KR100687897B1 - Display device for fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for fishing reels, and has an object of reducing power.

In the fishing reel display device according to the present invention, the openable water depth display device includes a first member fixed above the reel main body, a second member having a display portion and a switch operation portion on a surface facing the first member, It is provided with the connection member which connects a 1st member and a 2nd member so that swinging was possible. The first member has an open / close detection sensor that detects an open / close state of the second member therein. If the open / close detection sensor detects a change in the open / closed state of the second member in step S2, the flow proceeds to step S7, and the open / close detection control process of step S7 is performed. In the open / close detection control process, control for turning on and off the display of the display unit is performed.

Description

Display device for fishing reel {Display device for fishing reel}

1 is a perspective view of a fishing reel employing one embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an enlarged plan view of the periphery of the display unit of the fishing reel.

3 is a side view of the fishing reel.

4 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel.

5 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the main routine.

6 is a flowchart showing the contents of the opening and closing detection control process.

FIG. 7 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 of another embodiment. FIG.

<Short description of symbols>

1 reel body

4 depth indicator

4a first member

4b second member

4c connecting member

5 display

6 switch control panel

10 spools                 

12 motor

30 reel control circuit

50 open / close detection sensor

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device of a fishing reel, which is installed in a display device, particularly a reel main body, to display the depth of the fishing hook.

Generally, a fishing reel is provided with the display apparatus which has a reel main body, the spool attached to the reel main body, the handle which rotates a spool, and is attached to the upper surface of a reel main body, and has a display part for depth display. The display unit is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and can display the position of the swimming layer of the fish, the depth of the current fish hook, and the like.

Such a display device is, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 2-36976, and includes a first member having various electrical components and a second member provided to be openable and openable with respect to the first member. And connecting means for connecting the first member and the second member.

The inside of a 1st member has a control part which controls electric components, such as a display part and a spool rotation motor. Moreover, the one side of the opposing surface of a 1st member and a 2nd member has a switch operation part which operates various electrical components. Moreover, the display part is provided in the surface which opposes the 1st member of a 2nd member.                         

In the conventional display device, when fishing, the second member is opened with respect to the first member, and the switch operation unit is operated to display the display unit, rotate the motor, or the like. At the end of fishing, the switch operation unit is operated to turn off the display of the display unit or to stop the rotation of the motor, and then close the second member.

In such a display device, an angler may accidentally close a 2nd member, for example, in the state which displayed the display part. In this case, since the display part is provided in the surface which faces the 1st member of a 2nd member, an angler may not grasp the display state of a display part, and may leave it with the display part displayed. If the display unit is left displayed in this manner, there is a fear that it consumes power and consumes the battery.

An object of the present invention is to reduce power in a fishing reel having an openable display device.

A display device for fishing reels according to the first aspect of the invention is a display device for fishing reels that is installed on a reel main body rotatably supporting a spool and that displays the depth of the fishing needle bundle and the like. And a second member provided so as to be open and close relative to the first member, connecting means for oscillating the first member and the second member, and detection means for detecting a change in the open / closed state of the second member. And a display unit provided on at least one of the first member and the second member to perform various types of display, such as the depth of the fishing needle bundle, and various types of electricity including the display unit in accordance with the detection result of the detection means. The control part which controls a component is provided.

In this display device, the change from the open state to the closed state and the change from the closed state to the open state are detected, and the electrical component is controlled in accordance with the detection result. Here, for example, when a change from the open state of the second member to the closed state is detected, power can be saved by turning off the display of the display unit.

The display device according to the second aspect of the invention is the display device of the first aspect, wherein the control portion controls the amount of power supplied to the electrical component when the detection means detects a change in the open / closed state of the second member. In this case, for example, it is possible to set the power saving state by detecting the change from the open state to the closed state of the second member and reducing the amount of power supplied to the electric component.

In the display device according to the third aspect of the invention, in the display device of the first aspect of the invention, when the detection means detects a closed state of the second member, the control unit cuts off the power supply to the electrical component. In this case, when the second member is closed, the power supply to the electric parts such as the display unit and the motor is cut off, so that the electric parts can be turned off automatically.

In the display device according to the fourth aspect of the invention, in the display device of the first aspect of the invention, when the detection means detects an open state of the second member, the control unit starts supplying power to the electric component. In this case, when the second member is opened, power supply to the electric parts such as the display unit and the motor is started, so that the electric parts can be automatically turned on.

The display device according to the fifth aspect is the display device according to the first aspect, wherein the control portion controls the display of the display portion when the detection means detects a change in the open / closed state of the second member. In this case, for example, when the second member is opened, the display of the display unit can be turned on, and when the second member is closed, the display of the display unit can be turned off.

The display device according to the sixth aspect of the invention further includes a motor as an electric component mounted on the reel unit to rotate the spool. The control unit controls the rotation of the motor when the detection means detects a change in the open / closed state of the second member. In this case, for example, the rotation of the motor may be turned on when the second member is opened, and the rotation of the motor may be turned off when the second member is closed.

The display device according to the seventh aspect is the display device according to the first aspect, wherein at least one of the first member and the second member further includes a switch operating portion as an electrical component that performs various operations. The control unit invalidates the operation of the switch operating unit when the detecting means detects the closed state of the second member. In this case, when the second member is closed, the operation of the switch operating portion becomes invalid, so that a malfunction due to an incorrect operation of the angler can be prevented even when the switch operating portion is provided on a portion other than the surface facing the first member of the second member. can do.

The display device according to the eighth aspect is the display device according to the first aspect, wherein the detection means is a non-contact detection sensor provided in any one of the first member and the second member. In this case, by making the detection sensor non-contact, for example, the detection sensor can be built in the first member and the second member, so that the waterproof structure can be maintained.

A display device according to the ninth aspect is the display device of the eighth aspect, wherein the detection sensor is a reed switch. In this case, for example, a change in the open / closed state of the second member can be easily detected by a magnetic body provided on one side of the first member and the second member, and a reed switch provided on the other side of the first member and the second member.

A display device according to the tenth aspect is the display device of the eighth aspect, wherein the detection sensor is a photosensitive sensor. In this case, the change of the open / closed state of the second member can be detected accurately by the photosensitive sensor.

The display device according to the eleventh aspect is the display device of the eighth aspect, wherein the detection sensor is a rotary encoder. In this case, for example, the relative angle between the first member and the second member is detected by a rotary encoder connected to the connecting means, whereby a change in the open / closed state of the second member can be detected in detail.

In the display device according to the twelfth aspect, in the display device according to the first aspect, the detection means detects a change in the open / close state in accordance with a predetermined swing angle of the second member. In this case, for example, the change of the open / close state is not detected only when the second member is completely closed with respect to the first member, that is, when the swing angle is 0 °, and even when the second member is open with respect to the first member. The change in the open / close state can be detected at a predetermined swing angle. Therefore, since the change in the open / closed state of the second member can be detected by the predetermined swing range, detailed control can be performed.

In the display device according to the thirteenth invention, in the display device of the twelfth invention, the predetermined swing angle is a limit angle at which the display unit can be visually confirmed. In this case, by setting the limit angle at which the angler can visually check the display unit at a predetermined swing angle of the second member, for example, the display of the display unit can be accurately turned on and off at this limit angle.                     

In the display device according to the fourteenth invention, in the display device according to the invention 12 or 13, the predetermined swing angle is in a range of 0 ° to 80 °. In this case, the predetermined swing angle can be arbitrarily set within a range from 0 °, which is the swing angle when the second member is completely closed with respect to the first member, to, for example, 80 °, which is the limit angle at which the display part can be visually checked. .

A fishing reel employing one embodiment of the present invention is an electric reel that performs spool rotation by a motor drive, as shown in FIG. 1, and is disposed on the side of the reel main body 1 and the reel main body 1. The spool rotating handle 2, the drag adjustment star drag 3 disposed on the reel main body 1 side of the handle 2, and the open / close depth display device 4 provided above the reel main body 1. Mainly equipped.

The reel unit 1 has a frame 7 made up of a pair of left and right side plates 7a and 7b and a plurality of connecting member materials 8 connecting them, and a left and right side cover 9a covering left and right sides of the frame 7. , 9b). The rotating shaft of the handle 2 is rotatably supported by the side cover 9b on the handle 2 side, and the connector 19 for external power connection is provided on the side cover 9a opposite to the handle 2. have.

Inside the reel unit 1, a spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. Inside the spool 10, the motor 12 (refer FIG. 3) which rotationally drives the spool 10 to a fishing line winding direction is arrange | positioned. Moreover, the clutch lever 11 (refer FIG. 1) for operating a clutch mechanism (not shown) is arrange | positioned at the handle 2 side side of the reel main body 1. As shown in FIG.

The depth display device 4 includes a first member 4a fixed above the reel unit 1, and a display portion 5 and a switch operating portion 6 on a surface facing the first member 4a. The 2nd member 4b and the connection member 4c which pivotally connect the 1st member 4a and the 2nd member 4b are provided.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the 1st member 4a is a case of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped made from aluminum alloy, and various electrical components are accommodated in the space inside. As shown in FIG. 4, the electrical component in the 1st member 4a is a reel control circuit 30, such as a microcomputer, which performs drive control of the motor 12, etc., a FET etc. which drive a PWM of the motor 12, etc. PWM drive circuit 31, buzzer 40, spool sensor 41, spool counter 42, storage unit 43, opening and closing detection sensor 50 consisting of a reed switch (not shown), other input / output unit, etc. It includes. The reed switch of the open / close detection sensor 50 detects the opening and closing of the second member 4b by detecting a pulse of a magnet (not shown) incorporated in the second member 4b. In addition, the reel control circuit 30 is connected to the display part 5 provided in the 2nd member 4b, and the electrical component of the switch operation part 6. In addition, the front end of the first member 4a has a shape in which a part thereof protrudes upward for mounting the connecting member 4c.

The 2nd member 4b is provided so that opening and closing is possible with respect to the 1st member 4a. The attaching portion of the second member 4b is shaped to conform to the protruding portion of the first member 4a. The connecting member 4c is attached to the mounting portions of the first member 4a and the second member 4b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting member 4c is a metal shaft having a swing axis X, is not rotatable with respect to the first member 4a, and is rotatably provided with respect to the second member 4b. have. Moreover, the connection member 4c is equipped with the positioning mechanism (not shown) by a coil spring etc., and can open and close the position of the 2nd member 4b in steps. In addition, the swing angle of the second member 4b is 180 ° or more, and the second member 4b can be swinged forward of the reel unit 1.

The display part 5 is comprised by the segment type liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying the depth of a fishing hook and the position of the swimming layer of a fish by two references from the water surface and the bottom.

This LCD has a lens cover (not shown) made of a transparent resin on the outside. In addition, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 2, the LCD includes a depth display area 5a displayed at the center of a 4-digit number, and a low depth display area 5b displayed at a 3-digit number disposed below the LCD. And the shift stage display area 5c boxed step by step on the right side of the depth display area 5a. Also, characters such as "from the bottom" corresponding to various modes can be displayed on the LCD.

The switch operation part 6 is formed in the rectangle which a part is concave rather than the surface of the 2nd member 4b, and is arrange | positioned parallel to the left-right parallel to the oscillation axis center X of the connection member 4c of the lower part of the display part 5 The floor memo switch SM, the mode switch MD, the shift switches SK1 and SK2, and the motor switch PW are included.

The floor memo switch SM is a switch which is pressed when the bundle of fishing needles reaches the bottom, and the depth at that time is set to the bottom. The mode switch MD is a switch for setting various modes. The shift switches SK1 and SK2 are switches for increasing and decreasing the driven motor 12. The motor switch PW is a switch for turning on and off the motor 12.

Next, the main control process performed by the reel control circuit 30 will be described according to the control flowchart shown in FIG. 5 and later.

When an external power source is connected to the electric reel, initial setting is performed in step S1 shown in FIG. Here, the various displays are reset.

In step S2, it is determined whether the open / close detection sensor 50 detected the change of the open / closed state of the 2nd member 4b. When the open / close detection sensor 50 detects a change in the open / close state, the open / close detection control process in step S7 is performed. When the open / close detection sensor 50 does not detect a change in the open / close state, the process proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, it is determined whether the switch input by operation of the various buttons of the switch operation part 6 was made. If a switch input is made in step S3, the flow proceeds to step S8 to perform a switch input process.

In step S4, it is determined whether the spool 10 has rotated. This determination is judged according to the output of the spool sensor 41. If it is determined that the spool 10 is rotating, the process proceeds from step S4 to step S9, and executes each mode process (swimming floor alarm process, double edge alarm process, etc.).

In step S5, it is determined whether the motor 12 is on. If it judges that it is on, it transfers from step S5 to step S10. In the increase / deceleration process of step S10, the duty ratio is increased or decreased to increase or decrease the motor 12.

In step S6, it is determined whether other commands have been made. If other instruction is made, the process proceeds from step S6 to step S11, and other processing according to the instruction is performed.

In the opening / closing detection control process of step S7, as shown in FIG. 6, it is determined in step S12 whether the 2nd member 4b is an open state. When the second member 4b is in the open state, that is, when the second member 4b is changed from the closed state to the open state, the flow advances to step S13 to start supplying power to the display unit 5 and to display the display unit 5. Turn on the display. On the other hand, when the second member 4b is in the closed state, that is, when the second member 4b is changed from the open state to the closed state, the flow advances to step S14 to cut off the power supply to the display unit 5 and to display the display unit ( The display of 5) is turned off. When each process is executed, it returns to the main routine.

In this fishing reel, when the open / close detection sensor 50 detects a change from the open state of the second member 4b to the closed state, the display of the display unit 5 is turned off. Therefore, when the second member 4b is closed, the display unit 5 which is not used does not waste power, so that power can be reduced.

[Other Embodiments]

(a) In the above embodiment, an electric reel has been described as an example of a fishing reel, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can also be applied to a manual reel having the open / close depth display device 4.

(b) Although the switch operation part 6 is provided in the 2nd member 4b in the said embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, you may provide the switch operation part 6 to the 1st member 4a.

(c) Although the open / close detection sensor 50 was a reed switch in the said embodiment, it is not limited to this, Other non-contact sensors, such as a photosensitive sensor and a rotary encoder, may be sufficient. Further, for example, a contact sensor such as a toggle switch which is elastically pressed against the opposite sides of the first member 4a and the second member 4b and protrudes to contact and react when closing the second member 4b may be provided.

(d) Although the opening-and-closing detection control process of step S7 was controlling the display part 5 in the said embodiment, it is not limited to this, You may control the switch operation part 6 and the motor 12. FIG. For example, when the second member 4b is closed, the operation of the switch operating section 6 may be invalidated or the rotation of the motor 12 may be stopped. In addition, regarding the operation invalidity of the switch operation part 6, especially when the switch operation part 6 is arrange | positioned in the position which can be operated, when the 2nd member 4b is closed, for example, the 1st member of the 2nd member 4b. When arranged on the surface which does not oppose (4a), the erroneous operation of an angler can be prevented.

(e) In the above embodiment, when the reel control circuit 30 detects the opening and closing of the second member 4b, the reel control circuit 30 starts or cuts off the power supply to the display unit 5 to control the display unit 5, but for example, When the member 4b is opened and closed, the amount of power supplied to the display unit 5 may be increased or decreased. In addition, when the second member 4b is opened and closed, the main power supply may be turned on or off.

(f) In the above embodiment, the reel control circuit 30 turns on and off the display portion 5 when detecting the opening and closing of the second member 4b, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the second member 4b changes from an open state to a closed state, various data such as display values of the display unit 5 are stored in the storage unit 43, and the display of the display unit 5 is turned off. And when the 2nd member 4b changes from the closed state to the open state, you may read the various data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 43, and display the display value etc. on the display part 5. As shown in FIG.

(g) Although the 1st member 4a was fixed to the reel main body 1 in the said embodiment, you may make it possible to change the rotation angle with respect to the reel main body 1. In this case, the change in the open / closed state of the second member 4b may be such that the relative angle with the first member 4a is detected. In addition, the swing angle of the second member 4b may be set based on the upper portion of the reel unit 1 regardless of the swing angle of the first member 4a.

(h) In the above embodiment, the change in the open / closed state of the second member 4b was when the second member 4b was completely closed, that is, when the swing angle of the second member 4b was 0 °. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be set to any swing angle. For example, the predetermined rotational angle is set to 80 °, which is the limit angle at which the display unit 5 can be visually checked, and the angler turns off the display unit 5 or the main power supply when the second member 4b is closed at the predetermined rotational angle. By doing so, power can be reduced.

(i) In the above embodiment, the change in the open / closed state of the second member 4b detects one rocking angle as a predetermined rocking angle. However, as the predetermined rocking angle, for example, 0 ° or more and 80 ° or less, The predetermined swing angle having a range of degrees may be detected.

(j) The predetermined swing angle may not be set to a single range, but the predetermined swing angle may be set to various ranges. For example, the main power supply may be turned off when the second member 4b is closed at or below a predetermined swing angle, and the main power supply may be turned off when the second member 4b is opened above another predetermined swing angle. .

(k) The predetermined swing angle may be preset or may be changed to the desired swing angle by the angler by operating the switch operating portion 6 such as the mode switch MD. In addition, it is good also as a structure which can set the control which turns off the display part 5 or the main power supply falls arbitrarily.

According to the present invention, a fishing reel having an openable display device is provided with detection means for detecting opening and closing of the second member. Thus, for example, when the electric component is turned off when the second member is closed, power can be reduced.

Claims (14)

A fishing reel display device which is installed on a reel main body for rotatably supporting a spool and displays the depth of the fishing hook, etc., A first member provided on the reel unit, A second member provided to be opened and closed with respect to the first member, Connecting means for swingably connecting the first member and the second member; Detecting means for detecting a change in the open / closed state of the second member; A display unit provided on at least one of the first member and the second member and performing various kinds of display such as the depth of the fishing needle bundle; And a control unit for controlling various electric parts including the display unit in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the amount of power supplied to the electric component when the detection means detects a change in the open / closed state of the second member. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit cuts off power supply to the electric component when the detection unit detects a closed state of the second member. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit starts supplying power to the electric component when the detection means detects an open state of the second member. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the display of the display unit when the detection unit detects a change in the open / closed state of the second member. The motor of claim 1, further comprising a motor mounted to the reel unit to rotate the spool. And the control unit controls the rotation of the motor when the detection means detects a change in the open / closed state of the second member. The at least one of the said 1st member and the said 2nd member is further provided with the switch operation part as the said electric component which performs various operations, The said control part displays the fishing reel which invalidates operation of the said switch operation part, if the said detection means detects the closed state of the said 2nd member. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the detection means is a non-contact detection sensor provided on one of the first member and the second member. The fishing reel display device according to claim 8, wherein the detection sensor is a reed switch. The fishing reel display device according to claim 8, wherein the detection sensor is a photosensitive sensor. 9. The fishing reel display device according to claim 8, wherein the detection sensor is a rotary encoder. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the detection means detects a change in the open / closed state according to a predetermined swing angle of the second member. The fishing reel display device according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined swing angle is a limit angle at which the display unit can be visually checked. The fishing reel display device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the predetermined swing angle is in a range of 0 ° to 80 °.

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