JP2011010579A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel that includes an operating part for controlling the braking force to be applied to its spool with the operating part least subjected to an external force when the reel is held by one hand, and enables a finger of the hand holding the reel to carry out the adjustment of the braking force using the operating part while preventing the fingers of the hand holding the reel from strongly hitting the operating part.SOLUTION: The fishing reel includes a spool rotatably supported between the side plates of a reel body, and a braking device 54 for braking the rotation of the spool with the braking force thereof made adjustable via an operating part 86 disposed on the side plate 16b. A recess 90 is formed on the side plate 16b disposed opposite to a handle for rolling a fishing line around the spool, in a manner of inwardly receding from the outer surface of the side plate 16b, and the operating part 86 is disposed in the recess 90 in a manner of exposing itself to outside without protruding out of an extended face S of the outer surface of the side plate 16b to make the operating part 86 operable by a finger LT of the hand holding the fishing reel.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fishing reel, and in particular, a spool is rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body, and a braking force of a braking device that brakes the rotation of the spool is adjusted via an operation unit disposed on the side plate. The present invention relates to a fishing reel.

For example, a centrifugal friction brake device or a magnetic brake device has conventionally been provided as a brake device for preventing spool over-rotation when fishing line is released such as casting.
For example, an operation portion of a braking device that applies a braking force to a spool that is rotatably supported between a pair of side plates of a fishing reel of Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 is provided in front of the side plate opposite to the handle. The outer peripheral portion of the operation portion is provided so as to protrude with respect to the outer surface of the side plate, and is configured to be rotatable.
On the other hand, Patent Literature 3 discloses a fishing reel in which an operation portion of a braking device does not protrude from a side plate. The braking device can adjust the braking force by operating the operation unit with a finger.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-41167 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-5362 JP 2004-208630 A

In the fishing reels of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, since the outer peripheral portion of the operation portion of the braking device protrudes outward with respect to the outer surfaces of the pair of side plates, when holding the fishing reel Depending on the position of the hand, there is a possibility that the outer peripheral part of the operation part bites into the palm, resulting in a sense of incongruity, which is inferior in gripping and holding ability.
Further, when it is practically used or when the fishing ground is moved, an external force is likely to be applied to the projecting outer peripheral portion, and there is a possibility that the operation portion may be damaged and the rotational operability may be deteriorated or the braking device may be hindered.
Furthermore, in the fishing reel disclosed in Patent Document 3, it is necessary to pick the operation portion when operating the operation portion that does not protrude from the side plate. When the operation unit is picked in this way, two or more fingers are required, and thus there is a problem that the adjustment operation of the braking force by the operation unit cannot be performed with the finger of the hand holding the reel.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is difficult for an external force to be applied to the operation portion for adjusting the braking force of the spool, and the outer peripheral portion of the operation portion bites into the palm while holding the reel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing reel capable of adjusting a braking force by an operation unit with fingers of a hand holding a reel body while avoiding this.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a spool is rotatably supported between the side plates of the reel body according to the present invention, and the braking force of the braking device that brakes the rotation of the spool is provided via an operation unit disposed on the side plate. The adjustable fishing reel has a recess formed on the side plate opposite to the handle that winds the fishing line on the spool, and is recessed inward from the outer surface of the side plate. Instead of projecting outwardly from the extended surface of the outer surface of the side plate, it is arranged in this recess and exposed to the outside, and the operation unit can be operated with fingers of the hand holding the reel.
It is preferable that the operation portion has a circular dial shape in which a slipper due to unevenness is formed along an outer peripheral side edge portion.
It is preferable that the concave portion extends along the front-rear direction above and on the front side of the side plate, and the outer peripheral portion of the operation portion and a part of the side portion are exposed to the outside in the concave portion.

An operation part that adjusts the braking force of the spool can be placed in the concave part of the side plate, so it is difficult for external force to be applied to the operation part when moving or transporting the fishing ground, and the operation part is scratched or the operability of the operation part is reduced. It can be prevented from lowering. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the braking device from being hindered. Moreover, since the operation part is arrange | positioned at the recessed part, it can avoid that an operation part bites into a palm in the state which hold | maintained the reel by hand. And if necessary, the operation part can be operated with the finger of the hand holding the reel (for example, the thumb), so that the operation part can be freely operated in a series of operations from the fishing line winding operation to the casting operation. The braking force of the spool can be adjusted. Therefore, the number of castings within a certain time can be increased. In addition, when the reel is held with one hand, it is possible to prevent a finger from hitting the operation unit strongly, so that an unintended operation of the operation unit can be prevented.
Moreover, by forming the anti-slip | skid which has an unevenness | corrugation in an operation part, an unevenness | corrugation can be hooked on a finger | toe and the slip of an operation part can be prevented.
The concave portion is extended along the front-rear direction above and on the front side of the side plate of the reel, and the outer peripheral portion of the operation portion and a part of the side portion are exposed to the outside in the concave portion. The operation unit can be easily operated by placing a finger on a part of the operation unit.

The schematic top view which shows the fishing tackle which attached the fishing reel to the fishing rod based on 1st Embodiment, hold | maintains a fishing rod and a reel with a left hand, and operates the handle of a fishing reel with a right hand . The schematic which showed the state observed from the opposite side to the side in which the handle was attached among the fishing reels concerning 1st Embodiment, and was seen from the arrow II direction in FIG. The schematic partial cross-sectional view which shows the fishing reel which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and follows the III-III line in FIG. The schematic enlarged view of the part shown by the arrow IV in FIG. 3 of the fishing reel which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the fishing reel which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and shows the principal part of the part which follows the VV line in FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing the fishing reel according to the first embodiment and showing a state in which the left hand holds the reel with the thumb of the left hand while operating the reel with the left hand. Schematic which shows the state observed from the opposite side to the side in which the handle | steering_wheel was attached among the fishing reels concerning 2nd Embodiment. The schematic partial cross-sectional view which shows the fishing reel which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, and follows the VIII-VIII line in FIG. The schematic enlarged view of the part shown by the arrow IX in FIG. 8 of the fishing reel which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The outline which shows the fishing gear which attached the fishing reel to the fishing rod based on 2nd Embodiment, and shows the state which hold | maintained the fishing rod and the reel with the left hand, and the state observed from the opposite side to which the handle was attached Figure. 10 shows a fishing reel according to the second embodiment, and shows a state where the left hand holds the reel with the left hand while operating the operation part shown in FIG. 10 while holding the reel with the left hand. The schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the part which follows.

1 to 6 show a fishing reel 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the fishing reel 10 of the present embodiment is formed as a double-bearing type manually wound reel. As shown in FIG. 1, here, a case where the angler is configured to hold the rod 8 and the fishing reel 10 with the left hand LH and rotate the handle 30 of the fishing reel 10 with the right hand RH will be described. . Of course, the arrangement of the handle 30 may be reversed so that the handle 30 is operated with the left hand LH.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reel body 12 of the fishing reel 10 is, for example, screwed, screwed or fitted on the outside of a pair of left and right frames 14a, 14b integrated by a connecting member (not shown). Thus, the side plates 16a and 16b are attached to form a rigid housing as a whole, and are fixed to the fishing rod 8 via the reel attachment legs 18.

  The spool 20 around which the fishing line is wound is rotatably supported between the left and right frames 14a and 14b, and the right side plate 16a supports a winding drive unit 22 that drives the spool 20 to rotate. Various mechanisms such as a driving force transmission system and a drag system that form the winding drive unit 22 are accommodated in a space formed between the frame 14a and the frame 14a. In addition, right and left shows the left-right direction in FIG. 3, and does not show the left-right direction during actual fishing.

Between the frames 14a and 14b of the reel body 12, both ends of a spool shaft 26 which is mounted with a spool 20 and rotates together with the spool 20 are rotatably supported via ball bearings 28a and 28b as shown in the figure, for example. Has been. On one end side of the spool shaft 26, the handle 30 is rotated via a drive gear 36 via a handle shaft 34 supported by bearings 32 a and 32 b, and a drag mechanism 44 fitted to the handle shaft 34. A pinion gear 38 that is driven to rotate is disposed coaxially with the spool shaft 26.
The handle shaft 34 is provided with a known star drag (drag adjustment knob) 42, and the drive gear 36 is provided with a known drag mechanism 44, which will not be described.

  The pinion gear 38 is interlocked with a clutch lever 50 disposed between the side plates 16a and 16b via a known clutch (transmission mechanism) 48 (not shown), and by pressing the clutch lever 50 downward, 48 becomes OFF, and it can move to the right side in FIG. 3 along the axial direction. For example, when the clutch lever 50 is operated, the position where the pinion gear 38 is fitted to the right end of the spool shaft 26 shown in FIG. 1, that is, the winding state, and the state where the pinion gear 38 is separated from the right end of the spool shaft 26 (spool free state). ). Further, when the handle 30 is rotated in a state where the pinion gear 38 is separated, the pinion gear 38 is fitted to the right end portion of the spool shaft 26 through a known return mechanism (not shown) to return to the original state (winding state). The spool 20 that is integrated with the spool shaft 26 rotates together with the pinion gear 38.

  The spool 20 has a cylindrical body portion 20b located between a pair of flange portions 20a formed on both sides in the axial direction, and is spooled via a central wall portion 20c located on the inner peripheral side of the body portion 20b. A fishing line (not shown) is wound in an annular groove formed integrally with the shaft 26 and formed by a pair of flanges 20a and the outer peripheral surface of the fishing line winding body 20b. In order to evenly wind the fishing line (not shown) on the trunk 20b that forms the bottom of the annular groove, the pair of left and right frames 14a and 14b reciprocate in conjunction with the fishing line winding rotation of the handle 30. A known level winding mechanism (not shown) is arranged. In this level wind mechanism, the fishing line is evenly wound on the trunk portion 20b of the spool 20 by moving the engaging member interlocking with the driving portion in the right side plate 16a to the left and right as the handle 30 is rotated. Can do.

A magnetic braking device 54 that prevents the spool 20 from over-rotating is disposed on one side that is opposite to the handle 30.
The magnetic braking device 54 includes a conductor 56 attached so as to rotate integrally with the spool 20. The conductor 56 of this embodiment includes a boss portion 56a that is firmly fixed to the spool shaft 26, a disk-like portion 56b that extends radially outward from the boss portion 56a, and an outer peripheral edge portion of the disk-like portion 56b. It has a cylindrical portion 56c extending on the opposite side to the handle 30, and is formed of a nonmagnetic conductive material such as aluminum or copper.
The cylindrical portion 56 c has an axial dimension substantially equal to that of an inner ring magnet 68 and an outer ring magnet 70 described later, and the entirety thereof is inserted into an annular gap 72 between the magnets 68 and 70. For this reason, the cylindrical portion 56c is disposed within a range of magnetic flux leaking from the side surfaces of the ring magnets 68 and 70. Since these cylindrical conductors 56 are made of a nonmagnetic conductive material, eddy currents are induced when they move in these magnetic fluxes.

  The conductor 56 does not necessarily need to be entirely formed of the same material as long as the cylindrical portion 56c is formed of such a nonmagnetic conductive material. For example, the boss portion 56a and The disk-shaped part 56b may be formed of a lighter resin material or the like. Further, by fixing the boss portion 56a adjacent to the small diameter portion of the end portion of the spool shaft 26, the bearing 28b that supports the spool shaft 26 suppresses the boss portion 56a from moving outward in the axial direction. Can be prevented from falling off the spool shaft 26.

On the other hand, the left side plate 16b is firmly fixed to the outside of the left frame 14b facing the conductor 56 with, for example, a plurality of screws.
The left side plate 16b integrally includes a receiving member 58 that rotatably supports the end of the spool shaft 26 via a ball bearing 28b. The receiving member 58 has a stepped structure support base 62 in which a small-diameter portion 62a and a large-diameter portion 62b are formed in order from the spool shaft 26 side, concentrically with the central opening 60 that accommodates the spool shaft 26 and the bearing 28b. Have. An annular groove 64 for accommodating the magnet holder 66 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the small diameter portion 62a. The magnet holder 66 is slidable with respect to the annular groove 64. On the outer periphery of the magnet holder 66, an inner ring magnet 68 is fixed in which a plurality of pairs of N poles and S poles that orient the magnetic field in the radial direction are alternately magnetized in opposite directions.
An outer ring magnet 70 that is magnetized in the opposite direction to the inner ring magnet 68 is fixed to the left frame 14 b in a state of facing the inner ring magnet 68.

  In the annular gap 72 formed between the inner ring magnet 68 and the outer ring magnet 70, the cylindrical portion 56c of the conductor 56 is disposed. For this reason, a magnetic field is formed in the annular gap 72 formed between the inner ring magnet 68 and the outer ring magnet 70.

  The inner ring magnet 68 can be rotated with respect to the outer ring magnet 70 when the magnet holder 66 slides with respect to the annular groove 64. For this reason, the magnetic field can be changed steplessly.

  The cylindrical portion 56 c of the conductor 56 is formed in a cylindrical shape larger than the outer diameter of the inner ring magnet 68 and smaller than the inner diameter of the outer ring magnet 70, and is formed in the annular gap 72 between the magnets 68 and 70. It is disposed in the magnetic field to be formed.

  The magnet holder 66 has an interlocking gear 78 through an extended portion 76 that extends through the large-diameter portion 62b of the receiving member 58 of the left side plate 16b and extends toward the front side of a later-described recess 90 of the left side plate 16b. It is arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, the interlocking gear 78 has a plurality of teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface of an arc-shaped member concentric with the magnet holder 66.

As shown in FIG. 4, a spool braking force adjustment unit 80 is disposed on the left frame 14 b via a support unit 82. The support part 82 is fixed to the left frame 14b.
The spool braking force adjustment unit 80 includes a screw fixing portion 84 that can be screwed and fixed to the support portion 82 and the left frame 14b, and a rotation operation portion 86 that can rotate around the screw fixing portion 84. ing. The rotation operation portion 86 is appropriately pressed against the support portion 82 by the screwing fixing portion 84, and the rotation operation portion 86 does not rotate unless an appropriate force is applied.

The rotation operation unit 86 has, for example, a circular dial shape in which at least an anti-slip K is formed on the edge 86d of the outer peripheral portion 86c. With such a circular dial shape, the abdomen of the thumb LT shown in FIG. 6 is pressed against the edge 86d extending over the outer peripheral portion 86c and the side surface 86e, and the contact area can be increased, and the thumb LT can be obtained. Can be distributed over a wide range. For this reason, the thumb LT of the left hand LH is unlikely to hurt, and the rotation operation unit 86 is easy to operate. Further, since the belly of the finger bites into the convex portion that is followed when the thumb LT is pressed against the rotation operation portion 86, slipping during the operation can be prevented.
Note that the anti-slip K caused by the unevenness may be formed on the entire outer peripheral portion 86c and the entire side surface 86e of the rotation operation portion 86. In addition, a scale 86 f is formed on the radially inner side surface 86 e of the rotation operation unit 86, and an index portion 92 a is formed on the protective member 92 that faces the rotation operation unit 86.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, for example, an annular groove 86 a is formed on the side surface 86 e near the edge 86 d of the rotation operation unit 86. For this reason, when moisture adheres to the finger, the moisture can be released to the groove 86a, and the rotation operation portion 86 can be made difficult to slide. In particular, since the thumb LT is pressed into the recess 90, the pressing force of the thumb LT on the rotation operation unit 86 is reduced, and prevention of these slips is effective.
In addition, a leaf spring 88 that generates a clicking sound when contacting the support portion 82 is disposed in the rotation operation portion 86. For this reason, when the rotation operation unit 86 is operated, a click sound is generated.
A rotation operation unit side gear 86 b is formed on the outer periphery of the rotation operation unit 86 of the spool braking force adjusting unit 80, and meshed with the interlocking gear 78. For this reason, if the rotation operation part 86 is rotated with respect to the left frame 14b, for example in the P direction in FIG. 2, the interlocking gear 78 is rotated in the Q direction via the rotation operation part side gear 86b. Then, the magnet holder 66 rotates in the R direction via the extending portion 76 connected to the interlocking gear 78. For this reason, the relative position of the outer ring magnet 70 with respect to the inner ring magnet 68 changes. As a result, the strength of the magnetic field in the annular gap 72 formed between the inner ring magnet 68 and the outer ring magnet 70 in which the cylindrical portion 56c of the conductor 56 is disposed can be reduced, for example, by zero braking that does not form any braking force. The state can be changed steplessly from the state of full braking that forms the maximum braking force.

  In this embodiment, the inner ring magnet 68 rotates about the axis of the spool shaft 26 by rotating the spool braking force adjusting unit 80 (see FIG. 4) attached to the left frame 14b. The magnetic force acting on the conductor 56 is configured to be adjustable. Conversely, the outer ring magnet 70 can be configured to move.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left side plate 16 b is formed as a cover that covers the left frame 14 b and has a space that covers the spool braking force adjusting portion 80 protruding leftward from the left frame 14 b. The left side plate 16b is formed with a recess (opening) 90 for pressing the thumb LT of the left hand LH so that a part of the rotation operation unit 86 of the spool braking force adjusting unit 80 can be operated.

As shown in FIG. 2, the concave portion 90 of the left side plate 16b is formed longer in the front-rear direction than in the vertical direction above and on the front side of the left side plate 16b. Here, the recess 90 is formed in a substantially parallelogram appearance. The rotation operation portion 86 disposed on the left frame 14b is in a state where the outer peripheral portion and a part of the side portion (here, the upper side of the rotation operation portion 86) can be visually recognized through the recess 90. And the rotation operation part 86 is outside in the state arrange | positioned inside this recessed part 90, without making it protrude outward from the extension surface S of the outer surface of the left side board 16b shown with a broken line in FIG.5 and FIG.6. Exposed.
The distance from the extended surface S of the outer surface of the left side plate 16b indicated by a broken line in FIGS. 5 and 6 to the rotation operation unit 86 is, for example, about 0 mm to 5 mm, and more preferably about 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm. preferable. That is, the rotation operation unit 86 is exposed so as not to protrude from the outer surface of the left side plate 16b.

  The shape of the extended surface S varies depending on the shape of the periphery of the concave portion 90 of the left side plate 16b. When the periphery of the recess 90 is a curved surface as in this embodiment, the extension surface S is also a curved surface, and when the periphery of the recess 90 is a flat surface (see FIGS. 9 and 11 of the second embodiment), the extension surface S is also a plane. That is, in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, since the periphery of the recess 90 is a curved surface, the broken line indicating the extended surface S is a curved line.

  The determination that the rotation operation portion 86 does not protrude outwardly from the extended surface S of the outer surface of the left side plate 16b is based on the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the concave portion 90 when the reel mounting leg portion 18 is horizontally disposed. It shall be judged in the short dimension direction. In this embodiment, since the vertical direction of the recess 90 shown in FIG. 2 is shorter than the front-rear direction, a reference line (not shown) is taken on the extended surface S in the vertical direction of the recess 90, and the reference line It is determined whether or not the rotation operation unit 86 is protruding depending on whether or not it is touching. The reference line is a curved line in this embodiment because the periphery of the recess 90 is a curved surface. Further, this curved surface is defined in a form in which the curvature surface around the recess 90 is extended.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 5, and 6, the edge of the concave portion 90 of the left side plate 16 b protects the thumb LT of the left hand LH or dust between the concave portion 90 of the left side plate 16 b and the left frame 14 b. For example, an annular protective member 92 is fixed. The protective member 92 is preferably made of a resin material such as PTFE, nylon, ABS resin, or acetal resin (POM) as a material having a low hardness and a small friction coefficient.
The protection member 92 disposed on the lower edge of the recess 90 is fixed in a state of protruding to the outside from the lower edge of the recess 90 as a portion for placing the thumb LT. The protection member 92 disposed on the upper edge of the recess 90 extends from the inner peripheral surface of the left side plate 16b toward the rotation operation unit 86 so as to prevent intrusion of dust.
As shown in FIG. 6, when the thumb LT is pressed against the lower side of the protective member 92, the thumb LT applies a downward force. At this time, since the thumb LT rubs strongly against the protection member 92, the thumb LT is rounded into an R shape in order to prevent a burden from being applied to the thumb LT. The protective member 92 is preferably unpainted and unplated because the thumb LT rubs strongly.

  Then, the angler can press the thumb LT against the upper portion of the rotation operation portion 86 through the concave portion 90 of the left side plate 16b while holding the reel 10 with the left hand LH. For this reason, when the thumb LT pressed against the upper portion is moved in the front-rear direction along the protective member 92 of the recess 90, the rotation operation portion 86 can be rotated. When the spool 20 is rotated, an eddy current is generated in the conductor 56 due to the magnetic field generated by the inner ring magnet 68 and the outer ring magnet 70, and the rotation of the spool 20 is suppressed.

  A series of operations when fishing is actually performed using the fishing tackle in which the reel 10 is attached to the fishing rod 8 via the reel mounting leg 18 will be briefly described. (1) The handle 30 is operated to wind the fishing line, and the rotation operation unit 86 is operated with the thumb LT while holding the reel 10 with the left hand, and adjustment at the next casting is performed. (2) Complete the winding of the fishing line. (3) Hold the fishing rod 8 and the reel 10 with the right hand RH. (4) Cast while holding in this way.

  That is, when the fishing tackle according to this embodiment is used, the braking adjustment of the spool 20 can be performed with one thumb while operating the fishing rod 8 or operating the handle 30 of the reel 10. Therefore, after holding the fishing rod 8 and the reel 10 with the right hand RH, it is possible to save the trouble of adjusting the rotation operation unit 86 (adjusting the braking of the spool 20) with the left hand LH. For this reason, a series of operation cycles can be shortened, and the number of times of insertion within a certain time can be increased, so that it is difficult to miss a fishing chance. And since there is no trouble of changing the fishing rod 8 in order to operate the rotation operation part 86, the braking force of the spool 20 can be adjusted according to the next throwing plan while fishing.

  A spool braking force adjusting portion 80 for adjusting the braking force of the spool 20 can be disposed in the recess 90 of the left side plate 16b, and only a part of the outer peripheral portion and side portion of the rotation operation portion 86 is exposed by the recess 90. In this state, it is possible to prevent the turning operation unit 86 from being operated unintentionally. Further, it is difficult for external force to be applied to the screwing fixing portion 84 and the rotation operation portion 86, and the screwing fixing portion 84 and the rotation operation portion 86 are prevented from being damaged or the operability of the rotation operation portion 86 from being deteriorated. It is possible to prevent the magnetic braking device 54 from being hindered. Further, since the rotation operation unit 86 is disposed in the recess 90, the rotation operation unit 86 does not bite into the palm in a state where the reel 10 is held by the left hand LH, and the gripping and holding performance is good. When necessary, the rotation operation unit 86 can be easily operated by moving the thumb LT and placing the thumb LT on a part of the rotation operation unit 86. In addition, an erroneous operation due to the finger strongly hitting the rotation operation unit 86 hardly occurs.

  Further, by forming an anti-slip having unevenness on the rotation operation unit 86, the unevenness of the rotation operation unit 86 can be hooked on the thumb LT, and slipping when attempting to operate the rotation operation unit 86 is prevented. it can. Further, since the groove 86a is formed in the rotation operation portion 86, moisture during operation can be put into the groove 86a. For this reason, the slip of the thumb LT with respect to the rotation operation part 86 can be prevented more reliably. In particular, since the thumb LT is pressed into the recess 90, the pressing force from the thumb LT to the turning operation portion 86 is reduced, and the prevention of these slips is effective.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment. The same members as those described in the first embodiment or members having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be given. Is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, a type of fishing reel 10 in which a rotation operation unit 186 that adjusts the braking force of the spool 20 is disposed concentrically with the ring magnets 68 and 70 will be described. .

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a receiving member 158 and a left side plate 116b are attached to the outside of the left frame 14b by means of, for example, screws, screwing or fitting. Unlike the first embodiment, this embodiment includes a receiving member 158 that is a separate member from the left side plate 116b. The left side plate 116b has a space with the left frame 14b, and the receiving member 158 and the spool braking force adjusting unit 180 are disposed in the space.

The receiving member 158 has a support base 162 in which a small diameter portion 162a and a large diameter portion 162b are formed in order from the spool shaft 26 side, concentrically with the central opening 160 that accommodates the spool shaft 26 and the bearing 28b.
An annular groove 164 for accommodating the magnet holder 166 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the small diameter portion 162a. The magnet holder 166 is slidable with respect to the annular groove 164. The inner ring magnet 68 described in the first embodiment is fixed to the outer periphery of the magnet holder 166. An outer ring magnet 70 facing the inner ring magnet 68 is fixed to the left frame 14b.

  The inner ring magnet 68 is rotatable with respect to the outer ring magnet 70 when the magnet holder 166 slides with respect to the annular groove 164. For this reason, the magnetic field can be changed steplessly by sliding the magnet holder 166 with respect to the small diameter portion 162a of the support base portion 162.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the receiving member 158 has an arm portion 163 that extends distally (left side plate 116 b side) with respect to the left frame 14 b on the front side of the reel 10. The arm portion 163 defines a concave portion 190 that accommodates the spool braking force adjusting portion 180 between the left frame 14b and the left side plate 116b. That is, the arm part 163 defines the operating range of the rotation operation part 186 shown in FIGS.

  An extending portion 176 extending from the magnet holder 166 is disposed between the receiving member 158 and the left frame 14b. A support portion 177 that supports the spool braking force adjusting portion 180 is formed on the front side of the extending portion 176.

  The spool braking force adjusting unit 180 includes a screw fixing portion (fixing screw) 184 that can be screwed and fixed to the support portion 177, and a rotation operation portion 186 that is fixed by the screw fixing portion 184. That is, the rotation operation unit 186 is disposed on the support unit 177 via the screwing fixing unit 184.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the concave portion 190 of the left side plate 116b is formed long in the vertical direction above and on the front side of the left side plate 116b. The rotation operation unit 186 has a projection 186a in which a slipper due to unevenness is formed, and this projection 186a is outside the extended surface S of the outer surface of the left side plate 116b indicated by a broken line in FIGS. It is exposed to the outside in a state of being disposed inside the recess 190 without protruding in the direction.
The distance from the extended surface S of the outer surface of the left side plate 116b indicated by the broken line in FIGS. 9 and 11 to the protrusion 186a of the rotation operation unit 186 is, for example, about 0 mm to 5 mm, and about 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm. It is still preferable. That is, the rotation operation unit 186 is exposed so as not to protrude from the outer surface of the left side plate 16b.

  9 and 11, since the periphery of the recess 190 is a flat surface, the broken line indicating the extended surface S is a straight line. Then, the determination that the rotation operation portion 186 does not protrude outward from the extended surface S of the outer surface of the left side plate 116b is made when the reel mounting leg portion 18 is disposed horizontally, in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the concave portion 190. Judging by the short dimension direction In this embodiment, since the front-rear direction of the recess 190 shown in FIG. 7 is shorter than the vertical direction, a reference line (not shown) is taken on the extended surface S in the front-rear direction of the recess 190, and the reference line It is determined whether or not the rotating operation unit 186 is protruding depending on whether or not it is touching. The reference line is a straight line in this embodiment because the periphery of the recess 190 is a flat surface.

  A support portion 177 is connected to the rotation operation portion 186 of the spool braking force adjustment portion 180. For this reason, if the rotation operation part 186 is rotated with respect to the left frame 14b, for example in the P direction in FIG. 7, the support part 177 receives the pressing force at the press receiving parts 15a and 15b of the left frame 14b. Since the extending part 176 is rotated in the Q direction, the magnet holder 166 (inner ring magnet 68) is rotated in the R direction. For this reason, the relative position of the outer ring magnet 70 with respect to the inner ring magnet 68 changes. As a result, the strength of the magnetic field in the annular gap 72 formed between the inner ring magnet 68 and the outer ring magnet 70 in which the cylindrical portion 56c of the conductor 56 is disposed can be reduced, for example, by zero braking that does not form any braking force. The state can be changed steplessly from the state of full braking that forms the maximum braking force.

  In this embodiment, the edge 190a of the recess 190 is formed as an inclined surface so that the projection 186a of the rotation operation unit 186 can be easily touched when the thumb LT of the left hand LH is applied to the edge 190a. Has been.

  Then, the angler can press the thumb LT against the protrusion 186a of the rotation operation unit 186 through the recess 190 of the left side plate 116b while holding the reel 10 with the left hand LH. For this reason, the protrusion 186a of the rotation operation unit 186 can be rotated by the pressed thumb LT. When the spool 20 is rotated, an eddy current is generated in the conductor 56 due to the magnetic field generated by the inner ring magnet 68 and the outer ring magnet 70, and the rotation of the spool 20 is suppressed.

  According to this embodiment, as described in the first embodiment, the braking adjustment of the spool 20 is performed with one thumb while operating the fishing rod 8 or the handle 30 of the reel 10. Can do. Therefore, after holding the fishing rod 8 and the reel 10 with the right hand RH, it is possible to save the trouble of adjusting the rotation operation unit 86 (adjusting the braking of the spool 20) with the left hand LH.

  In addition, a rotation operation unit 186 that adjusts the braking force of the spool 20 can be disposed in the recess 90 of the left side plate 116b, and only a part (projection 186a) of the rotation operation unit 186 is exposed by the recess 190. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the turning operation unit 186 from being operated unintentionally. Further, since the protrusion 186a does not protrude with respect to the recess 190, it is difficult to apply an external force to the rotation operation unit 186, the rotation operation unit 186 is damaged, or the operability of the rotation operation unit 186 is reduced. It is possible to prevent the magnetic braking device 54 from being hindered. Further, since the rotation operation unit 186 is disposed in the recess 190, the rotation operation unit 186 does not bite into the palm in a state where the reel 10 is held by the left hand LH, and the grip holding property is good. When necessary, the rotation operation unit 186 can be easily operated by moving the thumb LT and placing the thumb LT on a part of the rotation operation unit 186 (projection 186a). In addition, an erroneous operation due to the finger strongly hitting the rotation operation unit 186 hardly occurs.

  Further, by forming an anti-slip having an unevenness on the protrusion 186a of the rotation operation part 186, the unevenness of the protrusion 186a can be hooked on the thumb LT, and slipping when attempting to operate the protrusion 186a is prevented. it can.

  Although several embodiments have been specifically described so far with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and all the embodiments performed without departing from the scope of the invention are described. Including implementation

  S ... Extension surface, 16b ... Left side plate, 26 ... Spool shaft, 28a, 28b ... Ball bearing, 54 ... Magnetic brake device, 56 ... Conductor, 56a ... Boss part, 56b ... Disc-like part, 56c ... Cylindrical part, 58 ... receiving member, 60 ... central opening, 62a ... small diameter part, 62b ... large diameter part, 62 ... support base part, 64 ... annular groove, 66 ... magnet holder, 68 ... inner ring magnet, 70 ... outer ring magnet, 72 ... annular gap, 76 ... extension part, 78 ... interlocking gear, 80 ... spool braking force adjustment part, 82 ... support part, 84 ... screw fixing part, 86 ... rotation operation part, 86a ... groove, 86b ... rotation Operation unit side gear, 88... Leaf spring, 90... Recess, 92.

Claims (3)

A fishing reel that rotatably supports a spool between side plates of the reel body and that can adjust a braking force of a braking device that brakes rotation of the spool via an operation unit disposed on the side plate,
On the side plate opposite to the handle that winds the fishing line on the spool, a recess is formed that is recessed inward from the outer surface of the side plate,
Without projecting the operation part outward from the extended surface of the outer surface of the side plate, it is arranged in this recess and exposed to the outside,
A fishing reel characterized in that the operation unit can be operated by a finger of a hand holding a reel body.   2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion has a circular dial shape in which an anti-slip is formed by unevenness along an outer peripheral side edge portion.   The concave portion extends along the front-rear direction above and on the front side of the side plate, and the outer peripheral portion of the operation portion and a part of the side portion are exposed to the outside in the concave portion. The fishing reel according to claim 1 or 2.

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