Utterance training machine

Claim 2

An utterance training machine comprising: flow speed detector means for converting the flow speed of expiration into an electrical signal to provide a flow speed signal; acoustic-electric converter means for converting a voice into an electrical signal to provide a speech signal; an endless recording medium for recording and retaining thereon said speech signal and said flow speed signal; record-reproduce means for causing said speech and flow speed signals to be recorded on said endless recording medium and for reproducing said recorded signals from said endless recording medium; set means for setting said record-reproduce means to record mode or reproduce mode; and display means for receiving said flow speed and speech signals provided from said endless recording medium to display the waveforms of said signals on a screen when said record-reproduce means is set to the reproduce mode by said set means.

Claim 3

An utterance training machine according to claim 1, further comprising: frequency modulator means for frequency-modulating said flow speed signal to record said signal on said endless recording medium; and frequency demodulator means for frequency-demodulating said frequency-modulated flow speed signal reproduced from said endless recording medium.

Claim 4

An utterance training machine according to claim 1, further comprising: detector means for detecting a predetermined position of said endless recording medium; and means for applying the detection signal provided by said detector means to said display means as external synchronizing signal.

Claim 5

An utterance training machine according to claim 3, wherein said detector means comprises: an electrically conductive member securely provided on said endless recording medium; and a pair of electrodes slidably engageable with said endless recording medium and electrically interconnected therebetween upon contact with said electrically conductive member.

Claim 6

An utterance training machine according to claim 1, further comprising: electric-acoustic converter means for receiving the speech signal provided from said endless recording medium to convert the same into an acoustic signal.

Claim 7

An utterance training machine according to claim 1, wherein said endless recording medium comprises an endless magnetic recording tape contained within a cartridge.

Claim 8

An utterance training machine comprising: flow speed detector means for converting the flow speed of expiration into an electrical signal to provide a flow speed signal; acoustic-electric converter means for converting a voice into an electrical signal to provide a speech signal; an endless recording medium for recording and retaining thereon said speech signal and said flow speed signal; record-reproduce means for causing said speech and flow speed signals to be recorded on said endless recording medium and for reproducing said recorded signals from said endless recording medium; set means for setting said record-reproduce means to record mode or reproduce mode; display means for receiving said flow speed and speech signals provided from said endless recording medium to display the waveforms of said signals on a screen when said record-reproduce means is set to the reproduce mode by said set means. means for applying said flow speed signal and said speech signal from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when record mode is set by said set means; and means for stopping application of said flow speed and speech signals from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when reproduce mode is set by said set means.

Claim 9

An utterance training machine comprising: flow speed detector means for converting the flow speed of expiration into an electrical signal to provide a flow speed signal; acoustic-electric converter means for converting a voice into an electrical signal to provide a speech signal; an endless recording medium for recording and retaining thereon said speech signal and said flow speed signal; record-reproduce means for causing said speech and flow speed signals to be recorded on said endless recording medium and for reproducing said recorded signals from said endless recording medium; set means for setting said record-reproduce means to record mode or reproduce mode; display means for receiving said flow speed and speech signals provided from said endless recording medium to display the waveforms of said signals on a screen when said record-reproduce means is set to the reproduce mode by said set means. means for applying said flow speed signal and said speech signal from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when record mode is set by said set means; and means for stopping application of said flow speed and speech signals from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when reproduce mode is set by said set means.

Claim 10

An utterance training machine according to claim 7, further comprising: detector means for detecting a predetermined position of said endless recording medium; and means for applying detection signal provided by said detector means to said display means as external synchronizing signal.

Claim 11

An utterance training machine according to claim 8, wherein said detector means comprises: an electrically conductive member securely provided on said endless recording medium; and a pair of electrodes slidably engageable with said endless recording medium and electrically interconnected therebetween upon contact with said electrically conductive member.

Claim 12

An utterance training machine according to claim 7, further comprising: frequency modulator means for frequency-modulating said flow speed signal to record said signal on said endless recording medium; and frequency demodulator means for frequency-demodulating said frequency-modulated flow speed signal reproduced from said endless recording medium.

Claim 13

An utterance training machine comprising: flow speed detector means for converting the flow speed of expiration into an electrical signal to provide a flow speed signal; acoustic-electric converter means for converting vibration of expiration into an electrical signal to provide a speech signal; an endless recording medium for recording and retaining thereon said speech signal and said flow speed signal; record-reproduce means for causing said speech and flow speed singals to be recorded on said endless recording medium and for reproducing said recorded from said endless recording medium; set means for setting said record-reproduce means to record mode or reproduce mode or non-record-reproduce mode wherein neither recording nor reproducing occurs; displaay means for receiving said flow speed and speech signals provided from said endless recording medium to display the waveforms of said signals on a screen when said record-reproduce means is set to the reproduce mode by said set means; means for applying said flow speed signal and said speech signal from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when record mode is set by said set means; means for stopping application of said flow speed and speech signals from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when reproduce mode is set by said set means; and means for applying said flow speed signal and said speech signal from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when the non-record-reproduce mode is set by said set means.

Claim 14

An utterance training machine comprising: flow speed detector means for converting the flow speed of expiration into an electrical signal to provide a flow speed signal; acoustic-electric converter means for converting vibration of expiration into an electrical signal to provide a speech signal; an endless recording medium for recording and retaining thereon said speech signal and said flow speed signal; record-reproduce means for causing said speech and flow speed singals to be recorded on said endless recording medium and for reproducing said recorded from said endless recording medium; set means for setting said record-reproduce means to record mode or reproduce mode or non-record-reproduce mode wherein neither recording nor reproducing occurs; displaay means for receiving said flow speed and speech signals provided from said endless recording medium to display the waveforms of said signals on a screen when said record-reproduce means is set to the reproduce mode by said set means; means for applying said flow speed signal and said speech signal from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when record mode is set by said set means; means for stopping application of said flow speed and speech signals from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when reproduce mode is set by said set means; and means for applying said flow speed signal and said speech signal from said flow speed detector means and said acoustic-electric converter means to said display means when the non-record-reproduce mode is set by said set means.

Claim 15

An utterance training machine according to claim 8, wherein said endless recording mediums has thereon track for recording said flow speed signal and a track for recording said speech signal, individually.