Fishing reel

Abstract

To provide a fishing reel in which projection of a rear end of a reel body 1 to rearward is suppressed, which improves a palming property in use, equalizes the front and rear balance of the fishing reel, and improves a casting property.SOLUTION: Provided is a fishing reel including a clutch operation unit 21 that is provided in a rear side (a second direction side opposite to a first direction side) with respect to a spool shaft 5 and operates a clutch mechanism. The fishing reel includes: a fishing line guide unit 60 capable of making a transition to a first mode (clutch ON state P1) when the clutch mechanism is in a transmission state and to a second mode (clutch OFF state) different from the first mode when the clutch mechanism is in an interruption state; and a detection unit 80 that is provided in a front side with respect to the spool shaft 5 and detects a mode of a transition mechanism.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to fishing reels. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, fishing reels are known that detect the ON / OFF state of a clutch by providing a detection sensor such as a magnetic sensor near the rear side of a clutch actuation plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7057274 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the fishing reel as described in the above Patent Document 1, a detection target such as a magnet is provided on the clutch actuation plate constituting the clutch lever, and a detection sensor such as a magnetic sensor is built into the reel body that the clutch actuation plate faces. Therefore, the clutch lever itself becomes large, and the shape of the rear end part of the reel body that houses the detection sensor together with the clutch lever becomes large, which causes a problem of reduced palming during use, and there is room for improvement in this respect. In addition, by providing a sensor at the rear end of the fishing reel, the weight of the rear end becomes heavy, which causes a problem of poor front-to-rear balance and reduced casting performance, and there is room for improvement in this respect.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel that can improve palming performance during use. The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel that can achieve a uniform front-to-rear balance and improve casting performance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] (1) A first aspect of a fishing reel according to the present invention is a fishing reel comprising: a spool capable of releasing fishing line in a first direction; a spool shaft rotatably supported on the reel body and rotating integrally with the spool; a clutch mechanism switchable between a transmission state in which the winding power is transmitted to the spool and a disconnection state in which the transmission of the winding power to the spool is disconnected; and a clutch operating unit provided on a second direction side of the spool shaft opposite the first direction side for operating the clutch mechanism. The fishing reel is characterized in that it also comprises a transition mechanism which is in a first state when the clutch mechanism is in the transmission state and which can transition to a second state different from the first state when the clutch mechanism is in the disconnection state; and a detection unit provided on the first direction side of the spool shaft for detecting the state of the transition mechanism.

[0007] According to the first aspect of the fishing reel of the present invention, the detection unit is located in a different direction (first direction) from the clutch operating unit provided on the opposite side (second direction) of the spool shaft from the fishing line releasing direction, and can detect, for example, a change in position of a shift mechanism such as a line guide mechanism or a link mechanism that moves by operating the clutch. In other words, the position detection device can detect the ON / OFF state of the clutch depending on the state (first state and second state) of the shift mechanism that shifts by operating the clutch operating unit. In this way, the present invention eliminates the need for space to incorporate a detection unit near the rear end of the reel body (near the end on the second direction side). Therefore, the vicinity of the clutch operating unit (the rear end of the reel body) does not protrude rearward (on the second direction side), improving palming performance. Furthermore, in this invention, since the detection unit is not incorporated near the rear end of the reel body (near the end on the second direction side), the load near the rear end is reduced and the front-to-rear balance is maintained (conversely, there is a slight load on the front side), thereby improving casting performance.

[0008] (2) A second aspect of the present invention relates to a fishing reel according to the first aspect, wherein the transition mechanism includes a line guide portion which, in a first state, assumes a winding position for guiding the fishing line onto the spool, and which, in a second state, assumes a releasing position for releasing the fishing line from the spool; and the detection portion preferably detects the position of the line guide portion to detect the state of the transition mechanism.

[0009] In this case, the change mechanism includes a line guide that can be switched between a winding position and a releasing position depending on the state of the clutch mechanism, and the position of the line guide can be detected by the detector. In this case, since the position of the line guide is relatively large, the ON / OFF state of the clutch can be detected more reliably and accurately. Furthermore, since the clutch operating portion and the fishing line guide portion are located on almost opposite sides in the front-to-rear direction across the spool shaft, the rear end of the reel body does not protrude rearward (in the second direction), improving palming performance.

[0010] (3) Aspect 3 of the present invention relates to a fishing reel according to aspect 2, wherein the line guide portion comprises a screw shaft having a spiral groove on its outer circumference, a tubular body having a long hole provided on the outer circumference of the screw shaft, opening along the axial direction of the screw shaft and exposing a portion of the spiral groove, a slider that engages with the spiral groove via the long hole and slides along the long hole as the screw shaft rotates, and a guide portion that guides the fishing line, wherein the guide portion slides together with the slider and has a narrow guide portion that is narrow in the axial direction of the spool shaft and a wide guide portion that is wide in the axial direction of the spool shaft, wherein in the winding position, the guide portion is positioned at a swing position on the second direction side about the screw shaft so as to guide the fishing line to the narrow guide portion, and in the releasing position, the guide portion is positioned at a swing position on the first direction side about the screw shaft so as to guide the fishing line to the wide guide portion, and it is preferable that the detector detects the swing position of the guide portion as detecting the posture of the fishing line guide portion.

[0011] In this case, the displacement mechanism includes a screw shaft, a cylindrical body, a slider, and a guide portion, and the guide portion has a narrow guide portion and a wide guide portion and is switchable between a winding position and a release position that moves according to the state of the clutch mechanism, so that the position of the line guide portion can be detected by the detector.In this case, since the position of the guide portion of the line guide portion is relatively large, the ON / OFF state of the clutch can be detected more reliably and accurately. Furthermore, since the clutch operating portion and the fishing line guide portion are located on almost opposite sides in the front-to-rear direction across the spool shaft, the rear end of the reel body does not protrude rearward (in the second direction), improving palming performance.

[0012] (4) A fourth aspect of the present invention may be characterized in that, in the fishing reel of the third aspect, the detection unit detects the swing position of the guide unit and detects the rotational position of the cylindrical body rotating around the screw shaft in accordance with the swing position of the guide unit.

[0013] In this case, the detection section can detect the rotational position of a cylindrical body, which is formed of, for example, a drive shaft of a level wind device that is rotationally driven by operation of the clutch operating section.

[0014] (5) A fifth aspect of the present invention may be characterized in that in the fishing reel of any one of the first to fourth aspects, the detection unit is a magnetic sensor that detects the state of the displacement mechanism by magnetism.

[0015] In this case, the position of the displacement mechanism can be detected by a detection unit with a simple structure consisting of a magnet and a magnetic sensor. Because it is not a complicated structure, a small magnet and magnetic sensor can be placed in the small space in front of the spool shaft (first direction side), making effective use of the space inside the reel body. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the fishing reel of the present invention, the rear end of the reel body is prevented from protruding rearward, thereby improving palming performance during use. Furthermore, according to the fishing reel of the present invention, the front-rear balance of the fishing reel can be made uniform, and casting performance can be improved. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a plan view showing a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a fishing line guide portion exposed; [Diagram 2] 2 is a side view (clutch ON state) showing the configuration of a power transmission portion of a clutch mechanism in the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 2 is a side view (clutch OFF state) showing the configuration of a power transmission portion of a clutch mechanism in the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1. [Figure 4] 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a connecting portion between a clutch plate and a rotating plate that rotates a fishing line guide portion. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1, showing the state when the fishing line guide is in a fishing line winding state (clutch ON state). [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1, showing the state when the fishing line guide is in a fishing line releasing state (clutch OFF state). [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the fishing line guide portion (clutch ON state). [Figure 8] 8 is a front view of the fishing line guide shown in FIG. 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a fishing reel according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that in each drawing, the scale of each component may be appropriately changed as necessary in order to make each component large enough to be visible.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 1, a fishing reel 100 of this embodiment is applied to a double-shaft reel. In the following description, when referring to "front / back" and "left / right", the directions shown in Fig. 1 are used as the reference, and when referring to "up / down" the directions shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are used as the reference. "Forward" is the first direction in the present invention, and "rearward" is the second direction in the present invention. In the description, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, a fishing reel 1 has a reel body 1 with left and right side plates 1A, 1B. The left and right side plates 1A, 1B are formed by covering left and right frames 2a, 2b with left and right covers 3a, 3b. The reel body 1 is located between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B and integrally formed with a reel leg 1C to be attached to a fishing rod (not shown). A spool shaft 5 is rotatably supported between the left and right frames 2a, 2b via bearings, and a spool 5A around which a fishing line S is wound is integrally fixed to the spool shaft 5. A thumb rest 1D on which fingers can be placed is provided above the spool 5A between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B.

[0021] A handle 8 for rotating the spool 5A is installed on the right side plate 1B side. A space is formed between the right frame 2b and the right cover 3b, and a known driving force transmission mechanism 10 for transmitting the rotational driving force of the handle 8 to the spool shaft 5 is disposed in this space. A known clutch mechanism 20 (see FIG. 2) for switching the spool shaft 5 between a power transmission state and a power cut-off state is disposed between the right frame 2b and the right cover 3b. The clutch mechanism 20 is configured to switch from a clutch ON state P1 (power transmission state and fishing line winding state, first mode) to a clutch OFF state P2 (power cut-off state and fishing line releasing state, second mode) by pressing down a clutch switching operation member (hereinafter referred to as a clutch operation part) 21 disposed between the left and right side plates 1A and 1B on the rear side of the spool 5A. Note that the clutch OFF state P2 can be returned to the clutch ON state P1 by rotating the handle 8 using an automatic return mechanism 30 (see FIG. 2) described later.

[0022] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, a switching mechanism 70 is disposed between the right frame 2b and the right cover 3b. The switching mechanism 70 rotates and drives the fishing line guide portion 60 (see Figures 1, 2, and 3) to change its position when the fishing line S is pulled out against the drag force applied by the rear drag device 8b (see Figure 1), which will be described later, in the fishing line winding state. The switching mechanism 70 will be described in detail later.

[0023] 1, a level wind device 50 is disposed between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B on the line-releasing direction side (front side) of the spool 5A. The level wind device 50 includes a line guide 60 (displacement mechanism) through which the fishing line S is inserted. The line guide 60 is configured to move back and forth from side to side by rotating the handle 8, and has the function of winding the fishing line S evenly around the spool 5A as the fishing line S is wound up.

[0024] The driving force transmission mechanism 10 includes a driving gear 11 as a rotating body that is rotatably and frictionally coupled to a handle shaft 8a, to which the handle 8 is fixed and which is rotatably supported on the right side plate 1B, by a known drag device 8b, and a pinion 12 that meshes with the driving gear 11. When the handle 8 is rotated during fishing line winding, the driving gear 11 rotates in the X1 direction (clockwise) in Fig. 2. When the fishing line S is pulled out against the drag force applied by the drag device 8b, the driving gear 11 rotates in the Y1 direction (counterclockwise) in Fig. 2 via the spool 5A, the spool shaft 5, and the pinion 12.

[0025] As is well known, a one-way clutch K (a rolling one-way clutch utilizing a wedge action, see FIG. 1) provided between the handle shaft 8a and the right cover 3b allows rotation in the fishing line winding direction and prevents reverse rotation associated with line reeling, forming a reverse rotation prevention mechanism. The handle shaft 8a is rotatably supported via a bearing (not shown) provided in the right frame 2b.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 1, the pinion 12 is disposed coaxially with the spool shaft 5 and is movable in the axial direction along the pinion shaft (which may be the spool shaft 5) 12a. A circumferential groove 12b is formed on the outer periphery of the pinion 12, and a yoke 22 (see Fig. 2) of a clutch mechanism 20 described below is engaged with this circumferential groove 12b to move the pinion 12 in the axial direction. In other words, the pinion 12 is configured to be engaged and disengaged with the spool shaft 5 by moving in the axial direction, and to be switched between a power transmission state (clutch ON) and a power interruption state (clutch OFF).

[0027] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the clutch mechanism 20 includes a clutch plate 25 that is rotatably supported with respect to the right frame 2b. The clutch plate 25 is held in a power transmission state (clutch ON state) shown in Figure 2 and a power interruption state (clutch OFF state) shown in Figure 3 by a distribution spring 23. The clutch plate 25 is connected to the clutch operating unit 21 via a connection hole 2d formed in the right frame 2b in the vertical direction, and a pin 2e provided to protrude into the right frame 2b is inserted into an elongated hole 25a formed in the clutch plate 25, so that the rotational drive of the clutch plate 25 is guided.

[0028] A pair of cam surfaces 26 are formed on the surface of the clutch plate 25. The pair of cam surfaces 26 are engageable with the yoke 22 engaged with the circumferential groove 12b (see FIG. 1) of the pinion 12. The tip side of the yoke 22 is held by a pair of support pins 27 protruding from the right frame 2b, and the yoke 22 is constantly biased toward the spool shaft 5 by a spring member 27a disposed on the support pin 27. Note that FIG. 2 shows a state in which the yoke 22 is biased toward the spool shaft 5 by the spring member, and at this time, the pinion 12 is engaged with an engagement portion 5a (see FIG. 1) formed on the end of the spool shaft 5, resulting in the clutch ON state P1.

[0029] When the clutch operating portion 21 is pressed down as shown by the outlined arrow in Fig. 3, the clutch plate 25 rotates counterclockwise. This rotation of the clutch plate 25 moves the pinion 12 (see Fig. 1) to the right through the cam surface 26 and the yoke 22 against the biasing force of the spring member 27a, disengaging the pinion 12 (see Fig. 1) from the engaging portion 5a (see Fig. 1) formed on the end of the spool shaft 5, and switching to the clutch OFF state P2. This state P2 is maintained by the distribution spring 23.

[0030] The clutch plate 25 is provided with an automatic return mechanism 30 that changes the clutch from the clutch OFF state P2 (see FIG. 3) to the clutch ON state P1 (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic return mechanism 30 includes a kick member 31 that is swingably connected to the clutch plate 25, and a ratchet 32 ​​that is fixed to the handle shaft 8a so as not to rotate. When the clutch is switched from the clutch ON state P1 to the clutch OFF state P2, the tip of the kick member 31 moves into the rotation orbit of the ratchet 32 ​​as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, when the handle 8 is wound in the clutch OFF state P2, the kick member 31 comes into contact with (is kicked by) the ratchet 32 ​​and moves upward. This movement causes the clutch plate 25 to automatically rotate clockwise, and the clutch is returned from the clutch OFF state P2 to the clutch ON state P1. The clutch ON state P1 is maintained by the spring force of the distribution spring 23. The clutch can also be returned by pushing up the clutch operating part 21.

[0031] Between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B on the front side of the spool 5A, a level wind device 50 is disposed. The configuration of the level wind device 50 will be described below with reference to Figs. 4 to 8.

[0032] The level wind device 50 includes a fishing line guide 60 through which the fishing line S wound around the spool 5A is inserted. The fishing line guide 60 is rotatably supported between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B via bearings 52 (see FIG. 4), and is configured to be driven to reciprocate left and right by a skewered shaft 51 serving as a drive shaft that is rotatably driven via a driving force transmission mechanism 10. An input gear 53 is provided adjacent to the drive gear 11 (see FIG. 1) on the right frame 2b side of the skewered shaft 51. The input gear 53 is engaged with a connecting gear 8c (see FIG. 2) that rotates integrally with the handle shaft 8a. The skewered shaft 51 is driven to rotate in synchronization with the rotational drive of the handle 8 via the connecting gear 8c and the input gear 53.

[0033] As shown in Figures 1 and 4, the screw shaft 51 is housed in a cylindrical body 55 that is rotatably held between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B. An elongated hole 55a (see Figures 5, 7, and 8) extending in the axial direction is formed in the outer surface of the cylindrical body 55. The elongated hole 55a partially exposes the helical groove 51a formed on the surface of the screw shaft 51 along the axial direction.

[0034] As shown in Figures 5, 7, etc., the fishing line guide portion 60 is integrally equipped with a guide portion 60A (displacement mechanism) and a holding portion 60B, and the holding portion 60B is arranged to surround the cylindrical body 55 (see Figure 5). As shown in FIG. 5, the holding portion 60B holds a slider 61 therein. The slider 61 engages with the helical groove 51a via the long hole 55a. The slider 61 is fixed to the holding portion 60B by a cap nut 62. The fishing line guide portion 60 is prevented from rotating around the cylindrical body 55 while moving along the axial direction due to the engagement between the helical groove 51a and the slider 61 as the screw shaft 51 rotates. In this embodiment, a rotation prevention portion 55b is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical body 55, extending along the axial direction, and the holding portion 60B is attached in a rotation-preventing manner by engaging the engagement portion 64 of the holding portion 60B with the rotation prevention portion 55b. Specifically, anti-rotation portion 55b is configured as a protrusion extending in the axial direction on the outer periphery of cylindrical body 55 (see Figures 5 and 8, a pair of protrusions are provided at 180° intervals), and engaging portion 64 is configured as a recess (see Figure 5) that engages with such protrusion.

[0035] Furthermore, when the screw shaft 51 is driven to rotate, the fishing line guide 60 is driven to reciprocate left and right between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B via the slider 61, and is configured to be switched between a fishing line winding state and a fishing line releasing state in conjunction with the clutch ON / OFF of the clutch mechanism 20. In this case, the fishing line guide 60 is driven to rotate by driving the cylindrical body 55 to rotate.

[0036] Next, the power transmission path from the clutch mechanism 20 to the cylindrical body 55 will be specifically described. As shown in FIG. 2, the clutch plate 25 is formed with a protruding piece 25b that protrudes toward the front side of the reel body 1. An engagement protrusion 25c that protrudes toward the right frame 2b (left side) is integrally formed at the tip of the protruding piece 25b. On the other hand, the right frame 2b holds the rotating plate 7 at a portion where the screw shaft 51 is supported. The rotating plate 7 is fixed to a cylindrical body 55 (see FIG. 4) on the inner surface side of the right frame 2b so as to be prevented from rotating. The rotating plate 7 is formed with a convex portion (not shown) that protrudes radially outward, and a concave portion (not shown) formed on the end (inner circumference) of the cylindrical body 55 is fitted into this convex portion, so that the two are fixed to the inner surface side of the right frame 2b (in a state in which they can rotate together). The rotating plate 7 and the cylindrical body 55 may be integrally molded.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 4, the rotating plate 7 is rotatably supported between the outer ring of the bearing 52 that rotatably supports the screw shaft 51 and the right frame 2b, extends rearward along the outer surface side of the right frame 2b, and overlaps with the protrusion 25b of the clutch plate 25 in the left-right direction. As shown in Fig. 2, the rotating plate 7 is formed with upper engagement hole 7A and lower engagement hole 7B that are generally L-shaped in side view. Of these, the upper engagement hole 7A is used for power transmission from the clutch mechanism 20, and the lower engagement hole 7B is used for power transmission from the switching unit 70A, and constitutes a part of the switching mechanism 70.

[0038] 2, the upper engagement hole 7A has an upper first long hole 7a1 and an upper second long hole 7a2 continuous with the upper first long hole 7a1. The upper first long hole 7a1 is formed in a linear long hole shape extending in the radial direction of the screw shaft 51. The upper second long hole 7a2 is formed in an arc-shaped long hole shape concentric with the screw shaft 51.

[0039] The engagement projection 25c of the clutch plate 25 is loosely inserted into the upper engagement hole 7A. As a result, the rotating plate 7 is rotated about the axis of the screw shaft 51 in conjunction with the rotation of the clutch plate 25, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. Therefore, the rotating plate 7, together with the clutch plate 25 which is held by the switching spring 23 between a fishing line winding state and a fishing line releasing state, can be switched between two positions.

[0040] On the other hand, the lower engagement hole 7B has a lower first long hole 7b1 and a lower second long hole 7b2 that is continuous with the lower first long hole 7b1. The lower first long hole 7b1 is formed in a linear long hole shape extending at a predetermined angle with respect to the radial direction of the screw shaft 51, and the lower second long hole 7b2 is formed in an arc-shaped long hole shape concentric with the screw shaft 51.

[0041] A protrusion 721 is loosely inserted into the lower engagement hole 7B. The protrusion 721 is provided on the friction device 72 of the switching mechanism 70. Due to the loose insertion of the protrusion 721, the rotating plate 7 is configured to rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the friction device 72. In other words, the rotating plate 7 is configured to rotate not only due to the operation of the clutch plate 25 described above, but also due to the operation of the switching mechanism 70.

[0042] A return spring 7c is attached between the front side of the rotating plate 7 and the right frame 2b. The return spring 7c biases the rotating plate 7 in a counterclockwise direction, and keeps the rotating plate 7 in a fishing line winding state. The return spring 7c constitutes a part of the switching mechanism 70.

[0043] 2 (clutch ON state P1), the engagement protrusion 25c of the clutch plate 25 is held at the rear end of the upper first long hole 7a1 (the upper end of the upper second long hole 7a2) of the upper engagement hole 7A by the return spring 7c. Also, the protrusion 721 of the switching mechanism 70 is held at the rear end of the lower first long hole 7b1 (the rear end of the lower second long hole 7b2) of the lower engagement hole 7B.

[0044] 3, the engaging projection 25c of the clutch plate 25 is held at the front end of the upper first long hole 7a1, and the projection 721 of the switching mechanism 70 is held at the front end of the lower second long hole 7b2.

[0045] The fishing line guide 60 is rotated in the front-rear direction in front of the spool 5A by the cylindrical body 55 being rotated via the rotating plate 7. Here, the configuration of the guide portion 60A of the fishing line guide 60 will be specifically described with reference to Figs. 5 to 9.

[0046] The guide portion 60A is a portion through which the fishing line S from the spool 5A is passed, and is configured as a frame body 60F made of a material with low fishing line resistance such as SUS or titanium, and is integrally formed with the holding portion 60B. Specifically, the guide portion 60A is provided with a narrow guide portion 67 that is narrow (thin groove-shaped) in the left-right direction, and a wide guide portion 68 that is broadened in the left-right direction so as to be generally symmetrical above the narrow guide portion 67. As shown in FIG. 8, the wide guide portion 68 is formed to have a generally elliptical shape that broadens in the left-right direction when viewed from the front (front view seen from the front along the fishing line S to be passed through). Both side walls of the wide guide portion 68 are inclined guide surfaces 68a that are inclined toward the narrow guide portion 67 formed at the lower portion of the approximate center of the wide guide portion 68 and guide the fishing line S.

[0047] The frame body 60F having the wide guide portion 68 is inclined relative to the front-rear direction (gradually rising toward the rear side) when viewed from the side in the fishing line winding state (clutch ON state P1) (see FIG. 5). The upper wall 68b defining the wide guide portion 68 is in a state aligned with the front-rear direction in the fishing line releasing state (clutch OFF state P2) (see FIG. 6), and is configured to ensure as wide an opening as possible. Therefore, the rear end edge of the upper wall 68b is positioned so that it can abut from above against the fishing line S inserted into the wide guide portion 68 when rotated from the fishing line releasing state to the fishing line winding state, and functions as a restricting portion 69 that restricts the fishing line S.

[0048] The narrow guide portion 67 extends in the vertical direction and prevents the fishing line S that has entered therein from wobbling in the left-right direction, thereby functioning to stably wind the fishing line parallel to the spool 5A (see FIG. 1) (function of improving the line winding condition).

[0049] Next, the switching mechanism 70 will be described. The switching mechanism 70 is rotatably driven to change the posture of the fishing line guide 60 (see FIG. 1) when the fishing line S is pulled out against the drag force applied by the drag device 8b (see FIG. 1). As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the switching mechanism 70 is configured to include a switching unit 70A, a lower engagement hole 7B, and a return spring 7c. The switching mechanism 70 is provided by utilizing the space between the screw shaft 51 of the level wind device 50 and the handle shaft 8a. The switching unit 70A includes a one-way device 71 and a friction device 72. The one-way device 71 and the friction device 72 are arranged in a state where they are connected inside the right side plate 1B. In this embodiment, these are arranged concentrically with the handle shaft 8a.

[0050] As shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7, the internal space of the reel body 1 of this embodiment is provided with a detection unit 80 that is provided on the front side of the spool shaft 5 and detects the state of the guide part 60A. Specifically, the detection unit 80 has a magnetic sensor 81 that magnetically detects a magnet 82 attached to the outer surface facing the rear side of the cylindrical body 55 of the holding part 60B that is integrally provided with the guide part 60A. In other words, the magnetic sensor 81 detects the state (swing position, posture) of the cylindrical body 55 that moves together with the guide part 60A. The magnetic sensor 81 detects the swing position of the guide part 60A and can detect the rotational position of the cylindrical body 55 that rotates around the screw shaft 51 according to the swing position of the guide part 60A.

[0051] As shown in Fig. 5, the magnetic sensor 81 is disposed in the space S1 in the reel body 1 forward of the spool shaft 5 at a position facing the magnet 82 of the cylindrical body 55 in the clutch-on state P1. As shown in Fig. 6, the magnet 82 displaces with the clockwise rotation of the cylindrical body 55 (direction X2 in Fig. 2) in the clutch-off state P2. At this time, the magnet 82 moves away from the position facing the magnetic sensor 81, and the magnetism of the magnet 82 is not detected by the magnetic sensor 81. In this way, the magnetic sensor 81 turns ON / OFF to detect the clutch-on state P1 and the clutch-off state P2.

[0052] Next, the operation of the fishing reel 100 thus configured will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0053] 2 and 3, the fishing reel 100 according to this embodiment includes a spool 5A capable of releasing the fishing line S to the front side (first direction side), a spool shaft 5 rotatably supported by the reel body 1 and rotating integrally with the spool 5A, a clutch mechanism 20 switchable between a transmission state in which the winding power is transmitted to the spool 5A and a disconnection state in which the transmission of the winding power to the spool 5A is disconnected, and a clutch operating unit 21 provided on the rear side (second direction side opposite to the first direction side) of the spool shaft 5 for operating the clutch mechanism 20. The fishing reel 100 includes a shifting mechanism (fishing line guide unit 60) that is in a first state (clutch ON state P1) when the clutch mechanism 20 is in the transmission state and that is capable of shifting to a second state (clutch OFF state P2) different from the first state when the clutch mechanism 20 is in the disconnection state, and a detection unit 80 provided on the front side of the spool shaft 5 for detecting the state of the shifting mechanism.

[0054] In the fishing reel 100 of this embodiment, the detection unit 80 is located in a different direction (first direction) from the clutch operating unit 21 provided on the opposite side (second direction) of the fishing line releasing direction of the spool shaft 5, and can detect, for example, a change in position of a shift mechanism such as the line guide unit 60 or a link mechanism that moves by operating the clutch. In other words, the detection unit 80 can detect the ON / OFF state of the clutch depending on the state (first state and second state) of the shift mechanism that shifts by operating the clutch operating unit 21. In this manner, in this embodiment, no space is required to incorporate the detection unit 80 near the rear end (near the end in the second direction) of the reel body 1. Therefore, the vicinity of the clutch operating unit 21 (the rear end of the reel body 1) does not protrude rearward (in the second direction), improving palming performance. Also, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to incorporate the detection unit 80 near the rear end (near the end in the second direction) of the reel body 1. Therefore, the vicinity of the clutch operating unit 21 (the rear end of the reel body 1) is not subjected to a load on the rear side (second direction side), and the front-to-rear balance of the fishing reel 100 is not lost, improving casting performance.

[0055] In this embodiment, the transition mechanism includes a line guiding unit 60 that assumes a winding position for guiding the fishing line S onto the spool 5A in the first mode and assumes a releasing position for releasing the fishing line from the spool 5A in the second mode. The detection unit 80 detects the position of the line guiding unit 60 to detect the mode of the transition mechanism.

[0056] Therefore, by providing the line guide 60 in a transition mechanism that can be switched between a winding position and a releasing position depending on the state of the clutch mechanism 20, the position of the line guide 60 can be detected by the detector 80. In this case, since the position of the line guide 60 is relatively large, the ON / OFF state of the clutch can be detected more reliably and accurately. Furthermore, since the clutch operating portion 21 and the fishing line guide portion 60 are located on almost opposite sides in the front-to-rear direction across the spool shaft 5, the rear end of the reel body 1 does not protrude rearward (in the second direction), improving palming performance.

[0057] In this embodiment, the fishing line guide 60 includes a screw shaft 51 having a spiral groove 51a on its outer periphery, a cylindrical body 55 having an elongated hole 55a provided on the outer periphery of the screw shaft 51 and opening along the axial direction of the screw shaft 51 to expose a portion of the spiral groove 51a, a slider 61 that engages with the spiral groove 51a via the elongated hole 55a and slides along the elongated hole 55a as the screw shaft 51 rotates, and a guide portion 60A that guides the fishing line S. The guide portion 60A slides together with the slider 61 and includes a narrow guide portion 67 that is narrow in the axial direction of the spool shaft 5 and a wide guide portion 68 that is wide in the axial direction of the spool shaft 5. In the winding position, the guide portion 60A is located at a rear swing position about the screw shaft 51 so as to guide the fishing line S to the narrow guide portion 67, and in the releasing position, the guide portion 60A is located at a front swing position about the screw shaft 51 so as to guide the fishing line S to the wide guide portion 68. The detection portion 80 detects the position of the fishing line guiding portion 60 and thereby detects the swing position of the guide portion 60A.

[0058] As a result, the shift mechanism includes the line guide 60 having the screw shaft 51, the cylindrical body 55, the slider 61, and the guide portion 60A, which has a narrow guide portion 67 and a wide guide portion 68 and can be switched between a winding position and a releasing position that moves according to the state of the clutch mechanism 20, and the position of the line guide 60 can be detected by the detector 80. In this case, since the position of the guide portion 60A of the line guide 60 is relatively large, the ON / OFF state of the clutch can be detected more reliably and accurately. Furthermore, since the clutch operating portion 21 and the fishing line guide portion 60 are located on almost opposite sides in the front-to-rear direction across the spool shaft 5, the rear end of the reel body 1 does not protrude rearward (in the second direction), improving palming performance.

[0059] In this embodiment, the detection unit 80 detects the swing position of the guide part 60A, and detects the rotational position of the cylindrical body 55 rotating around the screw shaft 51 according to the swing position of the guide part 60A. Therefore, the detection unit 80 can detect the rotational position of the cylindrical body 55 which is formed of, for example, the drive shaft of a level wind device which is rotationally driven by the operation of the clutch operating unit 21.

[0060] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the detection unit 80 is a magnetic sensor 81 that detects the state of the shift mechanism by magnetism, so the position of the shift mechanism can be detected by the detection unit 80, which has a simple structure consisting of a magnet 82 and a magnetic sensor 81. Because it is not a complicated structure, the small space S1 on the front side (first direction side) of the spool shaft 5 can be used to arrange the small magnet 82 and magnetic sensor 81, making effective use of the space inside the reel body 1.

[0061] In the fishing reel 100 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the rear end of the reel body 1 is prevented from protruding rearward, thereby improving palming properties during use. Moreover, in this embodiment, the fishing reel 100 has a uniform front-rear balance, which improves casting performance.

[0062] Although the embodiments of the fishing reel according to the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. The embodiments include, for example, those that can be easily imagined by a person skilled in the art, those that are substantially the same, those that are equivalent, and the like.

[0063] For example, in this embodiment, the detection unit 80 detects the state of the shift mechanism by detecting the attitude of the line guiding unit 60, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the shift mechanism detected by the detection unit 80 may be not only the line guiding unit 60, but also a component of a link mechanism that drives the line guiding unit 60 from the clutch mechanism 20.

[0064] The position of the detection unit 80 may also be on the first direction side (the front side in this embodiment) with respect to the spool shaft 5, and is not limited to the space S1 between the spool 5A and the cylindrical body 55 as in this embodiment. For example, it may also be disposed in the space in front of the cylindrical body 55.

[0065] In addition, although the magnetic sensor 81 that detects the state of the displacement mechanism by magnetism is exemplified as the detection unit 80 of the present embodiment, the detection unit 80 is not limited to such a magnetic sensor 81. Instead of the magnetic sensor 81, for example, a metal sensor or a sensor that detects the rotation of the displacement mechanism can be adopted.

[0066] Additionally, the configurations, such as the shapes and sizes, of the reel body 1, spool 5A, clutch mechanism 20, fishing line guide portion 60, etc., can be modified as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0067] 100 Fishing Reels 1 Reel body 5 Spool shaft 5A spool 8a Handle shaft 20 Clutch mechanism 21 Clutch operating section 50 Level Winding Device 51 Spiral shaft 51a Spiral groove 55 Cylindrical body 55a long hole 60 Fishing line guide section (transition mechanism) 60A Guide section (displacement mechanism) 60B Holding part 61 Slider 67 Narrow guide section 68 Wide guide section 70 Switching mechanism 71 One-way device 72 Friction device 80 Detection unit 81 Magnetic Sensor 82 Magnet P1 Clutch ON state (first mode) P2 Clutch OFF state (second mode) S Fishing Line

Claims

1. a spool capable of releasing a fishing line in a first direction; A spool shaft that is rotatably supported by the reel body and rotates integrally with the spool; a clutch mechanism switchable between a transmission state in which the winding power is transmitted to the spool and a cut-off state in which the winding power is cut off from the spool; a clutch operating part provided on a second direction side opposite to the first direction side with respect to the spool shaft and operating the clutch mechanism, a shift mechanism that is in a first mode when the clutch mechanism is in a transmission state and that is shiftable to a second mode different from the first mode when the clutch mechanism is in a disengaged state; A detection unit provided on the first direction side of the spool shaft and configured to detect a state of the displacement mechanism; A fishing reel comprising:

2. The displacement mechanism includes: In the first state, the reel is in a winding position for guiding the fishing line onto the spool, a fishing line guide that assumes a releasing posture for releasing the fishing line from the spool in the second mode; The detection unit detects the posture of the fishing line guide unit as the detection of the state of the shifting mechanism.

2. The fishing reel of claim 1.

3. The fishing line guide portion is A screw shaft having a spiral groove on an outer periphery thereof; a cylindrical body having a long hole provided on the outer periphery of the screw shaft, opening along the axial direction of the screw shaft and exposing a part of the screw groove; a slider that engages with the helical groove via the long hole and slides along the long hole as the screw shaft rotates; A guide portion for guiding the fishing line, The guide portion is a narrow guide portion that slides together with the slider and has a narrow width in the axial direction of the spool shaft; a wide guide portion having a large width in the axial direction of the spool shaft, The guide portion is In the winding position, the fishing line is swung around the screw shaft at a position on the second direction side so as to guide the fishing line to the narrow guide portion. In the releasing position, the fishing line is swung around the screw shaft at a position on the first direction side so as to guide the fishing line to the wide guide portion. The detection unit detects the swing position of the guide unit as the detection of the attitude of the fishing line guide unit.

3. The fishing reel of claim 2.

4. The detection unit detects the pivot position of the guide unit and detects the rotation position of the cylindrical body rotating around the screw shaft in accordance with the pivot position of the guide unit.

4. The fishing reel of claim 3.

5. The detection unit is a magnetic sensor that detects the state of the displacement mechanism by magnetism.

5. A fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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