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Control apparatus and electronic musical instrument using the same

US5661253A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1990
Grant dateAug 26, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2220/315
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control apparatus comprises a rod-like member having a gripping portion at its distal end, a support member for supporting the rod-like member, the gripping portion being movable along an axial direction of the rod-like member, and moving amount detectors for detecting moving amounts of the gripping portion. The control apparatus inputs a control signal to a control object on the basis of a detection value of the moving amount detectors. An electronic musical instrument has a control apparatus as a performance operation member for controlling electronic tone generation parameters in correspondence with a performance function, and a sound source for generating an electronic tone on the basis of inputs from a keyboard and the performance operation member.

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