Drag Adjusting Device for Dual-Bearing Reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorHirokazu HIRAYAMA
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Abstract
A drag adjusting device for a dual-bearing reel, including a reel unit with a drag operating member configured to pivot within a range between a minimum position and a maximum position. A plate member is attached to an outer side of the reel unit. A drag restricting member is detachably coupled to the outer side surface of the plate member and between the minimum and the maximum pivot position of the drag operating member. The drag restricting member is detachably coupled to the plate member so as to contact and restrict pivotal movement of the drag operating member.
Claims9
A drag adjusting device for a dual-bearing reel for adjusting a drag force of a drag mechanism and constructed to brake a spool rotatably mounted to a reel unit of the dual-bearing reel, the drag adjusting device comprising:
- a drag operating member pivotally attached to an outer side of the reel unit so as to pivot about a spool shaft of the spool between a minimum position corresponding to a minimum drag state of the drag mechanism and a maximum position corresponding to a maximum drag state of the drag mechanism;
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- a drag restricting member detachably coupled to the outer side of the reel unit and disposed within the pivot range between the minimum position and the maximum position, the drag restricting member being adapted to contact the drag operating member so as to restrict pivotal movement of the drag operating member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.