JP4934358B2 - Reel body of double-bearing reel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a reel body, and more particularly to a reel body of a dual-bearing reel in which a spool is disposed and a fishing line is fed forward from the spool.

  The dual-bearing reel generally has a reel body mounted on a fishing rod, a spool disposed inside the reel body, and a rotation transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of the handle to the spool. In this type of double-bearing reel, a reel body having a counter case for displaying water depth is conventionally known. A conventional reel body includes a frame having a pair of left and right side plates on which spools are arranged and a connecting portion for connecting both side plates, a counter case arranged on the front upper portion of the frame, and axially outside of both side plates. A pair of left and right side covers that cover the side, and a front cover that covers the space between the first and second side plates from the front in front of the spool.

The conventional counter case has a rectangular box shape, looks bad, and there is a risk of stress being concentrated on the corner of the counter case when the counter case is dropped, causing the corner to break. Thus, in order to improve the appearance of the reel and prevent breakage of the corners, a reel body in which the counter case is configured to be continuous with the curved shape of the side cover or the front cover is conventionally known (for example, Patent Documents). 1). In such a counter case, it is fixed to the frame of the reel body using bolts.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-210903

  In the conventional configuration, since the bolt is fixed to the frame, the reel must be placed on the counter case, and one or a plurality of locations of the counter case must be fixed with the bolt. For this reason, the installation of the counter case becomes complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to enable easy mounting of a counter case in a reel body having a counter case.

A reel body of a dual-bearing reel according to a first aspect is a reel body of a dual-bearing reel in which a spool is disposed inside and a fishing line is fed forward from the spool, and includes a frame, a counter case, a positioning portion, A second side cover and a front cover are provided. The frame has a pair of left and right first and second side plates between which a spool is disposed, and a connecting portion that connects the first and second side plates. The counter case is a box for water depth display placed on the front upper part of the frame. The positioning portion is provided on at least one of the placement surface on which the counter case of the frame is placed and the counter case, and positions the counter case in two directions where the placement surfaces intersect. The first and second side covers include first and second movement restricting portions that restrict movement in a direction away from the mounting surface of the counter case by contacting the counter case from above without using a fastening member. It is a pair of left and right covers that are provided separately and cover the first and second side plates from the outside in the axial direction. The front cover has a third movement restricting portion that restricts movement in a direction away from the mounting surface of the counter case by contacting the counter case from above without using a fastening member. Cover between the first and second side plates from the front.

  In the reel body of the dual-bearing reel, the box-shaped counter case is positioned in two directions where the mounting surfaces intersect with each other when the counter case is mounted on the mounting surface of the frame. In this state, when the first and second side covers are attached to the frame from both sides of the frame, the first and second movement restricting portions restrict the movement of the counter case from the mounting surface, and the counter case is located at the upper front of the frame. Fixed to. Here, since the positioning unit positions the mounting surface in two directions and the separation of the positioned counter case from the mounting surface can be prevented by the first and second movement restricting units, a fastening member such as a bolt is used. The counter case can be fixed to the frame without any problems. For this reason, it becomes possible to easily attach the counter case to the frame.

Further, since the movement of the front portion of the counter case is also restricted by the third movement restricting portion of the front cover, the counter case can be more firmly fixed to the frame.

Reel unit of a dual bearing reel according to a second aspect is the reel unit according to the invention 1, the first and second side cover have a first and a second opposing portion opposed to at least the left and right side of the counter case individually The front cover has a third facing portion that faces at least a part of the front side of the counter case, and is configured to surround at least three sides of the counter case by the first to third facing portions.

  In this case, the first and second side covers having the first and second facing portions are opposed to the left and right sides of the counter case, and at least a part of the front side is opposed to the third facing portion of the front cover, At least three sides of the counter case are surrounded by the first to third facing portions. For this reason, the counter case and the reel body can be easily combined. Further, by unifying the shapes of the facing portions, it is possible to match the side cover and the front cover of different models and sizes with the same counter case, and the counter case can be easily shared.

The reel body of the dual- bearing reel according to a third aspect is the reel main body according to the first or second aspect , wherein the counter case is provided on the connecting portion. In this case, since the counter case is placed on the connecting portion, it is easy to mount the counter case.

A reel body of a dual-bearing reel according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the reel main body according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the positioning portion has at least one uneven fitting portion provided on the mounting surface and the counter case. In this case, since the counter case is positioned by concave and convex fitting with respect to the frame, the counter case can be easily positioned in two directions.

  According to the present invention, the positioning portion can be positioned in two directions on the mounting surface, and the first and second movement restricting portions can prevent the positioned counter case from being separated from the mounting surface. The counter case can be fixed to the frame without using a member. For this reason, it becomes possible to easily attach the counter case to the frame.

<Overall configuration>
A dual-bearing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention is a reel in which a spool 10 around which a fishing line can be wound is disposed and a fishing line is fed forward. Further, the double-bearing reel is a small counter reel having a water depth display function for displaying the water depth of the device according to the yarn feeding length or the yarn winding length. As shown in FIG. 1, the dual-bearing reel is disposed on a reel body 1 that can be mounted on a fishing rod, a spool rotation handle 2 disposed on the side of the reel body 1, and a reel body 1 side of the handle 2. And a star drag 3 for adjusting the drag. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the dual-bearing reel includes a spool 10 for spooling mounted on the reel body 1, a rotation transmission mechanism 18 that transmits the rotation of the handle to the spool 10, and a fishing line spool 10. And a level wind mechanism 14 for evenly winding it.

  The rotation transmission mechanism 18 is provided inside the reel body 1 and has a clutch mechanism (not shown) that turns on / off the drive transmission between the handle 2 and the spool 10. The level wind mechanism 14 has a fishing line guide 14 a that guides the fishing line left and right in conjunction with the rotation of the handle 2.

  A clutch operating member 11 for turning on and off the clutch mechanism is disposed at the rear of the reel body 1. When the clutch mechanism is turned off, the spool 10 can freely rotate, and the yarn can be fed out by the weight of the device. When the clutch mechanism is turned off, the rotation of the handle is transmitted to the spool 10, and the yarn unwinding operation can be stopped during the unwinding of the yarn due to its own weight.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the clutch operation member 11 includes a first operation portion 11 a disposed at the rear end of the reel body 1, a second operation portion 11 b disposed at the top of the reel body, and both operations. And first and second connecting portions 11c and 11d for connecting the portions 11a and 11b along the reel body. The first and second connecting portions 11c and 11d are formed to be curved along the reel body 1, and a space for exposing the spool 10 is formed therebetween. The first operation unit 11a is mainly used when a clutch-off operation is performed, and the second operation unit 11b is mainly used when a clutch-on operation is performed. A guide shaft 11e that engages with the reel main body 1 is attached to the second operation portion 11b so as to penetrate from side to side so that both ends protrude. One end of the clutch operation member 11 is connected to the spool shaft by the reel main body 1. Guided along an arc centered on the core. A clutch plate 11f connected to the clutch mechanism is fixed to the other end of the clutch operating member 11. The clutch plate 11f is engaged with the reel body 1, and the other end of the clutch operating member 11 is guided along an arc centered on the spool axis. Therefore, the clutch operating member 11 swings around the spool shaft center between a clutch-on position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 3 and a clutch-off position indicated by a two-dot chain line rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3 from the clutch-on position. .

<Structure of reel body>
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the reel body 1 is connected to connect a pair of left and right first and second side plates 7a and 7b and a first and second side plates 7a and 7b between which a spool 10 is disposed. A frame 7 having a portion 7c, a rectangular box-shaped counter case 4 having a liquid crystal display portion 5 for displaying water depth disposed at the front upper portion of the frame 7, and left and right 1 covering the first and second side plates from the outside in the axial direction A pair of first and second side covers 8 a and 8 b and a front cover 9 that covers the space between the first and second side plates from the front in front of the spool 10 are provided. 2, a cross section of the spool shaft core X, a cross section of the handle shaft core Y disposed in front of the spool shaft core X, and a cross section of the counter case 4 positioned further in front of the handle shaft core Y. Two cross sections are arranged on the left side, the right side and the upper side of FIG.

  The first side plate 7a is formed in a substantially semicircular rear portion and has a circular opening 7g through which the spool can pass. A disk-like spool support portion 13 for supporting one end of the spool shaft 12 that passes through the center of the spool 10 is fixed to the opening 7g. A ball bearing 25 that supports one end of the spool shaft 12 is mounted at the center of the spool support portion 13. The spool support portion 13 is screwed to the first side plate 7a. A battery case 17 is screwed to the spool support portion 13 and the first side plate 7a. The battery case 17 houses a battery as a power source for the counter case 4 and is connected to the counter case 4 by electric wiring. The battery case 17 is provided with a spool sensor (not shown) for detecting the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the spool 10.

  A first guide groove 7d for guiding the guide shaft 11e of the clutch operating member 11 is formed in the upper part of the first side plate 7a. Further, a second guide groove 7e for guiding the clutch plate 11f is formed in the rear portion so as to penetrate in the axial direction. These guide grooves 7d and 7e are formed by arcuate grooves centering on the spool axis. A retaining plate 60 for retaining the guide shaft 11e is screwed to the outer surface of the first guide groove 7d. The retaining plate 60 has protrusions 60a that engage with the first guide groove 11d on both side surfaces. This is because the shape of the retaining plate 60 attached to the first side plate 7a and the second side plate 7b is the same, and the inner protrusion 60a engages with the first guide groove 7d.

  The second side plate 7b has a rear portion formed in a substantially semicircular shape, and rotatably supports the proximal end of the handle shaft 20 in which the handle 2 is non-rotatably connected to the distal end. Further, the second side plate 7b supports the spool shaft 12 by a ball bearing 26 disposed on the right side of the spool 10 in FIG. A first guide groove 7d for guiding the guide shaft 11e of the clutch operating member 11 is also formed in the upper part of the first side plate 7b so as to penetrate in the axial direction. A second guide groove 7e for guiding the clutch plate 11f is also formed at the rear part. These guide grooves 7d and 7e are also arc-shaped grooves centered on the spool axis. A retaining plate 60 for retaining the guide shaft 11e is also screwed to the outer surface of the first guide groove 7d. The retaining plate 60 has protrusions 60a that engage with the first guide groove 11e on both sides, but the inner protrusion 60a engages with the first guide groove 7d.

  The connecting portion 7c is integrally formed with the first and second side plates 7a and 7b. The connecting portion 7c includes a plate-like upper connecting portion 7c1 disposed at the front upper portion of the reel body 1, a lower connecting portion 7c2 disposed at the lower portion of the reel body 1, and a rear portion disposed at the rear lower portion of the reel body 1. It has a connecting portion 7c3, and connects both side plates 7a, 7b at three locations, an upper portion, a rear portion and a lower portion. The counter case 4 is placed on the upper connecting portion 7c1. The upper surface of the upper connecting portion 7 c 1 is a placement surface 7 c 4 for the counter case 4. On the mounting surface 7c4, two positioning projections (an example of a positioning portion) 7f for positioning the counter case 4 are arranged with a gap left and right. The positioning protrusion 7f protrudes in a columnar shape and is formed in the upper connecting portion 7c1. A rod attachment leg portion 15 for attaching the dual-bearing reel to the fishing rod is integrally formed with the lower connecting portion 7c2.

  The first side cover 8a is a cover disposed on the opposite side to the mounting side of the handle 2, and is screwed to the first side plate 7a from the inside. The first side cover 8a has a circular opening 8c for exposing the battery case 17 at the center. In addition, a first facing portion 8d facing at least the left side of the counter case 4 is formed in the upper portion. In this embodiment, the first facing portion 8d is formed to be recessed from the inner edge 8a1 of the first side cover 8a so as to also face the left end side of the front side and the rear side of the counter case 4. The first facing portion 8d reduces the gap between the left and rear sides of the counter case 4 and the first side cover 8a. Below the first facing portion 8d, a first movement restricting portion 8e for restricting movement away from the placement surface 7c4 of the counter case 4, that is, upward movement is formed.

  The second side cover 8b is a cover arranged on the mounting side of the handle 2, and the supporting cylinder portion 8f to which the one-way clutch 21 for supporting the handle shaft 20 and prohibiting reverse rotation is mounted is axially outward. Protrusively formed. Further, a second facing portion 8g facing at least the right side of the counter case 4 is formed on the upper portion. In this embodiment, the second facing portion 8g is formed to be recessed from the inner edge 8b1 of the second side cover 8b so as to also face the right end side of the front side and the rear side of the counter case 4. The gap between the right and rear sides of the counter case 4 and the second side cover 8b is reduced by the second facing portion 8g. A second movement restricting portion 8h for restricting the upward movement of the counter case 4 is formed below the second facing portion 8g. A rotation transmission mechanism 18 is disposed between the second side cover 8b and the second side plate 7b.

  The front cover 9 has a shape that defines the shape of the front portion of the reel body 1, and is fixed to both side plates 7a and 7b with screws. The front cover 9 has a rectangular opening 9a for allowing the fishing line to pass therethrough. Further, a third facing portion 9 b that faces at least a part of the front side of the counter case 4 is formed at the rear portion of the front cover 9. A third movement restricting portion 9c is formed below the third facing portion 9b to prevent the counter case 4 from being restricted upward.

  These first to third facing portions 8d, 8g, and 9b are configured to surround at least three sides of the counter case 4. Further, the upward movement of the counter case 4 is restricted by the first to third movement restricting portions 8e, 8h, 9c.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the counter case 4 is disposed so as to protrude slightly upward from the first and second side covers 8 a and 8 b and the front cover 9. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the counter case 4 is a box-shaped member having a substantially rectangular outer shape, and is mounted inside the case member 30 and the case member 30 placed on the upper connecting portion 7 c 1. Circuit board 31 and a plurality of electrical components 32 including liquid crystal display unit 5 disposed on circuit board 31 with a gap therebetween. The case member 30 includes a lower case member 40 placed on the upper connecting portion 7c1 and an upper case member 41 disposed so as to cover the lower case member 40.

  The lower case member 40 is a member that holds the circuit board 31 between the lower case member 41 and the upper case member 41, and is screwed to the upper case member 41 by a screw member 42. The lower case member 40 is formed with two positioning recesses (an example of a positioning portion) 40a that is positioned by being concavo-convexly fitted to positioning protrusions 7f formed on the upper connecting portion 7c1. Accordingly, the first and second side covers 8a, 8b and the front cover 9 are positioned with respect to the frame 7, so that the first to third opposing portions 8d, 8g, 9b and each side of the counter case 4 are positioned. The gap between them can be made as small as possible. In addition, the positioning projection 7f and the positioning recess 40a are concavo-convexly fitted, whereby the mounting surface 7c4 of the counter case 4 is positioned in two directions, the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The concave / convex fitting of 40a can also prevent rotation about the axis perpendicular to the mounting surface 7c4.

  A substantially rectangular display window 41a is formed on the upper surface of the upper case member 41, and the liquid crystal display unit 5 faces the display window 41a. A cover 41b made of transparent resin is fitted into the display window 41a. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a switch operation unit 6 is provided on the right side of the display window 41 a. The switch operation unit 6 includes a power switch 6a, a mode switch 6b, and a shelf memo switch 6c arranged side by side. At the lower part of the upper case member 41, first to third projections 41c to 41e that contact the lower surfaces of the first to third movement restricting portions 8e, 8h, 9c, respectively, are formed in a plate shape from the front and left and right sides. It is formed to protrude outward. When the first to third movement restricting portions 8e, 8h, and 9c come into contact with the upper surface (the side that is separated from the hook mounting leg portion), the counter case 4 can be prevented from being lifted. Moreover, since the counter case 4 is positioned in two directions on the mounting surface 7c4 by the positioning protrusion 7f and the positioning recess 40a, the counter case 4 is mounted in a state where it is positioned on the upper connecting portion 7c1. By simply fixing the first and second side covers 8a and 8b and the front cover 9 to the frame, the first to third movement restricting portions 8e, 8h and 9c prevent the counter case 4 from being lifted (moved upward). The counter case 4 can be fixed to the frame 7 without using fastening members such as bolts. For this reason, it is possible to easily attach the counter case 4 to the frame 7.

  The circuit board 31 is screwed to the upper case member 41 at a plurality of locations. The circuit board 31 is connected to a control unit composed of a microcomputer for controlling the water depth display, a drive circuit of the liquid crystal display unit 5, and electrical components 32 such as the switch operation unit 6. The liquid crystal display unit 5 is used to display the water depth and shelf position of the device on the basis of two standards, from the water surface and from the bottom, and is a segment type.

<Counter case fixing procedure>
In this double-bearing reel, when the counter case 4 is mounted on the frame 7 after various mechanisms are mounted on the frame 7, the positioning recess 40a is first formed on the mounting surface 7c4 of the upper connecting portion 7c1. It is placed according to the positioning projection 7f. Thereby, the counter case 4 is planarly positioned in two directions intersecting the placement surface in a state where the counter case 4 is placed on the placement surface 7c4 of the upper connecting portion 7c1. In this state, the front cover 9 is screwed to the first and second side plates 7a, 7b, and then the left and right first and second side covers 8a, 8b are connected to the first and second side plates 7a, 7b of the frame 7. Screw in from the inside in the state of positioning. As a result, the first to third movement restricting portions 8e, 8h, and 9c come into contact with the top surfaces of the first to third protrusions 41c to 41e of the counter case 4, and the counter case 4 is prevented from being lifted. Can be fixed to the frame 7. Here, the positioning projection 7f and the positioning recess 40a are positioned in two directions on the mounting surface by the concave-convex fitting, and the distance from the mounting surface 7c4 of the positioned counter case 4 is changed from the first to third movement restricting portions. Since it can prevent by 8e, 8h, 9c, the counter case 4 can be fixed to the frame 7 without using fastening members such as bolts. For this reason, it becomes possible to easily attach the counter case 4 to the frame 7.

<Operation of double-bearing reel>
In this dual-bearing reel, when the fishing line is fed out, the clutch mechanism is turned off by the clutch operating member 11, the spool 10 is freely rotated, and the fishing line is fed out by the weight of the weight attached to the fishing line. When the fishing line is fed out, the spool 10 rotates, and the water depth display on the liquid crystal display unit 5 changes according to the feeding amount. When the device reaches the shelf, the clutch operating member 11 turns on the clutch mechanism to stop the fishing line feeding. When there is a win, the handle 2 is rotated and the spool 10 is rotated in the yarn winding direction to take in the fish.

  In the reel body 1 of the dual-bearing reel having such a configuration, the counter case 4 has a rectangular box shape, and the first to third facing portions 8d, 8g, and 9b are opposed to the straight front side and the left and right sides. Since the first and second side covers 8a, 8b and the front cover 9 of the reel body 1 are configured as described above, the first to third facing portions 8d, 8g, 9b facing the counter case 4 are also linear. It's okay. For this reason, the counter case 4, the first and second side covers 8a and 8b, and the front cover 9 can be easily combined. Further, by unifying the shapes of the facing portions 8d, 8g, and 9b, it is possible to match the side cover and the front car of different models and sizes with the same counter case 4, so that the counter case can be easily shared. Become.

  Further, the positioning projection 7f and the positioning recess 40a are positioned in two directions on the mounting surface by fitting the concave and convex portions 40a, and the first to third movement restricting portions 8e are separated from the mounting surface 7c4 of the positioned counter case 4. , 8h, 9c, the counter case 4 can be fixed to the frame 7 without using fastening members such as bolts. For this reason, it becomes possible to easily attach the counter case 4 to the frame 7.

<Other embodiments>
(A) In the above embodiment, the third movement restricting portion 9c is provided on the front cover 9, but the movement restricting portion may not be provided on the front cover 9.

  (B) In the above-described embodiment, the positioning projection 7f and the positioning recess 40a are provided on the mounting surface 7c4 and the counter case 4, and the positioning portion for positioning the counter case 4 on the mounting surface 7c4 is configured by fitting the concave and convex portions. However, for example, a contact portion that contacts two side surfaces of the counter case may be provided on the mounting surface, and the contact portion may be used as the positioning portion.

  (C) In the above-described embodiment, the present invention has been described by way of an example of a hand-wound dual-bearing reel having no motor. However, the present invention can also be applied to an electric reel having a motor and a counter case.

The perspective view of the double bearing reel which employ | adopted one Embodiment of this invention. The back sectional view of the double bearing reel. The side sectional view of the double bearing reel. The exploded perspective view of the reel body. The top view of a counter case.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reel body 4 Counter case 7 Frame 7a, 7b 1st and 2nd side plate 7c1-7c3 1st-3rd connection part 7c4 Mounting surface 7f Positioning protrusion 8a, 8b 1st and 2nd side cover 8d, 8g, 9b 1st 1 to 3 opposing parts 8e, 8h, 9c 1st to 3rd movement control part 10 Spool 40a Positioning recessed part 41c-41e 1st to 3rd projection part

Claims (4)

A reel body of a dual-bearing reel in which a spool is arranged inside and fishing line is fed forward from the spool,
A frame having a pair of left and right first and second side plates between which the spool is disposed, and a connecting portion for connecting the first and second side plates;
A box-shaped counter case for displaying water depth placed on the front upper part of the frame;
A positioning portion provided on at least one of a placement surface and a counter case on which the counter case of the frame is placed, and positioning the counter case in two directions intersecting with the placement surface;
Without having to use a fastening member, each of the first and second movement restricting portions for restricting movement in a direction away from the placement surface of the counter case by contacting the counter case from above, A pair of left and right first and second side covers covering the first and second side plates from the outside in the axial direction;
Without using a fastening member, it has a third movement restricting portion that restricts movement in a direction away from the mounting surface of the counter case by contacting the counter case from above, and the front of the spool A front cover that covers between the first and second side plates from the front;
Reel body of dual bearing reel with The first and second side covers each have first and second facing portions that face at least the left and right sides of the counter case.
The front cover has a third facing portion facing at least a part of the front side of the counter case,
The reel body of the dual-bearing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the first to third facing portions surround at least three sides of the counter case. The reel body of the dual- bearing reel according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the mounting surface is provided on the connecting portion. The reel body of the dual-bearing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the positioning portion includes at least one concave-convex fitting portion provided on the placement surface and the counter case.

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