Winder seat

Abstract

The invention provides a reel seat which does not reduce the appearance, can realize light weight and is good in holding feeling. Specifically, the reel seat is provided with a seat body, and the seat body is provided with a reel foot placing part; a fixing cover which is formed on one axial end side with respect to the reel leg placement part and is used for fixing one end of the reel leg; and a male thread portion formed on the other axial end side with respect to the reel foot placement portion, the seat body being provided with a nut member screwed with the male thread portion and a moving cover approaching / departing from the fixed cover by a rotation operation of the nut member, and the male thread portion being formed on the other axial end side with respect to the reel foot placement portion side of the male thread portion. An abutting clamping face which abuts against the end face of the nut part when the nut part is rotated and operated to be tightened is formed, and the abutting clamping face is formed in a 360-degree rotation operation range relative to the circumferential direction of the nut part and is located in a semicircular area on the side of the reel foot placing part.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a reel seat for mounting a fishing reel. BACKGROUND

[0002] Conventionally, a reel seat is provided on a base end side of a fishing rod on which various fishing reels are mounted. Generally, the reel seat is provided with a fixed cover into which one end of a reel foot is fitted and a traveling cover into which the other end of the reel foot is fitted. The traveling cover is configured to be moved in an axial direction in a manner of approaching / retreating with respect to the fixed cover by a rotational operation of a nut member and to be detachably mounted with a fishing reel between the fixed cover.

[0003] For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the reel seat is provided with a cylindrical seat body which is externally fitted on a rod shaft on a base end side. On the seat body, an externally threaded portion is formed on one end side, a fixed cover is provided on the other end side, and a traveling cover is mounted on the externally threaded portion. The traveling cover is moved in an axial direction without rotation by a rotational operation of a nut member which is screwed with the externally threaded portion and a rotation stopping structure, and approaches / retreats with respect to the fixed cover as described above.

[0004] PATENT LITERATURE Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-333563 SUMMARY

[0005] In the structure in which the traveling cover approaches / retreats with respect to the fixed cover by a rotational operation of the nut member as described above, if the movement of the nut member is not limited, the seat body can be damaged by riding on the seat body portion or the like and appearance can be deteriorated. Further, although a configuration is disclosed in Patent Document 1 in which a linking structure which is linked with the traveling cover is provided on the nut member and a tip end of the linking structure can be brought into abutment with the seat body, there is room for improvement in preventing appearance from being deteriorated, achieving weight reduction, and improving a grip feeling.

[0006] The present application has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present application is to provide a reel seat which does not deteriorate appearance, can achieve weight reduction, and has a good grip feeling.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the spooler base of the present application has a base body provided with a spooler foot placement portion that places a fishing spooler foot, a fixing cover that is formed on the one end side in the axial direction with respect to the spooler foot placement portion and fixes the one end of the spooler foot, and an external thread portion that is formed on the other end side in the axial direction with respect to the spooler foot placement portion, characterized in that a nut member that is screwed with the external thread portion and a traveling cover that approaches / withdraws with respect to the fixing cover by the rotation operation of the nut member are provided on the base body, an abutting and locking surface that abuts against the end surface of the nut member when the nut member is tightened by the rotation operation is formed on the end portion of the spooler foot placement portion side of the external thread portion, and the abutting and locking surface is formed within the semicircular region of the spooler foot placement portion side with respect to the 360° rotation operation range in the circumferential direction of the nut member.

[0008] On the above-described spooler base, when the nut member is rotated in the tightening direction, the nut member can move the traveling cover in the axial direction, and the movement of the nut member in the axial direction can be limited by abutting against the abutting and locking surface formed on the base body. By abutting the nut member against the abutting and locking surface, the nut member can be prevented from riding on the base body, so that the surface of the base body is not damaged and the appearance is not degraded. Further, by forming the abutting and locking surface on the end portion of the spooler foot placement portion side of the external thread portion, the axial length can be shortened and the weight can be reduced. Moreover, by forming the abutting and locking surface within the semicircular region of the spooler foot placement portion side with respect to the 360° rotation operation range in the circumferential direction of the nut member, the portion to be held can be made thin, and the spooler base with good holding property can be formed.

[0009] According to the present application, a spooler base that does not degrade the appearance, can reduce the weight, and has good holding feeling can be obtained. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of one embodiment of the spooler base to which the present application is applied. Figure 2 is a plan view of the spooler base of Figure 1 Figure 3 is a sectional view along the A-A line of Figure 2 Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the traveling cover and the nut member installed in the spooler base. Figure 5 is a plan view of the traveling cover and the nut member of Figure 4 Figure 6 is a sectional view along the B-B line of Figure 5 ​​​​ Figure 7 is a perspective view of a reel seat on which a traveler cover and a nut member are mounted. Figure 8 is a plan view of a reel seat on which a traveler cover and a nut member are mounted. Figure 9 is a sectional view along the C-C line of Figure 8 Figure 10 (a) is a perspective view showing an abutting and retaining surface formed on a reel seat, and (b) is a perspective view of (a) viewed from the opposite side in the axial direction. Figure 11 is a sectional view along the D-D line of Figure 10 (a). Symbol explanation 1 - reel seat; 2 - body (seat body); 2A - reel foot placement portion; 2B - fixed cover; 2C - external thread portion; 2D - cylindrical portion; 2e - recess; 2f - thread; 2F - abutting and retaining surface; 2F' - protruding portion; 4 - nut member; 5 - traveler cover; 10 - engagement structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] Hereinafter, one embodiment of a reel seat to which the present application is applied will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the embodiment described below, as shown in Figure 2 , the axial direction (X) refers to the central axis of the seat body of the reel seat (the axis of the inserted rod), and the nut member and the traveler cover mounted on the seat body move integrally in the axial direction X. Further, at a position in the circumferential direction of the specific seat body, as shown in Figure 11 , the central position P of the reel foot placement portion in which the reel foot of the fishing reel is placed is defined as 0° when viewed in the axial direction, and the reel foot placement portion side is taken as a semicircular region on the side of the reel foot placement portion, and the opposite side of the reel foot placement portion is taken as a semicircular region on the opposite side of the reel foot placement portion, with the positions P1 and P2 on both sides of ±90° from this position as the reference.

[0012] As shown in Figures 1 to 3 , the reel seat 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a cylindrical seat body 2 (hereinafter referred to as a body) that is inserted into the rod (not shown) at the base end side of the fishing rod. The body 2 is integrally formed, for example, from synthetic resin, metal, or the like, and is provided with a reel foot placement portion 2A for placing the reel foot of various fishing reels, a fixed cover 2B formed on the one end side in the axial direction with respect to the reel foot placement portion 2A to fix one end of the reel foot, and a cylindrical portion 2D that protrudes toward the other end side in the axial direction with respect to the reel foot placement portion, and has an external thread portion 2C formed on the outer peripheral surface. ​In addition, the reel holder of this embodiment is configured to accommodate a dual-bearing type reel. In addition to the above-mentioned components, a trigger 2E is formed on the body 2 on the side opposite to the reel foot placement portion 2A to facilitate casting operations.

[0013] like Figures 4 to 6 As shown, the main body 2 is provided with: a cylindrical nut component 4 having an internal thread portion 4A that engages with the external thread portion 2C; and a movable cover 5 that approaches / moves away from the fixed cover 2B axially when the nut component 4 is rotated. The movable cover 5 is integrated with the nut component 4 by means of a locking structure (connecting structure) 10 provided between it and the nut component 4, and is configured such that when the nut component 4 is rotated, it can move axially as an integral part of the nut component 4 when the nut component 4 moves axially, due to the engagement relationship between the external thread portion 2C and the internal thread portion 4A. Alternatively, a flexible component can be wrapped around the outer circumferential surface of the nut component 4.

[0014] like Figures 7 to 9 As shown, openings 2a and 5a for storing the reel feet are formed on the opposing portions of the fixed cover 2B and the movable cover 5, respectively. Therefore, when the operating nut component 4 is rotated in the tightening direction, the movable cover 5 approaches the fixed cover 2B, and the reel feet of the fishing reel are securely fixed between openings 2a and 5a. Furthermore, when the operating nut component 4 is rotated in the reverse tightening direction, the movable cover 5 moves away from the fixed cover 2B, thereby allowing the reel feet of the fishing reel to be removed from the reel foot placement portion 2A.

[0015] An anti-rotation structure 20 is provided between the main body 2 and the movable cover 5 to prevent the movable cover 5 from rotating when the operating nut component 4 is rotated. As is well known, the anti-rotation structure 20 includes: a guide groove 21 formed axially on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 2; and a protrusion 22 formed on the inner surface of the movable cover 5, which engages with the guide groove 21. Although the formation position of the guide groove 21 is not limited, in this embodiment, guide grooves 21 of a predetermined range (corresponding to the moving length of the movable cover 5) are formed along the axial direction X at three locations: positions P1 and P2 on both sides of the main body 2 and position P3 at the lower end, and the protrusion 22 integrally formed on the inner surface of the movable cover 5 engages with the guide groove 21.

[0016] Therefore, when the nut component 4 is rotated, the movable cover 5 moves along the axial direction X and does not rotate relative to the body 2. Furthermore, the axial movement of the guide groove 21 is restricted by the abutment locking surface 2F (described later), preventing the protrusion 22 from abutting its end, thus providing a clearance function. Therefore, strict control over the length of the guide groove 21 is not required.

[0017] The engaging structure 10 engages the nut component 4 and the movable cover 5 in such a way that they can move axially as a single unit. Furthermore, the nut component 4 is configured to be able to rotate relative to the movable cover 5.

[0018] Here, refer to Figure 6 The locking structure 10 will be explained. The engaging structure 10 of this embodiment includes: an annular recess 4a formed on the outer surface of the end side of the nut member 4; an annular protrusion 5b formed on the inner surface of the end side of the movable cover 5, which engages with the annular recess 4a; and an annular flange 4b ​​formed adjacent to the annular recess 4a of the nut member 4. When the annular recess 4a of the nut member 4 and the annular protrusion 5b of the movable cover 5 are engaged, the flange 4b ​​abuts against the opening edge 5c of the movable cover 5.

[0019] The annular recess 4a and the annular protrusion 5b can be fitted together by aligning the opening edges 4c and 5c of the nut component 4 and the sliding cover 5 with each other and inserting them axially. Therefore, it is preferable to form an inclined surface 4c′ on the opening edge 4c of the nut component 4 that gradually expands axially toward the annular recess 4a. Figure 10 (b) Furthermore, in order to facilitate the insertion of the annular protrusion 5b into the annular recess 4a, it is preferable to also pre-form an inclined surface on the opening edge 5c of the movable cover 5, which gradually expands in diameter toward the opening side of the annular protrusion 5b.

[0020] Thus, by forming inclined surfaces on the respective opening edges 4c and 5c of the nut component 4 and the sliding cover 5, it is easy to embed and integrate the nut component 4 and the sliding cover 5 in the axial direction.

[0021] Furthermore, on the end of the winding foot placement portion 2A side that constitutes the concave and convex (concave 2e, convex 2f) formed on the external thread portion 2C of the body 2, an abutting locking surface (hereinafter referred to as locking surface) 2F is formed that abuts against the end face of the nut component when the nut component 4 is rotated to tighten.

[0022] The locking surface 2F only needs to be configured such that when the nut component 4 is rotated to tighten, it abuts against the open end edge 4c of the nut component 4 and does not advance further. For example, it can be configured as a vertical surface that extends in a right-angle direction relative to the axial direction X.

[0023] That is, by forming the locking surface 2F, when the nut component 4 is rotated to tighten, the axial movement of the open end edge 4c of the nut component 4 can be restricted, preventing the nut component from riding on the seat body 2. Therefore, when changing the fishing reel, even if the nut component 4 is loosened and the external thread 2C is exposed, the surface of its end area (the conspicuous part) will not be damaged, thus preventing a decline in appearance. In this case, although damage may occur in the area of ​​the locking surface 2F and the open end edge 4c of the nut component 4, this part is not easily visually identifiable and therefore will not affect the appearance.

[0024] Furthermore, since the locking surface 2F is formed to be continuous with the external thread portion 2C in the axial direction (the opening edge 4c of the nut component 4 is directly abutted and restricted on the locking surface 2F), the axial length of the body 2 can be shortened (shortening), thus achieving weight reduction. Specifically, simply adjust the axial distance L between the recess 2e on the side of the winding foot placement part 2A of the external thread part 2C and the locking surface 2F. Figure 2 Setting the thickness to around 2.0 to 3.6 mm is sufficient, which can effectively improve the appearance and achieve weight reduction.

[0025] Furthermore, a locking surface 2F is formed in the semi-circular region on the side of the reel foot placement portion 2A, relative to the 360° circumferential rotation range of the nut component 4. Specifically, it is formed in a region that is larger than... Figure 11 The two sides P1 and P2 shown are closer to the semicircular area on the side where the reel foot placement part 2A is formed (in the figure, the semicircular area that is higher than the diameter Y connecting P1 and P2).

[0026] Thus, by limiting the formation position of the locking surface 2F to the semi-circular area on the side of the reel foot placement portion, the diameter reduction can be achieved by suppressing the thickening of the semi-circular area on the opposite side of the reel foot placement portion, thereby not reducing the grip. For example, in the configuration of mounting a dual-bearing type reel, since the expansion of the pad areas of the middle, ring, and little fingers can be suppressed, the grip is good and the weight reduction can be achieved. Furthermore, in the configuration of the spinning reel, since the pads of the middle, ring, and little fingers are used to cover the moving cover and the base of the thumb is used to hold it, the expansion of the diameter of the base of the thumb can be suppressed, thereby achieving a smaller diameter.

[0027] In this embodiment, such as Figure 11 As shown, at least a portion of the locking surface 2F is formed as a raised portion 2F′ that is radially raised more than the outer peripheral surface of the thread 2f of the external thread portion 2C. Thus, by making the engaging surface 2F a raised portion 2F' that bulges more radially than the outer peripheral surface of the thread 2f of the threaded portion 2C, it is possible to effectively prevent riding on the main body 2 when the nut member 4 is rotated and tightened.

[0028] In this case, as long as the radial bulge amount H of the engaging surface 2F relative to the outer peripheral surface of the thread 2f is greater than 0 mm, riding can be prevented. And by making the maximum bulge amount 2.5 mm or less (0 mm < H ≤ 2.5 mm), thickening can also be suppressed on the side of the spool foot placement portion.

[0029] In addition, for the raised portion 2F', if it is formed on the two side positions P1 and P2, the tendency of the grip feeling to decline becomes stronger. Therefore, it is preferable that the formation angle α of the raised portion 2F' is within the range of ±60° when observing the spool base (main body 2) from the axial direction and taking the center position (top position) P of the spool foot placement portion as 0°. That is, by forming the raised portion 2F' within this range, it is not necessary to thicken the portions other than the area where the spool foot placement portion is formed in the circumferential direction, so an improvement in the grip feeling can be achieved.

[0030] In addition, for the raised portion 2F', when observing the spool base from the axial direction and taking the center position of the spool foot placement portion 2A as 0°, it is preferably formed in a region that does not include the center position P of 0° and the two side positions P1 and P2 of ±90°. That is, as Figure 11 shown, by not forming the raised portion 2F' (it can also be a configuration with a smaller bulge amount) at the top position P of 0° and the two side positions P1 and P2 of ±90°, it is possible to facilitate the miniaturization of the main body 2 and the nut member 4, and improve the grip feeling when holding and maintaining the spool base.

[0031] As described above, although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the spool base related to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and modifications can be appropriately made. The above floating cover can be disposed on the tip side of the fishing rod or the butt side of the fishing rod. In addition, the constituent materials, forms, and engaging structures 10 of the main body 2, the nut member 4, and the floating cover 5 can be appropriately deformed. In addition, for the abutting and engaging surface, it may not be in the perpendicular direction with respect to the axial direction, and for its height, it may also be the same as or lower than the outer peripheral surface of the convex 2f of the external thread portion 2C. In addition, the shape and the number of formed raised portions constituting the abutting and engaging surface can also be appropriately deformed. And the respective constituent elements of the above spool base can be appropriately combined, and such a spool base can be installed on various fishing rods. In this case, for the constitution of the fishing rod, as long as the fishing line can be released from the installed fishing reel, it is not limited to a specific fishing rod.

Claims

1. A fishing reel holder, comprising a holder body, the holder body including: a reel foot placement portion for placing the reel foot of a fishing reel; a fixing cover formed on one axial end side relative to the reel foot placement portion for fixing one end of the reel foot; and an external thread portion formed on the other axial end side relative to the reel foot placement portion, characterized in that, The seat body is provided with a nut component that engages with the external threaded portion and a movable cover that moves closer to / away from the fixed cover by the rotational operation of the nut component. On the end of the external threaded portion on the side of the reel foot placement part, an abutment locking surface is formed that abuts against the end face of the nut component when the nut component is rotated to tighten. The abutting locking surface, with a 360° circumferential rotational operating range relative to the nut component, is formed within a semi-circular area on the side of the reel foot placement portion.

2. The reel holder according to claim 1, characterized in that, At least a portion of the abutment locking surface has a bulge that is more radially raised than the outer peripheral surface of the external thread portion.

3. The reel holder according to claim 2, characterized in that, The raised portion is formed within a range of ±60° when viewed axially from the reel seat, with the center position of the reel foot placement portion as 0°.

4. The reel holder according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The radial protrusion H of the abutment locking surface relative to the outer peripheral surface of the external thread is 0 mm. <H≦2.5mm。 5. The reel holder according to claim 4, characterized in that, The raised portion is formed, when viewed from the axial direction of the reel holder, with the center position of the reel foot placement portion at 0°, avoiding positions at 0° and ±90°.

6. A fishing rod, characterized in that, The reel holder is equipped with any one of claims 1 to 3.

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