JP2003088280A - Reel body of spinning reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To miniaturize the whole reel while ensuring a space for inserting a finger in the reel body of a spinning reel. SOLUTION: This reel body 2 of the spinning reel is mounted on a fishing rod and is designed to wind a fishing line around a shaft in the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod. The reel body 2 is provided with a first and a second reel bodies 2a and 2d, a mounting part 2c and a leg part 2b. The first reel body 2a has a space for mounting mechanisms in the interior thereof. The mounting part 2c is arranged in the front and rear so as to pass along the fishing rod which is mounted on a mounting surface 75. The leg part 2b is integrally formed with the reel body 2a and the mounting part 2c to connect the reel body 2a to the intermediate part of the mounting part 2c. The first thickness T1 of the mounting part 2c in the connecting part of the mounting part 2c to the leg part 2b is <=5.5 mm on the front side of the leg part 2b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reel main body, and more particularly to a reel main body of a spinning reel which is mounted on a fishing rod and winds a fishing line around an axis along the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Spinning reels generally include a reel unit, a rotor rotatably mounted on the reel unit, and a spool around which fishing line is wound. The reel body has a mounting portion mounted on a fishing rod, a reel body having a mechanism mounting space inside, and a leg portion connecting the reel body and the mounting portion. The mounting portion is arranged front and back along the fishing rod, and the fishing rod is mounted on one surface. The mounting portion, the reel body, and the leg portion are integrally formed, and the leg portion is connected to the mounting portion at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the mounting portion.

The rotor has a cylindrical portion rotatably mounted on the reel body, and a pair of rotor arms extending forward from the rear portion of the cylindrical portion. A bail arm is swingably attached to the tip of the rotor arm. The rotor is arranged at a distance from the mounting portion of the reel unit. Known spinning reels having such a configuration include a spool braking type in which the reverse rotation of the spool is braked when a fish is caught in a tackle and a lever braking type in which the reverse rotation of the rotor is braked. When operating a spool-braking type spinning reel, the user holds a fishing rod together with a fishing rod while holding the leg between the middle hand and the ring finger of the hand holding the fishing rod.

Further, in the lever brake type spinning reel, a braking lever for braking operation is arranged between the mounting portion and the rotor. When operating this spinning reel, hold the attachment part together with the fishing rod by sandwiching the leg between the hand holding the fishing rod, for example, the middle finger and the ring finger, and perform fishing while pulling or pushing the braking lever with the index finger. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above conventional configuration,
When performing fishing by gripping a fishing rod while sandwiching the leg portion, an index finger or a middle finger is arranged on the front side of the leg portion between the mounting portion and the rotor or the braking lever. Since the rotor or the braking lever is arranged on the front side of the leg portion, it is necessary to secure a space between the mounting portion and the rotor or the braking lever so that no problem occurs even if a finger is put in. As described above, if an attempt is made to secure a space for inserting a finger, the upper and lower dimensions of the reel as a whole become larger, and it becomes difficult to downsize the reel.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to reduce the size of the reel as a whole while ensuring a space for inserting a finger in the reel body of the spinning reel.

[0007]

A reel body of a spinning reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is a reel body of a spinning reel which is attached to a fishing rod and winds a fishing line around an axis along the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod. , The mounting part,
With legs. The reel body has a space for mounting a mechanism inside. The mounting portion is arranged in front and back along the fishing rod, and the fishing rod is mounted on one surface.
The leg portion is integrally formed with the reel body and the mounting portion, and connects the reel body and the intermediate portion of the mounting portion. The first thickness of the mounting portion at the connecting portion between the mounting portion and the leg portion on the front side of the leg portion is 5.5 mm or less.

In this reel body, the mounting portion is mounted on the reel seat of the fishing rod, and the mounting portion is gripped together with the fishing rod for fishing. At this time, the leg portion is sandwiched between, for example, the middle finger and the ring finger or the index finger and the middle finger of the hand holding the fishing rod, and the mounting portion is grasped together with the fishing rod. Therefore, the index finger or the middle finger grips the fishing rod together with the mounting portion on the front side of the leg. Here, since the first thickness at the connecting portion of the mounting portion on the front side of the leg portion is 5.5 mm or less, it is considerably thinner than the conventional one. For this reason, the rotor and the braking lever can be brought closer to the mounting portion as compared with the conventional case even if the space for inserting the finger is secured. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the reel as a whole while ensuring a space for inserting a finger.

A reel body of a spinning reel according to a second aspect of the present invention is the reel body according to the first aspect, wherein the second thickness of the mounting portion at the connecting portion on the rear side of the leg is greater than the first thickness. In this case, since the second thickness of the mounting portion is thicker than the first thickness at the connecting portion on the rear side of the leg, the strength can be maintained high even if the first thickness is reduced to secure a space for inserting the finger. . Even if a light metal such as magnesium alloy having a relatively low specific strength is used, the strength can be secured.

A reel body of a spinning reel according to a third aspect of the present invention is the reel according to the first or second aspect, wherein the first thickness is curved from a straight line extending forward and backward on the side opposite to the fishing rod mounting surface of the mounting portion toward the leg portion. It is the thickness of the part that changes into a curve. In this case, even if a curved portion is provided in order to avoid stress concentration and improve appearance and touch, a space for inserting a finger can be secured.

A reel main body of a spinning reel according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the reel main body according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, wherein the spinning reel is mounted so as to be swingable in a direction toward and away from the mounting portion. The first thickness is in the range of 15% to 19% of the shortest distance from the braking operation member to the fishing rod mounting surface of the mounting portion. In this case, a space for inserting a finger can be secured while the braking lever is closer to the mounting portion than in the conventional case. Therefore, the lever brake type spinning reel can be miniaturized.

A reel body of a spinning reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the reel according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the first thickness is 150% of the third thickness of the front end portion of the mounting portion.
To 190%. In this case, since the rate of increase of the first thickness with respect to the third thickness is suppressed, it is easy to secure a space for inserting a finger.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Overall Structure] A spinning reel adopting an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is a spinning reel which is mounted on a fishing rod and winds a fishing line around an axis along the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod. is there. The spinning reel includes a reel body 2 having a handle 1 and a reel body 2
The rotor 3 is rotatably supported on the front portion of the rotor 3, and the spool 4 arranged on the front portion of the rotor 3 for winding the fishing line.

[Structure of Reel Main Body] The reel main body 2 is made of, for example, synthetic resin or metal. The reel body 2 includes first and second reel bodies 2 having a mechanism mounting space therein.
a, 2d, a mounting portion 2c which is arranged front and back along the fishing rod, and on which the fishing rod is mounted, and a first reel body 2
a and the mounting portion 2c are integrally formed with the first reel body 2a
It is provided with a leg portion 2b that connects the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 2c with the leg portion 2b.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting portion 2c has on its upper surface a mounting surface 75 formed by recessing the center portion in the left-right direction along which the fishing rod extends. The surface opposite to the mounting surface 75 is
As shown in FIG. 2, an increasing surface 80 whose thickness gradually and linearly increases from the front end portion toward the rear, and a parallel surface 81 formed from the increasing surface 75 substantially in parallel with the mounting surface 75 with the same thickness,
The front curved surface 82 is curved from the parallel surface toward the front side surface of the leg portion 2b. Further, it has a rear curved surface 83 that curves from the rear side surface of the leg portion 2b, and a reduction surface 84 that gradually decreases in thickness from the rear curved surface toward the rear end portion. Here, the first of the connecting portion P of the parallel surface 81 and the front curved surface 82
The thickness T1 is 5.5 mm or less. The thickness of the first thickness T1 is more preferably 4.5 mm to 5.5 mm. In addition,
The first thickness T1 is a thickness in a perpendicular line from the connecting portion P toward the mounting surface 75. Further, the first thickness T1 is the second thickness T at the connecting portion Q between the back curved surface 83 and the reduction surface 84.
Thinner than 2. Furthermore, the first thickness T1 is in the range of 150% to 190% of the third thickness T3 of the tip portion of the increasing surface 80. This range is more preferably 160% to 180%. Furthermore, the first thickness T1 is 15% to 19% of the shortest distance L1 between the second operating portion 26b (described later) of the auxiliary lever (an example of a braking operating member) 18 and the mounting surface 75 of the mounting portion 2c from the braking operation. Is the range.

Thus, the first thickness T1 at the connecting portion P of the mounting portion 2c on the front side of the leg portion 2b is 5.5 mm.
Since it is below, it is much thinner than the conventional one.
Therefore, the rotor 3 and the braking operation member can be brought closer to the mounting portion as compared with the conventional case even if the space for inserting the finger is secured. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the reel as a whole while ensuring a space for inserting a finger.

The first reel body 2a has a mechanism mounting space therein, and its side portion is open. This opening is covered with a second reel body 2d (FIG. 4) screwed to the first reel body 2a. Inside the first reel body 2a, a rotor drive mechanism 5 for rotating the rotor 3, a lever brake mechanism 6 for braking the rotation (reverse rotation) of the rotor 3 in the yarn feeding direction, and a spool 4 for the rotation shaft. An oscillating mechanism 7 is provided for moving the fishing line evenly on the spool 4 by moving the fishing line along the core in the front-rear direction.

The rotor 3 is made of synthetic resin or metal, for example, and is rotatably supported by the reel unit 2. The rotor 3 has a cylindrical portion 3a, and a first arm portion 3b and a second arm portion 3c that are provided laterally of the cylindrical portion 3a so as to face each other. A boss portion 3f having a through hole 3e is formed in the central portion of the front wall 3d of the cylindrical portion 3a. The spool shaft 8 and the pinion gear 12 (described later) pass through the through hole 3e. A bail arm 9 is swingably provided at the tip of the first arm portion 3b and the tip of the second arm portion 3c. The bail arm 9 guides the fishing line to the spool 4.

The spool 4 is made of metal, for example, and is arranged between the first arm portion 3b and the second arm portion 3c of the rotor 3. The spool 4 is attached to the tip of a spool shaft 8 so as to be removable and non-rotatable. The spool 4 has a bobbin trunk 4a around which fishing line is wound, and a bobbin trunk 4a.
It has a skirt portion 4b integrally formed in the rear portion and a flange portion 4c fixed to the front end of the bobbin trunk 4a. The spool shaft 8 can be moved in the front-rear direction by the oscillating mechanism 7.

The rotor drive mechanism 5 includes a master gear 11 that rotates together with a handle shaft 10 to which the handle 1 is fixed.
And the pinion gear 12 that meshes with this master gear 11.
And have. The handle shaft 10 is rotatably supported by the reel unit 2. The pinion gear 12 is formed in a tubular shape, and its front portion 12 a has a through hole 3 e of the rotor 3.
And extends to the spool 4 side. This front part 12a
The rotor 3 is non-rotatably fixed to the pinion gear 12 by the nut 13. The pinion gear 12 is rotatably supported on the reel unit 2 by bearings 14 and 15 at an intermediate portion and a rear portion. A bearing 35 is attached to the nut 13 to secure a predetermined gap between the pinion gear 12 and the spool shaft 8. The nut 13
It is prevented from loosening by a bag-shaped retainer 36. The retainer 36 is prevented from coming off by a retaining ring 37 mounted in an annular groove 3g formed in the front wall 3d. Between the retainer 36 and the front end surface of the nut 13, a seal member 38 with a lip that seals a gap with the spool shaft 18 is mounted.

[Structure of Lever Brake Mechanism] The lever brake mechanism 6 includes a braking unit 16 as shown in FIGS.
A braking lever 17 for adjusting the braking force of the braking portion 16, an auxiliary lever 18 for operating the braking portion 16 in the first predetermined braking state, and a direction for separating the braking lever 17 from the mounting portion 2c. A coil spring 19 for urging, a first predetermined braking portion 20 that can be switched between a first predetermined braking state and a brake released state by an auxiliary lever 18, and a rotor 3 in a second predetermined braking state that is stronger than the first predetermined braking state. It has the 2nd predetermined braking part 21 which can be braked, and the on-off switching part 54 for switching on / off a 2nd predetermined braking state.

[Structure of Braking Unit] As shown in FIG. 4, the braking unit 16 includes a braking unit main body 31 in which the tip of the braking lever 17 is pressed against the brake, and a braking unit main body 31 in the yarn feeding direction of the rotor 3. It has a one-way clutch 32 that rotates only in conjunction with the rotation. The braking unit body 31 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a braking cylinder (an example of a braking member) 40 arranged concentrically with the rotor 3 on the inner peripheral side of the rotor 3, and a rotating cylinder 41 supporting the braking cylinder 40 in a tiltable and non-rotatable manner.
And an arcuate protrusion 42 provided on the first reel body 2a.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the braking cylinder 40 is a thin metal cylinder having a bottomed cylindrical shape, and the peripheral contact portion 40a at the tip of the peripheral portion is a protruding portion arranged on the outer peripheral side. 42
And the pressure contact portion 17d of the braking lever 17 arranged on the inner peripheral side
It is placed between (described later). Further, the pressure contact portion 27a (FIG. 4) of the first predetermined braking portion 20 is arranged on the inner peripheral side of the peripheral contact portion 40a at a position in the circumferential direction different from the pressure contact portion 17d of the braking lever 17. The braking cylinder 40 has a gear tooth-shaped inner tooth portion 40b at the center thereof.

The rotating cylinder 41 is integrally rotated by the one-way clutch 32 in the rotation of the rotor 3 in the yarn feeding direction, and is connected to the rotor 3 so that the rotational force of the rotor 3 does not act upon winding. The rotating cylinder 41 has a large diameter portion 4
It is a stepped metal cylindrical member having 1a and a small diameter portion 41b, and an outer tooth portion 41c meshing with an inner tooth portion 40b is formed on the large diameter portion 41a. The one-way clutch 32 and the braking cylinder 40 are non-rotatably locked to the front and rear ends of the outer tooth portion 41c with a space therebetween. An annular groove 41d in which a retaining ring 45 for pressing the one-way clutch 32 backward is locked is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the front portion of the large diameter portion 41a, and the outer peripheral surface of the rear portion of the small diameter portion 41b is formed. Bearing 44
An annular groove 41e into which a retaining ring 46 for locking (described later) is mounted is formed.

A bearing 43 is arranged between the pinion gear 12 and the inner peripheral portion of the large diameter portion 41a. Small diameter part 41b
A bearing 44 is arranged on the outer periphery of the first reel body 2a. Therefore, the front part of the rotary cylinder 41 is rotatably supported by the pinion gear 12 by the bearing 43,
The rear portion is rotatably supported by the first reel body 2a by a bearing 44. The inner ring 43a of the bearing 43 is restricted from moving rearward by a tubular collar 47 (FIG. 3) arranged between the inner ring 43a and the bearing 14 supporting the pinion gear 12. The boss portion 3f of the rotor 3 is in contact with the front surface of the inner ring 43a of the bearing 43. Outer peripheral surface of boss portion 3f and large diameter portion 41
The gap between the inner peripheral surface of a and the inner peripheral surface of a is sealed by a seal ring 48 with a lip attached to the boss portion 3f.

The inner ring 44a of the bearing 44 is restricted from moving rearward by a retaining ring 46. The outer ring 44b of the bearing 44 has a circular hole 50a, and the first reel body 2a.
The forward movement is restricted by the pressing plate 50 fixed to the tip of the. A stepped collar 49 having two large and small outer diameters is attached to a boundary portion between the large diameter portion 41a and the small diameter portion 41b of the rotary cylinder 41. The gap between the small-diameter portion of the stepped collar 49 and the circular hole 50a of the pressing plate 50 has a lip-shaped seal ring 5 attached to the stepped collar 49.
It is sealed by 1.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the protruding portion 42 is formed on the front portion of the first reel body 2a so as to protrude forward. An arcuate synthetic resin braking shoe 42a is attached to the protrusion 42. The one-way clutch 32 is an outer ring idling type roller clutch, and the outer ring 32a is non-rotatably connected to the inner peripheral side of the cylindrical portion 3a of the rotor 3. On the inner peripheral surface of the inner ring 32b (FIG. 3), the rotating cylinder 4
An inner tooth portion 32c that is locked to the outer tooth portion 41c of the first member is formed, and the inner ring 32b is non-rotatably connected to the rotating cylinder 41. The inner ring 32b is attached to the rotating cylinder 41 while being pressed rearward by the retaining ring 45. As a result, the second predetermined braking portion 21, which will be described in detail later, is mounted between the one-way clutch 32 and the braking cylinder 40.

[Structure of Braking Lever] As shown in FIG.
The braking lever 17 is the support shaft 3 mounted on the reel body 2.
It is swingably supported by the reel unit 2 by 3. Further, as described above, the braking lever 17 has the coil spring 1
It is urged by 9 in a direction away from the mounting portion 2c.
The braking lever 17 is swingably attached to the reel unit 2 between a braking release position shown in FIG. 9 and a braking position shown in FIG. 11 closer to the mounting portion 2c from the braking release position.

The braking lever 17 includes a braking operation portion 17a which is curved from a portion supported by the support shaft 33 and extends forward, and a braking action portion 17 which is curved from the supporting portion and extends obliquely forward and downward.
b. The braking operation portion 17a has a shape in which it extends forward from the support portion to the vicinity of the outside of the bail arm 9 along the mounting portion 2c, then extends radially outward, and the tip is curved forward. . The first operation part 1 that can be operated by the index finger of the hand holding the fishing rod forward from this curved portion
It is 7c. The first operating portion 17c is the brake lever 1
By swinging 7, it is possible to move from the first position shown in FIG. 1 toward the mounting portion 2c. The braking operation portion 17a has a width that increases from the leg portion 2b to the front portion to a portion that extends radially outward, and the wide portion 17h includes
A substantially rectangular opening 17e is formed toward the mounting portion 2c. The operation member 26 of the auxiliary lever 18 described later is exposed upward from the opening 17e toward the mounting portion 2c.
Further, an opening 17g is formed from the wide portion 17h toward the front. The operation member 26 projects forward through the opening 17g. The opening 17g is provided to prevent the fishing line from entering through the gap between the braking lever 17 and the auxiliary lever 18 and causing a line break.

The tip of the braking action portion 17b has a braking cylinder 40.
3, the pressure contact portion 17d capable of contacting with the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral contact portion 40a of the braking cylinder 40 is detachably attached thereto, as shown in FIG. The pressure contact portion 17d is made of synthetic resin, and the brake shoe 42a is provided with the brake cylinder 40 disposed outward by the swing of the brake lever 17.
Press on. The braking lever 17 is biased by the coil spring 19 when nothing is operated, and is arranged at the braking release position so that the pressure contact portion 17d is separated from the braking cylinder 40 as shown in FIG.

The coil spring 19 is arranged in a compressed state between the braking operation portion 17a of the braking lever 17 and the leg portion 2b of the reel unit 2. The coil spring 19 is the braking lever 1
7 is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 1 toward the brake release side. As a result, when the hand is released from the braking lever 17, the rotor 3 enters the braking release state. [Configuration of Auxiliary Lever] The auxiliary lever 18 is for performing an operation of switching the rotor 3 between the braking release state shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 and the first predetermined braking state shown in FIG. 10 by the first predetermined braking portion 20. Is. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the auxiliary lever 18 has a braking release position in which a second operation portion 26a (described later) is arranged in a second position close to the mounting portion 2c, and as shown in FIG. 2 The operation part 26a is the mounting part 2
It swings between a predetermined braking position which is arranged at a third position away from c. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6, the auxiliary lever 18 is swingable around the support shaft 33 so as to be freely swingable.
The first lever member 25 supported by the first lever member 2
5 and an operation member 26 attached to the control member 5.

The first lever members 25 are arranged side by side on the front side surface of the braking lever 17 in FIG. The first lever member 25 extends upward and downward and forward from the support portion along the braking lever 17, and has a screw 29 at the tip extending upward.
The operation member 26 is fixed by. The tip of the first lever member 25 is located in the opening 17e of the wide portion 17h of the braking operation portion 17a of the braking lever 17. The base end of the first lever member 25, which extends obliquely forward and downward from the support portion, is arranged behind and behind the braking portion 16. At the base end of the lever main body 25a, a rectangular locking notch 25 with which the tip of the second lever member 27 of the first predetermined braking portion 20 is locked.
c is formed. The locking notch 25c is a rectangular notch having an area larger than the cross-sectional area of the tip portion of the second lever member 27.

The operating member 26 has a second operating portion 26a at its tip.
And has a third operation portion 26b on the base end side (right side in FIG. 9). The second operation portion 26a is arranged on the side away from the mounting portion 2c so as to face the first operation portion 17c, and the third operation portion 26b is arranged closer to the base end side than the first operation portion 17c of the braking lever 17. ing. Therefore, the second operation unit 26a is
It can be pushed in with the index finger of the hand holding the fishing rod,
The third operating portion 26b can be pushed in with the middle finger of the hand holding the fishing rod. In particular, the first operating unit 17c and the second operating unit 26a can perform the pulling-in operation and the pushing-in operation with the same finger. The second operating portion 26a includes the auxiliary lever 17
The rocking position causes the second position shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 and the third position shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.

The operating member 26 is arranged so as to project upward from the opening 17e provided in the wide portion 17h of the braking operation portion 17a toward the mounting portion 2c. The third operating portion 26b is provided on this protruding portion. The operating member 26 extends from the lower part of the opening 17e to the front through the opening 17g, and the second operating portion 26a is formed at the extending tip. Since the second operation portion 26a extends forward through the opening 17g in this manner, the periphery of the second operation portion 26a, particularly the portion near the bail arm 9, is surrounded by the opening 17e. For this reason, even if the fishing line comes into contact with this portion due to the dandruff, the fishing line is less likely to be caught in the gap between the operating member 26 and the braking lever 17 (line clogging).

A locking portion 26c, which is locked to the upper surface of the braking operation portion 17a, is formed at the tip of the third operation portion 26b so as to be slightly recessed. The locking portion 26c is the auxiliary lever 1
When 8 is in the braking release position, it is arranged at a distance from the front upper surface of the opening 17e of the braking operation portion 17a. Further, when the auxiliary lever 18 is placed in the braking release position, as shown in FIG. 5, the locking portion 26c of the third operating portion 26b is
The braking operation portion 17a is substantially in contact with the front upper surface of the opening 17e. As a result, when the auxiliary lever 18 is in the predetermined braking position, the auxiliary lever 18 swings to the braking release position in conjunction with the swinging of the braking lever 17 in the direction toward the mounting portion 2c.

[Structure of First Predetermined Braking Section] The first predetermined braking section 20 includes a second lever member 27 that swings in conjunction with the first lever member 25, and a second lever member 27 at a braking release position. 1 Toggle spring 28 held at a predetermined braking position. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, the second lever member 27 is mounted on the front portion of the reel body 2 so as to be swingable about an axis parallel to the spool shaft 8. Second lever member 27
The distance from the base end to the swing center is twice or more longer than the distance from the tip to the swing center. The tip of the second lever member 27 is locked in the locking cutout 25c, and the second lever member 27 is interlocked with the first lever member 25 and is set to the braking release position (FIG. 12 (a)). It swings to and from the braking position (Fig. 12 (b)).

Here, the base end of the second lever member 27 is urged by the toggle spring 28 to come into contact with the upper surface of the locking notch 25c when in the braking release position, and comes into contact with the lower surface when in the predetermined braking position. In the middle of the second lever member 27, a pressure contact portion 27a whose tip is arranged on the inner peripheral side of the peripheral contact portion 40a of the braking cylinder 40 is detachably provided. The second lever member 27 further bends and extends from the installation portion of the press contact portion 27a, and the toggle spring 28 is attached to the extended base end. In addition, the second portion is provided between the press contact portion 27a and the tip.
An interlocking protrusion 27b (FIG. 8) for interlocking with the predetermined braking portion 21 is formed. On the outer peripheral side of the braking cylinder 40 facing the pressure contact portion 27 a, the tip of the braking shoe 30 is arranged with a gap from the braking cylinder 40. Braking shoe 30
Has a base end fixed to the front end surface of the first reel body 2a.

Here, the second operating portion 26 in the second position
When a is pushed in to be placed at the third position and the first lever member 25 is swung from the braking release position shown in FIG. 9 to the first predetermined braking position side shown in FIG. 10, the second lever member 25 is interlocked with it.
The lever member 27 also swings from the braking release position to the first predetermined braking position. As a result, the press contact portion 27a sandwiches the braking cylinder 40 with the braking shoe 30 and brakes the rotation of the rotor 3 in the yarn feeding direction in the first predetermined braking state.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, the toggle spring 28 urges the second lever member 27 to urge the second operating portion 26.
It is possible to distribute the a to the second position and the third position and urge the same to maintain its posture. The toggle spring 28 is a torsion coil spring attached to the base end of the second lever member 27. The toggle spring 28 has one end locked to the base end of the second lever member 27 and the other end locked to the front end surface of the first reel body 2a. As shown in FIG. 10, the toggle spring 28 urges the second lever member 27 clockwise in FIG. 12A when the second lever member 27 is placed in the braking release position to bring the second lever member 27 to the predetermined braking position. When arranged, it is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 12 (b). As a result, the second lever member 27 is held at the braking release position and the first predetermined braking position, and the first lever member 25 is held at the braking release position and the first predetermined braking position.

Here, since the distance from the base end of the second lever member 27 to the swing center is longer than twice the distance from the tip to the swing center, when the first lever member 25 swings,
The swing appears as a swing distance more than twice the proximal end of the second lever member 27, and the toggle spring 28 can be easily inverted. [Configuration of Second Predetermined Braking Unit] The second predetermined braking unit 21 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a first drag disc 22 that cannot rotate with respect to the reel body 2, a second drag disc 23 that is in pressure contact with the first drag disc 22, and three drag washers 2 are provided.
4a to 24c. The second predetermined braking unit 21 is
The rotation of the rotor 3 in the yarn feeding direction can be braked in the second predetermined braking state which is stronger than the first predetermined braking state.

The first drag disk 22 is a disk member made of metal such as stainless alloy, and has serrated locking teeth 22a formed on the outer periphery thereof. The first drag disk 22 is switched by the on / off switching unit 54 between a state in which it cannot rotate in the yarn feeding direction indicated by the arrow with respect to the reel unit 2 and a state in which it can rotate. As a result, the second predetermined braking portion 21 is switched on (second predetermined braking state) and off (braking release state).

The second drag disk 23 is a disk member made of metal such as stainless alloy, and is a rotating cylinder 4.
1 is mounted so as not to rotate and to be movable in the axial direction. On the inner peripheral surface of the second drag disk 23, an inner tooth portion 23a that meshes with the outer tooth portion 41c of the rotating cylinder 41 is formed.
The drag washers 24a to 24c are disc members made of cloth or felt, respectively. The drag washer 24a is between the inner ring 32b of the one-way clutch 32 and the first drag disc 22, and the drag washer 24b is the first drag disc 22. Is arranged in pressure contact with the second drag disk 23, and the drag washer 24c is arranged in pressure contact with the second drag disk 23 and the braking cylinder 40.

The second predetermined braking portion 21 is pressed against the braking cylinder 40 by the inner ring 32b urged by the retaining ring 45, and when the first drag disk 22 is in a state in which it cannot rotate with respect to the reel unit 2, braking is performed. The rotation of the cylinder 40 in the yarn feeding direction is braked in the second predetermined braking state. The braking force at this time is mainly determined by the frictional force between the first drag disk 22 and the second drag disk 23, and the pressure contact area during braking becomes large. Therefore, a large braking force can be obtained with a small surface pressure, durability can be maintained, and a relatively large braking force can be easily obtained.

[Structure of ON / OFF Switching Section] The ON / OFF switching section 54 includes, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, a switching lever 55 that is swingably mounted on the second reel body 2d of the reel unit 2 and a switching lever. Switching cam 56 swinging by 55
And the first drag disk 2 is swung by the switching cam 56.
2 and a locking member 57 that engages with the second member.

The switching lever 55 is swingably mounted on the second reel body 2d between the off position and the on position. The switching lever 55 includes a metal shaft 55a rotatably attached to the second reel body 2d via a bearing bush 58 with a collar, and a synthetic resin lever 55b insert-molded with the shaft 55a. And have. Shaft 55
A chamfered portion 55c which is parallel to each other and is used for non-rotatably mounting the switching cam 56 is formed on a. Further, an annular groove 55d in which a C-shaped retaining ring 59 for retaining the switching cam 56 is mounted is formed at the tip of the shaft portion 55a.

The switching cam 56 is a metal press-molded plate-shaped member, and is interlocked with the switching lever 55 to rotate between an off position and an on position. The switching cam 56 is
A circular mounting portion 56a which is non-rotatably mounted on the shaft portion 55a.
And the spring stop portion 5 extending radially outward from the mounting portion 56a.
6b and a locking projection 56c that is bent from the mounting portion 56a and extends forward. An oval hole 56d that is engaged with the chamfered portion 55c is formed at the center of the mounting portion 56a. As a result, the switching cam 56 is non-rotatably locked to the shaft portion 55a. A toggle spring 60, one end of which is locked to the second reel body 2d, is locked to the spring stopper 56b. The toggle spring 60 urges the switching cam 56 toward the opposite position when the dead point is exceeded. The toggle spring 60 urges the switching lever 55 and the switching cam 56 to the on position and the off position.

The locking member 57 is, for example, a metal press-molded plate-shaped member, and is a locking position for locking the locking tooth 22a of the first drag disk 22 and a separating position for separating from the locking tooth 22a. It is rotatably mounted on the first reel body 2a. The locking member 57 rotates from the locking position to the separated position in conjunction with the swing of the switching cam 56 from the on position to the off position. The locking member 57 is the first reel body 2
A circular mounting portion 57a that is rotatably mounted on a, a locking claw portion 57b that extends radially outward from the mounting portion 57a, and a connecting portion 57 that is bent from the mounting portion 57a and extends rearward.
c and an interlocking locking portion 57d that is bent from the rear end of the connecting portion 57c and extends substantially upward.

The locking member 57 is biased toward the locking position by a torsion coil spring 61. The mounting portion 57a is attached to the first reel body 2a by a mounting bolt 62 serving as a rotation shaft.
It is rotatably supported by. The locking claw portion 57b has a first
The front end portion is bent forward so that the locking teeth 22a of the drag disk 22 can be locked. Interlocking locking part 57d
Is pressed by the locking projection 56c when the switching cam 56 rotates from the on position to the off position. This causes the locking member 57 to rotate from the locked position to the separated position. Also,
When the second lever member 27 interlocks with the braking lever 17 and swings toward the braking release position, the interlocking locking portion 57d moves to the second position.
It is also pressed by the interlocking protrusion 27b of the lever member 27 to rotate from the locked position to the separated position. Therefore, the second predetermined braking portion 21 includes the braking lever 17 or the auxiliary lever 1
The operation of 8 also releases the second predetermined braking state.

[Reel Operation and Operation] During casting, the bail arm 9 is tilted to the line releasing posture side and the fishing rod is lowered to feed the fishing line from the outer periphery of the spool 4. At the time of winding the yarn, when the handle 1 is rotated in the yarn winding direction, the bail arm 9 returns to the yarn winding posture by a return mechanism (not shown). The rotational force of the handle 1 is transmitted to the pinion gear 12 via the handle shaft 10 and the master gear 11. The rotational force transmitted to the pinion gear 12 is transmitted to the rotor 3 via the front portion 12a of the pinion gear. At this time, since the rotor 3 rotates in the line winding direction, the rotational force is not transmitted to the rotary cylinder 41 by the action of the one-way clutch 32. Pinion gear 1
When 2 rotates, the rotation is transmitted to the oscillating mechanism 7 by an intermediate gear (not shown), and the spool shaft 8 reciprocates in the front-rear direction.

If the brake lever 17 is not operated, the brake lever 17 is pressed by the coil spring 19 and is arranged on the brake release position side. At this time, the second of the auxiliary lever 18
When the operation portion 26a is arranged at the second position, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12A, the pressure contact portion 17d and the pressure contact portion 27 are provided.
a is separated from the braking cylinder 40, and the rotor 3 enters the braking release state. Further, in the second predetermined braking portion 21, when the second lever member 27 is placed in the braking release position, the interlocking protrusion 2
The locking member 57 is pressed toward the separated position by 7b, and the second predetermined braking portion 21 is irrespective of whether the switching lever 55 is on or off.
Also becomes the brake release state.

When the rotor 3 is rotated in the reverse direction to exchange with the fish, the braking force is adjusted by pulling the first operating portion 17c of the braking lever 17 to the mounting portion 2c side with, for example, the index finger. When the fishing line is pulled by the fish and the rotor 3 reverses in the line feeding direction, the rotational force is transmitted to the rotating cylinder 41 via the one-way clutch 32 and further to the braking cylinder 40. As a result, the braking cylinder 40 becomes
Rotates together with. First operating portion 17c of the braking lever 17
When the pulling operation is performed in a direction approaching the mounting portion 2c, even if the second lever member 27 is at the predetermined braking position, the braking operation portion 17a mounts the locking portion 26c of the operating member 26 as shown in FIG. When pressed in the direction of approaching the portion 2c, the auxiliary lever 18 is interlocked with the braking lever 17 to swing from the predetermined braking position to the braking release position side, and the second lever member 27 swings to the braking release position side. As a result, the first predetermined braking unit 2
The first or second predetermined braking state by the 0 or second predetermined braking unit 21 is temporarily released. At this time, the toggle spring 28
The second lever member 27 is reversed by swinging, the second lever member 27 is biased toward the braking release position side, and the first lever member 2
5 is held at the braking release position side (FIG. 12 (a)).

When the braking lever 17 is further operated in this state in the direction of approaching the mounting portion 2c, the pressing contact portion 17d of the braking lever 17 causes the circumferential contact portion 40a of the braking cylinder 40 to move radially outward, as shown in FIG. , The braking cylinder 40 is tilted, and the outer surface of the circumferential contact portion 40a is pressed against the braking shoe 42a. This braking force can be adjusted by adjusting the force applied to the braking lever 17, and the reverse rotation amount of the rotor 3 can be arbitrarily adjusted. As a result, a braking force corresponding to the operating force of the braking lever 17 is applied to the rotor 3. Thus, the first or second
Even if the user forgets to release the predetermined braking state, the first or second predetermined braking state can be released simply by pulling the braking lever 17 to operate.

At this time, the second operating portion 2 of the auxiliary lever 18
6b approaches the mounting portion 2c, but since the first thickness T1 at the front connecting portion P of the mounting portion 2c is as thin as 5.5 mm or less, a space for inserting a finger is secured and the auxiliary lever 18 and the braking lever 1 are secured.
7 can be brought close to the mounting portion 2c. For this reason,
It is possible to reduce the size of the entire reel. When moving the fishing spot or storing the reel, the second operating portion 26 of the auxiliary lever 18 is kept in a state where the hand is released from the first operating portion 17c.
a or the third operation portion 26b is pushed in a direction away from the mounting portion 2c. Then, FIG. 10 and FIG.
As shown in, the auxiliary lever 18 swings from the braking release position to the predetermined braking position, the second lever member 27 swings from the braking release position to the predetermined braking position, and is held at that position by the toggle spring 28. At this predetermined braking position, the locking portion 26c of the third operating portion 26b is engaged with the opening 17e of the braking operating portion 17a.
Almost touches.

At this time, when the switching lever 55 is in the off position, the second predetermined braking portion 21 does not operate because the locking member 57 is pressed toward the separated position via the switching cam 56. Therefore, the outer peripheral surface of the circumferential contact portion 40a of the braking cylinder 40 is pressed radially outward by the pressure contact portion 27a, and the rotor 3 is sandwiched between the brake shoe 30 and the first predetermined braking portion 2
In the first predetermined braking state of 0, the rotation of the rotor 3 in the yarn feeding direction is braked. As a result, when the reel is to be stored when moving in the fishing area, the fishing reel is prevented from being unintentionally paid out from the spool 4 due to the weight of the tackle.

On the other hand, when the switching lever 55 is operated from the off position to the on position, the pressing force on the locking member 57 is released, and the locking member 57 is biased by the torsion coil spring 61 to rotate to the locking position. Move. As a result, the locking member 57 locks the first drag disc 22 and the first drag disc 22.
Becomes unrotatable with respect to the reel unit 2. As a result, the braking force of the second predetermined braking unit 20 acts on the braking cylinder 40, and the rotation of the rotor 3 in the yarn feeding direction is braked in the second predetermined braking state of the second predetermined braking unit 21. Therefore, here, it is possible to obtain two predetermined braking states, that is, the weak braking force of the first predetermined braking unit 20 and the strong braking force of the second predetermined braking unit 21. As a result, for example, the strong second predetermined braking state by the second predetermined braking portion 21 is set when the fishing ground is moved, and the weak first first braking portion 20 is set by the first predetermined braking portion 20 to prevent the fishing line from being cut off when fishing. It is possible to make a selection such as setting a predetermined braking state.

Further, in order to change the hanging length of the tackle and to surely let the fish bite into the tackle when hit by the fish, it is desired to change the rotor 3 from the first or second predetermined braking state to the braking release state. In this case, the braking lever 17 may be operated in a direction slightly approaching the mounting portion 2c. Then, as shown in FIG. 10 described above, the second operating portion 26a is pressed by the braking lever 17, and the auxiliary lever 18 swings to the braking release position side. As a result, the second lever member 2
7 swings to the braking release position, and the first or second predetermined braking state is temporarily released. Of course, the predetermined braking state can also be released by pulling in the second operating portion 26a.

Here, instead of the braking lever 17, the auxiliary lever 18 provided separately is operated in a direction away from the mounting portion 2c, so that the first or second predetermined braking portion 20,
Since 21 can be switched from the braking release state to the predetermined braking state, the stroke required when performing the rotation restricting operation can be made equal to or less than the operation stroke of the braking lever. Therefore, the rotation restriction operation of the rotor 3 can be easily performed with one hand without increasing the operation stroke of the braking lever 17. Moreover, since the restriction is applied only by braking, it is difficult for the fishing line to break even when a large load is applied in a predetermined braking state. Further, in the predetermined braking state, since the auxiliary lever 18 swings in conjunction with the pulling operation of the braking lever 17, the switching operation from the first or second predetermined braking state to the braking release state is performed by the braking lever. You can do it at 17.
Therefore, the braking release operation becomes easy.

Further, since the positional relationship between the two levers 17 and 18 is different between the brake release state and the first or second predetermined brake state, it is possible to instantly determine whether the rotor 3 is in the brake release state or the predetermined brake state. Can be determined. Particularly, for example, if the side surface of the operating member 26 of the auxiliary lever is colored so that the color is visible at the braking release position and not visible at the predetermined braking position, the state of the rotor 3 can be more instantly determined. Become.

Further, the first operating portion 17c and the second operating portion 2
Since 6a and 6a are arranged so as to face each other in the direction in which they come in contact with and separate from the mounting portion 2c, the braking operation and the regulation switching operation can be performed by the same finger pushing operation and pulling operation. In this way, since the regulation switching operation can be performed with the same finger as the braking operation, it is not necessary to separate the other finger from the fishing rod, and the regulation switching operation can be smoothly performed. Further, when the second operating portion is arranged at the second position or the third position, the position holding means holds the hand at that position even if the hand is released, so that the restricted state can be maintained.

Furthermore, the second operating portion 26a at the tip portion of the auxiliary lever 18 is provided in the braking lever 17 with an opening 17g.
Since it is surrounded by, the fishing line is caught in the gap between the auxiliary lever 18 and the braking lever 17 even if a line dandruff occurs on the bail arm 9 or the fishing line comes into contact with the braking lever 17 during casting. Is less likely to occur.

Further, since the second predetermined braking portion 21 obtains a predetermined braking force by the pressure contacting force of the disc-shaped drag disks 22 and 23, the pressure contacting area at the time of braking becomes large. Therefore, a large braking force can be obtained with a small surface pressure, durability can be maintained, and a relatively large braking force can be easily obtained. Further, since the first predetermined braking state by the first predetermined braking unit 20 and the second predetermined braking unit 21 by the second predetermined braking unit 21 can be switched by the switching lever 55, the predetermined braking state according to the fish to be fished and the application. The braking force in can be selected appropriately.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above embodiment, a lever brake type spinning reel having the braking lever 17 and the auxiliary lever has been described as an example, but a spinning reel having only one braking lever is used. The present invention can also be applied. (B) In the above embodiment, the lever brake type spinning reel having the braking lever 17 is described as an example.
The present invention can be applied to reel bodies of all spinning reels such as a front drag or rear drag type spinning reel for braking a spool and a spinning reel having no braking mechanism.

(C) In the above embodiment, the first reel body 2a and the leg portion 2b are integrally formed, but the present invention is also applicable to the reel body in which the second reel body 2d and the leg portion 2b are integrally formed. Can be applied.

[0064]

In the reel body of the spinning reel according to the present invention, the first thickness of the connecting portion of the mounting portion on the front side of the leg portion is 5.5 mm or less, which is considerably thinner than the conventional one. For this reason, the rotor and the braking lever can be brought closer to the mounting portion as compared with the conventional case even if the space for inserting the finger is secured. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the reel as a whole while ensuring a space for inserting a finger.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a spinning reel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial side view of the upper portion of the reel unit.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the braking portion.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front partial view of a spinning reel.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a second predetermined braking portion.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of an on / off switching unit.

FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view showing a state of each lever and a braking cylinder in a braking release state.

FIG. 10 is a schematic sectional view showing a state of each lever and a braking cylinder in a predetermined braking state.

FIG. 11 is a schematic sectional view showing a state of each lever and a braking cylinder in a braking state.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the second lever member in a braking release state and a predetermined braking state.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 reel body 2a reel body 2c mounting part 3 rotor 4 spools 6 lever brake mechanism 16 Braking part 17 Braking lever 18 Auxiliary lever 26a Second operation unit 81 Parallel plane 82 Front curved surface 83 Back curved surface 84 Increase

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A reel body of a spinning reel which is mounted on a fishing rod and winds a fishing line around an axis along the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod, wherein the reel body has a mechanism mounting space therein, and the reel body is arranged along the fishing rod. A leg portion which is arranged in front and rear and on which the fishing rod is attached, and a leg portion which is integrally formed with the reel body and the attachment portion and which connects the reel body and an intermediate portion of the attachment portion. The reel body of the spinning reel, wherein the mounting portion has a first thickness of 5.5 mm or less at a connecting portion between the mounting portion and the leg portion on the front side. 2. The reel body of a spinning reel according to claim 1, wherein the second thickness of the mounting portion at the connecting portion on the rear side of the leg portion is thicker than the first thickness. 3. The first thickness is a thickness of a portion that curves from a straight line extending forward and backward on a side opposite to a fishing rod mounting surface of the mounting portion and curves toward the leg portion to change into a curved line. The reel body of the spinning reel described in 2. 4. The spinning reel is a lever brake type spinning reel having a braking operation member mounted so as to be swingable in a direction in which it comes into contact with and separates from the mounting portion, and the first thickness is the braking operation member. The reel body of the spinning reel according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the range is 15% to 19% of the shortest distance to the fishing rod mounting surface of the mounting portion. 5. The first thickness is in the range of 150% to 190% of the third thickness of the front end portion of the mounting portion.
The reel body of the spinning reel according to any one of 1 to 4.