JPH05168379A - Reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject reel having improved switching operability of a clutch by making a clutch mechanism to be switched to a fishing line winding state by motor-driving when a motor driving switch is pushed down in the OFF state of the clutch. CONSTITUTION:A clutch operation plate 37 is shifted in the directions of arrows A, B by the driving action of a clutch-operation motor 47 to effect the ON/OFF of the clutch. When the motor-driving switch is pushed down in the OFF state of the clutch, the clutch-operation motor is rotated in the direction of the arrow D to shift the plate 37 in the direction of the arrow B and turn the clutch ON. When a manual handle 23 is rotated in place of pushing the motor-driving switch, an idle gear 71 engaging with a drive gear 29 is rotated, the reed switch 77 is turned ON by a magnet 73 and the motor 47 is rotated in the direction of the arrow D by the command transmitted from a controller to couple the clutch.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a fishing reel provided with a clutch mechanism for switching a spool between a winding state and a free state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has previously applied for a fishing reel in which the clutch can be switched by pushing the operation switch provided on the operation panel together with the clutch switching operation by the manual handle. Proposed in No. 3-69894.

In this fishing reel, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a clutch operating motor b is mounted on a reel body c separately from an operating motor of a spool a, and the clutch operating motor b is a gear. Is connected to the clutch actuating plate f of the clutch mechanism e via a reduction mechanism d consisting of
By providing a motor drive switch g for driving the clutch operation motor b on the operation panel h, and driving the clutch operation motor b by pushing the motor drive switch g to move the clutch operation plate f in the arrow direction. The clutch plate i is turned on / off to transmit or cut off the winding power from the spool operating motor to the spool a. In the figure, j is a manual handle.

[0004]

In actual fishing, it is indispensable to switch the clutch from OFF to ON by the manual handle, but in the fishing reel shown in FIG. When the clutch is switched by the manual handle j, the deceleration mechanism d of the clutch operating motor b is operated in reverse, so that the handle rotation becomes heavy and the clutch switching operability may be deteriorated.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and a fishing reel in which a clutch operating motor is used to perform ON / OFF operation of a clutch mechanism together with clutch switching operation by a manual handle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing reel having improved clutch operability by a manual handle.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a spool rotatably supported by a reel unit, a manual handle for winding the spool, and a power for winding the spool. A clutch mechanism for transmitting or disconnecting, a clutch operating motor mounted on the reel unit for switching the clutch mechanism between a fishing line winding state and a fishing line feeding state, and a power transmission mechanism for connecting the clutch operating motor to the clutch mechanism. A motor for driving the clutch, a motor driving switch for driving the clutch operating motor, a detecting means for detecting a rotation operation of a manual handle, a detection signal from the detecting means and a signal from the motor driving switch, and the clutch operating motor. And a control means for sending the drive command.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when an angler rotates the manual handle or pushes the motor drive switch while the clutch is in the OFF state, a detection signal from the detection means that detects the rotation of the manual handle or the motor drive is detected. The control means inputs a signal from the switch, and the control means sends a drive command for the clutch operating motor, so that the clutch mechanism is switched to the fishing line winding state manually or by driving the motor.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view of an electric fishing reel to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1 is a reel body, 3 and 5 are side plates fixed to the left and right sides of the reel body 1,
7 is a spool around which fishing line 9 is wound.
One end of the reel main body 1 via a bracket (not shown)
Is rotatably supported at the other end, and the other end is rotatably supported between the side plates 3 and 5 by a spool gear 11 fixed thereto and a bearing 15 of a set plate 13 attached to the reel unit 1.

A spool operating motor (hereinafter referred to as "spool motor") 17 is disposed in the spool 7 so that its axis line coincides with that of the spool 7, and the rotary shaft 17a of the spool motor 17 and the spool 7 are arranged. The spaces are connected to each other by a reduction gear mechanism 19 so that the rotation of the spool motor 17 can be transmitted to the spool 7. A gear carrier 21 that constitutes the reduction gear mechanism 19
The boss portion 21a is fitted in the spool gear 11 so as to be relatively rotatable.

Reference numeral 23 is a manual handle for winding the spool, and the manual handle 23 is connected to a protruding end of the side plate 5 of a handle shaft 25 rotatably attached to the set plate 13. Then, on the handle shaft 25, a ratchet wheel 27 for stopping spool reverse rotation as shown in FIG. 2 is fixed in the side plate 5, and a drive gear 29 is rotatably attached. The drive gear 29 and the handle shaft 25 are frictionally coupled by a drag device 31 set on the handle shaft 25 so that the rotation of the manual handle 23 can be transmitted to the drive gear 29. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the pawl 27 a of the ratchet wheel 27 is in contact with a locking claw 33 which is biased by a spring (not shown), and the locking claw 33 is pinned by a side plate. 5 is pivoted.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of the clutch mechanism. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 37 denotes a clutch operating plate for operating a clutch plate 39 which will be described later.
7 is formed longer than the lower part of the reel body 1 as compared with the clutch operating plate f of FIG. The handle shaft 2 is provided at the center of the clutch operating plate 37.
5 is formed with a long hole 41, and further, the long hole 41
Two cams 43 are provided so as to sandwich them. Note that FIG.
Reference numeral 45 denotes a guide member for the clutch operating plate 37.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a clutch actuating motor (hereinafter referred to as "clutch motor") 47 is mounted between the side plates 3 and 5 at the lower front of the reel unit 1, and the clutch motor By driving 47, the clutch actuating plate 37 is moved in the directions of arrows A and B, and the clutch is turned on.
It is designed to be turned off / on.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a speed reducer 49 is attached to the clutch motor 47.
A pin 53 attached to the lever 51 of No. 9 is engaged with an elongated hole 55 provided on the rear end side of the clutch operating plate 37. The clutch motor 47 is driven by operating a motor drive switch 59 provided on the operation panel 57. The push operation of the motor drive switch 59 causes the clutch motor 47 to rotate and the lever 51 to move. As shown in FIG. 5, the clutch actuating plate 37 moves in the direction of arrow A and the clutch is turned off as shown in FIG.
It is supposed to be.

A magnet 61 is mounted on one side edge of the clutch operating plate 37, and the reed switch 63 is turned on / off by the magnet 61.
65 is arranged in the guide member 45 corresponding to ON / OFF of the clutch.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the clutch motor 4 is operated by pushing the motor drive switch 59.
When the clutch actuating plate 37 moves in the direction of arrow B by the rotation of 7 in the direction of arrow D and the clutch is turned on, the reed switch 63 is turned on by the magnet 61, and the signal is input from the control device 67 described later. The clutch motor 47 is stopped by this command. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, when the clutch motor 47 moves in the direction of arrow C and the clutch operating plate 37 is returned to the position shown by the solid line to turn off the clutch, the reed switch 65 is turned on by the magnet 61. The clutch motor 47 is stopped by a command from the control device 67.

Further, in this embodiment, in addition to the clutch switching operation by the clutch motor 47 described above, the detection device 6 for detecting the rotation of the manual handle 23 as shown in FIG.
9 is mounted on the reel unit 1, and when the angler rotates the manual handle 23 while the clutch is OFF, the detection device 69 detects the rotation and switches the clutch ON.

That is, the detection device 69 includes an idle gear 71 meshing with the drive gear 29 and an idle gear 71.
And a reed switch 77 arranged on a bracket 75 so as to face the magnet 73. Then, when the angler rotates the manual handle 23 with the clutch off as shown in FIG. 5, the idle gear 7 meshed with the drive gear 29.
1 rotates, the reed switch 77 is turned on by the magnet 73, the detection signal is input to the control device 67, and the clutch motor 47 rotates in the direction of arrow D in response to a command from the control device 67 to operate the clutch. The plate 37 moves in the direction of arrow B so that the clutch is turned on. When the reed switch 63 is turned on by the magnet 61, the clutch motor 47 is stopped by a command from the control device 67 which inputs the signal.

On the other hand, in FIG. 1, 79 is a pinion gear that meshes with the drive gear 29.
9 is the gear carrier 21 on the axis of the spool 7.
Between the pinion gear 79 and the boss portion 21a of the gear carrier 21 opposed to the pinion gear 79, which is rotatably supported by a pinion shaft 81 supported laterally between the center of the boss portion 21a and the side plate 5. Is provided with a clutch plate 39 for engaging and disengaging both.

The clutch plate 39 is the spool motor 1
The winding power from 7 is transmitted to or cut off from the spool 7, and is urged toward the clutch operating plate 37 by a coil spring 83 as shown in FIG. Therefore, as described above, when the clutch operating plate 37 is moved in the directions of arrows A and B by the clutch motor 47,
The pinion gear 79 moves in the axial direction of the pinion shaft 81 so that the clutch plate 39 is turned off and on, that is, the winding power from the spool motor 17 to the spool 7 is cut off or transmitted.

Further, in FIG. 1, 85 is a magnet embedded in the side surface of the spool 7, 87 is a reed switch arranged so as to face the magnet 85, and the magnet 85 and the reed switch 87 electrically rotate the spool 7. The encoder 89 is configured to generate a pulse that is converted into a signal and is proportional to the rotation speed of the spool 7. The pulse signal is input to the control device 67 and calculated, and the calculation result is the feed amount or winding amount of the fishing line 9. The amount to be taken is displayed on the digital display section 91 on the operation panel 57.

As shown in FIG. 1, a motor output adjusting lever (hereinafter referred to as "adjusting lever") 93 for adjusting the motor output to vary the rotation speed of the spool motor 17 is provided in front of the right side surface of the reel unit 1. The adjustment lever 93 is connected to a rotary potentiometer 95 built in the reel unit 1.

As is well known, the potentiometer 95 moves a brush with a given mechanical displacement, slides it on a fixed resistor, and changes its resistance value to extract a voltage corresponding to the position of the brush. It is a thing. Then, adjust the adjusting lever 93 to the potentiometer 9 as described above.
6 and by changing the position of the brush in the potentiometer 95 by operating the adjusting lever 93.
As shown in FIG. 6, the change in the resistance value of the potentiometer 95 due to the operation of the adjusting lever 93 is input to the control device 67, and the duty ratio of the pulse signal corresponding to the operation amount (displacement amount) of the adjusting lever 93 is driven to the spool motor 17. The power supply energization time ratio is variably controlled by the control device 67, and the rotation of the spool motor 17 can be controlled in multiple stages from zero to a maximum value (0 to 100%).

The control device 67 is housed in the control unit 97 shown in FIG. 1, and the control unit 97 is mounted in the reel body 1 by being mounted in the watertight storage portion 99 which is integrally formed with the side plates 3 and 5. ing. Then, on the operation panel 57 of the control unit 97, the motor drive switch 59 and the main switch 10 of the electric fishing reel are started.
1 and ON / OFF switch 10 of spool motor 17
3, a digital display unit 91 and the like are provided respectively, and the digital display unit 91 is provided with a display device 105 for displaying the motor output by the operation of the adjusting lever 93. Then, the scale of the bar display amount of the display unit 105 sequentially changes from “0” to “100” in accordance with the adjustment of the motor output, and further, the ON / OFF switch 103 is turned ON to adjust the current state of the adjustment lever 93. The winding of the fishing line 9 is started by the motor output at the position, and thereafter, the rotation speed of the spool motor 17 can be continuously controlled according to the operation of the adjusting lever 93.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control device 67 includes the motor drive switch 59, the encoder 89, the potentiometer 95, the reed switches 63, 63 and 77, the main switch 101 and the O switch as described above.
N / OFF switch 103 etc. is connected to the input side, and
The digital display section 91 and the motor drive circuits 107 and 109 of the motors 17 and 47 are connected to the output side, respectively.

In addition, in FIG. 1, 111 is a connector 113.
Showing the power cord connected to the reel unit 1 via
By connecting the power cord 111 to a direct current of a battery or the like arranged on the ship by a crocodile clip or the like and turning on the main switch 101, the spool motor 17
The control device 67 and the like are activated. Further, in FIG. 3, 115 is a known level wind mechanism.

Since this embodiment is constructed in this way, in order to carry out fishing, after pushing the main switch 101 to activate the spool motor 17, the clutch motor 47, the control device 67, etc., the motor Drive switch 59
5 is pushed, the clutch motor 47 moves in the direction of arrow C as shown in FIG.
7 moves to the position shown by the solid line and the clutch is turned off. Then, the reed switch 65 is O by the magnet 61.
The clutch motor 47 is stopped by the command of the control device 67 which is set to N and inputs the signal.

Since the spool 7 is in a free state, the fishing line 9 is paid out from the spool 7 by the weight of the tackle, and the rotation of the spool 7 is converted by the encoder 89 into a pulse corresponding to the payout length of the fishing line 9. Then, it is input to the control device 67 and calculated, and the pay-out yarn length based on the calculation result is displayed on the digital display portion 91. Therefore, the angler looks at the display and the motor at the planned water depth (for example, “120 m”). The drive switch 59 may be pushed again or the manual handle 23 may be rotated.

When the motor drive switch 59 is pushed, the clutch motor 47 rotates in the direction of arrow D as shown in FIG. 2 by the command from the controller 67, and the angler operates the manual handle 23. When the rotary operation is performed, the idle gear 71 meshing with the drive gear 29 is rotated, the reed switch 77 is turned on by the magnet 73, the detection signal is input to the control device 67, and a command from the control device 67 is issued. Since the clutch motor 47 rotates in the arrow D direction, the clutch operating plate 33 moves in the arrow B direction, the clutch is turned on, and the spool 7 is switched to the fishing line winding state. Then, the reed switch 63 is turned on by the magnet 61, and the clutch motor 47 is stopped by a command from the control device 67 which inputs the signal.

Wait for the fish to hit in this state. When there is a hit with a fish, the ON / OFF switch 103
When the button is pushed, the spool 7 is rotated by the motor output at the current position of the adjusting lever 93 and the fishing line 9 is automatically wound up. The fishing line 9 may be wound up by the manual handle 23.

When the angler confirms the display device 105 and wants to slowly wind up the fishing line 9, for example, he operates the adjusting lever 93 so that the scale of the bar display amount of the display device 105 becomes "20". If the fish is pulled strongly and the Harris is strong, operate the adjusting lever 93 according to the winding condition, such as operating the adjusting lever 93 so that the scale of the bar display is "80". If the output of the motor 17 is controlled, the fishing line 9 will be wound up at the optimum motor speed for winding. When the winding is stopped, the adjusting lever 93 may be returned so that the bar display amount scale becomes "0". To continue fishing, the motor drive switch 59 is pushed again to turn off the clutch, the fishing line 9 is fed out, and the same procedure is repeated.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the rotation speed of the spool motor 17 can be finely adjusted by the adjusting lever 93, the fishing line 9 is wound up at the optimum motor speed according to the fish species and the situation of the sea. It is possible.

Further, in this embodiment, in addition to the operation of switching the clutch from OFF to ON by the manual handle 23, the ON / OFF operation of the clutch can be performed by the push operation of the motor drive switch 59, and the manual handle 23 is also provided. Since the clutch motor 47 is actuated when the clutch is switched from OFF to ON by means of, the clutch switching operation by the manual handle 23 can be performed with a lighter rotating force than that of the fishing reel shown in FIG. The operability has been dramatically improved.

In place of the detecting device 69 of the above embodiment,
The drive gear 29 or the pinion gear 79 meshing with the drive gear 29 may be used to detect the rotation of the manual handle 23. With such a structure, the intended purpose can be achieved as in the first embodiment. It is possible to

Further, instead of the potentiometer 95, a reed switch, a volume switch, a hall element or the like may be used, and the winding speed of the spool 17 can be made variable by such a component. And fishing line 9
Also for the yarn length measurement to measure the unwinding and winding yarn length,
Instead of the encoder 89, it is needless to say that a line length measuring means for detecting the rotation of a rotating body (spool interlocking gear, fishing line winding surface pressing roller, etc.) that rotates with the feeding of the fishing line 9 can be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the clutch motor 47 is turned on / off by pushing the motor drive switch 59 by the angler. However, a shelf switch for setting shelving is provided, and the thread is displayed on the digital display section 91. By displaying the shelf along with the length and entering the shelf position,
When the yarn length is fed to the shelf position, the control device 67
The clutch motor 47 may be actuated by a command from to automatically switch the clutch from the OFF state to the ON state.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the ON / OFF switch 103 is pushed, the fishing line 9 is started to be wound up by the motor output at the current position of the adjusting lever 93, and thereafter, the spool is produced in response to the operation of the adjusting lever 93. Motor 17
It was possible to continuously control the output of the
The F switch 103 may be omitted. In this case, since the adjusting lever 93 also serves as the power switch, the adjusting lever 93 is once set to "0" in consideration of safety.
It is preferable to start winding the spool 7 when the spool 7 is returned to the position.

The present invention is not limited to the electric reel, but can be applied to a fishing reel for winding the fishing line 9 with a manual handle.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, in addition to the clutch switching operation by the manual handle, the clutch reel ON / OFF operation is performed by the clutch motor. , The clutch can be switched by the manual handle with the rotating force compared to the conventional one, and the operability is dramatically improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view of an electric fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the clutch mechanism of the electric fishing reel of FIG. 1 in a clutch ON state.

3 is a front view of the electric fishing reel of FIG. 1. FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

5 is a side view of a clutch mechanism of the electric fishing reel of FIG. 1 in a clutch-off state.

6 is a schematic configuration diagram of control means in the electric fishing reel of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to a prior application.

8 is a side view of a main part of a clutch mechanism in the fishing reel shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Reel Main Body 3, 5 Side Plate 7 Spool 9 Fishing Line 11 Spool Gear 13 Set Plate 17 Spool Motor 23 Manual Handle 29 Drive Gear 37 Clutch Actuating Plate 39 Clutch Plate 47 Clutch Motor 57 Operation Panel 59 Motor Drive Switch 61, 73 Magnet 63, 65, 77 Reed switch 67 Control device 69 Detection device 71 Idle gear 89 Encoder 91 Digital display unit 93 Adjustment lever 95 Potentiometer 101 Main switch 103 ON / OFF switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A spool, which is rotatably supported by a reel body, a manual handle for winding the spool, a clutch mechanism for transmitting or cutting off winding power to the spool, and a clutch mounted on the reel body. A clutch operating motor that switches the mechanism between a fishing line winding state and a fishing line feeding state, a power transmission mechanism that connects the clutch operating motor to the clutch mechanism, a motor drive switch that drives the clutch operating motor, and a manual handle. And a control means for inputting a detection signal from the detection means and a signal from the motor drive switch to output a drive command for the clutch actuating motor. A reel for fishing.