JP4268565B2 - Fishing electric reel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel provided with a spool drive motor that winds and drives a spool that is rotatably attached to a reel body.

In general, when fishing for a deep fish layer such as boat fishing, an electric reel for fishing (hereinafter referred to as “electric reel”) is widely used.
As is well known in the art, this electric reel uses a spool drive motor (hereinafter referred to as “spool motor”) to rotate the spool to wind up the fishing line. Today, the spool is operated by the spool motor. In addition, a manual combination type electric reel that enables winding of a fishing line by operating a handle attached to the reel body is generally used.

Conventionally, in order to improve fishing results by accurately taking shelves of this type of electric reel, the length of the line (measured value) is measured by measuring the amount of fishing line fed and wound based on the number of rotations of the spool and the like. ) Is displayed on the display. In order to operate the spool motor and the yarn length measuring device, a power supply cord is connected to a power supply cord connection portion (receptacle) of the reel body, and this power supply cord is connected to a battery (external power source).

However, although the manual combination type electric reel can be used to wind the fishing line with the handle, the line length measuring device will not operate unless power is supplied, so accurate shelving cannot be performed. Therefore, in the past, in order to use the yarn length measuring device, the power was supplied by bringing a battery or a power supply cord to the fishing ground, which was inferior in portability.
On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, a cover member is detachably attached to a power supply cord connection portion of a reel body, and an electric device other than a spool motor is operated on the cover member when attached to the power supply cord connection portion. An electric reel to which a power source is attached is disclosed, and Patent Document 2 allows an external main power source and a standby power source to be selectively connected to a power supply cord connecting portion. An electric reel is disclosed in which detection means for detecting whether the power supply cord connection portion is connected is provided in the power supply cord connection portion so that only the yarn length measuring device is driven and controlled when the standby power supply is connected.
JP-A-10-113106 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-215738

However, in the electric reel of Patent Document 1, it is unclear how this is detected when the cover member is attached to the power supply cord connecting portion and the power supply to the spool motor is cut off to stop driving. is there.
In addition, the electric reel disclosed in Patent Document 2 is provided with a reed switch in the power supply cord connection portion to serve as the detection means, and a magnet for turning on / off the reed switch is incorporated in the center of the end face of the power plug of the standby power supply. Because of this structure, it has been pointed out that the structure of the power supply cord connecting part and the power plug becomes complicated and they are enlarged.

In addition, this electric reel has a structure in which a reed switch and a magnet are attached to the part to be attached and detached (receptacle and power plug), so the detection function is hindered by the influence of external force, repeated attachment and detachment, and the adhesion of seawater and dust. There were also problems such as being easy to come.
The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and is used according to the situation (electric winding, manual winding) in a fishing ground that is excellent in portability due to the simplification of the structure and has a severe use environment. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric reel that can be used manually.

In order to achieve such an object, an electric reel according to claim 1 includes a spool rotatably supported by a reel body, a handle that is mounted on the reel body and operates to wind the spool,
A spool motor mounted on the reel body and driven to wind the spool by an external power source connected via a power supply cord connected to the power supply cord connecting portion of the reel body, and a yarn for measuring and displaying the amount of fishing line fed and taken up Only the yarn length measuring device can be driven in the initial energized state, the length measuring device , the monitoring means for monitoring the voltage of the power source connected to the energizing circuit, the storage means for setting and storing a predetermined voltage condition Is set to a manual mode that can be used as a manual reel by the handle, and when it is determined that the monitoring result of the monitoring means does not satisfy the voltage condition, the manual mode is maintained, and the monitoring result satisfies the voltage condition. If it is determined that the powered state, to the switching control to the electric mode in which the device uses more electric driven by the external power source such as a spool motor and backlight Characterized in that a control means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the monitoring means automatically measures the power supply capacity connected to the energization circuit in the reel body, and the control means determines the “manual mode” and the “electric motor” based on the measured value. Since the power supply state is controlled to be switched to each mode, the power supply cord connecting portion need not be specially configured as in the prior art, and the structure can be simplified and the influence of external force and repeated attachment / detachment can be achieved. In addition, it can prevent the malfunction of the detection function due to the adhesion of seawater, dust, etc., and can cope with the usage mode (electric winding, manual winding) according to the situation without problems even in harsh fishing environments Has the advantage of being able to.
In the present invention, since the initial energized state, only the yarn length measuring device can be driven and set to the manual mode that can be used as a manual reel by the handle, the energized state is monitored by the monitoring means. Prevents the start of power supply to devices that require a lot of electricity when the power is connected, avoids the problem of unusable as a manual reel due to the use of insufficient capacity power, and safety in terms of use of a manual combination type electric reel Has the advantage of improving.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Figure 1 shows an electric reel according to an embodiment of claim 1, in FIG, 1 is a frame of the reel body 3, 5 and 7 in the side plates to attach the left and right of the frame 1, the spool between the two side plates 5 and 7 A spool 11 is rotatably supported via a shaft 9, and the spool shaft 9 penetrates the shaft center of the spool 11 and is rotatably supported between the side plates 5 and 7 via bearings 13 and 15.

Thus, as in the prior art, the spool 11 is rotated by driving the spool motor 17 or winding the handle 19 so that the fishing line is wound. Is housed in a motor case 21 that is integrally molded.
A lever-shaped motor output adjusting body (hereinafter referred to as a “power lever”) that adjusts the motor output of the spool motor 17 is provided in front of the upper portion of the side plate 7 on the handle 19 side, like the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 297978. 23) is attached so as to be rotatable in the same direction as the handle 19, and by operating the power lever 23, the microcomputer mounted in the control box 25 at the top of the reel body 3 outputs the motor output of the spool motor 17. The winding speed of the spool 11 is controlled by increasing / decreasing continuously from the motor stop state to the high output value.

Further, a clutch lever 29 for operating a known clutch mechanism 27 mounted in the side plate 7 is attached to the rear portion of the side plate 7 so as to be able to be pressed downward. The mechanism 27 is switched from the clutch ON to the clutch OFF.
When the handle 19 is rotated in the winding direction in the clutch OFF state, the clutch mechanism 27 is configured to return to the clutch ON state via a known return mechanism (not shown). By switching ON / OFF, the spool 11 is switched between a fishing line winding state and a fishing line feeding state, and the power of the spool motor 17 and the handle 19 to the spool 11 is transmitted / cut off.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 1, 30 is a rotation detecting means for detecting the number of rotations of the spool 11 and its rotating direction. The rotation detecting means 30 includes a pair of reed switches 31 mounted on the frame 1 and a spool facing the pair. The reed switch 31 is connected to the CPU (control means) of the microcomputer.

  Thus, the CPU uses a yarn length measuring device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-103567 in “manual mode (manual winding mode)” and “electric mode (electric winding mode)” described later. Similarly, the forward / reverse determination signal of the spool 11 output from the reed switch 31 is taken in to determine whether the fishing line is fed out or taken up, and the rotation pulse signal of the spool 11 taken in from the reed switch 31 is counted. Based on this count value, the yarn length calculation formula of the yarn length measurement program stored in the ROM (storage means) of the microcomputer is calculated and executed.

  Then, the CPU displays the measured value (yarn length) on the display 37 provided on the operation panel 35 of the control box 25 via the display drive circuit. As shown in FIGS. The upper color display unit 39 and the shelf color display unit 41 are provided in parallel in the upper and lower stages, and the depth of the device from the water surface is displayed on the upper color display unit 39. The distance of the device from the shelf is displayed.

In addition, the current mode state of the CPU (whether it is “manual mode” or “electric mode”) is displayed in the letters “manual” and “electric” on the mode display section 43 at the lower left of the display 37. It is like that.
Here, the setting of the shelf position will be described. As described above, the CPU calculates and measures the yarn length based on the rotation pulse signal from the reed switch 31, and displays it on the upper color display unit 39. FIG. As shown, a push button type reset switch 45 and a shelf memo switch 47 are provided on the operation panel 35 on the handle 19 side adjacent to the display 37, and these are connected to a microcomputer. Then, when the angler presses the reset switch 45 at the place where the fishing line is fed from the tip of the fish to the water surface with the start of actual fishing, the display value of the upper color display unit 39 is reset to “0.0”. It has become.

  Thereafter, when the angler feeds the fishing line, the line length calculated and measured by the CPU is displayed on the upper color display section 39, and the angler presses the shelf memo switch 47 when the fishing line is unrolled, for example, 95.5m. When the operation is performed, “0.0” is displayed on the shelf color display unit 41 and the shelf position is set. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example, the distance of the device accompanying the winding of the fishing line of 15 m from the shelf position. The amount of feed (water depth) from the water surface is displayed on the shelf color display unit 41 and the upper color display unit 39, respectively.

Although not shown, the display 37 is equipped with a backlight, and an ON switch 48 is mounted on the operation panel 35 on the side opposite to the handle 19 adjacent to the display 37, and the backlight is this ON switch. Illuminates for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) by the pressing operation of 48.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, a power supply cord connecting portion (receptacle) 49 is disposed in front of the lower portion of the side plate 5 on the side opposite to the handle, and the connector 51 of the power supply cord 53 is connected to the power supply cord connecting portion 49. Then, when the hook clip of the power feeding cord 53 is connected to a battery (for example, 12V external power source) brought to the fishing ground, the spool motor 17 is driven by the operation of the power lever 23, and the microcomputer is fed with power to the fishing line. The yarn length is calculated and measured by the CPU as it is unwound and wound, and is displayed on the display 37. However, as shown in FIGS. In addition to the configuration similar to the above, a resin cap is provided via an annular fixing member 57 that is secured to the power supply cord connecting portion 49 and a deformable connecting member 59 that is integrally formed therewith. 1 is detachably attached to the feed cable connection portion 49.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cap 61 is provided with an annular elastic locking piece 65 that can be locked to a locking portion 63 provided on the outer periphery of the power supply cord connecting portion 49. The cap 61 is attached to and detached from the power supply cord connecting portion 49 by engaging and disengaging the piece 65 and the locking portion 63.
In the cap 61, one 6V button battery 67 is accommodated as a reserve power supply so as to be replaceable. The elastic locking piece 65 is locked to the locking portion 63 as shown in FIG. When attached to the cord connecting portion 49, the contacts 69 and 71 connected to the electrodes of the button battery 67 come into contact with the terminals 73 and 75 on the power feeding cord connecting portion 49 side, and the button battery 67 supplies power to the microcomputer. ing.

Thus, when the CPU of the microcomputer is supplied with power from the button battery 67 as described above or is supplied with power from the external 12V battery (main power source) as shown in FIG. In the initial energization state, “manual mode” is set, and the characters “manual” are displayed on the mode display 43 as shown in FIG.
In this “manual mode”, the electric reel 55 can be used as a manual-dedicated reel by the handle 19 instead of driving the motor by an external 12V battery. In the “manual mode”, the CPU Based on the rotation pulse signal from the reed switch 31 accompanying the winding operation, only the yarn length measuring program including the shelving by the reset switch 45 and the shelf memo switch 47 described above is executed and the measured value is displayed on the display 37. In addition, the power supply to the drive system of a device that uses a lot of electricity such as the spool motor 17 and the backlight is cut off.

A voltage measuring device (monitoring means) that automatically detects the voltage (power capacity) of the power source connected to the power supply cord connection unit 49 is attached to the energization circuit from the power supply cord connection unit 49 to the microcomputer. The measured value of the voltage measuring instrument is input to the CPU.
On the other hand, in the microcomputer ROM, as an example, a voltage condition of “detection of 10 seconds at 9 V or higher” is preset and stored, and the CPU starts the “manual mode” in the initial energization state described above. Accordingly, the power supply voltage connected to the power supply cord connection unit 49 is monitored for a predetermined time based on the measurement value of the voltage measuring instrument, and the voltage condition is not satisfied, that is, “a voltage of 9 V or more is detected continuously for 10 seconds or more”. While not being performed, the “manual mode” is maintained.

When the voltage measuring instrument “detects a voltage of 9 V or higher continuously for 10 seconds or longer”, the CPU that has input the signal determines that the voltage condition has been satisfied, shifts from “manual mode” to “electric mode”, and sets the spool. The power supply to the drive system such as the motor 17 and the backlight is started, and the execution of the yarn length measurement program is continued.
As a result, in this “electric mode”, the spool motor 17 is driven by the operation of the power lever 23, the backlight is turned on by the operation of the ON switch 48, and the length of the line is increased along with the feeding and winding of the fishing line. Is calculated and measured and displayed on the display 37, and the characters “electric” are displayed on the mode display 43 as shown in FIG.

In addition, in FIGS. 5 to 7, reference numeral 77 denotes a fastener that is attached to the outer periphery of the connector 51 of the power supply cord 53 so as to be relatively rotatable and movable in the longitudinal direction, and the fastener 77 is connected to the power supply cord connecting portion 49. The connector 51 (power feeding cord 53) connected to the power feeding cord connecting portion 53 is prevented from falling off by being screwed into a screw portion 79 provided on the outer periphery of the locking portion 63.
Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, when the battery or the power supply cord 53 is forgotten at the fishing ground, or when it is used exclusively for the manual operation by the handle 19 without using the 12V battery depending on the situation of the fishing ground, As shown in FIG.

  Thus, since the button battery 67 supplies power to the microcomputer when the cap 61 is mounted in this manner, the CPU enters the “manual mode” in this initial energization state (step S1 in FIG. 10), and the CPU in FIG. As described above, the characters “manual” are displayed on the mode display unit 43, and based on the signal from the voltage measuring device, it is determined whether or not the power supply voltage satisfies the voltage condition (steps S2 and S3).

However, since the cap 61 is attached to the power supply cord connecting portion 49 and a button battery as a 6V standby power source is connected, the voltage condition is not satisfied.
Accordingly, the “manual mode” is maintained, and the CPU returns to step S1 and includes shelving by the reset switch 45 and the shelf memo switch 47 based on the rotation pulse signal from the reed switch 31 accompanying the winding operation of the handle 19. Only the yarn length measurement program is executed to display the measured value on the display 37, and the power supply to the drive system such as the spool motor 17 and the backlight is cut off, and the CPU repeats the routine of steps S1 to S3.

Then, the characters “manual” are displayed on the mode display section 43 as shown in FIG.
Thereafter, when the angler removes the cap 61 from the power supply cord connecting portion 49 and connects the power supply cord 53, or when the power supply cord 53 is connected to the power supply cord connection portion 49 from the beginning of actual fishing, the voltage condition is changed from the battery of 12V. The electric current which fills up will be fed.
For this reason, the CPU determines that the power supply voltage satisfies the voltage condition based on the signal from the voltage measuring instrument in steps S2 and S3, proceeds to step S4, and automatically switches to the “electric mode”. Power supply to the drive system such as the spool motor 17 and the backlight is started, and the execution of the yarn length measurement program is continued.

Accordingly, the spool motor 17 is driven by the operation of the power lever 23, the backlight is turned on by the operation of the ON switch 48, and the length of the line is calculated and measured as the fishing line is fed and taken up and displayed on the display 37. In addition, “Electric” is displayed on the mode display 43 as shown in FIG.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the power source capacity connected to the power supply cord connection unit 49 is automatically measured by the voltage measuring device (monitoring means) attached to the energization circuit from the power supply cord connection unit 49 to the microcomputer. Since the CPU is configured to switch the power supply state between the “manual mode” and the “electric mode” based on this measurement value, forgetting the battery and the power supply cord 53 at the fishing ground, Accordingly, when using it for manual operation without using a battery, it is possible to measure the yarn length and take shelving, as well as to eliminate the need for a special configuration of the power supply cord connecting portion as in the conventional example of Patent Document 2. In addition to simplification, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of malfunctions in the detection function due to the influence of external force, repeated attachment and detachment, and adhesion of seawater and dust. Aspect (electric winding, manual winding) has the advantage of corresponding without problems.
In this embodiment, in the initial energized state, only the yarn length measuring device can be driven, and a manual mode that can be used as a manual reel by the handle 19 is set, and the energized state is monitored by the voltage measuring instrument. Since it is configured, it can prevent the start of power supply to devices that require a lot of electricity when the power is connected, avoiding the problem of unusable as a manual reel due to insufficient power supply (button battery, external main power supply), Safety in terms of use of manual combination type electric reels has been improved.

Note that the standby power supply, the other than the external power source connected to the power supply cord connecting portion 49 as button cells 67, rather it may also be configured to be connected to the energizing circuit built inside the reel body, its forms The voltage condition for switching and controlling the power supply capacity or the power supply state is appropriately set according to the use conditions.

FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the standby power source. The standby power source 81 is configured to supply a voltage of 6 V to the reel body 3 by connecting two small lithium batteries 85 in series in a cylindrical casing 83 having a small diameter. Thus, the connector 51-1 having the same structure as the connector 51 of the power supply cord 53 is attached to the tip of the casing 83.
Also in this embodiment, the power supply cord connecting portion 49 is attached with the standby power supply 81 to be supplied with power from the lithium battery 85, or the power supply cord 53 is connected to a 12V lithium ion battery (main power supply) 87 to supply power. Then, in this initial energization state, the CPU enters the “manual mode” and is configured to monitor the voltage conditions described above. Other configurations are the same as those of the embodiment of FIG.

And Thus, the also in this embodiment using the backup power supply 81, it is not necessary to the power supply cord connecting portion 49 as in the conventional example of Patent Document 2 in special configuration is eliminated, Hakare the simplification of the structure, use environment Therefore, it is possible to cope with the usage mode (electric winding, manual winding) according to the situation without any problem.

It is a top view of the electric reel which concerns on one Embodiment of Claim 1 . It is explanatory drawing of the display state of the indicator in "manual mode." It is explanatory drawing of the display state of the indicator in "electric mode". It is a side view of the electric reel shown in FIG. It is a side view of the feed cord connecting part of the reel body. It is an expanded sectional view of the feed cord connection part which connected the feed cord. It is an expanded sectional view of the feed cord connection part which removed the feed cord. It is an expanded sectional view of the electric power feeding cord connection part equipped with the cap. It is an expanded sectional view of the electric power feeding cord connection part which removed the cap. It is a control flowchart of a microcomputer. It is a side view of the electric reel which concerns on other embodiment of Claim 1 using the other form of the standby power supply.

Explanation of symbols

3 Reel body 11 Spool 17 Spool motor 19 Handle 23 Power lever 25 Control box 29 Clutch lever 30 Rotation detecting means 31 Reed switch 37 Display 39 Upper color display section 41 Shelf color display section 43 Mode display section 45 Reset switch 47 Shelf memo switch 48 ON switch 49 Power supply cord connection 51, 51-1 Connector 53 Power supply cord 55 Electric reel 61 Cap 67 Button battery 69, 71 Contact 73, 75 Terminal 77 Fastening tool 81 Spare power supply 83 Casing 85 Lithium battery 87 Lithium ion battery

Claims (1)

A spool rotatably supported on the reel body;
A handle that is mounted on the reel body and operates to wind the spool,
A spool driving motor that is mounted on the reel body and drives the spool to be wound by an external power source connected via a power feeding cord connected to the power feeding cord connecting portion of the reel body;
A line length measuring device for measuring and displaying the amount of fishing line fed and the amount of winding;
Monitoring means for monitoring the voltage of the power supply connected to the energizing circuit;
Storage means for setting and storing predetermined voltage conditions;
The power supply state is set to a manual mode in which only the yarn length measuring device can be driven in an initial energized state and can be used as a manual reel by the handle, and it is determined that the monitoring result of the monitoring unit does not satisfy the voltage condition If the manual mode is maintained, and it is determined that the monitoring result satisfies the voltage condition, the power supply state is changed to an electric motor driven by the external power source by a device using a lot of electricity such as a spool drive motor and a backlight. Control means for switching control to the mode ;
An electric reel for fishing characterized by comprising:

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