JP2001231417A - Electric reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric reel for fishing having reduced overall size of the reel by contriving the assembly of electrical equipment. SOLUTION: A driving power transmission mechanism of the electric reel has a spool motor driving a spool rotatably supported on the reel body in winding direction. The motor is built in a motor case placed along the spool between frames in front of the spool to transmit the rotation of the spool motor to the spool shaft of the spool and is attached to either one of the right and left side plates attached to the frame. The electric equipment is placed at the inside of the tangential line connecting the outer circumference of the spool and the outer circumference of the motor case and inside of a side plate in the zone of the spool motor relative to the plane perpendicularly crossing the line passing through the axis of the spool shaft and connecting the spool shaft axis and the spool motor axis.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel, and more particularly, to an electric fishing reel in which the whole reel is reduced in size.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, an electric reel for fishing (hereinafter, referred to as an "electric reel") winds a fishing line on a spool by a spool motor, and is generally used for fishing in deep fields such as boat fishing. It is widely used for fishing. In recent years, in order to improve fishing results, many electric reels include a line length measuring device which detects the number of rotations of a spool by rotation detection means and measures and displays the amount of reeling out and winding of fishing line. Based on the measured value of the fishing line length measuring device, the clutch mechanism is operated by an actuator such as a motor or a solenoid mounted between the side plates of the reel body or in the side plate to automatically stop the feeding of the fishing line at a predetermined shelf position. Various electronic technologies to improve the function and operability of the electric reel are incorporated, such as a shelf stop device and an automatic shredder control device that automatically shook the device according to a shredder operation pattern stored in the control means in advance. It is the present situation that multifunctionality is progressing.

For this reason, the electric reel includes a spool line winding state (clutch ON) and a fishing line payout state (clutch OFF) in controlling the clutch mechanism by the actuator, including the above-described spool motor, rotation detecting means, and actuator. There are many electrical components such as clutch position detecting means for detecting the thread length, a display for displaying the thread length value measured by the thread length measuring device, and a microcomputer for controlling these and lead wires for electrically connecting them. It is built into the reel body.

[0004]

However, since the electric reel is attached to a fishing rod and used, the handling becomes complicated when the whole reel is too large, as described above. As a result, many electric components are incorporated, and as a result, the size of the electric reel has been increased, and along with this, there have been pointed out problems such as restrictions on design.

Accordingly, the applicant has first arranged a spool motor for winding and driving the spool and a planetary gear type reduction mechanism between the side plates in front of the spool, and a power transmission for transmitting the rotation of the spool motor to the spool. The whole reel was reduced in size by mounting the mechanism in the side plate (see Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2586330). However, how to incorporate various electrical components accompanying multi-functionality to reduce the size of the entire reel It was left as an issue to be achieved in the future of the electric reel.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an electric reel in which the whole reel is reduced in size when incorporating the above-mentioned electric components.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a spool motor for winding and driving a spool rotatably supported on a reel body is provided.
An electric motor mounted in a motor case provided between the frames in front of the spool along the spool, and a driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the spool motor to the spool shaft of the spool is mounted on one of left and right side plates attached to the frame. In the reel, the inside of a tangent connecting the outer periphery of the spool and the outer periphery of the motor case passes through the axis of the spool shaft, and the spool is taken from a plane perpendicular to a line connecting the axis and the axis of the spool motor. An electric component is mounted in the other side plate in the region on the motor side.

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the above-described electric reel, the electric component is a detecting unit that detects a fishing line winding state and a fishing line payout state of the spool.

(Operation) According to the electric reel according to each claim, a part of various electric components incorporated in the electric reel is
By being mounted in a space in the side plate, which has hardly been used as a dead space, the limited space of the electric reel can be effectively used.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 12 show one embodiment of the electric reel according to the first and second aspects. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numerals 1 and 3 denote left and right frames of a reel body 5, and reference numerals 7 and 9 denote respective ones. A side plate attached to the frames 1 and 3, and a spool 13 is provided between the frames 1 and 3 via a spool shaft 11.
Are rotatably supported, and the spool shaft 11 passes through the axis of the spool 13 and is rotatably supported via bearings 15 and 17.

The fishing line is wound on the spool 13 by driving the spool motor 19 and winding the handle 21, and the spool motor 19 moves along the spool 13 along the spool 13. It is housed in a motor case 23 formed between the front frames 1 and 3.

The spool motor 19 is rotatable in both forward and reverse directions. A power transmission mechanism 29 is connected to a left motor shaft 25 of the spool motor 19 via a one-way clutch 27.
A planetary gear type clutch control mechanism 35 is connected to the right motor shaft 31 via a one-way clutch 33. The one-way clutch 33 is in a free state when the spool motor 19 rotates in the forward direction, does not transmit the driving force of the right motor shaft 31 to the clutch control mechanism 35, and when the spool motor 19 rotates in the reverse direction, In the transmission state, the driving force of the spool motor 19 is transmitted to the clutch control mechanism 35.

On the other hand, the one-way clutch 27 mounted on the left motor shaft 25 is in a driving force transmission state when the spool motor 19 rotates forward, and transmits the driving force of the spool motor 19 to the power transmission mechanism 29. When the spool motor 19 rotates in the reverse direction, the spool motor 19 enters a free state, and the driving force of the spool motor 19 is not transmitted to the power transmission mechanism 29.

Incidentally, the forward rotation state of the spool motor 19 is as follows.
A state in which the power transmission mechanism 29 is driven via the one-way clutch 27 to transmit a driving force for rotating the spool 13 in the fishing line winding direction.
9 means that the clutch control mechanism 35 is driven by the one-way clutch 33 to
Is controlled.

The power transmission mechanism 29 includes a drive gear 39 connected to the one-way clutch 27, an intermediate gear 41 and a spool drive gear 43 which are sequentially meshed with the drive gear 39, and the spool drive gear 43 It is fitted to the end of the side plate 7 to prevent rotation. The intermediate gear 41 is supported by a fixed shaft 45 that is prevented from rotating around the frame 1, and a one-way clutch 47 is mounted between the fixed shaft 45 and the intermediate gear 41.

The one-way clutch 47 includes an intermediate gear 41
Is rotated in one direction to restrict the reverse rotation. Specifically, when the spool motor 19 rotates forward and its driving force is transmitted to the power transmission mechanism 29 via the one-way clutch 27, The direction clutch 47 rotates the intermediate gear 41 in one direction, and transmits the driving force of the spool motor 19 to the spool driving gear 43. When the spool 13 is rotated in the fishing line winding direction by operating the handle 21, the one-way clutch 47 regulates the reverse rotation of the intermediate gear 41 and regulates the rotation of the spool drive gear 43. I have.

The spool shaft 11 is connected to the spool 13
The other end side protrudes into the side plate 9 through the center of the first and second planetary gear mechanisms 49, 49 at the protruding end.
A conventional well-known speed reduction mechanism 53 is provided. The speed reduction mechanism 53 further reduces the rotational motion of the spool shaft 11 during the forward rotation of the spool motor 19 by the first planetary gear mechanism 49, and further reduces the rotational speed. The driving force of the spool motor 19 is transmitted to the spool 13 at a reduced speed by the second planetary gear mechanism 51.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a spool winding handle. The handle 21 is connected to a protruding end of a handle shaft 55 rotatably inserted between the side plate 9 and the frame 3, and is provided with a handle shaft. 55 has a ratchet 57 on the side plate 9
And a drive gear 59 is rotatably mounted. As shown in FIG. 3, the drive gear 59 and the handle shaft 55 are frictionally coupled by a drag device 65 including a drag washer 61 and a lining washer 63, and the drag device 65 is mounted on the handle shaft 55. , Its drag force is the handle shaft 5
5 can be adjusted by operating the drag knob 67 attached to the device. Also, as shown in FIG.
7, a locking claw 71 urged by a torsion coil spring 69
The latch pawl 71 is locked to the ratchet 57 in this manner, and the handle shaft 55 when the spool motor 19 is driven is
Is prevented from rotating.

FIGS. 4, 5 and 8 show side views of the clutch mechanism 37. In the drawings, reference numeral 73 denotes a clutch operating plate for operating the clutch plate 75, and the clutch operating plate 73 is It is elongated in the front-rear direction, and is slidable in the directions of arrows A and B along guide members 77 arranged on both sides thereof. A long hole 81 through which the handle shaft 55 and the pinion shaft 79 are inserted is formed at the center of the clutch operation plate 73,
Further, two cams 83 are provided with the long hole 81 interposed therebetween. The clutch control mechanism 35 is connected to the distal end of the clutch operation plate 73.

As described above, the clutch control mechanism 35
The clutch is connected to the right motor shaft 31 of the spool motor 19 via the one-way clutch 33 and uses the driving force of the right motor shaft 31 output from the one-way clutch 33 when the spool motor 19 rotates in the reverse direction. Turn on mechanism 37
As shown in FIG. 2, one engagement protrusion 87 is provided on the carrier 85 of the clutch control mechanism 35 which can rotate in conjunction with the reverse rotation of the spool motor 19. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, a long hole 8 with which the engaging projection 87 engages is provided on the distal end side of the clutch operating plate 73.
When the carrier 85 rotates in conjunction with the reverse rotation of the spool motor 19 as shown in FIG. 8, the clutch operation plate 73 connected to the engagement projection 87 slides in the directions of arrows A and B. It has become.

6 and 9, reference numeral 91 denotes a pinion that meshes with the drive gear 59. The pinion 91 and the planetary gear support 93 of the planetary gear mechanism 51 and the side plate 9 are arranged on the axis of the spool shaft 11. It is rotatably mounted on a pinion shaft 79 supported in a horizontal state between the pinion shaft 79 and movably in the axial direction thereof.
5 is engaged with the clutch plate 75.

As is well known in the art, the clutch plate 7
Reference numeral 5 denotes a clutch for disengaging the clutch engagement between the pinion 91 and the planetary gear support 93 and transmitting and cutting off the spooling power of the spool motor 19 and the handle 21 transmitted to the spool 13 as shown in FIG. As clutch plate 75
Are urged toward the clutch operation plate 73 by the coil spring 97.

As shown in FIG. 1, a clutch lever 99 for switching the clutch mechanism 37 between ON and OFF is mounted on the rear side of the side plate 9 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction of the reel body 5. As shown in FIG. 11, the clutch lever 99 has a base 101 having a circular cross section.
One magnet 103 is attached to the outer periphery of
A magnet 10 is provided on the inner periphery of a cylindrical clutch lever mounting portion 105 formed on the side plate 9 so as to surround the base 101.
Reed switches 107 and 109 which are turned on / off in step 3
Are mounted corresponding to ON / OFF of the clutch mechanism 37, and ON / OF of the reed switches 107 and 109 are mounted.
The F signal is input to control means (microcomputer) in the control box 111 mounted between the side plates 7 and 9 on the upper part of the reel body 5.

FIG. 11 shows the clutch lever 99 set at the clutch ON position. In this state, the clutch lever 99 is moved to the clutch OFF position shown in FIG.
Is operated, the control means, which has inputted the ON signal of the reed switch 109, sends a command to the motor drive circuit to drive the spool motor 19 in the reverse rotation direction, and the clutch control mechanism 35 causes the clutch operation plate 73 to move the clutch operation plate 73 in FIG. Is moved in the direction of arrow B from the state described above to the position shown in FIG. When the clutch operating plate 73 moves to the position shown in FIG. 8, the cam 83 provided on the clutch operating plate 73 causes the clutch plate 75 to move the clutch plate 75 against the spring force of the coil spring 97 as shown in FIG. In this case, the pinion 91 moves in the axial direction and the clutch engagement with the planetary gear support 93 is released. As a result, the clutch mechanism 37 is turned off and the spool 13 is set in the fishing line feeding state. Is configured.

When the clutch lever 99 is operated to the clutch ON state shown in FIG. 11 in the clutch OFF state shown in FIG. 12, the control means, which has input the ON signal of the reed switch 107, operates via the motor drive circuit. Since the spool motor 19 is driven in the reverse rotation direction, the clutch operation plate 73 is moved from the position of FIG. 8 in the direction of arrow A to the position of FIG. 4 by the engagement protrusion 87 of the clutch control mechanism 35. I have.

The clutch operating plate 73
4 returns to the position shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 7, the clutch plate 75 moves in the axial direction by the restoring force of the coil spring 97, and in conjunction with this, the pinion 91 moves in the axial direction to move the planetary gear support. 93 and the clutch mechanism 3
7 returns to clutch ON. In FIG. 11, reference numeral 113 denotes a clutch ON / OFF switch.
By attaching the torsion coil spring 113 to the clutch lever 99 with the torsion coil spring held in the OFF position, a feeling similar to that of a conventional manual switching operation of a mechanical clutch mechanism can be obtained. I have.

The electric reel 11 according to the present embodiment
5 also has a clutch position detecting means for detecting the fishing line winding state (clutch ON) and the fishing line feeding state (clutch OFF) of the spool 13 in controlling the clutch mechanism 37 by the spool motor 19 and the clutch control mechanism 35. However, in mounting the clutch position detecting means, the present embodiment has the following features.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, inside the tangent lines L1 and L2 connecting the outer periphery of the spool 13 and the outer periphery of the motor case 23, through the axis P of the spool shaft 11,
The interior of the side plate 9 in a region R (hatched portion in the drawing) on the side of the spool motor 19 from a plane W orthogonal to a line segment L3 connecting the shaft L and the axis Q of the spool motor 19 is almost conventionally used as a so-called dead space. Instead, it was left as extra space.

In this embodiment, a clutch position detecting means is mounted in the side plate 9 in the region R to reduce the size of the reel. In FIGS.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a clutch operating plate 7 via a mounting member 119.
3 is a magnet attached to the magnet 3, 121 is the magnet 1
A magnetic sensor (Hall element) bolted to the frame 3 via the mounting plate 123 in opposition to the frame 17. The magnetic sensor 121 and the magnet 117 constitute a clutch position detecting means 125. Are mounted in a region R in the side plate 9 to be attached to the frame 3.

Then, as described above, the clutch lever 9
When the spool motor 19 is rotated in the reverse direction by the clutch OFF operation of No. 9 and the clutch operating plate 73 moves in the direction of arrow B, the magnet 117 also moves in the same direction. When the clutch is moved to the position and the clutch mechanism 37 is disengaged, the magnetic sensor 12 detecting the magnetic field of the magnet 117
Numeral 1 sends a detection signal to the control means, and the spool motor 19 is stopped by a command from the control means which has input the detection signal.

Similarly, the clutch O of the clutch lever 99 is
When the spool motor 19 rotates in the reverse direction by the N operation and the clutch operation plate 73 moves in the direction of arrow A, the magnet 117 also moves in the same direction, but the clutch operation plate 73 moves to the position shown in FIGS. Then, when the clutch mechanism 37 is turned on, the control means stops the spool motor 19 by a detection signal of the magnetic sensor 121 which detects the magnetic field of the magnet 117.

In this embodiment, the clutch lever 9
In addition to the switching operation of the clutch mechanism 37 by the clutch 9, the handle rotation detecting means 127 for detecting the rotation of the handle 21 as shown in FIG. Attached to
When the angler rotates the handle 21 in the clutch OFF state, the handle rotation detecting means 127 detects the rotation and switches the clutch mechanism 37 to the clutch ON.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the handle rotation detecting means 127 includes a first idle gear 129 which is prevented from rotating around the handle shaft 55 and a fixed shaft 1
31 so as to be rotatable, and the idle gear 1
The second idle gear 133 meshing with the idle gear 29, two magnets 135 mounted on the idle gear 133, and a magnetic sensor (lead switch) 137 bolted to the frame 3 to face the magnet 135 These are mounted in the region R in the side plate 9 attached to the frame 3 as described above.

When the angler rotates the handle 21 with the clutch in the OFF state as shown in FIG.
With the rotation of 29 and 133, the magnetic sensor 137 turns the magnet 1
The detection signal is turned on by 35 and the detection signal is sent to the control means, and the spool motor 19 rotates in the reverse direction and the clutch operation plate 73 moves in the direction of the arrow A by the command of the control means which has input the detection signal. I have. Then, the clutch operating plate 73 moves to the position shown in FIG. 4 (the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 8), and the clutch mechanism 37
When the control returns to N, the spool motor 19 is stopped by a command from the control unit that has input the signal of the magnetic sensor 121 of the clutch position detection unit 125.

In addition, in FIG.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a power lever (output adjustment lever) mounted on the front side of the side plate 9 to which the power lever 139 is attached, similarly to the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-7060.
Are mounted rotatably in the front-rear direction of the reel body 5 over a predetermined angle. Then, the power lever 13
9 operation, the spool motor 1 in the fishing line winding state
9, the motor output is 100
% Can be continuously increased or decreased.

In this embodiment, the spool motor 19 is rotated in reverse by the operation of the clutch lever 99, and the clutch mechanism 37 is operated by the clutch control mechanism 35.
, The spool motor 19 is rotated in reverse by rotation of the handle 21, and the clutch mechanism 37 in the clutch OFF state returns to the clutch ON state via the clutch control mechanism 35. In any case, the spool motor 19 is stopped by a command from the control unit that has input the signal of the magnetic sensor 121 of the clutch position detection unit 125, and the switching operation of the clutch mechanism 37 ends.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the clutch position detecting means 125 and the handlebar rotation detecting means 127, which are a part of various electric components incorporated in the electric reel 115, are almost conventionally used as dead spaces. According to the present embodiment, the limited space of the electric reel 115 is effectively used because the electric reel 115 is mounted in the region R in the side plate 9 which has not been provided. This has the effect of preventing an increase in size and increasing the degree of freedom in design.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the clutch position detecting means 125 and the handlebar rotation detecting means 127 among the various electric components incorporated in the electric reel 115 are described.
Was mounted in the region R in the side plate 9, but instead of the spool motor 19, other electric components such as a motor for operating the clutch mechanism 37 and an actuator such as a solenoid were mounted in the region R in the side plate 9. By mounting the electrical components in the region R in this manner, it is possible to reduce the size of the electric reel, which is becoming more multifunctional.

[0039]

As described above, according to the electric reel according to each claim, the electric component is mounted in the space in the side plate which has hardly been used as a dead space in the past. As a result, it is possible to prevent an inadvertent increase in the size of the electric reel, which is becoming more multifunctional, and to increase the degree of freedom in design.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a cutaway plan view of a main part of the electric reel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a handle shaft.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the electric reel shown in FIG. 1 with a side plate removed.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the clutch mechanism in a clutch ON state.

6 is an enlarged plan view of the clutch mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part of the clutch mechanism shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view of the clutch mechanism in a clutch OFF state.

9 is an enlarged plan view of the clutch mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a main part of the clutch mechanism shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a cutaway side view of a main part of the clutch lever in a clutch ON state.

FIG. 12 is a cutaway side view of a main part of the clutch lever in a clutch OFF state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Reel body 7, 9 Side plate 11 Spool shaft 13 Spool 19 Spool motor 21 Handle 23 Motor case 29 Power transmission mechanism 35 Clutch control mechanism 37 Clutch mechanism 53 Reduction mechanism 57 Ratchet 59 Drive gear 65 Drag device 73 Clutch operating plate 75 Clutch plate 79 Pinion shaft 91 Pinion 99 Clutch lever 111 Control box 115 Electric reel 117, 135 Magnet 121, 137 Magnetic sensor 125 Clutch position detecting means 127 Handle rotation detecting means 129, 133 Idle gear

Claims (2)

[Claims] A spool motor for winding and driving a spool rotatably supported by a reel body is mounted in a motor case provided between frames in front of the spool along the spool, and rotation of the spool motor is controlled by the spool. In the electric fishing reel mounted on one of the left and right side plates attached to the frame, the driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting the driving force to the spool shaft is mounted inside the tangent line connecting the outer periphery of the spool and the outer periphery of the motor case. Electrical components are mounted in the other side plate in a region on the spool motor side from a surface orthogonal to a line connecting the shaft core and the shaft core of the spool motor through the shaft center of the shaft. Electric reel for fishing. 2. The electric reel for fishing according to claim 1, wherein the electric component is a detecting means for detecting a fishing line winding state and a fishing line feeding state of the spool.