JP2004057061A - Rod - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low cost rod having improved rod visibility in night without deteriorating the functions of the rod. <P>SOLUTION: This rod 10 is equipped with fishing line guides 20 each a support frame 28 holding a rigid guide ring 26 and a leg portion 30 extended from the support frame toward the butt side. Each of the fishing line guides 20 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of a tip rod 12 through the leg. The leg 30 of at least one fishing line guide 20 placed on the tip side is disposed on the outer peripheral portion of a fixed layer 32 fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the tip rod 12, and a luminous layer 36 containing a luminous pigment is disposed. The luminous layer 36 has an outer shape whose diameter is smoothly reduced from the maximum outer diameter placed at the approximate center in the axial direction toward both the ends in the axial direction. The maximum outer diameter portion has a non-circular cross-sectional shape whose side corresponding to the leg 30 is outward projected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fishing rod, and more particularly, to a fishing rod provided with a plurality of fishing line guides.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-256640 describes a fishing rod in which a light-storing layer in which fine particles of a light-storing material are densely arranged three-dimensionally is formed at appropriate intervals on the outer peripheral portion of the middle portion of a tip-tip tube.
The luminous layer in this conventional fishing rod is formed by applying a paint containing a luminous pigment to the outer periphery of the tip rod tube in order to obtain the amount of light and the emission time required for night fishing. In the luminous layer, a fine particle luminous material densely arranged in a three-dimensional manner by a coating material improves the emission luminance over a long period of time, and improves the visibility at night fishing.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the luminous layer is formed of a thick coating of a luminous pigment-containing paint, not only the cost is increased due to the necessity of a separate additional step in the manufacture of the pierced rod, but also the pierced rod. When the weight of the rod increases, the original functions of the rod, such as the weight and swing tone, decrease. Further, such a thick luminous layer changes the bending stiffness of the tip rod, adversely affects the deflection curve of the tip rod, and may cause stress concentration.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive fishing rod that can improve the visibility of a fishing rod at night without impairing the function of the fishing rod.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of fishing line guides each having a guide portion for guiding a fishing line and legs extending from the guide portion to the rod end side, and these fishing line guides are attached to the legs. A fishing rod attached to an outer peripheral surface of a rod tube body made of fiber reinforced resin via a portion, wherein an outer periphery of a fixed layer for fixing at least one leg portion of at least one fishing line guide located on the tip side to the outer peripheral surface of the rod tube body. Portion, and a light-emitting layer containing a luminous pigment, the light-emitting layer has an outer shape that smoothly decreases in diameter from a maximum outer diameter portion located at a substantially central portion in the axial direction toward both ends in the axial direction. A fishing rod is provided which has a non-circular cross-sectional shape having a shape and a portion corresponding to the leg portion whose maximum outer diameter portion protrudes outward.
[0006]
Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a fishing rod having a guide portion for guiding a fishing line, and having a fishing line guide for accommodating and fixing the tip of the tip rod in a sleeve. A reinforcing layer that extends toward the front end and reinforces the tip rod, and a light emitting layer that is disposed on an outer peripheral portion of the reinforcing layer and that contains a luminous pigment. A fishing rod having an outer shape whose diameter is smoothly reduced from the maximum outer diameter portion located at the portion toward both ends in the axial direction is provided.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 to 6 show a fishing rod 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The fishing rod 10 in the present embodiment is formed as, for example, a spliced fishing rod, and as shown in FIG. 1, a small-diameter rod pipe 12 that is a head rod, a middle-diameter pipe 14 larger than this, It has a large-diameter original rod tube 16, and a grip portion 18 to be gripped by a fisherman is formed on the rod end side of the original rod tube 16. This fishing rod 10 is formed as a fishing rod suitable for night fishing, such as a fish, for example, and has a spinning reel attached to a grip portion 18 as a fishing reel 8 for storing a fishing line. Instead of the spinning reel, it is also possible to use a double-axis reel (not shown).
[0008]
The fishing rod 10 of the present embodiment uses a fiber-reinforced prepreg (hereinafter, simply referred to as a prepreg) in which a reinforcing resin such as a carbon fiber is impregnated with a synthetic resin such as an epoxy resin in a circumferential direction, an axial direction, or an axial line as appropriate. It is formed from a hollow rod tube in which a plurality of body layers are laminated and wound in a direction parallel to the deflection direction inclined at an angle, but it is not limited to such a hollow structure, and it is possible to greatly flex the fishing rod. It can also be formed into a solid structure. Of course, such a rod pipe may adopt other appropriate connection types other than the parallel connection type, such as an indigo connection type or a swing type in which small-diameter rod pipes are sequentially accommodated in a large-diameter rod pipe. it can.
[0009]
Further, a fishing line guide 20 for preventing the fishing line from adhering to the outer surface of the rod tube is fixed to the fishing rod 10 at a predetermined interval toward the tip of the fishing rod 10 on the same side as the fishing reel 8. A fishing line guide 22, which is also referred to as a top guide hereinafter, is fixed to the tip of the tip rod 12.
[0010]
In this embodiment, the two fishing line guides 20 located on the side of the rod with a large diameter have a double leg structure that is fixed to the rod tube via two legs extending to the tip side and the rod bottom. . On the other hand, the three fishing line guides 20 located on the tip side are formed in a one-leg structure that is fixed to the rod pipe via one leg extending to the rod end side, and are used for bending or controlling the small diameter tip rod 12. It is preferable that the structure has no effect. The number and arrangement position of such fishing line guides 20 are not limited to the illustrated example, and can be set arbitrarily. In particular, when the fishing rod 10 is formed in a swing-out type, it is possible to form a part or all of the plurality of fishing line guides 20 so as to be movable on the rod pipe. When the fishing line guide 20 can be moved on the rod tube, the fishing line guide 20 can be fixed on a predetermined position by sliding on the rod tube body instead of fixing the fishing line guide 20 directly to the rod tube body as described later. For example, it is preferable to attach to a floating sleeve made of resin or prepreg.
[0011]
A light emitting portion 24 for improving the visibility of the fishing rod at night is formed near the fishing line guide located on the tip side of the fishing line guides 20 and 22. Such a light emitting portion 24 is provided at one of the plurality of fishing line guides 20 and 22 located on the tip side as long as the visibility of the tip can be improved particularly at a position separated from the angler. Although it is possible to arrange only the fishing line guides 20, 22 in particular, it is preferable to provide the fishing line guides 20, 22 attached to the head rod 12 in order to make the bending state of the head rod 12 visually recognizable.
[0012]
FIGS. 2 to 4 show an example in which the light emitting unit 24 is provided on the fishing line guide 20 adjacent to the top guide 22 at the forefront.
The fishing line guide 20 includes a metal or resin support frame 28 that supports a guide ring 26 having a smooth curved inner surface and formed of, for example, ceramic or metal, as a guide portion for guiding the fishing line. The leg 30 extends from As shown in FIG. 3, the leg portion 30 of the present embodiment has a substantially arc shape in which its central portion is thick and gradually becomes thinner toward both side edges when viewed in a cross section thereof. Note that the guide ring 26 may be formed as an integral structure instead of being formed as a separate member from the support frame 28.
[0013]
In this fishing line guide 20, the concave side of the leg 30 is placed on the outer peripheral surface of the tip rod 12, and the leg 30 and the rod tube main body of the tip rod 12 are impregnated with a resin in a normal winding part. It is fixed to the rod tube of the spike rod 12 by the fixing layer 32 formed as described above. It is preferable that the fixing layer 32 extends not only in a range where the leg 30 extends but also beyond the leg 30 and further toward the rod end.
[0014]
The above-mentioned thread winding portion is preferably formed by winding a thread having a diameter of, for example, about 0.17 to 0.23 mm at close intervals, but not only such a thread, but also a synthetic resin tape, polyester, or the like. It can also be formed by winding a metal me tape, a cloth adhesive tape, or a narrow prepreg tape on which aluminum is deposited on a film. Such a tape preferably has a thickness of about 0.05 to 0.3 mm and a width of about 1 to 10 mm. The leg portion 30 can be fixed to the rod tube main body of the spike rod 12 by bonding or the like.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 4, the outer peripheral portion of such a fixed layer 32 is formed on an uneven surface by forming ridges and grooves extending in the circumferential direction by thread winding or the like alternately along the axial direction. . On the outer peripheral surface of the fixed layer 32, a light reflecting layer 34 for reflecting light of a light emitting layer described later is formed. The light reflection layer 34 can be formed of an appropriate member such as a synthetic resin tape or a colored polyester film tape in addition to a white paint. In any case, the light reflecting layer 34 is formed in a white color with a thickness of about 0.01 to 0.05 mm, and its outer peripheral portion is formed with irregularities corresponding to the irregular surface of the fixed layer 32. Is preferred. In the present specification, the white color means not only perfect white having the highest reflectance, but also milky white, silver white, gray white, and white to which a pale color such as yellow, light blue, or pink is added. Also means white.
[0016]
A light emitting layer 36 is formed on the outer periphery of the light reflecting layer 34. The light-emitting layer 36 is made of an appropriate material such as a synthetic resin, paint, or ink which preferably contains 30% by weight or more of a suitable luminous pigment such as Al ₂ O ₃ , BaCo ₃ , or SrCl ₂ . The central part is bulged to form a maximum outer diameter part, and the outer surface is smoothly reduced in diameter from this maximum outer diameter part toward both ends in the axial direction on the tip side and the rod end side to form a smooth curved surface. It has a three-dimensional effect that changes its shape depending on the viewing angle even at night. In addition, since the outer surface is formed into a smooth curved surface, the bending of the rod pipe main body is not hindered, and no step portion that causes stress concentration is formed between the rod pipe main body and the rod pipe main body. Since the outer surface of the light reflecting layer 34 is formed with the uneven surface as described above, the adhesion between the light reflecting layer 34 and the light emitting layer 36 is improved, and the large bending of the rod tube body is repeatedly performed. Even in the case where the light emitting layer 36 is removed, peeling of the light emitting layer 36 can be reliably prevented. Since the outer surface of the fixed layer 32 is also formed with an uneven surface as described above, it is apparent that separation between the fixed layer 32 and the light reflecting layer 36 is also reliably prevented.
[0017]
The content ratio of the luminous pigment in the light-emitting layer 36 can be appropriately set. However, if the content is excessive, the intensity of the light-emitting layer 36 is reduced, and the amount of transmitted ultraviolet light is reduced. The light emission intensity does not greatly increase beyond a predetermined value. Conversely, when the content of the luminous pigment is too small, the luminous intensity is insufficient.
[0018]
FIG. 2 shows a maximum outer diameter portion of the light emitting layer 36 in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the axis of the rod tube main body. As is clear from this figure, the maximum outer diameter portion of the light emitting layer 36 has leg portions. The portion corresponding to 30 has a non-circular cross-sectional shape protruding outward. With such a non-circular cross-sectional shape of the maximum outer diameter portion, in addition to obtaining the three-dimensional effect of the light-emitting layer 36, an index is formed so that the posture or arrangement direction can be easily visually recognized at night. Therefore, it is easy to detect the hitting direction based on the posture and movement of the light emitting layer 36, and it is possible to easily adjust the posture or take in the fish. Note that at least one portion other than such a portion corresponding to the leg portion 30 may be protruded or provided as long as it serves as an index that allows the posture or arrangement direction of the light emitting layer 36 to be easily visually recognized at night. May be provided.
[0019]
The light-emitting layer 36 having such a cross-sectional shape has a thickness of 0.2 mm or more as long as the guide hole formed by the guide ring 26 of the fishing line guide 20 does not reach the edge closest to the rod pipe main body. Form. By setting the outer diameter or the thickness of the light emitting layer 36 within such a range, the fishing line passes through the guide ring 26 while maintaining a sufficient thickness for securing the light emission intensity. It is possible to prevent collision and damage. The thickness of the light emitting layer 36 can be increased to a larger diameter if necessary, but if the thickness is excessively increased, the number of steps and the molding difficulty increase. In addition, the light emitting layer 36 itself tends to be heavy and brittle, and the original functions of the fishing rod, such as the weight and swing of the fishing rod, are reduced. Therefore, the thickness of the light emitting layer 36 is preferably determined based on necessary factors such as weight, visibility, and light emission intensity.
[0020]
Further, since the light-emitting portion 24 having the light-emitting layer 36 is located on the rod tail side with respect to the support frame 28 and the guide ring 26, the support frame 28 and the guide ring 30 The light-emitting layer 36 can be visually recognized from any angle without being hindered. Further, for example, when the fishing rod 10 falls down, the side on which the fishing line guide 20 is disposed falls first due to the weight of the fishing line guide 20, so that the light emitting layer 36 is protected by the support frame 28 of the fishing line guide 20, The light emitting layer 36 is prevented from being damaged.
[0021]
Since the light emitting portion 24 having such a light emitting layer 36 formed thereon can be provided on the outer peripheral portion of the leg portion 30 when the fishing line guide 20 is fixed to the rod tube main body, it is not necessary to add a manufacturing process, and therefore, The fishing rod 10 can be manufactured at low cost. Further, since the light emitting section 24 does not need to be separately provided at a position separated from the fishing line guide 20, the light emitting section 24 does not have an unnatural appearance, and does not adversely affect the weight of the main body of the fishing rod 10 and the swing condition. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture the fishing rod 10 at low cost without impairing the function of the fishing rod 10, and further, the visibility and operability of the fishing rod 10 at night can be improved by the arrangement position and the easily visible three-dimensional shape.
[0022]
FIG. 5 shows a light emitting unit 24A according to a modification. The same parts as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The light emitting portion 24A is formed in a white color in which the fixing layer 32 itself reflects the light of the light emitting layer 36 by using a white type of the above-described yarn, tape, or resin for fixing the same to form the fixing layer 32. However, the above-described light reflection layer 34 is omitted. Further, by including a luminous pigment in the whole or at least the outer peripheral part of the fixed layer 32, the light emitting part 24A with higher luminance can be formed. Such a luminous pigment can be included in the fixed layer 32 by wrapping a luminous thread or a luminous tape containing the luminous pigment around the leg 30 and the rod tube main body. By omitting the light reflecting layer 34, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the fishing rod 10 can be further reduced. The outer peripheral surface of the light emitting layer 36 may be colored or formed with a transparent paint or the like, for example, to improve the aesthetic appearance especially in the daytime.
[0023]
FIGS. 6A and 6B show examples in which light emitting portions 24 and 24A are provided on the top guide 22 at the forefront, respectively.
In the top guide 22 of the present embodiment, a support frame 28 holding a hard guide ring 26 similar to the above-described fishing line guide 20 is fixed to a sleeve 31 via a main leg 29a and an auxiliary leg 29b. The tip of the tip rod 12 is inserted into the sleeve 31 and fixed, thereby being fixed to the tip rod 12.
[0024]
On the tip rod 12, a reinforcing layer 33 for reinforcing the tip rod 12 extends from the rear end of the sleeve 31 toward the bottom of the rod. The reinforcing layer 33 can be formed by impregnating a resin into a wound portion similar to that of the fixing layer 32 described above. Further, similarly to the fixing layer 32, the reinforcing layer 33 can be formed by winding a synthetic resin tape, a metal mee tape obtained by evaporating aluminum on a polyester film, a cloth adhesive tape, or a narrow prepreg tape. The light emitting section 24 shown in FIG. 6A has a light reflection layer 34 and a light emitting layer 36 similar to those described above in this order, and the light emitting section 24A shown in FIG. The light-emitting layer 36 itself is formed in a white color reflecting light, and the light-emitting layer 36 similar to the above is directly formed on the outer peripheral portion.
[0025]
In any case, the light-emitting layer 36 has an outer shape in which the diameter is smoothly reduced from the maximum outer diameter portion located at the substantially central portion in the axial direction toward both ends in the axial direction. A three-dimensional effect that changes depending on the angle at which the shape is viewed. In addition, the uneven surface between the layers prevents separation of the respective layers.
[0026]
By providing such light emitting portions 24 and 24A adjacent to the top guide 22, it is possible to reinforce the tip portion of the tip rod 12 which is most susceptible to breakage, and to easily recognize the extremely fine movement of the tip. It becomes possible.
[0027]
FIG. 7 shows examples in which the light emitting section 24 is provided on various types of top guides.
In the top guide 22A shown in FIG. 7A, the rear end 27 of the auxiliary leg 29b, which extends obliquely, extends beyond the end of the sleeve 31A toward the bottom of the rod, and is directly mounted on the rod tube main body of the tip rod 12. Is placed. The rear end 27 of the auxiliary leg 29b has a substantially arc-shaped cross-sectional shape similar to the leg 30 of the fishing line guide 20, and is fixed to the rod pipe main body by the fixing layer 32 as described above. You. Even when the length of the rod tube main body inserted into the sleeve 31A is extremely short, the rod tube main body can be firmly fixed to the rod tube main body of the tip rod 12 via the rear end 27 of the auxiliary leg 29b. . The intermediate portion of the auxiliary leg portion 29b preferably has a curved structure so as not to interfere with the fishing line passing through the guide hole of the guide ring 26, and may have one or two lines. Further, similarly to the above-described fishing line guide 20, a light reflecting layer 34 and a light-emitting layer 36 are sequentially formed on the fixed layer 32, and similarly to the above-described fishing line guide 20, the maximum outer diameter portion has a non-circular cross section. Form a shape.
[0028]
The top guide 22B shown in FIG. 7B has a structure similar to that of the top guide 22 shown in FIG. 6, except that a pair of mounting legs 33 are preferably arranged on the side of the rod from the rear end of the sleeve 31B. The mounting legs 33 are fixed to the rod body of the tip rod 12 by the fixing layer 32. Similarly to the light emitting section 24 described above, the light reflecting layer 34 and the light emitting layer 36 are formed on the fixed layer 32, and the maximum outer diameter portion and the tip side thereof are formed in a non-circular cross-sectional shape. The mounting leg 33 may be formed as a pair of tongues facing the side as shown in the figure, or only one, or three or more. In any case, the weight of the sleeve 31B and thus the weight of the top guide 22B can be reduced.
[0029]
Further, in a top guide 22C shown in FIG. 7C, a sleeve 31C has a mounting leg portion 35 having a U-shaped cross section projected from a rear end portion. The mounting leg portion 35 is formed in a groove shape having a slit or an opening on the side where the guide ring 26 is located, and can receive the tip of the tip rod 12 through this opening. Similarly to the above-described top guide, the fixing leg 32 fixes the mounting leg portion 35 to the outer peripheral surface of the rod body of the spike rod 12. Further, on the fixing layer 32, the light reflecting layer 34 and the light emitting layer 36 Is formed. The entire sleeve 31C may be formed in a U-shaped cross section similar to the mounting leg 35.
[0030]
In the various top guides 22A, 22B, and 22C shown in FIG. 7, instead of the above-described light-emitting unit 24, a light-emitting unit 24A as shown in FIG. 6B may be formed.
[0031]
The light-emitting portions 24 and 24A may be provided on only one of the top guide 22 or the fishing line guide 20 adjacent thereto, or may be provided on a plurality of them. Further, it is also possible to provide the fishing line guide 20 having a two-leg structure located on the rod bottom side.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, a fishing rod capable of improving the visibility of a fishing rod at night without impairing the function of the fishing rod can be manufactured at low cost.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an entire fishing rod according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a light emitting portion of the fishing rod of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view further enlarging FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a light emitting unit according to a modification.
6A and 6B are partial cross-sectional views illustrating a light emitting unit provided on a top guide, wherein FIG. 6A is a light emitting unit similar to FIG. 2 and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view in which a light emitting unit is provided on a top guide having various structures different from FIG. 6;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... fishing rod, 12 ... head rod, 20, 22 ... fishing line guide, 26 ... guide ring, 28 ... support frame, 30 ... leg, 32 ... fixed layer, 33 ... reinforcement layer, 34 ... light reflection layer, 36 ... light emission layer.

Claims (7)

A plurality of fishing line guides each having a guiding portion for guiding the fishing line and legs extending from the guiding portion to the bottom of the rod, and these fishing line guides are connected to the rod tube body made of fiber reinforced resin through the legs. A fishing rod attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rod, wherein the leg portion of at least one fishing line guide located on the tip side is disposed on the outer peripheral portion of a fixing layer for fixing the outer peripheral surface of the rod tube main body, and contains a phosphorescent pigment. The light-emitting layer has an outer shape that is smoothly reduced in diameter from a maximum outer diameter portion located at a substantially central portion in the axial direction toward both end portions in the axial direction. A fishing rod, wherein a portion corresponding to the leg has a non-circular cross-sectional shape protruding outward. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein a light reflecting layer is disposed between the fixed layer and the light emitting layer, and the light of the light emitting layer is reflected outward. 3. The fixing layer according to claim 1, wherein the fixing layer includes at least one of a thread, a tape, and a fiber-reinforced resin wound around the leg and the rod pipe main body to fix the leg to the rod pipe main body. 4. fishing rod. 4. The fishing rod according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting layer is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the light reflecting layer via an uneven boundary surface. 5. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the fixed layer includes a luminous pigment at least on an outer peripheral side. A fishing rod having a guide portion for guiding a fishing line, and having a fishing line guide for accommodating and fixing a tip end of a tip rod in a sleeve, the fishing rod extending from a rear end of the sleeve toward a rod bottom side, A reinforcing layer that reinforces the head rod, surrounding the outer periphery of the reinforcing layer, and includes a light-emitting layer containing a luminous pigment, and the light-emitting layer has a maximum outer diameter located at a substantially central portion in the axial direction. A fishing rod having an outer shape whose diameter is smoothly reduced toward both ends in the axial direction. The fishing rod according to claim 6, wherein the reinforcing layer is formed of a luminous line or a luminous tape containing a luminous pigment.

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