JP4486578B2 - Fishing reel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fishing reel, and more particularly to a fishing reel provided with a rotor that rotates in conjunction with a handle operation.

  For example, in the case of a spinning reel, by rotating the handle, the rotor supported by the reel body rotates, and the fishing line is wound on the spool via the fishing line guide provided on the rotor. Usually, the fishing line guide portion attached to such a rotor includes a pair of support members that are reversibly supported by the tip end portion of the rotor arm portion, and a semi-annular bale attached between the pair of support members, It is formed from a line roller or the like provided on the support member, and rotates together with the rotor.

Since this fishing line guide is attached to a rotor that rotates at high speed, a design that takes into account a form having a rotation balance function and weight distribution is required. For this reason, in general, a high specific gravity metal material (for example, an iron-based alloy, zinc, copper alloy, etc.) that balances the weight with the line roller is used for the support member opposite to the line roller. Various problems to be improved remain in terms of formability, manufacturing cost, miniaturization, and corrosion resistance by using such a high specific gravity metal material.
For this reason, what uses the composite material which knead | mixed high specific gravity metal powder with resin and raised specific gravity for the supporting member of a fishing line guide part is developed (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP 2001-269092 A

  However, conventional composite materials or high specific gravity resins in which high specific gravity metal powder is mixed with resin are hard and have low impact resistance, so when used for exterior parts such as support members to which bales are mounted, for example, at fishing grounds, etc. If this fishing reel is dropped or collides with another object, it may be damaged. Further, since there is no flexibility, when the semi-annular metal bale is deformed during its processing stage or during transfer, it cannot be easily incorporated into the rotor arm. Even if it is possible to incorporate the deformed metal veil while correcting it to its original shape, in this case, the operation of the support member becomes heavy between the fishing line winding state and the fishing line releasing state, for example, the rotor When rotating the fishing line in the fishing line winding direction, there is a possibility that the reversing operation of the supporting member from the fishing line releasing state to the fishing line winding state will not be performed reliably, causing troubles during the reversing return operation.

  The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and is not easily damaged even when an external force is applied. In addition, even when the bail provided on the veil is deformed, the bale is easily provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel.

  The fishing reel of the present invention that solves the above problems is a fishing reel in which a support member is reversibly supported by a rotor that rotates in conjunction with a handle operation, and a bale that guides a fishing line is provided on the support member. The support member is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material.

  The support member is preferably formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material kneaded with high specific gravity metal powder.

  In a fishing reel in which a support member provided with a veil is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material, the support member has flexibility, so that even when an external force is accidentally applied at a fishing spot or the like, the support member It can be elastically deformed into a rubber-like shape according to the external force to prevent breakage. Further, even when the semi-annular metal bale is deformed at the processing stage or at the time of transfer, it can be easily incorporated into the rotor arm portion and a smooth reversing operation can be ensured.

  When the support member is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material kneaded with high specific gravity metal powder, the weight balance can be achieved while maintaining the function of the support member as a flexible member. Can be reasonably improved.

1 and 2 show a fishing reel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The fishing reel according to the present embodiment is formed as a spinning reel 10 and includes a reel body 12 in which an accommodation space for accommodating various members is formed. The reel body 12 has a rod portion 12a at the front portion, and is attached to the fishing rod via a rod attachment portion 14a formed at an end portion of the leg portion 14 extending upward. In front of the reel body 12, a rotatable rotor 16 and a spool 18 that can move back and forth in synchronization with the rotational motion of the rotor 16 are provided, and the flange portion 12 a opens to the rear of the rotor 16. It is accommodated in the opening.

  A handle shaft 16 extending in the lateral direction in the accommodation space is rotatably supported on the reel body 12, and a handle 20 is attached to an end portion protruding from the reel body 12. A drive gear (not shown) attached to the handle shaft 16 is disposed in the housing space of the reel body 12, and the drive gear extends in a direction perpendicular to the handle shaft 16. And a pinion (not shown). A spool shaft (not shown) is inserted into the pinion so as to be able to reciprocate. An oscillating mechanism (not shown) operated by the drive gear described above is connected to the rear end of the spool shaft, and the spool 18 attached to the front end can reciprocate along the axial direction.

  First and second support arms 22a and 22b, which are rotor arms, are provided at portions that are substantially opposite to each other in the radial direction of the rotor 16, and the end portions of the bail 23 are provided at the front end portions of the support arms 22a and 22b. The base end portions of the first and second support members 24a and 24b attached to the distal end portion are rotatably supported. In the present embodiment, the first and second support members 24a and 24b are moved to one of the fishing line winding position and the fishing line discharge position by a normal distribution mechanism (not shown) arranged in the first support arm 22A. Can be held and flipped towards the other. One end portion of the bail 23 is attached to a guide portion 26 that is integrally provided at the distal end portion of the first support member 24a and supports the line roller 25 rotatably.

  The spool 18 actually winds the fishing line, a winding body 18a, a front rod part 18b that regulates the front side of the wound fishing line, a rear side of the fishing line, and covers the front part of the rotor 16. And a rear cylinder portion 18c, which is attached to the end of the spool shaft via a drag knob 28.

  In the fishing spinning reel 10, when the handle 20 is wound up, the rotor 16 is rotationally driven via a drive gear and a pinion disposed in the reel body 12, and the spool 18 is reciprocated via an oscillating mechanism 26. The spool shaft is moved back and forth in synchronization with the rotation of the rotor 16. The fishing line is evenly wound around the winding drum portion 18 a of the spool 18 via the line roller 25 of the guide portion 26. Further, the fishing line is released (triggering of the device) by turning the support members 24a and 24b and the bail 23 from the fishing line winding position shown in FIGS. This can be done by removing the roller 25 and the guide part 26 and swinging the fishing rod down.

  In the first support arm 22b, there is disposed a distribution mechanism (not shown) for holding the first and second support members 24a and 24b in one of the illustrated fishing line winding position and the not shown fishing line discharge position. . For this reason, when the first and second support members 24a and 24b are turned together with the bail 23 from the illustrated fishing line winding position to the unillustrated fishing line discharge position, the distribution mechanism in the first support arm 22b is moved to the distribution mechanism. The action direction of the spring force that forms a part is moved beyond the dead point where the neutral state is reached, and the first and second support members 24a and 24b are held in their fishing line discharge positions. On the other hand, when the bail 23 and the first and second support members 24a and 24b are pressed from the fishing line discharge position and reversed to the illustrated fishing line winding position, the sorting mechanism is moved beyond the dead point, The second support members 24a and 24b are returned together with the bail 23 to the illustrated fishing line winding position. Therefore, the first and second support members 24a and 24b are held in a reversible manner at any of the fishing line winding position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the fishing line discharge position (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the first support member 22 b is pivotally supported in the second support arm 22 b that rotatably supports the base end portion of the second support member 24 b. 2 A reversing / returning mechanism 30 for automatically returning the supporting members 24a and 24b together with the bail 23 from the fishing line discharge position to the fishing line winding position shown in FIGS.

  The reversing / returning mechanism 30 includes an operation member 34 that engages with the second support member 24b and is movable along the longitudinal direction in a guide groove 32 formed along the longitudinal direction of the second support arm 22b. ing. The actuating member 34 has a linear shaft portion 34a and a rear end of the shaft portion 34a, that is, an end portion on the reel body 12 side, directed inward of the reel body 12 that is a direction protruding from the rear surface of the paper surface of FIG. The cylindrical first engaging portion 34b (see FIG. 2) extending in a substantially vertical direction, and the tip end portion of the shaft portion 34a project in a direction opposite to the first engaging portion 34b, that is, from the surface of the paper surface of FIG. And a second engaging portion 34c (see FIG. 1) that extends slightly in the substantially vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the first engaging portion 34 b protrudes from the elongated hole 36 formed at the end portion of the guide groove 32 on the reel body 12 side to the outside of the second support arm 22 b, and It can abut against the switching member 38 for reversal provided in the portion 12a.

  The first and second engaging portions 34b and 34c are not limited to an integrated structure in which the end portions of the shaft portion 34a of the operating member 34 are bent as described above, and the second support member will be described later. Any structure can be used as long as it works with 24b. For example, the first engaging portion 34b is formed at the end portion of the shaft portion 34a instead of the cylindrical structure in which the end portion of the shaft portion 34a is bent as described above. Also good. In this case, at least the first engaging portion 34 b at the end of the actuating member 34 is disposed at a position where it can contact the reversing switching member 38.

  The elongated hole 36 through which the first engaging portion 34b is inserted has a length corresponding to at least the stroke of the operating member 34. That is, when the second support member 24b is in the fishing line release position, the first engaging portion 34b of the operating member 34 is engaged with the reversing switching member 38 provided on the front surface of the flange portion 12a of the reel body 12. 1 and the separation position where the first engaging portion 34b does not contact or interfere with the reverse switching member 38 when the second support member 24b is in the fishing line winding position shown in FIGS. The actuating member 34 is allowed to move.

  On the other hand, the second engaging portion 34c of the actuating member 34 is inserted through an arcuate opening 40 formed at the proximal end portion of the second support member 24b. The arc-shaped opening 40 is formed coaxially with the cylindrical support shaft 42 of the second support arm 22b that rotatably supports the base end of the second support member 24b. At both ends of the arcuate opening 40, when the second support member 24b is in the fishing line discharge position, the second engagement portion 34c of the operating member 34 is pressed to bring the first engagement portion 34b into the proximity described above. When the pressing surface 40a disposed at the position and the second support member 24b are at the fishing line winding position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second engagement portion 34c is pulled up to disengage the first engagement portion 34b from the above-described separation. A pulling surface 40b disposed at a position extends in the radial direction, that is, toward the center of the support shaft 42. The pulling surface 40b is configured so that the second engaging portion 34b of the actuating member 34 is engaged when the first engaging portion 34b of the actuating member 34 is engaged with the top of the reversing switching member 38 and the above-described sorting mechanism exceeds the dead point position. The position and the size are set so as to engage with the engaging portion 34c.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the reversing switching member 38 engaged with the first engaging portion 34 b of the operating member 34 is on the front side of the flange portion 12 a of the reel body 12, and the operating member 34 when the rotor 16 rotates. The height difference is formed in the circumferential direction along the moving path, and in this embodiment, the first engaging portion 34b of the actuating member 34 that contacts from one side on both sides in the circumferential direction is turned to the other side. The structure which has arrange | positioned the inclined surface to the both sides along the circumferential direction so that it can get over 38 is provided. Thus, when the rotor 16 is rotated via the handle 20 when the bail 23 and the first and second support members 24a and 24b are in the fishing line discharge position, the reversing switching member 38 is in the proximity position. The first engagement portion 34b is pressed forward. The pressing surface 40a of the opening 40 formed in the second support member 24b is pressed by the second engaging portion 34c of the operating member, and the second support member 24b and the bale 23 are wound on the fishing line winding shown in FIGS. The fishing line is moved to the position and held at the fishing line winding position by the distribution mechanism provided on the first support member 24a.

Further, the second support member 24b formed with the arc-shaped opening 40 that engages with the second engagement portion 34c of the operation member 34 is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material.
The thermoplastic elastomer resin material forming the support member 24b can be used as a base resin other than the olefin elastomer, such as urethane elastomer, polyester elastomer, polystyrene elastomer, and the type and size of the reel used, For example, an elastomer resin material serving as a base is appropriately selected in accordance with required qualities such as weight, hardness, and flexibility.

  Thus, by forming the second support member 24b from a thermoplastic elastomer resin material, the second support member 24b can be formed into an arbitrary shape by, for example, injection molding. Since the second support member 24b formed of the thermoplastic elastomer resin has rubber-like flexibility and elasticity, a large external force acts by mistake, for example, when it collides with another object such as a rock at a fishing spot. However, it can be elastically deformed as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, and it does not break or break like a conventional support member using a resin that is hard and has low impact resistance. Can be absorbed.

  Further, even when the bale 23 having an arc shape or a semi-annular structure is deformed into a shape different from the design shape at the time of processing or transportation, the first support member 24b is used for the first. , Can be easily incorporated into each of the second support arms 22a and 22b. Since the second support member 24b formed of the thermoplastic elastomer resin can absorb deformation of the bail 23 due to its flexibility, each of the first and second support arms 22a and 22b and the first and second rotor arms 22a and 22b can be , Stress due to deformation of the bail 23 does not occur between the second support members 24a and 24b, and the reversing operation of the bail 23 and the first and second support members 24a and 24b can be performed smoothly.

  The second support member 24b may have a weight balance function by kneading the above-mentioned thermoplastic elastomer resin material with a high specific gravity metal powder preferably having a specific gravity of 7 or more such as tungsten having a specific gravity of 11.9. it can. The ratio (volume ratio) when kneading the thermoplastic elastomer resin material as the base resin and the high specific gravity metal powder is the weight balance correction function required for the second support member 24b, strength, hardness, It is set as appropriate in consideration of the balance of quality such as flexibility or size. For example, when the second support member 24b is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material kneaded with such a high specific gravity metal powder, the weight of the first support member 24a including the line roller 25 and the guide portion 26 is balanced. Further, it is set according to the required quality considering the weight of the first and second support members 24a and 24b, the distance from the rotation center axis of the rotor 18, and the like.

  In addition to the second support member 24b that supports the bail 23, such a thermoplastic elastomer resin material kneaded with high specific gravity metal powder includes a rotatable member that is mounted in a state of protruding to the outside of the reel body 12, and this It can be used for molding at least one of the members mounted on the rotatable member, and both functions of protecting the member from external force and maintaining the rotational balance can be exhibited by one member. For example, by using it as a cover member as an exterior part to be mounted on the first and second support arms 22a and 22b, and particularly on a balancer mounted on the opposite side of the handle knob of the handle arm used for a dual-axis reel or the like. Both of these functions can be efficiently exhibited.

  In any case, iron, iron alloy, copper, copper alloy or the like having a specific gravity of 7 or more other than tungsten can be used as the high specific gravity metal powder. By setting the specific gravity of the metal powder to 7 or more, weight balance correction can be realized with high efficiency.

  In the above-described embodiment, the spinning reel 10 has been described. However, the spinning reel 10 can also be used for a fishing tool in which a rotatable member such as a double-axis reel is exposed to the outside.

1 is a side view of a spinning reel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The front view of the spinning reel of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Spinning reel, 16 ... Rotor, 20 ... Handle, 24a, 24b ... Support member.

Claims (2)

A fishing reel in which a support member is reversibly supported by a rotor that rotates in conjunction with a handle operation, and a bail that guides a fishing line is provided on the support member,
A fishing reel, wherein the support member is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material.   2. The fishing reel according to claim 1, wherein the support member is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer resin material kneaded with high specific gravity metal powder.

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