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US 2017/0164593 A1Published application
Line roller and spinning reel for fishing having same
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKoji OCHIAI
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Abstract
A line roller for guiding the fishing line onto a spool of a spinning reel for fishing includes a cylindrical guide member including a guide surface for guiding the fishing line on the outer perimeter, an axle bearing member that rotatably supports an inner perimeter surface of the guide member, a support member that supports the axle bearing member, and a grease holding unit that forms a space leading from the axle bearing member to the guide member and that holds a water-repellent grease in the space.
Claims23
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing, comprising:
- a cylindrical guide member comprising a guide surface configured to guide the fishing line on an outer perimeter of the cylindrical guide member;
- an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member;
- a support member supporting the axle bearing member;
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- a grease holding unit forming a space leading from the axle bearing member to the guide member and holding a water-repellent grease in the space.
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A spinning reel for fishing, comprising:
- a rotor configured to be rotated by a rotational operation of a handle rotatably supported on a reel body;
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- a fishing line guiding device comprising a line roller configured to guide a fishing line to a spool on which the fishing line is to be wound and configured to be rotated with the rotor,
- the line roller comprising
- a cylindrical guide member comprising a guide surface configured to guide the fishing line on an outer perimeter of the cylindrical guide member,
- an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member,
- a support member supporting the axle bearing member, and
- an axle bearing seal mechanism disposed in a periphery of the axle bearing member and configured to prevent the flow of water to the axle bearing member, and
- the axle bearing seal mechanism comprising a grease holding unit forming a space leading from the axle bearing member to the guide member and holding a water-repellent grease in the space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.