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Keyboard device for electronic keyboard instrument

US8766075B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2012
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H1/346
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A keyboard device for an electronic keyboard instrument, including several keys arranged side by side in a left-right direction, a hammer support disposed rearward of the keys, a plurality of hammers pivotally supported by the hammer support to be pivotally moved in accordance with key depression, and a key switch having a plurality of switch bodies provided in association with the respective hammers and a switch board mounted to the hammer support. The hammer support has a hammer supporting part for supporting the hammers and a switch mounting part to which the key switch is mounted, and is formed by an injection molded article of a predetermined kind of synthetic resin.

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