Finger musical instrument

• US 20090126554A1
• Filed: 02/13/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chung Pak Wan
• Original Assignee: Ringsun (Shenzhen) Industrial Limited
• Inventors: Han, Xiangyang, Xu, Keduan
• Granted Patent: US 7,674,969 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/610
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/24 for selecting plural preset register stops
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/34 Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/246 with reduced number of keys per octave, some notes missing
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/326 Control glove or other hand or palm-attached control device
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/365 Ergonomy of electrophonic musical instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a finger musical instrument, including a first glove and a second glove, some performance keys distributed on a fingertip of each of the gloves, and a sound box positioned at each of the gloves. The finger musical instrument further includes a combination key positioned at palm heel of each of the gloves. Each of the sound boxes is connected with a controller. The performance key and the combination key on the same glove are all connected with the corresponding controller. Therein the performance key and the combination of the performance key and the combination key of one glove gives out one octave sound, while the performance key and the combination of the performance key and the combination key of the other glove gives out another octave sound. Each of the controllers is provided with a range regulation switch used for making a sound higher or lower by an octave on each of the gloves. With regulation of the range regulation switch, the finger musical instrument is able to give out a range of two octaves through the sound box. The finger musical instrument of the present invention covers a range of three octaves and can exhibit a vivider music, and the controller can switch between a performance mode and a teaching mode, thus enhancing interaction between the finger musical instrument and a performer.

Claims

1. A finger musical instrument, comprising:

a first glove and a second glove, some performance keys distributed on a fingertip of each of the gloves, and a sound box positioned at each of the gloves;

wherein;

the finger musical instrument further comprises a combination key positioned at palm heel of each of the gloves, a pair of controllers, and a pair of range selection switches used for making a sound higher or lower by an octave;

each of the sound boxes is connected with one of the controllers;

the performance key and the combination key on the same glove are all connected with the corresponding controller;

each of the controllers is connected with one of the range selection switches;

the performance key and the combination of the performance key and the combination key on the first glove, under selection control of the range selection switch on this glove, make the corresponding sound box give out a sound in the octave bass range or the octave mediant range;

the performance key and the combination of the performance key and the combination key on the second glove, under selection control of the range selection switch on this glove, make the corresponding sound box give out a sound in the octave mediant range or the octave alto range; and

the sound box is further provided with a switchover switch connected with the controller, the switchover switch setting the controller under a performance mode or a teaching mode.

2. The finger musical instrument according to claim 1, wherein:

the performance keys are the performance keys (K₁-K₁₀) distributed at the ten fingertips of the gloves, respectively; and

the combination keys are a first and a second combination keys (K_A and K_B) positioned at palm heel of the two gloves, respectively.

3. The finger musical instrument according to claim 2, wherein:

the switchover switch sets the controller under the performance mode; and

the controller, according to selection of the range regulation switch, collects an input signal of the performance key and the combination key, and performs the octave bass and the octave mediant or performs the octave mediant and the octave alto.

4. The finger musical instrument according to claim 3, wherein:

when the range regulation switch selects to perform the octave bass and the octave mediant, the pair of gloves represents the following scales, respectively;

the first glove;

each performance key (K₁-K₅) respectively gives out the sound of the note names of ‘

c’

, ‘

d’

, ‘

e’

, ‘

f’

, and ‘

g’

, a first of the performance keys (K₁-K₅) of the first glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

a’

in combination with the first combination key K_A, a second of the performance keys (K₁-K₅) of the first glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

b’

in combination with the first combination key K_A, a third of the performance keys (K₁-K₅) of the first glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

c¹’

in combination with the first combination key K_A; and

the second glove;

each performance key(K₆-K₁₀) respectively gives out the sound of the note names of ‘

c’

, ‘

d¹’

, ‘

e¹’

, ‘

f¹’ and

‘

g¹’

, a first of the performance keys K₆-K₁₀) of the second glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

a¹’

in combination with the second combination key K_B, a second of the performance keys (K₆-K₁₀) of the second glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

b¹’

in combination with the second combination key K_B, a third of the performance keys (K₆-K₁₀) of the second glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

c²’

in combination with the second combination key K_B;

when the range regulation switch performs the octave mediant and the octave alt, the pair of gloves represents the following scales, respectively;

the first glove;

each performance key (K₁-K₅) respectively gives out the sound of the note names of ‘

c¹’

, ‘

d¹’

, ‘

e¹’

, ‘

f¹’ and

‘

g¹’

, a first of the performance keys (K₁-K₅) of the first glove giving out the sound of the note names ‘

a¹’

in combination with the first combination key K_A, a second of the performance keys (K₁-K₅) of the first glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

b¹’

in combination with the first combination key K_A, a third of the performance keys (K₁-K₅) of the first glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

c²’

in combination with the first combination key K_A; and

the second glove;

each performance key(K₆-K₁₀) respectively gives out the sound of the note names of ‘

c²’

, ‘

d²’

, ‘

e²’

, ‘

f²’

, and ‘

g²’

□

a first of the performance keys (K₆-K₁₀) of the second glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

a²’

in combination with the second combination key K_B, a second of the performance keys (K₆-K₁₀) of the second glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

b²’

in combination with the second combination key K_B, a third of the performance keys (K₆-K₁₀) of the second glove giving out the sound of the note name ‘

c³’

in combination with the second combination key K_B.

5. The finger musical instrument according to claim 2, wherein:

the switchover switch sets the controller under the teaching mode;

the sound box plays an accompanying sound under control of the controller; and

the controller can be activated to play a leading tone according to any of the performance keys (K₁, K₂, K₃, K_□

, K_□

, K_□

, K_□

, K_□

, K_□

and K<sub>□

□</sub>

) pressed, the leading tone being played by finger press until end of a melody.

6. The finger musical instrument according to claim 5, wherein the melody is divided into several fragments by the controller, the controller playing an accompanying sound of a next fragment automatically when the leading tone is in consistency with the accompanying sound, the controller repeating the accompanying sound of the same fragment when the leading tone is not in consistency with the accompanying sound.

7. The finger musical instrument according to claims 1, wherein the controller and the performance key as well as the controller and the combination key are connected through a soft circuit board.

8. The finger musical instrument according to claim 7, wherein the sound box further includes a housing, a speaker connected with the controller for giving out a sound and a battery as a power supply for the controller and the speaker.

9. The finger musical instrument according to claims 2, wherein the controller and the performance key as well as the controller and the combination key are connected through a soft circuit board.

10. The finger musical instrument according to claim 9, wherein the sound box further includes a housing, a speaker connected with the controller for giving out a sound and a battery as a power supply for the controller and the speaker.

11. The finger musical instrument according to claims 4, wherein the controller and the performance key as well as the controller and the combination key are connected through a soft circuit board.

12. The finger musical instrument according to claim 11, wherein the sound box further includes a housing, a speaker connected with the controller for giving out a sound and a battery as a power supply for the controller and the speaker.