JP2003235414A - Double-bearing reel for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a double-bearing reel having reduced total size by improving a click mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: The claim 1 of the patent application comprises a double-bearing reel having plural protrusions and recesses on the same circle at one surface of a spool and a click member forced with a spring and slidably inserted in the side plate of the reel body at the side having the protrusions and recesses provided that an operation member to slide the click member is placed on the side plate on an axis separated from the axis of the click member, and the claim 2 comprises a double-bearing reel described in the claim 1 wherein the operation member is composed of an operation lever rotatably attached to the side plate of the reel body and a cylindrical cam having a notch on the circumferential wall, the click member has an engaging part engaging with the notch and the click member is forwarded and retracted interlocked with the rotational operation of the cam with the operation lever. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dual-bearing reel for fishing, which has an improved click mechanism to reduce the thickness of the entire reel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a double-bearing reel for fishing (hereinafter referred to as a "double-bearing reel") generates a click sound when a fishing line is fed by a hit of a fish to inform a fisherman of that fact or to wind the fishing line. A click mechanism is installed to generate a click sound during a picking operation. FIG. 6 shows a cutaway front view of a main part of a dual-bearing reel equipped with a click mechanism. The click mechanism 1 includes a plurality of screws 11 on one side surface 9 of a spool 7 rotatably mounted between left and right side plates 3 and 5. It is composed of a squealing plate 13 and a guide plate 15 that are polymerized and fixed together with, and a pin type click claw (hereinafter, referred to as “click claw”) 17 that is inserted and attached to the side plate 5 facing the one side surface 9, As shown in FIG. 7, the squeal plate 13 and the guide plate 15 are formed by a ring-shaped disc, and the guide plate 15 has a plurality of through holes 19 formed on the same circumference.

The click claw 17 is composed of a cylindrical head portion 21 having a spherical tip and a fine rod 23 fixed to the rear portion thereof, and a cylindrical sleeve 25 inserted into the side plate 5 as shown in FIG. It is fitted inside. A knob 27 is fixed to the other end of the fine rod 23 with a screw 29. As shown in FIG. 6, the cylindrical sleeve 25 has a large inner diameter on the insertion tip side and is internally provided with a coil spring 31. The click force of the coil spring 31 causes the click claw 17 to move to one side 9 of the spool 7. It is biased in the (through hole 19) direction. Further, a long groove 33 and a concave portion 35 are formed on the other end side of the cylindrical sleeve 25 in the axial direction.
The screw 29 described above can be inserted into the inside of the unit 3.

Then, when the screw 29 is inserted into the long groove 33 by operating the knob 27 as shown in FIG. 6, the spring-biased click claw 17 abuts the surface of the guide plate 15, and the spool 7 continues in this state. When rotated, click claw 17
Head 21 falls from the surface of guide plate 15 into through hole 19 and strikes squeal plate 13, and is then pushed up against the surface of guide plate 15 against the spring force of coil spring 31. When it falls into the hole 19, a click sound is generated.

Further, in this state, when the knob 27 is pulled out and rotated against the spring force, the screw 29 rides on the end surface of the cylindrical sleeve 25, and when the knob 27 is further rotated, as shown in FIG. The screw 29 is engaged with the recess 35 so that the head portion 21 of the click claw 17 is separated from the guide plate 15.

[0006]

However, as shown in the figure, the conventional click mechanism 1 has a structure in which the knob 27 and the coil spring 31 are stacked on the axis of the click claw 17, so that the click mechanism 1 as a whole has a thickness. Yes, this results in
It was pointed out that the entire reel would become large.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a dual-bearing reel in which the size of the entire reel can be reduced by improving the conventional click mechanism.

[0008]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a plurality of concave and convex portions on one side surface of a spool on the same circumference, and a side plate of a reel unit, In a dual-bearing reel in which a spring-biased click member is movably inserted and retracted on the side of the uneven portion, the side plate is
The operation member for moving the click member forward and backward is arranged on a different axis from the click member.

The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the dual-bearing reel described above, the operating member includes an operating lever rotatably mounted on the side plate of the reel body, and a tubular cam integrally attached to the operating lever and having a notch formed in the peripheral wall. The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the click member is provided with an engaging portion that engages with the notch, and the click member advances and retreats in conjunction with the rotation operation of the cam by the operation lever. 3. The dual-bearing reel according to claim 2, wherein the notch has an inclined edge with which the engaging portion of the spring-biased click member is in pressure contact, and positioning flat edges formed at both ends of the inclined edge. Is characterized by.

(Operation) According to the first aspect of the invention, the click member is moved forward and backward by the operation of the operating member to come into pressure contact with or separate from the uneven portion of the spool. Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, the click member advances and retreats due to the rotation operation of the cam by the operation lever and presses against the uneven portion of the spool or separates from the uneven portion.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the click member is moved forward and backward by the spring-biased engaging portion being guided along the inclined edge in accordance with the rotational operation of the cam by the operating lever. . Then, when the engaging portion is pressed against the positioning flat edges formed at both ends of the inclined edge, the click member is pressed against the uneven portion or is positioned and held in a state of being separated from the uneven portion.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a dual-bearing reel according to claims 1 to 3, in which 41 and 43 are shown.
Is a side plate attached to the left and right side portions of the frame 45. The frame 45 and the side plates 41 and 43 attached to the side plate constitute a reel body 49 of the dual bearing reel 47.

A cylindrical bearing mounting portion 51 is provided so as to project inward on the inner periphery of the side plate 41, and a cylindrical bearing mounting portion 51 is provided at the peripheral edge of the spool shaft insertion hole 53 that opens to the frame 45 on the side plate 43 side. The bearing mounting portion 55 is provided so as to project toward the bearing mounting portion 51 coaxially therewith. Then, both bearing mounting portions 51, 55
Bearings 57 and 59 are mounted on the shafts 61 and 43, respectively, and a spool shaft 63 fixed through the shaft center of the spool 61 is rotatably supported by the bearings 57 and 59. It is rotatably supported by.

Thus, the spool shaft 63 projects into the side plate 43, and its end portion 65 side is supported by a bearing 69 in a cylindrical bearing mounting portion 67 mounted on the side plate 43. A brake adjusting knob 71 is screwed to the bearing mounting portion 67,
The brake adjustment knob 71 and the end portion 6 of the spool shaft 63
Two friction plates 73 and 75 are interposed between the
One friction plate 79 is interposed between the other end 77 of the spool shaft 63 and the bearing holder 51. Then, by operating the brake adjusting knob 71, a rotation resistance is given to the spool shaft 63 to give a braking force to the spool rotation.

Further, the spool shaft 6 protruding into the side plate 43
The clutch 8 provided on the spool shaft 63 is provided on the outer periphery of
A detachable pinion 83 is attached to one part so as to be rotatable and slidable in its axial direction.
The clutch plate 87, the clutch lever 89, and the clutch operating plate 9 that engage with the locking groove 85 provided on the outer periphery thereof.
1 and the like, the winding power of the handle 93 is applied to the spool 61.
Clutch mechanism 9 for transmitting to and disconnecting from (spool shaft 63)
5, the clutch lever 89 is mounted above the side portion of the side plate 43.

Then, as in the conventional case, the clutch lever 89
When the pinion 83 is engaged with the clutch portion 81 by the operation of, the spool 61 enters the fishing line winding state (clutch ON), and when the engagement state between the pinion 83 and the clutch portion 81 is released by operating the clutch lever 89, the spool 61 is switched to a spool free state (clutch OFF).

On the other hand, in FIG. 1, 93 is a handle, 97 is a handle shaft to which the handle 93 is attached, and the handle shaft 9
The insertion tip of 7 is supported by the frame 45 via a bearing 99. Then, the pinion 8 is attached to the handle shaft 97.
3, a drive gear 101 meshing with 3 is rotatably attached, and these handle shaft 97 and drive gear 10
A winding drive mechanism 103 that transmits the winding power of the handle 93 to the spool 61 is configured by the pinion 83 and the like.

The drive gear 101 and the handle shaft 97 are frictionally coupled to each other by a conventionally known drag mechanism 113 including a plurality of drag washers 105, a lining washer 107, a pressing collar 109, a disc spring 111, and the like. The rotational force of the drag mechanism 11
3 is transmitted from the drive gear 101 and the pinion 83 to the spool 61 via the gear 3, and the clutch 6 is turned off by the clutch lever 89 as described above.
The turning force of the handle 93 to 1 is cut off.

Thus, the dual bearing reel 4 according to this embodiment.
7, the click mechanism 115 is mounted between the side plate 41 and the one side surface 61a of the spool 61 facing the side plate 41, in addition to the above-described conventional structure. 2 to 5 show details of the click mechanism 115, and in FIGS. 2 and 3,
Reference numeral 117 denotes an operation lever rotatably attached to the side plate 41. As shown in FIG. 4, the shaft portion 119 of the operation lever 117 protruding into the side plate 41 has a tubular cam 121 with a cylindrical cam 121.
23 and the screw 125.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cam 1
The peripheral wall of 21 is provided with a notch 133 having a substantially trapezoidal shape in plan view, which has an inclined edge 127 on the spool 61 side and flat edges 129 and 131 for positioning at both ends thereof, and the inclined edge 127 will be described later. 127 and flat edges 129, 131
Further, the pin (engagement portion) 137 inserted into the click claw (click member) 135 is constantly in pressure contact.

As shown in FIG. 4, the click claw 135 has a cylindrical shape made of stainless steel having a spherical tip portion 138, and is supported in a cylindrical sleeve 139 on another axis adjacent to the cam 121. As shown in the figure, the cylindrical sleeve 139 is inserted inside the side plate 41,
Further, the cylindrical sleeve 139 is supported by a supporting member 141 screwed to the inside of the side plate 41, and the tip end 138 side of the click claw 135 is inserted through an insertion hole 143 provided in the supporting member 141 so that the spool 61 of the spool 61 is inserted. One side 61
It has a structure protruding in the a direction.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, two slits 147 are provided on the peripheral wall of the cylindrical sleeve 139.
The pin 137 is provided in the axial direction from the end of the spool 61 side at an interval of .degree., And through the slit 147, one pin 137 is radially attached to the click claw 135. A coil spring 149 is provided between the pin 137 and the side plate 41 along the outer circumference of the cylindrical sleeve 139.
And the click claw 135 is attached to the one side surface 61 of the spool 61 by the coil spring 149.
Although the structure is spring-biased in the a direction, the pin 13
7 has a structure in which one end side is inserted into the notch 133, and the pin 137 is spring-biased by the inclined edge 127 and the flat edges 129 and 131 of the notch 133 and is constantly pressed against these.

On the other hand, on one side surface 61a of the spool 61,
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a squeal plate 153 made of a stainless steel ring-shaped disc having a plurality of small holes 151 on the same circumference with the spool shaft 63 as the center is attached, and the spring bias is applied. Click Claw 135 is small hole 1
It is arranged on the rotation locus of 51. In addition, the sounding plate 153
Alternatively, the uneven portion may be formed directly on the one side surface 61a of the spool 61.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the pin 137 of the spring-biased click claw 135 is in pressure contact with the flat edge 131 of the notch 133, the click claw 135 is pressed.
The tip portion 138 of the click claw 135 is pressed against the squeal plate 153, and when the spool 61 is continuously rotated in such a state, the tip portion 138 of the click claw 135 is inserted into the small hole 151.
The click sound is generated by engaging and disengaging sequentially.

Further, from the state shown in FIG.
When 7 is rotated in the direction of arrow A, the cam 121 is rotated in the same direction in conjunction with this as shown in FIG. 5, so that the pin 137 pressed against the flat edge 131 moves along the inclined edge 127. By being guided by 129, the click claw 135 retreats against the spring force of the coil spring 149, and the tip portion 138 is separated from the squeal plate 153.

When the pin 137 is pressed against the flat edge 129, the click claw 135 is positioned and held in a state of being separated from the squealing plate 153. Since the present embodiment is configured in this way, FIG. 4 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, if the tip portion 138 of the click claw 135 is biased to the squeal plate 153 by the spring by operating the operation lever 117, the tip portion 138 is made into a small hole by the continuous rotation of the spool 61 due to the feeding and winding of the fishing line. A click sound is generated by sequentially engaging and disengaging 151.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, if the operating lever 117 is rotated in the direction of arrow A in such a state, the cam 121 rotates in the same direction as described above, so that the flat edge The pin 137 pressed against the 131 is the inclined edge 1
It is guided to the flat edge 129 along 27, whereby the click claw 135 retreats against the spring force of the coil spring 149, and the tip end portion 138 is separated from the ringing plate 153. Then, the rotation of the cam 121 causes the pin 1 on the flat edge 129.
When 37 is pressed, the click claw 135 makes the sounding plate 15
It will be positioned and held apart from 3.
Even if the spool 61 continuously rotates in this state, no click sound is generated.

Therefore, the click mechanism 115 in the present embodiment can also generate a click sound when the fishing line is being fed out or when the fishing line is wound up. Since the operating member consisting of the operating lever 117 and the cam 121 is arranged on a different axis from the click claw 135, the knob 27 and the coil spring 31 are clicked compared to the click mechanism 1 of FIG. 6 stacked on the axis of the claw 17 The thickness of the entire mechanism 115 is reduced.

As a result, by using the click mechanism 115, the reel as a whole can be downsized as compared with the conventional one.

[0030]

As described above, according to the inventions according to the claims, the thickness of the click mechanism as a whole is reduced as compared with the conventional one. Therefore, by using the click mechanism of the present invention, the size of the reel as a whole can be reduced. It has become possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a dual-bearing reel according to an embodiment of claims 1 to 3.

2 is a side view of the dual bearing reel shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of an essential part of the dual bearing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a click mechanism mounted on the dual bearing reel shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a click mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a cutaway front view of a main part of a dual bearing reel equipped with a conventional click mechanism.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the click mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of the click mechanism showing a state where the click claw is separated from the guide plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

41,43 Side plate 47 double bearing reel 49 reel body 61 spool 63 spool shaft 89 Clutch lever 93 handle 95 Clutch mechanism 115 click mechanism 117 Operation lever 121 cam 127 inclined edge 129,131 flat edge 133 notch 135 click crows 137 pin 139 Cylindrical sleeve 147 slit 149 coil spring 151 small holes 153 sounding board

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of concavo-convex portions are provided on the same circumference on one side of the spool, and a spring-biased click member is attached to the side plate of the reel body so as to be movable back and forth. A dual-bearing reel for fishing, wherein an operating member for moving the click member forward and backward is arranged on the side plate on a different axis from the click member. 2. The operating member comprises an operating lever rotatably mounted on a side plate of a reel body, and a cylindrical cam integrally attached to the operating lever and having a notch formed on a peripheral wall thereof. 2. The dual-bearing reel for fishing according to claim 1, wherein an engaging portion that engages with the notch is provided on the click member, and the click member advances and retracts in conjunction with the rotation operation of the cam by the operation lever. 3. The notch has an inclined edge with which the engagement portion of the spring-biased click member is in pressure contact, and positioning flat edges formed at both ends of the inclined edge. Dual bearing reel for fishing as described.