US 4,591,108 AGranted

Dragging device for a spinning reel

AssigneeShimano Industrial Company Limited

InventorMasuo Ban

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Abstract

A dragging device for a spinning reel, which applies a rotational resistance to a spool shaft carrying a spool. The dragging device includes a first drag mechanism including first dragging members non-rotatable relative to the reel body, second dragging members rotatable together with the spool shaft, and a first adjusting member for causing the first and second dragging members to make press-contact with each other to apply an adjustable dragging force to the spool shaft. The dragging device further includes a second drag mechanism provided with third dragging members non-rotatable relative to the reel body, fourth dragging members rotatable together with the spool shaft, and a second adjusting member for causing the third and fourth dragging members to make press-contact with each other to apply an adjustable dragging force to the spool shaft. Each adjusting member applies to the spool shaft through the first and second drag mechanisms a dragging force which may be adjusted independently of each other. The rotational resistance applied to the spool shaft therefore includes the sum of the dragging forces applied by each drag mechanism.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A dragging device for a spinning reel, which applies a rotational resistance against rotation of a spool shaft carrying a spool, said dragging device comprising first and second drag mechanisms for applying said rotational resistance against rotation of said spool shaft, said first drag mechanism comprising a first dragging means non-rotatable relative to said reel body, a second dragging means rotatable in response to rotation of said spool shaft, and a first adjusting mechanism for causing said first and second dragging means to make press-contact with each other to adjustably apply a dragging force against rotation of said spool shaft, said second drag mechanism comprising a third dragging means non-rotatable relative to said reel body, a fourth dragging means rotatable in response to rotation of said spool shaft, and a second adjusting mechanism for causing said third and fourth dragging means to make press-contact with each other to adjustably apply a dragging force against rotation of said spool shaft, so that said first and second drag mechanisms each can adjust by said first and second adjusting mechanisms respectively a dragging force applied against rotation of said spool shaft, whereby said spool shaft is adapted to be subjected to a total dragging force as adjusted by each of said drag mechanisms.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 06/654,551Filed 26 Sep 1984
Priority: JP 58-18392130 Sep 1983
Granted: 27 May 1986
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A01K 89/029
Continuously applied: between spool shaft and frame
A01K 89/027
Brake devices for reels: with pick-up , i.e. for reels with the guiding member rotating and the spool not rotating during normal retrieval of the line
A01K 89/0114
With pick-up, i.e. with the guiding member rotating and the spool not rotating during normal retrieval of the line: reciprocating mechanisms
A01K 89/0123
With unwinding indicators, e.g. bell or flashing light: clicking indicators, e.g. flexible pawl and toothed member