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Control mechanism for electronic musical instrument

US5196640A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 1992
Grant dateMar 23, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H1/46
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A musical tone control mechanism for an electronic musical instrument in which a musical tone adjustment rotary body having a rotating shaft extending along the longitudinal direction of a keyboard is provided, the rotary body is divided into a plurality of parts, and an operation position of the rotary body is movable along the longitudinal direction of the keyboard, or a means for selecting an adjustment function of the rotary body is arranged. The musical tone control mechanism further includes an operation amount detector for detecting an operation amount of the rotary body as a pivot amount of a pivot shaft body of the operation amount detector, cylindrical intermediate members fitted to both ends of the rotary body for connecting the pivot shaft body to the rotary body, and bearings having bearing holes for pivotally receiving the intermediate members.

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