JP3156992B2 - Electric reel for fishing - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel for switching a spool from a free state to a winding state using motor power.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in the case of fishing for a deep-sea fish layer such as boat fishing, an electric reel is frequently used. For example,
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 6-335341 discloses a fishing line length measuring device for improving fishing results.
When a predetermined shelf position is reached, an automatic shelf stop device is provided that drives a motor for driving the spool to turn on the clutch mechanism from off to on, that is, switches from the free state to the winding state, and stops feeding of the device. .

[0003]

However, the above publication discloses a configuration in which a power transmission mechanism is provided between a pinion shaft and a clutch mechanism, and the clutch is switched from off to on by the power of a spool driving motor. This power transmission mechanism is provided at the end through a deceleration rotation mechanism that has been greatly decelerated in order to obtain the torque required to wind the fishing line by winding the spool and turning on the motor. The time lag from time to when the clutch is actually switched to the ON state is large, the response is slow, and the stop position of the device is shifted from a desired position. In addition, since the power transmission mechanism is provided between the pinion shaft and the clutch mechanism, the mechanism is concentrated on the winding drive mechanism section having the pinion shaft and the clutch mechanism section. However, there is a problem that the gear box portion becomes large and the reel becomes large in size.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric fishing reel in which a switching response by a motor is quick.
In addition, the switching response by the motor is quick,
An object of the present invention is to provide a compact electric reel for fishing.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above object, according to the present invention, a spool is rotatably supported between both side plates of a reel body, and the spool is brought into a free state with a switching operation of a switching member. An electric reel for fishing that is provided with a clutch mechanism for switching to a winding state on one side plate side and can drive a spool by a motor, wherein the motor is disposed outside the spool, Of the two ends of the output shaft, a speed reduction mechanism capable of obtaining a windable drive torque is interposed between the end and the spool opposite to the one side plate, and acts on the clutch mechanism. A switching member return mechanism that can switch the switching member from a position where the spool is set to the free state to a position where the spool is set to the winding state is driven by the rotation of the motor output shaft. The force shaft is coupled to an end of one side plate side, to provide an electric fishing reel, characterized in that separately from the said speed reduction mechanism. The switching member includes a lever-type switching member and a rotary knob-type switching member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the spool is of a type in which a fishing line is wound from above, and the motor is located on the front side of the spool, and the axis of the motor is located below the axis of the spool. It is configured to

In the first aspect, a predetermined speed reduction mechanism is interposed between the spool and the end of the output shaft of the motor disposed outside the spool on the side where the clutch mechanism is not provided. The required torque for driving the winding is obtained. On the other hand, a switching member return mechanism is connected to the output shaft end of the clutch mechanism side separately from the above-described deceleration mechanism, and the switching member is driven with the rotation of the motor output shaft. Since the position is switched to the winding position, the influence of the time lag based on the speed reduction mechanism can be cut off, and the switching of the clutch can be set to a desired quick response speed. Although the periphery of the pinion shaft where the winding drive mechanism originally exists is complicated, the switching member return mechanism is provided between the motor output shaft on the clutch mechanism side and the clutch mechanism. Are separated from each other, so that concentration of the mechanism can be avoided, and the incorporation in manufacturing is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an electric reel such as a dual-bearing type reel is generally provided with a level wind mechanism for winding a fishing line onto a spool, and this level wind mechanism is necessarily disposed in front of the spool. At the same time, the spool set to wind the fishing line from the upper side is arranged at a position above the axis of the spool, and a space below the spool is a margin. Therefore, in addition to the above-described improvement in the degree of freedom of the switching response speed,
By arranging the motor in this extra space, no new area for arranging the motor is required, and as a result,
It becomes a compact electric reel.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a dual-bearing type reel as an electric reel according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of a partially broken view from the handle 18 side, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the switching lever 24 is switched to a clutch-off position. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. The reel body 10 has left side plates 1 on both sides thereof.
2L and a right side plate 12R, and a spool shaft 14S is rotatably disposed between both side plates at a rear position (lower in FIG. 1) of the reel body. The spool 14 is also rotatably supported with respect to the shaft. Further, on the front side, below the level wind mechanism 50 shown by a broken line in FIG. It is arranged in.

A handle 18 is mounted on the handle shaft 36 outside the right side plate 12R, and a drive gear (not shown) is mounted on the handle shaft 36 so as to rotate integrally therewith. The pinion shaft 20 is connected to the spool shaft 14S.
The pinion gear 2 is concentrically supported by a planetary gear support described later so as to be corotatable, slidable on the pinion shaft in the longitudinal direction, and relatively rotated with respect to the pinion shaft.
The spool 14 can be manually rotated by the rotation of the handle via a winding drive mechanism including 2 and the like.
Further, a ratchet 38 is attached to the handle shaft 36 so as to rotate integrally therewith, and a pawl member 40 is engaged with the ratchet 38, thereby preventing the handle from rotating in the reverse direction, that is, preventing the spool from rotating in the fishing line feeding direction. ing. A clutch mechanism such as a switching lever 24 is provided on the right side plate 12R side.

On the other hand, an end of the output shaft 16S of the motor 16 on the left side plate 12L side is provided with a reduction mechanism G using a planetary gear.
The spool shaft 1 is provided with the reduced speed rotation.
A gear mechanism G2 for transmitting to 4S is provided in the left side plate 12L. The spool shaft rotates in this manner, and a reduction mechanism G3 using a planetary gear is provided at the other end. The rotational force of the spool shaft, that is, the rotational force of the sun gear of the speed reduction mechanism acts in the direction of reversing the handle 18 via a pinion clutch-coupled to the planetary gear support. Since the handle cannot be reversed by the action with the member, the spool integrally provided with the internal gear rotates in the winding direction of the fishing line by the reaction force.

The right side plate 12 of the output shaft 16S of the motor 16
On the R side, a one-way clutch 42 is mounted. If the handle 18 is rotated to rotate the spool without driving the motor, the rotation driving force is transmitted to the motor output shaft, but the output shaft 16S does not rotate due to the presence of the one-way clutch 42, and The spool 14 is rotated in the fishing line winding direction by the force. Thus, the spool 14 can be rotated either electrically or manually.

In order to cut off the driving force to the spool, a clutch mechanism such as the above-described switching lever 24 is provided on the right side plate 12R. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a projection 24 </ b> T is provided at an end of the switching lever 24, and a long hole 26 into which the projection 24 </ b> T is inserted.
H, a slide plate 26 that is slidably guided by a guide portion 10S integrated with the reel body 10 is provided. A cam portion 26C is formed on this plate. On the other hand, the clutch plate 28 slidable along the pinion shaft 20 is urged by the coil spring 30 in the slide plate direction.

When the switching lever 24 is switched to a position 24 'in FIG.
The slide plate 26 is slid in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2, and as a result, the cam portion 26C moves the clutch plate 28 in the axial direction of the pinion shaft 20 against the urging force of the coil spring. At this time, the pinion 22
Moves together with the clutch plate, the clutch engagement with the planetary gear support is released, and the clutch is turned off. The slide plate 26 has one leg 26 for the operation described below.
L is formed longer by a predetermined length.

On the other hand, on the right side of the output shaft 16S of the motor 16, in addition to the one-way clutch 42, a speed reduction mechanism G4
Is provided, and the planetary gear support YG of this reduction mechanism is provided.
A rotation member 44 having a predetermined diameter that rotates together with the axis S is provided, and a projection member 46 is attached to a predetermined position thereof. The switching member return mechanism described in the claims includes the rotating member 44 and the projecting member 46. The reduction mechanism G4 has a sun gear SG rotatably attached to the output shaft 16S, and three planetary gears YG disposed around the sun gear SG. These planetary gears are internal gears fixed to the reel body 10. It is also meshed with the UG, and is supported by a planetary gear support YGS so as to be able to rotate around the sun gear while revolving around the sun gear. This internal gear UG also serves as waterproofing of the speed reduction mechanism G4. Further, the speed reduction ratio by the speed reduction mechanism G4 is set smaller than the speed reduction ratio via the speed reduction mechanisms G1 and G3 and the transmission gear mechanism G2 described above. In the present invention, the speed reduction mechanism G4 is not essential.

For this reason, if the switch (not shown) of the motor 16 is turned on in the clutch-off state shown in FIG. Rotate in the direction of the arrow with force. At this time, the projection member 46 is connected to the long leg 26 of the slide plate 26.
L from the clutch plate 28 to the cam portion 26C.
And the pinion 22 moves to the original position together with the clutch plate by the urging force of the coil spring 30, and the clutch engages with the planetary gear support. That is, the clutch is turned on as shown in FIG. In this ON state,
The switch of the motor 16 is turned off by a control mechanism (not shown), and in this state, it is possible to wait for fish to catch. Reference numeral 34 in FIG. 1 is a sensor for detecting the number of rotations of the spool. Further, the position of the motor 16 does not necessarily have to be below the level wind mechanism on the front side of the spool.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the switching member returns to the other end of the output shaft of the motor without the intervention of the speed reduction mechanism for generating the necessary torque for rotating the spool. Since the mechanism is provided, a desired torque can be set irrespective of the torque required for the spool drive rotation. Therefore, the deceleration ratio can be set small so that a quick reaction is performed. Further, since the switching member return mechanism is provided at the end of the output shaft on the side where the clutch mechanism of the motor exists, the mechanism acting on the clutch mechanism is simplified, and the mechanism is provided between the winding drive mechanism and the clutch mechanism. Concentration is facilitated and manufacturing integration is facilitated. Also, if the motor is located below the front side of the spool, it will be located below the level wind mechanism, so that the space of the reel body can be used effectively, and as a result, a compact electric reel can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electric reel according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway view of a clutch-on state viewed from a handle side in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 in a clutch-off state.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Reel main body 12L Left side plate 12R Right side plate 14 Spool 16 Motor 16S Output shaft 20 Pinion shaft 22 Pinion 24 Switching lever 26 Slide plate 28 Clutch plate 44 Rotating member 46 Projection member 50 Level wind mechanism

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A01K 89/017

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A clutch mechanism for rotatably supporting a spool between both side plates of a reel body and switching the spool between a free state and a winding state in accordance with a switching operation of a switching member is provided on one side plate side. An electric reel for fishing that can drive a spool by a motor, wherein the motor is disposed outside the spool, and of both ends of an output shaft of the motor, a side opposite to the one side plate side. A deceleration mechanism for obtaining a torque that can be driven for winding is interposed between the end portion of the spool and the spool. A switching member return mechanism capable of switching members is connected to an end of the output shaft on the one side plate side so as to be driven with rotation of the motor output shaft, and the deceleration mechanism Electric fishing reel, characterized in that the released Ri. 2. The spool is configured to wind a fishing line from above, wherein the motor is located on the front side of the spool and the axis of the motor is located below the axis of the spool. An electric reel for fishing according to claim 1.