JP7690204B2 - Lure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a lure that has a buzz blade that is rotatably attached to a shaft.

Lure fishing, which uses artificial bait (lures), is perennially popular among fishing enthusiasts and is practiced by people of all ages. Various types of lures are used depending on the target fish, location, situation, etc. Among them, there is a lure that is used near the water surface and attracts fish by the sound of the buzz blades that rotate due to the resistance of the water current (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1 describes a lure that has a buzz blade rotatably attached to an upper arm and a blade connected to the rear end of a lower arm so that it can swing left and right and back and forth, and that is configured so that when the buzz blade rotates while the blade swings, the buzz blade comes into contact with the blade, producing a contact sound.

The lure described in Patent Document 1 can generate both a rotational sound caused by the rotation of the buzz blades and a contact sound caused by the contact between the buzz blades and the blades. This allows the combined effect of the rotational sound and the contact sound to produce an effective fish-attracting sound that strongly attracts fish, which is said to improve fishing results.

Utility Model Registration No. 3170756

However, the lure described in Patent Document 1 is designed to emit a contact sound when the rotating buzz blade comes into contact with the swinging blade, which creates the problem that the rotation of the buzz blade is hindered by the contact with the blade, reducing the effect of the rotation sound produced by the rotation of the buzz blade.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide a lure that can effectively produce both rotational sounds and contact sounds.

The characteristic configuration of the lure according to the present invention for solving the above problems is as follows:
A shaft portion,
A pair of buzz blades rotatably attached to the shaft portion;
Equipped with
The pair of buzz blades are capable of coming into contact with and moving away from each other around the axis of the shaft portion.

According to the lure of this configuration, even if the pair of buzz blades abuts against the axis of the shaft, the pair of buzz blades rotate together about the axis of the shaft, so that the rotation of the pair of buzz blades as a whole is not impeded. Therefore, the rotation of the pair of buzz blades can effectively produce a rotation sound. Here, when reeling the lure to return the cast lure, the magnitude of the pulling force on the lure and the pulling speed change, turbulence occurs around the buzz blade due to the shape of the buzz blade that receives the water flow generated relative to the lure, and the flow of water and wind in the river or lake where the target fish live changes. Therefore, the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the pair of buzz blades about the axis of the shaft changes from moment to moment. As a result, the pair of buzz blades repeatedly abuts against and separates from the axis of the shaft. The repeated abutment and separation of the pair of buzz blades in this way can effectively produce a contact sound. In this way, the synergistic effect of the rotational sound and the contact sound produced by the pair of buzz blades repeatedly coming into contact and separating while the entire pair of buzz blades rotates creates an effective fish-attracting sound that strongly attracts fish, thereby improving fishing results.

In the lure according to the present invention,
The pair of buzz blades include
A pair of plate-shaped portions are arranged to be rotatable around the axis of the shaft portion so as to face each other across the shaft portion;
A pair of rotors connected to the pair of plate-shaped portions so as to rotate around the axis of the shaft portion when receiving a water flow in the axial direction of the shaft portion;
It is preferred that the compound has the formula:

According to the lure of this configuration, the pair of buzz blades has a pair of plate-shaped parts and a pair of rotating wing parts. The pair of plate-shaped parts are arranged to be rotatable around the axis of the shaft part so as to face each other across the shaft part. This allows one plate-shaped part to be brought into contact with the other plate-shaped part or to be separated from it. Even if one plate-shaped part comes into contact with the other plate-shaped part, both the one plate-shaped part and the other plate-shaped part rotate around the axis of the shaft part, so that the rotation of the entire pair of buzz blades is not hindered. The pair of rotating wing parts are connected to the pair of plate-shaped parts so as to rotate around the axis of the shaft part upon receiving the water flow in the axial direction of the shaft part. When the pair of rotating wing parts receive the water flow in the axial direction of the shaft part, the pair of plate-shaped parts rotate around the axis of the shaft part together with the pair of rotating wing parts, and the entire pair of buzz blades rotate. In this way, the rotation of the entire pair of buzz blades can effectively produce a rotation sound, while the abutment and separation of the pair of plate-shaped parts can produce a contact sound.

In the lure according to the present invention,
It is preferable to further include a flotation means for floating the device to the water surface.

The lure of this configuration is floated to the water surface by the floating means, so that the pair of buzz blades are positioned near the water surface, and the lure can be reeled in while rotating the pair of buzz blades near the water surface by reeling. This allows the lure to move freely by creating splashes near the water surface, and in addition to the synergistic effect of the rotation sound and the contact sound, the effect of the splashing sound is combined to produce a more effective fish-attracting sound.

In the lure according to the present invention,
The flotation means preferably includes a flotation blade disposed on one end of the shaft portion so as to be tiltable upward.

With a lure of this configuration, when the flotation blade tilts upward at one end of the shaft, the underside of the flotation blade receives the water current that is generated relative to the lure as it is reeled in, allowing the one end of the shaft to point upward, ensuring that the lure floats to the water surface.

In the lure according to the present invention,
It is preferable that the device further comprises a weight disposed on the other end side of the shaft portion.

With this lure configuration, a weight is placed on the other end of the shaft, which increases the tendency for the lure to continue flying due to inertia when cast, allowing it to fly farther. Also, one end of the shaft is floated to the water surface by the floating blade, and the other end of the shaft is submerged underwater by the weight to achieve balance, so the pair of buzz blades placed between one and the other ends of the shaft can be reliably positioned near the water surface. This allows the lure to float stably while splashing water near the water surface.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a lure according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a pair of buzz blades. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the lure of this embodiment is used.

The present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments described below or the configurations shown in the drawings.

In this specification, when describing the relative positions of the various parts that make up the lure of the present invention, the direction perpendicular to the water surface when the lure is actually in use is referred to as the up-down direction, the direction along the direction of travel of the lure is referred to as the front-back direction, and the direction perpendicular to a plane that includes the up-down and front-back directions is referred to as the left-right direction. In addition, the side of the lure that is relatively closer to the water surface or above the water surface is referred to as the "upper side" or "upper", the underwater side that is farther from the water surface is referred to as the "lower side" or "lower", the side relatively closer to the front in the front-back direction is referred to as the "front", and the side closer to the rear is referred to as the "rear".

<Overall composition of the lure>
Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a lure 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1(a) is a side view showing the whole of the lure 1, and Fig. 1(b) is an enlarged view of a main part viewed from an arrow A in Fig. 1(a). As shown in Figs. 1(a) and (b), the lure 1 includes a rod-shaped body 3, a pair of buzz blades 5, a sinker 7, and a fishing hook 9. Among these, the pair of buzz blades 5 are characteristic members in the present invention.

<Rod-shaped body>
The rod-shaped body 3 is made of a high-tensile wire such as a stainless steel wire. The rod-shaped body 3 has an annular portion 11 formed in a circular shape disposed at the front end, a shaft portion 13 integrally connected to the annular portion 11 and extending in the front-rear direction, an arm portion 15 extending diagonally downward and rearward at an obtuse angle to the shaft portion 13, and a support portion 17 extending rearward at an obtuse angle to the arm portion 15. The shaft portion 13 and the arm portion 15 are integrally connected to each other via a first bent portion 19, and the arm portion 15 and the support portion 17 are integrally connected to each other via a second bent portion 21.

<Buzz Blade>
The pair of buzz blades 5 are attached to the shaft portion 13 of the rod-shaped body 3 so that their rotational regions around the axis of the shaft portion 13 of the rod-shaped body 3 almost completely overlap each other. A stopper 23 and a first bead 25 are respectively interposed between the annular portion 11 of the rod-shaped body 3 and the pair of buzz blades 5. The stopper 23 is fixed to the annular portion 11, and stops the forward movement of the pair of buzz blades 5 along the shaft portion 13 via the first bead 25, thereby regulating the relative position of the pair of buzz blades 5 with respect to the annular portion 11. A second bead 27 is interposed between the pair of buzz blades 5 and the first bent portion 19 of the rod-shaped body 3. The first bead 25 and the second bead 27 are attached to the shaft portion 13 so as to be rotatable around the axis of the shaft portion 13, and function as bearings for allowing the pair of buzz blades 5 to rotate smoothly without interfering with the stopper 23 and the first bent portion 19.

2 is an explanatory diagram of a pair of buzz blades 5. FIGS. 2(a) to 2(f) are six-sided views of a pair of buzz blades 5 in a non-contact (separated) state. FIG. 2(a) is a front view, FIG. 2(b) is a rear view, FIG. 2(c) is a right side view, FIG. 2(d) is a left side view, FIG. 2(e) is a plan view, and FIG. 2(f) is a bottom view. FIG. 2(g) is a perspective view of a pair of buzz blades 5 in a non-contact (separated) state. FIG. 2(h) is a front view of a pair of buzz blades 5 in a first contact state in which the upper parts of the pair of buzz blades 5 are in contact with each other. FIG. 2(i) is a front view of a pair of buzz blades 5 in a second contact state in which the lower parts of the pair of buzz blades 5 are in contact with each other. In FIGS. 2(a) to 2(i), in order to easily distinguish the pair of buzz blades 5 from the shaft portion 13, the pair of buzz blades 5 are drawn with solid lines and the shaft portion 13 is drawn with dotted lines.

As shown in Figures 2(a) and (b), the pair of buzz blades 5 have a pair of plate-like portions 31 arranged to face each other with the shaft portion 13 in between. As shown in Figures 2(c) and (d), each of the pair of plate-like portions 31 is formed in a generally diamond shape having diagonals in the axial direction of the shaft portion 13 and in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. As shown in Figures 2(a) to (d), bearing pieces 33 are integrally connected to both front and rear ends of each plate-like portion 31 along the axial direction of the shaft portion 13 so as to extend inwardly of the pair of buzz blades 5 so as to be perpendicular to the shaft portion 13. The bearing pieces 33 are formed with shaft insertion holes 35 through which the shaft portion 13 can be inserted.

As shown in Figures 2(e) to (g), in a pair of buzz blades 5, the bearing pieces 33 connected to the front and rear ends of each plate-shaped portion 31 are arranged so that the front and rear ends are staggered in the axial direction of the shaft portion 13, and the shaft portion 13 is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 35 provided in each bearing piece 33, thereby rotatably attaching the shaft portion 13.

As shown in Figures 2(a) and (b), the pair of buzz blades 5 further includes a pair of rotors 37 arranged in a point-symmetrical positional relationship with respect to the shaft 13. As shown in Figures 2(c) and (d), the pair of rotors 37 are integrally connected to the pair of plate-like parts 31 with a predetermined angle of attack so that they rotate around the axis of the shaft 13 when they receive water flow in the axial direction of the shaft 13. The plate-like parts 31 and the rotors 37 are formed by bending a single plate, but may also be formed by bonding or welding separate members.

As shown in Figures 2(a) to (g), the pair of buzz blades 5 are arranged with a pair of plate-shaped parts 31 facing each other so as to sandwich the shaft part 13 therebetween. This allows the pair of buzz blades 5 to come into contact with and separate from each other by swinging the shaft part 13 around its axis.

2(h) and (i), the swing of the buzz blade 5 on one side (left side in the figure) and the buzz blade 5 on the other side (right side in the figure) around the axis of the shaft 13 is restricted to a predetermined swing angle range by the opposing buzz blade 5. As a result, the pair of buzz blades 5 can swing relative to each other around the axis of the shaft 13 within a predetermined swing angle range. Therefore, the pair of buzz blades 5 can be switched between three states: a state in which they are separated around the axis of the shaft 13 as shown in FIGS. 2(a) and (b), a first abutment state in which the upper parts abut against each other as shown in FIG. 2(h), and a second abutment state in which the lower parts abut against each other as shown in FIG. 2(i).

The buzz blade 5 is preferably made from a processed metal plate such as aluminum, magnesium, duralumin, copper, stainless steel, iron, or brass, in terms of strength, light reflection, and high-pitched sound.

<Weight>
As shown in Fig. 1(a), the sinker 7 is fixed integrally to the support part 17 of the rod-shaped body 3 together with the fishing hook 9. In the lure 1 of this embodiment, the floating blade 41 described later can reliably float to the water surface, so a sinker 7 heavier than that used in a normal buzz bait lure can be used. This further increases the tendency of the lure 1 to continue flying due to inertia when cast, allowing the lure 1 to fly farther.

A rubber skirt 39 is attached to the boundary between the sinker 7 and the hook 9, extending backward to cover the hook 9. This allows the hook 9 to be hidden so that it is not noticed by the target fish, and also moves irregularly when reeling in, which is useful for attracting the interest of the target fish and luring them out.

<Floating Means (Floating Blade)>
As shown in Fig. 1(a) and (b), the lure 1 of this embodiment further includes a floating means 40 for floating the lure 1 to the water surface. The floating means 40 includes a floating blade 41 and an annular split ring (hereinafter referred to as a "blade connecting ring") 43. As shown in Fig. 1(b), the floating blade 41 is made of a tongue-shaped plate material in a plan view, and is arranged on one end (front end) of the shaft portion 13 and connected to the annular portion 11 of the rod-shaped body 3 via the blade connecting ring 43. Here, the annular portion 11 is formed in an annular shape so as to follow a horizontal plane, and the blade connecting ring 43 is formed in an annular shape so as to follow a vertical plane. Therefore, the floating blade 41 can move along the vertical plane by the guidance of the blade connecting ring 43, and is arranged so as to be tiltable upward on one end side of the shaft portion 13 as shown by the solid line and the two-dot chain line in Fig. 1(a).

As shown in Figures 1(a) and (b), a circular split ring (hereinafter referred to as the "fishing line connection ring") 45 is attached to the approximate center of the floating blade 41 so that it can be passed through two insertion holes arranged side by side in the front-to-rear direction.

When the fishing line is tied directly to the line connecting ring 45 of the flotation blade 41 or connected via a snap (not shown), and tension is applied to the line by reeling it in with the line at an acute angle to the water surface of the river, lake, etc. where the target fish live, the flotation blade 41 tilts upward along the blade connecting ring 43, as shown by the two-dot chain line in Figure 1 (a).

The levitation blade 41 is preferably made of a processed metal plate, similar to the buzz blade 5, in terms of strength, light reflection, etc.

<Explanation of the lure's usage status>
Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the use state of the lure 1 of this embodiment. Fig. 3(a) is a diagram showing the lure 1 casted and immediately before it hits the water. Figs. 3(b) and (c) are diagrams showing the lure 1 rising to the surface by reeling. Figs. 3(d) and (e) are diagrams showing the lure 1 floating near the water surface by reeling.

As shown in FIG. 3(a), the lure 1 is cast toward a desired spot in a river, lake, or other location where the target fish live. The lure 1 uses a relatively heavy sinker 7, so the lure 1 can be cast to a relatively far spot.

As shown in FIG. 3(b), after the lure 1 hits the water surface, it sinks underwater shortly after due to the action of the weight 7. When the lure 1 is reeled in toward the angler, a tensile force acts on the floating blade 41 via the fishing line 50 and the fishing line connecting ring 45. The tensile force acts in a direction that forms an acute angle with the water surface, so that the floating blade 41 tilts upward along the blade connecting ring 43, as shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 3(b). As a result, the water flow generated relative to the lure 1 during reeling is received by the underside of the floating blade 41, and the front end side of the shaft 13 is turned upward, so that the lure 1 can be in a forward and upward position, and can be reliably floated to the water surface. The fishing line 50 is directly tied to the part of the fishing line connecting ring 45 that protrudes on the underside of the floating blade 41, or is connected via a snap (not shown). This prevents the floating blade 41, which tries to tilt upward along the blade connection ring 43, from interfering with the fishing line 50, and keeps the floating blade 41 stably facing forward and diagonally upward so that it can receive water current resistance.

3(b) and (c) during the floating process by reeling the lure 1, when the pair of rotors 37 (see FIG. 2(a)) of the pair of buzz blades 5 receive the water flow in the axial direction of the shaft 13, the pair of plate-shaped parts 31 rotate around the axis of the shaft 13 together with the pair of rotors 37, and the entire pair of buzz blades 5 rotates. This effectively produces a rotation sound. In addition, during reeling, the magnitude of the pulling force on the lure 1 and the pulling speed change, turbulence occurs around the buzz blade 5 due to the shape of the buzz blade 5 receiving the water flow generated relative to the lure 1, the flow of water and wind in the river or lake where the target fish live changes, and the force received by the rotation of the pair of buzz blades 5 itself changes. For this reason, the magnitude and direction of the force around the axis of the shaft 13 acting on the pair of buzz blades 5 changes from moment to moment. As a result, the pair of buzz blades 5 repeatedly come into contact with and separate from each other around the axis of the shaft portion 13 (see Figures 2(h) and (i)). This repeated contact and separation of the pair of buzz blades 5 can effectively produce a contact sound. In this way, the pair of buzz blades 5 rotate as a whole while repeatedly coming into contact with and separating from each other, creating a synergistic effect between the rotation sound and the contact sound, which can produce an effective fish-attracting sound that strongly attracts fish.

3(c)-(d), the floating action of the floating blade 41 causes the pair of buzz blades 5 to be positioned near the water surface as shown in FIG. 3(d), and the pair of buzz blades 5 can be rotated near the water surface by reeling to attract the lure 1. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3(d)-(e), the lure 1 can be moved around by splashing water near the water surface, and the synergistic effect of the rotation sound and the contact sound, as well as the effect of the splashing sound, can be combined to produce a more effective fish-attracting sound, thereby improving the fishing effect. In addition, the rear underside of the floating blade 41 receives the water flow generated near the water surface relative to the lure 1 due to reeling, so that the front end side of the shaft 13 is floated to the water surface by the floating blade 41, and the rear end side of the shaft 13 is submerged underwater by the weight 7 to balance, so that the pair of buzz blades 5 positioned between the front end side and the rear end side of the shaft 13 can be reliably positioned near the water surface. This allows the lure 1 to float stably while splashing water near the water surface.

(Another embodiment)
In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the pair of buzz blades 5 are attached to the shaft portion 13 so that the rotational regions of the pair of buzz blades 5 around the axis of the shaft portion 13 overlap almost completely, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the pair of buzz blades 5 may be attached with a shift in the axial direction of the shaft portion 13 so that the rotational regions of the pair of buzz blades 5 overlap partially. Even with such a configuration, the pair of buzz blades 5 can be brought into contact with and separated from each other while rotating the entire pair of buzz blades 5, and basically the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

The lure of the present invention has been described above based on an embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above embodiment, and the configuration can be changed as appropriate within the scope of the spirit of the invention.

The lure of the present invention is intended for medium-sized fish such as black bass and sea bass, but can also be used for relatively large fish such as carp, catfish, and snakehead fish.

Reference Signs List 1: lure 5: buzz blade 7: sinker 13: shaft portion 31: plate-shaped portion 37: rotor portion 40: floating means 41: floating blade

Claims (5)

A shaft portion,
A pair of buzz blades rotatably attached to the shaft portion;
Equipped with
The pair of buzz blades are capable of coming into contact with and being separated from each other around the axis of the shaft portion. The pair of buzz blades include
A pair of plate-shaped portions are arranged to be rotatable around the axis of the shaft portion so as to face each other across the shaft portion;
A pair of rotors connected to the pair of plate-shaped portions so as to rotate around the axis of the shaft portion when receiving a water flow in the axial direction of the shaft portion;
2. The lure of claim 1, comprising: The lure according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a floating means for floating to the water surface. The lure according to claim 3, wherein the flotation means includes a flotation blade disposed on one end of the shaft portion so as to be tiltable upward. The lure according to claim 4, further comprising a weight disposed on the other end of the shaft.

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