Line roller
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsSatoshi Ikebukuro, Shinichi Morimoto
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Abstract
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel includes a bearing member rotatable about a rotational axis. The line roller also includes a guide member disposed outside the bearing member in a radial direction from the rotational axis. The guide member includes a holding portion and a body. The holding portion is made of a metal or a ceramic. The holding portion is to hold a fishing line. The holding portion extends in a circumferential direction centered about the rotational axis. The body includes a resin, and a guide surface for leading the fishing line to the holding portion.
Claims13
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel, the line roller comprising:
- a bearing member rotatable about a rotational axis;
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- a guide member disposed outside the bearing member in a radial direction from the rotational axis, the guide member including a holding portion and a body, the holding portion made of a metal or a ceramic, the holding portion to hold the fishing line, the holding portion extending in a circumferential direction centered about the rotational axis, the body including a resin, and a guide surface for leading the fishing line to the holding portion.
A guide member rotatable about a rotational axis, the guide member comprising:
- a holding portion including a metal or a ceramic, the holding portion having an annular groove and an outermost surface, the holding portion extending in a circumferential direction centered about the rotational axis, the outermost surface being a surface of the holding portion farthest from the rotational axis;
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- a body including a resin, and having a guide surface abutting the outermost surface of the holding portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.