JP2005229963A - Electric reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric reel for fishing that can minutely adjust the line-winding operation with a motor output regulator according to the kinds of the object fish and the fishing situation of the fishing. <P>SOLUTION: In the electric reel for fishing that is equipped with the spool-driving motor for winding the spool that is rotatably supported on the reel main body and with the motor output-adjusting body that is displaceably attached to the reel main body and the motor output of the spool-driving motor is adjusted by the displacing operation based on the motor output adjusting patterns to drive the spool-driving motor. In this case, the motor output adjusting pattern is modified or set through the outer operations with the operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel provided with a spool drive motor that winds and drives a spool that is rotatably attached to a reel body.

In general, when fishing for a deep fish layer such as boat fishing, an electric reel for fishing (hereinafter referred to as “electric reel”) is widely used.
As is well known in the art, this electric reel rotates a spool by driving a spool drive motor (hereinafter referred to as “spool motor”) to wind up a fishing line. On the electric reel, a lever-shaped motor output adjuster that drives the spool motor by adjusting the motor output of the spool motor is mounted on the side plate on the handle side so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. The motor output can be increased or decreased from the stopped state to the high speed state by operation.

Then, the angler operates the motor output adjuster according to the conditions of the fishing ground (for example, the size and type of the target fish, the number of fights with the fish and the number of hits), and adjusts the motor output to increase or decrease the actual output. The appropriate fishing line winding operation is performed.
Japanese Patent No. 297978

By the way, in actual fishing, depending on the target fish, there may be a scene that requires finer motor output control in a low speed region or a high speed region.
However, in the above-described conventional electric reel, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, the motor output control pattern from the motor stop state to the maximum value of the motor output corresponding to the operation amount of the motor output adjuster is determined in advance. Depending on the situation, winding operation by fine motor drive could not be performed, and there was a risk of hindering improvement of fishing results.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric reel that enables a fine winding operation by a motor output adjuster in accordance with a target fish and fishing conditions.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a spool motor that winds and drives a spool that is rotatably supported by the reel body, and a spool motor that is displaceably mounted on the reel body. The motor output control pattern of the motor output adjusting body is changed by an external operation by the operating means in the electric reel provided with the motor output adjusting body that drives the spool motor by adjusting the motor output based on the motor output control pattern. It can be set.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a spool motor that winds and drives a spool that is rotatably supported on the reel body, and a reel motor that is displaceably mounted on the reel body, and controls the motor output of the spool motor by a displacement operation. In an electric reel provided with a motor output adjusting body that adjusts based on the pattern and drives the spool motor, a plurality of motor output control patterns of the motor output adjusting body are set and stored in the storage means, and external operation by the operating means is performed. Thus, the motor output control pattern can be selected and set.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the motor output control pattern can be appropriately changed and set according to the target fish and fishing conditions, and fishing can be performed with the optimum motor output control pattern. This makes it possible to perform a detailed winding operation and improves the fishing results.
According to the second aspect of the invention, since it is possible to perform fishing by appropriately selecting and setting a motor output control pattern according to the target fish and fishing conditions, fine winding by motor driving as compared with the prior art is possible. It has the advantage that it can be operated and the fishing results are improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 shows an electric reel according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a frame body of the reel body 3, 5 and 7 are side plates attached to the left and right side frames 9 and 11 of the frame body 1, A spool shaft is supported between the side plates 5 and 7 by a support portion (not shown), and the spool 13 is rotatably supported by the spool shaft.

The spool 13 is rotated by driving the spool motor 15 or winding the handle 17 to wind the fishing line. The spool motor 15 is a cylindrical motor integrally formed between the side frames 9 and 11 in front of the spool 13. Housed in a case.
Between the left motor shaft of the spool motor 15 and the spool shaft, a planetary speed reduction mechanism 19 including a planetary gear and a sun gear or an internal gear meshing with the planetary gear, and a power transmission mechanism 23 using the drive belt 21 are provided. The driving force of the spool motor 15 is transmitted to the spool shaft through the planetary speed reduction mechanism 19 and the power transmission mechanism 23.

The spool shaft passes through the center of the spool 13 and the other end protrudes into the side plate 7, and a power transmission mechanism 25 that transmits the rotational force of the spool shaft to the spool 13 at the protruding end, A clutch mechanism 27 for switching between the clutch ON) and the spool free state (clutch OFF) is mounted.
A clutch lever 29 is attached between the side frames 9 and 11 at the rear of the spool 13 so that the clutch lever 29 can be pressed downward. The clutch mechanism 27 is switched from the clutch ON to the clutch OFF by the pressing operation of the clutch lever 29. It is supposed to change.

  Further, when the handle 17 is rotated in the winding direction in the clutch OFF state, the clutch mechanism 27 is configured to return to the clutch ON state via a known return mechanism (not shown). By switching ON / OFF, the spool 13 is switched between a fishing line winding state and a fishing line feeding state, and the power of the spool motor 15 and the handle 17 to the spool 13 is transmitted / cut off.

  Thus, the spool motor 15 includes a lever-shaped motor output adjuster (hereinafter referred to as “power lever”) 31 mounted in front of the upper portion of the side plate 7 on the handle 17 side, and a jogging switch 33 (motor drive ON) described later. The power lever 31 is attached to the handle 17 so as to be rotatable in the same direction as the handle 17.

  A control box 35 containing a control circuit composed of a microcomputer and other electrical components is provided between the side plates 5 and 7 at the upper part of the reel body 3, and the microcomputer is operated by operating the power lever 31. Is based on the motor output control pattern shown in FIG. 2 and variably controls the current energization time ratio to the spool motor 15 as the duty ratio of the pulse signal corresponding to the operation amount of the power lever 31, so that the motor output is maximized from the motor stop state. The increase / decrease is continuously adjusted to the value (0 to 100%).

The motor output control pattern shown in FIG. 2 is a standard motor output control pattern that is preset and stored in the ROM of the microcomputer at the factory shipment stage in advance, so that a fine fishing line winding operation by the power lever 31 is possible. As will be described later, this motor output control pattern can be changed as appropriate.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 37 denotes a rotation detection means for detecting the rotation direction and the number of rotations of the spool 13. The rotation detection means 37 includes a pair of reed switches 39 mounted on the side frame 9 on the side opposite to the handle, The reed switch 39 is connected to the CPU of the microcomputer. The reed switch 39 is connected to a CPU of the microcomputer.

  On the other hand, the ROM of the microcomputer incorporates a yarn length measurement program into which the yarn length measurement basic data is input, as in the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-103567. Is used to determine whether the fishing line is fed out or wound, and the rotation pulse signal of the spool 13 received from the reed switch 39 is counted. Based on this count value The yarn length (fishing amount of fishing line) is measured by the yarn length measurement program.

The CPU displays the measured yarn length on the display unit 45 mounted on the operation panel 43 above the control box 35 via the display drive circuit, and the angler confirms such display. The fishing line can be taken out by operating the handle 17, the power lever 31 and the inching switch 33.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, on the operation panel 43, a reset switch 47 and a shelf memo switch 49 adjacent to the display unit 45 are biased toward the handle 17 side from the center between both side plates 5 and 7 of the reel body 3. The inching switch 33 described above with the switches 47 and 49 being offset is provided on the handle 17 side obliquely behind the display unit 45, and these are provided on the microcomputer. It is connected.

  Thus, the shelf memo switch 49 is used for setting the shelf position. As described above, the shelf memo switch 49 is based on the rotation pulse signal of the spool 13 that the CPU fetches from the reed switch 39 when the fishing line is fed or taken up. The yarn length is obtained and displayed on the display unit 45. The display unit 45 comprises a dot matrix type TFT liquid crystal display. As shown in FIG. The depth of the water and the distance of the device from the shelf are displayed in large size in parallel in the upper and lower two stages on the shelf color display section 53.

When the fisherman operates the reset switch 47 when the fishing line is fed from the tip of the hook to the water surface, the display value of the upper color display unit 51 is reset to “0.0”.
Thereafter, when the angler feeds the fishing line, the thread length value calculated and measured by the CPU is displayed on the upper color display section 51, and the angler switches to the shelf memo switch when the fishing line is unrolled, for example, 95.5m. 49 is operated, “0.0” is displayed on the shelf color display section 53, and the shelf position is set. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. The amount of feed (water depth) is displayed on the shelf color display portion 53 and the upper color display portion 51, respectively.

  Then, the spool motor 15 is driven by the operation of the inching switch 33 so that a delicate shelf position adjustment and a shaving operation can be performed. However, the inching switch 33 and the power lever 31 are separate circuits. When the inching switch 33 is operated while the power lever 31 is being operated, the spool motor 15 is driven by a preset motor output of the inching switch 33, and when the inching switch 33 is switched to the operation of the power lever 31. In consideration of safety, the spool motor 15 cannot be driven by the power lever 31 unless the power lever 31 is returned to the motor output “0” position once.

As described above, the spool motor 15 is driven by the operation of the power lever 31 and the inching switch 33. However, as described above, only the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. It is not possible to perform a detailed winding operation according to the condition.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the motor output control pattern can be arbitrarily changed and set.

  That is, in the electric reel 55 according to the present embodiment, three function switches (an inching switch 33, a reset switch 47, and a shelf memo switch 49), which are fewer in number than conventional ones, are arranged on the operation panel 43. When the switch 33 and the shelf memo switch 49 are simultaneously pressed, for example, for 2 seconds, the CPU of the microcomputer switches from the “thread length measurement display mode” to the “motor output control pattern change mode” as shown in FIG. ing.

In this “line length measurement display mode”, the line length is measured as the line is unwound during actual fishing and when the line is wound by operating the handle 17, power lever 31, inching switch 33, etc., as shown in FIG. This is a normal actual fishing mode in which the measured value is displayed on the display 45.
When the CPU switches to the “motor output control pattern change mode” in this way, the upper left mode in the display unit 45 is replaced with the display of the upper color display unit 51 and the shelf color display unit 53 as shown in FIG. The mode name “change” is displayed on the display unit 57, and the maximum value of the motor output control in the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2 is first displayed on the lower left set value display unit 59 in the display unit 45. A numerical value “100” having a duty ratio of 100% is displayed blinking together with the characters “maximum”.

  Thus, when the power lever 31 is operated in this state, the numerical value “100” of the flashing set value display section 59 is changed, and the angler uses the display on the set value display section 59 as a guide for power. When the lever 31 is operated and, for example, the inching switch 33 is pressed in a state where “80” is displayed on the set value display portion 59, the microcomputer sets the duty ratio 80% as the maximum value of the motor output control by the power lever 31. RAM is set.

When the maximum value of the motor output control is changed and set by pressing the inching switch 33 in this way, the CPU next sets a numerical value with a duty ratio of 0%, which is the minimum value of the motor output of the motor output control pattern of FIG. “0” is flashed on the set value display portion 59 together with the characters “minimum”.
If it is not necessary to change the duty ratio 100% of the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2, if the inching switch 33 is pressed while the numerical value “100” is blinking, the motor output is as described above. A numerical value “0” with a duty ratio of 0%, which is the minimum value of, flashes on the set value display portion 59.

  Also in this case, the numerical value “0” of the blinking set value display portion 59 is changed by operating the power lever 31. Then, when the power lever 31 is operated with reference to the display of the set value display unit 59 and the inching switch 33 is pressed while the set value display unit 59 displays “20”, for example, the duty ratio is 20%. Is set in the RAM of the microcomputer as the minimum value of the motor output control by the power lever 31, and the CPU returns from the “motor output control pattern change mode” to the “yarn length measurement display mode”.

If it is not necessary to change the duty ratio 0% of the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2, if the inching switch 33 is pressed in the blinking display state of the numerical value “0”, the CPU as described above. The “motor output control pattern change mode” returns to the “thread length measurement display mode”.
On the other hand, the ROM of the microcomputer stores in advance a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern based on the characteristics of the spool motor 15 based on the “combination of maximum duty ratio and minimum duty ratio”. When the minimum duty ratio of the standard motor output control pattern is changed and set to the duty ratio of 20% by the operation as described above, when the CPU returns from the “motor output control pattern change mode” to the “yarn length measurement display mode”, A pattern diagram of a combination of “minimum duty ratio 20 to maximum duty ratio 100%” as shown in FIG. 6 is stored in the RAM from the ROM. Thereafter, the microcomputer controls the motor output control by the power lever 31 as shown in FIG. It is designed to be done with patterns.

  In the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2, the spool motor 15 is stopped by operating the power lever 31. However, in the motor output control pattern of FIG. 6, the motor lever is not stopped by operating the power lever 31. In the “yarn length measurement display mode”, for example, the reset switch 47 functions as an ON / OFF switch of the spool motor 15.

  Similarly, for example, when the angler changes and sets the maximum duty ratio of the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2 to the duty ratio of 80% by the above operation, the CPU reads “minimum duty ratio 0 to maximum as shown in FIG. A pattern diagram of the combination of “duty ratio 80%” is stored in the RAM, and the microcomputer thereafter performs motor output control by the power lever 31 with the motor output control pattern of FIG. 7.

In this case, in the “yarn length measurement display mode”, the simultaneous operation of the shelf memo switch 49 and the reset switch 47 performs the switch function of the idle winding switch that controls the output with a maximum motor output duty ratio of 100%. It has become.
Therefore, in the case of the motor output control pattern in which both the maximum and minimum duty ratios of the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2 are changed, the reset switch 47 functions as an ON / OFF switch of the spool motor 15 and the shelf memo switch 49 The simultaneous operation of the reset switch 47 performs the switch function of the idle winding switch.

In addition, after changing and setting the motor output control pattern in this way, when changing and setting the motor output control pattern further, the above change and setting operations may be repeated. In this case, the set value display unit 59 In the standard motor output control pattern, the numerical value “100” having a duty ratio of 100%, which is the maximum value of the motor output control, is flashed again with the characters “maximum”.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 61 denotes a protrusion provided on the side plate 5 on the side opposite the handle so as not to obstruct the hand holding the electric reel 55, and the protrusion 61 extends downward from the lower part in front of the spool 13. A power supply connecting portion that protrudes and connects a power supply cord to the tip is attached. As in the prior art, a power supply cord is connected to the power supply connection portion via a connector, and power is supplied to the spool motor 15 and the like by connecting this power supply cord to a power source such as a battery.

Since the electric reel 55 according to the present embodiment is configured in this way, in actual fishing, a power supply cord is connected to the power supply connection portion via a connector, and the power supply cord is connected to a power source such as a battery, so that the spool motor Power is supplied to 15 etc.
Then, the fishing line is fed out from the spool 13 by the clutch OFF operation of the clutch lever 29, and the fishing line is wound around the spool 13 by the winding drive of the spool motor 15 by the power lever 31 or the winding operation of the handle 17. Subtle adjustment of the shelf position and shackle operation are performed by the operation of 33, and along with the feeding and winding of the fishing line, the yarn length is measured based on the detection value of the rotation detecting means 37, and the display 45 displays the yarn length. Although displayed, if the angler changes and sets the maximum and minimum values of the duty ratio of the standard motor output control pattern in FIG. 2 according to the change and setting operations described above according to the target fish and fishing conditions, The motor output control of the spool motor 15 by the power lever 31 is performed in a motor output control pattern having a pattern diagram as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, for example. As described above, in the case of the motor output control pattern of FIG. 6, the reset switch 47 functions as an ON / OFF switch of the spool motor 15, and in the case of the motor output control pattern of FIG. The simultaneous operation of 49 and the reset switch 47 functions as an idle winding switch.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the optimum motor output control pattern is obtained by appropriately changing and setting the maximum value and the minimum value of the duty ratio of the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2 according to the target fish and fishing conditions. Since fishing can be performed, it is possible to perform a detailed winding operation by driving a motor as compared with the conventional case, and there is an advantage that fishing results are improved.
FIGS. 8 to 16 show an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2, and this embodiment shows the motor output control pattern of FIG. 8 having the same pattern diagram as the standard motor output control pattern of FIG. 2. First, for example, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, motor output control patterns having maximum and minimum duty ratios different from the motor output control pattern of FIG. 8, and fine motor output control in the low speed region and the high speed region are possible. 7 types of motor output control patterns in total are stored in the ROM of the microcomputer.

When the inching switch 33 and the shelf memo switch 49 are pressed simultaneously for 2 seconds, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, the CPU of the microcomputer switches from “thread length measurement display mode” to “motor output control pattern selection mode”. It is supposed to change.
Thus, when the CPU switches to the “motor output control pattern selection mode” in this way, the mode name “selected” is displayed on the mode display portion 57 in the upper left of the display unit 45 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the pattern diagram of the motor output control pattern of FIG. 8 is first displayed on the pattern diagram display section 63 at the lower center of the display 45.

FIG. 16 shows a state in which the pattern diagram of the motor output control pattern of FIG. 14 is displayed on the pattern diagram display unit 63.
Then, when the power lever 31 is operated in a state where the pattern diagram of FIG. 8 is displayed on the pattern diagram display unit 63, the pattern diagrams of FIGS. 9 to 14 are sequentially displayed on the pattern diagram display unit 63. When the angler 33 presses the jog switch 33 when the necessary pattern diagram is displayed, the motor output control pattern with the pattern diagram is selected in the RAM of the microcomputer. , The CPU returns from the “motor output control pattern selection mode” to the “yarn length measurement display mode”, and thereafter, in the “yarn length measurement display mode”, the microcomputer controls the motor output by the power lever 31. The control is performed with the selected motor output control pattern.

  As in the embodiment of FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the reset switch 47 functions as an ON / OFF switch of the spool motor 15 in the motor output control according to the motor output control pattern of FIGS. In the motor output control according to the motor output control pattern of FIGS. 9 and 10, the simultaneous operation of the shelf memo switch 49 and the reset switch 47 has a switch function of an idle switch that performs output control with a maximum motor output duty ratio of 100%. Furthermore, in the motor output control by the motor output control pattern of FIG. 12, the reset switch 47 functions as an ON / OFF switch of the spool motor 15, and the simultaneous operation of the shelf memo switch 49 and the reset switch 47 is a switch function of an empty winding switch. It has come to play.

In addition, after selecting and setting the motor output control pattern in this way, when further selecting and setting the motor output control pattern, the above selection and setting operation may be repeated. In this case, the pattern diagram is displayed first. The pattern diagram shown in FIG.
Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the angler can select and set one of the motor output control patterns shown in FIGS. 8 to 14 by the selection and setting operations described above according to the target fish and the fishing situation. Thereafter, the motor output control of the spool motor 15 by the power lever 31 is performed according to the selected motor output control pattern.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the motor output control pattern can be appropriately selected and set according to the target fish and fishing conditions, and fishing can be performed with the optimum motor output control pattern. Winding operation is possible, and there is an advantage that fishing results are improved.

It is a top view of the electric reel which concerns on one Embodiment of Claim 1. It is a pattern diagram of a standard motor output control pattern. It is explanatory drawing of the display state of a display. It is a flowchart which shows the mode switching state. It is explanatory drawing of the display state of a display. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a pattern diagram of the motor output control pattern incorporated in the electric reel which concerns on one Embodiment of Claim 2. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern. It is a flowchart which shows the mode switching state. It is explanatory drawing of the display state of a display. It is a pattern diagram of a motor output control pattern incorporated in a conventional electric reel.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frame 3 Reel main body 5, 7 Side plate 13 Spool 15 Spool motor 17 Handle 29 Clutch lever 31 Power lever 33 Inching switch 35 Control box 37 Rotation detection means 39 Reed switch 45 Display 47 Reset switch 49 Shelf memo switch 55 Electric reel 57 Mode display section 59 Setting value display section 63 Pattern diagram display section

Claims (2)

A spool drive motor for winding and driving a spool rotatably supported by the reel body;
An electric fishing reel equipped with a motor output adjusting body that is mounted on a reel body so as to be displaceable, adjusts the motor output of the spool drive motor based on a motor output control pattern by a displacement operation, and drives the spool drive motor.
An electric reel for fishing, wherein the motor output control pattern of the motor output adjuster can be changed and set by an external operation by an operating means. A spool drive motor for winding and driving a spool rotatably supported by the reel body;
An electric fishing reel equipped with a motor output adjusting body that is mounted on a reel body so as to be displaceable, adjusts the motor output of the spool drive motor based on a motor output control pattern by a displacement operation, and drives the spool drive motor.
An electric reel for fishing, wherein a plurality of motor output control patterns of the motor output adjusting body are set and stored in a storage means, and the motor output control pattern can be selected and set by an external operation by an operation means.

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