KR20170049979A - Auxiliary device for playing the stringed instrument - Google Patents

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KR20170049979A
KR20170049979A KR1020150150947A KR20150150947A KR20170049979A KR 20170049979 A KR20170049979 A KR 20170049979A KR 1020150150947 A KR1020150150947 A KR 1020150150947A KR 20150150947 A KR20150150947 A KR 20150150947A KR 20170049979 A KR20170049979 A KR 20170049979A
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Abstract

The present invention provides a string instrument performance aiding device capable of connecting and releasing a chord button and a capo corresponding to each chord. The string instrument performance aiding device comprises: a capo fastened to a neck of a string instrument to press strings; a button assembly having one or more chord buttons corresponding to each chord and one or more operation bars for pressing a string corresponding to each chord as a chord button is pressed; a bridge for connecting and disconnecting the capo and the button assembly and comprising a side portion protruding from one side of the body to directly contact with the capo; and a cover for covering an upper surface of the body of the bridge. The capo and the side portion are interconnected and disconnected through a fastening member.

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[0001] Auxiliary device for playing a stringed instrument [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a string performance aiding apparatus, and more particularly, to a string performance aiding apparatus capable of mutually coupling and disengaging a capo and a chord button.

The term guitar usually refers to a folk or acoustic guitar (hereinafter referred to as a "fork guitar"). In addition, there are various kinds of guitars such as an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar.

Folk guitars and electric guitars are mainly musical instruments for playing with strokes or arpeggios while playing chords corresponding to chord chords when singing, so they are somewhat different from classical guitars playing solo or classical music. In other words, the fork guitar is used more popularly than the classical guitar because the strings are made of steel, so that the chord cords sound pleasant and are enjoyed with a distinctive bright and light tone and can be learned more easily than a classical guitar.

However, even if the fork guitar is much more popular than the classical guitar, the fingering on the finger board should be flexible and fast according to various chord codes in order to learn and play the guitar chord chords.

Also, it is not difficult to learn fork guitar especially for beginners because it is necessary to get familiar with the position of the ground fingers on various chord cords.

In addition, since all of the strings corresponding to the chord code are strongly pressed by fingers, clear and airy sounds are produced. As a result, not only the fingers become crowded but also the bumps on the fingers cause pain. Especially, when the fast- Becomes even worse.

Prior Art 1: Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-0086958 (Code Helper for stringed musical instrument performance)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a string performance aiding device capable of mutually combining and releasing a chord button and a capo corresponding to each chord code, There is a purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, a string musical instrument auxiliary instrument according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a capo which is fastened to a neck of a stringed instrument and presses a string; A button assembly including one or more code buttons corresponding to each chordal code and one or more actuation bars for pressing the corresponding chord of each chordal code as the code button is pressed and the code button pressed; A bridge that connects and disconnects the capillary and the button assembly, and includes a side portion protruding from one side of the body and in direct contact with the capillary; And a cover covering an upper surface of the body of the bridge, wherein the cap and the side portion are interconnected and disconnected through a fastening member.

A first fitting groove may be formed on one surface of the cap, a through hole may be formed on the side portion, a first fitting protrusion may be formed on a bottom surface of the operation bar, And a second fitting groove for fitting with the second fitting protrusion may be formed on the upper surface of the body of the bridge, and the coupling member may be formed on the upper surface of the through- And can be fastened to the first fastening groove.

As the cord button is pressed on the other bottom surface of the operation bar, a pressing protrusion for pressing corresponding strings of the respective chord cords can be formed.

Alternatively, a first fastening groove may be formed on one side of the cap, a first through hole may be formed on the side portion, a first fitting protrusion may be formed on a bottom surface of the operation bar, A second fastening groove may be formed in the bottom surface of the bridge body, and a second fastening hole may be formed on the upper surface of the body of the bridge, the fastening member being coupled to the first fastening protrusion, And the body of the cover and the bridge can be engaged with and disengaged from each other by a fastener which is inserted into the second fastening groove of the cover through the second through hole .

The fastener may comprise a screw.

The fastening member may be composed of a screw.

The operation bar may be formed of any one of ABS resin material, PC material, and PC-ABS material.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, the code button and the capo can be interconnected through a bridge, and the code button can be used only as a capo by disengaging from the capo. This provides convenience in use.

In addition, since a desired chord can be generated by pressing the code button, it is possible to eliminate the pain and / or the occurrence of bruising of the finger due to the direct pressing of the string with the conventional finger.

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a structure of a string instrument performance assisting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a combined state view of Fig. 1. Fig.
3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a structure of a string instrument performance assisting apparatus according to a modification of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a view showing a case where only capo is used in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig.
Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the movement of the capo.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements are omitted.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a structure of a string instrument performance assisting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a combined state view of FIG. Although the string is not shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it is assumed that a person with ordinary knowledge can fully understand the position of the strings.

A string instrument performance auxiliary apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a capo 20, a bridge 30, a cord button 50, and an operation bar 60. [

The capo 20 is fastened to a neck 10 of a stringed instrument (e.g., guitar) to press a string to change the tone of the stringed instrument. More specifically, the cap 20 may be considered to be fastened to a finger board. In other words, the capo 20 can control the entire length of the strings by pressing all the strings of the strings.

The capo 20 can be used when adjusting the height of the entire music, changing a tune of a difficult chord into an easy chord, and the like.

A fastening groove 22 for fastening and unfastening the bridge 30 is formed on one surface (i.e., upper surface) of the cap 20. Here, the fastening grooves 22 may be composed of a plurality of fastening grooves. Since the fastening member 36 such as a screw is later engaged with the fastening groove 22, a thread can be formed on the inner side face of the fastening groove 22. If the fastening member 36 has a shape other than a screw, the inner surface of the fastening groove 22 may be formed in a corresponding shape. The fastening groove 22 may be an example of the first fastening groove described in claims 2 and 4 of the present invention.

The fastening member 36 can be used to fasten the capo 20 and the bridge 30 together and the fastening member 36 can also be used to release the fastening between the capo 20 and the bridge 30. [

The actuating bar 60 positions the cord button 50 and causes the cord button 50 to be pressed properly. The operation bars 60 may be composed of a plurality of chord buttons 50 corresponding to the respective chord chords. Here, the code button 50 is composed of approximately eight, and a chord can be generated by a combination of one or two code buttons 50. [ In the embodiment of the present invention, a total of six chords can be implemented. Of course, if there is a code that is not desired to be used, the code button 50 and the operation bar 60 may be removed.

One side of each operation bar 60 has a fitting protrusion 60a which is fitted into the fitting groove 37 of the bridge 30. As the cord button 50 is pressed on the other bottom surface of each operation bar 60, a pressing projection 60b is formed which presses the corresponding string of each chord cord. Here, the fitting projections 60a may be an example of the first fitting projections described in claims 2 and 4 of the present invention.

Particularly, when the user presses the code button 50, the corresponding operation bar 60 is pressed together. Then, when the user releases the finger from the code button 50, Return to position. For this purpose, each of the operating bars 60 may be made of a material having an elastic force. Preferably, each actuating bar 60 is made of ABS resin (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer), PC (polycarbonate), PC-ABS (polycarbonate-acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) material. When the actuating bar 60 is manufactured using any one of the above-described ABS resin material, PC material and PC-ABS material, the actuating bar 60 can have an elastic force to be restored to its original position along with the bending.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the code button 50 and the operation bar 60 may be collectively referred to as button assemblies.

The bridge 30 serves as an intermediary for connecting the button assembly to the cap 20.

On the upper surface of the body of the bridge 30, a fitting groove 37 into which the fitting projection 60a of the operating bar 60 is fitted is formed. Here, the number of the fitting grooves 37 is preferably equal to the number of the operating bars 60, The plurality of fitting grooves 37 are formed in a row in the longitudinal direction. The fitting groove 37 may be an example of the first fitting groove described in Claim 2 of the present invention and the fitting groove described in Claim 4.

In the upper surface of the body of the bridge 30, a fitting groove 32 to be fastened to the cover 40 is formed. The cover 40 covers the fastening portion to prevent the movement of the actuating bar 60 in the bridge 30 and to allow the plurality of actuating bars 60 to be in place in the bridge 30. [ At least one fitting protrusion 42 is formed on the bottom surface of the cover 40 and the fitting protrusion 42 is fitted in the fitting groove 32 of the bridge 30 in an interference fit manner. Here, the fitting protrusion 42 may be an example of the second fitting protrusion described in claim 2 of the present invention. The fitting groove 32 may be an example of the second fitting groove according to claim 2 of the present invention.

Further, the side portion 34 protruding from one side of the bridge 30 is in direct contact with the capillary 20. One or more through holes (35) are formed in the side portion (34). A fastening member 36 such as a screw can be coupled with the fastening groove 22 of the cap 20 through the through hole 35. [ Thereby, the side portion 34 of the bridge 30 is firmly connected to the cap 20. Here, the through hole 35 may be an example of the through hole described in claim 2 of the present invention and the first through hole described in claim 4.

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a structure of a string instrument performance assisting apparatus according to a modification of the present invention. Although the string is not shown in Fig. 3, it is assumed that a person with ordinary knowledge can fully understand the position of the strings.

The string instrument performance assisting apparatus according to the modified example of the present invention differs from the method of combining the bridge 30 and the cover 40 with respect to the string instrument performance assisting apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the rest is the same .

In other words, in the string instrument performance assisting apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the bridge 30 and the cover 40 are coupled to each other in a forced fit manner, whereas in the string instrument performance assisting apparatus according to the modified embodiment of the present invention, Respectively.

3, a through hole 72 is formed in the upper surface of the body of the bridge 30 instead of the fastening groove, and a fastening groove (not shown) is formed on the bottom surface of the cover 40 instead of the fitting projection.

Thereby, the fastening member 70, such as a screw, can be engaged with the fastening groove of the cover 40 through the through hole 72 of the bridge 30. Here, the fastening member 70 may be an example of the fastening member described in claim 4 of the present invention.

The fastening groove (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the cover 40 may be an example of the second fastening groove according to claim 4 of the present invention. The through hole 72 may be an example of the second through hole described in claim 4 of the present invention.

Although the fastening groove on the bottom surface of the cover 40 is not shown in Fig. 3, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a case where only capo is used in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig. Although the string is not shown in Fig. 4, it is assumed that a person with ordinary knowledge can fully understand the position of the strings.

The string instrument performance assisting apparatus according to the present invention can be used by connecting the capo 20 and the button assembly (including the cord button 50 and the operating bar 60) together, but the fastening member 36 The bridge 30 and the button assembly can be removed from the cap 20 by releasing the engagement between the cap 20 and the side portion 34 of the bridge 30. [

When the bridge 30 and the button assembly are detached from the cap 20, the cap can be used only as the cap.

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the movement of the capo. Although the string is not shown in Fig. 5, it is assumed that a person with ordinary knowledge can fully understand the position of the strings.

When the capo 20 is moved in the direction of the body (not shown) of the stringed instrument, the sound becomes higher. That is, the capo 20 fastened to the neck 10 is moved in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5, and the sound can be increased.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. While specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for the purpose of describing the invention only and are not used to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: Neck 20: Capo
30: bridge 40: cover
50: Code button 60: Operation bar

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Capo that is fastened to neck of stringed instrument and presses strings;
A button assembly including one or more code buttons corresponding to each chordal code and one or more actuation bars for pressing the corresponding chord of each chordal code as the code button is pressed and the code button is pressed;
A bridge that connects and disconnects the capillary and the button assembly, and includes a side portion protruding from one side of the body and in direct contact with the capillary; And
And a cover covering an upper surface of the body of the bridge,
Wherein the capo and the side portion are interconnected and disconnected through a fastening member. The method according to claim 1,
A first fastening groove is formed on one surface of the cap,
A through hole is formed in the side portion,
A first fitting protrusion is formed on a bottom surface of the operation bar,
A second fitting protrusion is formed on the bottom surface of the cover,
A first fitting groove for engaging with the first fitting projection and a second fitting groove for coupling with the second fitting projection are formed on an upper surface of the body of the bridge,
And the fastening member is fastened to the first fastening groove through the through hole. The method of claim 2,
Wherein a pushing projection is formed on the other bottom surface of the operation bar to press corresponding strings of the respective chord cords as the code button is pressed. The method according to claim 1,
A first fastening groove is formed on one surface of the cap,
A first through hole is formed in the side portion,
A first fitting protrusion is formed on a bottom surface of the operation bar,
A second fastening groove is formed on the bottom surface of the cover,
A second through hole and a fitting groove engaging with the first fitting protrusion are formed on an upper surface of the body of the bridge,
The fastening member is fastened to the first fastening groove through the first through hole,
Wherein the cover and the body of the bridge are mutually engaged and disengaged by a fastener which is inserted into the second fastening groove of the cover through the second through hole. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the fastener is formed of a screw. The method of claim 4,
Wherein a pushing projection is formed on the other bottom surface of the operation bar to press corresponding strings of the respective chord cords as the code button is pressed. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fastening member is formed of a screw. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation bar is made of any one of ABS resin material, PC material, PC-ABS material.
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