Planer Board Single and Dual Release Actuators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing planer boards lack a convenient and secure mechanism for users to attach and detach fishing lines from both the gripping and guidance devices, particularly requiring two hands and being time-consuming, especially when reeling in a fish.
Innovation Solution
A planer board design featuring a body with a tapered leading end, a guiding assembly, and a gripping assembly, equipped with single-release and dual-release actuators, allowing for quick and easy attachment and detachment of fishing lines, with the dual-release actuator simultaneously opening both assemblies and the single-release actuator allowing independent operation of the gripping assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional planer boards use clamp and guidance device attachments, then the fishing line is securely held, but the attachment and detachment process requires two hands and is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The planer board is divided into modular components: a body, a guiding assembly with pivot arm, and a gripping assembly with lever. This segmentation allows independent operation of each assembly through separate actuators, enabling one-handed attachment and detachment while maintaining secure line holding
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding assembly uses a pivot arm that can rotate between engaged and disengaged positions, while the gripping assembly employs a lever that can pivot to clamp or release the line. These dynamic mechanisms allow quick transition between attachment and detachment states with minimal manual intervention
2Reliability
If the planer board includes both gripping device and guidance device, then the line is securely attached and guided, but the complexity of the device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding assembly and gripping assembly are merged into a single planer board unit with integrated actuators. The dual-release actuator simultaneously controls both assemblies, while the single-release actuator controls only the gripping assembly, providing reliable line attachment without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The planer board body serves multiple functions: it provides the main structure, houses both the guiding and gripping assemblies, and contains the actuator mechanisms. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, maintaining reliability while controlling overall device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to securely attach and detach fishing lines with one hand, improving efficiency during fishing operations, such as when reeling in a fish, by providing a reversible configuration for the gripping assembly and ensuring the line is biased to one side while trolling.
Implementation Method 1
the water acts against the wedge-like leading end to force the block and fishing line away from the line of travel of the boat
Data Source
AI summary
Various planer boards are provided that include a body having a tapered leading end, a guiding assembly located at a trailing end of the body, and a gripping assembly extending away from a front surface of the body. The planer boards may be securely attached to a fishing line via the guiding assembly and the gripping assembly in order to bias the line to one side when the planer board is moved through water. To allow a user quickly and easily attach/remove a fishing line, the planer board may include a single-release actuator that opens only the gripping assembly and a dual-release actuator that simultaneously releases both the guiding assembly and the gripping assembly.