JP3075463B2 - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a fishing reel equipped with a fishing line length measuring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many fishing reels have been disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 3-91775 in order to improve fishing results.
Various line length measuring devices are mounted as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 4-2211 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 5-103567, and the amount of fishing line fed from the spool and the spool length are measured by these line length measuring devices. By measuring and displaying the winding amount on the rack, the device can be accurately dropped on a predetermined shelf.

In recent years, based on the measured values of such a line length measuring device, in the case of an electric fishing reel, a clutch is actuated by an actuator such as a motor or a solenoid, so that the fishing line is fed out to a predetermined length. In consideration of the rod tip protection accompanying the winding of fishing line, such as a shelf stop device that automatically stops at the shelf position, an automatic shaking device that automatically shook the device according to the operation pattern stored in the microcomputer, When the fishing line has been wound up to a predetermined position before the winding end (position of the line length display value "0"), that is, a position where the boat line stops, the spool drive motor is automatically stopped to stop the winding of the fishing line. There is known an apparatus provided with an automatic stopping device for a boatslide.

On the other hand, even a manual fishing reel generates an alarm sound when the fishing line reaches a predetermined feeding amount or winding amount based on a measurement value of a line length measuring device. It has been known.

[0005]

When the fishing reel is used for a long period of time, for example, the bearings and gears of the winding drive system are worn, grease and oil are deteriorated, and In the electric fishing reel, since the performance of the spool drive motor gradually decreases, maintenance is required.

[0006] However, in the conventional fishing reel, the wear condition of the bearing portion of the winding drive system and the grease,
It has been pointed out that it is difficult to judge the maintenance time because the operating frequency of the spool drive motor is not known, such as the state of oil deterioration, and it is difficult to maintain and demonstrate the original functions of the reel over a long period of time. I was The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and pays attention to a measured value of a line length measuring device mounted on a fishing reel, so that a maintenance time can be grasped based on the measured value, and a reel is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel capable of maintaining and exhibiting its original functions over a long period of time.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fishing reel comprising: a line length measuring device for measuring a line length of a fishing line wound around a spool mounted on a reel body; Device, a display unit for displaying the measured line length value by the line length measuring device, and a storage means for integrating and storing the winding amount and the feeding amount of the fishing line measured by the line length measuring device ,
An integrated value display switch.
The ON operation of allows the integrated value stored in the storage means to be displayed on the display unit.

The fishing reel according to claim 2 is
A line length measuring device for measuring a feed line length of a fishing line wound on a spool mounted on a reel body, a display unit for displaying a measured line length value by the line length measuring device, and a fishing line measured by the line length measuring device a storage unit that by integrating respectively the winding amount and the unwinding amount storage hold both the integrated value, and a cumulative value display switch, the ON operation of the integrated value display switch, the storage means
And / or at least one of the integrated value of the winding amount of the fishing line and the integrated value of the feeding amount stored in the storage unit.

[0009]

According to the fishing reel of the first aspect, the payout line length of the fishing line is measured by the line length measuring device and displayed on the display unit by the feeding and winding of the fishing line.
Based on the measurement values of the fishing line length measuring device measured from the start of use of the fishing reel to the present, the winding amount and the feeding amount of the fishing line are sequentially integrated and stored.

Since the integrated value can be displayed on the display unit by turning on the integrated value display switch, the correlation between the maintenance time of the component parts and the integrated value is determined in advance. If grasped, the angler can grasp the timing of maintenance based on the integrated value of the display unit. Further, according to the fishing reel of the second aspect, similarly, when the fishing line is fed or wound, the length of the fishing line is measured by the line length measuring device and displayed on the display unit. Based on the values measured by the line length measuring device measured from the start of use of the fishing reel to the present, the winding amount and the feeding amount of the fishing line are respectively integrated, and both integrated values are sequentially stored and held.

Since at least one of the integrated values can be displayed on the display unit by turning on the integrated value display switch, the maintenance time of the component and the integrated value can be displayed. If the correlation is grasped in advance, the angler can grasp the maintenance time based on the integrated value of the display unit.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a fishing reel according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 designates a rotatable support between side plates 7, 9 of a reel body 5 via a spool shaft 3. The spool 11 is a manual handle for winding the spool. The rotational force of the manual handle 11 is transmitted to the spool shaft 3 via a power transmission mechanism 14 including a drive gear 13 and the like mounted on the handle shaft 12, and The winding of the fishing line 15 is performed.

In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes a gear attached to the end of the spool shaft 3 on the side plate 7 side, and 19 denotes a gear rotatably supported by the side plate 7, and the gear 19 meshes with the gear 17.
A single magnet 21 is mounted on the gear 19, and a magnetic sensor 25 is mounted on the frame 23 of the reel body 5 so as to face the magnet 21. It is connected to a microcomputer (not shown) in a control box 27 attached to 23.

A microcomputer is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
As with the microcomputer of the yarn length measuring device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3567, the magnetic sensor 2 has a yarn length measuring function.
The CPU 1 receives the determination signal of the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the spool 1 output from the CPU 5 to determine whether the fishing line 15 is to be fed or wound, and the rotation pulse signal of the spool 1 captured from the magnetic sensor 25 has a built-in up / down. The count is performed by a counter, and based on the counted value, the CPU calculates and executes the yarn length calculation formula stored in the ROM. The calculation result is used as the payout line length of the fishing line 15 as the line length display section 3 of the digital display 31 provided on the operation panel 29.
1a.

Thus, the fishing reel according to the present embodiment
It has the following features in addition to the configuration similar to the conventional one as described above. That is, as described above, if the fishing reel is used for a long time, the gears 17 and 19 and the power transmission mechanism 1
Maintenance is required because the bearings of No. 4 and the drive gear 13 are worn and grease and oil deteriorate.
Conventionally, this type of fishing reel has a drawback in that it is difficult to determine the degree of use and the degree of deterioration, and it is difficult to determine the timing of maintenance.

In this embodiment, the maintenance time can be ascertained based on the measured value of the yarn length measuring device incorporated in the microcomputer. While counting the rotation pulse signal of the spool 1 to be taken in by the up / down counter, the line length calculation formula stored in the ROM is calculated and executed, and the calculation result is displayed on the line length display section 31a as the line length of the fishing line 15. but is, the microcomputer further sequentially accumulating the winding amount and the unwinding amount of the fishing line 15 measured to date from the start of use of the fishing reel, which as will be stored and held is written in the R a M Has become.

For example, when fishing is performed for the first time using the fishing reel according to the present embodiment, the angler
When the microcomputer is extended, the microcomputer detects the magnetic sensor 25.
From the spool 1 from the spool 1
While counting up the rotation pulse signal, the line length calculation formula is calculated and executed based on the count value, and the calculation result "50" is displayed on the line length display section 31a as the feed line length of the fishing line 15. At the same time, the microcomputer first, has become the feed amount of the fishing line 15 to "50" to write the R a M.

Then, after this, the angler puts the fishing line 15 for 20 m.
When the spool is wound, the spool 1 is rotated in the reverse direction as the fishing line 15 is wound, so that a signal in the reverse direction is captured from the magnetic sensor 25 into the microcomputer.

Therefore, the microcomputer sets the up / down counter in the down direction, and then sets the up / down counter.
By subtracting the contents of the down counter and executing the yarn length calculation formula, the wound yarn length, that is, the drawn yarn length “5” is obtained.
Yarn length "30" obtained by subtracting the winding yarn length "20" from "0"
Is calculated and displayed on the line length display section 31a as a line length. At the same time, the microcomputer calculates the line length "50" of the fishing line 15 described above.
Is adapted to store and hold writes wound up amount "20" to "70" obtained by integrating a new data R A M.

In the following, the device is again operated under the above-mentioned condition.
When the length of the fishing line 15 is extended, the line length display section 31a displays the measured line length "60", and the microcomputer displays the integrated value "70" of the fishing line 15 with the amount "3".
“100” obtained by further integrating “0” as new data,
Adapted to store holds is written in the R A M. An integrated value display switch 33 is arranged on the operation panel 29, and the integrated value display switch 33 is turned on.
When operated, the integrated value (“100” m in the above example) is displayed on the integrated value display section 31 b provided on the digital display 31.

In addition, in the figure, reference numeral 35 denotes an ON / OFF switch provided on an operation panel 29. The microcomputer, the digital display 31 and the like are activated by operating the ON / OFF switch 35. The power supply is built in the side plates 7, 9 and the like near the control box 27.
Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the microcomputer calculates and executes the line length calculation formula based on the signal of the magnetic sensor 25 when the fishing line 15 is fed or wound, and the calculation result is used as the fishing line 15. Length display section 31
causes display on a, microcomputer, so that the this by sequentially integrating the movement amount and the winding amount of the fishing line 15 measured from the start of use until now we stored and held in the R A M.

When the angler turns on the integrated value display switch 33 on the operation panel 29, the microcomputer displays the integrated values of the winding amount and the feeding amount of the fishing line 15 on the integrated value display section 31b of the digital display 31. Will be displayed. Therefore, the gears 17 and 19 and the power transmission mechanism 14
If the correlation between the time of maintenance for the wear and the like of the drive gear 13 and the integrated value is grasped in advance, the angler can grasp the time of maintenance based on the display of the integrated value display section 31b. According to the embodiment, these proper maintenances can be performed, so that the original performance of the reel can be reliably exhibited and maintained.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of a fishing reel according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to an electric fishing reel. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 37 denotes a reel body having side plates 41 and 43 mounted on left and right sides of a frame 39, and 45 denotes a fishing line 47.
The spool 45 has a frame frame 39 at one end thereof via a bracket (not shown) and a bearing.
The other end is rotatably supported by the frame body 39 via a bracket 49 and a bearing 51 fixed to the other end.

In the spool 45, a spool drive motor 53 is disposed so that its axis is aligned with the spool drive motor 53. Between the motor shaft 53a of the spool drive motor 53 and the spool 45, a planetary gear 55 or A reduction mechanism 59 including a gear 57 and the like is mounted. This reduction mechanism 5
Numeral 9 functions as a power transmitting means for reducing the winding power of the spool drive motor 53 and transmitting the same to the spool 45, and as a power transmitting means for transmitting the winding power of the manual handle 61 attached to the side plate 43 to the spool 45. The boss portion 63a of the gear carrier 63 to which the planetary gear 55 is attached is mounted on the boss portion 49 of the bracket 49.
It is rotatably supported in a.

A pinion gear 67 rotatably and axially movably mounted on a pinion shaft 65 disposed coaxially with the motor shaft 53a is clutch-engaged with the boss portion 63a. A drive gear 69 mounted on a handle shaft 68 meshes with 67. A clutch plate 73 is disposed between the pinion gear 67 and the gear carrier 63 to disengage the two by operating a clutch lever 71 attached to the side plate 43.

The clutch plate 73 supplies the power for winding the spool drive motor 53 and the manual handle 61 to the spool 4.
When the clutch lever 71 is operated in the same manner as in the related art, the clutch plate 73 moves on the pinion shaft 65 by a clutch operating plate (not shown) connected to the clutch lever 71 so that the pinion gear 67 is connected to the pinion gear 67. Disengage the clutch connection with the gear carry 63,
Spool 45 in spool free state (clutch off)
And a winding state (clutch ON).

In the figure, reference numeral 75 denotes a magnet buried in the side surface of the spool 45, and 77 denotes a magnetic sensor buried in the frame 39 so as to face the magnet 75, as in the first embodiment. The sensor 77 is mounted on the frame 3
9 is connected to a microcomputer (not shown) in a control box 79 attached to the control box 9. The microcomputer has a thread length measuring function similar to that of the first embodiment, and the microcomputer has a magnetic sensor 7.
While counting the rotation pulse signal of the spool 45 taken in from the 7 by the up / down counter, the line length calculation formula stored in the ROM is calculated and executed, and the calculation result is provided on the operation panel 81 as the feeding line length of the fishing line 47. Of the fishing line 47 measured from the start of use of the electric fishing reel to the present.
Winding amount and the feed amount was sequentially accumulated in, so that we stored and held writes this to R A M.

An integrated value display switch 85 is arranged on the operation panel 81. When the integrated value display switch 85 is turned on, an integrated value display section 83b provided on the digital display 83 is displayed. The integrated value is displayed. In addition, in the figure, 87 is an ON / OFF switch provided on the operation panel 81, 89 and 91 are an auto switch and a manual switch of the spool drive motor 53,
When the reel body 37 is connected to the battery via the power supply cord 93 and the ON / OFF switch 87 is turned on, the microcomputer, the digital display 83, the spool drive motor 53, and the like are activated.

Since the electric fishing reel according to the present embodiment is constructed as described above, the signal of the magnetic sensor 77 is generated when the fishing line 47 is fed and the spool driving motor 53 and the manual handle 61 wind the fishing line 47. A microcomputer calculates and executes a line length calculation formula on the basis of the calculation result, and the calculation result is displayed on the line length display section 83a as a payout line length of the fishing line 47, and the microcomputer calculates the fishing line measured from the start of use to the present. This the movement amount and the winding amount of 47 to sequentially accumulated and thus continue to stored and held in R a M.

When the angler turns on the integrated value display switch 85 on the operation panel 81, the microcomputer displays the integrated values of the winding amount and the feeding amount of the fishing line 47 on the integrated value display section 83b of the digital display 83. Will be displayed. Accordingly, if the correlation between the frequency of use of the spool drive motor 53 and the like and the accumulated value is previously grasped, including the maintenance time for the wear of the planetary gear 55 and the sun gear 57 of the speed reduction mechanism 59, the accumulated value is displayed. Part 83
The angler can grasp the timing of these maintenances based on the display of b, and as a result, according to this embodiment, appropriate maintenance of the components can be performed, and the original performance of the reel can be reliably exhibited and maintained. .

In each embodiment of the invention according to the first aspect of the present invention, the feeding amount and the winding amount of the fishing line 15 measured from the start of use of the fishing reel to the present time are sequentially integrated, and this is calculated as RA. M and the integrated value display switch 33
This operation is performed to display the integrated value on the integrated value display section 31b. However, as shown in one embodiment of the invention according to claim 2, which is not shown, the winding amount of the fishing line measured by the line length measuring device and the feeding amount each integrated to both the integrated value amounts stored in the R a M, and, in the oN operation of the integrated value display switch optionally, at least one of the integrated value of the integrated value and the extension amount of the take-up amount, You may comprise so that it may display on an integrated value display part.

Thus, according to this embodiment, the intended purpose can be achieved similarly to the above embodiments. In each of the above embodiments, the maintenance time of the component parts can be grasped based on the measured value of the yarn length measuring device incorporated in the microcomputer. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation of the spool 99 supported on the frame 97 of the reel body 95 is detected by any means, and the detected rotation is taken into the microcomputer in the control box 101. Measuring the winding operation and / or the unwinding operation time and integrating the total operation time,
The total operation time may be displayed on the digital display 107 by turning on the integrated value display switch 105 provided on the operation panel 103.

Thus, even with such a fishing reel,
If the correlation between the integrated value of the total operation time and the maintenance is grasped in advance, the angler can grasp the maintenance time based on the display of the digital display 107. Therefore, as in each of the above-described embodiments, It is possible to achieve the purpose.
FIG. 4 shows the manual fishing reel shown in FIG. 1 with the electric function of the spool 1 added.

That is, in the drawing, reference numeral 109 denotes an electric motor having a built-in spool drive motor 111,
One gear 115 meshes with a gear 113 mounted on the motor shaft 111a. A clamp 119 that is detachable from the manual handle 111 is formed at an end of the support shaft 117 that supports the gear 115. In addition, the applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
No. 88, etc., an adjustment lever 121 is mounted, the motor 109 is connected to a battery (not shown) via a power supply cord 123, and an ON / OFF switch 125 provided on the motor 109 is turned on. By operating the adjustment lever 121 by operating, the motor output of the spool drive motor 111 can be adjusted in multiple stages.

Then, the motor 109 and the control box 27
The microcomputer inside is connected to the control box 27 via a detachable cord 127, and is installed in the microcomputer in the same manner as an electric fishing reel equipped with a conventional line length measuring device. The spool drive motor 111 is stopped on the basis of the measured value to take shelves, or the spool drive motor 111 is automatically stopped when it is wound up to the boat stop position.

According to the present embodiment, the angler performs maintenance on the gears 17, 19 and the power transmission mechanism 14 based on the display of the integrated value display section 31b, as in the above embodiments. The motor 109 can be detached and the reel body 5 can be held lightly when the manual handle 11 is used for shaking, and the fishing line can be quickly wound by the winding power of the spool drive motor 111 during winding. In addition, by connecting the electric motor 109, the function such as the shelf stop device that the electric fishing reel has conventionally can be performed by the manual fishing reel.

[0038]

As described above, in the fishing reel according to each claim, the integrated value of the measured value of the line length measuring device can be displayed on the display unit by turning on the integrated value display switch .
If the correlation between the maintenance time of the component parts and the integrated value is grasped in advance, the angler can easily grasp the maintenance time based on the display of the integrated value, and as a result, according to the present invention, For example, proper maintenance of the components can be performed, so that the original performance of the reel can be reliably exhibited and maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of a fishing reel according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of a modification of the fishing reel.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the fishing reel of FIG. 1 to which an electric motor is connected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,45,99 Spool 3 Spool shaft 5,37,95 Reel body 15,47 Fishing line 21,75 Magnet 25,77 Magnetic sensor 27,79,101 Control box 31,83,107 Digital display 31a, 83a Line length display Units 31b, 83b Integrated value display unit 33, 85, 105 Integrated value display switch 53, 111 Spool drive motor 109 Electric motor 119 Clamp unit 121 Adjustment lever

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A line length measuring device for measuring a feed line length of a fishing line wound on a spool mounted on a reel body, a display unit for displaying a measured line length value by the line length measuring device, and a line length measuring device. A storage unit for integrating and storing the winding amount and the unwinding amount of the fishing line measured by the device; and an integrated value display switch . When the integrated value display switch is turned on , the integrated value is stored in the storage unit.
A fishing reel, wherein the held integrated value can be displayed on the display unit. 2. A line length measuring device for measuring a feed line length of a fishing line wound around a spool mounted on a reel body, a display unit for displaying a measured line length value by the line length measuring device, and a line length measuring device. A storage means for integrating the winding amount and the payout amount of the fishing line measured by the device, and storing and holding both integrated values; and an integrated value display switch . When the integrated value display switch is turned on, the storage means stores the integrated value.
A fishing reel, characterized in that at least one of the integrated value of the held winding amount of the fishing line and the integrated value of the feeding amount can be displayed on the display unit.