Anti-reverse structure for a spinning reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorYasuhiro Hitomi
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Abstract
An anti-reverse structure for a spinning reel includes ratchet teeth formed on an inner peripheral surface of a rotary frame attached to a front face of a reel body, pawls for engaging the ratchet teeth for preventing the rotary frame from rotating backward in a line releasing direction, and a drive element for changing the pawls between an operative position to engage the ratchet teeth and an inoperative position retracted from the ratchet teeth. The drive element is mounted inside the reel body and interlocked with a rotary frame drive system for driving the rotary frame backward and forward. The drive element is operable to change the pawls to the operative position with backward rotation in the line releasing direction of the rotary frame drive system.
Claims12
An anti-reverse structure for a spinning reel comprising:
- internal engaging teeth formed on an inner peripheral surface of a rotary frame attached to a front face of a reel body;
- a stopper mechanism including said engaging teeth and at least two pawls for engaging said engaging teeth for preventing said rotary frame from rotating backward in a line releasing direction;
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- a position changing drive element for changing said pawls between an operative position to engage said engaging teeth and an inoperative position retracted from said engaging teeth;
- wherein said drive element is mounted inside said reel body and interlocked with a rotary frame drive system for driving said rotary frame backward and forward, said drive element being operable to change said pawls to said operative position with backward rotation in said line releasing direction of said rotary frame drive system.
A spinning reel comprising:
- a reel body;
- a rotary frame provided forwardly of said reel body, said rotary frame being rotatable about a first axis;
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- an anti-reverse mechanism for restricting rotation of said rotary frame in a line releasing direction, said anti-reverse mechanism including:
- a plurality of engaging teeth formed on an inner peripheral surface of said rotary frame;
- a first engaging pawl supported by said reel body through a first pawl axis, said pawl axis being substantially normal to said axis of said rotary frame, said first engaging pawl extending substantially along said axis of said rotary frame, said first engaging pawl having a first end and a second end, said first engaging pawl being pivotable about said pawl axis between first and second positions, and wherein said first end is engaged with one of said teeth when said first engaging pawl is in said first position, and said first end being disengaged from said teeth when said pawl is in said second position;
- urging means for urging said first engaging pawl toward said first position;
- a drive element operatively connected to said second end of said first engaging pawl, said drive element being operable to move said first engaging pawl to said second position when said rotary frame rotates in a line winding direction, and said drive element being operable to move said first engaging pawl to said first position when said rotary frame rotates in said line releasing direction;
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- an external change-over lever mounted on said reel body, said external change-over lever being operable to forcibly pivot said first engaging pawl to said second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.