Percussion transducer
First Claim
1. In combination, a percussion transducer for a musical percussion instrument, said transducer for mounting on the said instrument and for converting a striking impact into a representative electrical impulse triggering signal, said transducer comprising:
- a piezoelectric disc having oppositely disposed electrodes on either side thereof including top and bottom electrodes,an electrically conductive disc,means fixedly supporting said bottom electrode of said piezoelectric disc to an upper surface of said conductive disc,a housing having an interior chamber in which is disposed said piezoelectric disc and conductive disc,said housing including a bottom wall having a support platform for supporting said conductive disc at a lower surface thereof,said housing further having a peripheral side wall defining a diameter of the housing that is greater than the diameter of the conductive disc and greater than the height of the housing,said support platform being of smaller dimension than said conductive disc so that the periphery of said conductive disc is cantilevered beyond said support platform to provide enhanced piezoelectric impulse action,lead means coupling to at least said piezoelectric disc for deriving a signal therefrom,adhesive means for resiliently securing the conductive disc at its lower surface to the top surface of said support platform,and means for securing the transducer to the instrument.
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Abstract
A percussion instrument transducer for converting a striking impact into a representative electrical impulse triggering signal. The transducer is formed of a piezoelectric member of disc shape secured to an electrically conductive disc. The piezoelectric member and disc are supported in a housing on a support platform of smaller diameter than the diameter of the disc so that the periphery of the disc is cantilevered beyond the support platform to provide enhanced piezoelectric impulse action.
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26 Claims
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1. In combination, a percussion transducer for a musical percussion instrument, said transducer for mounting on the said instrument and for converting a striking impact into a representative electrical impulse triggering signal, said transducer comprising:
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a piezoelectric disc having oppositely disposed electrodes on either side thereof including top and bottom electrodes, an electrically conductive disc, means fixedly supporting said bottom electrode of said piezoelectric disc to an upper surface of said conductive disc, a housing having an interior chamber in which is disposed said piezoelectric disc and conductive disc, said housing including a bottom wall having a support platform for supporting said conductive disc at a lower surface thereof, said housing further having a peripheral side wall defining a diameter of the housing that is greater than the diameter of the conductive disc and greater than the height of the housing, said support platform being of smaller dimension than said conductive disc so that the periphery of said conductive disc is cantilevered beyond said support platform to provide enhanced piezoelectric impulse action, lead means coupling to at least said piezoelectric disc for deriving a signal therefrom, adhesive means for resiliently securing the conductive disc at its lower surface to the top surface of said support platform, and means for securing the transducer to the instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A method of fabricating a percussion transducer for mounting on a percussion instrument and for converting a striking impact into a representative electrical impulse triggering signal, said method comprising the steps, providing a piezoelectric member, providing an electrically conductive disc means, securing the piezoelectric member and disc means together to form a unitary element, providing a housing having a diameter greater than its height and defining an interior chamber and a support platform, resiliently adhesively supporting said unitary element on the support platform and providing lead means coupling to at least said piezoelectric member for deriving a signal therefrom.
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19. A percussion transducer for mounting upon a percussion instrument, said transducer for converting a striking impact into a representative electrical impulse triggering signal, said transducer comprising;
- a piezoelectric disc having oppositely disposed electrodes on either side thereof, an electrically conductive disc, means fixedly supporting one electrode of said piezoelectric disc to an upper surface of said conductive disc, a housing for receiving said piezoelectric disc and said conductive disc, said housing including a bottom wall having a support platform for supporting said conductive disc at a lower surface thereof, adhesive means for resiliently securing the conductive disc at its lower surface to the top surface of said support platform, lead means coupled to at least said piezoelectric disc for deriving a signal therefrom, said adhesive means defining the only means for holding the conductive disc to the support platform, an unfilled air space being provided over the piezoelectric disc with an absence of contact of any retaining means to cover the piezoelectric disc except for the lead means, and means disposed over the top surface of said piezoelectric disc forming a resilient dampening layer that extends to cover at least the portion of the piezoelectric disc that overlies the support platform.
- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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