JP3502277B2 - 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 having an improved display method of a timer display section for displaying the refilling time of a comase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known in the art, a method of attracting fish using a Komase balance rig has been widely used for fishing for flatfish, grunts, chinu and the like. By the way, the comasses packed in the comase basket will melt out in the water a while after the device is put in, and will flow out completely after a certain period of time and the comase basket will become empty, but in general, refilling the comasses The actual situation was that the time depended solely on the fisherman's intuition and experience.

For this reason, beginners and inexperienced fishermen do not notice that Komase is gone, and the Komase basket keeps waiting until it hits, or pulls up the mechanism when there is still a considerable amount of Komase. However, there was a problem that the return was bad and the fish did not grow. In view of such circumstances, recently, a fishing reel provided with a timer display portion on the reel unit so that the refilling time of the comase can be recognized is a utility model registration No. 250266 or Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-172987. Etc.

The fishing reel disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 250266 has a display unit provided on the operation panel of the reel unit, in which a yarn length measured value by a yarn length measuring device is displayed.
The timer display value is displayed digitally on a minute-by-minute basis so that it is possible to recognize when the refill of the comase is possible. on the other hand,
The fishing reel disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-172987 is provided with a timer along with a thread length measurement value 5 and the like on a display unit 3 provided on an operation panel 1 of a reel unit as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. The display is a digital display 7 in units of seconds and a display in units of 10 seconds with six segments 9 so that it is possible to recognize the refill time of the comase.

[0005]

However, generally, in this type of fish lure fishing method using the Komase balance gimmick, after the bottom of the gimmick is reached, the fishing line is wound up to a predetermined shelf position at a constant speed, and then the rod is moved. After a few seconds, sprinkle the Komase and wind up the fishing line a little more at a constant speed to position it inside the Komase where the bait of the fishing hook is scattered.
In the former conventional example in which the timer display is displayed in units of minutes, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform a fine operation performed in units of seconds.

On the other hand, in the latter conventional example shown in FIG. 15, since the timer display is a digital display 7 in units of seconds and a display in units of 10 seconds by segment 9, the fine operation as described above is possible, but It has been pointed out that it is difficult to determine how many minutes have passed since the start of measurement, and the display changes rapidly, which causes eyestrain after long-term use.
The present invention has been devised in view of such an actual situation, and improves the display method of the timer display unit that displays the refilling time of the comase, and the timer display has good visibility and is easy to send the device to the shelf position. An object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel having a portion.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 is to provide a time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time after the device is put into water, and a timer display portion provided on the reel unit. In a fishing reel provided with a display drive means for displaying the measured value of the timekeeping means on a timer display part, the display drive means, after starting the display of the measured value on the timer display, The measured value is displayed in seconds on the timer display until a predetermined time elapses, and after the predetermined time elapses,
It is characterized in that the above-mentioned measured value is displayed on the timer display unit in units of minutes and in units of seconds united for 2 seconds or more.

The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the fishing reel described above, the timer display unit includes a digital display unit with digital numbers and a segment display unit with segments, and the display unit driving means has a segment display unit that collects two or more seconds. In addition to displaying the measured value in units, after the display of the measured value on the timer display section, the measured value is displayed in seconds on the digital display section until a predetermined time has elapsed, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, the measured value is displayed on the digital display section. The present invention according to claim 3 is the fishing reel according to claim 2, wherein the display drive means blinks the measured value per second in segments. It is characterized by that.

(Operation) According to the first aspect of the invention, the display driving means measures the timer display in units of seconds until a predetermined time elapses after the display of the measurement value of the time measuring means on the timer display. The value is displayed, and after the elapse of a predetermined time, the measured value is displayed on the timer display unit in units of minutes and units of 2 seconds or more that are collected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the display unit driving means causes the segment display unit to display the measured value in a unit of seconds that is 2 seconds or more, and the digital display unit displays the measured value until a predetermined time elapses. The measured value is displayed in units of seconds, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the digital display unit is switched to display in units of minutes. According to the invention of claim 3, the display unit driving means is
By blinking the measured value for each second in the segment, the fisherman can know when to refill the comase.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of a fishing reel according to claims 1 to 3, and FIG.
In the figure, 11 is the frame of the reel body 13, 15 and 17
Is a side plate attached to the left and right of the frame 11, and both side plates 1
A spool 19 is rotatably supported between 5, 17 via a spool shaft.

The spool 19 is configured such that the fishing line is wound by driving a spool drive motor (hereinafter referred to as "motor") and winding the handle 21. Although not shown, the motor is provided in front of the spool 19. It is housed in a motor case integrally formed with the frame 11. Then, in front of the upper portion of the side plate 17, similarly to the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-76273, a power lever 23 for adjusting the motor output of the motor can be rotationally operated in the same direction as the rotation direction of the handle 21. The microcomputer 2 is attached and is operated by operating the power lever 23.
5 is the maximum value (0-10
The rotation speed of the spool 19 is controlled by continuously increasing and decreasing to 0%).

A clutch lever 27 of a clutch mechanism mounted in the side plate 17 is attached to the lower rear portion of the side plate 17. By operating the clutch lever 27, a motor or a handle for a spool shaft can be operated as in the conventional case. The driving force of 21 is transmitted and cut off via the clutch mechanism. Although not shown, a magnet is attached to one side surface of the spool 19, and a pair of reed switches is attached to the frame 11 so as to face the rotation locus of the magnet. As shown in FIG.
Is connected to a microcomputer 25 in a control box 31 provided between the side plates 15 and 17 above the reel body 13.

The microcomputer 25 has a CPU 33 for overall control, a ROM 35 for storing programs such as motor control, timer display, and yarn length measurement, and a CP.
It is composed of a RAM 36 for storing data such as a calculation result in U33, an input port 37, and an output port 39.
Then, the CPU 33 fetches the forward / reverse rotation determination signal of the spool 19 output from the reed switch 29 to determine whether the fishing line is to be paid out or wound up, and increases the rotation pulse signal of the spool 19 fetched from the reed switch 29. The down-counter 41 counts, and the yarn length calculation formula stored in the ROM 35 is calculated based on this count value. Then, the calculated result is taken as the pay-out line length of the fishing line (measured value of line length), and the line length display portion 47 of the display unit 45 provided on the operation panel 43 on the control box 31.
It is designed to be displayed digitally.

As shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 45 is provided with a thread length display section 47 and a timer display section 49 in parallel with the upper and lower two stages, and the timer display section 49 is composed of two digit digital characters. It is composed of a digital display section 51 and a segment display section 53 composed of six pieces of segments 53a formed of light emitting diodes surrounding the digital display section 51.

Then, the time measured by the time measuring means described below is displayed on the timer display section 49 by the microcomputer 25 as the display section driving means so that the refilling time of the comase can be visually recognized. That is, the control box 31 of the reel unit 13 is equipped with a clock means 59 including a clock pulse oscillator (second signal generator) 55 and a counter 57, and a start switch of a timer display section 49 on the operation panel 43. 61 is installed,
The counter 57 and the start switch 61 are connected to the input port 37.
It is connected to the.

The counter 57 is a clock pulse oscillator 5
5 constantly counts the number of clock pulses generated, and for example, if the clock pulse is generated every 1/10 second, the elapsed time can be obtained in units of 0.1 seconds. When the fisherman operates the start switch 61, the CP
The U 33 inputs the count value of the counter 57 and displays it on the timer display section 49. However, the ROM 35 displays the segment display section 53 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 until 59 seconds after the start switch 61 is operated. Segment 53a
, The elapsed time is displayed in units of 10 seconds (for example, if 10 seconds have elapsed, one segment 53a indicates the elapsed time of 10 seconds, and if 30 seconds has elapsed, three segments of 53a have elapsed). 30 seconds is displayed), the count value of less than 10 seconds is blinked every second in the next segment 53a, the count value is displayed on the digital display unit 51 in seconds, and the start switch 61 is operated. After one minute has passed, as shown in FIG. 5, a program for switching the digital display unit 51 to the minute display is stored.
The PU 33 executes the above program based on the count value of the counter 57 and switches the display of the timer display section 49 as described above.

A reset switch 63 is mounted on the operation panel 43 in addition to the start switch 61, and the CPU 33 is operated by operating the reset switch 63.
Resets the display on the timer display section 49 to "0", and again executes the above program based on the count value of the counter 57. Since the fishing reel 65 according to the present embodiment is configured as described above, when the fishing reel 65 is connected to the battery on board, the microcomputer 25, the timekeeping means 59, etc. are activated, and the clutch lever 27 is operated. When the clutch is turned off, the fishing line is sequentially fed out from the spool 19 under the weight of the tackle, and the CPU is based on the count value from the reed switch 29 as in the conventional case.
When the fisherman operates the power lever 23 when the fish length hits the fishing line, the fish length of the fishing line is displayed on the fishing line length display portion 47. When the fisherman operates the power lever 23, the motor operates to wind the fishing line on the spool 19. It will be done.

When the fisherman operates the start switch 61 as the fishing line is fed out, the CPU 33 inputs the count value of the counter 57 as described above, and after the start switch 61 is operated as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Up to 59 seconds, the elapsed time is displayed on the segment 53a of the segment display unit 53 in units of 10 seconds, the count value of less than 10 seconds is blinked on the segment 53a every second, and the digital display unit 51 displays the seconds. Display counts in units.

After the start switch 61 is operated, 1
After the lapse of minutes, as shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 33 switches the digital display unit 51 to the display in units of minutes, causes the segment 53a of the segment display unit 53 to display the elapsed time in units of 10 seconds, and displays the elapsed time in units of 10 seconds. The count value less than is blinked in the segment 53a every one second. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the C
Since the PU 33 executes the program stored in the ROM 35 to switch the display of the timer display section 49 as described above, according to the present embodiment, it is of course possible to appropriately recognize the refill time of the comase. Immediately after turning on a device that requires a fine operation, the digital display unit 51 displays a fine second unit, and when the device does not require a detailed operation after the device is stopped at the shelf position, the digital display unit 51 has a visibility. Since it is displayed in minute units, the timer display is easier to see than in the past, and it is easy to send the device to the shelf position.

6 and 7 show a fishing reel display device 45-1 according to a second embodiment of claims 1 to 3, and in this embodiment, the digital display section 51 is composed of six pieces. The segment display section 5 of the first embodiment surrounded by the segment 53a
Instead of 3, the six segments 53a are
It is also arranged like a zone display type tachometer of a digital meter of an automobile to constitute a segment display portion 53-1 of a timer display portion 49-1.

Since the other construction is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. Thus, according to the present embodiment as well, it is possible to appropriately recognize the refilling time of the comase, and immediately after the device is loaded, which requires a fine operation, the digital display unit 51 displays a fine unit of seconds and displays it on the shelf position. When it is not necessary to perform detailed operations after stopping the device, the minute display with good visibility is displayed on the digital display unit 51. Therefore, it is easier to send the device to the shelf position and easy to see. It has the advantage of being a timer display.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, six segments 53a are used, and five segments after the start switch 61 is operated.
Up to 9 seconds, the elapsed time is displayed in the segment 53a in units of 10 seconds, and the count value of less than 10 seconds is configured to blink in the segment 53a every 1 second. For example, 10 pieces of the segment 53a are displayed. The elapsed time is displayed in 6-second units until 59 seconds after the start switch 61 is operated, and the count value of less than 6 seconds is displayed as 1 in the segment 53a.
It may be configured to blink every second.

8 to 14 show a fishing reel according to one embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention. In FIG. 8, 67 is a reel body having side plates 71 and 73 mounted on both left and right sides of a frame 69. A spool 75 is rotatably supported by a bearing mounted on the frame 69 via a spool shaft. Spool 7
5, the fishing line is wound by the winding operation of the handle 77 mounted on the side plate 73, and the level wind mechanism 79 for guiding the fishing line to the spool 75 is mounted on the upper part of the reel body 67 in front of the spool 75. Has been done.

As is well known in the art, the level wind mechanism 79
Is that the traverse cam shaft 81 coupled to the pinion that meshes with the drive gear mounted in the side plate 73 rotates as the handle 77 rotates, and the fishing line guide member 83 traverses in the axial direction of the spool 75. The fishing line is uniformly wound around the spool 75 by the above, and the fishing line wound around the spool 75 is evenly fed out in accordance with the casting operation. However, the conventional fishing line guide member is made of a lightweight resin material. A hard line guide that was molded and molded separately from this was incorporated, and the fishing line was inserted through the line guide.

However, if the line guide having a separate structure is incorporated in the fishing line guide member in this manner, the height of the fishing line guide member becomes large, and the height of the reel as a whole becomes large, so that the palming property is impaired. There is a risk. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the entire fishing line guide member 83 is formed of a stainless material, and the fishing line insertion hole 85 that functions as a line guide is formed in the fishing line guide member 83 itself.
The height H of the fishing line guide member 83 itself is suppressed as compared with the conventional one, and the size of the entire reel is reduced.

A clutch lever 87 of the clutch mechanism mounted in the side plate 73 is attached to the side plate 73, and the driving force of the handle 77 to the spool shaft is operated by the clutch lever 87 via the clutch mechanism. It is designed to be transmitted and blocked. As shown in FIGS. 8, 10 and 11, a hard metal cover 89 is screwed to the clutch lever 87 so as to cover the tip of the clutch lever 87. When the fishing line is passed, a rough operation such as hitting the clutch lever against the rock to perform the clutch operation is performed. In order to protect the clutch lever 87 at such a time, in the present embodiment, the tip of the clutch lever 87 is hard. The metal cover 89 is fixed with screws to prevent the clutch lever 87 from being damaged and to ensure a reliable clutch operation.

Although not shown, in this embodiment as well, a magnet is attached to one side surface of the spool 75, and the frame 6 faces the rotation locus of the magnet.
9, a pair of reed switches are mounted. As shown in FIG. 12, the reed switch 29 is a microcomputer 9 in a control box 91 fixed to the outer side portion of the side plate 71.
Connected to 3.

Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the microcomputer 93 has a CPU 95 for controlling the whole and a ROM 9 for storing programs such as timer display and yarn length measurement.
7, a RAM 99 for storing data such as a calculation result in the CPU 95, an input port 101, and an output port 103
It consists of and. Then, the CPU 95 fetches a forward / reverse rotation determination signal of the spool 75 output from the reed switch 29 to determine whether the fishing line is to be fed or wound, and at the same time, the spool 7 fetched from the reed switch 29.
The rotation pulse signal of No. 5 is counted by the up / down counter 105, and the yarn length calculation formula stored in the ROM 97 is calculated and executed based on this count value. Then, the calculation result is the flat portion 10 on the control box 91.
The thread length display section 111 having a vertical writing display function of the display 109 provided in FIG. 7 is digitally displayed.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the display 10
9 is a thread length display section 111 having a vertical writing display function,
A timer display unit 113 is provided above the timer display unit 113. The timer display unit 113 includes a digital display unit 115 of two-digit digital characters and a dot display unit 117 including one dot provided below the digital characters. It consists of and.

As in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the control box 91 is provided with a clock means 59 consisting of a clock pulse oscillator 55 and a counter 57, and the flat portion 107 on the control box 91 is A start switch (ON / OFF switch) 119 is attached, and when a fisherman operates the start switch 119 once, the thread length display portion 111 of the display 109 and the microcomputer 9 are displayed.
3. The timing means 59 and the like are activated.

After that, when the start switch 119 is continuously turned on twice, the CPU 95 inputs the count value of the counter 57 and displays it on the timer display section 113. Up to 59 seconds after the start switch 61 has been turned on twice, the count value is displayed in seconds on the digital display unit 115 as shown in FIG. 13, and when one minute has passed after the operation, it is shown in FIG. As described above, the tenth digit of the digital display unit 115 is switched to the display of the minute unit, and the elapsed time of the ones digit of the digital character is displayed in the unit of 10 seconds to display the tenth digit.
A program that causes the dot display unit 117 to blink the count value of less than one second every second is stored.

Then, the CPU 95 executes the above program based on the count value of the counter 57 and switches the display of the timer display section 113 as described above. Since the fishing reel 121 according to the present embodiment is configured in this way, when the fisherman operates the start switch 119 once, the thread length display section 111 of the display 109, the microcomputer 93, the time measuring means 59, etc. When the clutch lever 87 is operated and the clutch is turned off, the fishing line is sequentially fed out from the spool 75 under the weight of the tackle, and the CPU 95 controls the fishing line based on the count value from the reed switch 29 as in the conventional case. When the fisherman hits the handle 77 and winds the handle 77 when the length of the delivered yarn is measured and displayed on the yarn length display unit 111, the fishing line is wound on the spool 75.

When the fisherman continuously turns on the start switch 119 twice as the fishing line is fed out, the CPU 95 inputs the count value of the counter 57 as described above, and 59 seconds after the operation as shown in FIG. Up to digital display 1
15, the count value is displayed in seconds, and when 1 minute has elapsed after the operation, as shown in FIG.
The 10th digit of the digital character is switched to the display in minutes, and the elapsed time of the 1st digit of the digital character is changed to 10 minutes.
The count value of less than 10 seconds is displayed in blinking every 1 second on the dot display unit 117.

As described above, the counter 57 is also used in this embodiment.
The CPU 95 executes the program stored in the ROM 97 on the basis of the count value of 1 to switch the display of the timer display section 113 as described above. Needless to say, it can be recognized that the digital display unit 115 displays a fine unit of seconds immediately after the device which requires a detailed operation is input. When the device does not require a detailed operation after the device is stopped at the shelf position, the digital display is displayed. Since minute display with good visibility is displayed on the portion 115, it has advantages that the timer display is easier to see and the device is easily sent to the shelf position as compared with the conventional case.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the entire fishing line guide member 83 is formed of stainless steel, and the fishing line guide member 83 itself has the fishing line insertion hole 85 which functions as a line guide. On the other hand, the height H of the fishing line guide member 83 itself becomes smaller, and as a result, the reel as a whole can be made smaller and the palming property is improved.
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the hard metal cover 89 is screwed to the tip of the clutch lever 87, so that the clutch lever 87 is prevented from being damaged during stone bream fishing, and the clutch lever 87 can be securely operated. The clutch can be operated.

In each of the above embodiments, the CPU 95 inputs the count value of the counter 57 by operating the start switches 61 and 119, and the count value is displayed on the timer display sections 49 and 1.
However, instead of the start switches 61 and 119, a sensor detects switching of the clutch mechanism from clutch OFF to clutch ON, and the CPU counts the counter based on the signal from the sensor. Of course, a numerical value may be input and displayed on the timer display section.

[0038]

As described above, according to the fishing reel according to each of the claims, it is of course possible to properly recognize the refilling time of the comase, and of course, the timer is provided immediately after the device is loaded, which requires a fine operation. The display will be displayed in units of seconds, and when you do not need to perform detailed operations after stopping the device at the shelf position, the timer display will display minute units with good visibility. It has the advantage that the timer display is easy to see and that the device is easily sent to the shelf position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to a first embodiment of claims 1 to 3. FIG.

2 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the indicator of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the indicator of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

5 is an enlarged plan view of the indicator of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the indicator of the fishing reel according to the second embodiment of claims 1 to 3.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view of the indicator of the fishing reel according to the second embodiment of claims 1 to 3.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to an embodiment of claim 1.

9 is a cross-sectional view of a fishing line guide member of the level wind mechanism mounted on the fishing reel shown in FIG.

10 is a side view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 8. FIG.

11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a clutch lever of a clutch mechanism mounted on the fishing reel shown in FIG.

12 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 8. FIG.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged plan view of the indicator of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged plan view of the indicator of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of an operation panel of a conventional fishing reel.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged plan view of a timer display unit of a conventional fishing reel.

[Explanation of symbols]

11,69 frames 13,67 reel body 19 spools 21,77 steering wheel 23 Power lever 25,93 Microcomputer 27,87 Clutch lever 31,91 control box 43 Operation panel 45,45-1,109 Display 47,111 Thread length display section 49,49-1,113 Timer display 51,115 Digital display 53,53-1 segment display 59 Time keeping means 65,121 fishing reels 79 level wind mechanism 85 Fishing line insertion part 89 cover 117 dot display

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A timer means for measuring the elapsed time after the device is put into water, a timer display section provided on the reel unit, and a display section driving means for displaying the measured value of the timer means on the timer display section. In the fishing reel provided, the display unit driving means displays the measured value in seconds on the timer display unit after starting the display of the measured value on the timer display unit, and displays the measured value in seconds. After a lapse of time, the fishing reel is characterized in that the above-mentioned measured value is displayed on the timer display unit in units of minutes and units of 2 seconds or more. 2. The timer display section comprises a digital display section with digital numbers and a segment display section with segments, and the display section driving means displays the measured value on the segment display section in a unit of 2 seconds or more. After displaying the measured value on the timer display, the measured value is displayed in seconds on the digital display until a predetermined time elapses, and the measured value is displayed in minutes on the digital display after the predetermined time elapses. The fishing reel according to claim 1, which is displayed. 3. The fishing reel according to claim 2, wherein the display drive means blinks the measured value per second in segments.