JP2001190195A - Counter for fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To miniaturize the subject counter equipped with a liquid crystal display unit and achieve the long life of the counter. SOLUTION: This counter 4 is provided on the reel body 1 to display the water depth of a fishing tackle and is equipped with a case body 14, the liquid crystal display unit 16 and a control device 18. The case body 14 has a space inside and mounted to the reel body 1. The liquid crystal display unit 16 is flexible and provided in the space of the case body 14 and shows the water depth. The control device 18 is set to the space inside the case body 14, connected to the liquid display unit 16 and is equipped with an electric elements for processing the water depth display.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a counter, and more particularly, to a counter provided on a reel body of a fishing reel for displaying a water depth of a tackle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a fishing reel equipped with a counter having a liquid crystal display for displaying a water depth display, information on the reel, and the like on an upper surface of a reel body. In particular, in the case of a marine reel used for boat fishing, it is necessary to accurately arrange a device at a shelf position obtained by a fish finder or the like, so whether or not a counter is attached has a large effect on fishing results. .

[0003] This type of counter is composed of a control device for calculating the water depth and the like, a liquid crystal display for displaying the water depth and the like in accordance with a signal from the control device, and a case body containing the control device and the liquid crystal display. The case body is mounted on the upper part of the reel body integrally or separately. A rectangular window covered with a lens cover made of transparent resin is arranged on the upper surface of the case body, and a liquid crystal display is arranged below the lens cover. The angler can visually recognize the liquid crystal display through the window to obtain information such as water depth.

[0004]

In such a reel with a counter, since the liquid crystal display requires a thickness of about 2 mm, the size of the case body of the counter increases, and the reel itself also increases. Further, during fishing, the reel is used under various environments, and the glass substrate of the liquid crystal display may be damaged due to distortion of the case body due to temperature change or the action of an external force.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the size of a counter having a liquid crystal display. Another object of the present invention is to extend the life of a counter by enabling a long-term use of a liquid crystal display.

[0006]

A fishing reel counter according to a first aspect of the present invention is a counter provided on the reel body for displaying a water depth of a tackle, and includes a case body, a liquid crystal display device, and a control device. And The case body has a space inside and is mounted on the reel body. The liquid crystal display device is provided in a space inside the case body,
This is a flexible water depth display. The control device is
An electric element is provided in the space, connected to the liquid crystal display device, and performs processing for displaying water depth.

In this counter, the control device calculates a water depth or the like from a detection value obtained from an externally provided detecting device, and the calculated value is displayed on a liquid crystal display device. In this liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal element is formed on a flexible substrate. Since a flexible substrate is thinner than a non-flexible glass substrate, a liquid crystal display device can be formed thinner,
The counter can be downsized. Further, since the liquid crystal display device has flexibility, even if the case main body is deformed and distorted due to a temperature change or the like, the liquid crystal display device is bent in accordance with the distortion and is hardly damaged.

[0008] A fishing reel counter according to a second aspect of the present invention is the counter according to the first aspect, wherein the case body is mounted on the upper surface of the reel body. In this case, the liquid crystal display device can be easily visually recognized when mounted on a fishing rod and used. The fishing reel counter according to Invention 3 is:
In the counter according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the case body projects upward and curves so that the center of the upper surface curves in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod, and the liquid crystal display unit extends along the upper surface of the case body. It protrudes upward and is curved. In this case, when the angler arranges the fishing rod aside and operates the reel, the displayed information such as the water depth is easily visible from either the left or right direction.

A fishing reel counter according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the counter according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising a lens cover for covering a display portion of the liquid crystal display device. In this case, since the liquid crystal display device is covered with the lens cover, it is protected from impact, dirt, and the like. A fishing reel counter according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the counter according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the liquid crystal display device is connected to the control device by a signal line, and the signal line is connected to the display device by soldering or welding. Fixed. In this case, the signal lines are easily fixed to the liquid crystal display device, and the counter is easily assembled.

A fishing reel counter according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the counter according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the liquid crystal display device is arranged so as to face the polarizing plate and to face the inside of the polarizing plate. A substrate formed of a polymer film, a plurality of alignment films arranged to face the inside of the substrate, and liquid crystal aligned by the alignment film and sealed inside the alignment film. . In this liquid crystal display device, the amount of light passing through the two polarizing plates is adjusted by displacing the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules by a signal applied from the control device to the substrate, and information such as water depth is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. Is done. In this case, the liquid crystal display device in which the substrate is formed of a polymer film has flexibility and is easy to process. Further, compared to a liquid crystal display using a conventional glass substrate, the thickness is thin, the weight is light, and it is hard to be broken even when dropped. Furthermore, since the thickness is small, there is no double image, and the display is high in image quality and easy to see.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Overall Configuration] In FIG. 1, an electric reel employing an embodiment of the present invention is a reel equipped with a counter with a liquid crystal display device for displaying water depth and the like. The electric reel includes a reel body 1 mounted on a fishing rod 5, a spool rotation handle 2 arranged on the side of the reel body 1, and a drag for drag adjustment arranged on the reel body 1 side of the handle 2. 3 is mainly provided. The reel body 1 includes side plates 6a and 6b arranged at intervals.
Side covers 7a, 7 that cover the outer sides of the side plates 6a, 6b, respectively.
b and a front cover 8 that covers a front portion between the side plates 6a and 6b. The side plates 6a, 6b are connected by a plurality of connecting members 9. The side covers 7a and 7b are formed of smoothly curved surfaces. Side cover 6a opposite to handle 2
Behind, a power cord 11 for supplying power is connected.

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

[Counter] At the top of the reel body 1,
As shown in FIG. 1, the counter 4 is detachably fixed. The counter 4 includes a case body 14 having a cavity 13 therein, a liquid crystal display 16 as a liquid crystal display device, and a liquid crystal display 1 as shown in FIGS.
6 and a control device 18 for controlling the motor 12. A window 20 is provided on the upper surface 15 of the case main body 14 so that the liquid crystal display can be visually recognized from the outside, and an operation unit 17 including a plurality of buttons is provided on the left and right of the window 20. A curved transparent resin lens cover 21 is fitted into the window 20.

The upper surface 15 of the counter case 14 is convexly curved in a direction (left-right direction) crossing the front-rear direction of the reel body 1. The lens cover 21 has a shape corresponding to the curved shape of the upper surface 15 and is smoothly continuous with the upper surface 15. The counter 4 is a reel body 1
Side covers 7a and 7b of the front cover 8 and a front surface 23 that smoothly continues to the curved surface of the front cover 8.

The liquid crystal display 16 includes the lens cover 2
Inside 1 is fixed with double-sided tape or the like along its shape. As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal display includes a polarizing plate 31 disposed to face the inside, a TFT substrate 32 formed to face the inside of the polarizing plate and formed of a polymer film, and a And a plurality of alignment films 33 arranged so as to face the liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal 34 aligned and sealed by the alignment film inside the alignment film. A transparent electrode is formed on the TFT substrate 32, and a signal voltage is applied through an electrode of the TFT transistor to change the arrangement of the liquid crystal and display an image. Information such as water depth is displayed on the liquid crystal display, and can be visually recognized through the lens cover 21 disposed in the window 20.

The control device 18 is disposed below the liquid crystal display 16 inside the case main body 14.
The liquid crystal display 16 is connected by a signal line 25. The signal line 25 is fixed to the liquid crystal display 16 by soldering or welding, and wiring is simple. The control device 18 transmits the calculated display data such as water depth to the liquid crystal display 16 via the signal line 25, and the liquid crystal display 16 displays information such as water depth.

In such an electric reel with a counter, when an angler draws out or winds a line,
Information such as the water depth is calculated from the detected value such as the rotation speed of the spool in the control device 18 and displayed on the liquid crystal display 16 via the signal line 25. The angler can adjust the drive of the motor 12 by checking information such as the water depth displayed on the liquid crystal display.

In such a liquid crystal display device 16, the TFT substrate 32 formed of a polymer film has flexibility and is easy to process. Further, the thickness and thickness are smaller than those of a liquid crystal display using a conventional glass substrate, so that the size and weight of the counter can be reduced. In addition, the liquid crystal display formed of the polymer film is hard to be broken even when dropped, so that the reel can be easily handled. Further, even if the case body is distorted due to a temperature change, there is little danger of breakage due to its flexibility, and the life of the counter can be extended. Furthermore, since the thickness is small, there is no double reflection and the dot matrix system is used, so that the display is high quality and easy to see, so that the display of the water depth and the like can be easily confirmed.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above embodiment, the case body is mounted on the upper surface of the reel body, but is not necessarily limited to the upper surface. Since the liquid crystal display device has flexibility, the liquid crystal display device can be mounted near a corner of the reel body, and the degree of freedom in reel design is increased.

(B) In the above embodiment, the case body,
The liquid crystal display device and the lens cover both protrude upward and curve.The liquid crystal display device is fixed to the lens cover, but only the case body and the lens cover protrude upward. An embodiment in which it is disposed in the main body may be used. When the liquid crystal display device is arranged in a plane, attachment to the case body is simplified.

(C) In the above embodiment, a dot matrix TFT liquid crystal display device is used. However, a segment type liquid crystal display device, an STN liquid crystal display device, a DSTN liquid crystal display device, or the like may be used. (D) In the above embodiment, the counter mounted on the electric reel is shown, but the counter may be mounted on a manual reel. The same effect as the electric reel can be obtained with the manual reel.

[0022]

According to the present invention, by using a liquid crystal display formed of a polymer film, the thickness of the liquid crystal display can be reduced, and the size of the counter can be reduced. Further, according to the present invention, even when the case body of the counter is distorted due to a temperature change, the liquid crystal display bends in accordance with the distortion and is hardly damaged.
Therefore, the life of the counter can be prolonged.

[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 partially cutaway front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of the same.

FIG. 4 shows the liquid crystal display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Counter 14 Case body 15 Upper surface 16 Liquid crystal display device 18 Controller 21 Lens cover 25 Signal line 31 Polarizer 32 TFT substrate 33 Alignment film 34 Liquid crystal

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A counter provided on a reel body of a fishing reel for displaying a water depth of a tackle, having a space therein, a case body mounted on the reel body, and provided in the space. A liquid crystal display device for displaying water depth having flexibility, a control device including an electric element provided in the space, connected to the liquid crystal display device, and performing a process for displaying water depth,
Fishing reel counter with a. 2. The fishing reel counter according to claim 1, wherein said case body is mounted on an upper surface of said reel body. 3. The case body according to claim 1, wherein a central portion of an upper surface protrudes upward and curves, and the liquid crystal display portion protrudes upward along an upper surface of the case body and curves. The fishing reel counter described in. 4. The fishing reel counter according to claim 1, further comprising a lens cover for covering a display section of said liquid crystal display device. 5. The fishing reel counter according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal display device is connected to the control device by a signal line, and the signal line is soldered or welded. . 6. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a polarizing plate disposed to face the substrate; a substrate formed of a polymer film disposed to face the inside of the polarizing plate; and a liquid crystal display device facing the inside of the substrate. A plurality of alignment films arranged so that
The fishing reel counter according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a liquid crystal aligned and sealed by the alignment film inside the alignment film.