Fishing reel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10130084-B2
Application number	US-201715638640-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel configured to suppress formation of a dead space on the outer circumferential side of an anti-reverse device and thus reduced in size. The fishing reel includes a reel body, a drive shaft caused to rotate by an operation of a handle, an anti-reverse device interposed between the reel body and the drive shaft, and a cylinder-shaped cylindrical member disposed on an outer circumferential side of the anti-reverse device. A switching control member of the anti-reverse device and the cylindrical member are engaged with each other, and a swiveling operation of the cylindrical member causes the drive shaft to switch to an anti-reverse state or a reversible state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fishing reel, comprising:
a reel body having a body front portion positioned on a front side of the reel body;
a drive shaft configured to be rotated by an operation of a handle that is mounted to the reel body;
an anti-reverse device interposed between the reel body and the drive shaft; and
a cylindrical member rotatably supported to the reel body, the cylindrical member surrounding an outer circumferential side of the body front portion of the reel body, and the cylindrical member surrounding an outer circumferential side of the anti-reverse device,
wherein a switching control member of the anti-reverse device and the cylindrical member are engaged with each other, and a rotational operation of the cylindrical member causes the drive shaft to switch between an anti-reverse state and a reversible state.

2. The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the cylindrical member is exposed to an exterior so as to be operable.

3. The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical member has an operation portion extending from an end portion thereof and exposed to an exterior.

4. The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein a seal is provided on an inner circumferential side of the cylindrical member.

5. The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-reverse device is disposed in the body front portion in the reel body, and
further comprising a magnetic fluid seal mechanism is provided in a front opening portion of the body front portion,
wherein the magnetic fluid seal mechanism seals a gap between the front opening portion and the drive shaft.

6. The fishing reel according to claim 5 , further comprising a sealed member made of a ferromagnetic material and interposed between the reel body and the drive shaft,
wherein the magnetic fluid seal mechanism comprises:
a magnetic portion formed in the drive shaft;
a ring-shaped permanent magnet disposed on an outer circumferential side of the magnetic potion;
a first yoke plate and a second yoke plate both having a ring shape and disposed on axially opposite sides of the permanent magnet; and
a magnetic fluid disposed in a gap between the magnetic portion and the first and second yoke plates and held by a magnetic force, and
wherein the first yoke plate is provided closer to the sealed member compared with the second yoke plate and has a larger outer diameter than the second yoke plate.

7. The fishing reel according to claim 6 , wherein the sealed member is provided in the body front portion via the front opening portion, and
wherein the first yoke plate covers the front opening portion.

8. The fishing reel according to claim 7 , wherein the first yoke plate comprises:
an annular outer circumferential portion secured to the body front portion;
an annular intermediate portion extending from an inner circumferential edge of the outer circumferential portion in a direction away from the sealed member; and
an annular inner circumferential portion continuous with an inner circumferential edge of the intermediate portion and configured to hold the permanent magnet.

9. The fishing reel according to claim 7 , wherein the cylindrical member is disposed on the outer circumferential side of the body front portion,
wherein the sealed member is the anti-reverse device, and
wherein the switching control member of the anti-reverse device and the cylindrical member are engaged with each other, and a rotational operation of the cylindrical member causes the drive shaft to switch between the anti-reverse state and the reversible state.

10. The fishing reel according to claim 9 , further comprising an elastic seal member formed of an elastic material and fitted on a circumferentially outer side of the permanent magnet so as to seal a clearance between the magnetic fluid seal mechanism and the front opening portion,
wherein the second yoke plate projects radially outward beyond an outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet, and
wherein the elastic seal member is held between the first yoke plate and the second yoke plate.

11. The fishing reel according to claim 6 , wherein the sealed member is the anti-reverse device or a bearing.

Assignees

• Globeride Inc

Inventors

• Yasuda Hiromu

Classifications

• A01K89/02

  Brake devices for reels · CPC title

• A01K89/011221

  with line or water shields · CPC title

• A01K89/0117 Primary

  Anti-reverse mechanisms · CPC title

• A01K89/00

  Reels · CPC title

• A01K89/015

  with {a} rotary drum {, i.e. with a rotating spool}(A01K89/033 takes precedence) · CPC title