JP2005229925A - Display apparatus of fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve visibility of information on reel and information on fishing without making whole reel large in a display apparatus of a fishing reel. <P>SOLUTION: In the display apparatus, a display part 5 displays a scale SC of water depth at right end of a screen and displays water depth data D1 of a terminal tackle obtained from a fishing reel 100 on the right side of scale SC at a position corresponding to water depth by a figure of a needle in which the terminal tackle is symbolized and water depth data D2 at the position of the bottom and water depth data D3 at shelf position each received from a fish finder 52 are displayed in time series at a position corresponding to water depth on the left side of scale SC by image of echo data. In this time, the water depth data D1, the water depth data D2 and the water depth data D3 at the shelf position are displayed in different color tone. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a fishing reel display device that displays first information about a reel and second information about fishing.

  In general, a fishing reel includes a reel body, a spool mounted on the reel body, a handle for rotating the spool, and a display device having a display unit for displaying water depth on a case member mounted on the upper surface of the reel body. I have. The display unit is a segment type or dot matrix type liquid crystal display, and can display the shelf position, the current depth of the device, and the like. In particular, a dot matrix type liquid crystal display has been widely used in recent years because it can display a large amount of information about the reel such as the depth of the device.

In addition, the fishing boat is equipped with an information collecting device capable of collecting information on fishing such as a fish finder or a global positioning system (GPS). In the past, information relating to fishing collected by the information collecting device was conventionally provided verbally to the fisherman by the boatman. Is received and displayed on a display unit. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). Such a fishing reel can display a large amount of information on the reel such as the depth of the device and information on the fishing such as the fish school information on one display unit.
JP 2002-142623 A

  In the fishing reel capable of receiving the information related to the conventional fishing, a large amount of information related to the reel can be displayed together with the information related to fishing on the display unit of the fishing reel. However, since such information on reels and information on fishing are large in amount of information, if all information on reels and information on fishing is displayed on a relatively small display unit in the past, these information will be displayed. There is a risk that it will be impossible to identify. Therefore, it is conceivable to enlarge the display unit, but there is a risk of increasing the size of the entire reel.

  An object of the present invention is to improve the visibility of information about a reel and information about fishing without increasing the size of the entire reel in a fishing reel display device.

  A fishing reel display device according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided on a fishing reel having a reel body, and includes first information relating to a reel collected by the fishing reel and an information collecting device provided outside the fishing reel. A fishing reel display device that displays second information about fishing collected, a case member mounted on the reel body, a display unit mounted on the case member and capable of color display, first information and first information Display means capable of displaying two pieces of information on the display unit in different colors.

  In this display device, the first information related to the reel and the second information related to fishing can be displayed in different colors on the display unit, so that the first information and the second information can be easily identified. Accordingly, the first information and the second information can be easily identified without increasing the size of the display unit, so that the visibility of the first information on the reel and the second information on the fishing can be improved without increasing the size of the entire reel. It can be improved.

  A display device according to a second aspect is the display device according to the first aspect, wherein the display unit is a dot matrix type liquid crystal display. In this case, by displaying the character information and the graphic information on the display unit that performs the liquid crystal display of the dot matrix method, the expressive power of the display unit can be improved, and the first information and the second information can be detailed in large quantities. Can be displayed.

  A display device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the display device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the fishing reel further includes a water depth measuring means capable of measuring the water depth of the device connected to the fishing line wound around the spool. The first information is water depth information measured by the water depth measuring means. In this case, the water depth information of the device can be displayed on the display unit as the first information.

  A display device according to a fourth aspect is the display device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the information collecting device is a fish finder. The second information is fish finder information obtained from the fish finder. In this case, the fish information from the fish finder can be displayed on the display unit as the second information.

  The display device according to a fifth aspect is the display device according to the fourth aspect, wherein the display means can display a plurality of pieces of image information corresponding to the intensity of the reflected wave obtained from the fish finder in different colors on the display unit. In this case, according to the intensity of the reflected wave obtained from the fish finder, visibility can be further improved by displaying image information of different colors such as gradation display, so the density of the fish school and the shape of the seabed It becomes easier to grasp the bottom sediment.

  A display device according to a sixth aspect is the display device according to the fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the display means can display a plurality of numerical information obtained from the fish finder on the display unit in different colors. In this case, for example, the visibility can be further improved by displaying the bottom position of the fishing ground, the shelf position of the fish, and the like with numerical information of different colors.

  A display device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the information collecting device is a global positioning system (GPS) that collects information indicating a current position and a fishing place. The second information is position information obtained from the global positioning system (GPS). In this case, position information from GPS can be displayed on the display unit as the second information.

  The display device according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the display means can display a plurality of first information in different colors on the display unit. In this case, not only the first information and the second information are displayed in different color tones, but also visibility can be further improved by displaying the first information such as a plurality of water depth information in different color tones.

  The display device according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the display means can display a plurality of second information in different colors on the display unit. In this case, not only the first information and the second information are displayed in different colors, but also visibility is improved by displaying a plurality of second information such as the bottom position of the fishing ground and the position of the fish shelf in different colors. it can.

  A display device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the information collection device further includes a wireless transmission unit capable of outputting the second information to the outside through wireless communication. The fishing reel further includes wireless receiving means capable of inputting the second information transmitted from the wireless transmitting means by wireless communication. In this case, by connecting the fishing reel and the information collecting device wirelessly, even when the fishing reel and the information collecting device are located at a relatively distant position, the connection is facilitated as compared to the wired connection.

  According to the present invention, in the fishing reel display device, the first information about the reel and the second information about the fishing are displayed in different colors on the display unit, so that the information about fishing can be obtained without increasing the size of the entire reel. And the visibility of information about the reel can be improved.

  A fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention is an electric reel having a display unit 5 as shown in FIG. The electric reel includes a reel body 1, a spool rotating handle 2 disposed on the side of the reel body 1, a drag adjusting star drag 3 disposed on the reel body 1 side of the handle 2, and a reel body 1. And a counter case 4 provided at the top of the main body.

  The reel body 1 is attached to a fishing rod, and includes a frame 7 composed of a pair of left and right first side plates 7a and second side plates 7b and a plurality of connecting portions 8 connecting them, a first side plate 7a and a first side plate 7a. It has the 1st side cover 9a and the 2nd side cover 9b which cover the both sides of the 2 side board 7b. A handle 2 is attached to the second side cover 9b, and a rotating shaft (not shown) of the handle 2 is rotatably supported. The first side plate 7a is provided with a connector (not shown) for connecting an external power source. A rod attachment leg 8 a for attaching a fishing rod is attached to the lower connecting portion 8.

  A spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported inside the reel body 1. A motor 12 that rotates the spool 10 in the yarn winding direction is disposed inside the spool 10. A clutch lever 11 for operating a clutch mechanism (not shown) is arranged on the side surface of the second side cover 9b on the handle 2 side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the counter case 4 is an aluminum alloy case mounted on the top of the reel body 1, and various electrical components are accommodated in the internal space. On the left side of the counter case 4, a wireless transmission / reception unit 51 for capturing information related to fishing from a fish detector 52 and a GPS 53 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, mounted on a fishing boat is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the counter case 4 has a reel control unit 30 including a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O interface, and the like that perform water depth display control and drive control of the motor 12. The reel control unit 30 includes various switches of the switch operation unit 6, a spool sensor 41 for detecting the rotational position and direction of the spool 10, a spool counter 42 whose value changes every predetermined pulse of the spool sensor 41, A communication control unit 50 for controlling the wireless transmission / reception unit 51 is connected. Further, the reel controller 30 PWM-drives a buzzer 43 for outputting various alarms, a display unit 5 for performing various displays, a storage unit 45 for storing various data, and a motor 12. A PWM drive circuit 44 including an FET and other input / output units are connected.

  The spool sensor 41 has two reed switches arranged side by side in the rotation direction of the spool 10, detects the spool rotation position and speed by the reed switch pulse, and either reed switch generates a pulse first. The direction of rotation can be detected depending on whether or not

  A wireless transmission / reception unit 51 is connected to the communication control unit 50, and fishing information from a fish finder 52 or a GPS 53 provided on a fishing boat can be captured by wireless communication. The fish finder 52 and the GPS 53 mounted on the fishing boat are connected to a communication control unit 54, and the communication control unit 54 is connected to a wireless transmission / reception unit 55. These communication control unit 54 and wireless transmission / reception unit 55 are also mounted on the fishing boat. Then, data is transmitted / received between the wireless transmission / reception unit 51 mounted on the electric reel and the wireless transmission / reception unit mounted on the fishing boat by a predetermined communication protocol, and the data on the fishing-related information obtained by the fish finder 52 or GPS 53 is transmitted. It can be taken into an electric reel.

  The display unit 5 is composed of a dot matrix type color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying information about fishing taken from the outside in addition to information about reels such as water depth and shelf position of the device. The display unit 5 is disposed at a position that can be seen from the back surface that is hidden when the counter case 4 is closed, and has a lens cover (not shown) made of a transparent resin on the outside. In the communication mode to be described later, information on fishing is displayed on the display unit 5 together with information on reels such as the depth of a device according to menu operations in the communication mode, as shown in FIG. The information relating to fishing and the information relating to reels are displayed in different colors. For example, information related to fishing is displayed in red, and information related to reels is displayed in black.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the switch operation unit 6 is arranged on the upper surface of the counter case 4 so as to be arranged vertically and horizontally on the right side and the lower side of the display unit 5, respectively. The switch operation unit 6 on the right side of the display unit 5 includes a speed change switch SK and a motor switch PW, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the switch operation unit 6 on the lower side of the display unit 5 includes a menu switch MN, a mode switch MD, and a bottom memo switch SM.

  The motor switch PW is a switch for turning on and off the motor 12. The speed change switch SK is a two-way switch for changing the speed of the motor 12. Pressing the upper switch of the speed change switch SK increases the speed, and pressing the lower switch decreases the speed.

  The menu switch MN is a switch for setting various menus. The bottom memo switch SM is a switch that is pressed when the device reaches the bottom, and the water depth at that time is set as the bottom.

  The mode switch MD is a switch for setting various modes. For example, a constant tension mode and a constant speed mode are switched as rotation control of the motor 12. The mode switch MD switches the display mode of the display unit 5 between the communication mode and the fishing mode. Here, the communication mode is a mode used when acquiring fishing information from a fishing boat via the connected wireless transmission / reception unit 51. The fishing mode is a water depth display or spool when fishing. This is a mode for displaying various information such as 10 speed displays.

  The mode switch MD is a switch for moving the cursor downward on the menu screen, and the bottom memo switch SM is a switch for moving the cursor left and right on the menu screen. The menu switch MN is a switch for selecting and executing various menus on the menu screen and determining them.

  Next, main control processing performed by the reel control unit 30 will be described with reference to control flowcharts shown in FIG.

  When an external power source is connected to the electric reel, initial setting is performed in step S1 shown in FIG. Here, various flags are reset and the display mode is set to the fishing mode.

  In step S2, display processing for the display unit 5 is performed. Here, in the fishing mode according to the display mode, as shown in FIG. 6, information about the reel such as the calculated water depth display and speed display is displayed. In the communication mode, an initial screen for the communication mode is displayed as shown in FIG. On the initial screen of this communication mode, for example, two menus of “fish finder information” and “GPS information” are displayed as communication menus. These two fishing information can be selected by operating the mode switch MD and the menu switch MN. Here, the fish finder information is for processing fishing information obtained from the fish finder 52. The GPS information is for displaying position information obtained from the GPS 53. From here, as shown in FIG. 3B, information on the school of fish at the place where fishing is performed, information on the bottom position and shelf position, etc. Information about fishing can be displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the display unit 5 displays the scale SC of the water depth at the right end of the screen, and the device water depth data D1 obtained from the fishing reel 100 on the right side of the scale SC. For example, it is displayed at a position corresponding to the water depth with a needle figure symbolizing the mechanism. In addition, the bottom position water depth data D2 and the shelf position water depth data D3 received from the fish finder 52 are echo data images corresponding to the intensity of the reflected wave in time series at positions corresponding to the water depth on the left side of the scale SC. indicate. At this time, the water depth data D1, the water depth data D2 at the bottom position, and the water depth data D3 at the shelf position are displayed in different colors. In addition, a device trajectory TR, which is a time-series change in the device water depth data D1, is displayed in dots. The trajectory TR is displayed in a different color tone for each dot. For example, the colors are different so as to gradually change from light gray to dark gray along the time series. Further, the numerical value D2n of the water depth data D2 on the seabed is displayed at the lower left of the screen, and the numerical value D1n of the water depth data D1 is also displayed to the right of the numerical value D2n. At this time, the numerical value D1n and the numerical value D2n are displayed in different colors. The numerical value D1n and the device depth data D1 are displayed in the same color tone, and the numerical value D2n, the bottom position water depth data D2 and the shelf position water depth data D3 are displayed in the same color tone. For example, the numerical value D1n and the device depth data D1 are displayed in red, and the numerical value D2n, the bottom position water depth data D2, and the shelf position water depth data D3 are displayed in black.

  In step S <b> 3, it is determined whether or not a switch input interrupt has been made due to various switch operations of the switch operation unit 6. When a switch input is made in step S3, the process proceeds to step S6 to perform switch input processing.

  In step S4, it is determined whether or not the spool 10 has rotated. This determination is made based on the output of the spool sensor 41. If it is determined that the spool 10 is rotating, the process proceeds from step S4 to step S7. In step S7, it is determined whether or not the communication mode is set. If the communication mode is set, the process proceeds to step S8 to switch the display mode from the communication mode to the fishing mode. When not in the communication mode or when the process of step S8 ends, the process proceeds to each operation mode process of step S9.

  In step S5, it is determined whether any other command has been issued. When another command is issued, the process proceeds from step S5 to step S10, and other processing according to the command is performed.

  In the switch input process of step S6, it is determined whether or not the mode switch MD is operated in step S11 of FIG. In step S12, it is determined whether or not the speed change switch SK has been operated. In step S13, it is determined whether another switch has been operated.

  If it is determined that the mode switch MD has been operated, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S15, and it is determined whether or not the display mode is the fishing mode. In the fishing mode, the process proceeds to step S16, and the display mode is switched to the communication mode. In the communication mode, the process proceeds to step S17 and the display mode is switched to the fishing mode. When the display mode is switched to the communication mode, the communication control unit 50 controls the wireless transmission / reception unit 51 to enable communication with the fish finder 52 and the GPS 53 mounted on the fishing boat, and the display in step S2 of FIG. The initial screen shown in FIG. 3A is displayed in the process, and when the fish finder information in the menu is selected, information related to fishing from the fish finder 52 at the fishing ground as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed. .

  When the speed change switch SK is operated, the process proceeds from step S12 to step S18. In step S18, it is determined whether or not the display mode is a fishing mode. If it is determined that the fishing mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S19, and a motor control process corresponding to the up / down operation of the speed change switch SK is performed. For example, when the speed change switch SK is pushed upward, the acceleration process is performed, and when the speed change switch SK is pushed downward, the deceleration process is performed only during that time.

  In step S13, it is determined whether any other switch operation has been performed. When another switch operation is performed, the process proceeds from step S13 to step S20, and other switch input processing corresponding to the switch operation is performed.

  In each operation mode process in step S9 in FIG. 4, it is determined in step S41 in FIG. 7 whether or not the rotation direction of the spool 10 is the yarn feeding direction. This determination is made based on which reed switch of the spool sensor 41 has issued a pulse first. If it is determined that the rotation direction of the spool 10 is the yarn feeding direction, the process proceeds from step S41 to step S42.

  In step S42, the data stored in the storage unit 45 is read from the value of the spool counter 42 that decreases every predetermined pulse of the spool sensor 41, the fed yarn length is calculated, and the water depth LX is calculated from the yarn length. The obtained water depth LX is displayed in the display process of step S2. A screen example of the display unit 5 at this time is shown in FIG. In each operation mode process of the fishing mode, information on the reel such as the depth of water set and the speed of the spool 10 is displayed on the display unit 5.

  In step S43, it is determined whether the obtained water depth LX matches the shelf position, that is, whether the device has reached the shelf. In step S44, it is determined whether or not another fishing mode is set. When it is not another fishing mode, each operation mode process is ended and the process returns to the main routine.

  When the water depth matches the shelf position, the process proceeds from step S43 to step S45, and the buzzer 43 is sounded to notify that the device has reached the shelf. In the case of another fishing mode, the process proceeds from step S44 to step S46, and the designated other fishing mode is executed.

  When the rotation of the spool 10 is determined to be the yarn winding direction, the process proceeds from step S41 to step S49. In step S49, the data stored in the storage unit 45 is read from the value of the spool counter 42 that increases every predetermined pulse of the spool sensor 41, the fed yarn length is calculated, and the water depth LX is calculated from the yarn length. The obtained water depth LX is also displayed by the display process in step S2.

  In step S50, it is determined whether or not the water depth matches the ship edge stop position. If it has not been wound up to the ship edge stop position, it returns to the main routine.

  When the ship edge stop position is reached, the process proceeds from step S50 to step S51. In step S51, the buzzer 43 is sounded to notify that the device is on the shore. In step S44, the motor 12 is turned off. As a result, the fish is arranged at a position where it can be easily taken when the fish is caught. This ship edge stop position is set, for example, when the spool 10 is stopped for a predetermined time or less within a water depth of 6 m.

  In this electric reel, since the water depth data D1 related to the reel, the water depth data D2 of the bottom position obtained from the fish finder 52 related to fishing, and the water depth data D3 of the shelf position are displayed in different colors, the water depth data D1 related to the reel. And water depth data D2 at the bottom position relating to fishing and water depth data D3 at the shelf position can be easily identified. Accordingly, the water depth data D1 relating to the reel, the water depth data D2 relating to the bottom position relating to fishing, and the water depth data D3 relating to the shelf position can be easily identified without increasing the size of the display unit 5. The visibility of the water depth data D1 related to the reel, the water depth data D2 of the bottom position related to fishing, and the water depth data D3 of the shelf position can be improved.

[Other Embodiments]
(A) In the embodiment described above, an electric reel has been described as an example of a fishing reel. However, any fishing reel, such as a hand-wound counter reel, may be used as long as it has a display unit 5. Good. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 5 may be an openable / closable counter case 4 or may be provided separately from the reel body 1.

  (B) In the above embodiment, information related to fishing from the fish finder 52 and GPS 53 mounted on the fishing boat is acquired by wireless connection. However, information related to fishing may be acquired by wired connection.

  (C) In the above embodiment, the fish finder 52 and the GPS 53 are shown as information collecting means for the fishing boat. For example, when the fishing boat has a function of collecting internet information, the obtained internet information is used. It may be possible to display.

  (D) In the above embodiment, the fishing information from the fish finder 52 and the fishing information from the GPS 53 are selectively displayed on the display unit 5. However, two pieces of information are displayed on the display unit 5 on one screen. You may make it do. Alternatively, information from either the fish finder 52 or the GPS 53 may be displayed.

  (E) In the above embodiment, the display unit 5 displays the water depth data D1 relating to the reel, the water depth data D2 relating to the bottom position relating to fishing, and the water depth data D3 relating to the shelf in different colors. You may make it display the data D2 and the water depth data D3 of a shelf position with a different color tone. When a plurality of water depth data D1 related to the reel are displayed, the plurality of water depth data D1 may be displayed in different colors. In addition, although the information regarding fishing was displayed in red and the information regarding reel was displayed in black, it is not limited to these color tones.

The perspective view of the electric reel by one Embodiment of this invention. The control block diagram of an electric reel. The figure which shows an example of the display screen at the time of communication mode. The flowchart which shows the content of the process of a main routine. The flowchart which shows the content of switch input processing. The figure which shows an example of the display screen at the time of fishing mode. The flowchart which shows the content of each dynamic operation mode process. The figure equivalent to FIG. 1 of other embodiment.

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4 counter case 5 display unit 10 spool 30 reel control unit 50 communication control unit 51 wireless transmission / reception unit 52 fish detector 53 GPS

Claims (10)

First information relating to a reel provided on a fishing reel having a reel body and collected by the fishing reel, and second information relating to fishing collected by an information collecting device provided outside the fishing reel. A fishing reel display device for displaying,
A case member mounted on the reel body;
A display unit mounted on the case member and capable of color display;
Display means capable of displaying the first information and the second information in different colors on the display unit;
A display device for fishing reels.   The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is a dot matrix type liquid crystal display. The fishing reel further includes a water depth measuring means capable of measuring a water depth of a device connected to a fishing line wound around a spool,
3. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the first information is water depth information measured by the water depth measuring means. The information collecting device is a fish finder,
The fishing reel display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second information is fish finder information obtained from the fish finder.   5. The fishing reel display device according to claim 4, wherein the display unit is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of image information corresponding to the strength of reflected waves obtained from the fish finder in different colors on the display unit. 6.   The fishing reel display device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the display means is capable of displaying a plurality of numerical information obtained from the fish finder on the display unit in different colors. The information collection device is a global positioning system (GPS) that collects information indicating a current position and a fishing place,
The fishing reel display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the second information is position information obtained from the global positioning system (GPS).   8. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of the first information on the display unit in different colors. 9.   9. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is capable of displaying a plurality of the second information on the display unit in different colors. 10. The information collection device further includes a wireless transmission means capable of outputting the second information to the outside by wireless communication,
The fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the fishing reel further includes wireless receiving means capable of inputting the second information transmitted from the wireless transmitting means by wireless communication. Display device.

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