JPH0571894U - Automatic playing pipe xylophone - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Automatically play a pipe syrophone with a lingering sound, and hold a hammer on a doll that moves according to the performance signal so that it can be visually enjoyed. [Structure] A doll 3 holding a hammer 4 is rotatably arranged so as to oppose a large number of pipes 2 each having a length according to a scale, and a solenoid 7 connected to an automatic performance device 8 is provided.
Then, each doll 3 is operated to cause the pipe syrophone to automatically play the music stored in the CD 9 or the like.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 This invention is an automatic playing pipe xylophone that connects a pipe xylophone that uses a pipe whose length has been cut for each scale as a sounding body to an automatic playing device so that a desired song can be played automatically and at any time. Regarding

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Examples of pipe xylophones in which the sounding body is formed of a pipe include utility model registration No. 151 8885 (Jitsuko 58-7433) and utility model registration No. 1277512 (Jitsuko 53-30903). Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-219292 discloses, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-219292, which is an automatic musical playing device in which a musical piece to be played and a playing time can be freely selected.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The above-mentioned conventional pipe xylophone is a manual type in which a large number of pipes cut into a predetermined length for each scale are placed horizontally between urethane foam pipe support materials and hit with a hammer held in hand. , The main purpose was to train motor skills as well as to teach the sense of pitch of infants. Further, the above-mentioned conventional automatic performance device is attached to a piano, and a predetermined keyboard automatically moves in response to a music piece.

The conventional pipe syrophone described above can be used as a musical instrument, but has a drawback that it cannot be used as a device for listening to desired music. On the other hand, the latter, which is used both as an instrument for playing music and a device for listening to music, has a complicated structure and is expensive, and since it visually has the form of a conventional musical instrument, it is especially There is a drawback that it is difficult to become a music device that attracts the attention of. For this reason, it is desirable to develop a music device that is not particularly expensive and that allows users to enjoy music that is played automatically by a pipe with a lingering sound, while being interested in the movement of their appearance as they play. Was there.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, in the present invention, the pipes are cut into lengths according to the scale and arranged, and corresponding to each pipe, a doll that holds a hammer and is rotated by the drive of a solenoid is arranged, and at the same time, each solenoid is connected to a CD. The present invention provides an automatic performance pipe syrophone characterized by being connected to an automatic performance device that reads a performance signal from a music storage means such as the above and turns each solenoid on and off.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the present invention constructed as described above, the automatic performance device actuates each solenoid in accordance with a performance signal read from music storage means such as a CD, and a predetermined pipe is hit by a hammer held by a doll, Xylophone plays automatically. Therefore, the pleasure of listening to music and the interest of following the movement of the doll with eyes can be applied at the same time.

[0007]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the embodiment. The xylophone body 1 supports a large number of pipes 2 cut into a predetermined length according to a scale and stands in a horizontal row. Dolls 3 that can rotate are arranged corresponding to the pipes 2. As shown in FIG. 2, each doll 3 holds a hammer 4 so that the pipe 2 can be hit. The rotating shaft 5 of the doll 3 is connected to a solenoid 7 installed in the base 6, and the humanoid 3 is reciprocally reversed by the ON / OFF operation of the solenoid 7, and the hammer 4 strikes the pipe 2 to reposition it. In addition, each pipe 2 is supported by pulling it up and down through a thread 15 etc. by making a hole at a position of 1/4 of the length from the end, and the center part is arranged to be hit by the hammer 4. .

As shown in FIG. 1, each solenoid 7 is connected to an automatic performance device 8 installed in the xylophone body 1. This automatic performance device 8 includes an insertion section 10 for inserting a CD 9, a signal reading section 11 for reading a performance signal from the CD 9 in the insertion section 10, and each solenoid 7 based on a signal from the signal reading section 11. It is equipped with a switch control 12 for driving. The pipe syrophone can also be played manually by connecting a keyboard 13 and a signalizing mechanism 14 that converts the performance into a digital magnetic signal. Further, other storage means such as DAT, FD, IC may be used instead of the CD 9. Further, the doll 3 used in the present invention is not limited to a person imitating, and may be, for example, an animal or a plant imitating.

[0009]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, a pipe is used as a sounding body, a hammer is held by a doll that is driven by a solenoid, and the solenoid is connected to an automatic performance device, and a performance signal read from music storage means such as a CD. According to the above, the dolls were rotated, and the pipes were automatically struck by the hammers held by each doll, so the structure is simple and any music can be enjoyed through the reverberant sound peculiar to the pipes. , Each doll moves according to the note, so you can enjoy it visually.

The pipe xylophone of the present invention having the above-mentioned features can be used as a toy for small ones, and can be installed in a concourse such as an airport or a station, a hotel lobby, a coffee shop, etc. It has a practical effect of being suitable as an interior device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overall configuration showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an elevational view showing a mounted state of a doll playing a pipe.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Syrophone body 2 Pipe 3 Doll 4 Hammer 5 Rotating shaft 6 Unit 7 Solenoid 8 Automatic playing device 9 CD 10 Insertion part 11 Signal reading part 12 Switch control 13 Keyboard 14 Signaling mechanism 15 Thread

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. Pipes 2 are cut and arranged in lengths according to musical scales, and a doll 3 which holds a hammer 4 and is rotated by the drive of a solenoid 7 is arranged corresponding to each pipe 2, and the above-mentioned each The solenoid 7 reads the performance signal from the music storage means such as a CD 9 to turn on each solenoid 7.
An automatic performance pipe xylophone characterized by being connected to an automatic performance device 8 for F. 2. The automatic performance device 8 is a signal reading section 11 for reading a performance signal stored in the music storage means such as a CD 9, and the solenoids 7 are turned on according to a signal from the signal reading section 11. An automatic performance pipe xylophone according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a switch control (12) for turning it off.