SPOOL BRAKE DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL

• US 20130037645A1
• Filed: 07/13/2012
• Published: 02/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Original Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Inventors: NIITSUMA, Akira, HORIUCHI, Noriyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,844,855 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 242/288
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 89/01555 using magnets

Abstract

A spool brake device for a dual-bearing reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is a device configured to electrically brake a spool rotatably mounted to a reel unit of the dual-bearing reel for allowing a fishing line to be wound thereabout. The spool brake device includes a spool brake unit including a magnet configured to rotate in conjunction with rotation of the spool, and a coil configured opposite to the magnet to generate electric current with rotation of the magnet, a tension detecting unit configured to detect and measure tension on the fishing line, and a spool control unit configured to control the spool brake unit by analog-controlling electric current flowing through the coil on the basis of how large the tension is.

Claims

1. A spool brake device for a dual-bearing reel, the spool brake device configured to brake electrically a spool rotatably mounted to a reel unit of the dual-bearing reel for allowing a fishing line to be wound thereabout, the spool brake device comprising:

a spool brake unit including a magnet configured to rotate in conjunction with rotation of the spool, and a coil configured opposite to the magnet to generate electric current with rotation of the magnet;

a tension detecting unit configured to detect and measure tension on the fishing line; and

a spool control unit configured to control the spool brake unit by analog-controlling electric current flowing through the coil on the basis of how large the tension is.

2. The spool brake device for the dual-bearing reel according to claim 1, further comprising:

a rotation speed detecting unit configured to detect rotation speed of the spool,

wherein the tension detecting unit includes torque detecting unit configured to detect torque for rotating the spool based on a change ratio of the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detecting unit,

the tension detecting unit is configured to detect the tension based on the detected torque.

3. The spool brake device for a dual-bearing reel according to claim 2, wherein

the spool control unit includes

a target braking force output part configured to calculate desired target braking force on the basis of the rotation speed and the tension, and output analog target voltage on the basis of the target braking force;

an electric current detecting part configured to detect electric current output from the coil and convert the electric current into analog detected voltage,

a differential data output part configured to output differential data on the basis of a potential difference between the target voltage and the detected voltage, and

an electric current control part configured to control the electric current based on the output differential data for regulating the voltage output from the coil to be the target voltage.

4. The spool brake device for a dual-bearing reel according to claim 3, wherein

the target braking force output part further includes

a tension setting section configured to set reference tension, where the reference tension varies on the basis length of a period of time elapsed since rotation of the spool is started,

a first braking force setting section configured to set first braking force, and

a second braking force setting section configured to set second braking force obtained by increasing the first braking force by a predetermined amount, and

the target braking force output part is configured to set the first braking force as the target braking force and output the target voltage on the basis of the first braking force when braking is started, and

the target braking force output part is configured to set the second braking force as the target braking force after setting the first braking force, and output the target voltage on the basis of the second braking force when the tension detected becomes less than or equal to the reference tension.