JP2593167Y2 - Automatic performance pipe xylophone - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention is intended to connect an automatic performance device to a pipe xylophone having a pipe whose length is cut for each scale as a sounding body, so that a desired music can be played automatically and at an arbitrary time. About the automatic performance pipe xylophone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pipe loudspeakers in which sounding bodies are formed of pipes include, for example, Utility Model Registration No. 1518885 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 58-7433) and Utility Model Registration No. 1277.
No. 512 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-30903). Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-219292 discloses an automatic performance device that allows the user to freely select the music to be played, the performance time, and the like.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional pipe xylophone has a large number of pipes cut to a predetermined length for each musical scale, which are suspended between urethane foam pipe supports, and a hammer held in a hand. It was a manual type of tapping, and was mainly aimed at cultivating motor nerves as well as educating infants with sound pitch. Further, the above-mentioned conventional automatic performance device is attached to a piano, and a predetermined keyboard automatically moves in accordance with a music number.

The above-mentioned conventional pipe xylophone can be used as a musical instrument, but has a drawback that it cannot be used as a device for arbitrarily listening to desired music. On the other hand, the latter uses both a musical instrument for playing music and a device for listening to music, but since the structure is complicated and expensive, and the visual form of a conventional musical instrument, The drawback is that it is unlikely to become a music device that attracts the attention of the public. For this reason, we have developed a pipe xylophone that allows you to enjoy music that is automatically played by a pipe with a lingering sound while not being particularly expensive, and while being interested in the visual movement while performing, the same automatic performance pipe It has been desired to develop a music device that can convert a live performance into an automatic performance of a pipe xylophone using a xylophone.

[0005]

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a doll which is cut by arranging the pipes 2 to different lengths, and which is rotated by the driving of the solenoid 7 while holding the hammer 4 corresponding to each pipe 2. And a switch control 12 for driving the solenoid 7 in accordance with a performance signal from the music storage means 9. The doll 3 is rotated in accordance with a performance signal from the music storage means 9 or the keyboard 13. The present invention provides an automatic performance pipe xylophone configured to make a sound by hitting a pipe 2 with a hammer 4 held by a doll 3.

[0006]

According to the present invention constructed as described above, the automatic performance device operates each solenoid in accordance with a performance signal read from music storage means such as a CD, and a predetermined pipe is hit by a hammer held by a doll. The xylophone performs an automatic performance. Therefore, the pleasure of listening to music and the interest of following the movement of the doll with the eyes are simultaneously satisfied. Also, if a keyboard and signaling mechanism are connected to the insertion part of the automatic performance device, the same device will convert the live performance to the automatic performance of the pipe xylophone along with the movement of the doll, making the listener and viewer more enjoyable be able to.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the embodiment. The xylophone main body 1 supports a large number of pipes 2 that are cut into a predetermined length according to a musical scale in a horizontal row. The dolls 3 that are rotatable are arranged corresponding to the respective pipes 2, and as shown in FIG. 2, each doll 3 holds a hammer 4 so as to hit the pipe 2. The rotating shaft 5 of the doll 3 is connected to a solenoid 7 installed in the base 6, and the doll 3 is reciprocated by the ON / OFF operation of the solenoid 7, and the hammer 4 strikes the pipe 2 to return. Each pipe 2 has a length of 1 from the end.
A hole is made at the 位 position, and the hole is pulled up and down through the thread 15 and the like, and is supported.

As shown in FIG. 1, each solenoid 7 is connected to an automatic performance device 8 installed in the xylophone main body 1. The automatic performance device 8 inserts a CD 9, a signal reading unit 11 that reads a performance signal from the CD 9 in the insertion unit 10, and drives each of the solenoids 7 based on a signal from the signal reading unit 11. A switch control 12 is provided. The pipe xylophone can also be played manually by connecting a keyboard 13 and a signal conversion mechanism 14 for converting the performance to an electric signal. Also, instead of CD9, DAT, F
Other music storage means such as D and IC may be used. Also, the doll 3 used in the present invention is not limited to a person imitating a person, but may be, for example, an animal or a plant.
In that case, depending on the model, the form of the hammer 4 that strikes the pipe 2 is not limited to the illustrated shape, and it goes without saying that the design may be changed as appropriate.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, a pipe is used as a sounding body, a hammer is held by a doll rotating by driving a solenoid, and the solenoid is connected to an automatic performance device, and music storage means such as a CD is provided. The dolls are rotated according to the performance signal read from the doll, and the pipes are automatically hit by the hammer held by each doll, so that the structure is simple and arbitrary through the lingering sound peculiar to the pipe At the same time as music can be enjoyed, the individual dolls move according to the notes, so they can be enjoyed visually.

[0010] Further, the pipe xylophone of the present invention is constructed by connecting a keyboard and a signaling mechanism to the automatic performance device.
It can be played manually, and you can enjoy improvised live performances by changing them into doll movements and playing them automatically. The pipe xylophone of the present invention having the above features can be used as a toy when it is small, and for example, an interior performance device installed in a concourse such as an airport, a station, a hotel lobby or a coffee shop. There is an extremely excellent practical effect of being suitable as

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an elevation view showing a mounted state of a doll playing a pipe;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Xylophone main body 2 Pipe 3 Doll 4 Hammer 5 Rotating axis 6 Base 7 Solenoid 8 Automatic performance device 9 CD 10 Insertion section 11 Signal reading section 12 Switch control 13 Keyboard 14 Signaling mechanism 15 Thread

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A pipe 2 is cut into lengths of different musical scales and arranged, and a doll 3 which is rotated by driving a solenoid 7 while holding a hammer 4 is arranged corresponding to each pipe 2 and music is stored. A switch control 12 for driving the solenoid 7 in accordance with a performance signal from the means 9;
The doll 3 is rotated in accordance with a performance signal from the music storage means 9 or the keyboard 13 and the hammer 4 held by the doll 3 is rotated.
An automatic performance pipe xylophone configured to make a sound by hitting the pipe 2 with.