Instrument case for string instruments
An instrument case for receiving a string instrument, has a housing, has a receiving region, delimited by the housing, for receiving an instrument and has at least one neck support module has a neck support unit for supporting an instrument neck, wherein the neck support module has a bearing unit having two bearing elements and supporting the neck support unit in the receiving region in an adjustable manner.
1. An instrument case for receiving a string instrument, with a housing, with a receiving region, delimited by the housing, for receiving an instrument and with at least one neck support module comprising a neck support unit for supporting an instrument neck, the housing includes a base side configured and adapted to face a bottom of a body of the instrument received in the receiving region, wherein
the neck support module comprises a bearing unit having two bearing elements and supporting the neck support unit in the receiving region in an adjustable manner, the two bearing elements include a first bearing element firmly connected directly to the base side of the housing, the first bearing element is embodied as a bearing rail and is firmly connected directly to the base side of the housing, and
the two bearing elements include a second bearing element, the second bearing element is embodied as a bearing carriage and is connected to the neck support unit, wherein the bearing carriage comprises two bearing regions configured by webs, which are configured to engage into and allow movement along two undercuts formed by the first bearing element that is embodied as the bearing rail.
2. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing unit is embodied as a linear bearing unit.
3. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing unit comprises a blocking device, which is configured for a blocking of the bearing elements of the bearing unit in different positions.
4. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing unit comprises a blocking device, which is configured for a blocking of the bearing elements of the bearing unit in different positions and wherein the blocking device comprises at least one first blocking element, which is connected to the first bearing element, and at least one second blocking element, which is connected to the second bearing element and is implemented correspondingly.
5. The instrument case according to claim 4 , wherein the first blocking element comprises a toothing and that the second blocking element comprises a corresponding toothing, which engage into each other in a form-fit manner for a blocking.
6. The instrument case at least according to claim 3 , wherein the blocking device comprises a spring element, which is configured to press the first and second blocking elements into a blocking position.
7. The instrument case at least according to claim 3 , wherein the blocking device comprises an actuation mechanism, by means of which the blocking device is manually adjustable between a blocking position and a release position.
8. The instrument case according to claim 4 , wherein the blocking device comprises an actuation mechanism, by means of which the blocking device is manually adjustable between a blocking position and a release position and wherein the actuation mechanism comprises at least one actuation member, which is connected to the at least one second blocking element, and a spring element, against whose spring force the actuation member is deflectable.
9. The instrument case according to claim 8 , wherein the blocking device comprises a spring element, which is configured to press the first and second blocking elements into a blocking position, the spring element of the blocking device and the spring element of the actuation mechanism are implemented integrally with each other.
10. A neck support module for an instrument case for receiving a string instrument, the instrument case having a housing with a receiving region delimited by the housing, for receiving an instrument, the housing includes a base side adapted to face a bottom of a body of the instrument received in the receiving region, the neck support module comprising:
a neck support unit for supporting an instrument neck of the instrument, and
a bearing unit having two bearing elements and supporting the neck support unit in the receiving region in an adjustable manner,
the two bearing elements include a first bearing element configured and adapted to be firmly connected directly to the base side of the housing, the first bearing element is embodied as a bearing rail and is firmly connected directly to the base side of the housing, and
the two bearing elements include a second bearing element, the second bearing element is embodied as a bearing carriage and is connected to the neck support unit, wherein the bearing carriage comprises two bearing regions configured by webs, which are configured to engage into and allow movement along two undercuts formed by the first bearing element that is embodied as the bearing rail.
11. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the neck support module forms a neck support surface that forms a concave contour configured and adapted to correspond to a negative contour of the instrument neck of the string instrument.
12. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the first bearing element has two through holes through which respectively one screw element is guided for a fixation to the base side via threaded bores in the base side.
13. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the first bearing element configured as the bearing rail includes opposing side regions, each of the side regions having respectively one of the two undercuts configured and adapted for a form-fit engagement of the neck support unit.
14. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the first bearing element is configured and adapted to be directly connected to the base side of the housing vertically below the instrument neck.
15. The neck support module according to claim 10 , wherein the neck support module forms a neck support surface that forms a concave contour adapted to correspond to a negative contour of the instrument neck of the string instrument.
16. The neck support module according to claim 10 , wherein the first bearing element has two through holes through which respectively one screw element is guided for a fixation to the base side via threaded bores in the base side.
17. The neck support module according to claim 10 , wherein the first bearing element is configured and adapted to be directly connected to the base side of the housing vertically below the instrument neck.
18. The instrument case according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing unit is aligned parallel to a central axis of the housing.
19. The instrument case according to claim 8 , wherein the actuation member is embodied as a spring-loaded push button, which is configured to be deflected from its neutral position into its actuation position by application of a pressure force.
20. The instrument case according to claim 8 , wherein the blocking device comprises a spring element, which is configured to press the at least one first blocking element and the at least one second blocking element into the blocking position, wherein the spring element of the blocking device and the spring element of the actuation mechanism are realized by the same spring element.