Pedal board and sound effect adjusting device using same

• US 10,192,536 B1
• Filed: 02/11/2018
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SWIFF Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SWIFF Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Jia, He
• Primary Examiner(s): Warren, David
• Application Number:
  US15/893,674
• Time in Patent Office: 352 Days
• Field of Search: 84746
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/348 Switches actuated by parts of the body other than fingers
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/155 Musical effects

Abstract

A sound effect adjusting device includes: an effect pedal; a pedal board including a first housing, a three-way toggle switch, a microswitch, and a mounting member; the first housing including an input interface, an output interface, a send interface and a return interface formed thereon; the three-way toggle switch having a first contact blade electrically connected with the input interface, a second contact blade electrically connected with the send interface, a third contact blade electrically connected with the microswitch; the mounting member having a first pins assembly electrically coupled to the effect pedal; while the effect pedal assembled with the pedal board, the microswitch is off, and operates the three-way toggle switch so that the effect pedal is connected between the input interface and the output interface in series, or, the effect pedal connected between the send interface and the return interface in series.

Claims

1. A sound effect adjusting device, comprising:

an effect pedal including a second pins assembly;

a pedal board including a first housing, a three-way toggle switch mounted in the first housing, a microswitch mounted in the first housing and electrically connected with the three-way toggle switch, and a mounting member mounted on the first housing to attach to the effect pedal;

wherein,

the first housing includes an input interface, an output interface, a send interface and a return interface formed thereon;

the three-way toggle switch has a first contact blade electrically connected with the input interface, a second contact blade electrically connected with the send interface, and a third contact blade connected with the microswitch;

the mounting member has a first pins assembly electrically coupled to the second pins assembly and removably attached to the second pins assembly;

wherein,

while the effect pedal is assembled with the pedal board, the microswitch is off, and actuates the three-way toggle switch so that the effect pedal is connected between the input interface and the output interface in series, or, the effect pedal is connected between the send interface and the return interface in series.

2. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein, the first pins assembly includes a first positive pin, a first negative pin, a first signal input pin and a first signal output pin;

the second pins assembly includes a second positive pin, a second negative pin, a second signal input pin and a second signal output pin;

wherein,

the second positive pin inserts into the first positive pin, the second negative pin inserts into the first negative pin, the second signal input pin inserts into the first signal input pin, and the second signal output pin inserts into the first signal output pin.

3. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein, the first contact blade is switched to electrically connect with the second pins assembly via the first pins assembly, and the third contact blade is synchronously switched to electrically connect with the output interface so that the effect pedal is connected between the input interface and the output interface in series.

4. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein, the second contact blade is switched to electrically connect with the second pins assembly via the first pins assembly and the third contact blade is synchronously switched to electrically connect with the return interface so that the effect pedal is connected between the send interface and the return interface in series.

5. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein, the mounting member further includes a U-shaped panel having a flat panel attached to the effect pedal and a side panel extending upward from the edge of the flat panel;

and the first pins assembly fixed on the flat panel.

6. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 5, wherein, the flat panel has a first projection protruding toward the effect pedal for fixing the first pins assembly and a first through hole that is adjacent to the projection formed thereon.

7. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 5, wherein, the flat panel is made by magnetic material.

8. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 5, wherein, the mounting member further includes at least one magnet disposed on the flat panel.

9. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 6, wherein, the microswitch includes a fixing body fixed on the first housing, an elastic plate having a fixing end fixed to the fixing body and a flexible end, a movable column movably contacted with the flexible end, a reset spring sleeved outside the movable column, a carrying plate located above the fixing body for carrying the reset spring, and a stop ring located upon the reset spring and sleeved outside the movable column, wherein, the movable column movably passes through the carrying plate and extending out of the flat panel via the first through hole.

10. A pedal hoard, assembled with a pedal effect, comprising,

a first housing, includes an input interface, an output interface, a send interface and a return interface formed thereon;

a three-way toggle switch mounted in the first housing, the three-way toggle switch having a first contact blade electrically connected with the input interface, second contact blade electrically connected with the send interface, and a third contact blade;

a microswitch mounted in the first housing and connected with the third contact blade of the three-way toggle switch; and

a mounting member mounted on the first housing to attach to the effect pedal, the mounting member has a first pins assembly electrically coupled to the effect pedal and removably attached to the effect pedal;

wherein,

while the effect pedal is assembled with the pedal board, the microswitch is off, and operates the three-way toggle switch so that the effect pedal is connected between the input interface and the output interface in series, or, the effect pedal is connected between the send interface and the return interface in series.

11. The pedal board according to claim 10, wherein, the first contact blade is switched to electrically connect with the effect pedal via the first pins assembly and the third contact blade is synchronously switched to electrically connect with the output interface so that the effect pedal is connected between the input interface and the output interface in series.

12. The pedal board according to claim 10, wherein, the second contact blade is switched to electrically connect with the effect pedal via the first pins assembly and the third contact blade is synchronously switched to electrically connect with the return interface so that the effect pedal is connected between the send interface and the return interface in series.

13. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 10, wherein, the mounting member further includes a U-Shaped panel having a flat panel attached to the effect pedal and a side panel extending upward from the edge of the flat panel;

and the first pins assembly fixed on the flat panel.

14. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 13, wherein, the flat panel has a first projection protruding toward the effect pedal for fixing the first pins assembly and a first through hole that is adjacent to the projection formed thereon.

15. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 14, wherein, the flat panel is made by magnetic material.

16. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 14, wherein, the mounting member further includes at least one magnet disposed on the flat panel.

17. The sound effect adjusting device according to claim 14, wherein, the microswitch includes a fixing body fixed on the first housing, an elastic plate having a fixing end fixed to the fixing body and a flexible end, a movable column movably contacted with the flexible end, a reset spring sleeved outside the movable column, a carrying plate located above the fixing body for carrying the reset spring, and a stop ring located upon the reset spring and sleeved outside the movable column, wherein, the movable column movably passes through the carrying plate and extending out of the flat panel via the first through hole.