JP2000245316A - Power reel and cord connected thereto - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power reel which has a reel body connector portion for connecting a cord from an outer electric source, and can easily be palmed, thumbed, and the like. SOLUTION: A male connector 11 for connecting a cord 30 for supplying an electric power from an outer electric source 25 is disposed in the rear portion of the side cover 7a of the reel body 1. A protector 50 for covering the cord 30 connected to both the male connector 11 and a female connector 11 is mounted on the side cover 7a. The protector 50 is formed from a deformable and flexible synthetic resin. The protector 50 has a space therein, and further has an opening 51 allowing the insertion of the cord 30 on the other end side. The protector 50 is formed in a shape gradually expanded from the opening 51 to the portion covering the male connector 11. The outer peripheral surface of the protector 50 is formed in a smoothly curved surface along the outer shape of the side cover 7a, and the end portion of the protector 50 is smoothly connected to the outer peripheral surface of the side cover 7a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric reel, and more particularly to an electric reel driven by electric power supplied from an external power supply via a cord and a cord connected to the electric reel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an electric reel has a length of, for example, 100 m.
It is often used when catching fish migrating in the above depth from the top of a ship. This type of electric reel includes a reel body mounted on a fishing rod, a spool disposed inside the reel body, a handle for manually rotating the spool, a motor for driving the spool, a spool, a motor, and a handle. And a clutch for transmitting and disconnecting power. The motor is housed, for example, in a spool in order to reduce the size of the reel. The reel body includes a pair of side plates having a spool disposed therebetween and connected to each other, and a pair of side covers covering the outside of each side plate. A handle is rotatably mounted on one side cover side. ing.

On the other hand, a main body connector section connected to a motor drive section for driving a motor is provided on the reel body. A cord connected to an external power supply such as a storage battery is detachably connected to the main body connector, so that power is supplied to the motor and the control unit.

[0004] The main body connector is generally provided on a flat surface facing downward at the rear of the side cover.
The cord connected to the main body connector extends rearward from the main body connector. The cord has a cord body connected to an external power supply, and a cord connector provided at a tip of the cord body and electrically connectable to a body connector of the electric reel.

[0005]

The conventional main body connector is attached to the rear portion of the side cover as described above. For example, a male connector having a metal male screw is formed so as to protrude. For this reason, the main body connector portion and the cord connected thereto hit the hand of the angler and become an obstacle, making it difficult to perform palming or summing.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electric reel having a main body connector to which a cord is connected from an external power supply.
The purpose is to make it easy to perform palming or summing.

[0007]

An electric reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is an electric reel driven by electric power supplied from an external power supply via a cord. The electric reel includes a reel main body mounted on a fishing rod and a reel main body. A spool rotatably mounted, a motor for driving the spool, a main body connector provided on the reel main body for electrically connecting the cord to the motor, and the outer shape of the reel main body and the cord. And a protection portion for smoothly covering at least one of the main body connector portion and the cord.

In this electric reel, a cord is connected to the connector of the main body, and power is supplied from an external power supply via the cord. The motor is driven by this electric power, and the rotation of the motor rotates the spool, so that the reeled-out fishing line is wound. At this time, at the connection part of the cord to the reel body, at least one of the main body connector part and the cord is smoothly covered by the protection part.

In this case, since the protection portion is provided so as to cover the main body connector portion and the cord, it is easy to grip the reel body by touching the protection portion.
Therefore, it becomes easy to perform the palming or the summing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electric reel of the first aspect, the protection portion is detachably mounted on the reel body. In this case, since the protection unit is detachable, the protection unit can be mounted on another electric reel.

An electric reel according to a third aspect of the present invention is the electric reel according to the first or second aspect.
In this electric reel, the protection part is formed of a synthetic resin. In this case, the formation of the protection portion is facilitated, and the feel when the hand is put on the protection portion can be improved.

The electric reel according to the fourth aspect of the present invention includes the electric reels according to the first to third aspects.
In any one of the electric reels, the main body connector portion has an insertion shape in which a cord is detachable. In this case, connection between the main body connector and the cord becomes easy.

An electric reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes the electric reels according to the first to fourth aspects.
The electric reel further includes a power supply section formed along the outer shape of the reel body and connected to the main body connector section.

Here, for example, when used as a manually wound counter reel, a secondary power supply (power supply unit) may be mounted on the reel body. Since the outer shape of the power supply unit follows the shape of the reel body, the reel body including the power supply unit can be easily gripped and palming or the like can be easily performed.

A cord according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a cord for supplying electric power from an external power supply to the electric reel. The cord is provided at the cord main body and at one end of the cord main body and provided at the reel main body of the electric reel. A cord connector electrically connected to the main body connector, a connection provided at the other end of the cord main body and connected to an external power supply, and a cord connector provided along the outer shape of the reel main body and the cord main body And a cord protection section for smoothly covering at least one of the section and the cord body.

In this case, since the protection section is provided so as to cover the main body connector section and the cord, the reel body can be easily gripped and the palming can be easily performed.

A cord according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the cord according to the sixth aspect, wherein the cord protection section is detachably attached to the cord body. In this case, since the protection part is detachable,
Can be attached to other cords.

A cord according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the cord according to the sixth or seventh aspect, wherein the code protection portion is formed of a synthetic resin. In this case, the formation of the protection portion is facilitated, and the feel when the hand is put on the protection portion can be improved.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An electric reel employing the present invention
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a reel body 1 mounted on a fishing rod R, a spool rotation handle 2 arranged on a side of the reel body 1, and a spool body 2 arranged on the reel body 1 side of the handle 2. A star drag 3 for drag adjustment is mainly provided.

The reel body 1 includes side plates 6a and 6b arranged at intervals, side covers 7a and 7b respectively covering the outside of the side plates 6a and 6b, and a front cover 8 covering the front between the side plates 6a and 6b. And The side plates 6a and 6b are connected to each other by connecting portions 9 provided at a plurality of locations on the reel body 1. A clutch operating lever 19 is swingably provided on the side cover 7b on the handle 2 side. Also,
Behind the side cover 7a, a male connector portion 11 for connecting a cord 30 for supplying power from an external power supply 25 is provided. A protective portion 50 is attached to the side cover 7a so as to cover the male connector portion 11 and the cord 30 connected to the male connector portion 11.

Inside the reel body 1, a spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. A DC-driven motor 12 that drives the spool 10 to rotate in the fishing line winding direction is disposed inside the spool 10. Further, inside the reel body 1, a rotation transmission mechanism for increasing the rotation of the handle 2 and transmitting the rotation to the spool 10, a planetary gear mechanism for reducing the rotation of the motor 12, and a mechanism for uniformly winding the fishing line around the spool 10. A level wind mechanism and the like are provided.

A counter case 14 having a space inside is fixed to the upper part of the reel body 1. The counter case 14 includes a display unit 15 including a liquid crystal display,
A switch operation unit 16 including a plurality of switches arranged around a display unit 15 on the upper surface of the counter case 14
And a control unit 1 for controlling the display unit 15 and the motor 12
8 (see FIG. 3) and a motor drive unit 22 (see FIG. 3).

At a position facing the display section 15 on the upper surface of the counter case 14, a rectangular display window 20 for visually recognizing the display section 15 is formed. Characters indicating its functions and the like are written around the display window 20 and the switch operation unit 16.

As shown in FIG. 3, the motor drive unit 22
It is arranged below the counter case 14. An opening is formed in the lower surface of the counter case 14, and the opening is sealed by a cooling member 23 made of aluminum. An FET 24 for PWM drive of the motor drive unit 22 is mounted on the cooling member 23.

The display section 15 is capable of a plurality of displays including a display of water depth, a display of shelf and bottom set values, and a display of a display mode.

The switch operation unit 16 is provided on the display window 20 as shown in FIG.
It has a speed adjustment switch SK and a motor switch PW arranged vertically on the right side, and a jig switch IB, a shelf memo switch TB and a bottom memo switch SB arranged vertically on the left side of the display window 20 in FIG. I have.

The speed adjusting switch SK is of a seesaw type comprising two switches, upper and lower. Pressing the front portion of the speed adjustment switch SK increases the winding speed of the spool 10, and pressing the rear portion decreases the winding speed. When the operation of the speed adjustment switch SK is stopped, the adjusted speed is maintained. The motor switch PW gradually increases the speed of the motor 12 from a low speed to a high speed in accordance with the time for which the switch is kept pressed. When the motor switch PW is released, the speed at that time is maintained.

The jig switch IB is a switch used for jig learning to learn a jig mode for moving a gimmick near a shelf or an operation pattern thereof, and for canceling them. The shelf memo switch TB is used when setting a shelf position, and the bottom memo switch SB is used when setting a bottom position.

The male connector portion 11 is disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod R behind the side cover 7a, and a part of the male connector portion 11 is mounted so as to protrude outward.

As shown in FIG. 4, the male connector 11
It has a cylindrical main body screw portion 27 having a male screw formed on the outer periphery, and two terminal pins 28a and 28b (only the terminal pin 28a is shown) which is insulated and mounted inside the main body screw portion 27. I have. A partition wall 27a is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the main body screw portion 27, and the internal space is partitioned into two spaces by the partition wall 27a. A hexagonal flange portion 27b having a larger diameter than other portions is formed at the axial center portion of the outer periphery of the main body screw portion 27. The main body screw portion 27 has the flange portion 27b disposed outside and inserted into the through hole 7c formed in the side cover 7a,
It is attached to the side cover 7a by tightening the nut 29 from the inside of the side cover 7a. Note that a waterproof seal ring 35 is mounted between the flange 27b and the surface of the side cover 7a. Further, a seal cap (not shown) can be detachably attached to an opening outside the main body screw portion 27.

The two terminal pins 28a and 28b are arranged inside the main body screw portion 27 along the axial direction and spaced apart in the radial direction. The tips of the terminal pins 28a, 28b penetrate the partition wall 27a and protrude outward. Lead wires 37a are connected to the inner ends of the terminal pins 28a and 28b.
37b is soldered, for example. Lead wire 37
As shown in FIG. 3, a and 37b are drawn out from the soldered end between the side plate 6a and the side cover 7a, and the lead wires 37a and 37b are connected to the motor drive unit 22 inside the counter case 14. ing. The inside of the main body screw portion 27 is filled with an insulating resin and subjected to a sealing process and an insulating process.

A cord 30 for connecting an external power supply 25 such as a storage battery to a reel can be connected to the male connector section 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the cord 30 has a cord main body 31 and a female connector 32 electrically connected to the cord main body 31. Cord body 3
1 is, for example, a two-core cap tire cord, one end of which can be connected to an external power supply 25. The other end of the cord body 31 is inserted into the female connector 32 and is electrically connected to the female connector 32.

The female connector 32 is mounted on the male connector 11 and is electrically connected. The female connector portion 32 has a nut portion 33 attached to the tip thereof so as to be rotatable and restricted from moving in the axial direction. Two terminal pieces 34a, 34b (only the terminal piece 34a is shown) into which the terminal pins 28a, 28b can be inserted are attached to the distal end of the female connector portion 32. The base ends of the terminal strips 34a and 34b are
1 soldered. The nut portion 33 can be screwed into the main body screw portion 27. By screwing the nut portion 33 into the main body screw portion 27, the terminal piece 34a is connected to the terminal pin 28.
a, 28b, so that the power of the external power supply 25 can be supplied to the reels.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the protection portion 50 has one end attached to the side cover 7a so as to cover the peripheral portion of the male connector portion 11, and is made of a deformable and soft synthetic resin. Is formed. The protection unit 50
As shown in FIG. 5, there is a space inside, and an opening 51 into which the cord 30 can be inserted is provided on the other end side. The opening 51 is formed so as to gradually widen from the opening 51 toward the portion covering the male connector portion 11, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is a curved surface smoothly following the outer shape of the side cover 7a, The cover 7a smoothly continues to the outer peripheral surface. Further, an open portion 52 is formed below the protective portion 50, and the male connector portion 11 is formed from the open portion 52.
And the cord 30. Code 3
0 is in close contact with the fishing rod R and the fishing rod R
Has a shape that is smoothly continuous with the outer peripheral surface of.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 18 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM,
The microcomputer includes a microcomputer including an I / O interface and executes various control operations such as display control and motor control according to a control program. The control unit 18 includes a spool sensor 40 including a pair of reed switches for detecting the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the spool 10.
And the switch operation unit 16 are connected. The control unit 18 includes a buzzer 41 for alarm, a display unit 15,
A motor drive unit 22, a solenoid 42 for clutch on / off, a storage unit 43 composed of, for example, an EEPROM for storing various data such as a seabed and a shelf position, and other input / output units are connected. The control section 18 and the motor drive section 22 are connected to the male connector section 11 via lead wires 37a and 37b.

Next, the operation and operation of the electric reel will be described.

First, before fishing, the cord 30 connected to the external power supply 25 is mounted on the electric reel. Specifically, the female connector part 32 of the cord 30 is inserted into the main body screw part 27 of the male connector part 11 behind the side cover 7a, and the nut part 33 is screwed into the main body screw part 27. As a result, the terminal strips 34a and 34b are in electrical contact with the terminal pins 28a and 28b, and the electric power of the external power supply 25 is supplied to the control unit 18 and the motor drive unit 22 so that the motor 12 can be driven.
Then, the notch at the lower part of the protection part 50 is opened and the male connector part 11 and the cord 30 are attached so as to cover them.

When the fishing line is paid out from the spool 10, for example, the reel is gripped with the left hand, and the clutch operating lever 19 is operated with the right hand, and the spool 10 is freely rotated. Then, the spool 10 rotates in the line payout direction due to the weight of the tackle, and the fishing line is paid out from the spool 10. At this time, the reel is summed, and the thread feeding speed of the spool 10 is adjusted with the thumb of the left hand. Here, since the protection part 50 is provided so as to cover the male connector part 11 and the cord 30, it is easy to perform summing.

When the device reaches the shelf position specified in advance, the spool 10 is connected to the handle 2 and the motor 12 by operating the clutch operating lever 19. Then, the feeding of the spool 10 stops. Further, the user presses a shelf memo switch TB to set a shelf position. When this shelf position is set, the clutch is automatically turned on by the solenoid 42 at the shelf position at the time of the following line feeding, and the feeding of the fishing line is stopped.

In this state, when a fish catches on the device, the reel is grasped by palming with the left hand, and the motor switch PW is pressed with the right hand. Then, the control unit 18 sends the signal to the motor driving unit 22.
The motor 12 is rotated in the line winding direction. As a result, the spool 10 rotates in the line winding direction, and the fishing line is wound on the spool 10. At this time, the display of the water depth on the display unit 15 gradually decreases in accordance with the yarn winding amount. When the gimmick rises to a preset hull position, a hull signal for stopping the gimmick at the hull is transmitted from the control unit 18 to the motor drive unit 22 and the motor 12
Turns off. When the reel is gripped in this manner, the male connector section 11 and the cord 30 are provided with the protection section 50, so that the palming can be easily performed.

[Other Embodiments] (a) As shown in FIG. 7, a secondary power supply 60 formed along the outer shape of the side cover 7a is provided on the male connector portion 11.
(Battery pack) may be attached. In this case, when used as a manually wound counter reel, it is easy to perform palming or summing.

(B) The protection section 50 is fixed to the side cover 7a of the reel body 1, but may be fixed to the cord 30. The protection unit 50 includes the reel body 1 and the cord 30.
It may be configured to be detachable.

(C) In the above embodiment, the female connector portion 32 is connected to the male connector portion 11 by screwing, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be an insertion shape that is easily removable.

[0044]

According to the present invention, in the electric reel having the main body connector section to which the cord is connected from the external power source, the protection section is provided so as to cover the main body connector section and the cord. , It becomes easier to grip the reel body, and it becomes easier to perform palming, summing, and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric reel employing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the electric reel.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of the electric reel.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a male connector portion and a cord of the electric reel.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of a protection section of the electric reel.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control system of the electric reel.

FIG. 7 is a side view of an electric reel employing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reel body 2 Handle 10 Spool 11 Male connector part 12 Motor 22 Motor drive part 25 External power supply 30 Cord 32 Female connector part 50 Protective part

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An electric reel driven by electric power supplied from an external power supply via a cord, comprising: a reel body mounted on a fishing rod; a spool rotatably mounted on the reel body; and the spool. A motor for driving the main body; a main body connector provided on the reel main body for electrically connecting the cord to the motor; and a main body provided along an outer shape of the reel main body and the cord. An electric reel comprising: a connector portion; and a protection portion for smoothly covering at least one of the cord. 2. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the protection section is detachably mounted on the reel body. 3. The protection section is formed of a synthetic resin.
The electric reel according to claim 1. 4. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the main body connector has a plug-in shape in which the cord is detachable. 5. The electric reel according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply unit formed along the outer shape of the reel main body and connected to the main body connector. 6. A cord for supplying electric power from an external power supply to an electric reel, comprising: a cord main body; and a main body connector provided at one end of the cord main body and provided on a reel main body of the electric reel. A cord connector section electrically connected to the section; a connection section provided at the other end of the cord body section and connected to the external power supply; and a connection section provided along the outer shapes of the reel body and the cord body section. And a code protection portion for smoothly covering at least one of the code connector portion and the code body portion. 7. The cord according to claim 6, wherein said cord protection portion is detachably attached to said cord body. 8. The cord according to claim 6, wherein said cord protection portion is formed of a synthetic resin.