Dual-bearing reel and level wind mechanism thereof
AssigneeShimano Components (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
InventorAbu Supian Bin Ahmad
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Abstract
A level wind mechanism for a dual-bearing reel including a first reel body and a second reel body includes a worm shaft, a guide member, and a first seal member. The worm shaft including a first end, a second end, a shaft body and a helical groove. The first end is on the same side as the first reel body. The second end is on the same side as the second reel body. The shaft body extends between the first end and the second end. The helical groove is on the shaft body. The guide member includes a tubular shape, is outside the worm shaft in a radial direction from a rotational axis of the worm shaft, and extends between the first reel body and the second reel body. The first seal member seals between the first end of the worm shaft and the guide member.
Claims18
A level wind mechanism for a dual-bearing reel including a first reel body and a second reel body, the level wind mechanism comprising:
- a worm shaft including a first end, a second end, a shaft body and a helical groove, the first end being on the same side as the first reel body, the second end being on the same side as the second reel body, the shaft body extending between the first end and the second end, the helical groove being on the shaft body;
- a guide member having a tubular shape, the guide member being outside the worm shaft in a radial direction from a rotational axis of the worm shaft, the guide member extending between the first reel body and the second reel body;
- a bearing member configured to support the first end of the worm shaft by the first reel body, and
- a first seal member sealing between the first end of the worm shaft and the guide member, the first seal member disposed between the helical groove and the bearing member in an axial direction along the rotational axis of the worm shaft.
A dual-bearing reel, comprising:
- a reel unit including a first reel body and a second reel body;
- a handle attached to the first reel body;
- a spool disposed between the first reel body and the second reel body;
- a transmission disposed inside the first reel body, the transmission to transmit a rotation of the handle to the spool;
- a worm shaft including a first end, a second end, a shaft body and a helical groove, the first end being on the same side as the first reel body, the second end being on the same side as the second reel body, the shaft body extending between the first end and the second end, the helical groove being on the shaft body;
- a guide member having a tubular shape, the guide member being outside the worm shaft in a radial direction from a rotational axis of the worm shaft, the guide member extending between the first reel body and the second reel body;
- a bearing member configured to support the first end of the worm shaft by the first reel body, and
- a first seal member sealing between the first end of the worm shaft and the guide member, the first seal member disposed between the helical groove and the bearing member in an axial direction along the rotational axis of the worm shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.