WO2011096661A2

WO2011096661A2 - Ocarina

Info

Publication number: WO2011096661A2
Application number: PCT/KR2011/000491
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이상진
Original assignee: Lee Sang Zin
Priority date: 2010-02-04
Filing date: 2011-01-24
Publication date: 2011-08-11
Also published as: KR20110090451A; KR101120720B1; WO2011096661A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ocarina, and more particularly to an ocarina which children or beginners can easily play or learn. The ocarina according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body which has one or more resonating spaces therein and in which a mouthpiece and a plurality of musical interval holes are formed to be connected with the resonating spaces; and a plurality of fingering units, each of which is provided at each of the musical interval holes to open and close each of the musical interval holes. The fingering unit comprises: a supporting bracket which is provided in the inside of the musical interval hole and is formed in the shape of a cone and in which one or more through-holes are formed on a conical surface; a moving body which is provided at a central part of the supporting bracket to be moved upwardly and downwardly; an opening and closing body provided at an upper end of the moving body; and an elastic body for elastically supporting the opening and closing body.

Description

ocarina

The present invention relates to ocarina, and more particularly, to ocarina that can be easily played or learned by children or beginners.

In general, ocarina is a kind of musical instrument and is popular with many people because of its elegant tone. It has a sharp upper part, and it bites and blows into the mouth, with a pitch hole at the top and a pitch hole and a sound hole at the bottom. Although it is a diatonic scale, it can also produce chromatic scales by fingering.

"Ocarina" in Italian means "little goose" and is also called sweet potato. Traditional instruments handed down from country to country have their own names, but since the birth of the word "Ocarina," a closed instrument made of earth has been commonly called "Ocarina." For example, the traditional Korean instrument 'Hun' may be called 'Ocarina of Korea'.

Ocarina is believed to have existed since the beginning of human civilization. A primitive but earthy whistle (a primitive instrument that can make a note) continued to develop and was produced and developed to suit the characteristics of each region. The region's distribution is found in primitive ocarinas in Asia, as well as in Europe and Africa, and the oldest ocarina found to date is known as the turtle-shaped ocarina found in the Inca civilization. The present ocarina was first created by a man named G. Donati of Italy in the 19th century. Ocarina is divided into two types, T-shaped and ball-shaped Ocarina. The materials for manufacturing Ocarina are various, such as clay, synthetic resin and ceramics.

On the other hand, Ocarina is difficult to learn the fingering for the performance requires a long time training or practice in the case of children or beginners, there was a disadvantage that it is not widely spread compared to other instruments.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an ocarina that enables a child or a beginner to easily learn the fingering or playing method.

One embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is

A body having one or more ringing spaces therein, the mouthpiece and a plurality of pitch holes communicating with the ringing spaces; And

And a plurality of fingering units installed in each of the plurality of pitch holes to open and close each of the pitch holes.

The fingering unit,

A support bracket installed inside the pitch hole and formed in a conical shape, the support bracket having one or more through holes formed in the conical surface;

A movable body installed in the center of the support bracket to be movable up and down;

An opening and closing body provided at an upper end of the moving body; And

And an elastic body elastically supporting the opening and closing body.

A sleeve extends downward in a central portion of the support bracket, and a hollow portion is formed in the sleeve, and the movable body is guided up and down along the hollow portion of the sleeve.

A stopper is formed at a lower end of the movable body, and the stopper is configured to be caught by a lower end side of the sleeve.

Ocarina according to another embodiment of the present invention,

The first and second ringing spaces are partitioned by partition walls therein, and first and second openings are formed corresponding to the first and second ringing spaces, respectively. First and second pitch holes are formed, and the first and second pitch holes are positioned to face each other in the vertical direction; And

And a plurality of fingering units installed separately in the first and second pitch holes to open and close the first and second pitch holes.

The fingering unit,

A first support bracket installed at the first pitch hole side, formed in a cone shape, and having a through hole formed at a center thereof;

A second support bracket installed on the second pitch hole side, formed in a conical shape, and having a through hole formed at a center thereof;

A movable body installed to be movable up and down along the centers of the first and second support brackets;

A first opening and closing body provided at an upper end of the movable body to open and close the through hole of the first support bracket;

A second opening and closing body provided at a lower end of the movable body to open and close the through hole of the second support bracket;

A first elastic body elastically supporting the first opening and closing body upwardly; And

And a second elastic body elastically supporting the second opening and closing body downwardly.

A guide member is installed on the partition wall of the body, and the guide member has a hollow portion therein, and the movable body is guided up and down along the hollow portion of the guide member.

The first elastic body is located above the guide member, and the second elastic body is characterized in that located below the guide member.

First and second retainer protrusions protrude in an outer diameter direction on the outer circumferential surface of the movable body, and the first and second retainer protrusions are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the first retainer protrusion is positioned above the guide member. The retainer protrusion 2 is located below the guide member, the upper end of the first elastic body is supported on the first retainer protrusion side of the movable body, and the lower end of the first elastic body is supported on the upper surface of the guide member. An upper end of the second elastic body is supported by the second retainer protrusion, and a lower end of the second elastic body is supported on the upper surface of the second opening and closing body.

According to the present invention as described above, by separately installing the fingering unit for opening and closing each pitch hole, the fingering can be easily learned, which is an advantage that children or beginners can easily learn or play the ocarina. have.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage that can be generated in one ocarina by the sound of different ranges by independently forming the first and second ringing space in the body.

1 is a perspective view showing ocarina according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view showing ocarina according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a front view as viewed in arrow C of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG. 5.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are views showing ocarina according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the ocarina of the present invention includes a body 10 having a plurality of pitch holes 15, and a plurality of fingering units 20 separately installed in each of the pitch holes 15 of the body 10.

A ringing space 11 is formed inside the body 10, and a mouthpiece 13 is formed to communicate with the ringing space 11 on one side of the body 10, and a plurality of pitch holes on the top surface of the body 10. 15 is formed to communicate with the ringing space (11).

In each of the pitch holes 15, the fingering unit 20 is provided separately so as to open and close each of the pitch holes 15. As shown in FIG. 2, the fingering unit 20 includes a support bracket 21 installed inside the pitch hole 15, a movable body 22 installed in the center of the support bracket 21 so as to be movable up and down, and a movable body 22. It includes an opening and closing body 23 provided on the upper end of, the elastic body 24 for elastically supporting the opening and closing body (23).

The support bracket 21 is formed in a conical shape, the upper end of which is coupled to the edge side of the pitch hole 14, and one or more through holes 21a are formed in the conical surface thereof. A sleeve 21b extends downward in the center of the support bracket 21, and a hollow part is formed in the sleeve 21b. A retainer end step 21c is formed on the upper surface of the central portion of the support bracket 21.

The movable body 22 is guided up and down along the hollow portion of the sleeve 21b, and a stopper 22a is formed at the lower end of the movable body 22, and the stopper 22a is caught by the lower end side of the sleeve 21b. It is configured to. By this stopper 22a, the movable body 22 can be prevented from being separated during its upward movement.

The opening and closing body 23 is provided at the upper end of the moving body 22, is formed in a conical shape corresponding to the support bracket 21 is configured to open and close the through hole 21a of the support bracket 21. In particular, since the upper surface of the opening and closing body 23 is located upward and outward of the support bracket 21, the player can easily operate the opening and closing body 23. A lower end step 23c is formed on the lower surface of the opening and closing body 23. In addition, a sealing member 23a such as silicon is attached to the inclined surface of the opening and closing body 23, and the opening and closing body 23 may sealably close the through hole 21a of the support bracket 21.

The elastic body 24 may be composed of a spring that elastically supports the opening and closing body 23 upward by the elastic force. The upper end of the elastic body 24 is supported by the retainer step 23c of the opening and closing body 23, and the lower end of the elastic body 24 is supported by the retainer step 21c of the support bracket 21.

With such a configuration, when no external force is applied to the opening and closing body 23, that is, when the opening and closing body 23 is not supported, the opening and closing body 23 maintains the state moved upward by the elastic body 24. In addition, the opening and closing body 23 may open the through hole 21a of the support bracket 21 so that the sound in the ringing space 11 may be emitted to the outside.

On the other hand, when the external force is applied to the opening and closing body 23, that is, when the performer fingering the opening and closing body 23, the opening and closing body 23 overcomes the elastic force of the elastic body 24, the elastic body 24 is While being compressed, the opening and closing body 23 completely closes the through hole 21a of the support bracket 21.

Thus, the present invention can easily learn the fingering by installing the fingering unit 20 to open and close each pitch hole 15, so that children or beginners can easily learn or play the performance of the ocarina. There is an advantage.

3 to 6 show ocarina according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the ocarina is divided into partitions 10a by the first and

second ringing spaces

11 and 12 inside the body 10, and correspond to the ringing

spaces

11 and 12. First and

second mouths

13 and 14 are formed, and first and

second sound holes

13a and 14a are formed adjacent to the first and

second mouths

13 and 14, respectively, and each ringing space ( Corresponding to 11 and 12, a plurality of first and second pitch holes 15 and 16 are formed. The first and second pitch holes 15 and 16 are configured to face each other in the vertical direction, and the fingering unit 30 is individually installed in the first and second pitch holes 15 and 16. The first and second pitch holes 15 and 16 are opened and closed.

According to the second exemplary embodiment, the first and

second ringing spaces

11 and 12 are formed inside the body 10 to generate sounds of different sound ranges in one ocarina. For example, when the first sound space 11 is formed larger than the second sound space 12, a high sound may be generated in the first sound space 11 and a low sound may occur in the second sound space 12.

The fingering unit 30 according to the present embodiment includes a first support bracket 31 provided at the first pitch hole 15 side, a second support bracket 32 provided at the second pitch hole 16 side, and first and second parts. The movable body 33 installed to be movable up and down along the center of the

support brackets

31 and 32, the first opening and closing body 34 provided at the upper end of the moving body 33, and the second opening and closing provided at the lower end of the moving body 33 The first elastic body 37 and the second opening and closing body 35 which elastically support the sieve 35, the guide member 36 provided on the partition wall 10a side of the body 10, and the first opening and closing body 34 upward. It includes a second elastic body 38 to support the elastic down.

The first support bracket 31 is formed in a conical shape, the upper end of which is coupled to the outer side of the edge of the first pitch hole 15, and a through hole 31a is formed in the center thereof.

The second support bracket 32 is formed in a conical shape, the lower end of which is coupled to the inside of the edge of the second pitch hole 16, and a through hole 32a is formed in the center thereof.

The movable body 33 can move up and down along the first and second pitch holes 15 and 16, and the first and

second retainer protrusions

33a and 33b are spaced up and down on the outer circumferential surface of the movable body 33. The first retainer protrusion 33a is close to the first pitch hole 15, and the second retainer protrusion 33b is close to the second pitch hole 16.

The first opening and closing body 34 is provided on the upper end of the movable body 33, and is formed in a conical shape corresponding to the first supporting bracket 31 so that the first opening and closing body 34 passes through the first supporting bracket 31. It is configured to open and close the ball 31a. In particular, the upper surface of the first opening and closing body 34 is located upwardly and outward than the first support bracket 31, so that the player can easily operate the first opening and closing body 34. In addition, a sealing member 34a such as silicon is attached to the inclined surface of the first opening and closing body 34, and the first opening and closing body 34 seals the through hole 31a of the first support bracket 31. Can be closed.

The second opening and closing body 35 is provided at the lower end of the moving body 33 and is formed in a conical shape corresponding to the second supporting bracket 32 so that the second opening and closing body 35 passes through the second supporting bracket 32. It is configured to open and close the ball 32a. The second opening and closing body 35 is positioned above the second support bracket 32, that is, in the second ring space 12 of the ocarina body 10. In addition, a sealing member 35a such as silicon is attached to the inclined surface of the second opening and closing body 35, and the second opening and closing body 35 seals the through hole 32a of the second support bracket 32. Can be closed.

The guide member 36 is installed on the partition wall 10a side of the body 10, and a hollow portion is formed therein, and the vertical movement of the movable body 33 is guided through the hollow portion 36a of the guide member 36. do. The first retainer protrusion 33a is located above the guide member 36, and the second retainer protrusion 33b is located below the guide member 36.

The first elastic body 37 may be positioned on the upper side of the guide member 36 and may be configured as a spring that elastically supports the first opening and closing body 34 upward by the elastic force. The upper end of the first elastic body 37 is supported on the first retainer protrusion 33a side of the movable body 33, and the lower end of the first elastic body 37 is supported on the upper surface of the guide member 36.

The second elastic member 38 may be disposed below the guide member 36 and may be configured as a spring that elastically supports the second opening and closing body 35 downward by an elastic force. The upper end of the second elastic body 38 is supported by the second retainer protrusion 33b, and the lower end of the second elastic body 38 is supported on the upper surface of the second opening / closing body 35.

By such a configuration, when no external force is applied to the first opening / closing body 34, that is, when the first opening / closing body 34 is not supported, the first opening / closing body 34 and the second opening / closing body 35 are closed. Maintains the state moved upward by the elastic force of the first elastic body 37, the first and second opening and closing body (34, 35) is a through hole of the first and second support brackets (31, 32) 31a and 32a may be opened, and sound in the first and

second ringing spaces

11 and 12 may flow to the outside.

On the other hand, when the external force is applied to the first opening and closing body 34, that is, when the player fingering the first opening and closing body 34, the first opening and closing body 34 is to press the first elastic body 37, As the first elastic body 37 is compressed, the first and

second openings

34 and 35 completely close the through

holes

31a and 32a of the first and

second support brackets

31 and 32. .

As described above, according to the present invention, the first and

second ring spaces

11 and 12 may be partitioned inside the body 10 of the ocarina, and thus, sounds having different ranges may be generated, and pitches facing each other in the vertical direction may be generated. The fingering unit 30 that can open and close the holes (15, 16) at the same time is installed, so that the fingering can be easily learned, which is an advantage that children or beginners can easily learn or play the ocarina. have.

Claims

A body having one or more ringing spaces therein, the mouthpiece and a plurality of pitch holes communicating with the ringing spaces; And

And a plurality of fingering units installed in each of the plurality of pitch holes to open and close each of the pitch holes.

The fingering unit,

A support bracket installed inside the pitch hole and formed in a conical shape, the support bracket having one or more through holes formed in the conical surface;

A movable body installed in the center of the support bracket to be movable up and down;

An opening and closing body provided at an upper end of the moving body; And

Ocarina, characterized in that it comprises; an elastic body for elastically supporting the opening and closing body.
The method of claim 1,

A sleeve extends downward in a central portion of the support bracket, a hollow portion is formed in the sleeve, and the movable body is guided up and down along the hollow portion of the sleeve.
The method of claim 2,

A stopper is formed at a lower end of the movable body, and the stopper is configured to be hooked to the lower end of the sleeve.
The first and second ringing spaces are partitioned by partition walls therein, and first and second openings are formed corresponding to the first and second ringing spaces, respectively. First and second pitch holes are formed, and the first and second pitch holes are positioned to face each other in the vertical direction; And

And a plurality of fingering units installed separately in the first and second pitch holes to open and close the first and second pitch holes.

The fingering unit,

A first support bracket installed at the first pitch hole side, formed in a cone shape, and having a through hole formed at a center thereof;

A second support bracket installed on the second pitch hole side, formed in a conical shape, and having a through hole formed at a center thereof;

A movable body installed to be movable up and down along the centers of the first and second support brackets;

A first opening and closing body provided at an upper end of the movable body to open and close the through hole of the first support bracket;

A second opening and closing body provided at a lower end of the movable body to open and close the through hole of the second support bracket;

A first elastic body elastically supporting the first opening and closing body upwardly; And

Ocarina comprising a; a second elastic body for elastically supporting the second opening and closing downward.
The method of claim 4, wherein

A guide member is installed on the partition wall of the body, and the guide member has a hollow portion therein, and the movable body is guided up and down along the hollow portion of the guide member.
The method of claim 5,

The first elastic body is located in the upper side of the guide member, the second elastic body is ocarina characterized in that located in the lower side of the guide member.
The method of claim 6,

First and second retainer protrusions protrude in the outer diameter direction on the outer circumferential surface of the movable body, and the first and second retainer protrusions are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the first retainer protrusion is located above the guide member. The retainer protrusion 2 is located below the guide member, the upper end of the first elastic body is supported on the first retainer protrusion side of the movable body, and the lower end of the first elastic body is supported on the upper surface of the guide member. An upper end of the second elastic body is supported by the second retainer protrusion, the lower end of the second elastic body is supported on the upper surface of the second opening and closing ocarina.