Dual-bearing reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorAkira Niitsuma
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Abstract
A dual-bearing reel comprises a reel unit, a spool, a rotation detector, a moving member, a spool actuator, a cooperative actuating mechanism, and a spool controller. The spool is for winding the fishing line, and is rotatably mounted to the reel unit. The rotation detector detects a rotational position about an axis. The moving member is rotatable about the axis, and the rotational position is a position of the moving member. The spool actuator is electrically controllable and performs an action with respect to the spool. An operating member is movably mounted to the reel unit, and adjusts a state of the spool actuator. The cooperative actuating mechanism rotates the moving member in accordance with a movement of the operating member. The spool controller controls the spool actuator based on the rotational position.
Claims19
A dual-bearing reel configured to forwardly release a fishing line, the dual-bearing reel comprising:
- a reel unit;
- a spool for winding the fishing line, the spool rotatably mounted to the reel unit;
- a first moving member rotatable about a first axis;
- a first rotation detector configured to detect a first rotational position of the first moving member about the first axis;
- a spool actuator electrically controllable and configured to perform an action with respect to the spool;
- a first operating member movably mounted to the reel unit, the first operating member configured to adjust a first state of the spool actuator;
- a first cooperative actuating mechanism configured to rotate the first moving member in accordance with a movement of the first operating member;
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- a spool controller configured to control the spool actuator based on the first rotational position.
A dual-bearing reel comprising:
- a spool rotatable about a spool axis;
- a first moving member rotatable about a first axis;
- a first rotation detector configured to detect a first rotational position of the first moving member about the first axis;
- a spool actuator electrically controllable and configured to perform an action with respect to the spool;
- a first operating member movably mounted to a reel unit, the first operating member configured to adjust a state of the action of the spool actuator;
- a first cooperative actuating mechanism configured to rotate the first moving member in accordance with a movement of the first operating member, the first cooperative actuating mechanism including a first cam mounted to one of the first moving member and the first operating member, and a first cam follower mounted to the other of the first moving member and the first operating member, the first cam follower engaged with the first cam;
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- a spool controller configured to control the spool actuator based on the first rotational position.
A dual-bearing reel comprising:
- a reel unit;
- a spool for winding a fishing line, the spool rotatably mounted to the reel unit;
- a first moving member rotatable about a first axis;
- first rotation detecting means for detecting a first rotational position of the first moving member about the first axis;
- actuating means for causing an action on the spool;
- first adjusting means for adjusting the action on the spool by the actuating means;
- first transmission means for transmitting a first operation to the first moving member;
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- control means for controlling the actuating means based on the first rotational position, the control means electrically connected to the actuating means and the first rotation detecting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.