KR102628496B1 - Motor control apparatus for electrical fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] In electric reels, the goal is to be able to quickly and easily adjust the motor output even when the motor is temporarily rotated.
[Solution means] The reel body 1 is provided with an output adjustment lever 9, a pressure operation part 12, a motor 8 that rotates the spool 2 in the line winding direction, and a motor control means. there is. The output adjustment lever 9 is installed on the reel body 1 and adjusts the rotation of the motor 8 in steps from a stopped state. The pressing operation unit 12 is installed on the reel body 1 and has a pressure sensor 16 whose output changes depending on the pressing force. The motor control means controls the output of the motor 8 according to the output of the pressure sensor 16 when the motor 8 is not rotating by operating the output adjustment lever 9.

Description

Motor control device for electric reel {MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL FISHING REEL}

The present invention relates to a motor control device, particularly a motor control device for controlling a motor that rotates a spool mounted on the reel body of an electric reel.

Generally, an electric reel that rotates the spool when reeling in the fishing line with a motor includes a reel body, a spool mounted on the reel body, a handle that rotates the spool, and a motor that rotates the spool in the winding direction. As an operation unit for changing the winding speed of the spool, a lever member capable of swinging is installed in front of the side of the reel body (Patent Document 1), or a rotatable lever member is installed on the reel body. An operation member provided (patent document 2) is disclosed.

In addition, it is disclosed that an operation unit for easily performing a peeling operation or the like is provided separately from an operation member such as a lever member. For example, in Patent Document 1, an inching switch is provided, and this inching switch rotates the motor at a predetermined speed only while the inclination switch is pressed and the fishing line is reeled in. .

Japanese Patent Publication Patent No. 4408378 Japanese Patent Publication No. 2013-17415

By pressing the incline switch, you can temporarily rotate the motor and rotate the spool to reel in the fishing line. However, when the inclination switch is pressed, the motor rotates only at the preset motor output. For this reason, in order to change the motor output during a pressing operation, it is necessary to operate the operating member with a different hand or a different finger, or to temporarily remove the finger from the pressing member.

The object of the present invention is to enable the motor output of an electric reel to be adjusted quickly and easily even when the motor is temporarily rotated.

The electric reel motor control device related to one aspect of the present invention is an electric reel motor control device that drives a spool rotatably mounted on a reel body with a motor, and includes an output adjustment member, a pressure operation unit, and a motor control means. It is equipped with The output adjustment member is installed on the reel body and adjusts the output of the motor in steps from a stopped state. The pressure operation unit has a pressure sensor whose output changes depending on the pressure force, and is installed on the reel body. The motor control means controls the output of the motor according to the output of the pressure sensor when the motor is not rotating due to the operation of the output adjustment member, in addition to controlling the output set by the operation of the output adjustment member.

In the motor control device of this electric reel, a pressure sensor is installed in the pressure operation part, and the output of the pressure sensor is changed according to the pressure force, so that the output of the motor changes according to the pressure force. For this reason, the output of the motor can be easily adjusted by simply operating the pressure operation portion and changing the pressure force, without intentionally manipulating the output adjustment member.

Preferably, the output of the motor is the rotational speed of the motor, and the motor control means increases the rotational speed of the motor as the pressing force increases. In this case, when the angler presses the pressure control part strongly, the rotational speed of the motor increases, and since the angler's sense and the rotational speed of the motor match, adjustment of the motor output becomes easier.

Preferably, the output of the motor is the torque of the motor, and the motor control means increases the torque of the motor as the pressing force increases. In this case, when the angler presses the pressure control part strongly, the torque of the motor increases, and the angler's sense and the torque of the motor match, making it easier to adjust the output of the motor.

Preferably, the motor control means further includes output setting means for arbitrarily setting the output of the motor when the pressing force is at its maximum.

Preferably, the motor control means controls the output of the motor to a plurality of preset output stages according to the magnitude of the pressing force. In this case, when a constant motor output is desired, a constant rotation speed can be maintained even if there is some unevenness in the pressing force.

Preferably, the output adjustment member is a rocking lever, and adjusts the output of the motor in steps according to the rocking position.

Preferably, the output adjustment member is rotatably installed on the reel body and adjusts the output of the motor in steps according to the rotation position.

Preferably, the pressure operation unit is installed on the top or side of the reel body. As a result, even when the electric reel is being held, the pressing operation portion can be pressed with the fingertip being held, thereby improving operability.

Preferably, the pressure operation unit is a counter case for displaying the water depth placed on the upper part of the reel body. By using the counter case as a pressure operation unit, pressure operation becomes easy.

Preferably, the pressure operation unit is integrally installed on the rotatably installed output adjustment member, and the output of the pressure sensor changes in accordance with the radial pressure force of the output adjustment member. This allows the configuration of the electric reel to be simplified and also improves operability.

According to the present invention, the motor output changes depending on the magnitude of the output of the pressure sensor generated by the pressure of the pressure operation unit. For this reason, even when the motor is temporarily rotated by the pressure operation unit, the motor output can be adjusted quickly and easily.

1 is a perspective view of an electric reel employing a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the electric reel.
Figure 3 is a top view of the counter case.
Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing the processing flow of the motor control unit.
Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing the processing flow of the motor control unit in the speed setting processing.
Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing the processing flow of the motor control unit in the second embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of an electric reel employing a third embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is a plan view of an electric reel employing a third embodiment of the present invention.

<First Example>

The electric reel employing the first embodiment of the present invention is an electric reel whose motor is driven by power supplied from an external power source, as shown in FIG. 1. Additionally, this electric reel has a water depth display function that displays the water depth of the rig according to the line release length or line rewind length.

An electric reel includes a reel body (1) that can be mounted on a fishing rod, a spool (2) disposed inside the reel body (1), and a handle for rotating the spool (2) disposed on the side of the reel body (1). (3), a star drag (4) for drag adjustment arranged on the reel body side of the handle (3), and a counter case (5) for displaying the water depth.

The reel body 1 includes a frame 6, a first side cover 7a and a second side cover 7b that cover the left and right sides of the frame 6, and a front cover that covers the entire frame 6. It has a front cover not shown. In addition, inside the reel body 1, there is a level wind mechanism (not shown) that operates in conjunction with the spool 2, and a handle 3 and a motor 8 described later that transmit the rotation of the motor 8 to the spool 2. A rotation transmission mechanism, etc. that does not operate is installed.

The spool 2 is rotatably installed on the reel body 1 between the first side cover 7a and the second side cover 7b. Inside the spool 2, a motor 8 is disposed to rotate the spool 2 in the line winding direction.

The handle 3 is rotatably supported at the lower center of the first side (right) cover 7a. In addition, on the entire upper part of the support portion of the handle 3, there is an output adjustment lever 9 for controlling the output of the motor 8 in multiple steps (e.g., 10 or more steps, in this embodiment, 31 steps). ) is supported so that it can swing. At the rear of the output adjustment lever 9, a clutch operating member 10 is arranged so as to be able to swing. The clutch operating member 10 is a member for turning on and off a clutch (not shown) installed between the handle 3, the motor 8, and the spool 2.

The counter case 5 is placed on the upper front side of the reel body 1 and is fixed to the first side plate 6a and the second side plate 6b. A display portion 11 having a liquid crystal display is installed on the upper surface of the counter case 5. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, on the rear side of the display unit 11, a pressure operation unit 12, an 0-set switch 13, and a mode changeover switch 14 are arranged that protrude upward from the counter case 5. there is. Inside the counter case 5, a control unit 15 that performs various controls is housed.

The pressure operation unit 12 has a pressure sensor 16, as shown in FIG. 2 . The pressure sensor 16 is a member that outputs an electric signal at a level corresponding to the force that presses the pressure operation unit 12 (hereinafter referred to as pressure force), and outputs a detection value according to the magnitude of the pressure force. It is output as a signal to the motor control unit 17 of the control unit 15, which will be described later. When the motor 8 is not driven by operating the output adjustment lever 9, the motor 8 operates at an output according to the pressing force, for example, at a rotational speed, only while the pressing operation unit 12 is pressed. It runs.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 15 includes a motor control unit 17 that controls the motor 8 and a display control unit that controls the display unit 11 installed on the upper surface of the counter case 5. It has (18). The motor control unit 17 performs PWM control of the motor 8.

The control unit 15 is connected to a pressure operation unit 12, an 0-set switch 13, and a mode changeover switch 14. In addition, the control unit 15 includes a display unit 11, a spool sensor 19 for detecting the rotation speed and direction of the spool 2, a timer 20, and a motor for PWM driving the motor 8. A drive circuit 21 is connected.

The motor drive circuit 21 controls the driving of the motor 8 according to the operation of the output adjustment lever 9 and the pressure operation of the pressure operation unit 12.

＜Processing flow of the motor control section＞

Next, the flow of motor control processing performed by the motor control unit 17 of the control unit 15 when the power of the electric reel is turned on is explained according to the flow chart shown in FIG. 4.

First, in step S1, it is determined whether the output adjustment lever 9 is at a stop position (a position where rotation of the motor by the output adjustment lever 9 does not occur). If the output adjustment lever 9 is not in the stop position, the output adjustment lever 9 acts with priority over the pressure operation portion 12, so the process proceeds to step S4 and the output according to the position of the output adjustment lever 9 ( For example, here, the motor 8 is rotated (to achieve a predetermined spool rotation speed). In addition, when a load is applied and the spool rotation speed decreases, feedback control is performed to maintain a predetermined rotation speed. If it is determined that it is at the stop position, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, it is determined whether there is an output of an electrical signal from the pressure sensor 16. If there is an output of an electrical signal, the process proceeds to step S3, and the motor 8 is rotated with an output corresponding to the electrical signal output from the pressure sensor 16 (for example, here, to a predetermined spool rotation speed). . If there is no output of an electrical signal from the pressure sensor 16, motor control processing is not executed.

In step S3, when the motor 8 is rotated with the output according to the electrical signal output from the pressure sensor 16, for example, it is controlled to achieve a predetermined spool rotation speed, and as the pressing force increases, , Control the rotation speed of the motor (8) to be fast. Accordingly, when the angler presses the pressure operation portion 12 strongly, the rotational speed of the motor 8 increases, and the angler's sense and the output of the motor match, making it easy to adjust the output of the motor 8.

＜About output setting means＞

Furthermore, the motor control unit 17 is provided with output setting means for arbitrarily setting the output (for example, the rotation speed here) of the motor 8 when the pressing force is at its maximum. The flow of motor control processing performed by the motor control unit 17 at this time will be explained according to the flow chart shown in FIG. 5.

In step S11, it is determined whether the mode changeover switch 14 has been operated for more than 3 seconds. If it is determined that the mode changeover switch 14 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S12.

In step S12, it is determined whether the motor 8 is rotating. That is, wait for the rotation of the motor 8 to stop and then execute the subsequent processing.

When the rotation of the motor 8 has stopped, the process moves from step S12 to step S13. In step S13, a change is made to the setting mode for setting the output of the motor 8 when the pressing force is at its maximum.

In step S14, the position (number of steps) of the output adjustment lever 9 is set as the output (rotational speed here) of the motor 8 when the pressing force is maximum. By this, for example, it is possible to control the rotational speed of the motor 8 to decrease as the pressing force decreases, based on the rotational speed of the motor 8 when the pressing force is at its maximum. there is.

＜Second Example＞

Motor control processing performed by the motor control unit 17 in the second embodiment of the present invention will be explained according to the flow chart shown in FIG. 6. Additionally, since the reel body 1 in the second embodiment has the same structure as the first embodiment, description is omitted.

When the power of the electric reel is turned on, in step S21, it is determined whether the output adjustment lever 9 is at the stop position (a position where the motor is not rotated by the output adjustment lever 9). If the output adjustment lever 9 is not at the stop position, the output adjustment lever 9 acts with priority over the pressure operation portion 12, so the movement proceeds to step S24, and the motor is output according to the position of the output adjustment lever 9. Rotate (8). If it is determined that it is at the stop position, the process proceeds to step S22.

In step S22, it is determined whether there is an output of an electrical signal from the pressure sensor 16. If there is an output of an electrical signal, the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, the motor 8 is rotated with an output corresponding to the electrical signal output from the pressure sensor 16 (here, for example, to a predetermined spool rotation speed). At this time, the speed of multiple stages (for example, 6 stages) and the range of pressing force corresponding to each stage are determined in advance, and the motor 8 is rotated at the rotation speed of the stage according to the range of pressing force. I order it. Accordingly, even if there is some unevenness in the pressing force, a constant rotational speed can be maintained, and the rotational speed can also be adjusted by changing the pressing force.

In addition, the range of pressing force corresponding to each stage may not be of equal width. For example, by narrowing the width of the high-speed range and widening the width of the low-speed range, fine adjustment in the low-speed range becomes easier.

＜Third Example＞

7 and 8 show an electric reel according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The electric reel of the third embodiment uses the output adjustment lever 9 of the first embodiment, which is an output adjustment member, as a rotating output adjustment member 22. Furthermore, the pressure operation unit in the third embodiment is integrally installed on the output adjustment member 22. By pressing the output adjustment member 22 in the radial direction (that is, pushing the output adjustment member 22 inside), the motor 8 is driven with an output corresponding to the pressing force.

The motor 8 in the third embodiment is arranged in front of the spool 2, as shown in FIG. 8. Other than that, since the configuration is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, only the configuration different from the first embodiment will be explained below. Additionally, in FIGS. 7 and 8, the same components as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals.

The output adjustment member 22 is for controlling the output of the motor 8 in multiple steps (e.g., 10 or more steps, in this embodiment, 31 steps), as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. Likewise, it is installed between the first side plate 6a and the first side cover 7a. The output adjustment member 22 is formed in a dial shape and rotates on a support axis (not shown) provided upright on the outer surface of the rear portion of the case member 23 of the counter case 5. It is equipped as possible. The rotation angle of the output adjustment member 22 in this embodiment is, for example, in the range of 80° to 120°. However, the rotation angle is not limited to this.

A pressure sensor 16 is installed on the support portion of the support shaft of the output adjustment member 22. By pressing the output adjustment member 22 in the radial direction, the motor 8 is driven with an output corresponding to the pressing force. Additionally, the pressure operation portion of the output adjustment member 22 may be installed on the surface of the output adjustment member 22.

The flow of motor control processing performed by the motor control unit 17 when the output adjustment member 22 is pressed is the same as the flow chart shown in FIG. 4 described in the first embodiment, and proceeds to step S1 in FIG. Since the output adjustment lever 9 is simply replaced by the output adjustment member 22, description is omitted.

<Other examples>

(a) The output adjustment lever 9 of the first embodiment may be replaced with the rotary output adjustment member 22 employed in the third embodiment.

(b) The pressure sensor 16 is not a single component such as a pressure reducing element, but may output an output according to a small amount of displacement of a member pressed by a spring of a large constant number of springs.

(c) In the above-described embodiment, the rotational speed of the spool 2 was detected as the motor output and feedback controlled. However, the winding torque may be set to a predetermined value by controlling the current value supplied to the motor. At this time, for example, by controlling the torque of the motor 8 to increase as the pressing force increases, when the angler presses the pressing operation unit 12 strongly, the torque of the motor 8 increases, so that the angler's senses and the motor ( Since the output of 8) matches, adjustment of the output of motor 8 becomes easy. Alternatively, the line winding diameter of the spool 2 may be calculated and the tension may be controlled to a predetermined value. In this case, the object controlled by the pressure operation unit and the output adjustment member may be changed.

(d) The pressure operation portion 12 in the first and second embodiments is not limited to protruding from the counter case 5. Additionally, the counter case 5 may be referred to as a pressure operation unit.

(e) In the second embodiment, when the output of a plurality of stages and the range of the pressing force corresponding to each stage are determined in advance, and the motor 8 is rotated with the output of the stage according to the range of the pressing force. , the output of the motor 8 may be controlled to have a predetermined torque value.

(f) In the first and second embodiments, the control method for rotating the motor 8 with the output according to the electrical signal output from the pressure sensor 16 is controlled at a predetermined spool rotation speed. , it may be possible to arbitrarily select from two options: control with a predetermined torque value.

(g) The output setting means may set the output of the motor 8 when the pressing force is at its maximum to a predetermined torque value according to the position (stage) of the output adjustment lever 9. By this, for example, it is possible to control the torque of the motor 8 to decrease as the pressing force decreases, based on the torque value when the pressing force is at its maximum.

1: Reel body
2: Spool
8: motor
9: Output adjustment lever
10: Clutch operation member
12: Pressure control unit
15: control unit
16: pressure sensor
17: Motor control unit
22: Absence of output adjustment

Claims (10)

In the motor control device for an electric reel that drives a spool rotatably mounted on the reel body with a motor,
an output adjustment member installed on the reel body to gradually adjust the output of the motor from a stopped state;
A pressure control unit installed on the reel body and having a pressure sensor whose output changes depending on the pressure,
Controlling the output of the motor to an output set by operation of the output adjustment member, and controlling the output of the motor according to the output of the pressure sensor when the motor is not rotating by operation of the output adjustment member motor control means to control
Equipped with
The output of a plurality of stages according to the size of the pressing force, and the range of the pressing force corresponding to each of the plurality of stages are set in advance so that the output of the motor increases as the pressing force increases,
The motor control means controls the output of the motor to an output level according to the range of the pressing force,
Motor control unit of electric reel. According to paragraph 1,
The output of the motor is the rotation speed of the motor,
A motor control device for an electric reel, wherein the motor control means increases the rotational speed of the motor as the pressing force increases. According to paragraph 1,
The output of the motor is the torque of the motor,
A motor control device for an electric reel, wherein the motor control means increases the torque of the motor as the pressing force increases. According to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The motor control device for an electric reel, wherein the motor control means further includes output setting means for arbitrarily setting the output of the motor when the pressing force is at its maximum. According to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A motor control device for an electric reel, wherein the output adjustment member is a swing lever, and adjusts the output of the motor step by step according to the swing position. According to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The motor control device for an electric reel, wherein the output adjustment member is rotatably installed on the reel body and adjusts the output of the motor in stages according to the rotation position. According to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A motor control device for an electric reel, wherein the pressure operation unit is installed on the top or side of the reel body. According to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A motor control device for an electric reel, wherein the pressure operation unit is a counter case for displaying water depth disposed on the upper part of the reel body. According to clause 6,
The motor control device of an electric reel, wherein the pressure operation unit is integrally installed on the output adjustment member, and the output of the pressure sensor changes in accordance with the pressure force in the radial direction of the output adjustment member. delete