JP2002191271A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel with which unnecessary consumption of electric power is prevented and the display surface of an indicator is protected. SOLUTION: This fishing reel is characterized in that in a fishing reel in which a reel body for rotatably supporting a spool is equipped with an electronic controller for measuring various kinds of fishing information pieces, set information pieces, etc., inputting and indicating the information pieces on the indicator, the indicator can be changed from a state to be visually checked from the outside to a state not to be visually checked and a change means for switching on/off the power supply of the electronic controller and the indicator is installed in linking to the change operation of the indicator.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing reel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve fishing results, many fishing reels have recently measured the feed amount of fishing line based on the number of rotations of a spool detected by a number-of-rotations detecting means, and used this to control an operation panel. A thread length measuring device for display on an upper liquid crystal display (hereinafter, referred to as “display”) is mounted.

[0003] Recently, based on the measured value of the line length measuring device, a shelf stop device for stopping the feeding of the tackle at a predetermined shelf position by operating a clutch mechanism with an actuator such as a motor or a solenoid, or a fishing line. In consideration of the protection of the pole tip accompanying the winding of the fishing boat, various fishing information such as a boat-slip stop device that automatically stops the spool motor and stops the winding of the fishing line when the device is wound up to the boat-sling stop position Various electronic control devices for measuring and inputting information and setting information and displaying them on a display device are incorporated, and multifunctionality is in progress.

Conventionally, an external battery is used in a button battery or an electric reel as a power supply for operating an electronic control device and a display including the above-described yarn length measuring device. In the case of fishing reels, an electronic control unit and a display are activated by turning on an ON / OFF switch (power switch) mounted on the operation panel, and in the case of electric reels, the power supply cord is used. When the reel body is connected to an external battery, an electronic control unit and a display are activated.

[0005]

However, conventionally, O
Since the N / OFF switch is a push-type switch, for example, when the ON / OFF switch is stored in a bag, another object touches the ON / OFF switch, or when the mobile phone is carried, a finger touches the ON / OFF switch to turn on the power. In many cases, a malfunction occurred, and the user often forgot to turn off the power.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 8-205726 discloses a fishing reel using a pull type switch in addition to a push type switch for various function switches. The pull type switch is turned on / off switch. By adopting it, the number of erroneous operations is significantly reduced compared to the conventional push type switch, but the power may be turned on if an object is hooked and pulled by the pull type switch, and erroneous operation can be completely avoided In fact, it was a fact that some uneasiness was left.

[0007] Furthermore, since the electric reel is always turned on by being connected to an external battery, power saving has been desired. On the other hand, although the indicator is provided on the operation panel on the fishing reel as described above, since the indicator is always exposed to the outside, other objects may contact the display surface during storage, Immediate improvements have been desired, such as the display surface being scratched if it is dropped by mistake while carrying it, resulting in poor visibility, and in the worst case, the display surface may be damaged.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a fishing reel that prevents unnecessary consumption of power and protects the display surface of a display. I do.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, various fishing information, setting information, and the like are measured and input to a reel body rotatably supporting a spool. In a fishing reel provided with an electronic control device for displaying these on a display, the display is configured to be switchable between a state visible from the outside and a state not visible, and Switching means for switching on / off the power of the electronic control unit and the display in conjunction with the switching operation is provided.

The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the fishing reel described above, the display is configured to be openable and closable on the reel body, and the switching means turns on the electronic control unit and the power of the display in conjunction with the opening operation of the display, and displays the display. The power supply is turned off in conjunction with the operation of closing the vessel, and the invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1.
In the invention according to the invention, a protective cover for covering the display is attached, and the switching means turns on the power supply of the electronic control unit and the display in conjunction with the opening operation of the protective cover, and performs an operation for closing the protective cover. It is characterized in that the power is turned off in coordination.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the display is switched between a state in which the display can be visually recognized from the outside and a state in which the display cannot be visually recognized, the switching means interlocks with the switching operation and the electronic control unit and the display. Is switched on / off.
The display surface of the display device is protected by switching the display device so as to be invisible from the outside.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the display unit configured to be openable and closable on the reel body is opened and closed,
The switching means turns on the power of the electronic control unit and the display in conjunction with the opening operation of the display, and switches the power to the OFF state in conjunction with the operation of closing the display.
Then, by closing the display in this way, the display surface of the display is protected.

Furthermore, according to the third aspect of the present invention,
When the display is covered with the protective cover, the switching means turns off the power of the electronic control unit and the display in conjunction with the protection cover,
The power is turned on in conjunction with the operation of opening the protective cover. Then, by covering the display with the protective cover in this way, the display surface of the display is protected.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the first and second aspects of the present invention, wherein 1 is a frame of a reel body 3, 5 and 7 are side plates attached to the left and right sides of the frame 1, A spool 9 is rotatably supported between the side plates 5 and 7 via a spool shaft.

The spool 9 is configured to be rotated by a winding drive of a spool motor or a winding operation of the handle 11 to wind the fishing line. The spool motor is formed integrally with the frame 1 in front of the spool 9. It is stored in the motor case. A power lever (motor output adjuster) that adjusts the rotation speed of the spool 9 by increasing or decreasing the motor output of the spool motor, similarly to the fishing reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2977978, is provided on the upper front side of the side plate 7. ) 13 is mounted so as to be rotatable in the same direction as the rotation direction of the handle 11, and the power lever 13 is provided with a potentiometer 15 built in the side plate 7 as shown in FIG.
It is connected to. Then, the control means 19 built in the control box 17 on the upper part of the reel body 3 variably controls the current supply time rate to the spool motor 21 as the duty ratio of the pulse signal according to the operation amount of the power lever 13, The motor output is continuously controlled from the motor stopped state to the maximum value (0 to 100%) via the motor drive circuit 23.

As shown in FIG. 1, a clutch lever 25 of a clutch mechanism mounted in the side plate 7 is mounted behind the side plate 7, and the clutch mechanism is turned on / off by operating the clutch lever 25. Switch to OFF, spool motor 21 to spool 9 and handle 1
1 is configured to be transmitted / cut off.
As in the conventional case, a magnet is mounted on one side of the spool 9 and a pair of reed switches are mounted on the frame 1 so as to face the rotation trajectory of the magnet. The reed switch 27 functions as rotation speed detecting means for detecting the rotation speed, and as shown in FIG. 2, the reed switch 27 is connected to the control means 19 in the control box 17 mounted between the side plates 5 and 7 on the upper part of the reel body 3. .

The control means 19 comprises a microcomputer.
The same thread length measuring program as the fishing reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3567 is incorporated, and the control means 19
Forward rotation of the spool 9 output from the reed switch 27,
The reverse rotation determination signal is input to the CPU to determine whether the fishing line is to be fed or wound, and the rotation pulse signal of the spool 9 which is input from the reed switch 27 is counted by an up / down counter. The CPU calculates and executes the stored thread length calculation formula. Then, the CPU calculates the yarn length measurement value (calculation result)
An image is displayed on a display 33 mounted on the operation panel 31 via the display drive circuit 29.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display 33 is mounted on the back surface 37 of the opening / closing plate 35, and the opening / closing plate 35 is mounted on the operation panel 31 via the mounting legs 39 in front and rear of the reel body 3. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed in the directions (arrows A and B directions). Then, on the operation panel 31,
A concave storage portion 41 capable of storing the opening / closing plate 35 is provided along the outer shape of the opening / closing plate 35,
When the opening / closing plate 35 is closed in the direction of arrow A from the opened state as shown in FIG. 1, the opening / closing plate 35 is stored in the storage portion 41 substantially flush with the operation panel 31.
When the opening / closing plate 35 is opened by a predetermined amount in the direction of arrow B from the storage portion 41, the opening / closing plate 35 is positioned at a predetermined position by the mounting leg 39, and the display 33 is configured to be visible.

Therefore, by closing the opening / closing plate 35 in the storage portion 41 when storing the display device 33 in a bag or the like,
If the opening / closing plate 35 is opened in the direction of arrow B during actual fishing, the angler moves the device to a predetermined water depth while checking the display value displayed on the display 33. Or the fishing line can be wound by operating the handle 11 or the power lever 13.

A shelf memo switch 43 and a reset switch 45 are mounted adjacent to the display 33 on the back surface 37 side of the opening / closing plate 35. When the shelf memo switch 43 is operated at a position where the unit is extended 50 m from the surface of the water,
Stores a depth of 50 m in the RAM as a shelf position, and operates the reset switch 45 to reset the display on the display 33.

Like the conventional electric reel, the fishing reel 47 according to the present embodiment is also connected to an external battery via a power supply cord 49, so that the power of the control means 19 and the display 33 is reduced. When the power lever 13 is operated, the spool motor 21 is operated. As shown in FIG. 1, a push-type ON / OFF switch 51 is provided at the bottom of the storage section 41.
(Switching means) is provided.

When the open / close plate 37 is closed in the storage section 41 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, the ON / OFF switch 51 is pressed by the open / close plate 37, and the control means 19, the display 33, the spool motor Power supply of 21 etc. is O
When the opening / closing plate 37 is opened from the storage section 41 as shown by a solid line, the pressing state of the ON / OFF switch 51 by the opening / closing plate 37 is released, and the control means 19, the display 33, and the spool motor 21 are released. Is configured to be turned on.

Since the fishing reel 47 according to the present embodiment is constructed as described above, if the opening / closing plate 35 is closed in the storage portion 41 when the fishing reel 47 is stored in a bag or the like, the display on the display 33 is displayed. The surface will be protected. At the time of actual fishing, the fishing reel 47 is connected to an external battery via a power supply cord 49, so that power for the control means 19, the display 33, the spool motor 21 and the like can be obtained.
As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
When the switch is closed, the ON / OFF switch 51 is pressed by the opening / closing plate 35 to turn off the power of the control means 19 and the display 33, and the opening / closing plate 37 is opened from the storage section 41 as shown by a solid line. When the display 33 is visible, the ON / OFF of the opening / closing plate 37 is performed.
The pressed state of the F switch 51 is released, and the control unit 19 is released.
And the power of the display 33 and the spool motor 21 is switched to the ON state.

As described above, in this embodiment, the control means 19 is controlled only when the display 33 is visible from the outside.
When the power of the display 33, the spool motor 21 and the like is turned on, and the display 33 is invisible, the power is turned off.
Since it is in the FF state, erroneous operation of the power switch can be prevented more reliably than before, and there is an advantage that the switch mechanism is very easy to use.

Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to confirm at a glance whether the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off, so that the power supply can be quickly found, unnecessary power consumption can be prevented, power can be saved, and the display 33 can be displayed only during actual fishing. Since the surface is exposed to the outside, the display surface can be reliably protected. 3 to 5 show one embodiment of the fishing reel according to the first and third aspects of the present invention. In FIG.
A spool 63 is rotatably supported between both side plates 57 and 59 via a spool shaft 61 on a reel body on which the reels 7 and 59 are mounted.

Although not shown, a fishing line take-up driving means comprising a drive gear and a clutch mechanism is mounted in the side plate 59, and a clutch ON / OFF operation of a clutch lever 65 attached to the side plate 59 is performed as in the conventional case. Thus, the driving force of the handle 67 to the spool shaft 61 is transmitted / cut off. Also, in the figure, 69 is a spool 63
A level wind mechanism mounted on the upper part of the reel body 53 at the front, the fishing line guide member 7
1 moves traversely along the traverse cam shaft in the axial direction of the spool 63, so that the fishing line is uniformly wound around the spool 63.

The side plate 57 is detachably bolted to the frame 55. A control box 73 containing a control means and a battery power supply (button battery), which will be described later, is provided on an outer portion of the side plate 57. It is detachably attached via a plurality of bolts 75. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the control box 73 has an outer shape formed by a cylindrical large-diameter portion 77 and a small-diameter portion 79, and the outer upper portion of the large-diameter portion 77 is cut out flatly. A display 83 having a vertical writing function and a reset switch 85 are mounted on the flat portion (operation panel) 81.

The small-diameter portion 79 of the control box 73 includes a bearing 87 mounted on the side plate 57 and a centrifugal brake 8 mounted on the end of the spool shaft 61 for preventing backlash.
9 and the like are formed therein, and three reed switches 95 are mounted on the bottom 93 at intervals of 120 degrees around the axis of the spool shaft 61. One magnet 101 is attached to a collar support member 99 that supports the collar 97 of the centrifugal brake 89 so as to face the reed switch 95. The reed switch 95 is connected to control means in the control box 73.

As in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the control means comprises a microcomputer, and the CPU takes in the forward / reverse determination signal output from the reed switch 95 to determine whether the fishing line is to be paid out. At the same time, whether the winding is determined or not, the rotation pulse signal of the spool 63 taken in from the reed switch 95 is counted by the up / down counter 53, and the yarn length calculation formula stored in the ROM is calculated and executed based on the counted value. The yarn length measurement value is displayed on the display 83.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, on the outer periphery of the large-diameter portion 77 of the control box 73, an arc-shaped protective cover 103 along the outer periphery of the large-diameter portion 77 is provided. The display 83 (flat portion 81) is protected by sliding the protective cover 103 in the direction of arrow C as shown in FIGS. Covered with a cover 103,
Then, by sliding the protective cover 103 in the direction of arrow D, the display 83 is configured to be visible as shown in FIG.

Although not shown, the guide member is provided with a protective cover 103 covering the display 83 as shown in FIG.
And a display 8 as shown in FIG.
A stopper is provided for positioning the protective cover 103 in a state where 3 can be visually recognized. As in the conventional case, the control means and the display 83 are driven by a battery power supply built in the control box 73. However, as shown in FIGS.
On the reset switch 85 side, there is a push-type ON / OF
An F switch 105 (switching means) is provided, and when the protection cover 103 is slid in the direction of arrow C to close the flat portion 81 as shown in FIG.
When the F switch 105 is pressed to turn off the power of the control means and the display 83, and the protection cover 103 is slid in the direction of arrow D to make the display 83 visible as shown in FIG. ON / O by 103
The configuration is such that the pressed state of the FF switch 105 is released and the power of the control means and the display 83 is switched to the ON state.

Since the fishing reel 107 according to the present embodiment is constructed as described above, the protective cover 103 is slid in the direction of the arrow C when the fishing reel 107 is housed in a bag or the like so that the flat portion 81 is moved as shown in FIG. If closed, the protection surface of the display 83 is protected by the protection cover 103.
Then, at the time of actual fishing, when the protection cover 103 is slid in the direction of arrow D to make the display 83 visible as shown in FIG. 4, the pressing state of the ON / OFF switch 105 by the protection cover 103 is released, and the control is performed. Means and indicators 8
3 is switched to the ON state.

As described above, in the present embodiment, similarly to the embodiment of FIG. 1, only when the display 83 is in a visible state, the power of the control means and the display 83 is turned on.
When the display 83 is invisible, the power is turned off. Therefore, erroneous operation of the power switch can be prevented more reliably than before, and there is an advantage that the switch mechanism is very easy to use.

Also, in the present embodiment, since it is possible to confirm at a glance whether the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off, it is possible to quickly find the power supply, prevent unnecessary consumption of the battery power supply, save power, and display the display 83 only during actual fishing. Since the display surface is exposed to the outside, the display surface can be reliably protected.

[0035]

As described above, according to the invention of each claim, only when the display is in a visible state,
The power supply of the electronic control unit and the display is turned on, and when the display is invisible, the power is turned off. Therefore, erroneous operation of the power switch can be prevented more reliably than in the past, and the switch mechanism is provided. Has the advantage of being very easy to use.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to confirm at a glance whether the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off, so that the display can be quickly found, unnecessary power consumption can be prevented, and power can be saved. Therefore, it is possible to reliably protect the display surface of the display.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 3,53 Reel body 9,63 Spool 13 Power lever 17,73 Control box 19 Control means 21 Spool motor 31 Operation panel 33,83 Indicator 35 Opening / closing plate 47,107 Fishing reel 49 Power supply cord 51,105 ON / OFF Switch 61 Spool shaft 103 Protective cover

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fishing reel equipped with an electronic control unit for measuring and inputting various types of fishing information and setting information on a reel body rotatably supporting a spool and displaying these on a display unit. The display is configured to be switchable between a state that can be visually recognized from the outside and a state that is not visible, and the power of the electronic control device and the display is turned on / off in conjunction with the switching operation of the display. A fishing reel provided with switching means for switching between the reels. 2. The display device is configured to be openable and closable on the reel body, and the switching means turns on the power supply of the electronic control unit and the display device in conjunction with the opening operation of the display device, and performs an operation for closing the display device. 2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the power supply is turned off in conjunction with the fishing reel. 3. A protection cover for covering the display is mounted, and the switching means turns on the power of the electronic control unit and the display in conjunction with the opening operation of the protection cover, and interlocks with the operation of closing the protection cover. 2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the power supply is turned off.