JP2021500615A - 折り畳み式弦楽器 - Google Patents
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本願は、2017年10月19日に出願された米国仮出願特許第62/574,246号の優先権を主張する国際特許出願(特許協力条約を介して出願されたもの)であり、本明細書に完全に記載されているかのように、その内容全体が参照により本明細書に明示的に組み込まれるものとする。
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- 各々が近位端および遠位端ならびに略平坦な上面であって、前記上面の少なくともポートに沿って配置された複数の離間フレットを有する上面を有する下方ネック部分、上方ネック部分、および中間ネック部分を含むヒンジ式ネックアセンブリであって、前記下方ネック部分の前記遠位端は前記中間ネック部分の前記近位端にヒンジ結合され、前記中間ネック部分の前記遠位端は前記上方ネック部分の前記近位端にヒンジ結合され、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分はそれぞれ、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分が直線整列したときに互いに直線整列して延びる少なくとも1つの穴を有する、ヒンジ式ネックアセンブリと、
前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分に対する直線移動に基づいて、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分にわたって延びる1組の弦を選択的に緊張させ、弛緩させるように構成された並進ブリッジアセンブリと、
前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分が直線整列したときに、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分の各々の少なくとも1つの穴へと少なくとも1つの細長い要素を前進させるために前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上部ネック部分に対して選択的に直線移動されるように寸法決めされた並進トラスアセンブリであって、前記並進トラスアセンブリはさらに、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分の各々の前記少なくとも1つの穴から前記少なくとも1つの細長い要素を除去するために反対方向に選択的に移動されるように寸法決めされ、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分の前記上面が互いから離されて前記ヒンジ式ネックアセンブリの長さが低減されるように前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分がヒンジ式に折り畳まれ得る、並進トラスアセンブリと
を備える折り畳み式弦楽器。 - 前記少なくとも1つの細長い要素は、前記並進ブリッジアセンブリが前記1組の弦を弛緩させるように作動された後に、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分の各々の前記少なくとも1つの穴から除去される、請求項1に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 前記並進ブリッジアセンブリおよび前記並進トラスアセンブリを操作するように構成されたレバーをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 前記ヒンジ式ネックアセンブリに結合されるように寸法決めされたボディであって、前記下方ネック部分の前記近位端を受容するように寸法決めされたネック凹部を含み、上面、背面、および前記上面の間に延在する側面を含み、前記レバーを収容するために前記側面に形成された凹部を含むボディをさらに含む、請求項3に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 前記ヒンジ式ネックアセンブリは、前記下方ネック部分の前記遠位端と前記中間ネック部分の前記近位端との接合部付近における第1の継ぎ目と、前記中間ネック部分の前記遠位端と前記上方ネック部分の前記近位端との接合部付近における第2の継ぎ目とを含み、前記第1の継ぎ目および前記第2の継ぎ目の各々は、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分が折り畳み形態にあるときに前記1組の弦を収容するために前記略平坦な上面内に形成された複数の溝を含む、請求項1に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 前記ヒンジ式ネックアセンブリに結合されるように寸法決めされたボディであって、前記下方ネック部分の前記近位端を受容するように寸法決めされたネック凹部を含むボディをさらに含み、前記下方ネック部分、前記中間ネック部分、および前記上方ネック部分が折り畳み形態にあるときに、前記折り畳み式弦楽器の長さは、直線的形態にあるときの長さのほぼ2分の1になる、請求項1に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 前記ボディ内に形成された凹部内に配置された取付プレートであって、前記並進ブリッジアセンブリを前記ボディに取り付けるように寸法決めされた取付プレートをさらに含む、請求項6に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 少なくとも1つの内蔵電気部品と、前記少なくとも1つの内蔵電気部品と少なくとも1つの外部部品との間の電気通信を確立するための少なくとも1つの電気コネクタとをさらに備える、請求項1に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 前記少なくとも1つの内蔵部品は、電力を供給するためのバッテリまたはバッテリパックと、演奏している前記弦から生成された電気信号を拾い上げるために前記弦の近くに配置された電気ピックアップと、演奏している前記弦から生成された振動を検知するための圧電センサと、演奏している前記弦から生成された音を伝達するために前記弦の近くに配置されたマイクロホンと、外部無線送信機からの無線通信を受信するための無線受信器と、前記弦を調弦するためのチューナと、演奏している前記弦および音波発生器の少なくとも1つから生成された音を再生するためのスピーカと、演奏している前記弦によって生成された音の修正および演奏している前記弦によって生成された音以外の音の生成のうちの少なくとも一方のためのエフェクトジェネレータとを含む、請求項8に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- 前記少なくとも1つのコネクタは、ヘッドフォンを接続するためのオーディオジャック、スマートフォンおよびタブレットコンピュータのうちの少なくとも一方を結合するための入力ジャック、および外部増幅器、外部スピーカ、ならびに外部ミキシングボードのうちの少なくとも1つに接続するための出力ジャックのうちの少なくとも1つを含む、請求項9に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
- スマートフォンを受容するように寸法決めされた凹部をさらに含み、前記スマートフォンは、前記折り畳み式弦楽器に関連する前記動作、機能、および効果のうちの少なくとも1つを促進するためのアプリケーションを備える、請求項10に記載の折り畳み式弦楽器。
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