JPH0446550Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention is a fishing reel, in particular, a spool is rotatably supported on a reel body having a thumb rest, and the clutch is disengaged by forward movement of a clutch lever by an operating body to free the spool. The present invention relates to a fishing reel which is rotatable and in which the clutch is engaged by the reciprocating movement of the clutch lever.

In general, a double-bearing fishing reel has a handle rotatably supported on one side frame of a pair of side frames constituting the reel body, and the operating force of the handle is transferred to a drive mechanism equipped with the clutch. The clutch lever is provided on a side frame that supports the handle, and the clutch built in the reel body is disconnected by pushing the operating body provided at the proximal end of the clutch lever. The spool is made freely rotatable so as to let out the fishing line wound around the spool, and when the handle is rotated, the clutch lever is returned to its original position, the clutch is engaged, and the operating force of the handle is transmitted to the spool. It has been completed completely.

By the way, this type of reel is generally used for cast fishing, but it is also used for lure fishing for black bass and other fish by dropping the lure into a target point between the algae or trees. Ru.

However, in this fishing method, the lure suspended from the tip of the fishing rod is not located near the tip, but near the handle of the fishing rod, and the handle of the fishing rod is grasped with the dominant hand, while the lure with the non-dominant hand is held close to the handle of the fishing rod. Hold the lure and swing the lure like a pendulum to remove algae,
Drop the lure at the target point between the trees, release the clutch as the lure lands on the water, let out the fishing line wound on the spool using the load on the lure side, lower the lure to a predetermined position, and then operate the handle to The clutch is connected and the fishing line is stopped for fishing.

However, with conventional reels, a clutch lever with an operating body is provided on the side frame that supports the handle, and the operator presses the operating body with the thumb of the dominant hand holding the fishing rod, releases the clutch, and casts with the dominant hand. Because it is configured to allow
When fishing by dropping a lure onto a target point, the clutch can be easily turned off using the thumb of the dominant hand that grips the fishing rod. It is necessary to operate the fishing rod by operating the handle, so the fishing rod is held in the non-dominant hand and the handle is operated with the dominant hand.
There is the hassle of having to switch the fishing rod to the dominant hand again, making it inconvenient to use.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above points, and its purpose is to utilize a thumb rest provided on the reel body, and to operate the clutch by pressing either the thumb rest or the clutch lever operating body without any special operation of the handle. Even if the clutch is disengaged and the disengagement operation is released, the disengaged state of the clutch can be maintained, and the clutch can be engaged by the other push operation.

Therefore, the configuration of the present invention is such that a thumb rest is provided between the side frames of a reel body including a pair of side frames, the spool is rotatably supported, and a clutch lever is attached to one of the side frames. A fishing reel is provided with a clutch lever operating body, wherein the forward movement of the clutch lever disengages the clutch and allows the spool to rotate freely, and the backward movement of the clutch lever engages the clutch. The thumb rest is provided with an operating body that operates in conjunction with the clutch lever, and the operating body and the thumb rest are pushable, and the pushing operation of the operating body is linked to the clutch lever so that the clutch is The lever is moved in one direction of forward and backward movement, and the pushing operation of the thumb rest is linked to the clutch lever to move the clutch lever in the other direction of forward and backward movement. In addition, by providing a maintenance mechanism that maintains the clutch lever at its forward movement end position when the clutch lever moves forward, the clutch can be engaged without changing the fishing rod to which the reel body is attached and operating the handle. It can be attached and detached, making it easy to use.

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

The illustrated reel is a double-bearing reel, and includes a first side frame 1 consisting of a side plate 11 and a bowl-shaped cover 12 attached to the outside of the side plate 11, and a side plate 2.
1, a splint 22 attached to the outside of the side plate 21, and a bowl-shaped cover 23 attached to the outside of the splint 22, and these first and second side frames 1, 2. The first part of the reel body A is provided with a plurality of connecting rods (not shown) to be connected;
A spool shaft 4 having a spool 3 is supported between the second side frames 1 and 2 so as to be freely rotatable, and a master gear 5 is installed between the splint 22 of the second side frame 2 and the bowl-shaped cover 23. A gripped handle shaft 30 is rotatably supported via a support shaft 31, and one end of the handle shaft 30 is attached to the cover 2.
3, and the handle 3 is attached to this protrusion.
2 is fixed, one end of the spool shaft 4 is extended outward to protrude into the cover 23, and a pinion 6 that meshes with the master gear 5 is supported in the protruding portion so as to be freely rotatable and slidable; A clutch 7 is provided between the pinion 6 and the spool shaft 4, and an operating body 8
0, the clutch lever 8 is moved forward to engage and disengage the clutch 7, and the engagement operation of the clutch 7 causes the handle shaft 3 to move from the handle 32.
0 is transmitted to the spool shaft 4 via the master gear 5, pinion 6, and clutch 7 to rotate the spool 3, and the spool 3 can be freely rotated by disengaging the clutch 7. It is something.

Further, a thumb rest 9 is provided between the first and second side frames 1 and 2 of the reel body A on which the thumb of the hand holding the fishing rod to which the reel body A is attached can be placed.

Further, the master gear 5 is freely inserted into the protruding portion of the handle shaft 30 into the cover 23, and the friction plate 33 and the reverse rotation prevention plate 34 having a plurality of return protrusions 34a are unrotatably inserted. the handle shaft 3 through the friction plate 33.
The rotational force from 0 is transmitted to the master gear 5.

Further, the clutch 7 has a flat surface in the middle of the spool shaft 4, and the pinion 6.
A cylindrical portion having a non-circular inner surface that engages with the flat surface is provided, and the cylindrical portion of the pinion 6 is operated to form the flat surface of the spool shaft 4 by actuation of the clutch lever 8. By separating from the portion, the spool shaft 4 and the spool 3 fixed to the spool shaft can be freely rotated.

Further, the clutch lever 8 is connected to the pinion 6.
a clutch yoke 10 that holds and always presses the clutch 7 in the direction in which it is engaged; and the operating body 80.
The clutch lever 8 is formed in a fork shape with a pressing part 8a that presses the clutch yoke 10 by a metal plate, and the operating body 80 is made of a synthetic metal plate. It is made of resin, fits over the base end of the clutch lever 8, and is integrally connected.

Further, the clutch lever 8 has a pin 81 and a long hole 8 perpendicular to the spool shaft 4 on the splint plate 22 of the second side frame 2, as shown in FIG.
A torsion spring 83 is interposed between the clutch lever 8 and the splicing plate 22, and the clutch lever 8 is supported to be able to freely reciprocate through the clutch lever 8 and swing within a certain range around the pin 81. 83 urges the clutch lever 8 in one direction in the swinging direction, and the direction in which the clutch lever 8 is urged by the spring 83 is reversed during the movement of the clutch lever 8. When the lever 8 moves forward, the contact portion 8b provided at the tip of the lever 8 to the return protrusion 34a is brought into contact with the return protrusion 34a.
By moving the clutch lever 8 from the outside in the radial direction to the inside, and engaging the locking piece 8c near the contact portion 8b with the stepped portion 22a of the notch provided in the splint 22, the clutch lever 8 is moved to the forward movement end portion. This allows it to be held in position. Then, by pressing the clutch lever 8 with the operating body 80 and moving the clutch yoke 10 in the axial direction, the pinion 6
is moved in the direction in which the clutch 7 is disengaged,
Further, by operating the handle 32 in the reverse direction, the return protrusion 34a provided on the rotation prevention plate 34 is pressed against the tip engaging portion 8b of the clutch lever 8, and while operating the clutch lever 8 against the torsion spring 83. By swinging the pin 81 as the center and moving it back as shown in FIG. 3, the pinion 6 is moved in the direction in which the clutch 7 is engaged by the pressing force of the clutch yoke 10. .

In addition, 40 in the figure indicates an electrical conductor 41 and the conductor 41.
This is a magnetic brake equipped with a magnet 42 facing the opposite side.

Therefore, the reel according to the present invention has the thumb rest 9 movably supported on the reel body A,
The thumb rest 9 is provided with an actuation body 50 that operates in conjunction with the clutch lever 8, and the operation body 80 and the thumb rest 9 can be pressed, so that the pressing operation of the operation body 80 is controlled by the clutch lever 8.
The clutch lever 8 is operated in one direction in the forward and backward directions in conjunction with the thumb rest 9.
The pressing operation is linked to the clutch lever 8 to move the clutch lever 8 in the forward and backward directions, and when the clutch lever 8 moves forward, the clutch lever 8 is moved in the other direction. A maintenance mechanism consisting of the torsion spring 83 that maintains the forward movement end position is provided.

1 to 3, the side plate 11 of the first side frame 1, the side plate 21 and splint 22 of the second side frame 2 have first and second shaft holes 13, 24.
and first and second shaft portions 9 that fit into the shaft holes 13 and 24 at both ends of the thumb rest 9.
1 and 92, the thumb rest 9 is rotatably supported by fitting these shaft parts 91 and 92 into the shaft holes 13 and 24, and the second shaft part 92 is extended into the second side frame 2. , the operating body 5 is attached to the extended end.
A retaining spring 51 is interposed between the actuating body 50 and the splint plate 22 to hold the actuating body 50 and the thumb rest 9 in place, and the engaging spring 51 is interposed between the actuating body 50 and the thumb rest 9 at the fixed position. A mating portion 84 is provided, and the actuating body 50 is engaged with the engaging portion 84 at the forward movement end position of the clutch lever 8. By pushing the thumb rest 9 in the direction of the arrow X in FIG.
0 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3, the clutch lever 8 is forcibly moved back against the torsion spring 83.

However, the reel configured as above has the first,
It is attached to a fishing rod via a mounting leg (not shown) provided between the second side frames 1 and 2, and when fishing by dropping a lure to a target point, the lure hanging from the tip of the fishing rod is attached to the fishing rod. After holding the fishing rod's proximal part with your dominant hand and gripping the lure with your non-dominant hand, swing the lure like a pendulum and drop it to a target point between the algae and trees; Push the operating body 80 with the thumb of your dominant hand holding the fishing rod, move the clutch lever 8 forward in the direction of the arrow Y in FIG. The lure is lowered to a predetermined position by being fed out by a load, and then the clutch 7 is connected to stop feeding out the fishing line.
When connecting the clutch 7, the thumb of the dominant hand that grips the fishing rod is placed on the thumb rest 9, and the thumb rest 9 is pushed in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. The operating force of the thumb rest 9 is applied to the operating body 5 by rotating the thumb rest 9 to
0 to the clutch lever 8 via the engaging portion 84 and the operating body 80, the clutch lever 8 is forcibly moved back against the torsion spring 83, and the clutch 7 is engaged. Thus handle 3
The clutch 7 can be engaged without any special operation of the clutch 2, making it easy to use.

In the embodiment described above, the thumb rest 9 is rotatably supported by the reel body A, but it may be supported slidably in other ways as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

In the case shown in FIG. 4, long holes 14 and 25 are provided in the side plate 11 of the first side frame 1 and the side plate 21 and splint plate 22 of the second side frame 2, respectively, and slots are provided in both ends of the thumb rest 9. The shaft portions 91 and 92 are formed to have a non-circular cross section so that the thumb rest 9 can be slid along the long holes 14 and 25 by fitting these shaft portions 91 and 92 into the long holes 14 and 25, and The actuating body 50 is formed into a bell crank shape, one end thereof is locked to the tip of the shaft portion 91 of the thumb rest 9, an intermediate bent portion is pivotally supported on the shaft 26 provided on the splice plate 22, and the tip is locked to the tip of the shaft portion 91 of the thumb rest 9. 84, and by operating the thumb rest 9, the actuating body 50 is swung, and the clutch lever 8 is forcibly moved back through the engaging portion 84 and the operating body 80. There is. Further, the thumb rest 9 is provided between both ends of the thumb rest 8 and the first and second side frames 1 and 2.
A retaining spring (not shown) is interposed to hold it in place.

Furthermore, in the above explanation, the actuating body 5 is attached to the thumb rest 9.
0 so that the actuating body 50 is directly engaged with the engaging portion 84, for example, an interlocking body that interlocks with the actuating body 50 is provided between the actuating body 50 and the second side frame 2. (not shown) may be provided so that this interlocking body is engaged with the engaging portion 84.

In addition, in the above explanation, the clutch lever 8 is operated forward using the operating body 80 to disengage the clutch 7,
By pressing the thumb rest 9, the clutch lever 8 is moved back and the clutch 7 is engaged; however, on the contrary, by pressing the thumb rest 9, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the clutch 7 is engaged. leave,
The clutch lever 8 may be moved forward by the operating body 80, and the thumb rest 9 may be moved backward to engage the clutch 7.

5 and 6, between the actuating body 50 and the clutch lever 8, there is an engaging part 53a that engages with the tip of the actuating body 50 at one end, and an engaging part 53a at the other end. Step portion 8d of the clutch lever 8
The first interlocking body 53 has an engaging portion 53b that engages with the first interlocking body 53.
interposed, the first interlocking body 53 is pivoted to the pivot shaft 85 of the torsion spring 83, and by pushing the thumb rest 9 in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. By rotating the clutch lever 8 clockwise in the figure, the clutch lever 8 is made to swing against the torsion spring 83, while the operating body 80 is separated from the clutch lever 8, and one end is placed in contact with the clutch lever 8. Engagement part 54a that engages with part 8e
The second interlocking body 54 is pivotally supported on the splice plate 22, the operating body 80 is pivotally supported on the other end of the second interlocking body 54, and the clutch lever 8 At the forward movement position, the engaging portion 54a of the second interlocking body 54 is engaged with the contact portion 8e, and by pushing the operating body 80 in the direction of arrow F in FIG. The clutch lever 8 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6 to move the clutch lever 8 backward against the torsion spring 83. In this case, since the operating body 80 can be operated with the thumb of the dominant hand holding the fishing rod, the clutch 7 can be engaged without any special operation of the handle 32. Note that retaining springs 55 and 56 are interposed between the first and second interlocking bodies 53 and 54 and the splicing plate 22 to hold the respective interlocking bodies 53 and 54 in position.

As described above, the present invention utilizes a thumb rest on which the thumb of a hand holding a fishing rod equipped with a reel body can be placed, and this thumb rest is provided with an actuating body that operates in conjunction with the clutch lever.
The operating body and the thumb rest can be pressed and operated,
The pressing operation of the operating body is linked to the clutch lever to move the clutch lever in one direction of forward and backward movement, and the pushing operation of the thumb rest is linked to the clutch lever to move the clutch lever in one direction. The lever is configured to move in the other directions of forward and backward movement, and when the clutch lever moves forward,
Since a maintenance mechanism is provided to maintain the clutch lever at its forward movement end position, it is as simple as selecting and pushing either the thumb rest or the operating body with the thumb of the hand holding the fishing rod to which the reel body is attached. The clutch can be disengaged and engaged with simple operations. That is, in both cases of disengaging and engaging the clutch, the clutch can be disengaged or engaged simply by selecting and pushing either the thumb rest or the operating body with the hand holding the fishing rod. You can do that. Therefore,
Holding the fishing rod with one hand, swing the lure like a pendulum with the other hand to drop it to the target point, and as the lure lands on the water, the hand holding the fishing rod releases the clutch and the lure is wound onto the spool. Even when fishing by letting out the fishing line by the load on the lure side to lower the lure to a predetermined position, and then engaging the clutch with the hand holding the fishing rod to stop the feeding of the fishing line, the fishing rod can be changed. The clutch can be disengaged and engaged very easily with the hand holding the fishing rod. As a result, the clutch can be disengaged and engaged without changing the fishing rod, making it extremely easy to use. In addition, after casting, if you wait for a fish to hook with the clutch disengaged, the clutch disengaged state can be maintained by the maintenance mechanism even if you take your hand off the thumb rest or the operating body. There is no need to worry about maintaining the disengaged state of the clutch by manual operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view showing one embodiment of the reel of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an explanatory view of the state in which the clutch lever is operated forward, Figs. 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams showing another embodiment. A... Reel body, 3... Spool, 7... Clutch, 8... Clutch lever, 9... Thumb rest, 32... Handle, 50... Operating body, 84...
...Engagement part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A thumb rest is provided between the side frames of a reel main body having a pair of side frames, the spool is rotatably supported, and a clutch lever and an operating body for the clutch lever are provided on one of the side frames, The fishing reel is configured such that the forward movement of the clutch lever disengages the clutch and allows the spool to freely rotate, and the backward movement of the clutch lever engages the clutch, wherein the clutch lever is attached to the thumb rest. An operating body is provided which operates in conjunction with the clutch lever, and the operating body and the thumb rest are pushable, and the pushing operation of the operating body is linked to the clutch lever to move the clutch lever in the forward and backward directions. The clutch lever is moved in one direction, and the pushing operation of the thumb rest is linked to the clutch lever to move the clutch lever in the other direction of forward and backward movement, and when the clutch lever is moved forward, the clutch lever is moved in the other direction. A fishing reel comprising a maintenance mechanism for maintaining the clutch lever at its forward movement end position.