JPS6128236Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a tom clamp that can reduce the distance between the toms to obtain a smooth connection between toms and to make the appearance of the body of the tom smooth.

In a drum set, tom-tom (Tom-
Small drums called tom holders are usually fixed and held in a special holder called a tom holder and placed on a bass drum or instrument stand, and can be set at the desired position and playing angle according to the player's preference. be done. Figure 1 is a partially cutaway front view of the main parts showing two conventional toms of this type installed on a bass drum via tom holders.
To roughly explain this in the same figure, 1 and 2 are toms, 3 is a bass drum, and 4 is a well-known tom holder that is removably installed on the top surface of the bass drum 3. Each tom holder 4 has a ball joint. It has a pair of rods 7 and 8 that are set and held at arbitrary angles by the rods 5 and 6, and the toms 1 and 2 are usually called rod clamps (or brackets) at the tips of the pair of rods 7 and 8. They are each fixed via metal fittings (hereinafter referred to as rod clamps) 9. This rod clamp 9 is firmly fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the drum body 10 of each tom 1, 2 by fastening means such as set screws, and has a through hole in the center through which the rods 7, 8 are respectively inserted. A hole 11 is formed, and a screw communicating with the through hole 11 is formed on the outer peripheral surface, and the rod 7, which is inserted into the through hole 11, is inserted into the screw hole.
A tightening screw 12 is screwed into the rod clamp 9 to fix the rod clamp 9 to the rods 7 and 8 by pressing the tips of the rods 8 and to prevent the toms 1 and 2 from falling off.

In this case, since the rod clamp 9 is formed into a cylindrical shape to maintain strength as shown in the above figure, it has a structure that protrudes considerably, so it protrudes laterally than the clamping frame 13 by d ₁ , and this protrusion amount Since d ₁ is a fairly large value, if two toms 1 and 2 are placed side by side on bass drum 3, the distance D between tom 1 and tom 2 will be large, making it difficult to obtain a smooth connection of sounds when playing the drums. There was this inconvenience. In particular, toms 1 and 2, which are usually called melodic toms and have one drum head 14 attached to them as shown in the figure, are often used together with regular tom-toms which have two drum heads attached to each other. Since the total number is increased, the above-mentioned disadvantage becomes an even bigger problem.

This idea was made in view of the above-mentioned points, and a rod insertion hole is provided in the drum body.
The extremely simple structure of fixing a rod clamp to the inner circumferential surface of the drum body in correspondence with this hole reduces the distance between adjacent toms, creating a smooth connection between sounds and improving the external appearance of the drum body. To provide a tom clamp that can be tightened.

This invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a tom equipped with a tom clamp according to this invention. Components in the figure that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and their explanations will be omitted. Rod insertion holes 20 are formed at appropriate locations on the drum body 10 of the melodic drum 1.
Correspondingly, the rod clamp 9 is firmly fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the drum body 10 by a plurality of setscrews 21, and the centers of the through hole 11 of the clamp 9 and the rod insertion hole 20 are approximately aligned. We are doing so.

The melodictum 1 is attached to the rod 7 shown by the chain line by inserting the tip of the rod 7 into the through hole 11 through the rod insertion hole 20 and fixing the rod clamp 9 to the rod 7 by tightening the tightening screw 12. be exposed. in this case,
Since the tightening screw 12 is tightened by inserting a hand into the drum body 10 through the lower end opening 22 of the drum body 10, it is desirable to screw the tightening screw 12 onto the lower outer surface of the rod clamp 9. . In addition, a normal tom other than the melodic tom 1, that is, as shown in FIG.
The tom 24 is stretched and the drum body 10 is sealed.
In this case, it is impossible to operate the tightening screw 12 from the outside like in the melodictum 1, so in that case, a knob 25 is rotatably disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the drum body 10, and the knob 25 is rotated freely.
It is preferable to connect the shaft 26 and the tightening screw 12 with a flexible wire 27 made of, for example, a plurality of twisted steel wires.

Note that 28 is a head frame fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the drum head 14 and fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the drum body 10.

Thus, according to such a tom, since the rod clamp 9 is disposed inside the drum body 10, when two toms are arranged side by side during drum setting, the length of the rod clamp 9 provided on each tom is It is possible to reduce the tom-to-tom spacing by twice the length L (see FIG. 2). As a result, the connection between toms becomes smoother than in the conventional drum setting shown in Figure 1, and in particular, melody tom 1 is set in addition to normal tom 24, bringing the total number of toms to three or more. In some cases, the effect is very large. Further, since the rod clamp 9 does not protrude to the outside, the drum body 10 is flushed, and the external appearance of the tom can be improved.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the rod clamp 9
Although the case has been described in which a through hole 11 is provided in the through hole 11 and the tip of the rod 7 is inserted through the through hole 11,
This idea is not limited to this in any way,
For example, various modifications are possible, such as a half-split structure in which the rod 7 is clamped and held, or a bracket structure in which the rod 7 is pressed and fixed to the bracket with a tightening screw. Any rod clamp that can be connected and fixed to 7 may be used.

Further, the rod 7 for fixing and holding the tom is not limited to a solid rod, and may of course include a hollow rod.

As described above, the tom clamp according to this invention has a rod clamp disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the drum body, and a rod clamp inserted into the drum body through the rod insertion hole provided in the drum body. Since the rod clamp is connected and fixed to the insertion end, it is possible to set the spacing between adjacent toms to be smaller by the rod clamp of each tom when setting the drums, and to achieve a smooth connection of sounds during drum performance. Obtainable.
In addition, since the rod clamp is located inside the drum body, the appearance of the tom is streamlined.Moreover, the rod clamp is closer to the center of the tom, and the tom itself is closer to the base of the rod, making it possible to hold the tom stably. Its practical effects are extremely large.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a partially cutaway front view of the main parts showing two conventional toms installed on a bass drum via a tom holder, and Figure 2 is a case where the tom clamp of this invention is applied to a melody tom. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part when this invention is applied to an ordinary tom. 1, 2...Tum (melodic tom), 3...
Bass drum, 4... Tom holder, 7, 8... Rod, 9... Rod clamp, 10... Drum body, 11... Through hole, 12... Tightening screw, 2
0...Rod insertion hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rod insertion hole is provided in the drum body, a rod clamp is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the drum body in correspondence with the rod insertion hole, and the insertion end of the rod to be inserted into the rod insertion hole is provided with the rod clamp. A tom clamp characterized by a rod clamp connected and fixed.