JP2004024061A - Electric reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric fishing reel which prevents trouble due to erroneous operation of an operation member for adjusting a motor output.
A fishing motor includes a spool motor for driving a spool rotatably supported on a reel body, motor output adjusting means for adjusting the motor output of the spool motor, and an operating member of the motor output adjusting means. In the electric reel, a starting member is mounted on the operating member or the reel body, and a motor drive of the spool motor and a motor output adjustment can be performed by a cooperative operation of the starting member and the operating member. I do.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel in which the motor output of a spool motor can be adjusted by operating an operation member mounted on a reel body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In general, when performing fishing on a deep-sea fish layer such as boat fishing, an electric reel for fishing (hereinafter, referred to as “electric reel”) is widely used.
As is well known in the art, an electric reel rotates a spool by driving a spool motor mounted on a reel body to wind a fishing line.In order to improve fishing results, recently, an operation member mounted on the reel body has been used. Japanese Patent No. 2979778 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-125725 disclose a method in which a motor output is adjusted by an operation and a push-button type motor ON / OFF switch is used in combination.
[0003]
The electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2977978 has a lever-shaped operation member (power lever) 7 on one side plate 5 of the reel body 3 to which the handle 1 is attached, as shown in FIG. And a potentiometer (motor output adjusting means) for increasing or decreasing the motor output in accordance with the operation of the operating member 7 is mounted in the reel body 3, and the spool motor 9 is operated by operating the operating member 7. The motor output can be continuously adjusted from a winding stop state to a maximum value (0 to MAX).
[0004]
According to the electric reel 11, a complex operation of stopping the motor and increasing / decreasing the motor output can be easily and quickly performed by operating the operation member 7, so that it is possible to respond to the situation of the fishing ground as compared with the related art. Smooth fishing operation becomes possible.
The electric reel 13 disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-125725 shown in FIG. 9 includes a lever-shaped operation member (speed adjustment lever) 17 capable of adjusting the motor output of the spool motor 15 from a stopped state to a maximum value by using a handle. A rotation potentiometer (motor output adjusting means), which is rotatably mounted on one side plate 23 of the reel body 21 to which the mounting member 19 is attached and which adjusts the motor output by operating the operation member 17, is mounted inside the reel body 21. An ON / OFF switch 27 for the spool motor 15 is provided on an operation panel 25 of the main body 21. When the operation member 17 is at the OFF position (stop state), the ON / OFF switch 27 is turned on by the ON operation. It is possible to do dynamic winding.
[0005]
Thus, also with the electric reel 13, the motor output can be easily adjusted by operating the operation member 17, so that a favorable shift operation according to the situation can be performed.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the electric reels 11 and 13 described above, if a hand or an object accidentally touches the operating members 7 and 17 or the ON / OFF switch 27 and moves them at an actual fishing spot, the fishing reels are suddenly moved. Electric hoisting by the spool motor starts.
[0007]
For this reason, there is a danger that the tension may be suddenly applied to the fishing line and the finger may be cut, or the finger may be injured by pinching the fishing line guide of the level wind device which reciprocates right and left.
Such a danger is more remarkable in the case of an electric reel equipped with a high-output spool motor intended for big game fishing.
[0008]
Further, the trouble due to such careless erroneous operation (driving operation of the spool motor) is not only related to the danger as described above, but also, for example, when the electric hoist is suddenly started during the installation work of the device, and Some problems have been pointed out, such as breaking up the rod, winding up the rod too much, cutting the fishing line, or breaking the rod.
[0009]
The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric reel which solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and prevents trouble due to erroneous operation of an operation member.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a spool motor that drives a spool rotatably supported on a reel body, a motor output adjusting unit that adjusts a motor output of the spool motor, and the motor. In an electric reel provided with an operating member of an output adjusting means, a starting member is mounted on the operating member or the reel body, and a motor drive of a spool motor and a motor output adjustment are performed by cooperative operation of the starting member and the operating member. Can be executed.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electric reel according to the first aspect, the activation member includes a member for locking / unlocking operation of the operation member. In the electric reel according to claim 2, the activation member is inserted into the operation member, and is urged outward by the spring force of the spring member mounted in the operation member. The insertion tip portion includes a stay-shaped pressing switch that engages with an engaging portion provided on the mounting base side of the operating member. The operating member includes an engaging portion formed by a pressing operation of the pressing switch against the spring force of the spring member. , The motor drive and the motor output adjustment can be executed.
[0012]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electric reel according to the first aspect, the starting member comprises a member that is operated simultaneously with the operating member. In the electric reel described above, the starting member comprises an operating member or a push-button switch mounted on the reel body side, and the operating member includes a signal of a motor output adjusting means by operation of the operating member and a push-button switch. , The motor drive and the motor output adjustment can be executed.
[0013]
(Action)
According to the invention according to claim 1, even if a hand or an object accidentally touches the operation member at the time of actual fishing, as long as the start member is not operated, the spool motor is not driven to start the electric hoist. In the invention according to the second aspect, unless the operation of the operating member is unlocked by the operation of the activation member, and in the invention according to the third aspect, the operating member and its mounting base side are operated by the pressing operation of the pressing switch. Unless the engaging state with the engaging portion is released, the spool motor is not driven to start the electric winding, so that the angler can use the electric reel of the high-output spool motor with ease.
[0014]
Even in the invention according to claim 4 and claim 5, unless the starting member is operated simultaneously with the operating member, the motor drive and the motor output adjustment cannot be performed, and the angler can safely perform the high output spool motor. Can be used.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the electric reel according to claims 1 to 3. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 31 denotes a frame of a reel body 33, and reference numerals 35 and 37 denote side plates attached to the left and right of the frame 31. A spool 41 is rotatably supported between both side plates 35 and 37 via a spool shaft 39. The spool shaft 39 penetrates the axis of the spool 41, and the side plates 35 and 37 via bearings 43 and 45. It is supported in between.
[0017]
The spool 41 is rotated by driving the spool motor 47 or winding the handle 49 to wind the fishing line. The spool motor 47 is a motor case integrally formed with the frame 31 in front of the spool 41. 51.
In the side plate 35, a planetary gear mounted on one end of the motor shaft 47a of the spool motor 47, a planetary reduction mechanism 53 including a sun gear and an internal gear meshing with the planetary gear, and a plurality of gears 55a, 55b, A power transmission mechanism 55 composed of 55c is mounted, and the driving force of the spool motor 47 is transmitted to the spool shaft 39 via the speed reduction mechanism 53 and the power transmission mechanism 55.
[0018]
The spool shaft 39 penetrates the center of the spool 41 and the other end protrudes into the side plate 37. A conventionally known power transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational force of the handle operation to the spool 41 at the protruding end. 57, a clutch mechanism 59 for switching the spool 41 between a fishing line winding state (clutch ON) and a fishing line feeding state (clutch OFF), and the like.
[0019]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a clutch lever 61 of a clutch mechanism 59 is mounted on a rear side of the side plate 37, and the clutch mechanism 59 is turned on / off by operating the clutch lever 61. By switching, the driving force of the spool motor 47 and the handle 49 is transmitted / cut off to the spool 41.
A magnet 63 is mounted on the gear 55b, and a plurality of reed switches 65 are mounted on the frame 31 in opposition to the rotation locus of the magnet 63. Are connected to a microcomputer in a control box 67 mounted between the side plates 35 and 37.
[0020]
The ROM of the microcomputer incorporates a thread length measurement program similar to that of the electric reel disclosed in JP-A-5-103567, and the CPU of the microcomputer outputs from the reed switch 65. A determination signal of forward rotation and reverse rotation of the spool 41 is taken in to determine whether the fishing line is to be fed or wound, and a rotation pulse signal of the spool 41 taken in from the reed switch 65 is counted by an up / down counter. The thread length calculation formula stored in the ROM is calculated and executed. Then, the CPU displays the calculation result on a display 71 mounted on an operation panel 69 on the control box 67 as a fishing line length (amount of feeding).
[0021]
Then, like the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2979778, the motor output of the spool motor 47 is set to the maximum value (0 to MAX) from the OFF state of the winding stop, in front of the side portion of the side plate 37 to which the handle 49 is attached. A lever-shaped operation member (hereinafter, referred to as a “power lever”) 73 that continuously adjusts the rotation of the reel body 33 is attached to the reel body 33 so as to be rotatable at a predetermined angle in the front-rear direction, as described above. The conventional electric reel equipped with such a power lever has a drawback that if a hand or an object accidentally touches the power lever at an actual fishing spot, the electric winding by the spool motor suddenly starts. there were.
[0022]
Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, in the present embodiment, a push switch as a starting member is provided on the power lever, and the motor drive of the spool motor and the motor output adjustment are performed by cooperative operation of the push switch and the power lever. It is possible.
That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the power lever 73 is attached to a cylindrical portion (base for mounting the power lever) 75 integrally formed with the side plate 37, and a potentiometer (motor output adjusting means) built in the cylindrical portion 75. 77 is connected via an operation shaft 79.
[0023]
The power lever 73 is provided with a pressing switch 83 composed of a stay having an L-shaped cross section and having an engagement piece 81 bent at the insertion end in the inner circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 75. It is inserted so as to be movable in the directions (arrows A and B directions in FIG. 3).
The pressing switch 83 is provided with a spring support piece 87 that is engaged with a concave guide groove 85 provided in the power lever 73. The guide groove 85 is provided with the pressing switch via the spring support piece 87. A single coil spring 89 that urges 83 in the direction of arrow A is interposed, and the upper portion of the push switch 83 is moved away from the tip of the power lever 73 by the spring force of the coil spring 89 as shown in FIG. It always protrudes in the direction.
[0024]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, an arc-shaped slide portion 91 with which the engagement piece 81 comes into contact with the spring force of the coil spring 89 is provided on the upper inner periphery on the distal end side of the cylindrical portion 75, and the motor output is stopped. A concave engaging portion 93 with which the engaging piece 81 engages is continuously provided over the rotation range of the power lever 73.
A stopper piece 95 for positioning the power lever 73 at the maximum value of the motor output is protruded from one end of the slide section 91, and a stopper piece 97 is further provided in parallel with the engaging section 93. The engaging piece 81 engaged with the engaging portion 93 abuts on the stopper piece 97, and the displacement of the power lever 73 in the rear of the reel body 33 (in the direction of arrow C in the figure) is restricted.
[0025]
In addition, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 99 denotes a reset switch mounted on the operation panel 69. By operating the reset switch 99, the thread length display value of the display 71 is reset to "0 (m)".
Since the electric reel 101 according to the present embodiment is configured as described above, when the spool motor 47 is in the stop state, the power lever 73 is disposed at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. The pressing switch 83 is urged outward from the tip of the power lever 73 by the spring force of the spring 89, and the engaging piece 81 is engaged with the engaging portion 93.
[0026]
Therefore, in this state, even if the power lever 73 is operated in the motor output increasing direction (the direction of arrow D in the drawing) without operating the push switch 83, the engaging piece 81 is engaged with the engaging portion 93. Therefore, the power lever 73 cannot be moved, and the power lever 73 does not move even if a hand or an object is accidentally touched.
Then, when the pressing switch 83 is pressed in the direction of arrow B against the spring force of the coil spring 89 to release the engaged state (locked state) between the engaging portion 93 and the engaging piece 81, the direction of arrow D is released. The power lever 73 can be operated, and motor drive and motor output adjustment can be executed.
[0027]
As a result, the CPU of the microcomputer thereafter variably controls the current energization time rate to the spool motor 47 as the duty ratio of the pulse signal according to the operation amount of the power lever 73, and according to the operation of the power lever 73, the motor drive circuit And the spool motor 17 is continuously controlled from the motor stopped state to the maximum value, and the fishing line is wound around the spool 41 by operating the power lever 73 and the handle 49.
[0028]
As described above, the present embodiment employs a so-called double operation type security structure in which the motor drive and the motor output adjustment can be performed by the cooperative operation of the power lever 73 and the press switch 83. Even if a hand or an object accidentally touches the power lever 73 at the time of fishing, the spool motor 47 is driven and the electric winding is performed unless the engagement state of the engagement portion 93 and the engagement piece 81 is released by operating the push switch 83. Does not start, the angler can use the electric reel of the high-power spool motor with ease, and can prevent the occurrence of troubles in the installation work of the device or the like.
[0029]
FIGS. 5 and 6 show a side view of a main part of the electric reel according to the first embodiment of the first, fourth and fifth embodiments. Instead of the engagement / disengagement structure between the power lever 73 and the engaging portion 93, a push button type start switch (start member) 103 is attached to the tip of the power lever 73 as shown in FIG. As described above, the operation signal of the start switch 103 is input to the CPU of the microcomputer 105 in addition to the signal of the potentiometer 77 by the operation of the power lever 73.
[0030]
When the operation signal of the start switch 103 and the signal of the potentiometer 77 are simultaneously input, the CPU starts driving the spool motor 47 via the motor drive circuit 107. Thereafter, the operation of the power lever 73 causes the spool motor 47 to operate. The motor output of 47 can be adjusted.
Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
[0031]
In this embodiment, the power lever 73 is arranged at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 when the spool motor 47 is in the stop state. Even if the power lever 73 is operated in the motor output increasing direction (the direction of arrow D in the figure) without being operated, the spool motor 47 is not driven because only the signal from the potentiometer 77 is input to the CPU of the microcomputer 105.
[0032]
Therefore, even if a hand or object touches and moves the power lever 73 by mistake, the spool motor 47 is not driven unless the start switch 103 is operated.
When the power lever 73 is operated in the direction of arrow D while operating the start switch 103, the operation signal of the start switch 103 and the signal of the potentiometer 77 are simultaneously input to the CPU, and motor drive and motor output adjustment can be executed. It becomes.
[0033]
Thereafter, the CPU variably controls the current supply time ratio to the spool motor 47 as the duty ratio of the pulse signal according to the operation amount of the power lever 73, and sends a command to the motor drive circuit 107 in accordance with the operation of the power lever 73. Thus, the spool motor 17 is continuously controlled from the motor stopped state to the maximum value, and the fishing line is wound around the spool 41 by operating the power lever 73 and the handle 49.
[0034]
As described above, also in the present embodiment, the motor drive and the motor output adjustment can be performed by the cooperative operation of the power lever 73 and the start switch 103. Therefore, even if the power lever 73 is moved by an erroneous operation, the start switch 103 is simultaneously operated. Unless the operation is performed, the spool motor 47 is not driven to start the electric winding.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment as well, the angler can use the electric reel of the high-output spool motor with ease, and it is also possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles in the installation work of the device or the like.
[0035]
Note that the mounting position of the start switch 103 is not limited to the embodiment of FIG. 5, and for example, as shown in FIG. 7 showing the second embodiment of claims 1, 4 and 5, May be provided on one side surface 109 side of the power lever 73. According to such an embodiment, the intended purpose can be achieved similarly to the embodiment of FIG.
[0036]
Instead of the power lever 73, the start switch 103 may be mounted on the reel body 33 side such as the operation panel 69. If the simultaneous operation with the power lever 73 is not hindered, the start switch 103 is used. Is not limited to the above-described embodiments.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, since the security structure of the double operation mode is adopted in which the motor drive and the motor output adjustment can be performed by the cooperative operation of the operation member and the activation member, Even if a hand or object touches the operation member by mistake, the spool motor will not be driven and the electric winding will not start unless the start member is operated, so the angler can use the electric reel of the high output spool motor with confidence. It is also possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles in situations such as a work of attaching a device.
[0038]
According to the second aspect of the invention, unless the operation of the operation member is unlocked by the operation of the activation member, and in the invention according to the third aspect, the operation member is depressed by the pressing operation of the pressing switch. Unless the engagement state with the engagement portion on the mounting base side is released, the spool motor will not be driven and the electric winding will not start, so the angler can use the electric reel of the high output spool motor with confidence. In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of inconvenience in a situation such as a work of attaching a device.
[0039]
Also, in the invention according to claims 4 and 5, since the motor drive and the motor output adjustment cannot be executed unless the starting member is operated simultaneously with the operation member, the angler can safely operate the high output spool motor. It is possible to use an electric reel, and it is also possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem in a scene such as a work of attaching a device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electric reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the electric reel shown in FIG.
3 is a cutaway front view of a main part of the electric reel shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a cutaway side view of a main part of the electric reel shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part of the electric reel according to the first embodiment of claims 1, 4 and 5;
6 is a control block diagram of the electric reel shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part of an electric reel according to a second embodiment of claims 1, 4 and 5;
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a conventional electric reel.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of another conventional electric reel.
[Explanation of symbols]
33 Reel main body 39 Spool shaft 41 Spool 47 Spool motor 73 Power lever 75 Cylindrical part 77 Potentiometer 81 Engagement piece 83 Press switch 89 Coil spring 93 Engagement part 101 Electric reel 103 Start switch 105 Microcomputer

Claims (5)

A spool motor for driving a spool rotatably supported by the reel body,
Motor output adjusting means for adjusting the motor output of the spool motor;
In the electric fishing reel provided with the operating member of the motor output adjusting means,
Attach an activation member to the operation member or reel body,
An electric reel for fishing, wherein a motor drive of a spool motor and a motor output adjustment can be executed by a cooperative operation of the starting member and the operation member. The electric reel for fishing according to claim 1, wherein the activation member is a member for locking / unlocking operation of the operation member. The activation member is inserted into the operation member, is spring-biased outward from the operation member by a spring force of a spring member mounted in the operation member, and an insertion tip portion is provided on a mounting base side of the operation member. And a stay-shaped pressing switch that engages with the engaging portion.
The fish according to claim 2, wherein the operation member is capable of performing motor drive and motor output adjustment by releasing engagement with the engagement portion by a pressing operation of the pressing switch against the spring force of the spring member. Electric reel for fishing. The electric reel for fishing according to claim 1, wherein the starting member is a member that is operated simultaneously with the operating member. The activation member is composed of an operation member or a push button switch mounted on the reel body side,
The fishing operation according to claim 4, wherein the operation member is capable of executing motor drive and motor output adjustment by a signal of a motor output adjustment means and an operation signal of a push button type switch by operation of the operation member. For electric reel.

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