JP2002165541A - Apparatus for fixing reel leg - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for fixing a reel leg, which is readily gripped, has an easy grip, is readily and surely gripped even if the position of the hand or the finger is shifted and has a ready operation. SOLUTION: This apparatus for fixing a reel leg is equipped with a reel leg placing face 22 for placing a reel fitting leg part formed on a seat main body 12 to which a fishing reel is fixed, a stationary hood 18 and a movable hood 16 opposingly arranged in the length direction of the reel leg placing face. The apparatus for fixing a reel leg has a finger rest area 36 which is made at the side face part of the seal main body 12 adjacent to the reel leg placing face 22 and with which the fingertip at the movable hood 16 side of the gripping hand is brought into contact when the seat main body together with the fitting leg part 6 held by a pair of the hoods 16 and 18 is gripped and operated. The finger rest area 36 has a curvature smaller than that of the outside face of the seat main body 12 positioned on the circumferential part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a reel leg fixing device used for a fishing rod.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a reel leg fixing device for a fishing rod includes a reel leg mounting surface on which a mounting leg of a fishing reel is mounted.
The reel leg mounting surface is provided so as to face each other along the axial direction, each has an opening for receiving the mounting leg, and one of the openings moves with respect to the reel leg mounting surface and is fixed at a required position. A pair of hoods, which are movable hoods. The reel is mounted on the fishing rod by holding the mounting leg between the pair of hoods. Such a reel leg fixing device includes a nut type that moves and fixes a moving hood by a tightening operation of a nut member,
Alternatively, various types have conventionally been known, such as a lever type that moves and fixes a movable hood by raising and lowering a lever. Also, as for the reel leg mounting surface, those provided on sheet bodies of various shapes such as a ring shape and a plate shape are known.

[0003] With respect to such a reel leg fixing device, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2525024 discloses that a finger hook portion is provided on a side surface of a sheet body located near a center portion of a mounting leg portion of a reel held by a pair of hoods. A technique has been disclosed in which a delicate fishing rod operation can be easily performed over a long period of time by forming and applying a fingertip to the finger hook portion.

[0004]

However, when the mounting leg of the reel is sandwiched between, for example, the middle finger and the ring finger, and the three fingers of the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger are gripped strongly, usually, The little finger part or the little finger and the third finger part hang on the moving hood arranged behind the fixed hood. In this case, in the reel leg fixing device described in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2525024, it is difficult to catch a finger on a finger hook portion disposed between a pair of moving hoods. And it becomes difficult to operate for a long time.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is easy to grasp, easy to grasp, and easy and sure to grasp even if the position of a hand or finger is displaced to facilitate operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a reel leg fixing device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a reel leg mounting surface formed on a seat body on which a fishing reel is mounted and on which a reel mounting leg is mounted. A pair of hoods that are arranged to face each other along the longitudinal direction of the reel leg mounting surface, and that hold a mounting leg of the reel on the mounting surface. At least one of the pair of hoods is mounted on the reel leg mounting surface. A reel leg fixing device formed as a movable hood that can be arranged at a required position on a mounting surface, which is disposed on a side surface portion of a sheet body adjacent to the reel leg mounting surface and held by the pair of hoods. When the user grips and operates the seat body together with the mounting leg, the finger body on the moving hood side of the grasped hand has a finger contact area, and this finger contact area is provided for the seat body located on the periphery. Than on the outside,
Reel leg fixing device with small curvature. Is provided.

[0007]

1 to 3 show a reel leg fixing device 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The reel leg fixing device 10 of the present embodiment is provided on a rod tube (not shown) preferably made of fiber reinforced resin and located at a hand portion of a fishing rod. The reel leg fixing device 10 includes a cylindrical sheet body 12 made of synthetic resin or the like, and a sheet body 1.
And a movable hood 16 that can move along a pair of guide grooves 14 along the longitudinal direction of the seat 2, and a rod pipe penetrates inside the seat body 12. Although the seat body 12 of this embodiment is formed separately from the rod tube and is fixed to the rod tube with an adhesive or the like, it may be formed integrally with the rod tube. Also,
The seat body 12 is not limited to the tubular structure as shown, but may be formed in another structure such as a U-shaped cross section or a combination of a plurality of plate members. In FIG. 2, the moving hood 16 is omitted for simplification.

The seat body 12 has a fixed hood 18 formed at the front end thereof for receiving one side of the mounting leg 6 of the fishing reel and locking it. This fixed hood 18
Has a space in which the mounting leg 6 is inserted, and an opening 20 for introducing the mounting leg into the space. At the rear end side of the opening 20, the seat body 12 is attached to the mounting leg 6.
A flat reel leg mounting surface 22 for mounting the reel leg mounting surface 22 is formed, and the movable hood 16 moves along a pair of guide grooves 14 extending to both side edges of the reel leg mounting surface 22 on the base end side. Are slidably mounted.

The grip 13 is provided on the opposite side of the reel leg mounting surface 22, that is, at a portion radially opposed to the reel leg mounting surface 22.
Is arranged. The grip portion 13 of the present embodiment is configured such that a part of the seat body 12 extending in a range between the movable hood 16 and the fixed hood 18 is axially moved in order to facilitate gripping by placing a palm when gripping. It is formed of a curved surface that smoothly bulges outward along the same. Reference numeral 24 denotes a locking receiver in which a series of lateral grooves are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the reel leg mounting surface 22 to fix the locking claws 34 provided on the movable hood 16. The locking receiver 24 may be formed as a separate member from the seat body 12 as in the present embodiment, or
It may be formed integrally with this.

The reel leg mounting surface 22 of the present embodiment is configured such that the reel mounting leg 6 is connected to the movable hood 16 and the fixed hood 18.
When it is fixed through, the fixed state of the reel mounting leg portion 6 is maintained, and the reel mounting leg portion 6 is formed of a hard member that does not hinder the operation of the fishing rod. As such a hard member, a natural material such as wood or stone can be used in addition to metal, synthetic resin or ceramics. When formed of a metal material, stainless steel, brass, aluminum, or the like can be used.

The movable hood 16 has a hood main body 26 formed of a metal or a highly rigid synthetic resin or the like, in which a guide piece engaged with the guide groove 14 of the seat main body 12 is bent inward from both sides and projected. This hood body 26
Has a space into which the end of the mounting leg 6 is inserted, similarly to the fixed hood 18, and an opening 28 for introducing the mounting leg into the space.
Are arranged so as to face the opening 20. An inner wall member 30 made of a hard resin is preferably disposed in the space of the hood main body 26 to prevent the mounting leg 6 from being damaged when pressed against the reel leg mounting surface 22. Such an inner wall member can be provided also in the space of the fixed hood 18.

As shown in FIG. 1, the movable hood 16 includes
A tightening lever 32 is attached to the hood body 26 so as to be able to move up and down in order to restrict the movement, and a locking claw 34 operated by the tightening lever 32 is provided. Tightening lever 32
Moves between a position where the rear end is rotatably supported by the hood main body 26 so as to overlap with the movable hood main body 26 and a position where the rear end is raised from the movable hood main body 26 as shown in FIG. be able to. The locking claw 34 is formed of a spring plate having a tip portion attached to the hood main body 26 and a claw portion protruding from the rear end portion toward the reel leg mounting surface 22 side. It is urged in a direction away from the leg mounting surface 22.

The tightening lever 32 is formed with a pressing piece 33 at a rear end close to the supporting portion.
When the tightening lever 32 is raised to the position shown in FIG. 1, the tightening lever 32 is disposed substantially parallel to the reel leg mounting surface 22. They are arranged substantially orthogonally. Therefore,
When the tightening lever 32 is raised from the hood main body 26, the engagement between the locking claw 34 and the locking receiver 24 is released, and the movable hood 16 freely moves along the longitudinal direction of the reel leg mounting surface 22. be able to. On the other hand, when the tightening lever 32 is tilted so as to overlap the hood main body 26, the pressing piece 33 projects the claw projecting from the rear end of the locking claw 34 to the reel leg mounting surface 22.
To engage with the corresponding one lateral groove of the locking receiver 24, thereby fixing the movable hood 16 to the reel leg mounting surface 22.

The tightening lever 32 in the present embodiment has a wide portion whose leading end close to the fixed hood 18 extends to the side surface of the hood main body 26 in order to improve the gripping property without impairing the operability when performing the up-and-down operation. And the rear end side is formed in a narrow portion narrower than the width of the hood main body 26.
The axial dimension of this wide portion is formed, for example, to a length of 3 to 8 mm in order to make it easy to put a finger, and the narrow portion is formed over a length of half or more of the entire length of the tightening lever 32. preferable. The side edge portion of the tightening lever 32 has a curved surface as a whole so as to prevent the finger from being hurt or pained when the gripped hand hits the finger. It is preferable to form it. Instead of providing the narrow portion and the wide portion in the tightening lever 32, the tightening lever 32 may be formed to have a wide structure extending to the side surface of the hood main body 26 over the entire length.

Further, the sheet body 12 has an opening 2 in the fixed hood 18 on a side surface adjacent to the reel leg mounting surface 22.
The finger contact area 36 is disposed so as to be recessed from the rear position of 0 toward the rear. The finger contact area 36 is located rearward from a position adjacent to the opening 28 of the movable hood 16 in a state where the mounting leg of the standard size reel is mounted on the reel leg mounting surface 22 by the movable hood 16 and the fixed hood 18. It extends in the axial direction in a direction away from the fixed hood 18 and also extends in the direction of the grip 13 beyond the axis of the seat body 12. The region where the fingertip region 36 extends can be set from the position where the fingertip hits when the fishing rod is gripped.

That is, when the user grips the fishing rod or the reel leg fixing device 10 and performs a summing operation, the middle finger of the gripping hand is fixed to the fixed hood 18 and the mounting leg 6 held on the reel leg mounting surface 22. When the fingertip is located in the middle, the fingertip extends obliquely rearward along the side surface of the seat body 12, and the tip end reaches a position rearward of the mounting leg 6. The ring finger and the little finger extend along the side surface of the seat body 12 beyond the movable hood 16, and extend beyond the position of the axis C of the seat body 12 to reach the grip 13.
It extends diagonally backward toward the side. At this time, the tip of the ring finger is located closest to the grip 13 side, and the little finger is located further on the reel leg mounting surface 22 side. Therefore, the contour or ridge 38 of the finger contact area 36 is determined by the curve connecting the fingertips when the sheet body 12 is gripped in this way.

The ridge 38 shown in FIG.
From the rear position along the distal end of the above-mentioned middle finger and toward the grip portion 13, the grip portion 13 at the position of the distal end of the above-mentioned ring finger, that is, the position corresponding to the moving hood 16 holding the mounting leg 16. Then, it smoothly extends rearward toward the rear end of the guide groove 14 and in the direction of the reel leg mounting surface 22, and terminates near the guide groove 14. In the illustrated embodiment, the position 36a where the ridgeline portion 38 projects most toward the grip portion 13 side to form the maximum width is substantially equal to the diameter of the sheet body 12 beyond the axis C of the sheet body 12 from the position of the movable hood 16. Reach 3/4 position. The rear end position of the ridge portion 38, that is, the position closest to the guide groove 14, is formed such that R is approximately 5 mm or more, where R is the axial distance from the movable hood 16 to which the mounting leg 6 is tightened and held. And
In particular, it is preferable to form it to about 10 to 25 mm. Of course, not only this gripping method, but also the required fingertip area 36 and the ridge portion 38 depending on the position of the fingertip required for gripping
Can be set.

The finger contact area 36 is formed to have a smaller curvature than the outer surface of the sheet body 12 located at the peripheral portion, and is located radially inward of the outer surface of the sheet body 12 located at the peripheral portion. Then, a surface region closer to a flat surface is formed. That is, the finger contact region 36 has a substantially linear flat shape when viewed in the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 3 or a gentle convex shape having one or both curves of a gentle convex shape and a concave shape. It is formed in a shape having one or both curved surfaces of a concave shape, and forms a region recessed with respect to a cylindrical outer peripheral surface protruding outward of the sheet body 12 located in the peripheral portion. . The finger contact area 36 forms a ridge 38 between the outer peripheral surface of the seat body 12 and the grip 13 in particular.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ridge 38 in this embodiment has a smooth curve protruding in a mountain shape from the reel leg mounting surface 22 toward the grip 13 as shown in FIG.
Although these curves are formed on the side surfaces of No. 2, these curves are for clarity of illustration, and it is not always necessary to draw clear contour lines. For example, when the ridge portion 38 forming the contour has a cross-sectional shape with a radius of about 5 mm when viewed in a cross section of the seat body 12 shown in FIG. , And does not appear as a clear outline. The radius of the cross-sectional shape formed by the ridge portion 38 is preferably in the range of about 1 to 4 mm, and particularly preferably about 1 to 2 mm. The distance W between these ridge portions 38, 38 is preferably formed in the range of 15 mm to 23 mm in order to provide a suitable grip and operability. In order to maintain the strength of the sheet main body 12, it is preferable to maintain the thickness of the side surface portion of the portion where the finger contact region 36 is formed to about 1 to 2 mm. Further, the seat body 12 of the present embodiment has a circular inner hole 12A for inserting a rod tube therein, but may have another appropriate shape.

In the present embodiment, the finger contact areas 36 are formed so as to face both sides of the sheet main body 12, and the finger contact areas 36 which are arranged facing each other are arranged substantially in parallel, or It is arranged in a slightly close state on the side. Thereby, when the seat body 12 is squeezed,
The fingertip region 36 can be securely tightened with the fingertip.
The fingertip region 36 is formed by appropriate means such as forming a coating, arranging a flexible member such as natural or synthetic rubber, forming a rough surface, or forming an uneven portion so that the fingertip can be easily tightened. Non-slip treatment can be applied. In the case of attaching to the seat body 12 later, an appropriate fixing means such as an adhesive or a screw can be used. The finger touch area 36 may be subjected to a non-slip treatment over the entire area, or a part of the surface of the sheet body 12 may be partially exposed to the outside in the finger touch area 36.

When the surface of the seat body is partially exposed, the timing delay of the fishing rod operation due to the deformation of the flexible member can be reliably prevented. On the other hand, when a soft member, such as a synthetic resin or rubber, which is softer than the sheet body 12 as a non-slip means, is disposed over the entire fingertip region 36 by coating or the like, and the surface of the sheet body 12 is not exposed, Preferably, the thickness of the flexible member is less than about 0.5 mm. With such a thickness,
Quick operation is possible without causing a timing delay. In addition, a rough surface is formed directly on the surface of the finger contact area 36,
Alternatively, when forming an uneven portion, it is possible to reliably prevent the operation delay, while, when performing a non-slip treatment using a flexible member, to give a soft feeling to the hand and improve the grip feeling. It is also possible to form an uneven portion on the surface of such a flexible member, or to perform a rough surface treatment. A paint having the same hardness as the sheet body 12 or a paint mixed with particles (hard) is applied to the sheet body 12.
By coating the fingertip region 36 directly or on another coating material, a quick and reliable rod operation can be performed.

Further, the reel leg fixing device 10 of the present embodiment
, Two elastic members 40 are arranged at a position corresponding to the opening 20 of the fixed hood 18 and at a position between the fixed hood 18 and the moving hood 16.
Is held on the reel leg mounting surface 22 by the cover member 42. These elastic members 40 urge the mounting leg 6 of the reel held by the fixed hood 18 and the movable hood 16 in a direction away from the reel leg mounting surface 22 to prevent the mounting leg 6 from rattling. I do.

When the reel is fixed by using the reel leg fixing device 10 as described above, the following operation is performed. First, a finger is put on the wide portion of the tightening lever 32, and the tightening lever 32 is raised from the hood main body 26. When the tightening lever 32 is raised, the pressing piece 33 on the base end side moves in a direction substantially parallel to the reel leg mounting surface 22, and the engagement between the locking claw 34 and the locking receiver 24 is released. Thereby, the movable hood 16 can freely move on the reel leg mounting surface 22 along the guide groove 14. After moving the movable hood 16 to the required position, the end of the mounting leg 6 of the reel is inserted through the opening 20 of the fixed hood 18 into the internal space.
The mounting leg 6 is pressed toward the fixed hood 18 while moving the fixed hood 6 toward the fixed hood 18. Thereby, the mounting leg 6
Is pressed to the reel leg mounting surface 22 side, and abuts on the reel leg mounting surface 22 while compressing the elastic member 40. In this state, when the tightening lever 32 is tilted onto the hood main body 26, the pressing piece 33 is arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the reel leg mounting surface 22, whereby the locking claw 34 and the locking receiver 24 mesh with each other. The moving hood 16 is fixed. The mounting leg 6 is in contact with a hard member of the reel leg mounting surface 22 and further has an elastic member 40.
As a result, the rattle is prevented from rattling and is securely fixed. To remove the mounting leg 6 of the reel, the tightening lever 32 is raised again and the movable hood 16 is moved.

According to the reel leg fixing device 10, the fingers of the grasped hand are moved in the vicinity of the moving hood 16 to the seat body 12.
A wide finger contact area 36 is formed on the side surface of the sheet body 12, and this finger contact area is formed into a substantially flat surface having a smaller curvature than the outer surface of the sheet body 12 located in the peripheral portion, or a gentle convex surface and a concave surface. Because it was formed into a shape having one or both curved surfaces, the fingers of the grasped hand can be applied to this finger contact area 36,
The rotation of the fishing rod can be reliably prevented, and it is easy to grip and operate. In addition, it is possible to form a U-shape with hands and fingers and hold the seat body 12 so as to squeeze it.
It is possible to securely grip with a small force. Further, when the finger contact area 36 extends rearward from a position close to the fixed hood positioned forward and beyond the movable hood positioned rearward, it is easier to grasp and operate more easily. Even if the gripping position is shifted, it is easy to grip. Further, when the finger contact area 36 extends from the position close to the reel leg mounting surface 22 beyond the axis center position of the sheet body 12 toward the grip 13 facing the reel leg mounting surface 22. Thus, even when the seat body 12 is lightly gripped or deeply gripped, it is easy to grip and always operate irrespective of the degree of gripping.

FIG. 4 shows a reel leg fixing device 10 according to another embodiment. Since the following embodiments are almost the same as the above-described embodiments, the same parts as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the reel leg fixing device 10 of the present embodiment, the movable hood 16 is formed in a nut type. The movable hood 16 is used for the seat body 1.
2. A pipe-shaped hood body 4 that can move only on the axis in the axial direction
6 and a nut member 48 rotatably and axially immovably connected to the hood main body 46, and the nut member 48 is provided with a screw 5 formed on the seat main body 12.
Screw it to 0. By rotating the nut member 48 on the seat body 12, the hood body 62 advances and retreats with the opening 28 facing the fixed hood 20.

The hood body 46 of this embodiment has a large cutout 45 formed on the side of the seat body that is close to the grip 13. Then, the side edge on the reel leg mounting surface 22 side is formed by bending inward, and this bent portion is
The hood main body 46 can move along the guide groove 14 when the nut member 48 is rotated.

In the present embodiment, the notch 45 formed in the hood body 46 exposes the finger contact area 38 formed in the seat body 12 to the outside. For this reason, the reel leg fixing device 10 having excellent gripping and operability is formed in the state where the mounting leg of the reel is mounted, similarly to the above-described embodiment.

On the other hand, when the above-described cut portion is not formed in the hood main body, the above-mentioned finger contact region 36 can be formed in the hood main body itself. In this case, the fingertip region formed directly on the hood body and the seat body 1
In order to prevent interference with the sheet 2, it is preferable to form a concave portion having an appropriate structure in the sheet body 12. Also in this case, the fingertip of the gripped hand is prevented from slipping, so that the reel leg fixing device that is easy to grip and has excellent operability is provided.

In each of the above embodiments, only the base side hood is formed as the movable hood 16, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the distal side hood may be formed as the movable hood. Obviously, both of the hoods may be formed as moving hoods. Furthermore, the sheet body 12 is not limited to the cylindrical structure as described above, and may be formed in another shape such as a plate shape.

[0030]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention,
Provided is a reel leg fixing device that is easy to grasp, easy to grasp, and easily and reliably grasps even if the position of a hand or finger is displaced to facilitate operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a reel leg fixing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the reel leg fixing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a reel leg fixing device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 6: mounting leg portion, 10: reel leg fixing device, 12: sheet body, 13: grip portion, 14: guide groove, 16, 18: hood, 22: reel leg mounting surface, 26, 46: hood body, 32 ... tightening lever, 36 ... finger contact area, 38 ... ridge line part.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Shinya Takizawa 3-14-16 Maesawa, Higashikurume-shi, Tokyo F-term in Daiwa Seiko Co., Ltd. 2B019 CA10

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A reel leg mounted on a sheet main body on which a fishing reel is mounted, and a reel leg mounting surface on which a mounting leg of the reel is mounted, and a reel disposed opposite to the reel leg mounting surface along a longitudinal direction of the reel leg mounting surface. A pair of hoods for holding the mounting legs on the mounting surface, and at least one of the pair of hoods is formed as a movable hood that can be arranged at a required position on the reel leg mounting surface. A leg fixing device, which is disposed on a side surface portion of the sheet main body adjacent to the reel leg mounting surface, and when gripping and operating the sheet main body together with the mounting leg portion held by the pair of hoods, A reel having a finger contact area with which a fingertip on the moving hood side of the gripped hand is in contact, and the finger contact area is formed to have a smaller curvature than the outer surface of the sheet body located on the periphery. Leg fixation device. 2. The other of the pair of hoods is formed as a fixed hood immovable with respect to the seat body in front of a moving hood, and the finger contact area moves from a position close to the fixed hood. The reel leg fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the device extends rearward beyond the hood. 3. The finger contact area is configured to move a shaft center position of a sheet main body from a position close to the reel leg mounting surface toward a grip portion disposed at a position radially opposed to the reel leg mounting surface. The reel leg fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the reel leg fixing device is extended beyond.