JP2002125540A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] The present invention relates to a fishing reel, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel that can easily operate various functions and select and change setting conditions. SOLUTION: A reel body rotatably supporting a spool, a display for displaying setting conditions, operating states, and measured values of various functions incorporated in storage means mounted on the reel body, and operating various functions. Various functions are controlled by the switch and the operation of the switch.
A fishing reel provided with control means for displaying a measured value on a display, wherein the switch comprises a single operating body mounted on the reel body so as to be capable of performing a displacement operation. The control means can be switched between the actual fishing mode and the switching mode, and in the switching mode, various functions and setting conditions of the various functions can be respectively selected by a displacement operation of the operating body, and With the above operation, the setting and change of the operation status of various functions and the setting conditions were made possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing reel with improved operability by a switch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve fishing results, many fishing reels have recently provided a line length for measuring and displaying a feeding amount and a winding amount of a fishing line based on the number of rotations of a spool detected by rotation detecting means. A measuring device is mounted, but recently, based on such measured values, a shelf where the mechanism is fed to a predetermined shelf position, a clutch is switched by an actuator such as a motor or a solenoid, and the feeding of the fishing line is stopped. At present, various functions such as a stop device and a shaking control device that allows a device to be shrunk in a preset pattern are incorporated, and multifunctionality is progressing.

Along with this, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-2056
As shown in FIG. 29 or FIG. 11, setting conditions and operating states (functional states) of various functions incorporated in the reel main body 3 including a line length measuring device, as shown in FIG. A reset switch 9, a shelf setting mode switch 11 at a shelf stop position, a timer setting mode switch 15 for setting a winding start time of the automatic winding of the spool 13, which is displayed on the display 7 on the operation panel 5, Many switches according to various functions, such as a timer start switch 17 and a clutch ON / OFF switch 19, are mounted on the operation panel 5.

A power lever 23 for increasing or decreasing the motor output of a spool motor mounted on the reel body 21 is attached to the fishing reel 1 on the side plate 27 on the handle 25 side. When the control means is switched from the actual fishing mode (line length measurement mode) to each setting mode by operating the timer 11 or the timer setting mode switch 15, the power lever 23 changes setting conditions such as a shelf position and a winding start time. Function as a changing means.

[0005]

However, when a large number of switches are mounted on the operation panel as described above, it is easy to erroneously operate the switches by actually touching the switches during actual fishing. It has been pointed out that a large operation panel is required, resulting in an increase in the size of the entire reel.

Further, in the above conventional example, when switching from the actual fishing mode to each setting mode, a desired switch must be selected from many switches and operated, so that the functions and positions of various switches are changed. There are still problems such as inferior practicality due to the need to learn. The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and the operation and setting of various functions in this type of fishing reel, which is becoming increasingly multifunctional, while eliminating the number of switches mounted on the reel body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing reel in which conditions can be easily selected and changed without erroneous operation.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a fishing reel according to the present invention is incorporated in a reel body for rotatably supporting a spool and a storage means mounted on the reel body. A display that displays the setting conditions, operating states, and measured values of various functions, a switch that operates various functions, and various functions are controlled by operating the switches, and the setting conditions, operating states, and measured values are displayed. A fishing reel provided with control means for displaying on a fishing vessel, the switch comprising a single operating body mounted on the reel body so as to be capable of being displaced, and the control means being operated by a displacement operation of the operating body. Can be switched between the actual fishing mode and the switching mode,
In the switching mode, various functions and setting conditions of the various functions can be selected by the displacement operation of the operation body, and the operation state and the setting conditions of the various functions can be set and changed by the operation of the operation body. It is characterized by having.

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the fishing reel according to the first aspect of the present invention, the operating body is mounted at a position where the operation body can be displaced by a finger of the hand holding the reel body. 2. In the fishing reel described in 2, the operating body is mounted near the display. The invention according to claim 4 is
The fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operating body is a dial-type operating member that is rotatably attached to the reel body and operable to be pressed and displaced toward the center of rotation. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fishing reel according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, an on / off operation body is provided on the reel body.
A switch is provided.

(Operation) According to the invention of each claim, the control means switches between the actual fishing mode and the switching mode by the displacement operation of the single operating body. And, in the switching mode,
By operating the operating tool, various functions and the setting conditions of the various functions are sequentially selected, and when the operating tool is operated by selecting the various functions and the respective setting conditions in this manner, the operating states and setting conditions of the various functions are changed. It will be set and changed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operating body is operated by the finger of the hand holding the reel body. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the angler visually recognizes the display on the display. However, the operation body can be operated. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the operation states and setting conditions of various functions are set and changed by the operation of the dial-type operation member. OF
The operating body can be operated by turning on the F switch.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a fishing reel according to claims 1 to 4, and FIG.
1 is a frame of the reel body 33, 35 and 37 are side plates attached to the left and right of the frame 31, and a spool 39 is rotatably supported between both side plates 35 and 37 via a spool shaft.

The spool 39 is rotated by driving the spool motor 41 or winding the handle 43 to wind the fishing line. The spool motor 41 is formed integrally with the frame 31 in front of the spool 39. It is stored in the motor case. A power lever (motor output adjustment) that adjusts the rotation speed of the spool 39 by increasing or decreasing the motor output of the spool motor 41, similarly to the fishing reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2977978, is provided on the upper front side of the side plate 37. A body 45 is mounted so as to be operable in the same direction as the rotation direction of the handle 43, and the power lever 45 is connected to a potentiometer 47 built in the side plate 47 as shown in FIG. And the reel body 33
The control means 51 described later mounted in the upper control box 49 variably controls the current supply time rate to the spool motor 41 as the duty ratio of the pulse signal according to the operation amount of the power lever 45, and In response to the above operation, a command is sent to the motor drive circuit 53 to continuously control the motor output from the motor stopped state to the maximum value (0 to 100%).

As shown in FIG. 1, a clutch lever 55 of a clutch mechanism mounted in the side plate 37 is mounted behind the side plate 37.
Operation turns the clutch mechanism ON / OFF, and the spool 3
The drive force of the spool motor 41 and the handle 43 to the drive motor 9 is transmitted and cut off. And spool 3
A magnet 57 is mounted on one side surface of the frame 9, and a pair of reed switches 59 are mounted on the frame 31 so as to face the rotation trajectory of the magnet 57. . As shown in FIG. 2, the reed switch 59 is connected to control means 51 in a control box 49 mounted between the side plates 35 and 37 on the upper part of the reel body 33.

The control means 51 comprises a microcomputer.
A thread length measuring means similar to the fishing reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3567 is incorporated. And the control means 51
The CPU receives a determination signal of forward rotation and reverse rotation of the spool 39 output from the reed switch 59 into the CPU to determine whether the fishing line is to be fed or wound, and increases the rotation pulse signal of the spool 39 captured from the reed switch 59. Count with the down counter, and use the ROM
Is operated by the CPU.

Then, as shown in FIG.
A display 63 is mounted on the operation panel 61 of the No. 9 and the CPU displays the above-described calculation result on the display 63 via the display drive circuit 65 as a thread length.

[0016] Therefore, the angler can make a gimmick at a predetermined water depth while confirming the displayed value.
The fishing line is wound around the spool 39 by operating the handle 43 or the power lever 45. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, on one side of the control box 61 on the handle 43 side, the reel body 33 (the control box 61) is rotatable and is pressed and displaced in the direction of its rotation center (hereinafter referred to as "pressing operation"). A disc-shaped operating body, so-called jog dial 67, which is attached to the control box 61 so as to be partly exposed from the mounting hole 69 of the control box 61 adjacent to the display 63, is provided in this embodiment. In place of the many switches on the operation panel described in FIG. 11, the rotation of the jog dial 67, which is a single operation body, in the directions of the arrows A and B changes various functions incorporated in the storage means and their setting conditions. Each of them can be selected, and the operation state of various functions and the setting condition can be set by pressing operation in the direction of arrow C in the direction of the rotation center.
It is possible to make changes. Then, while holding the fishing reel 70 by hand, the angler jog dial 6 with his fingertips.
7 operations can be performed.

In detail, the CPU of the control means 51 operates the jog dial 67 in the direction of arrow B by turning the jog dial 67 in the actual fishing mode (line length measuring mode) as shown in FIG.
The mode is switched from 71 to the switching mode 73, and further in the switching mode 73, the mode is switched from the switching main mode 75 to the switching sub-mode 77, and the menu is returned by a rotation operation in the direction of arrow A.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the switching main mode 75, the control means 51 causes the jog dial 67 to rotate in the directions of arrows A and B to perform "reset", "bottom color / shelf memo", and "shake clearance". , And “shakow pattern”, and in conjunction with the operation of the jog dial 67, as shown in FIGS.
Each mode name is displayed on the mode display section 63c of the display 63. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, by rotating the jog dial 67 in the direction of arrow B, the control means 51 is switched from the actual fishing mode 71 to the "reset" mode of the main mode 75, and the jog dial 67 is turned to the arrow. When the pressing operation is performed in the direction C, the display value of the display 63 is reset, and the control unit 51 sets the actual fishing mode 71.
The control means 51 is automatically switched to the “bottom color” by rotating the jog dial 67 from the actual fishing mode 71.
When the jog dial 67 is pressed in the direction of arrow C while switching to the "shelf memo" mode, the bottom position and the shelf position are set, and the control means 51 automatically switches to the actual fishing mode 71.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, as described above, the control means 51 counts the rotation pulse signal of the spool 39 taken in from the reed switch 59 by an up / down counter, and based on this count value. The length calculation formula is executed and the calculation result is displayed on the display 63.
A display 63 displays a line length of the fishing line.
a and bottom color / shelf memo display 6 for displaying bottom color / shelf memo
3b and "reset", "bottom empty / shelf memo",
A mode display section 63c for displaying each mode such as "sharpening" and "sharpening pattern" is provided. When a fishing line (device) is fed out in the actual fishing mode, a rotation pulse signal from the reed switch 59 is used. In addition, the control means 51 calculates the feed amount of the fishing line, and the calculation result is displayed in the line length display section 6.
3a.

When the angler switches the control means 51 by rotating the jog dial 67 at the place where the fishing line is paid out from the rod tip to the sea surface, and switches to the "reset" mode of the main mode 75, FIG. Mode display section 6 as shown
When the character “Reset” is displayed on 3c and the jog dial 67 is pressed in the direction of arrow C in this state, the display value of the thread length display section 63a is reset to “0.0”, and the control means 51 Automatically switches to the actual fishing mode 71.

Thereafter, when the fishing line is paid out, the line length measured by the line length measuring device is displayed on the line length display section 63a as shown in FIG. 6 (2).
Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, the fishing line is, for example, 42.3 m.
When the jog dial 67 is rotated and the control means 51 is switched to the "bottom color / shelf memo" mode of the main mode 75 at the place where the robot is pulled out and landed, the mode display section 63c as shown in FIG. When the jog dial 67 is pressed in the direction of arrow C in this state, "0" is displayed on the bottom empty / shelf memo display 63b as shown in FIG. 6 (5). .0 "is displayed, the bottom position is set, and the control means 51 automatically switches to the actual fishing mode 71.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6 (6), the position of the device from the bottom and the amount of unwinding from the water surface during the winding of the fishing line are displayed on the line length display portion 63a and the bottom color / shelf memo display. Part 63
b. In addition, when an error of 3.2 m occurs as shown in FIG. 7A when the device is wound up to the surface of the water, the jog dial 67 is again rotated to switch the control means 51 to switch the main mode. 75
When the jog dial 67 is pressed in the direction of arrow C after switching to the "reset" mode, the display value of the thread length display section 63a is reset to "0.0" as shown in FIG. The control means 51 automatically switches to the actual fishing mode 71.

Further, the fishing reel 70 according to the present embodiment incorporates, in addition to the above-mentioned bottom color / shelf memo setting function and resetting function, a sharpening function for winding the device in a preset pattern. However, the jog dial 67 is also used to perform the ON / OFF operation of such a shear function and the setting and change of the shear pattern. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, three patterns A to C are stored in advance in the ROM of the control means 51 as a shaky pattern of the shaky function, and an arbitrary pattern D is stored in the ROM of the control means 51 by operating the power lever 45. The control means 51 can be switched by rotating the jog dial 67 and the “shake pattern” in the main mode 75 can be set in the RAM.
When the mode is switched to the mode and the jog dial 67 is pressed in the direction of arrow C, the control means 51 switches to the switching sub-mode 77.

When the jog dial 67 is rotated in the directions of arrows A and B in the switching sub-mode 77, the above-described patterns A to D are sequentially selected, and after the pattern is selected, the jog dial 67 is pressed in the direction of arrow C. The pattern is determined, and the control means 51 automatically switches to the actual fishing mode 71. The main mode 7 is switched by rotating the jog dial 67.
5 is set to “ON” by pressing the jog dial 67 and then the control means 51 controls the spool in the selected fishing pattern based on the timer 79 in the actual fishing mode 71. Motor 41
Is controlled. Although not shown, in the switching sub-mode 77, the display of "patterns A to D" is sequentially displayed on the mode display section 63c in accordance with the selection operation by the jog dial 67.

Further, as shown in FIG.
7 Select pattern D and turn jog dial 67 with arrow C
When the pressing operation is performed in the direction, the power lever 45 functions as an input means for arbitrarily setting the winding amount and the stop time of the shank. When the pattern D is selected and the jog dial 67 is pressed and operated in this manner. First, the numerical value is increased or decreased on the mode display portion 63c in accordance with the rotation operation of the power lever 45.

Then, the jog dial 67 is set to a desired value.
When is pressed, first, the winding amount is set. When the winding amount is set in this manner, the stop time can be set next. When the power lever 45 is operated to press the jog dial 67 at an arbitrary value, the stop time is set. The stop time of the pattern is set, and the control means 51 automatically switches to the actual fishing mode 71.

Therefore, after selecting the pattern D in which the winding amount and the stop time are set in the above manner, similarly, by switching the jog dial 67, the "shake" mode is selected from the switching main mode 75, and the jog dial 67 is selected. Then, in the actual fishing mode 71, the control means 51 controls the spool motor 41 in the selected pattern D based on the timer 79.

Since the fishing reel 70 according to the present embodiment is constructed as described above, the spool motor 41 is rotated by operating the power lever 45 to wind the fishing line around the spool 39, and the power lever 45 Depending on the operation amount of
The motor output current time rate is variably controlled to adjust the motor output of the spool motor 41, and the amount of reeling out and winding of the fishing line is measured by the line length measuring device, and the line length is displayed on the display 63.

On the other hand, if the angler rotates the jog dial 67 to select the "reset" mode of the switching main mode 75 as shown in FIG. "Reset" is displayed on the mode display section 63c as in 1), and if the jog dial 67 is sequentially rotated, "Reset" → "Bottom color / shelf memo" →
The mode is sequentially switched to each of “sharpness” → “sharpness pattern” → “reset”, and when the jog dial 67 is pressed in each mode, a display 63 as shown in FIG.
Is reset, the bottom position is set as described above with reference to FIG. 6, and ON / OFF of the shear function is set.

When the control means 51 is switched by rotating the jog dial 67 and the main mode 75 is switched to the "sharp pattern" mode and the jog dial 67 is pressed, the control means 51 switches to the switching sub-mode 77. As described above, when the jog dial 67 is sequentially rotated in the switching sub-mode 77, the patterns A to D of the shear function are sequentially selected. When the jog dial 67 is pressed for each pattern, the pattern is determined. Then, the control means 51 automatically sets the actual fishing mode 7
Switch to 1. Then, after this, the jog dial 67
By selecting the "sharpening" mode from the switching main mode 75 by the rotation operation of the above, and setting the shaking on by pressing the jog dial 67, the fishing line is thereafter wound in the actual shaking mode 71 in the selected shark pattern. Will be taken.

Also, as described above, the switching sub-mode 77
After the pattern D is selected and the jog dial 67 is pressed, the winding amount and the stop time are sequentially determined by operating the power lever 45, and the jog dial 67 is pressed again to switch to the actual fishing mode 71. 6
By selecting the "sharpening" mode from the switching main mode 75 by the rotation operation of 7 and setting the shaking on by pressing the jog dial 67, thereafter, in the actual fishing mode 71,
The fishing line is wound up in the set shark pattern.

As described above, in this embodiment, the control means 51 is switched to the actual fishing mode 71 and the switching mode 73 by rotating the jog dial 67 as a single operating body in the directions of the arrows A and B.
And in the switching mode 73,
Various functions and their setting conditions can be selected by rotating the jog dial 67, and the jog dial 6 can be selected.
Since the setting and change of the operation state and setting conditions of various functions can be performed by pressing the button 7, a mode change switch, a setting change switch, a decision switch, and the like are provided on the operation panel 61 as compared with the conventional example shown in FIG. No longer needed, the number of switches was greatly reduced.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the user from accidentally touching the switch on the operation panel 61 during actual fishing and erroneously operating the switch. Is simplified, and the number of switches on the operation panel 61 is reduced, so that the whole reel can be reduced in size. In the present embodiment, the jog dial 67 is mounted at a position operable with the finger of the hand holding the fishing reel 70, and the jog dial 67 is set on the display 6
3, the setting condition can be selected and determined while visually confirming the display state, and various functions can be selected, executed and condition setting can be performed by simple operation of rotating and pressing the jog dial 67. In addition, since these operations can be easily performed by natural finger movements, the operability and practicability are dramatically improved in combination with the smaller number of switches as compared with the related art.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1 to claim 5. In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment, the ON of the jog dial 67 on the operation panel 61 is described.
The jog dial 67 is equipped with a / OFF switch 81, and functions in the same manner as in the above embodiment by ON operation of the ON / OFF switch 81.

The other components are the same as those of the above-described embodiment. Therefore, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. Fishing reel 83 according to the present embodiment
Is configured in this manner, and according to the present embodiment,
As in the above embodiment, the intended purpose can be achieved. However, according to the present embodiment, there is an advantage that erroneous operation of the jog dial 67 can be reliably prevented during actual fishing.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention. This embodiment is a disk of the above embodiment mounted on one side of the control box 61 on the handle 43 side. Instead of the jog dial 67, a jog dial 85 is formed into a cylindrical shape as shown in the figure, and is adjacent to the display 41, and can be rotated in the directions of arrows A and B on the rear end side of the control box 49. The jog dial 85 is mounted so that it can be pressed in the direction of arrow C.
It can be operated by the fingers of the hand holding the fishing reel 87.

As in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
The control means 51 can be switched between the actual fishing mode 71 and the switching mode 73 by rotating the jog dial 85 serving as a single operating body in the directions of the arrows A and B, and the jog dial 85 is switched in the switching mode 73. Various functions and their setting conditions can be respectively selected by a rotating operation, and the operating state of various functions and setting conditions can be set and changed by pressing the jog dial 85. And
Other configurations are the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and therefore, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

Since the fishing reel 87 according to the present embodiment is configured as described above, the present embodiment can also achieve the intended purpose similarly to the first embodiment. The operability and practicality have been dramatically improved.

[0039]

As described above, according to the fishing reel of the first aspect, the number of switches mounted on the reel body is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional fishing reel. This eliminates the possibility of erroneous operation by touching the hand, improving the holdability of the entire reel, simplifying the visual appearance, and further reducing the number of switches to reduce the size of the entire reel.

According to the present invention, the selection, execution, and setting of various functions can be performed by operating a single operating body. The sex has been dramatically improved. And claim 2
According to the invention according to the third aspect, since the operation body can be operated with the fingertip while holding the fishing reel, the operation body is excellent, and according to the third aspect, the display state of the display device is visually recognized. Since the operating body can be operated while it is being operated, it has an advantage of being excellent in practicality.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention,
Since the operation body can be operated by a natural finger movement with a small amount of movement of the hand holding the reel, the operation is easy, and according to the invention according to claim 5, while ensuring good operability,
It is possible to prevent erroneous operation of the operating body during actual fishing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the fishing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of a fishing reel associated with an operation of a jog dial.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display on a display device in response to operation of a jog dial.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display on a display device in response to an operation of a jog dial.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a fishing reel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a conventional fishing reel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 33 Reel body 39 Spool 41 Spool motor 43 Handle 45 Power lever 49 Control box 51 Control means 61 Operation panel 63 Display 63a Thread length display 63b Bottom color / shelf memo display 63c Mode display 67,85 Jog dial 70,83, 87 Fishing reel 81 ON / OFF switch

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A reel body for rotatably supporting a spool, a display for displaying setting conditions, operating states and measured values of various functions incorporated in a storage means mounted on the reel body, and operating various functions. And a control means for controlling various functions by operating the switch and displaying the set conditions, operating states, and measured values on a display, wherein the switch is a reel. The control means is configured to be switchable between an actual fishing mode and a switching mode by a displacement operation of the operating body, and the operating body is configured to be switched in the switching mode. And the setting conditions of the various functions can be selected by the displacement operation, and the setting and changing of the operating state and the setting conditions of the various functions can be performed by operating the operation body. Fishing reel. 2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the operation body is mounted at a position where the operation body can be displaced by a finger of the hand holding the reel body. 3. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the operating body is mounted near the display. 4. The operation body according to claim 1, wherein the operation body is a dial-type operation member rotatably attached to the reel body and operable to be pressed and displaced in the direction of the rotation center. Fishing reel according to 1. 5. The reel unit according to claim 1, wherein an ON / OFF switch of an operating body is provided on the reel body.
A fishing reel according to any one of the preceding claims.