US 2018/0146652 A1Published application

Gear mounting structure of fishing reel

AssigneeShimano Inc.

InventorsKei SAITO, Tsutomu TAKADA

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Abstract

A gear mounting structure includes a worm shaft, a gear, and an elastic member. The worm shaft includes a shaft body, on the outer surface of which is formed intersecting spiral grooves, and a gear locking portion with a non-circular cross section, on at least a portion of the outer surface of which is formed a curved surface portion and a planar portion. The gear includes a gear body, on the outer surface of which are formed teeth, and to which the handle rotation is transmitted, and a boss portion protruding from the gear body and having an engagement portion engaging the gear locking portion. The elastic member is mounted so as to abut the outer surface of the boss portion of the gear, and at least a portion of the curved surface portion of the gear locking portion.

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Dependent claims

A gear mounting structure used in a reciprocating mechanism of a fishing reel, and to which rotation of a handle is transmitted, the gear mounting structure comprising:

a worm shaft having a shaft body, and a gear locking portion with a non-circular cross section, the shaft body having intersecting spiral grooves disposed on an outer perimeter surface thereof, and the gear locking portion having a planar engaged portion disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface thereof;
a gear having a gear body to which the rotation of the handle is transmitted, and a boss portion protruding from the gear body, the gear body having teeth disposed on an outer surface thereof, and the boss portion having an engagement portion engaging the engaged portion of the gear locking portion;
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an elastic member mounted so as to abut an outer surface of the boss portion of the gear, and at least a portion of the gear locking portion other than the engaged portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.