JP2007043914A - Electric reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric reel for fishing, which prevents rod tip breakage by unexpected winding of terminal tackle and occurrence of trouble such as fishline cutting. <P>SOLUTION: In the electric reel for fishing, which is equipped with a spool rotatably supported on a reel body, a spool drive motor for winding and driving the spool, a line length measurement device for measuring the amount of the line unreeled and wound on the spool, a display for displaying the measured values of the line length measurement device, a storage means for storing the fixed amount the fishline unreeled as a specified value and a mechanical speed change gear for changing a power transmission state between the spool drive motor and the spool from a high-speed power transmission state to a low-speed transmission state, when the power transmission state between the spool drive motor and the spool is in a high-speed power transmission state and the measured value of the yarn length measurement device is recognized to be the specified value, the mechanical speed change gear is changed to automatically convert the power transmission state to a low-speed power transmission state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

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.

When fishing for deep fish such as boat fishing, electric reels for fishing are widely used.
As is well known in the art, an electric fishing reel (hereinafter referred to as an “electric reel”) rotates a spool by driving a spool drive motor and winds a fishing line. In this type of electric reel, In order to improve fishing results by accurately taking shelves, measure the length of the fishing line (feed amount and take-up amount) based on the number of rotations of the spool, etc. detected by the rotation detection means, and display this A yarn length measuring device is attached to the screen, and the angler can feed the device to a predetermined shelf position based on such display.

Then, considering the protection of the tip of the fishing line when the fishing line is idled by the spool drive motor, based on the measurement value of the yarn length measuring device, a value that is fed out a predetermined amount from the tip of the hook (measurement of the length of the thread in the reset state of the water surface 0) For example, an electric reel provided with a ship stop device that automatically stops the spool drive motor at a display value of 0 to 5 m) is widely used.
In addition to these devices, in recent electric reels, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-228620, fishing lines are selected according to the conditions of the fishing ground (for example, the size and type of the target fish, the number of fights and the number of hits with the fish). In order to change the winding speed of the fishing line, the fishing line winding speed (spool) is adjusted by adjusting the motor output of the spool drive motor by operating an adjustment member (motor output adjusting body) detachably mounted on the side of the reel body. 2. Description of the Related Art An electric transmission device that changes the rotational speed of a drive motor) is known.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, in addition to such an electric transmission, a motor shaft of a spool drive motor and a motor shaft of the motor shaft are provided so that an electric winding operation corresponding to various changes in fishing grounds can be performed. A high-speed gear transmission mechanism and a low-speed gear transmission mechanism with different gear ratios are connected so as to be able to transmit power between the power transmission mechanism consisting of multiple gears that transmit rotation (rotational force of the spool drive motor) to the spool. An electric reel provided with a mechanical transmission that enables switching between high and low speed power transmission by selecting one of them depending on the rotation direction of the spool drive motor is disclosed.

  Similarly, in Patent Document 3, in addition to the electric transmission described above, a part of the drive system of the planetary gear transmission mechanism that decelerates the rotational force of the spool drive motor is engaged with a gear that is turned ON / OFF by operating a switching member. An electric reel provided with a mechanical transmission that switches a power transmission state between a spool drive motor and a spool between a high speed and a low speed by changing the ratio is disclosed.

In these electric reels, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a push button type high-speed mode switch and a low-speed mode switch are mounted on the operation panel at the top of the reel body, and a high operation is performed by pressing these switches. When the low-speed power transmission is selected, the fishing line is wound up by operating the adjusting member.
Japanese Patent No. 297978 Japanese Patent No. 3537363 Japanese Patent No. 3159537

By the way, conventionally, this type of electric reel often winds up the fishing line at a high speed when the fishing line is idle.
For this reason, for example, in the electric reel disclosed in Patent Document 2, the power transmission state between the spool drive motor and the spool is switched to a high speed state to quickly wind the fishing line, and the spool drive motor is automatically operated at the boat stop position. Stop.

However, if the power transmission state is switched to the high speed state in this way, when the fisherman accidentally operates the adjusting member after stopping the boat, the electric reel is driven to take up in the high speed state. There is a risk that troubles such as breakage of the tip of the hook and cutting of the fishing line may occur due to an increase in the risk of the problem.
In addition, after the boat stops, the fisherman winds up the fishing line from the boat stop position to 0.0 m (water surface), or from the tip of the boat to 0.0 m (water surface) so that the device comes to the angler's hand when the fish is taken in. In order to finely adjust the fishing line length, the display 0 reset may be repeated. However, if the fishing line is wound up from the ship stop position to 0.0 m (water surface), or after the display 0 reset process, If the electric reel is in a high-speed power transmission state when winding the fishing line for adjustment, there is a risk that the risk of trapping will increase, and troubles such as breakage of the tip and cutting of the fishing line may occur.

  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 prevents the occurrence of troubles such as breakage of the tip due to inadvertent device trapping in the state of high-speed power transmission and cutting of a fishing line. To do.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a spool rotatably supported by a reel body, a spool drive motor for winding and driving the spool, and a feeding amount of fishing line wound around the spool. A yarn length measuring device for measuring the winding amount, a display for displaying the measured value of the yarn length measuring device, a storage means for storing a predetermined amount of fishing line feed as a predetermined value, a spool drive motor and a spool, The power transmission state between the spool drive motor and the spool is high-speed power transmission in an electric reel having a mechanical transmission that switches the power transmission state between the high-speed power transmission state and the low-speed power transmission state. In this state, when the measured value of the yarn length measuring device is recognized as the predetermined value, the mechanical transmission is switched to change the power transmission state between the spool drive motor and the spool at low speed. Wherein the automatic switching to the transmission state.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the power transmission state between the spool drive motor and the spool is the high-speed power transmission state, and the measured value of the yarn length measuring device is a predetermined value set and stored in the storage means. When it is recognized that the power transmission state of the mechanical transmission is automatically switched to the low-speed power transmission state, for example, by setting the ship stop position to a predetermined value, high speed power transmission after the ship stop is performed. Winding drive in the state can be avoided, and as a result, troubles such as breaking of the tip of the device and cutting of the fishing line can be prevented, and there is an advantage that fishing can be performed safely.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5 show a first embodiment of an electric reel according to claim 1. In FIG. 1, 1 is a frame of the reel body 3, 5 and 7 are side plates attached to the left and right of the frame 1, and both sides. A spool 11 is rotatably supported between the plates 5 and 7 via a spool shaft 9.
The spool shaft 9 passes through the shaft center of the spool 11, and one end on the side plate 5 side is rotatably supported by a first set plate 13 that is integrally attached to the frame 1 via a bearing 15. A spool shaft drive gear 19 of a power transmission mechanism 17 described later is fitted to one end side to prevent rotation.

The spool 11 is rotated in the winding direction by driving the spool driving motor 21 and the winding operation of the handle 23 so that the fishing line is wound. The spool driving motor 21 can rotate in both forward and reverse directions. It is housed in a cylindrical motor case 25 formed integrally with the frame 1 in front of the spool 11.
The reel body 3 on the side plate 5 side includes the mechanical transmission device 27, the first planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 29, and the spool shaft drive gear 19 having the same structure as the conventional example disclosed in Patent Document 2. A power transmission mechanism 17 composed of a plurality of gears is sequentially mounted between the motor shaft 31 of the spool drive motor 21 and the spool shaft 9, and the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 is controlled by the mechanical transmission 27 and the planetary gear reduction. The mechanism 29 and the power transmission mechanism 17 are sequentially shifted / decelerated and transmitted to the spool shaft 9.

  2 is an enlarged sectional view of the mechanical transmission device 27 and the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 29. FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic diagrams for explaining the rotation directions of the gears of the mechanical transmission device 27, the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 29, and the power transmission mechanism 17. In the figure, reference numeral 33 denotes a pinion that is non-rotatably fitted to the motor shaft 31, and the spool drive motor 21 is configured to be rotatable in both forward and reverse directions, and as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. The pinion 33 also rotates in both forward and reverse directions.

The low speed gear 37 of the low speed reduction gear mechanism 35 and the high speed gear 41 of the high speed reduction gear mechanism 39 are individually meshed with the pinion 33, and the mechanical transmission 27 is connected to the low speed reduction gear. A mechanism 35 and a high speed reduction gear mechanism 39 are included.
The low speed gear 37 and the high speed gear 41 have the same outer diameter and the same gear ratio with the pinion 33, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the low speed gear 37 has the first rotation. The shaft 43 is rotatably supported via a one-way clutch 45, and the high speed gear 41 is rotatably supported by a second rotating shaft 47 via a one-way clutch 49. The first rotating shaft 43 is rotatably supported between the carrier 51 of the planetary gear reduction mechanism 29 and the frame 1 via bearings 53 and 55, and the second rotating shaft 47 is supported by the set plate 13. Between the second set plate 57 arranged on the inner side of the frame and the frame 1 through bearings 59 and 61 so as to be rotatable.

  Thus, the one-way clutches 45 and 49 are set so that the rotational directions for transmitting the force are opposite to each other, and the one-way clutch 45 on the low-speed gear 37 side is reversely rotated (see FIG. 3 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 (hereinafter the same), the rotational force of the low speed gear 37 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 43 by the wedge action, and the low speed gear 37 is rotated forward (clockwise in FIG. 4). (Hereinafter, the same), the rotational force is not transmitted to the rotating shaft 43.

On the other hand, the one-way clutch 49 on the high-speed gear 41 side transmits the rotational force of the high-speed gear 41 to the rotary shaft 47 by the wedge action when the high-speed gear 41 rotates forward as shown in FIG. When the high speed gear 41 reverses as shown in FIG. 3, the rotational force is not transmitted to the rotating shaft 47.
The small gear 63 is fitted to the first rotating shaft 43 and the large gear 65 is fitted to the second rotating shaft 47 so that they are engaged with each other. The sun gear 67 of the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 29 is fitted to the projecting end side of the rotating shaft 43 so as not to rotate.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 29 is disposed between the sun gear 67, the set plate 57 and the sun gear 67, and the internal teeth 69 and the sun gear formed on the set plate 57. A plurality of planetary gears 71 meshing with each other, and the planetary gear 71 is rotatably supported by the carrier 51 via a support shaft 73, and the carrier 51 is connected to the set plates 13 and 57 via bearings 75 and 77. It is supported so that it can rotate between the two.

The drive gear 79 of the power transmission mechanism 17 is fitted to the carrier 51 so as not to rotate.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the power transmission mechanism 17 is arranged between the spool shaft drive gear 19 and the drive gear 79, and between the spool shaft drive gear 19 and the drive gear 79, and meshes with them. And a gear 81. As shown in FIG. 2, the large gear 81 is rotatably supported by a cylindrical support portion 83 provided on the set plate 13 via a bearing 85, but a cylindrical shape provided at the center of the large gear 81. An outer ring 91 of a one-way clutch 89 that is pivotally supported by the set plate 57 is fitted to the inner periphery of the portion 87 to prevent rotation, and the one-way clutch 89 wedges during the winding operation of the handle 23 to generate a large gear. The rotation of 81 is prevented, and the driving force of the handle 23 is transmitted to the spool 11 through a planetary gear reduction mechanism (power transmission mechanism) 93 described later by the reaction force.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spool shaft 9 passes through the center of the spool 11 and the other end protrudes into the side plate 7. The driving force of the spool drive motor 21 and the rotational force of the handle 23 operation are applied to the protruding end. A second planetary gear reduction mechanism 93 that is transmitted to the spool 11 is mounted.
As in the prior art, the planetary gear reduction mechanism 93 includes a sun gear 94 attached to the protruding end of the spool shaft 9, a plurality of planetary gears 95 meshing with the sun gear 94, and an internal gear engraved at one end of the spool 11. The planetary gear 95 is meshed with the internal gear 97. The planetary gear 95 is attached to the carrier 101 via a support shaft 99. The carrier 101 is fitted to a bracket 103 attached to the spool 11, and is rotatably supported by the spool shaft 9 via a bearing 105. Yes.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 23 denotes a handle for winding a fishing line, and the handle 23 is connected to the protruding side end of the side plate of the handle shaft 107 rotatably attached to the side plate 7. A ratchet 109 is fixed to the shaft 107 within the side plate 7, and a drive gear 111 is rotatably attached. The drive gear 111 and the handle shaft 107 are frictionally coupled by a known drag device 113 attached to the handle shaft 107, and the drag device 113 can adjust the drag force by operating the drag force adjusting lever 115. Yes.

As described above, during the winding operation of the handle 23, the rotation of the large gear 81 meshing with the spool shaft drive gear 19 is prevented by the wedge action of the one-way clutch 89, so that the rotational force of the handle 23 is controlled by the planetary gear. It is transmitted from the gear reduction mechanism 93 to the spool 11 so that the spool 11 rotates in the winding direction.
Although not shown, the ratchet 109 is latched with a latching pawl biased by a well-known spring, and the latching pawl is latched to the ratchet 109 to prevent the spool 11 from rotating in reverse. It has been.

Furthermore, in addition to the mechanical transmission 27 described above, the electric reel 117 according to the present embodiment is equipped with an electric transmission similar to the electric reel disclosed in Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. Further, an adjustment member 121 is attached to a cylindrical portion 119 provided in front of the side portion of the side plate 7 on the handle 23 side so as to be rotatable in a front-rear direction of the reel body 3 over a predetermined angle.
The adjustment member 121 has a lever shape in which a wide operation portion 123 is formed at the tip so that the adjustment member 121 can be pressed with a finger of a hand holding the entire reel or can be picked and rotated with a finger, as shown in FIG. An adjustment member (hereinafter referred to as “power lever”) 121 is connected to an operation shaft 127 of a potentiometer 125 built in the cylindrical portion 119. Then, a change in the resistance value of the potentiometer 125 due to the rotation operation of the power lever 121 is input to the microcomputer mounted in the control box 129 above the reel body 3.

Then, the CPU of the microcomputer variably controls the motor drive current energization time rate with a switching element connected in the motor drive circuit as the duty ratio of the pulse signal corresponding to the displacement amount of the power lever 121, and the spool drive motor 21 The motor output is adjusted to increase or decrease.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a clutch lever 135 for operating a known clutch mechanism 133 mounted in the side plate 7 is attached to the rear side of the side plate 7 so as to be pressed downward. By pressing the lever 135, the clutch mechanism 133 is switched from the clutch ON state to the clutch OFF state.

  When the handle 23 is rotated in the take-up direction in the clutch OFF state, the clutch mechanism 133 is configured to return to the clutch ON state via a well-known return mechanism (not shown). 23, the spool 11 is switched between a fishing line winding state and a spool free state by the clutch ON / OFF switching operation, and the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 and the handle 23 to the spool 11 is transmitted / interrupted. ing.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 137 denotes a rotation detecting means for detecting the number of rotations of the spool 11 and its rotating direction. The rotation detecting means 137 is a rotation detecting sensor 139 comprising a hall element or a reed switch mounted on the set plate 13. And a plurality of magnets 141 fixed to the peripheral edge of one end of the spool 11 so as to face this, and the rotation detection sensor 139 is connected to the CPU of the microcomputer.

  Thus, as with the yarn length measurement program disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-103567, the CPU captures the forward / reverse determination signal of the spool 11 output from the rotation detection sensor 139 to feed the fishing line. In addition to determining whether or not to take up, the rotation pulse signal of the spool 11 fetched from the rotation detection sensor 139 is counted, and the yarn length calculation formula stored in the ROM of the microcomputer is calculated and executed based on this count value. ing.

Then, the CPU displays the measured value (calculation result) on the indicator 145 provided on the operation panel 143 of the control box 129 as the thread length (fishing line feeding amount or winding amount). While confirming such a display, it is possible to feed the device to a predetermined water depth or wind the fishing line by operating the handle 23 or the power lever 121.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the operation panel 143, a reset switch 147 and a shelf memo switch 149 are vertically mounted on the handle 23 side adjacent to the display 145, and the mechanical type is mounted on the counter handle 23 side. A shift HI / LOW switch 151 of the transmission 27 is mounted, and these switches 147, 149, 151 are connected to a microcomputer.

  The shelf memo switch 149 is used for setting the shelf position. As described above, the CPU calculates the yarn length based on the rotation pulse signal of the spool 11 taken in from the rotation detection sensor 139 as the fishing line is fed and wound. As shown in FIG. 5, the depth of the device from the water surface is displayed on the upper color display portion 153 of the display 145, and the distance of the device from the shelf is vertically 2 on the shelf color display portion 155. Largely displayed in parallel with the columns.

When the fisherman operates the reset switch 147 at the place where the fishing line is fed from the tip to the water surface at the start of actual fishing, the display value of the upper color display unit 153 is reset to “0.0”. (Display 0 reset processing).
Thereafter, when the angler feeds the fishing line, the thread length calculated and measured by the CPU is displayed on the upper color display portion 153 as the spool 11 rotates, but the fishing line is fed out, for example, 95.5 m. When the angler operates the shelf memo switch 149, “0.0” is displayed on the shelf color display portion 155, and the shelf position is set. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. The device distance and the feed amount (water depth) from the water surface are displayed on the shelf color display portion 155 and the upper color display portion 155, respectively.

Next, the function of the shift HI / LOW switch 151 will be described. In the mechanical transmission 27 described above, the low-speed power transmission state (LOW) by the low-speed reduction gear mechanism 35 is manually operated by the shift HI / LOW switch 151. And the high-speed power transmission state (HI) by the high-speed reduction gear mechanism 39 are alternately switched.
That is, when the shift HI / LOW switch 151 is operated, the microcomputer first instructs the motor drive circuit to transmit the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 to the spool 11 via the high speed reduction gear mechanism 39. The spool drive motor 21 is rotated in the reverse direction as shown in FIG.

The spool drive motor 21 rotates in the reverse direction with a motor output corresponding to the operation amount of the power lever 121. When the power lever 121 is in the motor stop state, the spool drive motor 21 is operated even if the shift HI / LOW switch 151 is operated. The motor 21 does not rotate.
Thus, when the spool drive motor 21 rotates in the reverse direction, the low speed gear 37 and the high speed gear 41 that mesh with the pinion 33 are rotated in the forward direction from the configuration of the transmission 27 described above, as shown in FIG. The rotation of the high speed gear 41 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 47 by the wedge action of the one-way clutch 49 on the high speed reduction gear mechanism 39 side. The one-way clutch 45 on the low speed reduction gear mechanism 35 side does not transmit the rotation of the low speed gear 37 to the rotation shaft 43, and the rotation shaft 47 is connected to the rotation speed of the motor shaft 31, the pinion 31, and the high speed gear 41. It rotates forward together with the high-speed gear 41 at a rotational speed corresponding to the gear ratio.

When the rotary shaft 47 rotates in the forward direction as described above, the large gear 65 fitted to the rotation stop rotates in the forward direction, and the small gear 63 meshed with the rotation rotates in the reverse direction. At this time, the rotation speed of the rotation shaft 47 is amplified by a magnitude corresponding to the gear ratio between the large gear 65 and the small gear 63 and transmitted from the small gear 63 to the rotation shaft 43.
Therefore, the rotating shaft 43 rotates at a speed higher than that in the low-speed power transmission state, and the amplified rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 is transmitted from the rotating shaft 43 to the sun gear 67, and the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 29, power transmission This is transmitted to the spool shaft 9 via the mechanism 17.

  After the motor output is adjusted to increase or decrease by operating the power lever 121, the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 is transmitted to the spool 11 via the high speed reduction gear mechanism 39, and the power lever 121 is operated to the motor stop state. Even if the power lever 121 is operated again, the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 is transmitted to the spool 11 via the high speed reduction gear mechanism 39 unless the speed change HI / LOW switch 151 is operated. .

On the other hand, when the shift HI / LOW switch 151 is operated in this high speed state, the microcomputer 129 sends a command to the motor drive circuit to stop the spool drive motor 21 and then forwardly rotate as shown in FIG. It has become.
Thus, when the spool drive motor 21 rotates in the forward direction, the low speed gear 37 and the high speed gear 41 that mesh with the pinion 33 are reversed, but only the one-way clutch 45 rotates the rotation of the low speed gear 37. In order to transmit to the shaft 43, the rotating shaft 43 corresponds to the rotational speed of the motor shaft 31 and the gear ratio between the pinion 33 and the low speed gear 37, and the slow speed gear 37 together with the low speed gear 37 is slower than the high speed power transmission state of FIG. 4. The rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 is transmitted from the rotary shaft 43 to the sun gear 67 and is transmitted to the spool shaft 9 via the planetary gear reduction mechanism 29 and the power transmission mechanism 17.

  Also in this case, the motor output is adjusted to increase or decrease by the operation of the power lever 121, and the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 is transmitted to the spool 11 via the low speed reduction gear mechanism 35, so that the power lever 121 is in the motor stopped state. Even after the power lever 121 is operated again, the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 is transmitted to the spool 11 via the low speed reduction gear mechanism 35 unless the speed change HI / LOW switch 151 is operated. It has become.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the power transmission state between the spool drive motor 21 and the spool 11 is changed between the low speed power transmission state and the high speed power transmission state by the mechanical transmission device 27 by the operation of the shift HI / LOW switch 151. It is designed to switch alternately.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a HI / LOW display unit 157 is provided at the lower left of the display 145, and the high-speed power transmission state and the low-speed power transmission state of the mechanical transmission device 27 by the shift HI / LOW switch 151 are provided. Is displayed on the HI / LOW display unit 157 with characters “HI” and “LOW”.

  Furthermore, the electric reel 117 according to the present embodiment takes up the display value “0.0” of the upper color display unit 153 in the ROM of the microcomputer in consideration of the protection of the tip when the spool drive motor 21 is idle. For example, a position at a depth of 5 m before the end (display value “5.0 m” on the upper color display unit 153) is set and stored in advance at the factory shipping stage as a ship stop position (predetermined value).

  Therefore, the spool drive motor 21 is rotated by the operation of the power lever 121, and the rotational force is transmitted from the low speed gear transmission mechanism 35 or the high speed gear transmission mechanism 39 to the spool 11, and the fishing line is wound around the spool 11. The CPU of the microcomputer measures the length of the line based on the rotation pulse signal of the spool 11 taken from the rotation detection sensor 139 and displays it on the display 145. When the fishing line is wound up to a depth of 5 m, A command is sent to the motor drive circuit to stop the spool drive motor 21.

As described above, the electric reel 117 according to the present embodiment is also provided with a boat stop device that automatically stops the spool drive motor 21 at the boat stop position based on the measurement value of the yarn length measuring device.
However, when the fishing line is wound at a high speed and the spool drive motor 21 is stopped at the boat stop position, the power transmission state between the spool drive motor 21 and the spool 11 is high-speed power transmission by the high-speed gear transmission mechanism 39. Is in a state.

  For this reason, as described above, if the fisherman accidentally touches the power lever 121 after stopping the boat, the spool 11 may rotate at a high speed and the device may be caught. After stopping, the fishing line may be wound up to 0.0 m (water surface) from the boat stop position, and if the electric reel 117 is in a high-speed power transmission state, the risk of trapping is also increased, leading to breakage of the tip and fishing line. There is a risk of problems such as cutting.

  Therefore, the microcomputer sets a predetermined stoppage stop position as a predetermined value, and when the spool drive motor 21 stops at this stoppage stop position, the power transmission state between the spool drive motor 21 and the spool 11 is changed. In the high-speed power transmission state, in other words, when the fishing line is wound up to the boat stop position (predetermined value), the spool drive motor 21 reverses and the rotational force is transmitted via the high-speed gear transmission mechanism 39. Then, the motor drive circuit is automatically switched so that the spool drive motor 21 rotates forward.

With this automatic switching, the display on the HI / LOW display unit 157 is switched from “HI” to “LOW”.
For this reason, after the boat stops, when the angler operates the power lever 121 to wind up the fishing line from the boat stop position to 0.0 m (water surface), the spool drive motor 21 rotates in the forward direction and the rotational force is low. The transmission is transmitted from the planetary gear transmission mechanism 29 and the power transmission mechanism 17 to the spool shaft 9 via the gear transmission mechanism 35.

However, even if the power transmission state between the spool drive motor 21 and the spool 11 is automatically switched from the high-speed power transmission state to the low-speed power transmission state in this way, when the angler operates the shift HI / LOW switch 151, The microcomputer is switched to a high-speed power transmission state by the high-speed gear transmission mechanism 39.
Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the fishing line is fed out from the spool 11 by the clutch OFF operation of the clutch lever 135, the rotation operation of the handle 23 in the winding direction, and the clutch ON operation of the clutch lever 135. Thus, the clutch mechanism 133 is returned to the clutch ON state, and the fishing line is wound around the spool 11 by the winding drive of the spool drive motor 21 by the power lever 121 and the winding operation of the handle 23, 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 137 and displayed on the display 145.

  Then, by operating the speed change HI / LOW switch 151, the power transmission state between the spool drive motor 21 and the spool 11 is switched alternately between the low speed power transmission state and the high speed power transmission state by the mechanical transmission 27, and the fishing line. Is wound to the ship stop position (predetermined value), the CPU of the microcomputer sends a command to the motor drive circuit to stop the spool drive motor 21. Thus, the ship stop position (predetermined value). When it is recognized that the rotational force of the spool drive motor 21 has been transmitted to the spool 11 via the high-speed gear transmission mechanism 39 when the fishing line is wound up to the CPU, the CPU thereafter causes the spool drive motor 21 to perform normal rotation. The motor drive circuit is automatically switched to.

  For this reason, even if the fisherman accidentally touches the power lever 121 and the spool drive motor 21 is driven after the boat stops, or when the fisher winds the fishing line from the boat stop position to 0.0 m (water surface). Even if the power lever 121 is operated, the spool drive motor 21 rotates forward, and the rotational force is transmitted from the planetary gear transmission mechanism 29 and the power transmission mechanism 17 to the spool shaft 9 via the low-speed gear transmission mechanism 35. The Rukoto.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the mechanical transmission 27 recognizes that the high speed gear transmission mechanism 39 is in the high speed power transmission state when the ship is stopped, the CPU automatically performs the low speed power transmission by the low speed gear transmission mechanism 35. Since it is configured to switch to the transmission state, it is possible to avoid the winding drive in the high-speed power transmission state after stopping the ship's stop, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles such as tip breakage and fishing line breakage due to trapping It became possible to fish safely.

  In the above embodiment, the ship stop stop position, which is a predetermined value, is preset and stored in the ROM at the factory shipment stage, but the present invention is applied to an electric reel that can arbitrarily set the ship stop stop position by an input operation by a fisherman. Of course, it can be applied, and recently, for example, when the microcomputer detects a clutch OFF state after winding is stopped for a predetermined time (10 to 15 seconds) at a predetermined water depth (1 to 5 m). An electric reel that stores the position in the RAM as a boat stop position is known. Of course, the present invention can be applied to such an electric reel.

In addition, as described above, the display 0 reset may be performed again in order to finely adjust the fishing line length from the tip of the fish to 0.0 m (water surface) so that the device comes to the fisher's hand when the fish is taken in. Thus, the fishing line may be wound up for further fine adjustment after the display 0 reset process.
For this reason, if the electric reel is in a high-speed power transmission state at this time, the risk of trapping is also increased, and there is a possibility that troubles such as breaking the tip of the hook or cutting the fishing line may occur.

  Therefore, in addition to the configuration of the above-described embodiment in which the ship stop position is set to a predetermined value, the display value “0.0” of the upper color display unit 153 is set to a predetermined value, and the spool drive is performed during the display 0 reset process of the reset switch 147. When the power transmission state between the motor 21 and the spool 11 is in the high speed power transmission state, the mechanical transmission 27 may be automatically switched to the low speed power transmission state.

  FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the electric reel according to claim 1, and the aforementioned Patent Document 3 describes a planetary gear reduction mechanism that reduces the rotational force of the spool drive motor in addition to the electric transmission using the power lever. A mechanical transmission device that mechanically switches the rotational speed of the spool between a high speed state and a low speed state by changing a gear ratio in which a part of the drive system is manually turned on / off by operating an external operating body and meshed. An electric reel provided is disclosed.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, instead of such a manual switching member, a shift switching stopper 165 that engages with ratchet pawl teeth 163 provided on the outer periphery of the internal gear 161 of the planetary gear reduction mechanism 159 as shown in FIG. The mechanical transmission device 169 is configured by being driven by a drive control of the solenoid 167 by a microcomputer, and the shift switching stopper 165 is always biased in a direction to be engaged with the ratchet pawl teeth 163 by the spring force of the torsion spring 171. Has been.

  When the rotational force of the spool drive motor 173 is transmitted to the spool in a low speed state, the microcomputer operates the solenoid 167, and the solenoid 167 counteracts the spring force as indicated by the two-dot chain line. The internal gear 161 is brought into a free state by being rotated counterclockwise and separated from the ratchet pawl teeth 163.

  On the other hand, when transmitting the rotational force of the spool drive motor 173 to the spool at a high speed, the microcomputer stops the operation of the solenoid 167. When the solenoid 167 stops, the shift switching stopper 165 is moved by the spring force of the torsion spring 171. The ratchet pawl teeth 163 are engaged, the rotation of the internal gear 161 is stopped, and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 159 is switched to a high speed state.

A shift HI / LOW switch 181 of the mechanical transmission 169 is mounted on the operation panel 179 above the control box 177.
Further, even in the electric reel 183 of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, a boat stop automatic stop function similar to that of the embodiment of FIG. 1 is incorporated, and the microcomputer has a boat stop stop position (predetermined value). When the spool drive motor 173 is stopped and the fishing line is wound up to the boat stop position (predetermined value), the solenoid 167 is stopped and the rotational force of the spool drive motor 173 is transmitted to the spool in a high speed state. That is, when the microcomputer recognizes that it is in the high-speed power transmission state, the microcomputer operates the solenoid 167, and the internal gear 161 is brought into the free state by separating the shift switching stopper 165 from the ratchet pawl tooth 163 by the solenoid 167. It has become.

Therefore, thereafter, the rotational force of the spool drive motor 173 is transmitted to the spool in a low speed state.
Since the other mechanical structures are the same as those of the electric reel disclosed in Patent Document 3, the description of those structures is omitted.
Thus, also in this embodiment, as with the electric reel 117 in FIG. 1, since the winding drive in a high speed state can be avoided after the boat stops, troubles such as breakage of the tip of the device and cutting of the fishing line occur. It is possible to prevent, and there is an advantage that fishing can be performed safely.

It is a partially cutaway top view of the electric reel which concerns on 1st embodiment of Claim 1. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the electric reel shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the rotational direction of the gear of a mechanical transmission, a planetary gear reduction mechanism, and a power transmission mechanism. It is a schematic diagram explaining the rotation direction of the gear of a mechanical transmission. It is a top view of the operation panel on a control box. It is principal part notch sectional drawing of the electric reel which concerns on 2nd embodiment of Claim 1.

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1 Frame 3 Reel body 5, 7 Side plate 9 Spool shaft 11 Spool 17 Power transmission mechanism 19 Spool shaft drive gears 21, 173 Spool drive motor 23 Handles 27, 169 Mechanical transmissions 29, 93, 159 Planetary gear reduction mechanism 31 Motor shaft 33 Pinion 35 Low speed reduction gear mechanism 37 Low speed gear 39 High speed reduction gear mechanism 41 High speed gears 43, 47 Rotating shafts 45, 49, 89 One-way clutch 63 Small gear 65, 81 Large gear 67, 94 Sun gear 79 Drive Gear 117, 183 Electric reel 121 Power lever 129, 177 Control box 133 Clutch mechanism 135 Clutch lever 137 Rotation detecting means 143, 179 Operation panel 145 Display 147 Reset switch 149 Shelf memo switch 151, 181 Shifting HI / LOW switch 153 Top Gear 163 in La display unit 155 the shelf color display unit 157 HI / LOW display unit 161 ratchet pawl tooth 165 gear shifting stopper 167 solenoid 171 torsion spring

Claims (1)

A spool rotatably supported on the reel body;
A spool drive motor for winding and driving the spool;
A line length measuring device for measuring the feeding amount and winding amount of the fishing line wound around the spool;
A display for displaying the measured value of the yarn length measuring device;
Storage means for storing a predetermined amount of fishing line as a predetermined value;
An electric fishing reel provided with a mechanical transmission that switches a power transmission state between a spool drive motor and a spool between a high-speed power transmission state and a low-speed power transmission state,
When the power transmission state between the spool drive motor and the spool is in a high-speed power transmission state and the measured value of the yarn length measuring device is recognized as the predetermined value,
An electric reel for fishing, wherein a mechanical transmission is switched to automatically switch a power transmission state between a spool drive motor and a spool to a low-speed power transmission state.

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