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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Akihiro Ikeda, Obu, JP;
Yasuhiro Shibata, Okazaki, JP;
Akihiro Ikeda, Obu, JP;
Yasuhiro Shibata, Okazaki, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A music box includes a plurality of star wheels, a frame, a casing, a vibration plate, and a moving mechanism. Each of the plurality of star wheels being configured to rotate about a first axis. The frame is configured to rotatably support the first axis. The vibration plate comprises a plurality of vibration valves corresponding to the plurality of star wheels. Each of the plurality of vibration valves is extending in a first direction. The plurality of vibration valves is arrayed along a second direction parallel to the first axis. The vibration plate is fixed to the casing. The moving mechanism is configured to move the frame to the vibration plate in the first direction.