JP2020130147A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a fishing reel capable of obtaining sound production with a large sound volume of click sound, when a lever of a lever drag mechanism is turned and operated.SOLUTION: A fishing reel has a sound production device 30 including: a sound production member 31 mounted in a supporting part 1a of a reel body for rotatably supporting a spool 7, and formed of unevenness 31a on the outer circumference; and a sounding member 35 mounted in a base of a lever 25 for drag adjustment, and elastically biased to the unevenness 31a and engaged thereto. The sound production member 31 is supported so as to have a cavity in the inside radial direction of the unevenness 31a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a fishing reel provided with a lever type drag mechanism.

Conventionally, as a fishing reel, a configuration provided with a lever type drag mechanism is known. The lever type drag mechanism is provided with a lever mounted on the reel body so as to be rotatable at a certain angle, and by rotating this lever to one end, the frictional engagement force of the braking member with respect to the spool increases. The rotation operation of the handle is in a power transmission state of being transmitted to the spool, and by rotating the lever to the other end, the spool is separated from the braking member and the spool is in a free rotation state.

By the way, in the lever type drag mechanism described above, there is known a configuration in which a sounding device for sounding when the lever is rotated is provided (for example, Patent Document 1). In this sounding device, a ring-shaped sounding member having irregularities formed on the outer peripheral surface is attached to a boss portion formed on the side of the reel body, and a sound output pin incorporated in a lever is repelled by this sounding member. By engaging with each other, a modest pronunciation (click sound) is generated.

The outer circumference of the sounding member is a cone surface that is inclined so that the diameter becomes smaller toward the outside in the axial direction of the spool shaft, and the outer circumference of the cone surface is formed with irregularities along the circumferential direction. The sound output pin is engaged. In this case, the sound output pins are engaged so as to be orthogonal to the unevenness, so that the sounding member is urged inward in the axial direction. The retaining structure is no longer required. In addition, by attaching a separate sounding member to the boss part, it becomes easier to vibrate in the engaged state of the sound output pin compared to the one in which unevenness is directly formed on the outer surface of the boss part, and the sounding level is improved. You will be able to improve.

Patent No. 5097630

In the above configuration, the sounding member is urged inward in the axial direction by the tilting action of the cone surface to suppress and regulate the rattling in the axial direction. Therefore, when the sound output pin is unevenly engaged. Because the axial vibration of the sounding member is suppressed and the contact area between the boss portion and the sounding member is large, it is difficult to effectively obtain a large sound when the drag lever is rotated. Therefore, when it is used in a windy situation or a rough wave situation, there arises a problem that it is difficult to hear the operation sound.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel capable of obtaining a loud click sound when the lever of the lever drag mechanism is rotated. And.

In order to achieve the above object, the fishing reel according to the present invention is mounted on a support portion of a reel body that rotatably supports the spool, and has a sounding member having irregularities formed on the outer circumference and a drag adjusting member. It has a sounding device that is attached to the base of the lever and is provided with a sound producing member that is elastically urged and engaged with the unevenness, and the sounding member is hollow in the radial direction of the unevenness. It is characterized in that it is supported so as to have a portion.

According to the fishing reel having the above configuration, when the lever for drag adjustment is rotated, the sound producing member attached to the base of the lever is elastic to the unevenness of the sounding member attached to the support portion of the reel body. By engaging, a modest pronunciation (click sound) is generated. The sounding member is supported in a state where it has a cavity in the radial direction of the unevenness, and the sound can be efficiently echoed inside the sounding part, and a loud and crisp sound can be obtained. Be done. In this case, the sounding member may be in a state where it can be displaced in the axial direction and the circumferential direction with respect to the support portion, and by not keeping the sounding member in a fixed state, it becomes easy to vibrate (to other objects). It is also possible to obtain a louder sound (reverberation sound) by reducing the vibration suppression effect by hitting it.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a fishing reel that produces a loud click volume when the lever of the lever drag mechanism is rotated.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an overall schematic configuration of a fishing reel (double bearing type reel) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a sounding device portion of a lever-type drag mechanism in the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1 (first embodiment). A side view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the handle side. The cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the sounding member which constitutes a sounding device. The figure which shows the 2nd Embodiment of a sounding apparatus. The figure which shows the 3rd Embodiment of a sounding apparatus. The figure which shows the 4th Embodiment of a sounding apparatus. The figure which shows the 5th Embodiment of a sounding apparatus. The figure which shows the 6th Embodiment of a sounding apparatus. The cross-sectional view which shows the 1st modification of the sounding member which constitutes a sounding device. The perspective view which shows the 2nd modification of the sounding member which constitutes a sounding device. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the sounding ring in the configuration shown in FIG.

1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of a fishing reel (double bearing type reel) according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the entire fishing reel. 2 is a view showing the configuration of a sounding device portion of the lever type drag mechanism in the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the handle side.

The reel body 1 of the fishing reel has left and right side plates 1A and 1B including a frame 2 in which the left and right frames 2a and 2b are integrated and a right cover 3b mounted on the right frame 2b with a predetermined space. have. The left and right frames 2a and 2b are integrated via a plurality of columns, and the reel body 1 is attached to a reel seat (not shown) of a fishing rod by a reel leg 2c provided on the lower column. The left side plate 1A on the opposite side of the reel body of the present embodiment is composed of the left frame 2a itself, but like the right side plate, a cover may be attached.

A spool shaft 5 is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction between the left and right frames 2a and 2b (left and right side plates 1A and 1B), and a fishing thread is wound around the spool shaft 5 via left and right bearings 6a and 6b. The spool 7 to be rotated is rotatably supported.

The spool 7 is configured to be rotationally driven by rotating a handle 10 mounted on the right side plate side, and the handle 10 can be attached to and detached from the end of a handle shaft 11 protruding from the right side plate 1B. It is attached to. The handle shaft 11 is rotatably supported by the right cover 3b via bearings 11a and 11b, and is rotatably supported only in the fishing thread winding direction by a one-way clutch 12 interposed between the bearings. The drag disc 7B, which will be described later, is stopped from rotating when the spool 7 rotates in the reverse direction when the fishing thread is unwound, and is in a braking state.

A driving force transmission mechanism 15 for transmitting the rotational movement of the handle 10 to the spool 7 side is provided in the right side plate 1B, and a gear transmission mechanism 16 is interposed in the driving force transmission mechanism 15 of the present embodiment. ing. Since the driving force transmission mechanism 15 and the gear transmission mechanism 16 are generally known, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but the operation of the operation mechanism 18 incorporated in the handle shaft 11 and capable of being pressed from the outside. By pressing the button 18a, either the high-speed gear train or the low-speed gear train is selected and transmitted to the spool side.

In this case, the rotational driving force due to the rotational operation of the handle 10 is transmitted to the spool 7 via, for example, a known lever drag mechanism 20 configured as follows.
The lever drag mechanism 20 of the present embodiment includes a friction plate 7A attached to the spool flange 7a on the handle side of the spool 7, and a drag disc 7B which is arranged to face the friction plate and is in contact with the friction plate 7A. Is equipped with. The drag disc 7B is fixed to a bearing member 21 mounted on the outer ring of the bearing 6c supported by the spool shaft 5, and the bearing member 21 has a low-speed input gear 16a constituting the gear transmission mechanism 16. They are integrally connected. A high-speed input gear 16b constituting the gear transmission mechanism 16 is integrally connected to the low-speed input gear 16a, and one of the low-speed input gear 16a and the high-speed input gear 16b is integrally connected to the bearing member 21. Power is transmitted from (selected gear).

As described above, the spool shaft 5 is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the position is regulated by disposing a disc spring 23 on the bearing 6a side on the opposite side of the handle. Further, a coil spring 24 is disposed between the bearing 6b on the handle side and the bearing 6c, and the spool 7 is always urged toward the opposite handle side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lever drag mechanism 20 starts from the position of the solid line (the position where the drag force is exerted to the extent that the thread does not break even if a sudden load is applied to the fishing thread; referred to as the strike position). It can be rotated by a certain angle in the A direction or the B direction, and has a lever 25 arranged around the axial center of the spool shaft 5 and the coaxial center.

At the base of the lever 25, a cam portion 25a that engages with the cam body 27 provided on the support portion 1a of the right cover 3b on the spool shaft 5 is formed. As is known, these cam bodies 27 and cam portions 25a have a structure in which they are in contact with each other and ride on top of each other. When the lever 25 is rotated in the A direction from the strike position shown in FIG. 3, the spool shaft 5 Is pulled toward the handle by the cam action of the cam body 27 and the cam portion 25a, and the spool 7 also moves in the same direction (handle side) via the countersunk spring 23 and the bearing 6a. Along with this, the surface contact force between the friction plate 7A and the drag disc 7B gradually becomes stronger, and when the rotation operation is performed to the end position in the A direction, a forced movement state (strong drag) is established and the rotation operation force of the handle 10 is increased. It will be transmitted to the spool 7 without slipping. Further, when the lever 25 is rotated from the strike position in FIG. 3 in the B direction, the spool shaft 5 is released from the traction state toward the handle by the cam action of the cam body 27 and the cam portion 25a, and the coil spring 24 is released. The spool 7 also moves to the opposite side of the handle due to the urging force of the above, and the surface contact force between the friction plate 7A and the drag disc 7B gradually weakens, resulting in a weak braking state (weak drag). In this case, when the lever 25 is rotated to the frontmost side, the friction plate 7A and the drag disc 7B are separated from each other, and the spool 7 is in a free rotation state.

A cap-shaped rotary knob 29 is screwed to the end of the spool shaft 5, and as is known, the axial position of the spool shaft 5 can be adjusted by rotating the rotary knob 29. Is possible. That is, by rotating the rotary knob 29, it is possible to adjust and set the adjustment range of the drag force generated when the lever 25 is rotated.

When the lever 25 is rotated, the sounding device 30 generates a modest sound (click sound). The present invention is characterized in that the click sound is made louder than that of a conventional sounding device, and embodiments of such a sounding device will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.

The sounding device 30 of the present embodiment is mounted on a support portion (boss) 1a of a reel body 1 that rotatably supports the spool 7, and has a sounding member 31 having irregularities 31a formed on its outer peripheral surface and a lever 25. It is provided with a sound producing member 35 which is attached to the base portion and is elastically urged and engaged with the unevenness 31a. The support portion 1a is integrally formed with the right cover 3b, and the bearing 5A that rotatably supports the high-speed input gear 16b is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to be press-fitted into the bearing 5A. Therefore, the sounding member 31 is formed in a ring shape having a constant length in the axial direction so as to be mounted on the cylindrical support portion 1a.

The sounding member 31 can be integrally formed of, for example, a hard resin such as PPS resin or a metal such as aluminum, and a concavo-convex shape 31a that engages with the sound producing member 35 to sound is circumferentially formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. It is continuously formed along the direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the unevenness 31a may be formed over the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the ring-shaped sounding member 31, but an arc in a certain range corresponding to the rotation operation range of the lever 25. It may be formed in the region. Further, in order to make it easier to grasp the strike position described above, it is preferable to form a deep portion in the formation range of the unevenness 31a at a position corresponding to the strike position. That is, the strike position can be grasped within the rotation range of the lever 25 by inserting the protrusion 37 of the sound producing member 35 described later into the deep position.

Further, the inner surface of the sounding member 31 is open outward in the axial direction, and a notch 31b is formed inward in the radial direction of the unevenness 31a. The notch 31b is formed so that when the sounding member 31 is attached to the support portion 1a, a hollow portion S is formed between the notch 31b and the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 1a. In the present embodiment, FIG. As shown in the above, the sounding member 31 is formed over the entire circumference. Therefore, since the concave-convex 31a portion is a portion where the sound producing member 35 is elastically engaged, the cavity portion S is formed inside in the radial direction thereof, so that the sound producing member 35 is elastically engaged. When moving in the circumferential direction, the sounding member 31 easily vibrates, and the sound can be reverberated.

As described above, the sounding member 31 is provided with a hollow portion S between the fitting support portion 31f mounted on the support portion 1a and the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 1a by forming the notch 31b. When the fitting support portion 31f is fitted onto the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 1a to be supported, the fitting support portion 31f is fixed to the support portion in a non-rotating manner. In the present embodiment, an engaging protrusion 31c is formed on the spool side end surface of the sounding member 31, and the sounding member 31 is supported by the support portion 1a by fitting the engaging protrusion 31c into the fitting hole 1b on the reel body side. It is fixed to prevent rotation. The sounding member 31 may be supported so that it can be slightly displaced with respect to the circumferential direction by making the diameter of the fitting hole 1b slightly larger than the diameter of the engaging projection 31c. That is, the detent fixing here includes a state in which it is fixed with respect to the circumferential direction and a state in which it rattles in the circumferential direction and can be slightly displaced.

Further, the sounding member 31 is fixed to the support portion 1a so as not to come off outward in the axial direction. In the present embodiment, when the lever 25 is assembled with the sounding member 31 mounted on the support portion 1a from the outside in the axial direction, the restricting portion 25d formed at the base of the lever 25 becomes the exposed side end surface 31d of the sounding member 31. They are opposed to each other, and are configured to be prevented from coming off (axially regulated) by assembling the lever 25 to the reel body.

In this case, the sounding member 31 is preferably supported so as to be displaceable in the axial direction. In the present embodiment, when the lever 25 is mounted at a predetermined position, a slight gap G (see FIG. 5) is formed between the regulating portion 25d and the exposed end surface 31d of the sounding member 31. The sounding member 31 is supported so as to be slightly displaced in the axial direction. Of course, the sounding member 31 may be supported so that when the sounding member 31 is attached to the support part 1a, the regulating part 25d abuts on the exposed end surface 31d of the sounding member 31 and cannot be displaced in the axial direction (see FIG. 7). , The distance of the gap G is appropriately set.

The sound producing member 35 is arranged at the base of the lever 25. In the present embodiment, the unevenness 31a of the sounding member 31 extends along the spool axis direction and is arranged in a direction inclined with respect to this direction. Therefore, a hole 25f is formed in the base of the lever 25 along a direction inclined with respect to a direction orthogonal to the spool axis direction, and a sound output member 35 is incorporated in the hole 25f.

The sound producing member 35 includes an urging spring 36 loaded inside the hole 25f and a protrusion (pin) 37 held in the hole 25f to prevent it from coming off. The protrusion 37 is formed by the urging spring 36. It is in a state of being urged in the protruding direction. Therefore, the protrusion 37 is in a state of being elastically urged with respect to the unevenness 31a of the sound producing member 31, and by rotating the lever 25, the unevenness 31a and the protrusion 37 are elastically engaged with each other. Click sound will be generated.

The protrusion 37 can be integrally formed of, for example, a hard resin such as PPS resin or a metal such as aluminum, and the sound quality can be improved by combining the constituent material of the sounding member 31, the depth of the unevenness 31a, and the pitch. It is possible to change the volume. For example, in the case of a constituent material, by forming the protrusion 37 with SUS and the sounding member 31 with aluminum (metal) , the sound chamber and volume of the click sound can be increased, and the sound can be easily heard. ..

According to the sounding device 30 having the above configuration, since the cavity S exists in the radial direction of the unevenness 31a of the sounding member 31, the sound of elastically engaging with the unevenness 31a when the lever 25 is rotated. The click sound of the ejecting member 35 is easily reverberated (horn effect), the volume is loud, and a crisp sound is obtained, which makes it easier to hear during actual fishing. Further, since the sounding member 31 is supported so as to be displaced in the axial direction with a slight gap G on the exposed side end surface 31d side, vibration is not regulated and a louder click sound can be obtained. become. Further, since the sound producing member 35 is engaged with the unevenness 31a in an inclined direction, the contact area becomes large (the amount of engagement with the unevenness 31a increases), and in addition to the above-mentioned effect, the lever The feeling of moderation during the rotation operation is improved, and the drag operability is further improved.

Further, the sounding member 31 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which a cavity portion S formed between the fitting support portion 31f mounted on the support portion 1a and the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 1a is provided. Since this is integrally formed, the structure is simplified, and it becomes easy to assemble so that the cavity S is exposed to the outside in the axial direction, the click sound is not muffled, and the pronunciation becomes easy to hear.

Next, another embodiment of the sounding apparatus described above will be described. In the sounding apparatus described below, the same components as those of the sounding apparatus of the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the sounding device.
The sounding member 31A of the present embodiment forms a large number of irregularities 31g on the surface portion that comes into contact (interview) with the support portion 1a, and when incorporated into the support portion 1a, reduces the contact area with the support portion 1a. It is configured as follows.
According to such a configuration, the main body of the sounding member 31A is likely to vibrate, and the click sound can be increased. The unevenness 31g may be any shape as long as it reduces the contact area with respect to the support portion 1a, and may have a shape in which the main body of the sounding member is supported in a state of being in contact with the support portion 1a at a point or line. good.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the sounding device.
In the sounding member 31B of the present embodiment, the wall thickness of the portion where the unevenness 31a is formed is thinned as it shifts outward in the axial direction, and the sounding member 31B is formed in a trumpet shape.
According to such a configuration, the volume of the cavity S is expanded, and the sound reverberating in the cavity S is easily diffused to the outside, so that the click sound can be increased.

The present invention may have a configuration in which the cavity S is formed radially inward at the position where the sound producing member 35 of the sounding member 31 is engaged, and the sounding member is integrally formed as in the above-described embodiment. In that case, it may be configured as follows.
For example, the sounding member 31C of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 has an annular groove 31h formed on the exposed end surface of the main body thereof, and the sounding member 31D of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8 has an annular groove 31h. An annular groove 31i is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the main body.
As described above, as long as the cavity S is formed radially inward at the position where the sound producing member 35 is engaged, the mode of forming the cavity can be appropriately modified.

Further, as in the sounding member 31E of the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the surface on which the unevenness 31a is formed may have a configuration in which the diameter is gradually reduced outward in the axial direction.
According to such a configuration, in addition to the above-mentioned action and effect, the sounding member 31E increases the pressing component force in the axial direction toward the base end side of the support portion, so that the retaining effect is enhanced.

Further, in the above-mentioned sounding member, the cavity S (notch 31b) formed inward in the radial direction at the position where the sounding member 35 engages does not have to be formed on the entire circumference of the sounding member. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, it may be formed in an arc shape corresponding to the rotation range of the lever 25.
According to such a configuration, the sounding member in which the restricting portion 25d formed at the base of the lever 25 faces the radial outer region A1 of the cavity portion S and the circumferential regions A2 on both sides of the cavity portion S. It can be used as a retaining area of 31, and a stable retaining effect can be obtained.

Further, the sounding member described above may be configured as a separate body in addition to being integrally formed as in the embodiment described above.
For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the sounding member 131 is fixed to the support portion 1a by a ring-shaped fitting support portion (ring member) 131A, and a ring-shaped sounding portion (sounding) in which unevenness 131a is formed. It is also possible to form a two-part structure that is integrated by combining with the ring) 131B.

For example, the fitting support portion 131A has a smaller diameter than the sounding portion 131B and is formed to have a shorter axial length, and a fixed protrusion 131b protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the fitting support portion 131A is formed on the sounding portion 131B. It is possible to integrate the two by engaging with the fixing notch 131c formed at the edge of the. In this case, since the fitting support portion 131A has a smaller diameter and a shorter axial length than the sounding portion 131B, when both are integrated, the concave portion 131a has a hollow portion in the radial direction as in the above-described embodiment. It becomes possible to form S.

With such a configuration, vibrational properties (pronunciation), durability, and the like are good, and the sounding portion can be easily configured to be optimal, such as increasing the volume.
The unevenness formed on the sounding member may be such that the sound producing member is elastically engaged to generate a click sound, and is continuously formed along the circumferential direction as shown in FIG. It can be appropriately deformed, such as by making an opening (hole) or by making a U-shaped notch that is continuously formed at the edge along the circumferential direction as shown in FIG.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be appropriately modified.
In the above-described embodiment, the sound producing member 35 is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the unevenness 31a, but may be arranged in the direction orthogonal to each other. Further, the sounding member of each of the above-described embodiments is composed of an annular support portion fitted to the support portion 1a and a sounding portion separated from the outer peripheral surface of the support portion so that the cavity portion S is formed. However, one side of the ring-shaped sounding member is fitted into the support portion of the reel body, and the other side is projected from the support portion in the axial direction to be supported so as to have a cavity portion inward in the radial direction. It may be configured.
Further, the above-mentioned sounding device can be arranged not only in the lever portion of the lever type drag mechanism but also in various mechanical portions that generate a clicking sound when the finger is picked and operated. Furthermore, in the sounding device, the sound producing member can be appropriately deformed, such as a leaf spring or an annular spring having a convex portion at the center, and is not limited to the above-mentioned spring-urged pin method.

1 Reel body 1a Support part 7 Spool 20 Lever drag mechanism 30 Sounding device 31, 31A to 31E, 131 Sounding member 31a Concavo-convex 35 Sound output member S Cavity part

Claims (6)

It is attached to the support part of the reel body that rotatably supports the spool, and is attached to the sounding member with unevenness formed on the outer circumference and the base of the lever for drag adjustment, and is elastically urged to engage with the unevenness. In a fishing reel having a sounding device equipped with a sound producing member
The sounding member is a reel for fishing, which is supported so as to have a cavity portion inward in the radial direction of the unevenness. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the sounding member is integrally formed with a fitting support portion that is fitted and supported by the support portion and the cavity portion that is vertically provided and integrally formed. The sounding member includes a ring member that is fitted and supported by the support portion, and a sounding ring that is integrated with the ring member by forming the unevenness on the outer circumference and forming the cavity on the inner side in the radial direction. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the reel is configured to be provided. The fish according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sounding member is supported by the support portion by being restrained from coming off in the axial direction between the lever and the reel body. Fishing reel. The fish according to claim 4, wherein the sounding member is supported by the support portion in the axial direction with a gap between the sounding member and the regulating portion formed on the lever. Fishing reel. The fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sound producing member is engaged with the unevenness of the sounding member in an inclined direction.