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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Roland Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Terada, Shizuoka, JP;
Hidemasa Togai, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Roland Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/34 (2006.01); G10D 7/00 (2006.01); G10H 1/053 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/344 (2013.01); G10D 7/00 (2013.01); G10H 1/053 (2013.01); G10H 2210/525 (2013.01); G10H 2230/155 (2013.01); G10H 2250/461 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic wind instrument and key operation detection method are provided. The electronic wind instrument includes an instrument body and a plurality of keys which have an operation surface operated by a player's finger and are provided on an external surface of the instrument body. Among the plurality of keys, at least two keys disposed to sandwich or surround a predetermined region comprise restriction parts formed on the operation surfaces. The restriction parts restrict escape of the player's finger from between the at least two keys having the restriction parts formed thereon.