The present disclosure relates to an electronic drum, and more particularly to a detachable electronic drum that can be easily and conveniently attached to and detached from a drum.
Drums, such as Jazz tom-tom are popular and are widely used in pop, jazz, heavy metal or symphony. With reference
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However, the acoustic sound generated by the conventional drum is strong and solid but the sound volume cannot be adjusted, so that to play the convention al drum easily noises the other people. The acoustic sound generated by the electronic drum can be adjusted but is not strong and solid as that generated by the conventional drum. Therefore, a drummer will play music with the conventional drums and practice with the electronic drums. However, to play or practice music, multiple conventional drums and electronic drums of different kinds are necessary. The user has to attach and detach the conventional drums and the electronic drums onto or from a stand for playing music or to practicing, and this is trouble and time-consuming and inconvenient in use.
In addition, U.S. Pat. No. 8,039,724 disclosed another electronic drum, but the electronic drum of the '724 Patent is mounted beneath the drumhead of a drum. Therefore, to attach or detach the electronic drum onto or from the drum is trouble and time-consuming.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present disclosure tends to provide an electronic drum to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present disclosure is to provide a detachable electronic drum that can be easily and conveniently attached to and detached from a drum.
The electronic drum has an induction board and a securing frame. The induction board has a drumhead, a connection device and a detecting assembly. The connection device is adapted to be electrically connected with an outer acoustic device. The detecting assembly is mounted under the drumhead and is electrically connected with the connection device to detect beats on the drumhead and to send acoustic signal to the connection device. The annular securing frame is mounted around the induction board and has an annular bracket, an outer securing rib and a bottom securing rib. The annular bracket has an outer periphery and a bottom. The outer securing rib protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the annular bracket. The bottom securing rib protrudes from the bottom of the annular bracket.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The induction board 10 has a connection device 11, a drumhead 13 and a detecting assembly 12. The connection device 11 is adapted to be electrically connected with an outer acoustic device, such as a speaker or an earphone. The drumhead 13 is elastic and may be made of rubber. The detecting assembly 12 is mounted under the drumhead 13 and is electrically connected with the connection device 11 to detect beats on the drumhead 13 and to send acoustic signal to the connection device 11. Preferably, the detecting assembly 12 comprises a metal disk 121 and a sensor chip 122. The metal disk 121 is mounted under the drumhead 13 and has a bottom opposite to the drumhead 13. The sensor chip 122 is mounted on the bottom of the metal disk 121 to detect vibrations of the metal disk 121 and is electrically connected with the connection device 11 to send acoustic signal to the connection device 11.
The securing frame 20 is annular, is mounted around the induction board 10 and comprises an annular bracket 21, an outer securing rib 22 and a bottom securing rib 222. The annular bracket 21 is connected to the induction board 10 and has an outer periphery and a bottom. The outer securing rib 22 may be annular and protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the annular bracket 21, and the bottom securing rib 222 may be annular and protrudes from the bottom of the annular bracket 21. In addition, the securing frame 20 may further have multiple connecting panels 23 separately formed on and protruding from an inner periphery of the annular bracket 21 at intervals and connected to the induction board 10. Alternatively, with reference to
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In addition, because the holding rim 82 of the drum 80 always has a protruding flange 821, the securing frame 20 is mounted on the protruding flange 821 to enable the induction board 10 to space from the drumhead 81 of the drum 80. Therefore, the drumhead 81 of the drum 80 will not be vibrated while the user beats the induction board 10 so as to keep the drum 80 from generating acoustic sound.
Furthermore, with the separating connecting panels 23 as shown in
The annular connection plate 23′ as shown in
The annular wall 251 on the annular elastic collar 25′ is mounted around the protruding flange 821 of the holding rim 82 on the drum 80 to hold the protruding flange 821 between the bottom securing rib 22 and the annular wall 251, such that the shift of the electronic drum in accordance with the present disclosure can be effectively prevented.
Accordingly, the electronic drum can be easily and conveniently attached to or detached from a drum 80, so to attach and detach multiple drums and electronic drums onto or from a stand for playing music or to practicing is unnecessary and to use the electronic drums in accordance with the present disclosure is convenient.
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In some embodiments, annular elastic collar 201 may be made of an elastic material such as, for example, rubber or silicone. In some embodiments, main support base 202 may be made of plastic. In some embodiments, elastic pad 204 may be made of an elastic material such as, for example, silicone or rubber. In some embodiments, metal plate 205 may be made of steel. In some embodiments, the one or more vibration damping members 206 may be made of an elastic material such as, for example, foam or silicone. In some embodiments, vibration resonance member 207 may be made of plastic or metal. In some embodiments, either or both of edge sensor element 209 and central sensor element 210 may be a piezoelectric sensor. In some embodiments, edge sensor element 209 may be a sheet sensor.
In some embodiments, a shape of vibration resonance member 207 may generally resemble a spider web. For example, vibration resonance member 207 may include a hub portion, a plurality of radial portions extending radially from the hub portion, and a plurality of spiral portions. Each of the spiral portions may be disposed between and connects respective two of the radial portions. Each of the radial portions may be connected to a respective adjacent one of the radial portions by one or more of the spiral portions.
Each of main support base 202 and annular top cover 203 includes one or more wind holes, respectively. In the example shown in
Those skilled in the art would appreciate that, although two wind holes 220 and two wind holes 230 are shown in
In view of the above, highlights of inventive features of electronic drum 200 are provided below. In one aspect, an electronic drum in accordance with the present disclosure may include a main support base, a striking unit, an annular top cover, and an annular elastic collar. The main support base may include a central portion and a periphery surrounding the central portion. The striking unit may be disposed on the central portion of the main support base. The striking unit may include a number of components, including: a circuit board, a first sensor element disposed on the central portion of the main support base and electrically coupled to the circuit board, a vibration resonance member disposed over the first sensor element, one or more vibration damping members disposed on the vibration resonance member, a metal plate disposed on the one or more vibration damping members, and an elastic pad disposed on the metal plate. The annular top cover may be disposed over and around the striking unit such that the striking unit is disposed between the main support base and the annular top cover. The annular elastic collar may be coupled to the periphery of the main support base. The annular elastic collar may be configured to hook to a drum hoop of a conventional drum when the electronic drum is attached to the conventional drum and disposed over a drumhead of the conventional drum such that no other portion of the electronic drum is in contact with the conventional drum.
In some embodiments, the annular elastic collar may be further configured such that the electronic drum is detachably mountable over the drumhead of the conventional drum without an external mechanism.
In some embodiments, the main support base may include at least one first wind hole fluidly connecting a first side of the main support base and a second side of the main support base opposite the first side thereof. The first side of the main support base may face the conventional drum when the electronic drum is disposed over the conventional drum. Additionally, the annular top cover may include at least one second wind hole fluidly connecting a first side of the annular top cover and a second side of the annular top cover opposite the first side thereof. The first side of the annular top cover may face the main support base when the annular top cover is disposed over the main support base. Each of the at least one second wind hole may correspond to and be aligned with a respective one of the at least one first wind hole.
In some embodiments, the first sensor element may include a piezoelectric sensor.
In some embodiments, the annular elastic collar may be made of rubber or silicone.
In some embodiments, the elastic pad may be made of rubber or silicone.
In some embodiments, the metal plate may be made of steel.
In some embodiments, the one or more vibration damping members may be made of foam.
In some embodiments, the vibration resonance member may be made of plastic or metal.
In some embodiments, the vibration resonance member may be configured to resonate with vibrations. The vibration resonance member may include: a hub portion, a plurality of radial portions extending radially from the hub portion, and a plurality of spiral portions. Each of the spiral portions may be disposed between and connects respective two of the radial portions. Each of the radial portions may be connected to a respective adjacent one of the radial portions by one or more of the spiral portions.
In some embodiments, a shape of the vibration resonance member may generally resemble a spider web.
In some embodiments, the conventional drum may be a snare drum, a tom-tom, a floor tom or a marching drum.
In some embodiments, the electronic drum may further include a suspension ring disposed between the main support base and the annular top cover. The suspension ring may be configured to support the elastic pad and the metal plate.
In some embodiments, the periphery of the main support base may include a groove on the second side of the main support base. Additionally, the electronic drum may further include a second sensor element disposed in the groove and between the annular elastic cover and the periphery of the main support base. The second sensor may be electrically coupled to the circuit board.
In some embodiments, the second sensor element may include a sheet sensor.
In some embodiments, the electronic drum may further include mechanical means configured to couple the main support base and the annular top cover together. In some embodiments, the mechanical means may include one or more nuts and one or more bolts corresponding to the one or more nuts.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
This is a continuation-in-part application claiming the priority benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/541,801, entitled “Detachable Electronic Drum” and filed on Jul. 5, 2012, which is herein incorporated by reference.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 13541801 | Jul 2012 | US |
Child | 14250624 | US |