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WO2001077761A1 - Metronome electronique numerique, destine a un usage dans le domaine du sport - Google Patents

Metronome electronique numerique, destine a un usage dans le domaine du sport Download PDF

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WO2001077761A1
WO2001077761A1 PCT/IE2001/000019 IE0100019W WO0177761A1 WO 2001077761 A1 WO2001077761 A1 WO 2001077761A1 IE 0100019 W IE0100019 W IE 0100019W WO 0177761 A1 WO0177761 A1 WO 0177761A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F5/00—Apparatus for producing preselected time intervals for use as timing standards
    • G04F5/02—Metronomes
    • G04F5/025—Electronic metronomes

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  • the present invention relates to a metronome and more particularly to a digital electronic metronome for use by sports people during their training programmes.
  • a cycle time is from the start of one beat to the start of the next beat.
  • a cycle time is the time interval from when one of the athlete's feet leaves the ground until the same foot touches the ground again.
  • a digital electronic programmable metronome comprising a display means and an input means, the input means being capable of adjusting the value shown in the display means between a maximum value and a minimum value, a microcontroller for receiving the value of the display means and in response to the received value providing an output to an audible signal generator wherein the display means shows a value of the cycle time of the signal.
  • the digital electronic programmable metronome is primarily intended for use in the field of sports, but it will be appreciated that it may also be used in other fields.
  • the metronome of this invention shall be referred to as a digital electronic sports metronome hereafter.
  • the display means is provided by a liquid crystal display having five digits allowing a user to input values between the range 0.3000 and 3.0000 (seconds) in increments of one tenth of a millisecond (0.0001 sec).
  • This Digital Electronic Sports Metronome has 27,000 (30,000 minus 3,000) extremely precise cycle times, ranging from 0.3000 sec (200 bpm) up to 3 0000 sec (20 bpm) thereby providing the athlete with the capability for numerous uniform alterations m cycle times
  • the input means is provided by three depressible buttons on the exte ⁇ or of a casing for housing the metronome Two of the three buttons when depressed separately will increase or decrease the cycle time of the metronome respectively and the third button when depressed in conjunction with either of the aforementioned two buttons will increase and decrease the volume of the audible signal
  • the Digital Electronic Sports Metronome has 27,000 different programmable settings Interestingly, when compared over the exact same tempo range as the SEIKO metronome, the Digital Electronic Sports Metronome has 17,600 (20,000 - 2,400) va ⁇ ations compared to only 220 (250 - 30) with the SEIKO - thus making it 80 times more sensitive than the p ⁇ or art device
  • This metronome with its much improved precision, can not only enhance 'on-the-spot' athletic use, it can also be extremely useful for long term training programmes because any future performance can be planned with extreme precision and the outcome predicted well m advance Moreover, if so desired, the intensity of each or any subsequent performance could be planned such that a virtually linear improvement in performance could be achieved over the course of a training programme, the increase in effort being so gradual as to be virtually subliminal
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the Digital Electronic Sports Metronome
  • Figure 2 is a square wave diagram of the output from the Digital Electronic Sports Metronome
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the electronic circuit used in the Digital Electronic Sports Metronome
  • the metronome 1 comprises a display 2 and input buttons 3, the input buttons 3 being capable of adjusting the value shown in the display 2
  • a microcontroller 4 receives the value of the display 2 and in response to the received value of the cycle time provides an output to an amplifier 5
  • the amplifier 5 provides an input to a miniature speaker 6 or an ear-piece socket 7
  • a 9v battery 8 provides the power for the metronome 1
  • a square wave 9 representing the sound output from the speaker 6 or the ear-piece 7
  • the sound is generated for a constant time of 0 1 sees and the cycle time 10 is from the start of one sound until the start of the next sound
  • FIG. 1 a circuit having a voltage regulator 11 for converting a 9N battery supply to a 5N supply for providing power to the microcontroller 4, the display 2 and a potentiometer 12
  • a switch box 14 comp ⁇ ses three switches 15, 16 and 17 for controlling the value stored on the display 2 and the volume of the audible signal via the potentiometer 12
  • the value of the cycle time stored on the display 2 is fed into the microcontroller 4 This value is operated on by a pre-set program stored in the memory of the microcontroller 4 to generate the relevant output signal
  • This signal is used as one input to a nand gate 21
  • An oscillator 22 compnsmg two nand gates 23, 24 and a RC feedback loop 25 provides a 1 kHz tone burst to the second input of the nand gate 21
  • This is fed into an amplifier 5 which provides a signal to the speaker 6 or earpiece 7 which produces an audible signal at the selected cycle time
  • the metronome 1 is turned on using a switch on the side

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un métronome électronique numérique (1), principalement destiné à un usage dans le domaine du sport. Ce métronome comprend un système d'affichage (2) et des boutons de commande (3). Lesdits boutons de commande (3) permettent de régler la valeur du temps de cycle affichée sur ledit système d'affichage (2) à l'aide d'une quantité constante. Un microcontrôleur (4) reçoit la valeur du système d'affichage (2) et, en réponse à cette valeur du temps de cycle reçue, fournit des données de sortie à un amplificateur (5). L'amplificateur (5) fournit des données d'entrée à un haut-parleur miniature (6) ou à un raccord d'écouteur (7). Une batterie 9V (8) fournit la puissance au métronome (1). Ce métronome électronique numérique à usage sportif (1) a 27 000 (30 000 moins 3 000) temps de cycle extrêmement précis, qui vont de 0,3000 sec (200 bpm) à 3,0000 sec (20 bpm), ce qui offre à un athlète la possibilité de nombreuses modifications uniformes des temps de cycle.
PCT/IE2001/000019 2000-04-06 2001-02-08 Metronome electronique numerique, destine a un usage dans le domaine du sport Ceased WO2001077761A1 (fr)

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