Dual-bearing reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKunio Takechi
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Abstract
A dual-bearing reel having a level winding mechanism includes a first main body that rotatably supports one end of a spool and rotates the spool, a second main body including a gear that rotates in conjunction with rotation of the spool, a worm shaft that has the gear attached thereto and rotates together with the gear, a level wind pipe through which the worm shaft passes, and a level winder. The level wind pipe has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the gear. The second main body includes a gear housing portion for housing the gear. The gear housing portion has an opening that is larger than the gear to allow the level wind pipe to enter the opening. The dual-bearing reel also has a gap filling portion that fills a gap between the level wind pipe and an inner wall surface of the opening.
Claims6
A dual-bearing reel having a level winding mechanism, the dual-bearing reel comprising:
- a first main body that rotatably supports one end of a spool and rotates the spool in response to rotation of a handle;
- a second main body that rotatably supports the other end of the spool, the second main body including a gear that rotates in conjunction with rotation of the spool;
- a worm shaft that has the gear attached thereto and rotates together with the gear;
- a level wind pipe through which the worm shaft passes, the level wind pipe having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the gear;
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- a level winder that is reciprocated by rotation of the worm shaft,
- wherein the second main body includes a gear housing portion for housing the gear,
- the gear housing portion having an opening that is larger than the gear to allow the level wind pipe to enter the opening, and
- the dual-bearing reel further comprises a gap filling portion that fills a gap between the level wind pipe and an inner wall surface of the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.