JP2001061384A - Double bearing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of clutch operation lever in a double bearing reel. SOLUTION: The clutch mechanism for interrupting the driving connection between the spool and the handle that are rotatably supported between both of the frame plates of the reel frame body 1 or between the side plates attached to the frame plates is interrupted by pushing down the clutch operation lever 17 that is bridged to the rear of the spool between both frame plates. The guide bar 30 for the clutch operation lever is integrally formed between both frame plates in the rear of the spool of the frame and the guiding groove 31 that extends long in the vertical direction is connected to between both ends of the clutch operation lever striding over the guide bar 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a double bearing reel having a clutch operating lever.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-16087 discloses a clutch mechanism for interrupting a drive connection between a handle and a spool rotatably supported between both frame plates of a reel frame or side plates attached to the frame plate. Discloses a double bearing reel in which the clutch operation lever extended between the two frame plates behind the spool is depressed and moved to be disengaged, thereby facilitating the summing operation at the time of feeding the fishing line from the spool. I do.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 7-130243 discloses a vertically long guide hole penetrating between both ends of a clutch operating lever, and a support pin extending between opposed surfaces of both frame plates is inserted into the long guide hole. The disclosed double bearing reel is disclosed.

[0004] Utility model registration No. 2554097 discloses that
Open the lower end of the guide elongated hole vertically penetrated between both ends of the clutch operation lever, and engage so as to straddle the cantilevered guide member from one frame plate toward the other frame plate. Disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 3-127933, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 170003 and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-134677 disclose a guide member for accommodating a clutch operation lever so as to be able to be guided in a vertical direction, which is integrally formed between both frame plates.

[0006]

However, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-1
The clutch operation lever disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6087 discloses a non-rotatable / slidably engaging guide projection protruding at both ends of a guide slot provided in an up-down direction on opposing surfaces of both frame plates. Since the guide projections protruding from the opposing surface of the plate are engaged with the guide slots provided at both ends of the clutch operation lever in a vertically non-rotatable and slidable manner, both of them are wound when the fishing line is wound. If twisting occurs between the frame plates, there is a problem that the operation of the clutch operation lever in the vertical direction is hindered.

In the double bearing reel disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-132034, the support pins must be inserted into the guide slots of the clutch operating lever, so that the support pins are integrated with the two frame plates. Can not be molded. For this reason, it is not possible to prevent twisting between the two frame plates when winding the fishing line, which hinders the operation of the clutch operation lever in the vertical direction.

In the double bearing reel disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2555407, the guide member is cantilevered on one frame plate. It is not possible to prevent twisting, which hinders the operation of the clutch operation lever in the vertical direction.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-127933, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-17003, and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-13467.
The guide member of the double-bearing reel disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7 is for accommodating the clutch operation lever, so that the guide member is interposed between the rear end of the spool and the front end of the clutch operation lever. There is a problem that it is difficult to perform the summing operation because the space is separated from the outer peripheral surface of the winding.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to mounting the reel frame (1) on both frame plates (2a, 2b) or the frame plates (2a, 2b). The spool (4) between both frame plates (2a, 2b) is provided with a clutch mechanism for interrupting the drive connection between the spool (4) rotatably supported between the side plates (3a, 3b) and the handle (7).
The clutch operation lever (17), which extends over the rear of the vehicle, is depressed and moved by pressing downward, so that the clutch operation lever (17) is disengaged.
In the double bearing reel, which facilitates the summing operation at the time of feeding the fishing line from the spool (4), the frame (1)
The guide bar (30) of the clutch operating lever (17) is integrally formed between the two frame plates (2a, 2b) behind the spool (4) of the clutch operating lever (17), and the clutch operating lever ( 17) A double bearing reel in which a vertically long guide groove (31) whose lower part is opened is engaged between both ends.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the guide bar (30) and the two frame plates (2a, 2) of the frame (1) are provided together with the guide bar (30).
b), a thumb rest (32) is integrally formed in front of the spool rotation axis above the spool (4), and the spool (2) between the two frame plates (2a, 2b) of the frame body (1). 4)
A leg (33) for attaching a fishing rod or a lower frame (3) for attaching the
The double bearing reel according to claim 1, wherein 4) is integrally formed.

[0012]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, this double-bearing reel has a reel frame 1 serving as its frame at the center. The reel frame 1 has frame plates 2a and 2b on its left and right.
Side plates 3a, 3b are mounted on the frame plates 2a, 2b.

A spool 4 is rotatably supported horizontally between the left frame plate 2a or left frame plate 3a and the right frame plate 2b or right frame plate 3b. The spool 4 is rotatably supported on the reel frame 1 via a spool shaft 4 a and ball bearings 5 and 6 integrated with the spool 4, and is driven by operating a handle 7.

The handle 7 is provided outside the right side plate 3b, and a handle shaft 7a is rotatably supported between the right side plate 3b and the right frame plate 2b. A master gear 9 is attached to the handle shaft 7a via a drag device 8. When the handle 7 is turned, the master gear 9 rotates integrally with the handle shaft 7a due to frictional resistance via the drag device 8.

A ratchet wheel 10 for preventing reverse rotation is attached to the handle shaft 7a. The teeth of the ratchet wheel 10 are bitten by claws (not shown).
In addition, the forward rotation (rotation in the fishing line winding direction) of the spool 4 is allowed, but the reverse rotation (rotation in the fishing line payout direction) is prevented.

The spool shaft 4a penetrates the right frame plate 2b to the right and extends in parallel with the handle shaft 7a.
b is supported via a bearing 11. Right frame plate 2b
A pinion 12 is slidably mounted on a spool shaft 4a sandwiched between the spool shaft 4a and the right side plate 3b. The pinion 12 is always meshed with the master gear 9.

Between the left end of the pinion 12 and an intermediate position of the spool shaft 4a, clutch claws 13a of the clutch mechanism,
13b is formed. The clutch mechanism is a spool 4
For switching between a fishing line winding state in which the drive connection of the fishing line is connected to the handle 7 and a fishing line unwinding state in which the drive connection is released.
3a and 13b are disengaged. The pinion 12 and the spool shaft 4a shown in FIG.
a, 13b are engaged (clutch ON).
When the handle 7 is turned in the winding direction of the fishing line in this state, the handle shaft 7a, the master gear 9, the pinion 12,
The torque is transmitted to the spool 4 via the spool shaft 4a, and the spool 4 winds up the fishing line while rotating forward. Conversely, the clutch claws 13a and 13b are separated (clutch OFF)
Then, the spool 4 is separated from the handle 7 dynamically,
Free rotation becomes possible, and the fishing line is paid out by the weight of the device.

The ON / OFF of the clutch by engaging and disengaging the clutch claws 13a and 13b is operated by a lever device as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4.

That is, an annular groove 12a is formed at an intermediate position of the pinion 12, and a shifter 14 is formed in the annular groove 12a.
The clutch cam 15 is opposed to the shifter 14, the slide lever 16 is engaged with the clutch cam 15, the clutch operation lever 17 is engaged with the slide lever 16, and the clutch operation lever 17 is By operating the clutch, the clutch can be turned ON / OFF.

The shifter 14 is slidably engaged with a guide pin 18 implanted in the right frame plate 2b.
8 is always urged toward the clutch cam 15 by a coil spring (not shown) mounted on the clutch cam 15.

The clutch cam 15 is rotatably held on the right frame plate 2b of the reel frame 1 so as to surround the clutch claws 13a and 13b. Shifter 1 for clutch cam 15
A cam piece 15a is provided on the surface facing 4.
When the clutch cam 15 rotates in one direction, the shifter 1
4 moves to the clutch OFF side with the pinion 12 as a result of being pushed by the cam piece 15a, and when the clutch cam 15 rotates in the other direction, the shifter 14 is released from the pressing by the cam piece 15a and the clutch ON side with the pinion 12. Go to Further, the clutch cam 15 is connected to the right frame plate 2b by a dead point spring 19, and when the vehicle goes over one side of the thought point, the clutch ON state shown in FIG.
Overcoming the idea, the clutch is turned off as shown in FIG.
Is held in the state.

The slide lever 16 has an arc portion 16a curved about the spool shaft 4a, and the arc portion 16a is slidably fitted in an arc groove 20 formed on the right frame plate 2b. A fork 16b is provided at one end of the arc portion 16a, and the fork 16b is engaged with a pin 21 provided on the clutch cam 15. Arc part 1
An arm 16c is provided at the other end of the arm 6a.
6c extends toward one end of the clutch operation lever 17 so as to be able to engage with the clutch operation lever 17.

The clutch operating lever 17 is extended between the left and right frame plates 2a and 2b or the side plates 3a and 3b of the reel and behind the spool 4 via a horizontal operating pin 17a. The operating pin 17a is the clutch operating lever 1
7, and both ends thereof are inserted into guide holes 22a, 22b formed in the left and right frame plates 2a, 2b, respectively. The guide holes 22a and 22b are long holes formed in the frame plates 2a and 2b so as to be long in the vertical direction. The operating pin 17a is vertically slidable along the guide holes 22a and 22b.
It is vertically movable between a and 2b.

In this lever device, when the clutch operation lever 17 is stopped at the clutch ON position shown in FIG. 3, the clutch cam 15 releases the shifter 14, and the clutch claw 13a on the left end of the pinion 12 engages the clutch on the spool shaft 4a. The spool 4 engages with the claw 13b, and the spool 4
Can be rotated by the operation of. This clutch ON state is held by the dead point spring 19. Conversely, when the clutch operation lever 17 is pushed down to the clutch OFF position shown in FIG. 4, the lowering operation of the clutch operation lever 17 along the guide holes 22a and 22b causes the slide lever 16 to move downward.
The rotation of the clutch cam 15 is converted into a rotation operation.
1 to the right, and the pinion 12 is moved to the spool shaft 4a.
The clutch claw 13a at the left end of the pinion 12 is separated from the clutch claw 13b on the spool shaft 4a by sliding upward to the right, so that the spool 4 can freely rotate. This clutch OFF state is maintained by the inversion of the dead point spring 19.

The double bearing reel has a return mechanism for automatically returning the clutch mechanism from the clutch OFF to the clutch ON. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the return mechanism includes a ratchet wheel 10 and a clutch cam 1.
5 has a claw member 23 interposed therebetween. The pawl member 23 is supported on the right frame plate 2b via a pin 24 and a long hole 25, and a first pawl 26 protruding toward the clutch cam 15 and a second pawl 27 protruding toward the ratchet wheel 10 side. Having. The first claw piece 26 can be engaged with and disengaged from a lever piece 28 protruding from the clutch cam 15, and the second claw piece 27 slides between the elongated hole 25 and the pin 24 in the claw member 23 or the lever piece 28 or The teeth of the ratchet wheel 10 can be disengaged. The claw member 23 is pulled by a spring 29 in such a direction that the second claw piece 27 meshes with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the clutch is ON, the claw member 23 is pulled by the lever piece 28 of the clutch cam 15 via the first claw piece 26 in a direction away from the ratchet wheel 10, so that the second claw piece is formed. 27 is detached from the teeth of the ratchet wheel 10. However, as shown in FIG. 4, when the clutch is OFF, the first claw piece 26 is released from the lever piece 28, and the claw member 23 is pulled toward the ratchet wheel 10 by the spring 29. The teeth of the ratchet wheel 10 are engaged. Then, when the handle 7 is turned in the fishing line winding direction, the ratchet wheel 10 that rotates integrally with the handle 7 pushes the second claw piece 27 from between the teeth. The second claw piece 27 is separated from the teeth of the ratchet wheel 10 and simultaneously pushes the clutch cam 15 back through the lever piece 28 in the clutch ON direction. The clutch cam 15 rotates toward the clutch ON against the urging force of the dead point spring 19, and the clutch mechanism automatically returns to the clutch ON.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in order to smoothly move the clutch operating lever 17 up and down, as shown in FIGS.
The guide bar 30 of the clutch operating lever 17 is supported between the two frame plates 2a and 2b behind the spool 4 and integrally formed with the two frame plates 2a and 2b. A guide groove 31 is formed in the vertical direction, and the clutch operation lever 17 is fitted so as to straddle the guide bar 30.

The reel frame 1 has a guide bar 30 integrally at the rear of the spool 4, a thumb rest 32 at the front of the spool rotation axis above the spool 4, and an integral part of the spool 4. A leg 33 for attaching a fishing rod or a lower frame 34 for attaching a leg is integrally provided on the front and rear portions of the lower spool rotation axis, so that the rigidity of the entire reel frame 1 is increased.

Thus, the two frame plates 2a, 2a,
Even if a twisting force acts between the two plates 2b, the distance between the two frame plates 2a and 2b is properly maintained, and the clutch operation lever 17 moves smoothly in the up-down direction.

In the above embodiment, the clutch mechanism is configured to disconnect the drive connection by rotating the clutch cam, but may be configured to disconnect the drive connection by sliding the clutch cam. Further, in the above embodiment, the clutch mechanism is configured to connect / disconnect the drive transmission by engaging and disengaging the engagement recess provided on the spool shaft and the engagement projection provided on the pinion. The engaging projection provided on the pinion and the engaging recess provided on the pinion may be disengaged.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

[0033] Between the two frame plates behind the spool of the frame body,
Since the guide bar of the clutch operation lever is formed integrally, the distance between the two frame plates is maintained even if a twisting force is applied between the two frame plates during winding of the fishing line, and the clutch operation lever is vertically moved. It does not hinder operation.

Since the operation lever is attached by engaging the guide groove so as to straddle the guide bar, the clutch operation lever and the outer peripheral surface of the fishing line winding of the spool can be brought close to each other to improve the samming operability. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the following effects can be obtained.

Between the two frame plates of the frame, a guide bar is provided at the rear of the spool, a thumb rest is provided at an upper front portion of the spool, and a leg or a lower frame for mounting the leg is provided at a lower front / rear portion of the spool. In order to be formed integrally, the two frame plates are attached to the guide bar, the thumb rest and the leg or the lower frame for mounting the leg in the three directions about the rotation axis of the spool. Not only does it not easily cause distortion during molding or processing because it is integrally connected, and the positional relationship between the two frame plates is maintained even if a twisting force acts between both frame plates when winding the fishing line. It does not affect the rotation of the spool.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view of a double bearing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1 and shows a state in which a clutch is ON.

FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.
This shows the state of the FF.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a reel frame of a double bearing reel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Reel frame 2a, 2b ... Frame plate 3a, 3b ... Side plate 4 ... Spool 7 ... Handle 17 ... Clutch operation lever 30 ... Guide bar 31 ... Guide groove 32 ... Thumb rest 33 ... Leg part 34 ... Lower frame

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A clutch mechanism for interrupting the drive connection between a handle and a spool rotatably supported between both frame plates of a reel frame or between side plates attached to the frame plate. In a double-bearing reel that facilitates the summing operation at the time of feeding the fishing line from the spool by pressing and moving the clutch operation lever that has been applied to the lower side in the downward direction, the two frame plates behind the spool of the frame body The guide bar of the clutch operation lever is integrally formed between the clutch operation levers, and a vertically long guide groove having a downwardly opened portion is engaged between both ends of the clutch operation lever so as to straddle the guide bar. Bearing reel. 2. A thumb rest is formed integrally with the guide bar in front of a spool rotation axis above a spool between the two frame plates of the frame, and a spool between the two frame plates of the frame is formed. 2. The double bearing reel according to claim 1, wherein a leg portion for attaching a fishing rod or a lower frame for attaching the leg portion is integrally formed on a front portion and a rear portion of a spool rotation shaft below the spool.