JP2000004732A - Handle assembly of fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a handle knob hardly cause feeling of physical disorder when gripped, in a handle assembly having a three dimensional curved surface on the outer peripheral surface. SOLUTION: A handle assembly of a double bearing reel has a crank arm 6, a handle knob 7, a cap 60 and a rotation supporting part 8. The crank arm is nonrotatably mounted on the front end of a handle shaft. The handle knob 7 is mounted on the front end of the crank arm 6 in a state freely rotatable around a first axis in parallel to the handle shaft. The handle knob has a three dimensionally curved shape extending along a second axis which crosses the first axis, and curved in convex shapes in the outer peripheral surface in the direction of a third axis crossing both the first and second axes and the direction of the second axis. At a rotary shaft center, the outer peripheral surface of the knob 7 has an opening 54a. The cap is a member covering the opening and having an exposing face of a three dimensionally curved shape which substantially coincides with the outer peripheral surface. The rotation supporting part is used for mounting the handle knob 7 on the crank arm 6 in a freely rotatable manner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a handle assembly,
In particular, the present invention relates to a handle assembly that is non-rotatably mounted on the tip of a handle shaft of a fishing reel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A handle assembly is fixed to a tip of a handle shaft of a fishing reel such as a spinning reel, a dual bearing reel, a single bearing reel, and the like. As a handle assembly of this type of fishing reel, a so-called T-shaped one is known. The handle assembly includes a crank arm fixed to a tip of a handle shaft, a handle shaft fixed to a tip of the crank arm, and a handle handle rotatably mounted on the handle shaft. The handle handle has a cylindrical support shaft rotatably supported by the handle shaft, and a round bar-shaped handle portion fixed to the support shaft in a T-shape. An opening for attaching and detaching the handle handle to and from the handle shaft is formed on the outer surface of the handle portion, and this opening is closed by a cylindrical cap (an example of a cover member) having a disk-shaped cover portion on the outside. Is peeling. The handle shaft is arranged parallel to the handle shaft, and the support shaft is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the handle shaft.

[0003] In some cases, fishing called vertical jigging is performed from a ship using a fishing reel equipped with a handle assembly of this type. Vertical jigging is a fishing method in which a heavy lure called a jig is wound almost vertically at high speed. When performing this vertical jigging, for example, the grip portion of the fishing rod is sandwiched by the left side, the fishing rod and the reel are held by the left hand, the fishing rod is gripped by the left hand, the grip is gripped by the right hand, and the handle assembly is turned at high speed. Repeat the pumping operation.

[0004]

In vertical jigging, a pumping operation is repeatedly performed at high speed. For this reason,
The shape of the handle needs to be such that the handle assembly can be rotated by applying force and that it is easy to rotate at high speed. In addition, since the operation of applying force and winding up at high speed is repeated all day, it is necessary to make the shape of the hand holding the handle portion less tiring.

[0005] However, in the conventional T-shaped handle assembly, since the handle portion has a round bar shape, there is a gap between the handle portion and the palm when gripped by hand, and the handle is firmly gripped by strong force. The handle assembly cannot be rotated with force unless the part is grasped. When the grip is gripped with such a strong force, the wrist joint is also forced to rotate the handle assembly at a high speed. Therefore, if the user repeatedly holds the handle and repeats the winding operation at a high speed for a long time, the hand tends to get tired.

Therefore, a handle has been proposed in which the outer surface of the handle has a three-dimensional curved surface along the palm. When the conventional cap is attached to the opening of the handle handle having such a three-dimensional curved surface, an edge of the cap,
Alternatively, a step is generated between any one of the edges of the opening and the three-dimensional curved surface of the handle, and the step is strongly pressed against the palm to cause an uncomfortable feeling. In addition, since the step appears at a relatively small diameter portion of the opening, pressure from the step applied to the palm increases, which may cause discomfort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a handle assembly having a handle handle having a three-dimensionally curved outer surface so as to prevent a feeling of strangeness when the handle handle is gripped.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fishing reel handle assembly which is non-rotatably mounted on a tip of a handle shaft of a fishing reel, comprising: a crank arm; a handle handle; , A lid member, and a rotation support portion. The crank arm is an arm that is non-rotatably mounted on the tip of the handle shaft. The handle handle is rotatably mounted on a distal end of the crank arm about a first axis along the handle axis, extends along a second axis intersecting the first axis, and extends in a third axial direction intersecting both axes. The handle has a three-dimensional curved surface shape in which both outer surfaces in the two axial directions are convexly curved, and an opening is formed in the rotation axis of the outer surface. The lid member is
A member that covers the opening and has an exposed surface having a three-dimensional curved surface shape substantially coinciding with the outer surface. The rotation support portion is for rotatably mounting the handle handle on the crank arm.

In this handle assembly, the opening of the handle handle whose outer surface is formed by a three-dimensional curved surface is covered by a lid member having an exposed surface having a three-dimensional curved shape substantially coinciding with the outer surface. For this reason, when the handle handle is gripped with the palm, the gap between the handle and the lid member is reduced, and when the handle handle is gripped, an uncomfortable feeling is less likely to occur. A handle assembly for a fishing reel according to a second aspect of the present invention is the assembly according to the first aspect, wherein the exposed surface of the lid member protrudes smoothly from the outer surface. In this case, even if a slight protruding portion such as a burr or an edge is generated at the edge of the opening, the protruding portion is unlikely to directly hit the palm, and the feeling of strangeness is less likely to occur when the handle is gripped.

A handle assembly for a fishing reel according to a third aspect of the present invention is the assembly according to the first or second aspect, wherein the lid member further has a mounting portion provided on the back side of the exposed surface.
In this case, no irregularities for mounting appear on the exposed surface side, so that a feeling of strangeness is less likely to occur when the handle handle is gripped. A handle assembly for a fishing reel according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the assembly according to the third aspect, wherein the mounting portion has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is fitted and fitted in the opening. In this case, since the lid member is attached by fitting, the attachment of the lid member becomes easy.

The fishing reel handle assembly according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the assembly according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the exposed surface has a larger area than the mounting portion. In this case, even if there is a step, the pressure appears on a relatively large area of the exposed surface, so that the pressure applied to the palm from the step is dispersed and reduced, and discomfort is less likely to occur.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, a dual-bearing reel adopting an embodiment of the present invention is, for example, a medium-sized round reel capable of winding No. 5 fishing line by about 300 m. The round reel includes a reel body 1, a spool rotating handle assembly 2 disposed on the side of the reel body 1,
A star drag 3 disposed on the reel body 1 side of the handle assembly 2. In addition, this dual bearing reel
It does not have a level wind mechanism.

A spool 15 is rotatably mounted on the reel body 1. The reel body 1 can be mounted on a fishing rod RD via a rod mounting leg 4. The reel body 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a frame 5 having a pair of left and right side plates 10, 11 arranged at a predetermined interval and a plurality of support members 12 connecting the side plates 10, 11 is mounted on both sides of the frame 5. A first cover 13 and a second cover 14,
And a mechanism mounting plate 16 mounted on the second cover 14. The mechanism mounting plate 16 is arranged in contact with the side plate 11,
A space is formed between the mechanism mounting plate 16 and the second cover 14 for accommodating various mechanisms described below.

The frame 5 is obtained by die casting, and the second side cover 14 is obtained by pressing a thin metal plate. The pair of side plates 10 and 11 and the first cover 13
Each has a circular shape when viewed from the side, and the outer peripheral surface is machined using, for example, a lathe. Second cover 1
4 and the mechanism mounting plate 15, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
When viewed from the side, a part of the circle has a shape protruding in the radial direction. The second side cover 14 also protrudes outward in the axial direction around a mounting portion of a handle shaft 30 (described later).

The support member 12 is a plate-like member formed along the outer periphery of both side plates 10 and 11 and integrally formed with the both side plates 10 and 11. A pair of side plates 10 and 11 are connected at several places.
By integrally forming the side plates 10 and 11 and the plurality of support members 12 in this manner, even if a large load is applied to the reel body 1, deformation such as bending does not easily occur, and a reduction in winding efficiency is suppressed. . The outer peripheral portion of the support member 12 and the side plates 10, 1
1 is machined similarly to the first cover 13.

The rod mounting leg 4 is fixed to the lower support member 12. The rod mounting legs 4 are connected to the side plates 10 and 1 of the frame 5.
It is arranged along the center position F between the two. This center position F is also the center position of the yarn winding section of the spool 15.
The rear support member 12 is provided with a thumbrest 17 made of synthetic resin for holding the reel together with the fishing rod.

The thumb rest 17 is formed so as to be in contact with the upper portion and the rear portion of the support member 12, and the rear portion has the side plates 10,
11 protrudes radially outward, that is, rearward. The rear portion of the upper surface of the thumb rest 17 is inclined while projecting downward. Further, the left end and the right end of the rear portion of the upper surface of the thumbrest 17 gradually decrease as the amount of rearward projection increases toward the left.

A thumb rest 17 having such a shape is provided.
For example, by placing the thumb of the left hand on the thumb rest 17 and grasping the fishing rod RD with another finger and holding the reel together with the fishing rod RD, the fishing rod RD can be securely held together with the reel during vertical jigging or the like. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the handle assembly 2 includes a crank arm 6 that is non-rotatably mounted on a distal end of a handle shaft 30, and a crank arm 6.
Axis X orthogonal to one end of the crank arm 6 at one end of
It has a handle 7 rotatably mounted around it and a rotation support 8 for rotatably mounting the handle 7 to the crank arm 6. In the handle assembly 2, a portion where the handle shaft 30 is mounted on the crank arm 6 is separated from the reel body 1 from a portion where the rotation support portion 8 is mounted. That is, the rotation plane of the base end of the handle handle 7 is closer to the reel unit 1 side than the rotation plane of the fixed portion of the crank arm 6 to the handle shaft 30.

The crank arm 6 is a flat metal member extending in the radial direction of the handle shaft 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the crank arm 6 is non-rotatably locked by a chamfered portion 30a formed at the tip of the handle shaft 30, and is detachably fixed to the handle shaft 30 by a fixing nut 30b. The crank arm 6 includes a fixed portion 6a
From the first position 6b on the way to the base end of the handle handle 7
And is bent in a direction approaching the reel body 1. This first
The bending angle α (FIG. 4) at the position 6b is, for example, 150 degrees. This bending angle is preferably 90 degrees or more. If the bending angle α is less than 90 degrees, the strength may decrease at the first position 6b due to the influence of work hardening or the like due to bending. The distance between the first position 6b and the base end of the handle 7 is, for example, 40 mm. This distance is 30
mm or more. If the distance is less than 30 mm, fingers holding the handle handle 7 at the first position 6b of the crank arm 6 bent to the side approaching the reel body 1 may interfere. The crank arm 6 is bent in a direction opposite to the first position 6b at a second position 6c on the way from the first position 6b to the base end of the handle handle 7. The bending angle β at the second position 6c (FIG. 4) is the same as the bending angle at the first position. Therefore, the portion of the crank arm 6 between the first positions 6b and the portion from the second position 6c to the tip end are arranged in parallel. Further, the axial distance between the rotation plane of the fixed part 6a and the rotation plane of the base end of the handle 7 becomes larger than the axial thickness of the crank arm 6 at the fixed part 6a.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the handle 7 has a support portion 57 made of a synthetic resin foam mounted on the rotary support portion 8, and is formed integrally with the support portion 57 and is orthogonal to the handle shaft. It has a handle 58 extending in both directions along the second axis Y direction (parallel to the crank arm 6), and a cover 59 covering the support 57 and the handle 58. In the center of the handle 7, a through hole 54 for disposing the rotation support 8 is formed through the support 57 and the handle 58. The opening 54a of the through hole 54 is closed by a cap 60 made of synthetic resin. The support portion 57 is a cylindrical portion 57a continuously occupying 0% to 70% of the entire length from the base end portion.
And a diameter-increased portion 57b that gradually increases in diameter from the cylindrical portion 57a and continues to the handle portion 58. The handle 58 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the cross section intersecting the second axis Y is a substantially circular member.

The cover 59 is made of a soft elastic material such as Actima (trademark), and is formed as a single piece with the handle 7. The cover portion 59 includes the support portion 5
7 and almost the entire periphery of the handle portion 58. When such a cover portion 59 is provided, the handle handle 7 is covered with a soft elastic body, so that the handle is hard to slip and the feel when gripping is improved, and the grip is easy to grip with a stronger force and the fatigue is reduced. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the radius of the handle grip 7 from the second axis Y decreases as going from the center to both ends of the second axis Y, as shown in FIG. The radius A in the direction away from the crank arm 6
, And a substantially circular cross-sectional shape in which a radius C in a third axis Z direction intersecting the first axis X and the second axis Y is larger than the radius B. The contour of the outer surface of the handle 7 has an arc shape with a radius R centered on the first axis X, as shown in FIG. As a result, the outer surface of the handle handle 7 is formed of a three-dimensional curved surface that is convexly curved in the second axis direction and the third axis direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the length L of the handle 7 in the second axis Y direction is preferably 40 mm to 100 mm, more preferably about 50 mm to 80 mm. When the length L is set in such a range, the length matches the standard width of the human palm, and the force can be transmitted to the handle without waste. Also,
As shown in FIG. 5, the value of twice the radius C at the handle portion of the handle handle 7 is 50% to 90% of the length L in the second axis Y direction.
The value obtained by adding the radius A and the radius B is also 50% to 90% of the length L in the second axis Y direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the distance D between the second axis Y and the center position F is 100 mm or less. This range is 70 ~
A range of 100 mm is preferred. This and the fact that the rotation plane of the base end portion of the handle handle 7 is closer to the reel body 1 side than the rotation plane of the fixed portion of the crank arm 6 to the handle shaft 30 makes the handle handle 7 And the distance between the fishing rod RD and the fishing rod RD are greatly reduced as compared with the related art, and the torque in the direction in which the fishing rod RD is turned when the handle 7 is turned and the fishing line is wound is reduced, thereby effectively suppressing the decrease in the handle winding efficiency. be able to.

The cap 60 is provided with a cover portion 60a provided slightly (for example, about 0.4 mm) protruding from the cover portion 59, and is fitted and locked in the through-hole 54 so as to be locked.
0a and a mounting portion 60b formed integrally.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lid 60 a has an oval shape when viewed from the side, and substantially corresponds to the outer surface (the surface of the cover 59) formed of a three-dimensional curved surface at the tip of the handle 7. It has a matching three-dimensionally curved exposed surface. Lid 60a
For example, the model number of the reel, the logo of the manufacturer, and the like are described on the exposed surface of, and the cap 60 also has a function as a nameplate of the reel. The mounting portion 60b is a cover 60
The opening 54 is provided substantially at the center of the surface opposite to the exposed surface
It is a cylindrical member fitted to a.

As described above, the opening 54a of the handle 7 having an outer surface formed of a three-dimensional curved surface is covered with the cap 60 having an exposed surface having a three-dimensional curved shape substantially corresponding to the outer surface. For this reason, when the handle handle 7 is grasped with the palm, the gap between the handle 60 and the cap 60 is reduced, and when the handle handle 7 is grasped, an uncomfortable feeling is less likely to occur. With the handle handle 7 configured as described above, the handle handle 7
The cross-sectional shape of the handle portion is such that the outer radii of curvature A, C (in the direction away from the crank arm 6 of the first axis X and in the third axis Z direction intersecting with it) are inward (in the direction approaching the crank arm of the first axis X). Radius of curvature B of the second axis Y
The outer side surface is formed into a three-dimensional curved shape by making both end sides thinner than the center portion, so that the portion of the handle handle 7 that comes into contact with the palm conforms to the shape of the grip when the handle is gripped, and the handle handle 7 becomes lighter. Handle assembly 2
Can be rotated at a high speed, and even if the handle assembly 2 is rotated at a high speed repeatedly for a long time, fatigue can be reduced.
In addition, since the cap 7 is also formed into a three-dimensional curved surface, the sense of discomfort with the handle 7 is reduced.

Further, since the outline of the handle 7 has an arc shape with a radius R, the handle 7 can be easily adapted to the palm. Further, the value of twice the radius C of the handle portion is 50% to 90% of the length L in the second axis Y direction of the handle portion, and the value obtained by adding the radius A and the radius B is also the value of the second axis Y. Since the length is 50% to 90% of the length L in the direction, the diameter of the handle portion in the first axis X direction and the third axis Z direction is increased, and the handle portion is rounded as a whole, and the handle portion is instantly grasped. Cheap.

The support portion 57 has a cylindrical portion 57a occupying 0% to 70% of the entire length continuously from the base end portion, and has a diameter gradually expanding from the cylindrical portion 57a and continuing to the handle portion 58. And a diameter portion 57b. For this reason, the support portion 57 smoothly continues from the cylindrical portion 57a to the handle portion 58 via the enlarged diameter portion 57b, and when the handle portion 58 is gripped, the boundary between the handle portion 58 and the support portion 57 disappears. The feel when holding is also good.

The rotation support portion 8 has a handle shaft 61 whose base end is fixed to the distal end of the crank arm 6 and extends in the first axis X direction.
A first bearing 62 disposed between the distal end of the handle shaft 61 and the inside of the handle portion 58; a base end side of the handle shaft 61 and the support portion 5;
7 and a second bearing 63 disposed between the base end of the first bearing 7 and the second bearing 63. Both bearings 62 and 63 are, for example, rolling bearings.
The base end of the handle shaft 61 is fixed by caulking to the front end of the crank arm 6. A mounting bolt 64 is screwed into the tip of the handle shaft 61, and the bearing 62 is fixed to the handle shaft 61 by the mounting bolt 64. By fixing the bearing 62 to the handle shaft 61, the handle handle 7 is detachably attached to the handle shaft 61. Since the handle 7 is supported by the two bearings 62 and 63 in the rotation support portion 8, even if the handle shaft 30 is rotated at a high speed by the handle 7, the handle 7 rotates smoothly, and high-speed winding can be performed. As shown in FIG. 2, the spool 15, which is easy to rotate, is rotatably arranged between the pair of side plates 10, 11. The spool 15 includes a bobbin trunk (a bobbin winding portion) 15a,
Flange 1 integrally formed on both ends of bobbin trunk 15a
5b. A spool shaft 25 passes through and is fixed to the center of the spool 15. The spool shaft 25 is mounted on the first cover 13 and the mechanism mounting plate 16 with bearings 26a, 26b.
It is rotatably supported via.

In the space between the mechanism mounting plate 16 and the second cover 14, torque from the handle assembly 2 is supplied to the spool 15.
Transmission mechanism 20 for transmitting to the
A clutch mechanism 21 provided in the
And a clutch operation mechanism 22 for turning on and off the clutch. The rotation transmission mechanism 20 includes a rotation control mechanism 23 for regulating torque when torque is reversely transmitted from the spool 15 to the handle assembly 2 side.
A centrifugal brake mechanism 2 for braking the spool 15 that freely rotates in the line payout direction is provided at the center of the side plate 11.
4 are arranged. The first cover 13 outside the side plate 10
Inside, a sound generating mechanism for generating sound when the spool 15 rotates, a lock mechanism for completely locking the spool 15 when the spool 15 gets stuck, etc. to facilitate thread breakage, and the like are arranged.

The rotation transmission mechanism 20 includes a handle shaft 30 having one end to which the handle assembly 2 is fixed, a main gear 31 connected to the other end of the handle shaft 30 via a rotation control mechanism 23, and a main gear 31. And a pinion gear 32 that meshes. The handle shaft 30 is disposed in parallel with the spool shaft 25, and one end is rotatably supported by the mechanism mounting plate 16. The main gear 31 is a handle shaft 3
0 can be connected to one end side via a rotation control mechanism 23 so as not to rotate relatively. In such a configuration, when the clutch mechanism 21 is turned on, the handle assembly 2
Is transmitted directly to the spool 15.

The clutch mechanism 21 includes a cylindrical pinion gear 3 slidably mounted on the outer periphery of a spool shaft 25.
2 and an engaging groove 32 arranged in a part of the pinion gear 32
a and a pin 33 arranged on the spool shaft 25. When the pinion gear 32 is slid along the spool shaft 25 to engage the engagement groove 32 a with the pin 33, rotational force is transmitted between the spool shaft 25 and the pinion gear 32. This state is a connection state (clutch-on state).
If the engagement between the engagement groove 32a and the pin 33 is released, the spool shaft 2
No rotational force is transmitted between the pinion gear 5 and the pinion gear 32.
This state is a disconnection state (clutch off state). In the clutch off state, the spool 15 rotates freely. The pinion gear 32 is urged by the clutch operating mechanism 22 in a direction in which the engagement groove 32a and the pin 33 are engaged, that is, in a clutch-on state.

The rotation control mechanism 23 rotates the handle shaft 30 only in the yarn winding direction (prohibits rotation in the yarn unwinding direction) and a roller type one-way clutch mechanism 70, and controls the rotation of the spool 15 in the yarn unwinding direction. A drag mechanism 72 for applying the set braking force, and a pawl type ratchet mechanism 74 for rotating the handle shaft 30 only in the line winding direction are provided.

If only the reverse rotation of the handle shaft 30 (rotation in the line feeding direction) is to be prohibited, only the ratchet mechanism 74 may be provided and the one-way clutch mechanism 70 may be omitted. However, the ratchet mechanism 74 takes a certain amount of time for the operation of the ratchet pawl engaging and disengaging from the ratchet wheel. The roller-type one-way clutch mechanism 70 as described above is preferable in order to achieve the quick and smooth reverse rotation inhibition operation required for the fishing operation, and the ratchet mechanism 74 applies an excessive force that the one-way clutch mechanism 70 cannot bear. It is effective to bear. As shown in FIG. 3, the clutch operating mechanism 22 is mounted on the second cover 14 of the reel body 1 such that the clutch lever is swingably mounted between a connection position indicated by a solid line and a disengagement position indicated by a two-dot chain line. 40 is provided.

Next, the operation of the fishing reel during use will be described. When the fishing line is paid out, the clutch mechanism 21 is brought into the clutch off state by the clutch lever 40. As a result, the spool 15 enters a free rotation state, and the spool 15 rotates in the line payout direction due to the weight of the jig (device), and the fishing line is paid out from the spool 15. When the jig reaches the seabed, the handle assembly 2 is rotated in the line winding direction to start vertical jigging. When the handle assembly 2 is rotated in the line winding direction, the clutch is turned on by a clutch return mechanism (not shown).

When performing vertical jigging, for example, a rear end (not shown) of the fishing rod RD is sandwiched between the left sides of the fishing rod.
Place the thumb of the left hand on the thumb rest 17 fixed to the rear part of the reel body 1, hold the fishing rod with the remaining fingers, hold the reel and the fishing rod RD, and, while sucking the fishing rod RD with the left hand, handle the handle assembly 2 with the right hand. The operation of pinching the handle 7 and rotating the handle shaft 30 at high speed is repeated.

When the handle assembly 2 is rotated in the yarn winding direction, the rotation of the handle assembly 2 is directly transmitted from the handle shaft 30 to the main gear 31 via the one-way clutch mechanism 70 and the drag mechanism 72. At this time, since the clutch mechanism 21 is in the ON state, the rotation of the main gear 31 is transmitted from the pinion gear 32 to the spool 15, and the fishing line is wound up. At this time, the one-way clutch mechanism 70 and the ratchet mechanism 74 allow rotation because the rotation is in the line winding direction.

In this case, since the handle portion of the handle handle 7 is formed in the above-described shape, the outer surface of the handle handle 7 that comes into contact with the palm is shaped along the palm when gripped, and the handle handle 7 is pressed with a light force. Even if you hold it, you can force it to rotate at high speed and hardly get tired even if you repeat high speed rotation for a long time.
In addition, the crank arm 6 is configured so that the rotation plane of the handle handle 7 approaches the fishing rod RD, and the distance between the second axis Y and the center position F is set to 100 mm or less. The torque for turning the RD is suppressed. For this reason, it is difficult for the force to escape during winding, and the winding efficiency is not easily reduced.

In particular, in a dual bearing reel having no level wind mechanism, the angler himself has to wind the fishing line around the spool while guiding the fishing line in the axial direction with his / her finger. At this time, with a medium or larger dual bearing reel, the reel cannot be held together with the fishing rod RD by palming, so the fishing line must be guided by a finger while holding only a thin fishing rod, and the force for turning the fishing rod is reduced. On the other hand, the stability is poor. For this reason, the rotation plane of the handle handle 7 and the fishing rod RD are brought close to each other to make the fishing rod difficult to turn, so that it is possible to further suppress a decrease in the winding efficiency of the handle. Further, since the fishing rod RD is arranged at the center position F of the line winding portion of the spool 15, it is easy to wind the fishing line uniformly around the spool 15 without providing a level wind mechanism.

When the fishing line is paid out by pulling a fish or the like, the rotation of the spool 15 is transmitted to the main gear 31.
The power is transmitted to the handle shaft 30 and the one-way clutch mechanism 70 via the drag mechanism 72. In the one-way clutch mechanism 70, the reverse rotation of the handle shaft 30 is prohibited. If the fish is weakly pulled, the spool 15 does not rotate and the fishing line is not pulled out. And the pull of the fish becomes stronger and the spool 1
When the torque of No. 5 increases, the transmitted torque exceeds the set rotation resistance of the drag mechanism 72. Then, since the drag occurs in the drag mechanism 72, the spool 15 side including the main gear 31 starts rotating. At this time, a constant resistance, that is, a drag force always acts on the spool 15 from the drag mechanism 72.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above embodiment, the dual bearing reel has been described as an example, but the present invention is applicable to all fishing reels such as a spinning reel and a single bearing reel in addition to the dual bearing reel. Applicable. (B) The opening is closed by the cap 60 to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside. However, a small round hole for lubricating the bearings or venting air may be formed in the cap 60.

(C) In the above embodiment, the support portion and the handle portion are integrally formed.
It may be constituted by a cylindrical member different from 8. Further, the crank arm 6 may have a straight shape without being bent at two places.

[0043]

According to the present invention, the opening of the handle handle whose outer surface is formed by a three-dimensional curved surface is covered with the lid member having the exposed surface of the three-dimensional curved shape substantially coinciding with the outer surface. . For this reason, when the handle handle is gripped with the palm, the gap between the handle and the lid member is reduced, and when the handle handle is gripped, an uncomfortable feeling is less likely to occur.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dual-bearing reel employing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a handle handle.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the handle handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reel body 2 Handle assembly 4 Rod attachment part 6 Crank arm 7 Handle handle 8 Rotation support part 30 Handle shaft 60 Cap

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A handle assembly non-rotatably mounted on a tip of a handle shaft of a fishing reel, wherein the crank arm is non-rotatably mounted on a tip of the handle shaft, and the handle is mounted on a tip of the crank arm. The outer surface in a third axial direction and the second axial direction is rotatably mounted around a first axis along the axis, extends along a second axis intersecting the first axis, and intersects both axes. A handle having both a convex three-dimensional curved surface shape and an opening formed in the axis of rotation of the outer surface; an exposed surface having a three-dimensional curved surface shape covering the opening and substantially coinciding with the outer surface; A handle assembly for a fishing reel, comprising: a cover member having: a rotation support portion for rotatably mounting the handle handle to the crank arm. 2. The fishing reel handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the exposed surface of the lid member projects smoothly from the outer surface. 3. The fishing reel handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lid member further includes a mounting portion provided on a back side of the exposed surface. 4. The fishing reel handle assembly according to claim 3, wherein said mounting portion has a substantially cylindrical shape and is fitted and mounted in said opening. 5. The fishing reel handle assembly according to claim 3, wherein said exposed surface has a larger area than said mounting portion.