JP5970384B2 - Wind instrument cleaning tool - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wind instrument cleaning tool for cleaning a head tube of a wind instrument such as a flute.

  In wind instruments such as flute, alto flute, bass flute, and piccolo, moisture is attached to the inner surface of the metal tube constituting the flute when the musical instrument is sounded by the moisture contained in the player's breath. Such moisture needs to be removed from the viewpoint of corrosion prevention and hygiene of the metal tube, and conventionally, as shown in Non-Patent Document 1, the tip is passed through a gauze or cloth through a hole provided in the vicinity of the tip of a cleaning stick such as a wooden piece. Cover the area with gauze. Then, after gauze or the like is wound around the side surface of the cleaning rod, it is inserted into the head tube or the like constituting the flute for cleaning.

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  Among the foot tube, main tube, and head tube constituting the flute, a head cap, a cork, and a reflector are inserted and attached to the head tube. Since the position of the reflecting plate affects the tuning, the user usually cleans the inside of the head tube with the reflecting plate inserted into the head tube so as not to change the position of the reflecting plate. Although the conventional cleaning rod such as Non-Patent Document 1 can remove dirt on the inner surface of the head tube, the tip shape of the cleaning rod does not match the inner shape of the head tube and is sharp and hard. This part is simply covered with gauze and wound.

  Therefore, if you move the tip of the cleaning stick against the reflector inside the head tube to clean the edge of the reflector, the position of the reflector will change depending on the impact when you hit it, There is a problem of damaging the reflector.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been invented to solve the above-described problems, and cleaning of wind instruments that can clean the edge of the reflector without changing the position of the reflector or damaging the reflector. The purpose is to provide a tool.

  A wind instrument cleaning tool according to the present invention that achieves the above object is provided with a flexible cleaning stick mounting portion attached to the tip of a long cleaning stick for cleaning the inside of a head tube of a wind instrument, and a cleaning stick. Provided on the tip side from the mounting part, and when inserted into the head tube, abuts the reflector disposed inside the head tube via a cleaning cloth, and the tip has a circular outline and is acceptable. A flexible contact portion, and a support portion that is provided between the cleaning rod mounting portion and the contact portion, supports the contact portion when contacting the reflector, and has higher rigidity than the contact portion. And comprising.

  In the wind instrument cleaning tool according to the present invention, since the tip portion has a circular outline, when the cleaning rod is attached to the cleaning rod attaching portion and the contact portion is covered with gauze and wound, the circular tip is attached to the tip portion of the cleaning rod. The flat surface and the outer peripheral edge are clearly formed. When the cleaning rod is inserted into the head tube in this state, a support portion is provided closer to the hand side than the contact portion, so that it exerts a drag force at the time of contact and is arranged inside the head tube. The plane of the cleaning tool can be brought into firm contact with the edge of the reflector. In addition, since the abutting portion is flexible at the time of abutting with the reflecting plate, the position of the reflecting plate can be prevented from being changed or damaged by the impact even when the abutting against the reflecting plate. In addition, it is possible to clean the edge of the reflector plate cleanly.

It is a perspective view which shows the cleaning tool of the wind instrument which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the cleaning tool of the same wind instrument. It is sectional drawing which follows the 3-3 line of FIG. It is a front view which shows the cleaning stick which attaches the cleaning tool of the same wind instrument. It is an enlarged view which shows the front-end | tip part of the cleaning stick which attached the cleaning tool of the same wind instrument. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which passed the gauze through the hole of the cleaning stick which attached the cleaning tool of the same wind instrument. It is a perspective view which shows the front-end | tip part of the cleaning stick at the time of attaching the cleaning tool of the same wind instrument to the cleaning stick, and winding gauze. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the same wind instrument.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the following description does not limit the technical scope and terms used in the claims. In addition, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for convenience of explanation, and may differ from actual ratios.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wind instrument cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the wind instrument cleaning tool, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a cleaning stick for attaching the cleaning tool of the wind instrument. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing a tip portion of a cleaning stick to which the cleaning tool for the wind instrument is attached, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a gauze is passed through a hole of the cleaning stick to which the cleaning tool for the wind instrument is attached. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a tip portion of the cleaning rod when the cleaning tool of the wind instrument is attached to the cleaning rod and the gauze is wound thereon.

  1 to 4, a wind instrument cleaning tool 100 according to the present embodiment is a substantially columnar member attached to a distal end portion of a long cleaning rod 300. The cleaning tool 100 has a cleaning rod mounting portion 10 made of a flexible member that is attached to the tip of a cleaning rod 300 that cleans the inside of the head tube of the wind instrument.

  Further, the cleaning tool 100 is provided on the tip side from the cleaning rod mounting portion 10, abuts on the reflector disposed inside the head tube via the gauze 200, has a circular outline at the tip, and is flexible. It has the contact part 30 which consists of a sex member. Further, the cleaning tool 100 is provided between the cleaning rod mounting portion 10 and the contact portion 30, supports the contact portion 30 when inserted into the head tube, and has higher rigidity than the contact portion 30. It has the support part 20 which has.

  In the present embodiment, the cleaning tool 100 includes an inner hand member 40, an inner tip member 50, and an outer member 60. The cleaning rod mounting portion 10 in the cleaning tool 100 corresponds to the proximal portion of the inner proximal member 40 and the outer member 60, the support portion 20 corresponds to the central portion in the insertion direction of the inner distal member 50 and the outer member 60, and the contact portion. Reference numeral 30 corresponds to a tip portion of the outer member 60. Details will be described below.

  The inner hand member 40 is a transparent hollow cylindrical member formed of an elastic member such as silicon, and is provided for attaching and fixing the cleaning tool 100 to the cleaning rod 300. When the inner hand member 40 is formed of an elastic member, the inner hand member 40 is flexibly deformed when the cleaning rod 300 is attached, and is firmly fixed to the cleaning rod 300 by the restoring force of the elastic member and surface friction. In this embodiment, the inner hand member 40 is formed so as to penetrate in the axial direction.

  The inner tip member 50 is formed of a material having a relatively high hardness such as plastic, and supports the contact portion 30 when the contact portion 30 contacts the reflecting plate. The inner tip member 50 is formed of a material having higher rigidity than the outer member 60 and the inner proximal member 40, so that the cleaning tool 100 is inserted in the insertion direction when the cleaning tool 100 is brought into contact with the reflecting plate inside the head tube. The gauze 200 can firmly remove dirt by exerting a drag force and firmly contacting the reflector.

  In the present embodiment, the inner tip member 50 is formed hollow with the same inner diameter as the inner hand member 40. However, the inner tip member 50 may be formed solid, and a stopper function when the cleaning rod 300 is attached to the cleaning tool 100 may be further added. The insertion position of the cleaning rod 300 can be appropriately regulated by the friction between the inner hand member 40 and the cleaning rod 300, but by forming the inner tip member 50 solidly, excessive insertion of the cleaning rod 300 is reliably prevented, Installation work can be further simplified.

  The outer member 60 is a member made of silicon or the like, like the inner hand member 40, and is in contact with the reflection plate inside the head tube. In the present embodiment, the outer member 60 is formed of a transparent hollow cylindrical member that extends not only to the tip portion but also to the hand portion and covers the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning tool 100.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the outer member 60 is disposed not only at the tip portion of the cleaning tool 100 but also outside the inner tip member 50, and the portion corresponding to the support portion 20 has a two-layer structure in the radial direction. It is configured. Therefore, a shearing force acts on the outer side surface of the inner tip member 50 and the inner side surface of the outer member 60, whereby a drag force against the reflecting plate acts on the tip portion of the outer member 60 corresponding to the contact portion 30. In this way, the inner tip member 50 and the outer member 60 are configured so that the support portion has a two-layer structure, so that the abutting portion 30 can be firmly brought into contact with the reflecting plate, and the reflecting plate is cleaned cleanly. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, the outer member 60 is formed hollow so that the inner hand member 40 and the inner tip member 50 can be attached thereto. In such a configuration, the inner tip member 50 is a predetermined distance away from the tip of the outer member 60 so that the inner tip member 50 does not protrude further to the tip side than the outer member 60 when abutting with the reflector inside the head tube. Is arranged.

  The inner hand member 40 and the inner tip member 50 are integrally formed with the outer member 60 by fitting. Therefore, the user can finely adjust the step h1 between the inner tip member 50 and the outer member 60.

  Moreover, the cleaning rod 300 for attaching the cleaning tool 100 according to the present embodiment has a gauze through hole 301 for winding the gauze 200 through the tip portion, and a handle portion 302 for inserting the cleaning rod 300 is formed. .

  The size of the cleaning tool 100 according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but can be determined in consideration of the size of the head tube and the arrangement of the cleaning rod 300 in the insertion direction of the gauze through hole 301. As an example, the outer diameter d1 of the outer member 60 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is 12 mm, the inner diameter d2 is 10 mm, and the inner diameter d3 of the inner hand member 40 is 6 mm. Further, the step h1 from the distal end surface of the outer member 60 to the distal end surface of the inner distal member 50 is 1 mm, the height h2 of the inner distal member 50 is 10 mm, and the height h3 of the inner proximal member 40 is 10 mm.

  Next, cleaning of a wind instrument using the wind instrument cleaning tool 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip portion of the cleaning rod 300 is inserted into the inner hand member 40 corresponding to the cleaning rod mounting portion 10 of the cleaning tool 100, and the cleaning tool 100 is fixed to the cleaning rod 300. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the gauze 200 is passed through the gauze through hole 301 of the cleaning rod 300, and the gauze 200 is put on the tip of the cleaning tool 100.

  And as shown in FIG. 7, the shape of the gauze 200 in the front-end | tip part of the cleaning stick 300 is arranged, and the plane part S and the outer periphery part F are formed. When the flat surface portion S and the outer peripheral edge portion F are formed, the gauze 200 is wound spirally along the longitudinal direction of the cleaning rod 300. In this state, hold the handle 302 of the cleaning rod 300, insert it into the head tube, rotate the cleaning rod 300 appropriately while checking the contact with the head tube by touch, Remove dirt from the reflector.

  A head cap, a cork, a reflector, and the like are attached to the inside of the head tube that hits the mouth of the wind instrument, and adheres to the inside of the head tube due to moisture or the like mixed into the exhalation when introducing exhalation. In the conventional cleaning tool, the cleaning rod does not match the internal shape of the head tube, and it is simply inserted in a state where a gauze covered with a hard cleaning rod is wrapped, and the inside is cleaned, so the cleaning plate is cleaned. When the rod is brought into contact, the position of the reflecting plate may change or the reflecting plate may be damaged.

  On the other hand, according to the wind instrument cleaning tool 100 according to the present embodiment, the outline of the tip of the cleaning tool 100 is formed in a circular shape. Therefore, when the gauze 200 is covered, the flat portion S and the outer peripheral edge are formed on the tip portion. The part F can be clearly formed. In this state, when abutting against the reflecting plate disposed inside the head tube, the abutting portion 30 is formed to have flexibility, and the support portion 20 is disposed closer to the hand side than the abutting portion 30. Therefore, although the abutting portion itself is soft, it can be brought into abutment with the reflecting plate with moderate resistance. For this reason, the hard cleaning rod 300 is not directly applied to the reflecting plate as in the prior art, the positional deviation of the reflecting plate can be prevented, and the edge of the reflecting plate can be cleaned cleanly without damaging the reflecting plate.

  As described above, the wind instrument cleaning tool 100 according to the present embodiment includes the flexible cleaning stick mounting portion 10 attached to the tip of the cleaning stick 300 for cleaning the inside of the head tube of the wind instrument, and the cleaning stick. Provided on the tip side of the mounting portion 10, the tip contour is circular, and is provided between the flexible contact portion 30 and the cleaning rod mounting portion 10 and the contact portion 30. The abutting portion 30 is supported when it abuts on a reflector disposed inside the part tube, and the supporting portion 20 having higher rigidity than the abutting portion 30 is provided.

  Therefore, when the cleaning tool 100 is attached to the cleaning rod 300 and the gauze 200 is placed on the tip portion and wound around the cleaning rod 300, the flat portion S and the outer peripheral edge portion F are clearly formed at the tip of the cleaning rod 300. Therefore, if the cleaning tool 100 is brought into contact with the reflecting plate and rotated, the hard cleaning rod does not directly hit the reflecting plate, and the position of the reflecting plate is not changed or the reflecting plate is not damaged. The edge can be cleaned cleanly.

  When the inner tip member 50 constituting the support portion 20 is solid, the cleaning rod 300 is restricted in insertion position in the longitudinal direction by the inner tip member 50 when attached to the cleaning tool 100. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent excessive insertion of the cleaning rod 300 into the cleaning tool 100 and make the mounting operation easier.

  In addition, an outer member 60 is arranged on the radially outer side of the inner tip member 50 so that a portion corresponding to the support portion 20 has a two-layer structure. Therefore, a shearing force acts on the outer side surface of the inner tip member 50 and the inner side surface of the outer member 60, whereby a drag force against the reflecting plate acts on the tip portion of the outer member 60 corresponding to the contact portion 30. In this way, the inner tip member 50 and the outer member 60 are configured so that the support portion has a two-layer structure, so that the abutting portion 30 can be firmly brought into contact with the reflecting plate, and the reflecting plate is cleaned cleanly. be able to.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the wind instrument cleaning tool according to the embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the cleaning tool 100 includes the inner hand member 40, the inner tip member 50, and the outer member 60. The outer member 60, the inner hand member 40, and the inner tip member 50 are fitted, and the outer member 60 is The embodiment in which the step h1 protrudes from the inner tip member 50 to the tip side has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 8, the cleaning tool 100A includes a hollow cylindrical cleaning rod mounting portion 10A, a solid cylindrical support portion 20A, and an abutting portion 30A. You may comprise so that 30 A of parts may be joined by the end surface in the insertion direction front-end | tip part of 20 A of support parts.

10, 10A cleaning rod mounting part,
100, 100A Wind instrument cleaning tool,
20, 20A support part,
200 gauze,
300 cleaning stick,
30, 30A contact part,
40 inner hand member,
50 inner tip member,
60 Outer member.

Claims (3)

A flexible cleaning stick mounting portion attached to the tip of a long cleaning stick for cleaning the inside of the head tube of the wind instrument;
Provided on the front end side of the cleaning rod mounting portion, and when inserted into the head tube, the tip contour comes into contact with a reflector disposed inside the head tube via a cleaning cloth. And a flexible contact portion,
A support portion that is provided between the cleaning rod mounting portion and the contact portion, supports the contact portion at the time of contact with the reflector, and has a higher rigidity than the contact portion;
Wind instrument cleaning tool equipped with.   2. The wind instrument cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the support portion includes an insertion position restricting portion that restricts an insertion position in the insertion direction of the cleaning rod.   3. The wind instrument cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the support portion has at least a two-layer structure by further extending a contact portion on an outer side surface in a radial direction.

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