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US 5,285,985 AGranted
Two-bearing reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorNoboru Sakaguchi
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Abstract
A two-bearing reel comprising a handle for rotating a fishing line takeup spool, a handle shaft connected to the handle, and a rotary transmission member for transmitting drive from the handle shaft to the spool. A one-way clutch acts on the rotary transmission member for preventing rotation of the spool in a direction to feed out the fishing line. The one-way clutch includes a rod supported to be slidable but unrotatable relative to an outer wall of the reel, rollers contacting a tapered surface defined on an inward end of the rod, and a coil spring for inwardly urging the rod.
Claims3
A two-bearing reel comprising:
- a side case including a side plate and an outer wall;
- a handle for taking up a fishing line;
- a handle shaft connected to said handle, and a gear fitted on said handle shaft;
- a rotary transmission member rotatably supported to said side plate, said rotary transmission member being engaged with said gear, said transmission member having an axis of rotation;
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- a one-way clutch mechanism for preventing rotation of said transmission member in a direction to feed out the fishing line, said one-way clutch mechanism including:
- (a) a plurality of rollers attached to said rotary transmission member;
- (b) a rod supported to said outer wall and having a tapered end surface for applying a frictional force to said rollers, said rod having an axis, said rod being non-rotatable relative to said outer wall, and said rod being axially movable relative to said outer wall;
- (c) an elastic member for urging said rod toward said rotary transmission member;
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- (d) a control element for moving said rod away from said rotary transmission member;
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- wherein the axis of said rod is substantially aligned with the axis of rotation of said rotary transmission member;
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- wherein said rollers are peripherally disposed around the axis of said rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.