Fishing reel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12501892-B2
Application number	US-202318386824-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2023
Priority date	Nov 30, 2022
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

A fishing reel of the present invention comprises a battery box that accommodates a replaceable battery in a side plate on a side opposite to a handle of a reel main body, a holding member that is movable integrally with a clutch operation member and holds a detection target unit, and a detection sensor that is disposed in the battery box and detects the moving detection target unit to determine whether a clutch mechanism is in an ON state or an OFF state. The holding member is engaged with a guide portion formed around the battery box, and the detection target unit is guided by the guide portion together with the holding member and moves when the clutch operation member moves.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A fishing reel comprising:
a spool rotatably supported between left and right side plates of a reel main body; a handle that is configured to rotationally drive the spool; a battery box that is provided on a side plate on a side opposite to the handle between the left and right side plates and accommodates a replaceable battery; a clutch mechanism comprising a clutch operation member that is configured to switch the spool between a free rotation state and a fishing line winding state; a holding member that is integrally movable with the clutch operation member and holds a detection target unit; and a detection sensor that is disposed in the battery box and configured to detect the moving detection target unit to determine whether the clutch mechanism is in an ON state or an OFF state; wherein the holding member is engaged with a guide portion formed around the battery box, the detection target unit moves together with the holding member while being guided by the guide portion when the clutch operation member moves, the guide portion is formed in a frame constituting the left and right side plates, the holding member and the guide portion are engaged with each other in a concavo-convex manner, the battery box comprises an outer peripheral surface having a circular cross section, the guide portion is formed in a circular shape or an arc shape along the outer peripheral surface of the battery box, and the holding member comprises a holding body that holds the detection target unit and is connected to the clutch operation member, and a guide plate that is fitted to the guide portion and integrated with the holding body.

2 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the detection target unit is a magnet, and
the detection sensor is a Hall element sealed in the battery box.

3 . A fishing reel comprising:
a spool rotatably supported between left and right side plates of a reel main body; a handle that is configured to rotationally drive the spool; a battery box that is provided on a side plate on a side opposite to the handle between the left and right side plates and accommodates a replaceable battery; a clutch mechanism comprising a clutch operation member that is configured to switch the spool between a free rotation state and a fishing line winding state; a holding member that is integrally movable with the clutch operation member and holds a detection target unit; and a detection sensor that is disposed in the battery box and configured to detect the moving detection target unit to determine whether the clutch mechanism is in an ON state or an OFF state; wherein the holding member is engaged with a guide portion formed around the battery box, the detection target unit moves together with the holding member while being guided by the guide portion when the clutch operation member moves, the guide portion is formed in a frame constituting the left and right side plates, the holding member and the guide portion are engaged with each other in a concavo-convex manner, the battery box comprises an outer peripheral surface having a circular cross section, the guide portion is formed in a circular shape or an arc shape along the outer peripheral surface of the battery box, the battery box comprises a fixing piece that protrudes in a radial direction and is fixed to a fixing portion provided on the frame, and the guide portion is retained by the fixed piece fixed to the frame.

4 . A fishing reel comprising:
a spool rotatably supported between left and right side plates of a reel main body; a handle that is configured to rotationally drive the spool; a battery box that is provided on a side plate on a side opposite to the handle between the left and right side plates and accommodates a replaceable battery; a clutch mechanism comprising a clutch operation member that is configured to switch the spool between a free rotation state and a fishing line winding state; a holding member that is integrally movable with the clutch operation member and holds a detection target unit; and a detection sensor that is disposed in the battery box and configured to detect the moving detection target unit to determine whether the clutch mechanism is in an ON state or an OFF state; wherein the holding member is engaged with a guide portion formed around the battery box, the detection target unit moves together with the holding member while being guided by the guide portion when the clutch operation member moves, the guide portion is formed in a frame constituting the left and right side plates, the holding member and the guide portion are engaged with each other in a concavo-convex manner, the battery box comprises an outer peripheral surface having a circular cross section, the guide portion is formed in a circular shape or an arc shape along the outer peripheral surface of the battery box, and a clearance is provided at a connection portion between the clutch operation member and the holding member.

Assignees

• Globeride Inc

Inventors

• Miyamoto Issei

Classifications

• A01K89/0186 Primary

  with disengageable positive drive components, e.g. a clutch · CPC title

• A01K89/0183

  Drive mechanism details · CPC title

• A01K89/015

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

• A01K89/017

  motor-driven · CPC title

• A01K89/01931 Primary

  Spool or spool shaft details (spool details in reel with pick-up A01K89/0111) · CPC title