Reel unit for spinning reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKeigo Kitajima
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Abstract
A reel unit for a spinning reel has a casing and a lid portion. The casing has an opening formed in its side portion, a mechanism accommodating space formed inside, and a rotation support portion for supporting a rotation shaft (pinion gear) of the rotor. The lid portion has a cover portion and a mounting leg portion. The cover portion is mounted detachably to the casing to cover the opening of the casing. The cover portion is formed unitarily with a second flange portion so as to define a space in the interior thereof. The mounting leg portion extends from the cover portion and to the front end of which a fishing rod can be mounted. In this reel unit, the weight of the lid portion is reduced at low cost while precision and relative strength are maintained.
Claims20
A reel unit for a spinning reel that is mounted to a fishing rod and has a rotor that rotates in cooperation with rotation of a handle for winding fishing line onto a spool, said reel unit comprising:
- a casing forming a mechanism accommodating space inside, said casing including an opening formed at its side and a rotation support portion for supporting a rotation shaft of the rotor, said rotation support portion being adapted to be arranged inside a circular hollow formed at a reel unit side of the rotor;
- a lid portion having a cover portion and a mounting leg portion, said cover portion being detachably fixed to said casing to cover said opening of said casing, said mounting leg portion extending from said cover portion and having a front end to which the fishing rod can be attached;
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- a wall portion formed unitarily with said lid portion on a rotor side of said lid portion such that said wall portion and said lid portion define a space inside.
A spinning reel adapted to be mounted to a fishing rod, comprising:
- a handle;
- a reel unit rotatably supporting said handle, said reel unit including
- a casing forming a mechanism accommodating space inside, said casing including an opening formed at its side and a rotation support portion for supporting a rotation shaft of a rotor, said rotation support portion being arranged inside a circular hollow formed at a reel unit side of said rotor,
- a lid portion having a cover portion and a mounting leg portion, said cover portion being detachably fixed to said casing to cover said opening of said casing, said mounting leg portion extending from said cover portion and having a front end to which the fishing rod can be attached, and
- a wall portion formed unitarily with said lid portion on the rotor side of said lid portion such that said wall portion and said lid portion define a space inside;
- the rotor rotatably supported at a front of said reel unit and having the hollow on a reel unit side;
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- a spool disposed at a front of said rotor so as to be shiftable back and forth.
The spinning reel as set forth in claim 13, further comprising
- a flange portion having a first flange portion and a second flange portion, said first flange portion being arranged adjacent to said casing, said second flange portion provided with said wall portion such that said first and second flange portions cover said hollow of said rotor together with said first flange portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.