Keyboard switch apparatus for electronic musical instrument
US4733590A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S84/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A keyboard switch apparatus for an electronic musical instrument has first, second and third layers, and first and second switches. The second layer has elasticity and is separated from the first layer. The third layer has elasticity and is inserted between the first and second layers at a distance therefrom. The first switch consists of conductors respectively formed on opposite surfaces of the second and third layers. The second switch consists of conductors respectively formed on opposite surfaces of the first and third layers. The second and third layers are sequentially urged and deformed by an actuator interlocked with key depression. The first and second switches are sequentially closed. A time requred for closing the first switch is different from that for closing the second switch. The closure time difference corresponds to a key depression speed, which is used to generate a signal corresponding to the depression speed, and a musical tone signal corresponding to the depression speed.
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