Drag knob

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10575509-B2
Application number	US-201816217457-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2018
Priority date	Jan 31, 2018
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

A drag knob for adjusting a drag force of a spinning reel includes a knob body, a screwable member and a rotation prevention member. The knob body includes a knob portion rotatable in a circumferential direction of the spool shaft, and an accommodating recess. The knob body protrudes forward in an axial direction and extends in a radial direction. The accommodating recess has a rearward opening in the axial direction of the spool shaft. The screwable member is disposed in the accommodating recess of the knob body and is screwed onto a front end of the spool shaft. The rotation prevention member is configured to prevent the screwable member from rotating relative to the knob body, has a width narrower than a width of the knob portion and protrudes from the screwable member in a same direction as an extending direction of the knob portion of the knob body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drag knob screwed onto a front end of a spool shaft and for adjusting a drag force of a drag mechanism of a spinning reel, comprising:
a knob body including a knob portion rotatable in a circumferential direction of the spool shaft, protruding forward in an axial direction of the spool shaft and extending in a radial direction of the spool shaft, and an accommodating recess having a rearward opening in the axial direction of the spool shaft;
a screwable member disposed in the accommodating recess of the knob body and screwed onto the front end of the spool shaft; and
a rotation prevention member configured to prevent the screwable member from rotating relative to the knob body, having a width narrower than a width of the knob portion and protruding from the screwable member in a same direction as an extending direction of the knob portion of the knob body.

2. The drag knob according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotation prevention member comprises a shaft member penetrating the screwable member in the radial direction of the spool shaft.

3. The drag knob according to claim 1 , wherein
an outer circumferential surface of the screwable member is cylindrical.

4. The drag knob according to claim 1 , wherein
the knob body has an engagement recess engaging the rotation prevention member.

5. The drag knob according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotation prevention member is integral with the screwable member.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Saito Kei
• Takamatsu Takuji
• Maruoka Takanori

Classifications

• A01K89/03

  between spool and spool shaft · CPC title

• A01K89/01121 Primary

  Frame details · CPC title

• A01K89/027 Primary

  with pick-up {, i.e. for reels with the guiding member rotating and the spool not rotating during normal retrieval of the line} · CPC title

• A01K89/028 Primary

  Continuously applied (for closed face reels A01K89/0275) · CPC title

• A01K89/006

  Hand crank features · CPC title