Reel body for a spinning reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsTakashi Kawabata, Hirotaka Nagashima, Muhd Syukri Nazry Bin Mustapha
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Abstract
A reel body for a spinning reel includes a foot portion configured to attach to a fishing rod, a housing having a accommodating portion, a leg portion extending from the housing toward the foot portion, and an insert element disposed in the housing and the leg portion. The foot portion, the housing, and the leg portion are integrally formed by injection molding, and the insert element includes a first portion that is disposed in the accommodating portion such that at least a part thereof is exposed, and a second portion that is integrally formed with the first portion and at least a part of which is disposed in a proximal end part of the leg portion.
Claims14
A reel body for a spinning reel, comprising:
- a foot portion configured to attach to a fishing rod;
- a housing having an accommodating portion for accommodating a mechanism, the accommodating portion including a retaining part;
- a leg portion extending from the housing toward the foot portion;
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- an insert element disposed in the housing and the leg portion,
- the foot portion, the housing, and the leg portion integrally formed by injection molding, and
- the insert element including a first portion, the first portion including a retained part that is positioned within an interior of the retaining part of the accommodating portion such that a single surface thereof is exposed relative to the retaining part, and a second portion that is integrally formed with the first portion and at least a part of which is disposed in a proximal end part of the leg portion, and the second portion including at least one recess formed on the outer surface thereof and having a concaved shape, a hole is disposed in the surface of the first portion and is configured to enable the first portion to be held by a positioning member when the injection molding is performed.
A reel body for a spinning reel, comprising:
- a foot portion configured to attach to a fishing rod;
- a housing having an accommodating portion for accommodating a mechanism, the accommodating portion including a retaining part;
- a leg portion extending from the housing toward the foot portion;
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- an insert element disposed in the housing and the leg portion,
- the foot portion, the housing, and the leg portion integrally formed by injection molding, and
- the insert element including a first portion, the first portion including a retained part that is positioned within an interior of the retaining part of the accommodating portion such that a single surface thereof is exposed relative to the retaining part, and a second portion that is integrally formed with the first portion and at least a part of which is disposed in a proximal end part of the leg portion, and the second portion including at least one recess formed on the outer surface thereof and having a concaved shape, a plurality of holes disposed in the surface of the first portion and configured to enable the first portion to be held by a plurality of positioning members when the injection molding is performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.