KR20070003552A - Reel unit for dual-bearing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

A reel body for dual-bearing reel is provided to form a case member and a cover member as separate materials and, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the reel unit. The reel body for a dual-bearing reel includes a body member(1a), a cover member(4b) and a case member(4a). The body member(1a) is mounted on a fishing rod. The cover member(4b) is mounted to cover the front portion of the body member(1a) and the upper portion of the body member(1a) that is separated from the fishing rod. In the approximate center of the cover member(4b), an opening portion(4c) is formed. The case member(4a) is mounted on the opening portion(4c) as a separate material to let its upper surface exposed to the outside, and receives various electric components at the inside thereof.

Description

REEL UNIT FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL

1 is a perspective view of a two bearing reel employing an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a plan view of the two bearing reels;

3 is a side longitudinal sectional view of both bearing reels;

4 is a longitudinal sectional view of both bearing reels;

5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the case member of both bearing reels;

6 is a rear view of the case member.

7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 of another embodiment.

8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 of another embodiment.

9 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of another embodiment.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

1: reel body 1a: body member

2: handle 4: counter case

4a: case member 4b: cover member

4c: opening portion 5: display portion

6: switch control unit 10: spool

30: case body 33: locking portion

34: counting portion 40: upper case member

41: lower case member 42: screw member

43: air injection hole 44: silicone resin

The present invention relates to a reel main body, in particular, a reel main body of both bearing reels, which is attached to a fishing rod and in which a fishing line is discharged in front of a spool.

In general, both bearing reels are provided with a reel main body, a spool attached to the reel main body, and a handle for rotating the spool. Among such bearing reels, in the electric reel and the counter reel, the reel main body has a main body member and a case member placed on the upper part of the main body member. On the upper surface of the case member, a display portion formed of a liquid crystal display for depth display and a switch operation portion provided around the display portion and performing various operations are disposed. Inside the case member, an electrical component connected to the display unit or the switch operating unit and controlling the display unit or the like is housed (see Patent Document 1, for example).

Such a case member is formed in the shape in which the upper surface was curved so that the upper part or the whole part of a main body member may be covered, and the lower part is smoothly connected with the main body member. In addition, the case member also functions as a guard member for preventing the main body member from being damaged by an impact received when the reel is dropped, for example. Here, since the case member and the guard member are formed integrally, damage to the main body member can be prevented while improving the designability of the appearance.

<Patent Document 1> Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-210903

Since the conventional bearing bearing reels use spools of different sizes depending on the difference in the amount of fishing line winding, the reel main body is provided with different sizes. When the size of the reel main body is changed, in particular, it is necessary to change the sizes of the main body member and the guard member constituting the outer shape. On the other hand, even if the case member changes the sizes of the main body member and the guard member, the same parts can be used for the parts housed therein, so there is no need to change the size of the case member. However, since the case member and the guard member are integrally formed here, when the size of the guard member is changed, a guard member including the case member must be formed for each size of the reel main body. There is a fear that the manufacturing cost will increase.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the manufacturing cost of the reel unit in the reel unit of both bearing reels.

The reel main body of both bearing reels which concerns on this invention is a reel main body of both bearing reels which are attached to a fishing rod and a fishing line is discharged in front of a spool, The main body member attached to a fishing rod, the fishing rod of all the main body members, and a main body member A cover member which is mounted to cover the upper part, which is the opposite side, and has an opening which is opened at an approximately central part, and is separately mounted to the opening so that the upper surface is exposed to the outside, and various electrical components are stored therein. The case member is provided.

In this reel main body, since the case member and the cover member are formed separately, when the size of the reel main body is changed, only the size of the cover member can be changed and the size of the case member can be maintained. Therefore, since the case member can be made common regardless of the size of the cover member, the manufacturing cost of the reel unit can be reduced.

Moreover, since the case member is attached to the opening formed in the substantially center portion of the cover member, the circumference of the case member is covered by the cover member. Therefore, since the cover member functions as a guard of the case member, damage to the case member can be prevented even when the reel is dropped, for example.

The reel main body of this invention 2 is a reel main body of invention 1 WHEREIN: A case member is a box-shaped member whose external shape is substantially rectangular. In this case, since various electrical components can be accommodated in the inside of the box-shaped member of a substantially rectangular shape, a watertight structure can be provided with a simple structure.

As for the reel main body which concerns on this invention 3, in the reel main body of invention 1 or 2, the display part which performs various display is arrange | positioned on the upper surface of a case member. In this case, when making a case member common, display parts, such as a liquid crystal display, can be formed as a unit integrated with a case member.

As for the reel main body which concerns on invention 4, in the reel main body of any one of invention 1-3, one or several switch operation part which performs various operations is arrange | positioned on the upper surface of a case member. In this case, when commonizing a case member, switch operation parts, such as a press button, can be formed as a unit integrated with a case member.

The reel main body according to the fifth embodiment is the reel main body according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments, wherein the cover member is mounted so that the surface of the reel unit enters the inner side of the case member. In this case, the appearance fit between the cover member and the case member becomes easy.

The reel unit according to the sixth aspect of the invention is the reel unit according to any one of the inventions 1 to 4, wherein the cover member is mounted so that the surface protrudes outward from the surface of the case member. In this case, damage to the case member can be prevented, and the display portion and the switch operation portion disposed on the case member can be protected.

The reel unit according to the seventh aspect is the reel unit according to any one of the inventions 1 to 6, wherein the cover member is screwed to at least one of the case member and the body member. In this case, the case member and the main body member are easily attached and secured.

The reel unit according to the eighth aspect is the reel unit according to any one of the inventions 1 to 7, wherein the cover member has a locking portion that can be latched on the portion to be engaged formed on at least one of the case member and the body member. In this case, attachment and detachment of a case member and a main body member become easy by providing an uneven | corrugated part as a locking part and a latched part, for example.

<Example>

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the two-bearing reel according to the embodiment of the present invention is a compact counter having a depth display function for indicating the depth of the gear according to the string discharge length or the string winding length. It's a reel. Both bearing reels are the reel main body 1 which can be attached to a fishing rod, the handle 2 for spool rotation arrange | positioned at the side of the reel main body 1, and the reel main body 1 of the handle 2. The star drag 3 for drag adjustment arrange | positioned at the side is mainly provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the reel main body 1 has a main body member 1a attached to a fishing rod, an upper portion that is a side opposite to all of the main body member 1a and the fishing rod of the main body member 1a. It has the counter case 4 for depth display attached so that it may cover.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the main body member 1a includes a frame 7 including a pair of left and right side plates 7a and 7b and a plurality of connecting members 7c connecting them. And the left and right side covers 8a and 8b covering the left and right sides of the frame 7 and the front cover 9 covering the entirety of the frame 7. The rod attachment leg 15 for attaching to a fishing rod is integrally formed in the lower connection member 7c. As shown in FIG. 4, the handle shaft 20, which is a rotation shaft of the handle 2, is rotatably supported by the side cover 8b on the handle 2 side. In the front cover 9, as shown in FIG. 3, the horizontally long opening 9a for fishing line passage is formed.

Inside the body member 1a, the spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. 3 and 4, the spool 10 is rotatably attached to the spool shaft 12, and the spool shaft 12 is rotatably attached to the reel unit 1. In addition, on the side of the handle 2 side of the main body member 1a, the clutch operation lever 11 of the clutch which is not shown in figure which turns on and off the drive transmission of the handle 2 and the spool 10 is carried out. ) Is arranged. When the clutch is turned on, the string discharge operation can be stopped during the string discharge by the self-weight of the gear.

Moreover, inside the main body member 1a, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotation of the level wind mechanism 13 and the handle 2 which operate | moves in conjunction with the spool 10, and the spool shaft 12 are carried out. The rotation transmission mechanism 14 etc. which transmit to the spool 10 are provided. The level winding mechanism 13 is disposed in front of the spool 10, and as shown in FIG. 3, is interlocked with the spool 10 so as to uniformly wind the fishing line around the spool 10.

The counter case 4 for water depth display is being fixed to the upper part of the main-body member 1a as shown to FIGS. The counter case 4 has a cover member 4b which is mounted to cover the entirety of the main body member 1a and the upper part of the main body member 1a and has an opening 4c having an upper portion opening in the substantially central portion thereof, and the upper surface thereof is external. It is attached to the opening part 4c separately so that it may expose to the inside, and has the case member 4a which accommodates various electrical components, such as the display part 5 and the switch operation part 6 inside.

5 and 6, the case member 4a is a box-shaped member whose outer shape is a substantially rectangular shape, is attached to the body member 1a, and has a watertight space therein; And a plurality of electrical components 32 including a circuit board 31 mounted inside the case body 30 and a display unit 5 disposed on the circuit board 31 with a gap between the circuit board 31. Have The circuit board 31 is screwed to the upper case member 40 at a plurality of locations. The circuit board 31 is connected to an electric component 32 such as a control unit made of a microcomputer for controlling the depth display, a drive circuit of the display unit 5, and a switch operating unit 6. The display part 5 is for displaying the depth of the preparation and the position of the fish habitat layer on two references from the water surface and the bottom, and is a segment type liquid crystal display.

As shown in FIG. 5, the case main body 30 has the upper case member 40 which has the space which the lower part opened inside, and the lower case member 41 which covers the opening of the upper case member 40. As shown in FIG. Has)

On the upper surface of the upper case member 40, a substantially rectangular display window 40a is formed, and the display portion 5 faces the display window 40a. A transparent resin cover 40b is fitted into the display window 40a. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 5, the switch operation part 6 is provided in the right side of the display window 40a. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the switch operation part 6 has the power switch 6a, the mode switch 6b, and the fish culture layer memo switch 6c arrange | positioned up and down side by side.

The lower case member 41 is a plate-shaped member, a member covering the opening of the box-shaped upper case member 40, and is screwed to the upper case member 40 by the screw member 42. . As shown on the left side of FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a part of the head receiving hole of the screw member 42 is notched in one of the screw member 42 mounting portions of the upper case member 40, and the screw member is notched. An air injection hole 43 is formed in communication with the body portion mounting hole of the 42 and connected to the space between the upper case member 40 and the lower case member 41. The air injection hole 43 is for inspecting whether the space between the upper case member 40 and the lower case member 41 has a watertight structure, and tightens the left and right side screw members 42 and the right screw member. (42) After sealing the mounting portion with the silicone resin 44, air is injected into the air from the air injection hole 43 to check whether the air is leaking. When it is confirmed that air is not leaking, the mounting part of the screw member 42 on the left side is sealed with the silicone resin 44 together with the air injection hole 43. Here, since the air injection hole 43 is formed in the screw member 42 attachment part of the upper case member 40, it is not necessary to form the boss part exclusively for the air injection hole 43 like conventionally.

As shown in FIGS. 1-4, the cover member 4b is attached so that the whole of the main-body member 1a and the upper part of the main-body member 1a may be covered. The cover member 4b has a three-dimensional curved surface whose shape is curved along the main body member 1a. Moreover, the cover member 4b has the opening part 4c which the upper part opens in the substantially center part, as shown to FIG. The opening part 4c is formed in the substantially rectangular shape, and is arrange | positioned in the position which the display part 5 exposes to the exterior. 1 and 5, the cover member 4b is mounted so that the surface of the cover member 4a faces inwardly from the surface of the case member 4a or slightly inward from the surface of the case member 4a. It is. Here, the appearance fit of the case member 4a and the cover member 4b becomes easy.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cover member 4b has the concave locking part 33 which can be latched by the convex to-be-engaged part 34 formed in the opening part 4c side part of the case member 4a. Here, by locking the locking portion 33 to the to-be-locked portion 34, the positioning of the case member 4a and the fall prevention can be easily performed.

In both bearing reels having such a configuration, when discharging the fishing line, the clutch is turned off by the clutch operation lever 11, the spool 10 is rotated freely, and the fishing line is discharged by the weight of the rod attached to the fishing line. . When the fishing line is released, the spool 10 rotates, and the depth indication of the display unit 5 changes according to the discharge amount. When the gear reaches the fish breeding layer, the clutch is turned on by the clutch operating lever 11 to stop the discharge of the fishing line. If there is a bite of the gear, the handle 2 is rotated, the spool 10 is rotated in the file winding direction, and the fish is put in the water.

In the reel unit 1 of both bearing reels, the case member 4a and the cover member 4b are formed separately, so that when the size of the reel unit 1 is changed, the cover member 4b Only the size can be changed and the size of the case member 4a can be maintained. Therefore, since the case member 4a can be made common regardless of the size of the cover member 4b, the manufacturing cost of the reel main body 1 can be reduced.

Moreover, since the case member 4a is attached to the opening part 4c formed in the substantially center part of the cover member 4b, the circumference | surroundings of the case member 4a are covered by the cover member 4b. Therefore, when the cover member 4b functions as a guard of the case member 4a, even when the reel is dropped, for example, damage to the case member 4a can be prevented.

[Other Examples]

(a) In the above embodiment, the counter reel that performs depth display as both bearing reels has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the reel unit of the counter reel, and the present invention is applied to the reel unit of the electric reel, for example. can do.

(b) In the above embodiment, although the cover member 4b of the relatively small counter reel has been described as an example, as shown in FIG. 7, the present invention can also be applied to the cover member 104b of the relatively medium counter reel. Can be. Here, since the case member 4a can use the same thing as the said embodiment in common, it can reduce the manufacturing cost of the reel main body 1.

(c) In the above embodiment, the cover member 4b is mounted so that the surface thereof is a surface and a surface of the case member 4a or slightly enters the inside of the case member 4a, but as shown in FIG. Similarly, the cover member 4b may be mounted so that the surface protrudes outward from the surface of the case member 4a. Here, the damage of the case member 4a can be prevented, and the display part 5 and the switch operation part 6 arrange | positioned at the case member 4a can be protected.

(d) In the said embodiment, although the switch operation part 6 was arrange | positioned at the side part of the display part 5, it can be arrange | positioned in arbitrary positions of case members 4a, such as the lower part of the display part 5, for example. have. 9, the operation switch of the switch operation part 6 is arrange | positioned on the cover member 4b, the internal switch of the switch operation part 6 is arrange | positioned on the case member 4a, and the switch operation part The operation switch and the internal switch of (6) may be configured to provide an interlocking mechanism (not shown) such as to connect the inside of the cover member 4b.

According to the present invention, in the reel main body of both bearing reels, the case member and the cover member are formed separately to reduce the manufacturing cost of the reel main body.

Claims (8)

Mounted on a fishing rod, the reel body of both bearing reels to which the fishing line is discharged in front of the spool, A main body member mounted to the fishing rod, A cover member mounted to cover the entirety of the main body member and the upper part which is a side that is separated from the fishing rod of the main body member, and having a opening having an upper part opening in an approximately central portion; The case member is separately mounted in the opening so that the upper surface is exposed to the outside, and a variety of electrical components are stored therein. Reel body of both bearing reels having a. The method of claim 1, The said case member is the reel main body of both bearing reels whose outer shape is a substantially rectangular box-shaped member. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A reel unit of both bearing reels, on which an upper surface of the case member is arranged, a display portion for displaying various kinds of marks. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The reel main body of both bearing reels in which one or more switch operation parts which perform various operations are arrange | positioned on the upper surface of the said case member. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The said cover member is a reel main body of both bearing reels which are mounted so that the surface may go inward rather than the surface of the said case member. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The said cover member is a reel main body of both bearing reels mounted so that the surface may protrude outward from the surface of the said case member. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The cover member is a reel unit of both bearing reels, wherein the cover member is screwed to at least one of the case member and the body member. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The said cover member is a reel main body of both bearing reels which has the latching part which can be latched to the to-be-engaged part formed in at least one of the said case member and the said main body member.

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