US5140888A
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Electronic wind instrument having blowing feeling adder
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-16
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Granted: 1992-08-25
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Expires: 2011-04-16
Abstract
Abstract An electronic wind instrument has a blowing feeling adder. The adder comprises an air chamber having an entrance and an exit, an entrance pipe for introducing breath the entrance pipe being coupled to the entrance of the air chamber, an exit pipe for discharging the breath the exit pipe being connected to the exit of the air chamber, and a valve interposed between entrance and exit portions of the air chamber and having elasticity. The valve is deformed according to a breath pressure at the entrance portion to change an opening area of the entrance. Whereby the electronic wind instrument can simulate blowing feeling of a natural wind instrument.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihisa Ito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:04
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/02; G10H1/04; G10H1/053; G10H1/055; G10H1/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/21
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An electronic wind instrument having a blowing feeling adder which comprises an air chamber having an entrance and an exit adjacent entrance and exit portions thereof respectively, an entrance pipe, coupled to the entrance of said air chamber, for introducing breath, an exit pipe, connected to the exit of said air chamber, for discharging the breath, and valve means being elastic and being interposed between the entrance and exit portions of said air chamber, said valve means being deformed according to a breath pressure at the entrance portion to change an opening area of the entrance and being pressed against the exit portion and decreasing an opening area of the exit when the breath pressure at the entrance portion of said air chamber exceeds a predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
An electronic wind instrument having a blowing feeling adder which comprises an air chamber having an entrance and an exit adjacent entrance and exit portions thereof respectively, an entrance pipe, coupled to the entrance of said air chamber, for introducing breath, an exit pipe, connected to the exit of said air chamber, for discharging the breath, and valve means being elastic and being interposed between the entrance and exit portions of said air chamber, said valve means being deformed according to a breath pressure at the entrance portion to change an opening area of the entrance and being pressed against the exit portion and decreasing an opening area of the exit when the breath pressure at the entrance portion of said air chamber exceeds a predetermined value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said adder further comprises spacer means for forming an air communication path between said valve means and the exit portion in at least a portion around the exit portion when said valve means is pressed toward the exit portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising pressure detecting means for detecting the breath pressure and control means for controlling musical tone parameters on the basis of the breath pressure detected by said pressure detecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said detecting means is interposed between said entrance portion and said valve means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising pressure detecting means for detecting the breath pressure and control means for controlling musical tone parameters on the basis of the breath pressure detected by said pressure detecting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said detecting means is interposed between said entrance portion and said valve means.
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