Fishing reel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11895996-B2
Application number	US-202217890058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2022
Priority date	Aug 26, 2021
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A fishing reel according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a fishing reel provided with a braked unit attached to a spool on which a fishing line may be wound, a braking unit that applies a braking force to the braked unit, a braking force adjustment unit that adjusts the braking force of the braking unit, a motor that drives the braking force adjustment unit, and a control unit that controls the motor, in which the control unit controls the motor to repeat forward and backward drive at a frequency in an audible range to allow the motor to generate a notification sound.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fishing reel comprising:
a braked unit attached to a spool on which a fishing line may be wound;
a braking unit that applies a braking force to the braked unit;
a braking force adjustment unit that adjusts the braking force of the braking unit;
a motor that drives the braking force adjustment unit; and
a control unit that controls the motor,
wherein the control unit controls the motor to repeat forward and backward drive at a frequency in an audible range to allow the motor to generate a notification sound.

2. The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls the motor to generate the notification sound at a predetermined timing.

3. The fishing reel according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined timing is at least any one of time when the control unit starts, time when the control unit ends, or time of user operation on the control unit.

4. The fishing reel according to claim 2 , the fishing reel being switchable to an error detection mode, wherein the predetermined timing is switching time to the error detection mode.

5. A fishing reel comprising:
a spool on which a fishing line may be wound;
a clutch mechanism for connecting/disconnecting power transmission to the spool;
a motor that drives the clutch mechanism; and
a control unit that controls the motor,
wherein the control unit controls the motor to repeat forward and backward drive at a frequency in an audible range to allow the motor to generate a notification sound.

6. A fishing reel comprising:
a spool on which a fishing line may be wound;
a drag mechanism that prevents breakage of the fishing line by sliding the spool when torque of a predetermined value or larger is applied;
a motor that drives the drag mechanism; and
a control unit that controls the motor,
wherein the control unit controls the motor to repeat forward and backward drive at a frequency in an audible range to allow the motor to generate a notification sound.

Assignees

• Globeride Inc

Inventors

• Yasuda Hiromu

Classifications

• A01K89/045 Primary

  Spool bearing brake · CPC title

• A01K89/012

  motor-driven · CPC title

• A01K89/017 Primary

  motor-driven · CPC title

• A01K89/0178 Primary

  with unwinding indicators, e.g. a bell or a flashing light · CPC title

• A01K89/05

  Brakes connected to the spool by one-way clutch · CPC title