JP3490892B2 - Dual bearing reel clutch operating mechanism - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clutch operating mechanism, and more particularly to a dual bearing reel clutch operating mechanism for operating a clutch mechanism for connecting and disconnecting a spool and a handle provided on a reel body of a dual bearing reel. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A dual-bearing reel generally comprises a reel body having a pair of side plates, a spool rotatably arranged between the side plates of the reel body, and a handle provided on one side of the reel body. ing. The side plate on the handle mounting side of the reel unit is covered with a side cover. The rotation of the handle is transmitted to the spool by a rotation transmission mechanism arranged between the side cover and the side plate. The rotation transmission mechanism includes a main gear mounted on the handle shaft, a pinion gear rotatably and axially movably mounted on the spool shaft and meshing with the main gear, and a clutch mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the handle and the spool. Is provided. By operating this clutch mechanism, the fishing line can be fed from the spool or wound around the spool.

The clutch mechanism generally comprises a pinion gear and a radially extending pin provided on the spool shaft. An engagement groove with which a pin can be engaged is formed on the end surface of the pinion gear, and the clutch mechanism is connected / disengaged (on / off) by moving the pinion gear in the axial direction. A clutch operating mechanism for operating the clutch mechanism in a disengaged state includes, for example, a clutch lever that is swingably mounted on a reel body between a coupling position and a disengaging position, and a clutch lever that is directed toward a spool shaft by swinging the clutch lever. A clutch plate that moves in the spool shaft direction by the movement of the clutch plate, and a guide pin that guides the clutch yoke in the spool shaft direction.

The clutch plate is capable of reciprocating in a direction toward and away from the pinion gear by swinging of the clutch operating lever, and extends from the position where the clutch operating lever is engaged to the spool shaft side. The clutch plate is bifurcated midway so as to straddle the pinion gear, and the tip extends inside the guide pin to a position where it can contact the clutch yoke. An inclined cam, for example, is formed at a position where it can come into contact with the bifurcated clutch yoke of the clutch plate.

The clutch yoke engages with the pinion gear so that the pinion gear can move in the axial direction, and two guide shafts erected on both sides of the spool body in the reel body sandwich the spool shaft. It is guided to move freely. An inclined cam receiver is provided facing the inclined cam on the contact surface of the clutch yoke with the clutch plate. The clutch yoke is normally biased in the clutch connecting direction (the direction in which the pinion gear engages with the pin) by a coil spring wound around the outer peripheral side of the guide pin.

Further, in the dual bearing reel having the clutch return mechanism, one end of the clutch plate further extends from the clutch yoke and swings to be disposed on the side surface of the ratchet wheel non-rotatably mounted on the handle shaft. There is. Ratchet teeth are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the ratchet wheel to inhibit rotation in the yarn feeding direction, and ratchet pawls that mesh with the ratchet teeth are arranged facing the outer peripheral surface. On the side surface of the ratchet wheel, a return pin that can contact the tip of the clutch plate is provided upright. In the clutch return mechanism having such a configuration, when the ratchet wheel rotates in the line winding direction when the clutch mechanism is in the disengaged state, the return pin comes into contact with the tip of the clutch plate and presses the clutch plate toward the coupling position side to operate the clutch mechanism. Return to the connected state. When the position of the return pin is radially outward as much as possible, the amount of rotation of the handle with respect to the stroke of pressing the clutch plate can be reduced. Further, in the clutch plate whose tip swings, it is necessary to dispose the swing shaft at a position where it does not interfere with the main gear.

[0007]

Recently, in fishing reels, it has been desired to increase the gear ratio to a high speed, that is, to increase the number of rotations of the spool per one rotation of the handle. Especially for reels used for vertical jigging and spiral jerking, 5: 1 (handle 1
A gear ratio of 5 spools or more per rotation) is required. Therefore, the size of the main gear is increasing along with the size reduction of the pinion gear.

When the size of the main gear is increased, in order to position the tip of the clutch plate outside the main gear when the clutch is engaged, the tip of the clutch plate is connected from the center of the main gear to the main gear and the spool shaft. It is better to separate them as much as possible in the direction orthogonal to the minute. However, if the tip end of the clutch plate provided with the inclined cam is directed away from the center of the main gear, it is necessary to increase the length of the clutch yoke and the distance between the guide pins is increased. If the length of the clutch yoke becomes long, the space in the reel unit becomes large in order to secure a space for moving the clutch yoke that moves in the spool axis direction, which leads to an increase in the size of the reel.

An object of the present invention is to prevent the reel body from increasing in size even if the diameter of the main gear increases. ,

[0010]

A clutch operating mechanism for a dual-bearing reel according to a first aspect of the present invention is a mechanism for operating a clutch mechanism provided on a reel body of a dual-bearing reel for connecting and disconnecting a spool and a handle. A clutch operating member, a pair of guide members, a clutch switching member,
A clutch plate member and a clutch return mechanism are provided. The clutch operating member is a member that is movably mounted on the reel unit between a connecting position and a disconnecting position. The pair of guide members are members arranged along the rotation axis of the reel unit with the rotation axis of the spool interposed therebetween. The clutch switching member is a member which is guided by the guide member and is movable in the direction along the axis of rotation, and which engages with the clutch mechanism to switch the clutch mechanism between the engaged state and the disengaged state. The clutch plate member is disposed between the pair of guide members so as to sandwich the rotating shaft core, and has a pair of cam portions for contacting the clutch switching member and moving the clutch switching member in a direction along the rotating shaft core. And a connecting portion that branches from the main body portion on the clutch operating member side of the guide member and extends to the handle side through the outside of the guide member and the tip swings, interlocking with the movement of the clutch operating member. It is a member that reciprocates between a blocking position and a connecting position in the direction of approaching and separating from the axis of rotation. The clutch return mechanism is a mechanism that can be brought into contact with the connecting portion and moves the clutch plate member from the disengaged position to the connected position in association with the rotation of the handle in the yarn winding direction.

In this operating mechanism, when the clutch operating member is moved to the disengagement posture side, the clutch plate member is moved to the disengagement position approaching, for example, the rotary shaft core, and the clutch switching member rides on the cam portion of the main body. The clutch switching member moves to the switching position and the clutch mechanism is in the disengaged state.
At this time, the connecting portion also moves to a position approaching the handle through the outside of the guide member. When the handle rotates in the yarn winding direction, the clutch return mechanism contacts the connecting portion and moves the clutch plate member toward the connecting position. Here, since the connecting portion of the clutch plate member extends to the handle side through the outside of the guide member, the interval between the guide members is lengthened even if the main gear has a large diameter corresponding to the speeding up of the gear ratio. It is not necessary, and it is not necessary to lengthen the clutch switching member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the reel body from increasing in size.

A clutch operating mechanism for a dual bearing reel according to a second aspect of the present invention is the mechanism according to the first aspect, wherein the clutch operating member is swingably mounted on the reel body. In this case, the clutch operating member can be easily moved, and the structure for the movement can be simplified. A clutch operating mechanism for a dual-bearing reel according to a third aspect of the present invention is the mechanism according to the first aspect, wherein the clutch operating member moves in a direction toward and away from the rotation axis, and the clutch operating member and the clutch plate member are integrated. Is formed in. In this case, since the clutch plate member and the clutch operating member are integrally formed, the structure of the operating mechanism is simplified.

A clutch operating mechanism for a dual-bearing reel according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the mechanism according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising a toggle spring mechanism for urging the clutch operating member into the connecting posture and the disengaging posture. In this case, the clutch operating member can surely maintain both postures, and the biasing direction changes during the movement, so that the clutch operation can be surely performed.

A clutch operating mechanism for a dual-bearing reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the mechanism according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the connecting portion has a fixed arm portion branchingly extending from the main body portion and a tip of the fixed arm portion. And a swing arm portion whose tip is in contact with the clutch return mechanism.
In this case, since the tip of the coupling portion of the clutch plate member swings, the swinging arm is swung toward the clutch return mechanism when in the forward disengagement position to reduce the moving distance of the clutch plate. Therefore, the amount of movement of the clutch operating member can be reduced. Further, since the clutch plate member swings, even if a one-way clutch of a type with little play is used to prevent the handle from rotating in the reverse direction, there is no interference with the clutch return mechanism during the movement of the clutch plate member to the disengagement position. The clutch mechanism can be surely brought into the disengaged state.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, a double bearing reel adopting an embodiment of the present invention is a medium-sized round reel on which, for example, No. 5 fishing line can be wound about 300 m. The round reel includes a reel body 1 and a spool rotation handle assembly 2 arranged on a side of the reel body 1.
The handle assembly 2 includes a star drag 3 arranged on the reel body 1 side. A spool 15 is rotatably attached to the reel unit 1. The reel body 1 can be attached to the fishing rod R via the rod mounting legs 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reel unit 1 has a frame 5 having a pair of left and right side plates 10 and 11 arranged at a predetermined interval and a plurality of connecting members 12 connecting the side plates 10 and 11. And the first mounted on both sides of the frame 5.
It has a cover 13 and a second cover 14, and a mechanism mounting plate 16 mounted on the second cover 14. Mechanism mounting plate 1
6 is arranged in contact with the side plate 11, and a space for accommodating various mechanisms described later is formed between the mechanism mounting plate 16 and the second cover 14.

The frame 5 is obtained by die casting, and the second side cover 14 is obtained by pressing a thin metal plate. The pair of side plates 10 and 11 and the first cover 13 are
Each has a circular shape when viewed from the side, and the outer peripheral surface is machined using, for example, a lathe. 2nd cover 1
4 and the mechanism mounting plate 16, as shown in FIGS.
When viewed from the side, a part of the circle has a shape protruding in the radial direction. The second side cover 14 also bulges outward in the axial direction around a mounting portion of a handle shaft 30 (described later).

The connecting member 12 is a plate-shaped member which is formed integrally with the both side plates 10 and 11 along the outer periphery of the both side plates 10 and 11, and includes, for example, a rear portion, a lower portion and an upper portion of the reel body 1. A pair of side plates 10 and 11 are connected at some places.
By integrally forming the side plates 10 and 11 and the plurality of connecting members 12 in this manner, even when a large load is applied to the reel unit 1, deformation such as bending does not easily occur, and a decrease in winding efficiency is suppressed. . The outer peripheral portion of the connecting member 12 also includes the side plates 10, 1.
It is machined integrally with the first and first covers 13.

A rod mounting leg 4 is fixed to the lower connecting member 12. The rod mounting legs 4 are side plates 10 and 1 of the frame 5.
It is arranged along the center position C between the two. The center position C is also the center position of the spool portion of the spool 15.
A synthetic resin thumb rest 17 for holding the reel together with the fishing rod is attached to the rear connecting member 12.

The thumb rest 17 is formed so as to come into contact with the upper portion and the rear portion of the connecting member 12, and the rear portion has the side plate 10,
It projects radially outward from 11, that is, rearward. The rear portion of the upper surface of the thumb rest 17 is inclined while curving downwardly. Further, the left end and the right end of the upper surface rear portion of the thumb rest 17 are gradually reduced as the amount of rearward projection increases to the left.

The thumb rest 17 having such a shape is provided,
For example, by placing the thumb of the left hand on the thumb rest 17 and grasping the fishing rod R with the other fingers and grasping the reel together with the fishing rod R, the fishing rod R can be reliably held together with the reel during vertical jigging. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the handle assembly 2 includes a crank arm 6 that is non-rotatably attached to the tip of a handle shaft 30, and a first end of the crank arm 6 that is orthogonal to one end of the crank arm 6. It has a handle grip 7 which is attached so as to be rotatable around an axis. In the handle assembly 2, the rotation plane of the base end portion of the handle handle 7 is closer to the reel body 1 side than the rotation plane of the fixed portion of the crank arm 6 to the handle shaft 30. As a result, the distance between the handle handle 7 and the fishing rod R becomes shorter than in the conventional case, and the torque in the direction of turning the fishing rod R when the handle handle 7 is wound to wind up the fishing line becomes small, which lowers the handle winding efficiency. It can be effectively suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the spool 15 is rotatably arranged between the pair of side plates 10 and 11. A spool shaft 25 penetrates and is fixed to the center of the spool 15. The spool shaft 25 is rotatably supported by the first cover 13 and the mechanism mounting plate 16 via bearings 26a and 26b. In the space between the mechanism mounting plate 16 and the second cover 14, a rotation transmission mechanism 20 for transmitting the torque from the handle assembly 2 to the spool 15, a clutch mechanism 21 provided in the rotation transmission mechanism 20, A clutch operating mechanism 22 for turning on and off the clutch mechanism 21 is arranged.

The rotation transmission mechanism 20 includes a rotation control mechanism 23 for restricting the torque when the torque is reversely transmitted from the spool 15 to the handle assembly 2 side. Further, a centrifugal brake mechanism 24 for braking the spool 15 which freely rotates in the yarn feeding direction is provided at the center of the side plate 11.
Are arranged. On the outside of the side plate 10 and inside the first cover 13, there are disposed a sounding mechanism for making a sound when the spool 15 rotates, a locking mechanism for completely locking the spool 15 when the root is caught, and the like to facilitate thread breakage. There is.

The rotation transmission mechanism 20 has a handle shaft 30 having the handle assembly 2 fixed at one end, a main gear 31 connected to the other end of the handle shaft 30 via a rotation control mechanism 23, and a main gear 31. It has a pinion gear 32 that meshes. The gear ratio between the pinion gear 32 and the main gear 31 is 1: 5 or more, and the spool 12 is designed to have a high speed.

The handle shaft 30 is arranged in parallel with the spool shaft 25, and one end thereof is rotatably supported by the mechanism mounting plate 16. The main gear 31 is the handle shaft 30.
It is possible to connect to one end side of the through the rotation control mechanism 23 so as not to rotate relative to each other. In such a configuration, the torque from the handle assembly 2 is directly transmitted to the spool 15 when the clutch mechanism 21 is turned on.

The clutch mechanism 21 is a cylindrical pinion gear 3 slidably mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the spool shaft 25.
2 and an engagement groove 32 arranged in a part of the pinion gear 32
a and a pin 33 arranged on the spool shaft 25. By sliding the pinion gear 32 along the spool shaft 25 and engaging the engagement groove 32 a with the pin 33, the rotational force is transmitted between the spool shaft 25 and the pinion gear 32. This state is the connected state (clutch on state).
If the engagement between the engagement groove 32a and the pin 33 is released, the spool shaft 2
No rotational force is transmitted between the gear 5 and the pinion gear 32.
This state is the disengaged state (clutch off state). In the clutch-off state, the spool 15 rotates freely. The pinion gear 32 is biased by the clutch operating mechanism 22 in a direction in which the engagement groove 32a and the pin 33 are engaged, that is, in the clutch-on state.

The rotation control mechanism 23 is a roller type one-way clutch mechanism 55 that rotates the handle shaft 30 only in the yarn winding direction (prohibits rotation in the yarn feeding direction), and rotation of the spool 15 in the yarn feeding direction. It has a drag mechanism 57 for applying the set braking force, and a pawl type ratchet mechanism 60 for rotating the handle shaft 30 only in the yarn winding direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the ratchet mechanism 60 has a ratchet wheel 61 that is non-rotatably mounted on the handle shaft 30 and a ratchet pawl 62 that can mesh with the ratchet wheel 61. The ratchet pawl 62 is biased toward the ratchet wheel 61 side.

If only the reverse rotation of the handle shaft 30 (rotation in the yarn feeding direction) is prohibited, only the ratchet mechanism 60 may be provided and the one-way clutch mechanism 55 may be omitted. However, it takes some time for the ratchet mechanism 60 to move the ratchet pawl 62 into or out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 61. The roller type one-way clutch mechanism 55 as described above is preferable in order to perform the quick and smooth reverse rotation prohibition operation required for fishing operation, and the ratchet mechanism 60 applies an excessive force that the one-way clutch mechanism 55 cannot bear. It is effective to bear.

As shown in FIG. 4, the clutch operating mechanism 22 swings on the second cover 14 of the reel unit 1 between the connecting posture shown in FIG. 4 (a) and the disconnecting posture shown in FIG. 4 (b). The clutch operation member 40 freely attached and the swing support member 4
1, a clutch plate 42 that moves by swinging the clutch operating member 40, a clutch yoke 43 that moves by moving the clutch plate 42, and a clutch operating member 4
Toggle spring 44 for urging 0 and clutch return mechanism 45
It has and.

As shown in detail in FIG. 5, the clutch operating member 40 is a synthetic resin lever portion 46 that swings outside the second cover 14, and the lever portion 46 is integrally formed by insert molding with the second cover. 14, a metal swing shaft 47 that is swingably mounted on the swing support member 41, and a metal cam plate 49 that is non-rotatably mounted on the other end of the swing shaft 47 by a fixing bolt 48. And have.

The lever portion 46 is composed of a bottomed cylindrical boss portion 46a formed at the base end and an arm portion 46b extending from the boss portion 46a in the radial direction. The swing shaft 47 is a shaft having a flange portion 47a and a shaft portion 47b having a diameter smaller than that of the flange portion 47a. The swing shaft 47 has the flange portion 47 a insert-molded into the lever portion 46 and swings integrally with the lever portion 46.
A parallel chamfered portion 47c for locking the cam plate 49 in a non-rotatable manner is formed at the tip of the shaft portion 47b.

The cam plate 49 is a substantially circular plate member,
An oval hole 49a that is engaged with the chamfered portion 47c is formed at the center. A cam pin 49b is erected on the surface of the cam plate 49 opposite to the lever portion 46. Cam pin 49b
Are locked to the clutch plate 42, and the clutch plate 42 is moved back and forth by the swing of the swing shaft 47. In addition, a fan-shaped recess 49c is formed at the end edge of the cam plate 49, in which two projections protruding in the radial direction are arranged at both ends. The recess 49c is provided to restrict the swing angle of the clutch operating member 40 by being locked by the angle restricting protrusion 41e formed on the swing supporting member 41. Further, a spring locking hole 49d for locking the other end of the toggle spring 44 is formed at the end edge of the cam plate 49. When the cam plate 49 is attached to the swing shaft 47 with the fixing bolt 48, the swing support member 41, the second cover 14, and the washer 53 (described later) are sandwiched between the cam plate 49 and the boss portion 46a. The swing support member 41 is attached to the second cover 14.

The rocking support member 41 is a raindrop-shaped plate member made of synthetic resin and fitted in a boss hole 14a formed in the second cover 14. At the base end of the swing support member 41,
A through hole 41a through which the shaft portion 47b of the swing shaft 47 of the clutch operating member 40 passes is formed. Further, the cylindrical portion 4 fitted in the boss hole 14a is provided on the outer surface of the swing support member 41.
1b is formed. An anti-rotation protrusion 41c is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 41b so as to be locked in the notch 14b formed in the boss hole 14a. As a result, the swing support member 41 is non-rotatably attached to the second cover 14. In this way, by providing the rotation preventing projection 41c on the swing support member 41 side, the swing support member 41 can be easily locked so as not to rotate. Moreover, since it is not necessary to form an extra boss or an upright position on the second cover 14 made of a thin metal plate, the locking structure can be realized with a simple configuration.

A locking hole 41d for locking one end of the toggle spring 44 is formed at the tip of the swing support member 41.
Further, on the inner side surface of the swing support member 41, an angle regulation projection 41e for regulating the swing angle of the clutch operating member 40.
Are formed. Here, the axial length on the outer peripheral side of the tubular portion 41b is slightly longer than the thickness of the second cover 14. Therefore, the washer 53 is attached between the second cover 14 and the boss portion 46a on the outer peripheral side of the tubular portion 41b.

As described above, one end of the toggle spring 44 is locked to the swing support member 41 and the other end is locked to the cam plate 49, and biases the clutch operating member 40 in both the disengagement and connection postures. It is a torsion coil spring. When the clutch operating member 40 swings from one posture to the other posture, the toggle spring 44 moves to one posture side until the dead point (the position where the torsion coil spring is most twisted) is exceeded, and when the dead point is exceeded. The clutch operating member 40 is biased to the other posture side. As a result, the swing operation of the clutch operating member 40 can be reliably performed, and the clutch operating member 40 can be maintained in each posture. The angular position of the dead center is determined by the locking positions of both ends of the toggle spring 44. For example, when the locking position of the swing support member 41 is moved to the right from the position shown in FIG. Approach the posture side.

Here, the rocking support member 41 and the second cover 14 are sandwiched between the cam plate 49 mounted on the tip of the rocking shaft 47 and the boss portion 46a of the lever portion 46, thereby supporting the rocking. The member 41 is fixed. Then, one end of the toggle spring 44 is locked to the swing support member 41. For this reason, the toggle spring 44 can be locked without providing a thick portion for spring locking on the second cover 14 which is made of a thin metal plate and is lightweight. Moreover, in the swing support member 41, the locking hole 4
The dead point of the toggle spring 44 can be freely set by changing the position of 1d, and the operation feeling of the clutch can be changed regardless of the second cover 14. Further, since these are mounted from the inside by the fixing bolts 48, the screw head does not appear on the outside of the reel body 1, and the appearance of the reel is improved.

The swing spring supporting member 41 made of synthetic resin locks the toggle spring 44, and the clutch operating member 4
Since 0 is supported, it is possible to maintain the positional accuracy between the engagement position of the toggle spring and the swing center of the clutch operating member 40, and it is possible to suppress the variation in clutch operation feeling due to the difference in accuracy. Moreover, since the metal swing shaft 47 is supported by the swing support member 41 made of synthetic resin, the clutch operating member 40 is
Swings smoothly.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the clutch yoke 43 moves in the axial direction of the spool shaft 25 by the movement of the clutch plate 42, and switches the clutch mechanism 21 between the clutch-on state and the clutch-off state. The clutch yoke 43 is guided along the axial direction of the spool shaft 25 by a pair of guide shafts 50 provided upright on the mechanism mounting plate 16. The clutch yoke 43 has a pair of boss portions 43a through which the guide shaft 50 penetrates, and a locking portion 43b that connects the boss portions 43a. The guide shaft 50 is the spool shaft 2.
5 are arranged in parallel with the spool shaft 25. A coil spring 51 is wound around the guide shaft 50. The coil spring 51 is mounted in a compressed state by being sandwiched between the inner surface of the second cover 14 and the boss portion 43a, and biases the clutch yoke 43 toward the clutch on side.

The locking portion 43b is curved so as to bypass the pinion gear 32 mounted on the spool shaft 25, and the locking portion 43b engages with the pinion gear 32 to move the pinion gear 32 to the spool shaft 25. Along the axial direction,
The clutch mechanism 21 is turned on / off. Also, the locking portion 43b
Of the inclined cam 4 on the surface facing the clutch plate 42 of
An inclined receiving surface 43c that engages with 2c (described later) is formed.

The clutch plate 42 moves toward and away from the spool shaft 25 between the connecting position shown in FIG. 4 (a) and the disengagement position shown in FIG. 4 (b) by swinging the clutch operating member 40. Move back and forth in a straight line. The clutch plate 42 includes a plurality of protrusions 1 provided on the mechanism mounting plate 16.
Guided by 6a. The clutch plate 42 includes a main body portion 42 a facing the cam plate 49 and a main body portion 42 a.
A connecting portion 42b that is separated from a and extends toward the handle shaft 30 side
And have. The main body portion 42 a is provided with a pair of guide shafts 5 from the base end portion facing the cam plate 49 toward the spool shaft 25.
The pinion gear 32 is sandwiched between 0, and the two branches and extend. A pair of inclined cams 42c for contacting the clutch yoke 43 and for moving the clutch yoke 43 in the direction along the axis of the rotary shaft is formed in the branched portion. Further, a long hole 42d through which a cam pin 49b provided upright on the cam plate 49 penetrates is formed at the base end of the main body 42a. By engaging the long hole 42d and the cam pin 49b, the swing motion of the clutch operating member 40 is converted into the linear motion of the clutch plate 42.

The connecting portion 42b branches from the main body portion 42a on the clutch operating member 40 side of the guide shaft 50 on the lower side of FIG. 4 and extends to the handle shaft 30 side through the outside of the guide shaft 50. The connecting portion 42b swings between a fixed arm portion 42e that branches from the main body portion 42a and extends, and a release posture shown in FIG. 4A and a contact posture shown in FIG. 4B at the tip of the fixed arm portion 42e. It has a swing arm portion 42f which is freely attached and whose tip can contact the clutch return mechanism 45. The swing arm portion 42f is biased toward both postures by the toggle spring 52. One end of the toggle spring 52 is locked to the mechanism mounting plate 16 and the other end is locked to the swing arm portion 42f.

As described above, the connecting portion 42b of the clutch plate 42 passes through the outside of the guide shaft 50 and the handle shaft 30.
Since it extends to the side, it is not necessary to lengthen the distance between the pair of guide shafts 50 even if the gear ratio of the main gear 31 is increased in response to the increase in speed, and it is necessary to lengthen the length of the clutch yoke 43. There is no. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the reel body 1 from increasing in size.

Further, the coupling portion 42 of the clutch plate 42
Since the swing arm portion 42f at the tip of b swings when it is in the forward cut-off position, the moving distance of the clutch plate 42 can be reduced, and the swing amount of the clutch operating member 40 is also reduced. Further, since the tip end of the clutch plate 42 swings, even if the roller type one-way clutch mechanism 55 with little play is used to prevent the handle shaft 30 from rotating in the reverse direction, a clutch return mechanism is used while moving the clutch plate 42 to the disengagement position. The clutch mechanism 21 can be reliably brought into the disengaged state without any interference.

The clutch return mechanism 45 is interlocked with the rotation of the handle assembly 2 in the yarn winding direction, and the clutch plate 4 is rotated.
2 is a mechanism for moving 2 from the blocking position to the connecting position. The clutch return mechanism 45 includes a return pin 63 provided upright on the side surface of the ratchet wheel 61. When the handle shaft 30 rotates in the line winding direction (clockwise in FIG. 4) when the clutch is off, the return pin 63 comes into contact with the tip of the swing arm portion 42f that is in the contacting posture and the clutch plate 4 is engaged.
2 is pushed to the connecting posture side.

Next, the operation of the reel when the fishing reel is used will be described. When the fishing line is paid out, the clutch operating member 40 is swung from the connecting posture to the closing posture. Then, when the dead point of the toggle spring 44 is exceeded, the clutch operating member 40 is biased to the disengagement posture side, and the clutch operating member 40 is maintained in the disengagement posture shown in FIG. 4B.
During this swing, the clutch plate 42 advances toward the spool shaft 25 by the engagement of the cam pin 49b and the long hole 42d. When the clutch plate 42 moves forward, the clutch yoke 43 rides on the inclined cam 42c and moves axially outward of the spool shaft 25 against the biasing force of the coil spring 51.
When the clutch yoke 43 moves outward, the pinion gear 32 locked by the clutch yoke 43 moves outward in the axial direction, the engagement between the pin 33 and the engagement groove 32a is released, and the clutch mechanism 21 becomes the clutch mechanism. Turns off. As a result, the spool 15 is brought into a freely rotating state, the spool 15 rotates in the line feeding direction by the weight of the jig (device), and the fishing line is fed from the spool 15. At this time, the connecting portion 42b also moves forward and the swing arm portion 42f swings into the abutting posture, and the toggle spring 52 maintains the posture.

When the jig reaches the seabed, the handle assembly 2
Is rotated in the yarn winding direction to start vertical jigging. When the handle assembly 2 is rotated in the line winding direction, the ratchet wheel 61 also rotates in the same direction, and the return pin 63 of the clutch return mechanism 45 causes the swing arm portion 42f.
Is pressed to retract the clutch plate 42, and the clutch yoke 43 is biased by the coil spring 51 to be in the clutch-on state.

When performing vertical jigging, for example, the rear end (not shown) of the fishing rod R is sandwiched on the left side, the thumb of the left hand is placed on the thumb rest 17 fixed to the rear portion of the reel unit 1, and the fishing rod R is held by the remaining fingers. While holding the reel and the fishing rod R by gripping, gripping the fishing rod R with the left hand and pinching the handle grip 7 of the handle assembly 2 with the right hand, the pumping operation of rotating the handle shaft 30 at high speed is repeated.

When the handle assembly 2 is rotated in the yarn winding direction, the rotation of the handle assembly 2 is directly transmitted from the handle shaft 30 to the main gear 31 via the one-way clutch mechanism 55 and the drag mechanism 57. At this time, since the clutch mechanism 21 is in the clutch-on state, the main gear 3
The rotation of 1 is transmitted from the pinion gear 32 to the spool 15 and the fishing line is wound up. At this time, the one-way clutch mechanism 55 and the ratchet mechanism 60 allow rotation because the rotation is in the yarn winding direction.

Next, when the fishing line is paid out by pulling a fish or the like, the rotation of the spool 15 is transmitted to the main gear 31, and is transmitted to the handle shaft 30 and the one-way clutch mechanism 55 via the drag mechanism 57. In the one-way clutch mechanism 55, the reverse rotation of the handle shaft 30 is prohibited. If the fish is not pulled well, the spool 15 will not rotate and the fishing line will not be pulled out. When the pulling force of the fish becomes strong and the rotational force of the spool 15 becomes large, the transmitted rotational force exceeds the set rotational resistance force of the drag mechanism 57. Then, slippage occurs in the drag mechanism 57, so that the spool 15 side including the main gear 31 starts to rotate. At this time, a constant drag force, that is, a drag force is always applied to the spool 15 from the drag mechanism 57.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above-described embodiment, the clutch plate 42 and the clutch operating member 40 are formed separately, and the clutch plate 42 is moved back and forth in conjunction with the swing of the clutch operating member 40. However, the clutch plate 42 and the clutch operating member 4
The clutch operating member 40 may be integrally formed with the clutch operating member 40 to move back and forth with respect to the spool shaft 25. In this case, the clutch operating member 40 may be operated only when the clutch mechanism 21 is changed from the engaged state to the disengaged state, and the clutch return mechanism 45 may return the disengaged state to the engaged state.

(B) In the above embodiment, the clutch return mechanism 45 is constituted by the return pin 63 provided on the ratchet wheel 61, but the tip of the clutch plate 42 may be brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the ratchet wheel 61.

[0052]

According to the present invention, since the connecting portion of the clutch plate member extends to the handle side through the outside of the guide member, the main gear has a large diameter corresponding to a high gear ratio. However, it is not necessary to increase the distance between the guide members, and it is not necessary to increase the length of the clutch switching member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the reel body from increasing in size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dual bearing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view thereof.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a clutch operating mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a clutch operating mechanism according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 reel body 2 handle assembly 5 frames 10,11 Side plate 14 Second cover 15 spools 21 Clutch mechanism 22 Clutch operation mechanism 25 spool shaft 40 Clutch operating member 41 Swing support member 41c Non-rotating protrusion 42 Clutch plate 42a main body 42b connection part 42e Fixed arm part 42f Swing arm 43 Clutch yoke 44 Toggle spring 45 Clutch return mechanism 50 guide shaft 63 Return pin

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A clutch operating mechanism for a dual-bearing reel for operating a clutch mechanism for connecting and disconnecting a spool and a handle, which is provided in a reel main body of a dual-bearing reel, wherein a coupling attitude and disconnection are provided on the reel body. A clutch operation member that is movably mounted between the reel body and a pair of guide members that are arranged along the rotation axis of the reel body with the rotation axis of the spool interposed therebetween; A clutch switching member that is guided and is movable in a direction along the rotation axis, and that engages with the clutch mechanism to switch the clutch mechanism between a connected state and a disengaged state; and the pair of guide members between the clutch switching member. A main body portion having a pair of cam portions arranged so as to sandwich the rotation shaft core and contacting the clutch switching member to move the clutch switching member in a direction along the rotation shaft core. And a connecting portion that branches from the main body portion on the clutch operating member side of the guide member and extends to the handle side through the outside of the guide member and the tip swings, A clutch plate member that reciprocates between a shut-off position and a coupling position in a direction that moves in and out of relation to the rotation axis in conjunction with movement, and is capable of contacting the coupling portion, and is capable of rotating the handle in the yarn winding direction. A clutch operation mechanism for a dual-bearing reel, comprising: a clutch return mechanism that interlocks to move the clutch plate member from the disengagement position to the connection position. 2. The clutch operating mechanism for a dual bearing reel according to claim 1, wherein the clutch operating member is swingably mounted on the reel body. 3. The clutch operating member moves in a direction in which the clutch operating member comes in contact with and separates from the rotary shaft core, and the clutch operating member and the clutch plate member are integrally formed.
The clutch operating mechanism for the dual bearing reel according to claim 1. 4. The clutch operating mechanism for a dual-bearing reel according to claim 1, further comprising a toggle spring mechanism for urging the clutch operating member in the connecting posture and the disconnecting posture. 5. The fixed arm portion branching from the main body portion and extending from the main body portion, and the swing arm portion swingably attached to the tip of the fixed arm portion so that the tip can contact the clutch return mechanism. A clutch operating mechanism for a dual-bearing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: