Patent Application
20240265894
This present application claims priority to European patent application no. ES202330179U-2023-02-06 filed on Feb. 6, 2023.
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The present invention corresponds to the technical field of musical instruments, specifically to a recorder in which it is possible to place a mute for total or partial soundproofing thereof.
The recorder or recorder is a wind instrument made up of a tubular body with eight holes, as well as a bevel with a window connected to the central hollow space. The sound is generated when the performer blows through the mouthpiece of the flute and the air hits the bezel. With the fingers the holes are covered or uncovered to obtain the different musical notes.
It is an instrument that is very easy to learn to play without requiring great musical knowledge, and that is why it is an ideal instrument to start in the world of music, even at an early age.
This generates that in most schools it is the instrument chosen by music teachers to introduce schoolchildren in the handling of a musical instrument.
Most instruments, although not all, have mechanisms to reduce their sound, trying to alter its quality as little as possible, as well as the tuning of the instrument.
Some more modern instruments, such as the electric guitar or the clavinova, have a mechanism to raise or lower its sound, but the more traditional instruments require an external element, such as a mute, in the case of wind instruments, which makes it possible to achieve this objective.
The recorder does have a mute designed to reduce its sound without affecting its quality. This instrument has a fairly sharp sound so, taking into account note that high-pitched sounds go through walls much more easily than low-pitched sounds, and given the number of schoolchildren who spend their afternoons constantly rehearsing the songs their teachers tell them to, muting is a fundamental element for greater peace of mind for parents and neighbors.
The mute is an element that, depending on its position, allows you to reduce the sound between 70% and 80%, or even soundproof the flute by 97%, that is, even if you find out how you are playing, practically nothing sounds.
This is very advantageous for music classes, because while a student plays his flute in front of the teacher, the others can continue rehearsing practically without disturbing, but without stopping listening to what they are playing.
The mute of the recorder has a tab that is inserted into the window of the flute, covering the bezel sufficiently so that the arrival of air into it is considerably reduced, thus reducing the sound of the flute, without actually canceling it out. complete.
This mute has removable connection means around the head of the flute, in such a way that they form two bands in the shape of an arc that hug the head at the height of the window, when the tab is inserted into it.
The removable connection means of the mute embrace the flute in its contour but do not present any fixation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the flute, which generates a certain play of movement of the mute in said direction.
In practice, this is quite uncomfortable for the user who is playing the flute, because due to its own movement or due to the passage of air that impacts the flange, it generates a small turn of the damper that translates into a movement according to the direction length of the flute.
The problem is that with this game of movement, the mute is dislodged from the soundproofing position, since turning the tab allows a greater passage of air towards the bevel.
This translates into failures in the mute's soundproofing function and the person playing the flute must constantly reposition the mute, which is very annoying and prevents them from concentrating on the score.
It is therefore necessary to find a way to be able to soundproof the flute by means of a mute in a completely efficient way and without affecting the user by creating discomfort during use.
The recorder presented here comprises a head with a mouthpiece suitable for blowing air and a bevel with a connection window to an internal duct located adjacent to the edge of said bevel. The window is capable of allowing adjustment of the flange of a mute that has removable connection means around the head of the flute.
This flute comprises a rim formed by two circumferential arcs that respectively emerge from one of the sides of the window and are arranged symmetrically along at least part of the contour of the head in a section of the same located in the transverse plane that contains the edge of the bevel.
This rim is capable of allowing the support of the removable connection means of the mute on it.
With the recorder proposed here, a significant improvement in the state of the art is obtained.
This is so because a flute is achieved that has a rim that acts as a support or support for the connection means of the mute when it is coupled to the flute.
By forming a support for the connection means, it keeps them fixed in their position, avoiding the up-down rocking that they present, so that the mute is well attached and no longer moves with respect to its position.
The damper has two possible positions, a first position with the tab closest to the edge of the bevel, which allows partial soundproofing, and a second position with the tab slightly separated from the bezel. One or the other position is achieved simply by turning the mute so that the offset that the tab presents with respect to the central transversal plane of the connection means, allows both positions of the tab.
According to this aspect, the flange that this flute presents allows the support of the mute connection means in both positions, so that the mute continues presenting its functionality but improved.
The support or support generated by said flange for the mute connection means keeps it fixed in its partial or total soundproofing position, so that even if the user moves it with his finger, it returns to its correct position.
In this way, efficient operation of the damper is ensured in any of its two possible positions and at the same time it is achieved that the use of the damper by the interpreter is comfortable and simple, without undesirable displacements of the damper.
It is therefore a very effective solution to ensure that the mute behaves correctly and achieves total or partial soundproofing of the flute, preventing the user from having to continually reposition it.
In order to help with a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical embodiment thereof, a series of drawings is provided as an integral part of said description where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, represented the following:
In view of the figures provided, it can be seen how in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the recorder or recorder proposed here, comprises a head (1) with a mouthpiece (2) suitable for blowing air and a chamfer (3) with a window (4) for connecting to an inner duct located adjacent to the edge (3.1) of said chamfer (3).
This flute has window (4) that is capable of allowing adjustment of the flange (5) of a mute (6) that has removable connection means (7) around the head (1) of the flute.
As shown in
This rim (8) is capable of allowing the support of the removable connection means (7) of the mute (6) on it, as can be seen in
In both cases, the connection means (7) of the mute (6) are supported on the rim (8) which will thus limit the possible play of up-down movement of these connection means (7), so that so that they ensure that the mute (6) will remain fixed in the right place without possible displacements that could reduce the effectiveness of its operation.
In this preferred embodiment of the invention, both circumferential arcs (9) that make up the rim (8) have a length of less than half the circumferential arc of the section, which runs from one side of the window (4) to the opposite side, however in other preferred embodiments both arches (9) can be joined, such that the rim (8) covers the entire contour of the section from one side of the window (4) to the opposite side of the same.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES1298948U | Feb 2023 | EP | regional |
