JP2001069884A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel designed to be mounted with latching means by a specific means to be equipped on the frame side so as to enable a harness to be connected and also make the latching means be no hindrance when used by hand. SOLUTION: The fishing reel is so designed that a spool is axially borne rotatably on a frame and the frame is mounted with one of latching means for engaging a harness, which in turn, is mounted with the other engageable thereon; wherein the latching means B1 to be equipped on the frame side is mounted either embeddedly inside the frame or coplanarly with the outer surface of the frame, and the other latching means B2 mounted on the harness side is made detachable from the latching means B1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing reel and, more particularly, to a fishing reel provided with latch means for attaching a harness to assist in lifting the reel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In trolling of big game fishing, etc.,
Fighting a fish for a long time to pull up a hit fish will take place. In that case, winding and unwinding of the fishing line is performed by raising and lowering a fishing rod on which a reel is attached. However, since the tension caused by the escape of the hit fish is applied to the fishing rod via the fishing line, it is difficult to lift the fishing rod upward only by hand, and it is absolutely necessary to move the fishing rod up and down using the entire body. A "harness" is used to lift a fishing rod (fishing reel) using the whole body and to support the fishing rod so as not to lose the tension.

[0003] This "harness" is configured so that it is worn on the upper body like clothes, and the ends of the left and right belts are engaged with the reels through latching means. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the latching means is provided with a harness ring 26 which is attached to the upper part of the left and right frames 25 of the reel A 'so as to protrude upward, and swings freely at the tip of the harness belt. The hook 27 attached,
Use the hook hooked on the harness ring.

[0004]

By the way, a reel equipped with a harness ring for connecting the above-mentioned harness,
There is no problem in fighting by hooking the harness when the fish hits, but when fishing by holding the fishing rod by hand, attach it by projecting outward on the outer peripheral surface of the frame There is a problem that the harness ring is obstructed.

That is, when fishing by hand, the reel attached to the fishing rod is held by hand. In this case, the thumb of the hand holding the reel from the side hits the harness ring, and the reel can be gripped stably. It has the inconvenience of being unable to do so.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.
Harness can be connected, and when using it by hand,
An object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel in which a latching means for connecting a harness does not interfere.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a technical means in which a spool is rotatably mounted on a frame and a latching means for engaging a harness with the frame. In a fishing reel, one of which is attached and the other of which is engaged and disengaged with the harness, one of the latching means provided on the frame body side is buried in the inside of the frame body or the outer surface of the frame body and It is characterized in that it is attached to one and the other of the latching means attached to the harness side is detachable. That is, when the fishing reel is grasped by hand, the latch means attached to the frame does not hinder the grasping operation.

[0008] The form of the latching means is constituted by a harness set sleeve provided with an engaging means therein and a harness plug engaged with and disengaged from the harness set sleeve. A configuration in which a harness plug is attached to a harness belt or a pin and a harness hook, and the pin is erected inside an opening formed in the frame, is attached substantially flush with the outer surface of the frame. Can be

The specific structure of the latching means consisting of the harness set sleeve and the harness plug is as follows.
For example, a spring engagement member which can be radially expanded and contracted is built in a harness set sleeve, and a rotatable harness plug has an annular engagement groove in which the spring engagement member is fitted at its tip, and an engagement groove thereof. The groove is formed with a continuous cutout surface, or the engagement between the harness set sleeve and the harness plug forms a guide groove along the axis on the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the harness set sleeve, and the sleeve side end is At the edge of the hole, an engagement recess is formed in which an engagement protrusion protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the harness plug is fitted and engaged, and the harness plug is inserted into the insertion hole of the harness set sleeve,
Thereafter, a configuration in which the harness plug is rotated by a predetermined angle in the circumferential direction to engage the engagement protrusion with the engagement recess is exemplified.

[0010] In the present invention, the term "substantially flush with the surface of the frame body of the latch means (harness set sleeve or pin, etc.) attached to the frame body" means that the upper end of the harness set sleeve or pin is flush with the surface of the frame body. Or a state that is lower than the surface of the frame or slightly protrudes from the surface of the frame. Note that the range slightly protruding from the surface of the frame is a range of a range that does not hinder stable holding when the harness plug is removed from the harness set sleeve and the reel is held by hand, for example, a protrusion of 5 mm or less.
The fishing reel to which the present invention is applied is not limited to a dual-bearing reel, but also includes a single-bearing reel.

According to the above means, the harness is connected by connecting one of the hooking means (harness plug, harness hook, etc.) attached to the harness to the other (harness harness) of the hooking means attached to the frame of the fishing reel. Set sleeve,
(Eg, a pin) or by inserting and rotating. When the hooking means on the harness side is detached from the hooking means provided on the frame of the fishing reel, the hooking means (harness set sleeve, pin, etc.) provided on the reel side is attached to the frame. Since it is provided substantially flush with the surface, the locking means does not protrude from the outer surface of the reel. Thereby,
When fishing by hand, the holding of the reel can be stably performed without being hindered by the latching means.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 are views showing a first embodiment in which the latching means is constituted by a harness set sleeve and a harness plug. The fishing reel A has a side plate 1 on one side.
The spool shaft 2 is rotatably supported in a frame body 1 composed of a cylindrical frame 1a formed integrally with a cylindrical frame b and a side frame 1c for closing the opening side of the cylindrical frame 1a. The spool 4 is rotatably supported via a bearing 3, and a flange plate of the spool 4 and a side frame 1.
c, a rotation transmitting mechanism 6 for transmitting the rotation of the handle 5 to the spool 4, and a lever for intermittently connecting the rotation transmitting mechanism 6 to the spool 4 and adjusting the engagement strength at the time of engagement. The drag mechanism 7 is accommodated and arranged.

A rotation transmission mechanism 6 for transmitting a rotational force to the spool 4 includes a main gear 6a rotated by the handle 5, a pinion gear 6b meshing with the main gear 6a and sliding on the spool shaft 2 to rotate. A pinion gear 6b including a pinion gear 6b and a friction plate 6c that rotates integrally, the pinion gear 6b provided with the friction plate 6c is slid on the spool shaft 2 by lever operation of the lever drag mechanism 7, and the friction plate 6c is a flange plate of the spool 4. By pressing and contacting the drag plate 6 d fixed to the outer surface, the rotational force of operating the handle 5 is transmitted to the spool 4 and the friction plate 6 c
Is separated from the drag plate 6d of the spool 4, the rotation transmission path is cut off, and the spool 4 is rotated in the reverse direction, that is, a state in which the fishing line can be paid out.

One of the latching means B for engaging a harness (not shown) is attached to the upper peripheral surface of the cylindrical frame 1a of the frame 1 of the fishing reel A constructed as described above. Embedded inside or mounted flush with the outer surface of the frame,
The other B2 of the latching means B is attached to the harness on the harness belt C side.

The latch means B1 attached to the frame 1 has a metal sleeve 8 formed with a notch formed in an inner surface of a metal sleeve 8, and a spring engaging member (a bow spring) of an engaging means is formed in the annular groove 9. 10) is constituted by a harness set sleeve fitted and mounted. On the other hand, harness belt C
The engaging means B2 attached to the tip of the plug means has an engaging portion 12 having an outer diameter capable of fitting to the sleeve 8 at the end of the plug body 11 having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the sleeve 8 of the engaging means B1. The engaging portion 12 is formed in an annular engaging groove 12a into which the spring engaging member (bow spring) 10 is fitted and engaged with the outer periphery of the shaft, and is continuous with the outer peripheral surface of the engaging groove 12a. A part of the engaging portion 12 is formed with a slit notch surface 12b which is cut out like a crescent. The plug body 11 is attached to the tip of the harness belt C by the mounting ring 1.
It is rotatably mounted via 3 and a pin 14.

Therefore, when the latch means B is engaged, when the engaging portion 12 of the plug body 11 connected to the harness belt C is inserted into the sleeve 8 attached to the frame 1, the engaging portion The spring engaging member (bow spring) 10 attached to the sleeve 8 is expanded and fitted at the tip of
At the engaging groove 12a of the engaging portion 12, the expanded spring engaging member (bow spring) 10 contracts to its original state and engages with the engaging groove 12a, so that the sleeve 8 and the plug body 11 are separated. Be linked. When the connection is released, the plug body 11 is pulled in a direction in which the plug body 11 is pulled out of the sleeve 8 and the plug body 11 is rotated in the circumferential direction to prevent the plug body 11 from being removed. The slotted notch surface 12 in which the bow spring 10 is continuous with the engagement groove 12a
b, the spring engaging member (bow spring) 10 abuts on the outer peripheral surface of the engaging portion 12, whereby the plug body 1
1 can be pulled out of the sleeve 8. After the plug body 11 has been removed from the sleeve 8, a rubber cap 15 is inserted into the sleeve 8 and attached so that seawater and the like do not enter the frame 1.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show another embodiment (second embodiment) of the above-mentioned latching means B. Basically, as in the first embodiment, a sleeve is provided on the frame 1 side. In the form in which the plug body is attached to the harness belt C side, the engagement means applied to the sleeve and the plug body is different.
The configuration of the engaging means is such that a guide groove 16 is formed along the axis on the inner surface of the sleeve 8 ′ at an opposing position on the diameter line, the entire length of the guide groove 16, and the guide groove 16 is formed in a circumferential direction with respect to the guide groove 16. At the position displaced by degrees (lower in the drawing)
Is formed with a notch 17. On the other hand, the engaging portion 12 ′ of the plug body 11 ′ is formed with an engaging projection 18 that is fitted into the guide groove 16 at a location on the outer circumference of the tip end of the shaft that is opposed on the diameter line.

Accordingly, when the plug body 11 'on the harness belt C side is engaged with the sleeve 8' of the frame 1, the engaging projection 18 of the engaging portion 12 'of the plug body 11' is connected to the sleeve 8 '. The engaging portion 12 ′ is fitted to the sleeve 8 ′ in accordance with the guide groove 16, and the engaging projection 18 is made to protrude from the tip (the lower side in the drawing) of the sleeve 8 ′. The engagement is completed by turning the engagement protrusion 18 into the engagement recess 17 of the sleeve 8 '. When the plug body 11 'is detached from the sleeve 8' of the frame 1, the operation can be performed by performing the operation reverse to the above-described operation. 3 and 4, the same members as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show still another embodiment (third embodiment) of the latching means B. In the first and second embodiments, the latching means B1 on the frame 1 side is used. Is a sleeve type, but in this embodiment, an opening 1 for a predetermined range is provided along a circumferential direction above a cylindrical frame 1a constituting the frame body 1.
9, a latch pin 20 is erected and fixed at a substantially central position in the circumferential direction of the opening 19, and a harness hook 21 attached to the tip of the harness belt C is engaged with the latch pin 20. It is configured to come off. In this embodiment, since the retaining pin 20 to which the harness hook 21 is engaged is installed in the frame 1, when the harness is not connected, the retaining means for connecting the harness outside the frame is provided. It does not protrude. FIG.
In the figure, the same members as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is a view showing still another embodiment (fourth embodiment). In each of the first to third embodiments shown above, the fishing reel is a double-bearing reel. The present invention is not limited to the double-bearing type fishing reel, but can also be applied to the illustrated single-bearing type fly reel. FIG.
In the configuration of the latching means B shown in FIG. 5, a sleeve 23 having the same configuration as that shown in the first embodiment is embedded and fixed on the upper peripheral wall of the frame 22 having one side (the right side in the drawing) opened.
The plug body 24 is rotatably attached to the tip of the harness belt C, and can be engaged by the same operation as described in the first embodiment. Since the structure of the illustrated fly reel is well known today (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-14458), a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0021]

The fishing reel according to the present invention is characterized in that:
According to the configuration described above, one of the hooking means (harness plug, harness hook, etc.) attached to the harness is connected to the other of the hooking means attached to the frame of the fishing reel (harness set sleeve, pin). , Etc.), or by inserting and turning, the latching means can be engaged. When the hooking means on the harness side is detached from the hooking means provided on the frame of the fishing reel, the hooking means (harness set sleeve, pin, etc.) provided on the reel side is attached to the frame. Since it is provided substantially flush with the surface, the locking means does not protrude from the outer surface of the reel. Thereby, when fishing by hand, the holding of the reel can be stably performed without being hindered by the latching means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an embodiment (first embodiment) of a fishing reel according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are enlarged views showing latching means of a main part, wherein FIG. 2A is an exploded cross-sectional view, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of a connected state, FIG. (D) is a sectional view taken along the line dd in FIG. (A), (e) is a sectional view taken along the line ee in FIG. (B), and shows a state in which the plug body is rotated to release the latch.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing another example (second embodiment) of the latching means.

4A and 4B are enlarged views showing latching means of a main part, wherein FIG. 4A is an exploded sectional view, FIG. 4B is a sectional view in a connected state, FIG. 4C is a sectional view taken along line cc of FIG. (D) is a sectional view taken along the line dd in FIG. (A), (e) is a sectional view taken along the line ee in FIG. (B), and shows a state in which the plug body is rotated to release the latch.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view showing another example (third embodiment) of the latching means.

FIG. 6 is a cutaway side view of the same part.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing an embodiment (fourth embodiment) in which latching means is provided on a single-bearing reel.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway front view showing a conventional structure.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

A, A ': Fishing reel B: Latching means B1: Latching means on frame side B2: Latching means on harness side C: Harness belt 1: Frame body 8, 8' ... Sleeve 10: Spring engaging member 11, 11 '... plug body 12, 12' ... engaging portion 12a ... engaging groove 12b ... slot notch 16 ... guide groove 17 ... engaging recess 18 ... engaging protrusion 19 ... opening 20 ... latch pin 21 … Harness hook

Claims (5)

[Claims] A spool is rotatably mounted on a frame body,
And one of the latching means for attaching the harness to the frame is attached, and the other engaging and disengaging the other is a fishing reel attached to the harness. A fishing reel which is embedded in the frame or mounted flush with the outer surface of the frame, and the other of the latching means mounted on the harness side is detachable. 2. The harness set sleeve comprises a harness set sleeve having an engagement means therein, and a harness plug engaged with and disengaged from the harness set sleeve.
The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the harness sleeve is substantially flush with the outer surface of the frame, and a harness plug is mounted on a harness belt. 3. The harness set sleeve and the harness plug include a spring engagement member which can be radially expanded and contracted inside the harness set sleeve, and the rotatable harness plug has the spring 3. The fishing reel according to claim 2, wherein an annular engaging groove in which the engaging member is fitted and a slit notch surface continuous with the engaging groove are formed. 4. An engagement between the harness set sleeve and the harness plug forms a guide groove along an axis on an inner surface of a peripheral wall of the harness set sleeve, and an outer peripheral surface of the harness plug at a hole edge at a sleeve side end. The harness plug is inserted into the insertion hole of the harness set sleeve, and then the harness plug is rotated by a predetermined angle in the circumferential direction to engage. 3. The fishing reel according to claim 2, wherein the projection is engaged with the engagement recess. 5. A method according to claim 5, wherein one of the latching means provided on the side of the frame is laterally suspended in an opening formed in the frame in the form of a pin, and a harness hook attached to the harness is detachably attached to the pin. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein: