JP7511802B2 - Vibration Lure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vibration lure. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vibration lure that has a locking member that locks a connecting member that connects a line to the back of a body that imitates a fish shape and has a non-detachable head.

Conventionally, lures such as those described above are known as vibration lures, and are disclosed, for example, in Figure 4 of Patent Document 1. This lure has a ring-shaped eye attached to the back in a fully exposed state. This allows the split ring or snap to freely tilt and move over a wide range in all directions, increasing the movement (swing range) of the lure and causing frequent tailing (commonly known as shrimping).

The lure described in Patent Document 1 has a ring-shaped eye in a recess on the back of the lure, which runs left and right on the body. This means that the opening (axial direction) of the eye is aligned with the front and rear of the body. However, because the eye is located left and right on the body, the back becomes wider, which increases water resistance and can result in insufficient action in response to jerks. In addition, the lure moves (sways) finely left and right, creating a large range of vibrations.

The lure described in Patent Document 2 has a metal frame with through holes for engaging split rings, snaps, etc., embedded in the lure body so that the area around the through holes is exposed at the back of the lure. However, like the above lure, this lure also has no restrictions on the movement of the line in all directions, so the lure moves too much and often ends up tailing.

JP 2007-330183 A JP 2002-176883 A

In light of this current situation, the present invention aims to provide a vibration lure that suppresses tailing and can generate vibrations with a finer amplitude.

In order to achieve the above object, the vibration lure of the present invention is characterized in that it has a locking member that locks a connecting member for connecting a line to the back of a body that is shaped like a fish and has a non-detachable head, the only opening on the back is a groove that runs across the left and right direction of the body, the width of the groove along the left and right direction of the body is greater than the width of the connecting member, the locking member is a ring-shaped eye that is embedded in the body along the front and back direction of the body and is partially exposed at the opening of the groove, the inner ring surface of the exposed portion of the ring-shaped eye exposed at the opening is positioned closer to the center of the body than the lateral edge of the groove, and the vertical width of the groove along the front and back direction of the body is formed to a width that allows the connecting member to fit in.

According to the above configuration, the only opening in the back is the groove that crosses the left-right direction of the body, so even if the connecting member engaged with the locking member tilts or moves in the left-right direction, it does not come into contact with the body and is not restricted in tilting, etc. The width of the groove along the left-right direction of the body is larger than the width of the connecting member, the locking member is a ring-shaped eye that is embedded in the body along the front-rear direction of the body and is partially exposed at the opening of the groove, and the inner ring surface of the exposed part of the ring-shaped eye exposed at the opening is positioned closer to the center of the body than the horizontal edge of the groove, and the vertical width of the groove along the front-rear direction of the body is formed to a width that allows the connecting member to fit in. Therefore, when the connecting member tilts in the front-rear direction of the body, the connecting member comes into contact with the edge of the opening of the groove, and the tilt of the body in the front-rear direction is stopped.
In this way, the movement of the connecting member in the forward and backward directions, such as tilting, is restricted by the groove, and the movement is limited (concentrated) to the left and right direction, so tailing and ebiri are suppressed, and finer vibrations can be generated. In addition, the body is easily moved left and right, so it is easy to slide and dart due to the resistance of the water. Furthermore, the vertical width of the groove along the forward and backward directions of the body is formed to a width that allows the connecting member to be fitted in. This further restricts the movement of the connecting member in the forward and backward directions, so that the movement in the left and right directions is concentrated, further suppressing tailing and ebiri, and generating finer vibrations.

It is desirable to have only one groove. By having only one groove, the water resistance (water pressure) that the body receives is stable, and the generation of vibrations is also stable.

In any of the above configurations, the groove may be located in front of the body. This further suppresses the occurrence of tailing.

In any of the above configurations, the abdominal portion of the body may be provided with a hook locking portion for locking a hook on the head side of the groove portion, and a keel may be provided between the hook locking portion and the front end of the head, protruding outward from the body. In this case, the keel is made up of a front portion formed so that the member height from the base end of the keel in contact with the body to the tip of the keel gradually becomes shorter toward the front end, and a main body portion formed so that the member height is the same from the front portion to the hook locking portion. Furthermore, the keel is formed so that the member thickness gradually becomes thinner from the base end to the tip, and the front portion is formed so that it gradually becomes thinner toward the front. The positional relationship between the groove portion, hook locking portion, and keel, and the shape of the keel, improve the posture of the lure in the water (swimming posture), and make retrieval easier.

According to the above-mentioned features of the vibration lure of the present invention, tailing is suppressed and a vibration with a finer amplitude can be generated.

Other objects, configurations and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a lure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. FIG. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams illustrating the behavior of a connecting member in a lure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a partially enlarged side view, (b) is a partially enlarged plan view, and (c) is an end view taken along line A-A in (b). 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams for explaining the behavior of a connecting member in a conventional lure, in which (a) is a partially enlarged side view, and (b) is an end view taken along line BB in (b). 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams for explaining the behavior of a connecting member in a lure of another conventional example, in which (a) is a partially enlarged side view, (b) is a partially enlarged plan view, and (c) is a CC line end view of (b). FIG. 1 is a side view of a lure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an enlarged front view of a lure according to a second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the lure 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a locking member 3 that locks a connecting member 4 that connects a line 5 to a back portion 2b of a body 2 that imitates a fish shape. A front hook eye 6a and a rear hook eye 6b that lock a front hook 7a and a rear hook 7b, respectively, are provided on the abdominal portion 2c and the tail portion 2d of the body 2. As shown in Figure 1, the front hook eye 6a is located, for example, on the front side (face side) of the body 2 relative to a groove portion 20 described later. Although not shown, in this example, a weight is provided inside the body 2. The connecting member 4 is not limited to the snap shown in the figure, but may be another connector such as a split ring.

The body 2 is made of plastic, for example, and its back portion 2b is made thin. By making the back portion 2b thin (narrow), even if the line is jerked strongly and quickly, the water resistance (water pressure) is reduced and the line is cut off, making it possible to jerk the line without feeling any resistance from the water.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the back 2b of the body 2 is provided with a groove 20 that crosses the left-right direction X of the body 2 and opens on the back 2b side. In this embodiment, the groove 20 is provided only at one location on the head 2a side, forward of the center of the body 2 in the front-rear direction Y. Since the groove 20 is formed crossing (penetrating) the body 2 in the left-right direction X, if such grooves 20 are provided at multiple locations, the water resistance (water pressure) received by the body 2 is likely to be disturbed and unstable. By providing the groove 20 at one location, the water resistance (water pressure) received by the body 2 is stabilized, and the generation of vibrations is also stabilized. In addition, by providing the groove 20 on the head 2a side, the occurrence of tailing, in which the line 5 gets caught on the rear hook 7b, is further suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the groove 20 is generally U-shaped in side view, and the locking member 3 is provided inside the groove 20 (towards the center of the body 2) relative to the opening 21 and along the front-rear direction Y of the body 2. That is, the central axis AX (opening direction) of the ring body 31 of the line eye 30 is along the left-right direction X perpendicular to the front-rear direction Y. The vertical width W2 of the groove 20 along the front-rear direction Y of the body 2 is formed to a width that allows a snap as the connecting member 4 to be inserted. As a result, the movement and tilt of the connecting member 4 in the left-right direction X is not restricted by the groove 20, but the movement and tilt in the front-rear direction Y is restricted.

The horizontal width W1 of the groove 20 along the left-right direction X of the body 2 is greater than the horizontal width W3 of the snap 4. The vertical width W2 of the groove 20 along the front-rear direction Y of the body 2 is greater than the thickness of the snap 4, and is formed to a width that allows the snap 4 to be inserted.

In this embodiment, a ring-shaped line eye 30 is used as the locking member 3. The line eye 30 has a ring main body 31 that is mostly embedded in the body 2 (embedded portion 33), and a portion of the back side is exposed at the opening 21 of the groove portion 20 (exposed portion 32).

Here, the behavior of the snap 4 in the groove 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, in a conventional general vibration lure 100, as shown in Fig. 6, the line eye 130 of the locking member 103 is provided in a state where most of it is exposed on the back part 102b of the body 102. In this case, the snap 4 can be tilted in the front-rear direction Y as long as the snap 4 does not contact the back part 102b, as shown in Fig. 6(a), so the vertical movable range Rv' in the front-rear direction Y is large.

As shown in FIG. 6(b), the snap 4 of this lure 100 can be tilted in the left-right direction X as long as the snap 4 does not come into contact with the hole 131 of the line eye 130 and the body 102, so the lateral range of movement Rh' in the left-right direction X is also large. In this conventional example, both the vertical range of movement Rv' and the lateral range of movement Rh' are large.

In another conventional lure 200 as shown in FIG. 7, a metal frame 201 with a through hole 203 for engaging the snap 4 is embedded in the body 202 so that the peripheral portion of the through hole 203 is exposed at the back 202b. In this case, the snap 4 can be tilted in the front-rear direction Y as shown in (a) and (b) of the same figure, as long as the snap 4 does not come into contact with the metal frame 201 or the back 202b. Here, the width W1' of the frame 201 is smaller than the width W3 of the snap 4, so the frame can be tilted until it comes into contact with the upper part of the snap 4. Therefore, even in this lure 200, the vertical range of movement Rv'' in the front-rear direction Y is large.

As shown in FIG. 7(c), the snap 4 of this lure 200 can tilt in the left-right direction X as long as the snap 4 does not come into contact with the through hole 230 and the body 102, so the lateral range of movement Rh'' in the left-right direction X is also large. Therefore, in both of these conventional lures 100 and 200, the degree of freedom of tilt (movement) in the front-back direction Y is particularly high, the amplitude of vibration becomes large, and tailing becomes more likely to occur.

On the other hand, in the lure 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5(a), when the snap 4 tilts in the front-to-rear direction Y, the tip 4a contacts (locks) the groove side surface 23 and also contacts the lateral edge 21a of the opening 21, stopping the tilt. This is because, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the width W1 of the groove 20 is larger (wider) than the width W3 of the snap 4, so when the snap 4 tilts in the front-to-rear direction Y, it immediately contacts the opening 21. Therefore, the vertical movement range Rv in the front-to-rear direction Y is significantly smaller (narrower) than the vertical movement ranges Rv', Rv'' of the conventional example.

As shown in FIG. 5(c), the snap 4 of the lure 1 can be tilted in the left-right direction X as long as the snap 4 does not come into contact with the body 2, as in the conventional example. This is because the groove 20 crosses the body 2 in the left-right direction X and opens on the back 2b side, so even if the snap 4 is tilted in the left-right direction X, the snap 4 does not come into contact with the groove 20. Therefore, the lateral movement range Rh in the left-right direction X is as large as the lateral movement ranges Rh', Rh'' of the conventional example.

In this way, in the lure 1 of the present invention, the inclination of the snap 4 in the front-back direction Y is limited, but the inclination in the left-right direction X is not limited. This suppresses tailing and shrimping, and allows for the generation of finer vibrations. Furthermore, since the body 2 can more easily move or incline in the left-right direction X, it becomes easier to slide and dart due to the resistance of the water.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the following embodiments, the same components as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.
8, in the lure 1B according to the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the front hook eye 6a as a hook engaging portion is provided forward of the groove portion 20 on the abdominal portion 2c of the body 2. A keel 8 as a protruding member protruding downward (outward) from the body 2 is provided between the front hook eye 6a and the front end portion 2x of the body 2 (the mandible portion below the head portion 2a), and in this respect, the lure 1B differs from the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the keel 8 is made up of a front portion 81 located on the front end 2x side of the head 2a, and a main body portion 82 located rearward of the front portion 81. The front portion 81 is formed so that the member height H (the distance from the lower edge of the body 2 to the lower tip of the keel 8) from the base end 83 of the keel 8 that contacts the head 2a of the body 2 to the tip 84 of the keel 8 gradually decreases toward the front end 2x of the body 2. On the other hand, the main body portion 82 is formed so that the member height H is approximately the same from the front portion 81 to the front hook eye 6a.

As shown in FIG. 9, the keel 8 is formed along the front-rear direction Y of the body 2 so that the member thickness W5 gradually becomes thinner from the base end 83 toward the tip 84. Furthermore, the front part 81 is formed to become gradually thinner toward the front, and the front end 81x is, for example, acute and pointed. This positional relationship between the groove 20, the front hook eye 6a, and the keel 8, as well as the shape of the keel 8, improves the posture of the lure 1B in the water (swimming posture) and makes retrieval easier without impeding the generation of vibrations with a fine swing range.

Finally, other possible embodiments of the present invention will be mentioned below. Note that the same reference numerals are used to designate the same members as those in the above-mentioned embodiment.
In each of the above embodiments, a part of the ring-shaped line eye 30 serving as the locking member 3 is embedded (built-in) in the body 2 and exposed within the groove portion 20, but this is not limited to this. For example, instead of the ring-shaped line eye 30, a rod-shaped body 39 may be embedded as the locking member 3, as shown in FIG.

In each of the above embodiments, the body 2 is made of plastic, but this is not limited to this.

In the second embodiment, the keel 8 is used together with the groove 20 as a protruding member, but it is also possible to use only the keel 8 independently. Even in this case, the protruding member 8 should be provided in front of the front hook eye 6a as a hook locking portion provided on the front side of the abdomen 2c of the body 2 and on the lower part (mandible portion) of the head 2a of the body 2. The shape of the protruding member 8 is not limited to that of the second embodiment, so long as it improves the posture (swimming posture) of the lure 1 in the water.

1, 1B: lure, 2: body, 2a: head, 2b: back, 2c: abdomen, 2d: tail, 2x: front end, 3: locking member (line eye), 4: connecting member (snap), 5: line, 6: hook eye, 6a: hook locking portion (front hook eye), 6b: rear hook eye, 7a: front hook, 7b: rear hook, 8: protruding member (keel), 20: groove, 21: opening, 21a: horizontal edge, 21b: vertical edge, 22: bottom of groove, 23: groove Side, 30: Line eye, 31: Ring body, 32: Exposed part, 32a: Ring inside, 32b: Ring outside, 33: Buried part, 39: Rod-shaped body, 81: Front part, 81x: Front end, 82: Main body, 82x: Lower end, 83: Base end, 84: Tip, AX: Central axis, H: Member height, Rv: Vertical movable range, Rh: Horizontal movable range, X: Left-right direction (thickness direction), Y: Front-back direction (longitudinal direction), W1: Horizontal width, W2: Vertical width, W3: Snap horizontal width, W5: Member thickness

Claims (6)

A vibration lure having a hook for hooking a connecting member for connecting a line to a back part of a body imitating a fish shape with a head that is not detachable,
The only opening in the back portion is a groove extending across the body in the left-right direction,
a width of the groove portion in a left-right direction of the body is greater than a width of the connection member,
the locking member is a ring-shaped eye that is embedded in the body along the front-rear direction of the body and has a part exposed at an opening of the groove,
This vibration lure has an inner ring surface of the exposed portion of the ring-shaped eye exposed at the opening positioned closer to the center of the body than the lateral edge of the groove, and the vertical width of the groove along the front-to-rear direction of the body is formed to a width that allows the connecting member to be fitted therein. The vibration lure of claim 1, wherein the groove is in only one place. The vibration lure of claim 2, wherein the groove is located at the front of the body. A vibration lure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which a hook locking portion for locking a hook is provided on the abdominal portion of the body closer to the head than the groove portion, and a keel is provided between the hook locking portion and the front end of the head, protruding outward from the body. The vibration lure according to claim 4, wherein the keel is composed of a front portion formed so that the member height from the base end of the keel that contacts the body to the tip of the keel gradually decreases toward the front end, and a main body portion formed so that the member height is the same from the front portion toward the hook engaging portion. The vibration lure according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the keel is formed so that its member thickness gradually becomes thinner from the base end to the tip end, and the front part is formed so that it gradually becomes thinner toward the front.

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