Keyboard device for keyboard instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11562718
APP PUB NO 20220293068A1
SERIAL NO

17653574

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A keyboard device for a keyboard instrument, capable of obtaining excellent touch feeling and stable key stroke without giving sponge feeling or unpleasant vibration during key depression. The keyboard device includes a keyboard chassis, keys pivotally supported on the chassis, hammers swingably supported on the chassis and swinging along with key depression, a hammer upper limit stopper provided on a chassis rear end and contacted by a hammer rear end from below during key depression, and a key lower limit stopper provided on a chassis front end and contacted by front ends of the keys from above during key depression. The hammer upper limit stopper has predetermined flexibility that allows deformation of the hammer upper limit stopper such that after contact of a hammer during key depression, an associated key reaches its lowest position in a state in contact with the key lower limit stopper.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHO200 TERAJIMA-CHO CHUO-KU HAMAMATSU-SHI SHIZUOKA-KEN

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Suzuki, Akihiro Hamamatsu, JP 273 2782

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