Spinning reels

Abstract

To provide a spinning reel capable of shortening a full length of a rod connected to a bail arm.SOLUTION: A spinning reel 10 includes a reel body 12, a rotor 20, a bail arm 22, a coil spring 60, a swing member 50, and a cylindrical member 70. The bail arm 22 is slidably configured with respect to the rotor 20. The bail arm 22 has a bail 22a, and a first bail support member 22b supporting one end of the bail 22a. The rod is connected to the first bail support member 22b. The coil spring 60 is arranged on an outer periphery of the rod 40, and energizes the rod 40 to the first bail support member 22b. The swing member 50 has a bottom 52 supporting the coil spring 60, and is slidably supported by the rotor 20. The cylindrical member 70 is supported by the swing member 50. The cylindrical member 70 is arranged in an inner peripheral part of the coil spring 60, and the rod 40 slides according to the slide of the bail arm 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a spinning reel. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a spinning reel equipped with a bail flipping mechanism that holds the bail arm in either a line-winding position or a line-releasing position. The bail flipping mechanism disclosed in Patent Document 1 returns the bail arm from the line-releasing position to the line-winding position in conjunction with the rotation of the rotor in the line-winding direction. The bail flipping mechanism has a cylindrical swinging member, a coil spring housed in the swinging member, and a rod. The rod is slidably supported in a support hole that penetrates the bottom of the swinging member, and swings in conjunction with the swinging member. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2014-124183 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the bail flipping mechanism of Patent Document 1, the support hole of the swinging member extends in a direction away from the coil spring. In such a configuration, in order to slidably support the rod in the support hole, the overall length of the rod needs to be increased. If the overall length of the rod is increased, the swing range of the rod also becomes wider, so there is a risk that the cover member covering the outside of the rotor arm will become larger in order to secure the swing space.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT An object of the present invention is to provide a spinning reel in which the overall length of the rod connected to the bail arm can be shortened. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A spinning reel according to one aspect of the present invention includes a reel body, a rotor, a bail arm, a coil spring, a swinging member, and a cylindrical member. The rotor is configured to be rotatable relative to the reel body. The bail arm is configured to be swingable relative to the rotor. The bail arm has a bail and a bail support member that supports one end of the bail. The rod is connected to the bail support member. The coil spring is disposed on the outer periphery of the rod and biases the rod toward the bail support member. The swinging member has a bottom that supports the coil spring, and is swingably supported by the rotor. The cylindrical member is supported by the swinging member. The cylindrical member is disposed on the inner periphery of the coil spring, and the rod slides in response to the swinging of the bail arm.

[0007] In this spinning reel, the rod slides on the cylindrical member disposed on the inner circumference of the coil spring in response to the swing of the bail arm. That is, the rod is slidably supported on the cylindrical member at the inner circumference of the coil spring, so that the overall length of the rod can be shortened. As a result, the swing range of the rod is reduced, so that, for example, the cover member covering the outside of the rotor arm can be prevented from becoming large.

[0008] The cylindrical member may be integral with the swinging member, which can reduce the number of parts.

[0009] The cylindrical member may be separate from the oscillating member. The coil spring may bias the cylindrical member toward the bottom of the oscillating member. In this case, it is easier to increase the overall length of the cylindrical member compared to when the cylindrical member and the oscillating member are integrally molded. Also, the positional relationship between the oscillating member and the cylindrical member can be maintained by the biasing force of the coil spring.

[0010] The rod may have a dimension such that a portion of the rod is disposed on the inner periphery of the cylindrical member when the coil spring is at its natural length. In this case, the rod can be prevented from being misaligned with respect to the cylindrical member when the rod is inserted into the cylindrical member during assembly. This can prevent the rod from getting caught on the cylindrical member when the rod is inserted into the cylindrical member.

[0011] The swinging member may have a housing portion in which a portion of the coil spring is housed. The housing portion may have an opening portion into which the coil spring is inserted. The coil spring may have a tightly wound portion disposed so as to be movable forward and backward in the opening portion. In this case, when the coil spring is compressed in response to the swinging of the bail arm, the wires of the coil spring can be prevented from getting caught in the opening portion.

[0012] The swinging member may have a housing portion in which a part of the coil spring is housed. The housing portion may have an opening portion into which the coil spring is inserted. The coil spring may have a first end portion housed in the housing portion and a second end portion exposed from the housing portion. The second end portion may have an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the first end portion. In this case, the gap between the rod and the coil spring at the second end portion is small, so that rattling of the coil spring can be suppressed. This can prevent the wires of the coil spring from getting caught in the opening portion of the housing portion when the coil spring moves with the rod while being compressed in response to the swing of the bail arm. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, in a spinning reel, the overall length of the rod connected to the bail arm can be shortened. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] Side view of a spinning reel. [Diagram 2] A vertical cross-sectional view of a spinning reel. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a view of the first rotor arm and its periphery viewed from the radial outside. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the swing member has moved from a first position to a second position. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a view of the first bail support member from the radially inner side. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a swing member, a coil spring, and a cylindrical member. [Figure 7] 4 is a cross-sectional view of the oscillating member, the coil spring, and the tubular member when the coil spring is in its natural length state. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a swinging member, a coil spring, and a cylindrical member according to another embodiment. [Figure 10] 13A and 13B are diagrams for explaining modified examples of the coil spring. [Figure 11] 13A and 13B are diagrams for explaining modified examples of the coil spring. [Figure 12] 13A and 13B are diagrams for explaining modified examples of the coil spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Fig. 1 is a side view of a spinning reel 10 in which an embodiment of the present invention is adopted. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the spinning reel 10 in which an embodiment of the present invention is adopted. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the spinning reel 10 includes a reel body 12, a handle 14, a spool shaft 16, a spool 18, a rotor 20, and a bail arm 22.

[0016] In the following description, the direction in which the axis X of the spool shaft 16 extends will be referred to as the axial direction, the direction perpendicular to the axis X will be referred to as the radial direction, and the direction around the axis X will be referred to as the circumferential direction. Additionally, the direction in which the fishing line is released will be referred to as the forward direction, and the opposite direction will be referred to as the rearward direction.

[0017] As shown in Figure 2, the reel body 12 has a reel body portion 12a and a cylindrical portion 12b. The reel body portion 12a has an internal space. The internal space houses a rotor drive mechanism 24 that drives the rotor 20 and an oscillating mechanism 26 for evenly winding the fishing line around the spool 18. The cylindrical portion 12b extends forward from the front of the reel body portion 12a.

[0018] The handle 14 is rotatably supported by the reel body 12. The handle 14 is disposed on the left side of the reel body 12. However, the handle 14 may also be disposed on the right side of the handle body.

[0019] The spool shaft 16 extends in the front-rear direction and is supported by the reel body 12 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

[0020] Fishing line is wound around the outer periphery of the spool 18. The spool 18 is attached to the front part of the spool shaft 16. The spool 18 moves forward and backward integrally with the spool shaft 16 in response to the rotation of the handle 14.

[0021] The rotor 20 is a member for winding fishing line onto the spool 18. As the handle 14 rotates, the rotor 20 rotates about the axis of the spool shaft 16 via a rotor drive mechanism 24. The rotor 20 has a rotor main body 20a, a first rotor arm 20b, a second rotor arm 20c, a first cover 20d, and a second cover 20e.

[0022] The rotor body 20a is disposed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 12b of the reel body 12. The first rotor arm 20b and the second rotor arm 20c extend in the front-rear direction on the outer periphery of the rotor body 20a. The rear ends of the first rotor arm 20b and the second rotor arm 20c are connected to the rotor body 20a. The first rotor arm 20b and the second rotor arm 20c are disposed at positions facing each other in the radial direction with the rotor body 20a in between. As shown in FIG. 3, the first rotor arm 20b has a guide groove 20f. The guide groove 20f extends in the axial direction. The guide groove 20f opens in the radial direction.

[0023] The first cover 20d is fixed to the first rotor arm 20b. The first cover 20d covers the first rotor arm 20b from the radially outer side. The second cover 20e is fixed to the second rotor arm 20c. The second cover 20e covers the second rotor arm 20c from the radially outer side.

[0024] The bail arm 22 is configured to be swingable relative to the rotor 20. The bail arm 22 is swingably attached to the tip of each of the first rotor arm 20b and the second rotor arm 20c. The bail arm 22 swings between a winding position and an released position. The winding position is the position when the fishing line is wound around the spool 18. The released position is the position when the fishing line wound around the spool 18 is released.

[0025] The bail arm 22 has a bail 22a, a first bail support member 22b, and a second bail support member 22c. The bail 22a connects the first bail support member 22b and the second bail support member 22c. The bail 22a extends in an arc between the first bail support member 22b and the second bail support member 22c.

[0026] The first bail support member 22b is attached to the tip of the first rotor arm 20b so as to be able to swing. The first bail support member 22b supports one end of the bail 22a. As shown in FIG. 5, the first bail support member 22b has an engagement recess 22d and an engagement hole 22e. The engagement recess 22d extends in the circumferential direction. The engagement recess 22d and the engagement hole 22e are formed on the inside of the first bail support member 22b. The engagement recess 22d and the engagement hole 22e have a shape recessed from the radially inner side toward the radially outer side.

[0027] The second bail support member 22c is attached to the tip of the second rotor arm 20c so as to be able to swing. The second bail support member 22c supports the other end of the bail 22a.

[0028] 6, the spinning reel 10 includes a rod 40, a swinging member 50, a coil spring 60, and a cylindrical member 70. The rod 40, the coil spring 60, the swinging member 50, and the cylindrical member 70 constitute a holding mechanism that holds the bail arm 22 in the reeled position or the released position. The holding mechanism is disposed between the first rotor arm 20b and the first cover 20d.

[0029] The rod 40 is made of a metal wire. The rod 40 is connected to the first bail support member 22b. The rod 40 swings together with the swinging member 50. The rod 40 is supported by a cylindrical member 70 so as to be able to slide. The rod 40 is disposed on the inner periphery of the coil spring 60.

[0030] The rod 40 has a locking projection 40a and a pressing portion 40b. The locking projection 40a is formed at the front end of the rod 40. The locking projection 40a has a shape that is bent toward the first bail support member 22b. The locking projection 40a is locked in the engagement hole 22e of the first bail support member 22b. The pressing portion 40b is abutted by the front end of the coil spring 60. The pressing portion 40b presses the coil spring 60 as the rod 40 swings. In detail, the pressing portion 40b includes a projection 40c and a washer 40d. The projection 40c limits the movement of the washer 40d. The washer 40d is disposed between the projection 40c and the coil spring 60. Note that the projection 40c is omitted from illustration in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.

[0031] The swinging member 50 is supported by the rotor 20 so as to be swingable. The swinging member 50 swings between a first position shown in Fig. 3 and a second position shown in Fig. 4. The first position corresponds to the reeled position of the bail arm 22, and the second position corresponds to the open position of the bail arm 22. That is, when the bail arm 22 is in the reeled position, the swinging member 50 is in the first position, and when the bail arm 22 is in the open position, the swinging member 50 is in the second position.

[0032] The oscillating member 50 has an accommodation portion 51, a bottom portion 52, and a protrusion portion 53. The accommodation portion 51 is formed in a cylindrical shape. A part of the coil spring 60 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 51. The accommodation portion 51 has an opening portion 51a into which the coil spring 60 is inserted. The opening portion 51a opens toward the front. The bottom portion 52 is disposed at the rear end of the accommodation portion 51. The bottom portion 52 supports the coil spring 60. In this embodiment, the bottom portion 52 supports the coil spring 60 via a cylindrical member 70. The bottom portion 52 has a through hole 52a through which the rod 40 can pass.

[0033] The protrusion 53 protrudes from the outer circumferential surface of the accommodating portion 51 toward the first rotor arm 20b. The protrusion 53 is formed in a cylindrical shape. As shown in Fig. 3, the protrusion 53 is arranged to be able to swing in a cylindrical recess 20g provided in the first rotor arm 20b. As a result, the swing member 50 is swingably supported by the first rotor arm 20b.

[0034] The coil spring 60 biases the bail arm 22 between the reeled position and the open position in response to the swing of the bail arm 22. The coil spring 60 is disposed on the outer periphery of the rod 40. The coil spring 60 biases the rod 40 toward the first bail support member 22b. In detail, the coil spring 60 biases the rod 40 toward the front end of the first bail support member 22b by pressing the pressing portion 40b. The coil spring 60 also biases the cylindrical member 70 toward the bottom portion 52 of the swinging member 50. In the reeled position and the open position, the coil spring 60 is in a compressed state.

[0035] FIG. 7 shows the coil spring 60 in its natural length. As shown in FIG. 7, when the coil spring 60 is in its natural length, the rod 40 preferably has a dimension such that a part of it (here, the rear end) is disposed on the inner periphery of the cylindrical member 70. When the coil spring 60 is not biasing the rod 40, that is, when the coil spring 60 is not compressed, the rod 40 preferably has a dimension such that the rear end is disposed on the inner periphery of the cylindrical member 70. Note that FIG. 6 shows the state when the oscillating member 50 is in the first position. Therefore, the coil spring 60 is in a compressed state in FIG. 6.

[0036] The coil spring 60 has a first end 60a and a second end 60b. The first end 60a is accommodated in the accommodation portion 51. The second end 60b is exposed from the accommodation portion 51.

[0037] The cylindrical member 70 is separate from the oscillating member 50. The cylindrical member 70 is supported by the oscillating member 50. The cylindrical member 70 is housed in the housing portion 51 of the oscillating member 50. The cylindrical member 70 does not protrude from the opening 51a. The cylindrical member 70 is disposed rearward of the opening 51a. The cylindrical member 70 extends in a direction along the housing portion 51. Both ends of the cylindrical member 70 are open. The cylindrical member 70 is disposed on the inner periphery of the coil spring 60.

[0038] The cylindrical member 70 slidably supports the rod 40. The rod 40 slides on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 70 in response to the swinging of the bail arm 22.

[0039] The cylindrical member 70 has a flange 70a. The flange 70a is formed at the rear end of the cylindrical member 70. The flange 70a is in contact with the bottom 52 of the oscillating member 50 inside the accommodation portion 51. The flange 70a is biased by the coil spring 60 toward the bottom 52 of the oscillating member 50.

[0040] 8, the spinning reel 10 includes a reversing mechanism 80 and a rotor braking mechanism 90. The reversing mechanism 80 returns the bail arm 22 to the winding position in conjunction with the rotation of the rotor 20 when the bail arm 22 is held in the open position.

[0041] The reversing mechanism 80 has a moving member 81 and a switching member 82. The rod 40, the swinging member 50, the coil spring 60 and the cylindrical member 70 form a part of the reversing mechanism 80.

[0042] The moving member 81 is made of a metal wire. As shown in Fig. 3, the moving member 81 extends in the axial direction. The moving member 81 moves in the front-rear direction along the guide groove 20f of the first rotor arm 20b as the bail arm 22 swings.

[0043] The moving member 81 has a first end 81a and a second end 81b. The first end 81a has a shape bent radially outward. The first end 81a engages with the engagement recess 22d of the first bail support member 22b. The second end 81b has a shape bent radially inward. The second end 81b engages with the switching member 82.

[0044] The switching member 82 is fixed to the reel body 12. When the bail arm 22 is held in the open position, the second end 81b of the moving member 81 comes into contact with the switching member 82 in response to the rotation of the rotor 20. The switching member 82 has an inclined surface 82a. When the second end 81b of the moving member 81 passes over the inclined surface 82a, it is pushed forward by the inclined surface 82a, causing the first bail support member 22b to swing to a position beyond the dead point. As a result, the bail arm 22, which was biased toward the open position, is biased toward the winding position. As a result, the bail arm 22 returns to the winding position.

[0045] The rotor braking mechanism 90 brakes the rotation of the rotor 20 when the bail arm 22 is in the line-releasing position. The rotor braking mechanism 90 has a braking member 91. The moving member 81 constitutes a part of the rotor braking mechanism 90. The braking member 91 is slidably arranged on the cylindrical portion 12b of the reel body 12. The braking member 91 has a plurality of recesses 91a. The second end 81b of the moving member 81 engages with the plurality of recesses 91a when the bail arm 22 is in the line-releasing position. If the rotor 20 attempts to rotate when the bail arm 22 is in the line-releasing position, frictional engagement between the cylindrical portion 12b of the reel body 12 and the braking member 91 occurs, thereby braking the rotation of the rotor 20.

[0046] In the spinning reel 10 configured as described above, the rod 40 slides on the tubular member 70 disposed on the inner periphery of the coil spring 60 in response to the swing of the bail arm 22. That is, the rod 40 is slidably supported on the tubular member 70 at the inner periphery of the coil spring 60, so that the overall length of the rod 40 can be shortened. As a result, the swing range of the rod 40 is reduced, so that, for example, the first cover 20d covering the outside of the first rotor arm 20b can be prevented from becoming large.

[0047] <Other embodiments> Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. In particular, the multiple embodiments and modifications described in this specification can be arbitrarily combined as necessary.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the cylindrical member 70 is separate from the oscillating member 50. However, as shown in FIG.

[0049] As shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the coil spring 60 may have a tightly wound portion 60c. In Fig. 10, the oscillating member 50 is in a first position, and in Fig. 11, the oscillating member 50 is in a second position. The tightly wound portion 60c is arranged to be movable in and out of the opening 51a of the accommodation portion 51. The tightly wound portion 60c is arranged at the second end 60b of the coil spring 60. The tightly wound portion 60c may be arranged at an intermediate position of the coil spring 60, and may be arranged to be movable in and out of the opening 51a in response to the movement of the oscillating member 50 from the first position to the second position. It is preferable that the tightly wound portion 60c is arranged at the opening 51a when the oscillating member 50 moves to a dead point or a position close to the dead point. When the oscillating member 50 is in the dead point position, the coil spring 60 is in a most compressed state. The tightly wound portion 60c may be configured such that a portion of the tightly wound portion 60c is disposed in the opening 51a when the swinging member 50 is in the first position.

[0050] 12, the second end 60b of the coil spring 60 may have an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the first end 60a of the coil spring 60. In other words, the second end 60b of the coil spring 60 may have a configuration in which the radial gap between the rod 40 and the second end 60b is small. Also, the coil spring 60 including the tightly wound portion 60c may have an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the first end 60a of the coil spring 60. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 10. Spinning reel 12 Reel body 20 Rotors 22 Veil Arm 22a First bail support member (an example of a bail support member) 40 Rod 50 Swinging member 51 Storage unit 51a opening 52 Bottom 60 Coil spring 60a First end 60b 2nd end 60c Tightly wound section 70 Cylindrical member

Claims

1. The reel body, A rotor configured to be rotatable relative to the reel body; A bail arm having a bail and a bail support member supporting one end of the bail and configured to be swingable relative to the rotor; A rod connected to the bail support member; A coil spring is disposed on the outer periphery of the rod and biases the rod toward the bail support member; a swing member having a bottom portion supporting the coil spring and supported by the rotor so as to be swingable; a cylindrical member supported by the swinging member and disposed on an inner peripheral portion of the coil spring, the rod sliding in response to the swinging of the bail arm; Equipped with Spinning reel.

2. The cylindrical member is integral with the swinging member.

2. The spinning reel of claim 1.

3. the cylindrical member is separate from the swinging member, The coil spring biases the cylindrical member toward the bottom of the swinging member.

2. The spinning reel of claim 1.

4. the rod has a dimension such that a portion of the rod is disposed on an inner periphery of the cylindrical member when the coil spring is in a natural length state; A spinning reel according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. the rocking member has an accommodating portion in which a portion of the coil spring is accommodated, the housing portion has an opening into which the coil spring is inserted, The coil spring has a tightly wound portion that is arranged to be movable forward and backward through the opening. A spinning reel according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. the rocking member has an accommodating portion in which a portion of the coil spring is accommodated, the housing portion has an opening into which the coil spring is inserted, The coil spring has a first end portion accommodated in the accommodation portion and a second end portion exposed from the accommodation portion, The second end has an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the first end. A spinning reel according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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