Fishing reel

Abstract

To enable a brake load adjustment operation to be easily performed by a drag operation tool during actual fishing, in a fishing reel 1 comprising a drag mechanism D capable of adjusting the actual fishing.SOLUTION: A second drag operation tool 20 is provided in addition to a first drag operation tool 19 capable of adjusting a brake load until the conventional brake load is put into a maximized state from no-load. When the second drag operation tool 20 is operated, the further increase and decrease adjustment of the brake load can be performed on the basis of a brake load state adjusted by the first drag operation tool 19.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of fishing reels equipped with a drag mechanism that rotates a spool against a braking load when an excessive load acts in the yarn payout direction.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, among fishing reels, in the power transmission path between a handle shaft that rotates based on a handle operation and a spool shaft of a spool for winding fishing line (main line, line, tag line), a braking load (braking force) adjusted with respect to the rotation of the spool in the yarn payout direction is applied. When a load exceeding the braking load acts on the spool, there is a fishing reel equipped with a drag mechanism configured to allow the rotation of the spool in the yarn payout direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1). And in such a fishing reel with a drag mechanism, for example, when this is a two-shaft reel, a drag operating tool is provided near the handle, and based on the operation of the drag operating tool, the braking load can be adjusted from a no-load state to a maximum load state.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, when actually fishing (during actual fishing), for example, when a large fish is caught, the braking load that has been adjusted is too weak, and the spool continues to rotate in the line payout direction, making it impossible to wind up the fishing line. To address this, the drag operating tool may be operated in the direction of increasing the braking load. Conversely, when the braking load is too large, the braking load may be operated in the direction of decreasing it. In these cases, since the adjustment range of the conventional drag operating tool is wide from the no-load state to the maximum load state, even a slight adjustment operation will cause a large change in the braking load. As a result, even if the drag operating tool is slightly operated during actual fishing, the tension (tightness) state of the fishing line will rapidly increase and decrease, leading to poor adjustment and causing problems such as the line breaking and the prey escaping. Therefore, extremely careful operation is required to adjust the drag in such a state. However, it is difficult to perform such careful drag adjustment while handling a large fish that has been caught because of the anxiety. As a result, the drag adjustment often fails, and the prey often escapes due to the line breaking, etc. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to eliminate such problems.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The present invention was created for the purpose of solving these problems in view of the above circumstances. The invention according to claim 1 provides an adjustable braking load against the rotational load in the line payout direction of the spool in the power transmission path between the handle shaft that rotates based on handle operation and the spool shaft of the spool on which the fishing line is wound. When a load in the line payout direction exceeding the adjusted braking load acts on the spool, in a fishing reel configured with a drag mechanism configured to allow the spool to rotate in the line payout direction, a drag operating tool for adjusting the braking load of the drag mechanism is provided The drag operating tool is provided with a first drag operating tool capable of adjusting the braking load from the no-load state to the maximum load state, and a second drag operating tool capable of increasing and decreasing the braking load based on the braking load adjusted by the first drag operating tool In the case where it is provided, the first drag operating tool moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft by rotating around the axis with respect to the handle shaft. The drag mechanism includes a friction braking portion in which friction plates on the handle shaft side and the spool shaft side are laminated, and the braking load is adjusted by changing the biasing force of the drag spring for the laminated friction plates. The second drag operating tool is provided so as to be movable in the axial direction of the handle shaft while being in contact with a member on the drag spring side in order to change the biasing force of the drag spring. On the other hand, it is configured to be connected via a cam mechanism having a function of relatively moving in the axial direction of the handle shaft with respect to the first drag operating tool. When the first drag operating tool is rotated around the axis of the handle shaft, the first drag operating tool moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft together with the second drag operating tool, and the braking load is adjusted from the no-load state to the maximum load state. When the second drag operating tool is rotated around the axis of the handle shaft, the second drag operating tool moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft independently of the first drag operating tool by receiving the function of relative movement by the cam mechanism, and the braking load is increased or decreased with reference to the operating position by the first drag operating tool. It is configured to be adjustedA fishing reel characterized by the following. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that recognition means for recognizing that the second drag operating tool is located at an intermediate set position is provided between the second drag operating tool and the drag spring mechanism. 1 The fishing reel described in claim.

Advantages of the Invention

[0006] By adopting the invention of claim 1, in a fishing reel provided with a drag mechanism, in addition to a conventional first drag operating tool capable of operating the braking load of the drag mechanism from a no-load state to a maximum load state, a second drag operating tool capable of increasing or decreasing the braking load based on the braking load adjusted by the first drag operating tool is provided. As a result, by operating the second drag operating tool, a delicate drag adjustment different from the drag adjustment by the first drag operating tool can be achieved, improving the operability. In the case where a large fish is hooked, accurate drag adjustment is possible, reducing the occurrence of line breakage and the like. Moreover When the first drag operating tool is rotated around the axis of the handle shaft, it moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft together with the second drag operating tool, and the braking load is adjusted from a no-load state to a maximum load state. On the other hand, when the second drag operating tool is rotated around the axis of the handle shaft, it moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft independently of the first drag operating tool under the function of the relative movement by the cam mechanism, and the braking load can be increased or decreased based on the operating position by the first draft operating tool. As a result, a delicate increase or decrease adjustment of the braking load can be easily and surely achieved by simply operating the second drag operating tool, improving the operability. Claim 2 By adopting the invention of, it is possible to surely recognize that the second drag operating tool is located at the intermediate set position, improving the operability.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0008] Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, 1 is a fishing reel. The reel 1 includes left and right casings 2 and 3 on the driving side and the driven side, and a connecting portion 4 for connecting between the casings 2 and 3, thereby forming a double-bearing type casing body. By detachably attaching the leg portion 5 provided on the connecting portion 4 to a support portion (reel seat (not shown)) provided on a fishing rod, the reel 1 can be set with respect to the fishing rod.

[0009] Both left and right ends of the spool shaft 6 are rotatably supported by bearings 6a on the left and right casings 2 and 3, and the spool 7 is supported on the spool shaft 6 so as to rotate integrally. On one side, in front of the spool 7, a guide tube 8 is provided with its left and right edges supported by the left and right casings 2 and 3. A spiral shaft (Napier shaft, traverse cam shaft) 9 that constitutes the level wind mechanism L is rotatably supported by bearings 9a in the guide tube 8. The end 9b of the spiral shaft 9 inside the driven side casing 3 is interlocked and connected to the end 6b of the spool shaft 6 inside the driven side casing 3 via a power transmission mechanism 10 using gears. Thus, the spool 7 and the spiral shaft 8 are configured to rotate integrally in conjunction with the rotation of the spool shaft 6. Incidentally, the power transmission mechanism 10 is set with a gear ratio so as to rotate the spiral shaft 9 in a state of shifting (decelerating) with respect to the rotation of the spool shaft 6.

[0010] The guide tube 8 has an opening window formed on the circumferential surface of the lower half side so that the circumferential surface of the spiral shaft 9 is exposed (visible). Near the guide tube 8, a guide rod (not shown) is provided with its left and right ends supported by the front end parts of the left and right casings 2 and 3. A guide body (guide) 13 for guiding the fishing line 12 wound around the spool 7 left and right is provided on the guide rod.

[0011] Thus, as described above, when the spool 7 and the spiral shaft 9 rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the spool shaft 6, the guide body 13 is guided by the spiral groove 9c provided on the spiral shaft 9 and reciprocates left and right. As a result, the fishing line 12 is configured to be wound onto and paid out from the spool 7 while being guided by the guide body 13. When the fishing line 12 is wound onto the spool 7 by the guidance of the guide body 13, the wound fishing line 12 is wound in layers by the repeated movement of the guide body 13 in the forward and return paths. In this way, the level wind mechanism L described later is configured to wind the fishing line 12 uniformly onto the spool 7.

[0012] Furthermore, in the reel 1 of the present embodiment, a clutch operating tool 15 for constituting a clutch mechanism is pivotally supported between the rear end portions of the left and right casings 2 and 3 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction. By operating the clutch operating tool 15, the power transmission from the handle shaft 14a to the spool shaft 7, which will be described later, is interrupted, and the spool 7 is configured to be in a free state and rotate freely together with the spool shaft 6. However, a conventionally known specific configuration of such a clutch mechanism is adopted, and further detailed description thereof is omitted. Also, a casting operating tool 16 for constituting a casting mechanism is provided on the driving side casing 2. By rotating the casting operating tool 16, a driven gear 17 provided rotatably and movably in the axial direction of the spool shaft 6 moves in the axial direction of the spool shaft 6, whereby the biasing force of the casting spring 16a changes, and adjustable braking is applied to the free rotation of the spool 7. Also, a conventionally known casting mechanism is adopted for this, and further detailed description thereof is omitted.

[0013] On the other hand, the handle 14 arranged on the driving side casing 2 side is integrally attached to the tip of the handle shaft 14a rotatably supported by the driving side casing 2 via a bearing 14b. A driving gear 18 meshing with the driven gear 17 is rotatably provided on the handle shaft 14a, and when the handle shaft 14a rotates, the rotational power is transmitted to the spool shaft 6. A drag mechanism D is provided in the power transmission path between the driving gear 18 and the handle shaft 14a. The drag mechanism D applies a braking load (braking force) set against the rotation of the spool 7 in the fishing line payout direction, and when a load exceeding the set braking load acts from the fishing line 12 side where the fishing line is paid out to the spool 7, it is configured to allow the rotation of the spool 7 in the fishing line 12 payout direction against the braking load. The drag mechanism D of the present embodiment is located outside the drive-side casing 2 and is provided with a first drag operating tool 19 corresponding to the operating tool of the conventional drag mechanism and a second drag operating tool 20 disposed between the first drag operating tool 19 and the drive-side casing 2.

[0014] The drag mechanism D includes a friction plate braking portion Z installed inside the drive-side casing 2. The friction braking portion Z has a first friction plate 24 provided to rotate integrally with the handle shaft 14a and a second friction plate 25 provided to rotate integrally with the drive gear 18 laminated in a layered manner. On the other hand, the bearing 14b is configured to be movable in the axial direction with respect to the handle shaft 14a. The laminated first and second friction plates 24 and 25 move in the left-right direction as the first and second drag operating tools 19 and 20 are adjusted as described later, and the bearing 14b presses the receiving member 26 that constitutes the friction braking portion Z in a state where the biasing force of the drag spring 23 is adjusted, thereby adjusting the frictional force of the friction braking portion Z. Thus, in the drag mechanism D, it is configured to exhibit the adjusted braking load. However, the configuration of such a friction braking portion Z is also a conventionally known one.

[0015] On the one hand, the first drag operating tool 19 is in the form of a circular lid-like pick-up type with a small diameter, while the second drag operating tool 20 has a large diameter that extends longer in the outer diameter direction than the first drag operating tool 19 and is configured such that by extending the fingers of the hand that is gripping and operating the grip portion 14e of the handle 14, an operation can be performed in a state where it exceeds the first drag operating tool 19 (a state not obstructed by the first drag operating tool 19). Incidentally, the second drag operating tool 20 can be adopted in various shapes such as a disc shape, a star shape with a plurality of operating rods extending radially, a single shape with one operating rod, etc., as required. In the present embodiment, it has two protruding operating rods 20f. The first drag operating tool 19 is configured such that the axial center portion 19a meshes with a screw groove 14c provided at the tip portion of the handle shaft 14a and, by rotating, relatively moves forward and backward in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a. Further, in the first drag operating tool 19, a concave fitting portion 19c in the shape of an arc-shaped concave groove is formed on the surface portion (inner surface portion) on the drive side casing 2 side between the axial center portion 19a and the outer peripheral edge portion 19b, and the outer peripheral portion 21a of the arc-shaped operating member 21 is fitted therein.

[0016] The operating member 21 is configured to be movable in the axial direction in a state where rotation around the axis is restricted at the screw groove 14c portion of the handle shaft 14a by externally fitting the axial center portion 21b onto a chamfered portion 14d provided on the handle shaft 14a. On the outer peripheral portion 21a of the operating member 21, a plurality of cam receivers 21c are provided at a circumferential arrangement pitch having a predetermined angle (for example, 180 degrees, 120 degrees, etc.) in the circumferential direction so as to protrude toward the drive side casing 2 side. Also, the axial center portion 21b of the operating member 21 protrudes toward the drag spring mechanism 23 side, and the protruding tip portion 21d of the axial center portion 21b is fitted and penetrated through the axial center portion 20a of the second drag operating tool 20 so as to be rotatable around the axis and movable in the axial direction, and is configured to face a receiving plate 23a provided on the drag spring mechanism 23 with a gap (a clearance that serves as a clearance for escape when an operation is performed in a direction to reduce the braking load by the second drag operating tool 20 described later). When the first drag operating tool 19 is rotationally operated, the first drag operating tool 19 is configured to move forward and backward in the axial direction (left - right direction) with respect to the handle shaft 14a together with the operating member 21 whose rotation around the axis is restricted.

[0017] On the other hand, for the second drag operating tool 20, while the axial center part 20a is rotatably externally fitted to the axial center part 21b of the operating member, an arc - shaped concave fitting part 20b is formed at a part facing the outer peripheral part 21a of the operating member, and the drag spring mechanism 23 is installed inside the concave fitting part 20b. And the receiving plate 23a of the drag spring mechanism 23 is in contact with and faces the bottom surface part 20c of the concave fitting part 20b. Incidentally, the drag spring mechanism 23 is provided in a state where it is movable in the axial direction with respect to the handle shaft 14a but is rotationally restricted around the axis.

[0018] Furthermore, an arc - shaped concave fitting part 20d is formed on the surface (outer surface) of the second drag operating tool 20 on the side of the first drag operating tool 19. On the bottom surface part of the concave fitting part 20d, a locking body 20e is incorporated at a predetermined angle (interval) in the circumferential direction around the axis, and a cam body 22 having a locking hole part 22a that is externally fitted to the protruding head of the locking body 20e is provided in a state of being internally fitted in the concave fitting part 20c. The surface (outer surface) of the cam body 22 on the side of the first drag operating tool 19 is a cam surface 22b, and the cam surface 22b is an inclined surface corresponding to the arrangement pitch of the operating body 21c provided on the operating member 21, and the operating body 21c is configured to contact the cam surface 22b. Note that the inclination of the cam surface 22b does not have to be a flat surface, and it may be a concave arc surface or, conversely, a convex arc surface. Such a selection can correspond to various changes, such as whether to linearly change the braking load when the second drag operating tool 20 is operated, to have a slow change at the beginning of the operation and a fast change at the end of the operation, or conversely, to have a fast change at the beginning of the operation and a slow change at the end of the operation, according to the inclined surface shape of the cam surface 22b. Furthermore, by selecting the inclination state (inclination angle) of the cam surface 22b, it becomes possible to arbitrarily set the adjustment state of the braking load when the second drag operating tool 20 is operated (for example, the amount of change in the braking load when the second drag operating tool 20 is rotated by 15 degrees).

[0019] When the first drag operating tool 19 is rotated about the axis with respect to the handle shaft 14a, the first drag operating tool 19 moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a together with the second drag operating tool 20. As a result, as described above, the drag spring 23 is pressed so that the main first braking force adjustment from the no-load state to the maximum load state in the friction braking portion Z is configured (see FIG. 6).

[0020] On the other hand, when the second drag operating tool 20 is rotated about the axis of the handle shaft 14a in a state where the first drag operating tool 19 is operated at an appropriate adjustment position, the contact position of the operating body 21c with respect to the cam surface 22b changes. As a result, the second drag operating tool 20 moves left and right along the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a without changing the operating state of the first drag operating tool 19, and the pressing force of the drag spring 23 changes. Accordingly, with the operation of the second drag operating tool 20, a second adjustment is made so that the braking load can be changed between the minimum braking load state and the maximum braking load state within the inclination range of the cam surface 22b with reference to the operating state of the first drag operating tool 19 (see FIG. 7).

[0021] That is, in this device, a second drag operation system by the second drag operating tool 20 is provided (interrupted) in the drag operation transmission path from the first drag operating tool 19 to the friction braking portion Z, so that the second drag can be adjusted with reference to the drag adjustment state by the first drag operating tool 19. By doing so, an accurate drag adjustment operation can be performed with reference to the drag adjustment state by the first drag operating tool 19 during actual fishing, and an improvement in fishing results can be expected. In this device, a positioning body 23b extends from the drag spring mechanism 23. The positioning body 23b abuts against a protrusion 20f provided on the inner peripheral surface of the concave fitting portion 20b of the second drag operating tool 20 when the second drag operating tool 20 is set at the central position in the operating direction, thereby enabling confirmation of positioning as the central position. When the second drag operating tool 20 is operated and the positioning body 23b forcibly overrides the protrusion 20f, a click feeling can be obtained, and the operating state of the second drag operating tool 20 can be recognized.

[0022] In the present embodiment configured as described above, in a fishing reel 1 provided with a drag mechanism D, in addition to a conventional first drag operating tool 19 capable of operating the braking load of the drag mechanism D from a no-load state to a maximum load state, a second drag operating tool 20 capable of increasing or decreasing the braking load based on the braking load adjusted by the first drag operating tool 19 is further provided. As a result, by operating the second drag operating tool 20, a delicate drag adjustment different from the adjustment by the first drag operating tool 19 can be performed based on the braking load adjustment state by the first drag operating tool 19, improving the operability. In the case where a large fish is hooked, an accurate drag adjustment such as increasing or decreasing the braking load becomes possible, and the occurrence of line breakage and the like can be reduced. Moreover, in this case, since the second drag operating tool 20 capable of delicate drag adjustment extends in the outer diameter direction from the first drag operating tool 19, accidental operation of the first drag operating tool 19 is avoided, and the certainty of operation can be achieved.

[0023] Moreover, in this device, the first drag operating tool 19 moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a by rotating about the axis with respect to the handle shaft 14a. As the drag mechanism D, the first and second friction plates 24 and 25 on the handle shaft 14a side and the spool shaft 6 side are laminated, and a friction braking portion Z is provided in which the braking load is adjusted by changing the biasing force of the drag spring 23 between the laminated friction plates 24 and 25. It is configured as a conventionally known device, and the second drag operating tool 20 is provided so as to be movable in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a while being in contact with a receiving plate 23a which is a member on the drag spring 23 side in order to change the biasing force of the drag spring 23. On the other hand, the second drag operating tool 20 is connected via a cam mechanism including a cam body 22 having a function of relatively moving in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a with respect to the first drag operating tool 19. As a result, when the first drag operating tool 19 is rotated about the axis of the handle shaft 14a, it moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a together with the second drag operating tool 20, and the drag spring 23 is adjusted to a braking load corresponding to the operation of the first drag operating tool 19. Thus, the braking load can be adjusted from the no-load state to the maximum load state.

[0024] On the other hand, when the second drag operating tool 20 is rotated about the axis of the handle shaft 14a, the cam body 22 rotates and moves together with the second drag operating tool 20, while the first drag operating tool 19 remains stationary without rotating. As a result, the cam receiver 21c which is provided on the first drag operating tool 19 side and becomes stationary comes into contact with the cam surface 22b of the cam body 22 which rotates integrally with the second drag operating tool 20. The contact position changes. As a result, with the cam body 22 receiving the biasing force of the drag spring 23, the second drag operating tool 20 moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a independently of the first drag operating tool 19, and the braking load can be increased or decreased with reference to the operation position by the first draft operating tool 19.

[0025] As a result, when the first drag operating tool 19 is rotated about the axis of the handle shaft 14a, the first drag operating tool 19 moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a together with the second drag operating tool 20, and the braking load is adjusted from the no-load state to the maximum load state. On the other hand, when the second drag operating tool 20 is rotated about the axis of the handle shaft 14a, the second drag operating tool 20 moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft 14a independently from the first drag operating tool 19 by receiving the relative movement function of the second drag operating tool 20 with respect to the first drag operating tool 19 by the cam mechanism including the cam body 22, and the braking load can be adjusted to increase or decrease with reference to the operating position by the first draft operating tool 19. As a result, the delicate increase and decrease adjustment of the braking load can be easily and surely performed only by operating the second drag operating tool 20, and the operability is improved.

[0026] Moreover, in this device, the second drag operating tool 20 can be recognized as being located at the intermediate position set in the operating range by the resistance feeling (click feeling) when the positioning body 23b provided on the drag spring 23 abuts against the protrusion 23f provided on the second drag operating tool 20, and the operability is improved. In addition, as a configuration for recognizing the setting of the intermediate position of the second drag operating tool 20 in this way, it may not be by passing over the protrusion, but conversely by fitting into a groove, and such a configuration can be appropriately set as necessary.

Industrial Applicability

[0027] The present invention can be used as a fishing reel having a drag function.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0028] 1 Reel 6 Spool shaft 7 Spool 19 First drag operating tool 19a Axial center part 19b Outer peripheral edge part 19c Concave fitting part 20 Second drag operating tool 20a Axial center part 20b Concave and embedded part (inside) 20d Concave and embedded part (outside) 20f Protrusion 21 Actuating member 21a Outer peripheral part 21b Axial center part 21c Cam receiver 22 Cam body 22a Locking hole part 22b Cam surface 23 Drag spring mechanism 23a Receiving plate 23b Positioning body 24 First friction plate 25 Second friction plate D Drag mechanism Z Friction braking part

Claims

1. In a fishing reel configured to include a drag mechanism that applies an adjustable braking load to the rotational load in the thread payout direction of a spool during the power transmission path between a handle shaft that rotates based on handle operation and a spool shaft around which fishing line is wound, and that allows rotation of the spool in the thread payout direction when a load in the thread payout direction exceeding the adjusted braking load acts on the spool, a drag operating tool for adjusting the braking load of the drag mechanism is provided, and in the case where the drag operating tool is provided with a first drag operating tool capable of operating the adjustment of the braking load from a no-load state to a maximum load state, and a second drag operating tool capable of increasing and decreasing the braking load based on the braking load adjusted by the first drag operating tool, the first drag operating tool moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft by rotating around the axis with respect to the handle shaft, the drag mechanism includes a friction braking portion in which friction plates on the handle shaft side and the spool shaft side are laminated, and the braking load is adjusted by changing the biasing force of a drag spring between the laminated friction plates, the second drag operating tool is provided so as to be axially movable with respect to the handle shaft in a state of contacting a side member of the drag spring in order to change the biasing force of the drag spring, while being connected via a cam mechanism having a function of relatively moving in the axial direction of the handle shaft with respect to the first drag operating tool, when the first drag operating tool is rotated around the axis of the handle shaft, the first drag operating tool moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft together with the second drag operating tool, and the adjustment of the braking load is operated from a no-load state to a maximum load state, and when the second drag operating tool is rotated around the axis of the handle shaft, the second drag operating tool moves in the axial direction of the handle shaft independently of the first drag operating tool by receiving the function of relative movement by the cam mechanism, and the braking load is increased or decreased based on the operation position by the first drag operating tool. A fishing reel characterized by being configured as described above.

2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, characterized in that recognition means for recognizing that the second drag operating tool is located at an intermediate set position is provided between the second drag operating tool and the drag spring.

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