Reciprocating mechanism for a fishing reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsKoji OCHIAI, Shingo MATSUO, Hirokazu HASHIMOTO, Hirokazu HIRAOKA
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Abstract
An oscillating mechanism includes a traverse camshaft, an engaging unit, and a slider body. The traverse camshaft includes a spiral groove. The traverse camshaft rotates in conjunction with the winding operation of a handle attached to the reel main body. The engaging unit includes an engaging claw configured to engage the spiral groove. The slider body includes a supporting hole rotatably supporting the engaging unit. A groove extends in the penetration direction of the supporting hole, and is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the supporting hole of the slider body.
Claims18
A reciprocating mechanism for a fishing reel for reciprocally moving a spool with respect to a reel main body so as to wind a fishing line onto the spool equally and evenly, the reciprocating mechanism comprising:
- a traverse camshaft having a cam groove and being configured to rotate in conjunction with a winding operation of a handle attached to the reel main body;
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- an engaging unit having an engaging claw engaging the cam groove of the traverse camshaft, the engaging claw having a front end portion extending in a direction along the cam groove, the front end portion being longer than a depth of the cam groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.