Abstract: The invention relates to a roller bearing comprising curved running paths, in addition to roller bodies and strain gauge sensors which are arranged between said running paths, said sensors being located in a groove on the outer diameter of the outer ring and/or on the inner diameter of the inner ring. The length of two adjacent strip conductor sections of the strain gauge sensor varies in such a way as to measure the angular position of the roller bodies between the strip conductors.

Abstract: A dynamic load fixture (DLF) for testing a unit under test (UUT) includes a lateral load system that applies a time-varying lateral load profile to the UUT drive shaft and an encoder that measures its angular rotation. An isolation stage suitably constrains the encoder from rotating about the axis while allowing it to move in other directions in which the application of the lateral force induces motion. The lateral load system includes a load bearing around the drive shaft, an actuator that applies a lateral force to the load bearing, a force sensor for measuring the applied lateral force, and a lateral controller for adjusting a command signal to the actuator to implement a lateral load profile. The DLF may also include a torsion load system that applies a time-varying torsion load profile to the drive shaft.

Abstract: Revolution speeds nca, nib of rolling elements 9a, 9b are sensed by a pair of revolution speed sensors 21a, 21b. Also, a rotational speed ni of a hub 2 is sensed by a rotational speed sensor 15b. A sum “nca+ncb” or a difference “nca?nib” the revolution speeds of rolling elements 9a, 9b in double rows is calculated based on sensed signals of the revolution speed sensors 21a, 21b, and then a ratio “nca+nib/ni” or “nca?ncb/ni” of this sum or difference to the rotational speed ni is calculated. Then, the radial load or the an axial load is calculated based on the ratio “nca+ncb/ni” or “ca?nib/ni”.

Abstract: A system for sensing the load carried in a structural member by attaching a load cell to a neutral axis of bending. Small deflections along an arc of bending create a desirable signal level via mechanical amplification. A load sensor is adapted for mounting on an axle that deviates from a neutral axis when under a load. The load sensor comprises a reaction portion adapted for mounting on the axle and an active portion adapted for mounting to at least two points along the axle. The active portion has an amplifier arm and at least one sensor element. The sensor element is attached at a first end to the reaction portion and the sensor is attached at its second end to the amplifier arm. At least one strain gauge is mounted on the sensor element. At least one flexion web is attached to the reaction portion and to the active portion.

Abstract: A system for sensing the load carried in a structural member by attaching a load cell to a neutral axis of bending. Small deflections along an arc of bending create a desirable signal level via mechanical amplification. A load sensor is adapted for mounting on an axle that deviates from a neutral axis when under a load. The load sensor comprises a reaction portion adapted for mounting on the axle and an active portion adapted for mounting to at least two points along the axle. The active portion has an amplifier arm and at least one sensor element. The sensor element is attached at a first end to the reaction portion and the sensor is attached at its second end to the amplifier arm. At least one strain gauge is mounted on the sensor element. At least one flexion web is attached to the reaction portion and to the active portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sample machining device, in particular for preparing samples for OES and/or XRF and/or combustion analyses, having at least one sample holder, and to provide a development which is advantageous in use proposes that the machining device includes a cylindrical milling cutter, the cylindrical milling cutter and the sample holder being movable relative to one another in such a manner that a sample which can be held in the sample holder can be divided by means of the cylindrical milling cutter to produce a free piece and a remainder piece of the sample which can still be held in the sample holder, and that at least one additional tool, in particular a drilling or separate milling tool, is provided in order to produce chips from the remainder piece of the sample.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a sliding body, comprising a base body and a slide plate with a running surface arranged on the base body, wherein the slide plate and the base body are joined to one another by means of capacitor discharge welding. It is preferable for sliding bodies of this type to be used as a sliding shoe for hydrostatic piston engines. The invention also relates to a sliding body, comprising a base body and a slide plate with a running surface arranged on the base body, wherein at least the running surface of the slide plate consists of a nonferrous-metal sliding bearing material produced by means of spray-compacting and in particular consists of a copper-tin-titanium alloy produced by means of spray-compacting and comprising 13.5 to 20% by weight of tin, 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of titanium, remainder copper and optionally one or more of the elements selected from the group consisting of silicon, chromium and zirconium up to a total amount of 1.

Abstract: A drive device for opening or closing a leaf of a door, a window or similar includes a housing and a closing spring, which is located in the housing and acts upon a piston, the latter co-operating with a closing shaft in the housing by means of gearing, The piston and housing are made of injection molded polyoxymethylene plastic (POM).

Abstract: A motor having a motor portion and a speed-reducing portion includes a gear housing disposed on the motor portion, a bearing press-fitted in the gear housing, a worm shaft rotatably held in the bearing, a worm wheel rotatably held in the gear housing with engagement to the worm shaft. The gear housing has a bearing hole for accommodating the bearing. An inner circumference of the bearing hole includes a contact portion for press-fittingly holding the bearing. A circumferential dimension of the contact portion is different at a different circumferential position, and at least one contact portion is positioned in an opposite side to a worm wheel engagement side of the worm shaft.

Abstract: A transmission utilizes oscillating torque to vary the mechanical power transmitted to a load. The transmission has a rotatable input member and a rotatable mass. The transmission also has a member with an eccentric offset, with the rotatable mass rotatably coupled to the offset and being eccentric with respect to the offset. The input member is coupled to the rotatable mass by a linkage so that the rotation of the input member causes the rotatable mass to rotate and apply centrifugal force to the member with the eccentric offset. First and second one-way clutches are coupled between the eccentric offset member and an output member. The first one-way clutch drives the output member in one direction and the eccentric offset member is driven in the one direction and the second one-way clutch prevents the output member from rotating in the other direction.

Abstract: The invention is particularly concerned with providing a drive mechanism to extrude product from containers. In order to reduce the amount of effort which manual operation would entail there is provided a gear wheel 23 meshing with the driven gear through high ratio gearing, the driven gear 25 being associated with a cam 27 about which is located a cam follower 32. The cam follower carries a plunger arranged to move to engage the container 10 and discharge product therefrom.

Abstract: A gear transmission system includes: first and second transmission shafts rotatably supported in a transmission case with axes thereof intersecting each other; and first and second bevel gears joined by spline press-fitting to end portions of the first and second transmission shafts that are in proximity to each other, the first and second bevel gears meshing with each other. The first and second transmission shafts have abutment portions formed on the end portions thereof that are in proximity to each other. The abutment portions abut against each other when the transmission shafts move relatively in the axial direction so as to be close to each other, thereby restricting the relative movement.

Abstract: A ball screw has a screw shaft including a ball thread groove formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, a nut including a ball thread groove formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof, the inner peripheral surface being opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the screw shaft, and a side cap mount surface being formed in the outer peripheral surface of the nut, a plurality of balls disposed between the thread groove of the nut and the thread groove of the screw shaft; and, a side cap fastened to the side cap mount surface and including a ball scooping part and a ball return path for scooping up the balls from one side and returning the balls to another side.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rolling screw whose characteristic is that there are two rows of rollers in the single groove of screw, the rollers in one of the two rows are in a loaded condition and the rollers in the other of the two rows are in an unloaded condition. The return path of the return unit is designed as a U-shaped path that allows the rollers in the same groove to complete a U-shaped turn around. Therefore, the present invention can avoid the uncertain and unsteady movement of the rollers.

Abstract: A slat angle adjusting device has a body, a positioning bar, a pinion, a drive axle, a rotating rod and a roller. The drive axle is rotatably mounted inside the body, engages with the pinion and has at least one helical tooth and an engaging end provided with multiple teeth. Each helical tooth is composed of multiple separate helical tooth elements, and a gap is defined between each pair of adjacent helical tooth elements. With the arrangement of gaps between the teeth elements, burs are prevented from occurring on the helical teeth of the drive axle, such that the transmission between the drive axle and the pinion is smooth.

Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission with a line pressure regulator valve operative to regulate an oil pressure produced by an oil pump and set a line pressure, the hydraulic control apparatus including a control unit outputting a first command for controlling the line pressure regulator valve to set the line pressure to a minimum value immediately after engine start, and a second command for controlling the line pressure regulator valve to set the line pressure to a target value in accordance with increase in engine speed. The control unit is programmed to set the target value of the line pressure to a value smaller than a maximum value of the line pressure and/or reduce a target speed of engine speed, upon start of the engine in a low temperature condition.

Abstract: A vehicular automatic transmission includes an operation part (9) comprising an operation lever (10) projecting into a vehicle interior for changing ranges. The transmission includes an assist having an operation force to be transmitted from the operation lever (10) for producing an assist force to be combined with the operation force, thus outputting a driving force to an automatic transmission (16; 27; 28) for changing the ranges. The transmission includes a mechanical coupler (14; 15) coupling the operation part and the assist to each other. The operation part and the assist are located in an internal space of an instrument panel (1; 34) in the vicinity of a driver seat (2).

Abstract: An adaptive wheelchair joystick comprising: (a) means for operably coupling the joystick to the control components of a motorized wheelchair; (b) a handle operable with the means for coupling, wherein the handle is configured to support an extremity of a user of the wheelchair and to facilitate manipulation of the adaptive wheelchair joystick; (c) a first tower extending from a first end of the handle; (d) a second tower extending from a second end of the handle, wherein the first and second towers provide lateral support to the extremity of the user; (e) a retention strap releasably secured between the first and second towers to restrict the upward lift of the extremity of the user; and (f) a thumb rest extending from the handle and configured to receive and support a thumb of the user, wherein the thumb rest also facilitates the manipulation of the adaptive wheelchair joystick.

Abstract: A bicycle shift control device comprises a control body supported by a mounting member and rotatable about a rotational axis (X), wherein the mounting member defines a handlebar mounting axis (HB); an operating body coupled for displacement between a home position and a shift position; a transmission which converts the displacement of the operating body into a rotational displacement of the control body; and an interface member movably mounted relative to the operating body. The interface member pivots around a pivot axis (P) for moving the operating body from the home position to the shift position, wherein the pivot axis (P) is inclined relative to a handlebar mounting axis (HB). The interface member also moves in a direction toward a plane (PL) that contains the handlebar mounting axis (HB) and is parallel with the rotational axis (X) when the operating body moves from the home position toward the shift position.

Abstract: A bicycle shift operating device is provided that includes a first shift operating member, a second shift operating member and a transmission control mechanism. The first shift operating member is pivotally coupled to a first pivot axle for rotation about a first pivot axis to move along a first shifting plane that is perpendicular to the first pivot axis. The second shift operating member is pivotally coupled to a second pivot axle for rotation about a second pivot axis to move along a second shifting plane that is perpendicular to the second pivot axis and intersects the first shifting plane to form an angle equal to or less than about thirty degrees between the first and second shifting planes. The transmission control mechanism is configured to control a bicycle transmission. The transmission control mechanism is operatively coupled to the first and second shift operating members.

Abstract: A bicycle brake control device includes a brake lever bracket, a brake control lever and an electrical operating member. The brake lever bracket is configured to be attached to a mounting portion of a bicycle handlebar. The brake control lever is pivotally coupled to the bracket to move toward the handlebar from a rest position along a braking plane to a braking position. The brake control lever includes a proximal portion pivotally coupled to the bracket and a distal portion extending from the proximal portion. The electrical operating member is movably coupled to the distal portion to electrically operate a bicycle component. The distal portion has a laterally outermost distal edge located laterally outwardly from a laterally outermost proximal edge of the proximal portion as measured perpendicularly relative to the braking plane such that the operating member is located laterally outwardly from a handlebar centerline of the mounting portion.

Abstract: A control lever for an active geometry control suspension includes a lever body formed with an outer coupling portion configured to be coupled to an actuator and an inner longitudinal through-bore, a tubular spacer inserted into the through-bore to penetrate therethrough, bearings interposed between the through-bore of the lever body and the spacer, sealing members installed at one side of each of the bearings between the through-bore of the lever body and the spacer, and washers installed outside each of the sealing members at ends of the through-bore.

Abstract: A control lever assembly includes a knob mounted on a lever, a wheel rotatably mounted in an upper portion of the knob, and a rotary encoder coupled to the wheel. The knob has a housing with an opening which extends part way into a side wall and a top wall thereof. Part of the wheel top surface and side surface are exposed through the opening. The wheel has a rotation axis which is generally parallel to a main axis of the lever. An inner housing attached to the lever encloses a portion of the encoder, and the inner housing is enclosed by the knob housing. The knob housing is releasably attached to the inner housing in a snap-fit manner.

Abstract: A brake or clutch lever comprises a lever that pivots about an axis, a lever mounting structure from which the lever extends, and a thumbwheel having a cam thereon. The cam is disposed directly between the lever and the lever mounting structure. The thumbwheel rotates about an axis that is perpendicular to the axis of lever pivoting. Also provided is a method of adjusting a height of a brake or clutch lever. A grip portion of a brake or clutch lever is lifted away from a handlebar. A thumbwheel having a cam thereon is rotated about an axis that is perpendicular to a pivot axis of the brake or clutch lever. The brake or clutch lever is lowered toward the handlebar. A method of assembling a brake or clutch lever height adjuster is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing an engaging force of an engaging member for a bicycle component comprises a first engaging member and a movable second engaging member, wherein the first engaging member engages the second engaging member. A biasing mechanism applies a biasing force to bias the first engaging member and the second engaging member towards each other, wherein the biasing mechanism reduces the biasing force when the second engaging member moves.

Abstract: A brake actuating assembly for use in a vehicle includes a clutch assembly that includes a pinion provided on one of a lever and a mounting bracket of the actuating assembly. The pinion includes a shaft and a plurality of teeth that interact with an arcuate rack of teeth provided on the other of the lever and the mounting bracket. The clutch assembly also includes a torsion clutch spring that includes a plurality of coils wrapped around the shaft of the pinion, a fixed end at one end of the coils, and a free end at an opposite end of the coils. At least one of the shaft of the pinion and the spring is tapered in an axial direction thereof such that an interference fit between the spring and the shaft is lower near the free end of the spring than near the fixed end of the spring.

Abstract: A steering wheel assembly has a steering wheel rim extending around a perimeter. A reinforcing support extends at least partially around the perimeter and is formed on the steering wheel rim. The steering wheel rim has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The reinforcing support protrudes from at least one of the interior surface and the exterior surface.

Abstract: A vehicle pedal assembly support structure comprises: a bracket to which a pivot shaft for a pedal lever is mounted; a guide member fixed to a vehicle body member other than a dash panel; a fixing mechanism for normally fixing a rear end portion of the bracket to a front end portion of the guide member but disengaging the bracket from the guide member in a vehicle collision; and a relative shift restricting member for restraining the rear end portion of the bracket from relatively shifting in directions other than the rearward direction of the vehicle to the front end portion of the guide member. The guide member is provided with a guide surface for downwardly guiding the bracket moving backward in the vehicle collision to change the posture of the bracket.

Abstract: An inertial thrust engine (10) includes a housing (12), a cover plate (14), an eccentrically disposed elliptical chamber (16), and a weighted rotor (18). The rotor (18) has a plurality of orbital channels (20a-20d) on one face of the rotor. The rotor (18) is keyed for rotation on a central shaft (22). A rotary weight (24) couples with the weighted rotor (18) and is kept in an eccentrically disposed position on the rotor (18) by the chamber (16). The rotor (18) conveys rotary energy to the weight (24) loaded on the rotor (18) to gyrate together about a central axis (28), producing an unbalanced centrifugal force directed as a propellantless propulsion force (32).

Abstract: A bicycle pedal assembly includes a pair of front and rear biasing members for biasing a pair of front and rear clamping members to press a cleat against a pedal body unit. During assembly, the cleat is placed on the front and rear lamping members, and is pressed downwardly to rotate the front and rear clamping members against the biasing action of the front and rear biasing members.

Abstract: A composite transmission housing is provided with a die-cast metal base and an over-molded plastic body. The metal base provides mechanical strength for the transmission gears, while the plastic body forms a leak-free oil pan for the transmission oil. The method of making the composite transmission housing includes the steps of die-casting the metal base, inserting the base into a mold, and over-molding the plastic body onto the base.

Abstract: Monodisperse core-shell types of metal, metal oxide, and alloy nanoparticles with variable core diameters and shell thicknesses, and controlled synthesis methods for producing such nanoparticles are provided. Nanocomposite materials fabricated from nanoparticles, and methods for producing such nanocomposite materials are also provided.

Abstract: Methods of maximizing a tantalum capacitor's capacitance are disclosed, as well as tantalum flake powder and anodes. A two step milling process can be used to mill tantalum particles into tantalum flake powder having flakes of the desired thickness. This flake powder can then be pressed and sintered thereby forming an anode. Other flake capacitance methods and products are also described.

Abstract: It is to provide fine particles of copper, nickel or palladium hydride having an average particle diameter of at most 50 nm, which are hardly oxidized in the atmosphere and are excellent in storage stability and are thereby very suitable for formation of metallic materials, and their production process. Further, it is to provide a dispersion containing fine particles of copper, nickel or palladium hydride, which is excellent in storage stability, and a metallic material obtained by applying the dispersion, followed by baking. The fine particles of copper, nickel or palladium hydride and the dispersion thereof, to be obtained by the present invention, are applicable to various applications, and they can be used for e.g. formation and repair of printed wiring, etc. employing a dispersion, interlayer wiring in semiconductor packages, and joining of printed wiring boards and electronic components.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of forming fine particles on a substrate in which reoxidization of reduced fine particles is suppressed. Reduced fine particles (FeO fine particles) are formed by embedding metal oxide fine particles (Fe2O3 fine particles) fixed on a p type silicon semiconductor substrate into a silicon oxidized film, and carrying out a heat treatment in a reducing gas atmosphere. Presence of the silicon oxidized film enables suppression of reoxidization of the reduced fine particles (FeO fine particles) due to exposure to the ambient air.

Abstract: Metallic iron nuggets made by reducing-melt of a material containing a carbonaceous reductant and a metal-oxide-containing material, the metallic iron nuggets comprising at least 94% by mass, hereinafter denoted as “%”, of Fe and 1.0 to 4.5% of C, and having a diameter of 1 to 30 mm are disclosed.

Abstract: A hammer includes a handle, a hammer body mounted on an end of the handle and having a side formed with a combination bar inserted into the handle, and a protective jacket integrally formed on the handle to encompass a periphery of the combination bar and a mediate portion of the hammer body entirely. Thus, the protective jacket of the handle encompasses the periphery of the combination bar and the mediate portion of the hammer body entirely, so that the handle and the hammer body are combined with each other rigidly and stably, thereby enhancing the combination strength of the hammer.

Abstract: A wrench includes a drive head, a drive member, a plurality of locking teeth mounted on either one of the inner wall of the drive head and the drive member, and two locking devices located beside the drive member. An urging block is located between the two locking devices for pressing one of the two locking devices to engage with the drive member. Each of the locking devices includes two driving blocks each formed with a locking end engageable with the locking teeth to drive the drive member. The locking ends of the two driving blocks are respectively engaged with the locking teeth at different time. Thus, the locking device has a smaller driving angle for driving the drive member.

Abstract: A socket for use on fasteners, such as a locking nut inaccessible to closed sockets or ring wrenches, comprises a minimum of two swivel jaws pivotally mounted in the same plane, and fixed and secured together at a swivel end by an axis pin. Such locking nuts may be found, for example, on a tie rod (track rod) or tie rod end within a vehicle steering rack. The swivel jaws advantageously open and close as required around the fastener. Lock/drive portions, preferably in the form of apertures, align with each other and an appropriate drive spigot means is engaged into the lock/drive apertures to not only lock the swivel jaws closed around a polygonal drive surface of the fastener, but to provide a drive torque via a torque drive bar for operating the socket.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for analyzing selection criteria for increasing torque for wrenches and pliers. The apparatus includes an elongated strip having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis there between, wherein the first end has a cylindrically shaped handle and the second end has a channeled groove, wherein the cylindrically shaped handle and the channeled groove are coplanar with the strip and lie along the longitudinal axis of the strip, and wherein the strip has an opening between the handle and the channeled groove. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes an elongated rod having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis there between, wherein the first end is a female fitting for a standard ratchet wrench and the second end is a male end of a standard ratchet wrench; and a handle operably coupled to the elongated rod.

Abstract: A multi-purpose folding tool including a pair of folding scissors, in which a scissors blade is movable about a pivot shaft, between a stowed position and a deployed position. A rocker is moved by a spring in the tool handle and urges a movable scissors blade toward an open position. In one embodiment two handles are folded about respective scissors blades to house the blades, and four springs hold the handles together with the folded scissors stowed within the handles. Protruding ears overlap and are located along side each other to hold the handles in place with respect to each other during use of screwdriver blades. When the tool is folded it has a smooth outside configuration allowing it to be carried in a pocket without causing undue wear.

Abstract: A precision shear is provided which allows the removal of material from a machined part. The shear provides a precision cut that requires little or no finish grinding or polishing thereby reducing the time required to produce a machined part. The precision shear may be operated by hand or attached to a machine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hunting knife for assisting a hunter in field dressing an animal, particularly for assistance with breaking the pelvic bone of the animal. The knife includes a handle, a blade and an extended element. The longitudinal axis of the knife and the longitudinal axis of the extended element are disposed generally parallel, as defined herein. A receiving slot is formed between the blade and the extended element for receiving a portion of the pelvic bone of the animal. The present invention includes sheaths for containing the knife of the present invention. A method for using the knife of the present invention includes the steps of contacting the knife to the portion of the pelvic bone desired to be broken and pulling up on the knife so as to break the bone.

Abstract: A parallel fence includes a fence body, a front guide, a rear guide, and a positioning device. The fence body is adapted to be placed on a worktable. The front guide and the rear guide are disposed on the front end and the rear ends of the fence body. In a first operational position, the front and rear guides are fixed in position relative to the front and rear guides. In a second operational position, the front and rear guides are prevented from being removed from the front and rear rails in a first direction upwardly away from a surface of the worktable, but the front and rear guides are permitted to move in a second direction along the length of the front and rear rails. In a third operational position, the front and mar guides are permitted to be removed from the front and rear rails in the first direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for cutting an elastomeric laminate that may include a layer of reinforcement cords, into a desired length without cutting through the cords. The method includes the step of cutting through the gum portion of the elastomeric composite material at a desired skive angle, and then opening up the skived cut. Next, the cord reinforcement layer is cut without severing the reinforcement cords. An elastomeric composite strip cut to the desired length is produced and has cut ends. One of the cut ends has the gum portion cut at a desired skive angle adjacent an overhang portion of the reinforcement layer. The opposite end of the elastomeric composite segment also has a skived portion to mate with the skived portion of the first cut end, and a gap in the cord ply to mate with the cord overhang of the first end, resulting in a splice. An improved anvil having independently controlled vacuum zones is also provided, as well as improved cutting mechanisms.

Abstract: A rotary cutter drum includes a cutter portion formed of a multiphase material and includes first and second substantially cylindrical, radially outwardly exposed surfaces, and a knife member formed of one piece with the exposed surfaces and arranged to axially separate the first and second surfaces from one another. The knife member protrudes by a distance in the range of 1 to 5 mm radially outwardly beyond a smallest diameter portion of the first and second exposed surfaces. The knife member includes two sides terminating at respective ones of the first and second exposed surfaces.

Abstract: A device for adjusting a sawing device's width, wherein the sawing device comprises at least two circular blades 10, 12, facing each other and adjacently positioned, and a fastener 44 adapted to assemble the blades together. The device for adjusting the sawing device's width comprises a wavy annular spring 14 provided between the blades, a recess 42 provided in each of the blades, wherein the recesses are positioned opposite to one another and wherein said wavy annular spring is received within the recesses, an adjustment member 32 adapted to force the blades together against said wavy annular spring or to part them so as to maintain a predetermined distance between the blades. The distance between the blades is set to present a desired cutting width.

Abstract: The invention relates to a structure for stringed instruments comprising a body (1) made of mould material, a neck (2) fastened to the body and a head (3) fastened to the neck, wherein the head (3) is also made of mould material, the mould material of the body (1) and head (3) is composite mass, the neck (2) is made of a carbon fibre material, and the joints (4, 5) of the neck (2) to the body (1) and head (3) are implemented by moulding the mouldable composite mass of the body and head into an integral unit with the neck.

Abstract: A stringed instrument including a body having a front surface and a rear surface, a tuning mechanism, a neck having one end joined to the body and an opposite end retaining the tuning mechanism, and a retainer block encompassed by the rear surface. A plurality of strings each have a first end secured to the tuning mechanism and a second end retained by the retainer block. Also included is a bridge system having a tailpiece mounted on the front surface and defining a plurality of holes each providing passage for one of the strings, and a connector assembly extending through the body and securing the tailpiece to the retainer block.

Abstract: A music stand device that can be securely mounted in a keyboard instrument or the like in a safe manner and with ease and improve the appearance of the keyboard instrument or the like. A music score plate holds a musical score on a musical score holding surface while being tilted backward in a standing position. A mounting member is mounted on a roof plate. A fixing member is fixed to the musical score plate and has one end thereof rotatably supported by one end of the mounting member. A supporting member has one end thereof rotatably supported by the other end of the fixing member and the other end thereof engaged by a part of the mounting member to thereby maintain the musical score plate in the standing position. An engaging bolt is provided in the roof plate and located in opposed relation to the mounting member. In the standing position, the lower end surface of the musical score plate makes an acute angle to the musical score holding surface.