US3797357A - Electronic musical instrument mechanical construction - Google Patents
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- US3797357A US3797357A US00290457A US3797357DA US3797357A US 3797357 A US3797357 A US 3797357A US 00290457 A US00290457 A US 00290457A US 3797357D A US3797357D A US 3797357DA US 3797357 A US3797357 A US 3797357A
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
- G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
- G10H1/32—Constructional details
- G10H1/34—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
- G10H1/344—Structural association with individual keys
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
- G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
- G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
- G10H2220/265—Key design details; Special characteristics of individual keys of a keyboard; Key-like musical input devices, e.g. finger sensors, pedals, potentiometers, selectors
- G10H2220/275—Switching mechanism or sensor details of individual keys, e.g. details of key contacts, hall effect or piezoelectric sensors used for key position or movement sensing purposes; Mounting thereof
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S84/00—Music
- Y10S84/07—Electric key switch structure
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US29045772A | 1972-09-20 | 1972-09-20 |
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Cited By (19)
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US3855894A (en) * | 1974-05-06 | 1974-12-24 | Wurlitzer Co | Key assembly |
US3897708A (en) * | 1973-05-24 | 1975-08-05 | Yoshiro Suzuki | Electrically operated musical instrument |
US3941023A (en) * | 1974-06-14 | 1976-03-02 | The Wurlitzer Company | Chord button assembly |
US3952175A (en) * | 1974-09-18 | 1976-04-20 | Oak Industries Inc. | Pushbutton switch mechanism having block out members with common mounting and discrete latch bar |
JPS5166435U (en) * | 1974-11-20 | 1976-05-26 | ||
US4023457A (en) * | 1975-08-21 | 1977-05-17 | Rodgers Organ Company | Organ stop switching system |
US4032729A (en) * | 1973-12-21 | 1977-06-28 | Rockwell International Corporation | Low profile keyboard switch having panel hinged actuators and cantilevered beam snap acting contacts |
US4055734A (en) * | 1973-12-26 | 1977-10-25 | Thomas John Hayden | Keyboard switch assembly with hinged pushbuttons and cantilevered terminal members |
US4123960A (en) * | 1976-03-15 | 1978-11-07 | Rainer Franzmann | Device for the manual playing of electronic musical instruments |
US4272657A (en) * | 1978-01-26 | 1981-06-09 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Keyboard assembly for electronic musical instruments |
US4276803A (en) * | 1980-02-14 | 1981-07-07 | Baldwin Piano & Organ Company | Stop tab for capture combination action systems used in electronic organs |
US4368364A (en) * | 1980-12-03 | 1983-01-11 | Load Cells Inc. | Key mechanism |
US4488472A (en) * | 1981-05-01 | 1984-12-18 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Keyboard musical instrument |
US4892024A (en) * | 1987-08-07 | 1990-01-09 | Yamaha Corporation | Structure of keyboard used in electronic keyboard instrument |
US5164528A (en) * | 1989-12-27 | 1992-11-17 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Keyboard apparatus for musical instrument |
US5320019A (en) * | 1991-04-01 | 1994-06-14 | Mccaw Kenneth J | Hammer mechanism for hand-held, stringed musical instrument |
US5929357A (en) * | 1997-07-03 | 1999-07-27 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard assembly having plurality of keys formed integrally with common key support |
US6002078A (en) * | 1992-08-10 | 1999-12-14 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard assembly for electronic musical instrument |
US20030056634A1 (en) * | 2001-09-21 | 2003-03-27 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard apparatus |
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US2011311A (en) * | 1928-05-11 | 1935-08-13 | Arthur C Gaynor | Electric switch |
US3087368A (en) * | 1960-07-14 | 1963-04-30 | Pratt Read & Co | Keyboard chassis assembly |
US3099930A (en) * | 1960-02-18 | 1963-08-06 | Hammond Organ Co | Keyboard construction for electric musical instrument |
US3110211A (en) * | 1959-08-06 | 1963-11-12 | Baldwin Piano Co | Electronic organ construction |
US3205754A (en) * | 1965-09-14 | Becwar keys | ||
US3246087A (en) * | 1964-07-20 | 1966-04-12 | Hammond Organ Co | Pivoted-type lever-operated switch |
US3263550A (en) * | 1964-07-10 | 1966-08-02 | Peter S Proll | Keyboard assembly for a musical instrument |
GB1069608A (en) * | 1964-11-30 | 1967-05-17 | Virserums Klaviatur & Orgelfab | An improved keyboard for organs and similar musical instruments |
US3342967A (en) * | 1965-06-24 | 1967-09-19 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Pushbutton switch |
US3403236A (en) * | 1967-04-05 | 1968-09-24 | Robertshaw Controls Co | Electrical switch having a one-piece actuator and spring arm structure |
US3665092A (en) * | 1970-09-18 | 1972-05-23 | Proll Products Co | Mechanically balanced keyboard and reed chamber assembly for musical instruments |
US3698276A (en) * | 1970-12-03 | 1972-10-17 | Graber Rogg Inc | Chord organs |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3205754A (en) * | 1965-09-14 | Becwar keys | ||
US2011311A (en) * | 1928-05-11 | 1935-08-13 | Arthur C Gaynor | Electric switch |
US3110211A (en) * | 1959-08-06 | 1963-11-12 | Baldwin Piano Co | Electronic organ construction |
US3099930A (en) * | 1960-02-18 | 1963-08-06 | Hammond Organ Co | Keyboard construction for electric musical instrument |
US3087368A (en) * | 1960-07-14 | 1963-04-30 | Pratt Read & Co | Keyboard chassis assembly |
US3263550A (en) * | 1964-07-10 | 1966-08-02 | Peter S Proll | Keyboard assembly for a musical instrument |
US3246087A (en) * | 1964-07-20 | 1966-04-12 | Hammond Organ Co | Pivoted-type lever-operated switch |
GB1069608A (en) * | 1964-11-30 | 1967-05-17 | Virserums Klaviatur & Orgelfab | An improved keyboard for organs and similar musical instruments |
US3342967A (en) * | 1965-06-24 | 1967-09-19 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Pushbutton switch |
US3403236A (en) * | 1967-04-05 | 1968-09-24 | Robertshaw Controls Co | Electrical switch having a one-piece actuator and spring arm structure |
US3665092A (en) * | 1970-09-18 | 1972-05-23 | Proll Products Co | Mechanically balanced keyboard and reed chamber assembly for musical instruments |
US3698276A (en) * | 1970-12-03 | 1972-10-17 | Graber Rogg Inc | Chord organs |
Cited By (21)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3897708A (en) * | 1973-05-24 | 1975-08-05 | Yoshiro Suzuki | Electrically operated musical instrument |
US4032729A (en) * | 1973-12-21 | 1977-06-28 | Rockwell International Corporation | Low profile keyboard switch having panel hinged actuators and cantilevered beam snap acting contacts |
US4055734A (en) * | 1973-12-26 | 1977-10-25 | Thomas John Hayden | Keyboard switch assembly with hinged pushbuttons and cantilevered terminal members |
US3855894A (en) * | 1974-05-06 | 1974-12-24 | Wurlitzer Co | Key assembly |
US3941023A (en) * | 1974-06-14 | 1976-03-02 | The Wurlitzer Company | Chord button assembly |
US3952175A (en) * | 1974-09-18 | 1976-04-20 | Oak Industries Inc. | Pushbutton switch mechanism having block out members with common mounting and discrete latch bar |
JPS5725275Y2 (en) * | 1974-11-20 | 1982-06-01 | ||
JPS5166435U (en) * | 1974-11-20 | 1976-05-26 | ||
US4023457A (en) * | 1975-08-21 | 1977-05-17 | Rodgers Organ Company | Organ stop switching system |
US4123960A (en) * | 1976-03-15 | 1978-11-07 | Rainer Franzmann | Device for the manual playing of electronic musical instruments |
US4272657A (en) * | 1978-01-26 | 1981-06-09 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Keyboard assembly for electronic musical instruments |
US4276803A (en) * | 1980-02-14 | 1981-07-07 | Baldwin Piano & Organ Company | Stop tab for capture combination action systems used in electronic organs |
US4368364A (en) * | 1980-12-03 | 1983-01-11 | Load Cells Inc. | Key mechanism |
US4488472A (en) * | 1981-05-01 | 1984-12-18 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Keyboard musical instrument |
US4892024A (en) * | 1987-08-07 | 1990-01-09 | Yamaha Corporation | Structure of keyboard used in electronic keyboard instrument |
US5164528A (en) * | 1989-12-27 | 1992-11-17 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Keyboard apparatus for musical instrument |
US5320019A (en) * | 1991-04-01 | 1994-06-14 | Mccaw Kenneth J | Hammer mechanism for hand-held, stringed musical instrument |
US6002078A (en) * | 1992-08-10 | 1999-12-14 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard assembly for electronic musical instrument |
US5929357A (en) * | 1997-07-03 | 1999-07-27 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard assembly having plurality of keys formed integrally with common key support |
US20030056634A1 (en) * | 2001-09-21 | 2003-03-27 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard apparatus |
US6894211B2 (en) | 2001-09-21 | 2005-05-17 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard apparatus |
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Owner name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, THE, ONE FIRST NAT Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:WURLITZER COMPANY, THE,;REEL/FRAME:004791/0907 Effective date: 19870408 |
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Owner name: TWCA CORP., A DE CORP. Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS IN AGREEMENTS RECITED;ASSIGNOR:WURLITZER COMPANY, WURLITZER MUSIC STORES, INC., WURLITZER INTERNATIONAL LTD; WURLITZER ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION AND WURLITZER CANADA, LTD.;REEL/FRAME:004998/0787 Effective date: 19880223 Owner name: TWCA CORP., ILLINOIS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:WURLITZER COMPANY;WURLITZER MUSIC STORES, INC.;WURLITZER INTERNATIONAL LTD;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:004998/0787 Effective date: 19880223 Owner name: WURLITZER COMPANY, THE, ILLINOIS Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:TWCA CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004998/0779 Effective date: 19880223 Owner name: WURLITZER COMPANY Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:TWC CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004998/0779 Effective date: 19880223 |
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