JP2001258439A - Reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently protect an indicator placed on a reel body and indicating measured information and preset information, or the like, during fishing or in the case of changing fishing spot and reduce the weight and improve the massive and luxury feeling of the fishing reel. SOLUTION: This fishing reel is provided with a displaying part of a liquid crystal display 32 placed on the reel body 1 rotatably supporting a spool and displaying measured information, preset information, or the like. A protecting cover 4 to protect the displaying part from external force is attached near the displaying part of the reel body 1 in a manner to enable the visual recognition of the display in the displaying part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing reel, and more particularly, to a fishing reel provided with a display for displaying various measurement information and setting information on a reel body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A fishing reel equipped with a line length measuring device for measuring and displaying a feeding amount and a winding amount of a fishing line wound on a spool rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body is disclosed.
It has been generally known from the past, and it is currently the mainstream in reels for boat fishing.

On a panel provided on the upper part of the reel body, a plurality of liquid crystal displays and various function switches for displaying information such as a thread length value and a set value are arranged. By inputting or correcting conditions, it is possible to cope with actual fishing in an optimal state in a timely manner.

[0004] Such a fishing reel may be accidentally hit by another object, such as long-time movement in the trunk of a car, movement of a fishing spot, or contact with another object during actual fishing. At present, it is dropped or used in severe environmental conditions. Therefore, an apparatus for protecting the display from such external force is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 59-14577.

[0005]

However, in the fishing reel disclosed herein, a hanging handle is mounted on both sides of the upper portion of the reel body so as to be able to move up and down, and a display on an operation panel is provided by a grip portion of the hanging handle. Although it is designed to protect the switch and the switch, etc., it is necessary to combine the function of the hanging handle and practicality, and it is not possible to protect the area on the operation panel sufficiently, and the appearance is poor,
In addition, there remain problems such as lack of texture and luxury.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the problems of the prior art. In a fishing reel provided with an indicator for displaying measurement information, setting information, and the like on an upper portion of a reel body, the present invention relates to a fishing reel. It is an object of the present invention to sufficiently protect a display device at the time of moving or moving, and also to reduce the weight of a fishing reel and improve the texture and luxury.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a fishing reel provided with a display portion of a liquid crystal display for displaying measurement information, setting information, and the like above a reel body that rotatably supports a spool. In order to protect the display unit from an external force, a protective cover whose surface is located outside the display unit is mounted near the display unit of the reel body and so that the display value in the display unit can be visually recognized. Features.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the protective cover has a metal coating layer formed on a base material formed of a synthetic resin.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the protection cover further includes a switch protection section for protecting various switches.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when the fishing reel is mounted on the fishing rod, the tip side is referred to as a front (front) side, and the opposite side of the rod is referred to as a rear (rear) side.

(First Embodiment) As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a fishing reel according to a first embodiment has a display of a measuring device for measuring various information on an upper side of a reel body 1. A device 3 is provided.

The display device 3 has a case body 31 and a liquid crystal display 32 accommodated in the case body 31. The liquid crystal display 32 in the present embodiment has a display unit that displays various information values, such as a thread length from the water surface, a thread length from the bottom, shelf information, a timer time, and the like, with characters and symbols on the upper surface. Having on the side.

As best seen in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display 32 is fixed on a substrate 34 while being connected to an IC 33, and the substrate 34 is fixed to the case body 31. A cutout window 36 is formed on the upper surface of the case body 31 at a position corresponding to the display section of the liquid crystal display 32. A transparent cover 37 is attached to the cutout window 36 so as to close the inside. The transparent cover 37 is arranged so as to be parallel to the liquid crystal display 32. The transparent cover 37 is desirably formed of a synthetic resin such as an acrylic resin in terms of cost, but may be formed of another material such as hard glass.

In the present embodiment, the transparent cover 37
Is directly fitted into the cutout window 36 of the case main body 31, but watertightness may be enhanced through packing or the like.

In the drawing, reference numeral S denotes a reset switch for resetting the value of the information displayed on the display unit and a set switch for storing the current information in the measuring device. In the present embodiment, two such switches are provided on each of the left and right. However, it is needless to say that this number changes according to the number of displays.

Although the above description is of a fishing reel incorporating a basic display device, the fishing reel of the present invention is located on the upper surface side of the case body 31 and has a liquid crystal display 32.
The protective cover 4 as a protective frame is detachably provided so as to surround the transparent cover 37 provided corresponding to the display section. The protective cover 4 includes the transparent cover 37.
The window hole 40 is formed so as to correspond to
On the back surface side, an elastic locking claw 41 is provided which engages with a locking hole 39 formed on the upper surface of the case body 31. Although the thickness of the protective cover 4 is not particularly limited, the thickness of the protective cover 4 is raised around the transparent cover 37, and when the object comes into contact with the upper surface of the reel body, the object directly contacts the transparent cover 3.
7 must be set to a size that can prevent contact with the same. Needless to say, the number and shape of the elastic engaging claws 41 and the corresponding locking holes 39 are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

The protective cover 4 is made of metal or resin. Further, a metal coating layer 42 is provided on the upper surface side of the protective cover 4 formed of the synthetic resin material, for example, so that the protective cover 4 is strengthened while giving a sense of quality and sense of quality.

When molding the protective cover 4 with resin,
As the base material, for example, a polyamide (PA) resin, a glass fiber reinforced polyamide resin mixed with a desired amount of reinforcing fibers, A
BS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) resin,
Glass fiber reinforced ABS resin mixed with desired amount of reinforcing fiber,
It is possible to apply a synthetic resin material such as a polycarbonate resin.

As the surface treatment method, for example, any one of a wet coating treatment method and a dry coating treatment method or a combination thereof may be appropriately selectively applied. Then, in order to realize the wet coating method, for example, any one method such as an electrolytic plating method, an electroless plating method, or the like, or any combination thereof can be appropriately selectively applied. Further, in order to realize a dry coating treatment method, it is possible to appropriately selectively apply any one method such as physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), or any combination thereof.

The wet coating method includes:
For example, nickel plating, chrome plating (plating using velor chrome, plating using hard chromium), composite plating (plating using nickel-phosphorus, plating using nickel-boron) ,
Plating using nickel-polytetrafluoroethylene), and copper plating.

The dry coating method includes:
For example, titanium plating, (plating using pure titanium, plating using titanium nitride, plating using titanium carbide), chromium plating, nickel plating, aluminum plating, and the like can be given. .

According to this dry coating method, not only can a thin and light film be formed, but also the appearance can be improved, abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance can be improved, and light resistance and detergency can be improved. Improvement can be realized

In addition, by appropriately or arbitrarily combining various surface treatment methods as described above in accordance with the material of the base material of the protective cover 4, a desired thickness is formed on the surface (outer peripheral surface) of the base material. Can be formed.

In this case, examples of the metal material that can be used for forming the coating layer include F
e, Co, Ni, Pd, Ir, Pt, Cu, Ag, A
u, Zn, Sn and the like. The thickness of the coating layer is about 0.3 when a glass-reinforced material is used.
It is desirable to set in the range of 01 to 15 μm. On the other hand, when a base material of a material that is not glass-reinforced is used,
It is desirable to set it in the range of about 15 to 30 μm.

As the film layer, for example, TiO, Ti
o ₂ , In ₂ O ₃ , ZnS, SiO, MgF ₂ , Al ₂
It is possible to apply a metal oxide such as O ₃ or a metal fluoride. These inorganic substances may be a single layer or a plurality of layers.

(Second Embodiment) A fishing reel according to a second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, is hung on both sides of a protective cover 4 in a window hole 40 of the protective cover 4. The bridge 45 is provided so as to strengthen the protective cover 4 and to more effectively prevent the collision of the object with the transparent cover 37. The basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

(Third Embodiment) A fishing reel according to a third embodiment, as shown in FIGS.
Window hole 4 of protective cover 4 used in the second embodiment
0 is provided with a transparent plate 47. This transparent plate 47
May be detachable or may be fixedly attached to the protective cover 4.
It may be attached to The material of the transparent plate 47 is not particularly limited, but a resin material such as acrylic is preferable.

(Fourth Embodiment) In each of the above embodiments, only the surroundings of the display section are protected by the protective cover. However, in the fourth embodiment, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the protective cover 7 covers substantially the entire case body 31 which is the upper surface of the reel body, and a window hole 70 is formed around the liquid crystal display 32 so as to protect the display unit and the switch S. It is to be formed.

In the fourth embodiment, as means for attaching the protective cover 7 to the case main body 31, a tongue-shaped elastic locking portion 71 is provided around the protective cover 7 and Patch on outer circumference (elastic locking)
It is something to keep. However, also in this embodiment, it may be attached to the case main body 31 by the elastic locking piece 31 as shown in each of the above embodiments, and may be attached by attaching means such as screws. You may leave it.

The protective cover 7 is made of a metal or a resin material as in the above embodiments. Further, a metal coating layer 72 is provided on the upper surface side of the protective cover 7 made of the synthetic resin material, for example, to give a sense of quality and sense of quality, and to improve the overall strength of the protective cover 7. .

Also in the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display 32
The transparent plate for protection may be attached only to the window hole portion 70 corresponding to the display unit.

FIGS. 16 to 18 show an anti-slip member 9 mounted on a handle knob N of a dual-bearing type fishing reel including a fishing reel according to the present invention. It is intended to improve durability. The anti-slip member 9 used here is formed in a cage shape with an elastic material such as rubber, and is detachably mounted and fixed to the handle knob N.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the display portion of the liquid crystal display is protected from external force by the protective cover, severe fishing in an environment where external force is apt to be applied during actual fishing or movement. Even in the case where the display unit is used, the display unit is not damaged and the display function is not hindered.

Further, the protective cover is molded from a resin material,
In addition, if a metal film layer is formed on the upper surface, the texture and quality can be improved while reducing the weight and providing strong protection from external force.

Further, since the above-mentioned protective cover is detachably attached, even if the protective cover is damaged during use, it can be easily replaced with a new protective cover. In addition, it can be selectively used according to the use condition (severe degree) of the fishing ground, and a desired color tone or design can be easily changed.

In the fishing reel according to the fourth embodiment, in which the protective cover entirely covers the upper surface of the reel body, not only the protection of the liquid crystal display but also the protection of the switch can be performed simultaneously. The whole built-in electronic control display device can be protected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a periphery of a main part of the fishing reel according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing a main portion of the fishing reel according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a periphery of a main part of the fishing reel according to the first embodiment.

6 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view showing a protective cover used for a fishing reel according to a second embodiment.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view showing a protective cover used for a fishing reel according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a periphery of a main part of a fishing reel according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the periphery of a main part of a fishing reel according to a fourth embodiment, viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which a protective cover is removed from a case main body from the state of FIG. 13 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line FF in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a non-slip structure of a handle applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing components used in a non-slip structure of a handle applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing components used in a non-slip structure of a handle applicable to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 reel body 3 display device protective cover 32 liquid crystal display

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fishing reel having a display portion of a liquid crystal display for displaying measurement information, setting information, and the like on an upper side of a reel body rotatably supporting a spool, wherein the display portion is protected from external force. A protective cover, the surface of which is located outside the display section, is mounted near the display section of the reel body so that the display value in the display section can be visually recognized. reel. 2. The fishing according to claim 1, wherein the protective cover is formed of a synthetic resin, and a metal coating layer is formed on a surface of a base material of the cover. For reel. 3. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the protection cover further includes a switch protection unit for protecting various switches.