Fishing reel having improved cover and seal structure drag mechanism
AssigneeShimano Industrial Company Limited
InventorJun Sato
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Abstract
A fishing reel is provided which includes a drag mechanism for driving a spool supported rotatably relative to a reel body on a spool shaft. A drag mechanism includes a braking member and a drag disc for transmitting a driving force from the drive mechanism to the spool. A covering mechanism includes a cover defining an inner space in which the drag mechanism is housed and includes a sealing unit for sealing the inner space at the cover. A clutch is interposed in a drive train assembly including the drive mechanism for allowing the spool to freely rotate when the clutch is disengaged. This structure provides the drag mechanism with reliable protection from water, and, when the drag mechanism is in a non-operating mode, the spool is allowed to smoothly and freely rotate.
Claims9
A fishing reel comprising:
- a reel body,
- a spool shaft supported rotatably relative to said reel body,
- a spool having a pair of flanges and supported rotatably relative to said spool shaft,
- a drive train assembly including a drive mechanism supported on said reel body, for driving said spool, and a drag mechanism, supported on said spool shaft and having a braking member and a drag disc, for transmitting a driving force from said drive mechanism to said spool,
- a cover mechanism including (i) a cover defining an inner space for housing and covering said braking member and said drag disc and (ii) a sealing means for sealing said inner space, and
- a clutch means interposed in said drive train assembly between said drive mechanism and said spool for allowing said spool to freely rotate when said clutch means is disengaged,
- wherein said drag mechanism includes a transmission member having a cylinder supported rotatably relative to said spool shaft and a disc disposed opposite to one of said flanges of said spool, said braking member and said drag disc are disposed between said transmission member and said one of said flanges of said spool, said cover is mounted on said one of said flanges of said spool so as to cover an outside extremity of said transmission member, said sealing means is interposed between said cover and said transmission member, and said clutch means is disposed at an input side of said drive train assembly with respect said drag mechanism, so that when said clutch means is disengaged, said spool together with said drag mechanism including said transmission member are in a freely rotatable condition.
A fishing reel comprising:
- a reel body,
- a spool shaft supported rotatably relative to said reel body,
- a spool having a pair of flanges and supported rotatably relative to said spool shaft,
- a drive train assembly including a drive mechanism supported on said reel body, for driving said spool, and a drag mechanism, supported on said spool shaft and having a braking member and a drag disc, for transmitting a driving force from said drive mechanism to said spool,
- a cover mechanism including (i) a cover defining an inner space for housing and covering aid braking member and said drag disc and (ii) a sealing means for sealing said inner space, and
- a clutch means interposed in said drive train assembly between said drive mechanism and said spool for allowing said spool to freely rotate when said clutch means is disengaged,
- wherein said drag mechanism includes a transmission member having a disc supported rotatably relative to said spool shaft and in fixed engagement with said drive mechanism, said spool shaft being supported rotatably and axially movably relative to said reel body, said drag disc being supported to said spool shaft to be rotatable therewith and being positioned opposite to said disc of said transmission member, said cover being mounted on said transmission member, and said sealing means being interposed between said cover and said spool shaft.
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