JP2014124175A - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing reel capable of facilitating a return operation from a clutch-off state to a clutch-on state, with a reel pat of a spool thumbed by a thumb regardless of a reel diameter of the spool.SOLUTION: The fishing reel comprises a level wind device 50 in which a fishline S fed from a spool 5A is inserted, and that reciprocates in front of the spool 5A in conjunction with a rotating operation of a handle 8. A fishline guide body 60 is rotationally turned in the cross direction between a fishline take-up state and a fishline release state in conjunction with the on/off operation of a clutch mechanism 20. The fishline guide body 60 has an operation part 90 for performing a return operation from the clutch-off state to the clutch-on state.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fishing reel having a clutch mechanism for switching a spool between a fishing line releasing state and a fishing line winding state.

  A fishing reel generally has a spool for winding and holding a fishing line, and switches a spool shaft that rotatably supports the spool between a power transmission state and a power cut-off state (the spool is released from the fishing line discharge state and the fishing line winding). A clutch mechanism for switching to the removal state). This clutch mechanism is normally switched from a clutch ON state (power transmission state, fishing line winding state) to a clutch OFF state (power cutoff state, fishing line release state) by operating a clutch switching operation member. It is like that.

  Various types of mechanisms for returning from the clutch-off state to the clutch-on state have been known. For example, in Patent Document 1, in addition to a clutch disengagement operation unit that is disposed at the rear side position of the spool and switches from the clutch ON state to the clutch OFF state, a clutch is included for returning from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state. A dual-bearing type reel is disclosed in which an operating portion is provided above the outer periphery of the spool.

Japanese Patent No. 338432

  However, if a clutch operation part for returning the clutch from the clutch-off state to the clutch-on state is provided above the outer periphery of the spool, the spool winding diameter of the spool due to feeding of the fishing line from the spool, breakage of the thread (thread wear), etc. As the angle becomes smaller, it becomes difficult to summing the spool portion of the spool with the thumb when operating the clutch operating portion.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-described problems, and it is easy to perform a return operation from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state in the state where the spool winding portion of the spool is summed with the thumb regardless of the spool winding diameter of the spool. An object is to provide a fishing reel that can be performed.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention allows a fishing line winding spool rotatably supported between left and right side plates of a reel body, a fishing line fed out from the spool to be inserted, and a handle to be rotated. A level wind device having a fishing line guide that reciprocally moves between the left and right side plates in front of the spool in conjunction with the clutch, and a clutch that switches the spool between an OFF state that is a fishing line discharge state and an ON state that is a fishing line winding state. In the fishing reel having a mechanism, the fishing line guide body is rotated in the front-rear direction between the fishing line winding state and the fishing line release state in conjunction with the ON / OFF operation of the clutch mechanism, and the fishing line It is possible to return from the clutch-off state to the clutch-on state by a rearward movement operation of the guide body.

  In the fishing reel having the above-described configuration, the fishing line guide located at the front of the spool is moved backward by the index finger of the hand with the thumb's thumb tightly summed with the thumb of the hand regardless of the spool winding diameter of the spool. By performing the moving operation, the clutch mechanism can be easily returned from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a fishing reel capable of easily performing a return operation from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state in a state where the spool winding portion of the spool is summed with the thumb regardless of the spool winding diameter of the spool. .

The top view which showed 1st Embodiment of the fishing reel which concerns on this invention, and exposed the fishing-line guide body part. The side view (clutch ON state) which shows the structure of the power transmission part of a clutch mechanism in the fishing reel shown in FIG. The side view (clutch OFF state) which shows the structure of the power transmission part of a clutch mechanism in the fishing reel shown in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the connection part of the rotation plate which rotates a clutch plate and a fishing line guide body. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1, showing a state where the fishing line guide is in a fishing line winding state (clutch ON state). FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 1, showing a state where the fishing line guide body is in a fishing line release state (clutch OFF state). The perspective view which expands and shows a fishing line guide body. The front view of a fishing line guide body shown in FIG. The fragmentary sectional view of the operation part provided in a fishing line guide. The top view which showed 2nd Embodiment of the fishing reel which concerns on this invention, and exposed the fishing-line guide body part. It is sectional drawing along the BB line of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 10, and is a figure which shows when a fishing line guide body is in a fishing line winding state (clutch ON state). It is sectional drawing along the BB line of the fishing reel shown in FIG. 10, and is a figure which shows when a fishing line guide body exists in a fishing line discharge | release state (clutch OFF state). The perspective view which expands and shows the fishing line guide body of FIG.

Hereinafter, a fishing reel according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 3 are views showing a first embodiment of a fishing reel according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view in which a fishing line guide body is exposed. FIG. 2 is a power of a clutch mechanism. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the transmission portion (clutch ON state), and FIG. 3 is a side view (clutch OFF state) showing the configuration of the power transmission portion of the clutch mechanism. In the following, the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction are defined by the directions shown in FIGS.

  The fishing reel according to the present embodiment includes a reel body 1 including left and right side plates 1A and 1B in which left and right frames 2a and 2b are covered with left and right covers 3a and 3b. A reel leg 1C, which is positioned between the left and right side plates and is attached to a fishing rod (not shown), is integrally formed on the reel body. A spool shaft 5 is rotatably supported between the left and right frames 2a and 2b via a bearing, and a spool 5A around which a fishing line is wound is integrally fixed to the spool shaft 5. Yes. Further, a thumb rest 1D on which a finger can be placed is provided between the left and right side plates on the upper side with respect to the spool 5A.

  In this embodiment, the handle 8 for rotationally driving the spool 5A is installed on the right side plate 1B side, and the rotational driving force of the handle 8 is applied to the spool shaft 5 in the space between the right frame 2b and the right cover 3b. A known power transmission mechanism 10 for transmitting to the vehicle is disposed. A known clutch mechanism 20 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 located behind the spool 5A. By pressing down a clutch switching operation member (hereinafter referred to as an operation member) 21 disposed between the left and right side plates on the side, the clutch is switched from the ON state (power transmission state and fishing line winding state) to the OFF state (power cutoff) The fishing line is released). The return from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state can be performed by rotating the handle 8 by an automatic return mechanism 30 described later, and is provided on a fishing line guide body 60 of a level wind device 50 described later. It is possible to perform the operation by pressing the operation unit 90.

  A level wind device 50 is disposed between the left and right side plates 1A, 1B on the side of the spool 5A in the direction of feeding the fishing line. The level wind device 50 is configured such that when the handle 8 is rotated, a fishing line guide body 60 through which the fishing line fed from the spool 5A is inserted is reciprocated to the left and right. Accordingly, the fishing line is wound around the spool 5A evenly.

  The drive force transmission mechanism 10 includes a drive gear 11 rotatably attached to a handle shaft 8a to which a handle 8 is fixed in association with a drag mechanism, and a pinion 12 that meshes with the drive gear 11. The pinion 12 is installed coaxially with the spool shaft 5 and is movable in the axial direction along the spool shaft 5 (may be a separate spool shaft). A circumferential groove 12a is formed on the outer periphery of the pinion 12, and a yoke 22 of a clutch mechanism 20 described later is engaged with the circumferential groove 12a so that the pinion 12 is moved in the axial direction. It has become. In other words, when the pinion 12 moves in the axial direction, the pinion 12 is connected to and disconnected from the spool shaft 5 and is switched between a power transmission state (clutch ON) and a power cutoff state (clutch OFF).

  The clutch mechanism 20 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the right frame 2b, and a power transmission state (clutch ON state) shown in FIG. 2 and a power cut-off state (clutch OFF state) shown in FIG. And a clutch plate 25 that is distributed and held. The clutch plate 25 is connected to the operation member 21 through a connecting hole 2d formed in the vertical direction on the right frame 2b, and projects into the right frame 2b through a long hole 25a formed in the clutch plate 25. The pin 2e provided in this way is inserted to guide its rotational drive.

  On the surface of the clutch plate 25, a pair of cam surfaces 26 that can be engaged with the yoke 22 engaged with the circumferential groove 12a of the pinion 12 are formed. The front end side of the yoke 22 is held by a support pin 27 projecting from the right frame 2b. The yoke 22 is always held by a clutch member 25 by a spring member (not shown) disposed on each support pin. It is in a state of being biased to the side. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the yoke 22 is biased toward the clutch plate 25 by the spring member. At this time, the pinion 12 is fitted into an engaging portion formed at the end of the spool shaft. The clutch is on.

  The clutch plate 25 is rotated counterclockwise when the operation member 21 is pushed down as shown by an arrow in FIG. 2, and the pinion 12 is spooled via the cam surface 26 and the yoke 22. The clutch is disengaged from the engaging portion formed at the end of the shaft, and the clutch is switched to the OFF state as shown in FIG. This state is held by the distribution spring 23.

  The clutch plate 25 is provided with an automatic return mechanism 30 that turns the clutch from the OFF state to the ON state. The automatic return mechanism 30 includes a kick member 31 provided integrally with a clutch plate, and a ratchet 32 fixed to the handle shaft 8a. The kick member 31 changes from clutch ON to clutch OFF. When switched, as shown in FIG. 3, it is arranged and configured so as to enter the rotation trajectory of the ratchet 32. Therefore, when the handle 8 is wound up in the clutch OFF state, the kick member 31 is kicked by the rotation of the ratchet 32, and the clutch plate 25 is automatically returned to the clutch ON state, and the distribution spring 23 is recovered. Hold with the spring force. The return of the clutch can be performed by pushing up the operation member 21 or can be performed by pressing a later-described operation unit 90 provided on the fishing line guide body 60. .

  The level wind device 50 is disposed between the left and right side plates on the front side of the spool 5A. Hereinafter, the configuration of the level winder 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the connecting portion of the clutch plate and the rotating plate for rotating the fishing line guide, and FIG. 5 is an A- of the fishing reel shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A, and shows a state where the fishing line guide body is in a fishing line winding state (clutch ON state); FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the fishing line guide body, FIG. 8 is a front view of the fishing line guide body shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a partial cross section of the operation portion provided in the fishing line guide body. FIG.

  The level wind device 50 includes a fishing line guide body 60 for inserting the fishing line S wound around the spool 5A, and the fishing line guide body 60 rotates between the left and right side plates via a bearing 52 (see FIG. 4). The worm shaft (screw shaft) 51 is supported so as to be able to rotate and is driven to rotate via the driving force transmission mechanism 10. That is, on the right frame side of the worm shaft 51, it is disposed adjacent to the drive gear 11 mounted on the handle shaft 8a and meshes with a connecting gear (not shown) that rotates integrally with the handle shaft 8a. The worm shaft 51 is rotationally driven in synchronism with the rotational drive of the handle 8 via the connecting gear and the input gear 53.

  The worm shaft 51 is housed in a tubular body (tubular body) 55 rotatably held between the left and right side plates, and extends in the axial direction on the outer surface of the tubular body 55. A long hole 55a is formed, and a spiral groove 51a formed on the surface of the worm shaft 51 is partially exposed along the axial direction. The fishing line guide body 60 through which the fishing line S is inserted integrally includes a fishing line insertion portion 60A through which the fishing line is inserted and a holding portion 60B, and the holding portion 60B is disposed so as to surround the tubular body 55. Is formed.

  The holding portion 60B holds a slider 61 that engages with the spiral groove 51a through the long hole 55a. The slider 61 is fixed to the holding portion 60B by a cap nut 62. Further, the fishing line guide body 60 does not rotate around the tubular body 55 while moving along the axial direction due to the engagement relationship between the spiral groove 51 a and the slider 61 as the worm shaft 51 rotates. Is prevented from rotating. In the configuration of the present embodiment, the rotation preventing portion 55b extending along the axial direction is formed on the outer periphery of the tubular body 55, and the engagement portion 64 of the holding portion 60B is engaged with the rotation preventing portion 55b. By doing so, it has a detent. Specifically, the detents 55b are configured as protrusions (a pair of protrusions are provided at an interval of 180 ° as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6) on the outer periphery of the tubular body 55 in the axial direction. The engaging portion 64 is configured as a concave portion that enters such a protrusion.

  As described above, by forming the anti-rotation portion 55b integrally with the tubular body 55 that accommodates the worm shaft 51, there is no need to provide a guide shaft that prevents the fishing line guide body 60 from rotating as in the prior art. The structure of the wind device can be simplified.

  Further, when the worm shaft 51 is rotationally driven, the fishing line guide body 60 is reciprocated between the left and right side plates via the slider 61, and in this embodiment, the above-described clutch mechanism 20 is turned on / off. The fishing line is supported so as to be switched between a fishing line winding state and a fishing line releasing state. Specifically, the fishing line guide body 60 is supported so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction in front of the spool 5A, and the fishing line guide body 60 is in a state where the fishing line is wound up by rotating the tubular body 55. And the fishing line released state are rotated in the front-rear direction.

Here, the power transmission path from the clutch mechanism 20 to the tubular body 55 will be specifically described.
The clutch plate 25 is formed with a protruding piece 25b that protrudes toward the front side of the reel body, and an engaging protrusion 25c that protrudes toward the right frame side is integrally formed at the tip thereof. On the other hand, the right frame 2b holds a rotating plate 59 at a portion where the worm shaft 51 is supported, and the tubular body 55 is fixed to the rotating plate 59 on the inner surface side of the right frame 2b. Has been. That is, the rotating plate 59 is formed with a convex portion 59a protruding in the radial direction, and the concave portion 55c formed on the inner surface of the end portion of the tubular body 55 is fitted into the convex portion 59a. Is fixed on the inner surface side of the right frame 2b (a state in which it can rotate integrally).

  The rotating plate 59 is rotatably supported between an outer ring of a bearing 52 that rotatably supports the worm shaft 51 and the right frame 2b, and is disposed along the outer surface side of the right frame 2b. A connecting piece 59b that engages with the protruding piece 25b of the plate 25 is formed. A long hole 59c is formed in the connecting piece 59b, and the engaging protrusion 25c of the protruding piece 25b of the clutch plate 25 is loosely inserted into the long hole 59c. 2 and 3, the clutch plate 25 is rotated around the axis of the worm shaft 51 as the clutch plate 25 rotates. Therefore, the rotation plate 59 is switched at two positions by the distribution spring 23 together with the clutch plate 25 that is distributed and held between the fishing line winding state and the fishing line release state.

  The fishing line guide body 60 is rotationally driven in the front-rear direction in front of the spool by the tubular body 55 being rotationally driven via the rotational plate 59. Here, the configuration of the fishing line insertion portion 60A constituting the fishing line guide body 60 will be specifically described.

The fishing line insertion portion 60A is a portion through which the fishing line S from the spool 5A is inserted, and is configured as a frame body 60F made of a material with low fishing line resistance such as SUS and titanium.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, it is integrally formed with the holding portion 60B. Specifically, the fishing line insertion portion 60A is substantially symmetrical between the fishing line guide portion 67 narrowed in the left-right direction where the fishing line is positioned in the fishing line winding state and the upper side of the fishing line guide portion 67. And a wide opening 68 that extends in the left-right direction (in the left-right direction in which the fishing line is located in the above-described fishing line release state), and the fishing line guide 67 extends downward from the center of the lower portion of the opening 68. The both walls 67a form a narrow narrow groove extending in the vertical direction.

  That is, the fishing line guide part 67 narrowed in the left-right direction formed at the lower center of the opening 68 prevents the fishing line S that has entered it from blurring in the left-right direction, with respect to the spool 5A. The wide opening 68 that has the function of stably winding the fishing line in parallel (the function of improving the winding condition) and that expands in the left-right direction above the fishing line guide 67 suppresses contact with the fishing line when the fishing line is released. , It has a function to reduce yarn resistance (function to improve the release of the mechanism).

  The opening 68 is formed so as to have a substantially elliptical shape that expands in the left-right direction in a front view (a front view seen from the front along the inserted fishing line S) when the fishing line is released. Both side walls are inclined guide surfaces 68 a that guide the fishing line S by inclining toward the fishing line guide part 67 formed at the lower part of the substantially center of the opening 68.

  The frame body 60F having the opening portion 68 and the fishing line guide portion 67 is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction (a shape that gradually rises toward the rear side) when viewed from the side in the state of releasing the fishing line. The upper wall 68b forming the portion 68 is in a state along the front-rear direction in the fishing line discharge state so that the widest possible opening can be secured (see FIG. 6). Therefore, the rear edge 69 of the upper wall 68b along the front-rear direction forming the opening 68 is rotated with respect to the fishing line S inserted into the opening 68 when the rear edge 69 of the upper wall 68b rotates from the fishing line discharge state to the fishing line winding state. Thus, it has a positional relationship that allows contact from above, and has a function as a restricting portion that restricts the fishing line S (hereinafter, the rear end edge is referred to as a restricting portion 69).

  The restricting portion 69 is a portion integrally formed as the frame body 60F, and is viewed from the front in a state where the fishing line guide body 60 is rotated from the fishing line release state to the fishing line winding state in conjunction with the clutch mechanism 20. At this time, it is sufficient that the arrangement relationship is within the range of the vertical length of the fishing line guide portion 67. In other words, if the arrangement relationship is such, when the fishing line guide body 60 rotates from the fishing line release state to the fishing line winding state, the fishing line S located at any part of the opening 68 is moved to the restriction portion 69. It is possible to reliably guide the fishing line guide 67 along the inclined guide surface 68a. Moreover, if it is such a positional relationship, it can be ensured that the fishing line S is not detached from the fishing line guide portion 67 in the state of winding the fishing line.

  In the above-described configuration, both walls 67a defining the fishing line guide portion 67 extend so as to cover the upper portion of the cap nut 62 that fixes the slider 61, as shown in FIGS. It is preferable that such a configuration effectively prevents the fishing line entering the fishing line guide portion 67 from being entangled with the cap nut 62. Moreover, it is preferable that the bottom surface 67c of the fishing line guide portion 67 is an inclined surface that is gradually inclined downward toward the front in the state of winding the fishing line shown in FIG. That is, by using such a bottom surface shape, it is possible to reduce the frictional resistance with the fishing line S fed out in an inclined state from the spool 5A.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, the fishing line guide body 60 according to the present embodiment is provided with an operation unit 90 for performing a return operation from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state. That is, in this embodiment, the clutch mechanism 20 can be directly operated from the OFF state to the ON state (or vice versa) by manually rotating the fishing line guide body 60 back and forth. The operation unit 90 is provided, for example, bulging laterally on the side wall 68c that forms the opening 68 of the fishing line insertion portion 60A of the fishing line guide 60. In particular, in the present embodiment, the operation unit 90 is tapered obliquely upward on one side of the upper wall 68b along the front-rear direction forming the opening 68 and the upper edge of the side wall 68c (obliquely upward). It is formed in a state of extending toward the taper. In this case, as shown in detail in FIG. 9, in order to facilitate the pressing operation with the tip of the index finger 104, the operation unit 90 has a concave portion (pressing unit) whose substantially central portion is recessed in a smooth curved shape. ) 92.

In addition, the operation unit 90 having such a configuration can be pressed by the index finger 104 of the hand while the thumb 102 of the hand is placed on the fishing line wound around the spool 5A as shown in FIG. Is provided. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 90 is provided in the vicinity of the upper edge of the side wall 68c on one side (left side; anti-handle side) of the opening 68, but on the other side (right side; handle side) of the opening 68. It may be provided in the vicinity of the upper edge of the side wall portion 68c, or may be provided on both one side and the other side.

Next, the operation and effect of the fishing reel configured as described above will be described.
2 and 5, when the operation member 21 located on the rear side of the spool 5A is pushed down, the clutch plate 25 constituting the clutch mechanism 20 is rotated counterclockwise, and the distributing spring is operated. 23, the state shown in FIG. At this time, the cam surface 26 formed on the surface of the clutch plate 25 shifts the yoke 22 in the axial direction and disengages the pinion 12 from the spool shaft 5 (clutch OFF state). Further, as the clutch plate 25 is rotated by this operation, the rotating plate 59 is rotated around the axis of the worm shaft 51, and the tubular body 55 which is prevented from rotating is shown in FIG. It is rotated from the position shown in FIG. 5 to the position shown in FIG. 3 (FIG. 6).

  Accordingly, since the fishing line guide body 60 is held by the tubular body 55, it is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 5 as shown in FIG. 6 (FIG. 7). The fishing line guide body 60 rotated in this way is in a state in which the spool 5A can freely rotate (fishing line discharging state), and the fishing line S entering the fishing line guide portion 67 is caused by the regulating portion 69. The restriction is removed and the opening 68 is moved. Usually, in the state where the fishing line is released, the amount of the fishing line wound around the spool 5A is large, so that the fishing line can immediately move to the opening 68 when the regulation part 69 is deregulated.

  In this state, the spool 5A is free to rotate, and the fishing line S is released by a casting operation or the like. In this case, the fishing line guide body 60 is rotated in the state shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in front of the spool 5A, and the opening 68 is formed to be wide in the left-right direction. The contact resistance from the inner surface is reduced, and the flying distance of the device is not reduced. That is, when the fishing line is released, the release resistance from the fishing line guide body 60 can be reduced.

  When the handle 8 is wound up so as to return the clutch mechanism 20 to the ON state, the clutch plate 25 is automatically returned to the position shown in FIG. Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the clutch mechanism 20 is returned to the ON state by operating the operation unit 90 provided in the opening 68 of the fishing line guide body 60 without operating the handle 8, and the clutch plate 25 is illustrated in FIG. It is also possible to automatically return to the position shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, with the thumb 102 of the hand firmly summing the spool portion of the spool 5A, the operation unit 90 is easily pressed from the front side to the rear side by the index finger 104 of the hand. Thus, the clutch can be returned from the clutch-off state to the clutch-on state. Thus, if the clutch can be switched from OFF to ON with only one hand operation while summing, the shelf can be immediately and accurately connected to a good fishing result without causing dandruff.

As the clutch plate 25 returns to the ON state, the tubular body 55 is rotated to the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 via the rotation plate 59, and the fishing line guide body 60 is The position is switched to the position shown in FIG. At this time, the fishing line located in any part of the opening 68 is pressed against the rotating restricting portion 69 and reliably positioned in the center along the inclined guide surface 68a of the opening 68. Guided by the fishing line guide 67. Further, in the fishing line winding state, the fishing line is not detached from the fishing line guide part 67 by the restricting part 69.

  Thereafter, by winding the handle 8, the worm shaft 51 of the level wind device 50 described above is rotationally driven via a connecting gear provided on the handle shaft 8a and an input gear 53 meshing therewith. When the worm shaft 51 is rotationally driven, the fishing line guide body 60 is moved to the left and right along the tubular body 55 via a slider 61 that engages with a spiral groove 51a formed on the outer peripheral surface of the worm shaft 51. It is reciprocated. In this case, since the rotation prevention part 55b extended along an axial direction is formed in the outer periphery of the tubular body 55, the fishing line guide body 60 is reciprocated right and left without rotating around an axis. . As a result, the fishing line S is stably wound in parallel with the spool 5A by the fishing line guide part 67 narrowed in the left-right direction, and is further detached from the fishing line guide part 67 depending on the position of the regulation part 69. Therefore, a stable parallel winding state is always ensured.

In addition, when the winding amount of the fishing line S around the spool 5A is small, for example, when the fishing line is released in a large amount, the fishing line S positioned on the fishing line guide portion 67 may not be in contact with the regulating portion 69.
Thus, in this embodiment, since the operation part 90 for returning from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state is provided in the fishing line guide body 60 positioned in front of the spool 5A, the spool winding of the spool 5A is performed. Regardless of the diameter, the operation unit 90 can easily perform the return operation from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state with the index finger of the hand with the thumb of the spool 5A firmly summed with the thumb of the hand.

  10 to 13 show a second embodiment of the fishing reel according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, the configuration of the fishing line guide body 60 is different from that of the first embodiment. Specifically, the fishing line guide body 60 of this embodiment is rotationally driven in the front-rear direction in front of the spool 5 </ b> A when the tubular body 55 is rotationally driven via the rotational plate 59. That is, the fishing line guide body 60 is rotated forward in the fishing line release state (when the fishing line is released), and the fishing line insertion portion 60A stands up and down (see FIG. 12), and the fishing line winding state (when the fishing line is wound). ), The fishing line insertion portion 60A is tilted backward and the fishing line guide portion 70 described later comes into contact with the fishing line S inserted through the fishing line insertion portion 60A (see FIGS. 11 and 13). ing.

  The fishing line insertion portion 60A is in a standing state of the fishing line insertion portion 60A when the fishing line is released as shown in FIG. A long hole-like opening 65 having a large dimension) is formed. In the present embodiment, the frame body 60F that defines the opening 65 is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction (a shape that gradually rises toward the rear side) when viewed from the side in the fishing line discharge state (see FIG. 12).

  The opening 65 extending in the vertical direction preferably extends vertically over a range in which the entire fishing line winding area of the spool 5A can be viewed through the opening 65 in a front view in the fishing line discharge state shown in FIG. Specifically, for example, the vertical dimension H of the opening 65 is 8 to 12 mm, and preferably 2 to 5 times the width dimension W, for example.

  Further, on the spool side of the upper wall portion of the fishing line insertion portion 60A (surface portion facing the spool 5A at the upper end portion of the frame body 60F), the fishing line is formed narrower than the opening 65 of the fishing line insertion portion 60A. A fishing line guide portion 70 that can contact the fishing line S and guide the fishing line S to the spool 5A is provided. The fishing line guide portion 70 is composed of a holding groove that holds the fishing line S inserted in the opening 65 of the fishing line insertion portion 60A in the left-right direction, and is a tapered surface that guides the fishing line S extending through the fishing line insertion portion 60A to the holding groove. It is preferable to have.

  The fishing line guide portion 70 extends through the opening 65 to the spool 5A when the fishing line guide body 60 rotates from the fishing line release state (the state shown in FIG. 12) to the fishing line winding state (the state shown in FIG. 11). The position is such that the fishing line S can come into contact with the fishing line S from above, and the fishing line S is held in the left-right direction and restricted so as not to be detached. That is, the fishing line guide unit 70 has a function of preventing the fishing line S that has entered therein from shaking in the left-right direction and stably winding the fishing line S around the spool 5A (function of improving the winding state).

  Also in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 13, the fishing line guide body 60 has an operation unit 90 similar to that of the first embodiment for performing a return operation from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state. Is provided. That is, the operation unit 90 extends one side portion of the upper wall along the front-rear direction forming the opening 65 and the upper edge portion of the side wall portion so as to be tapered upward (tapered obliquely upward). It is formed in the state made to do. Also in this case, the operation unit 90 has a concave portion (pressing portion) 92 formed so that the substantially central portion is recessed in a smooth curved shape in order to facilitate the pressing operation with the tip of the index finger. Of course, as in the first embodiment, the operation unit 90 is provided at a position where the thumb of the hand can be pressed with the index finger of the hand while the thumb of the hand is placed on the fishing line wound around the spool 5A. In this embodiment as well, the operation unit 90 is provided near the upper edge of the side wall portion on one side (left side; counter-handle side) of the opening 65, but on the other side (right side; handle side) of the opening 65. It may be provided near the upper edge of the portion, or may be provided on both one side and the other side.

  Therefore, also in this embodiment, the clutch mechanism 20 is returned to the ON state by operating the operation unit 90 provided in the opening 65 of the fishing line guide body 60 without operating the handle 8, and the clutch plate 25 is illustrated in FIG. It is also possible to automatically return to the position indicated by 2 (ON state). With the return of the clutch plate 25 to the ON state, the tubular body 55 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 11 via the rotation plate 59, and the fishing line guide body 60 is shown in FIGS. The position is switched. At this time, the rotating fishing line guide 70 is pressed against the fishing line S that passes through the opening 65 and extends to the spool 5A from above. In this case, the fishing line S is easily guided to the holding groove along the tapered surface of the fishing line guide portion 70. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, in this fishing line winding state, the fishing line S is held in the left-right direction by the fishing line guide portion 70 and does not leave from here.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, It can change variously. In the embodiment described above, the operation portion 90 for returning the clutch from the OFF state to the ON state is provided at the side edge portion of the opening portion 68 or the opening 65 of the fishing line guide body 60. It can be provided at any position on the body 60. The form of the operation unit 90 is not limited to the form described above, and can be formed in any form.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reel body 1A, 1B Left right board 5 Spool shaft 5A Spool 8 Handle 20 Clutch mechanism 50 Level wind device 60 Fishing line guide 60A Fishing line insertion part 65 Opening 67 Fishing line guide part 68 Opening part 69 Restriction part 90 Operation part S Fishing line

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A spool for winding a fishing line rotatably supported between the left and right side plates of the reel body;
A level wind device provided with a fishing line guide for inserting a fishing line fed from the spool and reciprocating between the left and right side plates in front of the spool in conjunction with a rotation operation of a handle;
A clutch mechanism for switching the spool between an OFF state that is a fishing line release state and an ON state that is a fishing line winding state;
In a fishing reel having
The fishing line guide body is rotated in the front-rear direction between the fishing line winding state and the fishing line releasing state in conjunction with the ON / OFF operation of the clutch mechanism.
A fishing reel characterized in that it can be returned from a clutch OFF state to a clutch ON state by a rearward movement operation of the fishing line guide body.   The fishing line guide body is operated to return from the clutch-off state to the clutch-on state in a position where the thumb of the hand is placed on the fishing line wound around the spool and can be pressed with the index finger of the hand. The fishing reel according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit for performing the operation.   The fishing line guide has a fishing line insertion part for inserting a fishing line fed from the spool, and the fishing line insertion part has a wide opening in the left-right direction where the fishing line is positioned in the fishing line release state, and the fishing line winding The fishing reel according to claim 2, further comprising a fishing line guide portion having a narrow width in a left-right direction where the fishing line is positioned in a state, and the operation portion is provided on a side wall portion of the opening. The fishing line guide has a fishing line insertion part for inserting a fishing line fed from the spool, and is formed narrower than the fishing line insertion part on the spool side of the upper wall part of the fishing line insertion part, There is a fishing line guide that can contact the fishing line and guide the fishing line to the spool.
The fishing line guide body is rotated forward in the fishing line release state and the fishing line insertion portion is erected in the vertical direction, and is rotated backward in the fishing line winding state and the fishing line insertion portion is laid down. The fishing reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fishing line guide part is brought into contact with a fishing line inserted through the fishing line insertion part.

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