US 5,722,609 A · Traverse mechanism for a spinning reel

Abstract

In the present spinning reel for fishing, a sliding member forming a part of a traverse mechanism is fixedly secured to the rear end portion of a spool shaft extending through a pinion in meshing engagement with a drive gear, the pinion or the spool shaft located adjacent to the pinion is supported by a bearing portion, and, in both of the reel main body of the spinning reel and sliding member, there are provided first and second guide parts which are respectively used to guide the sliding member back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the reel main body while preventing the loosening of the sliding member. The second guide part is structured in such a manner that it can guide and support more loosely on the front side of the reel main body in the neighborhood of the bearing portion than on the rear side of the reel main body, and the loosening of the sliding member on the front side of the reel main body can be prevented by the bearing portion and first guide part.

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Dependent claims

A traverse mechanism for a spinning reel for fishing comprising:

a sliding member forming a part of a traverse mechanism for transforming a rotational movement of a handle into a linear reciprocating movement of a spool shaft, said sliding member being fixedly secured to a rear end portion of said spool shaft;
a bearing portion provided in a reel main body for supporting said spool shaft;
and
first and second guide parts provided between said reel main body and sliding member for guiding said linear reciprocating movement of said sliding member;
wherein said second guide part guides and supports said sliding member more loosely on a front side of said reel main body in the vicinity of said bearing portion than on a rear side of said reel main body;
and further wherein
a rear loosening of said sliding member on the rear side of said reel main body can be prevented by said first and second guide parts and a front loosening of said sliding member on the front side of said reel main body can be prevented by said bearing portion and said first guide part.

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A spinning reel for fishing comprising:

a reel main body;
a spool supported on a pool shaft mounted on the reel main body;
a sliding member forming a part of a traverse mechanism for transforming a rotational movement of a handle shaft into a linear reciprocating movement of said spool shaft, said sliding member being fixedly secured to a rear end portion of said spool shaft;
and
first and second guide parts provided between said reel main body and sliding member for guiding said linear reciprocating movement of said sliding member;
wherein said second guide part guides and supports said sliding member more loosely as said spool shaft moves forwardly from a rear side of said reel main body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Traverse mechanism for a spinning reel

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Traverse mechanism for a spinning reel

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