Automatic Fishing Jigging System with Load Cell and Manual Override
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automated fishing jigging equipment lacks innovative designs that effectively combine motor-driven rotation of the reel with load sensing to detect bites and allow manual override for reeling in fish, limiting user flexibility and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An automatic jigging system that includes an electric motor attached to a rotatable reel, electronic controllers for motor-driven rotation, a bending beam load cell to detect bites, and a manual override switch for manual reeling, along with a rod holder and line slack sensor for automated and manual operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If automated motor-driven rotation of the reel is used to impart jigging action on the fishing line, then productivity and automation extent are improved, but device complexity increases and manual override capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between automated motor-driven jigging mode and manual reeling mode through a clutch mechanism. The clutch allows the reel to be driven by the motor during automated jigging operations, then disengages to allow manual handling when a fish is hooked, providing adaptive operation modes that resolve the contradiction between automation and manual control needs
Solution Approach 2:
The manual reeling capability is extracted as a separate functional option from the automated system. The clutch mechanism physically separates the motor drive from the reel, allowing the manual reeling function to operate independently when needed, thus maintaining simplicity for manual operations while preserving automated capability when required
2Measurement precision
If a bending beam load cell is used to detect bites through load sensing, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bending beam load cell serves multiple functions: it supports the rod holder structure, detects bite events through load changes, and provides feedback to the control system for automated response. By making the load cell multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate components, thereby improving measurement precision without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The structural support function and the sensing function are merged into a single bending beam load cell component. This integration eliminates the need for separate support structures and sensing elements, achieving precise bite detection while maintaining relatively simple device architecture
3Ease of operation
If the rod holder supports the fishing rod in a cantilevered position from the load cell, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to the load cell integration
Solution Approach 1:
The bending beam load cell is designed to simultaneously provide mechanical support for the rod holder in a cantilevered configuration and serve as the bite detection sensor. This multi-functionality allows the system to achieve easy rod positioning and operation while avoiding the need for separate support and sensing components, thus limiting the increase in device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides efficient automated jigging and bite detection, allowing seamless transition to manual operation for reeling in fish, enhancing user control and reducing the risk of lost catches.
Implementation Method 1
a bending beam load cell operably connected to said one or more electronic controllers; wherein said bending beam load cell is operable to the signal the one or more electronic controllers of detected bending loads exerted on the load cell
Data Source
AI summary
Automatic jigging machines for fishing purposes each feature a stationary base, and a bending beam load cell by that supports a fishing rod in cantilevered fashion from the base and serves as a bite sensor for detecting a hooked fish, and alerting the user via an alarm function. An electric motor driven in cyclically alternating directions causes automatic jigging of the fishing line, whether through motor-driven reel operation, or through motor-driven tilting of the fishing rod about a pivot point by a screw-based drive mechanism. Where a motorized reel on a removable fishing rod is used for jigging purposes, a manual-override switch is included to enable immediate and convenient manual takeover of the reeling in process by simple grabbing of the fishing rod handle.