TWM661044U - New flute with vibrato key assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A new flute with a vibrato key assembly includes a new flute body, two fixing seats and a vibrato key assembly. The new flute body is provided with a blowing hole, at least one vibrato key pressure hole and a plurality of finger pressure holes on the outer peripheral wall, and the vibrato key pressure hole is closer to the blowing hole than the finger pressure hole. The two fixing seats are fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the new flute body respectively; the vibrato key assembly includes a key shaft, at least one vibrato operation key and at least one key cover. The key shaft is pivotally connected to the two fixing seats at both ends. The vibrato operation key is fixed to the key shaft. The key cover is fixed to the key shaft corresponding to the vibrato key pressure hole. When a performer presses the vibrato operation key, the key cover is linked to be far away from the vibrato key pressure hole. When the performer releases the vibrato operation key, the key cover is linked to cover the vibrato key pressure hole, so that a vibrato is played when the vibrato operation key is pressed and released in a continuous switching manner.

Description

New flute with vibrato key assembly

This work is about a new flute, especially a new flute with a vibrato key assembly.

The Xindi, also known as the 11-hole flute, is a flute designed according to the principle of twelve-tone equal temperament. It was first invented by Ding Xilin in the 1930s. Compared with the traditional six-hole flute, the Xindi has five finger-pressed tone holes to solve the problem of the traditional six-hole flute's difficulty in controlling semitones.

Please refer to the first figure, which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a new flute in the prior art. As shown in the first figure, the new flute PA100 in the prior art includes a new flute body PA1 and a mouthpiece plug (not shown in the figure), and the new flute body PA1 is respectively provided with a first end opening PAH1 and a second end opening PAH2 at both ends, and the second end opening PAH2 is connected to the first end opening PAH1 through a playing space (not shown in the figure).

The new flute body PA1 is provided with a blowing sound hole PABH adjacent to the first end opening PAH1 and a plurality of finger pressure sound holes adjacent to the second end opening PAH2 on the outer peripheral wall (generally speaking, the new flute PA100 is provided with eleven finger pressure sound holes, and only one of the finger pressure sound holes PAPH is indicated in the first figure). The blowing sound hole PABH and the finger pressure sound holes are both connected to the blowing space. Specifically, the range of the new flute in the prior art is d1 to b2, that is, when all the eleven finger pressure sound holes are covered, the sound of d1 can be produced. In the prior art, the mouthpiece plug is a cork plug, which is arranged in the blowing space adjacent to the first end opening PAH1 to close the first end opening PAH1.

In order to increase the expressiveness of the music, vibrato elements are often added to the music. The performer can produce vibrato by quickly repeating two adjacent notes (generally speaking, the difference is half a pitch to one pitch). In flute instruments, most vibratos are achieved by opening the original note and moving up one pitch. Specifically, the pitch of the G vibrato changes to G-A. The finger first presses the finger pressure hole and then releases it. In other words, the G note corresponds to the finger pressing the finger pressure hole, and the A note corresponds to the finger moving away from the finger pressure hole. And so on to the D vibrato (D-E), #F vibrato (#F-G), A vibrato (A-B) and B vibrato (B-#C).

However, due to the fingering, when playing the C note, the finger is far away from the finger pressure hole, and when playing the D note, the finger presses the finger pressure hole. In other words, the finger must be far away from the finger pressure hole before pressing the finger pressure hole, which generally has the problem of inconsistent vibrato effect. In addition, the new flute in the prior art can only play the highest #C note when the sound hole is fully opened, that is, the #D note is missing and the C# vibrato (#C-#D) cannot be played.

In view of the fact that the vibrato effect of the new flute in the prior art is generally not uniform when playing the C vibrato. In addition, there is also the problem that the #C vibrato cannot be played. Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a new flute 100 with a vibrato key assembly, which is to first open a vibrato key pressure hole in the new flute body, and then repeatedly press and release the vibrato operation key to repeatedly move the key cover away from and cover the vibrato key pressure hole to play the C vibrato or #C vibrato, thereby solving the above problems. On the above basis, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention to solve the problems of the previous technology is to provide a new flute with a vibrato key assembly (hereinafter referred to as the "new flute"), which includes a new flute body, two fixing seats and a vibrato key assembly.

The new flute body has a blowing sound hole, at least one vibrato key pressure hole and a plurality of finger pressure holes on the outer peripheral wall, and the vibrato key pressure hole is closer to the blowing sound hole than the finger pressure hole. Preferably, a total of ten finger pressure holes are provided. Preferably, the new flute body may have a plurality of auxiliary sound holes on the outer peripheral wall. Preferably, the new flute body may include a flute body tube and a mouthpiece tube. The flute body tube has finger pressure holes on the outer peripheral wall. The mouthpiece tube is assembled and fixed to the flute body tube, and has blowing sound holes on the outer peripheral wall. As mentioned above, the mouthpiece tube includes a body portion, a lip pad portion and a connecting portion. The lip pad part is integrally formed and protrudes from the main body part, and is provided with a blowing hole. The connecting part is adjacent to the flute body tube and extends from the main body part for inserting into the flute body tube, so as to assemble and fix the mouthpiece tube to the flute body tube.

The two fixing seats are fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the new flute body. The vibrato key assembly includes a key shaft, at least one vibrato operation key and at least one key cover. The key shaft is pivoted to the two fixing seats at both ends. The vibrato operation key is fixed to the key shaft. The key cover is fixed to the key shaft corresponding to the vibrato key depression hole. When a performer presses the vibrato operation key, the key cover moves away from the vibrato key depression hole in a linkage manner; when the performer releases the vibrato operation key, the key cover covers the vibrato key depression hole in a linkage manner, so that a vibrato is played when the vibrato operation key is pressed and released in a continuous switching manner.

Based on the above necessary technical means, the following additional technical means can be derived. Preferably, the new flute can further include a mouthpiece plug assembly, which includes a mouthpiece cap and a mouthpiece plug. The mouthpiece cap is fixed to one end of the mouthpiece tube adjacent to the playing sound hole, and the mouthpiece plug is arranged in the mouthpiece tube and fixed to the mouthpiece cap. As mentioned above, the mouthpiece plug is a metal mouthpiece plug.

In summary, the new flute 100 with a vibrato key assembly provided by the present invention is to first open a vibrato key pressure hole in the new flute body, and then repeatedly press and release the vibrato operation key to make the key cover repeatedly move away from and cover the vibrato key pressure hole to play C vibrato or #C vibrato, thereby solving the above-mentioned problem.

The specific implementation examples adopted in this creation will be further explained through the following implementation examples and drawings.

Since the novel flute with the vibrato key assembly provided by this invention can be widely used in different types of novel flutes, its combination and variation implementation methods are too numerous to mention. Here, only one of the better implementation examples is listed for specific description.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 5, Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the key cover of the new flute with a vibrato key assembly of the better embodiment of the present creation covering the vibrato key pressure hole; Figure 3 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the key cover of the new flute with a vibrato key assembly of the better embodiment of the present creation being far away from the vibrato key pressure hole; Figure 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the back view of the new flute with a vibrato key assembly of the better embodiment of the present creation; and Figure 5 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram showing the new flute with a vibrato key assembly of the better embodiment of the present creation.

As shown in the second to fifth figures, a new flute with a vibrato key assembly (hereinafter referred to as "new flute") 100 comprises a new flute body 1, a mouthpiece plug assembly 2, two fixing seats 3a and 3b, and a vibrato key assembly 4. The new flute body 1 is provided with a blowing hole BH, at least one vibrato key pressure hole, a plurality of finger pressure holes (only one finger pressure hole PH is marked) and a plurality of auxiliary sound holes on the outer peripheral wall, and the vibrato key pressure hole is closer to the blowing hole BH than the finger pressure hole. In this embodiment, there are two vibrato key pressure holes VHa and VHb, corresponding to the #D sound. In other words, when the finger pressure holes are fully opened and the vibrato key pressure holes VHa and VHb are closed, the new flute 100 can play the #C sound, and when the finger pressure holes and the vibrato key pressure holes VHa and VHb are fully opened, the new flute 100 can play the #D sound. In other embodiments, only one vibrato key pressure hole corresponding to the #D sound can be opened. In this embodiment, the new flute body 1 includes a mouthpiece tube 11 and a flute body tube 12.

The mouthpiece 11 comprises a body 111, a lip pad 112 and a connecting portion 113. The body 111 is a hollow tube structure. The lip pad 112 is integrally formed and protrudes from the body 111, and has a blowing hole BH. The connecting portion 113 extends from the body near the flute body 12, and the outer diameter of the connecting portion 113 is smaller than the inner diameter of the flute body 12, so as to be inserted into the flute body 12, so as to assemble and fix the mouthpiece 11 to the flute body 12.

The flute body 12 is provided with vibrato key pressure holes VHa and VHb, a plurality of finger pressure holes and a plurality of auxiliary sound holes, and is a hollow tube structure. Generally speaking, the common new flute has eleven finger pressure holes, but in this embodiment, the flute body 12 is provided with only ten finger pressure holes, and the finger pressure holes pressed by the left index finger joint are removed, and the corresponding pitch sound is supplemented by the cross finger method (releasing more than one finger pressure hole at the same time). In addition, in this embodiment, two auxiliary sound holes ASHa and ASHb are provided near one end of the flute body 12 to improve the sensitivity of sound production. The structure and working principle of the new flute body 1 are prior art and will not be elaborated in this embodiment.

The mouthpiece plug assembly 2 is fixed to one end of the mouthpiece tube 11 near the lip pad 112. In this embodiment, the mouthpiece plug assembly 2 includes a mouthpiece cap 21 and a mouthpiece plug 22. The mouthpiece cap 21 is fixed to one end of the mouthpiece tube 11. The mouthpiece plug 22 is disposed in the mouthpiece tube 11 and fixed to the mouthpiece cap 21. In order to improve the sensitivity of the sound, the mouthpiece plug 22 is preferably a metal mouthpiece plug. The structure and working principle of the mouthpiece cap 21 and the mouthpiece plug 22 are all prior arts and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

The fixing bases 3a and 3b are fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the new flute body 1 respectively. The vibrato key assembly 4 includes a key shaft 41, at least one key and at least one key cover. The key shaft 41 is pivoted to the fixing bases 3a and 3b at both ends. In this embodiment, since the key shaft 41 is relatively long, an auxiliary fixing base (not shown) can be extended from the middle section of the flute body 12 adjacent to the key shaft 41. The auxiliary fixing base is fixed to the flute body 12 to support the key shaft 41.

In this embodiment, there are two vibrato operation keys 42a and 42b and two key covers 43a and 43b. The vibrato operation keys 42a and 42b are fixed to the key shaft 41 respectively. The key covers 43a and 43b are fixed to the key shaft 41 corresponding to the vibrato key depression holes VHa and VHb respectively, and are preset to cover the vibrato key depression holes VHa and VHb respectively. In addition, since there are many different fingerings when playing, the performer can selectively press the vibrato operation key 42a or 42b. In other embodiments, there may be only one vibrato operation key and one key cover corresponding to one vibrato key depression hole.

Since the vibrato operation keys 42a and 42b and the key covers 43a and 43b are all fixed to the key shaft 41, when a player presses the vibrato operation key 42a or 42b, the key cover 43a is linked to be away from the vibrato key depression hole VHa, and the key cover 43b is also linked to be away from the vibrato key depression hole VHa. When the performer releases the vibrato operation key 42a or 42b, the key shaft 41 is driven by an elastic member (not shown) to re-cover the vibrato key depression hole VHa in a linked manner, and to re-cover the vibrato key depression hole VHb in a linked manner. In this embodiment, a key pad (not shown) is provided near the vibrato key depression hole of the key cover, so as to elastically deform the key cover when it covers the vibrato key depression hole and seal the vibrato key depression hole.

In this embodiment, when playing the C vibrato, the performer first presses part of the finger pressing hole with the C fingering to play the C note, then presses the vibrato operation key 42a or 42b to move the key cover 43a and 43b away from the vibrato key pressing hole VHa and VHb respectively to play the D note, and then repeats the above process to play the C vibrato with the pitch switching between C and D. The C note fingering is a prior art and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

In addition, when playing the #C vibrato, the performer first opens the finger pressure holes fully. At this time, the key covers 43a and 43b cover the vibrato key pressure holes VHa and VHb respectively to play the #C sound. Then, the vibrato operation button 42a or 42b is pressed to make the key covers 43a and 43b away from the vibrato key pressure holes VHa and VHb respectively to play the #D sound. After repeating the above process, the #C vibrato with the pitch switching between #C and #D can be played.

In summary, the new flute 100 provided by the present invention is to first open the vibrato key pressure holes VHa and VHb in the new flute body 1, and then repeatedly press and release the vibrato operation button 42a or 42b to make the key cover 43a and 43b repeatedly move away from and cover the vibrato key pressure hole to play C vibrato or #C vibrato, thereby solving the above problem.

The above detailed description of the preferred specific embodiments is intended to more clearly describe the features and spirit of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention by the preferred specific embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the purpose is to cover various changes and arrangements with equivalents within the scope of the patent application for the present invention.

PA100: New flute PA1: New flute body PAPH: Finger pressure hole PABH: Blowing hole PAH1: First end opening PAH2: Second end opening 100: New flute 1: New flute body 11: Mouthpiece tube 111: Body 112: Lip pad 113: Connection 12: Body tube 2: Mouthpiece plug assembly. 21: Mouthpiece cap 22: Mouthpiece plug 3a, 3b: Fixing seat 4: Vibrator key assembly 41: Key shaft 42a, 42b: Vibrator operation key 43a, 43b: Key cover BH: Blowing hole PH: Finger pressure hole VHa, VHb: Vibrato key pressure hole ASHa, ASHb: Auxiliary sound hole

The first figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing a new flute in the prior art; The second figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing a key cover of a new flute with a vibrato key assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention covering the vibrato key pressure hole; The third figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing a key cover of a new flute with a vibrato key assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention being far away from the vibrato key pressure hole; The fourth figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing a back view of a new flute with a vibrato key assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; The fifth figure is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram showing a new flute with a vibrato key assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

111: Headquarters

112: Lip pad

113: Connection part

12: Flute body

2: Mouthpiece plug assembly

21:Flute head cap

22: Mouthpiece plug

3a,3b: Fixed seat

4: Vibrator button assembly

41: Keyboard

42a,42b: Vibration operation buttons

43a,43b:Key cover

BH: Blowing hole

PH: refers to the pressure hole

VHa, VHb: Vibrato key pressure hole

Claims (7)

A new flute with a vibrato key assembly, comprising: A new flute body, with a blowing hole, at least one vibrato key pressure hole and a plurality of finger pressure holes opened on the outer peripheral wall, and the at least one vibrato key pressure hole is closer to the blowing hole than the finger pressure holes; Two fixing seats, which are respectively fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the new flute body; and A vibrato key assembly, comprising: A key shaft, which is pivotally connected to the two fixing seats at both ends; At least one vibrato operation key is fixed to the key shaft; At least one key cover is fixed to the key shaft corresponding to the at least one vibrato key pressure hole; When a performer presses the at least one vibrato operation key, the at least one key cover is linked to move away from the at least one vibrato key depression hole; when the performer releases the at least one vibrato operation key, the at least one key cover is linked to cover the vibrato key depression hole, so that a vibrato is played when the at least one vibrato operation key is continuously and alternately pressed and released. A new flute with a vibrato key assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the new flute body has ten finger-pressed tone holes on the outer wall. A new flute with a vibrato key assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the new flute body has a plurality of auxiliary sound holes on the outer peripheral wall. The new flute with a vibrato key assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the new flute body comprises: a flute body tube, the finger-pressed sound holes are opened on the outer wall; and a mouthpiece tube, which is assembled and fixed to the flute body tube and has the blowing sound holes opened on the outer wall. A new flute with a vibrato key assembly as described in claim 4, wherein the mouthpiece tube includes a main body, a lip pad and a connecting portion, the lip pad protrudes from the main body in an integral manner and has the blowing hole, and the connecting portion extends from the main body adjacent to the flute body tube for being inserted into the flute body tube to assemble and fix the mouthpiece tube to the flute body tube. The new flute with a vibrato key assembly as described in claim 4 further includes a mouthpiece plug assembly, which includes a mouthpiece cap and a mouthpiece plug. The mouthpiece cap is fixed to one end of the mouthpiece tube adjacent to the blowing hole, and the mouthpiece plug is disposed in the mouthpiece tube and fixed to the mouthpiece cap. A new flute with a vibrato key assembly as described in claim 6, wherein the mouthpiece plug is a metal mouthpiece plug.

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