JPH11318288A - Handle assembly of spinning reel and spinning reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a handle assembly from loosening in a handle assembly screwed onto a main gear shaft. SOLUTION: This handle assembly of a spinning reel is screwable to a main gear shaft 10, in which a first female screw part and a second female screw part are formed, rotatably attached to a reel body 2 of a spinning reel and equipped with a handle body and an engaging mechanism 1b. The handle body has a shaft part 7c formed by arranging a first and second male screw parts 8a and 8b screwable to the first and second female screw parts side by side in axial direction to the tip, an arm part 7b extending from the shaft part 7c to the diameter direction and a handle part attached to the tip of the arm part 7b. The fixing mechanism 1b is arranged on the outer periphery side of the handle body and fixes the handle body nonrotatably to the main gear shaft 10 in a state in which the first male screw part 8a is screwed into the first female screw part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handle assembly which can be screwed to a main gear shaft rotatably mounted on a reel body of a spinning reel, and a spinning reel equipped with the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a spinning reel has a handle assembly and is mounted on a fishing rod, and a spool for a bobbin mounted on the reel body so as to be movable back and forth.
The rotor includes a rotor rotatably supported by the reel body for winding the fishing line around the spool, a rotation transmitting mechanism for transmitting rotation of the handle assembly to the rotor, and a reverse rotation preventing mechanism for inhibiting reverse rotation of the rotor.

The rotation transmitting mechanism includes a main gear, a main gear shaft provided with the main gear, and a pinion gear meshing with the main gear. A rotor is connected to a front portion of the pinion gear. The reverse rotation prevention mechanism includes a one-way clutch that can be switched between an active state and a non-active state, and prohibits reverse rotation of the rotor in the active state.

The handle assembly has a shaft, an arm extending radially from the shaft, and a handle mounted on the tip of the arm. The shaft is mounted from either end of the main gear shaft. It is possible. Thus, the handle assembly of the spinning reel can be mounted on either the left or right side of the reel body. In order to allow the shaft portion of the handle assembly to be attached from both ends of the main gear, there are two types of female screw portions having different screw diameters and screw directions at both ends of the main gear. Here, the large-diameter female screw portion is, for example, a left-threaded screw portion formed at the left end of the main gear shaft, and the small-diameter female screw portion is located at the back of the right-hand end by the screw length of the large-diameter female screw portion. It is a screw part of the right screw formed on the side.

[0005] Further, a male screw portion to be screwed to the small-diameter female screw portion is formed at the tip of the shaft portion of the handle assembly, and the male screw portion to be screwed to the large-diameter female screw portion is adjacent to the male screw portion. A part is formed. In the spinning reel having such a configuration, when the handle assembly is mounted on the right side of the reel body and the handle assembly is turned with the right hand, the handle assembly is inserted into the main gear shaft from the right side of the reel body. Then, while rotating the handle assembly clockwise, the small-diameter male screw portion is screwed into the small-diameter female screw portion formed on the back side and mounted on the main gear shaft. On the other hand, when the handle assembly is mounted on the left side of the reel body and the handle assembly is turned with the left hand, the handle assembly is inserted into the main gear shaft from the left side of the reel body. Then, while rotating the handle assembly counterclockwise, the large-diameter male screw portion is screwed into the large-diameter female screw portion formed at the left end, and attached to the main gear shaft.

As described above, by turning the left-hand thread on the left and the right-hand thread on the right, the direction in which the handle assembly is turned during thread winding and the direction of the screw are the same, and the handle assembly is rotated in the thread winding direction. The screw is tightened, and the handle assembly is not easily loosened with respect to the main gear shaft.

[0007]

In the above-mentioned conventional configuration,
Since the rotation of the handle assembly at the time of winding the yarn is the same as the direction of the screw, the handle assembly is not easily loosened at the time of winding the yarn. However, when fishing to perform a winding operation while repeating a violent hiccup operation called pumping,
At the time of scooping, a force in the line payout direction acts on the rotor due to the resistance of the device. At this time, the rotor is in a state where the reverse rotation is prohibited by the reverse rotation prevention mechanism. However, due to a slight play of the reverse rotation preventing mechanism, a rotational force acts on the main gear shaft connected to the rotor via the pinion gear in a direction opposite to the direction in which the line is wound. At this time, since the handle assembly is supported by the hand, the rotation is almost prohibited.
As a result, the main gear shaft and the handle assembly rotate relatively in the direction in which the screw is loosened, and the handle assembly may be loosened with respect to the main gear shaft. Also, at the time of pumping, the fishing rod may be lifted and the handle assembly may be lifted at the same time. When the handle assembly is lifted up in this manner, the handle assembly may rotate relative to the main gear shaft in a loosening direction depending on the rotational position of the handle assembly.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to make it difficult for a handle assembly to be loosened in a handle assembly screwed to a main gear shaft.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a handle assembly for a spinning reel has a first female screw portion formed at one end thereof and can be screwed to a main gear shaft rotatably mounted on a reel body of the spinning reel. A handle assembly and a locking mechanism. The handle body is
A shaft portion having a first male screw portion formed at the distal end and capable of being screwed to the first female screw portion of the main gear shaft, an arm portion extending radially from the shaft portion, and a grip portion attached to the distal end of the arm portion And The locking mechanism is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the handle main body and non-rotatably locks the handle main body to the main gear shaft in a state where the first male screw portion is screwed into the first female screw portion.

In this handle assembly, when the handle assembly is mounted on the right side of the reel body, both threaded portions are formed with a right screw, and when mounted on the left side, the screw portion is formed with a left screw. Do not loosen the screws when turning the handle assembly. When the handle assembly is mounted on the right side of the reel body, the handle body is rotated, for example, clockwise while the tip of the shaft is inserted into the main gear shaft, to thereby form a first male screw formed at the tip of the shaft. The part is screwed into the first female screw part of the main gear shaft. Then, the handle body and the main gear shaft are non-rotatably locked by the locking mechanism in a state where the two screw portions are screwed together. As a result, even if a rotational force in the direction in which the screw is loosened due to a hiccup operation or the like acts on the main gear shaft, the main gear shaft and the handle body do not rotate relative to each other with a simple operation, and the handle assembly is moved relative to the main gear shaft. Less likely to loosen.

A spinning reel handle assembly according to a second aspect of the present invention is the spinning reel handle assembly according to the first aspect, wherein the main gear shaft is disposed at an axial distance from the first female screw portion. A second female screw portion having a larger diameter and a different screw direction is formed, and the shaft portion further has a second male screw portion formed adjacent to the first male screw portion and capable of being screwed to the second female screw portion. And
The locking mechanism is configured to non-rotatably connect the handle body to the main gear shaft in a state where the first male screw portion is screwed to the first female screw portion or a state where the second male screw portion is screwed to the second female screw portion. Stop. In this case, since two external thread portions having different diameters are formed on the shaft portion, the handle assembly can be mounted on either the left or right side according to the preference of the angler and the like. In addition, it is possible to form a screw portion in the screw direction that is difficult to loosen.

A spinning reel handle assembly according to a third aspect of the present invention is the spinning reel handle assembly according to the second aspect, wherein the first female screw portion is provided on the right end side of the main gear shaft on which the handle assembly operated by the right hand is mounted. , The second female screw portion is disposed on the left end side of the main gear shaft to which the handle assembly operated by the left hand is attached, and the first male screw portion is a right screw and
The external thread is a left-hand thread. In this case, regardless of whether the handle assembly is mounted on the left or right side, the rotation direction when rotating in the yarn winding direction is the same as the rotation direction in the screw advancing direction. It becomes difficult.

A spinning reel handle assembly according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the spinning reel handle assembly according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the locking mechanism projects at least a part of the arm portion in a radial direction of the shaft portion. And a locking member which is attached to the shaft portion so as to be rotatable and movable in the axial direction, and the tip of which is in contact with the main gear shaft and is locked non-rotatably, and A pressing member that is mounted so that it cannot move and can move in the axial direction, and the base end can contact the contact portion and the distal end can contact the locking member, and one of the pressing member and the locking member cannot rotate. And a slide member that is mounted to be movable in the axial direction and is capable of non-rotatably connecting the pressing member and the locking member by moving in the axial direction toward the other member.

In this case, when the handle main body and the main gear shaft are locked, the shaft portion is rotated to screw the first male screw portion to the first female screw portion or to connect the second male screw portion to the first female screw portion. 2 Screw it into the female thread. Then, while the pressing member whose base end is in contact with the contact portion rotates with the shaft portion, the pressing member presses the locking member toward the main gear shaft, and the locking member is locked to the main gear shaft. In this state, when the slide member is moved in the axial direction and the pressing member and the locking member are non-rotatably connected, the shaft portion is non-rotatably connected to the main gear shaft via the pressing member, the sliding member and the locking member. The handle body and the main gear shaft are locked. Here, the handle main body can be locked to the main gear shaft by a simple operation of moving the slide member in the axial direction after screwing the shaft portion to the main gear shaft.

A handle assembly for a spinning reel according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the assembly according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the arm is swingably mounted on the shaft.
The handle body is fixed to the shaft portion with the pressing member and the locking member interposed therebetween by screwing to the main gear shaft. In this case,
When the shaft is screwed into the main gear shaft, the pressing member presses the locking member, and the arm abuts on the pressing member and is fixed. Here, the arm portion can be fixed simply by screwing the shaft portion, and when the shaft portion is removed, the arm portion can be swung and folded.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a spinning reel handle assembly according to the fifth aspect, wherein the pressing member has a bottom portion and a circumferential portion, and the bottom portion is not rotatable with respect to the shaft portion and is movable in the axial direction. A shaft cover mounted on the shaft cover, and a collar mounted non-rotatably and axially movable on the shaft portion between the shaft cover and the shaft portion, and the slide member is axially mounted on an outer peripheral portion of the shaft cover. Movable and non-rotatably mounted. In this case, the pressing member is the two of the shaft cover and the collar.
Since it is composed of two members, a pressing function for pressing the locking member and a connecting function for connecting the locking member non-rotatably via the slide member can be separately disposed in the two members, and each function is efficiently performed. Can be realized well.

A spinning reel according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is a reel mounted on a fishing rod for winding a fishing line around an axis of the fishing rod, the reel body, a spool, a rotor, a rotation transmitting mechanism, and And a handle assembly according to any one of (2) to (6). The reel body is mounted on a fishing rod. The spool is mounted on the reel body so as to be movable back and forth. The rotor is rotatably mounted on the reel body and is for winding the fishing line around the spool. The rotation transmission mechanism includes a main gear, a first female screw portion, and a second female screw portion which is coaxially arranged with a space between the first female screw portion and has a larger diameter than the first female screw portion and has a different screw direction. A main gear shaft rotatably mounted on the reel body; and a pinion gear connected to the rotor and meshing with the main gear. In this case, it is possible to realize a spinning reel in which the handle assembly is not easily loosened.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, a spinning reel according to an embodiment of the present invention is a reel mounted on a fishing rod R and for winding a fishing line around an axis along the axial direction of the fishing rod R, comprising a handle assembly. A reel body 2 having
A rotor 3 and a spool 4 are provided. The rotor 3
It is rotatably supported by the front part of the reel body 2 and is for winding fishing line around the spool 4. The spool 4 winds the fishing line around the outer peripheral surface, and is disposed at the front of the rotor 3 so as to be movable back and forth.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the handle assembly 1 is a member that is screwed to the main gear shaft 10. The handle main body 1a and the handle main body 1a are rotated by the main gear shaft 10 for rotational driving. Locking mechanism 1b for locking impossible
And The handle assembly 1 can be mounted at any of the right and left mounting positions, that is, the right position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and the left position shown in FIG.

The handle body 1a has a T-shaped handle 7a.
And an L-shaped crank arm 7b having a handle 7a rotatably mounted at the distal end, and a shaft 7c (FIG. 4) having a base end of the crank arm 7b swingably mounted. The crank arm 7b can be bent with respect to the shaft portion 7c on the base end side. The shaft portion 7c is a rod-shaped member having a circular cross section as shown in FIGS. At the tip (right end in FIG. 5) of the shaft portion 7c, a first male screw portion 8a of a right-handed screw (a screw that is tightened when turned clockwise) and a left-handed screw having a diameter larger than the first male screw portion 8a (turned counterclockwise) And the second male screw portion 8b of the screw) are arranged concentrically in the axial direction. Second
The male screw portion 8b has a smaller diameter than the other portion on the base end side (left side in FIG. 5). At the center of the shaft portion 7c, a retaining portion 8f having a larger diameter than other portions is formed. Retaining part 8f
Prevents the locking member 35 from coming off the shaft portion 7c.
At the base end of the shaft portion 7c, a chamfered portion 8c cut out in parallel with each other is formed, and the chamfered portion 8c is formed with a pin hole 8d for swingably supporting the crank arm 7b. I have. The crank arm 7b is swingably mounted on the shaft portion 7c by a swing pin 8e (FIG. 2) mounted in the pin hole 8d.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the locking mechanism 1b has a contact portion 34 formed by the end face of the crank arm 7b.
And the main gear shaft 1 attached to the outer peripheral side of the shaft portion 7 c
0, and a pressing member 3 disposed between the locking member 35 and the contact portion 34 to be locked non-rotatably.
6 and a slide member 37 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the pressing member 36.

The contact portion 34 is formed so as to project in the radial direction of the shaft portion 7c. The locking member 35 is a flanged cylindrical member mounted on the shaft portion 7c so as to be relatively rotatable and movable in the axial direction. Are formed to protrude outward in the axial direction. An octagonal locking projection 35c is formed on the peripheral surface of the base-side flange 35b. The inner diameter of the locking member 35 is smaller than that of the shaft portion 7 on the base end side of the retaining portion 8f.
c has substantially the same outer diameter as that of c, and is smaller than the retaining portion 8f. For this reason, the locking member 35 does not come off to the tip side of the shaft portion 7c.

The pressing member 36 is disposed between the contact portion 34 and the locking member 35 on the outer peripheral side of the shaft portion 7c, and the distal end can contact the locking member 35 and the base end can contact the contact portion 34. It is a possible member. The pressing member 36 has a cylindrical collar 38 mounted on the shaft portion 7c so as to be non-rotatable and free to move in the axial direction, and a cylindrical shaft cover 39 having a bottom and disposed on the outer peripheral side of the collar 38. . The base end of the collar 38 can contact the bottom of the shaft collar 39, and the distal end can contact the locking member 35. The base end of the collar 38 is formed with an oval hole 38a that is non-rotatably locked to the chamfered portion 8c. Shaft cover 39
Is formed with a large-diameter octagonal locking projection 39a at the tip of. The locking projection 39a has the same outer shape as the locking projection 35c of the locking member 35. A retaining cover 39b is caulked and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the shaft cover 39 at an axial distance from the locking projection 39a. The retaining cover 39b is attached to prevent the slide member 37 from falling off. The bottom of the shaft cover 39 has a chamfer 8c.
Is formed with an oval hole 39c which is non-rotatably locked. The pressing member 36 and the locking member 35 are connected to the shaft 7c.
Is movable in the axial direction between the retaining portion 8f and the abutting portion 34 on the outer periphery of.

The slide member 37 is a substantially cylindrical member, and is mounted on the distal end side of the outer peripheral surface of the shaft cover 39 so as to be non-rotatable and axially movable. On the inner peripheral surface on the distal end side of the slide member 37, an octagonal locking concave portion 37a that engages with the locking convex portions 35c, 39a has a length slightly longer than the axial length of the both locking convex portions 35c, 39a. It is formed with. The slide member 37 is axially movable between the end of the retaining cover 39b and the end of the locking projection 39a.

The reel body 2 has a reel body 2a having an opening 2c on the left side, a T-shaped rod mounting leg 2b extending integrally and obliquely upward and forward from the reel body 2a, and an opening 2c of the reel body 2a. 2d. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the reel body 2 a has a space therein, and includes a rotor drive mechanism 5 for rotating the rotor 3 in conjunction with the rotation of the handle assembly 1. And an oscillating mechanism 6 for moving the spool 4 back and forth to wind the fishing line uniformly.

As shown in FIG. 4, a cylindrical boss 17a is formed on the right side of the reel body 2a in FIG.
The boss portion 17a is formed to protrude inward of the reel body 2a to accommodate a bearing 16a that supports the right end of the main gear shaft 10 in FIG. A boss 17b is formed at a position facing the boss 17a of the lid 2d. The boss portion 17b is formed to protrude outward from the reel body 2a to accommodate a bearing 16b that supports the left end of the main gear shaft 10 in FIG. The boss (the boss 17 a in FIG. 4) on the side opposite to the side on which the handle assembly 1 is mounted is closed by the shaft cover 19. The boss portion (the boss portion 17b in FIG. 4) on the side where the handle assembly 1 is mounted is prevented from entering water by a perforated cover 19b. The shaft cover 19 and the perforated cover 19b are, as shown in FIG.
It is an elliptical member and is attached to the boss by two screws 19a. The boss 17a which does not protrude outward has a shaft cover 19 and a perforated cover 19a.
An elliptical recess 18a is formed for mounting b in a flush manner.

The rotor drive mechanism 5 includes a main gear shaft 10 on which the handle assembly 1 is non-rotatably mounted, a main gear 11 composed of a face gear rotating with the main gear shaft 10, and a pinion gear meshing with the main gear 11. 12 are provided. Both ends of the main gear shaft 10 are rotatably supported by the reel body 2a via bearings 16a and 16b. On both end surfaces of the main gear shaft 10, a mountain-shaped recess 10e that engages with the mountain-shaped projection 35a of the locking member 35 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first through hole 10 is formed in the center of the main gear shaft 10 in order from the right end (right side in FIG. 6).
a, a first female screw portion 10b, a second through hole 10c, and a second female screw portion 10d opening at the left end are formed concentrically side by side in the axial direction. The axial length of the first through hole 10a is the second length.
The length is substantially the same as the axial length of the female screw portion 10d. The diameter of the first through hole 10a is the second female screw portion 10d.
It has a larger diameter and is formed so that the second male screw portion 8b of the shaft portion 7c can be inserted. The first female thread 10b is a right-hand thread that is screwed into the first male thread 8a of the shaft 7c. Its axial length is slightly longer than the first male screw portion 8a. The axial length of the second through hole 10c is substantially the same as the axial length of the first female screw portion 10b. The diameter of the second through hole 10c is larger than that of the first female screw portion 10b, and is formed so that the first male screw portion 8a can be inserted.
The second female screw portion 10d is a left-hand screw that is screwed into the second male screw portion 8b of the shaft portion 7c.

The pinion gear 12, as shown in FIG.
Reel body 2 rotatable about the axis along the fishing rod axis
The front part 12 a of the front part penetrates the center of the rotor 3 and is fixed to the rotor 3 by a nut 13. The pinion gear 12 is mounted on the reel body 2 via bearings 14a and 14b at an intermediate portion and a rear end portion in the axial direction, respectively.
It is supported rotatably. A spool shaft 15 passes through the inside of the pinion gear 12. Pinion gear 1
2 is an oscillating mechanism 6 together with the main gear 11
Is also engaged.

The oscillating mechanism 6 is a mechanism for moving the spool shaft 15 connected to the center of the spool 4 via a drag mechanism 60 in the front-rear direction to move the spool 4 in the same direction. The oscillating mechanism 6
A screw shaft 21 arranged in parallel substantially directly below the spool shaft 15
And a slider 22 that moves back and forth along the screw shaft 21
And an intermediate gear 23 fixed to the tip of the screw shaft 21. The rear end of the spool shaft 15 is fixed to the slider 22 so as not to rotate. The intermediate gear 23 meshes with the pinion gear 12.

The rotor 3 is, as shown in FIG.
0, and first and second rotor arms 31 and 32 provided on the side of the cylindrical portion 30 so as to face each other. The cylindrical portion 30 and the rotor arms 31, 32 are made of, for example, an aluminum alloy and are integrally formed. Cylindrical part 3
The front wall 33 has a front wall 33 formed at the front, and a boss 33a formed at the center of the front wall 33. Boss part 33a
A through hole is formed in the center of the pinion gear 12 so as to be non-rotatably engaged with the pinion gear 12.
The front part 12a and the spool shaft 15 are penetrated.

The first rotor arm 31 extends outwardly from the cylindrical portion 30 so as to be convexly curved and extends forward, and a connection portion with the cylindrical portion 30 extends and curves in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 30. A first bail support member 40 is swingably mounted on the outer peripheral side of the distal end of the first rotor arm 31. A line roller 41 for guiding the fishing line to the spool 4 is attached to the tip of the first bail support member 40.

The second rotor arm 32 is bent outwardly from the cylindrical portion 30 and extends forward. The second rotor arm 32 bifurcates from the distal end toward the connection portion with the cylindrical portion 30 and is connected to the cylindrical portion 30 at two locations spaced apart in the circumferential direction. A second bail support member 42 is swingably mounted on the inner peripheral side of the distal end of the second rotor arm 32.

Line roller 41 and second bail support member 4
A veil 4 having a shape obtained by bending a wire into a substantially U shape between the veil 4 and the veil 4.
3 is fixed. The first and second bail support members 40 and 42, the line roller 41 and the bail 43 constitute a bail arm 44 for guiding the fishing line to the spool 4. The bail arm 44 is swingable between a yarn guiding posture shown in FIG. 3 and a yarn releasing posture reversed from the yarn guiding posture.

A cover 45 is mounted on the outer peripheral side of the first bail support member 40, and inside the cover 45, the bail arm 44 is returned from the line releasing position to the line guiding position in conjunction with the rotation of the rotor 3. In addition, a bail reversing mechanism 46 for maintaining the state in both postures is arranged. Inside the cylindrical portion 30 of the rotor 3, a reverse rotation preventing mechanism 50 for prohibiting and releasing the reverse rotation of the rotor 3 is arranged. The reverse rotation prevention mechanism 50 has a roller-type one-way clutch 51 in which the inner ring idles, and a switching mechanism 52 that switches the one-way clutch 51 between an operating state (reverse rotation prohibited state) and a non-operating state (reverse rotation permitted state). I have.

The spool 4 is disposed between the first rotor arm 31 and the second rotor arm 32 of the rotor 3 and is mounted on the tip of the spool shaft 15 via a drag mechanism 60. The spool 4 has a bobbin trunk 4a around which a fishing line is wound, a skirt portion 4b integrally formed at a rear portion of the bobbin trunk 4a, and a flange plate 4c fixed to a front end of the bobbin trunk 4a. ing. Winding trunk 4a
Is a straight cylindrical member, and the outer peripheral surface is constituted by a peripheral surface parallel to the spool shaft 15. Peg 4
a is rotatably mounted on the spool shaft 15 by two bearings 56 and 57. The flange plate 4c is fixed to the bobbin trunk 4a by a spool ring collar 55 screwed to the inner peripheral surface of the bobbin trunk 4a.

[Reel Operation and Operation] At the time of fishing, it is sometimes necessary to change the mounting position of the handle assembly 1.
For example, during lure fishing or throw fishing, the handle assembly 1 is often mounted on the left side of the reel body 2 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 in order to operate the fishing rod with the dominant arm. At other times, in order to operate the handle assembly 1 with the dominant arm, the handle assembly 1 is often mounted on the right side as shown in FIGS. The left and right mounting positions of the handle assembly 1 are different depending on personal preference.

When the mounting position of the handle assembly 1 is changed from the left position shown in FIG. 4 to the right position shown in FIG. 3, the reverse rotation preventing mechanism 50 puts the rotor 3 into a reverse rotation prohibited state. Then, the slide member 37 of the locking mechanism 1b is moved to the left side in FIG. 4 to release the engagement between the slide member 37 and the locking member 35, and the handle main body 1a can be relatively rotated with respect to the main gear shaft 10. When the handle main body 1a is rotated clockwise in this state, the reverse rotation of the rotor 3 is prohibited by the reverse rotation prevention mechanism 50, so that the main gear shaft 10 does not reverse, and the second male screw portion 8b of the left-hand thread and the second The screw engagement with the female screw portion 10d is gradually released, and the handle assembly 1 is moved to the main gear shaft 1
Deviates from 0. At this time, the locking mechanism 1b is separated from the contact portion 34, and the crank arm 7b can be folded.

When the handle assembly 1 is detached from the main gear shaft 10, the two screws 19a on both the left and right sides are removed, and the shaft cover 19 and the perforated cover 19b are removed. Subsequently, the perforated cover 19b is inserted into the recess 1 of the right boss 17a.
8a is attached with two screws 19a. Then, the handle assembly 1 is inserted into the main gear shaft 10 from the right side of the reel body 2. Then, the first male screw portion 8a of the shaft portion 7c
Passes through the first through hole 10a of the main gear shaft 10 and
It comes into contact with the female screw portion 10b. When the handle assembly 1 is rotated clockwise in this state, the first male screw portion 8a of the shaft portion 7c is screwed into the first female screw portion 10b, and the shaft portion 7c is fastened to the main gear shaft 10. At this time, the first male screw portion 8a
As the screwing progresses, the shaft cover 39 comes into contact with the contact portion 34, and the collar 38 that comes into contact with the shaft cover 39 presses the locking member 35, so that the angled projection 35a and the angled concave portion 10e are engaged, and the locking is performed. The member 35 and the main gear shaft 10 are non-rotatably connected. Further, the crank arm 7b is fixed to the shaft portion 7c by the pressing member 36 sandwiched between the contact portion 34 and the main gear shaft 10.

Then, with the shaft portion 7c fastened to the main gear shaft 10, the slide member 37 is moved to the locking member 35 side, and the locking recess 37c of the slide member 37 is
The slide member 37 and the lock member 35 are non-rotatably connected to the lock protrusion 35c. Thereby, the shaft 7
c and the main gear shaft 10 are non-rotatably connected via a shaft cover 39, a slide member 37 and a locking member 35.
For this reason, even if a force in the direction in which the screw is loosened acts, the screwed state of the handle assembly 1 is not easily loosened. Finally, the shaft cover 19
Is mounted on the boss 17a with two screws 19a to cover the boss 17b. Thus, the handle assembly 1 is mounted on the right side.

At the time of casting, the handle assembly 1
Is mounted on the bale arm 44 in the left position shown in FIG.
Is reversed to the thread release position. Thereby, the first bail support member 40 and the second bale support member 42 swing. In this state, the fishing rod is cast while catching the fishing line with the index finger of the hand holding the fishing rod. Then, the fishing line is released vigorously by the weight of the device. In this state, when the handle assembly 1 is rotated in the yarn winding direction by, for example, the left hand, the rotor 3 is rotated in the yarn winding direction by the main gear 11 and the pinion gear 12 of the rotor drive mechanism 5, and the bail arm 44 is rotated by the bail reversing mechanism 46. As a result, the fishing line is returned to the line guiding position, and the fishing line is wound around the spool 4.

In this state, when fishing is performed in which the winding operation is repeated while violently repeating a hiccup operation called pumping, a force in the line unwinding direction acts on the rotor 3 due to the resistance of the device during the hiccup. As a result, the pinion gear 1
A rotation force slightly opposite to the direction in which the yarn is wound acts on the main gear shaft 10 connected to the rotor 3 via the rotor 2. At this time, unless the handle main body 1a and the main gear shaft 10 are non-rotatably locked by the locking mechanism 1b, the rotation of the handle assembly 1 is almost inhibited because the handle assembly 1 is supported by hand. Therefore, the main gear shaft 10 and the handle assembly may rotate relative to each other in the screw loosening direction, and the handle assembly 1 may be loosened with respect to the main gear shaft 10. However, in this embodiment, since the handle main body 1a and the main gear shaft 10 are non-rotatably locked by the locking mechanism 1b, both are difficult to rotate relative to each other, and the handle assembly 1 is moved relative to the main gear shaft 10. Less likely to loosen. Therefore, even if the handle assembly 1 and the main gear shaft 10 are relatively rotated in a direction in which the handle assembly 1 and the main gear shaft 10 are loosened due to slight backlash in the locking mechanism 1b, the loosening does not continue. Moreover, the handle assembly 1 is mounted with a right-hand screw when mounted on the right side, and mounted with a left-handed screw when mounted on the left side. Therefore, when the handle assembly 1 is rotated in the line winding direction, 1
Rotates in the direction in which the screws are tightened. For this reason, it is difficult to loosen even when winding the yarn.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above-described embodiment, the handle assembly is not loosened by providing two screw portions. However, a locking mechanism is provided to rotate the handle assembly around the main gear shaft. Since it is configured to be locked so that the handle assembly cannot be locked, it is possible to prevent the handle assembly from being loosened even if female threads of the same size and screw direction are formed at both ends of the main gear. With such a configuration,
It is also possible to simplify the mounting configuration of the handle assembly.

(B) In the above embodiment, a spinning reel having a front drag mechanism has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to other types of spinning reels such as a lever drag type spinning reel and a closed face type spinning reel. Can be applied. (C) The configuration of the chevron or octagonal locking mechanism is an example, and the configuration of the locking mechanism may be any configuration as long as it locks a key or a spline so that it cannot rotate.

(D) In the above-described embodiment, the crank arm 7b is a handle assembly of a type extending in one radial direction of the shaft portion 7c. However, the crank arm extends outward in both radial directions of the shaft portion. The present invention can also be applied to a handle assembly in which handles are attached to both ends. (E) In the above embodiment, the small-diameter first male thread portion of the shaft portion is the right-hand thread and the large-diameter second male thread portion is the left-hand thread. However, the small-diameter first male thread portion of the main gear shaft is the left-hand portion. If a large-diameter second female screw portion is arranged on the right side, the first male screw portion of the shaft portion may be a left-hand screw and the second male screw portion may be a right-hand screw.

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According to the present invention, the handle body and the main gear shaft can be non-rotatably locked by the locking mechanism in a state where the male screw portion is screwed into the female screw portion. Even if a rotational force in the direction in which the main gear shaft is loosened acts on the main gear shaft, the main gear shaft and the handle main body do not rotate relative to each other with a simple operation, and the handle assembly is less likely to be loosened with respect to the main gear shaft.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a spinning reel employing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear sectional view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side sectional view thereof.

FIG. 4 shows the IV-IV of FIG. 1 when the handle is mounted on the left side.
Sectional view.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the handle assembly.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main gear shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle assembly 1a Handle main body 1b Locking mechanism 2 Reel main body 3 Rotor 4 Spool 5 Rotor driving mechanism 7a Handle 7b Crank arm 7c Shaft 8a First external thread 8b Second external thread 10 Main gear shaft 10a First Female threaded portion 10b Second female threaded portion 10e Angled recess 34 Contact portion 35 Locking member 35a Angled protrusion 35b Locking convex portion 36 Pressing member 37 Slide member 37a Locking concave portion 38 Collar 39 Shaft cover 39b Locking convex portion

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A handle assembly having a first female screw portion formed at one end thereof and capable of being screwed to a main gear shaft rotatably mounted on a reel body of a spinning reel, wherein the main gear shaft is formed at a tip end. A handle having a shaft portion having a first male screw portion engageable with the first female screw portion, an arm portion extending in a radial direction from the shaft portion, and a handle portion attached to a tip of the arm portion. A locking mechanism disposed on an outer peripheral side of the handle main body and locking the handle main body to the main gear shaft in a non-rotatable state in a state where the first male screw portion is screwed into the first female screw portion;
Spinning reel handle assembly with 2. The main gear shaft further includes a second female screw portion having a diameter larger than that of the first female screw portion and having a different screw direction than the first female screw portion. The shaft portion further includes a second male screw portion formed adjacent to the first male screw portion and capable of being screwed to the second female screw portion, wherein the locking mechanism includes the first male screw portion. The handle body is non-rotatably locked to the main gear shaft in a state where a portion is screwed to the first female screw portion or in a state where the second male screw portion is screwed to the second female screw portion. Item 2. A spinning reel handle assembly according to Item 1. 3. The handle according to claim 1, wherein the first female screw is provided on the right end of the main gear shaft on which the handle assembly operated by the right hand is mounted, and the second female screw is provided on the handle operated by the left hand. The spinning reel according to claim 2, wherein the first male screw portion is a right-hand screw and the second male screw portion is a left-hand screw. Handle assembly. 4. The locking mechanism comprises: a contact portion formed on the arm portion so that at least a part thereof protrudes in a radial direction of the shaft portion; and a relative rotatable and axially movable portion on the shaft portion. A locking member which is fixed to the main gear shaft so as to be non-rotatably contacted with a front end thereof; and a non-rotatably and axially movably mounted to the shaft portion, and a base end thereof abuts the contact portion. A pressing member that can be contacted and a tip of which can contact the locking member; and a non-rotatably and axially movable member mounted on one of the pressing member and the locking member, and a shaft to the other member side. The spinning reel handle assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a slide member capable of non-rotatably connecting the pressing member and the locking member by moving in a direction. 5. The arm portion is swingably mounted on the shaft portion, and is screwed to the main gear shaft of the handle body so as to sandwich the pressing member and the locking member on the shaft portion. 5. The spinning reel handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the handle assembly is fixed. 6. A shaft cover having a bottom portion and a circumferential portion, wherein the bottom portion is attached to the shaft portion so as to be non-rotatable and movable in the axial direction, and between the shaft cover and the shaft portion. A collar mounted on the shaft portion so as to be non-rotatably and axially movable, and wherein the slide member is mounted on an outer peripheral portion of the shaft cover so as to be axially movable and non-rotatable. A spinning reel handle assembly according to claim 1. 7. A spinning reel mounted on a fishing rod and winding a fishing line around an axis along the axis of the fishing rod, the reel body being mounted on the fishing rod, and being mounted on the reel body so as to be movable back and forth. A spool, a rotor rotatably mounted on the reel body for winding fishing line around the spool, a main gear, and a first female screw portion and the first female screw portion, which are coaxially arranged with a space therebetween. A main gear shaft having a second female screw portion having a diameter larger than that of the first female screw portion and having a different screw direction, rotatably mounted on the reel body, and a pinion gear connected to the rotor and meshing with the main gear; A rotation transmission mechanism having: a handle assembly according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
Spinning reel with.