JP2001258441A - Electric reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric reel for fishing capable of smoothly switching the on/off of a clutch mechanism by electric power without increasing the size of the reel body or complicating the clutch mechanism. SOLUTION: This electric reel 1 for fishing is provided with a spool 8 rotatably supported between two side plates 10a and 10b of the reel body 2, a spool driving motor 12 to rotate the spool 8, a container 100 for holding the spool driving motor 12 and a clutch mechanism 40 driven with a clutch driving motor 23 and switching the spool between a freely rotatable state and a line-winding state. The clutch driving motor 23 is held in the container 100 together with the spool driving motor 12.

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 having a clutch mechanism for switching a spool between a fishing line take-up state and a free rotation state. The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel for operating a clutch mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various fishing reels having a clutch mechanism for stopping rotation of a spool during feeding of a fishing line and returning to a state in which the fishing line can be wound are known.

[0003] For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-187333 discloses that a clutch driving motor is provided separately from a spool driving motor for driving the spool to rotate, and a clutch mechanism is operated by the rotational power of the clutch driving motor to operate the spool. There is disclosed an electric fishing reel capable of switching the state between a fishing line take-up state (clutch ON state) and a free rotation possible state (clutch OFF state).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 4-66042 and 6-31834 disclose that the clutch is switched ON / OFF by a clutch driving motor or an actuator provided separately from the spool driving motor. An electric reel for fishing is disclosed.

[0005]

By the way, in a configuration in which a clutch driving motor is provided separately from the spool driving motor, a housing portion for housing the spool driving motor and a housing portion for housing the clutch driving motor. Are formed separately. That is, a housing for housing the clutch driving motor is formed by a completely separate housing in a different space away from the space secured in the reel body for housing the spool driving motor.
For this reason, there is a problem that the entire reel becomes large.

On the other hand, in the configuration in which the clutch is switched on / off by the actuator, the clutch mechanism is complicated, so that a slight dimensional error affects the operation of the clutch, and assembly and maintenance become difficult. Further, if the fixed portion of the actuator is displaced by an impact such as a drop, a malfunction of the clutch is caused.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to electrically switch the ON / OFF of the clutch mechanism without increasing the size of the reel body and complicating the clutch mechanism. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing electric reel which can be operated satisfactorily.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a spool rotatably supported between both side plates of a reel body, a spool driving motor for rotating the spool, and a spool driving motor. An electric fishing reel comprising: a housing for housing a motor for driving a spool; and a clutch mechanism capable of switching the spool between a free rotation state and a fishing line winding state and driven by a clutch driving motor. The clutch driving motor can be housed in the housing of the spool driving motor.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the electric fishing reel 1 according to the present embodiment includes a reel body 2 that supports a handle shaft 50 to which a manual handle 60 is attached. A spool shaft 6 is rotatably supported via bearings between the left and right frames 4a, 4b of the reel body 2.
A spool 8 is arranged so as to surround the spool shaft 6. Note that left and right side plates 10a, 10b are attached to the left and right frames 4a, 4b.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a spool 8 (spool shaft 6) is provided between the left and right frames 4a and 4b.
The spool drive motor 12 and the clutch drive motor 23 are held forward (on the fishing line payout direction side). The motor 12 for driving the spool and the motor 23 for driving the clutch are provided in the motor housing 100.
The motor housing 100 includes a cylindrical housing case body 100A and a lid case 100B. Storage case body 100A
And the lid case 100B are connected to each other by a fastening member 110 and are assembled between the left and right frames 4a and 4b. Housing case body 1 to which lid case 100B is connected
The opening on one side of 00A is closed by an end wall 106 formed integrally with the housing case body 100A. The opening on the other side of the housing case main body 100A is closed by a lid plate 108 that is detachable from the housing case main body 100A.

The housing case body 100A and the lid case 100
B and the cover plate 108 is connected to the housing case body 100A.
In the state shown in FIG. 1, the first housing space 104 for housing the spool drive motor 12 is
08 and the end wall 106, and a second housing space 105 for housing the clutch driving motor 23 is formed between the end wall 106 and the lid case 100B. That is, in such a configuration, the end wall 106 divides the inside of the motor housing portion 100 into the first housing space 104 and the second housing space 1.
05, and the motors 12 and 2 housed in the housing spaces 104 and 105, respectively.
3 are arranged in series along the width direction of the reel 1.

The spool drive motor 12 has drive shafts 12a and 12b on both left and right sides. The right drive shaft 12b of the spool drive motor 12 is connected via a one-way clutch 11 for preventing reverse rotation of the spool drive motor 12.
It is rotatably supported by the end wall 106. In this case, the one-way clutch 11 allows the right drive shaft 12b to rotate forward when the spool drive motor 12 is driven to rotate forward to rotate the spool 8 in the fishing line winding direction. (Specifically, when the manual handle 60 is rotated to rotate the spool 8 in the fishing line winding direction).

Left drive shaft 12 of spool drive motor 12
a is connected to the interlocking gear mechanism. The interlocking gear mechanism
A drive gear 17 that rotates integrally with the left drive shaft 12a, an intermediate gear 19 that meshes with the drive gear 17, and a spool drive gear 14 that meshes with the intermediate gear 19 are provided. , Is fitted around one end of the spool shaft 6 (on the left frame 4a side). Note that the intermediate gear 19 is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 21 that is prevented from rotating by the left frame 4a.

A level wind mechanism (not shown) for winding the fishing line around the spool 8 in parallel is disposed above the motors 12 and 23. The level wind mechanism is linked to the rotation of the spool 8 when the spool 8 is rotated in the fishing line winding direction by the spool driving motor 12 or when the spool 8 is rotated in the fishing line winding direction by a handle operation described later. It is configured so that it can be driven.

The other end of the spool shaft 6 (the right frame 4b
Side), a speed reduction mechanism 20 including first and second planetary gear mechanisms 16 and 18 is provided.
0, the rotational motion of the spool shaft 6 during forward rotation of the spool drive motor 12 is reduced by the first planetary gear mechanism 16 and further reduced by the second planetary gear mechanism 18 to the spool 8. It is configured to communicate.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first planetary gear mechanism 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes a first sun gear 22 which is non-rotatably fitted to the spool shaft 6, a plurality of first planetary gears 24 meshed with the first sun gear 22, and these first planetary gears 24 are always And an internal gear 26 engraved on the end face of the spool 8 so as to mesh with the internal gear. Each of the plurality of first planetary gears 24 is supported by a first carrier 32, and the first carrier 32 is supported so as to freely rotate with respect to the spool shaft 6.

The second planetary gear mechanism 18 includes a second sun gear 28 fixed to a first carrier 32, and a plurality of second planetary gears 30 meshed with the second sun gear 28. And the plurality of second planetary gears 30 are
Is always engaged. The plurality of second planetary gears 30 are respectively supported by a second carrier 34, which is fitted on a bracket 36 attached to the spool 8 and which has a spool shaft 37 via a bearing 37. 6 rotatably supported. The bracket 36 is rotatably supported by the right frame 4b via a bearing 39.

At the other end of the spool shaft 6, between the right frame 4b and the right plate 10b, there is arranged a clutch mechanism 40 which is driven (clutch ON / OFF switching control) by a clutch operating mechanism 13 described later. ing. The clutch mechanism 40 is slidable along the spool shaft 6 and includes the speed reduction mechanism 20 (specifically, the second carrier 3).
And 4) a pinion 42 that is engaged or disengaged with respect to.

In this embodiment, the pinion 42 is used to turn on / off the clutch mechanism 40 by the clutch operating mechanism 13.
By the FF switching control, the spool shaft 6 is indirectly engaged or disengaged via the speed reduction mechanism 20 (second carrier 34). In a double-bearing fishing reel (not shown) in which the mechanism 20 is not disposed, the ON /
The pinion 42 may be directly engaged or disengaged with the spool shaft 6 by the OFF switching control.

The pinion 42 has a circumferential groove 4 on its outer peripheral surface.
2a is formed. A slide piece 44 is engaged with the circumferential groove 42a. The slide piece 44 is turned on / off of the clutch mechanism 40 by the clutch operating mechanism 13.
The pinion 42 is slid along the spool shaft 6 by the F switching control.

The slide piece 44 slides along the spool shaft 6 while being guided by a pair of guide rods 46 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) extending along the axial direction of the spool shaft 6. As a configuration for sliding the slide piece 44 along the spool shaft 6, the clutch mechanism 40 includes ON / O of the clutch mechanism 40 by the clutch operating mechanism 13.
A slide plate 48 slidable in fixed directions D1 and D2 in conjunction with the FF switching control is provided. On the surface of the slide plate 48, an inclined cam 4 that engages with the slide piece 44 and slides it along the spool shaft 6.
8a are formed. An elongated hole 48b is formed at an end of the slide plate 48.

A spring for positioning and holding (not shown) is attached to the slide plate 48, and the biasing force of the spring for positioning and holding moves the slide plate 48 to the clutch ON state (see FIGS. 3 to 5). And a clutch OFF state (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 1, a drive gear 52 attached to a handle shaft 50 is attached to the pinion 42.
The drive gear 52 and the handle shaft 5
A known drag mechanism 54 that can apply a desired drag force to the spool 8 when a fishing line (not shown) is drawn out from the spool 8 during actual fishing is disposed between them.

At the time of actual fishing, the spool driving motor 1
When the spool 8 is rotated in the fishing line winding direction by 2,
In order to prevent the handle shaft 50 from rotating in conjunction with this, the handle shaft 50 is provided with a reverse rotation prevention mechanism.

The reverse rotation preventing mechanism includes a ratchet 56 having ratchet claws 56a formed on the outer peripheral surface at a predetermined pitch.
And a stopper 58 which is constantly engaged with the ratchet pawl 56a with a constant urging force.
Is fitted around the handle shaft 50 in a non-rotating manner.

According to such a reverse rotation preventing mechanism, when the spool driving motor 12 rotates the spool 8 in the fishing line winding direction, the ratchet 56 rotates in the direction a (see FIG. 4). 56a and stopper 5
8 prevents the handle shaft 50 from rotating in conjunction with the rotation of the spool drive motor 12.
Therefore, the power of the motor 10 is transmitted to only the spool 8 via the speed reduction mechanism 20. On the other hand, when the manual handle 60 is rotated to rotate the spool 8 in the fishing line winding direction, the ratchet 56 rotates in the direction b (see FIG. 4). Thus, the handle shaft 50 can be rotated.

Drive shaft 23a of clutch drive motor 23
Is connected to the clutch operating mechanism 13. As shown in detail in FIG. 2, when the clutch driving motor 23 rotates forward, the clutch operating mechanism 13 uses the driving force output from the driving shaft 23a to drive the clutch mechanism 40 (clutch ON / OFF). OFF switching control) and the pinion 42
Can be engaged or disengaged with the speed reduction mechanism 20 (the second carrier 34).

More specifically, the clutch operating mechanism 13 includes first and second planetary gear mechanisms 110 and 112 for operating the clutch, which reduce the rotational movement of the drive shaft 23a and transmit the reduced rotational movement to the clutch mechanism 40 side. ing. The first planetary gear mechanism 110 includes a first sun gear 72 stopped by the drive shaft 23a, a plurality of first planetary gears 74 meshed with the first sun gear 72, and a first planetary gear 74. The gear 74 includes an internal gear 76 that always meshes, and the internal gear 76 is fixed to the right frame 4 b via a support frame 78.

On the other hand, the second planetary gear mechanism 112 includes a second sun gear 80 supported to be freely rotatable with respect to the drive shaft 23a, and a plurality of second sun gears meshed with the second sun gear 80. A plurality of second planetary gears 82 are always meshed with the internal gear 76.

Each of the plurality of first planetary gears 74 has a first
Is rotatably supported by a carrier 84 of the first type.
The carrier 84 is connected to the second sun gear 80 so as to rotate integrally therewith. The plurality of second planetary gears 82 are each rotatably supported by a second carrier 86, and the second carrier 86 is mounted on a boss 80 a provided on the second sun gear 80. It is rotatably supported and has an elongated hole 48b of the slide plate 48.
And a pin 111 that engages with.

Next, the operation of ON / OFF switching control of the clutch mechanism 40 by the aforementioned clutch operating mechanism 13 will be described.

When the operation panel 190 (see FIG. 3) mounted on the surface of the reel body 2 (the surface facing the angler) is operated, the clutch operating mechanism 13 causes the clutch mechanism 4 to operate.
0 is ON / OFF switching controlled. That is, a clutch ON state (a state in which the pinion 42 is engaged with the second carrier 34 of the reduction mechanism 20; a fishing line rewindable state) and a clutch OFF state (a state in which the pinion 42 is not engaged with the second carrier 34) The spool 8 can be freely or freely rotated).

First, the inclined cam 4 of the slide plate 48
8a engages the slide piece 44 and slides it along the spool shaft 6, ie, the clutch mechanism 4
0 is controlled to switch to the clutch OFF state, and the pinion 42 is connected to the second carrier 34 of the speed reduction mechanism 20.
, The spool 8 is
The free rotation is maintained. In this state,
The fishing line is paid out from the spool 8 by the free fall of the device.

In this embodiment, a position detecting device for detecting the position of the slide plate 48 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the position detecting device includes a magnet 1 attached to a slide plate 48.
30 and 130, and a magnetic sensor 131 provided at a portion of the reel body 4 which can be opposed to the magnets 130, 130, by magnetically detecting the position of the slide plate 48 in both the clutch ON / OFF state. Then, a stop signal for stopping this is transmitted to the clutch driving motor 23. As a result, both the ON / OFF state of the clutch is maintained.

When a desired amount of fishing line has been paid out (for example, when the tackle has reached a desired shelf), the operation panel 190 is turned on.
When operated, the clutch drive motor 23 rotates forward, and the rotational motion at that time is output to the drive shaft 23a. Drive shaft 23
The driving force a is reduced by the first planetary gear mechanism 110 and then reduced by the second planetary gear mechanism 112.
First, the drive shaft 2 transmitted to the first planetary gear mechanism 110
The driving force of 3a is transmitted to the first sun gear 72, and rotates the first sun gear 72 in a predetermined direction. At this time, the rotation of the first sun gear 72 causes the plurality of first planetary gears 74 to rotate and simultaneously rotate the internal gear 7.
Revolves along 6.

Since the plurality of first planetary gears 74 are rotatably supported by the first carrier 84, the plurality of first planetary gears 74 are provided.
When the planetary gear 74 revolves while rotating, the first carrier 84 is rotated by the revolving motion. At this time, the rotational movement of the first carrier 84 is transmitted to the second planetary gear mechanism 112.

The rotation of the first carrier 84 transmitted to the second planetary gear mechanism 112 is applied to the first carrier 8.
The rotation is transmitted to the second sun gear 80 connected to the fourth gear 4 and rotates the sun gear 80 in a predetermined direction. At this time, the rotation of the second sun gear 80 causes the plurality of second planetary gears 82 to revolve along the internal gear 76 while rotating.

Since the plurality of second planetary gears 82 are rotatably supported by the second carrier 86, the plurality of second planetary gears 82
When the planetary gear 82 revolves while rotating, the second carrier 86 is rotated by 180 °, being dragged by the revolving motion. When the second carrier 86 rotates by 180 °, the pin 111 rotates by 180 ° with the rotation. At this time,
The pin 111 slides along the elongated hole 48a, and at the same time, converts the rotational movement of the second carrier 86 into a linear movement in the direction of arrow D2 (see FIG. 4) and transmits the linear movement to the slide plate 48.

As described above, the slide plate 48 has the arrow D
When sliding in two directions, the sliding piece 44
Is disengaged from the inclined cam 48a, and is slid in the axial direction to the original position by an urging means (not shown) for urging the slide piece 52. Therefore, the pinion gear 42 is engaged with the second carrier 34, and is switched to the clutch ON state (see FIGS. 3 to 5), and the clutch ON state is determined based on the detection signal of the position detecting device. It is held by stopping the motor 23 for use.

In this embodiment, the rotation of the clutch driving motor 23 is controlled to stop at every 180 ° by detecting the moving position of the slide plate 48, but another method for realizing this control is used. For example, a method of electrically or magnetically counting the number of rotations of the clutch drive motor 23, or monitoring the output state of a current value to the clutch drive motor 23, and checking that the current value exceeds a predetermined value In such a case, a method of stopping the current output can be used. In the present embodiment, the clutch driving motor 23
The switching of the clutch mechanism 40 is performed only by the forward rotation of the clutch driving motor 23. However, the rotation direction of the clutch driving motor 23 is not limited, and the clutch mechanism 40 can be switched only by the reverse rotation of the clutch driving motor 23. Needless to say, the clutch mechanism 40 may be switched by the forward / reverse rotation of the clutch driving motor 23.

In a state where the clutch mechanism 40 is switched to the clutch ON state (the fishing line can be wound up) by the clutch operating mechanism 13, for example, when the spool driving motor 12 is rotated forward by operating the operation panel 190, the normal The rolling motion is output to the left drive shaft 12a and the right drive shaft 12b, respectively. The driving force of the left drive shaft 12a is transmitted to the interlocking gear mechanism, and the right drive shaft 12b can rotate freely by the action of the one-way clutch 11.

Left drive shaft 12a transmitted to interlocking gear mechanism
Is transmitted from the driving gear 17 to the spool driving gear 14 via the intermediate gear 19, and rotates the spool shaft 6 in the fishing line payout direction (the direction opposite to the fishing line winding direction). The rotation of the spool shaft 6 is controlled by the speed reduction mechanism 20.
(First planetary gear mechanism 16, second planetary gear mechanism 18)
Is transmitted to the spool 8 via the.

The rotational movement of the spool shaft 6 transmitted to the first planetary gear mechanism 16 causes the first sun gear 22 fitted to the spool shaft 6 to rotate and rotate in the fishing line payout direction.
At this time, the plurality of first sun gears meshing with the first sun gear 22 are
While rotating in the fishing line winding direction, the planetary gear 24 revolves around the first sun gear 22 in the fishing line payout direction at the same time.

In this state, the rotation of the plurality of first planetary gears 24 is transmitted to the internal gear 26 engraved on the end face of the spool 8 and rotates the internal gear 26 in the fishing line winding direction. . As a result, the spool 8 on which the internal gear 26 is engraved can be rotated in the fishing line winding direction while being decelerated by the first planetary gear mechanism 16.

When the plurality of first planetary gears 24 revolve in the fishing line feeding direction, the first carriers 32 supporting the first planetary gears 24 are dragged by the orbital movement of the first planetary gears 24 in the fishing line feeding direction. , And the rotational motion is transmitted to the second planetary gear mechanism 18.

The first transmitted to the second planetary gear mechanism 18
Of the carrier 32 of the first carrier 32
And transmitted to a second sun gear 28 connected to the second
Is rotated in the fishing line payout direction. At this time,
The plurality of second planetary gears 30 meshed with the second sun gear 28 and supported by the second carrier 34 are simultaneously rotated while rotating in the fishing line winding direction. A force for revolving around the second sun gear 28 in the fishing line payout direction acts, and a force for rotating the second carrier 34 in the fishing line payout direction acts on the second carrier 34.

However, since the rotation of the handle shaft 50 is restricted by the above-described reverse rotation preventing mechanism, the rotation of the pinion 42 connected to the handle shaft 50 via the drive gear 52 is also restricted. As a result, the second carrier 34 with which the pinion 42 is engaged is kept stationary at a fixed position without rotating.

Accordingly, when the second sun gear 28 rotates in the fishing line payout direction, the plurality of second planetary gears 30 supported by the second carrier 34 revolve around the second sun gear 28. Without rotating at a certain position in the fishing line winding direction.

In this state, the rotation of the plurality of second planetary gears 28 is transmitted to the internal gear 26 engraved on the end face of the spool 8 and rotates the internal gear 26 in the fishing line winding direction. . As a result, the spool 8 on which the internal gear 26 is engraved can be rotated in the fishing line winding direction while being decelerated by the second planetary gear mechanism 18.

As described above, the rotational motion of the spool shaft 6 is transmitted to the spool 8 via the speed reduction mechanism 20 (the first planetary gear mechanism 16 and the second planetary gear mechanism 18), and the spool 8 is wound around the fishing line. During the rotation in the taking direction, the level line mechanism (not shown) is driven at the same time, whereby the fishing line can be wound in parallel with the spool 8.

When the spool drive motor 12 is stopped and the manual handle 60 is rotated, the rotation of the manual handle 60 is controlled by the drag mechanism 5 from the handle shaft 6.
After being transmitted to the drive gear 52 via the pinion 4, the reduction mechanism 20 (specifically, the second carrier 3
4), and rotates the second carrier 34 in the fishing line winding direction.

Since a plurality of second planetary gears 30 are supported by the second carrier 34, the second carrier 34
Is rotated in the fishing line winding direction, the rotational motion is transmitted from the plurality of second planetary gears 30 to the first carrier 32 via the second sun gear 28, and then transmitted to the first carrier 32. The first sun gear 22 is transmitted to the first sun gear 22 via the plurality of first planetary gears 24 supported, and the first sun gear 22 is moved in the fishing line winding direction (the direction opposite to the rotation direction by the spool driving motor 12). Try to rotate it.

However, the spool shaft 6 into which the first sun gear 22 is non-rotatably fitted is connected to the interlocking gear mechanisms 14 and 1.
The first sun gear 22 is connected to the one-way clutch 11 for preventing reverse rotation of the spool drive motor 12 via the switches 7 and 19, and the rotation thereof is stopped (restricted). It does not rotate. Therefore, the plurality of first planetary gears 24 are non-rotating first sun gears 2.
While revolving around 2, it revolves in the fishing line winding direction.

At this time, the rotational motion of the plurality of first planetary gears 24 is transmitted to the internal gear 26 without loss, and rotates the internal gear 26 in the fishing line winding direction. As a result, the spool 8 provided with the internal gear 26 can be rotated in the fishing line winding direction. During this time, the fishing line can be wound in parallel with the spool 8 by driving the level wind mechanism at the same time.

As described above, if the operation panel 190 is turned off while the clutch mechanism 40 is in the clutch ON state, the clutch can be set to the clutch OFF state again. That is, when the operation panel 190 is turned off, the clutch driving motor 23 rotates forward again, and the rotational motion at that time is output to the driving shaft 23a, and the driving force of the driving shaft 23a is transmitted to the clutch operating mechanism 13. Is done.

As described above, the driving force of the drive shaft 23a transmitted to the clutch operating mechanism 13 is reduced by the first and second planetary gear mechanisms 110 and 112, then transmitted to the clutch mechanism 40, and slides. Arrow 48 on plate 48
Slide in the direction. Slide plate 48 is arrow D
When sliding in one direction, the sliding piece 44
Is lifted by the inclined cam 48a against an urging means (not shown) urging the slide piece 44 (sliding axially along the pair of guide rods 46), and the pinion gear 42 is 34 is disengaged. As a result, the spool 8 is maintained in a freely rotatable state, and in this state, the fishing line is paid out of the spool 8 by the free fall of the tackle.

As described above, in the electric fishing reel 1 according to the present embodiment, the inner space of one motor housing portion 100 including the housing case body 100A and the lid case 100B is divided into two housing spaces by the end wall 106. 104, 105
The spool driving motor 12 is accommodated in one accommodation space 104 and the other accommodation space 10
5, a clutch driving motor 23 is accommodated. In other words, the end wall 106 is shared by the housing for accommodating the spool driving motor 12 and the housing for accommodating the clutch driving motor 23, and the spool driving motor 12
An accommodation area for accommodating the clutch driving motor 23 is formed in a space secured in the reel body 2 for accommodating the clutch driving motor 23 (the clutch driving motor 23 is also provided in the accommodation section of the spool driving motor 12). And could be accommodated). Therefore, unlike the related art in which a housing portion for housing the spool drive motor 12 and a housing portion for housing the clutch drive motor 23 are separately formed at different locations in the reel body 2 by separate housings. Since the space occupied by the motor accommodating portion in the reel body 2 can be reduced, it is possible to prevent the reel body 2 from being enlarged even if the two motors 12 and 23 are arranged in the reel body 2. Become.

In the present embodiment, the clutch mechanism 40
Is operated only by the spool drive motor 23, that is, since no other actuator than the motor 23 is used to operate the clutch mechanism 40, the clutch mechanism 40 is not complicated,
The ON / OFF switching of the clutch mechanism 40 can be favorably operated electrically.

FIGS. 6 to 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention. Note that, in the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the electric fishing reel 1A according to this embodiment, the spool driving motor 12 and the clutch driving motor 23
And coaxially disposed therein. Specifically, the two motors 12 and 23 are arranged in series in one motor accommodating case 250 which is disposed in the spool 8 and rotatably supports one end of the spool 8 via a bearing 260. Housed.

The motor housing case 250 is
a and is formed integrally with the partition plate 2.
51, the first accommodation space 104 and the second accommodation space 1
05. In this case, the first accommodation space 1
The spool driving motor 12 is accommodated in the housing 04, and the clutch driving motor 23 is housed in the second housing space 105. Further, the end of the motor housing case 250 on the first housing space 104 side is closed, and the end on the second housing space 105 side is open. This opening is provided on the cover plate 2 which is detachable from the motor housing case 250.
It is closed by 55.

The left drive shaft 12 of the spool drive motor 12
“a” is rotatably supported by the partition plate 251 via the one-way clutch 11 for preventing the reverse rotation of the spool drive motor 12. The right drive shaft 12 a of the spool drive motor 12 is connected to the speed reduction mechanism 20. Further, a drive shaft 23a of the clutch driving motor 23 is connected to a clutch operation mechanism 13A described later.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, between the right side plate 10b and the rotating member 231 which is fixed to the right driving shaft 12a of the spool driving motor 12, the left and right sides of the spool driving motor 12 are fixed. A fixed shaft 145 is non-rotatably supported coaxially with the drive shafts 12a and 12b.

The speed reduction mechanism 20 comprises first and second planetary gear mechanisms 16 and 18, and the spool drive motor 12
After the rotation of the right drive shaft 12b (rotating member 231) is reduced by the first planetary gear mechanism 16 at the time of the forward rotation drive, the rotation is further reduced by the second planetary gear mechanism 18 and transmitted to the spool 8. Is configured.

As shown in detail in FIG. 10, the first planetary gear mechanism 16 includes a first sun gear 350 integrated with a rotating member 231 and rotatably supported by a second sun gear 355 described later. A plurality of first planetary gears 351 meshed with the first sun gear 350, and an internal gear 352 engraved on an end face of the spool 8 so that the first planetary gears 351 always mesh with each other. ing.

The second planetary gear mechanism 18 includes a second sun gear 355 rotatably supported by a second carrier 362 described later and a plurality of second sun gears meshed with the second sun gear 355. And a plurality of second planetary gears 357 are always meshed with the internal gear 352.

Each of the plurality of first planetary gears 351 is supported by a first carrier 360, and the first carrier 360 is connected to rotate integrally with the second sun gear 355. The plurality of second planetary gears 357 are supported by second carriers 362, respectively, and the second carriers 362 are rotatably held by brackets 364 attached to the spool 8. The bracket 364 is rotatably supported by the right frame 4b via a bearing 365.

Further, the clutch mechanism 40 capable of switching the spool 8 between the free rotation state and the fishing line winding state is provided on the fixed shaft 4.
5 is provided with a pinion 42 slidable along
It can be engaged or disengaged with the speed reduction mechanism 20 (second carrier 362).

The pinion 42 has a circumferential groove 4 on its outer peripheral surface.
2a is formed in the circumferential groove 42a.
2 is engaged with a slide piece 44 capable of sliding along the fixed shaft 145. This slide piece 44
Is fixed shaft 45 by sliding of clutch plate 48.
Is guided in the axial direction of the fixed shaft 45 while being guided by a pair of guide rods 46 extending in the axial direction.

Next, the structure of the clutch operating mechanism 13A will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the clutch operating mechanism 13A is connected to the drive shaft 23a of the clutch drive motor 23, and when the motor 23 rotates forward, the drive force of the drive shaft 23a is reduced. Utilizing the clutch mechanism 4
0 is controlled (clutch ON / OFF switching control), and the pinion 42 can be engaged or disengaged with the speed reduction mechanism 20 (second carrier 362).

Specifically, the clutch operating mechanism 13A is
A driving force transmission shaft 200 connected to the driving shaft 23a and rotating integrally with the driving shaft 23a, a front side for reducing the rotational movement of the driving force transmission shaft 200 and transmitting the rotation to the clutch mechanism 40 and controlling the clutch mechanism 40; And a rear planetary gear mechanism.

The front planetary gear mechanism includes a first sun gear 72 that is prevented from rotating around the driving force transmission shaft 200, and a plurality of first planetary gears 7 meshed with the first sun gear 72.
4 and an internal gear 76 with which the first planetary gears 74 always mesh. The internal gear 76 is fixed to the left frame 4 a via a support frame 278.

The rear side planetary gear mechanism includes a driving force transmitting shaft 2
00 and a plurality of second planetary gears 82 meshed with the second sun gear 80, and a plurality of second planetary gears The gear 82 always meshes with the internal gear 76.

Each of the plurality of first planetary gears 74 has a first
Is rotatably supported by a carrier 84 of the first type.
Carrier 84 is connected to the second sun gear 80. The plurality of second planetary gears 82 are each rotatably supported by a second carrier 86, and the second carrier 86 is connected to a gear 201 that is prevented from rotating around the driving force transmission shaft 200. Have been.

The gear 201 is connected to a clutch interlocking shaft 204 via an interlocking gear 202. The clutch interlocking shaft 204 extends from the left frame 4a to the right frame 4b, and an extending end (a portion on the right frame 4b side) of the clutch interlocking shaft 204 has a circular shape connected to the clutch mechanism 40. A plate 206 is attached.
Specifically, one boss 29 is provided on the circular plate 206.
1 is protruded, and the boss 291 is
0 slide plate 48 is engaged with the elongated hole 48a.

Next, the operation of the fishing reel 1A having the above configuration at the time of actual fishing will be described. For example, when the corresponding operation switch on the operation panel 190 is pressed in the clutch ON state shown in FIGS.
Of the driving shaft 23a rotates forward, and the driving force of the driving shaft 23a is
02 to rotate the clutch interlocking shaft 204 in a predetermined direction. When the clutch interlocking shaft 204 rotates, the circular plate 206 and the boss 291 protruding therefrom are rotated by 180 ° with this rotation. At this time, the boss 291
The sliding motion of the circular plate 201 is simultaneously performed while sliding along the long hole 48b of the slide plate 48 by an arrow D1.
It is converted to a linear motion in the direction and transmitted to the slide plate 48.

When the slide plate 48 slides in the direction of the arrow D1, the slide piece 44 is lifted by the inclined cam 48a against biasing means (not shown) for biasing the slide piece 44. (Sliding in the axial direction along the pair of guide rods 46), and the pinion gear 4
2 is disengaged from the carrier 362. As a result, the spool 8 is maintained in a freely rotatable state, and in this state, the fishing line is paid out of the spool 8 by the free fall of the tackle.

On the other hand, when switching from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state, a corresponding operation switch on the operation panel 190 may be pressed. As a result, the drive shaft 23a of the clutch drive motor 22 rotates in the same direction as when the above-described switching from the clutch ON state to the clutch OFF state is performed, and the circular plate 206 and the boss 291 projecting therefrom are further moved. Rotate 180 °. Therefore, the boss 291 slides along the elongated hole 48b, and at the same time, converts the rotational motion of the circular plate 206 into a linear motion in the direction of arrow D2 and transmits the linear motion to the slide plate 48. When the slide plate 48 slides in the direction of the arrow D2 in this manner, the slide piece 44 separates from the inclined cam 48a, and is returned to its original state by a biasing means (not shown) biasing the slide piece 44. Slide in the axial direction to the position. Therefore, the pinion gear 42 is engaged with the carrier 362, and the clutch is switched to the ON state (see FIG. 4).

When the fish is hit while the clutch is ON, if the fish hits, the fishing line is applied to the spool 8 by rotating the manual handle 60 or by rotating the spool drive motor 12 forward. It can be wound up evenly.

When the manual handle 60 is rotated clockwise, for example, when viewed from the right frame 4b side in the clutch ON state, the pinion 42 and the carrier 36 fitted thereto are rotated.
2 is driven to rotate counterclockwise. At this time, the planetary gear 3
57 rotates counterclockwise and revolves, and the internal gear 3
52 is rotationally driven in a state where the speed is increased counterclockwise. Thereby, the spool 8 is driven to rotate in the fishing line winding direction. The first sun gear 350 attempts to rotate clockwise by the counterclockwise rotation of the internal gear 352, but the rotation is regulated by the one-way clutch 11 located on the opposite side of the motor 12. You.

When the spool drive motor 12 is driven to rotate forward (clockwise) regardless of the manual handle 60,
The first sun gear 350 is driven to rotate clockwise. By this rotation drive, the planetary gear 351 rotates counterclockwise and revolves clockwise, and the second sun gear 355
Rotates clockwise. In this rotation direction, since the rotation of the handle shaft 50 is regulated by the above-described reverse rotation prevention mechanism, the rotation (clockwise rotation) of the pinion gear 42 connected to the handle shaft 50 via the drive gear 52 is also regulated. As a result, the second carrier 362 engaged with the pinion gear 42 is kept stationary at a fixed position without rotating.

Therefore, when the second sun gear 355 rotates clockwise, the plurality of planetary gears 357 rotatably supported by the second carrier 362 form the second sun gear 3.
It rotates counterclockwise at a certain position without revolving around 55.

In this state, the plurality of planetary gears 357
Is transmitted to the internal gear 352 engraved on the end face of the spool 8 at a reduced speed and rotates the internal gear 352 counterclockwise. Then, along with this, the spool 8 rotates in the fishing line winding direction (counterclockwise). As a result, the fishing line is uniformly wound around the spool 8 via a fishing line guide mechanism (not shown). At the time of such electric winding, since the reverse rotation preventing mechanism functions, the manual handle 60 does not rotate at a high speed in conjunction therewith.

As described above, in the electric fishing reel 1A of the present embodiment, the inner space of one motor housing case 250 disposed in the spool 8 is divided into two housing spaces 104, 105 by the partition plate 251. The spool driving motor 12 is accommodated in one accommodation space 104, and the clutch driving motor 23 is accommodated in the other accommodation space 105. That is, an accommodation area for accommodating the clutch drive motor 23 using the partition plate 251 is formed in the motor accommodation case 250 secured on the reel body 2 to accommodate the spool drive motor 12 (clutch). The drive motor 23 can be accommodated by being provided in the accommodation portion of the spool drive motor 12). Therefore, unlike the related art in which a housing portion for housing the spool drive motor 12 and a housing portion for housing the clutch drive motor 23 are separately formed at different locations in the reel body 2 by separate housings. It is possible to prevent the reel body 2 from becoming large.

FIG. 11 shows a modification of the first embodiment. In this modification, the motor housing portion 100 includes:
The inside of the first housing space 104 and the second housing space 10
5 is not provided. That is, the motor 12 for driving the spool and the motor 23 for driving the clutch are collectively accommodated in one undivided space S in the motor accommodating section 100. However, in this case, in order to position the clutch driving motor 23 with respect to the spool driving motor 12, the connecting member 4
00, the spool drive motor 12 and the clutch drive motor 23 are detachably connected. The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

In the first embodiment, the motor housing 100
It is necessary to incorporate the motors 12 and 23 into the corresponding storage spaces 104 and 105 from both sides of the motor. However, in the configuration of this modified example, the two motors 12 and 23 connected to each other by the connection member 400 as one unit. Since the motor can be incorporated into the motor accommodating section 100 at a time, the incorporation of the motor is improved.

FIG. 12 shows a modification of the arrangement of the motors 12 and 23. This figure is a sectional side view of the motor housing 100 as viewed from the right side plate 10b or the left side plate 10a side.
Are arranged in a side-by-side relationship within a common housing 410 having an outer shape along the outer surface of the housing. In this case, the internal space of the housing 410 is not partitioned.

When the motors 12 and 23 are housed in separate housings adjacent to each other, the motor housing becomes larger than that of the present modification as shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure. In this modification, a common housing 410 is used.
By housing the two motors 12 and 23 collectively, the motor housing can be made compact, and the reel can be made smaller.

[0091]

As described above, according to the electric fishing reel of the present invention, the ON / O of the clutch mechanism can be performed without increasing the size of the reel body and complicating the clutch mechanism.
FF switching can be satisfactorily operated electrically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view having a partial cross section of an electric fishing reel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the electric fishing reel of FIG. 1 cut along a plane along a width direction thereof.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the clutch mechanism of the electric fishing reel shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from a right side plate.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the clutch mechanism of the electric fishing reel shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from a right side plate side.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the clutch mechanism in a clutch ON state.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of an electric fishing reel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the electric fishing reel shown in FIG. 6 cut along a plane along a width direction thereof.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the clutch mechanism of the electric fishing reel shown in FIG. 6, as viewed from the right plate side.

9 is a cross-sectional view of the clutch mechanism of the electric fishing reel shown in FIG. 6, as viewed from the right plate side.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the clutch mechanism in a clutch ON state.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a main part according to a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a modification of the arrangement of the motors.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1A: Electric fishing reel 2: Reel body 8: Spool 10a, 10b: Side plate 12: Spool drive motor 23: Clutch drive motor 40: Clutch mechanism 100: Motor housing (housing) 106: End wall (Partition) 250 ... Motor storage case (storage part) 251 ... Partition plate (partition)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A spool rotatably supported between both side plates of a reel body, a spool drive motor for rotating the spool, a housing for housing the spool drive motor, and a free rotation state of the spool. And a clutch mechanism driven by a clutch driving motor and capable of being switched to both of a fishing line winding state and a fishing line winding state. An electric reel for fishing, which can be accommodated by being attached. 2. The electric fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the spool driving motor and the clutch driving motor are arranged in series in the housing portion. 3. The housing according to claim 1, wherein a partition is provided between the spool driving motor and the clutch driving motor in the housing portion.
An electric reel for fishing according to item 1.