JP2010063435A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel holdable stably by the thumb of a gripping hand via the support of a frame in making a practical fishing use. <P>SOLUTION: The fishing reel 10 includes a frame 20 with left and right side frames 14 and 16 unified with a support 18, and a reel body 12 having outer side plates 22 and 24 fitted on the side frames, respectively. In the fishing reel, on one side of the reel body 12 is provided with a handle 42 functioning to make a reeling drive of a fishline-reeling spool 28 for winding a fish line and the outer side plate on the other side and the side frame are formed circularly when viewed in the spool's axial direction; the support 18 disposed above a spool shaft 28a supporting the spool 28 is provided with a finger-putting face 54 where the thumb of a hand gripping the reel body 12 is placable; and restrictive wall parts 56 and 58 forming a level difference between the face 54 and the outer circumferential surface of the side frames 14 and 16 are provided on the inner faces of the side frames 14 and 16 adjacent to the face 54 respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fishing reel, and in particular, a handle for winding and driving a spool for winding a fishing line is provided on one side of the reel body, and the outer side plate and the side frame on the other side are circular in the axial direction of the spool. The present invention relates to a fishing reel.

  Conventionally, the side frame and the side plate are viewed in the axial direction of the spool due to positional restrictions when gripping and holding the fishing reel in the actual fishing of the fishing reel in which the side frame and the side plate of the reel body are formed in a long and long elliptical shape. A so-called circular type or round double-bearing type fishing reel formed in a circular shape has been developed for bay casting (for example, Patent Document 1).

Further, in order to increase the rotation transmission efficiency between the handle and the spool in such a round fishing reel, the non-circular irregular shape is formed by the two cylindrical portions intersecting the handle side frame and the side plate. There is also a fishing reel in which the diameter of the drive gear of the rotation transmission mechanism is increased (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Utility Model Publication 4-41263 JP2001-145442

  Usually, in fishing reels that are sized to hold and hold the reel body, the angler must perform the necessary operations such as casting, alignment operation, and winding operation during actual fishing. By placing the thumb of the hand holding the main body on a column extending between the side frames, the user tries to stably hold the thumb.

  However, a conventional round fishing reel is formed by a circular arc outer surface in which a support column that integrates a pair of side frames is arranged with the outer peripheral surface in the same cylindrical surface as the outer peripheral surface of the side frame. ing.

  For this reason, when the thumb is placed on the support and gripped, the thumb easily slides in the left-right direction on the support, making it difficult to hold it stably. Further, since the outer surface of the support column is curved in a cylindrical shape, the thumb is easy to slide back and forth, and stable holding is difficult.

  The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and provides a fishing reel that can be stably held by the thumb of a hand to be gripped through a support of a frame during actual fishing. With the goal.

  A fishing reel of the present invention that achieves the above object includes a reel body having a frame in which left and right side frames are integrated with support columns, and an outer plate attached to the side frame of the frame. A fishing reel provided with a handle for winding and driving a spool for winding a fishing line on the side, and having a side frame on the other side formed into a circular shape when viewed in the axial direction of the spool, in front of the spool shaft that supports the spool A regulating wall portion that forms a finger placement surface on which the thumb of the hand that grips the reel body can be placed on the arranged support column, and forms a step between the finger placement surface and the outer peripheral surface of the side frame. Is provided on the inner surface of the side frame adjacent to the finger placement surface.

  The finger placement surface is preferably formed as a flat surface extending in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction of the reel body.

  Moreover, as for the support | pillar which formed the said finger | toe mounting surface, an outer surface may protrude in the radial direction outer side from the outer peripheral surface of the said other side frame.

  The front side of the finger placement surface can be inclined downward.

The fishing reel according to claim 1

  According to the fishing reel of the present invention, the movement of the thumb placed on the finger placement surface of the support column positioned in front of the spool shaft is restricted by the restriction wall adjacent to the finger placement surface. As a result, the thumb of the gripped hand can be securely placed on the finger placement surface of the reel body, and the fishing line on the spool can be touched while holding the reel body in a stable state. Can be easily performed.

  When this finger placement surface is formed as a flat surface, it is possible to reliably prevent the thumb from sliding forward when the reel body is held.

  When the outer surface of the column that forms this mounting surface protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the side frame, this column is arranged further forward and the interval between the inner surface of this column and the spool The line resistance can be reduced when the fishing line is released, and the gripping performance can be improved by making the finger placement surface wider.

  In addition, when the front side of the finger placement surface is inclined downward, the thumb to be held can be prevented from slipping backward, and can be held more reliably.

  1 to 6 show a fishing reel 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 as a whole, the reel body 12 of the fishing reel 10 is a frame in which a pair of left and right side frames 14 and 16 are connected by a plurality of columns 18 to form an integral frame structure. 20, outer plates 22 and 24 are attached to the outer sides of the side frames 14 and 16, formed as a housing, and fixed to a fishing rod via attachment legs 26. The outer plate 24 may be formed integrally with the side frame 16 and may be a part of the side frame 16. The right side plate 24 is formed in a circular or cylindrical shape, and the left side plate 22 is formed in a deformed shape in which a part of the cylindrical portion is bulged outward in the radial direction, as shown in FIG. In the present specification, the left and right refer to the left and right on the paper surface of FIG.

  The spool 28 around which the fishing line is wound has a trunk portion 28b around which the fishing line t (FIG. 5) is wound, and is rotatably supported between the left and right outer plates 22, 24. A winding drive mechanism 30 that rotationally drives the spool 28 is accommodated in the internal space of the gear box defined by the left side plate 22 and the left side frame 14. In addition to the winding drive unit 30, the gear box is guided by a guide shaft 32 (FIG. 5) extending between the side frames 14 and 16 in conjunction with the winding drive mechanism 30. Various members such as a level wind mechanism that drags the fishing line t evenly on the body portion 28b of the spool 28 and a drag mechanism are accommodated by reciprocating the line guide 36 left and right on the cylinder 34.

  The spool 28 of this embodiment is supported by a spool shaft 28a (FIG. 1) that penetrates the side frames 14 and 16 of the reel body 12, and the spool shaft 28a has both ends, for example, ball bearings 38a and 38b. The reel main body 12 is rotatably supported via the shaft and rotates together with the spool 28. An end portion of the spool shaft 28a protruding from one end side through the left side frame 14 is formed as a pinion shaft 40a that is integrally and coaxially arranged with the spool shaft 28a. A handle 42 is provided on the pinion shaft 40a. A rotationally driven pinion 40 is supported so as to be movable.

  The pinion 40 has a cylindrical structure through which the pinion shaft 40a is inserted, and is rotatable with respect to the reel body 12 and movable in the axial direction by a bearing (not shown) supported by the left frame 14 and the left plate 22. It is supported by. In the present embodiment, the pinion 40 is fitted to the spool shaft 28a and spooled by operating the clutch mechanism ON / OFF via the clutch lever 44 (FIGS. 3-5) disposed between the side frames 14 and 16. It is possible to move along the pinion shaft 40a between an engagement position that rotates integrally with the shaft 28a and a non-engagement position in which the engagement state with the spool shaft 28a is released.

  The movement of the pinion 40 can be performed by moving the yoke 46 (FIG. 1) engaged with the circumferential groove 40b of the pinion 40 along the pinion shaft 40a in conjunction with the ON / OFF operation of the clutch mechanism. If the handle 42 is rotated in the clutch OFF state where the spool 28 can freely rotate, the clutch ON state is restored and the fishing line can be wound around the spool 28. In the present embodiment, the pinion shaft 40a can be pressed via the adjusting screw 23 disposed on the left side plate 22, and the frictional force acting on the spool shaft 28a can be adjusted.

  Further, in a gear box formed by the left side frame 14 and the left side plate 22, a handle shaft 42a having a handle 42 attached to one end by a tightening nut 43 is disposed in parallel with the pinion shaft 40a. By rotating, the spool 28 is rotationally driven via the winding drive mechanism 30. The tightening nut 43 is preferably prevented from rotating by a rotation stopper 43a fixed to the handle 42 with a small screw or the like.

  The handle shaft 42a is rotatably supported on the left frame 14 and the left plate 22 by bearings 45 (only the left frame 14 side is shown). The bearing that supports the handle shaft 42a on the handle 42 side is provided in a protruding portion 25 (FIG. 1) of the left side plate 22 that protrudes in a substantially cylindrical shape, and the fishing line winding of the handle shaft 42a is provided in the protruding portion 25. A one-way clutch that allows rotation in the rotational direction and prevents reverse rotation is disposed.

  A drive gear 48 that forms part of the take-up drive mechanism 30 together with the drag mechanism is rotatably mounted on the handle shaft 42a. By rotating the star drag 41 on the handle shaft 42a, the handle shaft 42a is rotated. The frictional coupling force of the drive gear 48 with respect to 42a can be changed and adjusted to a desired drag force. As a result, the driving force generated by the rotation operation of the handle 42 is transmitted to the drive gear 48 via the drag mechanism, and is transmitted from the drive gear 48 to the spool 28 via the pinion gear 40 and the spool shaft 28a. When the fish catches, if the force that rotates the spool 28 in the direction of releasing the fishing line exceeds the drag force, the drive gear 48 rotates against the drag force, and the spool 28 rotates in the direction of feeding the fishing line, and breaks the line. To prevent.

  By the rotation of the drive gear 48, the line guide 36 of the level wind mechanism that evenly winds the fishing line on the spool 28 is reciprocated along the spool shaft 28a. The line guide 36 is provided on a fishing line guide 34 a slidable on a cylinder 34 extending between the left and right side plates 22, 24 on the front side for feeding the fishing line from the spool 28. A screw shaft 35 is disposed in the cylindrical body 34, and the screw shaft is rotationally driven by a small-diameter portion 48a of the drive gear 48 described above with an interlocking gear (not shown) disposed at one end. When the screw shaft 35 is rotationally driven by the drive gear 48, the fishing line guide body 34 a that engages with a traverse groove (not shown) provided on the outer peripheral surface of the screw shaft extends along the guide shaft 32 extending in parallel with the cylinder body 34. Slide left and right. Accordingly, the fishing line t (FIG. 5) is evenly wound on the spool 28 through the line guide 36 provided in the fishing line guide 34a.

  This fishing reel 10 has a larger drive gear 48 in order to make the outer diameter of the reel body 12 compact and improve the rotation transmission efficiency in order to improve casting operation and fishing line winding operability. is there.

  For this reason, the outer peripheral portion of the left frame 14 and the left plate 22 has a front and lower portion surrounding the drive gear 48 with respect to the cylindrical portion 50 surrounding the spool shaft 28a at the rear and upper portion of the reel body 12. The bulging portion 52 is formed as a deformed peripheral wall bulging outward in the direction, and the outer peripheral portion of the drive gear 48 is accommodated in the bulging portion 52.

  In the present embodiment, the cylindrical portion 50 is formed with a peripheral wall integral with the left side plate 22, and the bulging portion 52 is formed with a peripheral wall integral with the left side frame 14. The left side frame 14 and the left side plate 22 are integrally fixed by three fixing screws 21 in the present embodiment arranged in the cylindrical portion 50. Such a fixing screw is not provided in the bulging portion 52. Thereby, the left frame 14 and the left side plate 22 can be positioned and fixed with high accuracy, and even if the left frame 14 and the left side plate 22 have a non-circular deformed shape, the gear accommodated in the inside. It is possible to prevent a decrease in meshing performance and durability.

  The fishing reel 10 has a flat shape on which the thumb of the hand that grips the reel body 12 from the rear can be easily placed on the upper surface of the column 18 positioned on the upper side of the spool 28 and on the line guide 36 side. A finger placement surface 54 is formed. The finger placement surface 54 extends in the front-rear direction along the fishing rod R attached via the attachment leg 26, and is formed in a substantially horizontally long shape extending in the left-right direction along the spool shaft 28a. An opening S through which the fishing line winding body 28b of the spool 28 is exposed is formed between the clutch lever 44 and the clutch lever 44.

  The finger placement surface 54 is disposed at a portion where the left frame 14 and the left plate 22 form the cylindrical portion 50, and the inner surfaces of the left and right side frames 14, 16 adjacent to the finger placement surface 54, that is, The restriction walls 56 and 58 formed on the opening S side are formed with flat surfaces partitioned in the left-right direction. The column 18 that forms the finger placement surface 54 has an outer surface protruding radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 50 and the right side frame 16 in a concentric manner (for example, about 3 to 5 mm). As a result, the dimension of the finger placement surface 54 in the front-rear direction is enlarged, the area of the flat finger placement surface is increased, and the placed finger is stabilized, and the gripping property is improved. It is. By forming the finger placement surface 54 as a flat surface, it is possible to reliably prevent the thumb from slipping forward when the reel body 12 is held.

  The mounting surface 54 may be formed in a convex shape or a concave shape as long as the thumb can be mounted in a reliable and stable state. Is also possible.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the finger placement surface 54 may be inclined downwardly, that is, toward the fishing rod R with respect to the axis of the fishing rod R to which the fishing reel 10 is attached. In this case, it is possible to prevent the holding thumb from slipping backward and hold it more reliably.

  The restriction walls 56 and 58 that define the finger placement surface 54 are stepped between the finger placement surface 54 and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 50 of the left frame 14 and the outer peripheral surface of the right frame 16. H is formed. Further, in order to prevent the placed thumb from slipping between the finger placement surface 54, a restriction made of a curved surface is provided between the finger placement surface 54 and the inner surfaces of the left side plate 14 and the right side plate 16. Wall portions 56 and 58 are formed. The step H between the mounting surface 54 that forms the regulating wall portions 56 and 58 and the outer peripheral surfaces of the side frames 14 and 16 is preferably formed to 4 to 6 mm, for example.

  Further, the finger placement surface 54 is provided on the upper front side of the spool shaft 28a so that the outer circumference of the fishing line wound around the spool 28 can be touched (summing operation) from the opening S with the abdomen of the placed thumb. It is preferable to arrange at a spaced position.

  5 and 6 show an example of a fishing operation using the fishing reel 10 having such a finger placement surface 54 formed on the frame 20 of the reel body 12.

  For example, when performing casting such as throwing the device far away, alignment operation for exchanging with fish, or winding of the fishing line t, the angler holds the reel body 12 from the rear of the fishing reel 10. Then, the thumb is placed on the finger placement surface 54 formed on the frame 20 of the reel body 12. Since the right side frame 16 and the right side plate 24 are formed in a circular shape in a side view, the right frame 16 and the right side plate 24 can be gripped in a state where the rear of the reel body 12 is wrapped around the entire palm. Further, on the opposite side, the bulging portion 52 is disposed forward and downward, and the cylindrical portion 50 is disposed in the rear portion. Therefore, the reel main body is similarly formed from the left frame 14 and the left plate 22 side. The rear part of 12 can be held in a state of being wrapped in the palm. Therefore, the reel body 12 can be easily gripped from both the left and right sides.

  When the reel body 12 is gripped in this way, when the thumb is placed on the finger placement surface 54 and the fishing reel 10 is grasped, the finger placement surface 54 is formed flat. Accordingly, the fishing reel 10 can be reliably pressed on the fishing rod R through the frame 20 having an integral structure. Since the finger placement surface 54 has a flat shape extending in the direction of the fishing rod R and in the direction of the spool shaft 28a, the placed finger is stable, and the alignment operation and the winding operation by the handle 42 can be performed in a stable state. .

  Furthermore, since the finger placement surface 54 is partitioned in the left-right direction by the regulation wall portions 56, 58 formed on the left and right side frames 14, 16, and a step H is formed between the outer peripheral surfaces, the placed finger Can be reliably prevented from slipping off from the finger placement surface 54. Further, since the rear edge portion and the front edge portion of the flat finger placement surface 54 are formed in a straight line, the fingers can be locked through these edges.

  Further, when the thumb is placed on the finger placement surface 54 in this way, the fishing line t wound around the trunk portion 28b is exposed to the outside from the opening S, so that it is placed on the finger placement surface 54. The summing operation that lightly touches the fishing line t on the spool 28 on the belly side of the placed finger can be performed extremely reliably and easily.

  Therefore, the fishing reel 10 described above can hold the reel main body 12 in a stable state via the thumb placement surface 54, and can perform various operations necessary for actual fishing reliably and easily. .

The front view which shows the fishing reel by preferable embodiment of this invention. The side view by the side of the handle | steering-wheel of the fishing reel of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the fishing reel of FIG. 1. Explanatory drawing of the state which looked at the fishing reel of FIG. 1 from the front by the side opposite to a handle. Sectional drawing which follows the VV line of FIG. Explanatory drawing shown in the state which mounted the finger.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Fishing reel, 12 ... Reel body, 14, 16 ... Side frame, 18 ... Post, 20 ... Frame, 22, 24 ... Outer plate, 28 ... Spool, 28a ... Spool shaft, 42 ... Handle, 54 ... Finger Placement surface, 56, 58 ... restriction wall.

Claims (4)

A reel body having a frame in which left and right side frames are integrated with support columns and an outer plate attached to the side frame of the frame is provided. A handle for winding and driving a spool for winding a fishing line is provided on one side of the reel body. A fishing reel in which the side frame on the other side is formed in a circular shape when viewed in the axial direction of the spool,
A finger placement surface on which the thumb of the hand holding the reel body can be placed is formed on a support disposed in front of the spool shaft that supports the spool, and the finger placement surface and the outer peripheral surface of the side frame A fishing reel characterized in that a regulating wall portion forming a step therebetween is provided on the inner surface of the side frame adjacent to the finger placement surface.   2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the finger placement surface is formed by a flat surface extending in a left-right direction and a front-rear direction of the reel body.   3. The fishing reel according to claim 2, wherein an outer surface of the support on which the finger placement surface is formed protrudes radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the other side frame.   The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein a front side of the finger placement surface is inclined downward.

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