JPH11332425A - Fishing rod - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod improved in a feeling of grip even when being gripped with a wet hand. SOLUTION: This fishing rod has a hand grip in which there are a portion 14 made of a foamed material and a portion 12H made of a material harder than the foamed one in a cross section view. The portion 14 has a bulge portion 14B expanding outward in such a degree that fingers can be on the portion 14B. The portion 14 protrudes from the portion 12H by the size ΔL of >=ca.0.3 mm in most of the boundary region between the portion 14 and the portion 12H. The surface of the portion 14 is roughened into a porous state or moreover is subjected to filling in such a degree that the roughness of the surface is not lost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing rod provided with a grip having a porous foam member on the surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a foaming member such as a natural cork or a foaming resin (for example, Jura Cork (trade name)) has been used for a grip portion of a fishing rod to improve a gripping feeling when gripped. ing. In order to improve the grip feeling, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
In Japanese Patent No. 52195, an elastic sheet grip is fixed on the opposite side of the reel mounting portion in the radial direction, and when the grip is operated by gripping the reel mounting portion, the familiarity of a finger is improved. It is thought that there is.

[0003]

However, a mere elastic member does not provide a good grip when the hand is wet, and also has poor operability of the fishing rod when gripped. In other words, a rubber member or a foamable resin has flexibility even in a state formed by molding, but even with the latter foamable resin, the surface formed in contact with the mold depends on the presence of the mold surface. The surface is hardly porous and has a low degree of roughness. This is not good for gripping with wet hands.

[0004] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing rod having an improved grip even when gripped with wet hands.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a section of a foamable member and a section of a member harder than the foamable member in a cross section. A swelling portion is provided which swells outward and which is caught by a finger in a fishing state. In most of the boundary region between the foamable member and the hard member, the foamable member is outwardly about 0.3 mm or more. The foamed member is protruded, and the surface of the foamable member is provided with a grip portion in a roughened porous state, or in a state in which the surface is roughened so as not to lose the rough surface state. To provide a fishing rod. The roughening means cutting or roughening the surface by exposing internal holes near the surface while shaving the surface with a file means such as sandpaper. The porous state refers to a state in which there are a large number of holes whose depth is larger than the width dimension (diameter in a circular hole) of the hole appearing on the surface. The state in which sealing is performed to such an extent that the rough surface state is not lost refers to sealing in which a large number of holes are maintained at this depth.

[0006] Even if a part of the grip portion is formed with the foamed member as it is, the surface is not porous, as described above, so the surface is roughened by cutting or the like. If it is formed in a state where the surface is roughened or the roughened state of the surface is not lost, even if the hand is wet, a feeling of grip is good due to the existence of a large number of exposed deep holes. The part of this foamable resin member is in contact with the part of the hard member for mounting a reel or pressing a fishing line with a finger, for example, but the processing accuracy when cutting the foamable member depends on its material characteristics. And low. Therefore, in the case of a structure in which the hard member is combined so as to be in contact with the boundary, it is difficult to stably form the surface exactly in the same state. In addition, in order to obtain the feel of the foaming member instead of the hard member when gripping the combination region, the foaming member may be slightly larger. Therefore, if the foaming member is cut so as to be formed slightly larger, even if the target size is slightly shifted due to low processing accuracy, almost 0.3 mm or more at most of the boundary with the part of the hard member. Since the portion of the foamable resin is formed to be relatively large, the hand does not easily come into contact with the hard member when grasped, and the gripping feeling is improved. Furthermore, since the foamable member is provided with a swelling portion that swells outward and can be caught by a finger in a fishing state, the hand is stable when gripping, and the operability of the fishing rod is good.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a fishing rod according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. The fishing rod in this case is a plurality of connecting rods, and the main part of the original rod is illustrated. Furthermore, the fishing rod in this case is a through fishing rod, and a fishing line introduction part is provided at a front position (not shown in FIG. 1), but may be an outside fishing rod. The rod pipe 10 and other rod pipes are made of a fiber reinforced resin (FRP) reinforced with a reinforcing fiber such as carbon fiber using an epoxy resin or the like as a matrix.

[0008] The rear end of the reel mounting portion 12 is located at a position forward of the rear end of the original rod by a length L. Reel mounting part 1
2, two hoods FA before and after the reel mounting portion RS,
FB is provided. In this case, the rear side is a fixed hood, and the front side is a movable hood. The fixed hood FB has a tubular portion covering the rod tube 10 and is integrally formed with a reel mounting body 12H formed of a non-foamable synthetic resin.
The movable hood FA is rotatably locked to the nut member N, and is configured to be movable only forward and backward with respect to the fishing rod.

A bulging portion 14B is provided between the pair of hoods (in this case, approximately at the intermediate position) and on the opposite side in the radial direction of the fishing rod so that a finger can be caught in a fishing state. The position of the hood FB, on the opposite side in the radial direction, is a depression 14C. Although it is the gently protruding portion 14D that protrudes, this protruding portion is not a protruding portion enough to catch a finger. Regarding the shape of the fishing rod viewed from the upper side, the vicinity of the upper portion of the bulging portion 14D, that is, the portion immediately after the rear hood FB, bulges upward.

The bulging portion 14B, the gentle bulging portion 14
D, a region such as an upwardly bulging portion is formed of a foaming resin as a foaming member, and this portion is an intermediate gripping portion 14 which is gripped by a fisherman's hand during fishing rod operation such as summing. Since the grip portion 14 is an integral foaming member having no seam, there is no step gap or the like in the region, and the grip is good. A rear grip portion 16 coated with a similar material is also formed in a region near the rear end of the main pole, and a front grip portion 1 coated with a similar material is also formed in a region immediately before the reel mounting portion 12.
8 are formed.

The length L is preferably about 30 cm or more, for example, 37 cm. With this length,
The lower arm is placed on the area of this length L, and the index finger or the middle finger of the hand is hooked on the bulging portion 14B and the grip portion 14 is held.
You can thumb the dual-bearing type reel drum with your thumb while easily grasping. For example, when the index finger is grasped while being hooked on the bulging portion 14B, the middle finger (in some cases, the ring finger) is located in the recessed portion 14C and is adapted to the hand, so that it is easy to grasp. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear portion of the recess has a vertically long cross-sectional shape, and its side surface is flat, so that it is easy to grasp the ring finger and the little finger strongly, and the fishing rod is accordingly stabilized.

The reel mounting body 12H of the bulging portion 14B
The height H1 from the surface is about 4 to 18 mm, and preferably about 6 to 12 mm. The width W1 of FIG. 2 showing the cross-sectional shape near the reel mounting portion RS is 20 to 28.
mm is preferable. The ratio of the height H2 to the width W2 in FIG.
It is about 1.5, and preferably about 1.2 to 1.4. Actually, the width W2 is about 24-28 mm and the height H2
Is preferably about 28 to 39 mm. Considering the size that can be gripped by human hands, the total outer circumference of the cross section in FIG.
About 0 to 120 mm, preferably 90 to 110 m
m.

The front portion 14A of the bulging portion 14B is somewhat depressed, so that the finger is easily locked. The fishing rod illustrated here is suitable for a heavy fishing rod because the original rod can support the lower arm by using the above configuration. In this example, a dual-bearing reel mounted on the pole is assumed as a reel to be used, but a spinning reel may be used. In the area of the length L, an intermediate area between the intermediate grip 14 and the rear grip 16 has both grips bulging upward in a side view shown in FIG. It is hollow. Therefore, when the fishing rod is crossed in the direction of the arm, the lower arm is easy to ride on this depressed intermediate region, and it is easy to hold the fishing rod. The dashed lines L1 and L2 shown in FIG.
The lines are parallel to the extending direction of the rod tube 10, respectively.
L1 is in contact with the top of the middle grip 14, and L2 is in contact with the largest diameter of the rear grip 16. As shown in this figure, L1 is at a higher position than L2, but this makes it possible for the fisherman to grasp the middle grip portion 14 with his hand and place the lower arm in the rear area thereof. Arms and hands are easier.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper edge of the foaming member of the grip 14 is provided on the lower surface 12A of the flange portion on both sides of the reel mounting portion RS on the reel mounting body 12H made of synthetic resin. Since it is assembled and pressed and fixed so as to be pressed, it is difficult for the fishing rod to be separated by a fishing rod operation held by hand, and the foaming member is hard to be crushed and its shape is easily maintained. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the foamable member 14 is located at a boundary with a harder synthetic resin reel mounting body 12H.
The reel mounting body 1 is formed so as to protrude outside the side edges of the flange portions on both sides of the reel mounting portion RS by the dimension ΔL, and is not foamable when gripped by hand, and is made of a hard resin material.
It is difficult to directly contact 2H, and a decrease in gripping feeling can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the reel mounting body 1
Although the tubular portion covering the 2H rod tube 10 is interrupted near the rear end of the rear hood FB, it extends to the area behind (the bulging part 14D and the area near it), and May be reinforced.

The protrusion dimension ΔL is set to about 0.3 mm or more. It is preferably about 0.5 mm, but it may be made to project by about 1 mm or more, and the protruding corner may be chamfered in a plane or rounded to protrude. Since the processing accuracy of the foamable member is poor, the above-mentioned ΔL is not always uniform over the entire periphery of the boundary, and varies, but the above-mentioned size is set in most of the region of the boundary. When the foamable member is a foamable resin, the component 14 is first formed into a material having a relatively large size by molding, and then processed to a predetermined size by cutting or filing. Attachment to the rod may be before or after cutting. The surface of the material cannot be said to be in a porous state if the molding is performed as it is, but an internal porous state appears on the surface by roughening the surface. Therefore, when gripping, even if the hands are wet, the gripping feeling is good. In the case of natural cork, it can be formed only by cutting to a set shape and size (may be accompanied by file processing).

In the porous state of this example, the width dimension of many holes on the surface is about several microns to several hundred microns, and the depth is also about several microns to several hundred microns. Also, as described above, since the processing accuracy of the foamable member is not good, the foamable member is set to be dimensionally larger than the non-foamable resin reel mounting body 12H, and the boundary is set even after the actual processing is completed. Is set to be larger by ΔL. Thus, the gripping feeling is not reduced. In the fishing rod of this embodiment, a hard member 17 made of a non-foamable synthetic resin is also exposed in the rear grip portion 16, and the grip portion 16 of the foamable member is combined with a boundary with this member. As in the case of 2, the foamable member is ΔL
It only protrudes outward. In addition, a bulging portion 16B is provided on the opposite side of the hard member 17 in the radial direction so that the finger can be hooked in a fishing state. When the rear grip 16 is gripped, the finger can be locked and the grip is stable, Fishing operation becomes easy.

When only the combination of the hard member and the foaming member is used, the foaming member may be detached due to peeling at the boundary or the like.
In both cross-sections, there is a region where the outer peripheral portion of the cross section is only the foamable member (the intermediate grip portion 14 is shown in FIG. 3). That is, it has a complete annular portion, and the presence of the complete annular portion can prevent the foamable member from peeling and separating.

The front grip portion 18 also has a cross section in which the outer peripheral portion has only the foaming member 18, the hard resin member 19 which is not foamable, and the foaming member 18
There is a region in which the foamable member is peeled and separated due to the complete annular portion.
The foamable member 18 bordering the hard member 19 is cut and formed so as to protrude outward at the border in the same manner as in the case of the intermediate grip portion and the rear grip portion. However,
The front grip portion does not have a bulging portion for catching a finger in a fishing state. The region of the hard member 19 is provided for an operation of holding down the fishing line with a finger of the hand gripping the front grip portion.

In the three grip portions of the illustrated fishing rod described above, the middle grip portion 14 and the rear grip portion 16 respectively satisfy the requirements of the grip portion according to the present invention. It is a fishing rod according to the present invention even if only a grip portion is formed. The remaining front grip portion 18 does not satisfy the requirements of the grip portion according to the present invention. However, if a bulging portion that can catch a finger in a fishing state is provided, it can satisfy the requirements of the grip portion according to the present invention. Become.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fishing rod having an improved grip even when gripped with wet hands.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a fishing rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

12H Reel mounting main body (hard member) 14 Intermediate grip portion (foamable member) 14B Swelled portion to catch finger in fishing state 16 Rear grip portion (foamable member) 16B Swell to finger catch in fishing condition Departure

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A section of a foamable member in a cross section,
The foamable member has a portion that is harder than the foamable member. The foamable member is provided with a swelling portion that swells outward and catches a finger in a fishing state. In most of the boundary region, the foamable member projects outward by about 0.3 mm or more, and the surface of the foamable member is roughened and porous, or the surface is roughened. A fishing rod comprising a grip portion in a state in which a seal is provided so as not to be lost.