JPH0928243A - Reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reel of compact structure excellent in reliability and durability. SOLUTION: The end of the main shaft 6 arranged in conformity with the rotary shaft center of a motor 5 is supported on a reel side frame 1 by a bearing member 2. A fishline-winding spool 4 is rotatably set up on the main shaft, and a spool driving mechanism A is located between the spool and the reel side frame. In driving the motor, the torque of the main shaft is transmitted from a driving gear 10 via a 1st intermediate gear 11, an electric one-way clutch 13, a 2nd intermediate gear 15, and an electric clutch gear 19, to a clutch. On the other hand, in manually driving the motor, the torque is transmitted from the driving gear via a manual shaft 7, a manual one-way clutch 23, a manual gear 21, and a manual clutch gear 20, to the clutch. As the electric or manual driving force is transmitted via the one-way clutch to the final gear, the unnecessary rotation of the other party's manual or electric system is obviated in the electric or manual operation, respectively, and noise generation can be suppressed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric / manual reel for fishing, and more specifically, it has a motor part and a spool drive mechanism part arranged with a spool around which a fishing line is wound, and a main part having a spool penetrating the spool. The present invention relates to a reel in which a clutch is arranged on a shaft and transmission of motor power or manual force to the clutch is performed through a one-way clutch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional electric / manual reels which are used for both electric and electric use have been devised so that an electric reel and a manual reel can be selectively used to enjoy fishing while making the most of their respective advantages. For example, the one proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-69127 discloses a special one at the time of switching from a manual type to an electric type or from an electric type to a manual type by combining a manual one-way clutch and an electric one-way clutch. It is configured such that manual and electric winding operations can be independently performed without requiring a switching operation. However, since the motor shaft and the main shaft are provided separately, there is a problem that the arrangement space of the spool drive mechanism portion becomes large and the reel becomes large.
An object of the present invention is to provide a reel having a compact structure which is excellent in reliability and durability.

[0003]

In order to achieve the above object, a reel according to the present invention according to claim 1 is arranged so as to coincide with a rotational axis of a motor, and a main shaft for transmitting a rotational force of the motor and a main shaft. A bearing member for the main shaft that supports the shaft end of the shaft on the reel side frame, a spool around which the fishing line is wound, which is rotatably disposed on the main shaft on the motor side, and is disposed between the spool and the reel side frame. The spool drive mechanism section is disposed on the main shaft so as to be rotatable and axially movable, and the clutch that is pressed against or separated from the side surface of the spool and the main shaft of the main shaft. It is composed of gear means for transmitting the rotational force to the clutch and clutch operating means for pressing the clutch to or separating it from the side surface of the spool. In the reel according to the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, the clutch operating means forms a cam surface on an inner side portion of the main shaft bearing member, and when the main shaft bearing member is rotated, a cam is formed. It has an intermediate actuating member which is converted into an axial movement of the main shaft by a surface, and the clutch is movable through the intermediate actuating member in the axial direction of the main shaft so as to be pressed against or separated from the side surface of the spool. In the configuration.

A reel according to a third aspect of the present invention is the reel according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, which is provided with manual operating means for generating a rotational force on the manual shaft, and the gear means is in the vicinity of the end of the main shaft. The drive gear arranged in the vehicle, the electric clutch gear for transmitting the power transmitted from the drive gear through the electric intermediate gear group to the clutch, and the rotational force of the manual shaft generated by the manual operation means for the manual operation. A manual clutch gear transmitted to the clutch via the intermediate gear group, a first intermediate gear engaging the drive gear in the intermediate gear group, a second intermediate gear engaging in the electric clutch gear, and a first intermediate gear. And an electric one-way clutch interposed between the second intermediate gear and the second intermediate gear, and the manual intermediate gear group includes a manual gear that engages with the manual clutch gear, and between the manual gear and the manual shaft. Intervened It is constructed from a manual for the one-way clutch. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the intermediate actuating member is a hollow body, the intermediate actuating member is disposed coaxially with the main shaft, and is fixed to the main shaft inside the intermediate actuating member. The drive gear is arranged.

The invention of claim 5 relates to claim 1 or 3
Of the invention, a spool disposed on the main shaft so as to be rotatable and axially movable, a spring for pressing the spool toward the motor side, and a spool position adjustment for moving the spool against the elastic force of the spring. It is in a configuration with a mechanism. According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the invention of the fifth aspect, the spool position adjusting mechanism is provided with spool pressing means for pressing the spool side surface on the motor side, and operating means for operating the spool pressing means externally. is there. The invention of claim 7 is the same as the invention of claim 5,
A spring is interposed between the spool and the clutch. According to the invention of claim 8, in the invention of claim 6, the spool pressing means has a member which is moved while being guided by the outer periphery of a member which axially supports the motor side of the main shaft.

[0006]

According to the structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the spool, the clutch, and the gear means are arranged from the motor side on the main shaft which is arranged so as to coincide with the motor shaft. And a highly reliable structure can be realized. According to the structure of claim 2, the cam surface between the main shaft bearing member and the intermediate actuating member converts the rotation of the main shaft bearing member into the axial movement of the main shaft, and the intermediate actuating member serves as a clutch. By engaging and disengaging the clutches in association with each other, the number of components of the clutch operating mechanism is reduced, and reliable clutch operation is guaranteed.

According to the structure of claim 3, when the motor is driven, the rotational force of the main shaft is transmitted from the drive gear to the clutch through the first intermediate gear, the electric one-way clutch, the second intermediate gear, and the electric clutch gear. Rotate the spool. On the other hand, at the time of manual operation, the rotational force by manual operation is controlled by the manual shaft, manual one-way clutch, manual gear,
Transmission to the clutch via the manual clutch gear to rotate the spool. Since the electric or manual driving force is transmitted to the final gear via the respective one-way clutch, unnecessary rotation of the other manual or electric system during electric or manual operation can be eliminated, and noise generation can be suppressed. Further, according to the structure of the fifth aspect, the gap between the spool and the clutch can be adjusted by the spool position adjusting mechanism, so that the best clutch operation can be performed.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a reel to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a right side view. FIG. 3 is a left side view. The reel includes a reel side frame 1, a spool driving mechanism A, a fishing line accommodating portion B, a motor C, a spool position adjusting mechanism D, and a controller (not shown). The reel side frame 1 is provided with a through hole 1a. The through hole 1a
The bearing member 2 for the main shaft is fitted in the. The main shaft bearing member 2 is prevented from coming off by a plate 3 fixed to the reel side frame 1. The shaft bearing member 2 is a spool shaft for supporting a spool 4 around which a fishing line is wound so as to be rotatable and axially movable,
Also, the shaft end of the main shaft 6 which also serves as a motor shaft for transmitting the driving torque of the motor 5 to a spool drive mechanism section described later is supported. On the reel side frame 1 separated from the main shaft 6, a manual shaft 7 arranged in parallel to the main shaft 6 is supported by a manual shaft bearing member 8, and a handle 9 is provided at the shaft end. A drive gear 10 is provided on the shaft end side of the main shaft 6.
Is fixed, and a large-diameter first intermediate gear 11 meshes with the drive gear 10. The shaft portion 12 formed integrally with the first intermediate gear 11 is a hollow body and is rotatably attached to the reel side frame 1. Inside the shaft portion 12, an electric intermediate gear shaft 14 is arranged via an electric one-way clutch 13. The electric intermediate gear shaft 14 is provided with a second intermediate gear 15 having a small diameter.

Between the spool 4 and the second intermediate gear 15, a clutch 16 having a clutch plate 16a for transmitting the motor driving force or the steering wheel operating force to the spool while being pressed against the side surface of the spool is arranged. The clutch 16 is fixed to a holding member 17 which is rotatable and axially movable on the main shaft 6. A spring 18 is interposed between the spool 4 and the clutch 16 and biases the clutch plate 16 a in a direction to separate it from the spool 4. Therefore, when the clutch 16 is not engaged by an external operation, that is, when it is not pressed against the spool 4, the elastic force of the spring 18 disengages the clutch 16 to release the power transmission. The holding member 17 includes a large-diameter electric clutch gear 19 and a small-diameter manual clutch gear 2
0 is fixed. The electric clutch gear 19 meshes with the second intermediate gear 15, and the manual clutch gear 20 meshes with the large-diameter manual gear 21. The manual gear 21 has a hollow shaft portion 22 penetrating therethrough, and the shaft portion 22 is rotatably supported by the reel side frame 1. The manual shaft 7 is fitted inside the shaft portion 22 via a one-way clutch 23. That is, the manual gear 21 transmits power from the manual shaft 7 via the one-way clutch 23.

An intermediate actuating member 24 fitted in the through hole 1a is interposed between the main shaft bearing member 2 and the manual clutch gear 20. As shown in FIG. 4, a groove 24 a parallel to the axial direction of the main shaft 6 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate operating member 24. On the other hand, the inner surface of the through hole 1a is provided with a ridge 1b which is inserted into the groove 24a of the intermediate actuating member 24. Therefore, the intermediate actuating member 24 is axially movable with respect to the main shaft 6 and is in a non-rotating state around the main shaft in a state of being fitted in the through hole 1a. A cam surface 25 is formed on the end surface of the main shaft bearing member on the main shaft 6 side and on the side end surface of the intermediate actuating member 24 that abuts against this end surface. When the main shaft bearing member 2 rotates, the cam surfaces of both members are formed. The action of 25 moves the intermediate actuating member 24 in the spool direction. Intermediate actuating member 24 and manual clutch gear 2
There is a ball bearing between 0 side and
Friction between the non-rotating body (intermediate actuating member) and the rotating body (manual clutch gear) is reduced. The spool 4 is attached to the main shaft bearing member 2 protruding from the reel side frame 1.
A lever 26 is provided for connecting or disconnecting the power transmission to or from the electric power source. A lock portion 27 is provided by the ball 27a so that the lever 26 is held at that position when the lever 26 is switched between two positions of connecting and disconnecting power. Reference numeral 28 is a fixing screw for attaching the lever 26 to the main shaft bearing member 2.

A spool position adjusting mechanism for moving the spool on the main shaft is arranged between the spool 4 and the motor 5. Due to variations in mechanical precision during manufacture and changes over time due to wear of clutch plates, the clutch may not perform as specified. The spool position adjusting mechanism adjusts the distance between the clutch and the spool in order to guarantee the performance of the clutch. A support member 30 is fixed to the motor casing on the shaft side of the motor 5, and the main shaft 6 is axially supported by the inner front part of the support member 30, and a screw 3 is provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof.
1 is provided. An inner screw 32a of a spool pressing member 32 is engaged with this screw 31. The outer gear 32b of the spool pressing member 32 is a spool position adjusting gear 33 operated by a knob 34 provided outside the reel frame.
Are engaged. Spool pressing member 32 and spool 4
A bearing 35 is interposed between and, and the spool 4 is pushed in the axial direction of the main shaft 6 via the bearing 35 to adjust the position of the spool. That is, since the spool 4 is pushed toward the motor 5 by the spring 18, the knob 34 is turned to rotate the spool position adjusting gear 33.
When the spool pressing member 32 is rotated through the support member 30,
Due to the engagement with the screw 31, the spool pressing member 32 moves in the axial direction of the main shaft 6, and accordingly, the spool 4 also moves in the same direction, and the position is adjusted.

The contact and separation of power transmission will be described. In FIG. 5, when the lever 26 is operated to the power separation position, the cam surface 25 of the main shaft bearing member 2 is positioned as shown in the figure, and the clutch is actuated by the action of the spring 18. The pressure contact of 16 with the spool 4 is released. When the clutch 16 is separated from the spool 4, the power transmission by electric or manual is cut off, so that the spool 4 can be freely rotated, and the fishing line can be released regardless of the spool driving mechanism, that is, in a no-load state. . When the lever 26 is operated to the power connection position, the cam surface 25 of the main shaft bearing member is moved to the position shown in FIG.
The clutch 16 is moved in the direction of the spool 4 against the elastic force of the spring 18, and the clutch plate is pressed against the side surface of the spool 4 to enable power transmission. The rotational drive of the spool will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 shows the gear connection when driving the motor. FIG. 8 shows the gear connection during manual operation. First, at the time of driving the motor shown in FIG. 7, the rotational force of the main shaft 6 is transmitted from the drive gear 10 to the first intermediate gear 11, and from the first intermediate gear 11 to the second intermediate gear 15 via the electric one-way clutch, and further. Transmission from the second intermediate gear to the clutch 16 via the electric clutch gear 19 causes the spool 4 to rotate. The driving force at this time rotates the manual gear 21 via the manual clutch gear 20 shown in FIG. 5 on the manual side, but the manual one-way interposed between the manual gear 21 and the manual shaft 7 The clutch does not transmit power to the manual shaft 7.

During manual operation, when the handle 9 shown in FIG. 8 is rotated, the manual gear 21 is rotated from the manual shaft 7 through the manual one-way clutch, and the manual gear 21 is transferred to the clutch 16 through the manual clutch gear 20. Tell and rotate spool 4. The driving force at this time causes the second intermediate gear 15 to rotate on the electric side via the electric clutch gear 19 shown in FIG. 4, but is interposed between the second intermediate gear 15 and the first intermediate gear 11. Power transmission to the first intermediate gear 11 is not performed by the electric one-way clutch. In particular, when the electric power for driving the motor is insufficient during electric operation, that is, when the battery is used as a power source and the battery capacity is insufficient, the spool cannot rotate with a predetermined torque. In such a case, handle 9
By rotating, the insufficient motor torque can be compensated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a reel showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a spool can freely rotate.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where automatic or manual operation is possible.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram at the time of driving the motor.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a manual operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Reel side frame, 2 ... Main shaft bearing member, 4
... Spool, 5 ... Motor, 6 ... Main shaft, 7 ... Manual shaft, 10 ... Drive gear, 11 ... First intermediate gear,
13 ... Electric one-way clutch, 15 ... Second intermediate gear, 16 ... Clutch, 18 ... Spring, 19 ... Electric clutch gear, 20 ... Manual clutch gear, 21 ... Manual gear, 23 ... Manual one-way clutch, 30 ... Support member having screw 31, 32 ... Spool position adjusting member, 33 ... Spool position adjusting gear, 34 ... Spool position adjusting knob

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Keisuke Sakamoto 8437 Shibasaki, Shintone Village, Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A motor is arranged so as to coincide with an axis of rotation of a motor,
A main shaft that transmits the rotational force of the motor, a main shaft bearing member that supports a shaft end of the main shaft on a reel side frame, and a fishing line that is rotatably arranged on the motor-side main shaft. And a spool drive mechanism portion disposed between the spool and the reel side frame. The spool drive mechanism portion is disposed on the main shaft so as to be rotatable and axially movable, and A clutch that is pressed against or separated from the side surface of the spool,
A reel comprising: a gear means for transmitting the rotational force of the main shaft to the clutch; and a clutch operating means for pressing the clutch to or separating it from the side surface of the spool. 2. The clutch operating means forms a cam surface on an inner side portion of the main shaft bearing member, and when the main shaft bearing member is rotated, the cam surface is converted into an axial movement of the main shaft. 2. The reel according to claim 1, further comprising an intermediate actuating member, wherein the clutch is movable in the axial direction of the main shaft via the intermediate actuating member, and is brought into pressure contact with or separated from a side surface of the spool. 3. A manual operating means for generating a rotational force on a manual shaft, wherein the gear means is a drive gear arranged near an end portion of the main shaft, and an intermediate gear group for electric drive from the drive gear. Clutch gear for electric power to transmit the transmitted power to the clutch,
A manual clutch gear for transmitting the rotational force of the manual shaft generated by the manual operation means to a clutch via a manual intermediate gear group; and the intermediate gear group, a first intermediate gear engaged with the drive gear, The manual intermediate gear group includes a second intermediate gear that engages with the electric clutch gear and an electric one-way clutch interposed between the first intermediate gear and the second intermediate gear. 3. The reel according to claim 1, comprising a manual gear that engages with the manual gear, and a manual one-way clutch interposed between the manual gear and the manual shaft. 4. The intermediate actuating member is formed of a hollow body, and the intermediate actuating member is arranged coaxially with the main shaft, and
The reel according to claim 2, wherein a drive gear fixed to the main shaft is arranged inside the intermediate operation member. 5. A spool disposed on the main shaft so as to be rotatable and axially movable, a spring for pressing the spool toward the motor, and a spool position for moving the spool against the elastic force of the spring. The reel according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting mechanism. 6. The reel according to claim 5, wherein the spool position adjusting mechanism comprises spool pressing means for pressing the side surface of the spool on the motor side and operating means for externally operating the spool pressing means. 7. The reel according to claim 5, wherein a spring is interposed between the spool and the clutch. 8. The reel according to claim 6, wherein the spool pressing means is constituted by a member which is guided and moved by an outer periphery of a member which axially supports the motor side of the main shaft.