US 5,683,047 AGranted

Spinning reel having advantageously positioned components for reciprocating the spool

AssigneeDaiwa Seiko, Inc.

InventorYushi Ohtake

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Abstract

A fishing spinning reel which is compact, yet operates stably even when exposed to unfavorable conditions. A part of a rotor (16) provided around a rotary shaft (16J) of the rotor is formed into a cylindrical protrusion (16C). The cylindrical protrusion (16C) is so arranged that, at least when a spool (18) is retracted to the rearmost position, the cylindrical protrusion (16C) of the rotor enters the spool from behind. The front end portion of a reel housing (10) is similarly formed into a cylindrical protrusion (10M). The cylindrical protrusion (10M) of the reel housing (10) is set within the cylindrical protrusion (16C) of the rotor. At least essential parts (e.g., a transverse cam shaft 24 and a slider 26) of a mechanism for moving the spool (12) back and forth are provided in an available space between a handle shaft (14) to which a handle (12) is connected and a front wall of the cylindrical protrusion (10M).

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Dependent claims

A spinning reel, comprising a main drive gear,

a rotor having a portion provided around an axis of rotation of said rotor and formed into a cylindrical protrusion, wherein said rotor rotates in response to a rotation of said main drive gear,
a spool configured such that said cylindrical protrusion of said rotor enters said spool from behind said spool at least when said spool is moved to a rearmost position,
a reel housing having a front end portion and a front wall which form a cylindrical protrusion, and
a mechanism adapted to move said spool back and forth between said rearmost position and a forward-most position,
wherein said mechanism is provided at least substantially in a space between said front wall of said cylindrical protrusion of said reel housing and a handle shaft to which a handle is connected,
wherein said cylindrical protrusion of said reel housing is at least partially disposed in said cylindrical protrusion of said rotor, and
wherein said mechanism is entirely disposed substantially in front of a rearmost portion of said main drive gear when said spool is located in said rearmost position.

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