Fishing reel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9961889-B2
Application number	US-201715441879-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2017
Priority date	Mar 31, 2016
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

One object is to provide a fishing reel in which under a high load, a smooth rotation performance of the handle shaft and the pinion gear shaft can be maintained and the accuracy of the position to support the handle shaft and the pinion gear shaft can be ensured. The fishing reel of the present invention includes: a handle shaft rotatably provided on a frame; a drive gear provided on the handle shaft; a spool configured to be rotationally driven via a pinion gear meshing with the drive gear; a side plate fixed on the frame; and a support unit separate from the side plate, wherein the support unit includes a handle shaft support that supports a handle shaft, and a pinion gear shaft support that supports a pinion gear shaft of the pinion gear, and the support unit is removably fixed on the frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fishing reel comprising:
a reel body having left and right frames;
a handle shaft rotatably provided on one of the left and right frames;
a drive gear provided on the handle shaft;
a spool configured to be rotationally driven via a pinion gear meshing with the drive gear;
a side plate fixed on the one of the left and right frames by fixing screws inserted through screw holes formed in peripheral portions of the side plate; and
a support unit separate from the side plate,
wherein the support unit includes a handle shaft support and a pinion gear shaft support, the handle shaft support supporting the handle shaft, and the pinion gear shaft support supporting a pinion gear shaft of the pinion gear, and
wherein the support unit is removably fixed on the one of the left and right frames.

2. The fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein at least part of the support unit is exposed through the side plate.

3. The fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein an entirety of the support unit is covered by the side plate.

4. The fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein the support unit houses a plurality of brake plates included in a drag mechanism for frictional connection between the handle shaft and the drive gear rotatably provided on the handle shaft.

5. The fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein the support unit is made of a metal, and the side plate is made of a synthetic resin.

6. The fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein the reel body includes an electric motor configured to rotationally drive the spool, and wherein the side plate has an opening portion for releasing heat of the electric motor.

7. The fishing reel of claim 6 , further comprising a heat releasing member disposed inside the opening portion so as to contact with the electric motor.

Assignees

• Globeride Inc

Inventors

• Nonogaki Motohiro
• Jo Hideki

Classifications

• F16H1/22

  with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts · CPC title

• A01K89/017 Primary

  motor-driven · CPC title

• A01K89/057

  Axially engaged · CPC title

• A01K89/01902

  Gear pair · CPC title

• A01K89/0192 Primary

  Frame details · CPC title