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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Applicant:
Masayoshi Yamashita, Hamamatsu, JP;
Inventor:
Masayoshi Yamashita, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A key driving apparatus for driving a key may include, but is not limited to, a first elastically deformable unit. The first elastically deformable unit is configured to receive a first control voltage. The first elastically deformable unit is configured to show elastic deformations of stretch and shrinkage based on the level of the first control voltage. The first elastically deformable unit is configured to allow the key to be driven by the elastic deformations of stretch and shrinkage of the first elastically deformable unit.