JP3255263B2 - 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, and more particularly to a fishing reel in which the size of the entire reel is reduced to improve the operability of fishing and protect the spool drive motor. Related to electric reels.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when fishing a deep-sea fish layer, such as boat fishing, an electric fishing reel is widely used. As is well known, this electric reel for fishing
The "electric reel" is used to wind a fishing line by operating a spool drive motor (hereinafter, referred to as "spool motor") mounted on the reel body.

Conventionally, many electric reels of this type are provided in a spool supported between side plates of a reel body as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 61-110275.
A power transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the spool motor to the spool is incorporated. However, if the spool motor is built in the spool in this way, it has been pointed out that the spool diameter becomes large, which affects the amount of fishing line wound, and that the entire reel becomes large.

Accordingly, the applicant of the present invention has disclosed a technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-7496.
In Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 7-212, there has been proposed an electric reel in which a spool motor is disposed below a level wind mechanism provided between side plates in front of a spool. Thus, according to such an electric reel, the spool diameter can be reduced and the fishing line winding amount can be secured, and the entire reel can be reduced in size by effectively using unnecessary space.

[0005]

By the way, generally, a reel for fishing uses a method in which a reel body hits a boat or rock while catching fish, or a fishing rod is dropped by mistake and the reel body hits a rock. Often used in harsh conditions. For this reason, if the spool motor is disposed below the level wind mechanism in front of the spool as in the above-described electric reel, there is a possibility that the motor may be affected by an external force from below when it falls, for example. However, there is a problem that the spool motor needs to be protected in order to use it in a severe situation without any trouble.

The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and has been made to improve the fishing operability by reducing the size of the entire reel.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an electric reel that protects a spool motor.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a spool motor for winding and driving a spool rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body is provided in front of the spool. In the electric reel disposed between the side plates, a support portion to which the thumb of the hand gripping the reel body can contact is formed on the upper portion of the reel body, and below the rod mounting portion side of the reel body, A level wind mechanism for uniformly winding a fishing line around a spool is mounted, and a spool motor is disposed between the level wind mechanism and the support.

(Effect) According to the electric reel according to the first aspect, for example, when the angler hits the reel body against a boat boat or a rock or accidentally drops the fishing rod while catching fish, the reel body is positioned above the reel body. The support portion protects the spool motor against external force from the spool, and the level wind mechanism protects the spool motor against external force from below the reel body.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an electric reel according to the present invention.
Are the outer plates attached to the left and right of the frame 1 , and the outer plates 5, 7 and the frame 1 form side plates 9, 11 of the reel body 3. A spool 17 is rotatably supported by a spool shaft 19 between bearings 13 and 15 between both side plates 9 and 11.

As with the conventional electric reel, the fishing line 25 is wound around the spool 17 by winding drive of the spool motor 21 or winding operation of the handle 23.
The spool motor 21 is housed in a motor case 27 integrally formed with the frame 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the electric reel 29 according to the present embodiment, the level wind mechanism 31 that evenly winds the fishing line 25 around the spool 17 includes the side plate 9 on the side of the rod mounting portion 33 in front of the spool 17. , 11, and the motor case 27 is provided on the frame 1 along the spool 17 above the level wind mechanism 31. As shown in FIG. 1, a mounting bracket 35 for the one-way clutch 34 mounted on the motor shaft 21a of the spool motor 21 is mounted on the opening of the motor case 27 on the outer plate 7 side.

A set plate 37 is mounted on the frame 1 inside the outer plate 5, and a motor power for transmitting the rotational force of the spool motor 21 to the spool shaft 19 is provided between the frame 1 and the set plate 37. Transmission mechanism 39
Is assembled.

The motor power transmission mechanism 39 has substantially the same configuration as the motor power transmission mechanism of the electric reel disclosed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-39513.
Reference numeral 41 denotes a bracket attached to the frame 1 via an O-ring.
Are protruded toward the set plate 37. The protruding end is rotatably supported by a bearing 47 mounted on the set plate 37, and the end on the spool motor 21 side is rotatably supported by the motor shaft 21 a of the spool motor 21.

The planetary gear support 45 has a sun gear 49 mounted on the motor shaft 21a of the spool motor 21.
Are rotatably mounted, and each planetary gear 43 further meshes with an internal gear 51 provided on the inner periphery of the frame 1. Then, when the sun gear 49 rotates by the rotation of the spool motor 21, each planetary gear 43 revolves while rotating, and rotates the planetary gear support 45 in one direction.

A single gear 53 is fixed to the boss portion 45a of the planetary gear support 45, and two gears 55 and 57 meshing with the gear 53 are connected to the set plate 3 respectively.
7 and the spool shaft 19 so as to be rotatable,
When the planetary gear support 45 is rotated by the drive of the spool motor 21 as described above, the rotational force is applied to each of the gears 53, 55, 5
7 to the spool shaft 19.

The motor power transmission mechanism 39 is configured as described above, and the rotational force of the spool motor 21 is transmitted to the spool shaft 19 via the motor power transmission mechanism 39. The spool shaft 19 penetrates through the center of the spool 17 and protrudes into the outer plate 7 as shown in FIG. 1, and another power transmission mechanism 59 is mounted on the protruding end.

The power transmission mechanism 59 also has a sun gear mounted on the protruding end of the spool shaft 19 and the sun gear, similarly to the power transmission mechanism of the electric reel disclosed by the present applicant in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-39513. The planetary gear includes a plurality of meshing planetary gears, an internal gear formed at one end of the spool 17, and the like, and the planetary gear meshes with the internal gear. The planetary gear is mounted on the planetary gear support 61 by a mounting pin. The planetary gear support 61 is fitted to a bracket mounted on the spool 17 and is connected to a spool shaft 19 via a bearing.
It is supported rotatably.

The planetary gear support 61 has a pinion gear 6 rotatably supported on a pinion shaft 63 disposed coaxially with the spool shaft 19 and movably in the axial direction.
5 is engaged with a clutch, and a clutch plate 67 is disposed between the pinion gear 65 and the planetary gear support 61 so as to engage and disengage the two by operating a clutch lever (not shown) attached to the outer plate 7.

In the drawing, reference numeral 23 denotes a spool winding handle. The handle 23 is connected to a protruding end of a handle shaft 69 inserted into the outer plate 7. A ratchet 71 is fixed to the handle shaft 69, and a drive gear 73 that meshes with the pinion gear 65 is rotatably mounted. The drive gear 73 and the handle shaft 69 are frictionally coupled by a well-known drag device 75 set on the handle shaft 69, so that rotation of the handle 23 can be transmitted to the drive gear 73.

Although not shown, a locking claw is locked to the ratchet 71, and the locking claw is locked to the ratchet 71 to prevent the spool 17 from rotating in the reverse direction, that is, the spool motor 21. When the spool 17 is driven for winding, the handle shaft 69 is prevented from rotating in conjunction therewith. Although not shown, a magnet is mounted on one side of the spool 17,
A magnetic sensor is mounted on the frame 1 so as to face the magnet.
7 is connected to a microcomputer housed in the apparatus.

A microcomputer is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-10 / 1993.
As with the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3567, a line length measuring device is incorporated, and a forward / reverse determination signal of the spool 17 output from a magnetic sensor is taken into the CPU to feed or wind the fishing line 25. At the same time, the rotation pulse signal of the spool 17 taken in from the magnetic sensor is counted by an up / down counter, and the CPU calculates the thread length calculation formula stored in the ROM based on the counted value. ing. And the calculation result is fishing line 2
5, the side plates 9 and 1 above the spool 17 are provided.
The information is displayed on a digital display 79 on a support 77 provided between the two.

The supporting portion 77 is provided between the side plates 9 and 11 on the upper portion of the reel body 3 as shown in FIGS.
When the angler grips the reel body 3 with both hands during actual fishing,
Left and right thumbs can contact the upper surface. The electric reel 29 according to the present embodiment is
The spool motor 21 is arranged between the level wind mechanism 7 and the above-described level wind mechanism 31. With such a configuration, for example, a fisherman can cause the reel body 3 to collide with a boat boat or a rock while catching fish, When the fishing rod is dropped, the spool motor 21 is protected against external force from above and below the reel body 3.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
In front of the side of the side plate 11 to which 3 is attached, similarly to the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-324492 by the present applicant, the motor output of the spool motor 21 is continuously increased or decreased to vary the winding speed of the fishing line. An adjustment lever 81 to be rotated is attached to be rotatable over a predetermined angle, and the adjustment lever 81 is provided with a potentiometer 8
3 is connected. Then, the change in the resistance value of the potentiometer 83 due to the operation of the adjustment lever 81 is input to the above-described microcomputer, and the microcomputer outputs the duty ratio of the pulse signal corresponding to the operation amount of the adjustment lever 81 to the spool motor 21. The drive current conduction time ratio is variably controlled to continuously control the motor output of the spool motor 21 from an OFF state to a maximum value (0 to 100%).

As shown in FIG. 1, the digital display section 79 is provided with a motor output display section 85 for displaying the motor output by operating the adjustment lever 81. The scale of the display amount is sequentially changed from “0” to “100”. In addition, in FIG. 1, 87 is an ON / OFF switch disposed on the upper surface of the support portion 77, and in FIG. 2, 89 is a fishing rod to which the electric reel 29 is attached via the rod mounting portion 33.
After connecting the power cord connected to the electric reel 29 through the connector to the power supply arranged on the ship with a crocodile clip or the like,
When the ON / OFF switch 87 is turned ON, the microcomputer, the spool motor 21 and the like are activated.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 91 denotes a level wind mechanism 3
1 is a level wind power transmission mechanism. The level wind power transmission mechanism 91 includes gears 93 and 95 that sequentially mesh with the gear 57 and a traverse camshaft drive gear 97 that meshes with the gear 95. . Then, when the spool 17 rotates, the traverse cam shaft 99 rotates via the level wind power transmission mechanism 91, and in conjunction with this, the fishing line guide member 101 meshing with the traverse cam shaft 99 moves in the width direction of the spool 17. The fishing line 25 is evenly wound around the spool 17 by traversing.

Since the electric reel 29 according to the present embodiment is constructed as described above, the microcomputer operates based on the signal of the magnetic sensor in accordance with the feeding of the fishing line 25 and the winding of the fishing line 25 by the spool motor 21 and the handle 23. Calculates the line length calculation formula and displays the calculation result on the digital display unit 79 as the payout line length of the fishing line 25. As described above, in the present embodiment, The spool motor 21 is disposed between the thumb contact support portion 77 provided on the side of the spool 17 and the level wind mechanism 31 mounted between the side plates 9 and 11 on the rod mounting portion 33 side in front of the spool 17.
In the case where the angler hits the reel body 3 against a boat boat or a rock or accidentally drops the fishing rod during catching of the fish, the support portion 77 is provided with respect to the external force from above the reel body 3. The spool motor 21 is protected, and the level wind mechanism 31 protects the spool motor 21 against external force from below the reel body 3.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the spool 1
7 By utilizing the space between the side plates 9 and 11 in front, the entire reel is reduced in size, and the spool motor 19 is protected from external force, so that the electric reel 29 can be used without trouble under severe conditions. It became possible to do. Of course, according to the present embodiment, the Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-749.
No. 2, the electric reel 2 disclosed in
9 is gripped by hand, the spool motor 21 is separated from the finger on the rod mounting portion 33 side.
There is no need to worry about the heat generated by the fisherman, so that the angler can concentrate on the winding operation.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the electric reel according to the first and second aspects. The electric reel 103 according to the present embodiment also has an upper portion of the reel body 3 similarly to the first embodiment. A support portion 77 is provided between the side plates 9 and 11, and the side plates 9 and 11 on the rod mounting portion 33 side in front of the spool 17.
The level wind mechanism 31 is mounted in between, and the spool motor 21 is arranged between the level wind mechanism 31 and the support portion 77 to reduce the size of the entire reel and protect the spool motor 19. However, as shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, a single gear 105 is mounted between the gear 55 and the gear 57 of the motor power transmission mechanism 39 in the first embodiment, so that the spool 17 The electric reel 103 can be mounted on a so-called “line passing through the line (inter-line) during which the fishing line 25 is inserted into the fishing rod 107 with the fishing line winding direction opposite to that of the first embodiment.

Since other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and their description is omitted. Thus, according to the present embodiment as well, for example, when a fisherman hits the reel body 3 against a boat lane or a rock or accidentally drops a fishing rod during catching of a fish, the reel body 3 is not affected by an external force from above. The support portion 77 protects the spool motor 21 and the level wind mechanism 31
Protects the spool motor 21 against external force from below the reel body 3.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire reel and to achieve the intended purpose of protecting the spool motor 19. Since the electric reels 29 and 103 according to the above embodiments incorporate the yarn length measuring device, the measured values are displayed on the digital display unit 7 provided on the support unit 77.
9 is displayed on the digital display 7
9 and the ON / OFF switch 87 are not indispensable to the support portion 77, and when the angler grips the reel body 3 with both hands in actual fishing, the left and right thumbs can contact the upper surface of the support portion. If so, the shape is not limited to the support portion 77.

[0030]

As described above, according to the electric reel according to the first aspect, the entire reel is reduced in size by effectively utilizing the space between the side plates in front of the spool, and the spool motor is used. Protected from external forces, it became possible to use the electric reel without any trouble under severe conditions.

According to the present invention, it is to be noted that Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-749.
Compared to the electric reel disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 67, when the electric reel is gripped by hand, the spool motor is separated from the finger on the rod mounting portion side, so that the heat generated by the spool motor does not matter. This has the advantage that the angler can concentrate on the winding operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of an electric reel according to claim 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the electric reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the electric reel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of a second embodiment of the electric reel according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the electric reel shown in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Reel Body 9, 11 Side Plate 17 Spool 19 Spool Shaft 21 Spool Motor 25 Fishing Line 29, 103 Electric Reel 31 Level Wind Mechanism 33 Rod Attachment Part 37 Set Plate 39 Motor Power Transmission Mechanism 59 Power Transmission Mechanism 77 Supporting Part 89, 107 Fishing Rod 91 Level wind power transmission mechanism

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A spool drive motor that winds and drives a spool rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body;
In the electric fishing reel disposed between the side plates in front of the spool, a support portion to which a thumb of a hand gripping the reel body can contact is formed on an upper portion of the reel body, and a rod is attached to the reel body. A lower portion of the section, a level wind mechanism for uniformly winding the fishing line on a spool is mounted, and a spool drive motor is disposed between the level wind mechanism and the support section. For electric reel.