JP2012005428A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a wireless communication unit from being damaged, and to stabilize wireless communications of the wireless communication unit in a fishing reel.SOLUTION: A case member 92 made of synthetic resin in which the entire communication unit 74 is housed is attached to a side inside a protruding part 10c of a first side plate 10. Since the entire communication unit 74 is disposed inside the case member 92, the communication unit 74 is not exposed to the outside, and the communication unit 74 is hardly damaged. Further, since the case member 92 is made of synthetic resin, the wireless communications of the communication unit 74 disposed inside the case member 92 are not hindered.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fishing reel, and more particularly to a fishing reel that is mounted on a fishing rod and winds and feeds a fishing line.

  Generally, a fishing reel includes a metal reel body, a spool rotatably mounted on the reel body, and a handle for rotating the spool. The spool is mounted on a spool shaft that is supported by the reel body, and the handle is mounted non-rotatably on a handle shaft that is disposed in parallel with the spool shaft. In such fishing reels, for example, a drag mechanism that brakes rotation of a spool such as a star drag attached to a handle shaft or a lever drag attached to a spool shaft, and a torque that detects torque acting on the drag mechanism What is further provided with a sensor and a wireless communication unit that transmits tension acting on the fishing line calculated based on the torque detected by the torque sensor to a fishing information display device provided outside the fishing reel is known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). Here, since the tension acting on the fishing line can be calculated by detecting the torque acting on the drag mechanism by the torque sensor, the tension acting on the fishing line can be calculated from the wireless communication unit of the fishing reel by wireless communication. By transmitting to the wireless communication unit of the display device and displaying the tension acting on the fishing line on the display unit of the fishing information display device, the angler can adjust the tension acting on the fishing line, i.e. whether the fish has been hit or not Current fishing conditions such as conditions can be grasped in real time and reliably.

JP 2005-270017 A

  In the conventional fishing reel, the tension acting on the fishing line is transmitted by wireless communication from the wireless communication unit of the fishing reel to the wireless communication unit of the fishing information display device, and the tension acting on the fishing line is transmitted to the display unit of the fishing information display device. To be displayed. The fishing reel's wireless communication unit is provided on the upper part of the metal reel body, the upper part of the wireless communication unit is arranged to be exposed outside the reel body, and the lower part of the wireless communication unit is embedded inside the reel body. Are arranged to be. Here, since the upper part of the wireless communication unit is disposed so as to be exposed to the outside of the reel unit, the wireless communication unit exposed to the outside of the reel unit may be damaged and damaged, and the lower part of the wireless communication unit may be damaged. Is arranged so as to be embedded in the inside of the reel body, the metal reel body may hinder stable wireless communication of the wireless communication unit embedded in the inside of the reel body.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent a wireless communication unit from being damaged in a fishing reel and to stabilize wireless communication of the wireless communication unit.

  A fishing reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is a fishing reel that is mounted on a fishing rod and winds and feeds a fishing line, and includes a reel body, a spool, a handle, a wireless communication unit, and a case member. The reel body is a metal member attached to a fishing rod. The spool is rotatably mounted on the reel body and winds a fishing line. The handle is provided on the reel body and rotates the spool. The wireless communication unit can wirelessly communicate with an external device provided outside the reel body. The case member is a synthetic resin member that is mounted on the outer surface of the reel body and in which the entire wireless communication unit is disposed.

  This fishing reel is provided with a synthetic resin case member that is mounted on the outer surface of the reel body and in which the entire wireless communication unit is disposed. Here, since the entirety of the wireless communication unit is disposed inside the case member, the wireless communication unit is not exposed to the outside, and the wireless communication unit is not easily damaged. Furthermore, since the case member is made of synthetic resin here, the wireless communication of the wireless communication unit disposed inside the case member is not hindered. Therefore, such a case member can prevent the wireless communication unit from being damaged and can stabilize the wireless communication of the wireless communication unit.

  A fishing reel according to a second aspect is the fishing reel according to the first aspect, wherein the case member has a dome shape protruding from the outer surface of the reel body. In this case, since the case member has a dome shape having a smooth outer surface, the case member can be reduced in size.

  A fishing reel according to a third aspect is the fishing reel according to the first or second aspect, wherein the reel body covers a cylindrical reel body having a plurality of hollow portions so as to face the spool, and both ends of the reel body. Each has a pair of bottomed cylindrical side plates to be mounted. The case member is mounted on the outer surface of the side plate opposite to the handle mounting side. In this case, on the side plate opposite to the handle mounting side, when various electrical components such as a counter case having a display unit, a mounting board having a control unit for performing various controls, and a power source unit are arranged, Wiring between these electrical components and the wireless communication unit is facilitated.

  A fishing reel according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the fishing reel according to the first or second aspect, wherein the reel body has a cylindrical reel body having a plurality of hollow portions facing the spool, and a handle attached to one side. And a pair of bottomed cylindrical side plates that are respectively mounted to cover both ends of the body. The case member is mounted on the inner side surface of the side plate opposite to the handle mounting side. In this case, since the case member is disposed on the inner side surface of the side plate opposite to the handle mounting side, that is, the inner side surface on the spool side, the case member is hardly damaged.

  The fishing reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the fishing reel of the fourth aspect, wherein the side plate opposite to the handle mounting side has a cylindrical cylindrical portion with various mechanisms mounted therein and an open side portion; And a projecting portion that integrally projects downward from the front portion. The case member is attached to the inner side surface of the protruding portion. In this case, the case member can be attached to a projecting portion having a relatively space projecting downward from the opening.

  A fishing reel according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the fishing reel according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising a tension detecting unit that detects a tension acting on the fishing line. The wireless communication unit outputs the tension acting on the fishing line detected by the tension detection unit to an external device. In this case, since the tension acting on the fishing line can be displayed on the display unit of the external device, the fisherman can see the current fishing situation such as the tension acting on the fishing line, that is, whether or not the fish has been hit and how the fish is pulled. Can be grasped reliably in real time.

  A fishing reel according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the fishing reel according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the external device is provided outside the fishing reel and displays information received from the wireless communication unit. is there. In this case, information received from the fishing reel by wireless communication can be displayed on the display unit of the fishing information display device.

  According to the present invention, since the fishing reel is provided with the case member made of synthetic resin that is mounted on the outer surface of the reel body and the entire wireless communication unit is disposed inside, the wireless communication unit is damaged. Can be prevented, and the wireless communication of the wireless communication unit can be stabilized.

The perspective view of the fishing reel which employ | adopted one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the reel for fishing. The perspective view when the 1st side plate of the said fishing reel is seen from the outer side (left side). The perspective view when the said 1st side board is seen from inner side (right side). The side view when the said 1st side board is seen from the outer side (left side). The side view when the said 1st side board is seen from inner side (right side). The front view when the said 1st side board is seen from the front side. The control block diagram of the fishing reel. The top view of a fishing information display apparatus. The top view of the display part of the said fishing information display apparatus.

  A fishing reel 100 employing an embodiment of the present invention is a large double-bearing reel used for trolling, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The fishing reel 100 includes a cylindrical reel body 1, a spool shaft 2 that is rotatably mounted at the center of the reel body 1, and a spool 3 that is rotatably supported by the spool shaft 2 and is not axially movable. And a handle 4 disposed on the side of the reel body 1. The fishing reel 100 also includes a rotation transmission mechanism 6 that transmits the rotation of the handle 4 to the spool 3, a lever drag mechanism 7 that brakes the rotation of the spool 3 in the line-feeding direction, and rotation of the spool 3 in the line-feeding direction. A reversing prevention mechanism 9 for regulating is provided inside the reel body 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reel body 1 includes a pair of left and right bottomed cylindrical first side plates 10 (side plates opposite to the handle 4 mounting side) and second side plates 11 (handle 4). A side plate on the mounting side), and a metal perforated cylindrical reel body 12 in which a first side plate 10 and a second side plate 11 are concentrically coupled to both ends by stamping coupling and fixed by a plurality of fixing screws. Have. The first side plate 10 and the second side plate 11 support both ends of the spool shaft 2 so as to be rotatable at substantially central portions thereof.

  A harness lug 13 for mounting on the reel harness is mounted at an interval above the reel body 12 and the first side plate 10 and the second side plate 11. At the lower part of the reel body 12, a rod attaching portion 14 for mounting the reel on a fishing rod is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first side plate 10 includes a cylindrical cylindrical portion 10 b that has an attachment substrate 10 a that is formed inside and on which various mechanisms are mounted, and that has both sides open, and a front side from the cylindrical portion 10 b. And a protruding portion 10c protruding integrally below the portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the cylindrical portion 10b is a cylindrical member, and a substantially disc-shaped mounting substrate 10a is mounted and fixed therein. Both side portions of the cylindrical portion 10b have a first opening 10d (inner opening on the spool 3 side) and a second opening 10f (outer opening), which are circular openings. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, a disc-shaped first lid member 90 that covers the second opening 10 f is attached to the outside of the second opening 10 f.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, the first lid member 90 is a disk member that is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the second opening 10 f, and includes six screws formed around the second opening 10 f. The first lid member 90 is detachably attached to the cylindrical portion 10b by inserting six attachment screws 90a through the holes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the protruding portion 10 c is a portion that integrally protrudes from the tubular portion 10 b so as to have the same width as the tubular portion 10 b downward from the front portion. As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, a mounting recess 10 e to which a case member 92 in which a communication unit 74 (described later) is housed can be mounted is formed on the inner side (spool 3 side) of the protruding portion 10 c. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, a storage recess 10 g that can store a power supply unit 68, which will be described later, is formed on the outer side of the protrusion 10 c. The mounting recess 10e is a recess whose rectangular inner shape is substantially the same as the outer shape of the case member 92, and four screw holes formed at the corners of the mounting recess 10e with the case member 92 mounted on the mounting recess 10e. The case member 92 is detachably attached to the inside of the protruding portion 10c by inserting the four attachment screws 92a. The storage recess 10g is a recess having a rectangular inner shape formed on the outer side opposite to the inner mounting recess 10e, and occupies most of the protrusion 10c deeper than the depth of the mounting recess 10e. is there. A battery box (not shown) of the power supply unit 68 can be detachably attached inside the housing recess 10g. A plate-like second lid member 91 that covers the storage recess 10g is attached to the outside of the storage recess 10g.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 7, the second lid member 91 is a disk member whose outer shape is larger than the housing recess 10g along the outer shape of the protruding portion 10c and the outer shape of the first lid member 90. The second lid member 91 can be attached to and detached from the outside of the projecting portion 10c by inserting three mounting screws 91a through three screw holes formed around the housing recess 10g in a state where the 68 is mounted in the housing recess 10g. It is attached. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 7, the second lid member 91 is formed separately from the first lid member 90.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the case member 92 is a synthetic resin member in which the entire communication unit 74 is disposed inside, and is a dome that protrudes inward from the inner surface of the protruding portion 10c. It is a shaped member. As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the central portion of the surface (inner surface) of the case member 92 is formed with a bulging portion 92 b that protrudes inward from other portions of the inner surface. An escape space that can accommodate an antenna portion (not shown) is formed. A plate-like member (not shown) is attached to the bottom of the case member 92 in a state in which the communication portion 74 is housed inside the case member 92, and the case member 92 and the plate-like member are box-shaped, whereby the communication portion. 74 is held as one unit.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a box-shaped counter case 70 is disposed on the upper portion of the cylindrical portion 10 b of the first side plate 10. On the upper surface of the counter case 70, a display unit 79 for displaying the depth information (line length) of the device, the tension (correction torque) acting on the fishing line, the feeding speed of the device, etc., and a display unit arranged on the front side of the display unit 79 An operation unit 77 for performing an operation of switching the display of 79 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially disc-shaped mounting substrate 10a is mounted and fixed inside the cylindrical portion 10b of the first side plate 10. The mounting board 10a includes a control unit 73 (see FIG. 8) that performs various controls, a storage unit 78 (see FIG. 8) that stores various types of information, a spool sensor 71 (see FIG. 8) described later, and a spool counter. 72 (refer to FIG. 8), a substrate temperature sensor 69 (refer to FIG. 8) for detecting the temperature of a sensor substrate of the mounting substrate 10a described later, a backup battery, and the like are arranged. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a holding case for holding a torque sensor 75 (described later) and a temperature sensor 76 is attached to the mounting substrate 10 a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the spool shaft 2 is rotatably supported on the first lid member 90 and the second side plate 11 of the first side plate 10 by a pair of left and right bearings 31a and 31b arranged at both ends. . In addition, the spool 3 is rotatably supported by two bearings 32a and 32b arranged at both ends of the spool 3 with an axial interval inside. As shown in FIG. 2, a ratchet wheel 50 of the reverse rotation prevention mechanism 9, which will be described later, is in contact with the right side of the inner ring of the bearing 31 a at the left end of the spool shaft 2. A friction disk 26 (to be described later) of the lever drag mechanism 7 is in contact with the left side of the inner ring of the left bearing 32 a that supports the spool 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the spool 3 includes a bobbin trunk 3a and flanges 3b integrally formed at both ends of the bobbin trunk 3a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 4 is fixed to the protruding end of a cylindrical handle shaft 5 disposed below the spool shaft 2 in parallel with the spool shaft 2. The handle shaft 5 is rotatably supported on the reel body 1 by two bearings 33a and 33b arranged below the boss portion 11a with an interval in the axial direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation transmission mechanism 6 includes a speed change mechanism that can be switched between high and low speeds. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation transmission mechanism 6 includes a first gear 16 for high-speed winding and a second gear 17 for low-speed winding, which are rotatably supported on the handle shaft 5 of the handle 4, and a first gear. The third gear 18 and the fourth gear 19 that are non-rotatably mounted on the spool shaft 2 in mesh with the 16 and the second gear 17, respectively, the first gear 16 and the second gear 17, and the handle shaft 5. Are coupled to each other to transmit rotation, two compression springs 21a and 21b for positioning the engagement pieces 20 on both sides of the engagement piece 20, and an operation shaft for setting the position of the engagement piece 20. 22. The operation shaft 22 penetrates the handle shaft 5 inside the handle shaft 5 and protrudes to the outside. A slide-type stopper 23 is provided on the handle 4 at the right end of the operation shaft 22 projecting outside.

  In the rotation transmission mechanism 6 having such a configuration, when the operating shaft 22 is pushed to the left in FIG. 2, the engagement piece 20 is disposed on the second gear 17, and the rotation of the handle 4 is performed via the second gear 17. The spool shaft 2 and the spool 3 rotate at a low speed. On the other hand, when the slide type stopper 23 is slid and the operating shaft 22 is pulled out to the right in FIG. 2, the engagement piece 20 is disposed on the first gear 16, and the rotation of the handle 4 is performed via the first gear 16 and the third gear 18. The spool shaft 2 and the spool 3 rotate at high speed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lever drag mechanism 7 includes a brake disk 25 mounted on the left side of the spool 3, a friction disk 26 arranged to face the left side of the brake disk 25, the spool 3 and the brake disk 25. And a moving mechanism 29 for reciprocating the shaft in the axial direction of the spool shaft 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the brake disc 25 is a washer-like disc member made of, for example, stainless steel, and a flange portion 3 b on the left side of the spool 3 by a plurality of mounting pins arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. Is attached to the end face of the spool 3 so as to be movable by a predetermined distance in a direction in which the spool 3 is in contact with and away from the spool 3 and so as not to rotate with respect to the spool 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the friction disk 26 is disposed to face the brake disk 25, and is mounted on the spool shaft 2 so as to be movable in the axial direction of the spool shaft 2. A ring-shaped friction plate 26a made of a wear-resistant material such as carbon graphite or fiber reinforced resin is screwed to the surface of the friction disk 26 facing the brake disk 25. The inner ring of the bearing 32 a of the inner peripheral portion of the spool 3 is in contact with the right end surface of the inner peripheral portion of the friction disk 26 via the coil spring 47 of the moving mechanism 29. The ratchet wheel 50 of the reverse rotation prevention mechanism 9 is in contact with the left end surface of the inner periphery of the friction disk 26. The ratchet wheel 50 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the spool shaft 2 so as not to rotate. The ratchet wheel 50 is in contact with the inner ring of the bearing 31a. The outer ring of the bearing 31 a is in contact with the first side plate 10. As a result, the friction disk 26 cannot move outward in the axial direction of the spool shaft 2 (leftward in FIG. 2), and rotation in the yarn unwinding direction is prohibited by the ratchet wheel 50. Further, the reverse rotation preventing mechanism 9 is a claw type having a ratchet wheel 50 having a sawtooth formed on the outer peripheral surface and a ratchet claw 51 disposed on the outer peripheral side of the ratchet wheel 50 and having a tip locking the sawtooth. The ratchet pawl 51 is swingably mounted on the inner side surface of the first side plate 10 and is biased toward the side where the saw tooth is locked by a tension spring.

  The outside of the friction disk 26 is covered with a drag cover 41 as shown in FIG. The drag cover 41 is made of, for example, an aluminum alloy considering heat dissipation performance, and includes a dish-shaped cover body 41a having a circular opening at the center, and a ring-shaped attachment portion 41b integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cover body 41a. have. The cover main body 41a has a space in which the friction disk 26 and the brake disk 25 can be stored. On the left side surface of the cover main body 41a, a spool sensor 71 (see FIG. 8) and a spool counter 72 (see FIG. 8) are arranged at positions opposite to the reed switches constituting the spool sensor 71 (see FIG. 8) and the spool counter 72 (see FIG. 8). A plurality of magnets constituting the configuration shown in FIG. The attachment portion 41b is fixed to the end surface of the flange portion 3b of the spool 3 by appropriate fixing means such as a plurality of screws, and the drag cover 41 rotates integrally with the spool 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the moving mechanism 29 presses the spool 3 and the brake disc 25 in response to a braking operation lever 45 that is swingably provided on the reel body 1 and the clockwise swing of the braking operation lever 45. 2 to move the spool 3 and the brake disk 25 to the right in FIG. 2 in response to the counterclockwise movement of the brake operation lever 45 by urging the friction disk 26 and the pressing mechanism 46 that moves to the left in FIG. Coil spring 47. The coil spring 47 is mounted in a compressed state on the outer peripheral side of the spool shaft 2 between the friction disk 26 and the bearing 32a of the inner peripheral portion of the spool 3, and urges the friction disk 26 and the spool 3 in a direction away from each other. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the brake operation lever 45 is swingably mounted on the reel unit 1 between a brake release position that is swung clockwise and a maximum brake position that is swung counterclockwise. ing. The braking operation lever 45 includes a lever portion 45a that is swingably attached to the boss portion 11a, and a knob portion 45b that is fixed to the tip of the lever portion 45a. The base end portion of the lever portion 45 a is locked to the first cam member 60 constituting the pressing mechanism 46 so as not to rotate.

  The pressing mechanism 46 includes a first cam member 60 mounted on the inner peripheral surface of the boss portion 11 a so as to be rotatable and immovable in the axial direction, and a second cam member 61 moving in the axial direction by the rotation of the first cam member 60. And a pressing member 62 that moves in the axial direction in conjunction with the second cam member 61. The first cam member 60 is a large and small two-stage cylindrical member that rotates in conjunction with the swing of the braking operation lever 45. An inclined cam is formed on the end surface of the large-diameter base end side. The 2nd cam member 61 is a cylindrical member, and is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the boss | hub part 11a so that it cannot rotate but can move to an axial direction. An inclined cam that engages with the inclined cam of the first cam member 60 is formed on the outer peripheral end surface of the second cam member 61 that faces the first cam member 60. By the relative rotation of the two inclined cams, the rotational motion of the first cam member 60 is converted into the linear motion of the second cam member 61 in the axial direction, and the second cam member 61 moves in the axial direction. The inner peripheral surface of the second cam member 61 is screwed into the pressing member 62. Thereby, the relative positional relationship in the axial direction between the second cam member 61 and the pressing member 62 can be adjusted, and the drag force of the braking operation lever 45 at a predetermined position can be adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting substrate 10 a to which a control unit 73 (see FIG. 8) for performing various controls is mounted is fixedly mounted inside the first side plate 10 of the reel body 1. As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 73 includes a power supply unit 68, a substrate temperature sensor 69, a spool sensor 71, a spool counter 72, a torque sensor 75, a temperature sensor 76, a communication unit 74, an operation unit 77, a storage unit 78, a display. The unit 79 and other input / output units are electrically connected.

  The control unit 73 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O interface, and the like disposed on the mounting board 10a. The control unit 73 is based on communication control processing of the communication unit 74, display control processing of the display unit 79, and data detected from the spool sensor 71 and the spool counter 72 in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the storage unit 78. Detection based on the control water depth information (yarn length) and the control processing for calculating the feeding speed of the device, the torque data detected from the torque sensor 75 and the temperature data detected from the temperature sensor 76 and the substrate temperature sensor 69. Various control operations such as control processing for correcting the torque and calculating the corrected torque are executed. The storage unit 78 includes a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, for example, and stores various data such as map data used when calculating the yarn length.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, the power supply unit 68 is disposed in a battery box that is detachably mounted in a storage recess 10 g formed outside the protrusion 10 c of the first side plate 10. is there. The battery box is a box-shaped box containing six AA batteries that can be arranged in two rows of three AA batteries arranged in series, and can supply 4.5V power. It is. The power supply unit 68 is wired from the inside of the housing recess 10g to the mounting substrate 10a, and after being appropriately transformed to a voltage by the control unit 73, power is supplied to the communication unit 74 and the display unit 79. Here, when replacing the AA battery of the power supply unit 68, the three mounting screws 91a are removed, the second lid member 91 is removed from the protruding portion 10c, the opening of the storage recess 10g is exposed to the outside, and the battery is opened from the storage recess 10g. By removing the box, six AA batteries can be replaced.

  The spool sensor 71 is composed of two reed switches arranged side by side. The reed switch detects two magnets attached to the magnet wheel. The number of revolutions of the reel can be detected by counting this detection pulse by the spool counter 72. Further, the rotation direction of the spool 3 can be detected depending on which of the reed switches has issued the detection pulse first.

  The spool counter 72 is a counter that counts the number of times the spool sensor 71 is turned on and off, and rotational position data relating to the number of revolutions of the spool is obtained from the counted value. The spool counter 72 decreases when the spool 3 rotates in the forward direction (rotation in the yarn feeding direction), and increases when the spool 3 rotates in the reverse direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the torque sensor 75 is a magnetostrictive sensor and is mounted on the outer periphery of the spool shaft 2 between the ratchet wheel 50 of the reverse rotation prevention mechanism 9 and the friction disk 26 of the lever drag mechanism 7. It has a magnetostrictive element, and a detection coil held around a magnetostrictive element and held in a holding case attached and fixed to the mounting substrate 10a. The magnetostrictive element is made of a soft magnetic material made of, for example, an amorphous alloy foil, and is wound around and fixed to the spool shaft 2 with an interval therebetween. On the surface of the magnetostrictive element, concave grooves inclined at different angles are formed in order to impart magnetic anisotropy. The detection coil is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to surround the magnetostrictive element, and the self-inductance changes according to the change in the magnetic permeability of the magnetostrictive element due to the twist of the spool shaft 2. The detection coil of the torque sensor 75 is connected to the control unit 73 (see FIG. 8), and the detected torque detected by the detection coil is sent to the control unit 73. Further, on both sides of the detection coil of the torque sensor 75, a temperature sensor 76 composed of two sensors for detecting the temperature of the detection coil is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the temperature sensor 76 is a thermistor that is attached so as to be able to contact the detection coil of the torque sensor 75. The temperature sensor 76 is held together with the detection coil of the torque sensor 75 in a holding case attached and fixed to the mounting substrate 10a. The temperature sensor 76 is connected to the control unit 73 (see FIG. 8), and the temperature of the detection coil of the torque sensor 75 detected by the temperature sensor 76 is sent to the control unit 73.

  The substrate temperature sensor 69 (see FIG. 8) is a sensor that detects the temperature of the sensor substrate to which the sensor circuit to which the torque sensor 75 and the temperature sensor 76 are connected is attached, and is disposed on the sensor substrate of the attachment substrate 10a. Yes. The substrate temperature sensor 69 is connected to the control unit 73 (see FIG. 8), and the temperature of the sensor substrate detected by the substrate temperature sensor 69 is sent to the control unit 73.

  The control unit 73 performs various types of control of the display unit 79, the communication unit 74, and the like, and performs water depth calculation processing for calculating water depth information of the device. In the water depth calculation process, the number of rotations of the spool 3 counted by the spool counter 72 and the map data held in the storage unit 78 are made to correspond to each other, thereby converting the number of rotations of the spool 3 into the water depth information of the device. The device depth information thus obtained is sent to the display unit 79 and the communication unit 74 as numerical information.

  Further, the control unit 73 performs a rotation speed calculation process for calculating the rotation speed of the spool 3. The rotation speed calculation process calculates the rotation speed per unit time of the spool 3 based on the rotation speed of the spool 3 counted by the spool counter 72 and time information obtained from the internal clock of the control unit 73. The rotation speed information of the spool 3 obtained in this way is sent to the display unit 79 and the communication unit 74 as numerical information.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, the display unit 79 displays, in order from the front side to the rear side, a yarn length display area for displaying the depth information (yarn length) of the device and the tension (correction torque) acting on the fishing line. The segment liquid crystal has a torque display area for displaying and a speed display area for displaying the feeding speed of the device.

  The operation unit 77 is a substantially oval push button, and is a button for switching display settings of the display unit 79 and resetting display contents. The display setting of the display unit 79 can also be switched by an operation unit 84 provided on a fishing information display device 80 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) described later provided outside the fishing reel 100. The communication unit 74 (see FIG. 8) provided on the fishing reel 100 and the communication unit 86 (see FIG. 8) provided on the fishing information display device 80 are electrically connected by wireless communication. As shown in FIG. 10, the communication unit 86 of the fishing information display device 80 receives device depth information obtained from the fishing reel 100 and displays it on the display unit 85.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the communication unit 74 can transmit and receive various types of information to and from the communication unit 86 of the fishing information display device 80 provided outside the fishing reel 100. The communication unit 74 can transmit the device depth information, the rotation speed information of the spool 3, and the tension information acting on the fishing line to the communication unit 86 of the fishing information display device 80. The communication unit 74 includes a single ZigBee (registered trademark) module, and can wirelessly communicate with the ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 86 of the fishing information display device 80. ZigBee (registered trademark) is one of the short-range wireless communication standards standardized as IEEE 802.15.4, and is standardized as IEEE (Institut of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.15.4. For example, a radio frequency band of 2.4 GHz is used. The ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 74 of the fishing reel 100 is a module compatible with the multipoint network, and can communicate with the ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 86 of the plurality of fishing information display devices 80. However, in the present embodiment, communication with the ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 86 of one fishing information display device 80 is possible. As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the communication unit 74 is a dome-shaped synthetic resin that protrudes inward from the inner surface of the protrusion 10 c so that the entire ZigBee (registered trademark) module is disposed inside. It is covered with a case member 92 made of metal. As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the central portion of the surface (inner surface) of the case member 92 is formed with a bulging portion 92 b that protrudes inward from other portions of the inner surface, and ZigBee (registered) An escape space that can accommodate an antenna portion (not shown) of the (trademark) module is formed. A plate-like member (not shown) is attached to the bottom of the case member 92 with the ZigBee (registered trademark) module housed inside the case member 92, and the case member 92 and the plate-like member are box-shaped. Thus, the communication unit 74 is held as one unit.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the fishing information display device 80 includes a horizontal body member 81 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a control unit 83 (see FIG. 8) disposed inside the body member 81, and a body member 81. The communication unit 86 (see FIG. 8) disposed, a display unit 85 including a touch panel type liquid crystal display disposed in the center of the surface of the main body member 81, and a touch panel 84a and a display unit disposed on the surface of the display unit 85 And an operation portion 84 including a push-type power switch 84b disposed on the side portion of 85. The touch panel 84a can perform an operation of switching display settings of the display unit 79 of the plurality of fishing reels 100. The power switch 84 b can turn on and off the display of the display unit 85. The fishing information display device 80 incorporates a global positioning system (GPS) module (not shown), and can display various information from the GPS on the display unit 85 by a switching operation of the touch panel 84a. The fishing information display device 80 is mounted on an arm-shaped mounting base 87 that is swingably and detachably attached to both side portions of the main body member 81. By swinging the main body member 81 in the front-rear direction, the display unit The angle of 85 can be set arbitrarily. The fishing information display device 80 has an information input / output terminal (for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) input / output terminal) that can be connected to an information input / output terminal of a personal computer (not shown). Information on the depth of water for the fishing device (line length), the tension acting on the fishing line (correction torque), and various log information on the feeding speed of the device stored in the storage unit of the information display device 80 via the USB memory. Input from the USB input / output terminal of the personal computer to the storage unit of the personal computer, the water depth information (thread length) of the device relating to the fishing reel 100, the tension acting on the fishing line (correction torque), and the feeding of the device on the display unit of the personal computer Various log information of speed can be displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the display unit 85 has six device water depth information (line length) regarding the six fishing reels 100 in each region of 2 rows and 3 columns, tension (correction torque) acting on the six fishing lines, The feeding speed of the six devices is displayed on the display unit 85 of one fishing information display device 80. In FIG. 10, three fishing reels 100 are connected to one fishing information display device 80. The depth information (line length) of the three devices relating to the three fishing reels 100, the tension (correction torque) acting on the three fishing lines, and the feeding speed of a plurality of devices are displayed on the display unit 85 of one fishing information display device 80. It is supposed to be displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, each of the two rows and three columns of the display unit 85 (the first region from the upper left and the sixth region from the lower right) has the water depth information (yarn length) in the order from the upper side to the lower side. Is a dot matrix liquid crystal having a thread length display area 85a for displaying the tension, a torque display area 85b for displaying the tension (correction torque) acting on the fishing line, and a speed display area 85c for displaying the feeding speed of the device. The yarn length display area 85a of the first area is an area for displaying the water depth information (yarn length) of the device, and “120” indicating that the characters “DISTANCE” and, for example, the yarn length is 120.0 m. .0m "is displayed. The torque display area 85b of the first area is an area for displaying the tension (correction torque) acting on the fishing line, and indicates that “LINE TENSION” and, for example, the correction torque is 15.0 kg. “15.0 kg” is displayed. The speed display area 85c of the first area is an area for displaying a mechanism feeding speed (spool 3 rotation speed), and the characters "LINE SPEED" and, for example, the speed is 10.0 km / h. “10.0 km / h” is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the communication unit 86 can wirelessly transmit and receive various types of information to and from the communication unit 74 of the fishing reel 100. The communication unit 86 receives information such as the depth data of the device, the rotation speed information of the spool 3 and the tension information acting on the fishing line from the communication unit 74 of the fishing reel 100, and sends it to the communication unit 74 of the fishing reel 100. Sends various command information. The communication unit 86 is configured by one ZigBee (registered trademark) module similarly to the communication unit 74 of the fishing reel 100, and can wirelessly communicate with the ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 74 of the fishing reel 100. It is. The ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 86 is a module corresponding to the multipoint network, and can communicate with the ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 74 of the plurality of fishing reels 100. In this embodiment, Communication with the ZigBee (registered trademark) module of the communication unit 74 of the six fishing reels 100 is possible.

  In such a fishing reel 100, a synthetic resin case member 92 in which the entire communication unit 74 is accommodated is mounted on the inner side (spool 3 side) of the protruding portion 10 c of the first side plate 10. Has been. Here, since the whole communication part 74 is arrange | positioned inside the case member 92, since the communication part 74 is no longer exposed outside, the communication part 74 becomes difficult to be damaged. Furthermore, since the case member 92 is made of synthetic resin here, wireless communication of the communication unit 74 disposed inside the case member 92 is not hindered. Therefore, by providing such a case member 92, the communication unit 74 can be prevented from being damaged, and the wireless communication of the communication unit 74 can be stabilized.

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(A) In the above embodiment, the fishing information display device 80 is provided outside the fishing reel 100 and the tension acting on the fishing line is displayed on the display unit 85 of the fishing information display device 80. Only the display unit 79 may display the tension acting on the fishing line. Further, the fishing information display device 80 may be configured to echo-display the water depth at the bottom of the fishing ground obtained from the fish finder and the shelf position indicating the position of the fish school.

  (B) In the above-described embodiment, the case member 92 is mounted on the inner surface of the protruding portion 10c. However, the case member 92 is not limited to this, and may be mounted on the outer surface of the protruding portion 10c.

  (C) In the embodiment, the second lid member 91 is formed separately from the first lid member 90. However, the first lid member 90 and the second lid member 91 may be integrally formed.

  (D) In the above-described embodiment, the display unit 85 of one fishing information display device 80 displays the water depth information (line length) of the device relating to the six fishing reels 100, the tension acting on the fishing line (correction torque), and the feeding speed of the device. The display of the fishing information display device 80 displays the water depth information (line length) of the device relating to the plurality of fishing reels 100, the tension acting on the fishing line (correction torque), and the feeding speed of the device. You may make it display on the part 85. FIG. Further, the communication unit 86 of the plurality of fishing information display devices 80 is configured by two ZigBee (registered trademark) modules, and the communication units 86 of the plurality of fishing information display devices 80 communicate with each other on the plurality of fishing reels 100. (Thread length), tension acting on the fishing line (correction torque), and mechanism feeding speed may be communicated.

2 spool shaft 3 spool 3a bobbin trunk 3b flange 4 handle 5 handle shaft 6 rotation transmission mechanism 7 lever drag mechanism 9 reverse rotation prevention mechanism 10 first side plate 10a mounting substrate 10b cylindrical portion 10c protruding portion 10d first opening 10e mounting Concave portion 10f Second opening portion 10g Storage concave portion 11 Second side plate 11a Boss portion 12 Reel body 13 Harness lug 14 竿 Mounting portion 16 First gear 17 Second gear 18 Third gear 19 Fourth gear 20 Engagement piece 21a Compression spring 21b Compression spring 22 Operation shaft 23 Stopper 25 Brake disk 26 Friction disk 26a Friction plate 29 Moving mechanism 31a Bearing 31b Bearing 32a Bearing 32b Bearing 33a Bearing 33b Bearing 41 Drag cover 41a Cover body 41b Mounting portion 45 Braking operation lever 45a Lever portion 45b Part 46 Pressing mechanism 47 Coil spring 50 Ratchet wheel 51 Ratchet claw 60 First cam member 61 Second cam member 62 Pressing member 68 Power supply part 69 Substrate temperature sensor 70 Counter case 71 Spool sensor 72 Spool counter 73 Control part 74 Communication part 75 Torque Sensor 76 Temperature sensor 77 Operation unit 78 Storage unit 79 Display unit 80 Fishing information display device 81 Main body member 83 Control unit 84 Operation unit 84a Touch panel 84b Power switch 85 Display unit 85a Yarn length display area 85b Torque display area 85c Speed display area 86 Communication Part 87 Mounting base 90 First lid member 90a Attachment screw 91 Second lid member 91a Attachment screw 92 Case member 92a Attachment screw 92b Swelling portion 100 Fishing reel

Claims (7)

A fishing reel that is mounted on a fishing rod and winds and feeds a fishing line,
A metal reel body mounted on the fishing rod;
A spool that is rotatably mounted on the reel body and winds the fishing line;
A handle provided on the reel body for rotating the spool;
A wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with an external device provided outside the reel body;
A synthetic resin case member that is mounted on the outer surface of the reel body and in which the entire wireless communication unit is disposed.
Fishing reel equipped with.   The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the case member has a dome shape protruding from an outer surface of the reel body. The reel body has a cylindrical reel body having a plurality of hollow portions so as to face the spool, and a pair of bottomed cylindrical side plates that are respectively mounted so as to cover both ends of the reel body. And
The fishing reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the case member is mounted on an outer surface of the side plate opposite to the handle mounting side. The reel body has a cylindrical reel body having a plurality of hollow portions so as to face the spool, and a bottomed cylinder to which the handle is mounted on one side and to cover both ends of the reel body. A pair of side plates,
The fishing reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the case member is mounted on an inner surface of the side plate opposite to the handle mounting side. The side plate on the side opposite to the handle mounting side has a cylindrical cylindrical portion in which various mechanisms are mounted and the side portion is open, and a protrusion that integrally protrudes downward from the opening portion of the cylindrical portion. And
The fishing reel according to claim 4, wherein the case member is mounted on an inner surface of the protruding portion. A tension detecting unit that detects a tension acting on the fishing line;
The fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the wireless communication unit outputs a tension acting on the fishing line detected by the tension detection unit to the external device.   The fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the external device is a fishing information display device that is provided outside the fishing reel and displays information received from the wireless communication unit.

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