US2495934A - Phonograph needle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- This invention relates to a needle of the type used in the tone arm of a phonograph or any similar sound reproducing instrument.
- Figure l is a detail perspective view of a needle showing one embodiment of my invention.
- Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the needle shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of another embodiment of the invention.
- the reference numeral 2 indicates the shank of the needle which is conventionally secured to the tone arm of a phonograph by means of a set screw.
- the lower portion 3 or the needle, pointed as indicated at i is preferably made of an extremely tough steel that may be treated specially to make the point more durable.
- Many special alloys have been used to make phonograph needles because of the durability required to maintain the sharpness of the point for repeated playing of phonograph records.
- hard steels are so brittle that sometimes repeated tightening of the set screw causes the needle to break.
- this disadvantage is overcome by makingthe shank 2 of high speed tool steel or some other steel not as brittle as the steel used in the pointed end in order to withstand the strain repeatedly of tightening the set screw.
- a sleeve 5 is provided with a central aperture 5 adapted to fit snugly over the shank 2 and the lower end 3 to hold the two parts together securely.
- the sleeve is provided with a plurality of radially extending fins 1. Although the number and exact proportions of the fins are not essential I have found that the best results are obtained with four fins with the intervening spaces each of a height equal to the thickness of the fins l.
- the sleeve 5 is preferably made of aluminum but may be made of lead, zinc or any other metal that will not transmit vibrations as steel does.
- the shank 2' is the same as in the embodiment of Figure 2, but the lower portion 3 of the needle is made of glass or some other vitreous material.
- the sleeve 5' and the fiiltering fins l are the same as the sleeve 5 and fins 1.
- the embodiment illustrated in Figure 4 comprises a unitary needle 2" preferably made of high speed tool steel, although it is obvious that this needle may be made of tougher steel. In cases where high speed tool steel is used I prefer to impregnate the steel in a toughening solution in order to increase the durability of the needle.
- a phonograph needle comprising a metal shank and a sleeve mounted on said shank, said sleeve being provided with a plurality of equally spaced radial fins, each of said fins being of a thickness approximately equal to the space between adjacent fins, whereby vibrations of high frequency originating at one end of said needle are obsorbed by said fins.
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Jam, 311 mm A D KQNDRATH 2,,4-95fl34 PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE Filed Sept. 21, 1945 Patented Jan. 31, 1950 smres PTENT OFFICE PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE Andrew D. Kondrath, Leyden, Ill. Application September 21, 1945, Serial No. 617,728
1 Claim.
This invention relates to a needle of the type used in the tone arm of a phonograph or any similar sound reproducing instrument.
It is an object of this invention to provide a durable phonograph needle with simple and efl'icient means for improving the tone of reproduction. Other objects of this invention will become apparent upon reading the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure l is a detail perspective view of a needle showing one embodiment of my invention;
Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the needle shown in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the invention; and
Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of another embodiment of the invention.
In the drawings, the reference numeral 2 indicates the shank of the needle which is conventionally secured to the tone arm of a phonograph by means of a set screw. The lower portion 3 or the needle, pointed as indicated at i, is preferably made of an extremely tough steel that may be treated specially to make the point more durable. Many special alloys have been used to make phonograph needles because of the durability required to maintain the sharpness of the point for repeated playing of phonograph records. However such hard steels are so brittle that sometimes repeated tightening of the set screw causes the needle to break. In my improved structure this disadvantage is overcome by makingthe shank 2 of high speed tool steel or some other steel not as brittle as the steel used in the pointed end in order to withstand the strain repeatedly of tightening the set screw.
A sleeve 5 is provided with a central aperture 5 adapted to fit snugly over the shank 2 and the lower end 3 to hold the two parts together securely. The sleeve is provided with a plurality of radially extending fins 1. Although the number and exact proportions of the fins are not essential I have found that the best results are obtained with four fins with the intervening spaces each of a height equal to the thickness of the fins l. The sleeve 5 is preferably made of aluminum but may be made of lead, zinc or any other metal that will not transmit vibrations as steel does.
In playing phonograph records with an ordinary needle the reproduction of the recorded sounds is often distorted by scratches in the record which produce vibrations of high frequency in the needle. Distortion is also caused by sympathetic vibrations set up in the ordinary needle which transmits undesirable sustained vibration to the tone arm to which the needle is secured. The fins l on the sleeve 5 absorb vibrations of certain high frequencies and only the desirable frequencies filter through to the tone arm.
In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figure 3 the shank 2' is the same as in the embodiment of Figure 2, but the lower portion 3 of the needle is made of glass or some other vitreous material. The sleeve 5' and the fiiltering fins l are the same as the sleeve 5 and fins 1.
The embodiment illustrated in Figure 4 comprises a unitary needle 2" preferably made of high speed tool steel, although it is obvious that this needle may be made of tougher steel. In cases where high speed tool steel is used I prefer to impregnate the steel in a toughening solution in order to increase the durability of the needle.
Although I have described three embodiments of my invention in detail, it will be understood that the description thereof is illustrative, rather than restrictive, as many details may be modified or changed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Accordingly, I do not desire to be restricted to the exact details of construction described, except as limited by the appended claim.
I claim:
A phonograph needle comprising a metal shank and a sleeve mounted on said shank, said sleeve being provided with a plurality of equally spaced radial fins, each of said fins being of a thickness approximately equal to the space between adjacent fins, whereby vibrations of high frequency originating at one end of said needle are obsorbed by said fins.
ANDREW D. KONDRATI-l.
REFERENCE S CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,039,208 Steinert Sept. 24, 1912 1,084,573 Claussen Jan. 13, 1914 1,235,154 Owen et al July 31, 1917 1,490,875 Wellman Apr. 15, 1924 1,768,704 McCarter July 1, 1930 2,031,948 Harrison Feb. 25, 1936 2,140,392 Nabers Dec. 13, 1938 2,342,813 Mason Feb. 29, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 8,562 Great Britain Aug. 26, 1909 202,493 Great Britain Aug. 23, 1923 683,271 France Feb. 25, 1930
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US2627416A (en) * | 1950-03-31 | 1953-02-03 | Rca Corp | Induction heating of recording styli |
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DE1206286B (en) * | 1958-11-15 | 1965-12-02 | Philips Nv | Method for producing a workpiece, in particular a diamond needle for scanning a record |
US4194744A (en) * | 1978-02-01 | 1980-03-25 | Shure Brothers, Incorporated | Phonograph pick-up transducer using a one-piece bearing and inertial damper fabricated from different materials |
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US1768704A (en) * | 1928-12-06 | 1930-07-01 | W H Bagshaw Co | Stylus |
US2031948A (en) * | 1933-07-27 | 1936-02-25 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Vibration damping device |
US2140392A (en) * | 1938-03-21 | 1938-12-13 | Samuel F Nabers | Phonograph needle |
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US1768704A (en) * | 1928-12-06 | 1930-07-01 | W H Bagshaw Co | Stylus |
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US2757358A (en) * | 1953-04-03 | 1956-07-31 | Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc | Mechanically coupled acoustic well logging system |
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