JPH06197672A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a fishing reel capable of preventing consumption of an electric power source such as a cell by automatically stopping the display device after a lapse of a prescribed time and of actuating the stopped display device without a complicated operation again. CONSTITUTION:This reel is equipped with an automatic stopping unit (A) capable of stopping actuation of the display device if a change of the amount of unwound fishing line is not observed for a prescribed time during an actuation period of the display device and with a starting unit (B) capable of actuating the display device if an operation of the clutch mechanism is detected during a suspension period of the display device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention includes a spool for winding fishing line, and a clutch mechanism for allowing free rotation of the spool by cutting off the transmission from the winding drive system by cutting operation, and feeding the fishing line from the spool. The present invention relates to a fishing reel including a measuring device for obtaining a quantity and a control device for outputting to a display device a feeding amount of a fishing line based on a measurement result from the measuring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a fishing reel constructed as described above, there is one disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-155206. In this conventional example, it is based on the amount of rotation of a spool and the data stored in a memory or the like. It is equipped with a system that electrically operates so as to obtain the amount of fishing line fed from the spool and output it to a display device such as a liquid crystal display.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION When the amount of fishing line fed out from a spool can be grasped by a display device,
Even if the depth of the shelf changes, such as boat fishing, it has a good aspect that it can quickly respond to this change. However, since this type of reel is equipped with an electrically operated device, it is desirable to switch off the power supply system in order to prevent the consumption of the power supply such as the battery when the reel is not used. Therefore, it is conceivable to configure the control system so that only the operation of the display device is automatically stopped when the predetermined time has passed.However, in the case where the display is stopped based on the passage of time in this way, the actual fishing is performed. However, if it takes time to change the work in progress, or if you move the fishing spot, the display may stop and you may forget to operate the switch when restarting from this state, so there is room for improvement. is there. There are some commercially available reels that detect the rotation of the spool and restart it, but if the spool rotates due to slipping or shaking of the drag during movement, for example, an angler It may be restarted contrary to the wish. The object of the present invention is to take advantage of the good aspect of automatically stopping the operation of the display device to prevent the consumption of the power source such as the battery even if the user forgets to turn off the switch. The point is to construct a fishing reel capable of operating the display device without causing the angler to bother.

[0004]

The features of the present invention are, as mentioned at the beginning, provided with a spool and a clutch mechanism, respectively, and with a measuring means for determining the amount of fishing line fed out from the spool. A fishing reel comprising a control device for outputting to the display device the amount of fishing line delivered based on the result, comprising a starting means for activating the display device when an operation of the clutch mechanism is detected when the display device is stopped. The operation and effect are as follows.

[0005]

If the above-mentioned characteristics are configured as shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, for example, when the clutch mechanism C is operated while the operation of the display device 18 is stopped, the display operation is started without operating the switch. As a result, the amount of the fishing line 4 delivered can be grasped. That is, for example, even when it takes time to replace the work in progress and the display is automatically stopped, the activation means B can start the display operation only by the disengagement operation of the clutch mechanism C accompanying the input of the work in progress. .

Further, in the case where the automatic stop means A is provided,
When the predetermined amount of time has elapsed without any change in the amount of feeding of the fishing line 4, the automatic stopping means A discriminates the elapse of this time and stops the operation of the display device 18, and thereafter, the clutch mechanism C as described above. The display operation of the display device 18 is performed by the operation of. In other words, because the display operation is stopped based on the passage of time, even if you forget to turn off the switch, you can automatically suppress the consumption of power such as batteries,
Similarly to the above, the activation means B starts the display operation only by the disengagement operation of the clutch mechanism C accompanying the input of the work in process.

[0007]

Therefore, even if the operator forgets to turn on the switch, if the display is stopped, the fishing reel can be operated without causing the angler to feel bothered, and the operation of the fishing reel. Taking advantage of the good aspect of automatically stopping to prevent consumption of power source such as batteries, when the display stops, the fishing reel that can operate the display device without making the angler feel annoyed Was constructed.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a level winding mechanism including a thread guide tool 3 which is reciprocally driven in the left and right direction by rotation of a screw shaft 2 between left and right side cases 1 and 1, and
A spool 5 for winding the fishing line 4 is arranged, and a drag operation tool 6, a handle 7, and a clutch lever 8 are provided outside the right side case 1, and between the upper parts of the left and right side cases 1 and 1. Is equipped with a control case 9, and
The electric motor 10 for driving the spool 5 in the winding direction, and the planetary speed reducer 11 for decelerating the driving force of the electric motor 10 and transmitting the driving force to the spool 5 are installed in the spool 5 as an electric reel for fishing. Make up a reel.

A handle shaft 12 connected to the handle 7.
And a plurality of transmission gears 13 for transmitting the rotational force of the spool 5 to the input gear 2A of the screw shaft 2 by forming a transmission system for transmitting the driving force from the spool 5 to the spool 5 through the drag mechanism D and the clutch mechanism C, respectively. Further, the clutch mechanism C is constituted by an engaging portion provided in the output system of the speed reducer 11 by a sliding operation and a clutch sleeve 14 which can be engaged and disengaged, and the clutch sleeve 14 is engaged by the clutch lever 8 in an engaging position ( Coupling is performed so as to switch between the clutch engaged position) and the disengaged position (clutch disengaged position) (the operating system is not described in detail), and a limit switch 15 for detecting the operation of the clutch lever 8 is built in the side case. To do.

In the control case 9, a control device 16 including a microprocessor, an alarm 17, a liquid crystal display 18, a backlight 19 arranged at a position overlapping with the liquid crystal display 18, and a rotation amount of the spool 5 are obtained. As described above, the magnetic sensor S composed of a pair of reed switches and the like is installed, and the speed setting switch 20 and the electric motor 10 for setting the driving speed of the electric motor 10 to three stages of "high", "medium", and "low". Start switch 21 for driving and stopping, a plurality of control switches 22, the alarm 1
Each of the tone color selection switches 23 for changing the tone colors of No. 7 is provided. It should be noted that the tone color selection switch 23 can select a plurality of types of tone colors by a continuous push operation, and performs a cyclic selection operation so as to obtain the original tone color by a predetermined number of push operations.

In this reel, a control system is constructed as shown in FIG. 5, and in this control system, the input system from the switches and the like,
An output system for the liquid crystal display 18 (an example of a display device), the backlight 19, the electric motor 10, and the alarm 17 is formed, and the voltage generated by the resistor R provided in the electric power system for the electric motor is controlled. Device 16
The input system from the A / D converter 24 to be input to is formed so that the tension acting on the fishing line 4 can be measured from the electric power value supplied to the electric motor 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, a wheel 25 that meshes with a gear 5A formed on the spool 5 and rotates in cooperation with the spool 5 is provided inside the left side case 1, and the sensor S is The amount of rotation of the spool 5 is counted by the magnetic action of the magnet 26 attached to the wheel 25. In addition, a connector 2 to which power from a battery power source (not shown) is supplied to the left side case 1
7, the connector 27, as shown in FIG.
A pair of input pins 27B, 27B are provided on the inner surface of the sleeve 27A into which a plug (not shown) from a power source is inserted,
The slit 27 formed on the input pins 27B, 27B
The forming directions of C and 27C are along the protruding direction of the protrusion 27D for setting the insertion posture of the plug 27.

A drive routine for the electric motor 10 is constructed as shown in FIG. 6, and in this control, the start switch 2 is used.
When 1 is turned ON, the electric motor 10 starts to be driven at the speed set by the speed setting switch 20 (# 1
01 step, # 102 step), during this driving, the electric power supplied to the electric motor 10 becomes lower than a predetermined value based on the electric power value supplied to the electric motor 10 (input value from the A / D converter 24), Moreover, when the decrease continues for a predetermined time or longer, the driving of the electric motor 10 is stopped, and
The alarm 17 is activated and the character "high cut" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 (steps # 103 to # 108). In this operation, when the fishing line 4 is cut (at the time of high cutting), this state is discriminated by a decrease in the tension of the fishing line 4 (a decrease in the value of the electric power supplied to the electric motor 10), and the angle is recognized by the angler. At the same time, it is a process for preventing the cut end of the fishing line 4 from being caught in the spool 5, and after this stop, the electric motor 10 can be restarted by turning on the start switch 21.

Next, even when the work in progress approaches the boat berth by driving the electric motor 10, the drive of the electric motor 10 is stopped, and the alarm 17 is activated to inform the angler that the timing for taking in the work has been reached. Upon recognition (steps # 109 to # 111), the electric motor 10 can be driven by continuously turning on the start switch 21 during this stop (# 112).
Step). Further, in this reel, when the display content of the liquid crystal display 18 has not changed for a predetermined time, the operation of the liquid crystal display 18 is stopped and at the same time the backlight 19 is turned off to automatically prevent power consumption. Is configured.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this control, the sensor S
From the spool 5, the count operation is performed based on the rotation direction of the spool 5, and the amount of the fishing line 4 fed out from the spool 5 is calculated based on the count value and data stored in a memory or the like (steps # 201 to # 201). 203 steps). As described above, the control device 16 is configured with software for obtaining the amount of the fishing line 4 to be paid out from the sensor S and the data stored in the memory and the like, and a measuring unit including these hardware. Next, if the flag is determined and the value is "0" (initial value is "0"), the amount of feeding of the fishing line 4 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, and
The backlight 19 is turned on (if it is already turned on, the turned-on state is continued) (Step # 204, Step # 20).
5 steps).

In this display state, the display value is 10 meters or less, and the display content is a preset time (20 minutes to
If it does not change continuously (for about 30 minutes), the flag is set to "1" (steps # 206 to # 209), the operation of the liquid crystal display 18 is stopped, and the backlight 19 is turned off (#). 210 step) Power consumption is suppressed, and when it is determined that the clutch mechanism C is operated by the signal from the limit switch 15 in this state, the flag is set to "0" and the liquid crystal display 18 is displayed again. (Steps # 211 and # 212). In addition, when the amount of the fishing line 4 fed out coincides with the depth of the rack during this operation, the alarm 17 is activated to let the angler recognize that this state has been reached (# 213 step). , # 214 step). Then, the automatic stop means A is configured by steps # 207 to # 210 of this control, and steps # 211 and # 2 are performed.
The activating means B is composed of 12 steps and # 204 steps.

[Other Embodiments] In addition to the above embodiments, the present invention is
For example, the present invention can be applied to a reel of a manual winding type, or can be applied to a reel having a structure without a backlight. Further, in the present invention, the automatic stopping means and the starting means can be configured by a hard circuit that combines a logic gate, a comparator and the like, and the display device can also be configured by a light emitting diode, a fluorescent display tube and the like. is there. Further, in the present invention, the control system is configured to stop the operation of the display device by stopping the electric power supplied to all the control systems based on the lapse of time, and the electric power is supplied by operating the clutch mechanism to operate the display device. It is also possible to carry out the above procedure again. Further, in the present invention, the automatic stop means may be configured to function only when the amount of fishing line fed out from the spool is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, and the display may not be stopped when waiting for atari during actual fishing. It is possible.

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

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electric reel

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a transmission system of an electric reel.

FIG. 3 is a vertical side view of the electric reel.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the shape of a connector.

FIG. 5 is a block circuit diagram of a control system.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a drive routine of the electric motor.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a display routine of a liquid crystal display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Fishing Line 5 Spool 16 Control Device 18 Display Device A Automatic Stop Means B Starting Means C Clutch Mechanism

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A spool (5) for winding a fishing line (4),
And a clutch mechanism (C) that allows free rotation of the spool (5) by cutting off the transmission from the winding drive system by cutting operation.
And a measuring means for determining the payout amount of the fishing line (4) from the spool (5), and a control for outputting the payout amount of the fishing line (4) to the display device (18) based on the measurement result from the measuring means. A fishing reel comprising a device (16), which is for activating the display device (18) when the operation of the clutch mechanism (C) is detected when the display device (18) is stopped. A fishing reel comprising. 2. An automatic stopping means for stopping the operation of the display device (18) when the state in which the amount of the fishing line (4) delivered does not change during the operation of the display device (18) continues for a preset time. 2. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising: A) and a starting means (B) for activating the display device (18) when an operation of the clutch mechanism (C) is detected when the display device (18) is stopped. Fishing reel.