JPH0233506Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a spinning reel, and more particularly, to a spinning reel in which a rotating frame is driven and rotated by rotation of a handle to wind a fishing line around a spool.

Generally, this type of spinning reel is equipped with a drag mechanism that applies a braking force to the rotation of the spool, but the braking force can be adjusted by the drag mechanism using an adjustment body that is screwed onto the reel body. Since this adjustment is performed by rotating the reel body, not only is the operability of this adjustment poor, but also the amount of adjustment operation is large, making it impossible to make large adjustments quickly. They could not even operate it by hand.

The present invention was devised in view of the above points, and its purpose is to provide a drag lever so that the braking force can be adjusted by swinging the lever, and to support the drag lever at the rear of the reel body so that the reel body The lever can be operated with one fingertip of the hand that grips the attached fishing rod.

Therefore, the configuration of the present invention provides a spinning reel in which a spool shaft is rotatably and axially movably supported on a reel body, and a drag mechanism having a friction plate is provided between the spool shaft and the rear part of the reel body. , an externally operable drag lever is swingably supported at the rear of the reel body, and a cam body that presses the friction plate in one direction is rotatably supported around the axis of the spool shaft; By interlocking with the drag lever, the braking force of the drag mechanism can be adjusted by swinging the lever, and the lever can be operated with one fingertip of the hand holding the fishing rod to which the reel body is attached. .

An embodiment of the reel of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The illustrated reel has legs 2 for attaching it to a fishing rod on the top surface, and a hollow reel body 1 with a through hole on the front surface.
A cylindrical drive shaft 4 having a pinion gear 3 is freely rotatably supported in the through-hole portion via a bearing,
A rotary frame 5 with a bail arm (not shown) is attached to the outer circumference of the tip of the drive shaft 4, and a spool shaft 7 with a spool 6 is freely movable back and forth in the shaft hole of the drive shaft 4. A drag mechanism 8 is provided between the protruding end of the spool shaft 7 into the reel body 1 and the rear part of the reel body 1, and provides resistance to the rotation of the spool shaft 7. A handle shaft 9 extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the drive shaft 4 is rotatably supported on the side wall of the reel body 1, and a portion of the handle shaft 9 that protrudes into the reel body 1 meshes with the pinion gear 3. A master gear 10 is provided,
In addition, a handle (not shown) is provided on a protrusion to the outside of the reel body 1, and by rotating the handle, the drive shaft 4 is driven, the rotation frame 5 is rotated, and the spool 6 is moved by a reciprocating mechanism. 20 in the front and back direction, and the spool 6
It is formed like winding a fishing line. The drag mechanism 8 includes a rotary cylinder 81 that is freely supported only in rotation through a support piece 12 in a holding hole 11 provided on the rear surface of the reel body 1, and a plurality of first friction plates supported on the rotary cylinder 81. plate 82 and the holding hole 11
A plurality of second friction plates 83 are supported on the inner circumferential surface of the spool shaft 7. The first friction plate 82 is not rotatable relative to the rotary tube 81 and movable in the axial direction, and the second friction plate 83 is not rotatable relative to the holding hole 11. The first and second friction plates 82 and 83 are arranged alternately so as to be movable in the axial direction.

In the spinning reel constructed as described above, an externally operable drag lever 21 is swingably supported at the rear of the reel body 1 via a pivot shaft 22, and the spool shaft 7
A cam body 23 that presses the friction plates 82, 83 in one direction is rotatably supported around the axis of the cam body, and this cam body 23 is interlocked with the drag lever 21.

In the above configuration, the drag lever 21
For example, the middle portion in the longitudinal direction is pivoted to the inner side of the rear side of the reel body 1 via a pivot shaft 22 perpendicular to the axis of the spool shaft 7, and one end is attached to the upper surface of the reel body 1. Window hole 13 provided in
The other end of the reel body 1 is formed into an arcuate surface extending in the swinging direction, and the swinging operation force of the lever 21 is applied to the arcuate surface of the cam body. The first thing to tell 23
The diagonal tooth portion 24 is provided. In addition, the lever 2
It is preferable that the operating portion 21a of the reel body 1 is located in an area that can be operated by one fingertip, preferably the index finger, of the hand that grips the fishing rod to which the reel body 1 is attached.

Further, the cam body 23 is formed, for example, in a shape having a cam surface 23a inclined with respect to the axis on one end surface of the ring member, and is rotatably supported on the outer periphery of the rotary cylinder 81. A second diagonal tooth portion 25 that meshes with the first diagonal tooth portion 24 is provided on the outer surface of the cam body 2 .
3 is interlocked with the drag lever 21. Note that this interlocking means is not particularly limited.

A cam surface 83a that contacts the cam surface 23a is provided on the side surface of the second friction plate 83 facing the cam body 23.

The illustrated spinning reel is provided with a support cylinder 14 extending outward from around the holding hole 11 of the reel body 1, and an initial load for setting the rotation start load of the spool shaft 7 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the support cylinder 14. The load setting knob 26 is screwed on, the tip end surface of this knob 26 is brought into contact with one of the second friction plates 83, and the rotation of the knob 26 compresses the first and second friction plates 82, 83. , the spool shaft 7 is inserted into the rotary cylinder 81 so as to be movable only in the axial direction;
The structure is such that an initial load is applied to the rotation of.
The knob 26 is not necessarily required, and for example, the holding hole 11 can be removed without providing the knob 26.
The open end to the outside may be closed.

Moreover, the drag lever 21 and the reel body 1
A positioning mechanism 30 for setting the operation position of the lever 21 stepwise is provided between the lever 21 and the lever 21 at the position set by the positioning mechanism 30.
It is configured to hold 1. The positioning mechanism 30 includes, for example, a plurality of concave engaging portions 31, a locking body 32 such as a ball that selectively engages with one of the engaging portions 31, and a locking body 32 that urges the locking body 32 in one direction. In the drawings, the engaging portion 31 is provided on one side of the reel body 1, and the locking body 32 and the elastic body 33 are supported by the drag lever 21. In addition to using the positioning mechanism 30 as a means for holding the operating position of the drag lever 21,
A predetermined resistance may be applied to one rotation.

When adjusting the braking force of the drag mechanism 8, for example, the index finger of the hand that grips the fishing rod to which the reel body 1 is attached should be pressed against the drag lever 21.
direction, and place the fingertip on the operating portion 21a of the lever 21 to swing the lever 21 in the front-rear direction of the reel body 1,
By swinging the lever 21 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.
4 and 25 to the cam body 23, the second friction plate 83 having a cam surface 83a that contacts the cam surface 23a of the cam body 23 is moved in the axial direction, and the first and second
The first friction plate 82 is pressed against the friction plates 82 and 83.
The rotating cylinder 81 that supports the spool shaft 7, which is inserted into the rotating cylinder 81 so as to be movable only in the axial direction.
It provides braking force to the rotation of the At this time, the drag lever 21 is reliably held at the position set by the positioning mechanism 30.

Further, by swinging the drag lever 21 clockwise in FIG. 1, the cam body 23 swings in a direction away from the friction plates 82, 83.
The pressure contact force between the friction plates 82 and 83 is reduced,
The braking force becomes smaller.

As described above, the present invention includes an externally operable drag lever that is swingably supported at the rear of the reel body that supports the spool shaft, and a cam that presses the friction plate of the drag mechanism in one direction around the axis of the spool shaft. Since the body is rotatably supported and this cam body is linked to the drag lever, the braking force by the drag mechanism can be easily adjusted by simply hooking one finger on the drag lever and operating the swing. In addition, since it has a swinging operation structure, large adjustments can be made quickly.Furthermore, since it uses a drag lever, the hand that grips the fishing rod to which the reel body is attached can be easily adjusted. For example, it is possible to operate the device by extending the index finger, which greatly improves usability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing one embodiment of the reel of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are longitudinal sectional side views of only the main parts. 1... Reel body, 7... Spool shaft, 8...
...Drag mechanism, 82, 83...Friction plate, 21...
...Draglever, 23...cam body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A spinning reel in which a spool shaft is rotatably and axially movably supported on a reel body, and a drag mechanism having a friction plate is provided between the spool shaft and the rear part of the reel body. A cam body that presses the friction plate in one direction is rotatably supported around the axis of the spool shaft, and the cam body is interlocked with the drag lever. Features spinning reel.