Roller clutch for fishing reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsSatoshi Ikebukuro, Kei Saito, Takuji Takamatsu
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Abstract
A roller clutch includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a rollers, a torsion spring, and a housing member. The roller is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The roller i configured to move between a transmitting position and a non-transmitting position. The spring biases the roller to the transmitting position. The housing member has a housing hole and an inner wall surface. The housing hole houses the torsion spring. The inner wall surface defines the housing hole and is configured to support the torsion spring.
Claims10
A roller clutch for a fishing reel, comprising:
- an outer ring including a radially inner side;
- an inner ring disposed on the radially inner side of the outer ring;
- a roller disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and configured to move between a transmitting position to transmit power between the outer ring and the inner ring and a non-transmitting position to prevent transmission of the power;
- a torsion spring configured to bias the roller toward the transmitting position;
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- a housing member having a housing hole housing the torsion spring, the housing hole being defined by an inner wall surface, the inner wall surface supporting the torsion spring on an outer surface thereof.
The roller clutch fix a fishing reel according to claim wherein
- the torsion spring comprises a coil portion and first and second arm portions extending from the coil portion, and
- the housing hole comprises a cylindrical portion that houses the coil portion and an extending portion that extends from the cylindrical portion and houses the first arm portion.
A roller clutch for a fishing reel, comprising:
- an outer ring including a radially inner side;
- an inner ring disposed on the radially inner side of the outer ring;
- a plurality of rollers disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and configured to move between a transmitting position to transmit power between the outer ring and the inner ring and a non-transmitting position to prevent transmission of the power;
- a plurality of torsion springs configured to bias the plurality of rollers toward the transmitting position;
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- a housing member having a plurality of housing holes housing a respective torsion spring of the plurality of torsion springs, each of the plurality of housing holes being defined by an inner wall surface, each of the inner wall surfaces supporting the respective torsion spring on an outer surface thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.