JP2002153184A - Electric reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric reel having a display unit, designed to facilitate understanding data without enlarging the display unit. SOLUTION: This electric reel is so designed that an area 5c for showing the number of tiers of speed change is laid out on a display unit 5; wherein the area 5c means an area of showing speed change tiers corresponding to the increase/decrease of the rotating speed of a motor, and 15 rectangular cell areas 50 are arranged longitudinally, and 5 identical patterns 60 each with three of the cell areas 50 differing in shape from each other as a set are arranged longitudinally, the cell areas 50 are arranged in the same direction as the direction of arranging the patterns 60, and the cell areas 50 within the patterns 60 are arranged so that the shape thereof gets larger in the transverse direction different from the arrangement direction of the patterns 60.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an electric reel, and more particularly to an electric reel driven by electric power supplied from an external power supply.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an electric reel has a length of, for example, 100 m.
It is often used when catching fish migrating in the above depth from the top of a ship. This type of electric reel includes a reel body mounted on a fishing rod, a spool disposed inside the reel body, a handle for manually rotating the spool, a motor for driving the spool, a spool, a motor and a handle. And a clutch for transmitting and disconnecting power. The motor is housed, for example, in a spool in order to reduce the size of the reel. The reel body comprises a pair of side plates having a spool disposed therebetween and connected thereto, and a pair of side covers covering the outside of each side plate. A handle is rotatably mounted on one side cover side. I have.

A counter case having a display unit for displaying water depth is mounted on the upper surface of the reel body. The display unit is, for example, a liquid crystal display of a segment type or a dot matrix type, and can display all kinds of information such as a bottom position and a shelf position, a current tackle depth, a motor rotation speed, and a tension acting on a fishing line.

[0004] In such a display unit, particularly when displaying data that increases or decreases in the rotational speed of the motor or the tension acting on the fishing line, for example, a plurality of the same shapes arranged in the vertical direction are arranged in accordance with the increase or decrease in the data. A method of displaying a box (cell area) in a stepwise manner is well known.

[0005]

In the conventional electric reel, cell regions having the same shape are displayed step by step.
For example, by arranging the cell regions linearly at the end of the display unit, it is possible to arrange the cell regions in a narrow region of the display unit. However, since the cell regions have the same shape, it is relatively difficult to grasp the data.

Therefore, in order to easily grasp the data,
In addition to the method of displaying the cell area stepwise in the vertical direction, a method of gradually increasing the horizontal length of the cell area in accordance with an increase in data is known. In this case, particularly, where the data is large, the length of the cell region in the horizontal direction is long, so that the ratio of the cell region in the display unit is increased, and the display unit may need to be enlarged.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily grasp data without enlarging a display unit in an electric reel having a display unit.

[0008]

An electric reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is an electric reel driven by electric power supplied from an external power source. The electric reel is mounted on a fishing rod and rotatably mounted on the reel main body. A spool on which a fishing line is wound around the outer periphery, a motor for rotating the spool, and a display unit for displaying a plurality of patterns having a plurality of cell regions having different shapes and displaying increase / decrease of various data corresponding to the cell regions. ing.

In this electric reel, the display section has a plurality of patterns having a plurality of cell regions having different shapes. Here, data can be easily grasped by repeatedly arranging patterns of a plurality of cell regions having different shapes. In addition, if the upper limit of the length of the cell region arranged in one pattern is determined, all the cell regions can be displayed without enlarging the display unit by repeatedly arranging the pattern. it can.

The electric reel according to a second aspect is the electric reel according to the first aspect, wherein the plurality of cell regions are arranged in the same direction as the arrangement direction of the plurality of patterns. In this case, since the arrangement directions of the plurality of cell regions and the plurality of patterns are the same, the current data can be more easily grasped, for example, by adjusting these arrangement directions to the direction in which the data increases or decreases.

An electric reel according to a third aspect of the present invention is the electric reel according to the first or second aspect.
In the electric reel described above, the plurality of cell regions are arranged so as to have different shapes in directions different from the arrangement direction of the plurality of patterns. In this case, for example, when the arrangement of the patterns is set in the vertical direction, the horizontal lengths of the cell regions can be made different.

The electric reel according to the fourth aspect of the present invention includes the electric reels according to the first to third aspects.
In one of the electric reels, the plurality of cell regions are arranged so that the shape gradually increases as data increases. In this case, the current data can be more easily grasped by displaying the increase and decrease of the data in the pattern stepwise and repeatedly arranging the pattern.

An electric reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes the electric reels according to the first to fourth aspects.
In any of the electric reels, the plurality of patterns are similar to the other plurality of patterns. In this case, since the other patterns are similar patterns, a uniform display can be performed.

The electric reel according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the electric reel according to the fifth aspect, wherein the plurality of patterns are the same as the other plurality of patterns. In this case, since all patterns are repetitions of the same pattern, pattern formation is facilitated.

[0015] The electric reel according to the seventh aspect of the present invention includes the electric reels according to the first to sixth aspects.
In one of the electric reels, a plurality of cell regions in the plurality of patterns have a different color tone from a plurality of cell regions in the other plurality of patterns. In this case, for example, the color of the cell region can be changed for each pattern, or the shade and gradation of the cell region can be changed.

The electric reel according to the eighth aspect of the present invention includes the electric reels according to the first to seventh aspects.
In any of the electric reels, the data is the rotation speed of the motor. In this case, the speed corresponding to the rotation speed of the motor can be displayed in association with the cell area.

The electric reel according to the ninth aspect of the present invention includes the electric reels according to the first to eighth aspects.
In any of the electric reels, the data is the tension acting on the fishing line. In this case, an increase or decrease in the tension acting on the fishing line can be displayed.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the electric reel according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the data is a current value supplied to the motor. In this case, the value of the current supplied to the motor is proportional to the torque of the motor, and the torque reflects the tension. Therefore, a display reflecting the tension can be performed without providing a sensor for detecting the tension.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, an electric reel employing one embodiment of the present invention has a reel body 1 mounted on a fishing rod R, and a spool rotating disposed on the side of the reel body 1. And a drag 2 for adjusting the drag disposed on the reel body 1 side of the handle 2.

The reel body 1 comprises a pair of left and right side plates 7a, 7
b and a plurality of connecting members 8 for connecting them, and right and left side covers 9 for covering the left and right of the frame 7
a, 9b. Handle 2 side (right side in FIG. 1)
The rotating shaft of the handle 2 is rotatably supported on the side cover 9b, and the power cord 18 for connecting an external power supply PS is connected to the side cover 9a on the side opposite to the handle 2 (left side in FIG. 1). Connector 19 is provided.

Inside the reel body 1, a spool 10 connected to the handle 2 is rotatably supported. A DC-driven motor 12 that drives the spool 10 to rotate in the line winding direction is disposed inside the spool 10. A clutch lever 11 of a clutch mechanism (not shown) for turning on / off the drive transmission between the handle 2 and the motor 12 and the spool 10 is disposed on a side surface of the reel body 1 on the handle 2 side. When the clutch mechanism is turned on, the yarn feeding operation can be stopped during the yarn feeding by the own weight of the device.

A counter case 4 is provided on the upper part of the reel body 1.
Has been fixed. The counter case 4 includes the reel body 1
Is located at the top. As shown in FIG. 2, a display unit 5 that displays the water depth and the shelf position of the device via a liquid crystal display on the upper surface of the counter case 4 based on two references, that is, from the water surface and the bottom. A switch operation section 6 is provided around the area 5.

The display unit 5 has a four-digit seven-segment depth display area 5a disposed at the center, a three-digit bottom depth display area 5b disposed therebelow, and a right-side depth display area 5a in FIG. And a shift stage number display area 5c arranged at In addition, the display unit 5 displays “from the bottom”, “learning”,
Eight characters of “designation”, “lower volume”, “correction”, “input”, “thread feed stop”, and “0 set” can be displayed.

The number-of-gears display area 5c is an area for displaying the gears corresponding to the increase and decrease of the rotation speed of the motor 12, as shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. 3, and rectangular cell areas 50 are arranged in the vertical direction. Fifteen identical patterns 60, each having three cell regions 50 having different shapes and arranged as one set, are arranged in the vertical direction.

The cell regions 50 are arranged side by side in the same direction as the arrangement direction of the pattern 60, that is, in the direction in which the shift speed increases from bottom to top in FIG. The cell region 50 includes a first cell region 50a to a fifteenth cell region 50o.
Are a set of three, each of which is a first pattern 60a.
The fifth pattern 60e to the fifth pattern 60e are arranged at equal intervals. Cell region 50 in pattern 60
Are arranged so that the shape becomes larger in the horizontal direction, which is a direction different from the arrangement direction (vertical direction) of the pattern 60.

For example, the first cell region 50a to the third cell region 50c are arranged so that the shape gradually increases as the shift speed increases.
a, fourth cell region 50d, seventh cell region 50g, tenth cell region
The cell region 50j and the thirteenth cell region 50m have the same shape. Note that the second cell region 50b to the fourteenth cell region 50n and the third cell region 50c to the fifteenth cell region 50o also have the same shape. in this way,
Since the shapes of the first cell region 50a, the second cell region 50b, and the third cell region 50c are regularly repeated for each pattern 60, the first pattern 60a to the fifth pattern 60
The size and shape of e are the same.

The lateral length of the cell region 50 arranged in the pattern 60 is set within a predetermined range. For example, the first pattern 60a to the fifth pattern 60
e, the third cell region 50 having the longest lateral length in
Cell region 50c, sixth cell region 50f, ninth cell region 5
By determining the upper limit lengths of 0i, the twelfth cell region 501, and the fifteenth cell region 50o, the display unit 5 does not need to be enlarged.

The switch operation unit 6 includes speed change switches SK1 and SK arranged vertically on the right side of the display unit 5 in FIG.
2, a bottom memo switch SM and a mode switch MD arranged vertically on the left side of FIG. 2, and a motor switch PW arranged substantially at the center of the rear part of the display unit 5.

A display unit 5 is provided at the upper part in the counter case 4.
And a reel control unit (not shown) that performs display control and motor control. A PWM drive circuit that drives the motor 12 by PWM, a buzzer, a spool sensor, and the like are arranged in a lower portion inside the counter case 4.

In this motorized reel, a plurality of cell areas 50 of different sizes are provided in the shift position number display area 5c of the display unit 5.
Are repeatedly arranged, so that the motor 1 can be displayed without enlarging the display unit 5.
2 can be easily grasped.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above embodiment, five patterns 60 are arranged for every three cell regions 50.
The number and combination of the patterns 60 are not limited to these, and can be set arbitrarily. For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, three patterns 60 are arranged for every three cell regions 50 when the shift stage is nine, or every two cell regions 50 when the shift stage is ten stages. May be arranged with five patterns 60.

(B) In the above-described embodiment, the electric reel having the display unit 5 capable of displaying the increasing / decreasing gear stage has been described as an example. However, the display unit 5 capable of performing the display corresponding to the increase / decrease of data is provided. It may be a fishing reel such as a counter reel having the same.

(C) In the above embodiment, the display unit 5 is a segment type liquid crystal display, but may be a dot matrix type liquid crystal display. The display unit 5 may be a monochrome display or a color display liquid crystal display.

(D) In the above-described embodiment, the data to be increased / decreased displayed on the display unit 5 is the speed corresponding to the rotation speed of the motor 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Data for increasing or decreasing the tension to be applied may be used.

(E) In the above embodiment, the pattern 60
Are all the same, but similar patterns 60 may be used as shown in FIG. Note that the pattern 60 has a successive shape, and the pattern 60 gradually increases in the increasing direction (upward), but is not limited to this.

(F) As shown in FIG. 5, the pattern 60 in which the gear position is maximum, that is, the fifth
In the pattern 60e, highlighting may be performed using a different toning from the other first pattern 60a to fourth pattern 60d. When the cell region 50 performs color display, for example, when the other first pattern 60a to fourth pattern 60d are green, only the fifth pattern 60e may be red. Also, the cell area 50 or pattern 6 indicating the current data
0 may be flushed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when three patterns 60 are arranged for every five cell regions 50, the cell region 50 of the first pattern 60a is green, the cell region 50 of the second pattern 60b is yellow, The cell area 50 of the three patterns 60c may be changed to red.

(G) In the above embodiment, the cell region 50
Are all the same, but as shown in FIG. 7, the gradation, the hue, and the like may be gradually increased in the upward direction. In addition, although the vertical intervals of the cell regions 50 are divided into predetermined intervals for each pattern 60, they may be arranged at equal intervals regardless of the pattern 60 as shown in FIG.

[0038]

According to the present invention, in the electric reel having the display section, since the display section is provided with a plurality of patterns having a plurality of cell regions having different shapes, the data can be transferred without enlarging the display section. It can be easily grasped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electric reel employing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view around a display unit of the electric reel.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view around a speed position number display area of the display unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3 of another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3 of another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 of another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3 of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reel main body 2 Handle 4 Counter case 5 Display part 5c Shift stage number display area 10 Spool 12 Motor 50 cell area 50a-50o 1st cell area-15th cell area 60 patterns 60a-60e 1st pattern-5th pattern

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An electric reel driven by electric power supplied from an external power supply, comprising: a reel body mounted on a fishing rod; a spool rotatably mounted on the reel body and having a fishing line wound around an outer periphery thereof; An electric reel comprising: a motor for rotating the spool; and a display unit in which a plurality of patterns having a plurality of cell regions having different shapes are arranged, and a display unit that displays an increase or decrease of various data in correspondence with the cell region. 2. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cell regions are arranged in the same direction as an arrangement direction of the plurality of patterns. 3. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cell regions are arranged so as to have different shapes in a direction different from an arrangement direction of the plurality of patterns. 4. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cell areas are arranged so that the shape increases stepwise as the data increases. 5. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of patterns are similar to the other plurality of patterns. 6. The electric reel according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of patterns are the same as the other plurality of patterns. 7. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cell regions in the plurality of patterns have a different color tone from the plurality of cell regions in the other plurality of patterns. reel. 8. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the data is a rotation speed of the motor. 9. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the data is a tension acting on the fishing line. 10. The electric reel according to claim 1, wherein the data is a current value supplied to the motor.