JP2000139294A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel that is equipped with a display having excellent visibility and permitting the excellent status tracking on a variety of fishing situations by modifying and improving conventional displays. SOLUTION: In a fishing reel having a display unit mounted on the upper and visible position of the main body and displaying the results measured by the measuring instruments by the indication of the controller, the dot-matrix type display is used as a screen and the measuring results from the measuring devices and the fishing information are displayed by means of the controller.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing reel, and more particularly to a fishing reel provided with an indicator for displaying a line length, a line tension and the like on an upper portion of a reel body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve fishing results, many fishing reels have recently been designed based on the rotational speed of a spool detected by a rotational speed detecting means as disclosed in JP-A-5-111343. As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-103195, a line length measuring device that measures a line length (amount of reeling out or winding of a fishing line) and displays the measured line length on a display provided on an upper part of a reel body. A line tension measuring device or the like for measuring the line tension of the fishing line at the time of fighting and displaying this on a display is incorporated.

[0003] Conventionally, as this type of display, for example, the thread length and the value of the bottom shelf in segments of different sizes are displayed on the liquid crystal display in two upper and lower stages, and the upper and lower displays can be switched by operating a changeover switch. 9 and 10, the display of the shelf and the bottom shelf can be alternately switched on the liquid crystal display 3 using the segments 1 of a fixed size as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and furthermore, the operation of the changeover switch The one in which the segment display of the yarn length and the yarn tension can be switched alternately is widely used.

In recent years, there is also known a fishing reel in which a time value of a komase timer is displayed on a liquid crystal display together with a line length so that an angler can be notified of a time to refill a komase.

[0005]

However, since the conventional display as described above has a limited amount of information, it is not possible to grasp various situations during actual fishing through the display. In addition, since the display is limited to the limited display space, the numbers and characters are so small that it is difficult to confirm the display during actual fishing.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and is an improvement over a conventional display, which has excellent visibility, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing reel provided with a display capable of grasping various situations during actual fishing.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fishing reel according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein a display means displays a measurement result of a measuring device by a control means at a position above a reel body so as to be visible. In a fishing reel provided with a device, the screen of the display device is a dot display screen, and the measurement result and the fishing information of the measuring device can be displayed on the dot display screen by the control means. .

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the fishing reel described above, the control means simultaneously or alternatively displays a message according to the line length and the situation of the fishing line on the dot display screen.
In the fishing reel according to the first or second aspect, the control means displays an alarm display for notifying the detected abnormal state on the dot display screen in color.

(Operation) According to the fishing reel according to the first aspect, the control means displays the measurement result of the measuring device and the fishing information on the dot display screen, and according to the second aspect of the invention. Then, a message according to the line length and the situation of the fishing line is displayed on the dot display screen simultaneously or in a switched manner.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when detecting an abnormal state, the control means displays a warning display in color to call attention to the angler.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a fishing reel according to claims 1 to 3, wherein 5 is a frame of the reel body 7, and 9 and 11 are mounted on the left and right sides of the frame 5. A spool 15 is rotatably supported by a side plate between both side plates 9 and 11 via a spool shaft 13. And
On one end side of a spool shaft 13 protruding into the side plate 11, a pinion 19 detachable from a clutch engaging portion 17 provided on the spool shaft 13 is attached so as to be relatively rotatable and slidable in the axial direction. A drive gear 25 that is rotatably mounted on the handle shaft 23 of the handle 21 meshes with the pinion 19.

Thus, the drive gear 25 and the handle shaft 2
Numeral 3 is frictionally coupled by a drag device 27 mounted on the handle shaft 23, and the drag force of the drag device 27 can be adjusted by operating a drag knob 29 mounted on the handle shaft 23. And behind the side plate 11,
A clutch lever 31 for engaging and disengaging the pinion 19 and the clutch engaging portion 17 is mounted, and the driving force of the spool 15 by the handle 21 is transmitted and cut off by operating the clutch lever 31 as in the related art. Has become.

In the figure, reference numeral 33 denotes a pair of reed switches mounted on the frame 5;
As shown in FIG. 2, the reed switch 33 is a single magnet attached to one end of the control unit 5 and is connected to a control unit 3 in a control box 37 provided between the side plates 9 and 11 on the upper part of the reel unit 7.
9 is connected. The control means 39 is composed of a microcomputer, and the CPU 41 of the control means 39 captures the forward / reverse determination signal of the spool 15 obtained by turning on / off the pair of reed switches 33 by the magnet 35 at any point. Is used to determine whether the fishing line 43 is to be released or wound up, the rotation pulse signal of the spool 15 taken in from the reed switch 33 is counted, and the line length calculation formula stored in the memory 45 is calculated and executed based on the counted value. It has become.

The control means 39 uses the result of this calculation as the line length of the fishing line 43 and the operation panel 4 of the control box 37.
7 is displayed on a liquid crystal display 49. As shown in FIG. 3, the display screen 49 of the liquid crystal display 49
-1 is a fine 3 like a conventional color LCD monitor.
Tens of thousands of LCD pixels 51, 53, 55
Hundreds of thousands of pixels are arranged, and the LCD pixels 51 are controlled by the control means 39 to control the voltage of the control box 3 of the reel body 7.
The light of the backlight incorporated in 7 is red (R) with a polarizing plate
The LCD pixels 53 and 55 similarly control the light of the backlight incorporated in the control box 37 of the reel unit 7 with the polarizers of green (G) and blue by the voltage control by the control means 39, respectively. (B).

The memory 45 of the control means 39 includes
4A to 4I store programs such as character / graphic patterns and display positions of characters / graphics of a display image according to the situation as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (i).
4 (a) to 4 (i) in accordance with a program stored in the memory 45 in accordance with information from various switches and a kose timer, and writes the display image to the liquid crystal drive circuit 59. Thread length, shelf position, message, etc. are displayed in color by adding and mixing the three primary colors of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) on the display screen 49-1 of the liquid crystal display 49 via. It has become.

Hereinafter, the display images shown in FIGS. 4A to 4I will be described.
Operation (ON operation) of the reset switch 61 provided in the camera
Then, although not shown, the control means 39 first causes the display screen 49-1 to display a message of "Do you want to set the mode?" Through the liquid crystal drive circuit 59.

Then, the angler sets the reset switch 61 to O
If N and “YES”, the control means 39
An initial menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 49 as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the menu screen displays various modes such as a shelf stop (shelf position), a timer (comase timer), a hull stop (boat stop), a speed and a length of the shark, and a display screen 49-1. The currently set mode is displayed at the top.

At this time, the background of the display screen 49-1 is displayed in a predetermined color, and the display of each mode is also made in a color that is easily visible. The mode to be set is sequentially switched by operating the mode setting switch 63 provided on the operation panel 47, and the selected mode is displayed above the display screen 49-1. Thus, the increase / decrease of the numerical value at the time of setting is performed by the reset switch 61 and the bottom color / shelf memo switch 65 separately provided on the operation panel 47.
The numerical value is increased by operating the reset switch 61, and is decreased by operating the bottom color / shelf memo switch 65.

When the mode setting switch 63 is operated after the setting for each mode is completed, the control means 39
A message “SET COMPLETE” shown in (b) is displayed on the display screen 49-1 each time. To change another mode, the mode setting switch 63 may be operated again. When the setting is completed and the reset switch 61 and the bottom color / shelf memo switch 65 are operated at the same time, the control unit 39 sets The message shown in FIG.
-1 will be displayed and fishing will start.

FIG. 4D shows an image of the fishing line 41 when the fishing line 41 is extended. As shown in the figure, the display screen 49-1 shows the position of the current tackle from the water surface with the waveform pattern 67 as a background, that is, the line. Length “62.8 m depth” and the set shelf position “13
"6.5 m" is displayed, an arrow 69 indicating the descent of the device, and a bar display 71 indicating the current positional relationship of the device between the water surface and the shelf position as a percentage. . Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (e), when the device falls to a position near the shelf position, the control means 39 displays the display screen 4
At the center of 9-1, a message "Shelf is coming soon" is displayed.

After the device reaches the shelf and the angler operates the clutch lever 31 to turn on the clutch, the reverse 1
When the device is wound up by the operation of, an upward arrow 73 is displayed on the display screen 49-1 instead of the arrow 69, and
The line length and the water depth from the shelf are displayed, but if the angler sets the comase timer to, for example, "4 minutes" at the start of actual fishing, the control means 39 returns to the state shown in FIG. The timer 75 is started and its measured value is inputted, and the elapsed time per second of the timer 75 is displayed on the periphery of the display screen 49-1 as shown in FIG. A bar display 77 is provided, and an elapsed time 79 is displayed in minutes at the upper center of the display screen 49-1. Then, when the set four minutes have elapsed, it is determined that the time to refill Komase has come, and the control means 39 displays a message "Please wind up" in the center of the display screen 49-1 as shown in FIG. 4 (g). It is designed to be displayed.

After such display, the display screen 49-1 is displayed.
4H, the current position of the tackle from the water surface and the water depth from the shelf are displayed with the waveform graphic 67 as a background as shown in FIG. 4 (h). If "2.5 m" has been set, the control means 39 displays "2.5 m" at the top of the display screen 49-1.

When the device is wound up to a depth of 2.5 m, the control means 39 displays a "Stop" message on a display screen 49-1 with a yellow background, for example, as shown in FIG. Is displayed to urge the angler to stop winding. At this time, when the angler continues the winding without stopping the winding, the control means 39 considers the protection of the pole tip assuming that the continuing of the winding is in an abnormal state, and changes the background of the display screen 49-1 to yellow. From red to call attention to anglers.

In addition, in FIG. 1, 79 is an operation panel 4
The control means 39 is operated by using a solar cell 81 attached to the solar panel 79 as a power supply. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the solar panel 79 is normally housed flush with the operation panel 47 in a concave portion 83 provided in the operation panel 47 so that the solar panel 79 can receive sunlight efficiently. The solar panel 79 is mounted so as to be able to stand up from the operation panel 79 as shown in FIG. 6. For example, when fishing is performed when the day is low, the solar panel 81 is turned up and the solar cell 81 is turned on as shown in FIG. Can be turned to.

Since the fishing reel 85 according to the present embodiment is constructed as described above, when the angler operates the reset switch 61 during actual fishing, the control means 39 is activated and the display screen 49-1 is first displayed on the display screen 49-1. When the message of “Do you want to set the mode?” Is displayed, when it is necessary to set each mode, the angler causes the reset screen 61 to be turned on to display the menu screen on the display screen 49-1. It is sufficient to change and set the numerical value of the mode by using, and after the setting is completed, the reset switch 61 and the bottom empty / shelf memo switch 6
By operating the buttons 5 at the same time, the control means 39 causes the message shown in FIG. 4C to be displayed on the display screen 49-1 to start fishing.

The clutch O of the clutch lever 31
By the FF operation, the fishing line 41 is paid out from the spool 15 and the tackle is lowered. On the display screen 49-1, a shelf position set as a thread length is displayed with the waveform graphic 67 as a background, and an arrow 69 indicating the descent of the device and a bar display 71 indicating the current positional relationship of the device are displayed. Then, when the device falls to the vicinity of the shelf position, as shown in FIG. 4 (e), the control means 39 displays a message "Soon to be a shelf" in the center of the display screen 49-1. It is sufficient to stop the feeding of the fishing line 41 by turning on the clutch at the set shelf position.

Thereafter, when the angler winds up the device, an upward arrow 73 is displayed on the display screen 49-1.
The current position of the device from the water surface and the water depth from the shelf are displayed. As described above, when the angler sets the comase timer to, for example, "4 minutes" at the start of actual fishing, the control means 39
Starts the timer 75 after arriving at the shelf position, inputs the measured value, and replaces the waveform figure 67 with the waveform shown in FIG.
As shown in (f), the timer 7 is located on the periphery of the display screen 49-1.
5, a bar display 77 of the elapsed time for each second is performed, and the elapsed time 79 is further displayed in minutes at the upper central portion of the display screen 49-1. Then, when the set time of 4 minutes elapses, the control means 39 displays a message "Please wind up" at the center of the display screen 49-1 as shown in FIG. 4 (g).

After the display, the angler sets the fishing line 41
Is wound up, as shown in FIG.
Displays the current position of the device from the water surface and the water depth from the shelf on the display screen 49-1 with the waveform graphic 67 as a background.
In addition, at the start of actual fishing, the angler sets the boat stop position at, for example, "2.
If "5 m" is set, the control means 39 displays "2.5 m" at the top of the display screen 49-1.

When the device is wound up to a depth of 2.5 m, the control means 39 displays a "stop" message in blue with a yellow background on the display screen 49-1 as shown in FIG. 4 (i). In this case, when the angler urges the angler to stop the winding, and the angler continues the winding without stopping the winding, the background of the display screen 49-1 is changed from yellow to red to call the angler's attention.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display 4
9 is replaced with a display screen using conventional segments, and three types of fine LCD pixels 51, 53, and 55 are displayed in the vertical and horizontal directions in the tens of thousands to several tens in the same manner as in a conventionally known color liquid crystal monitor. Because of the arrangement of 10,000 pixels, it is possible to display information (line length, message on fishing operation, warning, etc.) necessary for actual fishing, and as a result, the amount of information that can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 49 is smaller than in the past. Dramatic improvement has made it possible to easily and reliably grasp the situation during actual fishing.

According to the present embodiment, the display screen 49-1
Can be arbitrarily displayed in a size that is easy for the angler to confirm, so that a smooth fishing operation can be performed. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a solar panel 79 used as a power source of the control means 39 is pivotally mounted on the operation panel 79 so that the solar panel 79 can be raised when the sun is low, for example, as shown in FIG. It has the advantage that it can be raised and pointed at the sun, so that it can receive sunlight efficiently.

The mounting structure of the solar cell is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
A solar panel 87 may be hinged to the front side so as to be tiltable, and a large number of solar cells 81 may be mounted on the surface thereof. With such a structure, sunlight can be efficiently received.

[0034]

As described above, according to the invention of each claim, information (line length, message on fishing operation, alarm, etc.) necessary for actual fishing can be displayed on the display device. Compared with this, the amount of information has been dramatically improved, and the situation at the time of actual fishing can be easily and reliably grasped. Further, according to the present invention, the numbers and characters that can be displayed on the display can be arbitrarily displayed in a size that is easy for the angler to confirm, so that a smooth fishing operation can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a display screen of the liquid crystal display.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display image of a liquid crystal display.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a control box.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a fishing reel showing another mounting structure of the solar cell.

8 is a side view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a conventional liquid crystal display.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view of a conventional liquid crystal display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Frame 7 Reel body 13 Spool shaft 15 Spool 33 Reed switch 39 Control means 41 CPU 45 Memory 47 Operation panel 49 Liquid crystal display 49-1 Display screen 51, 53, 55 LCD pixel 57 Image memory 59 Liquid crystal drive circuit 61 Reset switch 63 Mode setting switch 65 Bottom empty / shelf memo switch 79,87 Solar panel 85 Fishing reel

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fishing reel provided with a display for displaying a measurement result of a measuring device by a control means at a position visible above a reel body, wherein the screen of the display is a dot display screen, A fishing reel, wherein the measurement result and the fishing information of the measuring device can be displayed on the dot display screen by the control means. 2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the control means displays, on the dot display screen, a message according to the line length and the situation of the fishing line simultaneously or in a switching manner. 3. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the control means displays, on the dot display screen, an alarm display for notifying the detected abnormal state in color.