JP2001224284A - Display device in reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently secure a storing space for a movable member in reel for fishing having an opening and shutting type display device. SOLUTION: This water depth-displaying device 4 is equipped with a fixed member 4a fixed at the upper side of a reel body 1 of the reel, a movable member 4b having a display panel 5 and a switch operating part 6 on the side facing to the fixed member 4a and a connecting member 4c connecting the fixed member 4a with the movable member 4b so as to be swingable. The side A of the movable member 4b without facing to the fixed member 4a is located outerside than the top surface B of the reel body 1 of the reel and the side C of the movable member 4b facing to the fixed member 4a is located innerside than the top surface B of the reel body 1 of the reel when the movable member 4b is closed against the fixed member 4a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device,
The present invention relates to a fishing reel display device provided on a reel body and displaying a water depth of a tackle or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a fishing reel is a display device having a reel body, a spool mounted on the reel body, a handle for rotating the spool, and a display unit mounted on the upper surface of the reel body for displaying water depth. And The display unit is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and can display a shelf position, a current water depth of a device, and the like.

[0003] This type of display device includes a fixed member having various electric parts, a movable member provided to be openable and closable with respect to the fixed member and having a display portion, and a connecting means for connecting the fixed member and the movable member. The one provided with, for example,
No. 36976.

[0004]

In the conventional display device, when the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member, the surface of the movable member that does not face the fixed member, that is, the upper surface is flush with the reel body. . For this reason, the movable member is housed together with the fixed member in a narrow space above the spool inside the reel body. In order to accommodate the movable member in such a narrow space, it is necessary to reduce the thickness of the movable member. If the thickness of the movable member is reduced, it is difficult to secure a space for accommodating electrical components and the like connected to the display unit.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing reel having an openable / closable display device with a sufficient space for accommodating a movable member.

[0006]

A display device for a fishing reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is a display device for a fishing reel provided on a reel body rotatably supporting a spool and for displaying a water depth or the like of a tackle. A fixed member provided on the reel body and having various electric components, a movable member provided openably and closably with respect to the fixed member and having a display portion for performing various displays such as a water depth of a device, and a movable member and a fixed member. Connecting means for swingably connecting the movable member to the fixed member, wherein a surface of the movable member that does not face the fixed member is located outside an end surface of the reel body.

In this case, when the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member, the surface of the movable member that does not face the fixed member, that is, the upper surface is located outside the upper surface of the reel body and protrudes upward. The movable member can be formed thick. For this reason, for example, a sufficient space for accommodating various electric components connected to the display unit or the like can be secured.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the display device of the first aspect, when the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member, the surface of the movable member facing the fixed member is located inside the end surface of the reel body. ing. In this case, when the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member, the surface of the movable member facing the fixed member is located inside the lower part of the reel body below the top surface. Damage due to displacement and deformation of the member can be prevented. Further, since the fixing member is located inside the reel body, even when the movable member is opened with respect to the fixing member, it is possible to prevent the electric component housed inside the fixing member from being damaged due to an impact such as dropping.

A display device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the display device according to the first or second aspect, further comprising a guard member for protecting the movable member when the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member. In this case, for example, by providing a guard member that covers the periphery of the movable member that protrudes upward, it is possible to prevent the movable member from being damaged by an impact such as dropping.

A display device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the display section is provided on a surface of the movable member facing the fixed member. In this case, the display unit is not exposed to the outside of the movable member by closing the movable member provided with the display unit on the surface facing the fixed member, so that the display unit can be protected against external impact. it can.

A display device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the movable member further has a switch operating portion arranged near the pivot axis of the connecting means. In this case, compared to the case where the switch operating member is disposed at a position away from the pivot axis of the movable member,
Since the distance between the switch operation member and the pivot axis is short,
The torque due to the operation of the switch operating member is reduced, and the opening and closing of the movable member is hardly affected.

A display device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the fixing member is made of metal. In this case, by forming the fixing member with a metal such as an aluminum alloy, for example, the heat radiation effect of various electric components is improved. In particular, when the FET of the motor drive circuit of the electric reel is provided on the fixed member, the FET
And the heat radiation effect becomes remarkable.

A display device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the movable member further includes at least various electric components connected to the display unit, and the fixed member electric component and the movable member. These electrical components input and output signals by serial communication. In this case, the number of wires can be reduced as compared with the case where the electric component of the fixed member and the electric component of the movable member input and output signals by parallel communication.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the movable member is capable of swinging at least 180 degrees with respect to the closed state with respect to the fixed member. In this case, the movable member can be swung to the front of the reel. The display device according to the ninth aspect is a display device according to the first to eighth aspects.
Any of the display devices, further comprising positioning means for holding the movable member at a predetermined position, wherein the positioning means is configured to apply a force equal to or more than a predetermined force to the movable member in a state where the movable member is opened with respect to the fixed member. It is released. In this case, when a force equal to or more than a predetermined force is applied to the movable member, the holding of the movable member is released, so that the movable member can be prevented from being damaged by releasing an external impact.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A fishing reel employing an embodiment of the present invention is an electric reel which rotates a spool by driving a motor as shown in FIG.
A handle 2 for rotating the spool disposed on the side of the reel body 1, a star drag 3 for drag adjustment disposed on the reel body 1 side of the handle 2, and an opening / closing provided above the reel body 1. And a water depth display device 4 of a type.

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. Side cover 9b on the handle 2 side
, The rotating shaft of the handle 2 is rotatably supported, and a connector 19 for connecting an external power supply is provided on the side cover 9 a opposite to the handle 2.

Inside the reel body 1, a spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. Inside the spool 10, a motor 12 (see FIG. 3) for rotating the spool 10 in the line winding direction is arranged. A clutch lever 11 for operating a clutch mechanism (not shown) is provided on a side surface of the reel body 1 on the handle 2 side.
(See FIG. 1).

The water depth display device 4 includes a fixed member 4a fixed above the reel body 1, and a movable member 4b having a display unit 5 and a switch operation unit 6 on a surface facing the fixed member 4a.
And a connecting member 4c for connecting the fixed member 4a and the movable member 4b in a swingable manner. The fixing member 4a is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case made of an aluminum alloy as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. Various electric components (not shown) are accommodated in the fixing member 4a. Although not shown, the electrical components in the fixing member 4a include a reel control unit such as a microcomputer that performs display control of the display unit 5 and drive control of the motor 12, a PWM drive circuit that drives the motor 12 by PWM, and a buzzer. And a spool sensor. Further, the front end of the fixing member 4a has a shape in which a part thereof projects upward to attach the connecting member 4c.

The movable member 4b is attached to the fixed member 4a so as to be openable and closable. The mounting portion of the movable member 4b has a shape that matches the projecting portion of the fixed member 4a. A connection member 4c is attached to a portion where the fixed member 4a and the movable member 4b are attached. The connecting member 4c is a metal shaft having a swing axis X as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and is not rotatable with respect to the fixed member 4a and is swingable with respect to the movable member 4b. Installed. The connecting member 4c has a positioning mechanism (not shown) using a torsion spring or the like, so that the open / close position of the movable member 4b can be determined stepwise. The movable member 4b
Is 180 degrees or more, and the movable member 4b can swing forward of the reel body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the movable member 4b
Is closed with respect to the fixed member 4a, the surface A of the movable member 4b that does not face the fixed member 4a is the uppermost surface B of the reel body 1.
The surface C of the movable member 4 b that faces the fixed member 4 a is located further inside than the uppermost surface B of the reel body 1. The pivot axis X of the connecting member 4c is the reel body 1
Are located on the inner side than the uppermost surface B. Also, the fixing member 4
The other end of a is located forward of the axis S of the spool 10,
The other end of the movable member 4b is located behind the spool axis S.

The display unit 5 is composed of an LCD for displaying the water depth and shelf position of the device based on two references, that is, from the water surface and from the bottom. Various electrical components in the movable member 4b connected to the LCD are serially communicated with the electrical components in the fixed member 4a via a cable (not shown) provided in a gap between the fixed member 4a and the movable member 4b. Input and output of signals. As shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. 2, the display unit 5 includes a four-digit seven-segment depth display area 5a disposed in the center, a three-digit bottom depth display area 5b disposed therebelow, And a gear position number display area 5c arranged on the right side of the display area 5a. The display unit 5 can display characters such as "from the bottom" corresponding to various modes.

The switch operating section 6 is formed in a rectangular shape with a part recessed from the surface of the movable member 4b, and is provided with bottoms arranged side by side near the pivot axis X of the connecting member 4c below the display section 5. It has a memo switch SM, a mode switch MD, speed change switches SK1 and SK2, and a motor switch PW. 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. The mode switch MD is a switch for setting various modes. Shift switch SK
1 and SK2 are switches for increasing and decreasing the speed of the driven motor 12. The motor switch PW is the motor 12
Switch for turning on and off.

In this fishing reel, when the movable member 4b is closed with respect to the fixed member 4a, the surface A of the movable member 4b that does not face the fixed member 4a is located outside the uppermost surface B of the reel body 1. Therefore, the movable member 4b can be formed thicker than before. Therefore, a sufficient space for accommodating various electric components connected to the display unit 5 and the switch operation unit 6 inside the movable member 4b can be secured.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above-described embodiment, an electric reel has been described as an example of a fishing reel, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to a winding reel. (B) In the above embodiment, the swing angle of the movable member 4b is 1
Although the angle is 80 degrees or more, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the swing of the movable member 4b may be restricted at an arbitrary position. When a force equal to or more than a predetermined force is applied to the movable member 4b, a positioning mechanism (not shown) may be released.

(C) In the above embodiment, the movable member 4b
Although the switch operating section 6 is provided in the fixing member 4a, the switch operating section 6 may be provided in the fixing member 4a as shown in FIG. (D) As shown in FIG. 6, the movable member 4b is
A guard member 4d that protects the movable member 4b when closed with respect to a may be further provided on both sides of the upper part of the reel body 1 or the fixed member 4a.

[0026]

According to the present invention, in a fishing reel having an openable / closable display device, when the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member, the surface of the movable member that does not face the fixed member is closer to the end surface of the reel body. Since it is located outside, a sufficient storage space can be secured inside the movable member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing reel employing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view around a display unit of the fishing reel.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the fishing reel.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the fishing reel.

FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 of another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 of still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 reel body 4 water depth display device 4a fixing member 4b movable member 4c connecting member 4d guard member 5 display unit 6 switch operation unit 10 spool X swing axis

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A display device for a fishing reel provided on a reel body rotatably supporting a spool and displaying a water depth of a tackle, etc., wherein the fixing member is provided on the reel body and has various electric components. A movable member that is provided to be freely openable and closable with respect to the fixed member and has a display unit that performs various displays such as a water depth of a device, and a connecting unit that swingably connects the movable member and the fixed member. A display device for a fishing reel, wherein the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member, and a surface of the movable member that does not face the fixed member is located outside an end surface of the reel body. 2. A state in which the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member, a surface of the movable member facing the fixed member is located inside an end surface of the reel body.
The fishing reel display device according to claim 1. 3. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, further comprising a guard member that protects the movable member when the movable member is closed with respect to the fixed member. 4. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein said display portion is provided on a surface of said movable member facing said fixed member. 5. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein said movable member further comprises a switch operating portion disposed near a pivot axis of said connecting means. 6. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein said fixing member is made of metal. 7. The movable member further includes at least various electric components connected to the display unit, and the electric component of the fixed member and the electric component of the movable member input and output signals by serial communication. A display device for a fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein said movable member is swingable by 180 degrees or more based on a state in which said movable member is closed with respect to said fixed member. 9. A positioning means for fixing the movable member at a predetermined position, wherein the movable member is opened with respect to the fixed member, and when a force greater than a predetermined force is applied to the movable member, 9. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the positioning means is released.