JP2010099047A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel, having improved operability or the like by preventing a drag lever from rattling. <P>SOLUTION: The reel for the fishing, having a drag mechanism for imparting a braking force to a spool supported between side plates of a reel body so as to be freely rotatable by the rotating operation of the drag lever installed on one plate side of the reel body in the front and rear direction is obtained by attaching a sliding member composed of a material softer than the drag lever and having good sliding properties to one of the surfaces at the drag lever side facing a side plate or the surface at the side of the side plate facing the drag lever, so that the sliding member may slidably contact with the side plate or the drag lever when rotatably operating the drag lever in claim 1. In claim 2, the sliding member is detachable from the facing surface to which the sliding member is to be attached in the fishing reel described in claim 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fishing reel provided with a drag mechanism that applies a braking force to the rotation of a spool that is rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body.

  By rotating the drag lever provided on one side plate of the reel unit in the front-rear direction, the spool that is rotatably supported between the side plates of the reel unit is pressed in the axial direction to rotate the spool in the direction of feeding the fishing line. A fishing reel (lever drag reel) having a drag mechanism for applying a braking force (drag force) is known from Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

Therefore, this type of fishing reel is widely used mainly for medium to large fishing reels because a large force is applied during the spool winding operation. By rotating the drag lever back and forth, the strength of the braking force applied to the spool can be adjusted up or down to cope with fighting fish.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-72172 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-162968

  However, conventionally, this type of fishing reel has a small force that pushes the spool in the axial direction due to the cam action of the drag lever when the drag lever is rotated forward and the braking force is set weak. For this reason, the holding force of the drag lever with respect to the reel body is weakened, and the drag lever may become loose.

  If the drag lever is rattled in this way, the operation of the drag lever will not be stable, so it will hit the side plate of the reel body and the side plate or the drag lever itself will be damaged, or the operability of the drag lever will be hindered. There is a risk of it.

  In addition, when the side plate and the drag lever are damaged in this way, there is a problem that corrosion occurs from there.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel that eliminates rattling of the drag lever and improves operability.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a braking force is applied to a spool that is rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body by a rotation operation in the front-rear direction of a drag lever provided on one side plate side of the reel body. In a fishing reel provided with a drag mechanism for providing a drag mechanism, either a side plate facing surface on the drag lever side or a drag lever facing surface on the side plate side is softer and more slidable than a drag lever. A sliding contact member is mounted, and the sliding contact member can be slidably contacted with the side plate or the drag lever when the drag lever is rotated.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the fishing reel according to claim 1, the sliding contact member is detachable from the facing surface to which the sliding contact member is attached.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the drag lever is rotationally operated to increase / decrease the strength of the braking force of the drag mechanism, the sliding lever member guides and supports the drag lever directly on the side plate with backlash. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent conventional problems such as a decrease in operation and corrosion due to the occurrence of a trauma while maintaining good rotation operability of the drag lever.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the sliding contact member is detachable, the deteriorated sliding contact member can be easily replaced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show a fishing reel (lever drag reel) according to a first embodiment of claim 1, and it is supported on a reel body 1 so as to be rotatable and movable in an axial direction as shown in FIG. A gear speed change mechanism 15 and a drag mechanism 17 for transmitting the power from the cylindrical handle shaft 13 attached to the handle arm 11 a of the handle 11 to the spool 5, in which the spool 5 is supported on the spool shaft 3 via bearings 7 and 9. The fishing reel 19 according to the present embodiment is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gear transmission mechanism 15 includes a high-speed winding high-speed output gear (high-speed gear) 21 and a low-speed winding low-speed output gear (low-speed gear) 23 that are loosely supported on the outer periphery of the handle shaft 13. Then, the high-speed input gear 25 and the low-speed input gear 27 that are meshed with these and loosely supported on the outer periphery of the spool shaft 3 and the power from the handle shaft 13 are transmitted to either the high-speed output gear 21 or the low-speed output gear 23. For transmission, an engagement member (frame) 29 that can be engaged with engagement holes 21 a and 23 a provided in the high-speed output gear 21 and the low-speed output gear 23, and an operation mechanism 31 that sets the position of the engagement member 29. The high-speed output gear 21 and the low-speed output gear 23 are composed of a presser plate 37 and a washer 39 with a tightening force of a nut 35 screwed to a screw portion 33 at a distal end on the insertion side of the handle shaft 13. Pinched The outer circumference of the bundle axis 13 is free rotation supported via a collar 41.

  The engagement holes 21a and 23a are provided in the high-speed output gear 21 and the low-speed output gear 23, respectively, with an interval of 90 °, and the engagement member 29 is provided at the distal end of the handle shaft 13 on the insertion side. The pair of slits 43 provided are slidably stopped and supported.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle arm 11 a is fixed to the protruding end of the side plate 45 of the handle shaft 13 so that the operation mechanism 31 that can be pressed from the outside moves inside the handle shaft 13 in the axial direction. Embedded as possible.

  As is well known, the operation mechanism 31 includes a shaft member 47 in which the engagement member 29 is screwed and integrated at the tip, an operation shaft 49 that can be pressed from the outside, and a large size of the operation shaft 49 and the shaft member 47. A coil spring 53 provided between the large-diameter head 51 and a coil spring 57 provided between the large-diameter head 51 and a stepped portion 55 protruding from the inner periphery of the handle shaft 13 at the insertion tip side. Thus, the engaging member 29 is urged to both sides in the axial direction by the coil springs 53 and 57. A circumferential groove 59 is provided at the outer end of the operation shaft 49.

  Thus, the spring force of the coil spring 53 is set to be stronger than that of the coil spring 57. When the operating shaft 49 is pushed into the handle shaft 13, the coil spring 57 is contracted by the spring force of the coil spring 53. The shaft member 47 is pressed and the engagement member 29 engages with the engagement hole 23a of the low speed output gear 3, and the shaft member 47 is moved toward the handle 11 by the restoring force of the coil springs 53 and 57 as shown in FIG. When the operating shaft 49 is pulled out, the engaging member 29 is engaged with the engaging hole 21 a of the high-speed output gear 21.

  Therefore, when the engagement member 29 is engaged with the engagement hole 23a of the low speed output gear 3, the gear transmission mechanism 15 is in a low speed state, and the engagement member 29 is engaged with the engagement hole 21a of the high speed output gear 21 as shown in FIG. When this occurs, the gear transmission mechanism 15 is switched to a high speed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle 11 is provided with a known stopper 61 that can be engaged with the circumferential groove 59. Although not shown, when the gear transmission mechanism 15 is in a low speed state, the stopper 61 engages with the circumferential groove 59 to position and hold the operation shaft 49.

  The stopper 61 is disposed flush with a known operation lever 65 rotatably mounted in a handle cover 63 that covers the base of the handle arm 11a, and two engaging pieces provided on the stopper 61. (Not shown) is integrated so as to be connected to the operation lever 65 by sandwiching an engagement protrusion (not shown) provided on the inner periphery of the operation lever 65.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle shaft 13 is rotatably supported through bearings 67 and 69 which are spaced apart from the inner side and the outer side of the side plate 45, and both bearings 67 and 69 are supported. A rolling-type one-way clutch (hereinafter referred to as “one-way clutch”) 71 is mounted in the side plate 45 therebetween.

  Then, the rolling member 73 of the one-way clutch 71 comes into contact with the outer periphery of the handle shaft 13, and the cylindrical handle shaft 13 functions as an inner ring of the one-way clutch 71. As a reverse rotation prevention mechanism that allows rotation of the (handle 11) in the forward rotation direction (fishing line winding direction) and restricts rotation of the handle shaft 13 (handle 11) in the reverse rotation direction (fishing line feeding direction) by its wedge action. It functions as a mechanism for preventing the reverse rotation of the spool 5 that is pressure-coupled to the drag mechanism 17.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drag mechanism 17 includes a friction plate 77 attached to the spool flange 75 of the spool 5 and a drag disk 79 that can be pressed against the friction plate 77, as in the prior art. The drag disk 79 is fixed to a bearing member 81 that is integrally connected to the low speed input gear 27, and the high speed input gear 25 is integrally connected to the low speed input gear 27.

  A ratchet 83 for preventing the spool 5 from reversing in the direction of feeding the fishing line is fixed to the outer periphery of the bearing member 81 so as to oppose the drag disk 79, and the ratchet 83 is engaged with the reel body 1. The claw 85 is locked.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the reverse rotation prevention mechanism by the one-way clutch 71 on the handle shaft 13 and the reverse rotation prevention mechanism by the ratchet 83 on the spool shaft 3 are used to prevent the reverse rotation of the spool 5 in the fishing line feeding direction. Yes.

  Thus, the braking force of the drag device 17 is adjusted as follows.

  A rotation knob 89 for adjusting the position of the cam body 87 arranged coaxially with the spool shaft 3 is screwed to the end of the spool shaft 3 on the handle 11 side. A drag lever 91 that can be rotated around the axis of the spool shaft 3 and the center of the axis is disposed therebetween. As described above, the spool 5 is loosely supported on the spool shaft 3 via the bearings 7 and 9, and the position thereof is regulated by the disc spring 93 mounted on the side opposite to the handle.

  In the same manner as in the prior art, the cam surfaces of the cam body 87 and the lever arm 95 of the drag lever 91 are configured to ride up, and forward of the fishing reel 19 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3). When the drag lever 91 is rotated, the spool shaft 3 is pressed toward the handle 11 and the spool 5 slides in the same direction (axial direction), and the drag lever 91 is rotated toward the front side (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3). Then, the spool 5 is pressed to the opposite side of the handle by the restoring force of the coil spring 97 wound around the spool shaft 3, and the spool 5 slides in the same direction.

  Accordingly, when the rotary knob 89 is operated to set the cam body 87 to an appropriate position and the drag lever 91 is rotated in the direction of arrow A, the spool 5 slides in the direction of the drag disk 79, resulting in a friction plate. When the drag lever 91 is operated in the direction of the arrow B and the spool 5 is pushed to the opposite handle side, the drag force of the drag mechanism 17 is controlled. Power is reduced. When the friction plate 77 and the drag disk 79 are separated from each other, the braking force of the drag mechanism 17 is eliminated and the spool 5 is allowed to roll.

  By the way, as described above, conventionally, this type of fishing reel has a small force for pushing the spool in the axial direction by the cam action of the drag lever when the drag lever is operated to set the braking force weakly. For this reason, the holding force of the drag lever with respect to the reel body is weakened, and the drag lever may become loose.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, in the present embodiment, one small hole 99 is provided on the side plate facing surface of the drag lever 91, that is, the lever arm 95. Is made of metal, FRP, or the like, and therefore, the small hole 99 is softer than the lever arm 95 and has a good sliding property (for example, among the resin materials because of its excellent wear resistance). Polyacetal resin (POM) or the like is used to form a sliding contact member 101 having a T-shaped cross section, and the cylindrical portion 101a of the sliding contact member 101 is inserted into the small hole 99 from the side plate facing surface 103 side of the lever arm 95. The flange portion 101b of the sliding contact member 101 can be always slidably contacted with the side plate 45 during the rotation operation of the drag lever 91 by being inserted and fixed (fixed by an adhesive as an example).

  In this embodiment, the sliding contact member 101 is fixed to the small hole 99. However, the sliding contact member 101 may be detachably attached to the small hole 99 as in an embodiment of the second aspect. The small hole 99 may have a circular shape when viewed from the front or a square shape when viewed from the front, and the cylindrical portion 101a of the sliding contact member 101 may have a cross-sectional shape that can be inserted into the small hole 99.

  In addition, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 105 denotes a knob of the drag lever 91 inserted into the mounting hole 107 on the tip end side of the lever arm 95.

  Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, in order to feed the fishing line, the drag plate 91 and the drag disk 79 can be separated from each other by operating the drag lever 91 forward (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3). The spool 5 is free and rotates in the fishing line feeding direction so that the fishing line is fed out.

  On the other hand, in order to wind up the fishing line when there is a fish attack, the drag lever 91 is operated forward (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3), and the spool 5 (spool shaft 3) is slid toward the handle 11 to cause the friction plate 77. Can be brought into pressure contact with the drag disk 79, and the braking force of the drag mechanism 17 is adjusted by a delicate operation of the drag lever 91 in the front-rear direction.

  When the drag lever 91 is operated in the front-rear direction to increase or decrease the strength of the braking force of the drag mechanism 17, the flange portion 101 b of the sliding contact member 101 inserted into the small hole 99 of the lever arm 95 is attached to the side plate 45. It will always be in sliding contact.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the drag lever 91 is operated to the front and the braking force of the drag mechanism 17 is reduced, the guide contact of the sliding contact member 101 that is always in sliding contact with the side plate 45 causes backlash. Accordingly, the direct contact of the drag lever 91 with the side plate 45 can be avoided. As a result, while maintaining good rotation operability of the drag lever 91, conventional problems such as deterioration of operation and corrosion due to the occurrence of trauma. Can be reliably prevented.

  FIG. 5 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a drag lever 91-1 mounted on a fishing reel according to one embodiment of claims 1 and 2, and this embodiment replaces the sliding contact member 101. A pair of elastic and opposing members each having a locking claw 111 for locking the cylindrical portion 109a of the sliding contact member 109 to be inserted into the small hole 99 to the outer peripheral edge of the small hole 99 at the tip. The slidable contact member 109 is configured to be detachably attached to the lever arm 95, and the flange portion 109b that is always slidably contacted to the side plate 45 is formed in a circular arc shape. The sliding contact member 101 is made of the same material.

  Since the rest of the configuration excluding the invention portion is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted.

  Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the sliding contact member that is inserted into the lever arm 95 when the drag lever 91-1 is operated in the front-rear direction to increase or decrease the strength of the braking force of the drag mechanism 17. Since the 109 flange portion 109b is always in sliding contact with the side plate 45, it is possible to achieve the intended purpose as in the above-described embodiment, and to maintain good rotation operability of the drag lever 91-1, It is possible to surely prevent the conventional problems such as deterioration of operation and corrosion due to the occurrence of trauma.

  Further, since the sliding contact member 109 is detachable with respect to the lever arm 95, the deteriorated sliding contact member 109 can be easily replaced.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a drag lever 91-2 mounted on a fishing reel according to the second embodiment of claim 1, and in this embodiment, a concave shape is formed on the side plate facing surface 103 of the lever arm 95. And the other end side of the coil spring 117 is fixed in the mounting hole 115, and the block-like sliding contact member 119 formed of the same material as the sliding contact member 101 is attached to the coil spring. The sliding contact member 119 is fixed to the other end side of the coil spring 117 and is always in sliding contact with the side plate 45 by the spring force of 117.

  In the present embodiment, since the other configuration excluding the invention portion is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted.

  Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, when the drag lever 91-2 is operated in the front-rear direction to increase or decrease the strength of the braking force of the drag mechanism 17, the sliding contact member inserted into the lever arm 95 is attached. Since 119 is always in sliding contact with the side plate 45, it is possible to achieve the intended purpose as in the above embodiments, and to maintain good rotation operability of the drag lever 91-2. It is possible to reliably prevent conventional problems such as reduced operation and corrosion.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the coil spring 117 absorbs the change in the clamping force of the drag lever 91-2 with respect to the reel body 1, the operability of the drag lever 91-2 is improved compared to the above embodiments. Even better.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the sliding contact members 101, 109, and 119 are mounted on the drag levers 91, 91-1, and 91-2. However, the sliding contact member is mounted on the drag lever facing surface on the side plate side. May be.

  FIG. 7 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of a drag lever 91-3 mounted on a fishing reel and a side plate 45-1 opposite to the drag lever 91-3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 45-1 is a mounting groove formed in an arc shape in front view around the fulcrum of the drag lever 91-3 on the drag lever facing surface 123. The mounting groove 121 is an operating range of the drag lever 91-3 (in FIG. 3). , A drag lever operating range indicated by a two-dot chain line).

  In the present embodiment, a sliding contact member 125 having a rectangular cross section that is always in sliding contact with the side plate facing surface 103 of the lever arm 95 is fixed to the entire length in the mounting groove 121. It is made of the same material as the member 101.

  In the present embodiment, since the other configuration excluding the invention portion is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted.

  The present embodiment is configured as described above, and also according to the present embodiment, the intended purpose can be achieved as in the above-described embodiments, and the rotation operability of the drag lever 91-3 is excellent. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent conventional problems such as a decrease in operation and corrosion due to the occurrence of trauma.

  FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a drag lever 91-3 mounted on a fishing reel according to a fourth embodiment of claim 1 and a side plate 45-2 facing the drag lever 91-3. In FIG. A mounting groove opened on the drag lever facing surface 129 on the 45-2 side, 131 is an insertion groove opened on the back surface side of the side plate 45-2, and the insertion groove 131 communicates with the back surface side of the mounting groove 127 and is narrow. Has been. Each of the mounting groove 127 and the insertion groove 131 is formed in an arc shape when viewed from the front over the same range as the mounting groove 121.

  Then, in the present embodiment, a front-side arc-shaped support piece 133 is slidably inserted inward and outward along the insertion groove 131, and the sliding contact member 125 is attached to the tip of the support piece 133, A coil spring 135 is mounted on the back surface side of the sliding contact member 125 to give elasticity to the sliding contact member 125, and a retaining plate 137 is mounted on the rear end side of the support piece 133.

  The present embodiment is configured as described above, and the coil spring 135 absorbs a change in the clamping force of the drag lever 91-3 with respect to the reel body 1. Therefore, the present embodiment is the same as the embodiment of FIG. The effect is obtained.

It is sectional drawing of the fishing reel which concerns on 1st embodiment of Claim 1. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the reel for fishing. It is a side view of a fishing reel. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of a drag lever. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the drag lever with which the fishing reel which concerns on one Embodiment of Claim 1 and Claim 2 was mounted | worn. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the drag lever with which the fishing reel which concerns on 2nd embodiment of Claim 1 was mounted | worn. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the drag lever with which the fishing reel which concerns on 3rd embodiment of Claim 1 was mounted | worn, and the side plate facing this. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the drag lever with which the fishing reel which concerns on 4th embodiment of Claim 1 was mounted | worn, and the side plate facing this.

Explanation of symbols

1 Reel body 3 Spool shaft 5 Spool 11 Handle 11a Handle arm 13 Handle shaft 15 Gear transmission mechanism 17 Drag mechanism 19 Fishing reels 45, 45-1, 45-2 Side plate 65 Operation lever 71 One-way clutch 77 Friction plate 79 Drag Disc 83 Ratchet 87 Cam body 89 Rotating knobs 91, 91-1, 91-2, 91-3 Drag lever 93 Belleville spring 95 Lever arms 97, 117, 135 Coil spring 99 Small holes 101, 109, 119, 125 Sliding contact Member 101a, 109a Tubular part 101b, 109b Flange part 103 Side plate facing surface 105 Knob 111 Locking claw 113 Locking piece 115 Mounting hole 121, 127 Mounting groove 123, 129 Drag lever facing surface 131 Inserting groove 133 Supporting piece 137 Retaining plate

Claims (2)

In a fishing reel provided with a drag mechanism that applies a braking force to a spool that is rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body by a rotation operation in the front-rear direction of a drag lever provided on one side plate side of the reel body.
A sliding contact member that is softer than the drag lever and has good slidability is attached to either the side surface facing the drag lever side or the side facing the drag lever side of the side plate,
A fishing reel characterized in that the sliding contact member can be slidably contacted with the side plate or the drag lever when the drag lever is rotated. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the sliding contact member is detachable from the facing surface to which the sliding contact member is attached.

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