JP2012249527A - Fishing rod connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod connector capable of easily holding the tip of an front rod in a diagonally downward direction without causing line break, etc.SOLUTION: The connector includes a base member 10, front member 20, a hinge means H for swingably connecting the front member 20 to the tip of the base member 10, and a locking means RK for fixing the swinging by the hinge means H. The locking means RK is configured to include an operation part 30 provided axially movably on the base member 10, and an abutting part for abutting on the rear end of the front member 20 by the movement of the operation part 30 toward the hinge means H to thereby fix the swinging of the front member 20.

Description

The present invention relates to a fishing rod connector connected between a rear member and a leading rod.

Conventionally, the thing described in patent document 1 is known as what enabled the attachment and detachment of the leading edge to the former edge as a rear side member.
According to Patent Document 1, a tip that can be freely attached to and detached from the former can be attached substantially coaxially to the former.

By the way, when catching small fish such as smelt, etc., the tip of the tip of the tip is held obliquely downward, reducing the load on the tip and making it easier to detect the hit of the small fish .
In Patent Document 1, since the tip of the fork is attached substantially coaxially, in order to easily detect the hit of a small fish, the tip of the tip of the tip of the head is held obliquely downward and held by hand. It was necessary and troublesome.

On the other hand, what was described in patent document 2 is known as a fishing rod which can be made into the attitude | position which a tip rod faces diagonally downward.
In the fishing rod of Patent Document 2, a plurality of concave portions are formed at different angles at the bottom of the fishing rod support base, and the grip portion can be attached at an arbitrary angle by fitting an arbitrary concave portion to the edge of the fish storage container. It can be supported, and the tip can be directed obliquely downward.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-148990 JP 2003-235405 A

However, in the fishing rod of Patent Document 2, in order to hold the tip of the tip toward the diagonally downward direction, a large fish storage container must be always carried during fishing.
In addition, since the entire fishing rod including the main rod is held in an obliquely downward posture, it is difficult to wind up the fishing line, and there is a risk that the fishing line may break due to the fishing line being caught by the fishing rod components, etc. There was also.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a fishing rod connector that can easily hold the tip of the tip of the tip hook obliquely downward and does not cause thread breakage or the like. For the purpose.

  A fishing rod connector according to the present invention that solves such a problem is a rod-shaped base member that is inserted into a hole formed in a rear member, and a rod-shaped base member that has a mounting portion to which a proximal end portion of a leading rod is mounted. A fishing rod connector comprising a tip member, hinge means for slidably connecting the tip member to the tip of the base member, and lock means for fixing swinging by the hinge means, The locking means abuts on the base member an operation portion provided so as to be movable in the axial direction and a rear end portion of the tip member by movement of the operation portion toward the hinge means, and swings the tip member. And a contact portion for fixing movement.

According to this fishing rod connector, the rod-like base member is inserted into the hole formed in the rear member, and the proximal end portion of the tip rod is attached to the attachment portion of the rod-like tip member, so that the rear member and It can be interposed between the tip and the tip.
Then, when the tip member swings with respect to the base member by the hinge means and the leading end has an arbitrary angle, the operating portion of the lock means is moved toward the hinge means in the axial direction of the base member, and comes into contact The portion is brought into contact with the rear end portion of the tip member. Thereby, the tip member can be fixed to the base member at an arbitrary angle.

  Further, according to the present invention, an uneven portion is provided at the rear end portion of the tip member so as to face the operation portion, and an engaging portion that engages with the uneven portion is provided at the contact portion. It is provided.

  According to this fishing rod connector, the swing of the tip member can be fixed by engaging the engaging portion of the contact portion with the concavo-convex portion provided at the rear end portion of the tip member.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the concavo-convex portion comprises a gear tooth portion, and the engaging portion is formed with a receiving tooth that meshes with the tooth portion.

  According to this fishing rod connector, the swing of the tip member can be fixed by engaging the receiving teeth of the engaging portion with the gear teeth of the concave and convex portion.

According to the present invention, the tip member can be swung with respect to the base member by the hinge means, and the tip member can be fixed to the base member at an arbitrary angle by the lock means. The tip of the tip of the tip can be easily held obliquely downward. Therefore, it is easy to detect small fish hits, and improvement in fishing results can be expected.
In addition, the rear member can be refracted obliquely downward etc. while maintaining the normal horizontal posture etc. without being inclined, so the rear member is also oriented obliquely downward etc. Compared to the case, the rear member can be easily held by hand, and fishing operability can be improved.
In addition, since the rear member does not assume an inclined posture, the fishing line is not accidentally damaged during fishing line feeding operation or winding operation, and it is possible to suitably prevent occurrence of thread breakage or the like. As a result, reworking is improved and improvement in fishing results can be expected. Further, it is economical because yarn breakage and the like are less likely to occur.

  In addition, the operating portion constituting the locking means is provided on the base member so as to be movable in the axial direction, and moves toward the hinge means so as to contact the rear end portion of the leading member and fix the swinging of the leading member. The fixing can be performed without including the moving component in the radial direction of the base member (the axial direction of the hinge means). Therefore, the amount of protrusion in the axial direction of the hinge means can be reduced as compared with a fixing method including a moving component in the radial direction of the base member (such as the axial direction of the hinge means), thereby preventing catching of the fishing line and the like. Can do. Thereby, it can prevent suitably that a fishing line is damaged or a thread breakage etc. arise.

  Further, in the configuration in which the engaging portion of the abutting portion is engaged with the uneven portion provided at the rear end portion of the leading member, the swing of the leading member is fixed by the engaging portion engaging with the uneven portion. Therefore, the structure for fixing is simple, and the connector for a fishing rod having a refractive structure can be easily manufactured. Therefore, cost can be reduced.

Further, in a configuration in which the concave and convex portion is formed by a gear tooth portion, and a receiving tooth that meshes with the tooth portion is formed in the engaging portion, the swing of the tip member can be fixed by the engagement between the tooth portion and the receiving tooth. As a result, the structure for fixing is simpler, and a fishing rod connector having a refractive structure can be manufactured more easily. Therefore, the cost can be further reduced.
Further, by finely setting the number of teeth between the tooth portion and the receiving tooth, the angle of refraction can be set finely, and fishing operability can be improved.

(A) is a perspective view which shows the state which connected the coupler of the fishing rod which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention to the reel, (b) is an expansion perspective view of the coupler of a fishing rod. (A) is a side view, (b) is a plan view, (c) is a transverse sectional view, and (d) is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2 (b). It is a disassembled perspective view. It is a side view which shows an effect | action. It is a perspective view of the coupler of a fishing rod concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is action | operation explanatory drawing, (a) is explanatory drawing seen from the front, (b) is explanatory drawing seen from the side. It is a figure which shows the coupler of the fishing rod which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a side view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a cross-sectional view.

  Embodiments of a fishing rod connector according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a fishing rod used for various fishing such as throwing, rod, boat, lure fishing, etc. is illustrated as an example of a fishing rod connector, but the present invention is applied to the connection between a fishing rod for smelt fishing and a reel. The present invention can be applied to other connecting tools, and is not intended to limit the form of a fishing rod, reel, or the like to which the fishing rod connector of the present invention is applied. In the following description, when referring to “front and rear, left and right, up and down”, the direction shown in FIG.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the fishing rod connector 1 of the present embodiment has an insertion portion 11 to be inserted into a rod receiving hole (hole) 60a formed at the tip of a reel 60 as a rear member. A rod-like base member 10 (see FIG. 1 (b)), a tip member 20 (see FIG. 1 (b)) into which a base portion R1 of a flat fishing rod R as a base end portion of the tip rod is inserted, The tip of the member 10 is provided with hinge means H for connecting the tip member 20 so as to be swingable, and lock means LK for fixing swing by the hinge means H.

  Here, the reel 60 has a substantially flat box shape, and has a size that allows a fisherman to grasp (hold) with one hand. The reel 60 is a fishing line fed from the spool 61 by rotationally driving an electric motor with a battery (not shown) provided in the spool 61 rotatably supported at the center of the front side upper surface. L can be wound up. Note that the rotation of the spool 61 is performed by tilting the clutch lever 62 protruding from the upper surface of the reel 60 in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C and FIG. 3, the base member 10 includes a columnar insertion portion 11, a male screw portion 12 formed on the front outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 11, and a male screw portion 12. It has the holding | maintenance part 13 formed in the front part, and the connection part 14 which comprises the hinge means H.

A cylindrical operation part 30 constituting a lock means LK, which will be described later, can be screwed onto the male screw part 12. The male screw portion 12 and the holding portion 13 have both left and right side portions 12a and 13a (only one side is shown in FIG. 3) that are chamfered flat. The left and right side portions 12a of the male screw portion 12 function as a guide portion when assembling a contact member 31 to be described later, and the left and right side portions 13a of the holding portion 13 are a guide portion and a rotation stopper of the contact member 31 in the holding portion 13. It comes to function as a part.
As shown in FIG. 2D, the holding portion 13 has a substantially oval cross section when viewed from the axial direction, and includes left and right side portions 13a and 13a and curved portions 13b and 13b. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C and FIG. 3, the connecting portion 14 has left and right side portions 14 a that are chamfered flat. The connecting portion 14 is narrower than the holding portion 13, and is formed in a vertical groove (connecting space) 23 of the later-described rotating portion 21 constituting the hinge means H provided at the rear end portion of the tip member 20. It is designed to be inserted with a slight gap. Further, the connecting portion 14 is formed with a pin insertion hole 14b into which the pin 40 as the hinge means H is inserted.

The tip member 20 includes a rotating portion 21, a columnar support portion 22 provided integrally with the front portion of the rotating portion 21, a cylindrical mounting portion 23, and a guide portion 25. ing.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the rotating portion 21 has a gear shape in a side view, and tooth portions (uneven portions) 21a are formed on the outer peripheral surface. As shown in FIG. 2B, a longitudinal groove 23 is formed in the central portion of the rotating portion 21 in the axial direction. This vertical groove 23 becomes a connection space in which the connection part 14 of the base member 10 is inserted. As shown in FIGS. 2C and 3, a pin insertion hole 21 b into which the pin 40 as the hinge means H is inserted is formed in the shaft portion of the rotating portion 21.
The rotating portion 21 and the connecting portion 14 are attached so as to be swingable by inserting the pin 40 through the pin insertion holes 21b and 14b. In the attached state, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, a slight gap is formed between the distal end portion of the connecting portion 14 and the inner surface 23a of the rotating portion 21. Yes. Thereby, the swing of the tip member 20 is ensured.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the support portion 22 has a stepped columnar shape, and protrudes forward from the central portion of the front portion of the rotation portion 21, and includes a large diameter portion 22 a and a small diameter portion 22 b. I have. A groove portion 22c is formed in the upper portion of the support portion 22 from the large diameter portion 22a to the small diameter portion 22b. The mounting portion 25a of the guide portion 25 can be accommodated in the groove portion 22c.

  A mounting portion 23 is externally fitted and fixed to the small diameter portion 22b. When the mounting portion 23 is fixed, the mounting portion 25a of the guide portion 25 is first accommodated in the groove portion 22c of the small-diameter portion 22b, and the mounting portion 25a is sandwiched between the mounting portion 23 and fixed. . Thereby, the guide part 25 will be in the state hold | suppressed between the large diameter part 22a, the small diameter part 22b, and the mounting part 23, and it is fixed to the support part 22 by this. The guide portion 25 is formed with a guide hole 25b through which the fishing line L (see FIG. 1B) is inserted.

  The operation portion 30 has an internal thread portion 30a that is screwed into the external thread portion 12 of the base member 10 on the inner surface, and is attached to the base member 10 so as to be movable in the axial direction.

The contact member 31 is a member having a substantially rectangular outer shape, and an insertion hole 31 </ b> A through which the base end portion 10 is inserted is formed at the center. As shown in FIG. 2D, the insertion hole 31 </ b> A has a substantially oval shape when viewed from the axial direction, and includes a side portion 31 c that faces the left and right side portions 13 a of the holding portion 13 with a gap, and a holding portion 13 curved portions 13b having curved portions 31b facing each other with a gap.
The left and right front portions of the contact member 31 protrude forward, and as shown in FIG. 3, receiving teeth 31 a (contact portions) that mesh with the tooth portions 21 a provided on the rotating portion 21 of the tip member 20 are formed. Has been.
Such a contact member 31 is pressed by the operation unit 30 by tightening the operation unit 30, moves toward the rotation unit 21 of the tip member 20, and is pressed by the tooth portion 21 a of the rotation unit 21. Thereby, the receiving teeth 31a of the contact member 31 mesh with the tooth portions 21a of the rotating portion 21, and the swinging of the rotating portion 21 around the pin 40 is locked.

In addition, the hinge means H is comprised by the connection part 14, the pin insertion hole 14b, the rotation part 21, the pin insertion hole 21b, the pin 40, etc.
The locking means LK includes a male screw portion 12 (base end portion 10), an operation portion 30, a holding portion 13, a contact member 31, a tooth portion 21a, and the like.

According to such a fishing rod connector 1, as shown in FIG. 1A, the insertion portion 11 of the base member 10 is inserted into the rod receiving hole 60 a of the reel 60 and the mounting portion 23 of the tip member 20 is advanced. By attaching the base end portion R1 of the rod R, the fishing rod connector 1 can be interposed between the reel 60 and the leading rod R.
Then, by loosening the operating portion 30 and moving the operating portion 30 in a direction away from the rotating portion 21 of the tip member 20, the pressing of the contact member 31 against the rotating portion 21 is loosened, and the tooth portion of the rotating portion 21 By releasing the engagement of the receiving teeth 31a of the contact member 31 with respect to 21a, the tip member 20 can be swung with respect to the base member 10 as shown in FIG.

When the leading edge R becomes an arbitrary angle with respect to the base member 10, the operating portion 30 is tightened to move the operating portion 30 in a direction approaching the rotating portion 21 of the leading member 20, thereby turning the rotating portion 21. Then, the contact member 31 is pressed, and the receiving teeth 31 a of the contact member 31 are engaged with the tooth portions 21 a of the rotating portion 21. Thereby, the tip member 20 can be fixed to the base member 10 at an arbitrary angle, and the tip of the tip end R can be refracted and held obliquely downward.
As a result, it is possible to reduce the device load on the leading rod R and to easily detect a small fish hit.

According to the fishing rod connector 1 of the present embodiment described above, the tip member 20 is swung with respect to the base member 10 by the hinge means H, and the tip member 20 is attached to the base member 10 at an arbitrary angle by the lock means LK. Since the tip can be fixed, the tip of the tip R can be easily held obliquely downward. Therefore, it is easy to detect small fish hits, and improvement in fishing results can be expected.
In addition, since the reel 60 can be refracted obliquely downward and the like while maintaining the normal horizontal posture and the like without being inclined, the reel 60 is inclined obliquely downward or the like. In comparison, the reel 60 can be easily held by hand, and fishing operability can be improved.
Further, since the reel 60 does not assume an inclined posture, the fishing line L is not accidentally damaged during fishing line feeding operation or fishing line winding operation, and it is possible to suitably prevent occurrence of thread breakage or the like. As a result, reworking is improved and improvement in fishing results can be expected. Further, it is economical because yarn breakage and the like are less likely to occur.

  Further, the operation unit 30 constituting the lock unit LK is provided on the base member 10 so as to be movable in the axial direction, and comes into contact with the rotating unit 21 of the front member 20 by moving toward the hinge unit H. Since the swinging of the base member 10 is fixed, the base member 10 can be fixed without including a moving component in the radial direction (such as the axial direction of the hinge means). Therefore, the amount of protrusion of the hinge means H in the axial direction can be reduced as compared with the case where the movement component in the radial direction of the base member 10 (the axial direction of the hinge means H) is included, and catching of the fishing line can be prevented. . Thereby, it is possible to suitably prevent the yarn breakage and the like from occurring.

Further, since the receiving teeth 31a of the contact member 31 are engaged with the teeth 21a of the rotating portion 21 of the tip member 20, the swing of the tip member 20 can be fixed. It is simple and can easily produce a fishing rod connector 1 having a refractive structure. Therefore, cost can be reduced.
Further, by finely setting the number of teeth of the tooth portion 21a and the receiving teeth 31a, the angle of refraction can be set finely and fishing operability can be improved.

  The contact member 31 has a quadrangular outer shape, but is not limited thereto, and may have an annular shape having the same outer diameter as the outer diameter of the operation unit 30. By configuring in this way, it is possible to further prevent the fishing line from being caught unexpectedly. Thereby, it is possible to more suitably prevent the yarn breakage and the like from occurring.

  Further, the tooth portion 21a and the receiving teeth 31a are not necessarily provided, and a non-slip member is attached to one or both of them, and the swing of the tip member 20 with respect to the base member 10 is fixed by contact with the anti-slip member. You may do it.

  Further, instead of the tooth portion 21a and the receiving tooth 31a, a spline-like uneven portion and an uneven portion engaged therewith may be formed to fix the swing of the tip member 20.

  Further, when the reel 60 is a flat box shape as shown in the present embodiment, when adjusting the angle of refraction, the hand holding the reel 60 is moved forward and operated with the thumb and index finger. Since the part 30 may be picked and turned, the operation for adjusting the angle is smooth and the fishing operability is excellent.

(Second Embodiment)
This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a guide portion 25 is rotatably attached to the tip member 20 as shown in FIG.
A ring portion 26 is attached to the tip member 20 so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction, and a guide portion 25 is attached to the ring portion 26.
Note that a fixing member (not shown) is provided on the ring portion 26 so that the ring portion 26 can be easily placed at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction of the tip member 20, for example, at least two positions: a position where the ring member 26 is raised upward and a position where the ring member 26 is tilted sideways. You may comprise so that it can fix.

In such a fishing rod connector 1, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), when the tip member 20 is refracted, for example, approximately 90 degrees with respect to the base member 10, the guide portion 25 is laterally moved. The fishing line L can be guided away from the hinge means H by being tilted down.
That is, the fishing line L drawn from the front end guide 64 of the reel 60 passes through the side of the hinge means H so as to bypass the hinge portion H (the rotation portion 21) to the side, and is inserted into the guide portion 25. To the fishing rod R. Therefore, the hinge means H does not interfere with the withdrawal of the fishing line L, and the feeding operation and the winding operation of the fishing line L can be performed without any problem.

  According to the fishing rod connector 1 of the present embodiment, the fishing line L does not come into contact with the hinge means H or the like even when the tip member 20 is refracted by about 90 degrees at the maximum with respect to the base member 10. L is not hurt. Therefore, it is possible to suitably prevent the yarn breakage and the like from occurring. As a result, reworking is improved and improvement in fishing results can be expected. Further, it is economical because yarn breakage and the like are less likely to occur.

(Third embodiment)
This embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in that the rotating portion 21A of the tip member 20 is substantially hexagonal when viewed from the side, as shown in FIGS. is there.
The rotating portion 21A has a flat contact surface 21B that forms a hexagonal side, and the front member 20 is tightened by contacting the front surface 30c of the operation portion 30 to the contact surface 21B and tightening the operation portion 30. Is fixed.

  According to the fishing rod connector 1, the rotating portion 21 </ b> A has a substantially hexagonal shape in a side view and has a simple uneven portion. A fishing rod connector 1 having a structure can be easily manufactured. Therefore, cost can be reduced.

In addition, since the swing of the tip member 20 is fixed by the pressing of the surface by contact between the contact surface 21B and the front surface 30c, the fixing becomes firm, and the fishing rod is fixed obliquely downward or the like. Can be done more securely.
Further, by fixing the front surface 30c to the desired contact surface 21B, it is possible to immediately fix the swing as a predetermined angle, and it is possible to easily adjust the angle.

  Further, the rotating portion 21A may have a pentagonal shape or a heptagonal shape or more in a side view.

  In each of the above embodiments, the reel 60 is shown as the rear member. However, the reel 60 is not limited to this and may be used for connecting fishing rods.

  You may comprise so that the height dimension of the rotation parts 21 and 21A and the width dimension of an axial direction may become substantially the same as the outer diameter of the operation part 30. FIG. By doing in this way, the protrusion amount in the up-down direction and the left-right direction around the hinge means H is reduced, and it is possible to more suitably prevent the fishing line L from being caught.

1 Fishing rod connector 10 Base member 21 Rotating part (rear end part)
21a Teeth (irregularities)
21B Abutting surface 23 Mounting portion 30 Operating portion 31a Counter teeth (contact portion, engaging portion)
60 reel (rear member)
R leading edge R1 base end H hinge means LK locking means

Claims (3)

A rod-like base member inserted into a hole formed in the rear member;
A rod-shaped tip member having a mounting portion to which the proximal end portion of the tip is mounted;
Hinge means for oscillatingly connecting the tip member to the tip of the base member;
A fishing rod connector comprising locking means for fixing swinging by the hinge means,
The locking means is
An operation unit provided on the base member so as to be axially movable;
A contact portion that contacts the rear end portion of the tip member by movement of the operation portion toward the hinge means and fixes the swing of the tip member. Fishing rod connector. A concavo-convex portion is provided at the rear end portion of the tip member so as to face the operation portion,
The fishing rod connector according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is provided with an engaging portion that engages with the uneven portion. The fishing rod connector according to claim 2, wherein the concave and convex portion is formed by a gear tooth portion, and the engaging portion is formed with a receiving tooth meshing with the tooth portion.

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