Percussion-triggered lighting system

摘要

The percussion-triggered lighting system is adapted to provide steady and/or percussively triggered illumination within one or more drums. The drums have translucent heads to allow the internal lighting to be viewed. An electromechanical switch is installed within the drum(s), for economy and to allow the system to be installed in existing drums. The system may also operate small peripheral lights around the edge of one or more drums, the peripheral lighting being programmable to produce various moving patterns. The system may also include a video projector within one or more drums to project a visual image on the interior of the translucent drum head that is visible to the audience. A separate control panel may be provided to allow the drummer to actuate any of the percussive lights without striking the drum to avoid creating a sound when a drum beat is inappropriate during the performance.

主权项

1. A percussion-triggered lighting system, comprising:
a drum having a translucent head; at least one selectively operable steady light disposed within the drum, the steady light being adapted to transmit light through the translucent drum head, the steady light being operable independently of drum actuation; at least one percussion-triggered light disposed within the drum, the percussion triggered light being adapted to transmit light through the translucent drum head, the percussion triggered light being operable due to percussion of the drum; a light switch array remotely disposed from the drum, the light switch array communicating electrically with at least the percussion-triggered light within the drum; and an electromechanical switch disposed within the drum head, the electromechanical switch communicating electrically with the percussion-triggered light, the electromechanical switch having an actuator arm in contact with the drum head, the actuator arm actuating the electromechanical switch to illuminate the percussion-triggered light when the drum head is struck.