WO2002030186A1 - Fishing tackle for detecting bite - Google Patents

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WO2002030186A1
WO2002030186A1 PCT/KR2001/001704 KR0101704W WO0230186A1 WO 2002030186 A1 WO2002030186 A1 WO 2002030186A1 KR 0101704 W KR0101704 W KR 0101704W WO 0230186 A1 WO0230186 A1 WO 0230186A1
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Nam-Jae Lee
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K91/00—Lines
    • A01K91/06—Apparatus on lines not otherwise provided for, e.g. automatic hookers
    • A01K91/10—Apparatus on lines not otherwise provided for, e.g. automatic hookers for automatic hook setting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K97/00—Accessories for angling
    • A01K97/12—Signalling devices, e.g. tip-up devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K93/00—Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices
    • A01K93/02—Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices with signalling devices

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to a fishing tackle for detecting bite of a fish, which is intended to automatically jerk a fish hook upward when detecting bite and to prevent a fish caught by the fishhook from being lost.
  • Pole-and-line fishing or spinning fishing which are enjoyed by a number of people as a leisure activity, conventionally comprise a fishing rod 300 and a float 301 and a fish hook 305 connected to the fishing rod 300 via a fish line 303, as illustrated in Fig. 5a.
  • an angler can catch a fish by detecting motion of a float 301 caused by a biting of a fish onto a baited fishhook 305. Accordingly, exact detection for motion of the float 301 caused by biting of a fish and prompt pulling of a fish line are required to skillfully catch more fishes.
  • a fishing system with multiple hooks which comprises a main fish line 310 suspended from a fishing ship (not shown), and several hundred or several thousand branch lines 314 connected to the main line 310, each of which has at its free end a fish hook 315.
  • Such a fishing system with multiple hooks is carried out in such a way that a main line 310 is released from a fishing ship such that several hundred or several thousand branch lines 314 each having a fish hook 315 are vertically suspended under water, and the branch lines 314 are taken out of the water to obtain fishes caught by the fish hooks 315 after a certain time.
  • a fishing system by multiple hooks has a disadvantage in that the fishing system can obtain fewer fishes as compared with the number of invested fish hooks, since fishes caught by the hooks may be lost owing to release of hooks or difficulty in gathering caught fishes.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing tackle for detecting bite which is capable of automatically jerking a fish hook upward in response to the biting of a fish onto a hook even though an angler does not become aware of motion of a float.
  • the present invention provides a fishing tackle for detecting bite, comprising: a housing which is divided into first and second chambers by a partition wall having a central hole and is closed with first and second covers, and which is provided at the first chamber with a groove and provided at the second chamber with a first protrusion, the housing having at its lower end a through hole for allowing a fish line to be passed therethrough; a spiral spring which is fitted at its outer end in the groove of the first chamber and aligned with the hole formed at the partition wall at its inner end, the spiral spring being wound in a first direction and unwound in a second direction; a sector- shaped first gear disposed in the second chamber, which is integrally formed with a shaft and a leaf spring, the inner end of the spiral spring being coupled to an end of the shaft, the
  • the shaft may be formed at its end with a slit in which the inner end of the spiral spring is fitted, and formed at the other end with a gear-driving end having cut plane faces of a thickness smaller than the diameter of the shaft.
  • the cut plane faces of said gear driving end may have a width larger than the diameter of the shaft to have the "T" shape when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the cut face.
  • the first and second checkers may have a thickness equal to that of the second gear.
  • the housing may include a push switch for causing the second checker of the checking means to be disengaged from the engaging stepped portion of the third gear.
  • the checking means may include a push protrusion disposed on the opposite side of the first and second checkers, which is adapted to cause the second checker to be disengaged from the engaging stepped portion by pushing motion of the push switch.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a fishing tackle according to the present invention
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a first gear and a bobbin track, which is viewed, from the +Z axis;
  • Figs. 4a and 4b are schematic views showing fishing methods using the fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention.
  • Figs. 5a and 5b are schematic views showing a conventional fishing condition using a conventional fishing equipment.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a fishing tackle according to the present invention
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a first gear and a bobbin track which is viewed from the +Z axis.
  • the fishing tackle according to the present invention includes a housing
  • the housing 100 which receives a spiral spring 10, a bobbin track 20, a first gear 30, a second gear 40, a third gear 50 and means 60 for checking rotation, and on which a push switch 70 is provided.
  • the housing 100, the bobbin track 20, the second gear 40 and the third gear 50 are centrally provided at positions aligned with one another with holes, respectively.
  • the first gear 30 is integrally provided with a rotating shaft 31 which is adapted to be inserted into the holes formed at the housing 100, the bobbin track 20, the second gear 40 and the third gear 50.
  • the housing 100 is divided into a first chamber 115 and a second chamber 117 by a partition wall 111.
  • the first and second chambers 115, 117 are closed with first and second covers 105, 107, respectively.
  • the first chamber 115 is provided therein with the spiral spring 10
  • the second chamber 117 is provided therein with the bobbin track 20, the first gear 30, the second gear 40, the third gear 50 and the checking means 60.
  • the housing 100 is formed at an inner peripheral surface of the first chamber 115 with a groove 119 into which an outer end of the spiral spring 10 is fitted.
  • the housing 100 is also provided with a first protrusion 121 at a portion defining the second chamber 117.
  • the housing 100 is provided at its upper end with a connector 109 having a hole which is connected to a fish line(not shown) connected to a float(not shown), and is provided at its lower end with a through hole 113 communicated with the second chamber 117 to allow the fish line to be passed therethrough.
  • the housing 100 is made of corrosion resistant synthetic resin, which is easily shaped. Alternatively, the housing 100 may be made of stainless steel.
  • the spiral spring 100 is fitted at its outer end into the groove 119, and aligned with the hole formed at the partition wall 111 at its inner end. Since the outer end of the spiral spring 10 is fitted in the groove 119, the inner end of the spiral spring 10 is wound counterclockwise against its elastic force and unwound clockwise by its restoring force. Accordingly, the spiral spring 10 is made of stainless steel, which is excellent in elastic force and restoring force, and has good corrosion resistance.
  • the first gear 30 is shaped to have a sector form, and integrally formed with the rotating shaft 31.
  • the rotating shaft 31 is formed at its one end with a slit 33 such that the inner end of the spiral spring 10 is fitted therein, and is cut at its other end to form two cut-out portions such that the cut-out portions are respectively diametrically positioned at the opposite sides thereof, thereby forming a gear driving end 37 having a thickness smaller than the diameter of the rotating shaft.
  • the slit end of the rotating shaft 31 passes through the partition wall 111 of the housing 100, and the inner end of the spiral spring 10 is then fitted in the slit of the end of the rotating shaft 31.
  • the other end of the rotating shaft 31 passes through the holes of the bobbin track 20, the first gear 30 and the second gear 40 to enable the gear driving end 37 to be inserted into the hole of the third gear 50.
  • the hole of the third gear is shaped corresponding to the shape of the cross section of the gear-driving end 37. Therefore, the third gear 50 is rotated by the rotating shaft 31.
  • the gear driving end 37 may have cut faces each having a width larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft 33 to have the "T" shape when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the cut face.
  • the holes formed at the bobbin track 20, the first gear 30 and the second gear 40 also must be formed such that the cross section of the gear-driving end 37 can pass through the holes.
  • the first gear 30 is integrally formed with a leaf spring 35.
  • the leaf spring 35 is curved such that a side of the leaf spring which faces in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10 is concave and the other side of the leaf spring which faces in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 is convex.
  • the bobbin track 20 is provided at its outer surface with an annular groove in which a predetermined length of a fishing line is wound, and has therein a partition wall 25 having a hole.
  • the partition wall 25 is provided at side facing the first gear 30 with a second protrusion 21 which is adapted to come into contact with the convex surface of the leaf spring 35, and provided at the other side facing the second gear 40 with a stopper 23.
  • the second protrusion 21 is disposed such that the leaf spring 35 is interposed between the first gear 30 and the second protrusion 21. Consequently, when the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10, the second protrusion 21 causes the leaf spring 35 to come into contact with the first gear 30.
  • the second protrusion 21 causes the first gear 30 as well as the leaf spring 35 to be rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10. Accordingly, the rotating shaft 31 is rotated so that the spiral spring 10 is wound, thereby achieving restoring force.
  • the second gear 40 allows the rotating shaft 31 to pass through its hole with the bobbin track 20 disposed therebetween.
  • the second gear 40 has a sub gear at a side facing the bobbin track 20.
  • the second gear 40 and the sub gear are provided at outer surfaces thereof with a plurality of first teeth 41 and second teeth 43, respectively.
  • the first teeth 41 are sized to be larger than the second teeth 43, and shaped to be equal to the second teeth 43.
  • Each of the second teeth 43 is designed to have a first engaging face having a large inclined angle, for example an inclined angle of about 90° to prevent the second gear 40 from being rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 by means of the stopper 23 of the bobbin track 20, and a second round face having a gentle inclined angle to allow the bobbin track 20 to be easily rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10.
  • the third gear 50 is shaped into a plate cam with an engaging stepped portion 51.
  • the gear-driving end 37 of the rotating shaft 31 is inserted into the hole formed at third gear 50.
  • the third gear 50 is caused to be rotated by the rotation of the shaft 31, and the hole of the third gear 50 is preferably shaped such that the gear-driving end 37 is tightly fitted in the hole.
  • the checking means 60 is formed at its end with a hole 61 and provided at the other end with a first checker 63 and a second checker 65 which are different from each other in length.
  • the hole 61 enables the checking means 60 to be mounted on the first protrusion 121 provided in the second chamber 117 of the housing 100.
  • the first protrusion 21 is provided with a coil spring 80 so that the checking means 60 cannot be separated from the first protrusion 121.
  • the first and second checkers 63, 65 come into contact with the first engaging face of the teeth 41 of the second gear 40 and the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50 at end faces thereof to check the second gear 40 and the third gear 50 from being rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10. It is preferable that the first and second checkers 63, 65 have thicknesses equal to those of the second gear 40 and the third gear 50.
  • the coil spring 80 is inserted at its middle hole on the first protrusion 121.
  • the coil spring 80 is fixed at its end to the housing 100 and in contact with outer surfaces of the first and second checkers 63, 65 at the other end. Therefore, end faces of the first and second checkers 63, 65 are engaged with the first engaging face of the second gear 40 and the engaging stepped portion of the third gear 50 by the restoring force of the coil spring 80 so that the second and third gears 40, 50 are prevented from being rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10.
  • the checking means 60 is provided on the opposite side of the first and second checkers 63, 65 with a push protrusion 67.
  • the push switch 70 is mounted on the housing 100 such that the push switch 70 can selectively push the push protrusion 67 of the checking means 60.
  • the pushing force of the push switch 70 is transmitted to the push protrusion 67 so that the second checker 65 is disengaged from the engaging stepped portion of the third gear 50. Accordingly, the disengagement of the second checker 65 allows the third gear 50 to be rotated so that the spiral spring 10 drives the rotating shaft 33 to be rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 by its restoring force.
  • the leaf spring 35 forces the second protrusion 21 to be driven in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10, so that the bobbin track 20 is caused to be rotated to wind the fish line 101 which is outward expelled from the housing 100.
  • the push switch 70 may be pushed until the restoring force of the spiral spring 10 is completely consumed, thereby allowing the fish line 101 to be sufficiently wound around the bobbin track 20. The operation of the fishing tackle will be described hereinafter.
  • the bobbin track 20 When the fish line 101 is drawn out of the housing 100 by a predetermined length, the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10. At this point, the second protrusion 21 causes the leaf spring 35 to come into contact with the first gear 30. As the fish line 101 is sufficiently drawn out of the housing 100 by a predetermined length, the bobbin track 20 is rotated by several turns. Therefore, the second protrusion 21 continues to press the leaf spring 35 even after the leaf spring 35 comes into contact with the first gear 30. Hence, the rotation of the leaf spring 35 and the first gear 30 causes the rotating shaft 33 to be rotated, thereby causing the spiral spring 10 fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 33 to be wound to have restoring force.
  • the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 by the restoring force of the spiral spring 10, thereby winding only a little bit of the fish line 101 threrearound. That is, the spiral spring 10 is unwound by its restoring force until the end faces of the first and second checkers 63, 65 of the checking means 60 are engaged with the first engaging face of the first teeth 41 of the second gear 40 and the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50, thereby causing the fish line 101 to be wound around the bobbin track 20. At this point, the fish line 101 is wound by only a length corresponding to the circumference of the third gear 50 to achieve an initial condition.
  • the fish line 101 which is drawn out of the housing 100 is pulled, so that the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10.
  • the second protrusion 21 causes the leaf spring 35 to come into contact with the first gear 30 while the stopper 23 transmits the rotating force to the second teeth 43 to rotate the second gear 40. Therefore, the first checker 63 is disengaged from the first engaging face of the first teeth 41 and then slides along the second inclined face of the first teeth 41. After the second gear 40 is rotated by one turn, the end face of the second checker 65 is engaged with the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50 by the restoring force of the coil spring 80.
  • the end face of the second checker 65 is disengaged from the stepped portion 51 and then slides along the circumference of the third gear 50.
  • the bobbin track 20 is automatically and rapidly rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 to wind the fish line 101 therearound.
  • the fishhook 103 is pulled with a jerk, thereby preventing the caught fish from being lost.
  • the fish line 101 wound around the bobbin track 20 is adapted to be drawn out of the housing 100 when the fish caught by the fish hook 103 is strong but being again pulled up when the fish diminishes in strength, it is possible to obtain the caught fish without difficulty and to prevent the caught fish from being lost owing to the release of the fish hook 103 or snapping of the fish line 101.
  • FIGs. 4a and 4b are schematic views showing a fishing condition using the fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 4a shows the fishing tackle 1 of the present invention, which is adopted in leisure fishing such as pole-and-line fishing and spinning fishing.
  • the fishing tackle 1 is connected between the float 201 and the fishhook 205.
  • the fishing tackle 1 may be used in place of a weight.
  • Fig. 4b shows a fishing system with multiple hooks in which several hundred or several thousand branch lines 214 each having a fish hook 215 are connected to a main line 210 which is suspended from a fishing ship (not shown).
  • the fishing tackles 1 are connected between the branch lines 214 and the fishhooks 215.
  • the present invention provides a fishing tackle for detecting bite has advantages in that the fishing tackle is adapted to pull a fish hook by itself when a fish bites the fish hook, and to prevent a fish caught by the fish hook from being lost owing to release of the fish hook or snapping of the fish line, thereby increasing fishing yields.

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Disclosed is a fishing tackle for detecting bite. The fishing tackle includes a housing having first and second chambers divided by a partition wall, the first chamber having a groove and the second chamber having a first protrusion; a spiral spring, being wound in a first direction and unwound in a second direction; a section-shaped first gear formed with a shaft and a leaf spring, the spiral spring being fixed to the shaft, the leaf spring being convex in the second direction; a bobbin track having a second partition wall having a hole through which the shaft passes and being provided with a second protrusion and a stopper; a second gear having a sub gear, the second gear having first teeth and the sub gear having second teeth; a plate cam-shaped third gear having a hole through which the shaft passes, and having an engaging stepped portion; and means for checking rotation, which has a hole to be fitted on the first protrusion, and which has first and second checkers, the first and second checkers being different from each other and engaged with the first teeth of the second gear.

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FISHING TACKLE FOR DETECTING BITE
Technical Field
The present invention relates, in general, to a fishing tackle for detecting bite of a fish, which is intended to automatically jerk a fish hook upward when detecting bite and to prevent a fish caught by the fishhook from being lost.
Background Art
Pole-and-line fishing or spinning fishing, which are enjoyed by a number of people as a leisure activity, conventionally comprise a fishing rod 300 and a float 301 and a fish hook 305 connected to the fishing rod 300 via a fish line 303, as illustrated in Fig. 5a. In such a pole-and-line fishing or a spinning fishing action, an angler can catch a fish by detecting motion of a float 301 caused by a biting of a fish onto a baited fishhook 305. Accordingly, exact detection for motion of the float 301 caused by biting of a fish and prompt pulling of a fish line are required to skillfully catch more fishes.
Referring to Fig. 5b, there is schematically shown a fishing system with multiple hooks which comprises a main fish line 310 suspended from a fishing ship (not shown), and several hundred or several thousand branch lines 314 connected to the main line 310, each of which has at its free end a fish hook 315. Such a fishing system with multiple hooks is carried out in such a way that a main line 310 is released from a fishing ship such that several hundred or several thousand branch lines 314 each having a fish hook 315 are vertically suspended under water, and the branch lines 314 are taken out of the water to obtain fishes caught by the fish hooks 315 after a certain time. Since the above fishing system places the fish hooks 315 of the several hundred or several thousand branch lines 314 connected to the long main line 310 under the water all at once, it is possible to catch a large number of fishes at a time as well as to catch fishes in deep water.
However, during a conventional leisure fishing activity such as pole-and- line fishing or spinning fishing, it is difficult for a beginner to pull a fish hook with a jerk at the correct time, and thus the caught fish is liable to be lost due to release of a fish hook from a fish line (hereinafter referred to as "release of a fish hook") or snapping of a fish line during struggling of the caught fish. In addition, where an angler does not become aware of motion of a float, or becomes aware of motion of a float too late, the angler consumes bait in vain without catching a fish, even though he is skillful in fishing. Additionally, a fishing system by multiple hooks has a disadvantage in that the fishing system can obtain fewer fishes as compared with the number of invested fish hooks, since fishes caught by the hooks may be lost owing to release of hooks or difficulty in gathering caught fishes.
Disclosure of the Invention
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing tackle for detecting bite which is capable of automatically jerking a fish hook upward in response to the biting of a fish onto a hook even though an angler does not become aware of motion of a float.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a fishing tackle for detecting bite which is intended to increase fishing yields by preventing a caught fish from being lost in case of a fishing system by multiple hooks. In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a fishing tackle for detecting bite, comprising: a housing which is divided into first and second chambers by a partition wall having a central hole and is closed with first and second covers, and which is provided at the first chamber with a groove and provided at the second chamber with a first protrusion, the housing having at its lower end a through hole for allowing a fish line to be passed therethrough; a spiral spring which is fitted at its outer end in the groove of the first chamber and aligned with the hole formed at the partition wall at its inner end, the spiral spring being wound in a first direction and unwound in a second direction; a sector- shaped first gear disposed in the second chamber, which is integrally formed with a shaft and a leaf spring, the inner end of the spiral spring being coupled to an end of the shaft, the leaf spring being convex in the second direction; a bobbin track having a second partition wall having a hole through which the other end of the shaft passes, and having a fish line wound there around, the second partition wall being provided at a side facing the first gear with a second protrusion and provided at the opposite side with a stopper; a second gear having a hole through which the other end of the shaft passes, and having a sub gear at a side facing the bobbin track, the second gear being provided at its circumference with a plurality of first teeth and the sub gear being provided at its circumference with a plurality of second teeth, the stopper of the bobbin track being engaged with the second teeth of the sub gear to prevent the second gear from being rotated in the second direction; a plate cam-shaped third gear having a hole through which the other end of the shaft passes, and having at its circumference an engaging stepped portion; and means for checking rotation of the second and third gears, which is provided with a hole to be fitted on the first protrusion of the housing, and which is provided at its end with first and second checkers, the first and second checkers being different from each other and engaged with the first teeth of the second gear and the engaging stepped portion of the third gear. The housing may be made of synthetic resin or stainless steel, and the spiral spring may be made of stainless steel.
The shaft may be formed at its end with a slit in which the inner end of the spiral spring is fitted, and formed at the other end with a gear-driving end having cut plane faces of a thickness smaller than the diameter of the shaft.
The cut plane faces of said gear driving end may have a width larger than the diameter of the shaft to have the "T" shape when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the cut face. The first and second checkers may have a thickness equal to that of the second gear.
The housing may include a push switch for causing the second checker of the checking means to be disengaged from the engaging stepped portion of the third gear. The checking means may include a push protrusion disposed on the opposite side of the first and second checkers, which is adapted to cause the second checker to be disengaged from the engaging stepped portion by pushing motion of the push switch.
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The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention; Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a fishing tackle according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a first gear and a bobbin track, which is viewed, from the +Z axis;
Figs. 4a and 4b are schematic views showing fishing methods using the fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention; and
Figs. 5a and 5b are schematic views showing a conventional fishing condition using a conventional fishing equipment.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a fishing tackle according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a first gear and a bobbin track which is viewed from the +Z axis. The fishing tackle according to the present invention includes a housing
100 which receives a spiral spring 10, a bobbin track 20, a first gear 30, a second gear 40, a third gear 50 and means 60 for checking rotation, and on which a push switch 70 is provided. The housing 100, the bobbin track 20, the second gear 40 and the third gear 50 are centrally provided at positions aligned with one another with holes, respectively. The first gear 30 is integrally provided with a rotating shaft 31 which is adapted to be inserted into the holes formed at the housing 100, the bobbin track 20, the second gear 40 and the third gear 50.
The housing 100 is divided into a first chamber 115 and a second chamber 117 by a partition wall 111. The first and second chambers 115, 117 are closed with first and second covers 105, 107, respectively. The first chamber 115 is provided therein with the spiral spring 10, and the second chamber 117 is provided therein with the bobbin track 20, the first gear 30, the second gear 40, the third gear 50 and the checking means 60. The housing 100 is formed at an inner peripheral surface of the first chamber 115 with a groove 119 into which an outer end of the spiral spring 10 is fitted. The housing 100 is also provided with a first protrusion 121 at a portion defining the second chamber 117.
The housing 100 is provided at its upper end with a connector 109 having a hole which is connected to a fish line(not shown) connected to a float(not shown), and is provided at its lower end with a through hole 113 communicated with the second chamber 117 to allow the fish line to be passed therethrough.
The housing 100 is made of corrosion resistant synthetic resin, which is easily shaped. Alternatively, the housing 100 may be made of stainless steel.
The spiral spring 100 is fitted at its outer end into the groove 119, and aligned with the hole formed at the partition wall 111 at its inner end. Since the outer end of the spiral spring 10 is fitted in the groove 119, the inner end of the spiral spring 10 is wound counterclockwise against its elastic force and unwound clockwise by its restoring force. Accordingly, the spiral spring 10 is made of stainless steel, which is excellent in elastic force and restoring force, and has good corrosion resistance.
The first gear 30 is shaped to have a sector form, and integrally formed with the rotating shaft 31. The rotating shaft 31 is formed at its one end with a slit 33 such that the inner end of the spiral spring 10 is fitted therein, and is cut at its other end to form two cut-out portions such that the cut-out portions are respectively diametrically positioned at the opposite sides thereof, thereby forming a gear driving end 37 having a thickness smaller than the diameter of the rotating shaft. The slit end of the rotating shaft 31 passes through the partition wall 111 of the housing 100, and the inner end of the spiral spring 10 is then fitted in the slit of the end of the rotating shaft 31. The other end of the rotating shaft 31 passes through the holes of the bobbin track 20, the first gear 30 and the second gear 40 to enable the gear driving end 37 to be inserted into the hole of the third gear 50. The hole of the third gear is shaped corresponding to the shape of the cross section of the gear-driving end 37. Therefore, the third gear 50 is rotated by the rotating shaft 31.
The gear driving end 37 may have cut faces each having a width larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft 33 to have the "T" shape when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the cut face. To this end, the holes formed at the bobbin track 20, the first gear 30 and the second gear 40 also must be formed such that the cross section of the gear-driving end 37 can pass through the holes. The first gear 30 is integrally formed with a leaf spring 35. The leaf spring 35 is curved such that a side of the leaf spring which faces in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10 is concave and the other side of the leaf spring which faces in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 is convex.
The bobbin track 20 is provided at its outer surface with an annular groove in which a predetermined length of a fishing line is wound, and has therein a partition wall 25 having a hole. The partition wall 25 is provided at side facing the first gear 30 with a second protrusion 21 which is adapted to come into contact with the convex surface of the leaf spring 35, and provided at the other side facing the second gear 40 with a stopper 23. The second protrusion 21 is disposed such that the leaf spring 35 is interposed between the first gear 30 and the second protrusion 21. Consequently, when the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10, the second protrusion 21 causes the leaf spring 35 to come into contact with the first gear 30. Thereafter, as the bobbin track 20 continues to be rotated after the leaf spring 35 comes into contact with the first gear 30, the second protrusion 21 causes the first gear 30 as well as the leaf spring 35 to be rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10. Accordingly, the rotating shaft 31 is rotated so that the spiral spring 10 is wound, thereby achieving restoring force.
The second gear 40 allows the rotating shaft 31 to pass through its hole with the bobbin track 20 disposed therebetween. The second gear 40 has a sub gear at a side facing the bobbin track 20. The second gear 40 and the sub gear are provided at outer surfaces thereof with a plurality of first teeth 41 and second teeth 43, respectively. The first teeth 41 are sized to be larger than the second teeth 43, and shaped to be equal to the second teeth 43.
Each of the second teeth 43 is designed to have a first engaging face having a large inclined angle, for example an inclined angle of about 90° to prevent the second gear 40 from being rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 by means of the stopper 23 of the bobbin track 20, and a second round face having a gentle inclined angle to allow the bobbin track 20 to be easily rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10.
The third gear 50 is shaped into a plate cam with an engaging stepped portion 51. The gear-driving end 37 of the rotating shaft 31 is inserted into the hole formed at third gear 50. The third gear 50 is caused to be rotated by the rotation of the shaft 31, and the hole of the third gear 50 is preferably shaped such that the gear-driving end 37 is tightly fitted in the hole.
The checking means 60 is formed at its end with a hole 61 and provided at the other end with a first checker 63 and a second checker 65 which are different from each other in length.
The hole 61 enables the checking means 60 to be mounted on the first protrusion 121 provided in the second chamber 117 of the housing 100. The first protrusion 21 is provided with a coil spring 80 so that the checking means 60 cannot be separated from the first protrusion 121. The first and second checkers 63, 65 come into contact with the first engaging face of the teeth 41 of the second gear 40 and the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50 at end faces thereof to check the second gear 40 and the third gear 50 from being rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10. It is preferable that the first and second checkers 63, 65 have thicknesses equal to those of the second gear 40 and the third gear 50.
The coil spring 80 is inserted at its middle hole on the first protrusion 121. The coil spring 80 is fixed at its end to the housing 100 and in contact with outer surfaces of the first and second checkers 63, 65 at the other end. Therefore, end faces of the first and second checkers 63, 65 are engaged with the first engaging face of the second gear 40 and the engaging stepped portion of the third gear 50 by the restoring force of the coil spring 80 so that the second and third gears 40, 50 are prevented from being rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10. When the second gear 40 is however rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10, the end face of the first checker 63 is disengaged from the first engaging face of the first gear 41 and then displaced outward while sliding along the second inclined engaging face so that the end face of the second checker 65 is disengaged from the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50. With the disengagement of the second checker 65, the third gear 50 is rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 by the restoring force of the spiral spring 10. Thereafter, the second checker 65 slides along an outer surface of the third gear 50. Therefore, the end face of the second checker 65 is again engaged with the engaging stepped portion 51 after one turn of the third gear 50 in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10, thereby preventing rotation of the third gear 50 in the unwinding direction.
The checking means 60 is provided on the opposite side of the first and second checkers 63, 65 with a push protrusion 67.
The push switch 70 is mounted on the housing 100 such that the push switch 70 can selectively push the push protrusion 67 of the checking means 60.
Upon pushing the push switch 70, the pushing force of the push switch 70 is transmitted to the push protrusion 67 so that the second checker 65 is disengaged from the engaging stepped portion of the third gear 50. Accordingly, the disengagement of the second checker 65 allows the third gear 50 to be rotated so that the spiral spring 10 drives the rotating shaft 33 to be rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 by its restoring force. At this point, the leaf spring 35 forces the second protrusion 21 to be driven in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10, so that the bobbin track 20 is caused to be rotated to wind the fish line 101 which is outward expelled from the housing 100. The push switch 70 may be pushed until the restoring force of the spiral spring 10 is completely consumed, thereby allowing the fish line 101 to be sufficiently wound around the bobbin track 20. The operation of the fishing tackle will be described hereinafter.
When the fish line 101 is drawn out of the housing 100 by a predetermined length, the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10. At this point, the second protrusion 21 causes the leaf spring 35 to come into contact with the first gear 30. As the fish line 101 is sufficiently drawn out of the housing 100 by a predetermined length, the bobbin track 20 is rotated by several turns. Therefore, the second protrusion 21 continues to press the leaf spring 35 even after the leaf spring 35 comes into contact with the first gear 30. Hence, the rotation of the leaf spring 35 and the first gear 30 causes the rotating shaft 33 to be rotated, thereby causing the spiral spring 10 fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 33 to be wound to have restoring force.
Thereafter, upon releasing the fish line 101 after the fish line 101 is drawn out of the housing by a predetermined length, the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 by the restoring force of the spiral spring 10, thereby winding only a little bit of the fish line 101 threrearound. That is, the spiral spring 10 is unwound by its restoring force until the end faces of the first and second checkers 63, 65 of the checking means 60 are engaged with the first engaging face of the first teeth 41 of the second gear 40 and the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50, thereby causing the fish line 101 to be wound around the bobbin track 20. At this point, the fish line 101 is wound by only a length corresponding to the circumference of the third gear 50 to achieve an initial condition.
When the fish hook is bitten by a fish, the fish line 101 which is drawn out of the housing 100 is pulled, so that the bobbin track 20 is rotated in the winding direction of the spiral spring 10. Hence, the second protrusion 21 causes the leaf spring 35 to come into contact with the first gear 30 while the stopper 23 transmits the rotating force to the second teeth 43 to rotate the second gear 40. Therefore, the first checker 63 is disengaged from the first engaging face of the first teeth 41 and then slides along the second inclined face of the first teeth 41. After the second gear 40 is rotated by one turn, the end face of the second checker 65 is engaged with the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50 by the restoring force of the coil spring 80.
Therefore, the end face of the second checker 65 is disengaged from the stepped portion 51 and then slides along the circumference of the third gear 50.
That is, since the rotation of the third gear 50 is not interfered with the second checker 65, the restoring force of the spiral spring 10 is transmitted to the second protrusion 21 through the rotating shaft 31, the leaf spring 35 and the first gear 30.
Accordingly, the bobbin track 20 is automatically and rapidly rotated in the unwinding direction of the spiral spring 10 to wind the fish line 101 therearound. With the rapid rotation of the bobbin track 20, the fishhook 103 is pulled with a jerk, thereby preventing the caught fish from being lost. In addition, since the fish line 101 wound around the bobbin track 20 is adapted to be drawn out of the housing 100 when the fish caught by the fish hook 103 is strong but being again pulled up when the fish diminishes in strength, it is possible to obtain the caught fish without difficulty and to prevent the caught fish from being lost owing to the release of the fish hook 103 or snapping of the fish line 101.
Thereafter, the push switch 70, which is protruded outward, is pushed to finish the fishing. With the pushing motion of the push switch, the push protrusion 67 of the checking means 60 is pushed, so that the end faces of the first and second checkers 63, 65 are disengaged from the first teeth 41 of the second gear 40 and the engaging stepped portion 51 of the third gear 50, thereby allowing the fish line 101 to be wound around the bobbin track 20 by the restoring force of the spiral spring 10. When the push switch 70 continues to be pushed until the restoring force of the spiral spring 10 is completely consumed, the fish line 101 which is drawn out of the housing 100 is again wound around the bobbin track 20 completely. Figs. 4a and 4b are schematic views showing a fishing condition using the fishing tackle for detecting bite according to the present invention.
Fig. 4a shows the fishing tackle 1 of the present invention, which is adopted in leisure fishing such as pole-and-line fishing and spinning fishing. In this case, the fishing tackle 1 is connected between the float 201 and the fishhook 205. The fishing tackle 1 may be used in place of a weight.
Fig. 4b shows a fishing system with multiple hooks in which several hundred or several thousand branch lines 214 each having a fish hook 215 are connected to a main line 210 which is suspended from a fishing ship (not shown). In this case, the fishing tackles 1 are connected between the branch lines 214 and the fishhooks 215.
Industrial Applicability
As described above, the present invention provides a fishing tackle for detecting bite has advantages in that the fishing tackle is adapted to pull a fish hook by itself when a fish bites the fish hook, and to prevent a fish caught by the fish hook from being lost owing to release of the fish hook or snapping of the fish line, thereby increasing fishing yields.

Claims

Claims
1. A fishing tackle for detecting bite, comprising: a housing which is divided into first and second chambers by a partition wall having a central hole and is closed with first and second covers, and which is provided at the first chamber with a groove and provided at the second chamber with a first protrusion, the housing having at its lower end a through hole for allowing a fish line to be passed therethrough; a spiral spring which is fitted at its outer end in the groove of the first chamber and aligned with the hole formed at the partition wall at its inner end, the spiral spring being wound in a first direction and unwound in a second direction; a sector-shaped first gear disposed in the second chamber, which is integrally formed with a shaft and a leaf spring, the inner end of the spiral spring being coupled to an end of the shaft, the leaf spring being convex in the second direction; a bobbin track having a second partition wall having a hole through which the other end of the shaft passes, and having a fish line wound therearound, the second partition wall being provided at a side facing the first gear with a second protrusion and provided at the opposite side with a stopper; a second gear having a hole through which the other end of the shaft passes, and having a sub gear at a side facing the bobbin track, the second gear being provided at its circumference with a plurality of first teeth and the sub gear being provided at its circumference with a plurality of second teeth, the stopper of the bobbin track being engaged with the second teeth of the sub gear to prevent the second gear from being rotated in the second direction; a plate cam-shaped third gear having a hole through which the other end of the shaft passes, and having at its circumference an engaging stepped portion; and means for checking rotation of the second and third gears, which is provided with a hole to be fitted on the first protrusion of the housing, and which is provided at its end with first and second checkers, the first and second checkers being different from each other and engaged with the first teeth of the second gear and the engaging stepped portion of the third gear.
2. The fishing tackle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said housing is made of synthetic resin or stainless steel.
3. The fishing tackle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said spiral spring is made of stainless steel.
4. The fishing tackle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said shaft is formed at its end with a slit in which the inner end of the spiral spring is fitted, and formed at the other end with a gear driving end having cut plane faces of a thickness smaller than the diameter of the shaft.
5. The fishing tackle as set forth in claim 4, wherein said cut plane faces of said gear driving end have a width larger than the diameter of the shaft to have the "T" shape when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the cut face.
6. The fishing tackle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first and second checkers have a thickness equal to that of the second gear.
7. The fishing tackle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said housing further includes a push switch for causing the second checker of the checking means to be disengaged from the engaging stepped portion of the third gear.
8. The fishing tackle as set forth in claim 7, wherein said checking means further includes a push protrusion disposed on the opposite side of the first and second checkers, which is adapted to cause the second checker to be disengaged from the engaging stepped portion by pushing motion of the push switch.
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