KR100869370B1 - Display device of fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

The display apparatus of a fishing reel which concerns on this invention has a 1st member, the 2nd member provided so that opening and closing with respect to a 1st member, and the connection member which can oscillately connect a 1st member and a 2nd member is possible. The 2nd member has the display part 5 and the switch operation part 6 arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the display part 5. The display part 5 has the 1st screen 5a which performs the liquid crystal display of the dot matrix system arranged on the right side, and the 2nd screen 5b which performs the liquid crystal display of the segment system arranged on the left side. Such a display device can reduce cost and power consumption and improve visibility.

Description

Display device of fishing reel {Display device of fishing reel}

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

2 is a front view of the fishing reel.

3 is a plan view of the fishing reel.

4 is a side view when the second member of the fishing reel is opened.

5 is a side view when the second member of the fishing reel is closed.

6 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the display unit in the display mode from the bottom.

7 is an enlarged view of the display unit in the display mode from the water surface.

8 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the display unit in the learning stretch mode.

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1 reel body

4 depth indicator

4a first member

4b second member

5 display

5a first screen

5b 2nd Screen

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

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In general, a fishing reel includes a display device having a reel main body, a spool mounted on the reel main body, a handle for rotating the spool, and a case member mounted on an upper surface of the reel main body. The display unit is, for example, a segment type liquid crystal display, and can display a fish habitat layer position, the current depth of the fish hook, and the like. In the display section using such a liquid crystal display of the segment system, it is difficult to display a large amount of information on the display screen of limited space because the characters, figures, etc. at predetermined positions are turned on and off.

Therefore, in such a display device, in order to display various information in large quantities, the use of the dot-matrix type liquid crystal display in a display part is disclosed by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-139294, for example.

Since the display part using the said conventional dot-matrix type liquid crystal display can change and display various information on the display screen of a limited space, it can display various information in large quantities, and can improve visibility. However, in order to display various types of information on one display screen in larger quantities, it is necessary to enlarge the area of the display screen.                         

As such, when the area of the display screen is enlarged, a vast dot matrix type liquid crystal display is used for the display portion, which increases manufacturing cost and consumes a large amount of power as compared to a segment type liquid crystal display having the same area. There is concern.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to improve the visibility while reducing the cost and power consumption of a fishing reel display device.

The display device for fishing reels according to the first aspect of the invention is a display device for fishing reels, which is installed in a reel main body rotatably supporting a spool and performs various indications such as the depth of the fishing needle bundle. And a display unit provided on the case member and having a first screen for performing a liquid crystal display in a dot matrix system and a second screen for performing liquid crystal display in a segment system.

In this display device, visibility is improved by using a dot matrix type liquid crystal for the first screen, and cost reduction and power consumption can be achieved by using a segment type liquid crystal for the second screen.

In the display device according to the second invention, in the display device according to the first invention, the first screen and the second screen are configured by a single display screen. In this case, the dot matrix type first screen and the segment type second screen are disposed on a single display screen in a balanced manner, thereby improving visibility, increasing cost, and reducing power consumption.                     

In the display device according to the third invention, in the display device according to the first or second aspect, the first screen displays at least one of character information and figure information. In this case, the display power of the display unit can be improved by displaying character information and graphic information on the first screen on which the liquid crystal display of the dot matrix method is performed.

In the display device according to the fourth aspect of the invention, in the display device of the first or second aspect of the invention, the second screen displays numerical information. In this case, the visibility of the display portion can be further improved by displaying, for example, a large 7-segment number on the second screen for performing the segment type liquid crystal display.

The display device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to the first or second aspect of the invention, wherein the first member provided in the reel unit, the second member provided to be openable and openable with respect to the first member, and the case member, It is provided with the connecting means which connects two members so that swinging is possible. In this case, as a display device in which a second member, which is a case member having a liquid crystal display unit or the like, opens and closes, internal parts can be compactly stored without increasing the size of the entire second member.

In the display device according to the sixth aspect, in the display device according to the fifth aspect, the first member is provided integrally with the reel unit. In this case, for example, since it is not necessary to further provide a case member separate from the reel unit as the first member, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

[Embodiment of the Invention]

As shown in FIG. 1, a fishing reel employing an embodiment of the present invention is an electric reel that performs spool rotation by a motor drive, and is located on the side of the reel main body 1 and the reel main body 1. The handle 2 for spool rotation arranged, the drag adjustment star drag 3 arranged on the reel main body 1 side of the handle 2, and the opening and closing depth display device 4 provided above the reel main body 1 ) Is mainly equipped.

As shown in FIG. 1, the reel main body 1 is the frame 7 which consists of a pair of left and right 1st side plate 7a and 2nd side plate 7b, and the some connection member 8 which connects 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 18 having an external power supply connector 19 mounted at the tip thereof is extended.

Inside the reel main body 1, as shown in FIG. 1, the spool 10 attached to the spool shaft S is rotatably supported. Inside the spool 10, a motor 12 for rotationally driving the spool 10 in the fishing line winding direction is disposed. Moreover, the clutch lever 11 for operating a clutch mechanism (not shown) is arrange | positioned at the handle 2 side side of the reel main body 1. As shown in FIG. 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 50 and the motor 12 for turning the motor 12 on and off; The change lever 60 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the depth display device 4 includes a first member 4a provided integrally with the reel main body 1 above the reel main body 1, and a first member 4a. It consists of the 2nd member 4b (an example of a case member) provided so that opening and closing is possible, and the connection member 4c which swivelably connects the 1st member 4a and the 2nd member 4b.                     

As shown in FIGS. 1-5, the 1st member 4a is integrally shape | molded with the reel main body 1 above the both side parts of the reel main body 1. As shown in FIG. A storage space is provided inside the first member 4a, and various electrical components such as a spool sensor (not shown) are accommodated in the storage space. Moreover, the front end part of the 1st member 4a is a shape in which one part protruded upwards in order to mount the connection member 4c. The upper surface of the first member 4a is a flat surface of the same height on both sides, and is inclined downwardly obliquely downward from the protruding portion for attaching the connecting member 4c.

The 2nd member 4b is attached so that opening and closing is possible with respect to the 1st member 4a. The attaching portion of the second member 4b is shaped to conform to the protruding portion of the first member 4a. The 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 switch operation part 6 which is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the display part 5 and consists of several switches.

The coupling member 4c is a metal shaft having a swing shaft X, and is provided so as not to rotate with respect to the first member 4a and to swing with respect to the second member 4b. Moreover, the connection member 4c is equipped with the positioning mechanism (not shown) by a torsion spring etc., and can determine the opening / closing position of the 2nd member 4b in steps.

As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 6, the display unit 5 includes a first screen 5a for performing a liquid crystal display of a dot matrix system disposed on the upper side and a second screen for performing liquid crystal display of a segment system disposed below. 5b) The display unit 5 can switch the display mode from the water surface to the mode from the bottom, and can switch the display mode when the fishing line is wound around the spool 10 to a mode different from the learning mode. Do.

The first screen 5a is a dot matrix liquid crystal display, which displays various character information and figure information in accordance with the display mode and the line wrapping mode, and simultaneously displays the winding speed of the spool as a figure. The spool winding speed is shown by a plurality of rectangular figures arranged side by side up and down and having different lengths for each of a plurality of gear stages.

The second screen 5b is a segment type liquid crystal display, a display which displays numerical information by seven segment type numbers, and performs depth display by three digits.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, the switch operation 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. By this menu operation, for example, a display mode and a line feed mode are set. The mode switch MD is a switch for setting various modes during operation, and for example, the tension constant mode and the speed constant mode are switched as the rotation control of the motor 12. The bottom memo switch SM0 is a switch which is pressed when the fishing needle reaches the bottom, and the depth at that time is set to the bottom.

The motor switch 50 is installed in the vicinity of the speed change lever 60, and the pressure switch (moving operation) moves downward along the swing shaft of the speed change lever 60 to be described later, thereby turning on the motor 12. Off.

The speed change lever 60 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. do. The speed change lever 60 is always pressurized to the neutral position even if it is located in any of the speed increase position and the deceleration position.

In this depth display device 4, the display part 5 has the 1st screen 5a which performs the liquid crystal display of a dot-matrix system, and the 2nd screen 5b which performs the liquid crystal display of a segment system. For this reason, when the mode is from the bottom in accordance with the display mode, as shown in Fig. 6, the position of the fishing hook of the fishing line thrown from the ship is three-digit value on the second screen 5b as the distance from the bottom. Simultaneously with this, on the first screen 5a, the position of the fishing hook thrown from the ship is displayed in real time in a figure, and the position of the fish habitat layer from the bottom is also displayed in figures and numerical values. In addition, when the mode is changed from the surface of the water, as shown in FIG. 7, the position of the fishing hook of the fishing line thrown on the ship is represented as a three-digit value on the second screen 5b as the distance from the surface of the water, On the first screen 5a, the position of the fishing needle thrown from the ship is displayed in real time in a figure, and the position of the fish habitat layer from the water surface is also displayed in a figure and a numerical value. Accordingly, the angler can quickly and intuitively recognize the positional relationship between the position of the fishing hook from the bottom or the water surface and the position of the fish habitat layer by the figure information.

When the stretch mode is the learning mode, as shown in FIG. 8, the learning mode is displayed on the first screen 5a and an operation instruction of the learning mode is displayed. In addition, data such as the number of rotations of the spool being wound is displayed on the second screen 5b.

Thus, by using the liquid crystal of a dot matrix method for the 1st screen 5a, the visibility can be improved, and the cost reduction and the power consumption can be reduced by using the segment type liquid crystal for the 2nd screen 5b. have.

[Other Embodiments]

(a) In the above embodiment, the retractable electric reel has been described as an example of the fishing reel, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can also be applied to an electric reel or a manual reel having a case member of a non-openable type. .

(b) In the said embodiment, although the display part 5 performed the liquid crystal display of a dot matrix system, you may make it perform the liquid crystal display of a segment system.

(c) In the said embodiment, although the 1st member 4a was integrally provided with the reel main body 1, you may provide it separately.

According to the present invention, since the display portion includes a first screen for performing liquid crystal display in a dot matrix system and a second screen for performing liquid crystal display in a segment system, it is possible to improve visibility and reduce cost and consume power. Can be reduced.

Claims (6)

As a display device of a fishing reel, which is installed on a reel main body rotatably supporting a spool, and displays various kinds of indications such as the depth of a fishing needle bundle, A case member provided on the reel unit, A display device for a fishing reel having a display portion provided on the case member and having a first screen for performing a dot matrix liquid crystal display and a second screen for performing a segment liquid crystal display. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1, wherein the first screen and the second screen are constituted by a single display screen. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first screen displays at least one of character information and figure information. The fishing reel display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second screen displays numerical information. The said 1st member provided in the said reel main body, the 2nd member provided so that opening and closing with respect to the said 1st member, and the said case member, the said 1st member, and the said 2nd member are carried out. A fishing reel display device having a connecting means for swingably connecting. The fishing reel display device of claim 5, wherein the first member is integrally formed with the reel unit.

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