JP3301107B2 - Hi-hat stand - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hi-hat stand in which a cymbal sounds when a player operates a pedal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a hi-hat stand, in which a cymbal is sounded by a player's pedal operation, is favored by musicians and the like. Here, as an example of a conventional hi-hat stand, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2-51197 has been proposed.

[0003] That is, in the hi-hat stand of this example, when the footboard is depressed, the end of the footboard is pushed down, and in response, the force of the lever is lowered, and the lever rotates about the fulcrum. With this rotation, the lever pulls down the chain at the point of action, the operating rod is pulled down, and the upper cymbal is joined with the lower cymbal to produce sound. When the stepping operation on the footboard is released, the operating rod is pulled up by the urging force of the spring device, the upper cymbal is raised, and the end of the footboard is raised to return to the original state. In this way, each time the player steps on the footboard, the upper and lower cymbals coalesce and sound.

[0004] In addition to the above hi-hat stand,
No. 5,580,995 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-69800 disclose similar ones. All of the hi-hat stands disclosed in these publications use the principle of leverage to move the cymbal operating rod up and down similarly to the above-mentioned hi-hat stand. Also, 3-90
No. 289 discloses a hi-hat stand using a “moving pulley”. This hi-hat stand is
A moving pulley is provided at the lower end of the cymbal operating rod,
The pulley is pulled down by depressing the footboard.

[0005]

By the way, in the hi-hat stand using the above-mentioned "lever",
Since the operating rod connected by a chain is moved up and down by the rotation of the lever, a force causing lateral blurring is applied to the operating rod. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the operating rod does not move up and down smoothly. Further, in order to overcome this drawback, a complex combination of "lever" has been conventionally proposed. However, such a complicated structure causes a new problem that the cost as a product is increased. Furthermore, when using the "lever", for example, in order to reduce the stepping force of the footboard to half of the force acting on the operating rod, the stepping amount of the footboard must be doubled. For this reason, the player is forced to perform an operation in consideration of the extra depressed amount, and there is a problem in that the performance is uncomfortable.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned hi-hat stand using the “moving pulley”, since the rotation of the footboard causes the cymbal operating rod to laterally shake through the pulley engaged with the rope, The same drawbacks as in the case of "." In addition, when using the “moving pulley”, the stepping force of the footboard is reduced by half, while the stepping amount is doubled. There is a sense of incongruity.

After all, in the conventional hi-hat stand, a force that causes lateral blur acts on the cymbal operating rod, so that the operating rod does not move up and down smoothly, and with the reduction in the stepping force in the stepping operation of the footboard. There is a problem that the stepping amount is increased and the operability is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made under such a background, and the cymbal operating rod moves up and down smoothly,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hi-hat stand with good operability of a foot board.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a foot board which is depressed by a player, one end of which is rotatably supported and a cam is provided on a lower surface. A cam that rotates in response to the stepping-on operation of the footboard, a cymbal actuation rod urged upward, and connected to the cymbal actuation rod,
And an engagement shaft abutting on the cam surface. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a foot board which is depressed by a player, one end of which is rotatably supported and has an elongated hole in a direction substantially orthogonal to the turning direction. A rotating piece that rotates in accordance with an operation, a cymbal operating rod urged upward, and an engagement shaft that is connected to the cymbal operating rod and engages with the elongated hole. I have.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the player steps on the footboard, the cam rotates accordingly. At this time, the engagement shaft is pushed down while sliding on the cam surface. Thereby, the cymbal operating rod is pulled down vertically without being affected by the lateral force accompanying the rotation of the cam. According to the second aspect of the invention, when the rotating piece rotates, the engagement shaft is pushed down while sliding in the elongated hole, so that the cymbal operation is performed similarly to the first aspect of the invention. The rod is pulled down vertically without being affected by the lateral force associated with the rotation of the cam.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A: First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a side view showing a structure of a hi-hat stand according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a cymbal operating rod 14 is urged upward by a spring SP, and an engagement shaft 2 with a cam 1 (described later) is connected to a lower end of the operating rod 14.

FIG. 2 shows an engagement state between the cam 1 and the engagement shaft 2. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG. As shown in this figure, the cam 1 has a cam surface S1 with the engagement shaft 2 on the lower surface, and when the cam 1 is placed on the engagement shaft 2, it comes into contact with the engagement shaft 2. ing. Further, the cam 1 is surrounded by a member 2c for holding the engagement shaft 2,
It does not deviate from the engaged state.

Returning to FIG. 1, the structure of the embodiment will be described again. One end 1a of the cam 1 is rotatably supported by a frame 13f connected to the main body pipe 13, while the other end 1b is connected to a footboard end 20a via a chain 3. The other end 20b of the foot board 20
Are supported at a fulcrum O. As described above, in the present embodiment, the slider crank mechanism is configured between the cymbal operation rod 14 and the foot board 20. Reference numeral 4 denotes a stopper for the foot board 20. When the foot board 20 is depressed by a certain amount, the stopper 4 comes into contact with the board 20 and pushes up the board 20 by an urging force. Reference numeral 5 denotes a leg member for supporting the main body of the hi-hat stand 10.

According to such a structure, when the player steps on the foot board 20, the foot board 20
Rotates about the fulcrum O in the direction of arrow P. At this time, the foot board end 20a pulls down the cam end 1b via the chain 3. Thus, the cam 1 rotates about the cam end 1a while pushing down the engagement shaft 2 abutting on the cam surface S1 against the urging force of the spring SP. At this time, since the engagement shaft 2 is pushed down while sliding on the cam surface S1, the cymbal operating rod 14 is pulled down vertically without being affected by the lateral force accompanying the rotation of the cam 1. .

When the foot board 20 is depressed to a position where it comes into contact with the stopper 4 (shown at 20 '), the cam 1 also rotates to the position shown at 1' accordingly. At this time, the engagement shaft 2 slides on the cam surface S1 from the original contact position by T1 in the drawing, and is pulled down to the position in 2 'in FIG. The vertical movement stroke ST1 of the engagement shaft 2 at this time is determined by the depression position TP of the foot board 20.
Is substantially equal to the vertical movement stroke ST2.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the slider crank mechanism is used for the vertical movement of the cymbal operation rod 14, the operation rod 14 can be moved up and down without lateral shake. Further, the stepping force of the footboard 20 can be reduced especially at the start of stepping, and the stepping amount of the footboard 20 can be reduced by the operation rod 14.
Can be made substantially equal to the vertical movement stroke of, so that a feeling of incongruity at the time of the depression operation is eliminated, and the time required for the depression is reduced.

B: Second Embodiment FIG. 3 is a side view showing the structure of a hi-hat stand according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, portions common to the respective portions of the hi-hat stand shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 3, the hi-hat stand is different from the hi-hat stand shown in FIG. 1 in that a cam 6 which is a rotating piece having a long hole 6h having a cam surface S2 is formed instead of the cam 1. That is. That is, the cam 6 engages with the cymbal operating rod 14 when the engagement shaft 2 comes into contact with the cam surface S2 in the elongated hole 6h. Other structures are exactly the same as those of the first embodiment described above.

According to such a structure, the foot board 2
0 is depressed and the cam 6 rotates around the end 6a,
The engagement shaft 2 is pushed down while sliding on the cam surface S2 in the elongated hole 6h. Thereby, the cymbal operating rod 14
Is lowered vertically downward without being affected by the lateral force accompanying the rotation of the cam 6, as in the first embodiment.

The foot board 20 is connected to the stopper 4
When it is depressed until it comes into contact with the cam (shown at 20 '), the cam 6 rotates to the position shown at 6'. At this time, the engagement shaft 2
Slides from the original contact position on the cam surface S2 in the elongated hole 6h by T2 in the drawing, and is pulled down to the position in 2 'in FIG. Also, the vertical movement stroke ST of the engagement shaft 2 at this time.
1 is substantially equal to the vertical movement stroke ST2 of the stepping position TP of the foot board 20, as in the case of the first embodiment. As described above, in the present embodiment, the slider crank mechanism of a different mode from the first embodiment is adopted.
It goes without saying that the same operation and effect as in the embodiment can be obtained.

C: Third Embodiment FIG. 4 shows the structure of a hi-hat stand according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. In FIG.
This hi-hat stand has a long hole 7 having a cam surface S3.
h is formed, and a cam 7 which is a rotating piece having a substantially semicircular outer peripheral portion 7e is provided. Foot board 20
The cam 7 is connected to the cam 7 by a chain 8 which is wound around the outer periphery of the substantially semicircle. The cam 7 has an engagement shaft 2
Abuts on the cam surface S3 of the inside of the elongated hole 7h, thereby engaging with the cymbal operating rod 14. The rotation direction of the cam 7 is opposite to that of the first and second embodiments. According to this structure, effects similar to those of the above-described embodiments can be obtained. Further, by adjusting the attachment position of the chain 8, the footboard 20 can be changed to a desired angle.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cymbal operating rod moves up and down in the vertical direction without lateral blur. Further, the stepping force of the footboard can be reduced particularly at the start of stepping, and the stepping amount can be made substantially equal to the vertical movement stroke of the operating rod. Is shortened. Therefore, there is an effect that the operating rod smoothly moves up and down and the operability of the footboard is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a structure of a hi-hat stand according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 1, showing the engagement state between the cam 1 and the engagement shaft 2 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a structure of a hi-hat stand according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a structure of a hi-hat stand according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a configuration of a main part of a hi-hat stand according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 6, 7 ... cam, 2 ... engagement shaft, 3, 8 ... chain, 13 ... body pipe, 14 ... cymbal operation rod, 20 ... foot board

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A foot board which is depressed by a player, a cam which is rotatably supported at one end and has a cam surface on a lower surface, and which rotates in response to the depressing operation of the foot board. 1. A hi-hat stand comprising: a cymbal actuation rod biased to the above; and an engagement shaft connected to the cymbal actuation rod and abutting on the cam surface. 2. A foot board which is depressed by a player, one end of which is rotatably supported and has an elongated hole in a direction substantially perpendicular to the turning direction, and is turned in response to the depressing operation of the foot board. A hi-hat stand comprising: a rotating piece that moves; a cymbal operating rod urged upward; and an engaging shaft that is connected to the cymbal operating rod and engages with the elongated hole.