JP2001045933A - Electrically driven reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability of an operating member for performing on-off operation of a motor in a motor-driven reel. SOLUTION: A counter case 4 is fixed on the upper part of a reel body 1. The case 4 is provided with an indicator 5 composed of a liquid crystal display and a switch operating part 6. The switch operating part 6 has speed changing switches SK1 and SK2 juxtaposed up and down on the right side of the indicator 5, a bottom memorizing switch SM and a mode switch MD juxtaposed up and down on the left side, and a motor switch PW placed in a nearly central part in the rear part of the indicator 5. The motor switch PW is used for on-off operation of the motor 12. The rear part of the case 4 on which the switch PW is placed has a shape protruding backward.

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 having an operation member for turning on and off an electric motor for rotating a spool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an electric reel that rotates a spool at the time of winding by a motor is often used, for example, when catching fish migrating at a depth of 100 m or more from a boat. This type of electric reel includes a reel body, a spool mounted on the reel body, a handle for rotating the spool, and a motor for rotating the spool in a winding direction. A counter case provided with a display for displaying water depth is mounted on the upper surface of the reel body.

In this counter case, the motor is turned on,
Switches such as a motor operating member for turning off, a speed adjusting switch for changing the winding speed of the spool, and a mode switch for switching various modes are provided.

[0004]

Such a motor operating member is generally arranged on the right side of the display on the counter case. For this reason, it is possible to operate the motor operation member with the right hand of the person who operates the steering wheel,
Since it is difficult for the fingertip to reach the motor operating member with the left hand holding the reel body, it is difficult to operate the motor operating member while performing palming with the left hand.

An object of the present invention is to improve the operability of an operation member for turning on and off a motor in an electric reel.

[0006]

An electric reel according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a reel body, a spool rotatably supported by the reel body, and a handle for manually rotating the spool.
An electric motor for rotating the spool, a counter case provided on the upper portion of the reel body, and an operation member for turning the motor on and off are disposed at the rear of the counter case and above the spool portion of the spool. .

In this electric reel, an operating member for turning on and off the motor is disposed at the rear of the counter case and above the spool portion of the spool. The operation can be performed with the rotating right hand and the left hand holding the reel body can also be operated while performing the palming. Therefore, since the operation member can be operated with either the left or right hand, the operability of the operation member can be improved.

An electric reel according to a second aspect of the present invention is the electric reel according to the first aspect, wherein the operating member is disposed substantially at the center of the counter case. In this case, since the operating member is disposed substantially at the center of the rear part of the counter case, the fingertip can be easily reached with either left or right hand, and the operating member can be easily operated.

An electric reel according to a third aspect of the present invention is the electric reel according to the second aspect, wherein the operating member is disposed at a substantially central portion so as to be slightly offset toward the handle. In this case, for example, when the handle is mounted on the right side, the operation member is arranged on the right side substantially in the center of the counter case. An electric reel according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the electric reel according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the counter case includes an arrangement portion on which the operation member is arranged.
The upper surface of the operation member is formed so as not to protrude above the periphery of the arrangement portion.

In this case, the operation member does not protrude upward from the vicinity of the arrangement portion of the counter case.
Erroneous operation and malfunction can be prevented. An electric reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the electric reel according to the fourth aspect, wherein the arrangement portion is formed so as to be gradually inclined downward from the periphery of the arrangement portion toward the rear. In this case, the operation member can be arranged along the arrangement portion inclined downward toward the rear of the counter case.

The electric reel according to the sixth aspect of the present invention provides the electric reel according to the fourth or fifth aspect.
In the electric reel of the item (1), at least a portion where the operation member is disposed protrudes rearward. in this case,
Since the operation member can be disposed further rearward, operability can be improved and a space for disposing the operation member can be secured.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An electric reel employing one embodiment of the present invention is, as shown in FIG. Handle 2 and reel body 1 of handle 2
And a star drag 3 for drag adjustment arranged on the side.

The reel body 1 comprises a pair of left and right side plates 7a, 7
b and a plurality of connecting members 8 for connecting them, and right and left side covers 9 covering left and right of the frame 7
a and 9b. Handle 2 side (right side in FIG. 1)
The rotating shaft of the handle 2 is rotatably supported on the side cover 9b, and the power cord 18 for connecting an external power supply PS is connected to the side cover 9a on the side opposite to the handle 2 (left side in FIG. 1). Connector 19 is provided.

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 line winding direction is disposed inside the spool 10. A clutch lever 11 of a clutch mechanism (not shown) for turning on / off the drive transmission between the handle 2 and the motor 12 and the spool 10 is disposed on a side surface of the reel body 1 on the handle 2 side. When the clutch mechanism is turned on, the yarn feeding operation can be stopped during the yarn feeding by the own weight of the device.

A counter case 4 is provided on the upper part of the reel body 1.
Has been fixed. The counter case 4 includes the reel body 1
And a display window 20 is formed on the upper surface. On the upper surface of the counter case 4, as shown in FIG.
A display unit 5 composed of a liquid crystal display for displaying the water depth and shelf position of the device through the display window 20 based on two references, that is, from the water surface and the bottom, faces the display unit 5. A switch operation unit is provided around the display unit 5. 6 are provided.

The display unit 5 has a four-digit seven-segment display depth display area 5a arranged at the center, a three-digit bottom depth display area 5b disposed below the four-segment depth display area 5b, and a right-hand part of the water depth display area 5a in FIG. And a shift stage number display area 5c arranged at In addition, the display unit 5 displays “from the bottom”, “learning”,
Eight characters of “designation”, “lower volume”, “correction”, “input”, “thread feed stop”, and “0 set” can be displayed.

The switch operation unit 6 includes shift switches SK1 and SK arranged vertically on the right side of the display unit 5 in FIG.
2, the bottom memo switch S arranged vertically on the left side
M and a mode switch MD, and a motor switch PW disposed substantially at the center of the rear part of the display unit 5. The motor switch PW is a switch for turning the motor 12 on and off. The motor switch PW is turned on and off while the motor switch PW is being turned on, and the motor switch PW is turned on twice within a predetermined time. The switch is a switch that can switch between continuous winding in which the motor 12 is rotated when it is turned on. The rear part of the counter case 4 where the motor switch PW is disposed has a shape protruding rearward.

The speed change switches SK1 and SK2 are switches for increasing and decreasing the speed of the driven motor 12. When the speed change switch SK1 is pressed, the speed is increased, and the speed change switch S
Press K2 to decelerate. When the shift switch SK1 is pressed for a predetermined time or more when the motor 12 is not driven, the display mode can be switched between “from above” and “from the bottom”. When the shift switch SK2 is pressed for a predetermined time or more, the thread feed mode (a mode in which the motor 12 is driven while the clutch mechanism is disengaged during feeding to increase the thread feed speed) can be turned on and off.

The bottom memo switch SM is a switch that is pressed when the device reaches the bottom, and the water depth at that time is set as the bottom. When the bottom memo switch SM is pressed for a predetermined time or more, the zero point of the water depth display can be set to a new position when the fishing line breaks. The mode switch MD is 5
This switch is used to set a different type of winding mode. For example, pressing this switch once sets the learning mode, pressing it twice consecutively sets the specified mode, pressing it three times continuously sets the lower winding mode, and continuously pressing it four times. When pressed, the pin winding mode is set to the correction mode, and when pressed continuously, the pin winding mode is set to the input mode.

At the upper part of the counter case 4, a display unit 5 is provided.
And a reel control unit (not shown) that performs display control and motor control. A PWM drive circuit that drives the motor 12 by PWM, a buzzer, a spool sensor, and the like are arranged in a lower portion inside the counter case 4. In this electric reel, the motor switch PW is disposed substantially at the center of the rear part of the counter case 4. For this reason, handle 2
Can operate the motor switch PW with the right hand. In addition, the user can operate the motor switch PW with his fingertip while performing palming while holding the rear portion of the reel body 1 with the left hand. Therefore, since the motor switch PW can be operated with either the left or right hand, the operability of the motor switch PW can be improved.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above-described embodiment, the motor switch PW is arranged on the same plane of the counter case 4, but as shown in FIGS. May be further provided at a substantially central portion of the arrangement portion 4a recessed below other portions, and the motor switch PW may be arranged in this arrangement portion 4a. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, since the upper surface of the motor switch PW is arranged so as not to protrude above the periphery of the arrangement portion 4a of the counter case 4, erroneous operation and erroneous operation can be prevented. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the arrangement portion 4a may be inclined downward toward the rear. (B) In the above-described embodiment, the motor switch PW is disposed substantially at the center of the rear portion of the counter case 4.
As shown in FIG. 6, the position may be arranged at a position deviated toward the handle 2 (right side in FIG. 6) in the substantially central portion.

[0022]

According to the present invention, in the electric reel,
Since the operation member for turning the motor on and off is arranged substantially at the center of the rear portion of the counter case, the operation can be performed by either the left or right hand. Therefore, the operability of the operation member for turning on and off the motor can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a plan view around a display unit of the electric reel.

FIG. 3 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view around an arrangement portion according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 of still another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reel body 2 Handle 4 Counter case 4a Arrangement part 10 Spool 12 Motor PW Motor switch

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A reel body, a spool rotatably supported by the reel body, a handle for manually rotating the spool, an electric motor for rotating the spool, and an upper part of the reel body. An electric reel, comprising: a counter case; and an operation member disposed on a rear portion of the counter case and above a spool portion of the spool for turning on and off the motor. 2. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the operation member is disposed substantially at a center of the counter case. 3. The operation member according to claim 1, wherein the substantially central portion is
The electric reel according to claim 2, wherein the electric reel is disposed so as to be slightly offset toward the handle. 4. The counter case includes an arrangement portion on which the operation member is arranged, and the arrangement portion prevents the upper surface of the operation member from protruding above the periphery of the arrangement portion when the operation member is arranged. The electric reel according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electric reel is formed as follows. 5. The electric reel according to claim 4, wherein the arrangement portion is formed so as to be gradually inclined downward from the periphery of the arrangement portion toward the rear. 6. The electric reel according to claim 4, wherein at least a portion of the arranging portion where at least a part of the operation member is arranged protrudes rearward.