MUSIC STAND DEVICE

• US 20120175487A1
• Filed: 01/05/2012
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Roland Corporation (Taiyo Pacific Partners LP)
• Original Assignee: Roland Corporation (Taiyo Pacific Partners LP)
• Inventors: GOTO, YUTAKA
• Application Number:
  US13/343,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20120175487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/447
• CPC Class Codes: G10G 7/00 Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings

Abstract

A music stand device is disclosed. A score panel (SP) is aligned to a top plate (TP) when it is laid down. Position accuracy of the SP relative to the TP is enhanced. An accommodating member and a guide member are installed to a lower surface of the TP. When another end of a supporting member is rotatably connected to a bottom surface of the accommodating member, it is disposed at a position lower than the lower surface of the TP. A rectangular body-side guide slot is disposed on the lower surface of the TP. A guiding-side guide slot is disposed on the guide member. The two slots are disposed at a position lower than an upper surface of the TP. When a shaft-like member slides in the two slots to lay down the SP, the SP is disposed in an opening of the TP to align with the TP.

Claims

1. A music stand device, comprising:

a top plate, having a plate shape;

a score panel, supported by the top plate to configure in an upright position or lay down, and having a plate shape;

a supporting member, having one end rotatably connected to the score panel, and supporting the score panel to be configured in an upright position or laid down on the top plate;

a shaft-like member, protruding at a position that becomes a lower part of the score panel in case of an upright state of the score panel on at least one of opposite side surfaces on the score panel; and

a top plate holding member, having an upright slot and a bottom surface, wherein, the shaft-like member is capable of being engaged with the upright slot due to a deadweight of the score panel when the score panel is configured in an upright position, and another end of the supporting member is rotatably connected to the bottom surface,

wherein, the top plate has an opening penetrating through the top plate,

the top plate holding member is installed to the top plate in a manner of blocking the opening of the top plate, and the bottom surface is disposed at a position lower than an upper surface of the top plate,

at least one of the top plate holding member and the top plate has a guide slot, the upright slot is continuous with the guide slot which is recessed in the top plate holding member or in the top plate, and the guide slot is disposed at a position lower than the upper surface of the top plate, and a part of the score panel that becomes a lower part of the score panel, when the score panel is configured in an upright position and laid down, is movable,

as the shaft-like member moves in the guide slot, the score panel is disposed in the opening of the top plate and is laid down to align with the top plate.

2. The music stand device as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

the top plate holding member comprises:

a guide member, which the upright slot is recessed in the guide member; and

an accommodating member, having the bottom surface and blocking the opening of the top plate,

wherein, the guide member and the accommodating member are formed separately.

3. The music stand device as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

when the score panel is laid down, the top plate holding member supports the shaft-like member, and the score panel is positioned relative to the top plate along an up and down direction.

4. The music stand device as claimed in claim 2, wherein,

when the score panel is laid down, the guide member supports the shaft-like member, and the score panel is positioned relative to the top plate along an up and down direction.

5. The music stand device as claimed in claim 2, wherein,

the guide member comprises resin,

the top plate comprises wood,

at least a part of the guide slot is recessed in the top plate.

6. The music stand device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the top plate has an opening surface,

the opening surface is an inner side surface of the opening of the top plate, and

in the upright state of the score panel, the opening surface is disposed separately from the score panel, and in a lay-down state of the score panel, the opening surface is disposed close to the score panel,

the score panel has a front surface opposite to the opening surface of the top plate,

in the lay-down state of the score panel, a specific gap is formed between the opening surface of the top plate and the front surface of the score panel.

7. The music stand device as claimed in claim 6, wherein,

the opening surface of the top plate is inclined in a manner that a distance between the opening surface and the front surface of the score panel is narrowed along a direction from the upper surface to the lower surface of the top plate.