JP2004022402A - Switch operation part of reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the incorrect operation of a switch operation part and improve the operability of the switch operation part in the switch operation part of a reel for fishing. <P>SOLUTION: A mode switch MD is installed to an opening 4c formed in the upper face of a case member 4, and has a switch operation member 50 in which a downward depressing operation is possible. The opening 4c has a round part 4a to which the switching operation member 50 is installed and which is formed nearly round, and a rectangular part 4b in which one part of the peripheral part of the round part 4a is notched in a nearly rectangular shape, and the switching operation member 50 is not operable by the middle of the finger and operable by the fingertip. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a switch operation unit, particularly to a switch operation unit of a fishing reel for performing various operations.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, a fishing reel includes a reel body, a spool mounted on the reel body, a handle for rotating the spool, a case member mounted on an upper portion of the reel body, and a shelf position provided on an upper surface of the case member and a current position. And a switch operation unit provided on the upper surface of the case member and performing various switch operations.
[0003]
This type of switch operation unit is, for example, a motor operation member for turning on / off a motor, a speed adjustment switch for changing a winding speed of a spool, a mode switch for switching various modes, and resetting various settings. It is composed of a reset switch and the like, and is arranged side by side around the display unit.
In such a switch operation unit, particularly in a switch operation unit where the switch operation is rarely performed frequently, such as a mode switch and a reset switch, in order to prevent an erroneous operation of the switch operation unit, the switch operation unit is exposed from an opening formed in a substantially small circle. There is also known a device having a switch operation unit movably mounted so that the operation surface is flush with the case member. To operate such a switch operation unit, a member having a sharp tip such as a ball-point pen is inserted through an opening, and the switch operation unit is pressed. Here, since the operation surface is mounted so as to be flush with the case member and the opening is formed in a substantially small circle, it is possible to prevent a fisherman from operating the switch operation unit by mistake. .
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional switch operation unit, since the opening is formed in a substantially small circle, erroneous operation of the switch operation unit can be prevented. However, for example, at the time of actual fishing, it is rare to carry a member with a sharp tip such as a ball-point pen, so that it may be difficult to operate a switch operation unit such as a mode switch. Therefore, the operability of the switch operation unit may be reduced.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to prevent erroneous operation of a switch operation unit in a switch operation unit of a fishing reel and improve operability of the switch operation unit.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The switch operation unit according to the first aspect of the present invention is a switch operation unit of a fishing reel provided on the reel body for performing various operations, and is at least a part of an operation surface provided on the reel body for performing various operations. A switch operation member which is disposed so as to be exposed to the outside and is movably mounted so that the operation surface is flush with the reel body, and the operation surface of the switch operation member is exposed, and the switch operation member is Opening that is inoperable at the belly of the user and operable with a fingertip.
[0007]
In this switch operation unit, the operation surface is mounted so as to be flush with the case member, and the opening is formed so that the switch operation member cannot be operated with the ball of the finger, so that the angler can erroneously use the ball of the finger. The operation of the switch operating member can be prevented. Furthermore, since the opening is formed so that the switch operation member can be operated with the fingertip, the switch operation member can be operated with the fingertip without using a member with a sharp tip such as a ballpoint pen as in the past, improving the operability of the switch operation unit. it can.
[0008]
The switch operating section according to a second aspect of the present invention is the switch operating section of the first aspect, wherein the opening is formed by cutting out a part of a peripheral portion of a substantially circular portion to which the switch operating member is mounted. In this case, since the opening is a cut-out portion in which the switch operation member cannot be operated with the pad of the finger and can be operated with the fingertip, erroneous operation can be further prevented by, for example, forming the opening area of the cut-out portion small.
[0009]
The switch operating section according to a third aspect of the present invention is the switch operating section according to the first aspect, wherein the opening is formed in a slit shape so that the operating surface of the switch operating member is exposed. In this case, since the opening is formed in a slit shape in which the switch operation member cannot be operated with the pad of the finger and can be operated with the fingertip, the opening can be easily formed.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the switch operation unit according to any one of the first to third aspects, the opening is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. In this case, the formation of the opening is facilitated.
[0010]
A switch operating section according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the switch operating section according to any of the first to third aspects, wherein the opening is formed in a substantially circular shape. In this case, the strength of the opening can be maintained relatively high.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the switch operating section according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the opening has a long side having a length of 5 mm or more and 20 mm or less and a short side having a length of 0.1 mm or less. It is in the range of 5 mm or more and 4 mm or less. In this case, by forming the opening with an appropriate size, it is possible to make the switch operation member inoperable with a finger pad and operable with a fingertip in a general angler's use.
[0011]
The switch operating section according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the switch operating section according to the sixth aspect, wherein the opening has a short side having a length of 1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less. In this case, the opening can be easily formed, and the switch operating member can be operated with the tip of a toe in the use of a general angler.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
As shown in FIG. 1, an electric reel adopting an embodiment of the present invention includes a reel body 1 mounted on a fishing rod R, a spool rotation handle 2 disposed on a side of the reel body 1, and a handle. And a star drag 3 for drag adjustment disposed on the side of the reel body 1.
[0013]
The reel body 1 includes a frame 7 including a pair of left and right side plates 7a and 7b and a plurality of connecting members 8 connecting the side plates 7a and 7b, and left and right side covers 9a and 9b that cover the left and right sides of the frame 7. The rotating shaft of the handle 2 is rotatably supported on the side cover 9b on the handle 2 side (right side in FIG. 1), and an external power supply PS is connected to the side cover 9a on the side opposite to the handle 2 (left side in FIG. 1). A connector 19 for connecting a power cord 18 is provided.
[0014]
A spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported inside the reel body 1. A DC-driven motor 12 that drives the spool 10 to rotate in the line winding direction is disposed inside the spool 10. An operating lever 11 of a clutch for turning on / off the drive transmission between the handle 2 and the motor 12 and the spool 10 is disposed on a side surface of the reel body 1 on the handle 2 side. When this clutch is turned on, the yarn feeding operation can be stopped during the yarn feeding by the own weight of the device.
[0015]
A case member 4 is fixed to an upper portion of the reel body 1. The case member 4 is arranged on the upper part of the reel body 1 and has a display window formed on the upper surface. As shown in FIG. 2, on the upper surface of the case member 4, there is provided a display unit 5 composed of a liquid crystal display for displaying the depth of the device and the position of the shelf via display windows based on two references: from the water surface and from the bottom. A switch operation unit 6 is provided around the display unit 5.
[0016]
The display unit 5 is disposed at the center of the four-digit seven-segment depth display area 5a, a three-digit bottom depth display area 5b disposed therebelow, and the depth display area 5a on the right side of FIG. 2 of the depth display area 5a. Gear position number display area 5c. The display unit 5 can display eight characters of "from the bottom", "learning", "designation", "lower volume", "correction", "input", "thread stop", and "0 set". It is. The character "from bottom" is displayed when the depth display mode is the bottom mode.
[0017]
The switch operation unit 6 includes a speed change switch SK and a motor switch PW arranged vertically on the right side of the display unit 5 in FIG. 1, and a bottom memo switch SM and a mode switch MD arranged vertically on the left side. I have.
The motor switch PW is a switch for turning on and off the motor 12, and the motor switch PW is turned on twice while the motor switch PW is turned on while the motor switch PW is turned on and the motor switch PW is turned on twice within a predetermined time. At this time, it is a switch capable of switching between continuous winding for rotating the motor 12.
[0018]
The speed change switch SK is a switch for increasing / decelerating the driven motor 12, and is a seesaw type switch having two upper and lower switches and a neutral position. When the upper switch SK1 of the speed change switch SK is pressed, the speed increases, and when the lower switch SK2 is pressed, the speed decreases. When the upper switch SK1 is pressed for a predetermined time or more while the motor 12 is not driven, the display mode can be switched between “from above” and “from the bottom”.
[0019]
The bottom memo switch SM is a switch that is pressed when the device reaches the bottom, and the water depth when the bottom memo switch SM is pressed is set as the bottom. When the bottom memo switch SM is pressed for a predetermined time or longer, the zero point of the water depth display can be set to a new position when the fishing line is broken.
The mode switch MD is a switch for setting five types of pincushion modes. For example, pressing this switch once will set the learning mode, pressing it twice consecutively will specify the specified mode, and pressing it three times consecutively will set the lower winding. The mode is set to the correction mode when pressed continuously four times, and the pincushion mode is set to the input mode when pressed continuously five times.
[0020]
The mode switch MD is mounted on an opening 4c formed on the upper surface 4d (see FIG. 5) of the case member 4 and is a switch operating member which can be pressed downward as shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. 50. The opening 4c has a circular portion 4a formed with a switch operation member 50 and formed in a substantially circular shape, and a rectangular portion 4b in which a part of a peripheral portion of the circular portion 4a is cut out in a substantially rectangular shape. The switch operation member 50 cannot be operated with the pad of the finger and can be operated with the fingertip.
[0021]
The switch operation member 50 is arranged such that an operation surface 50a, which is the upper surface of the switch operation member 50, is exposed to the outside, as shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. The operation surface 50a of the switch operation member 50 is mounted on the opening 4c so as to be flush with the upper surface 4d (see FIG. 5) of the case member 4.
A display unit 5 and a reel control unit 30 that performs display control and motor control are arranged in an upper part in the case member 4. A PWM drive circuit 31 for driving the motor 12 by PWM is arranged in a lower part in the case member 4. A buzzer 40 and a spool sensor 41 are arranged in a lower part in the case member 4.
[0022]
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 case member 4. 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. 3, 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. The buzzer 40, the PWM drive circuit 31, the display unit 5, the storage unit 43, and other input / output units are connected to the reel control unit 30.
[0023]
The switch operation unit 6 presses the mode switch MD, for example, when setting the above-described thread winding mode. At this time, the angler inserts the fingertip into the opening 4c and presses the operation surface 50a of the switch operation member 50.
In such a switch operation section 6, the operation surface 50a of the switch operation member 50 is mounted so as to be flush with the upper surface 4d of the case member 4, and the opening 4c prevents the switch operation member 50 from being operated with a finger pad. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the angler from erroneously operating the switch operating member 50 with the pad of the finger. Further, since the opening 4c is formed so that the switch operation member 50 can be operated with a fingertip, the switch operation member 50 can be operated with a fingertip without using a member with a sharp tip such as a ballpoint pen as in the related art. Performance can be improved.
[0024]
[Other embodiments]
(A) In the above embodiment, the mode switch MD has been described as an example of the switch operation unit 6 in the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other switch operation units 6 and various settings (not shown) can be set. The present invention can be applied to a reset switch for resetting and the like.
[0025]
(B) As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the mode switch MD is mounted on the opening 4 c formed so that the operation surface 50 a is exposed on the upper surface 4 d (see FIG. 7) of the case member 4 and moves downward. And a switch body member 51 provided below the switch operation member 50.
The switch operation member 50 is arranged such that an operation surface 50a, which is the upper surface of the switch operation member 50, is exposed to the outside as shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. The operation surface 50a of the switch operation member 50 is mounted on the opening 4c so as to be flush with the upper surface 4d (see FIG. 7) of the case member 4.
[0026]
6 and 7, the opening 4c is a slit-shaped opening that makes the switch operation member 50 inoperable with a finger pad and operable with a fingertip. The opening 4c is formed in a substantially rectangular shape elongated in one direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the opening 4c is formed such that the length of the long side A is in the range of 5 mm to 20 mm, and the length of the short side B is in the range of 0.5 mm to 4 mm, preferably. Is formed in a range of 1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less.
[0027]
Here, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the switch operation member 50 is prevented from being erroneously operated by forming the opening 4c which cannot be operated with the belly of the finger and can be operated with the fingertip or toe, and the switch operation member 6 is prevented from being erroneously operated. The operability of the operation unit 6 can be improved.
(C) In the other embodiment (b), the opening 4c is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, but may be formed in a substantially circular shape as shown in FIG.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the switch operation member of a fishing reel prevents the switch operation member from being operated erroneously by forming an opening that is not operable with the pad of the finger and operable with the fingertip. Operability of the operation unit can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electric reel employing one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view around a display unit of the electric reel.
FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the electric reel.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a switch operation unit of the electric reel.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the switch operation unit.
FIG. 6 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4 of another embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 of another embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 of another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 reel body 4 case member 4c opening 4d upper surface 6 switch operation unit 50 switch operation member 50a operation surface 51 switch body member MD mode switch

Claims (7)

A switch operating unit of a fishing reel provided on the reel body for performing various operations,
At least a part of the operation surface for performing the various operations is provided on the reel body, and is disposed so as to be exposed to the outside, and is movably mounted such that the operation surface is flush with the reel body. Switch operation member,
An opening for exposing the operation surface of the switch operation member, and making the switch operation member inoperable with a finger pad and operable with a fingertip;
Switch operating part of fishing reel equipped with. 2. The switch operating unit of the fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed by cutting out a part of a peripheral portion of a substantially circular portion on which the switch operating member is mounted. 3. The switch operating part of the fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed in a slit shape so that the operating surface of the switch operating member is exposed. 4. The switch operating section of a fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein said opening is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. 4. The switch operating unit of the fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed in a substantially circular shape. 5. The fishing according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the opening has a long side having a length of 5 mm or more and 20 mm or less, and a short side having a length of 0.5 mm or more and 4 mm or less. Switch section of the reel. The switch operating part of a fishing reel according to claim 6, wherein the opening has a short side having a length of 1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less.

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