JPH08172987A - Motor-operated reel capable of automatically displaying its own operation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an motor-operated fishing-reel which can display the operation functions endowed to the reel through simple operations so that they may be readily and sufficiently understood. CONSTITUTION: In this motor-operated fishing reel where the output of the motor 5 is transmitted through the clutch to the spool to fall down and wind up the fishing line equipped with a hook trick and shows the information on the length of the unreeled line or the like on the display, the system is composed of the signal generator 1 for automatically starting displaying the prescribed motions, the clock 2 measuring the passage of the time from the reception of the start signal and the display driver 3 for applying the prescribed display signals to the display 4 according to the time passage signal from the clock 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel capable of automatically displaying various operation functions of an electric reel on a display unit in a convenient manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art By incorporating a microcomputer in an electric fishing reel, the operability has been remarkably improved. That is, regarding the feeding of the fishing line that lowers the tackle to a predetermined shelf position, the line length is measured and the feeding is stopped at the predetermined position.
It has become possible to do various things such as stopping the hoisting and automatically guiding the fish.
Of course, the angler must be able to proceed individually without resorting to automatic processing (operations). Therefore, the structure of the electric fishing reel is becoming more and more complicated.

[0003]

A person who purchases the above-mentioned electric reel for fishing for the first time needs to receive a sufficient explanation of the operating method from the clerk at the fishing tackle shop. However, when the operation switches and display symbols are diverse,
Only one explanation makes it impossible to fully understand all the functions of the electric reel.

[0004] The staff of a fishing tackle shop will also find it difficult to explain to the angler in an easy-to-understand manner after fully understanding all the operations, and the instruction manual will make it more complicated. Some people hate writing from the beginning. Therefore, the angled electric reel is not fully used by anglers. An object of the present invention is to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to provide an electric fishing reel for displaying the functions of the electric fishing reel so as to be easily and fully understood by a simple operation. To do.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of the invention according to claim 1. In FIG. In FIG. 1, 1 is a start signal generating means for starting automatic operation display, 2 is a timing means, 3 is a display driving means, 4 is a display, 5 is a spool driving electric motor, 6 is a clutch, and 7 is a spool. , 8 are fishing lines.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the output of the electric motor 5 is transmitted to the spool 7 via the clutch 6, the spool 7 is rotated, and the fishing line 8 with tackle is paid out and wound up, and the display unit is displayed. In 4, the electric reel for displaying the amount of the fishing line 8 fed out, etc., the signal generation means 1 for starting the operation of automatically performing a predetermined operation display, and the elapsed time is measured by the operation start signal from the signal generation means. And a display unit driving unit 3 for applying a predetermined display signal to the display unit according to a time lapse signal from the time counting unit 2.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, for the electric motor, the display drive means generates a predetermined electric motor rotation instruction signal in parallel with the operation display, and each time one operation display is completed, It is configured to include a motor rotation speed detection device that outputs an output regarding normality / abnormality of the motor rotation speed to a display unit. The invention according to claim 3 is that the operation start signal generating means is a means for generating a signal when a predetermined two of the operation buttons usually provided on the electric reel are simultaneously pressed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, as the operation start signal generating means, a specific signal is generated when a substrate board having a specific signal generator is inserted into an electric reel. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, as the operation start signal generating means, a power source terminal of a signal generator provided in the electric reel is opened and closed by a card-shaped object inserted from the outside to generate a specific signal.

[0009]

In the electric reel according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the signal for automatically starting the operation display is generated from the signal generating means 1, the time measuring means 2 receives the operation start signal. Measure the elapsed time from. Since the display unit driving means 3 drives the display signal to the display unit 4 in accordance with the elapsed time, for example, the number of meters of the fishing line 8 increases with time.
Whether or not the fish has been fed is displayed, and an operation display such as "the increase in the displayed numerical value corresponds to that the fishing line is being fed" is displayed. The signal generating means 1 corresponds to pressing a dedicated button.

Next, if a special function of the electric reel (for example, an invitation function) is also required, the operation of the function is displayed by correspondingly changing the numerical value on the display unit or stopping the numerical value change. In the electric reel according to the second aspect of the invention, with respect to the electric motor that drives the fishing line spool, the display drive unit instructs that the electric motor is rotated in parallel with the operation display, for example, in response to a fishing line winding operation. To do. This instruction is given to the electric motor drive means, and the correspondence between the two can be determined by observing the numerical change on the display unit while listening to the sound generated when the electric motor rotates. Even if the fishing line is not attached to the electric reel, the operation can be displayed.

Further, since the motor rotation speed detecting device is provided, the normal / abnormal of the motor rotation speed is displayed on the display unit each time the operation display is completed once to judge the state of rotation of the motor / spool. be able to. In the invention as set forth in claim 3, the buttons usually provided on the electric reel are, for example, shelf stop fishing line feeding, resetting, clutch on / off, and fishing line winding. Press at the same time. Since such an operation is not normally performed, the electric reel can receive and process a signal for automatically starting the operation display.

Next, in the invention according to the fourth aspect, by inserting the board on which the signal generator is installed into the electric reel to generate a specific signal, the signal is processed as a signal for starting operation display. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the substrate having the signal generator is provided in the electric reel, and the power switch is opened and closed by a card or the like to generate a signal.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 is a side view showing a partially cutaway product of an embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 3. In FIG. 2, 4 is a display unit and 5 is an electric motor for driving a spool and winding a fishing line. 41 is one of the operation buttons and has a name display such as "from the bottom / shelf memo". After the fishing line device reaches the water bottom, the electric motor drive is displayed as an instruction to wind the fishing line when necessary. Instruct to change the numerical value of the copy. A reset button 42 is a button for instructing that the buttons 43, 44, 45, etc. for processing various functions are once operated, and then, for the sake of convenience, the processing is canceled and the buttons are returned to the initial state. Is.

Reference numeral 43 denotes a shelf stop button, which is operated by the button operation.
Based on a known fishing line length measuring device, the shelf stop is switched on / off by stopping or not rotating the spool at a position where a predetermined fishing line payout amount is reached.
A function change button 44 is a button that is operated to change the state value after starting the operation of the shelf stop button or the invitation button described later.

Reference numeral 45 is an invitation button for turning on / off an invitation operation such as crimping. The "inviting action" is a state in which a fisherman slowly winds a fishing line stopped on a shelf and winds the fishing line for a length of 2 m, for example, and waits for the fish to hit for 2 seconds.
After that, wind up again 2m and wait for 2 seconds. If the operation is repeated several times and there is no hit, the device is lowered to the position of the "shelf" and then the operation of inducing and winding is repeated. Still, if there is no hit, it means to change the position of the "shelf" greatly, then repeat winding and waiting for the fish to hit.

As a button, a button for instructing the on / off operation of the clutch is required, and it is provided at a lower right portion (not shown). The power of the electric motor is instructed to turn on / off the connection with the rotating shaft for driving the spool. The numeral 50 indicates a frame of the electric reel. Reference numeral 51 indicates a manual handle for spool winding. Reference numeral 52 denotes a motor speed adjusting lever.

Although the above-mentioned device is not known, it is similar to the prior art. Next, referring to FIG. 3, an embodiment using a microcomputer, in particular, for the product of FIG. 2 will be described below. In FIG. 3, the CPU is provided in the frame 50 of FIG.
20, a ROM 21, a RAM 22, an input port 23, and an output port 24, which correspond to the display unit driving means of FIG.

Further, the apparatus includes a clock pulse oscillator (second signal generator) 30, a first pulse counter 31, and a second pulse counter.
A pulse counter 32 is provided, which corresponds to the timing means of FIG. Reference numeral 40 denotes an AND operation circuit, 41 denotes a button for instructing bottom / shelf memo as a normal operation of the electric reel, and 42 denotes a button for instructing reset. They correspond to the operation start signal generating means of FIG.

When the button 41 or 42 is pressed alone,
The pressing signal reaches the CPU 20 through the input port 23, and the ROM 21 in which a predetermined program such as a reset operation is stored is read out to perform a predetermined operation. ROM21
The flow chart of the program written in is as shown in FIG. It performs a completely different operation from the case where the buttons 41 and 42 are individually pressed. That is, a signal generated only when the operation is performed in the logical product operation circuit 40 is input to a specific portion of the input port 23, and the CPU
If 20 senses this, the program stored in the specific address of ROM 21 can be read. The program starts when the operation start signal arrives in S1 operation of the flowchart. That is, when the output from the AND operation circuit 40 arrives, the operation for automatically executing the operation display according to the present invention is started. When the CPU 20 senses the arrival by the above signal, it reads out the program, and the program displays the number 0.0 on the display unit separately in the upper and lower two stages as shown in S2. The display driving means is driven through the output port 24. The display drive means further drives the display so that a predetermined display is made. At that time, the display drive means and the display may be conventional. For the display unit, it is effective to use a liquid crystal, for example.

The CPU 20 reads the count value of the counter 31 when the CPU 20 reads the program,
The value is temporarily stored in the RAM 22. The counter 31 constantly counts the number of clock pulses generated by the clock pulse oscillator 30. For example, if the clock pulse is generated every 1/10 second, the elapsed time can be obtained in units of 0.1 seconds. As described above, the elapsed time can be easily obtained by comparing the initial count value stored in the RAM 22 with the subsequent count value. Therefore, the CPU 20 checks the counter value of the counter 31 and displays 0.
It is detected after 3 seconds have elapsed since 0 was displayed (step S3). When an affirmative decision is made in step S3, the operation proceeds to step S4, in which the CPU 20 commands an alarm device (not shown) via the output port 24 to output an alarm signal of 0.
Sound for 8 seconds. This alarm serves as an operation start signal for automatic operation display. Here, the numbers on the display indicate both the distance from the water surface (displayed on the upper side) and the distance from the bottom surface (displayed on the lower side) of the fishing line tip (where the device is attached), for example, in meters. To do.

In this embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the bottom surface is 30 m deep from the water surface, so that the lower number is 30.0 and the upper number is 0.0. , At that time, the device is on the surface of the water, that is, 30 from the bottom.
It means that it is in the position of m. Now, after instructing to sound the above alarm, the time when two seconds have elapsed using the RAM 22 and the counter 31 in the same manner as described above, the step S
It judges in 5. When affirmative determination is made, step S
In 6, change only the lower display of the display to 30.0,
Blink the upper and lower numerical displays twice / second.

It is determined in step S7 when two seconds have passed after the start of the blinking operation. When the determination is affirmative, in step S8, the clutch driving means of the electric reel is instructed to turn off the clutch. Since the clutch drive means is usually a motor, the motor is rotated to break the mechanical connection between the spool rotation motor and the spool. At the same time, for the numbers on the display, the upper side is added and the lower side is subtracted at a rate of 2 / sec. The upper numbers are, for example, 2, 4, every second.
Change to 6. The lower numbers are 28,26,2
Change to 4.

After 3 seconds have elapsed since the number on the display was started to change, the numbers are displayed as 6.0 on the upper side and 24.0 on the lower side. That is, when 3 seconds have elapsed, it is determined in step S9 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, and when the above numerical display is made, the CPU 20 instructs the spool driving means via the output port 24 to perform spool driving in step S10. At this time, even if the fishing line is not attached to the spool, the spool is rotated and viewed, and the quality of the rotation operation is confirmed by the rotation sound.

It is determined in step S11 when 7 seconds have elapsed after the spool drive was started. When affirmative is determined (upper side 20.0, lower side 10.0 are displayed),
In step S12, the CPU 20 starts the display of the coma timer. The number change on the display continues. The coma timer is a clock that measures and displays a time of, for example, 60 seconds, which is provided at a position different from the position of the numeral display on the display unit. In addition to displaying the elapsed time by numbers, the timepiece is constructed by arranging strips divided into six pieces in an egg shape and sequentially illuminating each strip every 10 seconds. The coma timer illustrated in FIG. 7 indicates that 22 seconds have passed from the beginning.

Next, it is determined in step S13 when 4 seconds have elapsed from the time when the display was started by the coma timer. After the lapse of 4 seconds, the numbers on the display are 28.0 on the upper side and 2. on the lower side.
It is 0. If the affirmative determination is made, in step S14, an instruction is issued to stop the spool drive. (It means to stop the idle spool of the fishing line not attached). In step S15, it is determined when one second has elapsed from the time when the instruction to stop the spool drive is given.
At that time, the numbers on the display are 30.0 on the upper side and 0.0 on the lower side. This state corresponds to stopping the fishing line on a so-called "shelf". When this determination is affirmative, the clutch-on is instructed in step S16, and the change in the numbers on the display is stopped. At this time, the operation of the electric reel does not change significantly.

Then, it is determined in step S17 when 2 seconds have passed after the instruction in step S16. When the determination is affirmative, the "invitation action" is entered in step S18 shown in the flowchart of FIG. The electric reel can automatically perform an operation based on the above-mentioned number while winding the fishing line as the above-mentioned guiding operation.

In the present invention, the above-mentioned invitation simulation operation is performed as the automatic operation display. It should be noted that it is possible to confirm that the spool rotates to wind up the fishing line by the sound of rotation. In step S18, the CPU 20 changes the number on the display unit by 1.8 per second. The operation is to subtract the upper side and add the lower side. Then, after 1.1 seconds have elapsed, the number changes by 2.0 compared to the initial value, the upper side becomes 28.0, the lower side becomes 2.0, and the state is held for 2 seconds. That is, there is a device 2m above the bottom, and it is equivalent to waiting for 2 seconds for the fish to be hit at that position. At that position, the rotation of the spool is stopped, and since the coma timer has passed 10 seconds or more from the beginning, one of the original strips is lit and the number is 10 or more.

Next, after a lapse of 2 seconds, the number is changed again. The operation is the subtraction / addition of 1.8 / sec. When the operation corresponding to the fishing line winding is repeated three times, the upper number should become 28.0, so it is confirmed in step 19 that the state has been reached. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 20, and calculation / display is performed. First, after confirming that the upper number has reached 24.0, instruct to turn off the clutch. That is, only the rotation of the spool is terminated, and the numbers on the display are calculated and displayed at the speed of 1 / sec, which is the reverse of the above. Therefore, the trick of the fishing line is to go down to the bottom again.

When the upper number becomes 30.0,
That is, the calculation is stopped when the device reaches the bottom surface.
In the next step S21, from the step of determining the elapse of 2 seconds in step S17 to step S20.
Repeat up to 2 times. This means that the so-called invitation operation was repeated three times for convenience. The number on the display at that time is 24.
0 and 6.0 on the lower side. When the repetition of three times is completed, the process proceeds to step S22.

In step S22, the elapsed time from the start of the comase timer is determined. Therefore, it is effective to use the counter 32. Since the counter 31 is used to measure the elapsed time in the inviting operation, the count value of the counter 32 is set to R when the coma timer is started.
This will be dealt with by storing it in another part of the AM 22.
Then, in step S22, it is determined whether or not one minute has elapsed since the start of the coma timer. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, since the inviting operation has been completed, the spool is rotated in the reverse direction, that is, the fishing line winding operation is performed. At the same time, add / subtract at the speed of 2 / sec for displaying numbers. Then, in step S24, the elapsed time from the end of the inviting action is determined, and it is determined that 11 seconds have elapsed. When affirmative, it progresses to step S25. At that time, the upper number is 28.0 and the lower number is 2.0, and the drive of the spool is stopped. Continue to change the numbers. Therefore, in step S26, it is determined whether 2 seconds have elapsed. The number change is stopped 2 seconds after step S27. In that state, the upper number is 30.0. After that, if necessary, the process returns to step S1 and the whole process can be repeated.

Alternatively, when a signal such as a button operation other than the above-mentioned operation start signal arrives, these automatic operation displays are all finished at that location, and the operation based on the pressed button operation can be started. The above is the ROM 21 shown in FIG.
The program stored in the program includes a program for executing an automatic operation display function other than the functions of the conventional electric reel. Therefore, the device part is configured as an electric reel without any change. When the fisherman does not know the method of the inviting motion in the middle of fishing, the exemplary motion is displayed. Therefore, the fisherman may refer to the motion to perform a similar display.

As another modified example, an electric motor rotation speed detection device is installed and installed on the spool driving electric motor. In the middle of the above-mentioned operation display, especially when the operation for winding the fishing line is performed, the electric motor is actually connected to the circuit, so that the number of rotations thereof is specifically detected and recorded as numerically as possible. When the one-time operation display as described above is completed, it is preferable to display the number of revolutions of the electric motor or the like on the display unit to judge whether the electric motor rotation is normal or abnormal.

In the second embodiment, various devices for executing automatic operation display are added to the conventional electric reel as separate devices. One is to equip the board with a specific signal generator for starting the operation display. As a terminal of the substrate board, two sets of a power supply terminal and a signal output terminal are provided, and the board is externally inserted into the electric reel. When inserted, the power supply is closed and the signal of the signal generator is generated. Since the signal is output from the signal output terminal, it may be processed as an operation display start signal in the electric reel.

In the third embodiment, the specific signal generator is installed in the electric reel and the signal output terminals are already wired.
Then, if the power supply terminal of the specific signal generator is closed when the card is inserted from the outside, the angler may insert the card as necessary. In the above description, the content of the operation display is uniquely determined from the beginning to the end, but as the content of the display, the sequential operation of the functions is performed so that the individual functions of the electric function are sequentially displayed. Create a program to control
It is also possible to operate the program and sequentially display the functions.

[0036]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the display section of the electric reel is displayed while performing the simulated operation for the various functions of the electric reel, the automatic operation display is performed. Anyone, such as a fishing tackle store clerk or an angler, can easily perceive the function of the electric reel at any place simply by knowing the means for starting it.

Since the various functions of the electric reel can be newly perceived by the display even at a fishing spot, there is no need to expand the instruction manual, and it is effective in avoiding rain even in bad weather such as rain. . According to the invention of claim 2, the following effects are added. That is, since the rotation state of the electric motor for winding the fishing line is detected while displaying the operation of the electric reel without the fishing line attached, it is possible to check in advance whether or not the electric motor has failed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the operation display is automatically performed by changing the method of use for the predetermined operation button, so that the apparatus can be used without much difference in appearance and structure from the conventional apparatus. According to the inventions of claims 4 and 5, the automatic operation display can be started by inserting a card-shaped one from the outside to the electric reel, so that the handling is complicated only by starting the display. It has a great effect that it can be displayed immediately when needed at a fishing spot without doing so.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a principle configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a product of an embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 3;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of an embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 3;

4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus in FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus in FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display of a coma timer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Operation Start Signal Generating Means 2 Timekeeping Means 3 Display Drive Means 4 Display 5 Spool Drive Motor 6 Clutch 7 Spool 8 Fishing Line

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An electric motor for transmitting the output of an electric motor to a spool through a clutch, rotating the spool to feed and wind a fishing line with a tackle, and displaying the amount of the fishing line to be delivered on a display unit. In the reel, signal generating means for starting an operation of automatically performing a predetermined operation display, time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from the time of receiving the operation start signal from the signal generating means, and the time measuring means An electric reel capable of automatic operation display, comprising: display unit driving means for applying a predetermined display signal to the display unit according to the time lapse signal. 2. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the display drive means generates a predetermined electric motor rotation instruction signal in parallel with the operation display, and each time the operation display is completed, the electric motor is driven. An electric reel capable of automatic operation display, comprising an electric motor rotation speed detection device that outputs an output relating to normal / abnormal rotation of the motor to a display unit. 3. The operation start signal generating means is means for generating a signal when a plurality of operation buttons normally provided on the electric reel are simultaneously pressed. An electric reel that can display the automatic operation described. 4. The automatic operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation start signal generating means is means for generating a signal when a substrate board having a specific signal generator is inserted into an electric reel. Displayable electric reel. 5. The operation start signal generating means is means for generating a signal by opening and closing an operation power supply switch of a specific signal generator provided in the electric reel by a card-shaped operating body inserted from the outside. The electric reel capable of automatic operation display according to claim 1.