1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a drum pedal and a drum pedal unit, and more particularly to a return mechanism of the drum pedal and the drum pedal unit.
2. Description of the Related Art
A drum pedal is a musical instrument. A user tramples on the drum pedal to beat a drum with his or her foot. When a drummer plays a tom-tom drum, a snare drum and a cymbal with his or her hands, the drummer still plays a bass drum at the same time with the drum pedal.
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An objective of the present invention is to provide a drum pedal and a drum pedal unit. A user operates the drum pedal easily and tramples on a pedal with keen sensitivity. A trampling force can be transmitted directly and completely to the beater by the foot board. The user manipulates two beaters of two drum pedals to beat the drum respectively.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the drum pedal in accordance with the present invention comprises a base, a pivoting assembly, a rotating element, a beater holder assembly, a chain assembly, and a foot board. The base has a main plate, two brackets, and a mounting assembly. The brackets protrude from the main plate. One of the two brackets has an assembling part. The assembling part is formed on the bracket and is located away from the main plate. The mounting assembly is mounted on the other bracket and is located away from the main plate. The mounting assembly has a supporting part, a cap, an adjusting knob, an abutting element, and a resilient element. The supporting part has a recess defined in the supporting part and a guiding groove defined in the recess longitudinally. The cap covers the recess and is mounted in the supporting part. The cap has a slot defined through the cap longitudinally and a notch defined in the cap laterally. The adjusting knob is mounted inside the supporting part and the cap and has a mounting tube that is mounted through the supporting part and the cap. The mounting tube has an outer thread that is formed in an outer surface of the mounting tube. The abutting element is mounted inside the supporting part and the cap, is mounted around the mounting tube, and is capable of moving along the mounting tube. The mounting tube has a mounting hole, a guiding part, and a restricted element. The mounting hole receives the mounting tube and has an inner thread that is formed in an inner surface of the mounting hole and is engaged with the outer thread of the mounting tube. The guiding part protrudes from an outer surface of the abutting element, and is mounted slidably in the guiding groove. The restricted element is mounted in the abutting element, and extends slidably out of the slot. The resilient element is mounted inside the recess. One of two ends of the resilient element is mounted on the abutting element, and the other end of the resilient element extends out of the notch. The pivoting assembly is mounted between the assembling part and the mounting assembly. The rotating element, the beater holder assembly and the chain assembly are mounted on the pivoting assembly. The other end of the resilient element is mounted in the rotating element. One of two ends of the foot board is mounted in the chain assembly, and the other end of the foot board is mounted rotatably in the main plate.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The brackets 12 protrude respectively from the main plate 11 and are spaced apart at an interval.
One of the two brackets 12 has an assembling part 121. The assembling part 121 is formed on the bracket 12 and is located away from the main plate 11. The assembling part 121 has a first accommodating part 1211 that is defined in the assembling part 121.
The mounting assembly 13 is mounted on the other bracket 12 and is located away from the main plate 11, as shown in
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The supporting part 131 has a recess 1311 and a guiding groove 1312.
The recess 1311 is defined in the supporting part 131. The guiding groove 1312 is defined in the recess 1311 longitudinally.
The cap 132 covers the recess 1311, is mounted in the supporting part 131, and has a slot 1321 and a notch 1322.
The slot 1321 is defined through the cap 132 longitudinally. The notch 1322 is defined in the cap 132 laterally.
The adjusting knob 133 is mounted in the supporting part 131 and the cap 132, and has a mounting tube 1331 and a second accommodating part 1332.
The mounting tube 1331 is hollow, is formed on and protrudes axially from the adjusting knob 133, and is mounted through the supporting part 131 and the cap 132. The mounting tube 1331 protrudes from one of two end surfaces of the adjusting knob 133, and has an outer thread that is formed in an outer surface of the mounting tube 1331.
The second accommodating part 1332 is defined in the other end surface of the adjusting knob 133, and communicates with the mounting tube 1331.
The abutting element 134 is mounted inside the supporting part 131 and the cap 132, is mounted around the mounting tube 1331, and is capable of moving along the mounting tube 1331. The abutting element 134 has a mounting hole 1341, a guiding part 1342, an attaching hole 1343, and a restricted element 1344.
The mounting hole 1341 is defined in a center of the abutting element 134, receives the mounting tube 1331, and has an inner thread that is formed in an inner surface of the mounting hole 1341 and is engaged with the outer thread of the mounting tube 1331.
The guiding part 1342 is mounted slidably in the guiding groove 1312, and protrudes from an outer surface of the abutting element 134.
The attaching hole 1343 is defined in the abutting element 134.
The restricted element 1344 is mounted in the attaching hole 1343, extends slidably out of the slot 1321, and has a flange 1345 that is formed annularly on an outer surface of the restricted element 1344. The flange 1345 abuts an outer surface of the cap 132.
The resilient element 135 is mounted inside the recess 1311. One of two ends of the resilient element 135 is mounted on the abutting element 134, and the other end of the resilient element 135 extends out of the notch 1322. Specifically, the resilient element 135 is a torsion spring.
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The shaft 21 is mounted through the assembling part 121 and the mounting assembly 13, and has an attaching part 211 and two connecting recesses 210.
The attaching part 211 extends out of the assembling part 121, and is formed in one of two ends of the shaft 21.
The connecting recesses 210 are defined radially in an outer wall of the shaft 21, and are spaced apart at an interval.
The sleeve 22 is mounted rotatably on the outer wall of the shaft 21, and has two connecting holes 221, two mounting grooves 222, and an embossed part 223.
The connecting holes 221 are radially defined in an outer surface of the sleeve 22, and correspond to the connecting recesses 210 respectively.
The mounting grooves 222 are defined respectively in two end surfaces of the sleeve 22.
The embossed part 223 is formed in the outer surface of the sleeve 22.
The first bearing 23 is mounted inside the first accommodating part 1211, and receives the attaching part 211 of the shaft 21.
The second bearing 24 is mounted inside one of the two mounting grooves 222, and receives the shaft 21.
The third bearing 25 is mounted inside the other mounting groove 222, and receives the shaft 21.
The fourth bearing 26 is mounted between the supporting part 131 and the cap 132, corresponds to the third bearing 25 axially, and receives the shaft 21.
The fifth bearing 27 is mounted inside the second accommodating part 1332, and receives the shaft 21.
The retaining ring 28 receives the shaft 21, is mounted between the third bearing 25 and the fourth bearing 26, and abuts the third bearing 25 and the fourth bearing 26 respectively. Specifically, the above-mentioned bearings are mounted firmly on the shaft 21 by a C-ring 271. For example, the fifth bearing 27 is abutted by the C-ring 271 that is mounted on the shaft 21, as shown in
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The through hole 300 is defined through the rotating element 30, and receives the sleeve 22.
The clamping part 31 protrudes from the rotating element 30.
The combining element 32 is mounted on the clamping part 31, and abuts the other end of the resilient element 135.
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The beater holder 41 is mounted on the outer surface of the sleeve 22, and has a first assembling hole 410 and a first rough surface 411.
The first assembling hole 410 is defined axially through the beater holder 41.
The first rough surface 411 is formed inside the first assembling hole 410, and abuts the embossed part 223.
The beater 42 is mounted in the beater holder 41.
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The holding base 51 is mounted on the outer surface of the sleeve 22, and has a second assembling hole 510 and a second rough surface 511.
The second assembling hole 510 is defined axially through the holding base 51.
The second rough surface 511 is formed inside the second assembling hole 510, and abuts the embossed part 223.
One of two ends of the chain 52 is mounted in the holding base 51.
The foot board 60 is an elongate plate. One of two ends of the foot board 60 is rotatably mounted on the main plate 11, and the other end of the foot board 60 is mounted in the other end of the chain 52.
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Each connecting element 29 is mounted in the connecting hole 221′ of the sleeve 22′ and the connecting recess 210′ of the shaft 21′, making the sleeve 22′ mounted firmly in the shaft 21′.
The attaching part 211′ of the shaft 21′ extends out of the adjusting knob 133′.
The minor sleeve 43 is mounted firmly on the outer surface of the shaft 21 of the other drum pedal, and has multiple first fastening elements 431 that are mounted through the minor sleeve 43 and abut the shaft 21.
The beater holder assembly 40′ of the drum pedal that has the connecting elements 29 is mounted on an outer surface of the minor sleeve 43.
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The connecting sleeve 71 is hollow.
The sticks 72 are mounted in two ends of the connecting sleeve 71.
Each universal joint 73 is mounted in the stick 72, and has an attaching recess 731 that is defined in the universal joint 73. Specifically, the universal joints 73 are located at two ends of the coupling assembly 70.
The attaching recess 731 receives the attaching part 211, 211′ of the shaft 21, 21′ of the drum pedal.
When a user tramples on the foot board 60, the foot board 60 drives the holding base 51 and the chain 52. Then, the holding base 51 drives the sleeve 22 to rotate relative to the shaft 21, and the rotating element 30 and the beater holder 41 rotate at the same time. Because of a rotation of the beater holder 41, the beater 42 beats a drum. The rotating element 30 twists the resilient element 135. The resilient element 135 affected by the rotating element 30 provides a responsive torque. When an external driving force of the sleeve 22 is removed, the torque of the resilient element 135 drives the beater holder assembly 40 and the chain assembly 50 to return to the original position in a short time. The responsive torque of the resilient element 135 is evenly matched with the torque of the beater holder assembly 40 and the chain assembly 50 in a different direction. Therefore, the rotation of the sleeve 22 is stopped effectively. Then, the user tramples on the foot board 60 again easily and quickly.
The torque of the resilient element 135 is adjustable. When the user manipulates the adjusting knob 133, the adjusting knob 133 drives the abutting element 134 to move towards or away from the resilient element 135. Then, the abutting element 134 compresses or releases the resilient element 135. Therefore, a spring constant of the resilient element 135 is adjusted. Thereby, a deformation of the resilient element 135 is changed. The responsive torque of the resilient element 135 is adjustable according to the user's requirement. Then, a damping of the resilient element 135 that stops a rotation is adjustable, and a touching feel between the user's foot and the foot board 60 is changed.
The guiding part 1342 of the abutting element 134 is mounted slidably in the guiding groove 1312, and the restricted element 1344 extends slidably out of the slot 1321. Therefore, the abutting element 134 moves axially and stably inside the supporting part 131 and the cap 132.
The second bearing 24 and the third bearing 25 are mounted in both ends of the sleeve 22 respectively. The second bearing 24 is mounted firmly in the shaft 21 in an axial direction by a C-ring. The third bearing 25 is mounted firmly in the shaft 21 in an axial direction by the retaining ring 28. Thereby, the sleeve 22 is mounted in the outer wall of the shaft 21 firmly in an axial direction.
When the user tramples on the foot board 60 of one drum pedal to drive the beater 42 by his or her right foot, the foot board 60′ of the other drum pedal is trampled on by the user's left foot.
Because the sleeve 22′ is mounted on the shaft 21′ firmly by the connecting element 29, as shown in
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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