JP4640709B2 - Keyboard instrument - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a keyboard instrument having a keyboard lid.

A keyboard instrument having a so-called slide lid is known as a keyboard lid (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This slide lid is provided with a rack and a guide groove in a pair of mountain boards respectively attached to the left and right inner sides of the instrument body, and the rack is a pair of pinions provided on the left and right of the shaft provided at the rear part of the slide lid. The guide groove slidably holds the shaft end protruding from the pinion, and in response to the flattening operation of the slide lid, it rotates on the rack where the pair of pinions respectively mesh and can be opened and closed smoothly. I am doing so.
No. 7-49511

  By the way, a keyboard instrument equipped with a tone generator unit capable of generating many tone signals is provided with various selection switches. However, when a specific tone is specified, many selection switches are not required. There is something wrong. For example, a player who specifies a piano tone needs only a keyboard and a pedal as operable controls like an acoustic piano, and other controls (selection switches) are obstructive and concentrate on the performance. Some people can't. Thus, there is a certain relationship between the designated tone color and the type of selection switch that can be viewed and operated by the performer. Specifically, the above-mentioned piano player needs a keyboard and a few other selection switches, and the organ-type player performs the data setting operation for the drawbar in addition to the controls required by the piano player. All selections of common electronic keyboard instruments, including subgroups, volume setting controls and a few other selection switches, and other performers required by organists Requires a switch.

  Therefore, it is very convenient to arrange each selection switch appropriately on a wide panel and automatically switch the selection switch that the player can see according to the selected tone color. If the slide lid is used as a member used for switching the selection switch, the development cost and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a dedicated switch for the selection switch is used.

  However, since the conventional keyboard instrument uses a slide lid that is slid manually, the slide switch is used to automatically select a selection switch that the player can see according to the selected tone. You can't switch.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to this point, and it is possible to automatically switch the selection operator visible to the performer according to the selected tone using the keyboard lid. It is a first object to provide a keyboard instrument.

  In addition, the slide lid is very convenient if it can be used as a member for changing the acoustic characteristics of the musical tone generator (for example, a speaker) provided on the wide panel to acoustic according to the selected tone color.

  However, in the above conventional keyboard instrument, for the same reason, the acoustic characteristics of the speaker provided on the wide panel cannot be changed to acoustic according to the selected tone using the slide lid. .

  The present invention has been made paying attention to this point, and uses the keyboard lid to change the acoustic characteristics of the musical tone generator provided on the panel to acoustic in accordance with the selected tone color. A second object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard instrument that makes it possible.

In order to achieve the first object, a keyboard musical instrument according to claim 1 is a musical instrument main body having a keyboard portion, a lid for opening and closing the front portion of the musical instrument main body, and a timbre selection means for selecting a plurality of timbres. And a tone generator having a tone generator for generating a tone signal selected by the tone selection means, wherein the lid opens and closes the keyboard and the panel, and the tone selection The means includes a first selection unit that selects either a standard tone color or a non-standard tone color among the plurality of tone colors, and a second selection unit that selects a specific tone color among the non-standard tone colors, The second selection unit is provided in the panel unit, and when the standard tone color is selected by the first selection unit, at least a part of the panel unit is closed and the keyboard unit is opened. Control the movement of the lid to Meanwhile, said the first selector when the non-standard tone is selected, characterized in that a movement control means for controlling movement the lid to the keyboard portion and the panel portion in the open state.

Preferably, the first selection unit can select at least one of the first and second standard timbres as the standard timbre, and the movement control means can select the first timbre when the first standard timbre is selected. The lid is moved and controlled so that the panel portion is closed and the keyboard portion is opened, and when the second standard tone color is selected, the first of the keyboard portion and the panel portion is the first portion. The lid is moved and controlled so that the portion where the selection portion of 2 is not exposed is opened, and when the non-standard tone is selected, the lid is opened so that all of the keyboard portion and the panel portion are opened. It is characterized by movement control.

To achieve the second object, the keyboard instrument according to claim 3, in keyboard instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that further provided a musical tone generating unit to the panel portion.

Preferably, setting means for setting a tone color of the sound source according to the tone color selected by the tone color selection means , and sounding and non-sounding of the musical tone generator according to the tone color set by the setting means. And switching means for switching.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lid for opening and closing the front part of the instrument body is controlled to move according to the options selected by the first and second selection units. If an operator is appropriately arranged at the front, the operator visible to the user can be automatically switched.

According to the invention described in claim 1, in accordance with the plurality of options selected by the first selecting unit, in a plurality of stages, the lid for opening and closing the front of the instrument body is moved controlled, visible user The controls can be automatically switched more finely.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lid for opening and closing the front part of the musical instrument main body is controlled to move according to the options selected by the first and second selection units, and in synchronization with this, the musical tone generation unit Since the exposure of the tone generator is also controlled, it is possible to automatically switch the operator visible to the user and to change the acoustic characteristics of the musical tone generator to acoustic.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the tone generation unit can be switched between sound generation and non-pronunciation in accordance with the set tone color, so that the sound generation of the sound can be made more realistic.

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

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a part of a keyboard instrument 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a substantially left half of the keyboard instrument 1 is depicted. In addition, the term (right, left, front, back, etc.) which shows a direction is based on the player at the time of playing the keyboard instrument 1, for example, is used so that the front side of a player may be called the front.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the keyboard instrument 1 includes a keyboard 2, a wide panel 3, a time signature 4 and a slide lid LD.

  The wide panel 3 includes a draw bar group DB composed of a plurality of draw bars, a master volume VL1, an accompaniment volume VL2, a second selection unit SS2 composed of a plurality of selection switches, a speaker hole SH, and a plurality of performance guides. LED (Light Emitting Diode) GD is provided. The performance guide LEDs GD are arranged in a line at the end of the wide panel 3 on the keyboard 2 side, and each performance guide LED GD is associated with one of a plurality of white keys 2a and black keys 2b. The master volume VL1, the accompaniment volume VL2, and the draw bar group DB are provided in the front band when the wide panel 3 is divided into two bands in the front and rear directions. A speaker hole SH and a second selection unit SS2 are provided in the rear band. A left speaker and a right speaker are provided inside the wide panel 3, and the speaker hole SH is for the left speaker. A speaker hole for the right speaker is also provided on the wide panel 3 although not shown.

  The time signature tree 4 is provided with a first selection unit SS1 including a slide switch capable of selecting one of three positions (first to third positions in order from the performer side). The three positions that can be selected by the first selection unit SS1 correspond to the timbre set in the keyboard instrument 1, and in the present embodiment, the first position is “piano timbre” and the second position is “ The third position corresponds to “general timbres” other than those timbres. Therefore, hereinafter, the first to third positions are referred to as “piano position”, “organ position”, and “general position”, respectively.

  A power switch PS is provided on the vertical surface of the keyboard 1 of the keyboard instrument.

  The slide lid LD is provided to protect the operation surface of the keyboard instrument 1, that is, the keyboard 2, the wide panel 3, and the time signature 4, and to change the acoustic characteristics of the left and right speakers to acoustic as will be described later. The operation surface of the keyboard instrument 1 is opened and closed. The slide lid LD includes four positions (hereinafter referred to as “stable positions”) LD1 to LD4 that are in a stable state when sliding. The stable position LD1 is a position when the slide lid LD is completely closed, the stable position LD2 is a position where only the keyboard 2 and the time signature 4 are opened, and the stable position LD3 is the front band of the wide panel 3. The stable position LD4 is a position when the slide lid LD is completely opened. The slide lid LD is manually opened and closed between the stable position LD1 and the stable position LD2, and automatically opened and closed between the stable position LD2 and the stable position LD4. However, the slide lid LD can be manually opened and closed even in a section that automatically opens and closes.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the keyboard instrument 1 and shows how the slide lid LD slides.

  As shown in the figure, an interlocking rod 21 is provided at the rear portion of the slide lid LD, and a pair of pinions 22 are provided on the left and right of the interlocking rod 21. Further, when the slide lid LD stops at the stable position LD2, the performance guide LEDGD plays a role of filling a gap between the keyboard 2 and the slide lid LD. At this time, if the performance guide LED GD is not lit (the second selection unit SS2 is provided with a switch for switching between using and not using the performance guide, and "do not use the performance guide" is selected by this switch. When the performance guide LED GD is not lit), the performance guide LED GD holder is a black half-tone so as to prevent the player from knowing that the performance guide LED GD is provided there. Only when a light emission instruction signal is input, the player can recognize that there is an LED there.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the motor 31 for sliding the slide lid LD and its surroundings.

  As shown in the drawing, a gear 32 that meshes with one of the pair of pinions 22 is attached to the rotating shaft 31a of the motor 31, and the motor 31 meshes the gear 32 of the rotating shaft 31a with one of the pinions 22. In this state, it is fixed to the back surface of the slide lid LD via the motor base 33.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a mechanism for sliding the slide lid LD.

  A mountain plate 12 is fixed to the left and right inner side plates 11 of the instrument body of the keyboard instrument 1 by screws 16 inserted through the boss portions 12b. A rack 12c with which the pinion 22 meshes and a guide groove 12a that protrudes from the pinion 22 and that slidably holds the end of the interlocking rod 21 are formed in the mountain plate 12. Further, a part of the wall of the guide groove 12a is notched, and a leaf spring 13 is fixed to the wall of the guide groove 12a with a screw 15 at the notch. The leaf spring 13 includes two peak portions 13a and 13b and a concave portion 13c formed by the two peak portions 13a and 13b. And the through-hole 13d is formed in the recessed part 13c, and the photo reflector 14 is engage | inserted by the through-hole 13d. The photo reflector 14 is a sensor for detecting that the end portions of the interlocking rod 21 face each other. When the motor 31 is driven, the gear 32 attached to the rotating shaft 31a rotates, and the pinion 22 meshing with the gear 32 rotates, the pinion 22 (and the interlocking rod 21) rotates on the rack 12c. Accordingly, the interlocking rod 21 moves back and forth on the rack 12c. For example, if the interlocking rod 21 approaches the leaf spring 13 side from the front of the leaf spring 13 (assuming that the slide lid LD is opened in the fully open direction), the left end portion of the interlocking rod 21 is first moved to the leaf spring 13. The first mountain portion 13a is overcome, fitted into the recess 13c, and then the second mountain portion 13b is overcome. The photo reflector 14 detects that the left end portion of the interlocking rod 21 is fitted in the recess 13c. The plate spring 13 is fixed to the wall of the guide groove 12a only at one end, and the other end is not fixed, and a predetermined clearance C is provided. This is because when the left end portion of the interlocking rod 21 gets over the first and second peak portions 13a and 13b, a load more than necessary is not applied to the interlocking rod 21, and the recess 13c and the interlocking rod 21 In order to prevent the slide lid LD from moving even if a slight force is applied to the slide lid LD, the slide lid LD is provided with a spring property for stabilizing at that position. The sensor for detecting that the end portions of the interlocking rod 21 face each other is not limited to a photo reflector, and may be, for example, a magnetic detection sensor.

  Such a leaf spring 13 is provided at a position corresponding to each of the three stable positions LD2 to LD4 excluding the stable position LD1 among the four stable positions LD1 to LD4. Accordingly, the photo reflectors 14 are also provided in the through holes 13d of the plate springs 13, respectively.

  FIG. 4 shows a part of a mountain plate attached to the left inner side surface of the instrument body of the keyboard instrument 1, but the same structure as the illustrated example is also provided on the right inner side surface of the instrument body. A pile is attached. However, it is sufficient that the photo reflector 14 is attached only to one side of the mountain plate.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the keyboard instrument 1.

As shown in the drawing, the bus 44, the musical instrument type selection means SS 1, a wide panel operator group 5, a motor interface MI / F for driving the motor 31, the three photoreflectors 14a~ 14c, keyboard 2, microcomputer (μcom) 41, and tone generator unit 42 are connected.

Musical instrument type selection means SS 1 corresponds to the first selection portion SS1. As described above, the first selection unit SS1 is a switch for selecting three types of timbres. Since a timbre is naturally associated with a musical instrument, selecting a timbre corresponds to selecting a musical instrument. Therefore, the first selecting section SS1 can be rephrased as a musical instrument type selection means SS 1. When the performer changes the current selection position of the first selection unit SS1 to another position, the first selection unit SS1 generates an instrument type selection event.

  The wide panel operator group 5 means all the operators provided on the wide panel 3, and includes the master volume VL1, the accompaniment volume VL2, the draw bar group DB, and the second selector SS2.

  The microcomputer 41 includes a CPU 41a that controls the entire apparatus, a ROM 41c that stores a control program executed by the CPU 41a and various table data, and a RAM 41b that temporarily stores music data, various input information, calculation results, and the like. It is constituted by.

  The tone generator unit 42 can generate a musical tone signal of a plurality of timbres, generates a musical tone signal of a timbre set by the CPU 41 a, and outputs it to the sound system 43. The sound system 43 is configured by a DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter), an amplifier, a speaker, and the like, and converts a musical sound signal output from the sound source unit 42 into sound.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration of the motor interface MI / F.

  As shown in the figure, the motor interface MI / F is mainly configured by two relays Ry1 and Ry2 and two transistors TR1 and TR2. The relays Ry1 and Ry2 are provided with switches SW1 and SW2, respectively.

  Relay Ry1 switches the contact of switch SW1 from terminal T1b to terminal T1a only when energized. That is, the contact of the switch SW1 is normally connected to the terminal T1b (when the relay Ry1 is not energized). Similarly, the relay Ry2 also switches the contact of the switch SW2 from the terminal T2b to the terminal T2a only when energized. The transistor TR1 controls energization / non-energization of the relay Ry1. Specifically, the transistor TR1 is turned on when a high level is applied to the base and energized to the relay Ry1, and when the low level is applied to the base, the energization to the relay Ry1 is stopped. To do. Similarly, the transistor TR2 controls energization / non-energization of the relay Ry2.

  Then, when the CPU 41a wants to slide the slide lid LD forward, the CPU 41a generates a pre-drive signal for setting the base of the transistor TR1 to the high level and the base of the transistor TR2 to the low level, and the motor interface MI. When the slide lid LD is slid backward, the rear drive signal is generated so that the base of the transistor TR2 is set to the high level and the base of the transistor TR1 is set to the low level. The motor interface MI / F is then supplied.

  The control process executed by the keyboard instrument 1 configured as described above will be first described in outline, and then described in detail with reference to FIGS.

The keyboard instrument 1 is mainly composed of
(1) Initialization process executed immediately after the performer turns on the power switch PS (2) Performed according to an instrument type selection event that occurs when the performer changes the selection position of the first selection unit SS1 (3) Tone setting process executed following the automatic slide process of (2) above (4) Performed when the performer operates the tone selection switch on the wide panel 3 Each process of the tone color selection process on the wide panel is executed.

  When the player manually opens the slide lid LD from the stable position LD1 to the stable position LD2 and turns on the power switch PS, when the first selection unit SS1 selects a position other than the piano position, the CPU 41a The slide lid LD is slid to a stable position (LD3 or LD4) corresponding to the position (organ position or general position) selected by the first selection unit SS1. The initialization process (1) includes this process. However, since some players may feel uncomfortable that the slide lid LD automatically moves when the power switch PS is turned on, the first selection unit is turned on when the power switch PS is turned on. Even if SS1 has selected a position other than the piano position, the CPU 41a does not slide the slide lid LD, and when the player changes the selection position of the first selection unit SS1, the CPU 41a responds to that position. The slide lid LD may be slid to a stable position.

When the performer changes the selection position of the first selection unit SS1 after the initialization process (1) is completed, the CPU 41a advances the process to the automatic slide process (2). This (2) automatic slide processing can be classified into the following cases according to the situation in which the performer operates the first selection unit SS1. That is,
(A) When changed from piano position to organ position (b) When changed from piano position to general position (c) When changed from organ position to general position (d) When changed from organ position to piano position (e ) When changing from the general position to the organ position (f) When changing from the general position to the piano position. The CPU 41a controls the motor interface MI / F and controls the slide lid LD according to the situation in which the performer operates the first selection unit SS1, that is, in any of the cases (a) to (f). Slide to the desired stable position.

  When the automatic slide process (2) is completed, the CPU 41a immediately proceeds to the timbre setting process (3). In this (3) tone color setting process, the CPU 41a sets the tone color of the sound source unit 42 to the tone color corresponding to the selection position of the first selection unit SS1. Specifically, when the first selection unit SS1 selects a piano position, a piano tone is set, and when the first selection unit SS1 selects an organ position, an organ tone is set. When the first selection unit SS1 selects the general position, the timbre of the pre-user set is set. Note that when the first selection unit SS1 selects the general position, the wide panel 3 is in a fully open state, so if the player is dissatisfied with the setting of the pre-user set tone, the performer Other timbres can be freely set using the timbre selection switch 3 above. The timbre selection process on the wide panel (4) is also executed when the performer changes the setting from the currently set timbre to another timbre.

(4) In the timbre selection process on the wide panel, in addition to the process of setting the timbre selected by the performer, the left and right speakers provided inside the wide panel 3 are turned on / off according to the selected timbre. Control is also performed. In this on / off control, the left speaker and the right speaker are controlled as follows. That is,
(A) Left speaker: Off; Right speaker: On (B) Left speaker: On; Right speaker: Off (C) Left speaker: Off; Right speaker: Off (D) Left speaker: On; Right speaker: On 4 Control to one of the two aspects. In addition to the inside of the wide panel 3, the keyboard instrument 1 is provided with a speaker, for example, on a leg (not shown). In the on / off control, on / off control of the left and right speakers inside the wide panel 3 is performed and on / off control of the other speakers is not performed, so on / off as in the case of (C) above. Even if the control is performed, musical sounds are produced from speakers other than the left and right speakers inside the wide panel 3.

  Next, this control process will be described in detail.

  7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the main routine executed by the keyboard instrument 1 of this embodiment, particularly the CPU 41a, and FIG. 9 shows the details of the tone color selection process on the wide panel in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a procedure. In this main routine, when the performer slides the slide lid LD from the stable position LD1 to the stable position LD2 and turns on the power switch PS (or after the power switch PS is turned on, the slide lid LD is stabilized). Is activated) when sliding from the position LD1 to the stable position LD2. However, since it is not essential for the performer to slide the slide lid LD from the stable position LD1 to the stable position LD2 as a condition for starting the main routine, the performer turns off the power switch PS in this main routine. It may be activated when switched from on to on.

When the performer turns on the power switch PS, the CPU 41a advances the process to (1) initialization process (step S1). In this (1) initialization process, the CPU 41a first detects the selection state of the first selection unit SS1 after clearing the RAM 41b, initializing the sound source unit 42, and the like. As a result of this detection, when the first selection unit SS1 has selected a position other than the piano position, for example, an organ position, the CPU 41a stores the target position secured at a predetermined position in the RAM 41b. The target position P2 is stored in the register H, and a lid movement flag MV set at a predetermined position in the RAM 41b and set when the slide lid LD is slid (moved) is set ("1"). Thus, the slide lid LD slides backward until the slide lid LD reaches the target position P2 (steps S4 → S11 → S19 (FIG. 8) → S20 → S22 → S2 → S3 → S4). A control method for sliding the slide lid LD will be described later. When the slide lid LD reaches the target position P2, a stop signal for stopping the motor 31 is generated and the lid movement flag MV is reset (“0”) (step S6). Accordingly, the slide lid LD slides from the stable position LD2 to the stable position LD3 corresponding to the organ position selected by the first selection unit SS1 and stops. In the flowchart of FIG. 7, the timbre setting process (3) (steps S7 to S10) is performed thereafter. (1) In the initialization process, this (3) timbre setting process is performed. Do not do. The reason is that the timbre retains the setting state when the power switch PS is turned off, so that the player changes the selection state of the first selection unit SS1 and then turns on the power switch PS. This is because it is not necessary to make a new tone color setting except in some cases. However, in order to guarantee such a special case, (1) initialization processing or (3) tone color setting processing may be performed. On the other hand, if the first selection unit SS1 has selected the piano position as a result of the detection of the selection state of the first selection unit SS1, the process proceeds to steps S2, S3, S4, S11, S1 2 ( 8) → S2, and the CPU 41a continues this loop until the performer changes the selection position of the first selection unit SS1. The process in step S2 is the timbre selection process on the wide panel described in (4) above. However, when the process continues in this loop, the wide panel 3 is not exposed, so step S2 passes. The process of step S2 is not performed only by doing. The keyboard process in step S3 is a process for setting various parameters in the tone generator unit 42 so that when the performer presses the keyboard 2, the musical tone corresponding to the pressed key is generated.

  Next, control processing performed when the performer changes the selection position of the first selection unit SS1 will be described. The change mode of the selection position of the first selection unit SS1 is any one of the six change modes (a) to (f). In these six modification modes, the slide lid LD is controlled to slide backward, the first group consisting of the modification modes (a) to (c), and the slide lid LD is controlled to slide forward ( d) to (f) can be divided into second groups. And if the control process about one change aspect is demonstrated for every group, since the control process of another change aspect can be easily analogized, in the following, in the 1st group, the control about the change aspect of (c) In the second group, the control process for the change mode (f) will be described.

  If the player changes the first selection unit SS1 from the organ position to the general position as in the change mode of (c) above, an event (target position P3) for selecting a general electronic musical instrument as the instrument type selection event. ) Occurs, the CPU 41a first stores the target position P3 in the register H (step S11 → S16 → S17), and then sets the lid movement flag MV (step S18). Since the current stop position (stable position LD3 = target position P2) of the slide lid LD is ahead of the target position P3, the CPU 41a slides the slide lid LD backward with respect to the motor interface MI / F. After that, a drive signal is output (step S22). More specifically, the CPU 41a outputs a signal for setting the base of the transistor TR1 to the high level and setting the base of the transistor TR2 to the low level to the motor interface MI / F. Thereby, the relay Ry1 is energized, and the relay Ry1 switches the contact of the switch SW1 from the terminal T1b side to the terminal T1a side, while the relay Ry2 is not energized and the contact of the switch SW2 is connected to the terminal T2b side. Will remain. Therefore, the motor 31 is supplied with a current in a direction that slides the slide lid LD backward. Thereafter, the CPU 41a constantly checks whether or not the slide lid LD has reached the target position P3 (step S5). This check is performed by checking whether or not the photo reflector 14c at the target position P3 faces the end of the interlocking rod 21. When the slide lid LD has not reached the target position P3, the CPU 41a continues to output the rear drive signal (steps S2, S3, S4, S5, S11, S19, S20, S22, S2), and the slide lid. When the LD reaches the target position P3, a motor stop signal for stopping the motor 31 is generated and supplied to the motor interface MI / F, and the lid movement flag MV is reset (step S6). Here, specifically, the motor stop signal is a signal for setting each base of the transistors TR1 and TR2 to a low level. As a result, both the relays Ry1 and Ry2 are not energized, so that the contacts of the switches SW1 and SW2 are connected to the terminals T1b and T2b, respectively. Accordingly, the supply of current to the motor 31 is stopped, and the rotation of the motor 31 is stopped. Then, the CPU 41a advances the processing to (3) timbre setting processing, and uses the timbre (pre-set) when the position of the slide lid LD reaches the stable position LD4 (= target position P3). The user set P3 tone is set (step S7 → S10).

  On the other hand, if the performer changes the first selection unit SS1 from the general position to the piano position as in the change mode of (f), an event for selecting the piano as the instrument type selection event (target position P1) Therefore, the CPU 41a first stores the target position P1 in the register H (step S11 → S12 → S13), and then sets the lid movement flag MV (step S18). Since the current stop position (stable position LD4 = target position P3) of the slide lid LD is behind the target position P1, the CPU 41a slides the slide lid LD forward with respect to the motor interface MI / F. A pre-driving signal is output (step S21). More specifically, the CPU 41a outputs to the motor interface MI / F a signal for setting the base of the transistor TR1 to a low level and setting the base of the transistor TR2 to a high level. Thus, the relay Ry2 is energized, and the relay Ry2 switches the contact of the switch SW2 from the terminal T2b side to the terminal T2a side, while the relay Ry1 is not energized, and the contact of the switch SW1 is connected to the terminal T1b side. Will remain. Therefore, the motor 31 is supplied with a current in a direction that slides the slide lid LD forward. Thereafter, the CPU 41a constantly checks whether or not the slide lid LD has reached the target position P1 (step S5). This check is performed by checking whether or not the photo reflector 14a at the target position P1 faces the end of the interlocking rod 21. When the slide lid LD has not reached the target position P1, the CPU 41a continues to output the previous drive signal (steps S2, S3, S4, S5, S11, S19, S20, S21, S2), and the slide lid. When the LD reaches the target position P1, a motor stop signal for stopping the motor 31 is generated and supplied to the motor interface MI / F, and the lid movement flag MV is reset (step S6). Then, the CPU 41a advances the processing to (3) tone color setting process, and sets the tone color of the sound source unit 42 to the piano tone color of the pre-user set (steps S7 → S8).

  Next, when the performer operates the switch on the wide panel 3 to instruct the setting of the timbre and the like while the slide lid LD is slid to the stable position LD4, the CPU 41a performs the processing of the timbre or the like of the above (4). Proceed to the selection process. In this (4) timbre selection process, first, the CPU 41a sets the timbre parameter instructed by the performer in the sound source unit 42 (step S32). Next, the CPU 41a generates an MI value for performing on / off control of the left and right speakers by referring to a table stored in advance in the ROM 41c (step S33). Here, with the MI value, the four types of controls (A) to (D) are performed as the on / off control of the left and right speakers, and these are associated with the controls (A) to (D). , An integer value of 1 to 4. The timbre selected by the timbre selection switch on the wide panel 3 and the MI value are associated one-to-one. That is, when the tone color is determined, the left / right speaker on / off control mode is uniquely determined. In the present embodiment, the correspondence between each tone color and the MI value is performed using a table. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table that associates timbres with MI values.

  When the MI value is determined in this way, the CPU 41a performs left / right speaker on / off control in a control manner corresponding to the MI value. For example, when “2” is generated as the MI value, the CPU 41a controls the left and right speakers in the control mode (B), that is, the left speaker: off; the right speaker: on (steps S34 → S36). ).

  On the wide panel 3, in addition to the timbre selection switch, various types of operators (for example, an operator for changing the volume, the vibrato depth, etc.) and whether or not the performance guide LEDGD is operated. Therefore, when the performer operates those operators, the CPU 41a performs processing corresponding to the operated operators (steps S39 to S40).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the performer simply switches the selection position of the first selection unit SS1, and the slide lid LD automatically slides to the stable position corresponding to the switched position. Since the timbre corresponding to the selected position is set, the operator who does not disturb the player is not seen, and the player can concentrate on the performance. Then, considering the relationship between the selection position of the first selection unit SS1 and the slide position of the slide lid LD, the mounting positions of the left and right speakers in the wide panel 3 are determined, so that it corresponds to the selection position of the slide lid LD. With the slide lid LD stopped at the stable position, the acoustic characteristics of the left and right speakers can be changed acoustically and as the player intends. In addition, since the left and right speakers are turned on / off according to the tone color selected by the performer, the performance sound generated when the performer plays the keyboard instrument 1 becomes more realistic. For example, when chorus is selected as the timbre, the left speaker is turned on and the right speaker is turned off, so that the performer can feel as if a singer standing on the left side of the stage is singing.

  As described above, the player manually slides the slide lid LD from the stable position LD1 to the stable position LD2. At this time, since neither the front drive signal nor the rear drive signal is supplied to the motor interface MI / F, both the relays Ry1 and Ry2 are not energized. Accordingly, the respective contacts of the switches SW1 and SW2 are connected to the terminals T1b and T2b, respectively, thereby forming a feedback circuit (substantially short circuit) as shown in FIG. 6 between the terminals of the motor 31. The When the slide lid LD is manually slid in a state where such a feedback circuit is formed, that is, when the rotating shaft 31a of the motor 31 is rotated, the motor 31 converts this rotational energy into electric energy, As a result, a voltage is generated between the terminals of the motor 31. Since the terminals are substantially short-circuited as described above, the generated voltage becomes an electromotive force, and a reverse current flows in the motor 31. Due to the reverse current, a reverse force is applied to the rotor of the motor 31. That is, a force in the direction opposite to the direction in which the slide lid LD is slid is applied to the slide lid LD. The stronger the force that slides the slide lid LD, the greater the force applied in the reverse direction. This force is related to the speed at which the slide lid LD is slid. When the slider is slid slowly, almost no braking force (resistance force) is generated, but when it is slid quickly, a large braking force is generated. Thus, the motor 31 comes to function as a torque damper by substantially short-circuiting the terminals of the motor 31. Therefore, since the motor 31 mounted for sliding the slide lid LD also functions as a torque damper, it is not necessary to provide a torque damper again, and thus the slide lid can be added without adding manufacturing costs. It is possible to prevent the player (operator) from pinching by the LD and to protect the slide lid LD from an impact when fully closed. In order to make the motor 31 perform the function as a torque damper better, it is preferable to use a geared motor that does not use a worm wheel as the motor 31.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a keyboard instrument 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  The keyboard instrument 100 differs from the keyboard instrument 1 in the shape of the keyboard lid and the manner of opening and closing.

  FIG. 11A is a transverse sectional view when the keyboard lid 101 is closed, and FIG. 11B is a transverse sectional view when the keyboard lid 101 is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, the keyboard lid 101 includes a lid front portion 103, and the keyboard lid 101 and the lid front portion 103 are rotatably connected via a rotation portion 104 of a hinge portion. Yes. The keyboard lid 101, the lid front portion 103, and the front plate 102 constitute an opening / closing lid. The open / close lid is provided to protect the keyboard unit 109 installed on the shelf lower surface portion 108 and to change the acoustic characteristics of the speaker SP provided inside the panel surface to acoustic.

  When the keyboard lid 101 is closed, the performer manually rotates the keyboard lid 101 to the front plate 102 around the keyboard lid rotation fulcrum 101a. FIG. 11B shows this state. A target position P1 in FIG. 11B corresponds to the target position P1 in FIG. From the target position P1 to the target positions P2 and P3 in FIG. 11B, the keyboard lid 101 and the front plate 102 are automatically rotated around the front plate rotation fulcrum 102a. As shown in FIGS. 11 (c) and 11 (d), a mechanism for automatically rotating is provided with a pair of gears 121 on the left and right sides of the interlocking rod 120, and a gear 111 that meshes with one of the pair of gears 121 is rotated. The motor 110 attached to 110 a is fixed to the back surface of the front plate 102 via the motor 110 and the interlocking rod attaching member 130 in a state where the gear 111 of the rotating shaft 110 a is engaged with one of the pair of gears 121. Then, each of the pair of gears 121 of the interlocking rod 120 is engaged with each of the pair of rails 105 respectively attached to the left and right inner sides of the instrument body.

  The photo reflector 14 may be used as a sensor for detecting the target positions P1 to P3.

  Since the control method described later with respect to the keyboard instrument 1 may be used as it is, the description thereof will be omitted.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, at least the keyboard portion is exposed by manual operation at the initial stage of opening the lid, but all operations including this portion may be performed automatically. That is, when the operator turns on the power switch PS or the hidden power switch (not shown), the slide lid LD or the opening / closing lid is electrically moved so that only the first-stage keyboard portion is exposed. As the hidden power switch, for example, a mechanic switch provided on the bottom surface portion 108 of the shelf board, or when the performer faces the keyboard instrument 100 (sitting on a chair (not shown) and facing the instrument), the bottom surface of the shelf board is displayed. A switch that is turned on when a non-contact sensor unit (not shown) provided in the unit 108 detects the player's knee can be cited. The processing after the power switch PS or the hidden power switch is turned on may include the following processing in the initial setting processing in step S1 of FIG. That is, immediately before the lid is opened, the position selected by the first selection unit SS1, that is, the target position corresponding to any one of the piano position, the organ position, and the general position is stored in the register H, and the lid The dynamic flag MV is set. Since the subsequent processing has been described in detail when the initial setting processing is described, the description thereof will be omitted.

It is a top view which shows a part of keyboard instrument based on one embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the keyboard instrument of FIG. It is a figure which shows the motor which slides a slide lid | cover, and its surrounding structure. It is a figure for demonstrating the mechanism which slides a slide lid. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the keyboard musical instrument of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the circuit structure of a motor interface. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main routine which the keyboard musical instrument of FIG. 1, especially CPU performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the continuation of the main routine of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of a timbre selection process in the wide panel in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the table which matches a timbre and MI value. It is a figure for demonstrating the keyboard musical instrument which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... keyboard (keyboard part), 3 ... wide panel (panel part, panel), 4 ... beat tree (keyboard part), 12 ... mountain board (movement control means), 12a ... guide groove (movement control means), 12c ... rack (Movement control means), 13 ... leaf spring (identification means), 13a, 13b ... mountain (identification means), 13c ... recess (identification means), 13d ... through hole (identification means), 14 ... photo reflector (identification means) ), 21 ... Interlocking rod (movement control means), 22 ... Pinion (movement control means), 31 ... Motor (movement control means), 31a ... Rotating shaft (movement control means), 32 ... Gear (movement control means), 33 ... Motor stand (movement control means), 41a ... CPU (movement control means, setting means, switching means), 41b ... RAM, 41c ... ROM, 42 ... sound source unit (sound source means), 43 ... sound system (sound source means), LD ... Id lid (lid), MI / F ... motor interface (movement control means, drive circuit), SS1 ... first selection section (tone color selection means), SS2 ... second selection section (tone color selection means), SP ... speaker (Musical sound generating unit), 101... Keyboard lid (lid), 102 .. front plate (lid), 103 .. lid front portion (lid), 105 .. rail (movement control means), 109 .. keyboard unit (keyboard unit), 110 ... Motor (movement control means), 110a ... Rotating shaft (movement control means), 120 ... Interlocking bar (movement control means), 121 ... Gear (movement control means), 130 ... Interlocking bar mounting member (movement control means)

Claims (4)

A musical instrument body having a keyboard portion, a lid for opening and closing the front portion of the musical instrument body, a timbre selection means for selecting a plurality of timbres, and a sound source for generating a tone signal of a timbre selected by the timbre selection means A keyboard instrument having a sound source means,
The lid opens and closes the keyboard part and the panel part,
The timbre selection means includes a first selection unit that selects either a standard timbre or a non-standard timbre among the plurality of timbres, and a second selection unit that selects a specific timbre among the nonstandard timbres. Consists of
The second selection unit is provided in the panel unit,
When the standard selection is selected by the first selection unit , the lid is moved and controlled so that at least a part of the panel unit is in a closed state and the keyboard unit is in an open state. When the non-standard timbre is selected by the selection unit, a keyboard instrument is provided that includes a movement control means for controlling the movement of the lid so that the keyboard unit and the panel unit are opened .   The first selection unit can select at least one of the first and second standard timbres as the standard timbre,
  When the first standard tone color is selected, the movement control means controls the movement of the lid so that the panel portion is closed and the keyboard portion is opened, and the second standard tone color is selected. When the non-standard tone is selected, the lid is moved and controlled so that the portion of the keyboard portion and the panel portion where the second selection portion is not exposed is opened. The lid is moved and controlled so that the keyboard and panel are all open.
The keyboard instrument according to claim 1, wherein: The keyboard instrument according to claim 1, wherein the panel unit further includes a musical sound generating unit. Setting means for setting the tone color of the sound source in accordance with the tone color selected by the tone color selecting means ;
4. The keyboard instrument according to claim 3 , further comprising switching means for switching between sound generation and non-sound generation of the musical sound generator according to the tone color set by the setting means.

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