The present invention relates to a drum snare adjuster, in particular to a drum snare adjuster with an anti-looseness structure.
A drum snare adjuster is used to adjust the tightness of a snare under a drum. For example, the U.S. Pat. No. 6,846,978 B2, entitled “Strainer for a drum”, changes the strain of the string by using an adjuster provided on a drum frame of the drum. After the tightness of the snare is changed, a sound made by hitting the drum will also change to meet needs for usage.
A conventional drum snare adjuster usually has an actuation handle and an adjustment bolt. The actuation handle controls whether to strain the snare, and the adjustment bolt is used to finely adjust the tightness of the snare. In practice, since the drum vibrates continuously when it is hit, the adjustment bolt may be gradually loosened, and often needs to be adjusted.
The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a drum snare adjuster with an anti-looseness structure to satisfy needs of usage.
In order to achieve the above purpose, a drum snare adjuster with an anti-looseness structure of the present invention is provided on a drum frame and is used to adjust a snare. The drum snare adjuster includes a fixed seat, an actuation column, an actuation handle, a pull-down seat, an adjustment bolt, and a packing assembly. The fixed seat includes an internal space and a lateral hole communicating with the internal space; and the lateral hole includes two snap-in slots located at different height positions. The actuation column is slidably arranged in the internal space, and the actuation handle passes through the lateral hole to connect and fix to the actuation column; and the actuation handle is snapped in any one of the two snap-in slots.
The pull-down seat includes a clamping seat and a non-circular rod body. The clamping seat is used for fixing the snare, and the non-circular rod body passes through the fixed seat and into the internal space in a penetration direction and in a non-rotation manner. The non-circular rod body includes an internal thread hole toward the penetration direction. The adjustment bolt is rotatably fixed to the actuation column, and the adjustment bolt includes a thread section that spirally penetrates into the internal thread hole. The packing assembly is provided between the adjustment bolt and the actuation column, and two ends of the packing assembly press the adjustment bolt and the actuation column.
Accordingly, a friction force between the adjustment bolt and the actuation column can be increased through the packing assembly, and looseness of the adjustment bolt can be avoided.
The technical content, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly described below in combination with the detailed descriptions of preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.
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The actuation column 20 is slidably arranged in the internal space 11, and the actuation handle 30 passes through the lateral hole 12 to connect and fix to the actuation column 20, and the actuation handle 30 is snapped in any one of the two snap-in slots 121.
The pull-down seat 40 includes a clamping seat 41 and a non-circular rod body 42, and the non-circular rod body 42 passes through the fixed seat 10 and into the internal space 11 in a penetration direction and in a non-rotation manner. In one embodiment, the non-circular rod body 42 includes a non-circular section 421, and the fixed seat 10 includes two non-circular penetrating holes 13 corresponding to the non-circular section 421 and providing for the non-circular rod body 42 to pass through. For example, the non-circular section 421 can be octagonal, and the two non-circular penetrating holes 13 can be quadrilateral. Further for the convenience of assembling, the fixed seat 10 locks a fixed sheet 14 via a plurality of first bolts 71, and the two non-circular penetrating holes 13 are formed in the fixed sheet 14. In addition, the non-circular rod body 42 and the clamping seat 41 can also be combined and fixed via a second bolt 72, which can lower the manufacturing difficulty.
In addition, the non-circular rod body 42 includes an internal thread hole 422 toward the penetration direction. The adjustment bolt 50 is rotatably fixed to the actuation column 20, and the adjustment bolt 50 includes a thread section 51, and the thread section 51 spirally penetrates into the internal thread hole 422. In one embodiment, the thread section 51 screws a nut 52, and the nut 52 presses against an interior of the actuation column 20 to enable the adjustment bolt 50 to be rotatably fixed on the actuation column 20.
The packing assembly 60 is provided between the adjustment bolt 50 and the actuation column 20, and two ends of the packing assembly 60 press the adjustment bolt 50 and the actuation column 20. In one embodiment, the packing assembly 60 includes a steel ball 61 and a pressing spring 62, the adjustment bolt 50 includes a wavy surface 53 pressing against the steel ball 61, and the actuation column 20 includes a groove 21 for placing the pressing spring 62. Therefore, the pressing spring 62 presses the steel ball 61 to contact the wavy surface 53 to increase the friction force between the adjustment bolt 50 and the actuation column 20, and there is no risk of looseness of the adjustment bolt 50 due to long-time vibration.
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As mentioned above, the present invention at least includes following characteristics:
1. The friction force between the adjustment bolt and the actuation column can be increased through the packing assembly, and looseness of the adjustment bolt can be avoided;
2. By the design of the non-circular rod body, rotation of the pull-down seat can be avoided; and left and right uniform tensions can be provided during fixing of the snare.
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