Spinning reel

Abstract

To provide a spinning reel capable of suppressing entanglement to a drag operation member.SOLUTION: A spinning reel 1 includes a reel body 3, a spool shaft 15, a spool 7, a spool ring 31, and a drag operation member 37. The spool ring 31 is arranged outside in a radial direction of a front flange 7b of the spool 7. The drag operation member 37 is arranged in front of the spool shaft 15. Angle θ made by a tangent line CL that passes a spherical surface SH and a contact point CP of an outside part 32 in the radial direction and contacts the spherical surface SH together with a straight line SL that is orthogonal to the spool shaft 15 and passes a contact point SP when the spool ring 31 is seen from outside in the radial direction is 45 degrees or less. The drag operation member 37 is arranged inside the spherical surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] A conventional spinning reel includes a reel body, a spool shaft, a spool, and a drag operating member (see Patent Document 1). The drag operating member is located in front of the spool shaft. The knob of the drag operating member protrudes forward from the front flange of the spool. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-129750 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Generally, in a spinning reel, the bail is positioned in front of the drag operating member by tilting the bail arm, and in this state, the fishing line is wound onto the spool by rotating the handle.

[0005] In conventional spinning reels, when the bail is positioned in front of the drag operating member, the fishing line can bend from the edge of the front flange toward the front of the drag operating member and become tangled in the drag operating member's knob. For example, the thinner and softer the fishing line, the more likely this problem will occur.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a spinning reel that can prevent the line from becoming tangled around the drag operating member. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A spinning reel according to one aspect of the present invention includes a reel body, a spool shaft, a spool, a spool ring, and a drag operating member. The spool shaft is supported on the reel body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

[0008] The spool is connected to the spool shaft. The spool has a bobbin around which fishing line is wound and a front flange extending radially outward from the front end of the bobbin. The spool ring is disposed radially outward from the front flange. The drag operating member is used to adjust the drag force of the spool. The drag operating member is disposed forward of the spool shaft.

[0009] Here, a spherical surface tangent to the radially outer portion of the spool ring is defined. When the spool ring is viewed from the radially outer side, the angle between a tangent line passing through the tangent point of the spherical surface and the radially outer portion and tangent to the spherical surface and a straight line passing through the tangent point and perpendicular to the spool axis is 45 degrees or less. The drag operating member is located inside the spherical surface.

[0010] In this spinning reel, the angle between the tangent to the spherical surface and the straight line is 45 degrees or less, and the drag operating member is positioned inside the spherical surface, which reduces line tangling around the drag operating member.

[0011] Preferably, the spinning reel according to another aspect of the present invention further comprises a fixing ring for fixing the spool ring to the spool. In this case, the fixing ring is disposed inside the spherical surface.

[0012] In a spinning reel according to another aspect of the present invention, the first edge portion, which is the outermost radial portion of the spool ring, is preferably positioned forward of the second edge portion, which is the outermost radial portion of the front flange, and the axial distance between the first edge portion and the second edge portion is 2.0 mm or more.

[0013] In a spinning reel according to another aspect of the present invention, the drag operating member preferably has an annular portion disposed in front of the spool shaft and a knob portion protruding forward from the annular portion. In this case, the knob portion extends along a plane including the axis of the spool shaft. The knob portion has a pair of outer surfaces provided on either side of the plane. Each of the pair of outer surfaces has a curvature of 4.0 or greater.

[0014] In a spinning reel according to another aspect of the present invention, Spool ring outer diameter against Outer diameter of annular part It is preferable that the ratio is 95% or less.

[0015] Preferably, a spinning reel according to another aspect of the present invention further includes a fixing ring for fixing the spool ring to the spool. In this case, the axial distance between the front face of the annular portion and the front face of the fixing ring is 0 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

[0016] In a spinning reel according to another aspect of the present invention, the outer surface of the radially outer portion preferably has a curvature of 0.3 or greater. [Effects of the Invention]

[0017] According to the present invention, in a spinning reel, tangling of the line around the drag operation member can be suppressed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a side view of a spinning reel according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a side view of a spinning reel with the side cover and main body guard removed. [Figure 3] Side view of the spool [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the appearance of a spool, a spool ring, a fixing ring 33, and a drag operation member. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a side view of the spool, the spool ring, the fixing ring 33, and the drag operation member. [Figure 6]FIG. 2 is a side view of the spool, the spool ring, the fixing ring 33, and the drag operation member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] As shown in Figure 1, a spinning reel 1 embodying one embodiment of the present invention includes a reel body 3, a handle 5, a spool 7, and a rotor 9. As shown in Figure 2, the spinning reel 1 further includes a handle shaft 11, a drive gear 13, a spool shaft 15, a pinion gear 17, an oscillating mechanism 21, and a drag mechanism 29. The spinning reel 1 further includes a spool ring 31 and a fixed ring 33.

[0020] 2 is a view of the spinning reel 1 shown in FIG. 1 with the side cover 1a and the main body guard 1b removed.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 1 , the handle 5 is rotatably supported on the reel body 3. In this embodiment, the handle 5 is disposed on the left side of the reel body 3. The handle 5 may also be disposed on the right side of the reel body 3. The handle 5 is attached to a handle shaft 11.

[0022] 2, the handle shaft 11 is rotatably supported by the reel body 3. The drive gear 13 is attached to the handle shaft 11 so as to be rotatable integrally with the handle shaft 11. The drive gear 13 meshes with a pinion gear 17.

[0023] The spool shaft 15 is supported so as to be able to move back and forth in the front-to-rear direction relative to the reel body 3. The spool shaft 15 is inserted into the inner periphery of a cylindrical pinion gear 17. The spool shaft 15 moves back and forth in the front-to-rear direction relative to the reel body 3 by operation of the oscillating mechanism 21.

[0024] The spool shaft 15 has a spool axis X1. The front-to-rear direction is the direction in which the spool axis X1 extends. Unless otherwise specified, the axial direction is the direction in which the spool axis X1 extends. The radial direction is the direction away from the spool axis X1. The circumferential direction and rotational direction are directions around the spool axis X1.

[0025] Fishing line is wound around the spool 7. The spool 7 is configured to be movable back and forth relative to the reel body 3 together with the spool shaft 15. The spool 7 is connected to the spool shaft 15. For example, the spool 7 is connected to the tip of the spool shaft 15 via a drag mechanism 29. When the spool 7 is connected to the spool shaft 15, the central axis X2 of the spool 7 is coaxial with the spool axis X1.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 3, the spool 7 has a bobbin trunk 7a, a front flange 7b, and a skirt portion 7c. Fishing line is wound around the outer periphery of the bobbin trunk 7a. The bobbin trunk 7a is formed in a cylindrical shape. The front flange 7b extends radially outward from the front end of the bobbin trunk 7a. The front flange 7b is formed integrally with the bobbin trunk 7a. The front flange 7b is formed in a disk shape. The skirt portion 7c is formed integrally with the rear end of the bobbin trunk 7a.

[0027] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the spool ring 31 is disposed in front of the spool 7. As shown in Figure 5, the spool ring 31 is disposed axially between the front flange 7b and the fixing ring 33. The spool ring 31 is disposed radially outward of the front flange 7b. It covers the outer peripheral surface 7b1 of the front flange 7b. In Figure 5, the portion of the front flange 7b that is covered by the spool ring 31 is indicated by a dashed line.

[0028] 4 and 5, the fixing ring 33 is used to fix the spool ring 31 to the spool 7. As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing ring 33 is disposed in front of the front flange 7b. The fixing ring 33 is disposed radially inward of the spool ring 31. The fixing ring 33 is disposed axially between the drag operation member 37 and the spool ring 31.

[0029] As shown in Figure 2, the oscillating mechanism 21 moves the spool shaft 15 back and forth in response to the rotation of the handle shaft 11. The oscillating mechanism 21 is disposed in the internal space of the reel body 3. The oscillating mechanism 21 has a worm shaft 23, a slider 25, and a worm shaft gear 27.

[0030] The worm shaft 23 rotates to move the spool shaft 15 and the slider 25 in the front-to-rear direction. The worm shaft 23 is disposed parallel to the spool shaft 15. The worm shaft 23 is rotatably supported by the reel body 3.

[0031] The slider 25 is attached to the spool shaft 15. For example, the slider 25 is fixed to the rear end of the spool shaft 15. The slider 25 moves in the front-rear direction by the rotation of the worm shaft 23. For example, the slider 25 moves in the front-rear direction by the rotation of the worm shaft 23 via a pawl member (not shown).

[0032] The worm shaft gear 27 is attached to the end of the worm shaft 23. The worm shaft gear 27 rotates integrally with the worm shaft 23. The worm shaft gear 27 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the pinion gear 17. For example, the worm shaft gear 27 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the pinion gear 17 via a reduction mechanism 19 disposed between the pinion gear 17 and the worm shaft gear 27.

[0033] The pinion gear 17 is formed in a cylindrical shape. The pinion gear 17 is rotatably supported by the reel body 3. The pinion gear 17 is disposed radially outward of the spool shaft 15. The pinion gear 17 rotates relative to the spool shaft 15. The pinion gear 17 rotates around the spool axis X1.

[0034] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the rotor 9 is used to wind fishing line onto the spool 7. The rotor 9 is located at the front of the reel body 3. The rotor 9 is configured to be rotatable relative to the reel body 3. The rotor 9 is located radially outward of the pinion gear 17. The rotor 9 is attached to the pinion gear 17 so as to be rotatable integrally with it.

[0035] When the handle shaft 11 is rotated by rotating the handle 5, the drive gear 13 rotates. The rotation of the drive gear 13 is transmitted to the pinion gear 17. The rotor 9 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the pinion gear 17. As a result, the fishing line is wound around the spool 7, for example, the bobbin trunk 7a.

[0036] The drag mechanism 29 brakes the rotation of the spool 7. For example, the drag mechanism 29 applies a drag force to the spool 7. As shown in FIG. 2, the drag mechanism 29 is disposed radially outward of the spool shaft 15 on the inner periphery of the spool 7, for example, on the inner periphery of the bobbin trunk 7a.

[0037] The drag mechanism 29 has a friction portion 35, an intermediate member 36, and a drag operation member 37. The friction portion 35 is disposed axially between the drag operation member 37 and the spool 7. More specifically, the friction portion 35 is disposed radially outward of the spool shaft 15, axially between the intermediate member 36 and the spool 7.

[0038] The friction portion 35 is composed of a plurality of friction discs (not shown). At least one of the plurality of friction discs is engaged with the spool 7. The friction portion 35 is pressed by the drag operation member 37. For example, the friction portion 35 is pressed by the drag operation member 37 via the intermediate member 36.

[0039] The intermediate member 36 is attached to the tip of the spool shaft 15. The intermediate member 36 is disposed in front of the friction portion 35. The intermediate member 36 is disposed axially between the friction portion 35 and the drag operation member 37. The intermediate member 36 presses the friction portion 35. For example, when the drag operation member 37 rotates, the intermediate member 36 moves toward the friction portion 35 and presses the friction portion 35.

[0040] The drag operating member 37 is used to adjust the drag force of the spool 7. The drag operating member 37 is disposed in front of the spool shaft 15. More specifically, the drag operating member 37 is disposed in front of the intermediate member 36.

[0041] As shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6, the drag operation member 37 has an annular portion 38 and a knob portion 39. The annular portion 38 is disposed in front of the spool shaft 15. The annular portion 38 is disposed in front of the intermediate member 36. The annular portion 38 engages with the intermediate member 36 and rotates integrally therewith.

[0042] The knob portion 39 protrudes forward from the annular portion 38. The knob portion 39 is formed integrally with the annular portion 38. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the knob portion 39 extends along a plane PL that includes the spool axis X1. More specifically, the knob portion 39 extends forward from the front surface of the annular portion 38 while curving on the plane PL that includes the spool axis X1.

[0043] As the knob portion 39 rotates, the annular portion 38 presses the intermediate member 36 toward the friction portion 35. The intermediate member 36 moves toward the friction portion 35 and presses the friction portion 35. As a result, a drag force acts on the spool 7.

[0044] The spool ring 31, fixed ring 33, and drag operation member 37 shown in Figure 4 are configured as follows. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, a spherical surface SH is defined in the spool ring 31, which is in contact with the radially outer portion 32 of the spool ring 31. The drag operation member 37 is disposed inside the spherical surface SH. The fixed ring 33 is disposed inside the spherical surface SH.

[0045] When the spool ring 31 is viewed from the radial outside, the angle θ formed by the tangent line CL that passes through the contact point CP of the spherical surface SH and the radially outer portion 32 of the spool ring 31 and is tangent to the spherical surface SH, and the straight line SL that is perpendicular to the spool axis 15 and passes through the contact point CP, is 45 degrees or less.

[0046] 5 and 6, the angle θ is shown for only one of the two contact points CP. The straight line SL corresponds to a plane that is perpendicular to the spool axis 15 and passes through the contact point CP when the spool ring 31 is viewed from the radially outer side.

[0047] 5 and 6, the spool ring 31 has an outer diameter R1. The outer diameter R1 of the spool ring 31 is defined by a first edge portion 32a1 that is provided on the outermost radial side of the spool ring 31. The first edge portion 32a1 is provided on the outer peripheral surface 32a of the radially outer portion 32 of the spool ring 31.

[0048] The annular portion 38 has an outer diameter R2, which is defined by the portion of the knob portion 39 that is located radially outward. Outer diameter R1 of spool ring 31 against Outer diameter R2 of the annular portion 38 The ratio is 95% or less.

[0049] The first edge 32a1 of the spool ring 31 is located forward of the second edge 7b2, which is located at the radially outermost position on the front flange 7b. The second edge 7b2 is located on the outer peripheral surface 7b1 of the front flange 7b. For example, the second edge 7b2 is located at the radially outermost position on the front flange 7b.

[0050] The axial distance D1 between the first edge 32a1 of the spool ring 31 and the second edge 7b2 of the spool ring 31 is 2.0 mm or more. The axial distance D2 between the front surface of the annular portion 38 and the front surface of the fixing ring 33 is 0 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

[0051] The outer peripheral surface 32a of the radially outer portion 32 of the spool ring 31 has a curvature of 0.3 or more. For example, the outer peripheral surface 32a of the radially outer portion 32 of the spool ring 31 preferably has a curvature of 0.3 or more and 1.5 or less.

[0052] 6, the knob portion 39 has a pair of outer surfaces 39a provided on both sides of the plane PL. Each of the pair of outer surfaces 39a has a curvature of 4.0 or more. For example, each of the pair of outer surfaces 39a preferably has a curvature of 4.0 or more and 7.0 or less. [Industrial Applicability]

[0053] The present invention can be used in spinning reels. [Explanation of symbols]

[0054] 1 spinning reel 3 Reel body 7 spools 7a Spool body 7b Front flange 7b1 Outer surface of front flange 7b2 Second edge of front flange 15 Spool shaft 31 Spool ring 32 Radial outer portion of spool ring 32a Outer surface of the radially outer part of the spool ring 32a1 First edge of spool ring 33 Fixing ring 37 Drag operating member 38 Annular section 39 Knob 39a Outer surface of knob D1: Axial distance between the first edge and the second edge D2 Axial distance between the front face of the annulus and the front face of the retaining ring SH spherical CL Tangent to a sphere CP: Contact point between the spherical surface and the radially outer part of the spool ring PL Plane including the spool shaft center R1 Spool ring outer diameter R2 Outer diameter of the annular part of the knob SL: A straight line that is perpendicular to the spool axis and passes through the contact point X1 Spool shaft center θ Angle between the tangent and the line

Claims

1. The reel body and a spool shaft supported so as to be movable in the front-rear direction relative to the reel body; a spool connected to the spool shaft, the spool having a bobbin around which fishing line is wound and a front flange extending radially outward from a front end of the bobbin; a spool ring disposed radially outward of the front flange; a drag operation member disposed in front of the spool shaft for adjusting the drag force of the spool; Equipped with The drag operation member is an annular portion disposed in front of the spool shaft; a knob portion extending along a plane including an axis of the spool shaft and protruding forward from a front surface of the annular portion while curving on the plane, A spherical surface tangent to the radially outer portion of the spool ring is defined, When the spool ring is viewed from the radially outer side, an angle formed by a tangent line passing through a contact point between the spherical surface and the radially outer portion and contacting the spherical surface and a straight line passing through the contact point and perpendicular to the spool axis is 45 degrees, The drag operation member is disposed inside the spherical surface. Spinning reel.

2. a fixing ring for fixing the spool ring to the spool; Furthermore, The fixing ring is disposed inside the spherical surface.

2. The spinning reel according to claim 1.

3. a first edge portion provided at the outermost position in the radial direction of the spool ring is disposed forward of a second edge portion provided at the outermost position in the radial direction of the front flange; The axial distance between the first edge portion and the second edge portion is 2.0 mm or more.

3. The spinning reel according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The gripping portion has a pair of outer surfaces provided on both sides of the plane, Each of the pair of outer surfaces has a curvature of 4.0 or greater. The spinning reel according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The ratio of the outer diameter of the annular portion to the outer diameter of the spool ring is 95% or less.

5. The spinning reel according to claim 4.

6. a fixing ring for fixing the spool ring to the spool; Furthermore, The axial distance between the front surface of the annular portion and the front surface of the fixing ring is 0 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

6. The spinning reel according to claim 5.

7. The outer surface of the radially outer portion has a curvature of 0.3 or more.

7. A spinning reel according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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