(19)
(11) EP 2 372 694 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/40

(21) Application number: 11153681.9

(22) Date of filing: 08.02.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G10H 1/34(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 03.03.2010 JP 2010046624
23.12.2010 US 978311

(71) Applicant: Roland Corporation
Hamamatsu Shizuoka-ken 431-1304 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Arayama, Yoshihiko
    Shizuoka-ken 431-1304 (JP)

(74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner 
Grillparzerstrasse 14
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) Pedal device for electronic keyboard instrument


(57) A pedal device for an electronic keyboard apparatus adds sound effects to musical notes generated by the electronic keyboard apparatus in response to an operator depressing the pedal device. A first reaction force application device is configured to apply a first reaction force countering a depression of the pedal by the operator from an initial state to a specified state to produce a first reaction force, wherein the first reaction force increases as the pedal is depressed from the initial state to the specified state. A second reaction force application device that is configured to apply a second reaction force countering a depression of the pedal by the operator after the specified state, wherein after the specified state the first reaction force and the second reaction force are applied to the pedal.







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