US 4,196,871 AGranted

Line tension responsive anti-backlash brake device for fishing reel

AssigneeRyobi Ltd.

InventorTakehiro Kobayashi

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Abstract

An L-shaped brake control lever 8 is pivotally disposed on a side frame spacing post 4' coaxial with a sleeve 5 on which the supporting arms 7 for a line tension sensing roller 6 are pivotally mounted, one arm 8' of the lever being coupled to a roller arm 7 for pivotal movement therewith. The other lever arm 8" is adjustably spring biased and is coupled to the free end of a pivotally mounted brake lever bearing a frictional brake shoe disposed adjacent the inner surface of a reel spool flange. When the unwinding fishing line is under tension, it lifts the roller 6 which, through the lever and arm linkage coupled thereto, releases the spool brake against the force of the biasing spring. When the line tension is reduced, however, the spool brake is automatically re-engaged to thereby prevent backlashing.

Claims6

Dependent claims

In a fishing reel including a pair of spaced side plates (3), a plurality of posts (4) mounted betwen the side plates, an end flanged line spool (1) rotationally mounted in and between the side plates, and handle means (22) for rotating the spool, an automatic anti-backlash spool braking mechanism, characterized by:

(a) a line engaging roller (6) pivotally mounted by a pair of spaced arms (7) to one of the posts for radial movement thereabout toward and away from the spool;
(b) a brake control lever (7') pivotally mounted proximate its mid-portion to said one post, one arm of the lever being coupled to one of the roller mounting arms for movement therewith;
(c) a brake lever (18) pivotally mounted proximate one end adjacent a spool flange and having a hooked portion (18") having mounted thereon at least first and second pins;
(d) a frictional brake shoe (16) secured to the brake lever and disposed adjacent the inner surface of the spool flange;
(e) a connecting lever pivotally secured to one end of the other arm of said brake control lever and pivotally secured at its other end to one of said first and second pins;
and
(f) adjustable spring biasing means (10, 15) coupled to said other arm of the brake control lever, whereby the roller is radially moved in response to the tension of the unwinding line, and, via the spaced arms, brake control lever, and coupling means, automatically controls the engagement and disengagement of the brake shoe with the inner surface of the spool flange in accordance with such line tension, and whereby the braking force exerted by said brake shoe on the inner surface of said spool flange is adjustable by selectively connecting said other end of said connecting lever to either one of said first and second pins.

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