KR100826758B1 - Fishing reel and transmission system of fishing information - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] In the fishing reel having a display portion, it is possible to easily obtain various information other than the information based on the detection means provided on the reel.

[Remedy] The electric reel includes a reel main body 1, a spool 10, a display device 4, a communication control unit 50, and a communication interface in a reel mounted on a fishing rod. F) 51 and the main control part 30 are included. The reel unit 1 is attached to a fishing rod. The spool 10 is for winding a fishing line rotatably attached to the reel unit 1. The display device 4 is mounted on the reel unit and can display various types of information. The communication I / F can connect the cellular phone 52 which can collect information from the outside. The communication control unit 50 and the main control unit 30 cause the display device 4 to display the information obtained from the mobile phone 52.

Fishing reel, fishing information, fishing information transmission system, communication, display device.

Description

FISHING REEL AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF FISHING INFORMATION}

1 is a perspective view of an electric reel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a control block diagram of an electric reel;

3A and 3B show an example of a display screen in the communication mode.

4 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the main routine;

5 is a flowchart showing the contents of key input processing;

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in fishing mode;

7 is a flowchart showing the contents of the angle operation mode processing;

8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 of a modification of the first embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 of a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 of the second embodiment.

11A and 11B show an example of a display screen in a communication mode.

Fig. 12 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a view corresponding to Fig. 2 of the third embodiment.

14 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a front view of the fishing reel;                 

16 is a plan view of the fishing reel;

Fig. 17 is a side view when the second member of the fishing reel is opened;

18 is a side view when the second member of the fishing reel is closed;

19 is an enlarged view around the display unit;

20 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel.

21 is an enlarged view of a display unit in the tidal time schedule mode;

22 is an enlarged view of a display unit in a weather information mode;

23 is an enlarged view of a display unit in a battery mode;

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

1: reel body 4: display device

4a: first member 4b: second member

5: display part 10: spool

30: main control unit 50, 154: communication control unit

51: communication I / F 52: mobile phone

55: communication terminal device 56: power cable

57: power source 72: radio clock

73: GPS 74: communication terminal device

81: internal battery 151: wireless transceiver

152: fish finder 153: GPS

251 and 255: information overlapping extraction section 251a: fixed band                 

260: fishing information transmission system ER: electric reel

The present invention relates to a fishing reel, particularly a fishing reel mounted on a fishing rod and capable of displaying various types of information.

A fishing reel, especially a reel used for boat fishing, is equipped with a display device for displaying the depth of water, called a counter. The counter uses, for example, a liquid crystal display, and can display the depth of the equipment, the fish group position, and the like based on the information obtained by the detection means provided in the reel. When the position of the fish group is provided from the captain, it is set on the reel, and the position of the fish group is displayed on the counter. In addition, depending on the reel, the fishing line may be stopped automatically when the equipment is placed in the fishing position.

In the case of fishing, it is more convenient to know various fishing information such as information on tidal tide as well as the fishing position and the depth of the equipment, recent fishing performances on the fishing ground, and information on the direction and speed of birds. Such information is often provided to anglers through ship captains and various fishing information magazines.

For example, a fishing boat is equipped with the information collection apparatus which can collect the information regarding fishing, such as a fish finder and a global positioning system (GPS). The captain verbally provides the angler with the fishing information collected by this information collection device.

In the fishing reel having the conventional display device, the information displayed is limited to the information based on various detection means provided in the fishing reel. For this reason, it is difficult for an angler to personally obtain various kinds of information, such as what is known from a captain, in addition to the information based on a detection means.

Moreover, fishing information, such as the position of a fish group known from the captain, may change with the movement of a fish group. Knowing these changes quickly is important for improving fishing performance. However, in the fishing reel having the conventional display device, the displayed information is limited to information based on various detection means provided on the fishing reel. For this reason, in addition to the information based on the detection means, it is difficult to obtain fishing information such as that which is known from the captain in real time.

An object of the present invention is to enable a fishing reel having an indicator to easily obtain various kinds of information other than the information based on the detection means provided on the reel.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a fishing reel having an indicator to quickly obtain fishing information from an information collecting means mounted on a fishing boat.

A fishing reel according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a reel main body, a spool, a display unit, information acquisition means, and information display means in a reel mounted on a fishing rod. The reel unit is attached to a fishing rod. The spool is for winding a fishing line that is rotatably attached to the reel unit. The indicator is a means which is attached to the reel unit and can display various kinds of information. The information acquiring means is means capable of acquiring one or a plurality of external information for displaying on the display. The information display means is means for displaying on the display one or a plurality of information obtained by the information acquisition means.

In such a fishing reel, external information from, for example, an information terminal device such as a mobile phone or a personal information portable device having a communication function, or a GPS mounted on a boat or a fish finder is obtained by the information acquisition means, and displayed on an indicator. It is possible to be. Here, since information from the outside can be obtained and displayed, an angler can easily obtain various information other than the information based on the detection means provided in the reel.

In the fishing reel according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the first aspect of the present invention, the information obtaining means includes a terminal device connecting means capable of connecting an information terminal device capable of collecting external information. The information display means has terminal information display means which causes the display to display the information obtained from the information terminal apparatus. In this case, when connected to the terminal device connecting means, various types of information collected by the information terminal device, for example, published on the Internet, can be displayed on the display by the terminal device information display means. In this case, the information terminal apparatus can be connected so that the information obtained by the information terminal apparatus can be displayed on the display, so that the fisherman can easily obtain various kinds of information other than the information based on the detection means provided in the reel. .

The reel for fishing which concerns on the 3rd aspect of this invention WHEREIN: The control means which can operate an information terminal apparatus in the reel of the 2nd aspect of the said invention, and controls an information terminal apparatus according to operation of an operation means. The apparatus further includes information terminal device control means. In this case, for example, when an operation member such as a joystick is operated, the information terminal apparatus is controlled by the information terminal apparatus control means, and the operation of the information terminal apparatus can be performed on the reel side. For this reason, various kinds of information can be collected without operating an information terminal apparatus.

In the fishing reel according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the third aspect of the present invention, the operation means is a voice operation means that can be operated by voice, and the information terminal device control means is a voice operation means. The information terminal apparatus is controlled by the operation by. In this case, since the information terminal apparatus can be controlled by voice, information can be collected even without fishing by hand even when fishing.

A fishing reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the reel of the second aspect of the present invention wherein the information terminal device is a mobile telephone that can be connected to the Internet. In this case, a mobile phone such as a mobile phone or a digital mobile phone using a personal handyphone system (PHS), which can be widely connected to the Internet, can be connected to the reel. Information can be obtained easily.

A fishing reel according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a reel attached to a fishing rod, including a reel unit, a spool, an indicator, an information terminal device, a terminal device information display means, an operation means, and an information terminal. Device control means. The reel unit is attached to a fishing rod. The spool is rotatably attached to the reel unit and winds up a fishing line. The indicator is a means which is attached to the reel unit and can display various kinds of information. The information terminal device is a terminal device that can collect information from the outside. The terminal device information display means is obtained from the information terminal device. Means for displaying information on the display. The operation means is a means capable of operating the information terminal apparatus. The information terminal device control means is a means for controlling the information terminal device according to the operation of the operation means.

In this fishing reel, various information collected by the information terminal apparatus installed in the reel, for example, published on the Internet can be displayed on the display unit by the terminal apparatus information display means. In this case, since the information terminal apparatus is installed in the reel so that the information obtained by the information terminal apparatus can be displayed on the display, various kinds of information other than the information based on the detection means provided in the reel without connecting the information terminal apparatus to the reel. The angler can get it.

In the fishing reel according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the second or sixth aspect of the present invention, the information terminal device can collect information disclosed on the Internet. In this case, since the Internet information which is widely spread can be collected, it becomes easy to collect the information which suits the needs of an angler. In addition, by setting the address of the home page of the reel manufacturer, not only the fishing information but also the information from the reel manufacturer such as the latest control program and the latest product information can be downloaded.                     

The fishing reel according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is a reel of the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the reel for fishing includes a depth measuring means capable of measuring the depth of equipment connected to a fishing line wound on a spool, and a depth measuring means. And depth display means for displaying the measured depth on the indicator. In this case, since the depth of the equipment is also displayed as in the prior art, the fishing information is further enriched.

A fishing reel according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the reel of the first or sixth aspect of the present invention wherein the indicator is a dot matrix liquid crystal display device. In this case, various expressions are possible due to gradation, color tone, or the like, which makes it easier to display a lot of information.

The fishing reel according to the tenth aspect of the present invention is the reel of the first aspect of the present invention wherein the information obtaining means is collected by a fishing boat having information collecting means capable of collecting one or a plurality of fishing information. It is possible to obtain one or a plurality of fishing information, wherein the information display means is to display on the display one or a plurality of fishing information obtained by the information obtaining means.

In this case, the fishing information obtained by the information collecting means mounted on the fishing boat is obtained by the information obtaining means using, for example, wired or wireless. The obtained fishing information is displayed on the display by the information display means. Here, since the fishing information collected by the fishing vessel information collecting means is displayed on the reel fishing reel of the angler, fishing information from the information collecting means mounted on the fishing boat can be quickly obtained.

In the fishing reel according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the tenth aspect of the present invention, the fishing information is transmitted to be superimposed on the electric power supplied from the power source via the power cable, and the information acquiring means is information. The fishing information collected by the collecting means and superimposed on the electric power is taken out. In this case, fishing information superimposed on the electric power sent via the power cable is taken out by the information acquiring means. The retrieved fishing information is displayed on the indicator by the information display means. Here, since fishing information is taken out from the electric power in which fishing information was superimposed, extra wiring other than a power cable is unnecessary, and at the same time, the fishing information collected by the fishing boat information collection means is displayed on the indicator, Fishing information from the information collecting means can be obtained quickly.

In the fishing reel according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the information acquiring means is attached to a distal end of the cable extending from the reel unit and can connect a power cable. It has a connector part. In this case, since the information acquisition means is provided outside the reel unit, the reel can be kept compact and the information acquisition means can be easily attached.

A fishing reel according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the reel of the twelfth aspect of the present invention, wherein the information obtaining means has a fishing rod locking portion that can engage the fishing rod. . In this case, even if the information acquisition means is provided outside the reel unit, the information acquisition means does not interfere with the fishing operation.

In the fishing reel according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the tenth or eleventh aspect of the present invention, the information display means includes a selection means capable of selecting any of a plurality of fishing information. Have In this case, any one of the plurality of fishing information can be selected, so that the fishing information can be known accurately.

A fishing reel according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the reel of the fourteenth aspect of the present invention wherein the plurality of fishing information includes a position of a fish group, a fish group situation, and the like, which can be obtained from a fish finder mounted on a fishing boat. First fishing information indicating the direction of movement of the fish group and second fishing information indicating the current position and the fishing ground obtained from the global positioning system (GPS) mounted on the fishing boat, and the selecting means is the first fishing information and the second fishing. Any one of the information can be selected. In this case, it is possible to select and display the first fishing information about the fish collected by the fish group detector and the second fishing information about the position obtained from the GPS.

In the fishing reel according to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the tenth or eleventh aspect of the present invention, the information display means displays a plurality of fishing information on one screen. In this case, since a plurality of fishing information is displayed on one screen, a lot of information can be recognized at once.

The fishing reel according to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention is a reel of the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the reel for fishing includes a depth measuring means capable of measuring the depth of equipment connected to a fishing line wound on a spool, and a depth measuring means. And depth display means for displaying the measured depth on the indicator. Since the depth of the equipment is also displayed as before, the fishing information is further enriched.

The fishing reel according to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention is a reel of the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the date and time display means for calculating a current date and time and a date and time calculated by the date and time calculation means are displayed. It further comprises means.

The fishing reel has a date and time calculation means for calculating a date and time such as a current date and time, and a date and time display means such as a liquid crystal display for displaying the calculation result. Therefore, the date and time can be easily recognized by displaying the current date and time on the liquid crystal display.

In the fishing reel according to the nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the information acquiring means includes date and time acquiring means for acquiring a current date and time from the outside. In this case, the accurate date and time can be maintained by acquiring the current date and time from an external server.

The fishing reel according to the twentieth aspect of the present invention is the reel of the nineteenth aspect of the present invention wherein the date / time acquisition means acquires a current date and time by receiving a radio signal having time information transmitted from the outside do. In this case, for example, as a radio signal having time information transmitted from the outside, the time can be automatically corrected using a standard radio wave used for a radio clock, a time signal of a mobile phone or a radio, etc. I can keep it.

The fishing reel according to the twenty-first aspect of the present invention further includes position display means for displaying a current position in the reel of the eighteenth aspect of the present invention. In this case, the positional information can be easily recognized by displaying the current position of the fishing ground using, for example, a GPS or a positional information service of the mobile phone.                     

A fishing reel according to a twenty second aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the twenty first aspect of the present invention, includes a position acquiring means for acquiring a current position from the outside in addition to the above.

A fishing reel according to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention is the reel of the twenty-second aspect of the present invention, wherein the position acquiring means acquires the current position by receiving a radio signal having position information transmitted from the outside do.

A fishing reel according to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the reel of the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, further includes a tide timetable display means for displaying a tidal timetable corresponding to a current date and time and a current position. do. In this case, the tidal timetable can be easily recognized by, for example, displaying a tidal time table such as the time of low tide and high tide, the state of tides, and the height of the tides.

A fishing reel according to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention is the reel of the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, wherein the fishing reel further includes weather information display means, and the weather information display means includes: Display weather information corresponding to a location. In this case, for example, the weather information can be easily recognized by displaying the weather of the fishing ground, the height of the waves, and the like.

The fishing reel according to the twenty sixth aspect of the present invention includes the usage start date and time acquisition means for acquiring the usage start date and time of the internal battery installed in the reel unit according to the reel of the eighteenth aspect of the present invention; It further includes use elapsed date and time calculation means for calculating the elapsed use date and time of the internal battery based on the current date and time, and use elapsed date and time display means for displaying the elapsed use date and time calculated by the use elapsed date and time calculation means. In this case, the state of the internal battery can be easily recognized by storing the use start date and time when the internal battery is replaced or charged, and displaying the elapsed date and time of use of the internal battery.

The fishing reel according to the twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention further includes a warning display means for displaying a warning in the reel of the twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention if the elapsed date of use exceeds a predetermined date and time. . In this case, an unusable state of the internal battery can be avoided by displaying a warning such as replacement of the internal battery or promotion of charging.

A fishing information transmission system according to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention is a system for transmitting fishing information from a fishing boat capable of collecting one or a plurality of fishing information to an angler fishing by using a fishing reel on a fishing boat, And a power supply cable, information superimposing means, information extracting means, indicator and information display means. The power cable electrically connects a power supply for supplying power to a fishing reel and a fishing reel to supply power to the fishing reel. The information superimposing means is means for superimposing fishing information on the electric power supplied from the power cable to the fishing reel from the power cable. The information extracting means is provided on the fishing reel side or the fishing reel of the power cable and is means for extracting fishing information superimposed on the electric power. The indicator is a means provided in the vicinity of a fishing reel or a fishing reel and capable of displaying various kinds of information. The information display means is a means for displaying on the display the fishing information taken out by the information extraction means.

In this fishing information transmission system, a power cable is connected to the information superimposing means, and the fishing information collected by the fishing boat is superimposed on the power of the power cable by the information superimposing means. This fishing information is transmitted to the information extraction means via a power cable, and fishing information is taken out there. The retrieved fishing information is displayed on the indicator by the information display means. Here, since fishing information is superimposed on the electric power supplied from a power supply cable and transmitted to a fishing reel, extra wiring other than a power supply cable is unnecessary. For this reason, the fishing information collected by the fishing boat is not entangled in wiring. Can be sent to the angler.

In the fishing information transmission system according to the twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, in the system of the twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, the information display means includes selecting means for selecting any of a plurality of fishing information. In this case, any one of the plurality of fishing information can be selected, so that the fishing information can be known accurately.

The fishing information transmission system according to a thirtieth aspect of the present invention is the system of the twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, wherein the plurality of fishing information includes a position, a species, and a size of a fish group that can be obtained from a fish group detector mounted on a fishing boat. And first fishing information indicating the situation of the fish group and the moving direction of the fish group, and second fishing information indicating the current position and the fishing ground which can be obtained from the global positioning system mounted on the fishing boat, and the selecting means is the first fishing information and the first fishing information. Any one of 2 fishing information can be selected. In this case, the first fishing information about the fish collected by the fish group detector and the second fishing information about the position obtained from the GPS can be selected and displayed.

[First Embodiment]                     

In FIG. 1, the electric reel which is a fishing reel which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention is a reel which has the display part 5. As shown in FIG. The electric reel adjusts the reel main body 1, the handle 2 for rotating the spool disposed on the side of the reel main body 1, and the drag arranged on the reel main body 1 side of the handle 2. And a retractable display device 4 provided above the reel main body 1 and the star drag 3.

The reel unit 1 is mounted to a fishing rod, and covers the left and right sides of the frame 7 and the frame 7 including a pair of left and right side plates 7a and 7b and a plurality of connecting portions 8 connecting them. The left and right side covers 9a and 9b are provided. A rotating shaft (not shown) of the handle 2 is rotatably supported by the side cover 9b on the handle 2 side. The side cover 9a is also equipped with a telephone mounting portion 9c for mounting the mobile telephone 52. The connector cord 19 for external power supply connection is provided in the side plate 7a side of the connection part 8 of the back part. The connector cord 19 has a length of about 1 m, for example, and a connector 19a for connecting a power cord is provided at the tip. The rod connecting leg 8a for rod attachment is attached to the lower connection part 8.

Inside the reel main body 1, the spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. Inside the spool 10, the motor 12 which rotationally drives the spool 10 in the direction which winds up a fishing line is arrange | positioned. In addition, a clutch lever 11 for operating a clutch mechanism (not shown) on the side of the handle 2 side of the side cover 9b and a motor 12 for turning on and off, shifting, various communication operations, and the like. The joystick 13 with a four-way switch and a push switch is arranged. The joystick 13 is normally located in the center push switch. The joystick 13 is used for the operation | movement of the motor 12 on / off and speed increase / decrease in the fishing mode mentioned later. Alternatively, in the communication mode, the menu is used when the menu is selected by the cursor movement and the selection item is determined.

The display apparatus 4 has the counter case 4a arrange | positioned so that opening and closing is possible on the upper part of the reel main body 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the counter case 4a is a case made of an aluminum alloy, and various electrical components are housed in an internal space. As shown in FIG. 2, the display device 4 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), and a read only that perform depth display control, motor drive control, and the like. Consists of microcomputers, including memory (ROM), input / output (I / O) interfaces, etc. It has the main control part 30. The main controller 30 has a value for each predetermined pulse of the joystick 13, various keys of the operation key section 6, the spool sensor 41 for detecting the rotation position and direction of the spool 10, and the spool sensor 41. The communication control part 50 for controlling this changing spool counter 42 and the mobile telephone 52 which is a mobile telephone is connected. The main control unit 30 further includes a buzzer 43 for outputting various alarms, a display unit 5 for performing various displays, a storage unit 45 for storing various data, and a motor 12. The PWM drive circuit 44 and other input / output units including a field effect transistor (FET) for driving pulse width modulation (PWM) and the like are connected. The spool sensor 41 has two reed switches arranged side by side in the rotational direction of the spool 10 to detect the spool rotation position and speed by the pulse of the reed switch, and which reed switch first generated the pulse. The direction of rotation can be detected by pressing. A communication interface (I / F) 51 is connected to the communication control unit 50, and a mobile phone 52 having an internet connection function can be connected to the communication I / F 51.

The display unit 5 is a dot matrix type thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying information obtained from the outside in addition to information such as the depth of the equipment, the fish group position, etc. It consists of). The display part 5 is arrange | positioned in the position which can be recognized from the back surface which is invisible when the counter case 4a is closed, and has the lens cover which is not shown in the figure which is made of transparent resin on the outer side. In the communication mode mentioned later, in the display part 5, as shown in FIG. 3, fishing information based on the menu and menu operation in various communication modes is displayed.

The operation key part 6 is arrange | positioned under the display part 5 from the back surface of the counter case 4a. The operation key part 6 has the mode switch key COM arrange | positioned at the right side in FIG. 1, and the ten numeric pad TN arrange | positioned in two steps up and down. The mode switch key COM switches the display mode to the communication mode and the fishing mode. Here, the communication mode is a mode used when connecting to the Internet via the connected mobile phone 52, and the fishing mode is used for various types of water display such as depth display and speed display of the spool 10 when fishing. This mode displays information.

In the fishing mode, the numeric pad TN is used for operations such as setting a fish memo and switching various learning modes, and in the communication mode, for inputting numbers, letters, and symbols.

Next, the main control process performed by the main control unit 30 will be described according to the control flowchart shown in FIG. 4 and below.

When an external power source is connected to the electric reel, initial setting is made in step S1 shown in FIG. Here, various flags are reset or the display mode is set to the fishing mode.

In step S2, the display process of the display part 5 is performed. Here, depending on the display mode, the calculated depth display and the speed display are performed in the fishing mode. In the communication mode, the initial screen of the communication mode is displayed as shown in Fig. 3A. In the initial screen of this communication mode, five menus, for example, "Internet menu", "Home", "Uniform Resource Locator (URL) input", "Bookmark", and "Mail" are displayed as a communication menu. do.

Here, an internet menu is a process of accessing the home page for internet connection prepared by the communication company of the mobile telephone 52. A home is a process of accessing a home page prepared by a reel manufacturer, and as shown in FIG. 3B, fishing information of a fishing place can be obtained from this. It is also possible to obtain the latest control information of the reel and the like. The URL input is for inputting a URL for accessing the angler's favorite home page using the numeric pad TN. Bookmarks and e-mails are used to register favorite home pages and to send and receive e-mails. This menu is performed using the Internet connection function of the mobile telephone 52.

In step S3, it is determined whether various keys of the operation key part 6 and key input by operation of the joystick 13 existed. If there is a key input in step S3, the flow advances to step S6 to perform key input processing.

In step S4, it is determined whether the spool 10 has rotated. This determination is judged by 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 S7. In step S7, it is determined whether or not it is in a communication mode, and when it is in communication mode, the flow advances to step S8 to switch the display mode from the communication mode to the fishing mode. When it is not in communication mode and the process of step S8 is complete | finished, it transfers to each operation mode process of step S9.

In step S5, it is determined whether or not there are other commands. If there is any other command, the process proceeds from step S5 to step S10 to perform other processing according to the command.

In the key input process of step S6, it is determined in step S11 of FIG. 5 whether the mode switch key COM has been operated. In step S12, it is determined whether the joystick 13 has been operated. In step S13, it is determined whether the other key has been operated.

If it is determined that the mode switching key COM has been operated, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S15 to determine whether the display mode is a fishing mode. In the fishing mode, the flow advances to step S16 to switch the display mode to the communication mode. In the communication mode, the flow advances to step S17 to switch the display mode to the fishing mode. When the display mode is switched to the communication mode, the communication control unit 50 controls the cellular phone 52 to connect to the Internet, and the initial screen shown in FIG. 3A is displayed by the display process in step S2 of FIG. Is displayed.

When the joystick 13 is operated, the process proceeds from step S12 to step S18. In step S18, it is determined whether the display mode is a fishing mode. When it determines with a fishing mode, it transfers to step S19 and performs the motor control process according to the operated key of the joystick 13. For example, when an operation for pressing at the center of the joystick 13 is performed, the motor 12 is turned on and off, and if it falls forward, the speed is increased only during that time, and if it falls backward, it is decelerated only during that time. The left and right switches are disabled here.

In the communication mode, the flow advances to step S20 to execute menu control processing for controlling the menu by moving the cursor.

In the menu control process of step S20, the cursor is moved on the display part 5 by the four-way switch of the joystick 13, and a menu is selected by the pressure of the switch of the center. For example, in the communication menu of FIG. 3A, when the joystick 13 is knocked up and down, the menu is selected by an operation of moving the cursor up and down the items of the menu and pressing the switch in the center, and the communication control unit 50. Information is transmitted to the cellular phone 52 via the process, and the process proceeds to the next process. When the home is selected as described above, the reel manufacturer's home page is accessed, and the joystick 13 moves the cursor up, down, left and right on the home page to perform some selection processing. Fishing information from can be displayed.

In each operation mode process of step S9, it is determined in step S41 of FIG. 7 whether the rotation direction of the spool 10 is a direction to loosen a fishing line. This determination is judged by which reed switch of the spool sensor 41 emitted the pulse first. If it is determined that the rotational direction of the spool 10 is the direction of unwinding the string, the flow proceeds from step S41 to step S42.

In step S42, the data stored in the storage part 45 is read out from the value of the spool counter 42 which decreases for every predetermined pulse of the spool sensor 41, the length of the fishing line which has been unwrapped is calculated, and the length of the string The depth LX is calculated from the equation. The water depth LX thus obtained is displayed by the display process of step S2. An example of the screen of the display unit 5 at this time is shown in FIG. In each operation mode process of this fishing mode, the display part 5 displays information, such as the depth of a gear, a fish group position, the speed of the spool 10, and the like. In addition, the spool speeds indicated by twelve squares arranged vertically on the right side of the display unit 5 are displayed in colors different in high speed, medium speed, and low speed, for example.

In step S43, it is determined whether the obtained water depth LX coincides with the position of the fish group, that is, whether or not the equipment has reached the fish group. In step S44, it is determined whether or not the fishing mode is other. If it is not in the other fishing mode, the processing of each operation mode ends and returns to the main routine.

If the water depth coincides with the fish group position, the process proceeds from step S43 to step S45, and the buzzer 43 is sounded to signal that the equipment has reached the fish group. In the case of the other fishing mode, the flow advances from step S44 to step S46, and the designated other fishing mode is executed.

If it is determined that the rotation of the spool 10 is the direction in which the fishing line is wound, the process proceeds from step S41 to step S49. In step S49, the data stored in the storage part 45 is read out from the value of the spool counter 42 which increases for every predetermined pulse of the spool sensor 41, the length of the fishing line which was unwrapped is calculated, and the length of a string is obtained. The depth LX is calculated from the equation. The water depth LX thus obtained is also displayed by the display process of step S2.

In step S50, it is determined whether or not the water depth matches the leading stop position. If it is not rolled up to the end stop position, it returns to the main routine.                     

When the edge stop position is reached, the process proceeds from step S50 to step S51. In step S51, the buzzer 43 sounds in order to signal that the equipment is at the edge. In step S44, the motor 12 is turned off. As a result, when the fish are caught, the fish is placed in a position that is easy to harvest. This edge stop position is set, for example, when the spool 10 stops for more than a predetermined time within a depth of 6 m.

Here, in the communication mode, the mobile unit 52 can be connected to display the Internet information on the display unit 5 by the operation of the joystick 13. In the fishing mode, the display unit 5 can display information such as the depth of the equipment, the position of the fish group, the speed of the spool, etc. by the information from the detection means provided on the reel. In this way, it is possible to connect an information terminal apparatus such as a cellular phone so that the information obtained by the information terminal apparatus can be displayed on the display. Therefore, various information other than the information based on the detection means such as the spool sensor 41 provided on the reel can be displayed. The information of the eggplant can be easily obtained by the angler.

Modifications of the First Embodiment

(a) 에서는 In the first embodiment, the mobile telephone 52 is connected to obtain information. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the communication terminal apparatus 55 having an internet connection function inside the counter case 4a. ) May be incorporated. The communication terminal device 55 is connected to the main control unit 30, and the communication terminal device 55 is controlled by the main control unit 30. In this case, since there is no need to connect a mobile phone, various kinds of information can be easily collected even when fishing.                     

(b) In the above first embodiment, although a color TFT type LCD is used for the display portion 5, a black and white LCD may be used.

(c) In the first embodiment described above, a mobile telephone having an Internet connection mechanism is illustrated as the communication terminal apparatus, but the communication terminal apparatus is not limited to this type of mobile telephone, and cannot be connected to a mobile telephone such as a PHS or the Internet. Mobile phones are also possible. In this case, a modem or the like may be mounted and the communication terminal device may be used as a terminal device for connection to a provider.

(d) In the first embodiment described above, an electric reel is described as an example of a fishing reel. However, the fishing reel may be any one of a two-axis bearing reel, which is manually wound, and the like as long as the fishing reel has a display portion.

(e) A microphone and a voice recognition unit may be connected to the main control unit so as to control the information terminal device by voice.

Second Embodiment

In the description after the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to members having the same or the same function.

In FIG. 9, the electric reel which is a fishing reel by the 2nd Example of this invention is a reel which has the display part 5. As shown in FIG. The electric reel is the reel main body 1, the handle 2 for spool rotation arrange | positioned at the side of the reel main body 1, and the star drag for drag adjustment arrange | positioned at the reel main body 1 side of the handle 2 (3) and the retractable display device 4 provided on the reel main body 1 is included.                     

The reel unit 1 is mounted to a fishing rod, and covers the left and right sides of the frame 7 and the frame 7 including a pair of left and right side plates 7a and 7b and a plurality of connecting portions 8 connecting them. The left and right side covers 9a and 9b are provided. A rotating shaft (not shown) of the handle 2 is rotatably supported by the side cover 9b on the handle 2 side. The connector cord 19 for external power supply connection is provided in the side plate 7a side of the connection part 8 of the back part. The connector cord 19 has a length of about 1 m, for example, and a connector 19a for connecting a power cord is provided at the tip. The rod connecting leg 8a for rod attachment is attached to the lower connection part 8.

Inside the reel main body 1, the spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. Inside the spool 10, the motor 12 which rotationally drives the spool 10 in the direction which winds up a fishing line is arrange | positioned. In addition, a clutch lever 11 for operating a clutch mechanism (not shown) on the side of the handle 2 side of the side cover 9b and a motor 12 for turning on and off, shifting, various communication operations, and the like. The joystick 13 with a four-way switch and a push switch is arranged. The joystick 13 is normally located in the center push switch. The joystick 13 is used for the operation | movement of the motor 12 on / off and speed increase / decrease in the fishing mode mentioned later. In the communication mode, the menu is used to select a menu and to determine a selected item by moving the cursor.

The display apparatus 4 has the counter case 4a arrange | positioned so that opening and closing is possible on the upper part of the reel main body 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the counter case 4a is a case made of an aluminum alloy, and various electrical components are housed in an internal space. On the left side of the counter case 4a, a radio transmitter / receiver 151 for acquiring fishing information from an information collection device such as a fish detector or GPS mounted on a fishing boat is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 10, the display device 4 includes a main controller 30 composed of a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O interface, and the like for performing depth display control, motor drive control, and the like. Have. The main controller 30 has a value for each predetermined pulse of the joystick 13, various keys of the operation key section 6, the spool sensor 41 for detecting the rotation position and direction of the spool 10, and the spool sensor 41. The communication control part 50 for controlling this changing spool counter 42 and the wireless transmission / reception part 151 is connected. The main control unit 30 further includes a buzzer 43 for outputting various alarms, a display unit 5 for performing various displays, a storage unit 45 for storing various data, and a motor 12. The PWM drive circuit 44 including the FET for driving the PWM, and other input / output units are connected. The spool sensor 41 has two reed switches arranged side by side in the rotational direction of the spool 10, detects the spool rotation position and speed by a pulse of the reed switch, and which reed switch first generates a pulse. The direction of rotation can be detected by pressing. The wireless control unit 151 is connected to the communication control unit 50, and fishing information can be obtained from the fish group detector 152 or the GPS 153 provided on the fishing boat by wireless communication. The fish group detector 152 and the GPS 153 mounted on the fishing boat are connected to the communication control unit 154, and the communication control unit 154 is connected to the wireless transmission / reception unit 155. The communication control unit 154 and the wireless transmission / reception unit 155 are also mounted on a fishing boat. And the fishing information obtained by the fish detector 152 or the GPS 153 by transmitting and receiving data between the wireless transceiver 151 mounted on the electric reel and the wireless transceiver 155 mounted on the fishing boat by a predetermined communication protocol. Can be obtained from the motorized reel.

The display part 5 is comprised by the color | collar TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) of the dot matrix system for displaying the information acquired from the outside in addition to the information, such as the depth of a water, the position of a fish group, etc. of equipment. The display part 5 is arrange | positioned in the position which can be recognized from the back surface which is invisible when the counter case 4a is closed, and has the lens cover which is not shown in the figure which is made of transparent resin on the outer side. In the communication mode mentioned later, in the display part 5, as shown in FIG. 11, fishing information based on the menu and menu operation at the time of a communication mode is displayed.

The operation key part 6 is arrange | positioned under the display part 5 from the back surface of the counter case 4a. The operation key part 6 has the mode switch key COM arrange | positioned at the right side in FIG. 9, and ten numeric pad TN arrange | positioned in two steps up and down. The mode switch key COM switches the display mode to the communication mode and the fishing mode. Here, the communication mode is a mode used when acquiring fishing information from a fishing boat via the connected radio transceiver 151, and the fishing mode is a depth display and a speed display of the spool 10 when fishing. It is a mode for displaying various kinds of information.

The numeric pad TN is used for operations such as setting a fish memo and switching various learning modes in the fishing mode, and obtaining fishing information from the fish detector 152 or the GPS 153 in the communication mode. It is used for inputting numbers, letters, and symbols.

Next, the main control process performed by the main control part 30 is demonstrated. In addition, since the flow of operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

When an external power source is connected to the electric reel, the initial setting is made in step S1 as in the first embodiment. Here, various flags are reset or the display mode is set to the fishing mode.

In step S2, the display process of the display part 5 is performed. Here, depending on the display mode, the calculated depth display and the speed display are performed in the fishing mode. In the communication mode, as shown in Fig. 11A, an initial screen of the communication mode is displayed. In the initial screen of this communication mode, two menus, for example, "fish detector information" and "GPS information", are displayed as a communication menu. These two fishing information can be selected by the operation of the joystick 13.

Here, the fish group detector information is processing of fishing information obtained from the fish group detector 152. The GPS information indicates the positional information obtained from the GPS 153. From this, as shown in FIG. 11B, fishing information such as fish group information and water temperature of a fishing place can be obtained.

In step S3, it is determined whether various keys of the operation key part 6 and key input by operation of the joystick 13 existed. If there is a key input in step S3, the flow advances to step S6 to perform key input processing.                     

In step S4, it is determined whether the spool 10 has rotated. This determination is judged by 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 S7. In step S7, it is determined whether or not it is in a communication mode, and when it is in communication mode, the flow advances to step S8 to switch the display mode from the communication mode to the fishing mode. When it is not in communication mode and when the process of step S8 complete | finishes, it transfers to each operation mode process of step S9.

In step S5, it is determined whether or not there are other commands. If there is any other command, the process proceeds from step S5 to step S10 to perform other processing according to the command.

In the key input process of step S6, it is determined in step S11 of FIG. 5 whether the mode switch key COM has been operated. In step S12, it is determined whether the joystick 13 has been operated. In step S13, it is determined whether the other key has been operated.

If it is determined that the mode switching key COM has been operated, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S15 to determine whether the display mode is a fishing mode. In the fishing mode, the flow advances to step S16 to switch the display mode to the communication mode. In the communication mode, the flow advances to step S17 to switch the display mode to the fishing mode. When the display mode is switched to the communication mode, the communication control unit 50 controls the radio transceiver 151 to enable communication with the fishing boat, and the initial screen shown in FIG. 11A by the display process in step S2 of FIG. 4. Is displayed.

When the joystick 13 is operated, the process proceeds from step S12 to step S18. In step S18, it is determined whether the display mode is a fishing mode. When it determines with a fishing mode, it transfers to step S19 and performs the motor control process according to the operated key of the joystick 13. For example, when the pressing operation is performed at the center of the joystick 13, the motor 12 is turned on and off, and if it falls forward, the speed is increased only during that time, and if it falls backward, the speed is reduced only during that time. Here, the left and right switches are invalid.

In the communication mode, the flow advances to step S20 to execute menu control processing for controlling the menu by moving the cursor.

In the menu control process of step S20, the cursor is moved on the display part 5 by the four-way switch of the joystick 13, and a menu is selected by the pressure of the switch of the center. For example, in the communication menu of FIG. 11A, when the joystick 13 is knocked up and down, the menu is selected by an operation of moving the cursor up and down the items of the menu and pressing the center switch, and the communication control unit 50. Information is received from the wireless transmission / reception unit 151 via the process to proceed to the next process. When the cursor is moved up, down, left and right by the joystick 13, and a few selection processes are performed, fishing information from the fish group detector in the fishing field as shown in Fig. 11B can be displayed.

Since each operation mode process of step S9 is the same as that of 1st Example, description is abbreviate | omitted.

Here, in the communication mode, the display unit 5 can display the fishing information obtained by the fishing information collecting device such as the fish finder 152 or the GPS 153 by the operation of the joystick 13. In the fishing mode, the display unit 5 can display information such as the depth of the equipment, the position of the fish group, the speed of the spool, etc. by the information from the detection means installed in the reel. In this way, the radio transmitting / receiving unit 151 made it possible to communicate with the information collecting device mounted on the fishing boat so that the collected fishing information could be displayed on the display, so that the detection means such as the spool sensor 41 installed on the reel. In addition to the information on which it is based, fishing information from the information collection device mounted on the fishing boat can be obtained quickly.

Modifications of the Second Embodiment

(a) In the second embodiment, although a color TFT type LCD is used as the display portion 5, a black and white LCD may be used.

(b) In the second embodiment, the fish finder and the GPS are disclosed as the fishing boat information collecting means. However, for example, when the fishing boat has the function of collecting the Internet information, the obtained internet information can be displayed. You may be able to. In addition, when the fishing boat can collect terrain information such as the seabed, the terrain information obtained may be displayed.

(c) In the second embodiment described above, an electric reel is described as an example of a fishing reel. However, the fishing reel may be any one of a two-axis bearing reel, which is wound manually, as long as it has a display portion.

(d) In the second embodiment, the fishing information from the fish group detector 152 and the fishing information from the GPS 153 are selectively displayed on the display unit 5, but two pieces of information are displayed on the display unit 5. It may be displayed on the screen.                     

(e) The sound wave reflecting member may be attached to the equipment so that the position of the equipment can be displayed on the screen in the communication mode.

[Example 3]

In FIG. 12, the electric reel ER which is a fishing reel by one Example of this invention is a reel which has the display part 5. As shown in FIG. The electric reel ER is for the reel main body 1, the handle 2 for spool rotation arrange | positioned at the side of the reel main body 1, and the drag adjustment arrange | positioned at the reel main body 1 side of the handle 2. And a retractable display device 4 provided above the star drag 3 and the reel unit 1.

The reel unit 1 is mounted to a fishing rod, and covers the left and right sides of the frame 7 and the frame 7 including a pair of left and right side plates 7a and 7b and a plurality of connecting portions 8 connecting them. The left and right side covers 9a and 9b are provided. A rotating shaft (not shown) of the handle 2 is rotatably supported by the side cover 9b on the handle 2 side.

The connector cord 19 for external power supply connection is provided in the side plate 7a side of the connection part 8 of the back part. The connector cord 19 has a length of about 1 m, for example, and the information superimposition taking-out part 251 is attached to the front-end | tip. The connector cord 19 can supply the electric power supplied from the power supply 57 (FIG. 13) to the inside of the reel, and at the same time, display the fishing information and various kinds of information to the display device 4 and the information overlapping extracting unit 251. Code that can be sent and received. The information superimposition taking-out part 251 obtains the fishing information superimposed on the electric power supplied from the power supply cable 56 (FIG. 13), and collects the various information from the electric reel ER side. The information can be superimposed on power for transmission. The fishing information referred to here is information collected by an information collection device such as a fish group detector 152 or a GPS 153 mounted on a fishing boat as shown in FIG. In the information superimposition extraction part 251, the connector 19a for connecting the power supply cable 56 is provided. In addition, the information superimposition taking-out part 251 is equipped with the fixing band 251a as a fishing rod latching means for fixing to a fishing rod. The rod connecting leg 8a for rod attachment is attached to the lower connection part 8.

Inside the reel main body 1, the spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. Inside the spool 10, the motor 12 which rotationally drives the spool 10 in the direction which winds up a fishing line is arrange | positioned. Further, on the side of the handle 2 side of the side cover 9b, the clutch lever 11 for operating the clutch mechanism (not shown) and the motor 12 are turned on and off, shifting, various communication operations, and the like. The joystick 13 to which a switch and a push switch are attached is arrange | positioned. The joystick 13 is normally located in the center push switch. The joystick 13 is used for the operation | movement of the motor 12 on / off and speed increase / decrease in the fishing mode mentioned later. In the communication mode, the menu is used to select a menu and to determine a selected item by moving the cursor.

The display apparatus 4 has the counter case 4a arrange | positioned so that opening and closing is possible on the upper part of the reel main body 1. As shown in FIG. The counter case 4a is a case made of an aluminum alloy, as shown in FIG. 12, and various electrical components are housed in an internal space.

As shown in FIG. 13, the display device 4 includes a main controller 30 composed of a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O interface, and the like for performing depth display control, motor drive control, and the like. Have. The main controller 30 has a value for each predetermined pulse of the joystick 13, various keys of the operation key section 6, the spool sensor 41 for detecting the rotation position and direction of the spool 10, and the spool sensor 41. The communication control part 50 for controlling this changing spool counter 42 and the information superimposition taking-out part 251 is connected. The main control unit 30 further includes a buzzer 43 for outputting various alarms, a display unit 5 for performing various displays, a storage unit 45 for storing various data, and a motor 12. The PWM drive circuit 44 including the FET for driving the PWM, and other input / output units are connected. The spool sensor 41 has two reed switches arranged side by side in the rotational direction of the spool 10, detects the spool rotation position and speed by a pulse of the reed switch, and which reed switch first generates a pulse. The direction of rotation can be detected by pressing.

The information superimposition extraction unit 251 is connected to the communication control unit 50, and the communication control unit 50 controls the information superimposition extraction unit 251 to display the fishing information obtained from the electric power on the display unit 5. Make sure

The fish detector 152 and the GPS 153 mounted on the fishing boat are connected to the communication control unit 154 on the fishing boat side, and the communication control unit 154 is connected to the information overlapping extraction unit 255 on the fishing boat side. . The communication control unit 154 sends the fishing information collected by the fish group detector 152 and the GPS 153 to the information overlapping extraction unit 255. Moreover, the fishing information selected by the information from the electric reel ER taken out by the information superimposition taking-out part 251 is sent to the information superimposition take-out part 255. FIG. The information superimposition extraction part 255 is connected to the power supply 57, superimposes the fishing information transmitted from the communication control part 154 on the electric power supplied from the power supply 57, and transmits it to the electric reel ER. As a result, data of fishing information obtained by the fish group detector 152 or the GPS 153 can be obtained by the electric reel ER. The fishing information transmission system 260 is constituted by the communication control units 50 and 154, the information superimposition extracting units 251 and 255, the power cable 56, the display unit 5, and the main control unit 30.

The display part 5 is comprised by the color | collar TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) of the dot matrix system for displaying the information acquired from the outside in addition to the information, such as the depth of a water, the position of a fish group, and the like. The display part 5 is arrange | positioned in the position which can be recognized from the back surface which is invisible when the counter case 4a is closed, and has the lens cover which is not shown in the figure which is made of transparent resin on the outer side. In the communication mode mentioned later, in the display part 5, as shown in FIG. 3, the fishing information based on the menu and menu operation in a communication mode is displayed.

The operation key part 6 is arrange | positioned under the display part 5 from the back surface of the counter case 4a. The operation key part 6 has the mode switch key COM arrange | positioned at the right side in FIG. 1, and the ten numeric pad TN arrange | positioned in two steps up and down. The mode switch key COM switches the display mode to the communication mode and the fishing mode. Here, the communication mode is a mode used when acquiring fishing information from a fishing boat via the connected information superimposition extraction unit 251, and the fishing mode is a speed display of the depth display and the spool 10 when fishing. This mode displays various types of information such as display.

The numeric pad TN is used for operations such as setting a fish memo and switching various learning modes in the fishing mode, and obtaining fishing information from the fish detector 152 or the GPS 153 in the communication mode. Used to enter numbers, letters, and symbols.

Next, the main control process performed by the main control part 30 is demonstrated. Since the flow of operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

When the power source 57 is connected to the electric reel, initial setting is made in step S1 as shown in FIG. Here, various flags are reset or the display mode is set to the fishing mode.

In step S2, the display process of the display part 5 is performed. Here, depending on the display mode, the calculated depth display and the speed display are performed in the fishing mode. In the communication mode, the initial screen of the communication mode is displayed as shown in Fig. 11A. In the initial screen of this communication mode, two menus, for example, "fish detector information" and "GPS information", are displayed as a communication menu. These two fishing information can be selected by the operation of the joystick 13.

Here, the fish group detector information is processing of fishing information obtained from the fish group detector 152. The GPS information is a display of the positional information obtained from the GPS 153. From this, as shown in Fig. 11B, it is possible to obtain fishing information such as fish group information and water temperature of a fishing place.

In step S3, it is determined whether various keys of the operation key part 6 and key input by operation of the joystick 13 existed. If there is a key input in step S3, the flow advances to step S6 to perform key input processing.                     

In step S4, it is determined whether the spool 10 has rotated. This determination is judged by 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 S7. In step S7, it is determined whether or not it is in a communication mode, and when it is in communication mode, the flow advances to step S8 to switch the display mode from the communication mode to the fishing mode. When it is not in communication mode and the process of step S8 is complete | finished, it transfers to each operation mode process of step S9.

In step S5, it is determined whether or not there are other commands. If there is any other command, the process proceeds from step S5 to step S10 to perform other processing according to the command.

In the key input process of step S6, it is determined in step S11 of FIG. 5 whether the mode switch key COM has been operated. In step S12, it is determined whether the joystick 13 has been operated. In step S13, it is determined whether the other key has been operated.

If it is determined that the mode switching key COM has been operated, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S15 to determine whether the display mode is a fishing mode. In the fishing mode, the flow advances to step S16 to switch the display mode to the communication mode. In the communication mode, the flow advances to step S17 to switch the display mode to the fishing mode. When the display mode is switched to the communication mode, the communication control unit 50 controls the information overlapping extraction unit 251 to enable communication with the fishing boat, and the initial processing shown in FIG. 11A by the display process in step S2 of FIG. 4. The screen is displayed.

When the joystick 13 is operated, the process proceeds from step S12 to step S18. In step S18, it is determined whether the display mode is a fishing mode. When it determines with a fishing mode, it transfers to step S19 and performs the motor control process according to the operated key of the joystick 13. For example, when an operation for pressing at the center of the joystick 13 is performed, the motor 12 is turned on and off, and if it falls forward, only the speed is increased during that time, and if it falls backward, only the speed is decelerated. The left and right switches are disabled here.

In the communication mode, the flow advances to step S20 to execute menu control processing for controlling the menu by moving the cursor.

In the menu control process of step S20, the cursor is moved on the display part 5 by the four-way switch of the joystick 13, and a menu is selected by the pressure of the switch of the center. For example, in the communication menu of FIG. 11A, when the joystick 13 is knocked up and down, the menu is selected by an operation of moving the cursor up and down the items of the menu and pressing the center switch, and the communication control unit 50. Fishing information is taken out from the information superimposition taking-out part 251 via the process, and it transfers to the next process. When the cursor is moved up, down, left, and right by the joystick 13 and some selection processing is performed, fishing information from the fish group detector in the fishing field as shown in Fig. 11B can be displayed.

Since each operation mode process of step S9 is the same as that of 1st Example, description is abbreviate | omitted.

Here, in the communication mode, the display unit 5 can display the fishing information obtained from the fish group detector 152 or the GPS 153 by the operation of the joystick 13 via the power cable 56. In the fishing mode, the display unit 5 can display information such as the depth of the equipment, the position of the fish group, the speed of the spool, etc. by the information from the detection means provided on the reel. In this way, the power supply cable 56 enabled communication with the information collecting device mounted on the fishing boat so that the collected fishing information could be displayed on the indicator installed on the reel. Thus, the spool sensor 41 provided on the electric reel ER. In addition to the information based on the detection means such as), fishing information from the information collecting device can be obtained quickly. In addition, when information is transmitted by wire, fishing information can be easily obtained without entangled wiring on the deck.

[Modification of Third Embodiment]

(a) In the third embodiment, although the bidirectional information transmission is also performed, which transmits information from the electric reel ER side via the power cable 56, it is also possible to transmit the fishing information in one direction from the information collection device side. It's okay.

(b) In the above third embodiment, although the color TFT type LCD is used as the display portion 5, a black and white LCD may be used.

(c) In the third embodiment, the fish finder and the GPS are disclosed as the fishing boat information collecting means. However, for example, when the fishing boat has the function of collecting the Internet information, the obtained internet information can be displayed. You may be able to. For example, fishing information, such as tide level and weather information, may be collected on the Internet and displayed. In addition, when the fishing boat can collect terrain information such as the seabed, water temperature, or the direction of birds, the obtained terrain information, water temperature, or the direction of birds may be displayed.                     

(d) In the third embodiment, the fishing information from the fish finder 152 and the fishing information from the GPS 153 are selectively displayed on the display unit 5, but two pieces of information are displayed on the display unit 5. May be displayed on the screen.

(e) It is also possible to equip the equipment with a sound wave reflection member so that the position of the equipment can be displayed on the screen in the communication mode.

(f) In the above third embodiment, the electric reel is described as an example, but the fishing information may be displayed by connecting the power cable to the manual reel. It is also possible to provide an indicator separately from the fishing reel, arrange it in the vicinity of the fishing reel, and connect the power cable to the indicator to display the fishing information.

[Example 4]

The fishing reel employing the fourth embodiment of the present invention has a side of the reel main body 1 and the reel main body 1 in the electric reel that rotates the spool by a motor drive as shown in FIG. 14. The handle 2 for spool rotation arranged in the main body, and the star drag 3 for drag adjustment arranged on the reel main body 1 side of the handle 2 and the opening / closing display device provided on the reel main body 1 ( 4) is included.

As shown in FIG. 14, the reel main body 1 includes a frame 7 including a pair of left and right first side plates 7a and second side plates 7b and a plurality of connecting members 8 connecting them. And the left and right first side cover 9a and the second side cover 9b covering the left and right sides of the frame 7. The rotating shaft of the handle 2 is rotatably supported by the 2nd side cover 9b. On the rear side of the first side cover 9a side of the connecting member 8 disposed behind the reel main body 1, a reel cord 19, on which a connector 19a for external power supply connection is mounted, is extended.

Inside the reel main body 1, as shown in FIG. 14, the spool 10 attached to the spool shaft is rotatably supported. Inside the spool 10, the motor 12 which rotationally drives the spool 10 in the direction which winds up a fishing line is arrange | positioned. Moreover, the clutch lever 11 for operating the clutch mechanism which is not shown in figure is arrange | positioned at the side of the handle 2 side of the reel main body 1. As shown in FIG. In front of the clutch lever 11 on the side of the handle 2 side of the reel unit 1, a speed for changing the rotation speed of the motor switch 350 and the motor 12 for turning the motor 12 on and off; The change lever 360 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 18, the display device 4 is provided on the first member 4a and the first member 4a which are integrally provided with the reel main body 1 above the reel main body 1. It is comprised by the 2nd member 4b provided so that opening and closing is possible, and the connection member 4c which slidably connects the 1st member 4a and the 2nd member 4b.

As shown in FIG. 14 thru | or 18, the 1st member 4a is integrally shape | molded with the reel main body 1 on the upper side of both sides of the reel main body 1. A storage space is provided inside the first member 4a, and various electrical components such as the controller 30 shown in FIG. 20 are stored in the storage space. The control unit 30 includes a motor switch 350, a speed change lever 360, an operation key unit 6 described later, a communication control unit 70, a battery control unit 80 connected to an internal battery 81, and a display unit 5. ), A PWM driving circuit 331 for driving the motor 12, and other input / output units are connected.

In addition, the front end of the first member 4a has a shape in which a part thereof protrudes upward in order to mount the connecting member 4c. The upper surface of the first member 4a is a flat surface having the same height as both side portions, and is inclined downward from the protruding portion for attaching the connecting member 4c to be inclined downward.

The 2nd member 4b is attached so that opening and closing is possible with respect to the 1st member 4a. The mounting portion of the second member 4b is shaped to conform to the projecting portion of the first member 4a. The connection member 4c is attached to the attachment part of the 1st member 4a and the 2nd member 4b. The 2nd member 4b has the display part 5 arrange | positioned at the surface which opposes the 1st member 4a, and the operation key part 6 which is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the display part 5 and consists of several switches.

The connecting member 4c is a metal shaft having a swing shaft X, and is rotatably attached to the second member 4b without being rotatable with respect to the first member 4a. Moreover, the connection member 4c includes the positioning mechanism not shown by a torsion spring etc., and can determine the opening / closing position of the 2nd member 4b in steps.

The display unit 5 is for displaying the depth of water and the gear stage of the equipment, as enlarged in FIG. 19. In addition, when a predetermined time elapses after starting the reel, for example, the display unit 5 shifts to the temporary display mode in which the current date and time are displayed. In the temporary display mode, the display unit 5 displays an hour (Ante Meridiem; AM) or an afternoon (Post Meridiem (PM)) and a four-digit hour and minute. Here, it is possible to switch between the 12-hour display and the 24-hour display by the AM or PM display. In addition, the current date and time are acquired by the radio time signal 72 (refer FIG. 20) mentioned later, and the date and time are calculated and displayed by the clock function by the control part 30. FIG.

In addition, the mode switch MD (see FIG. 19) described later can change the display mode to the tidal timetable mode, the weather information mode, and the battery mode.

In the tidal time schedule mode, as shown in Fig. 21, the latitude, longitude, area, etc. are displayed as the current date and time and the current position. Then, the tidal timetable corresponding to the current date and time and the current position is displayed. Specifically, the tidal state (high tide, mid tide, low tide, major high, low tide), low tide time, high tide time, their tide, sunrise time, sunset time, and the like are displayed.

As shown in Fig. 22, the weather information mode displays latitude, longitude, area, and the like as the current date and time and the current position. Weather information corresponding to the current date and time and the current location is displayed. Specifically, weather, digging, precipitation probability at predetermined time intervals, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, wind direction, wind speed, and the like are displayed. In addition to the current weather information, for example, weather forecasts of several hours apart, wide area information at the current location, and information of other regions may be displayed. In addition to such weather information, information such as precipitation, sunshine time, humidity, air pressure, typhoon information, warnings, and alarms can be displayed. In addition, the current position acquires a position by GPS 73 (refer FIG. 20) mentioned later, and the control part 30 calculates and displays a position. In addition, various weather information is acquired by the communication terminal device 74 (refer FIG. 20) which can be connected to the Internet etc. which are mentioned later.

As shown in FIG. 23, the battery mode includes the current date and time, the remaining amount of the internal battery 81 (see FIG. 20), the start date and time of use of the internal battery 81, and the elapsed date and time of use of the internal battery 81. The expected replacement date and the like of the internal battery 81 are displayed. If the elapsed date and time of use of the internal battery 81 exceeds a predetermined date and time, a warning display prompts the angler to replace the internal battery 81, promote the charging, or the like. In addition, the use start date and time of the internal battery 81 detects the state of the internal battery 81 by the battery control unit 80 (refer to FIG. 20) connected to the internal battery 81, and sends the control unit 30 to the control unit 30. Thus, the estimated replacement date and time of the internal battery 81 are calculated and displayed in consideration of the current date and time information.

In addition, in the battery mode, the state of the internal battery 81 is not detected, but the number of times and the time of entering each mode is counted, and the remaining points or the expected replacement date and time are subtracted in such a manner as to subtract the points possessed by the internal battery 81. May be predicted, calculated, and displayed. In this case, the battery state detection means becomes unnecessary.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 19, the operation key unit 6 includes a menu switch MN, a mode switch MD, and a floor memo switch SM arranged side by side on the lower side of the display unit 5. Have

The menu switch MN is a switch for setting various menus. The mode switch MD is a switch for setting various modes, and the display state can be set to a temporary display mode, a tidal time schedule mode, a weather information mode, and a battery mode, respectively. In addition, the constant tension mode and the constant speed mode are switched as the rotation control of the motor 12. The floor memo switch SM is a switch pressed when the equipment reaches the floor, and the depth at that time is set as the floor.

The motor switch 350 is provided in the vicinity of the speed change lever 360 to move the swing shaft of the speed change lever 360 described later. Accordingly, the motor 12 is turned on and off by performing a pressing operation (moving operation) in the downward direction.

The speed change lever 360 is installed so as to be able to swing in the front-rear direction on the basis of the swing shaft, and when the motor is moved to the forward speed increasing position, the motor 12 is increased, and the motor 12 is decelerated when the motor is moved to the rear deceleration position. . The speed change lever 360 is always pressed to the neutral position even if the speed change lever 360 is located in either the acceleration position or the deceleration position.

As shown in FIG. 20, the communication control unit 70 includes a control unit 30, a wireless transmission / reception unit 71 (see FIGS. 14 to 16), a radio time signal 72, a GPS 73, and a communication terminal device ( 74).

The radio transceiver 71 is a unit capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves of a plurality of areas, and has an antenna or the like exposed to the outside. In addition, the radio transceiver 71 can transmit and receive radio waves corresponding to the radio time signal 72, the GPS 73, and the communication terminal device 74, respectively.

The radio time signal 72 receives time information by the standard radio wave by the wireless transmission / reception unit 71, transmits the time information to the control unit 30, and the control unit 30 automatically corrects the current time. In addition, the correction period of the time can be arbitrarily set, for example, at an interval of one hour or at startup.

The GPS 73 is a positional information acquisition system called a global positioning system, and acquires current positional information (latitude and longitude) by receiving radio waves from satellites. The position information is transmitted to the control unit 30, and the control unit 30 calculates and displays the current position in combination with the preset area information. In addition, a map or the like corresponding to the current location information may be displayed.

The communication terminal device 74 is a terminal device which can be connected to the Internet, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) equipped with a cellular phone or a modem function, and transmits and receives various types of information. In addition, the radio time signal 72, the GPS 73, and the communication terminal device 74 may be incorporated in a reel, or may be separately attached.

In the depth display device 4, the display unit 5 can display the current date and time, and thus the date and time can be easily recognized.

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(a) 했지만 In the fourth embodiment, the fishing reel is described as an example of a retractable electric reel. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention also applies to an electric reel or a manual reel having a case member of a non-opening type. Applicable

(b) 에서는 In the fourth embodiment, the display unit 5 performs the liquid crystal display of the dot matrix system, but may perform the liquid crystal display of the segment system.

(c) In the fourth embodiment, the first member 4a is provided integrally with the reel unit 1, but may be provided separately.

(d) In the fourth embodiment, although the radio time signal 72, the GPS 73, and the communication terminal device 74 are provided, the radio time clock 72, the GPS 73, and the communication terminal device 74 are provided. Either one may be provided and all of the radio time signal 72, the GPS 73, and the communication terminal device 74 may not be provided. For example, the time correction may be performed using a mobile phone, which is the communication terminal device 74, or a time signal of a radio, instead of the radio clock 72, and a mobile phone, which is the communication terminal device 74, instead of the GPS 73. The location information may be acquired using a location information service or the like.

According to the present invention, since the information terminal apparatus can be connected to the reel and the information obtained by the information terminal apparatus can be displayed on the display, the angler can obtain various information other than the information based on the detection means provided on the reel. .

Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, since fishing information collected by the fishing vessel information collecting means is displayed on the reel fishing reel of the angler, fishing information from the information collecting means mounted on the fishing boat can be quickly obtained.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, since the fishing information is superimposed on the electric power supplied from the power supply cable and transmitted to the fishing reel, extra wiring other than the power supply cable is unnecessary. For this reason, the fishing information collected by the fishing boat can be transmitted to the angler without tangling the wiring.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, in a fishing reel having a display device, the date and time can be easily recognized by displaying the current date and time on the display unit.

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In the fishing reel mounted on the fishing rod, A reel body mounted to the fishing rod, A fishing line winding spool rotatably mounted on the reel unit, An indicator mounted on the reel unit and capable of displaying various types of information; Information acquiring means capable of acquiring information from one or a plurality of external sources for displaying on the indicator; And information display means for displaying the one or a plurality of pieces of information obtained by the information obtaining means on the display. According to claim 1, The information acquiring means includes a terminal device connecting means capable of connecting an information terminal device capable of collecting the external information, And the information display means comprises terminal device information display means for causing the display to display the information obtained from the information terminal device. The method of claim 2, Operating means capable of operating the information terminal apparatus; An fishing reel further comprising information terminal device control means for controlling the information terminal device in accordance with an operation of the operation means. The method of claim 3, wherein The operation means is audio operation means that can be operated by voice, And the information terminal device control means controls the information terminal device by an operation by the voice operation means. The method of claim 2, The said information terminal apparatus is a fishing reel which is a mobile telephone which can be connected to the Internet. In the fishing reel mounted on the fishing rod, A reel body mounted to the fishing rod, A fishing line winding spool rotatably mounted on the reel unit, An indicator mounted on the reel unit and capable of displaying various types of information; An information terminal apparatus capable of collecting information from the outside; Terminal device information display means for displaying information obtained from said information terminal device on said display unit; Operating means capable of operating the information terminal apparatus; A fishing reel including information terminal device control means for controlling the information terminal device in accordance with an operation of the operation means. The method according to claim 2 or 6, The information terminal device is a fishing reel that can collect information published on the Internet. The method according to claim 1 or 6, Wound on the spool Depth measurement means for measuring the depth of the equipment connected to the fishing line, And a depth display means for displaying the depth measured by the depth measurement means on the indicator. The method according to claim 1 or 6, The said indicator is a fishing reel which is a dot-matrix type liquid crystal display device. According to claim 1, The information obtaining means may obtain the one or more fishing information collected from a fishing boat having an information collecting means capable of collecting one or a plurality of fishing information, And the information display means displays the one or more fishing information acquired by the information obtaining means on the display. The method of claim 10, The fishing information is transmitted superimposed on the power supplied from the power source via the power cable, And the information obtaining means extracts the fishing information collected by the information collecting means and superimposed on the electric power. The method of claim 11, wherein The information acquisition means is attached to the tip of the cable extending from the reel unit, A fishing reel having a connector portion for connecting the power cable. The method of claim 12, The said information acquiring means is a fishing reel which has a fishing rod locking part which can be hooked on a fishing rod. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein And the information display means has selection means for selecting any of the plurality of fishing information. The method of claim 14, The plurality of fishing information includes first fishing information indicating the position of the fish group, the situation of the fish group and the direction of movement of the fish group obtained from the fish group detector mounted on the fishing boat, and a global positioning system (GPS) mounted on the fishing boat. Second fishing information indicating the current location and fishing spot obtained from And the selection means is capable of selecting any one of the first fishing information and the second fishing information. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein The information display means is a fishing reel for displaying the plurality of fishing information on the display on one screen. According to claim 1, Depth measurement means capable of measuring the depth of the equipment connected to the fishing line wound on the spool, And a depth display means for displaying the depth measured by the depth measurement means on the indicator. According to claim 1, Date and time calculation means for calculating a current date and time, And fishing date display means for displaying the date and time calculated by said date and time calculation means. The method of claim 18, And the information obtaining means includes date and time obtaining means for obtaining the current date and time from the outside. The method of claim 19, And the date and time acquisition means obtains the current date and time by receiving a radio signal having time information transmitted from the outside. The method of claim 18, Fishing reel further comprising a position display means for displaying the current position. The method of claim 21, And a position acquiring means for acquiring the current position from the outside. The method of claim 22, And said position acquiring means for acquiring said current position by receiving a radio signal having position information transmitted from the outside. The method of claim 21, A tidal timetable displaying a tidal timetable corresponding to the current date and time and the current location Fishing reel further comprising a display means. The method of claim 21, The fishing reel further includes a weather information display means, The weather information display means for displaying weather information corresponding to the current date and time and the current location; Fishing reels. The method of claim 18, Usage start date and time acquisition means for acquiring the usage start date and time of the internal battery installed in the said reel main body; And a usage elapsed date and time display means for displaying the usage elapsed date and time calculated by the use elapsed date and time calculation means. The method of claim 26, Fishing fishing reel further comprising a warning display means for displaying a warning when the elapsed date and time of use exceeds a predetermined date and time. In the fishing information transmission system for transmitting the fishing information from a fishing boat that can collect one or a plurality of fishing information from the fishing boat to the angler fishing using the fishing reel on the fishing boat, A power source for supplying power to the fishing reel and the fishing reel A power cable electrically connected to supply power of the power to the fishing reel; Information superimposing means connected to said power supply side of said power cable, said information superimposing means for superimposing said fishing information on the power supplied from said power cable to said fishing reel; Information obtaining means provided on the fishing reel side or the fishing reel of the power cable and extracting the fishing information superimposed on the electric power; An indicator installed near the fishing reel or the fishing reel and capable of displaying various types of information; And fishing information display means for displaying on the display the fishing information extracted by the information obtaining means. The method of claim 28, And the information display means has selection means for selecting any of the plurality of fishing information. The method of claim 29, The plurality of fishing information, the first fishing information indicating the position of the fish group, the species, size, the situation of the fish group and the direction of movement of the fish group obtained from the fish group detector mounted on the fishing boat, and the global positioning system mounted on the fishing boat Second fishing information indicating the current location and fishing spot obtained from And the selection means can select any one of the first fishing information and the second fishing information.

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