US 5,489,069 AGranted

Reverse rotation preventative device for fishing reel

AssigneeDaiwa Seiko, Inc.

InventorsEiji Shinohara, Akira Yamaguchi

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Abstract

A reverse rotation preventive mechanism includes an engagement toothed portion formed on the inside circumferential surface of a rotor of a spinning reel so as to minimize the quantity of the unavoidable reverse rotation of the rotor to quicken hooking of a fish. A V-shaped engagement member having an engagement portion and an operating portion is swingably supported at the front portion of the casing of the spinning reel. The operating portion is engaged with a control member fitted on and frictionally engaged with a rotary quill. When the quill is rotated forward to wind a fishline on the reel, the control member is swung by the quill to disengage the engagement portion from the engagement toothed portion to make no contact noise at the forward rotation of the rotor and apply no resistance to the forward rotation. When the quill is rotated backward or reversely to unwind the fishline form the reel, the control member is swung by the quill to engage the engagement portion with the engagement toothed portion.

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Dependent claims

A reverse rotation preventive mechanism for a fishing reel having a rotor supported on a casing and rotatable in conjunction with rotation of a handle, said mechanism comprising:

an engagement toothed portion integrally formed on an inside circumferential surface of said rotor;
an engagement member pivotally supported on said casing and urged by a spring so as to engage said engagement toothed portion to allow said rotor to rotate relative to said casing in a first direction and to prevent said rotor from rotating in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
an engagement member controller slidably supported on an inner circumference of said rotor, said engagement member controller is prevented from separating from and frictionally engaged with said rotor so as to be rotated in conjunction with the rotation of said rotor, said engagement member controller having a disengaging portion;
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a restriction means provided on said casing for keeping said engagement member controller in a first position where said disengaging portion completely disengages said engagement member from said engagement toothed portion against the urging of said spring when said rotor is rotated in said first direction.

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