EP0847575A1 - Improvements to ties for the mouthpiece of a single reed wind instrument - Google Patents

Improvements to ties for the mouthpiece of a single reed wind instrument

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EP0847575A1
EP0847575A1 EP97919461A EP97919461A EP0847575A1 EP 0847575 A1 EP0847575 A1 EP 0847575A1 EP 97919461 A EP97919461 A EP 97919461A EP 97919461 A EP97919461 A EP 97919461A EP 0847575 A1 EP0847575 A1 EP 0847575A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D7/00—General design of wind musical instruments
    • G10D7/06—Beating-reed wind instruments, e.g. single or double reed wind instruments
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D9/00—Details of, or accessories for, wind musical instruments
    • G10D9/02—Mouthpieces; Reeds; Ligatures

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  • the present invention relates to improvements made to ligatures for the mouthpiece of a single reed wind instrument. It relates more particularly to a ligature for wind instrument mouthpiece comprising a wedging and distribution element of the clamping forces, bearing on the reed or on the mouthpiece of the instrument.
  • a collar which follows the general shape of the beak and bears against the external face. convex of the reed, while the flat face of the latter is in contact with a flat part of the beak.
  • the ligature is split along one of its generatrices, and assembly means such as screws and threaded bores are provided on the two parts which face each other, to make them integral with one another and thus causing a tightening action of the reed.
  • These ligatures can include several clamping screws
  • ligatures preferably comprise a curved rigid element with a profile complementary to that of the clarinet mouthpiece or the reed, which serves as a wedging element and is interposed between the mouthpiece or the reed and the parts of the ligature placed facing each other. , so as to be applied usually by it against the beak or the reed.
  • the tightening force exerted by the screw in the direction of its axis is thus transformed into a pressure exerted on the wedging element interposed between the body of the ligature and the mouthpiece or the reed of the instrument. , perpendicular to the beak, which results in an even more balanced distribution of the forces exerted by the ligature on the beak and the reed of the instrument.
  • the wedging element usually comprises on its surface facing the reed or the spout deformable raised parts, for example ribs obtained by stamping this surface, which contribute to a better distribution of the clamping forces and / or to an improved setting of the reed on the instrument.
  • the wedging element is generally rigidly secured to the ligature and, for this purpose, it comprises a part projecting between the opposite parts of the ligature and comprising one or more openings in which is or are engaged the clamping screws joining these two parts .
  • the wedging element is integral with the ligature
  • the operation of replacing this element is impractical to implement and the instrumentalist may have an interest in replacing the ligature itself by another ligature equipped with 'another wedging element.
  • This assumes, however, that it has several ligatures at its disposal, which can be costly.
  • the present invention seeks to remedy this drawback by proposing a new ligature equipped with a removable wedging element, which can be made integral with the ligature by simple clipping on one or more elements joining transversely the frank edges disposed opposite the ligature. and, more particularly, on the tightening screw or screws of this ligature, of a projecting part of this wedging element engaged between the facing edges of the ligature.
  • the subject of the invention is a flexible ligature made of an elastically deformable material, capable of fitting the mouthpiece with a wind instrument, this ligature having a profile substantially complementary to that of the mouthpiece, so as to be able to grip the latter and a reed interposed between the spout and the ligature, two spaced-apart parts of the ligature having respective edges arranged opposite and substantially parallel to the generatrices of the spout, these two parts being joined by at at least one clamping screw arranged transversely between these two parts and cooperating with a threaded bore of at least one of these parts, a rigid wedging element of complementary shape of the reed or the mouthpiece of the instrument being interposed between the ligature and this reed or this spout, this ligature being characterized in that the wedging element is removable and able to be clipped onto the tightening screw (s) of the ligature.
  • the projecting part of the wedging element may simply comprise one or more slots capable of covering the clamping screw (s) and the opening of which will have a spacing very slightly less than the diameter of the screw (s) and the width of the rest from the slot.
  • the slot of this projecting part may also include a retractable element disposed transversely to the slot and capable of being retracted against elastic return means such as a spring.
  • the surface of the wedging element called to come into contact with the reed or with the beak may naturally comprise protruding parts of any shape, for example ribs arranged longitudinally or transversely relative to the beak, or any other profile, whether or not drawn from this surface and which may or may not deform under the clamping pressure.
  • Another wedging element capable of being made integral with the ligature by clipping onto the clamping screw or screws constitutes, of course, another object of the invention.
  • the ligature according to the invention therefore has the very great advantage, compared to the ligatures of the prior art, that the instrumentalist can very easily replace the wedging element with which it is equipped by another wedging element, without having to perform none complicated operation.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a clarinet mouthpiece and a ligature according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the clarinet mouthpiece equipped with this ligature
  • FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are perspective views on a larger scale of three variants of ligation wedging elements.
  • the clarinet mouthpiece is designated by the reference 1, the reed by the reference 2, and the body of the ligature intended to hold the reed 2 on the mouthpiece 1 by the reference 3.
  • the ligature body is made of an elastically deformable material, for example metal or plastic, and it has a generally cylindrical profile matching the shape of the beak 1 and the reed 2.
  • the body of the ligature is split in 4, parallel to the generatrices of the beak and to the reed 2, so as to have two opposite parts, which can be brought closer or apart from one another, to tighten or loosen the reed 2.
  • the ligature body shown here is of the type which is the subject of the aforementioned French patent application No. 94 14025, but it could naturally be of any other type.
  • each of the parts facing the body 3 comprises a sheath, respectively 5a, 5b, in which is housed so as to be able to pivot freely around its axis a cylindrical element, respectively 6a,
  • a screw 9 comprising two offset threaded parts 9a,
  • a wedging element 10 having a curved profile complementary to that of the reed 2, is interposed between the latter and the parts 5a, 5b of the ligature 3 and, according to the invention, it includes a projecting part 11 , engaged between the parts 5a and 5b and of which a slot 12 is clipped onto the central part of smaller diameter 9c of the screw 9, separating the threads 9a and 9b from the latter.
  • the clipping is ensured in a simple manner by providing at the entrance to the slot 12 a spacing of the opposite parts slightly less than the diameter of the part 9c and less than the normal width of the slot 12.
  • a retractable element capable of being eclipsed under the stress of the part 9c of the screw 9 and to be then returned to position by a spring.
  • the wedging element 10 which is shown on a larger scale in Figure 3, comprises, in two planes perpendicular to the axis of the spout 1, ribs 13, projecting in the direction of the spout and allowing progressive tightening of the 'reed.
  • the ribs 14 are longitudinal, that is to say parallel to the axis of the spout 1', while, in the variant of Figure 5, where the organs already described are also designated by the same reference numbers, but assigned the index ", the wedging element 10" no longer has ribs, but projecting parts 15, due to deformation of the element 10 ".
  • the wedging element can bear not against the reed 2, but against the very beak of the instrument, of which it then has a complementary shape.

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Abstract

PCT No. PCT/FR97/00586 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 2, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 2, 1997 PCT Filed Apr. 2, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/38414 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 16, 1997A ligature (3) of flexible material and an interchangeable locking element (10) configured to releasably retain a reed (2) onto the mouthpiece (1) of a wind instrument. The ligature (3) includes two parts (5a, 5b) in spaced relation with their respective edges opposite and more or less parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece. The circumference (and the radial clamping force) of the ligature may be varied by manipulating a transversely oriented clamping screw (9) which engages cylindrical elements (6a, 6b) which are rotatingly retained within the parts (5a, 5b). As the ligature is tightened, the radial force acts upon the interchangeable locking element (10) to tightly clamp a reed (2) between the mouthpiece (1) and the locking element (10). The interchangeable locking element (10) is provided with an outwardly extending protruding part (11) with a constricted slit (12) which is configured to releasably engage a central part (9c) on the clamping screw (9). The slit (12) enables the locking element (10) to be clipped onto or removed from the clamping screw (9). The locking element may be provided with different reed contacting surfaces which, when secured against a reed surface, produce different tonal qualities. When a different tonal quality is desired, only locking elements rather than entire ligatures need be exchanged.

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PERFECTIONNEMENTS APPORTES AUX LIGATURES POUR BEC D'INSTRUMENT A VENT A ANCHE SIMPLE.IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LIGATURES FOR SINGLE WIND INSTRUMENT BEC.
La présente invention concerne des perfectionnements apportés aux ligatures pour bec d'instrument à vent à anche simple. Elle concerne plus particulièrement une ligature pour bec d'instrument à vent comportant un élément de calage et de répartition des efforts de serrage, prenant appui sur l'anche ou sur le bec de l'instrument.The present invention relates to improvements made to ligatures for the mouthpiece of a single reed wind instrument. It relates more particularly to a ligature for wind instrument mouthpiece comprising a wedging and distribution element of the clamping forces, bearing on the reed or on the mouthpiece of the instrument.
On sait que, dans des instruments tels que la clarinette ou le saxophone, l'anche est maintenue en place sur le bec de l'instrument par un collier, appelé ligature, qui épouse la forme générale du bec et prend appui contre la face externe bombée de l'anche, tandis que la face plane de celle-ci est en contact avec une partie plane du bec. La ligature est fendue suivant l'une des ses génératrices, et des moyens d'assemblage tels que des vis et des alésages filetés sont prévus sur les deux parties qui se font face, pour les -rendre solidaires l'une de l'autre et provoquer ainsi une action de serrage de l'anche. Ces ligatures peuvent comporter plusieurs vis de serrageWe know that, in instruments such as the clarinet or the saxophone, the reed is held in place on the beak of the instrument by a collar, called a ligature, which follows the general shape of the beak and bears against the external face. convex of the reed, while the flat face of the latter is in contact with a flat part of the beak. The ligature is split along one of its generatrices, and assembly means such as screws and threaded bores are provided on the two parts which face each other, to make them integral with one another and thus causing a tightening action of the reed. These ligatures can include several clamping screws
(voir FR-A-2 438 311) ou une unique vis de serrage (voir US-A- 3 618 440, ou encore la demande de brevet français non encore publiée N° 94 14025, du 3 Novembre 1994). Ces ligatures comprennent de préférence un élément rigide incurvé de profil complémentaire de celui du bec de clarinette ou de l'anche, qui sert d'élément de calage et est interposé entre le bec ou l'anche et les parties de la ligature disposées en regard, de manière à être appliqué habituellement par celle-ci contre le bec ou l'anche.(see FR-A-2 438 311) or a single clamping screw (see US-A-3 618 440, or the French patent application not yet published N ° 94 14025, of November 3, 1994). These ligatures preferably comprise a curved rigid element with a profile complementary to that of the clarinet mouthpiece or the reed, which serves as a wedging element and is interposed between the mouthpiece or the reed and the parts of the ligature placed facing each other. , so as to be applied usually by it against the beak or the reed.
Dans cette réalisation, l'effort de serrage exercé par la vis dans la direction de son axe est ainsi transformé en une pression exercée sur l'élément de calage interposé entre le corps de la ligature et le bec ou l'anche de l'instrument, perpendiculairement au bec, ce qui se traduit par une répartition encore plus équilibrée des efforts exercés par la ligature sur le bec et l'anche de l'instrument.In this embodiment, the tightening force exerted by the screw in the direction of its axis is thus transformed into a pressure exerted on the wedging element interposed between the body of the ligature and the mouthpiece or the reed of the instrument. , perpendicular to the beak, which results in an even more balanced distribution of the forces exerted by the ligature on the beak and the reed of the instrument.
De plus, l'élément de calage comporte usuellement sur sa surface tournée vers l'anche ou le bec des parties en relief déformables, par exemple des nervures obtenues par emboutissage de cette surface, qui contribuent à une meilleure répartition des efforts de serrage et /ou à un calage amélioré de l'anche sur l'instrument.In addition, the wedging element usually comprises on its surface facing the reed or the spout deformable raised parts, for example ribs obtained by stamping this surface, which contribute to a better distribution of the clamping forces and / or to an improved setting of the reed on the instrument.
L'élément de calage est généralement rigidement solidaire de la ligature et, dans ce but, il comporte une partie faisant saillie entre les parties en regard de la ligature et comportant une ou des lumières dans lesquelles est ou sont engagées les vis de serrage réunissant ces deux parties .The wedging element is generally rigidly secured to the ligature and, for this purpose, it comprises a part projecting between the opposite parts of the ligature and comprising one or more openings in which is or are engaged the clamping screws joining these two parts .
Les instrumentistes ont cependant des préférences quant au type des éléments de calage et il arrive fréquemment qu'ils changent d'élément de calage en fonction de la partition qu'ils interprètent.However, instrumentalists have preferences as to the type of setting elements and it often happens that they change the setting element depending on the score they are performing.
Dans la mesure où l'élément de calage est solidaire de la ligature, l'opération de remplacement de cet élément est peu pratique à mettre en oeuvre et l'instrumentiste peut avoir intérêt à remplacer la ligature elle-même par une autre ligature équipée d'un autre élément de calage. Ceci suppose toutefois qu'il ait à sa disposition plusieurs ligatures, ce qui peut s'avérer coûteux. La présente invention vise à remédier à cet inconvénient en proposant une nouvelle ligature équipée d'un élément de calage amovible, qui peut être rendu solidaire de la ligature par simple clipsage sur un ou des éléments réunissant transversalement les bords francs disposés en regard de la ligature et, plus particulièrement, sur le ou les vis de serrage de cette ligature, d'une partie en saillie de cet élément de calage engagée entre les bords en regard de la ligature.Insofar as the wedging element is integral with the ligature, the operation of replacing this element is impractical to implement and the instrumentalist may have an interest in replacing the ligature itself by another ligature equipped with 'another wedging element. This assumes, however, that it has several ligatures at its disposal, which can be costly. The present invention seeks to remedy this drawback by proposing a new ligature equipped with a removable wedging element, which can be made integral with the ligature by simple clipping on one or more elements joining transversely the frank edges disposed opposite the ligature. and, more particularly, on the tightening screw or screws of this ligature, of a projecting part of this wedging element engaged between the facing edges of the ligature.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet une ligature souple en un matériau deformable élastiquement, apte à équiper le bec d'un instrument à vent, cette ligature ayant un profil sensiblement complémentaire de celui du bec, de manière à pouvoir enserrer celui-ci et une anche interposée entre le bec et la ligature, deux parties espacées de la ligature comportant des bords respectifs disposés en vis-à- vis et sensiblement parallèles aux génératrices du bec, ces deux parties étant réunies par au moins une vis de serrage disposée transversalement entre ces deux parties et coopérant avec un alésage fileté d'au moins une de ces parties, un élément rigide de calage de forme complémentaire de l'anche ou du bec de l'instrument étant interposé entre la ligature et cette anche ou ce bec, cette ligature étant caractérisée en ce que l'élément de calage est amovible et apte à être clipsé sur la ou les vis de serrage de la ligature.To this end, the subject of the invention is a flexible ligature made of an elastically deformable material, capable of fitting the mouthpiece with a wind instrument, this ligature having a profile substantially complementary to that of the mouthpiece, so as to be able to grip the latter and a reed interposed between the spout and the ligature, two spaced-apart parts of the ligature having respective edges arranged opposite and substantially parallel to the generatrices of the spout, these two parts being joined by at at least one clamping screw arranged transversely between these two parts and cooperating with a threaded bore of at least one of these parts, a rigid wedging element of complementary shape of the reed or the mouthpiece of the instrument being interposed between the ligature and this reed or this spout, this ligature being characterized in that the wedging element is removable and able to be clipped onto the tightening screw (s) of the ligature.
La partie en saillie de l'élément de calage pourra comporter simplement une ou plusieurs fentes aptes à coiffer la ou les vis de serrage et dont l'ouverture aura un écartement très légèrement inférieur au diamètre de la ou des vis et à la largeur du reste de la fente.The projecting part of the wedging element may simply comprise one or more slots capable of covering the clamping screw (s) and the opening of which will have a spacing very slightly less than the diameter of the screw (s) and the width of the rest from the slot.
La fente de cette partie en saillie pourra aussi comporter un élément escamotable disposé transversalement à la fente et apte à s'escamoter à l'encontre de moyens élastiques de rappel tels qu'un ressort.The slot of this projecting part may also include a retractable element disposed transversely to the slot and capable of being retracted against elastic return means such as a spring.
La surface de l'élément de calage appelée à venir en contact avec l'anche ou avec le bec pourra naturellement comporter des parties en saillie de n'importe quelle forme, par exemple des nervures disposées longitudinalement ou transversalement par rapport au bec, ou de tout autre profil, venues ou non d'emboutissage de cette surface et aptes ou non à se déformer sous la pression de serrage. Un tel élément de calage apte à être rendu solidaire de la ligature par clipsage sur la ou les vis de serrage constitue, bien entendu, un autre objet de l'invention.The surface of the wedging element called to come into contact with the reed or with the beak may naturally comprise protruding parts of any shape, for example ribs arranged longitudinally or transversely relative to the beak, or any other profile, whether or not drawn from this surface and which may or may not deform under the clamping pressure. Another wedging element capable of being made integral with the ligature by clipping onto the clamping screw or screws constitutes, of course, another object of the invention.
La ligature conforme à l'invention présente donc le très grand avantage, par rapport aux ligatures de la technique antérieure, que l'instrumentiste peut remplacer très aisément l'élément de calage dont elle est équipée par un autre élément de calage, sans avoir à effectuer aucune opération compliquée.The ligature according to the invention therefore has the very great advantage, compared to the ligatures of the prior art, that the instrumentalist can very easily replace the wedging element with which it is equipped by another wedging element, without having to perform none complicated operation.
En outre, il peut disposer, moyennant un coût réduit, de tout un jeu d'éléments de calage amovibles de types différents, aptes à être clipsés sur la ou les vis de serrage d'une unique ligature.In addition, it can have, at a reduced cost, a whole set of removable wedging elements of different types, capable of being clipped onto the tightening screw or screws of a single ligature.
Diverses formes de réalisation de l'invention vont être décrites ci-après, en référence aux dessins annexés, qui n'ont pas de caractère limitatif. Sur ces dessins :Various embodiments of the invention will be described below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are not intended to be limiting. In these drawings:
La figure 1 est une vue en perspective éclatée d'un bec de clarinette et d'une ligature conforme à l'invention ;Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a clarinet mouthpiece and a ligature according to the invention;
La figure 2 est une vue en perspective du bec de clarinette équipé de cette ligature ;Figure 2 is a perspective view of the clarinet mouthpiece equipped with this ligature;
Les figures 3, 4 et 5 sont des vues en perspective à plus grande échelle de trois variantes d'éléments de calage de la ligature.FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are perspective views on a larger scale of three variants of ligation wedging elements.
On se référera d'abord aux figures 1 et 2.We will first refer to Figures 1 and 2.
Sur ces dessins, le bec de clarinette est désigné par la référence 1, l'anche par la référence 2, et le corps de la ligature destinée à maintenir l'anche 2 sur le bec 1 par la référence 3. Le corps de ligature est en un matériau deformable élastiquement, par exemple en métal ou en matière plastique, et il a un profil généralement cylindrique épousant la forme du bec 1 et de l'anche 2. Le corps de la ligature est fendu en 4 , parallèlement aux génératrices du bec et à l'anche 2, de manière à comporter deux parties en regard, que l'on peut rapprocher ou écarter l'une de l'autre, pour serrer ou desserrer l'anche 2.In these drawings, the clarinet mouthpiece is designated by the reference 1, the reed by the reference 2, and the body of the ligature intended to hold the reed 2 on the mouthpiece 1 by the reference 3. The ligature body is made of an elastically deformable material, for example metal or plastic, and it has a generally cylindrical profile matching the shape of the beak 1 and the reed 2. The body of the ligature is split in 4, parallel to the generatrices of the beak and to the reed 2, so as to have two opposite parts, which can be brought closer or apart from one another, to tighten or loosen the reed 2.
Le corps de ligature représenté ici est du type de celui qui fait l'objet de la demande de brevet français précitée N° 94 14025, mais il pourrait naturellement être de n'importe quel autre type.The ligature body shown here is of the type which is the subject of the aforementioned French patent application No. 94 14025, but it could naturally be of any other type.
Dans cette réalisation, chacune des parties en vis-à-vis du corps 3 comporte un fourreau, respectivement 5a, 5b, dans lequel est logé de manière à pouvoir pivoter librement autour de son axe un élément cylindrique, respectivement 6a,In this embodiment, each of the parts facing the body 3 comprises a sheath, respectively 5a, 5b, in which is housed so as to be able to pivot freely around its axis a cylindrical element, respectively 6a,
6b.6b.
Dans les fourreaux 5a, 5b sont ménagées des lumières, 7/38414 PC17FR97/00586In the sleeves 5a, 5b are provided lights, 7/38414 PC17FR97 / 00586
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7a, 7b, tandis que les éléments 6a, 6b, comportent, percés transversalement en regard de ces lumières, deux alésages 8a, 8b, filetés intérieurement, les filetages des deux alésages ayant des pas inversés. Une vis 9 comportant deux parties filetées décalées 9a,7a, 7b, while the elements 6a, 6b, comprise, drilled transversely opposite these lights, two bores 8a, 8b, internally threaded, the threads of the two bores having reverse pitch. A screw 9 comprising two offset threaded parts 9a,
9b, à filetages de pas inversés, complémentaires de ceux des alésages 8a, 8b, est engagée dans ces derniers, à travers les lumières 7a, 7b, des fourreaux 5a, 5b.9b, with reverse pitch threads, complementary to those of the bores 8a, 8b, is engaged in the latter, through the slots 7a, 7b, of the sleeves 5a, 5b.
Du fait des pas inversés des filetages des partie 9a, 9b de la vis 9, d'une part, des alésages 8a, 8b, d'autre part, il est possible de serrer ou de desserrer la ligature 3 sur le bec 1 et l'anche 2, en répartissant parfaitement et de façon symétrique les efforts exercés sur les deux parties 5a, 5b. Un élément de calage 10, ayant un profil incurvé complémentaire de celui de 1 ' anche 2 , est interposé entre celle-ci et les parties 5a, 5b de la ligature 3 et, conformément à l'invention, il comporte une partie en saillie 11, engagée entre les parties 5a et 5b et dont une fente 12 est clipsée sur la partie centrale de plus petit diamètre 9ç de la vis 9, séparant les filetages 9a et 9b de celle-ci.Due to the inverted threads of the parts 9a, 9b of the screw 9, on the one hand, the bores 8a, 8b, on the other hand, it is possible to tighten or loosen the ligature 3 on the spout 1 and l reed 2, distributing perfectly and symmetrically the forces exerted on the two parts 5a, 5b. A wedging element 10, having a curved profile complementary to that of the reed 2, is interposed between the latter and the parts 5a, 5b of the ligature 3 and, according to the invention, it includes a projecting part 11 , engaged between the parts 5a and 5b and of which a slot 12 is clipped onto the central part of smaller diameter 9c of the screw 9, separating the threads 9a and 9b from the latter.
Dans le cas présent, le clipsage est assuré de façon simple en prévoyant à l'entrée de la fente 12 un écartement des parties en regard légèrement inférieur au diamètre de la partie 9ç et inférieur à la largeur normale de la fente 12. Comme indiqué ci-dessus, on pourra également prévoir à l'entrée de la fente 12 un élément escamotable, apte à s ' éclipser sous la sollicitation de la partie 9ç de la vis 9 et à être ensuite rappelé en position par un ressort.In the present case, the clipping is ensured in a simple manner by providing at the entrance to the slot 12 a spacing of the opposite parts slightly less than the diameter of the part 9c and less than the normal width of the slot 12. As indicated below above, one can also provide at the entrance to the slot 12 a retractable element, capable of being eclipsed under the stress of the part 9c of the screw 9 and to be then returned to position by a spring.
L'élément de calage 10, qui est représenté à plus grande échelle sur la figure 3, comporte, dans deux plans perpendiculaires à l'axe du bec 1, des nervures 13, faisant saillie en direction du bec et permettant un serrage progressif de l'anche.The wedging element 10, which is shown on a larger scale in Figure 3, comprises, in two planes perpendicular to the axis of the spout 1, ribs 13, projecting in the direction of the spout and allowing progressive tightening of the 'reed.
Dans la variante de l'élément de calage de la figure 4, où les organes déjà décrits sont désignés par les mêmes chiffres de référence affectés de l'indice', les nervures 14 sont longitudinales, c'est-à-dire parallèles à l'axe du bec 1', tandis que, dans la variante de la figure 5, où les organes déjà décrits sont également désignés par les mêmes chiffres de référence, mais affectés de l'indice", l'élément de calage 10" ne comporte plus des nervures, mais des parties en saillie 15, venues de déformation de l'élément 10".In the variant of the wedging element of FIG. 4, where the members already described are designated by the same reference numbers assigned to the index ', the ribs 14 are longitudinal, that is to say parallel to the axis of the spout 1', while, in the variant of Figure 5, where the organs already described are also designated by the same reference numbers, but assigned the index ", the wedging element 10" no longer has ribs, but projecting parts 15, due to deformation of the element 10 ".
On voit donc l'avantage considérable de la ligature conforme à l'invention, qui se prête à un changement rapide du type d'élément de calage utilisé par le musicien, après avoir dégagé la ligature du bec, sans avoir à dévisser complètement la vis 9, comme dans la technique antérieure, où cette vis était engagée dans une lumière de la partie en saillie 11, ce qui nécessitait une désolidarisation complète de la vis et de la partie 11 pour changer l'élément de calage.We therefore see the considerable advantage of the ligature according to the invention, which lends itself to a rapid change of the type of wedging element used by the musician, after having released the ligature from the spout, without having to completely unscrew the screw. 9, as in the prior art, where this screw was engaged in a lumen of the projecting part 11, which required a complete separation of the screw and the part 11 to change the wedging element.
Comme il est connu dans la technique, l'élément de calage peut prendre appui non contre l'anche 2, mais contre le bec même de l'instrument, dont il a alors une forme complémentaire.As is known in the art, the wedging element can bear not against the reed 2, but against the very beak of the instrument, of which it then has a complementary shape.
Bien que la forme mise en oeuvre de l'invention qui vient d'être décrite concerne une ligature comportant une seule vis de serrage, il est clair qui l'invention s'applique aussi bien à des ligatures comportant deux vis de serrage parallèles. Dans ce cas, la partie en saillie de l'élément de calage engagée entre les parties disposées en regard de la ligature comportera deux fentes, qui viendront se clipser sur les deux vis de serrage. Comme il a été indiqué ci-dessus, une même ligature pourra ainsi être vendue avec tout un lot d'éléments de calage interchangeables que le musicien, professionnel ou amateur, choisira en fonction du morceau de musique qu'il interprète. Although the embodiment of the invention which has just been described relates to a ligature comprising a single clamping screw, it is clear that the invention applies equally well to ligatures comprising two parallel clamping screws. In this case, the projecting part of the wedging element engaged between the parts arranged facing the ligature will have two slots, which will be clipped onto the two clamping screws. As indicated above, a single ligature can thus be sold with a whole set of interchangeable wedging elements that the musician, professional or amateur, will choose according to the piece of music he performs.

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1. Ligature souple en un matériau deformable élastiquement , apte à équiper le bec ( 1 ) d ' un instrument à vent, cette ligature ayant un profil sensiblement complémentaire de celui du bec, de manière à pouvoir enserrer celui-ci et une anche ( 2 ) interposée entre le bec (1) et la ligature (3), deux parties espacées (5a, 5b) de la ligature comportant des bords respectifs disposés en vis-à- vis et sensiblement parallèles aux génératrices du bec, ces deux parties étant réunies par au moins une vis ( 9 ) de serrage disposée transversalement entre ces deux parties et coopérant avec un alésage fileté d'au moins une de ces parties, un élément rigide (10) de calage de forme complémentaire de 1 ' anche ou du bec de 1 ' instrument étant interposé entre la ligature et cette anche ou ce bec, cette ligature étant caractérisée en ce que l'élément de calage (10) est amovible et apte à être clipsé sur la ou les vis de serrage (9) de la ligature.1. Flexible ligature made of an elastically deformable material, capable of fitting the mouthpiece (1) with a wind instrument, this ligature having a profile substantially complementary to that of the mouthpiece, so as to be able to grip the latter and a reed (2 ) interposed between the spout (1) and the ligature (3), two spaced-apart parts (5a, 5b) of the ligature having respective edges arranged opposite and substantially parallel to the generatrices of the spout, these two parts being joined together by at least one clamping screw (9) disposed transversely between these two parts and cooperating with a threaded bore of at least one of these parts, a rigid wedging element (10) of complementary shape of the reed or the spout 1 instrument being interposed between the ligature and this reed or this spout, this ligature being characterized in that the wedging element (10) is removable and capable of being clipped onto the clamping screw (s) (9) .
2. Ligature selon la revendication 1 , dans laquelle l'élément de calage (10) comporte une partie en saillie (11) engagée entre les parties (5a, 5b) en regard de la ligature ( 3 ) , caractérisée en ce que cette partie en saillie comporte au moins une fente (12) apte à coiffer la ou les vis de serrage (9), l'entrée de la fente (12) présentant un écartement très légèrement inférieur au diamètre de la vis2. A ligature according to claim 1, in which the wedging element (10) comprises a projecting part (11) engaged between the parts (5a, 5b) facing the ligature (3), characterized in that this part projecting comprises at least one slot (12) capable of covering the clamping screw (s) (9), the entrance to the slot (12) having a spacing very slightly less than the diameter of the screw
(9) et inférieur à la largeur du reste de la fente (12).(9) and less than the width of the rest of the slot (12).
3. Ligature selon la revendication 1 , dans laquelle l'élément de calage (10) comporte une partie en saillie (11) engagée entre les parties (5a, 5b) en regard de la ligature (3), caractérisée en ce que cette partie en saillie comporte au moins une fente (12) apte à coiffer la ou les vis de serrage (9), un élément escamotable étant disposé transversalement à la fente (12) et étant apte à s'escamoter sous la sollicitation de la vis (9) à l' encontre de moyens élastiques de rappel tels qu'un ressort.3. A ligature according to claim 1, in which the wedging element (10) comprises a projecting part (11) engaged between the parts (5a, 5b) facing the ligature (3), characterized in that this part projecting comprises at least one slot (12) capable of covering the clamping screw (s) (9), a retractable element being disposed transversely to the slot (12) and being able to retract under the stress of the screw (9 ) against elastic return means such as a spring.
4. Elément de calage pour ligature souple selon la revendication 1, comportant, d'une part, une partie (10) de profil complémentaire de la face de l'anche (2) ou du bec (1) contre laquelle elle est appelée à prendre appui et, d'autre part, une partie en saillie (11) apte à être engagée entre les parties (5a, 5b) en regard de la ligature (3), caractérisé en ce que cette partie en saillie comporte au moins une fente (12) apte à coiffer la ou les vis de serrage (9), l'entrée de la fente (12) présentant un écartement très légèrement inférieur au diamètre de la vis (9) et inférieur à la largeur du reste de la fente (12). 4. Wedging element for flexible ligature according to claim 1, comprising, on the one hand, a part (10) of complementary profile of the face of the reed (2) or the mouthpiece (1) against which it is called to bear and, on the other hand, a projecting part (11) capable of being engaged between the parts (5a, 5b) opposite the ligature (3), characterized in that this projecting part comprises at least one slot (12) capable of covering the clamping screw (s) (9), the inlet of the slot (12) having a spacing very slightly less than the diameter of the screw (9) and less than the width of the rest of the slot (12).
5. Elément de calage pour ligature souple selon la revendication 1, comportant, d'une part, une partie (10) de profil complémentaire de la face de l'anche (2) ou du bec (1) contre laquelle elle est appelée à prendre appui et, d'autre part, une partie (11) en saillie apte à être engagée entre les parties (5a, 5b) en regard de la ligature (3), caractérisé en ce que cette partie en saillie comporte au moins une fente (12) apte à coiffer la ou les vis de serrage (9), un élément escamotable étant disposé transversalement à la fente (12) et étant apte à s'escamoter sous la sollicitation de la vis (9) à l'encontre de moyens élastiques de rappel tels qu'un ressort. 5. Wedging element for flexible ligature according to claim 1, comprising, on the one hand, a part (10) of profile complementary to the face of the reed (2) or the beak (1) against which it is called to take support and, on the other hand, a projecting part (11) capable of being engaged between the parts (5a, 5b) facing the ligature (3), characterized in that this projecting part comprises at least one slot (12) capable of covering the tightening screw (s) (9), a retractable element being arranged transversely to the slot (12) and being able to retract under the stress of the screw (9) against means return elastics such as a spring.
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