JP3001319U - A container with a lid that becomes a wind instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a container which becomes a wind instrument in which a tone such as 1/2 octave and 1 octave can be played by using a straw. [Structure] A cylindrical glass container with a bottom that can be filled with water,
It consists of a combination of an approximately hemispherical shell-shaped lid that covers the open head of this container, and the lid has a resonance lead hole provided at a position approximately at the middle height of the hemispherical shell and the vicinity of the upper edge of this resonance lead hole. The straw fitting inclined groove is provided so that the straw can be held in an inclined posture so that the lower end of the straw is exposed, and the pitch of the musical sound generated when the straw is blown can be changed by opening and closing the hole. And a plurality of valve holes.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a container with a lid that becomes a wind instrument that can be enjoyed by producing tones of 1/2 octave, 1 octave, etc. using a straw.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 It has long been well known that hitting a tumbler containing different amounts of water produces sounds with different pitches, and it has long been used by infants and the like to enjoy sounds. It is also practiced to put various amounts of water into tumblers having the same size and size or different sizes and sizes to perform a musical performance. This is basically a glass container used as a kind of percussion.

It is also well known that sound is generated by purging the lips from the mouth of a bottle or the like and blowing into the bottle. In this case, it can be said that the bottle was used as a wind instrument, and even in this case, if the amount of water put in the bottle is changed, the pitch of the musical sound produced by the wind will also change.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, when a glass container is used as a kind of percussion as described above, it is a simple operation to hit the glass container, so it is possible to easily adjust various pitches by adjusting the amount of water added to the container. It can be generated and enjoyed, but in the case of a wind performance, it is not easy to play a large number of bottles while changing the pitch even if many bottles with different amounts of water are prepared.

From this, the present inventor thoroughly considers providing a container that becomes a wind instrument that can easily change the pitch while playing by using a familiar glass container, a straw, or the like. It was the inventor of the invention.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The feature of the lid-equipped container of the present invention that realizes the above object is that it has a bottomed cylindrical glass or plastic container into which an appropriate amount of liquid (usually water or juice) can be added. And a lid with a substantially hemispherical shell that covers the open head of the container. This lid is provided at an intermediate position in the height direction of the hemispherical shell, and has a diameter of about 9.5 mmφ, for example. The mouth (resonance lead hole), the straw fitting slant groove that is provided so that the straw can be held in an inclined posture so that the lower end of the straw faces the upper edge of the song mouth, and when the straw is blown It is configured to have a plurality of finger holes (valve holes) provided so that the pitch of the generated musical sound can be changed by opening and closing the hole.

The above-mentioned lid may be provided with at least one of the finger holes for changing the pitch for whole tone and semitone as finger holes for changing the pitch, or both of them may be provided. In the case of providing, for example, a 1/2 octave sound can be generated by a plurality of whole-tone finger holes and semitone finger holes. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a large finger hole that changes the whole tone + half tone.

As a typical example of the shape and the number of finger holes provided in the lid, for example, a plurality (two or three) of finger holes for changing a whole tone and one finger hole for changing a semitone are provided. If you want to change the musical sound by a combination of fully closed and fully opened, or if you have 5mmφ (small), 7mmφ (medium), and 10mmφ (large) finger holes, you can set one for each of the medium and small finger holes. In addition to closing and fully opening, it is possible to raise the case where the musical sound is changed (whole / semitone) by half-opening or fully-opening the large finger hole. With a large finger hole of 10 mmφ, the tone changes semitones when it is half opened.

The lid can be made of an appropriate material, but in general, plastic such as polypropylene is preferably used. Further, the lid can be formed into a hemispherical shell in shape, or can be formed into a polygonal surface having a substantially hemispherical shell shape, and an appropriate design, for example, a soccer ball or a baseball ball can be provided. This will increase the visual interest.

The container of the present invention can be played by using only one container fitted with a lid, or two containers with a lid can be used, one of which is a container without being filled with water. ~ It can be used as a pair of these as a bass container that can play a half octave of the sound source, and on the other as a high sound container that can fill the inside of the container with water and play a half octave of the sound source. It is possible, and it is possible for two people to perform using such a group.

In the above structure, the relationship between the mouthpiece and the straw is such that sound is produced by blowing from the straw that is fitted and held in the straw fitting inclined groove, and is normally blown from the straw. The air is provided so that the mouth is blown at an angle. Also, the slanted groove into which the straw is fitted has a peripheral surface that is larger than that of the peripheral surface that is slightly larger than the semi-circular shape, and has a peripheral surface that is larger than the circular cylindrical groove, or a circular cylindrical groove. It may be one.

In the above-mentioned structure, the container is preferably one that can be used as a general tumbler or the like if the lid to be fitted is taken, and therefore, the container made of glass or plastic is preferably used. In addition, a water level indicating the amount of water to be added can be written on the container.

[0013]

[Action]

 According to the above-mentioned container with a lid, it is possible to change the pitch while playing by using a hemispherical shell-shaped lid and a straw provided with the above-mentioned predetermined mouth, etc. in a general glass container. Can be any musical instrument.

[0014]

【Example】

 The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS.

Example 1 In these figures, 1 is a tumbler with legs having a general shape as a glass container, and a reference line 2 for the amount of water is shown at a predetermined position above the tumbler.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a lid that covers the head opening of the tumbler 1 and includes a hemispherical shell-shaped main body 31 and a flange 32 to be attached to the tumbler 1 that is provided at a circumferential end portion of the main body 31. ing. The hemispherical shell-shaped main body 31 of the lid is, as shown in detail in FIG. 3, provided with a singing mouth 33 provided at a position approximately at an intermediate height of the main body 31, and above the upper edge of the singing mouth. The straw fitting inclined groove 34, the two finger holes 35 and 36 which are relatively large holes for changing the pitch and which are provided at predetermined positions of the lid main body 31, and the finger hole 37 having a relatively small hole are provided. As described in Table 1 below, these finger holes 35 to 37 are provided in a combination in which the musical sound at the time of playing changes by a half octave by switching the open / closed state.

The straw fitting inclined groove 34 is provided so that the straw can be held in an inclined posture so that the lower end of the fitted straw faces the upper edge of the mouth opening 33. At the lower end of the groove 34 (in the vicinity of the upper edge of the mouth opening 33), a lower end positioning projection 38 of the fitted straw 4 is provided.

In the above-described structure, the tumbler 1 is covered with the lid 3 in a state that no water is filled therein, the straw 4 is fitted into the inclined groove 34, and the finger holes 35 to 37 are completely closed. Adjust the inner volume of the tumbler 1 so that the sound generated when you blow the water becomes a “do” sound. Also, generate when the straw 4 is blown with water filled and the finger holes fully closed. Create a tumbler that positions the water volume guideline 2 so that the sound that you make is a “so” sound. Then, as shown in Fig. 4, prepare one without water (the tumbler for low sound in Fig. 4 (a)) and one with water up to the above-mentioned reference line 2 (tumbler for high sound in Fig. 4 (b)). Then, by switching the opening / closing of each finger hole as shown in Table 1 below, a sound of one octave can be played.

[0019]

[Table 1]

Example 2 In the present example shown in FIG. 5, the lid 130 has a lid main body 131 in the shape of a hemispherical shell that simulates the design of a soccer ball, and the lid main body 131 changes semitones by half-opening. It has a feature that it has a finger hole 135 with a diameter of 10 mmφ for changing the pitch by changing the pitch by a full pitch, a finger hole 136 for changing the pitch with a pitch of 7 mmφ, and a finger hole 137 for changing the pitch with a diameter of 5 mmφ. However, the other flange 132, the mouth opening 133 having a diameter of 9.5 mmφ, the straw fitting groove 134, and the protrusion 138 are provided in the same configuration as in the first embodiment, and the bass tumbler does not add water. One octave can be played with a pair of treble tumblers with water and water added. For example, in a bass tumbler, when the finger holes 135 to 137 are completely closed, "do", when only the finger hole 137 is opened, "re", when the finger holes 136 and 137 are opened, "mi", the finger holes 136 and 137 are opened. The sound of "Fa" is played when the finger hole 135 is half-opened, and the sound of "So" is played when all the finger holes are fully opened. In this example, by further providing a finger hole (not shown) for changing the whole pitch in a position where it does not hinder the carrying of the finger, in addition to the above-mentioned "so" state, this finger hole is further added. It is also possible to play the sound of "La" by opening it fully. Similarly, in the treble part, it is possible to play musical sounds that exceed half an octave.

Further, according to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and in addition, the effect that the lid with the design of the soccer ball increases the visual appeal.

[0022]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, by using a hemispherical shell-shaped lid provided with a predetermined mouthpiece, etc., and a general glass container or a straw, it is possible to easily change the pitch while playing a simple “wind instrument”. It is possible to provide an "container with a lid", especially a "container with a lid that becomes a brass instrument" that can be easily enjoyed by infants and the like.

In addition, by designing a soccer ball or the like on the substantially hemispherical shell-shaped lid, there is an effect that it is possible to visually increase the enjoyment of an infant or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tumbler used in a container with a lid, which is a wind instrument of Embodiment 1 of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lid put on the tumbler,

FIG. 3 is a view showing details of the lid, in which (a) is a front view including a partial cross section of the inclined groove and the mouthpiece part, (b).
Is a plan view, (c) is a side view for explaining the inclined groove,

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a pair of (a) bass tumbler and (b) treble tumbler prepared to produce a sound of one octave.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a lid of a lidded container that is a wind instrument of Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Tumbler, 2 ... Water amount guide line, 3,130
... Lid, 4 ... Straw, 31, 131 ... Hemispherical shell-shaped lid body, 32, 132 ... Flange, 33, 1
33 ... Uguchi, 34, 134 ... Straw fitting inclined groove, 35, 36, 37, 135, 136, 137 ...
Finger holes, 38, 138 ... Protrusions.

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A combination of a bottomed cylindrical glass or plastic container that can be filled with an appropriate amount of liquid and a substantially hemispherical shell-shaped lid that covers the open head of the container. Is a song mouth provided at an intermediate position in the height direction of the hemispherical shell and is provided so that the straw can be held in an inclined posture so that the lower end of the straw faces the vicinity of the upper edge of the hole of the mouth. A container with a lid, which is a wind instrument, having a straw fitting inclined groove and a plurality of finger holes provided so that the pitch of a musical sound generated when a straw is blown can be changed by opening and closing the hole. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein a water level indicating the amount of liquid to be filled is written on the container, and the lid has both a finger hole for changing a whole pitch and a finger hole for changing a semitone pitch. A container with a lid that becomes a wind instrument characterized by being provided. 3. A container with a lid for use in a wind instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container is a tumbler type glass container. 4. The container with a lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid has a plurality of finger holes of different sizes for changing the pitch, and the finger holes are provided when the container is not filled with water. By switching the open / closed state, it is possible to play at least a half-octave of the low-pitched tone of the musical tone at the time of playing, and when the container is filled with a predetermined amount of water, the open / closed state of the finger hole switches at least A container with a lid, which becomes a wind instrument characterized by being provided so that a half-octave in the high-pitched part can be played. 5. The container with a lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the musical tone at the time of playing changes the pitch of the whole tone by fully closing and fully opening, and a small-sized finger hole and fully closed, It has a large-sized finger hole that changes the pitch of a full tone + a half tone when it is played by full opening, and when the container is not filled with water, the open / closed state of the finger hole is switched so that at least the sound level of the low-pitched part is low. Can be played for half an octave, and at the time of filling with water, the open / close state of the finger holes can be switched to at least
A container with a lid, which becomes a wind instrument characterized by being provided so that a half octave of the high-pitched part of the instrument can be played.