Patent ID: 11862134
Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A key support structure for a key of a keyboard device, the key support structure comprising:
a first member integral with the key and disposed at a rear end side of the key, the rear end side being disposed at a hidden portion of the key that is disposed behind an appearance portion of the key that is touchable by a player to press the key; and
a second member that supports the first member,
wherein the first member is:
pivotal about a first axis that extends in a first direction;
movable with a degree of freedom of movement in a rolling direction, which is a direction of rotation around a second axis extending in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction, and

wherein the second member:
restricts a movement of the first member in the first direction, while pivotally supporting the first member about the first axis; and
contacts the first member at a first contact point and a second contact point, and

wherein the first member has a degree of freedom of movement in a yawing direction that changes positions of the first and second contact points.