Fishing line guide and fishing rod

Abstract

The invention provides a fishing line guide which is light in weight, does not hinder bending of a rod body, does not fall off from a fixing part on the surface of the rod body even if a load is applied to the guide, and can be kept on the rod body with enough fixing force, and a fishing rod provided with the fishing line guide. Specifically, the fishing line guide according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with: a guide body having a ring holding part to which an annular guide ring is attached; a first leg portion extending from the guide body; a second leg part branched from the guide body and extending at an angle different from the angle in the extending direction of the first leg part; the first foot part is connected with the second foot part, the fixing part is formed between the first foot part and the second foot part, is connected with the first foot part and the second foot part and is used for being fixed on a rod body of a fishing rod, and the fishing rod is characterized in that through holes are formed among the first foot part, the second foot part and the fixing part.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Cross-reference This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-171869 (filed on October 27, 2022), and the entire content thereof is incorporated herein by reference. The present invention relates to a fishing line guide fixed on the outer surface of a rod body of a fishing rod and a fishing rod including the fishing line guide. Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as fishing line guides for guiding a fishing line on a fishing rod, various fishing line guides in which a guide ring is inserted into a through hole of the fishing line guide are known.

[0003] As such a fishing rod guide, for example, in Patent Document 1, there is disclosed a foot structure of a fishing rod guide ring in which a plurality of nail (spike)-shaped locking protrusions lower than the diameter of a fixing line are formed on the upper surface of a rod mounting leg of a guide ring.

[0004] In addition, in Patent Document 2, there is disclosed a fishing line guide having a single-foot support in which one of the shapes of support legs for mounting a mounting guide ring mounting metal member is formed in a triangular shape and is welded at an arbitrary height at a bifurcated portion for mounting the guide ring.

[0005] Patent Documents Patent Document 1: Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-029273 Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-171872 Summary of the Invention

[0006] However, in the fishing rod guides disclosed in any of the patent documents, there are the following problems: when a load is applied to the guide, it will fall off from the fixing portion on the surface of the fishing rod or break due to concentrated stress. In addition, in order to prevent such detachment, the guide foot can be lengthened, but this also causes a problem of increased weight. On the other hand, if the guide foot is shortened in order to reduce the bending resistance of the rod, there is also a problem that the fixing force is likely to be insufficient.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the technical problem to be solved is to provide a fishing line guide that is lightweight and does not hinder the bending of the rod body, and even when a load is applied to the guide, it will not fall off from the fixing portion on the surface of the rod body and can be held on the rod body with sufficient fixing force, and a fishing rod including the fishing line guide. Other objects of the present invention can be understood from the entire specification.

[0008] A fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a guide body having a ring holding portion on which an annular guide ring is mounted; a first leg extending from the guide body; a second leg branching from the guide body and extending at an angle different from the extending direction of the first leg; and a fixing portion formed between and connected to the first leg and the second leg for fixing to the rod body of a fishing rod, characterized in that a through hole is formed between the first leg, the second leg and the fixing portion.

[0009] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, when observed in a direction parallel to the guide body, the through hole is configured to be triangular.

[0010] The angle of the extending direction of the first leg of the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention is different from the angle of the extending direction of the second leg in the range of 5 degrees to 45 degrees.

[0011] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the thickness of the ring holding portion is in the range of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm.

[0012] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the thickness of the first leg is in the range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm.

[0013] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the thickness of the second leg is in the range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm.

[0014] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the thickness of the fixing portion is in the range of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm.

[0015] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the thickness of the ring holding portion is equal to or greater than the thickness of the first leg or the second leg, and the thickness of the fixing portion is equal to or less than the thickness of the first leg or the second leg.

[0016] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing portion is mounted on the outer surface of the rod body by winding a line, fixing a line or winding a tape.

[0017] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, a part of the second leg is detachable or openable.

[0018] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, on a second surface of the fixing portion opposite to a first surface on which the rod body is disposed in the use state of the fishing line guide, a plurality of concave portions are formed along the longitudinal direction of the second surface.

[0019] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, on the fixing portion, there is provided a protruding portion that extends from the fixing portion and protrudes outward beyond the second leg portion or the first leg portion.

[0020] In the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the protruding portion is mounted on the outer surface of the rod body by winding a line, fixing a line, or winding a tape.

[0021] The fishing rod according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include any one of the above fishing line guides and a rod body.

[0022] According to the above embodiment, it is possible to provide a fishing line guide that is lightweight and does not hinder the bending of the rod body, and even when a load is applied to the guide, it does not fall off from the fixing portion on the surface of the rod body and can be held on the rod body with sufficient fixing force, and a fishing rod including the fishing line guide. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a view showing a fishing rod according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 (a) is a front view of the fishing line guide 10 in an embodiment of the present invention, (b) is a side view of the fishing line guide 10 in an embodiment of the present invention, and (c) is a perspective view of the fishing line guide 10 in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 It is a view for explaining a method of fixing the fixing portion on the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention to the rod body. Figure 4 It is a view for explaining the second leg portion 13 on the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 It is a view for explaining an end face of the fixing portion 1 on the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 It is a view for explaining the protruding portion on the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 It is a view for explaining a method of fixing the protruding portion on the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention to the rod body. Figure 8 It is a side view of the fishing line guide in other embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] Hereinafter, embodiments of the fishing rod according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In the plurality of drawings, the same reference numerals are given to common components through the plurality of drawings. For ease of explanation, it should be noted that each drawing is not necessarily described at an accurate scale.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a view showing an embodiment of the fishing rod according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the fishing rod 1 of an embodiment of the present invention includes: a rod body 2; a reel 6, which is mounted on the rod body 2 through a fishing line guide 9 (also referred to as a reel seat, but called a fishing line guide in this specification); and a fishing line guide 10, which is mounted on the rod body 2. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the fishing line guide 9 and the fishing line guide 10 corresponds to a mounting part mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rod body.

[0026] The rod body 2 is constituted, for example, by connecting a head rod 3, a middle rod 5, a tip rod 7, etc. These rod bodies are, for example, joined in a plug-in manner. The head rod 3, the middle rod 5, and the tip rod 7 can be joined by a pulling-out method, an inverse plug-in method, a sleeve method, or any other known joining method other than these. The rod body 2 may also be constituted by a single rod body.

[0027] The head rod 3, the middle rod 5, and the tip rod 7 are, for example, constituted by tubular bodies made of fiber-reinforced resin. The tubular body made of fiber-reinforced resin is manufactured by winding a fiber-reinforced resin polyester film (prepreg film) in which reinforcing fibers are impregnated with a matrix resin around a mandrel, and heating and curing the prepreg film. As the reinforcing fibers contained in the prepreg film, for example, carbon fibers, glass fibers, and any other known reinforcing fibers other than these can be used. As the matrix resin contained in the prepreg film, a thermosetting resin such as epoxy resin can be used. After the prepreg film is cured, the mandrel is removed. In addition, the outer surface of the tubular body can be appropriately polished. Each rod body may also be configured to be solid.

[0028] In the illustrated embodiment, on the head rod 3, the middle rod 5, and the tip rod 7, a plurality of fishing line guides 10 (fishing line guides 10A to 10D) for guiding the fishing line released from the reel 6 are provided. More specifically, a fishing line guide 10A is provided on the head rod 3, a fishing line guide 10B is provided on the middle rod 5, and a fishing line guide 10C is provided on the tip rod 7. A top guide 10D is provided at the top end of the tip rod 7. The details of the fishing line guide 10 will be described later.

[0029] Refer to Figures 2 to 7 A fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Figure 2 (a) is a front view of the fishing line guide 10 in an embodiment, Figure 2 (b) is a side view of the fishing line guide 10 in an embodiment, Figure 2 (c) is a perspective view of the fishing line guide 10 in an embodiment. In addition, Figure 3 This is a view for explaining a method of mounting the fixing portion of the fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention to the rod body.Figure 4 1 is a diagram for explaining the second leg portion 13 of the fishing line guide 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 1 is a diagram for explaining an end face of a fixing portion 1 on a fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a protrusion on a fishing line guide according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 It is a diagram for explaining a method of fixing a protruding portion on a fishing line guide to a rod body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] like Figure 2 As shown, a fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a guide body 11 having a ring holding portion 9 to which an annular guide ring (not shown) is mounted; a first leg portion 12 extending from the guide body 11; and a second leg portion 13 branching from the guide body 11 and extending at an angle ( Figure 2 (b) The angle α) of different angles ( Figure 2 (b) extends at an angle β); and a fixing portion 14 formed between the first leg portion 12 and the second leg portion 13 and connected thereto, for fixing to the rod body 2 of the fishing rod 1, characterized in that a through hole (space or gap) 15 is formed between the first leg portion 12 and the second leg portion 13 and the fixing portion 14. Here, as Figure 2 As shown, the angle α refers to the angle of the first leg 12 at the end position of the first leg 12, and the angle β refers to the angle of the second leg 13 at the end position of the second leg 13. In addition, in the example shown in the figure, the second leg 13 is the same angle (α) as the first leg 12 at the position branching from the guide body 11, and since the second leg 13 is bent in the extension direction, its angle gradually approaches the angle (β) and finally forms the angle (β), but it is not limited to the example shown in the figure, and various forms can also be considered.

[0031] According to the fishing line guide 10 involved in one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a fishing line guide which is lightweight, does not hinder bending of the rod body, does not fall off from the fixing portion on the rod body surface even when a load is applied to the guide, and can be held on the rod body with sufficient fixing force.

[0032] The material of the fishing line guide 10 can generally be metal, resin or fiber reinforced resin, but is not limited thereto. In addition, as the material of the guide ring, metal can generally be considered, but ceramics (such as SiC) or other materials can also be used. Figure 1 and 2As shown in (b), the fishing line guide 10 is inclined upward from the rear (the handle side of the fishing rod) to the front (the tip side of the fishing rod) of the rod body 2 in the installed state. That is, when the fishing line guide 10 is installed on the rod body 2, it takes a posture of tilting forward (the tip direction of the fishing rod 1) with respect to the rod body 2. In addition, the front-rear direction refers to the front-rear direction shown in Figure 1 (the extending direction of the fishing rod 1). The front direction is the direction from the handle end to the tip along the rod axis of the fishing rod 1. In addition, the up-down direction refers to the direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. With respect to the front-rear direction line, the upper side is the up direction and the lower side is the down direction. Figure 1 The front-rear direction shown.

[0033] The ring holding portion 9 has a through hole 9a that penetrates the ring holding portion 9 along the guide member central axis. The through hole 9a is demarcated by the inner peripheral surface 9b of the ring holding portion 9. For example, in a front view, it has a shape that is symmetric about the left-right and up-down directions. The guide member central axis extends in the front-rear direction through the center of the through hole 9a.

[0034] Next, a ring-shaped guide ring (not shown) is press-fitted into the through hole 9a of the ring holding portion 9. The guide member central axis passes through the center of the guide ring. The guide ring is formed of, for example, ceramics, metal, alloy, or a composite material thereof. The guide ring may also have a base material layer, an inner surface layer formed on the surface on the inner peripheral surface side of the base material layer, and an outer surface layer formed on the surface on the outer peripheral surface side of the base material layer. The base material layer is composed of, for example, an alloy containing Co, Ni, Cr, Mo, Fe, and inevitable impurities. The base material layer may also contain Mn, Ti, and / or Nb. The inner surface layer and the outer surface layer are composed of, for example, chromium carbide (CrC), titanium carbide (TiC), or vanadium carbide (VC). The inner surface layer and the outer surface layer may have a high hardness of about 1300 Hv to 3000 Hv in Vickers hardness. Further detailed description is omitted.

[0035] In addition, as Figure 2 shown, the guide member body 11 has a first connection portion 11a and a second connection portion 11b. These connection portions connect the aforementioned ring holding portion 9 with the first leg portion 12 and the second leg portion 13 described later, and a space is formed between the bottom of the ring holding portion 9 and the first connection portion 11a and the second connection portion 11b. In this way, the weight reduction of these connection portions can be achieved.

[0036] As Figure 2 shown, on the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when observing in a direction parallel to the width direction of the guide member body 11 (the left-right direction in Figure 2 (a)) (when observing in Figure 2When observed in the direction of the side of (b), the through-hole 15 is configured to be triangular. In this way, a truss structure can be formed, and a lightweight and highly rigid guide member can be formed. Moreover, since the fixing portion is closed, the detachment of the guide member can be effectively prevented. Here, as described above, since the second leg portion 13 is bent, the through-hole 15 is not strictly triangular, but can be referred to as approximately triangular. In this specification, the case including the approximately triangular shape is also referred to as triangular.

[0037] In addition, the angle (α) of the extending direction of the first leg portion 12 of the fishing line guide member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is different from the angle of the extending direction of the second leg portion 13 within a range of 5 degrees to 45 degrees. In this way, a lighter and more rigid guide member can be formed.

[0038] In addition, on the fishing line guide member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 The thickness (X) of the ring holding portion 9 shown in (b) is in the range of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm. In this way, the direct application of impact to the guide ring can be prevented.

[0039] On the fishing line guide member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 The thickness (Y) of the first leg portion 12 shown in (b) is in the range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm. In this way, while maintaining the required rigidity and strength, weight reduction can be achieved. In addition, on the fishing line guide member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 The thickness (Z) of the second leg portion 13 shown in (b) is in the range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm. In this way, while maintaining the required rigidity and strength, weight reduction can be achieved.

[0040] In addition, on the fishing line guide member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 The thickness (L) of the fixing portion 14 shown in (b) is in the range of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm. In this way, while maintaining the required strength, weight reduction can be achieved. In addition, although it also depends on the ring size, the length of the fixing portion 14 can be in the range of 3 mm to 15 mm. In this way, since it can be formed shorter than the existing fishing line guide member, it has the technical feature of not easily hindering the bending of the rod body. Moreover, since no inclination occurs in the winding area of the fixing portion 14, even with a shorter winding length, the line is not easily displaced, and the fixing force can be stabilized. In addition, the fixing portion 14 can also reduce the width of the fixing portion 14 (the width in the short side direction of the fixing portion 14 (the length observed in the circumferential direction of the rod body during installation)) at one or more positions, that is, the fixing portion 14 can form a concave portion at one or more positions. In this way, by hooking the line on this concave portion for winding, the fixing force of the fishing line guide member can be further improved.

[0041] In the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the thickness (X) of the loop holding portion 9 is equal to or greater than the thickness (Y) of the first leg portion 12 or the thickness (Z) of the second leg portion 13, and the thickness (L) of the fixing portion 14 is equal to or less than the thickness (Y) of the first leg portion 12 or the thickness (Z) of the second leg portion 13. In this way, weight reduction can be achieved while maintaining the required strength.

[0042] Next, as Figure 3 shown, in the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing portion 14 is mounted on the outer surface of the rod body by winding a line ( Figure 3 example), fixing a line or winding a tape. In this way, the fixing force of the fishing line guide can be improved.

[0043] Next, as Figure 4 shown, in the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a part of the second leg portion 13 is detachable ( Figure 4 (a) case) or openable and closable ( Figure 4 (b) case). In this way, since the line or tape for winding a line, fixing a line or winding a tape can be simply and surely inserted into the through hole 15, it is possible to facilitate fixing the fixing portion 14 of the fishing line guide 10 to the rod body 2.

[0044] Next, as Figure 5 shown, in the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the use state of the fishing line guide 10 of the fixing portion 14, on the second surface (end surface) 17 opposite to the first surface (end surface) 16 on the side where the rod body 2 is disposed, one or more concave portions (groove portions) 18 are formed along the longitudinal direction P of the second surface 17 (in the illustrated example, a plurality of concave portions (groove portions)). In this way, the fixing force of the fishing line guide can be improved. Here, when a plurality of concave portions 18 are provided, the interval between adjacent concave portions 18 can be set to 1 mm or more, for example, and the maximum depth of each concave portion 18 can be 0.3 mm, for example, but is not limited thereto.

[0045] Next, as Figure 6 shown, in the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a protruding portion 19 that extends from the fixing portion 14 and protrudes outward beyond the second leg portion 13 ( Figure 6 case) or the first leg portion 12 ( Figure 6 left direction of the paper surface in the Figure 6 case) or the right direction is provided on the fixing portion 14. In this way, the resin for fixing the line is not easily peeled off, and in addition, even if it is peeled off and whitened, it is not easily visible.

[0046] Next, as Figure 7As shown, on the fishing line guide 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the protrusion 19 is mounted on the outer surface of the rod body 2 by winding a thread ( Figure 7 in the case of), fixing a thread or winding a tape. Thus, since the thread for fixing the thread absorbs the resin, the resin for fixing the thread is not easily peeled off. In addition, even if it is peeled off and whitened, it is not easily visible.

[0047] Next, as Figure 8 shown, on the fishing line guide 10 according to other embodiments of the present invention, when taking the first leg portion 12 as a reference, the second leg portion 13 may also be formed on the side opposite to the side where the Figure 2 second leg portion 13 is provided. At this time, Figure 8 the angle (θ) of the second leg portion 13 shown is in the range of 90 degrees to 150 degrees. Thus, on the existing two-leg guide, a component with two fixing parts can be made into one part, thereby shortening the working time. For other configurations, since they are common to the configurations already described, further detailed description is omitted.

[0048] Next, as Figure 1 and 2 (or Figure 8 ) shown, the fishing rod 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include any one of the above fishing line guides 10 and the rod body 2.

[0049] According to the fishing rod according to an embodiment of the present invention, a fishing rod including the following fishing line guide can be provided, that is, a fishing line guide that is lightweight and does not hinder the bending of the rod body, and even when a load is applied to the guide, it does not fall off from the fixing part on the surface of the rod body and can be held on the rod body with sufficient fixing force.

[0050] The dimensions, raw materials, and configurations of the respective constituent elements described in this specification are not limited to those clearly described in the embodiments. These respective constituent elements can be deformed within the scope belonging to the present invention so as to have arbitrary dimensions, raw materials, and configurations. In addition, constituent elements not clearly described in this specification can also be added to the described embodiments, and a part of the constituent elements described in each embodiment can also be omitted. Symbol Explanation 1 - Fishing rod; 2 - Rod body; 3 - First joint rod; 5 - Middle rod; 6 - Reel; 7 - Tip rod; 9 - Ring holding part; 9a - Through hole; 9b - Inner peripheral surface; 10 - Fishing line guide; 11 - Guide body; 11a - First connection part; 11b - Second connection part; 12 - First leg portion; 13 - Second leg portion; 14 - Fixing part; 15 - Through hole (space or gap); 16 - First surface (end face); 17 - Second surface (end face); 18 - Recess (groove part); 19 - Protrusion.

Claims

1. A fishing line guide, comprising: a guide body having a ring holding portion on which a ring-shaped guide ring is mounted; a first leg extending from the guide body; a second leg branching from the guide body and extending at an angle different from the extending direction of the first leg; and a fixing portion formed between and connected to the first leg and the second leg for fixing to the rod body of a fishing rod, characterized in that, a through hole is formed between the first leg, the second leg and the fixing portion.

2. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, when observed in a direction parallel to the guide body, the through hole is triangular in shape.

3. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, the angle of the extending direction of the first leg is different from the angle of the extending direction of the second leg within a range of 5 degrees to 45 degrees.

4. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, the thickness of the ring holding portion is in the range of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm.

5. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, the thickness of the first leg is in the range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm.

6. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, the thickness of the second leg is in the range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm.

7. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, the thickness of the fixing portion is in the range of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm.

8. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, the thickness of the ring holding portion is greater than or equal to the thickness of the first leg or the second leg, and the thickness of the fixing portion is less than or equal to the thickness of the first leg or the second leg.

9. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, the fixing portion is mounted on the outer surface of the rod body by winding a line, fixing a line or winding a tape.

10. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, a part of the second leg is detachable or openable.

11. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, on a second surface of the fixing portion opposite to a first surface on which the rod body is disposed in the use state of the fishing line guide, a plurality of recesses are formed along the longitudinal direction of the second surface.

12. The fishing line guide according to claim 1, characterized in that, on the fixing portion, a protruding portion is provided which extends from the fixing portion and protrudes outward beyond the second leg or the first leg.

13. The fishing line guide according to claim 12, characterized in that, the protruding portion is mounted on the outer surface of the rod body by winding a line, fixing a line or winding a tape.

14. A fishing rod, characterized in that, it comprises the fishing line guide according to any one of claims 1 to 13 and a rod body.

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