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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, JP;
Inventor:
Shunsuke Ichiki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAHA CORPORATION, Hamamatsu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/34 (2006.01); G10C 3/12 (2006.01); G10B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/346 (2013.01); G10B 3/12 (2013.01); G10C 3/12 (2013.01); G10H 1/34 (2013.01); G10H 2220/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pivot mechanism includes: a shaft portion; a bearing configured to contact the shaft portion at a first contact and a second contact and configured to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the shaft portion; and a supporter secured to the bearing, configured to contact the shaft portion at a third contact, and bendable in a direction different from a direction from the pivot axis toward the third contact.