Reciprocating mechanism for spinning reel and spinning reel having the same
AssigneeShimano Components (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
InventorsYik Hui Chan, Md Shahid Bin Sowarni
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Abstract
A reciprocating mechanism for a spinning reel includes a first gear, a second gear, a slider, and an annular elastic body. The first gear is configured to rotate in accordance with rotation of a handle shaft. The second gear includes a gear body configured to mesh with the first gear and a boss protruding from the gear body. The slider has an engagement groove where the boss engages. The slider is configured to move a spool shaft in a front-rear direction as the boss moves along the engagement groove. The annular elastic body is attached to the boss so as to contact an open end of the engagement groove.
Claims9
A reciprocating mechanism for a spinning reel, comprising:
- a first gear configured to rotate in accordance with rotation of a handle shaft;
- a second gear including a gear body configured to mesh with the first gear and a boss protruding from the gear body;
- a slider having an engagement groove where the boss engages, the slider configured to move a spool shaft in a front-rear direction as the boss moves along the engagement groove;
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- an annular elastic body attached to the boss so as to contact an open end of the engagement groove, the open end of the engagement groove having a maximum distance in the front-rear direction, the maximum distance being larger than a distance between wall surfaces of the engagement groove in the front-rear direction at where a tip of the boss is positioned in the engagement groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.