Drag knob and fishing reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsKei Saito, Tomoya Deguchi
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Abstract
A drag knob includes an operating member and a sounding member. The operating tuber has a cover, an insert, and a bolt serving as a fixing member for fixing the cover to the insert. The operating member is rotatably attached to a reel body. The sounding member produces a percussive sound by rotation of the operating member. The operating member has a knob that extends in a radial direction. The bolt and the sounding member are disposed so as to overlap with the knob when viewed in an axial direction.
Claims12
A drag knob assembly for adjusting drag force of a drag mechanism that brakes rotation of a spool rotatably attached to a reel body of a fishing reel, the drag knob assembly comprising:
- an operating member that is rotatably attached to the reel body, the operating member including a cover, an insert that is attached to the cover, and a fixing member for attaching the cover to the insert, wherein the cover includes a knob that extends in a radial direction thereof;
- the knob including a slit extending through an outer surface of the knob and the insert including a projection adapted to be fitted in the slit, and
- a sounding member that causes a percussive sound to be produced by rotation of the operating member;
- wherein the fixing member and the sounding member are disposed so as to overlap with the knob when viewed in an axial direction thereof.
A fishing reel, comprising:
- a reel body;
- a spool that is rotatably mounted on the reel body;
- a drag mechanism that brakes rotation of the spool;
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- a drag knob assembly for adjusting the drag force of the drag mechanism, the drag knob assembly including
- an operating member that is rotatably attached to the reel body, the operating member including a cover, an insert that is attached to the cover, and a fixing member for attaching the cover to the insert, wherein the cover includes a knob that extends in a radial direction thereof, the knob including a slit extending through an outer surface of the knob and the insert including a projection adapted to be fitted in the slit, and
- a sounding member that causes a percussive sound to be produced by rotation of the operating member;
- wherein the fixing member and the sounding member of the drag knob are disposed so as to overlap with the knob when viewed in an axial direction thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.