Dual-bearing reel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9615558-B2
Application number	US-201514674271-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	May 16, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A dual-bearing reel includes a spool, a handle, a clutch mechanism, a first side plate, a second side plate, and a clutch operating member. The first side plate is disposed on a first side with respect to the spool. The second side plate is disposed on a second side with respect to the spool. The clutch operating member includes a main body portion and a first side end. The main body portion extends along the axial direction between the first side plate and the second side plate. The first side end extends along the axial direction. The first side plate includes a first guide groove that slidably supports the first side end. The second side plate includes a second guide groove that slidably supports the main body portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dual-bearing reel for casting fishing line in a forward direction, comprising:
a spool configured to rotate about a rotational axis;
a handle configured to rotate the spool;
a clutch mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage the handle and the spool;
a first side plate disposed on a first side of the spool in an axial direction of the rotational axis;
a second side plate disposed on a second side of the spool in the axial direction of the rotational axis; and
a clutch operating member having a main body portion extending along the axial direction of the rotational axis between the first side plate and the second side plate, and having a first side end extending along the axial direction of the rotational axis, the first side end being disposed on a distal free end of the main body portion closer to the rotational axis than to the main body portion, the clutch operating member being configured to operate the clutch mechanism,
the first side plate comprising a first guide groove slidably supporting the first side end, and
the second side plate comprising a second guide groove slidably supporting the main body portion.

2. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
the clutch operating member further comprises a stepped portion disposed between the main body portion and the first side end.

3. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
the first side plate comprises a first side plate main body portion and a first support portion fixed to the first side plate main body portion and comprises the first guide groove.

4. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
the second side plate comprises a second side plate main body portion and a second support portion fixed to the second side plate main body portion and comprises the second guide groove.

5. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
the first side end has a width that is smaller than a width of the main body portion.

6. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the first guide groove and the second guide groove has a circular arc shape with the rotational axis as the center.

7. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
the first and the second side plates are circular from a side view, and
the first side plate has a radius that is smaller than a radius of the second side plate.

8. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
the first guide groove is disposed on an outer peripheral part of the first side plate, and
the second guide groove is disposed on an outer peripheral part of the second side plate.

9. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 1 , wherein
the main body portion and the first side end are positioned behind the spool.

10. A dual-bearing reel for casting fishing line in a forward direction, comprising:
a spool configured to rotate about a rotational axis;
a handle contoured to rotate the spool;
a clutch mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage the handle and the spool;
a first side plate disposed on a first side of the spool in an axial direction of the rotational axis;
a second side plate disposed on a second side of the spool in the axial direction of the rotational axis; and
a clutch operating member having a main body portion extending along the axial direction of the rotational axis between the first side plate and the second side plate, having a first side end extending along the axial direction of the rotational axis and being disposed closer to the rotational axis than to the main body portion, and being configured to operate the clutch mechanism,
the first side plate comprising a first guide groove slidably supporting the first side end,
the second side plate comprising a second guide groove slidably supporting the main body portion,
the first and the second guide grooves having a circular arc shape with the rotational axis as the center, and
the first guide groove having a radius that is smaller than a radius of the second guide groove.

11. The dual-bearing reel recited in claim 10 , wherein
the first guide groove has a length that is shorter than a length of the second guide groove.

12. A dual-bearing reel for casting fishing line in a forward direction, comprising:
a spool configured to rotate about a rotational axis;
a handle configured to rotate the spool;
a clutch mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage the handle and the spool;
a first side plate disposed on a first side of the spool in an axial direction of the rotational axis;
a second side plate disposed on a second side of the spool in the axial direction of the rotational axis; and
a clutch operating member having a main body portion extending along the axial direction of the rotational axis between the first side late and the second side plate, having a first side end extending along the axial direction of the rotational axis and being disposed closer to the rotational axis than to the main body portion, and being configured to operate the clutch mechanism,
the first side plate comprising a first guide groove slidably supporting the first side end,
the second side plate comprising a second guide groove slidably supporting the main body portion, and
the first guide groove having a width that is smaller than a width of the second guide groove.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Ikebukuro Satoshi

Classifications

• A01K89/0192

  Frame details · CPC title

• A01K89/006

  Hand crank features · CPC title

• A01K89/0186 Primary

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

• A01K89/06 Primary

  Reversible reels {, i.e. with spool axis shiftable between winding and unwinding positions} · CPC title

• A01K89/01931

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