the surface treatment layer 27B <the surface treatment layer 27A. Although it is preferable that the bow 30 is glossy in appearance, the gloss can be generated by the surface treatment layer 27B. In addition, from a design viewpoint, the color and texture of the surface treatment layers 27C, 27B, and 27A may be different.

  Regarding the edge 20, when the surface treatment layer 27 </ b> A exists, there is a concern that the surface treatment layer 27 </ b> A may be peeled off due to friction and deformation due to a large number of swinging and striking, and the appearance may deteriorate. Therefore, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which only the surface treatment layer 27C or the surface treatment layer 27B is provided, but the surface treatment layer 27A is not provided.

  FIG. 4A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the boundary between the front bow corresponding portion 29B and the front edge corresponding portion 29A. As a result of configuring the front bow corresponding portion 29B and the front edge corresponding portion 29A as separate bodies, a gap that appears to be annular in plan view may be formed between them. If the frame 21 can be seen through this gap, the appearance of the cymbal pad PD may be impaired. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the shape of the gap is devised so that the frame 21 is not visible. In addition, although this clearance gap is usually circular around the support hole 17, it is not necessarily circular because it is determined by the outer shape and inner diameter shape of the corresponding portions 29A to 29C.

  For example, as shown to Fig.4 (a), the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the clearance gap C1 between corresponding | compatible part 29B, 29A is formed diagonally, and it is comprised so that the meat | flesh part of corresponding | compatible part 29B, 29A may overlap in planar view. Thus, when viewed from directly above, the frame 21 is not visually recognized, and the gap C1 is not conspicuous. Note that the direction of the inclination of the gap C1 does not matter.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4B, the shapes of the opposing portions of the corresponding portions 29B and 29A are formed so that the longitudinal section of the gap C1 is bent in a “shaped” shape. Also good. In addition, as the shape of the gap C1, a shape in which a plurality of stepped steps overlap each other or a saw-like shape can be adopted.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, a groove m1 that is substantially parallel to the gap C1 in plan view may be provided in the vicinity of the gap C1 in at least one of the corresponding portions 29B and 29A. Thereby, visually, the gap C1 is assimilated with the groove part m1, and the seam-likeness of the gap C1 is relaxed and becomes inconspicuous.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4D, the gap C1 may be provided clearly and the gap C1 may be filled with another member 28. From the viewpoint of hit feeling, the separate member 28 is preferably a material having a certain degree of elasticity, such as a sponge or an adhesive. Various designs can be considered from the viewpoint of design, and the color of the separate member 28 can be made inconspicuous by making it the same color as the corresponding portions 29B and 29A, or conversely, it can be made in another color and made conspicuous.

  The configurations shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D may be applied regardless of the shape such as the presence or absence of the inclination of the gap C1. 4 (a) to 4 (d) can also be applied to a gap formed between the surface cup corresponding part 29C and the surface bow corresponding part 29B.

  According to the present embodiment, the corresponding portions 29C, 29B, and 29A are configured so that at least one of the shape, the material characteristics, and the surface treatment is different, so that the hit feeling of the cup 40, the bow 30, and the edge 20 is individually provided. Can be optimized. For example, it is possible to make a jumping condition, a sliding condition, etc. suitable for each hitting area, and it is possible to realize a hit feeling like an acoustic cymbal.

  In addition, since the gap C1 between the corresponding portions 29C, 29B, and 29A is configured such that the frame 21 cannot be seen in a plan view, even when the corresponding portions 29C, 29B, and 29A are configured in a divided configuration, deterioration in appearance is suppressed. Can do.

  In addition, you may provide an impact sensor and also a sheet | seat sensor in each of the cup 40, the bow 30, and the edge 20. FIG. The tone control may be performed based only on the outputs of the three hit sensors, but the tone may be controlled based on the outputs of the three hit sensors and the outputs of the three seat sensors.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail based on preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms within the scope of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included.

  PD cymbal pad, 20 edge, 21 frame, 29 surface member, 30 bow, 27A, 27B, 27C surface treatment layer, 28 separate member, 29C surface cup corresponding part, 29B surface bow corresponding part, 29A surface edge corresponding part, 40 cup , C1 gap, m1 groove

Claims (14)

A cymbal pad having a cup, a bow and an edge as a striking area,
Frame,
A surface member that is softer than the frame and is disposed so as to cover the frame and is struck by a stick;
A cymbal pad in which at least one of material characteristics and surface treatment is different between a bow corresponding portion corresponding to a bow and an edge corresponding portion corresponding to an edge in the surface member.   The cymbal pad according to claim 1, wherein the edge corresponding portion has a lower hardness than the bow corresponding portion.   3. The cymbal pad according to claim 1, wherein the edge corresponding portion has a lower coefficient of restitution than the bow corresponding portion.   The cymbal pad according to claim 1, wherein the edge corresponding portion has a higher hardness than the bow corresponding portion.   The cup corresponding part corresponding to the cup in the surface member, the bow corresponding part, and the edge corresponding part are different in at least one of material characteristics and surface treatment. The cymbal pad according to item.   6. The cymbal pad according to claim 5, wherein the cup corresponding portion has a hardness higher than that of the bow corresponding portion.   The cymbal pad according to claim 1, wherein as the surface treatment, a surface treatment layer having different characteristics is provided on the bow corresponding portion and the edge corresponding portion.   The cymbal according to claim 1, wherein as the surface treatment, a surface treatment layer having different characteristics is provided on a cup corresponding portion, a bow corresponding portion, and an edge corresponding portion corresponding to a cup in the surface member. pad.   9. The cymbal pad according to claim 7, wherein the surface treatment layer provided on the edge corresponding portion has a higher slipperiness than the surface treatment layer provided on the bow corresponding portion.   As the surface treatment, a surface treatment layer having different characteristics is provided on the cup corresponding portion corresponding to the cup and the bow corresponding portion in the surface member, and a surface treatment layer is not provided on the edge corresponding portion. The cymbal pad according to claim 1.   A gap is formed between the bow-corresponding portion and the edge-corresponding portion, and in the gap, the bow-corresponding portion and the edge-corresponding portion overlap in plan view, so that the frame cannot be seen in plan view. 2. The cymbal pad according to claim 1, wherein   The cymbal pad according to claim 11, wherein a groove portion substantially parallel to the gap in a plan view is provided in the vicinity of the gap in at least one of the bow corresponding portion and the edge corresponding portion.   The cymbal pad according to claim 11, wherein the gap is filled with another member.   A gap is formed between the cup corresponding portion corresponding to the cup in the surface member and the bow corresponding portion, and in the gap, the cup corresponding portion and the bow corresponding portion overlap in plan view, so that in plan view The cymbal pad according to claim 11, wherein the frame is not visible.

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