JP2002101793A - Reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reel for fishing, capable of displaying measured value of yarn length and clocking contents of time in good visibility and slight electric power consumption without causing confusion in a small space. SOLUTION: The present invention provides a detection means 30 for detecting rotation state of a spool and a display-changing over means 36 for changing over measured result by yarn length measuring means 34 and measured result by the time-measuring means 32 based on detection data from the detection means 30 to a displaying part 25a and displaying the results, in a reel for fishing equipped with a yarn length-measuring means 34 for measuring reed out of fishline wound around a spool supported by a reel body and wound yarn length value, a time-measuring means 32 for measuring elapsed time in a prescribed state in actual fishing and at least one displaying part 25a for displaying measured result by the yarn length-measuring means 34 or the time- measuring means 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a line length measuring device for measuring and displaying the amount of reeling out and winding of fishing line based on the number of rotations of a spool supported on a reel body, and the progress of a predetermined state during actual fishing. The present invention relates to an improvement in a fishing reel provided with a fishing timer for measuring and displaying time (displaying clock content).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A fishing reel equipped with a line length measuring device for measuring a feeding amount, a winding amount, and the like of a fishing line wound on a spool has been well known. In recent years, along with the popularization of fish fishing methods using the Komase balance mechanism, a timer display that operates by operating a switch and displays the clock content so that the degree of reduction of Komase at a predetermined shelf position can be confirmed. A technique of providing the unit in a display installed on the upper portion of the reel body is disclosed in Utility Model Registration No. 2500266 and the like.

[0003] In offshore fishing and the like in which fishing line feeding, shelving stop, waiting, winding and the like are continuously repeated, starting from the setting of a tackle, such a line length measuring device and timer are used in actual fishing. In this case, it is possible to easily confirm an accurate situation, and contribute to improvement of fishing results and operability.

[0004]

Generally, a display section of a thread length measuring device and a display section of a timer are provided, for example, on an operation panel provided on an upper portion of a reel body. Therefore, the display area of the operation panel is inevitably large, and the entire reel having the operation panel tends to be large. In addition, since the numbers of the different display units are located close to each other on the same operation panel, not only is it difficult to see, but also it is sometimes difficult to confuse the display units during actual fishing to make a distinction.

In a reel that uses a small battery as a drive power source for a control device, when the measured yarn length and the contents of a timer are simultaneously displayed, power consumption increases and the battery life is shortened.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object the purpose of avoiding confusion between a measured yarn length value and the content of a timer in a small space. An object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel that can display with low power consumption and with good visibility.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a line length measuring means for measuring a pay-out and take-up line length of a fishing line wound on a spool supported on a reel body. A fishing reel comprising: a time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time of a predetermined state at the time of actual fishing; and at least one display unit for displaying a measurement result by the thread length measuring means or the time measuring means. Detecting means for detecting the rotation state of the spool, and display switching means for switching and displaying a measurement result by the yarn length measuring means and a measurement result by the time measuring means on the display unit based on detection information from the detecting means. And

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a dual bearing reel as a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the dual-bearing type reel 1 includes left and right frames 3a and 3b, and left and right side plates 2a and 2b which form a reel body together with the left and right frames 3a and 3b and cover the left and right frames 3a and 3b. I have. A spool 5 is rotatably supported between the left and right frames 3a and 3b via a spool shaft 4 (see FIG. 3). One end of the spool shaft 4 projects from the right frame 3b, and a pinion (not shown) is attached to the projecting portion so as to be movable in the axial direction. A drive gear (not shown) supported by a handle shaft 9 that rotates integrally with a handle 7 described later meshes with the pinion. Therefore, when the handle 7 is rotated, the spool 5 is rotated via the handle shaft 9, the drive gear, and the pinion.

The left and right frames 3 in front of the spool 5
A level winder 10 having a fishing line guide portion 10a through which the fishing line is inserted is supported between the a and 3b so as to be able to reciprocate in the axial direction of the spool shaft 4. The fishing line guide 10a is
A gear (not shown) meshing with the drive gear is engaged with a worm shaft 10b (see FIG. 3). The handle shaft 9 and the drive gear and the worm shaft 10b are rotated by rotating the handle 7. Is reciprocated through. Thereby, the handle 7 is attached to the spool 5.
Fishing line guide 10a which is reciprocated right and left by the rotating operation of
, The fishing line is wound evenly.

The handle 7 is attached to a handle arm 11 fixed to the handle shaft 9, a handle knob 12 provided at one end of the hand arm 11, and another end of the handle arm 11 facing the handle knob 12. And a balancer 13. The balancer 13 corrects imbalance when the handle 7 rotates. As shown in FIG. 2, the dual-bearing type reel 1 has a fishing rod mounting portion 29 which is detachably mounted on, for example, a reel sheet (not shown) of the fishing rod 30.

A display 25 is provided on the left side plate 2a. The display 25 has a display unit 25a and an operation switch 25b.
In a, a predetermined state at the time of actual fishing (for example, in offshore fishing,
The elapsed time during which the tackle is stopped at a predetermined shelf position) and a line length value indicating the amount of reeling out or winding of the fishing line wound around the spool 5 are displayed. The operation switch 25b is provided for changing and setting the display state, such as starting / stopping a timer to be described later, resetting, and an ON / OFF switch. It is not limited to the location and location, and is set as appropriate.

The display 25 has a width that fits within the width of the left side plate 2a and extends along the left side plate 2a. That is, the display 25 has a rectangular shape (longitudinal shape) extending along the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod with the fishing rod mounting portion 29 of the dual-bearing type reel 1 attached to a fishing rod (not shown). It is arranged without protruding into the area (within the width of the left side plate 2a extending along the longitudinal direction of the spool shaft 4).

The display section 25a comprises an LCD (liquid crystal display) for vertically displaying the elapsed time and the thread length value in the longitudinal direction of the display 25. That is, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the display unit 25a can display a plurality of digits in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod.

In this embodiment, the display unit 25a
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, two different display contents are automatically switched and displayed, for example. In particular, in the present embodiment, the line length value (see FIG. 4) indicating the payout amount or the winding amount of the fishing line wound on the spool 5 and the elapsed time of the predetermined state at the time of actual fishing (see FIG. 5). The display is switched and displayed according to a predetermined routine of a control program described later.

FIG. 6 shows a specific configuration enabling such display switching. As shown in the figure, the dual-bearing type reel 1 according to the present embodiment includes a line length measuring unit 34 that measures the length of the line that is wound around the spool 5 and the length of the line that is wound, for example, in a predetermined state during actual fishing. Time measuring means (timer) 32 for measuring the elapsed time of the spool, and a spool rotation detector 30 for detecting the rotation (rotation amount) of the spool.
And a display switching control unit 36 as display switching means for switching display contents displayed on the display unit 25a according to a predetermined program.

The yarn length measuring means 34 measures a yarn length value based on the number of rotations of the spool 5 detected by the spool rotation detector 30. In this case, the detection signal accompanied by the rotation speed of the spool 5 is sent directly from the spool rotation detecting unit 30 to the yarn length measuring unit 34, or the yarn rotation is detected by the spool rotation detecting unit 30 via the display switching control unit 36. It is sent to the length measuring means 34. In addition, the display switching control unit 36 displays the measured values from the measuring units 32 and 34 on the display unit 25a at a predetermined timing associated with the rotation of the spool, specifically, based on the detection signal from the spool rotation detection unit 30. Switch and display. In addition, the time measuring unit 32 includes a display switching control unit 36.
The measurement operation is controlled by a control signal from the CPU. Of course, an operation signal from the operation switch 25b is also input to the display switching control unit 36, and the display switching control unit 36 may form a control signal for controlling the measuring operation of the time measuring unit 32 based on the operation signal. it can.

An example of the display switching operation (control) by the display switching control unit 36 is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in the figure, for example, in offshore fishing, in order to throw a device into the sea, the clutch is changed from ON to OF.
When the fishing line is fed out of the spool 5 by switching to F (step S1), a detection signal from the spool rotation detection unit 30 is sent to the display switching control unit 36 and the spool 5 detected by the spool rotation detection unit 30 The yarn length measuring means 34 starts measuring the yarn length value based on the rotation speed (step S2). In this case, the spool rotation detector 30
The detection signal may be directly input to the yarn length measurement means 34 to start the yarn length measurement by the yarn length measurement means 34, or the display switching control section 36 may be controlled based on the detection signal from the spool rotation detection section 30. May send a signal prompting the yarn length measurement to the yarn length measuring means 34.

When the yarn length measurement by the yarn length measuring means 34 is started, the display switching control unit 36
Based on the detection signal from 0 or based on the result of the line length measurement by the line length measuring means 34, it is determined whether or not the feeding amount of the fishing line has exceeded 10 m (step S3).
If it does not exceed 10 m, the time measuring means 32 is not operated (step S4), and if it exceeds 10 m, the time measuring means 32 is started (step S5). Thereafter, the display switching control unit 36 continues to monitor the detection signal from the spool rotation detection unit 30 or the yarn length measurement result by the yarn length measurement unit 34, and executes such a routine relating to the operation control of the timer. , And keep running continuously. That is, when the payout amount of the fishing line is less than 10 m due to the winding of the device after the payout amount of the fishing line exceeds 10 m, the measured value of the time measuring means 32 is reset (step S4), and If the payout amount is still more than 10 m, the measuring operation by the time measuring means 32 is continued (Step S).
5).

On the other hand, the display switching control section 36 determines whether or not the spool 5 is rotating based on the detection signal from the spool rotation detecting section 30 in parallel with the above control (step S6). If it is rotating, only the measured value that is constantly input from the yarn length measuring means 34 to the display switching control unit 36 is displayed on the display unit 25a (step S1).
1). That is, only the yarn length value corresponding to “water depth” (“distance” when skipping a gimmick) as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 25a.

When the display switching control unit 36 confirms the stop of the rotation of the spool 5 based on the detection signal from the spool rotation detecting unit 30, it starts counting the rotation stop time of the spool 5 (step S7). When the rotation stop time of the spool 5 is 10 seconds or less,
The measured value from the yarn length measuring means 34 is continuously displayed on the display 25a (step S11). Thereafter, when the rotation stop time of the spool 5 becomes 10 seconds or more, the display switching control unit 36
Is determined to be in a standby state, and then, based on the result of the line length measurement by the line length measuring means 34, it is determined whether or not the payout amount of the fishing line exceeds 10 m (step S8). Still displays the measured value from the yarn length measuring means 34 on the display unit 25a (step S1).
1) If it exceeds 10 m, subsequently, it is determined whether or not the operation switch 25b is ON (step S9). When the operation switch 25b is ON, the display switching control unit 36 controls the thread length measurement unit 34.
Is continuously displayed on the display unit 25a (step S
11) When the operation switch 25b is turned off, the measurement result (time content) by the time measurement unit 32 is displayed on the display unit 25a instead of the measurement value by the yarn length measurement unit 34 (step S10). . That is, the display unit 25
In a, only the timer measurement values as shown in FIG. 5 are displayed. Thereafter, the display switching control unit 36 determines the rotation state of the spool 5 (including the rotation stop time of the spool 5).
And the amount of fishing line paid out and ON / OFF of the operation switch 25b.
This routine continues to be monitored for OFF, and such a routine relating to display switching control is continuously executed as long as the power supply (not shown) of the display 25 is ON. That is, after the rotation of the spool 5 is stopped and the timer measurement value is displayed on the display unit 25a, when the rotation of the spool 5 is detected again, the measurement value by the yarn length measurement unit 34 is displayed again on the display unit 25a. You.

The above series of operations will be further described with reference to FIG.
And FIG.

First, when the power of the display 25 is turned on and the device is put into the sea (cast), the routine of S2 → S6 → S11 in the above-mentioned flowchart is executed, and the measurement result by the yarn length measuring means 34 is obtained. Is the display 2
5a is displayed. After that, the extension of the fishing line is 10m
At this time, as shown in FIG. 8A, “10.0 m” which is the measurement result by the yarn length measuring means 34 is displayed on the display unit 25a, and the measurement by the time measuring means 32 is performed. Is started. That is, step S
5 is executed.

FIG. 8B shows a display state on the display unit 25a when the device (weight) has landed at a water depth of 93.6 m.
Is shown in In this state, the winding of the fishing line is started by rotating the handle 7, and the device is set on a predetermined shelf and the
0 seconds or more elapse (the rotation stop time of the spool 5 is 10 seconds).
Seconds), the operation switch 25 is displayed on the display 25a.
As long as b is not turned on, the elapsed time (time content) by the timer 32 is displayed instead of the measurement result by the yarn length measuring means 34, as shown in FIG. 8C. That is, step S10 is performed.

After 10 minutes, if the fishing line becomes slack due to a change in water depth due to, for example, a change in the height of the seabed, the handle 7 is rotated to wind up the fishing line by 1.1 m, and the fishing line is stretched to fit a predetermined shelf. . At this time, a detection signal notifying the rotation of the spool 5 is sent from the spool rotation detecting unit 30 to the display switching control unit 36, and the routine of S2 → S6 → S11 is executed again, and the measurement result by the yarn length measuring unit 34 is returned again. It is displayed on the display unit 25a. The display switching state is shown in FIG.

When 10 seconds or more have passed after the 92.5 m shelf, unless the operation switch 25b is turned ON, the display unit 25a again displays the thread length as shown in FIG. 8 (e). Instead of the measurement result, the contents of the time counted by the timer 32 are displayed.

After 20 minutes, as the shelves change, the fishing line is moved to 1.
When the spool is extended by 5 m, a detection signal notifying the rotation of the spool 5 is sent from the spool rotation detecting unit 30 to the display switching control unit 36, and the routine of S2 → S6 → S11 is executed again. Display unit 25 again
a. The display switching state is shown in FIG.

When 10 seconds or more have elapsed for the 94.0 m shelf, as long as the operation switch 25b is not turned on, the display section 25a will again display the thread length as shown in FIG. 9 (b). Instead of the measurement result, the contents of the time counted by the timer 32 are displayed.

After that, if the fish have not hit the fish for 10 hours and are still standing, a measurement result such as "633 minutes" is displayed on the display section 25a as shown in FIG. 9C. At this time, when the long-awaited fish hits and the fishing line is drawn out of the spool 5 by 10 m by pulling the fish, a detection signal indicating the rotation of the spool 5 is sent from the spool rotation detection unit 30 to the display switching control unit 36, and S2
The routine of → S6 → S11 is executed again, and the measurement result by the yarn length measuring means 34 is displayed again on the display unit 25a. The display state is shown in FIG.

When the fish is drawn to a depth of 10 m after the fight, as shown in FIG. 9E, the display section 25a displays "10.0" which is the measurement result by the thread length measuring means 34.
m ”is displayed, and the value measured by the time measuring means 32 is reset. That is, step S4 is performed. Then, when the fish is finally caught and baited in preparation for the next device input, as shown in FIG. 9 (f), a thread length measurement result indicating a water depth of 0 m is displayed on the display unit. 25a. After that, after the device is re-input, the same display control as described above is repeated.

As described above, the dual-bearing type reel 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a line length measuring means 34 for measuring the length of the reeled and wound line of the fishing line wound on the spool 5, and A time measuring unit 32 for measuring an elapsed time of a predetermined state, a display unit 25a for displaying a measurement result by the yarn length measuring unit 34 or the time measuring unit 32, a detecting unit 30 for detecting a rotation state of the spool 5, and a detecting unit. A display switching control unit 36 for switching and displaying the measurement result by the yarn length measurement unit 34 and the measurement result by the time measurement unit 32 on the display unit 25a based on the detection information from 30. Therefore, the two displays having different contents, that is, the measurement result by the line length measurement means 34 and the measurement result by the time measurement means 32 can be automatically displayed in a timely manner, and these are confused at the time of actual fishing. Without
The visibility is improved. In addition, since both measurement results are not displayed at the same time, power consumption is small and battery life is improved.

In the present embodiment, two displays having different contents, that is, the display unit 25 displays the same measurement result by the yarn length measurement unit 34 and the measurement result by the time measurement unit 32.
The display is switched by a. Therefore, the display unit 25a (display unit 25) can be reduced in space, and the entire reel can be reduced in size.

The display 25 according to the present embodiment has a vertically long shape (rectangular shape), and can perform vertical display in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, it can be installed with good visibility in the area of the left side plate 2a constituting the reel body (within the width of the left side plate 2a extending along the longitudinal direction of the spool shaft 4). Therefore,
The display 25 can be installed on the reel by effectively using the existing space of the reel body without increasing the size of the reel. Further, since such a display 25 is positioned so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod in a state where the fishing rod mounting portion 29 of the dual-bearing type reel 1 is attached to the fishing rod, the display direction of the display portion 25a is changed. Parallel to the longitudinal direction of
The display content of the display unit 25a can be easily and reliably viewed in the field of view in the same direction line connecting the device, the fishing line, and the fishing rod located in front of the reel 1.

In this embodiment, the timer 32
Is automatically started when a predetermined amount of fishing line is fed out, but may be started by operating the operation switch 25b, or is started based on the detection of the rotation state of the spool 5 (specifically, Typically, spool 5
May be automatically started after the rotation has stopped for a predetermined time. In the present embodiment, the display 25 is provided with one display unit 25a, and the one display unit 25a displays the measurement result by the yarn length measurement unit 34 and the time measurement unit 3
The first display unit that displays the measurement result by the yarn length measurement unit 34 and the second display unit that displays the measurement result by the time measurement unit 32 are also used as the display 25. And the first display unit and the second display unit are switched in a timely manner in accordance with the display switching control routine described above (in step S11, the yarn length measuring means 34).
Is displayed on the first display unit in step S1.
At 0, a switching display for displaying the measurement result by the time measuring means 32 on the second display unit may be performed).

FIG. 10 shows a display 2 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a second embodiment of the present invention in which No. 5 and its display method are applied to a spinning reel as a fishing reel, and is a view of the spinning reel as viewed from the rear.

As shown, the spinning reel 40 is
It has a reel body 40a, a leg 40b extending from the reel body 40a, and a fishing rod mounting portion 40c formed at an end of the leg 40b and detachably attached to, for example, a reel sheet of the fishing rod. A handle shaft (not shown) to which the handle 45 is fixed is rotatably supported in the reel body 40a. A drive gear is fixed to the handle shaft, and a tubular pinion gear that extends in a direction perpendicular to the handle shaft and is rotatably supported by the reel body 40a meshes with the drive gear. A reel body 40a is provided at the tip of the pinion gear.
The rotor 48 is rotatably supported by the rotor. In addition, the bale 46 is supported by the rotor 48 via a bail support member so that the bail 46 can be turned in a reversible manner between a fishing line discharge (extending) position and a fishing line winding position. Further, a spool shaft extending in a direction orthogonal to the handle shaft passes through the pinion gear, and a spool around which the fishing line is wound is attached to a leading end of the spool shaft. Also,
As shown, a display 25 is mounted on the rear surface of the reel body 40a, which is an existing space, or on the upper surface of the rear part of the reel body 40a. In this case, similarly to the first embodiment, in accordance with the display switching control routine shown in FIG. 7, the display result of the yarn length measuring means 34 and the measurement result of the time measuring means 32 are switched and displayed on the display 25. Is done. Therefore, also in the present embodiment, the first
The same operation and effect as those of the embodiment can be obtained.

[0038]

As described above, according to the fishing reel of the present invention, the measured line length and the content of the time counted by the timer are used.
Display can be performed with good visibility without causing confusion in a small space and with low power consumption.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state where a yarn length measurement value is displayed on a display unit of a display.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where clock content is displayed on a display unit of the display device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration that enables display switching.

FIG. 7 is a display switching operation (control) by a display switching control unit.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the above.

8 is a diagram showing a display example according to a series of operations shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example according to a series of operations shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of a fishing reel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Double bearing type reel (fishing reel) 5 ... Spool 25a ... Display part 30 ... Spool rotation detection part (detection means) 32 ... Time measurement means 34 ... Thread length measurement means 36 ... Display switching control part (display switching means) 40) Spinning reel (fishing reel)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A line length measuring means for measuring a line length of a fishing line wound and wound on a spool supported by a reel body, and a time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time of a predetermined state during actual fishing. A fishing reel provided with at least one display unit for displaying a result of measurement by the line length measuring unit or the time measuring unit; a detecting unit for detecting a rotation state of the spool; And a display switching means for switching and displaying the measurement result by the line length measurement means and the measurement result by the time measurement means on the display unit based on the detection information. 2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the time measuring means is controlled based on a measurement result by the line length measuring means. 3. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the measurement result by the line length measuring means and the measurement result by the time measuring means are switched and displayed on the same display unit.