JP2002262735A - Display of fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve visibility of a display in a fishing reel having a display. SOLUTION: A display 5 hierachically displays a first menu screen 51 by pushing a menu selection switch MN from the initial screen. Four selective items 60 are displayed in the first menu screen 51. Set items 61 capable of being set in an alternative way are displayed on the right side of the 3 lower selection items 60. An almost triangular cursor 65 is displayed on the left side of the selection items 60 and set items 61. A second menu screen is hierachically displayed by putting the cursor on the selected item 60 of 'to the next page' and pushing the menu selection switch MN in the first menu screen 51.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device,
The present invention relates to a fishing reel display device provided on a reel body and displaying a water depth of a tackle or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a fishing reel is a display device having a reel body, a spool mounted on the reel body, a handle for rotating the spool, and a display unit mounted on the upper surface of the reel body for displaying a water depth. And The display unit is, for example, a segment type liquid crystal display, and can display a shelf position, a current water depth of a device, and the like.

In this type of display device, a device using a dot matrix type liquid crystal display as a display unit in order to display a large amount of various information and improve visibility is known.
For example, it is disclosed in JP-A-2000-139294.

A menu screen having a plurality of setting items for setting various modes and the like can be displayed on the display unit. On the menu screen, a plurality of setting items for setting various modes are all displayed on one screen.

[0005]

In the display unit disclosed in the above publication, the menu screen is composed of only one screen. Therefore, when the number of setting items increases, it is difficult to display all setting items on one menu screen.

[0006] Further, when setting items are diversified, for example, when there are setting items to be further selected after selecting various modes, more detailed setting items must be displayed, and the menu screen is complicated. May become difficult to see.

An object of the present invention is to improve the visibility of a display unit in a fishing reel having a display device.

[0008]

A display device for a fishing reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is a display device for a fishing reel provided on a reel body that rotatably supports a spool and that displays various indications such as a water depth of a tackle. A display unit that is provided on the reel body, displays a menu screen provided on the case member and has a plurality of selection items for performing various selections, and a menu selection that is provided on the reel body and performs various selections A switch, and a control unit that controls to hierarchically display the menu screen on the display unit in response to the operation of the menu selection switch.

In this display device, a menu screen is hierarchically displayed on the display unit in response to the operation of the menu selection switch. As described above, since the menu screen is displayed in a hierarchical manner on the display unit, for example, if there is another selection item to be further selected after selecting a selection item on the current menu screen, the other selection item is displayed next. Can be displayed on the menu screen. Therefore, when the selection items are selected, the menu screens are displayed one after another, so that a large amount of information can be displayed on the display unit having a limited size. Further, since the number of selection items displayed for each level of the menu screen is reduced, the menu screen has a simple structure. By displaying the menu screen hierarchically on the display unit, the visibility of the display unit can be improved.

A display device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the display device according to the first aspect, wherein the display section is a dot matrix type liquid crystal display. In this case, for example, by using a dot matrix type liquid crystal to display characters, figures, and the like indicating various information, the display of the menu screen and the like can be diversified, and the visibility can be further improved.

A display device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the display device according to the first or second aspect, wherein a plurality of selection items are selected by moving a menu cursor displayed on a menu screen.
In this case, the display item can be easily selected by, for example, moving the rectangular menu cursor up and down so as to surround the characters of the selection item arranged vertically. Note that the menu cursor may point a triangular or arrow-shaped pointer to the character of the selection item, or the character of the selected selection item and the menu cursor may be highlighted.

A display device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to the third aspect, wherein the plurality of selection items include an end item for ending the display of the menu screen, and perform various selections to display a menu screen of a different hierarchy. When moved, the menu cursor moves to the end item. In this case, since the menu cursor always moves to the end item, it is possible to prevent erroneous selection of the selected item due to an erroneous operation by the angler.

A display device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the menu screen displays explanatory text relating to various selections. In this case, for example, by displaying explanatory text such as help on a plurality of selection items displayed on the current menu screen, it is possible to make the display easy for the angler to understand.

A display device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the plurality of selection items include setting items for performing various settings. When the menu screen is moved to, the menu screen displays setting items for which various settings have been made.
In this case, the setting item is a selection item that can be set alternatively on the current menu screen, and does not move to the next menu screen, so that it is suitable for performing simple setting with few selection items. .

A display device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any of the first to sixth aspects, further comprising a menu display switch provided on the reel body for displaying a menu screen. In this case, the menu screen is displayed by operating the menu display switch. For example, if a menu screen having various setting items is displayed, the currently set status can be easily grasped. .

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A fishing reel employing an embodiment of the present invention is an electric reel which rotates a spool by driving a motor as shown in FIG.
A handle 2 for rotating the spool disposed on the side of the reel body 1, a star drag 3 for drag adjustment disposed on the reel body 1 side of the handle 2, and an opening / closing provided above the reel body 1. And a water depth display device 4 of a type.

The reel body 1 includes a pair of left and right side plates 7a, 7
b and a plurality of connecting members 8 for connecting them, and right and left side covers 9 covering left and right of the frame 7
a and 9b. Side cover 9b on the handle 2 side
, The rotation shaft of the handle 2 is rotatably supported. A reel cord 18 to which a connector 19 for connecting an external power supply is attached extends to a rear portion on the side cover 9a side of the connecting member 8 disposed behind the reel body 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported inside the reel body 1. Inside the spool 10, there is a spool 1
A motor 12 for rotating the motor 0 in the line winding direction is provided. A clutch lever 11 for operating a clutch mechanism (not shown) is disposed on a side surface of the reel body 1 on the handle 2 side. A motor switch PW for turning on and off the motor 12 is provided in front of the clutch lever 11 on the side of the handle 2 of the reel body 1.
And a speed change lever LV for changing the rotation speed of the motor.

The water depth display device 4 includes a first member 4 a provided integrally with the reel body 1 above the reel body 1,
Second member 4b provided to be freely opened and closed with respect to member 4a
(Example of case member), first member 4a and second member 4b
And a connecting member 4c for connecting the members in a swingable manner.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the first member 4a is formed integrally with the reel body 1 above both sides of the reel body 1. A storage space is provided inside the first member 4a, and various electric components such as a spool sensor 41 (see FIG. 7) are stored in the storage space. Also, the first
The front end of the member 4a has a shape that is partially protruded upward for attaching the connecting member 4c. The upper surface of the first member 4a is a flat surface having the same height on both sides, and is inclined obliquely downward toward the rear from the projecting portion for attaching the connecting member 4c.

The second member 4b is attached to the first member 4a so as to be freely opened and closed. The mounting portion of the second member 4b has a shape matching the projecting portion of the first member 4a. A connecting member 4c is attached to a mounting portion of the first member 4a and the second member 4b. The second member 4b includes a display unit 5 arranged on a surface facing the first member 4a, and a switch operation unit 6 arranged near the display unit 5 and including a plurality of switches.

Inside the second member 4b, a reel control unit 30 (see FIG. 7) for controlling the display of the display unit 5 and for controlling the motor, and a PWM drive circuit 3 for driving the motor 12 by PWM.
1 (see FIG. 7) and a buzzer 40 (see FIG. 7).

The connecting member 4c is a metal shaft having a swing axis X as shown in FIGS.
It is attached so as not to rotate with respect to the member 4a and to swing with respect to the second member 4b. Also, the connecting member 4c
Has a positioning mechanism (not shown) using a torsion spring or the like, so that the open / close position of the second member 4b can be determined stepwise. The swing angle of the second member 4b is 0 degree or more and 18 degrees.
The angle is equal to or less than 0 degrees and can be swung until the second member 4b is completely opened.

The display section 5 is shown in an enlarged manner in FIG.
An initial screen 50 is displayed at the time of first activation. The display items of the initial screen 50 are the water depth display area 5 arranged above.
a, a bottom water depth display area 5b disposed therebelow, a gear position number display area 5c composed of a plurality of boxes vertically arranged on the right side of the water depth display area 5a, a water depth display area 5a and a bottom water depth display area 5b, an image display area 5d capable of displaying a moving image and an information display area 5e capable of displaying various setting modes and the number of gears by characters. In the information display area 5e, for example, characters of "constant tension mode" indicating the current winding mode and "8" indicating that the current number of gears is eight are displayed.

The image display area 5d is an image of, for example, a fishing rod or a fishing line. As shown in FIG. 20, on the hoisting screen 58 displayed while the fishing line is being wound, the tip of the fishing rod moves up and down. Video display. here,
By displaying a plurality of still images of the tip of the fishing rod at the up and down positions sequentially and repeatedly, a change in the state in which the fishing line is being wound is displayed as a moving image.

The display unit 5 is a dot matrix type liquid crystal display, and can hierarchically switch and display a plurality of menu screens for various settings in a menu mode described later. Further, the display can be switched from the standard screen shown in FIGS. 6 and 20 to the simple screen 57 for performing the simple display shown in FIG. 19 by the display setting in the menu mode. The simple screen 57 includes a water depth display area 5a, a bottom water depth display area 5b, and a gear position number display area 5c.
And the number of display items is smaller than that of the standard screen. The size of the characters in the water depth display area 5a and the bottom water depth display area 5b is larger than that of the standard screen.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the switch operation section 6 includes a menu selection switch MN arranged side by side near the pivot axis X of the connecting member 4c below the display section 5.
, A mode switch MD, and a bottom memo switch SM.

The menu selection switch MN is a switch for entering a menu mode in a key input process. As shown in FIG. is there.

The mode switch MD is a switch for setting various modes in the key input processing. For example, the rotation control of the motor 12 is switched between a constant tension mode and a constant speed mode. The mode switch MD is for moving the cursor 65 up and down in the menu mode.

The bottom memo switch SM is a switch that is pressed when the device reaches the bottom in the key input process, and the water depth at that time is set as the bottom. The bottom memo switch SM is used to move the cursor 65 left and right in the menu mode.

The motor switch PW has a speed changing lever L
The motor 12 is turned on and off by performing a downward pressing operation (moving operation) along a swing axis Y of a speed changing lever LV, which will be described later.
When the motor switch PW is pressed in the menu mode, the menu mode is canceled and the menu selection switch MN is invalidated, and the motor 12 can be rotated instantaneously.

The speed change lever LV is provided so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction with respect to the swing axis Y. When the speed change lever LV is swung to a forward speed increasing position A, the motor 12 increases in speed, and a rear speed reducing position B is provided. , The motor 12 decelerates. The speed change lever LV is always biased to the neutral position N even if it is located at any of the speed increasing position A and the deceleration position B.

The reel control unit 30 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O interface, and the like arranged in the second member 4b. The reel control unit 30 performs various control operations such as display control of the display unit 5 and motor drive control according to the control program. As shown in FIG. 7, the reel control unit 30 includes various switches of the switch operation unit 6, a spool sensor 41 for detecting the rotation direction and the number of rotations (rotational position data) of the spool 10, and a spool counter 42. It is connected. Further, the buzzer 40 and the PW
The M drive circuit 31, the display unit 5, the storage unit 43, and other input / output units are connected.

The PWM drive circuit 31 includes an FET as a drive element for driving the motor 12. PW
The M drive circuit 31 drives the motor 12 at a variable speed by controlling the duty ratio of the motor drive current by the reel control unit 30.

The spool sensor 41 is composed of two reed switches arranged side by side. The reed switch detects two magnets mounted on the magnet wheel. The number of rotations of the reel can be detected by counting the detection pulses by the spool counter 42. Further, the rotation direction of the spool 10 can be detected based on which reed switch has issued the detection pulse first.

The spool counter 42 is a counter for counting the number of times the spool sensor 41 is turned on and off, and rotational position data relating to the number of rotations of the spool is obtained from the counted value. The count value of the spool counter 42 decreases when the spool 10 rotates forward (rotation in the line feeding direction), and increases when the spool 10 rotates reversely.

The storage unit 43 is composed of, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, and stores learning result data and various data used when calculating the yarn length. Next, a specific control process performed by the reel control unit 30 will be described.
A description will be given in accordance with the control flowchart of FIG.

When the electric reel is connected to an external power supply via the reel cord 18, initialization is performed in step S1 of FIG. In this initial setting, various variables and flags are reset.

Next, in step S2, display processing is performed. In the display process, various display processes such as a water depth display and a menu in the menu mode are performed. Here, in the mode from above, a water depth reference water depth is displayed in the water depth display area. When the bottom position is set by the bottom memo switch SM, the bottom position is displayed in the bottom depth display area. When the voltage value from the external power supply is higher than a predetermined voltage value or when the terminals are connected in reverse, in the display processing in step S2, for example, "voltage is too high" or "connection is reversed." For example, a warning is displayed to notify the user.

In step S3, it is determined whether any key of the switch operation unit 6 has been pressed. If a key input has been made, the process shifts from step S3 to step S6 to determine whether or not the mode is the menu mode. If the menu mode is off, the flow shifts to step S7 to execute a key input process. If the menu mode is on, the process proceeds to step S8 to execute a menu key input process. If the switch input has not been made, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, it is determined whether or not the spool 10 is rotating. This judgment is made by the spool sensor 4
Judgment is made based on the output of 1. If the rotation of the spool 10 is detected, the process proceeds from step S4 to step S9. In step S9, each operation mode process is executed.

In step S5, it is determined whether another command or input has been made. If another command or input has been made, the process shifts from step S5 to step S10 to execute other processing.

FIG. 9 shows the key input process in step S7. In this key input process, it is first determined in step S11 whether or not the motor switch PW has been turned on. If the motor switch PW is turned on, step S
The process proceeds to 15 to perform a motor control process. Step S
At 12, it is determined whether or not the speed change lever LV has been rocked. If "YES" is determined here, the process proceeds to step S16 to perform the speed control process.

In step S13, it is determined whether or not the menu selection switch MN has been operated. Here, "YE
S ”, the process proceeds to step S17, and the motor 12
It is determined whether or not is turned on. If the motor 12 is turned on, the operation of the menu selection switch MN is invalidated, and the process directly proceeds to step S14. If the motor 12 is off, the process proceeds to step S18, and the menu mode is turned on.

In step S14, it is determined whether or not another key has been operated. The operation of other keys includes the operation of the mode switch MD and the bottom memo switch SM. When another key input is performed, the process proceeds from step S14 to step S19, and another key input process corresponding to each key input is performed.

FIG. 10 shows the motor control process in step S15.
Shown in In this motor control process, the motor switch PW
Starts from the state where is turned on by the moving operation. First, in step S21, it is determined whether or not the motor switch PW has been turned on twice within a predetermined time. Here, "N
If "O", that is, if the motor switch PW is kept on, the process proceeds to step S22, and it is determined whether the motor 12 is on. If the motor 12 is off, the process proceeds to step S23, where the motor 12 is rotated and the process proceeds to step S23.
Proceed to 24. If "YES" is determined in the step S22, that is, if the motor 12 is already on, the process proceeds to a step S24. In step S24, it is determined whether or not the motor switch PW is off.
Is turned off, the process proceeds to step S25, and the rotation of the motor 12 is stopped. In steps S21 to S25, it is possible to perform the jogging winding for rotating the motor 12 while the motor switch PW is pressed.

On the other hand, if "YES" is determined in the step S21, the process shifts to a step S26 to determine whether or not the motor 12 is rotating. If the motor 12 is rotating, the rotation is stopped in step S28. If the motor 12 is not rotating, the rotation is started in step S27. Here, when the motor 12 is not rotating, the motor switch PW is turned on twice so that continuous winding for rotating the motor 12 can be executed.

FIG. 11 shows the speed control process in step S16. In this speed control process, it is determined whether or not the speed change lever LV has been swung to the speed increasing position A in step S31. When the speed change lever LV swings to the speed increasing position A, the process proceeds from step S31 to step S33. In step S33, the rotation of the motor 12 is increased by gradually increasing the duty ratio. Step S3
When it is determined "NO" in step 1, the process proceeds to step S32. In step S32, it is determined whether or not the speed change lever LV has been swung to the deceleration position B. When the speed change lever LV is swung to the deceleration position B, step S32 is performed.
Then, control goes to a step S34. In step S34,
The rotation of the motor 12 is reduced by gradually reducing the duty ratio. Here, if the speed change lever LV continues to swing to the acceleration position A or the deceleration position B, step S33 or step S34 is repeated, and as a result, the motor 12 is turned on in accordance with the swing time of the speed change lever LV. The rotation is increased or decreased.

FIG. 12 shows the menu key input process in step S8. Here, it is determined whether or not the motor 12 is turned on in step S41. If the motor 12 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S51, and the menu mode is turned off. If the motor 12 is off, step S
Move to 42.

In step S42, the mode switch MD
It is determined whether or not is pressed. When the mode switch MD is pressed, the process proceeds to step S47, where the mode switch MD
A cursor up / down movement process in which the cursor 65 moves up and down by the number of times is pressed is performed. For the movement direction of the cursor 65, for example, only movement in the downward direction is permitted in advance.
After moving to the lowest selection item 60, the next selection item 60 is moved to the highest selection item 60. If the mode switch MD has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S43.

In step S43, the bottom memo switch SM
It is determined whether or not is pressed. When the bottom memo switch SM is pressed, the process proceeds to step S48, where the bottom memo switch SM is pressed.
A cursor left / right movement process is performed in which the cursor 65 moves in the left / right direction the number of times the button is pressed. Note that the moving direction of the cursor 65 can be switched to one of a left direction and a right direction. If the bottom memo switch SM has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S44.

In step S44, it is determined whether the menu selection switch MN has been pressed. If the menu selection switch MN is pressed, the process proceeds to step S49. If the menu selection switch MN is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S45 to turn off the menu mode. In step S49, it is determined whether or not the cursor 65 has moved to the end position. If the cursor 65 is at the end position, step S51
Go to and turn off the menu mode. Cursor 65
If is not the end position, the process moves to step S50 to perform a cursor position determination process corresponding to the position of the cursor 65.

In step S46, it is determined whether or not another key has been operated. When another key input is made,
The process shifts from step S46 to step S52 to perform another key input process corresponding to each key input.

Next, display screens displayed on the display unit 5 are shown in FIGS. 6, 13 to 18, respectively. First, when the menu selection switch MN is pressed from the initial screen 50 of FIG.
The first menu screen 51 is displayed as shown in FIG. First
The menu screen 51 includes “next page”, “wind up”,
Four selection items 60 of “thread feed” and “shelf” are displayed. Further, on the right side of the selection items 60 of “winding up”, “thread feed”, and “shelf”, “inching” and “continuous”, “with”, “without”, “without”, which can be set alternatively, respectively. From above"
And “from bottom” setting item 61 are displayed. Here, the setting items 61 of “Jog”, “Yes”, and “From above”
Is a reversal item 62 that is reversed and indicates that they have been set last time. On the left side of the selection item 60 and the setting item 61, a cursor 65 that can move up, down, left, and right in a substantially triangular shape is displayed. It should be noted that the position of the cursor 65 when the first menu screen 51 is displayed always points to the end item 63 “next page”.

When "next page" is selected on the first menu screen 51, that is, the selection item 6 of "next page" is selected.
Move the cursor 65 to 0 and select the menu selection switch MN.
Is pressed, the second menu screen 52 is displayed as shown in FIG.
Is displayed.

The second menu screen 52 includes four selection items 60, "cancel", "thread learning", "display", and "sasso", and "thread learning", "display", and "sasso" from the top.
Setting items 61 of "standard" and "simple", "do" and "do not" are displayed on the right side of the selection item 60. Here, the setting items 61 of “standard” and “not used” are reversing items 62 that are displayed in reverse, and indicate that they have been set last time. The second menu screen 52
The position of the cursor 65 when is displayed always points to the end item 63 “cancel”.

On the second menu screen 52, when "peg learning" is selected, that is, when the mode switch MD is pressed once, the cursor 65 is moved to the selection item 60 of "peg learning" and the menu selection switch MN is pressed, FIG. , A third menu screen 53 is displayed.

The third menu screen 53 includes four selection items 60 of “cancel”, “designated PE”, “normal learning”, and “lower volume learning” from the top, and “right” of the selection item 60 of “normal learning”. The setting items 61 of “PE” and “nylon” are displayed. Here, the setting item 61 of “designated PE”
Is a reversal item 62 that is reversed and indicates that they have been set last time. The third menu screen 5
The position of the cursor 65 when 3 is displayed always points to the end item 63 "cancel".

On the third menu screen 53, "designated P
When "E" is selected, that is, when the mode switch MD is pressed once, the cursor 65 is moved to the selection item 60 of "designated PE" and the menu selection switch MN is pressed, the fourth menu screen 54 is displayed as shown in FIG. I do.

The fourth menu screen 54 includes three selection items 60, “cancel”, “number (number) −line length (m)”, “fishing line company name”, and “number ( issue)
-Selection items 60 of "line length (m)" and "fishing line company name"
Include “4-400”, “5-350”, “6-30
0 "," 8-200 "," Company A "," Company B "," C
The setting items 61 of “company”, “company D”, “company E”, and “company F” are displayed. Here, “6-300” and “B
The setting item 61 of "company" is a reversing item 62 that is displayed in reverse video, and indicates that they have been set last time. In addition,
Cursor 65 when the fourth menu screen 54 is displayed
Position always indicates the end item 63 "cancel".

In the fourth menu screen 54, "6-3
"00" is selected and "Company B" is selected, that is, the mode switch MD is pressed twice, and the selection item 60 of "6-300"
, The menu selection switch MN is pressed, the mode switch MD is pressed once again, the cursor 65 is moved to the selection item 60 of "Company A", and the bottom memo switch SM is pressed once, and the selection item of "Company B" is pressed. Cursor 65 to 60
17 and pressing the menu selection switch MN,
The menu mode is canceled and the learning setting screen 55 is displayed as shown in FIG.

The learning setting screen 55 displays the company name and the number of the set fishing line as "Company B" and "No. 6", and the character "under study" is highlighted on the right side thereof. A description 64 which is a message for giving a specific instruction to the angler is provided below.
Is displayed as "Rewind with a tension of 3." When the thread winding learning ends, a learning end screen 56 is displayed as shown in FIG. The learning end screen 56 displays "End of thread winding learning" as the explanatory note 64, and returns to the initial screen 50 of FIG.

In this water depth display device 4, a plurality of menu screens are displayed hierarchically on the display unit 5.
Can be improved. [Other Embodiments] (a) In the above-described embodiment, an openable / closable electric reel has been described as an example of a fishing reel. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to an electric reel, a manually wound reel, and the like.

(B) In the above embodiment, the display unit 5 performs the liquid crystal display of the dot matrix system. However, the display unit 5 may perform the liquid crystal display of the segment system. (C) In the embodiment, the first member 4a is provided integrally with the reel body 1, but may be provided separately.

(D) In the above embodiment, the motor 12 is rotated while the motor switch PW is being moved. However, the motor 12 may be turned on and off every time the moving operation is performed. As shown in FIG. 21, in the motor control process, first, in a step S61, it is determined whether or not the motor 12 is turned on. When the motor 12 is off, the process proceeds to step S62, and the motor 12 is rotated.
Go to 63. If "YES" is determined in the step S61, the process shifts to the step S63. Step S63
Then, it is determined whether or not the motor switch PW is off. When the motor switch PW is turned off, the process proceeds to step S64, and the rotation of the motor 12 is stopped. Here, the motor 12 is rotated while the motor switch PW is turned on.

(E) In the above embodiment, the switching of the display unit 5 to the simple screen 57 is performed by setting the second menu screen 52. However, as shown in FIG. The switching may be performed by operating the display screen selection switch SS.

(F) In the above embodiment, the display unit 5
Although the change in the state in which the fishing line is being wound is displayed as a moving image, a change in the state related to other fishing or a change in various kinds of increasing / decreasing data may be displayed as a moving image.

[0068]

According to the present invention, in a fishing reel having a display device, a plurality of menu screens are hierarchically displayed on the display unit, so that the visibility of the display unit can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing reel employing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the fishing reel.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the fishing reel.

FIG. 4 is a side view when the second member of the fishing reel is opened.

FIG. 5 is a side view when the second member of the fishing reel is closed.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view around a display unit.

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a main routine of the fishing reel.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a key input processing subroutine.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a motor control processing subroutine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a speed control processing subroutine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a menu key input processing subroutine.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view when a first menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view when a second menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view when a third menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view when a fourth menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view when a learning setting screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view when a learning end screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view when a simple setting screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 20 is an enlarged view when a hoisting operation screen is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 21 is a view corresponding to FIG. 10 of another embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 reel body 4 water depth display device 4a first member 4b second member 5 display unit 6 switch operation unit 10 spool 12 motor 30 reel control unit 50 initial screen 51 first menu screen 52 second menu screen 53 third menu screen 54 first 4 menu screen 55 learning setting screen 56 learning end screen 57 simple screen 58 hoisting screen 60 selection item 61 setting item 62 inversion item 63 end item 64 description 65 cursor LV speed change lever MD mode switch MN menu selection switch MS menu display switch PW motor switch SS display screen selection switch

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A fishing reel display device provided on a reel body rotatably supporting a spool, and for displaying various indications such as a water depth of a tackle, wherein a case member provided on the reel body; A display unit provided on the case member for displaying a menu screen having a plurality of selection items for performing various selections; a menu selection switch provided on the reel body and performing the various selections; and operation of the menu selection switches And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the menu screen in a hierarchical manner in accordance with the display device of the fishing reel. 2. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein said display unit is a dot matrix type liquid crystal display. 3. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of selection items are selected by moving a menu cursor displayed on the menu screen. 4. The plurality of selection items have an end item for ending the display of the menu screen, and when the user makes a selection and moves to a menu screen of a different hierarchy, the menu cursor moves to the end. The fishing reel display device according to claim 3, wherein the display device moves to an item. 5. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the menu screen displays explanatory texts related to the various selections. 6. The plurality of selection items include setting items for performing various settings. When the user makes a selection and moves to a menu screen having the setting items, the menu screen displays the various items. The display device for a fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the setting item for which the setting is made is displayed. 7. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, further comprising a menu display switch provided on said reel body for displaying said menu screen.