JP3473856B2 - 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 a fishing reel,
More specifically, it relates to a technique for measuring the winding diameter of a fishing line wound around a spool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a technique configured as described above, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-307612 or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-2
In the former conventional example, the diameter of the fishing line wound around the spool is measured based on the reflected light from the surface of the fishing line wound around the spool. In the latter conventional example, The diameter of the fishing line wound around the spool is measured based on the sound waves reflected from the surface of the fishing line wound around the spool. It is configured to determine a quantity.

[0003]

Considering the situation where the fishing line is wound around the spool of the dual bearing reel, in this type of reel, the level winding mechanism is used to average the amount of fishing line wound around the spool. Although,
At the time of use, the winding diameter at the center of the spool often becomes large, and the winding diameter at the portions approaching the collar-shaped portions at both ends of the spool also becomes large. In particular, many large trolling reels and the like do not have a level winding mechanism, and the above phenomenon frequently occurs in such reels. However, in the configuration of the conventional example, since the winding diameter of the fishing line at a predetermined portion of the spool is measured, an accurate winding diameter is obtained when the winding diameter of the fishing line is not constant as described above. However, this causes a measurement error of the amount of feeding of the fishing line, and there is room for improvement.

It is an object of the present invention to reasonably construct a fishing reel that can accurately grasp the winding diameter of a fishing line even when the winding diameter of the fishing line on the spool is not uniform, and can perform appropriate processing. There is a point to do.

[0005]

A feature of the present invention (claim 1) is to detect a winding diameter of a fishing line wound around a spool at each of a plurality of positions in a direction of an axis of rotation of the spool. And processing means for calculating the respective winding diameters obtained by the sensor mechanism, and the processing means (11)
Of the winding diameter at a plurality of locations determined by the sensor mechanism (S)
This difference value is configured to perform the operation of grasping the difference value.
Alarm mechanism (14) that is activated when the temperature exceeds a specified value
There in that formed by cooperation with its action, and the effects are as follows.

[0006]

According to the above characteristics, the sensor mechanism obtains the winding diameter of the fishing line wound around the spool, the winding diameters at a plurality of positions in the axial direction of the spool, and the plurality of windings thus obtained. The processing means processes the value of the convolution. Well
Also, if the difference in the winding diameter at multiple locations reaches or exceeds the specified value,
The processing means grasps this state and activates the alarm mechanism.
Next, the angler can recognize the irregular winding shape of the fishing line.
It will be one.

[0007]

According to the second aspect, the processing means obtains the average value of the winding diameter of the fishing line on the spool, and the predetermined processing based on the average value can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the fishing line is wound, the storage means holds the averaged data of the winding diameter of the fishing line with respect to the spool and the data based on the rotation amount of the spool. At the time of rotation, the data held in the storage means is read out based on the rotation amount of the spool, and the notifying means is notified of the amount of fishing line delivered.

[0010]

[0011]

Therefore, even if the winding diameter of the fishing line is not uniform with respect to the spool, it is possible to accurately grasp the winding diameter.
Moreover, a fishing reel that can be appropriately processed was reasonably constructed.

[0012] In particular, the disturbance of the winding shape of the fishing line anglers recognize immediately enables necessary actions in respect to the spool, the second aspect, even if the winding shape disturbance of fishing line, the spool unit of An accurate value of the amount of fishing line taken in and out with respect to the amount of rotation can be grasped, and in claim 3 , even if data is held in the storage means in a state where the winding shape of the fishing line is disturbed, after this storage processing By measuring the amount of rotation of the spool, the accurate value of the amount of feeding of the fishing line can be recognized through the notifying means.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, between the left and right frame portions 1, 1, a level wind mechanism that reciprocally drives the line guide tool 3 in the left-right direction by the rotation of the screw shaft 2, and a spool 5 that winds the fishing line 4. And the handle 6, the drag operation tool 7, the clutch lever 8, on the side of the frame portion 1 on the right side.
The cast controller 9 is provided, and the left and right frame parts 1,
The fishing reel for boat fishing is provided with the control case 10 extending from the upper part to the upper part of 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control case 10 includes a control device 11 (which is also used as processing means and control means) including a microprocessor and the like, and a pair of magnetically sensitive sensors 12 (measuring means). Example), a light-receiving cell 13, an alarm 14, and a lithium-type battery 15 are respectively built in,
A liquid crystal display 16 (an example of notification means), a correction switch 17, a bottom memo switch 18, and a shelf memo switch 19 are provided. The liquid crystal display 16 is provided with a main display section 16A showing the amount of the fishing line 4 fed out from the spool 5, a shelf memo display section 16B showing the depth of the shelf, and a bottom memo display section 16C showing the depth of the seabed. .

A wheel M having a gear 20A that meshes with a gear portion 5A integrally formed on the left side of the spool 5 is provided with a magnet M, and the sensor 12 is rotated by the magnetism of the magnet M. Know the quantity and direction of rotation.

In this reel, when the fishing line 4 is wound around an empty spool 5, a tool T is attached as shown in FIG. 2, and the actual length of the fishing line 4 measured by the tool T and Data relative to the rotation amount of the spool 5 is held in a memory (not shown) of the control device 11 (this operation is called learning), and the rotation amount of the spool 5 is measured by the sensor 12 during actual fishing, By reading out the data in the memory based on the measurement result, the amount of the fishing line 4 to be paid out from the spool 5 is obtained and displayed on the liquid crystal display 16.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tool T is
Three sensor mechanisms S are provided for the main body case 22 mounted on the control case 10 via the clamps 21, and a control mechanism 23, a battery 24, a light emitting cell 25 for sending a signal, etc. are internally provided. Is the ultrasonic transmitter 26
And an ultrasonic wave receiving unit 27, the receiving unit 27 receives the reflection of the ultrasonic wave emitted from the transmitting unit 26 in the direction of the axis X of the spool 5 (to the outer surface of the fishing line 4), and receives the ultrasonic wave. It is a non-contact type that measures the distance based on the time from transmission to reception.

At the time of learning, the fishing line 4 is wound around the spool 5 in an empty state by operating a predetermined switch with the tool T mounted on the control case 10 as described above. Is as follows. At the time of this winding, as shown in FIG. 6, the signals from the three sensor mechanisms S are transmitted via the control mechanism 23 in the tool to the light emitting cells 25.
When the light receiving cell 13 receives the optical signal from the light emitting cell 25, the light receiving cell 13 transfers the data to the control device 11. The control device 11 averages the measured values. The rotation amount is measured, the operation result is transferred to the memory of the control device 11 and held at a predetermined interval from these measurement results, and this operation is further performed until the learning by the operation of the predetermined switch is completed. Perform (steps # 101 to # 106).

The diameter D of the fishing line 4 wound around the spool 5 is obtained by averaging the signals from the three sensor mechanisms S as shown in FIG. 4, and the winding amount (length) of the fishing line 4 is obtained.
Is obtained by multiplying the diameter D by the pi for each rotation of the spool, or by multiplying the diameter D by the pi and the amount of rotation for each constant rotation of the spool. Ask. After the learning is completed, the count value is set to 0 and the main display portion 16A of the liquid crystal display 16 displays "0.
"0" is displayed (# 107 step, # 108 step).

At the time of the above-described learning, as shown in FIG. 8, the value of the feeding amount of the fishing line 4 is held in a continuous area which can be specified by an address (set to a value corresponding to the count value). , so that the latest data is held by the top address a _T of the address shifts the held data, performs an operation the latest data is present in the top address a _T be terminated learning in what timing .

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the light emitting cell 25 and the light receiving cell 13 is protected by a transparent plate 28 made of a resin material or the like.
As shown in FIG. 5, the magnet M of the wheel 20 is inserted into the hole formed on the outer periphery of the wheel 20 in the radial direction, and the magnet M is positioned at the inner end side (center side of the wheel 20). On the other hand, the iron piece 29 inserted through the slit on the side surface of the wheel 20 is fixed by being bonded.

Next, when the learning is finished and the display is started, the control operation is performed with the tool T removed, and during this control, the rotation direction of the spool 5 is discriminated as shown in FIG. The number of rotations is counted, the data in the memory is read out based on this count value, and the liquid crystal display 1
Numerical values are displayed on the main display portion 16A of No. 6 (steps # 201 to # 206). In addition, at the start of this display is set to the start address A _S the top address A _T corresponds to the initial value of the count "0".

Next, the processing when a high breakage occurs will be described. In this process, the correction switch 17 is turned on while the end of the cut fishing line 4 is wound up to an appropriate position near the tip of the fishing rod, and the liquid crystal display 16 at that time is turned on as shown in FIG. Main display part 16
The address used for the display of A is set to the start address A _S , and after this setting, the count value is set to “0” and the display is set to “0.0”. It is possible to display with very few errors based on the data in the memory as in the case of (No.
# 304 step).

Next, the battery 15 built in the control case 10
The operation of displaying an alarm mark (not shown) in the corner of the main display portion 16A of the liquid crystal display 16 when the battery is consumed will be described. In this control, instead of the operation of measuring the voltage drop of the battery 15, as shown in FIG. 10, the points set corresponding to the usage status of the reels are integrated over time,
When the number of points reaches a predetermined value or more, an alarm mark is set to be displayed in the corner of the main display portion 16A of the liquid crystal display 16 (steps # 401 to # 40).
4 steps).

When the shelf memo switch 19 is turned on, the amount of feeding of the fishing line 4 (depth of work in progress) at that time is held in a register or the like in the control device, and at the same time,
The control device 11 is operated so as to display it on the shelf memo display portion 16B, and the bottom memo switch 18 is turned on, so that the amount of the fishing line 4 fed out at that time (usually in a state where the tackle is bottomed). The control device 11 is operated so as to display the in-process depth) on the bottom memo display portion 16C at the same time as holding the register etc. in the control device.

[Other Embodiments] In addition to the above embodiments, the present invention is
It can also be configured as follows. (A) As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14, the spool 5 is arranged between the left and right frame parts 1 and 1, and the right frame part 1 is provided with a handle 6 and a lever-like drag operating tool 7, The control case 10 is provided on the upper surface of the upper one of the plurality of stay portions 1A connected to the frame portions 1, 1. This control case 10 includes an alarm 14 and a control device 1.
1, the liquid crystal display 16 and the control switch 30 are provided, and three sensor mechanisms S are provided. These sensor mechanisms S are provided with an ultrasonic wave transmission unit 26 and an ultrasonic wave reception unit 27, as in the embodiment. It is a non-contact type.

The sensor mechanism S is, as shown in FIG.
It is housed in a case 31 and is swingably supported with respect to the control case 10 about an axis Y parallel to the rotation axis X of the spool 5 so that the swinging posture of the case 31 can be adjusted. There is. As shown in FIG. 12, the difference G between the winding diameters of the fishing line 4 with respect to the spool 5 is obtained by the three sensor mechanisms S, and when the difference G reaches a predetermined value or more, an alarm 1
4 (an example of an alarm mechanism) is operated to set a control operation so as to notify the disturbance of the winding state of the fishing line 4 (the control operation will not be described in detail), and this reel does not have a level wind mechanism. Also in the above, the angler can be made aware of the disorder of the winding state of the fishing line 4 in the early stage.

(B) Spool 5 with a plurality of sensor mechanisms S
The winding diameter of the fishing line 4 with respect to is measured, and the delivery amount of the fishing line 4 is obtained in real time based on the winding diameter and the rotation amount of the spool 5, and the liquid crystal display 16 or the like is informed. Do not perform the notification operation).

(C) Two sensor mechanisms S, or
Prepare for four or more. The sensor mechanism S is configured to measure distance using infrared rays.

(D) The sensor mechanism S is constructed so as to contact the outer surface of the fishing line 4 wound around the spool 5. In the case of such a contact type, a roller is provided at the contact portion so that a large resistance does not act on the rotation of the spool, or the fishing line 4 is contacted at predetermined intervals. It can be implemented in various forms.

It should be noted that reference numerals are given in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structures of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fishing reel.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of a fishing reel.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a control case.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a sensor arrangement.

FIG. 5 (a) is a side view with a part of the wheel cut away. (B) is a plan view of the wheel

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a learning operation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a display operation.

FIG. 8 is a graph showing the relationship between memory addresses and data.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a high cut correction operation.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an alarm operation based on a battery voltage value.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to another embodiment (a).

FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing a winding state of a fishing line around a spool of another embodiment (a).

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a sensor mounting structure of another embodiment (a).

FIG. 14 is a vertical sectional side view of a fishing reel according to another embodiment (a).

[Explanation of symbols]

4 fishing line 5 spools 11 processing means, 12 Measuring means 14 Alarm mechanism 16 Notification means 26 Transmitter 27 Receiver S sensor mechanism

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sensor mechanism (S) for determining the winding diameter of a fishing line (4) wound around a spool (5) at each of a plurality of positions in the direction of the axis of rotation of the spool (5),
Including the sensor mechanism (S) with the determined respective winding diameter calculation processing to the processing means (11), said processing means (11), the winding diameter of the plurality of positions determined by the sensor mechanism (S) The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the fishing reel is configured to perform an operation of grasping a difference value, and is linked with an alarm mechanism (14) which is activated when the difference value reaches a predetermined value or more. 2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the processing means (11) is configured to perform an operation of averaging values of winding diameters at a plurality of positions obtained by the sensor mechanism (S). . 3. The spool (5) comprises a measuring means (12) for measuring the rotation amount of the spool (5), a storage means for holding data, and an informing means (16) for informing a value. Averaged data of the amount of rotation of the spool (5) obtained by the measuring means (12) and the winding diameter of the fishing line (4) obtained by the processing means (11) when the fishing line (4) is wound around Is stored in the storage means, and after the fishing line (4) is wound, the spool (5) is stored based on the data stored in the storage means and the rotation amount of the spool (4) obtained by the measuring means (12). 4. The fishing reel according to claim 3, further comprising a control means (11) for obtaining an amount of the fishing line (4) to be fed from the control means (11) and outputting it to the notification means (16).