JP7198171B2 - Fishing rod, reel seat mounting structure and molding method thereof - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reel seat mounting structure for mounting a reel on a fishing rod and a fishing rod, and a molding method for the reel seat mounting structure.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various reel seat structures are known that can be used to mount a reel on a fishing rod. In such a reel seat structure, the reel seat is usually fixed to the tubular member of the fishing rod, and the reel is mounted on the reel seat.

As such a reel seat structure, in Patent Document 1, it is composed of an inner cylinder member and an outer cylinder member of the reel seat. A reel seat structure made of plywood or the like is disclosed.

Further, as an improvement of this, Patent Document 2 discloses a cylindrical reel mounting portion to which the leg portion of the reel can be mounted, a cylindrical member inserted into the reel mounting portion, and the reel mounting portion. , and a foamed urethane resin molded to join the tubular member.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-274811 JP 2017-55690 A

However, in the reel seat structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, the inner diameter of the reel mounting portion and the outer diameter of the cylindrical member built into the reel mounting portion do not necessarily match, so a shim is inserted into the gap and an adhesive is filled. There is a problem that it is difficult to align the center axis because the two parts are fixed together. In addition, the presence of shims and adhesives inside deteriorates the performance of sensing hits during fishing operations.

In addition, even in the improved reel seat structure disclosed in Patent Document 2, there is a gap between the inner diameter of the reel mounting portion and the outer diameter of the tubular member inserted into the reel mounting portion. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to align the central axis of the reel mounting portion and the cylindrical member. There is also the problem that the presence of spacers and adhesive inside deteriorates the performance of sensing hits during fishing operations.

In view of the above-described problems, the embodiments of the present invention provide a fishing rod and reel seat that can reduce the misalignment of the central axis between the tubular member and the reel seat and improve the perceptibility performance in fishing operations. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure and a molding method thereof.

Other objects of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the specification as a whole.

A fishing rod according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rod pipe, a cylindrical reel seat through which the rod pipe is inserted, and an epoxy foam between the outer peripheral surface of the rod pipe and the inner peripheral surface of the reel seat. and.

In one embodiment of the fishing rod of the present invention, the epoxy foam is configured to be formed by heating an epoxy foam raw material sheet.

In a fishing rod according to one embodiment of the present invention, the rod tube and the reel seat are configured to be bonded by the epoxy foam.

A fishing rod according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured such that an adhesive is applied to the inner peripheral surface of the epoxy foam.

A reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a tubular reel seat and an epoxy foam formed on the inner peripheral surface of the reel seat.

In the reel seat mounting structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, the epoxy foam is configured to be formed by heating an epoxy foam raw material sheet.

In a reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, the reel seat and the epoxy foam are configured to be bonded together.

A reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tubular member, which is configured to be inserted through the epoxy foam and adhered to the inner peripheral surface of the epoxy foam. .

In the reel seat mounting structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, the tubular member is configured to be a rod pipe or a part of the rod pipe.

A method for molding a reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes disposing a tubular member, winding an epoxy foam raw material sheet around the tubular member, and mounting a reel seat on the epoxy foam raw material sheet. and heating the epoxy foam raw material sheet to form an epoxy foam layer between the tubular member and the reel seat.

In a method for molding a reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, after mounting the reel seat on the epoxy foam raw material sheet and before heating the epoxy foam raw material sheet, the tubular member and the reel are separated from each other. The sheet is fixed with a coaxial alignment jig.

In the method for molding a reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the tubular member is a mandrel, the mandrel is removed after forming the epoxy foam layer.

In the molding method for the reel seat mounting structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, the tubular member is a rod pipe or a part of the rod pipe.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a fishing rod, a reel seat mounting structure, and a molding method thereof, which can reduce the misalignment of the central axis of the tubular member and the reel seat and improve the performance of sensing hits in fishing operations. can be provided.

It is a figure which shows one aspect of the fishing rod 1 in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows one aspect of the reel seat mounting structure 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows one aspect of the reel seat mounting structure 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a state before forming an epoxy foam (before heating); FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state before forming an epoxy foam (before heating); FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state after forming (after heating) an epoxy foam.

Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In addition, the same reference numerals are attached to the components that are common in each drawing. Each drawing is not necessarily drawn to an exact scale for convenience of explanation. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a fishing rod according to the present invention. As illustrated, a fishing rod 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rod body 2, a reel 6 attached to the rod body 2 via a reel seat 9, a fishing line guide 10 attached to the rod body 2, Prepare. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the reel seat 9 and the fishing line guide 10 corresponds to an attachment part attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rod body.

The rod body 2 is constructed, for example, by connecting a base rod 3, a middle rod 5, a tip rod 7, and the like. Each of these rod bodies is spliced, for example, in parallel splicing. The base rod 3, the middle rod 5, and the tip rod 7 can be spliced by a drawing method, a reverse splicing method, a spigot method, or any other known splicing method. The rod body 2 may be composed of a single rod body.

The base rod 3, the middle rod 5, and the tip rod 7 are, for example, tubular bodies made of fiber-reinforced resin. This fiber-reinforced resin tubular body is produced by winding a fiber-reinforced resin prepreg (prepreg sheet) in which reinforcing fibers are impregnated with a matrix resin around a metal core and heating and curing the prepreg sheet. As reinforcing fibers contained in this prepreg sheet, for example, carbon fibers, glass fibers, and any other known reinforcing fibers can be used. A thermosetting resin such as an epoxy resin can be used as the matrix resin contained in the prepreg sheet. After the prepreg sheet is cured, the metal core is removed. Also, the outer surface of the tubular body is appropriately polished. Each rod body may be configured in a solid shape.

In the illustrated embodiment, the base rod 3, the middle rod 5, and the tip rod 7 are provided with a plurality of fishing line guides 10 (fishing line guides 10A to 10D) for guiding the fishing line reeled out from the reel 6 mounted on the reel seat 9. It is More specifically, the base rod 3 is provided with a fishing line guide 10A, the middle rod 5 is provided with a fishing line guide 10B, and the tip rod 7 is provided with a fishing line guide 10C. A top guide 10D is provided at the tip of the tip rod 7. - 特許庁

In the illustrated embodiment, the reel seat 9 is formed in a tubular shape (including a substantially tubular shape or having a tubular portion), and is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the base rod 3 via an epoxy foam layer (not shown), which will be described later. attached to the In the fishing rod of one embodiment of the present invention, the reel seat 9 has, along its axial direction, a reel leg mounting surface (not shown) on which the reel leg (not shown) of the reel 6 is mounted. A main body 12 is provided, and the reel seat main body 12 is formed in a tubular shape as a whole. Further, the reel seat body 12 is made of an appropriate material such as synthetic resin (for example, polyamide synthetic fiber, ABS resin, etc.) or metal (for example, SUS, aluminum, titanium, brass, etc.). Further details of the reel seat are omitted.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be further described. A fishing rod 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a rod pipe 11, a cylindrical reel seat 9 through which the rod pipe 11 is inserted, an outer peripheral surface 13 of the rod pipe 11, and an inner peripheral surface of the reel seat 9. 14 and an epoxy foam 15 .

According to the fishing rod 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a fishing rod capable of reducing the misalignment of the central axis between the tubular member and the reel seat and enhancing the performance of sensing hits during fishing operations. Become.

In the fishing rod 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, the rod tube 11 and the reel seat 9 are configured to be bonded by the epoxy foam 15 . Moreover, in the fishing rod 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, the inner peripheral surface 17 of the epoxy foam 15 may be coated with an adhesive.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a tubular reel seat 9 and an epoxy foam 15 on the inner peripheral surface 14 of the reel seat 9. Configured.

To provide a fishing rod capable of reducing misalignment of the central axis between a tubular member and a reel seat and enhancing perceptibility performance in fishing by a reel seat mounting structure 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. becomes possible.

Also, in the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention, the reel seat and the epoxy foam are configured to be bonded together.

A reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tubular member, which is inserted through the epoxy foam and is configured to be adhered to the inner peripheral surface of the epoxy foam. I don't mind. In this case, in the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention, the tubular member can be configured to be a rod pipe or a part of the rod pipe.

Next, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the state before forming the epoxy foam (before heating). As shown, in the fishing rod 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, an epoxy foam raw material sheet 16 is arranged between the outer peripheral surface 13 of the rod tube 11 and the inner peripheral surface 14 of the reel seat 9. In this state, a gap 4 is formed between the epoxy foam raw material sheet 16 and the inner peripheral surface 14 of the reel seat 9 . The epoxy foam 15 is configured such that the epoxy foam raw material sheet 16 is thermally molded by a method described later.

Next, a method for molding the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the molding method of the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention, first, (1) a tubular member is prepared and arranged at a predetermined position. (2) An epoxy foam raw material sheet is wound around the cylindrical member. Various shapes, structures, materials, and dimensions of the epoxy foam raw material sheet are conceivable, and are not limited to specific embodiments. In addition, the degree of winding (number of plies) of the epoxy foam raw material sheet can be appropriately determined based on the dimensions of the epoxy foam. Next, (3) a reel sheet is attached to the epoxy foam raw material sheet. and (4) heating the epoxy foam raw material sheet under the conditions of a temperature of 130-150° C., a clamping pressure of 0.3 MPa or more, and a heating time of about 1-2 hours, and a gap between the tubular member and the reel sheet. An epoxy foam layer is formed on the

The molding method of the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention reduces the misalignment of the central axis between the tubular member and the reel seat, and also makes it possible to improve the performance of sensing hits during fishing operations. It is possible to provide a method of molding the mounting structure.

The molding method of the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes (3) after mounting the reel seat 9 on the epoxy foam raw material sheet 16, and (4) before heating the epoxy foam raw material sheet. (3') the tubular member and the reel seat are fixed by a coaxial alignment jig 18;

A specific example is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, an epoxy foam raw material sheet 16 is wound around a tubular member 11, and a reel sheet 9 is provided so as to cover them. 4 is formed. Also, as shown in the drawing, a coaxial alignment jig 18 is provided around the reel seat 9 . The coaxial alignment jig 18 serves to align the central axes of the tubular member 11 and the reel seat 9, and is not limited to the illustrated example, and various shapes, structures, dimensions, materials, and the like are conceivable.

Next, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the state after the epoxy foam is formed (after heating). As shown in the drawing, after the heat treatment, the epoxy foam 15 is formed on the cylindrical member 11, and the reel seat 9 is provided so as to be in close contact therewith. Further, as shown in the figure, a coaxial alignment jig 18 is provided around the reel seat 9, so that the gap between the cylindrical member 11 and the reel seat 9 is filled while the central axes of the cylindrical member 11 and the reel seat 9 are aligned. A layer of epoxy foam 15 will be formed on the surface.

The molding method for the reel seat mounting structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention can effectively reduce the misalignment of the central axis between the tubular member and the reel seat, and enhance the performance of sensing hits during fishing operations. It is possible to provide a molding method for a possible reel seat mounting structure.

In the method for molding a reel seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the cylindrical member is a mandrel, (4) after forming the epoxy foam layer, (5) the mandrel is removed. be made. In this way, after molding the molded reel seat mounting structure, it is possible to form a reel seat on a desired rod pipe by mounting it on the desired rod pipe.

Further, in the molding method for the reel seat mounting structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, the tubular member is a rod pipe or a part of the rod pipe. In this case, by molding the molded reel seat mounting structure, it is possible to integrally form the reel seat mounting structure in which the reel seat is mounted on the desired rod pipe or part thereof.

The dimensions, materials, and arrangements of each component described herein are not limited to those explicitly described in the embodiments, and each component may be included within the scope of the present invention. can be modified to have dimensions, materials, and arrangements of Also, components not explicitly described in this specification may be added to the described embodiments, and some of the components described in each embodiment may be omitted.

1 fishing rod 2 rod body 3 base rod 5 middle rod 6 reel 7 tip rod 9 reel seat 10 reel seat mounting structure 11 rod tube 12 reel seat main body 13 outer peripheral surface 14 inner peripheral surface 15 epoxy foam 16 epoxy foam raw material sheet 17 inside Peripheral surface 18 Coaxial alignment jig

Claims (6)

rod pipe and
a cylindrical reel seat through which the rod tube is inserted;
A method of molding a fishing rod comprising an epoxy foam between the outer peripheral surface of the rod tube and the inner peripheral surface of the reel seat,
The epoxy foam is formed by heating an epoxy foam raw material sheet provided between the rod tube and the reel seat that are aligned coaxially, and the rod tube, the reel seat, and the epoxy foam are formed. A method of molding a fishing rod, characterized in that the fishing rod is integrally formed. 2. The method of molding a fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein said rod tube and said reel seat are adhered by said epoxy foam. 3. The method of molding a fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive is applied to the inner peripheral surface of said epoxy foam. Placing a cylindrical member,
An epoxy foam raw material sheet is wound around the tubular member,
A reel seat is attached to the epoxy foam raw material sheet,
fixing the tubular member and the reel seat with a coaxial alignment jig;
A molding method for a reel seat mounting structure, wherein the epoxy foam raw material sheet is heated to form an epoxy foam layer between the tubular member and the reel seat,
A molding method for a reel seat mounting structure, wherein the tubular member, the reel seat, and the epoxy foam are integrally formed. 5. The method of molding a reel seat mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein when the cylindrical member is a mandrel, the mandrel is removed after the epoxy foam layer is formed. 5. The molding method for the reel seat mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the tubular member is a rod pipe or a part of the rod pipe.

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