WO2010040248A1

WO2010040248A1 - A musical instrument storage case

Info

Publication number: WO2010040248A1
Application number: PCT/CN2008/001703
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谢荣雅
Original assignee: 大可意念传达有限公司; 冠亚智财股份有限公司
Priority date: 2008-10-08
Filing date: 2008-10-08
Publication date: 2010-04-15
Also published as: CN202067531U

Abstract

A musical instrument storage case (1) contains a hollow tube type cylinder (11), an inlet valve (114), a main body (111), an end cap (112), an assembled device (13), an air-tight device (15) and a support structure (17). A hand air-bleed device (113) is mounted on the tail (110) of the main body (111) for extracting air, and the inlet valve (114) is set on the end cap (112) for inducting the ambient air into the main body. The assembled device (13) is mounted on the assembled location of the main body and end cap for detachably assembling the main body with the end cap. The air-tight device (15) is mounted on the assembled location of the main body and end cap for providing the air tight of the assembled location after the main body is bound with the end cap. The support structure (17) consists of a plurality of components (170) which are assembled with each other and is set in the inner of the main body, and the surfaces of the components which face against are set with depressed regions for forming at least one musical instrument accommodation compartment (172) in the inner of the support structure, and the outer edge shape of the support structure (17) is generally same as the inner edge shape of the main body (111), and the outer of at least one component (170) is provided with a vent gouge (171).

Description

Instrument storage container

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a musical instrument storage container, and more particularly to an instrument storage container that prevents the musical instrument from being damaged by external environmental changes or other external force factors. Background technique

In general, the material of the instrument is made of wood, metal, plastic, leather, etc. All instruments have to pay special attention to the sound and sound characteristics of the instrument in addition to the maintenance of the appearance. Therefore, after the instrument is made, the subsequent preservation is the most important topic for musicians or lovers.

At present, the metal surface of metal musical instruments will adhere to the surface after contact with air and water for a long time, and oxidation will cause chemical changes in the material; as for musical instruments made of wood or leather, it will be the same. Environmental factors cause material changes that cause the instrument's performance sound and sound quality to be abnormal or degraded. In addition, if the instrument is not stored in a proper storage container, it will often cause unavoidable displacement and collision during carrying or handling, which will result in considerable economic loss for expensive or more sophisticated instruments.

However, the general instrument storage container is mostly a rigid storage box or a soft bag structure, which has the following disadvantages. First, the housing space of the hard-shell storage box is not designed according to the size of the instrument, and it is easy to accommodate it. The instrument is shaken and damaged. Secondly, if it is a soft bag structure, it may be damaged by external force because the outer casing is not hard enough. Thirdly, neither of the above can solve the problem of sound quality damage caused by moisture. . Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a musical instrument storage container comprising a hollow tubular cylinder, an intake valve, a main body, a head end, a coupling device, a gastight device and a support structure. A manual pumping device is provided at the rear of the main body to extract air; and an intake valve is provided at the head end to introduce outside air into the main partner. The bonding device is disposed at a joint of the main body and the head end for detachably coupling the main body and the head end. The airtight device is disposed at the junction of the main body and the head end, and provides airtightness at the junction of the main body and the head end after the main body and the head end are combined. The support structure is formed by assembling a plurality of members to each other, and is disposed inside the main body, and a surface facing each other of the members is provided with a recessed area to form at least one instrument accommodating space inside the support structure, and the outer edge shape of the support structure is The inner edge of the body has substantially the same shape, and the outer portion of at least one of the members is provided with an escape groove.

Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a musical instrument storage container that can be made by a manual air suction device The interior of the storage container creates an approximate vacuum condition that slows the oxidation of the instrument in contact with the air.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a musical instrument storage container that is maintained by an airtight device to maintain an approximate vacuum state of the interior of the container.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a musical instrument holding container in which a plurality of members are arranged to each other to form a supporting structure to protect the musical instrument from being damaged by crushing or shaking of an external force.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a musical instrument storage container which is composed of a plurality of members and an escape groove formed on an outer surface of the member, facilitating the loading or unloading of the support member to achieve a simple operation. DRAWINGS

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, which is a musical instrument holding container.

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing an exploded view of a musical instrument holding container in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, which is a musical instrument holding container.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the support structure and member included in the musical instrument storage container of the present invention. Description of the main components in the drawing

Musical instrument storage container 1

Hollow tubular cylinder 11

Intake valve 114

Main body 111

Headend 112

Tail end 110

Manual air extractor 113

Bonding device 13

Airtight device 15

Component Π0

Axial direction Y

Male thread 131

Female thread 130

Depression area 172

Support structure 17 Instrument housing space 172

Buckle assembly 19

Belt body 191

Base 175

Cover body 179

The present invention discloses a musical instrument storage container having a gas-tight effect, and the basic principle of airtightness utilized is well known to those skilled in the relevant art, so that the following description will not be completely described. At the same time, the drawings referred to hereinafter are structural representations relating to the features of the present invention, and are not required to be completely drawn according to actual dimensions, as described first.

Referring to Figures 1 through 3, there is shown a schematic view of a musical instrument storage container 1 in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. The structure of the instrument storage container 1 mainly comprises a hollow tubular cylinder 11, an intake valve 114, a main body 111, a head end 112, a coupling device 13, an airtight device 15 and a support structure 17. The material of the hollow tubular body 11 is not limited, and may be aluminum alloy, glass fiber, carbon fiber or plastic, or even stainless steel, and is preferably light in weight and high in strength.

In the hollow tubular body 11 described above, the support structure 17 equipped with the musical instrument is accommodated, and the hollow tubular tubular body 11 can be diversified in shape and can be adjusted according to actual needs, wherein the circular shape is the easiest to manufacture. The preferred embodiment may of course also be a polygon, such as a triangle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or even an octagon. The hollow tubular cylinder 11 is provided with a main body 111 and a head end 112 along the axial direction Y. The joint device 13 is disposed at the joint of the main body 111 and the head end 112, and the joint device 13 can easily detach the head end 112 from the main body 111. Thus, the support structure 17 for accommodating the musical instrument can be placed. It is inserted into the hollow tubular body 11. The type of the coupling device 13 is not limited, but the threaded device 13 is a preferred embodiment, wherein the male thread 131 can be disposed on the main body 111, and the female thread 130 is disposed at the head end 112, as shown in FIG. The thread is also provided on the main body 111, and the male thread is provided at the head end 112.

The manual air extracting device 113 is disposed at the rear end 110 of the main body 111, and can be moved forward and backward by the manual operation in the axial direction Y. During the forward and backward movement, the air in the hollow tubular cylinder 11 is gradually discharged. Approximate vacuum condition. Further, in order to ensure that the vacuum state inside the hollow tubular cylinder 11 is not caused by the gap when the main body 111 is engaged with the head end 112 so that air flows in, the airtight device 15 is disposed on the main body 111 and the head via the coupling device 13. The junction of the ends 112, when the body 111 is engaged with the head end 112, The airtight device 15 can provide an airtight effect. The material of the airtight device 15 is not limited, but in order to increase the airtight effect, it may be a rubber airtight ring.

In addition, when the inside of the hollow tubular cylinder 11 is in an approximate vacuum state, since the external pressure of the hollow tubular cylinder 11 is greater than the internal pressure, the head end 112 cannot be directly separated from the hollow tubular cylinder 11, and only the pressing is provided at the head end. The intake valve 114 of 112 breaks the approximate vacuum state inside the hollow tubular cylinder 11, and allows air to flow into the hollow tubular cylinder 11 to balance the pressure inside and outside the hollow tubular cylinder 11 so that the head can be End 112 is open.

Further, in the main body 111 described above, a support structure 17 is further provided. The support structure 17 is formed by assembling and joining a plurality of members 170. Providing recessed portions 172 of unequal sizes at the surfaces of the members 170 facing each other allows the interior of the support structure 17 to form at least one instrument housing space 172 for placing an instrument such as a wind instrument or a reed instrument. In this way, we can place the instrument in the instrument housing space 172 to prevent the instrument from being damaged due to external pressure squeeze, shaking or collision. The shape of the outer edge of the support structure 17 is preferably the same as the shape of the inner edge of the body 111 to reduce the collision of the support structure 17 with the body 111. In order to facilitate the pick-and-place, the outer edge of the outer edge of the support structure 17 may be slightly smaller than the inner edge of the main body 111. Further, an escape groove 171 may be further provided outside the at least one member 170 to discharge or introduce air between the support structure 17 and the tail end 110 of the main body 111 to facilitate the loading or unloading of the support member 170 into the body 111.

The number of members 170 described above is not limited, but three or two are preferred embodiments. The cross-sectional shape of the member 170 is very diverse, and a sector shape of a one-third circle or a cross-sectional shape of a half circle is the easiest to design. In addition, one of the members 170 may be further selected to provide a base 175 and another mating member-providing cover 179, and may also be assembled to form at least one instrument accommodating space 172. The material of the member 170 is preferably an elastic material such as polyurethane (PU), rubber or plastic to absorb vibration. The instrument housing space 172 can be further covered with materials such as leather or flannel to reduce friction between the instrument and the member.

In order to increase the portability of the instrument storage container 1, a buckle assembly 19 may be further disposed thereon, and the buckle assembly 19 may be disposed at both ends of the main body 111 for wearing the belt body 191 for convenient lifting or hanging Hang on the wall.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The above description should be understood and implemented by those skilled in the art, and the other embodiments are not disclosed. Equivalent changes or modifications made in the spirit of the invention are to be included in the scope of the claims below.

Claims

Rights request

1 . An instrument storage container comprising a gas-tight hollow tubular body and an intake valve, wherein:

The airtight hollow tubular cylinder comprises a main body and a head end in an axial direction, and a tail pumping device is provided at a tail portion of the main body, and the inlet end is provided with the intake valve;

a bonding device disposed at a junction of the main body and the head end for detachably coupling the main body and the head end; and a gas-tight device disposed at a joint of the main body and the head end, when the first bonding device is coupled with the main body After the head end, the airtightness of the joint between the main body and the head end is provided;

a plurality of members disposed inside the body by being assembled to form a support structure, wherein surfaces of the members facing each other are provided with recessed regions to form an interior of the support structure to form at least one instrument housing space outside the support structure The edge shape is substantially the same as the inner edge shape of the body, and an escape groove is provided outside the at least one member.

2. The musical instrument holding container according to claim 1, wherein the number of the members is three.

3. The musical instrument storage container according to claim 2, wherein each member has a sectional shape of a one-third circle fan

4. The musical instrument holding container according to claim 1, wherein the number of the members is two.

5. The musical instrument storage container according to claim 4, wherein each member has a cross-sectional shape of one-half circle.

6. The musical instrument storage container of claim 4, the member comprising a base and a cover.

7. The musical instrument holding container according to claim 1, wherein the member is an elastic material.

8. The musical instrument holding container according to claim 1, wherein the member is a polyurethane (PU) material.

9. The musical instrument holding container according to claim 1, wherein the member is made of a rubber material.

10. The musical instrument holding container of claim 1, wherein an outer edge of the support structure is slightly smaller than an inner edge of the main body.

11. The musical instrument storage container according to claim 1, wherein the coupling means is a threaded device, a male thread is provided on the main body, and a female thread is provided at the head end.

12. The musical instrument storage container according to claim 1, wherein the coupling device is a threaded device, a female thread is disposed on the main body, and a male thread is disposed at the head end.

13. The musical instrument holding container according to claim 1, wherein the airtight device is a rubber airtight ring.

14. The musical instrument holding container of claim 1, wherein the hollow tubular barrel has a circular cross section.

15. The musical instrument holding container according to claim 1, wherein a shape of a cross section of the hollow tubular cylinder Is a polygon.

16. The musical instrument storage container according to claim 1, further comprising a buckle assembly disposed at both ends of the main body for allowing the tape to be worn.

17. The musical instrument storage container according to claim 1, wherein the material of the musical instrument storage container is selected from the group consisting of aluminum alloy, glass fiber, carbon fiber, plastic and stainless steel.