JP2002360132A - Fishing rod - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod with which an accurate casting can be compatible with excellent fighting. SOLUTION: The structure of a grip main body 13 of the fishing rod 10 is improved. The grip main body 13 is equipped with a grip auxiliary member 15 to be changed from a storage position to a development position. The grip auxiliary member 15 is constituted of a pair of symmetrically arranged flat plates 27 and 28. The development of the flat plates 27 and 28 is carried out by a position change mechanism 23 (T-shaped type hinge 31). The fishing rod is equipped with a retention member 24 for holding the grip auxiliary member 15 in a storage position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing rod, and more particularly to a fishing rod grip structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
0 is a view showing the structure of a general fishing rod.

As shown in FIG. 1, a fishing rod 1 generally includes a fishing rod main body 2 and a grip 3 for supporting the same.
In the fishing rod 1 shown in FIG.
And a reel sheet 6 on which the reel 5 is mounted. The grip body 4 and the reel sheet 6 may be integrally formed. In addition, depending on the use of the fishing rod, the grip body and the reel sheet are configured separately,
In some cases, the reel sheet is configured as a component different from the grip.

[0004] The grip body 4 plays an important role for an angler to grip and easily operate the fishing rod 1. That is,
The fishing rod 1 is required to accurately cast lures and gimmicks and to be able to perform good fighting. For accurate casting, the outer diameter d of the grip body 4 must be an appropriate small diameter. In addition, it is desirable that the length s be short, but for good fighting, it is desirable that the outer diameter d of the grip body 4 be a sufficiently large diameter and the length s be appropriately long. .

However, there is no fishing rod currently available that satisfies such conflicting demands, and although the dimensions of the grip body 4 are set so as not to hinder casting and fighting,
It is hard to say that an optimal design that can achieve both good casting and fighting has been made.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing rod which can achieve more accurate casting and better fighting than conventional ones.

[0007]

(1) In order to achieve the above object, a fishing rod according to the present application is a fishing rod having a fishing rod body and a grip supporting the fishing rod and having a grip body, wherein the grip is The grip body is provided with a grip assist member provided so as to be changeable between a storage posture in which the grip body is stored with respect to the grip body and a deployment posture in which the grip body is expanded when the grip body is expanded. A posture changing mechanism for changing the member to each of the above postures is provided.

According to this configuration, the outer dimensions of the grip main body can be enlarged as a result of setting the grip assisting member to the deployed posture by the posture changing mechanism.
That is, the radial dimension and the longitudinal dimension of the grip body can be increased. On the other hand, by setting the grip assisting member to the storage attitude by the attitude changing mechanism, the outer dimensions of the grip body can be made compact as a result.

In other words, even if the outer dimensions of the grip body itself are set to be small, the outer dimensions of the grip body can be increased by setting the grip auxiliary member in the deployed position. The casting operation can be easily performed by making the grip main body compact, and the outer dimensions of the grip main body can be enlarged by setting the grip assisting member to the deployed posture, so that hard fighting can be performed.

(2) The grip assisting member can be constituted by a plate-like member that follows the outer peripheral surface of the grip body when the gripping posture is attained.

With this configuration, when the grip assisting member is in the retracted position, expansion of the outer dimensions of the grip body can be minimized. Therefore, the grip assisting member does not hinder the casting operation.

(3) The posture changing mechanism may be provided with a two-way hinge mechanism capable of expanding the grip assisting member in a radial direction and a longitudinal direction of the grip body. By setting the grip assisting member in the deployed posture by such a two-way hinge mechanism, the outer dimensions of the grip body can be enlarged both in the radial direction and in the longitudinal direction.

In particular, the two-way hinge mechanism can be configured to include a first rotation center axis and a second rotation center axis that intersect each other. With this configuration, by rotating the grip assist member about the first rotation axis, the grip assist member is turned in one of the radial direction and the longitudinal direction of the grip main body, and is rotated around the second rotation axis. By rotating the grip assisting member, the grip assisting member can be turned in the radial direction or the longitudinal direction of the grip body in any other direction. That is, the outer dimensions of the grip body can be enlarged both in the radial direction and in the longitudinal direction.

(4) Further, a holding member for holding the grip assisting member in the storage position may be provided. Since the grip assisting member can be held in the storage position by such a holding member, it is possible to prevent the grip assisting member from being inadvertently set to the deployed position during casting.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a fishing rod according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fishing rod 10 includes a fishing rod main body 11 and a grip 12 for supporting the base end thereof, and can be used for lure fishing using a small lure. . In the present embodiment, the grip 12 has a grip body 13 and a reel sheet 14 integrally formed. However, reel sheet 14
It is also possible to configure only the individual member as an independent member.

The feature of this embodiment lies in the structure of the grip main body 13, and the grip main body 13 is provided with a grip assisting member 15 which can be deployed and stored in detail later. And this grip assisting member 15
With the grip body 13 provided with, the accurate casting of the lure and the hard fighting are possible. The details will be described below.

First, the fishing rod body 11 is formed in an elongated rod shape, and can be manufactured in a known manner, for example, by forming carbon fiber into a cylindrical shape. Although not shown, a guide member for guiding the fishing line is appropriately disposed at a required position of the fishing rod main body 11. The base end 16 of the fishing rod body 11 is supported by the grip 12.

The grip 12 includes a grip body 13 and a reel sheet 14, and the reel sheet 14 and the grip body 12 are integrally formed as described above.

The reel sheet 14 fixes a reel 17 mounted on the fishing rod 10. Reel sheet 14
A known structure can be adopted. In this embodiment, a hood portion 20 for holding one end 18 of the leg of the reel 17 and a hood member 21 for holding the other end 19 are provided. I have. The hood member 21 is connected to a nut member 22. By rotating the nut member 22, the hood member 21 approaches or separates from the hood portion 20.

That is, the hood member 21 is
, The legs of the reel 17 are fastened and fixed, and the legs of the reel 17 can be removed from the reel sheet 14 by separating the legs. In addition,
In the present embodiment, a trigger 26 for improving the operability of the fishing rod 10 is formed below the reel sheet 14.

The grip body 13 includes a base 25 and a base 2.
5 and a storage posture for grip assist member 15 to be described later (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
A posture changing mechanism 23 for changing the posture to a deployed posture (see FIGS. 6 and 7), and a holding member 24 for holding the grip assisting member 15 in the stored posture.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the grip body 13 and FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view. FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side view of the grip body 13 and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

In general, a fishing rod for a lure is required to be able to easily perform casting, reeling and fighting of the lure. In particular, in the fishing rod 10 for a small lure as in the present embodiment, the lure can be accurately adjusted. It is important to set the dimensions of the grip body 13 in order to support a proper casting. Specifically, it is advantageous that the longitudinal dimension s of the grip body 13 is shorter, and the radial dimension needs to be appropriately small.

For this reason, in this embodiment, the grip body 1
The base 25 of 3 is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 4, and its outer shape d (see FIG. 1) is set to 25 mm, and its length s (see FIG. 1) is set to 150 mm.
However, these dimensions d and s can be changed to other dimensions that do not hinder casting. Also, the base 2
The shape of No. 5 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, but may be a polygonal cross section.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the grip assisting member 15 is composed of a pair of flat plates 27 and 28. The flat plates 27 and 28 are connected via a T-shaped hinge 31 as the posture changing mechanism 23. Therefore, each of the flat plates 27 and 28 has a storage posture arranged along the base 25 of the grip main body 13 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7,
The posture can be changed between the stowed state and the unfolded state, which is expanded left and right from the stowed state.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the flat plate 27
It can be made of a metal such as aluminum or a synthetic resin or the like, and is formed in a blade shape along the longitudinal direction of the base 25. The flat plate 28 has the same shape, but the flat plates 27 and 28 are formed symmetrically to each other. Also, the inner surfaces 29, 30 of the flat plates 27, 28 are curved, and when they are in the stored state, the inner surfaces 29, 3
0 is formed along the outer peripheral surface of the base 25. In the present embodiment, the flat plates 27 and 28 are formed in the shape of elongated blades. If so, it can be changed to other various shapes.

The T-shaped hinge 31 is arranged along the first shaft 32 (first rotation center axis) arranged along the longitudinal direction of the base 25 and at the base end of the base 25 along the radial direction of the base 25. A second shaft 33 (second rotation center axis), a first cylindrical portion 34, a second cylindrical portion 35, a third cylindrical portion 36, And four cylindrical portions 37.

The first cylindrical portion 34 and the third cylindrical portion 36 are formed integrally with the flat plate 28, and are provided at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the flat plate 28. The second tubular portion 35 and the fourth tubular portion 37 are formed integrally with the flat plate 27 and are provided at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the flat plate 27. And the first
And the second and third tubular portions 34 and 36 and the third and fourth tubular portions 3
5 and 37 are formed so as to be shifted from each other in the longitudinal direction of the flat plates 27 and 28 as shown in the figure, and a second cylindrical portion is provided between the first cylindrical portion 34 and the third cylindrical portion 36. The third cylindrical portion 36 is disposed between the second cylindrical portion 35 and the fourth cylindrical portion 37.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 5, first shaft 32
Is a hollow rod-shaped member, and the right end (the end side portion of the base 25) 38 is flat in a plate shape. Then, with respect to the first shaft 32, the fourth cylindrical portion 37, the third cylindrical portion 3
6, the second tubular portion 35 and the first tubular portion 34 are sequentially inserted. A set screw 39 is screwed into the left end of the first shaft 32 to prevent the tubular portions 34 to 37 from coming off. That is, the first shaft 32 and the cylindrical portions 34 to 3
7 constitutes a so-called hinge.
The flat plates 27 and 28 can be developed in the radial direction of the base 25 around the center 2.

The second shaft 33 employs a bolt in this embodiment, and is provided with a nut 40 for preventing the second shaft 33 from coming off. The second shaft 33 is a right end 3 of the first shaft 32.
8, both ends of which are supported by support plates 41 and 42. The right end 38 of the first shaft 32 is
It is rotatable with respect to the shaft 33. The support plate 4
The reference numerals 1 and 42 project from the end of the base 25 of the grip body 14. In this embodiment, a bolt is used as the second shaft 33 and a nut 40 is applied. However, instead of this, a pin fitted to the support plates 41 and 42 may be used. Therefore, by rotating the first shaft 32 about the second shaft 33, the flat plates 27 and 28 rotate together with the first shaft 32. That is, the flat plates 27 and 28 can be developed in the longitudinal direction of the base 25 around the second axis 33.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show the flat plates 27 and 27, respectively.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view and an enlarged plan view of a grip main body 13 when 28 is in a deployed state. As shown in these figures, by moving the flat plates 27 and 28 from the stored state (see FIGS. 3 and 4) to the expanded state, the grip assist member 15
The overall radial dimension can be increased and the longitudinal dimension can be increased.

Next, the holding member 24 is mounted on the base 25 of the grip body 13 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the holding member 24 can be made of rubber or the like, but can also be made of metal.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the structure of the holding member 24. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the holding member 24 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is fitted into the base 25. The inner diameter of the holding member 24 is set slightly larger than the outer shape of the base 25, so that the holding member 24 can slide in the longitudinal direction (axial direction) with respect to the base 25.

An annular groove 43 as shown in FIG. 8 is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the holding member 24. Due to the groove 43, the inner diameter of the end of the holding member 24 (the end on the grip assisting member 15 side) is increased, and a gap B is formed between the holding member 24 and the base 25. When the grip assisting member 15 is in the retracted position as shown in FIG.
By inserting the distal end portion 44 of the grip assisting member 15 into the gripping member 15, the distal end portion 44 is held, whereby the posture change of the grip assisting member 15 can be restricted. When the holding member 24 is made of a material having sufficient elasticity, it is not necessary to form the groove 43, and the grip assist member 15 can be held by the elastic force of the holding member 24.

According to the fishing rod 10 configured as described above, the posture changing mechanism 23 changes the posture of the grip assisting member 15 from the storage posture shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to the deployed posture shown in FIGS. As a result, the outer dimensions of the grip body 13 can be sufficiently enlarged in the radial direction and the longitudinal direction. Thus, even when a large fish is hit, hard fighting can be performed by, for example, applying the grip assisting member 15 in the deployed posture to the elbow or waist of the angler.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the grip body 13. Here, the flat plate 2 constituting the grip assisting member 15
When the members 7 and 28 are made of a material having elasticity (for example, vinyl chloride resin), the flat plates 27 and 28 are put on the waist of the angler at the time of fighting.
As shown in the figure, the flat plates 27 and 28 are elastically deformed from the state shown by the solid line to the state shown by the dotted line. As a result, the radial dimension of the grip body 13 can be further enlarged, and the fishing rod 10 can be operated stably.

On the other hand, by setting the grip assisting member 15 in the storage attitude by the attitude changing mechanism 23, the outer dimensions of the grip body 13 can be made compact as a result. Accordingly, accurate casting is possible even if the grip body 13 includes the grip assisting member 15.

Further, since the grip assisting member 15 is composed of the flat plates 27 and 28 along the outer peripheral surface of the grip body 13, when the grip assisting member 15 is in the retracted position, the outer dimensions of the grip body 13 (particularly, The expansion of the radial dimension d) can be minimized. Therefore, the grip assisting member 15 does not hinder the casting operation.

In particular, the posture changing mechanism 23 according to this embodiment
Is configured as a mechanism that expands the flat plates 27 and 28 in the radial direction of the grip body 25 and expands it in the longitudinal direction, that is, a two-way hinge mechanism. Therefore, there is an advantage that the grip assisting member 15 can be easily deployed in the radial direction and the longitudinal direction, and the mechanism itself can be configured simply and inexpensively.

In addition, the two-way hinge mechanism rotates the grip assisting member 15 about the first shaft 32 and the second shaft 33 that intersect each other, and has a very simple structure.

Further, since the holding member 24 is provided,
The grip assisting member 15 can be held in the storage position. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the grip assisting member 15 from being inadvertently brought into the deployed posture during casting.

In this embodiment, the grip assisting member 15 is arranged outside the base 25 of the grip body 13 to be stored / deployed. However, when the grip assisting member 15 is in the storage position, the base 25 is retracted. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is accommodated in the inside.

In the present embodiment, the fishing rod 10 for a small lure has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the application to the fishing rod for such use, and is generally applied to a fishing rod that requires good casting and fighting. Of course you can.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, by setting the grip assisting member in the deployed position, the outer dimensions of the grip main body can be increased and good fighting can be performed. On the other hand, since the outer dimensions of the grip main body can be reduced by setting the grip assisting member in the storage posture with respect to the grip main body, casting is easy and accurate casting is possible. That is,
Since the outer dimensions of the grip main body that are optimal for casting and fighting can be set during the operation, more accurate casting and better fighting can be realized as compared with the related art.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a fishing rod according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing the structure of the grip body of the fishing rod according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing the structure of the grip body of the fishing rod according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side view showing the structure of the grip body of the fishing rod according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the grip body when the flat plate of the fishing rod according to the embodiment of the present invention is in a developed state.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view of the grip body when the flat plate of the fishing rod according to one embodiment of the present invention is in an expanded state.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a structure of a holding member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a grip main body for illustrating a modification of the grip assisting member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing the structure of a conventional general fishing rod.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 fishing rod 11 fishing rod main body 12 grip 13 grip main body 14 reel seat 15 grip auxiliary member 23 attitude changing mechanism 24 holding member 27 flat plate 28 flat plate 31 T-shaped hinge 32 first shaft 33 second shaft 34 first tubular portion 35 second Cylindrical part 36 Third cylindrical part 37 Fourth cylindrical part 43 Groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A fishing rod having a fishing rod main body and a grip supporting the fishing rod and including a grip main body, wherein the grip main body is in a storage posture in which the grip main body is stored and an unfolded state. A grip assisting member provided so as to be able to change the posture between a deployed posture that enlarges the outer dimensions of the grip body by the above-described method, and a posture changing mechanism for changing the grip assisting member to each of the above postures. Fishing rod characterized by the following. 2. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the grip assisting member is constituted by a plate-like member that follows the outer peripheral surface of the grip body when in the storage posture. 3. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the posture changing mechanism has a two-way hinge mechanism capable of expanding the grip assisting member in a radial direction and a longitudinal direction of the grip body. . 4. The fishing rod according to claim 3, wherein the two-way hinge mechanism includes a first rotation center axis and a second rotation center axis that intersect each other. 5. The fishing rod according to claim 1, further comprising a holding member for holding the grip assisting member in a storage position.