JP5939749B2 - Fishing electric reel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric reel for fishing.

  Conventionally, an electric reel for fishing is configured so that the fishing rod can be left on the hook attached to the ship's edge from the release of the device to the winding to be applied mainly to deep fishing. Recently, there have been known devices devised so that operations can be performed in a handheld state.

  For example, it is known that operation members for winding up a spool of an electric reel for fishing (moving the motor output continuously and continuously) are arranged at various positions. For example, in Patent Document 1, a slide lever type operation member that adjusts the motor output is supported on the front side of the reel body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, or a motor output is provided behind the reel body. A rotary operation member that adjusts the rotation is rotatably supported. Further, in Patent Document 2, a part of a disk-shaped rotary knob (operation member) is exposed from the upper surface of a control case, and the motor output is continuously varied by rotating while pressing the thumb from above. A configuration is disclosed. Further, Patent Document 3 discloses that a push button type motor output operation member is installed on the left side plate.

JP 2001-169700 A JP 2003-92959 A JP 2001-169701 A

  As described above, in recent electric fishing reels, a type that can be operated in a hand-held state is desired as in the case of fishing (bait casting) reels used for lure fishing. In the fishing electric reel in which the arrangement of the operation member for adjusting the output is devised, there is room for further improvement in terms of operability. In other words, it is not satisfactory for both the grip and operation of the thumb of one hand holding the fishing rod and the reel body, and in particular, the motor output adjustment operation can be performed in any scene with one hand holding the fishing rod and the reel body. (It is not possible to appropriately deal with winding such as simple device collection or complicated (slow and rapid) winding operation according to the case of inviting fish). In addition, there is an operation member (operation unit) at a position where force cannot be applied even if the gripping state becomes unstable with respect to sudden fish pulling or the thumb reaches, and a desired winding state cannot be obtained. There is a possibility.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and can easily grasp the fishing rod and the reel main body with one hand, and can skillfully operate the operation member for adjusting the motor output with the thumb of the hand. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric fishing reel that has sufficient gripping properties even when a large load is suddenly applied during operation of an operation member.

In order to achieve the above object, an electric fishing reel according to the present invention is provided between left and right side plates of a reel body having left and right side plates configured by attaching left and right covers to left and right frames, and a fishing line. A spool around which the reel is wound, a drive motor that rotates the spool, and an operation member that adjusts the output of the drive motor. The operation member has a substantially cylindrical shape. And at least one upper part of the left and right side plates constructed by attaching left and right covers to the left and right frames on the rear side of the front end of the flange of the spool, and can be rolled with the thumb of a hand. is rotatably supported in the longitudinal direction in the exposed state to the spool shaft and parallel to the supported shaft of the spool so that the operation surface of the operation member of the substantially cylindrical shape, the surface around the And, characterized in that it is supported in a state of 0.5~12mm projects.

  In the electric fishing reel having the above-described configuration, the operation member is installed on the rear side of the front end of the flange of the spool and at least on one of the left and right side plates. The thumb reaches the operation member in a state where a part of the body is fitted to the side plate of the main body, and the force when operated can be sufficiently transmitted. In addition, since the operation member is supported so as to be able to rotate substantially in the front-rear direction, the operation area can be secured even if the exposed portion is reduced, and the thumb can be rotated when the thumb of the gripping hand is rotated. Does not shift from side to side and the gripping stability is increased. Furthermore, by supporting the operation surface of the operation member in a state of protruding 0.5 to 12 mm with respect to the peripheral surface, the protruding area is relatively small, and the operation surface on the ventral side of the thumb It becomes possible to grip the periphery of the reel unit at the same time, so that even if a heavy load is applied, the reel unit can be gripped directly around the thumb so that it can be gripped and operated firmly Become.

  According to the present invention, the fishing rod and the reel body can be easily grasped with one hand, the operation member for adjusting the motor output can be skillfully operated with the thumb of the hand, and further, a large load is suddenly applied during operation of the operation member. Even if it is applied, a fishing electric reel having sufficient gripping properties can be obtained.

The top view of the electric reel for fishing which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The side view which looked at the electric reel for fishing shown in FIG. 1 from the left board side. The rear view which looked at the electric reel for fishing shown in FIG. 1 from the back side. The top view which showed partially the internal mechanism of the electric reel for fishing shown in FIG. The principal part expanded sectional view which follows the AA line of FIG. Schematic which looked at the internal drive mechanism of the electric reel for fishing shown in FIG. 1 from the side. Sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG. The top view which shows the state which operates an operation member in the state which hold | gripped the reel main body with the fishing rod. The figure which looked at FIG. 8 from the left side board side. The top view of the electric reel for fishing which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The side view which looked at the electric reel for fishing shown in FIG. 10 from the left side board side. The principal part expanded sectional view which follows the CC line of FIG. The principal part expanded sectional view which follows the DD line | wire of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 1st modification of an operation member, (a) is a top view, (b) is a center sectional view, (c) is a side view. It is a figure which shows the 2nd modification of an operation member, (a) is a top view, (b) is a center sectional view, (c) is a side view. It is a figure which shows the 3rd modification of an operation member, (a) is a top view, (b) is a center sectional view, (c) is a side view.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an electric fishing reel according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 7 are views showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a side view as seen from the left side plate side, and FIG. 3 is a rear view as seen from the rear side. 4 is a plan view partially showing the internal mechanism, FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part along the line AA in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the internal drive mechanism seen from the side, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1.
In the following description, the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction are defined as the directions described in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electric fishing reel 1 according to this embodiment includes left and right side plates 5A and 5B configured by attaching left and right covers (left and right side plates) 4a and 4b to left and right frames 3a and 3b. The reel main body 5 is provided. A manual handle 6 that is wound up is provided on one side plate (the right side plate 5B) of the reel body 5, and a spool 7 around which a fishing line is wound is provided between the left and right side plates 5A and 5B. The spool shaft 7a (see FIG. 7), which is a rotating shaft, is supported so as to be rotatable. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the drive motor 8 is held between the left and right side plates 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B on the front side of the spool 7, and the spool 7 performs the winding operation of the manual handle 6. By the rotational drive of the drive motor 8, it is rotationally driven in the direction of winding the fishing line via the power transmission mechanism 10.

  Note that the drive motor 8 may be configured to be installed inside the spool 7, but by installing the drive motor 8 in front of the spool 7 as in the present embodiment, while securing the spool winding amount of the spool 7, The reel body 5 can be made as compact as possible. As for the power transmission mechanism 10, the function of reducing the rotational driving force of the drive motor 8 and transmitting it to the spool 7 side (performed by the speed reduction mechanism 102 and the transmission belt 103 (see FIG. 4)), the drive motor 8 It can be constituted by a publicly known device having a function of preventing the manual handle 6 from being rotated even when driven to rotate, a function of preventing the manual handle 6 from rotating backward (including the ratchet 104), and the like. Further, such a power transmission mechanism 10 may be disposed on the left side plate 5A side, may be disposed on the right side plate 5B side, or is allocated to each of the left and right side plates. May be. In the figure (particularly FIG. 4), reference numeral 116 denotes a handle shaft coupled to the handle 6, reference numeral 118 denotes a drive gear rotatably supported on the handle shaft 116, and reference numeral 120 meshes with the drive gear 118. These are pinions, which constitute the power transmission mechanism 10 described above. In the figure, reference numeral 125 denotes a known drag mechanism that applies a drag force to the rotation of the spool 7 when the fishing line is fed out from the spool 7 during fishing, and between the reel body 5 and the handle 6. A star-shaped drag adjustment knob (star drag) 139 for adjusting the drag force by the drag mechanism 125 is provided.

  A known level wind mechanism 142 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) having a function of winding the fishing line evenly around the spool 7 is installed between the left and right side plates 5A and 5B in front of the spool 7. Yes. Further, a box-shaped control case 15 containing a control unit 100 (with control boards 100A and 100B) for controlling the drive motor 8 is disposed above the spool 7 between the left and right side plates 5A and 5B constituting the reel body 5. It is arranged. The control case 15 of this embodiment is configured to be flush with the surfaces of the left and right side plates 5A and 5B constituting the reel body, and the length dimension in the front-rear direction is longer than the length dimension in the left-right direction. Is set. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear end portion 15 a of the control case 15 is installed so as to be flush with a frame (the left frame 3 a is shown) constituting the side plate. .

  Also, a known clutch mechanism 17 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) is provided in the reel body 5 to move the spool 7 in the axial direction by moving the pinion 120 in the axial direction to switch the spool 7 between the fishing line winding state and the free rotation state. . The clutch mechanism 17 has a function of interposing / disconnecting power transmission from the manual handle 6 and the drive motor 8 by being interposed in the power transmission mechanism 10, and is installed on the right side plate 5B side in this embodiment. The clutch plate 17a constituting the clutch mechanism 17 is engaged with a clutch OFF switching member 18 for switching power transmission from the ON state to the OFF state and a clutch ON switching member 19 for switching power transmission from the OFF state to the ON state. Yes.

  The clutch OFF switching member 18 in the present embodiment is configured to be bridged between the left and right side plates 5A and 5B on the rear side of the spool 7 so that the operation can be performed while summing the spool 7. FIG. From this state, the clutch mechanism 17 is switched from the ON state to the OFF state by placing a thumb on the operation portion 18a on the surface and pushing it downward. The clutch OFF switching member 18 is distributed and held between a clutch ON position and a clutch OFF position (not shown) shown in FIG. 7 by a distribution holding spring 200 shown in FIG.

Further, the clutch ON switching member 19 in the present embodiment is installed on the right side plate 5B side, and can swing between the clutch ON position and the clutch OFF position by the distribution holding spring 200 (see FIG. 6). The sort is kept. In this case, the clutch ON switching member 19 is substantially flush with the surface of the right side plate 5B in the clutch ON state, as shown in FIG. 6, and in the clutch OFF state, the operation unit 19a is It swings and protrudes from the surface of the right side plate 5B. Then, the clutch ON switching member 19 can be easily turned on from the state where the fishing line wound on the spool 7 is summing-operated at the abdomen of the thumb (the thumb is supported by the rear end side of the left side plate). It is preferable that it is installed slightly behind the wound fishing line so that it can be easily reached.
In addition, the clutch ON switching member 19 may be configured by an electric type (for example, using a solenoid) in addition to the mechanical type that swings as described above. The clutch OFF switching member 18 and the integral member may be used.

  The reel body 5 is provided with a power feeding unit 20 for supplying power to the drive motor 8. The power supply unit 20 is formed in a lower surface region on the front side of the left side plate 5A, and a removable portable battery 22 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) is attached to the power supply unit 20, or A power supply cord that is supplied with power from a battery placed at the foot or a power supply unit installed on a fishing boat is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control case 15 has a rotation shaft above the spool 7 (this rotation shaft is the spool shaft 7a because the drive motor 8 is disposed outside the spool 7 in this embodiment. However, in another configuration in which the drive motor 8 is disposed inside the spool 7, the spool shaft 7a is not present, and thus the rotation shaft of the motor 8 is applicable. The level wind mechanism 142 and the drive motor 8 are covered from the vicinity. It has a large size.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an operation member 30 that adjusts the output of the drive motor 8 is disposed on the rear side of the control case 15, particularly on the rear side of the front end position Pf of the flange 7 f of the spool 7. The operation member 30 of the present embodiment is supported on the rear side of the control case 15 so as to be rotatable on the upper side of the left side plate 5A, and is supported substantially parallel to the spool shaft 7a with respect to the control case 15. Further, it is attached to the left side plate side end portion of the support shaft 31 so as to be rotatable in a substantially front-rear direction D1. In addition, the operation member 30 of the present embodiment is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape so that the thumb can be slid in the front-rear direction and rolled on the abdomen of the thumb, and the operation surface 30a (with the thumb in contact with the operation member 30). The outermost arc surface is also operated, and the upper half arc region of the operation portion 30a is exposed. For this reason, a recessed portion 15A that opens to the left side is formed on the left side of the control case 15 so as to expose the operating portion 30a of the operating member 30, and the operating member 30 is accommodated in the recessed portion 15A. It is in the state.

  In this case, on the left side plate side behind the control case 15, a recess 15B is formed in a region where the operation member 30 is disposed so as to fall from the surface 15b of the control case 15, and the recess 15A The lower side is recessed in a semicircular shape so that the substantially cylindrical operation member 30 is disposed within the range of the recess 15B (see FIG. 5). For this reason, as will be described later, the control case 15 accommodates a liquid crystal display unit and various control members and is thickened. However, the control case 15 forms a recess 15B on the rear end side thereof, and the recess 15B has a recess. By forming the recessed portion 15A having the above-described shape and disposing the operation member 30, a low profile is achieved as much as possible. Further, by forming a recess 15B that is recessed from the surface 15b of the control case 15 and disposing the operation member 30 in the recess, the user can grasp the reel body 5 with the thumb even if it is not visually recognized. The position of the recess 15B can be grasped, and this makes it possible to accurately recognize the position where the operation member 30 exists. In other words, it is possible to easily grasp the exact position of the operation member 30 sensuously by changing the shape of the surface so that it can be sensed by the thumb, such as by recessing the periphery of the operation member 30. It becomes possible.

  In the present embodiment, the recessed portion 15A accommodates the lower region of the substantially cylindrical operation member 30 by the curved portion 15c recessed in a semicircular shape, but the recessed portion 15A penetrates in the vertical direction. You may make it accommodate the operation member 30 in the state which carried out. Further, an arcuate recess may be formed on the upper surface of the left side plate 5A corresponding to the operation member 30 or the curved portion 15c of the recessed portion 15A.

  As described above, the operation member 30 (operation unit 30a) is rotatably supported in an exposed state so that it can be pressed and rolled from above, but as shown in FIG. The operation portion (operation surface) 30a protrudes from the surface (in this embodiment, the surface 15d of the recess 15B of the control case 15). Specifically, the substantially cylindrical operation member 30 (operation unit 30a) of the present embodiment is formed so that the diameter D is 12 mm and the protrusion height h is 3.6 mm with respect to the surface 15d. Has been. Moreover, it is preferable to form the unevenness | corrugation 30b which continues in the circumferential direction on the surface of the operation part 30a so that it may be hard to slip when rolling.

  In this case, the protrusion height h may be set in the range of 0.5 to 12 mm so that the operation member 30 can be stably rolled while holding the reel body securely. preferable. This is because when the protrusion height h is less than 0.5 mm, the contact area of the thumb becomes too small and the operability is deteriorated such as slippage. Moreover, if it exceeds 12 mm, it will be in the state protruded largely, the grip pressure of the peripheral part will become small, and grip stability will fall.

  The diameter D of the operating member 30 is preferably in the range of 10 to 24 mm. This is because if the diameter is less than 10 mm, the contact area with the thumb becomes too small, resulting in poor operability such as slippage. Moreover, if it exceeds 24 mm, the gripping area of the peripheral part (main body) decreases, and gripping stability decreases. Note that the axial length L of the operation member 30 is preferably set to 2.0 to 20 mm so that the thumb can be pressed and stably operated.

  Further, when the operation member 30 is rotatably supported by the control case 15 with the above-described configuration, the operation member 30 has a top portion P with respect to the surface 15b of the control case 15 (indicated by P1 in FIG. 5). It is preferable to install it so as to be downward. By doing so, the thumb can be placed on the operation member 30 without being caught only by shifting the thumb along the surface while the thumb is applied to the surface of the control case 15. It becomes possible to shift to a simple winding operation.

  The operation member 30 is mounted on a support shaft 31 disposed in the control case 15, and a detection means for detecting an operation angle of the operation member 30 is provided at a right end portion of the support shaft 31, specifically, An angle sensor 130 is installed. The angle sensor 130 is incorporated in a sealed state in a housing portion 15D provided on the right side plate side on the rear end side of the control case 15, and the support shaft 31 is rotatably supported on the rear end side of the control case. An operation position signal corresponding to the rotation position is output. That is, the angle sensor 130 outputs an operation signal according to the operation position of the operation member 30, and the output of the motor 8 can be adjusted according to the operation position of the operation member 30.

  As described above, the control case 15 is structured to be mounted between the left and right side plates 5A and 5B, and the support shaft 31, the operation member 30, and the angle sensor 130 are incorporated in advance in such a control case. As a result, the structure is simplified, and the productivity and maintainability can be improved. In particular, the angle sensor 130 is also incorporated in the control case, which is advantageous in terms of wiring and waterproofness. Further, the control case 15 has a shape that is longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction, so that an installation space for the operation member 30 and the angle sensor 130 can be secured.

Further, as described above, the support shaft 31 is rotatably supported so as to be substantially parallel to the rotation shaft (spool shaft 7 a) of the spool 7. It can be displaced in the direction of the fishing rod; the direction indicated by the arrow D1. Since the operation member 30 is operated in a state where the reel body 5 is held with a palm, when the thumb is brought into contact with the operation member 30, the position of the thumb is not greatly shifted to the side, and particularly, it is shifted to the outside. Therefore, the gripping stability is increased. In this case, considering the lateral displacement of the position of the finger (thumb) when the operation member 30 is rotated, the above substantially parallel range is within a range of ± 30 ° with respect to the rotation axis of the spool 7. If it is good. In other words, within the range of ± 30 °, even if the operation member 30 is freely rotated while the reel body 5 is gripped and held, the position of the thumb is difficult to shift laterally, and the reel body is gripped and held. The balance at the time does not get worse.
The reel body 5 of the present embodiment is configured to have a size that can be operated by holding it with a fishing rod with one hand, and the operation member 30 described above can be used as a fishing rod via the rod mounting portion 5a. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when mounted, the thumb T in the state where the reel body 5 is gripped and held together with the fishing rod R is disposed at a position where it can reach.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control case 15 accommodates a control unit 100 that controls the drive of the drive motor 8, and adjusts the output of the drive motor 8 according to the rotational operation amount of the operation member 30. It is supposed to be. In this case, the control unit 100 is set so that the output of the drive motor 8 is increased by rotating the operation member 30 forward. Note that the relationship between the rotational operation amount of the operation member 30 and the output of the drive motor 8 is arbitrary, but in this embodiment, the reference position of the operation member 30 is set to a motor output value 0, and a predetermined angle (for example, 120 °) The motor output is set to Max when rotating forward. In other words, by increasing the speed when operating in the forward direction, the front can be gripped more quickly when the hand holding the fishing rod and the reel body is loaded, so the gripping and holding performance is improved and the operability is improved. Is good and less tired. Of course, the operation member 30 may be set so that the output of the drive motor 8 increases when the operation member 30 is rotated backward.

  The surface of the control case 15 is provided with a display unit (liquid crystal display unit) 16 for displaying the length of the fishing line (line length information) and the like, and various information is provided around the display unit. A plurality of settable operation buttons 16a and 16b are provided. In this case, in this embodiment, the operation buttons 16a and 16b are arranged so that the reel main body 5 is moved together with the fishing rod R between the display unit 16 and the operation member 30 on the upper surface of the control case 15, as shown in FIG. It is the position where the thumb can reach in the state of gripping and holding.

  The control unit 100 housed in the control case 15 includes a control board (microcomputer) 100A on which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like for controlling the operation of the fishing reel is mounted, and a circuit board on which various drive circuits are mounted. 100B are provided, and these are arranged so as to overlap vertically below the display unit 16 in order to save space. That is, the control board 100A can detect the feed amount of the fishing line wound around the angle sensor 130 and the spool 7 that outputs an operation position signal according to the operation angle of the support shaft 31 of the operation member 30. A yarn length measuring device, a display control circuit for displaying various information on the liquid crystal display unit 16 provided on the control case 15, operation buttons 16a and 16b provided on the control case 15, and the drive motor 8 Signals are transmitted to and received from a motor drive circuit that continuously adjusts the output from a stopped state to a high output value to control the operation of the fishing reel.

  According to the electric fishing reel having the above-described configuration, since the operation member 30 is installed on the rear side of the front end of the flange 7f of the spool 7 and on the upper portion of the left side plate 5A, as shown in FIGS. The thumb T reaches the operation member 30 in a state where a part of the palm of one hand holding the fishing rod R and the reel body 5 is fitted to the left side plate 5A of the body 5, and the force when operated can be sufficiently transmitted. . Further, since the operation member 30 is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape and is supported so as to be rotatable in a substantially front-rear direction, an operation region can be secured even if the exposed portion is reduced. Further, by performing an operation of sliding in the front-rear direction with the thumb T of the gripping hand, the operation member can be rolled and the motor output operation can be freely operated. In addition, since the operation is performed in the front-rear direction, the gripping stability is improved without the thumb being displaced from side to side.

  Further, the operation surface of the operation member 30 is projected by 0.5 to 12 mm with respect to the peripheral surface thereof, so that the projected area is relatively small, and the operation surface and the reel on the belly side of the thumb. The peripheral portion of the main body 5 can be gripped at the same time, so that even if a heavy load is applied, the reel main body 5 is directly gripped around the thumb T so that the grip and operation can be performed firmly. Become.

  In the configuration described above, the operation member 30 is disposed on the upper side of the left side plate 5A. However, in the configuration in which the operation handle is installed on the left side plate side, the operation member 30 may be disposed on the upper side of the right side plate 5B. In addition, an operation member having a similar configuration may be disposed on the right end portion side (the upper portion of the right side plate 5B) of the support shaft 31 described above. In such a configuration, the operation unit that adjusts the motor output is arranged on the left and right side plates, so that it is possible to provide a configuration with excellent operability such as when placing the device. In this case, the angle sensor can be installed in the central region of the support shaft 31, and the structure can be simplified. Of course, the operation members installed on the left and right side plates may be operated in a substantially front-rear direction, and may be configured as a lever type.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that, in the embodiment exemplified below, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
10 to 13 are views showing a second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 10 is a plan view, FIG. 11 is a side view seen from the left side plate side, and FIG. 12 is taken along line CC in FIG. The principal part expanded sectional view which follows, and FIG. 13 are the principal part expanded sectional views which follow the DD line | wire of FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation member is disposed in the control case part. However, the operation member may be disposed in a part unrelated to the control case. The operation member 40 according to the present embodiment has a recess 5e formed on the left side plate 5A on the rear side of the control case 15 and ahead of the rear end of the flange 7f of the spool 7, and is installed in the recess 5e. Yes. The operation member 40 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape (a cup shape having a hollow inside), and preferably, a hollow portion 40b for accommodating the angle sensor 140 is formed inside the operation portion 40a. . Specifically, the operation member 40 has an opening on the spool side, and an annular protrusion 3d formed to protrude from the left frame 3a is fitted into the opening. An angle sensor 140 fixed by a fixing member 142 is fitted in the annular protrusion 3d, and the operation member 40 is in a state where the fixing member 142 and the annular protrusion 3d are accommodated in the cavity 40b. It is possible to rotate relative to the member. In addition, a hole 40d having a non-circular cross section is formed in the bottom portion 40c of the operation member 40, and the shaft 140a of the angle sensor 140 is fitted and fixed to that portion, and the operation portion 40a of the operation member 40 is rotated. The rotation amount of the shaft 140a can be detected.

  Further, a projection 40e is formed on the bottom 40c of the operation member 40 outward in the axial direction, and the projection 40e is a support portion (support hole) 4d formed integrally with the left side plate 4a constituting the left side plate. It is locked to. Thus, the operating member 40 is supported between the left frame 3a constituting the left side plate and the left side plate 4a attached to the left frame while being attached to the shaft 140a of the angle sensor 140. It has a strong support structure against a large load.

Further, since the angle sensor 140 is accommodated in the operation portion 40a of the operation member 40 so as to overlap in the axial direction, space saving in the left-right width direction can be achieved. In particular, in the configuration in which the operation member 40 is directly installed on the upper portion of the left side plate 5A as in the present embodiment, the functional components can be efficiently disposed in a small space. The angle sensor 140 is preferably substantially entirely accommodated in the hollow portion 40b as in the present embodiment, but even if the angle sensor 140 has a structure in which a part thereof is accommodated in the axial direction, Space saving can be realized.
In addition, it is more preferable in terms of operability and gripping that the operation member 40 is disposed on the front side than the rear end of the flange 7f of the spool 7 (the finger length increases as the operation unit is disposed on the rear side, (Because it is bent and operated and gripped, the front side is more preferable.)

  As shown in FIG. 12, the operation member 40 configured as described above has a diameter D of 12 mm on the operation portion 40a on the surface thereof, and has a predetermined distance with respect to the surface 4f of the left side plate 4a serving as the peripheral portion. It is supported so as to protrude by a height h (5.5 mm). This makes it possible to perform the same operation as in the first embodiment described above. Of course, as in the first embodiment, the diameter D of the operation portion 40a is preferably 10 to 24 mm, and the protruding height is preferably set to 0.5 to 12 mm.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the control member 15 itself can be configured to be long in the front-rear direction by installing the operation member 40 on the left side plate 5A. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the operation buttons 16a and 16b installed on the control case 15 are installed on the rear side close to the thumb (becomes easy to operate) or swelled at the rear end of the control case. It is also possible to improve the operability by forming the protruding portion 15E and arranging an operation button in that portion. Alternatively, the liquid crystal display unit 16 can be enlarged to facilitate visual recognition.

  As described above, the operation member may be installed on the side plate constituting the reel body, and as in the present embodiment, the operation member is sandwiched between the frame constituting the side plate and the side plate (cover). May be installed.

  FIG. 14 to FIG. 16 each show a modification of the above-described substantially cylindrical operation member, (a) in each figure is a plan view of the operation member, (b) in each figure is a cross-sectional view of the operation member, And (c) in each figure is a side view of an operation member.

  If the operation member is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape as in the above-described embodiment, the substantially cylindrical shape can be variously modified. For example, the inside may be hollow or the surface shape may be deformed. That is, the operation member can be rotated, and can be configured in various shapes as long as the operation surface portion can be operated in a substantially front-rear direction by pressing the thumb.

The operation member 50 shown in FIG. 14 has a drum shape whose middle portion is contracted by a curved surface, and a concave groove 50b is continuously formed in the outer peripheral surface (operation surface 50a) along the circumferential direction. . In such a configuration, the abdomen of the thumb is easy to fit and slipping is difficult to occur. Further, the operation member 60 shown in FIG. 15 has a barrel shape with an intermediate portion bulged by a curved surface, and a protrusion 60b is continuously formed on the outer peripheral surface (operation surface 60a) along the circumferential direction. ing. In such a configuration, the abdomen of the thumb is easily hooked, and it is difficult to slip and the operability can be improved. Further, the operation member 70 shown in FIG. 16 has a lever portion (operation portion) 70a formed on a part of a cylindrical surface. In such a configuration, the position where the initial value (the output of the drive motor is 0) can be clarified, and the lever portion 70a can be picked up and operated even on a swaying ship at the time of placing, so that the operability is improved. Can be planned.
When the protrusion height is defined, the protrusion 60b and the lever portion 70a are enough to bite into the belly of the finger at the time of operation, and thus are defined by the virtual outer diameter in a state where they are excluded.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, in the present invention, the operation member that adjusts the output of the drive motor is supported on the left and right side plates so as to be able to rotate substantially in the front-rear direction, and the periphery thereof. A structure that projects slightly (specifically, 0.5 mm to 12 mm) may be used, and the installation position, installation method, shape of the peripheral portion, and the like can be appropriately modified. Further, the installation position and shape of the operation member can be appropriately modified according to the size of the reel body (hand-held type, medium type, large type) and the target fish. Furthermore, the detection means for detecting the operation angle of the operation member can be appropriately modified in its configuration, installation method, and the like.

1 Electric fishing reels 3a, 3b Left and right frames 4a, 4b Covers (side plates)
5 Reel body 5A, 5B Left right side plate 6 Manual handle 7 Spool 7a Spool shaft 7f Flange 8 Drive motor 15 Control case 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 Operation member 31 Support shaft 30a, 40a, 50a, 60a, 70a Operation surface

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A spool provided between the left and right side plates of the reel body having left and right side plates configured by attaching left and right covers to the left and right frames;
A drive motor provided on the reel body for driving the spool to rotate;
An operating member for adjusting the output of the drive motor;
In the fishing electric reel having
The operation member is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape, at a rear side of the front end of the flange of the spool, and at least one upper part of the left and right side plates formed by attaching left and right covers to the left and right frames. It is supported so as to be able to rotate in the front-rear direction on a support shaft that is supported in parallel with the spool shaft of the spool in an exposed state so that it can be operated with the thumb of
The electric reel for fishing, wherein the operation surface of the substantially cylindrical operation member is supported in a state protruding 0.5 to 12 mm with respect to the peripheral surface. The electric motor for fishing according to claim 1, further comprising an angle sensor for detecting an operation angle of the operation member, wherein at least a part of the angle sensor is disposed inside the operation member. reel. The fishing reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation member is rotatably supported by the control case. The fish according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the operation member is attached to a shaft of the angle sensor and is supported between a frame constituting the side plate and the cover attached to the frame. Electric reel for fishing.

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