Fishing reel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018343842-A1
Application number	US-201815892628-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 9, 2018
Priority date	Jun 5, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A fishing reel includes a regulating member, an operating lever, a first plate and a second plate. The operating lever includes a first through hole penetrated by the regulating member. The first plate includes a second through hole penetrated by the regulating member. The first plate is attached to one of the regulating member and the operating lever so as to be rotatable unitarily therewith. The second plate includes a third through hole penetrated by the regulating member. The second plate is attached to the other of the regulating member and the operating lever so as to be rotatable unitarily therewith. Additionally, the first plate includes a plurality of engaging recesses on a surface thereof opposed to the second plate. Moreover, the second plate includes three or more engaging protrusions, which are engaged with the engaging recesses, on a surface thereof opposed to the first plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A fishing reel comprising:
a reel unit; a spool supported by the reel unit, the spool to be wound about with a fishing line; a brake mechanism for braking rotation of the spool; a regulating member having a tubular shape, the regulating member rotatably attached to the reel unit, the regulating member for regulating a braking force to be applied by the brake mechanism, when rotated, to change a distance from the regulating member relative to the reel unit; an operating lever extending in a radial direction, the operating lever including a first through hole penetrated by the regulating member; a first plate having an annular shape, the first plate including a second through hole penetrated by the regulating member, the first plate attached to one of the regulating member and the operating lever so as to be rotatable unitarily therewith; and a second plate having an annular shape, the second plate including a third through hole penetrated by the regulating member, the second plate disposed in opposition to the first plate in an axial direction, the second plate attached to the other of the regulating member and the operating lever so as to be rotatable unitarily therewith, wherein the first plate includes a plurality of engaging recesses on a surface thereof opposed to the second plate, and the second plate includes three or more engaging protrusions on a surface thereof opposed to the first plate, the three or more engaging protrusions engaged with the engaging recesses.

2 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a restricting member for restricting the first plate and the second plate from moving oppositely to each other.

3 . The fishing reel according to claim 2 , wherein the restricting member restricts the first plate and the second plate from moving oppositely to each other while screwed onto the regulating member.

4 . The fishing reel according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a spacer disposed between the restricting member and the operating lever.

5 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of engaging recesses is recessed in a hemispherical shape, and each of the three or more engaging protrusions protrudes in a hemispherical shape.

6 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the regulating member includes a tubular part and a flange part, the flange part radially extending from the tubular part.

7 . The fishing reel according to claim 6 , wherein
the regulating member further includes an outer wall part, the outer wall part extending from an outer peripheral end of the flange part in the axial direction, and at least one of the first plate and the second plate is disposed in a space delimited by the tubular part, the flange part and the outer wall part.

8 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first plate and the second plate is integrated with one of the regulating member and the operating lever.

9 . The fishing reel according to claim 8 , wherein the other of the first plate and the second plate is integrated with the other of the regulating member and the operating lever.

10 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein
the fishing reel is a dual-bearing reel, the fishing reel further comprises a spool shaft to be unitarily rotated with the spool, the reel unit includes a first reel body and a second reel body, the first and second reel bodies disposed at an interval from each other in the axial direction, the spool shaft is supported at one end thereof by the first reel body while supported at the other end thereof by the second reel body, and the brake mechanism brakes the rotation of the spool by pressing the one end of the spool shaft.

11 . A regulating unit for a fishing reel, the regulating unit comprising:
a regulating member having a tubular shape, the regulating member to be rotatably attached to a reel unit, the regulating member for regulating a braking force to be applied by a brake mechanism, when rotated, to change a distance from the regulating member relative to the reel unit; an operating lever extending in a radial direction, the operating lever including a first through hole penetrated by the regulating member; a first plate having an annular shape, the first plate including a second through hole penetrated by the regulating member, the first plate attached to one of the regulating member and the operating lever to be rotatable unitarily therewith; and a second plate having an annular shape, the second plate including a third through hole penetrated by the regulating member, the second plate disposed in opposition to the first plate in an axial direction, the second plate attached to the other of the regulating member and the operating lever so as to be rotatable unitarily therewith, wherein the first plate includes a plurality of engaging recesses on a surface thereof opposed to the second plate, and the second plate includes three or more engaging protrusions on a surface thereof opposed to the first plate, the three or more engaging protrusions engaged with the engaging recesses.

12 . The regulating unit according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a restricting member for restricting the first plate and the second plate from moving oppositely to each other.

13 . The regulating unit according to claim 12 , wherein the restricting member restricts the first plate and the second plate from moving oppositely to each other while screwed onto the regulating member.

14 . The regulating unit according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a spacer disposed between the restricting member and the operating lever.

15 . The regulating unit according to claim 11 , wherein the regulating member includes a tubular part and a flange part, the flange part radially extending from the tubular part.

16 . A fishing reel comprising:
a reel unit; a spool supported by the reel unit, the spool to be wound about with a fishing line; means for braking rotation of the spool; first means for regulating a braking force applied by the means for braking, and, when rotated, for changing a relative distance between the first means for regulating and the reel unit, the first means for regulating rotatably attached to the reel unit; second means for regulating a braking force to be applied to a spool shaft, the second means for regulating extending in a radial direction, the second means for regulating penetrated by the first means for regulating; a first plate having an annular shape, the first plate including a second through hole penetrated by the first means for regulating, the first plate attached to one of the first means for regulating and the second means for regulating to be rotatable unitarily therewith; and a second plate having an annular shape, the second plate including a third through hole penetrated by the first means for regulating, the second plate disposed in opposition to the first plate in an axial direction, the second plate attached to the other of the first means for regulating and the second means for regulating to be rotatable unitarily therewith, wherein the first plate includes a plurality of engaging recesses on a surface thereof opposed to the second plate, and the second plate includes three or more engaging protrusions on a surface thereof opposed to the first plate, the three or more engaging protrusions engaged with the engaging recesses.

17 . The fishing reel according to claim 16 , further comprising:
means for restricting the first plate and the second plat

Assignees

• Shimano Kk
• Shimano Components My Sdn Bhd

Inventors

• Misseri Muhamad Aidil Bin
• Ismail Mohd Syamsul Johary Bin
• Sabri Ahmad Syafiq Asyraf Ahmad
• Ahmad Abu Supian Bin
• Kitajima Keigo

Classifications

• A01K89/0155 Primary

  Antibacklash devices · CPC title

• A01K89/046 Primary

  Manual pressure control · CPC title

• A01K89/059

  on adjustable lever · CPC title