JP3256182B2 - Ship radio control system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio control system for a ship.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a small fishing boat or the like having a size of about 2 to 5 tons, the number of crew is almost two, including one or at most a family of fishermen. It has been desired that the operator can operate the fishing boat to insert and manipulate the net from any position on the boat.

[0003] For this reason, in the past, there was a fishing boat equipped with a wired type steering device.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a conventional wired type steering device, in which 1 is a wired remote control transmitter for remotely controlling an accelerator lever, a forward / reverse switching clutch lever and steering not shown, 2 is a wired remote control transmitter 1
And an actuator unit connected to the accelerator lever, the forward / reverse switching clutch lever, and the steering, and the wired remote control transmitter 1 includes:
An accelerator dial 4, a forward / reverse switching dial 5, and a steering dial 6 are provided.

When the accelerator dial 4 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 is turned in the acceleration direction, the operation of the actuator unit 2 drives the accelerator lever (not shown) in the acceleration direction, thereby increasing the engine speed. When the accelerator dial 4 is turned in the deceleration direction, the operation of the actuator unit 2 causes the operation of an accelerator lever (not shown).
Is driven in the deceleration direction, and the engine speed is reduced.

When the forward / backward switching dial 5 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 is turned forward, the forward / backward switching clutch lever (not shown) is activated by the operation of the actuator unit 2.
Is switched to the forward side, and the clutch is switched to the forward side. When the forward / reverse switching dial 5 is turned to the reverse side, the forward / reverse switching clutch lever (not shown) is moved to the reverse side by the operation of the actuator unit 2. The clutch is switched to the reverse side.

When the steering dial 6 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 is turned clockwise, the steering (not shown) is rotated clockwise by the operation of the actuator unit 2, and the rudder is correspondingly turned. When the steering dial 6 is turned counterclockwise, the steering (not shown) is driven to rotate counterclockwise by the operation of the actuator unit 2, and the rudder is turned off correspondingly.

[0008]

However, in the case of the above-described wired type control device, when the crew moves on board, the cable 3 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 is obstructed, and the work becomes difficult. Had disadvantages.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide a radio control device for a ship which can control the ship wirelessly from any position on the ship and can improve workability on the ship. Is what you do.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an accelerator lever for adjusting the engine speed, a forward / reverse switching clutch lever for switching between forward and reverse, a steering for steering, and an accelerator lever. A wireless steering device for a ship, comprising: a wired dial remote control transmitter provided with an accelerator dial, a forward / reverse switching dial, and a steering dial for remotely controlling a forward / backward switching clutch lever and steering, A radio transmitter for transmitting command signals to the accelerator lever, the forward / reverse switching clutch lever, and the steering;
A receiver that receives a command signal transmitted from the wireless transmitter and outputs a signal corresponding to the command signal, a control panel that outputs a control signal based on the signal output from the receiver, and a wired remote controller A transmitter is detachably mounted, and includes a wireless switching device capable of driving an accelerator dial, a forward / reverse switching dial, and a steering dial of the wired remote control transmitter based on a control signal output from the control panel. The present invention relates to a radio control device for a ship.

According to the above means, the following effects can be obtained.

In the present invention, a command signal for the accelerator lever, the forward / reverse switching clutch lever, and the steering is transmitted from the wireless transmitter while the wired remote controller is mounted on the wireless switching device. Then, the command signal is received by the receiver, a signal corresponding to the command signal is output to the control panel, and a control signal is output to the wireless switching device based on the signal output from the receiver in the control panel. By operating the wireless switching device, an accelerator dial, a forward / reverse switching dial, and a steering dial of the wired remote control transmitter are driven based on a control signal output from the control panel, so that the ship can be steered by radio. Become.

As a result, the cable of the wired remote control transmitter can be placed at a position where it does not interfere with the work.
When the crew travels on board, the cable of the wired remote control transmitter does not get in the way and the work becomes easier.

[0014]

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

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. In a ship which is already equipped with a wired type control device as shown in FIG. 7, an accelerator lever and a forward / reverse switching clutch lever are provided. Command signal 10 for steering and steering
, A receiver 13 that receives a command signal 10 transmitted from the wireless transmitter 11, and outputs a signal corresponding to the command signal 10, and a signal output from the receiver 13. Control panel 16 that outputs a control signal based on
And the wired remote control transmitter 1 is detachably attached,
A wireless switching device 62 capable of driving the accelerator dial 4, the forward / reverse switching dial 5, and the steering dial 6 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 based on a control signal output from the control panel 16 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless switching device 62 includes concave grooves 4a, 5a, into which the accelerator dial 4, the forward / reverse switching dial 5, and the steering dial 6 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 are fitted. Dial drive member 4 having 6a
A, 5A, and 6A, and the dial driving members 4A, 5A, and 6A are rotationally driven based on a control signal output from the control panel 16.

Incidentally, in the case of the example shown in FIG.
Are integrally housed inside the control panel 16, and FIG.
Reference numeral 56 denotes an antenna connected to the receiver 13.

The radio transmitter 11 is, as shown in FIG.
It is of the same type as a remote controller used for televisions and other electric appliances and the like, and has a power-on switch 19 for turning on the power and a power-off switch 20 for turning off the power.
An accelerator upper switch 21 for driving the accelerator lever in the acceleration direction, an accelerator lower switch 22 for driving the accelerator lever in the deceleration direction, and a pre-clutch switch 23 for switching the forward / reverse switching clutch lever to the forward side. A post-clutch switch 24 for switching the forward-reverse switching clutch lever to the reverse side, a clutch neutral switch 25 for returning the forward-reverse switching clutch lever to the neutral position, and a steering right for rotating the steering clockwise. A switch 26, a steering left switch 27 for rotating the steering counterclockwise, and a steering neutral switch 28 for returning the steering to the neutral position. A signal 10 is transmitted.

As the radio transmitter 11, the functions of the accelerator upper switch 21 and the accelerator lower switch 22 are replaced by one accelerator as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 instead of the type shown in FIG. It is also possible to adopt a type in which the functions of the pre-clutch switch 23, the post-clutch switch 24, and the clutch neutral switch 25 are replaced with a single clutch stick 30 in addition to the stick 29.

Next, the operation of the illustrated example will be described.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wired remote control transmitter 1 is mounted on the wireless switching device 62,
When the radio transmitter 11 is operated to transmit a command signal 10 for the accelerator lever, the forward / reverse switching clutch lever, and the steering, the command signal 10 is transmitted to the receiver 1.
3, a signal corresponding to the command signal 10 is output to the control panel 16, and a control signal is output to the wireless switching device 62 based on the signal output from the receiver 13 in the control panel 16, By operating the wireless switching device 62, the accelerator dial 4, the forward / reverse switching dial 5, and the steering dial 6 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 are driven based on the control signal output from the control panel 16, and the ship is wirelessly operated. Steering becomes possible.

As a result, the cable 3 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 can be placed in a position where it does not obstruct the work, and the cable 3 of the wired remote control transmitter 1 becomes obstructive when the crew moves on the ship. This will make things easier.

The crew fixes the radio transmitter 11 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 to the waist portion with a belt or the like.
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the user operates No. 1 to steer the net while steering the boat.

Thus, in the case of a ship already equipped with the wired remote control transmitter 1, it is possible to use the wired remote control transmitter 1 as it is and to make it wireless, thereby minimizing investment and performing work on the ship. Can be improved.

It should be noted that the radio control device for a ship according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example described above, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0026]

As described above, according to the radio control system for a ship of the present invention, in the case of a ship already equipped with a wired remote control transmitter, the radio control is carried out using the wired remote control transmitter as it is. It is possible to achieve an excellent effect that it is possible to improve workability on board while minimizing investment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a wireless switching device and a wired remote control transmitter according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed plan view of a wireless transmitter according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating another example of the wireless transmitter.

FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of arrows VV in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation state of a fishing boat in an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wired remote control transmitter 3 Cable 4 Accelerator dial 5 Forward / reverse switching dial 6 Steering dial 10 Command signal 11 Radio transmitter 13 Receiver 16 Control panel 62 Radio switching device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An accelerator lever for adjusting an engine speed, a forward / backward switching clutch lever for switching between forward and backward, a steering for steering, an accelerator lever, a forward / backward switching clutch lever, and steering. And a wired remote control transmitter provided with an accelerator dial, a forward / reverse switching dial, and a steering dial for remotely controlling the vehicle, an accelerator lever and a forward / reverse switching clutch lever. A radio transmitter for transmitting a command signal for steering and steering, a receiver for receiving a command signal transmitted from the radio transmitter, and outputting a signal corresponding to the command signal, a signal output from the receiver A control panel for outputting a control signal based on the control signal, and a wired remote control transmitter are detachably mounted, and are provided based on a control signal output from the control panel. The radio control apparatus vessels comprising the accelerator dial and the forward-reverse switching dial the remote control transmitter and steering dial and can drive a radio switching device.