JP2003284472A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel that is inexpensive, can make large click sound without increasing the snapping force in a click mechanism and has good durability. <P>SOLUTION: The click mechanism for a fishing reel comprises a sounding body 41 in a disk form that rotates accompanying the rotation of a spool 3 and the sound-emitting member 33 that comes into contact with the sounding body 41. On the surface of the sounding body 41 opposing to the sound-emitting member 33, a plurality of unevenness are formed in the peripheral direction to generate click sound by engaging with the sound-emitting member 33. In this case, the unevenness are arranged so that the height of the unevenness to the standard face of the sounding body 41 makes steps 57, 57A with mutually different heights in the circumferential direction according the disk rotation directions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a fishing reel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a click mechanism in a fishing reel has been used as means for informing a fisherman of a rotation of a spool in a line-feeding direction, which is caused by a line being pulled out due to a drag slip after a fish is hooked. Specifically, the click mechanism includes a sounding member, a sounding body to which the sounding member abuts, and a biasing spring that biases the sounding member. The sounding member is supported by a non-rotating body such as a reel body while being maintained in a constant posture via the biasing spring, and the sounding body is integrated with or separate from the rotating body supported by the reel body. The sound generated when the rotating sounding body is attached to the sounding body is generally used as a notification means.

[0003]

By the way, such a click mechanism generates a click sound only by the sounding of the sounding member and the sounding body, and therefore, on a ship or the like,
The click sound may be scratched off by the engine sound. Therefore, the click sound is also increased by increasing the spring force to increase the elastic force between the sounding member and the sounding body.

However, when the spring force is increased to increase the elastic force between the sounding member and the sounding body, the impact on the sounding member and the sounding body becomes large, the wear of the click mechanism is accelerated, and the durability is remarkably lowered. .

Further, in the double bearing type reel, the mechanism is put in by setting the spool in a free rotation state. However, if the elastic force of the click mechanism is increased as described above, the click mechanism is clicked. The elastic force of the mechanism acts as a resistance, and the mechanism does not feed smoothly (the spool-free performance deteriorates). If a mechanism for switching the click mechanism between the operating position and the non-operating position is provided, if the click mechanism is switched to the non-operating position when the tackle is thrown in, the above-mentioned problem can be solved, but the tackle is thrown in. It is very troublesome to switch the click mechanism every time, and it is troublesome for the angler, so that it is difficult to turn back and the fishing result is not extended.

[0006] In relation to such a problem, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-21666 discloses a structure in which a click sound generated with a constant rhythm is discontinuously generated so that an angler can easily recognize it. It is disclosed. However, since the click mechanism disclosed in this publication has a structure in which a recess is formed in the reference surface of the sounding body and the pin-shaped sounding member is brought into contact with the recess by spring bias, the click sound changes in intensity. There is no. Therefore, as described above, in order to generate a strong sound, there is no way to increase the spring force.

Further, in the click mechanism disclosed in the above publication, since the recess for click sounding is formed by a round hole or a round bag hole, if this is molded by a die, the manufacturing cost is increased and the hole position is also increased. Is fixed,
Only similar discontinuous sounds can be generated. Therefore, there is no difference in discontinuous sound between individual reels. Another manufacturing method is to make holes by processing after forming the sounding body into a disk shape.In this case, each reel produces a discontinuous sound, and the sound is immediately emitted from the reel of the player. Although it is easy to recognize that it is difficult to mass-produce, it is time-consuming and costly to form a continuous hole, mass productivity is poor, and it can only be used in a high-priced reel.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to obtain a large click sound without increasing the resilience of the click mechanism, which has good durability and is inexpensive. It is to provide a fishing reel.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a structure in which a fishing line is wound around a spool supported by the reel body by rotation of a handle rotatably supported by the reel body. Along with, in a fishing reel comprising a click mechanism for notifying the rotation of the spool in the line-out direction, the click mechanism is a disk-shaped sounding body that rotates with the rotation of the spool,
A sounding member that comes into contact with the sounding body is formed, and on the facing surface of the sounding body that faces the sounding member, a plurality of uneven portions that engage with the sounding member and generate a click sound are formed in the circumferential direction. The uneven portions are arranged so that the heights of the sounding body with respect to the reference plane are different in the circumferential direction.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a fishing reel (double-bearing type reel) 1 according to this embodiment includes a spool 3 around which fishing line is wound, and a reel body that rotatably supports the spool 3. The reel body is composed of left and right frames 2a and 2b that support the spool 3, and side plates 1a and 1b attached to the side portions of the frames 2a and 2b. A side plate (hereinafter referred to as a support side plate) 1b located on the right side in the drawing supports a winding drive unit 30 that drives the spool 3 to rotate.

A spool shaft 5 is rotatably supported by bearings 10 between the left and right frames 2a and 2b, and a spool 3 around which fishing line is wound is integrally fixed to the spool shaft 5. Has been done. A pinion gear 6 that is movable along the axial direction of the spool shaft 5 is attached to the end of the spool shaft 5 that projects from the right frame 2b.
The pinion gear 6 is provided between an engaging position where the switching shaft is engaged with the spool shaft 5 to rotate integrally with the spool shaft 5 and a non-engaging position where the engagement state with the spool shaft 5 is released. Be moved in. A drive gear 7 is meshed with the pinion gear 6, and the drive gear 7 has a winding drive unit 30.
Is attached to the handle shaft 8. Further, a handle 12 that constitutes the winding drive unit 30 together with the handle shaft 8 is attached to the end of the handle shaft 8. Therefore, when the handle 12 is rotated, the spool shaft 5 is rotationally driven via the drive gear 7 and the pinion gear 6, and the spool 3 is rotated accordingly.

On the side surface of the spool 3, the spool 3
A disc-shaped sounding body 41 that integrally rotates with is fixed.
As will be described later, the sounding body 41 constitutes a ratchet wheel in which tooth grooves 55 are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction.

A sounding member 33 formed as a click claw is removably engaged with the tooth groove 55 of the sounding body 41, and the sounding member 33 is connected to the switching member 20. Further, the switching member 20 has a shaft cylinder 21 rotatably attached to the side plate 1a of the reel unit, and the sounding member 33 can be advanced and retracted in the axial direction by the rotation of the shaft cylinder 21. Hereinafter, this will be specifically described.

As shown enlarged in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sounding member 33 includes a support cylinder 31 fixed to the side plate 1a.
It is supported inside and out. Also, the sound producing member 33
Has a cam member 35 extending in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction thereof. The cam member 35 protrudes from a slit 32 formed in the axial direction of the support cylinder 31 and also the axial cylinder 21 of the switching member 20. It is inserted in the cam groove 21a formed in the. The sounding member 33 has an opening 37a of a cover member 37 extending so as to cover the sounding member 33 and the support cylinder 31.
The tip of the cover member 37 is projected and retracted, and the cover member 37 is attached to the side plate 1a of the reel unit with the screw 3
The opening 37a is fixed so as to face the tooth groove 55 on the outer periphery of the sounding body 41.

A compression spring 45 is inserted between the cam member 35 and the side plate 1a. This compression spring 45
The cam member 35 is urged in the direction in which the tip of the sounding member 33 projects from the opening 37a of the cover member 37, whereby the cam member 35 is constantly abutted against the end surface of the cam groove 21a of the shaft cylinder 21.

The cam groove 21a has a first end 21A for holding the cam member 35 at a position where the tip of the sounding member 33 and the tooth groove 55 of the sounding body 41 mesh with each other, and the tip of the sounding member 33 and the sounding body. It has a second end portion 21B for holding the cam member 35 at a position where the tooth groove 55 of 41 is completely separated.

Therefore, in such a configuration, when the cam member 35 is held by the first end portion 21A of the cam groove 21a as shown in FIG. 2, the tip of the sounding member 33 and the tooth groove of the sounding body 41 are held. The click operation state in which 55 and 55 mesh with each other is set. On the other hand, by rotating the switching member 20 from the state of FIG. 2, the cam member 35 is moved along the cam groove 21a against the biasing force of the compression spring 45, and the second end portion 2 is moved.
1B, the tip end of the sound producing member 33 and the sound producing body 41.
The tooth groove 55 is completely separated (engagement is released), and the non-click operation state is set.

In the click operation state, when the sounding body 41 is rotated by the rotation of the spool 3 (for example, the spool 3 is rotated in the fishing line feeding direction by the fishing line being pulled out by drag sliding), the sounding member 33 with respect to the tooth groove 55 is rotated. The engagement and disengagement is repeated, and a click sound is generated. In this case, the click sound is generated by rotating the sounding body 41, which is compressed by the sounding member 33 that is disengaged from the tooth groove 55, and biases the sounding member 33 in the engagement direction with the tooth groove 55.
It is caused by blasting into. That is, in the present embodiment, the spring 45 includes the sounding body 41 and the sounding member 3.
Together with 3, the click mechanism is configured.

Next, the shape of the sounding body 41 and its molding direction will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the sounding body 41 comprises a disc-shaped (plate-shaped) main body 52. Further, tooth grooves (notched grooves in the figure) 55 are formed on the outer circumference of the main body 52 at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction, whereby the tongue pieces 57, 55 are formed between the tooth grooves 55. 57A is formed. That is, the main body 52 has tongues 57, 57A formed at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.

Further, in this embodiment, a part of the tongue piece 5 is used.
The height of 7A is H higher than the central surface (reference surface) of the main body 52. That is, each tongue piece 57,
57A has a height difference in the circumferential direction. Specifically, a first tongue piece 57 having the same height as the reference plane of the main body 52,
The second tongue piece 57A, which is higher than the reference surface of the main body 52 by H, is irregularly present in the circumferential direction. Of course, so that the heights of the tongues adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction are different from each other,
The first tongue pieces 57 and the second tongue pieces 57A may be alternately (regularly) arranged in the circumferential direction. Also, a plurality of levels of height difference may be set in the circumferential direction. For example, a first tongue piece 57 having the same height as the reference plane of the main body 52, a second tongue piece 57A whose height is higher than the reference plane of the main body 52 by H, and a height of the second tongue piece 57A. Third tongues (not shown) having a height higher than that may be arranged irregularly or regularly in the circumferential direction. In short, it is sufficient to form a step difference in the circumferential direction on the outer circumference of the main body 52 so that the click sound can be varied.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a method of forming the sounding body 41. In this forming example, first, as shown in FIG. 6A, a disk-shaped (plate-shaped) member that forms the main body 52 is prepared, and the tooth groove 55 is formed by cutting out the outer periphery of this member. In addition, the hole 50 through which the spool shaft 50 penetrates is formed by punching out the center of the member.
At this time, a first tongue piece 57 having the same height as the surface of the main body 52 is formed between the tooth spaces 55. In addition, in (b) of FIG.
The outer periphery of the body 52 is shown enlarged.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (c),
The second tongue piece 57A is formed by bending a part of the plurality of first tongue pieces 57 by press working or the like.
That is, by bending the first tongue piece 57, the surface of the portion of the main body 52 other than the first tongue piece 57 is set as the reference surface (a reference surface is formed), and the height is higher than this reference surface. H
A second tongue 57A that is only tall is formed.

When such a sounding body 41 is attached to the side surface of the spool 3 in the axial direction as shown in FIG.
Second tongue piece 57A having a height higher than the reference plane of the main body 52
Has a height in the axial direction with respect to the reference plane that is higher than that of the first tongue piece 57, so that the gap between the first tongue piece 57 and the sounding member 33 is narrower, and the elastic force from the sounding member 33 is reduced. Receive more. That is, the second tongue piece 57A and the sounding member 3
The click sound generated by the collision with 3 becomes louder than the click sound generated by the collision between the first tongue piece 57 and the sounding member 33. Therefore, the click sound changes as the sounding body 41 rotates.

As described above, in the fishing reel 1 of this embodiment, the disk-shaped sounding body 41 that rotates with the rotation of the spool 3 and the sounding member 33 that abuts on the sounding body 41 are clicked. The mechanism is configured and the sounding member 3
A plurality of concavo-convex portions that engage the sounding member 33 and generate a click sound are formed in the circumferential direction on the facing surface of the sounding body 41 that faces the sound generating member 41. The heights are arranged so as to form different steps in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the volume can be changed and the interval of the click sound can be changed in the height difference portion, and the distance between the sounding member 33 and the sounding body 41 can be narrowed to increase the spring force without increasing the spring force. Since a large click sound can be produced by, the rotation of the handle 12 is not unnecessarily heavy, and good winding operability can be obtained.

Further, since it is not necessary to increase the spring force, it is possible to weaken the contact between the sounding member 33 and the sounding body 41, the shock at the time of sound is alleviated, and the sounding member 33 and the sounding body 41 are worn. Is reduced and durability is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the sounding body 41 has a plate shape and the concave and convex portions are formed by the notched grooves, the step difference can be formed by a manufacturing method such as press working. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the reel can be kept low, and the mass productivity can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, since the height difference (step difference portion) formed on the sounding body 41 is formed by bending the tongue piece 57, the step difference portion can be easily formed at low cost, and the same. Different discontinuous sounds can be easily obtained by changing the position of the tongue to be bent in the molded product.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the double bearing type reel, but the present invention can also be applied to the spinning reel.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide an inexpensive fishing reel with good durability that can obtain a large click sound without increasing the resilience of the click mechanism.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a fishing reel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of essential parts of the fishing reel of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a main part of a sounding member and its switching mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a sounding body.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a sounding body.

FIG. 6 is a process chart for explaining a method of forming a sounding body.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Fishing reel 1a, 1b ... Side plate 3 ... spool 33 ... Sound generating member 41 ... Sounding body 55 ... Tooth groove 57 ... first tongue 57 ... second tongue

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A structure is provided in which a fishing line is wound around a spool supported by a reel body by rotation of a handle rotatably supported by the reel body, and a click mechanism is provided for notifying rotation of the spool in a fishing line feeding direction. In the fishing reel provided with, the click mechanism includes a disk-shaped sounding body that rotates with the rotation of the spool, and a sounding member that contacts the sounding body, and the sounding member that faces the sounding member. A plurality of concavo-convex portions that engage with the sound generating member to generate a click sound are formed in the circumferential direction on the facing surface of the body, and the concavo-convex portions have different heights with respect to the reference surface of the sounding body in the circumferential direction. A fishing reel characterized by being arranged so as to form a step difference 2. The dual-bearing type reel, wherein the spool is supported between side plates provided on both sides of the reel body, and the fishing line is wound by rotating the spool. Item 1. The fishing reel according to Item 1. 3. The fishing reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sounding body is formed in a plate shape. 4. The fishing reel according to claim 3, wherein the uneven portion is formed by a plurality of notched grooves formed on the outer periphery of the sounding body. 5. The fishing reel according to claim 4, wherein the reference surface of the sounding body is formed by bending a tongue between the cutout grooves.