JP6963815B2 - Rhythm machine for swing - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a swing rhythm machine used for swing practice.

Patent Document 1 shows a golf swing rhythm machine in which LEDs are arranged in a straight line. This golf swing rhythm machine is a practice device that keeps the tempo of swing and putting strokes in golf always constant. Patent Document 2 also discloses a metronome having light emitting elements arranged linearly. Pat. For the activists, etc., regarding the metronome for the optical and / or acoustic display of the tempo, time signature and time signature division of the music. "

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-271554 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-82810 Special Table 2006-500156 Gazette

However, in the prior art shown in Patent Document 1, it is shown that the tempo and distance for relaying to the right, the time to stop at the turning point, and the tempo and distance for relaying to the left can be set as the LED display method. However, no finer movements than this description are shown. Therefore, it can be understood that the movement to the left and right moves at a constant speed. However, if the movement to the left and right is constant speed, there is a problem that a natural swing cannot be imagined because it is different from the movement of the swing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a swing rhythm machine capable of practicing to keep the swing tempo constant while imagining a natural swing.

The swing rhythm machine of the present invention includes a setting unit, a beat sound generation unit, and a display unit. N is an integer of 4 or more. The setting unit sets the tempo. The time signature generation unit repeats the process of generating the time signature sound three times in N beats at the tempo set by the setting unit. The display unit has a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a straight line. One of the three time intervals divided by the three beats in the repeatedly generated N time interval is longer than the other two time intervals, and the other two time intervals are the same. be. Here, the rear beat sound of a long time interval is referred to as the first beat sound, the next beat sound is referred to as the second beat sound, and the other one is referred to as the third beat sound. Further, a predetermined light emitting element that emits light when a beat sound is generated is used as an initial light emitting element, and a light emitting element in a direction preset from the initial light emitting element is used as a back light emitting element. The display unit changes the light emitting position so as to gradually slow down from the back light emitting element close to the initial light emitting element to the back light emitting element far from the back light emitting element in the time interval between the second beat sound and the third beat sound, and then the far back light emitting element. The light emitting position is changed so as to gradually increase the speed to the back light emitting element closer to.

The swing rhythm machine of the present invention is placed in front of a person so that the light emitting elements are arranged in the left-right direction, and the takeback direction is set in a preset direction. When arranged in this way, the person naturally takes the first beat sound to indicate the initial posture of the swing (set), the second beat sound indicates the start of takeback (back), and the third beat sound. The time signature sound can be recognized as a sound (hit) indicating the timing of a hit. Further, in the time interval from the second beat sound to the third beat sound, the light emitting position is changed so as to gradually slow down from the back light emitting element close to the initial light emitting element to the back light emitting element far from the initial light emitting element, and then from the far back light emitting element. Since the light emitting position is changed so as to gradually increase to a closer back light emitting element, an image similar to the swing speed from takeback to hit can be obtained from the display unit. Therefore, it is possible to practice to keep the swing tempo constant while imagining a natural swing.

The figure which shows the functional structure example of the swing rhythm machine of this invention. The figure which shows the example of the appearance of the swing rhythm machine of this invention. The figure which shows the example of the processing flow of the swing rhythm machine of this invention. The figure which shows the setting of the initial light emitting element and the back light emitting element. The figure which showed the state of the display part from before the 1st time signature sound to the timing of the 1st time signature sound. The figure which showed the state that the light emitting position moves to the position far from the initial light emitting element from the timing of the 2nd beat sound. The figure which showed the state from the state which the light emitting position moved to the position far from the initial light emitting element to immediately after the 3rd beat sound was generated. The figure which showed the example of the pattern of the change of the light emitting position at the time interval of the 2nd beat sound and the 3rd beat sound.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The components having the same function are given the same number, and duplicate explanations will be omitted.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the functional configuration of the swing rhythm machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows an example of the appearance of the swing rhythm machine of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows an example of the processing flow of the swing rhythm machine of the present invention. FIG. 2A is an example of a plan view, and FIG. 2B is an example of a front view. The swing rhythm machine 100 of the present invention includes a setting unit 110, a beat sound generation unit 120, a display unit 130, and a recording unit 190. The swing rhythm machine 100 may be arranged in front of the person so that the plan view of FIG. 2A is in the line of sight of the person practicing, and the arrangement of the light emitting elements 135 described later is in the left-right direction. .. For example, when practicing a golf putter, the golf putter may be placed on the floor so that the plan view of FIG. 2 (A) is on the top. For driver practice, you may tilt it slightly and place it on the floor with the floor plan facing the front of the person.

N is an integer of 4 or more. The setting unit 110 sets at least the tempo according to an external input such as a human operation (S110). The setting unit 110 may also set a pattern of change in the light emitting position, whether it is for right-handed or left-handed, volume, and how many beats it should be. For example, a plurality of patterns of changes in the light emitting position at time intervals of the second beat sound and the third beat sound, which will be described later, are recorded in advance in the recording unit 190. The setting unit 110 may select one pattern according to an external input such as a human operation. The setting unit 110 may be provided with a knob or the like according to the content to be set, or may use a touch panel or the like. In addition, it may also have a display means for confirming the setting contents.

The time signature generation unit 120 repeats the process of generating the time signature sound three times in the N time signature at the tempo set by the setting unit 110 (S120). The time signature sound generation unit 120 may include, for example, a time signature generation means 121 and a sound generation means 122. In this case, the time signature generation means 121 repeatedly generates the timing of the N time signature (S121). Then, the sound generating means 122 repeatedly generates a time signature sound at the selected three timings (S122). Here, one of the three time intervals divided by the three beats in the repeatedly generated N time interval is longer than the other two time intervals, and the other two time intervals. Is the same. Then, the rear beat sound of a long time interval is referred to as the first beat sound, the next beat sound is referred to as the second beat sound, and the other one is referred to as the third beat sound. For example, in the case of 4 beats, "sound, pronunciation, pronunciation, silence" means "1st beat, 2nd beat, 3rd beat, silence", and "sound, silence, pronunciation, pronunciation". When, the time signature sound is defined as "third time signature sound, silence, first time signature sound, second time signature sound". It may be silent with 5 beats and 2 beats. As the number of N increases, the time signature that becomes silent increases, so that the practitioner can take a longer rest time. On the other hand, reducing N encourages the practitioner to practice at a good tempo. N may be set as appropriate.

The display unit 130 has a plurality of light emitting elements 135 arranged in a straight line. Further, a predetermined light emitting element 135 that emits light when a beat sound is generated is referred to as an initial light emitting element 135-0, and a light emitting element 135 in a direction preset from the initial light emitting element 135-0 is referred to as a back light emitting element 135-1. FIG. 4 shows the setting of the initial light emitting element and the back light emitting element. FIG. 4A is an example of a right-handed setting, and FIG. 4B is an example of a left-handed setting. The "preset direction" is the takeback direction of the person practicing the swing. Therefore, the "preset direction" is opposite when the setting unit 110 selects the right-handed type and when the left-handed type is selected. In FIG. 4, the initial light emitting elements 135-0 are changed in (A) and (B), but the initial light emitting elements 135-0 may be the same. In the display units 130 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the light emitting elements 135 are arranged at equal intervals. In this case, the speed of movement of the light emitting position is adjusted by the speed of switching the light emission. On the other hand, if the initial light emitting element 135-0 is not changed between right-handed and left-handed, if the distance between the light emitting elements is widened in the vicinity of the initial light emitting element 135-0 and the distance between the light emitting elements is narrowed in the distance, light is emitted. Even if the switching speed is the same, the speed of movement of the light emitting position can be changed. The change in the moving speed of the light emitting position may be executed by software processing, or may be executed by devising hardware such as making a difference in the spacing between the light emitting elements. In the following description, the case where the light emitting elements are arranged at equal intervals and the right-handed one is selected will be described as an example.

The display unit 130 changes the light emitting position so as to gradually slow down from the back light emitting element close to the initial light emitting element to the back light emitting element far from the back light emitting element in the time interval between the second beat sound and the third beat sound, and then far back light emission. The light emitting position is changed so as to gradually increase the speed from the element to the back light emitting element (S130). "Gradually" includes not only the meaning of continuously changing, but also the meaning of changing the speed of movement in a stepwise manner (in several steps). Further, the display unit 130 may make the light emitting element in the vicinity of the initial light emitting element emit light from a predetermined timing before the first beat sound. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the state of the display unit from before the first beat sound to the timing of the first beat sound. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how the light emitting position moves to a position far from the initial light emitting element from the timing of the second beat sound. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state from a state in which the light emitting position is moved to a position far from the initial light emitting element to immediately after the third beat sound is generated. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a pattern of changes in the light emitting position at time intervals between the second beat sound and the third beat sound. (A) to (E) of FIGS. 5 to 7 show changes in the display unit 130 with the passage of time. The light emitting element 135 painted in black is a light emitting element that emits light. When the initial light emitting element 135-0 is black, it emits light in the same manner as other light emitting elements, and when it is shaded, it may be extinguished or may be reduced in brightness to emit light. If the brightness is reduced to emit light, it becomes easier for the practicing person to recognize the initial light emitting element 135-0. In the examples of FIGS. 5 to 7, both the black light emitting element and the shaded light emitting element have two light emitting elements 135 as one set, and one set may have one or three light emitting elements 135. The number may be decided as appropriate.

FIG. 5A shows the state of the display unit 130 after the swing is completed and before the preparation is started, such as when the time signature sound is not generated. FIG. 5B shows an example of the state of the display unit 130 before the first beat sound by a predetermined timing. The "predetermined timing" may be determined according to the tempo, for example, half the time interval between beats. In the example of FIG. 5B, light emitting elements slightly separated on both sides of the initial light emitting element 135-0 are made to emit light. FIG. 5C is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 slightly after FIG. 5B. The light emitting position is a little closer to the initial light emitting element 135-0. FIG. 5D is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 slightly after FIG. 5C. The light emitting position is closer to the initial light emitting element 135-0. FIG. 5 (E) shows the state of the display unit 130 at the timing of generating the first beat sound. In this way, if the light emitting element 135 in the vicinity of the initial light emitting element 135-0 is made to emit light from a predetermined timing before the first beat sound, the person naturally looks at the position of the initial light emitting element 135-0. , The first beat sound can be recognized as a sound (set) indicating that the swing takes an initial posture. Therefore, it is easy for the practitioner to take the initial posture of the swing at the time of the first beat sound.

FIG. 6A shows the state of the display unit 130 at the timing of generating the second beat sound. 5 (E) and 6 (A) are in the same state. The state of the display unit 130 does not change from the first beat sound to the second beat sound. The initial posture of the swing is reached at the timing of the first beat sound, and takeback is started at the timing of the second beat sound. A person can naturally recognize that the second beat sound is a sound (back) indicating the start of takeback. FIG. 6B shows an example of the state of the display unit 130 immediately after the second beat sound is generated. FIG. 6C is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 after FIG. 6B. 6 (D) is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 after FIG. 6 (C), and FIG. 6 (E) is an example of the state of the display unit 130 after FIG. 6 (D). It is the figure shown. The time intervals of FIGS. 6 (B) and 6 (C), the time intervals of FIGS. 6 (C) and (D), and the time intervals of FIGS. 6 (D) and (E) are the same. That is, the light emitting position in FIG. 6B changes rapidly and gradually slows down. In FIG. 6 (E), the light emitting position is stopped. In the example of FIG. 6, an example is shown in which the light emitting element 135 on the far right side (the light emitting element 135 farthest from the initial light emitting element 135-0) is not moved. Which light emitting element 135 the light emitting position should be moved to may be appropriately determined according to the pattern for changing the light emitting position, may be set as a default, or may be appropriately set by the setting unit 110 or the like. May be good.

FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 when the light emitting position starts to return to the direction of the initial light emitting element 135-0. 7 (B) is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 after FIG. 7 (A), and FIG. 7 (C) is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 after FIG. 7 (B). be. FIG. 7 (D) is a diagram showing a state of the display unit 130 at the timing of generating the third beat sound after FIG. 7 (C). FIG. 7 (E) is a diagram showing an example of the state of the display unit 130 after the generation of the third beat sound. The time intervals of FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B), the time intervals of FIGS. 7 (B) and (C), and the time intervals of FIGS. 7 (C) and 7 (D) are the same. That is, the light emitting position in FIG. 7A changes slowly and gradually increases. Then, the state shown in FIG. 7 (D) is obtained at the timing of generating the third beat sound. After the third beat sound is generated, the state shown in FIG. 7 (D) may be maintained for a while, or as shown in FIG. 7 (E), the light emitting position is moved to the direction side of the swing. May be good.

Since the state of the display unit 130 is changed in this way, a person naturally has a second beat sound as a sound indicating the start of takeback (back) and a third beat sound as a sound indicating the timing of a hit (hit). Can be recognized. Further, in the time interval from the second beat sound to the third beat sound, the light emitting position is changed so as to gradually slow down from the back light emitting element close to the initial light emitting element to the back light emitting element far from the initial light emitting element, and then from the far back light emitting element. Since the light emitting position is changed so as to gradually increase to a closer back light emitting element, an image similar to the swing speed from takeback to hit can be obtained from the display unit 130.

Three patterns are shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C. The vertical axis shows time, which elapses from the upper side to the lower side. The horizontal axis shows the distance from the initial light emitting element, the position of the initial light emitting element is shown on the left side, and the position of the light emitting element far from the initial light emitting element (the position where the light emitting position is folded back) is shown on the right side. The black circles indicate the light emitting positions at certain time intervals so that the change in the light emitting position can be imagined. The dotted line shown with the black circle indicates the time change of the light emitting position. That is, as in (A) to (E) of FIGS. Is shown. Further, in each pattern, the light emitting position is changed so as to gradually slow down from the back light emitting element 135-1 close to the initial light emitting element 135-0 to the back light emitting element 135-1 far away, and then the far back light emitting element 135-1 The light emitting position is changed so as to gradually increase the speed to the back light emitting element 135-1 close to. FIG. 8A shows a pendulum-like swing pattern in which the takeback and the swing have the same tone. FIG. 8B is a pattern in which the takeback is slow and the swing is faster than the takeback. FIG. 8C is a pattern in which the vehicle stops for a while at the farthest position. As described above, the recording unit 190 may store several types of patterns in advance. Then, a pattern may be appropriately selected according to the club to be practiced, preference, etc., and set by the setting unit 110.

The swing rhythm machine of the present invention is placed in front of a person so that the light emitting elements 135 are arranged in the left-right direction, and is used for swing practice with the takeback direction set in advance. When used in this way, a person naturally has a first beat sound (set) indicating that he / she takes the initial posture of the swing, a second beat sound indicating the start of takeback (back), and a third beat. The sound can be recognized as a sound (hit) indicating the timing of a hit. Further, in the time interval from the second beat sound to the third beat sound, the light emitting position is changed so as to gradually slow down from the back light emitting element 135-1 close to the initial light emitting element 135-0 to the back light emitting element 135-1 far from the initial light emitting element 135-0. After that, the light emitting position is changed so as to gradually increase from the far back light emitting element 135-1 to the near back light emitting element 135-1, so that an image similar to the swing speed from takeback to hit is displayed on the display unit 130. Can be obtained from. Therefore, it is possible to practice to keep the swing tempo constant while imagining a natural swing.

100 Swing rhythm machine 110 Setting unit 120 Beat sound generation unit 121 Beat generation means 122 Sound generation means 130 Display unit 135 Light emitting element 135-0 Initial light emitting element 135-1 Back light emitting element 190 Recording unit

Claims (5)

N is an integer of 4 or more
The setting part that sets the tempo and
A time signature generation unit that repeats the process of generating a time signature sound three times in N beats at the tempo set by the setting unit, and a time signature sound generation unit.
A display unit having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a straight line,
With
One of the three time intervals divided by the repeatedly generated three beats is longer than the other two time intervals, and the other two time intervals are the same.
The rear beat sound of the long time interval is the first beat sound, the next beat sound is the second beat sound, and the other one is the third beat sound.
A predetermined light emitting element that emits light when the beat sound is generated is used as an initial light emitting element, and a light emitting element in a direction preset from the initial light emitting element is used as a back light emitting element.
The display unit changes the light emitting position at the time interval between the second beat sound and the third beat sound so as to gradually slow down from the back light emitting element close to the initial light emitting element to the back light emitting element far from the initial light emitting element. A swing rhythm machine characterized in that the light emitting position is gradually changed from a distant back light emitting element to a near back light emitting element so as to gradually increase in speed. The swing rhythm machine according to claim 1.
The display unit is a swing rhythm machine characterized in that a light emitting element in the vicinity of the initial light emitting element is made to emit light from a predetermined timing before the first beat sound. The swing rhythm machine according to claim 1 or 2.
Further, it is provided with a recording unit that records a plurality of patterns of changes in the light emitting position at time intervals between the second beat sound and the third beat sound.
The setting unit further selects one from the plurality of patterns.
The display unit is a swing rhythm machine characterized in that the light emitting position is changed according to a pattern selected by the setting unit at the time interval between the second beat sound and the third beat sound. The swing rhythm machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The setting unit further selects right-handed or left-handed, and
A swing rhythm machine characterized in that the preset directions are opposite when the setting unit selects right-handed use and when left-handed use is selected. The swing rhythm machine according to claim 4.
The light emitting elements are arranged at equal intervals, and the light emitting elements are arranged at equal intervals.
The swing rhythm machine is characterized in that the initial light emitting element differs depending on whether the setting unit selects right-handed or left-handed.

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