Rotor drive device and its spinning reel housing

A spinning reel rotor drive device for use within a spinning reel unit, said rotor drive device for line-reel-in driving a rotor in response to rotation of a handle rotatively supported on the reel unit, and for preventing reversing of the rotor in the line winding-out direction, the spinning reel rotor drive device comprising:

• a face gear for rotating in conjunction with rotation of the handle;
• a pinion gear disposed along a longitudinal direction offset from said face gear and non-rotatable with respect to the rotor, for meshing with said face gear;
• a bearing fitted on the front of the reel unit for rotatively supporting said pinion gear in the reel unit;
• restriction means fixedly coupled to the reel unit for restricting forward movement of said bearing;
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• a reversing check mechanism having a roller-type one-way clutch provided frontward of said restriction means, for checking rotor reversal in the line wind-out direction, with said restriction means being provided axially between said bearing and said reversing check mechanism, wherein
• said one-way clutch has:
• an outside member non-rotatable with respect to the reel unit;
• an inside member disposed to an inner circumferential side of said outside member and non-rotatable with respect to said pinion gear;
• a plurality of roller members disposed between said outer and inside members, said outer and inside members being configured such that said roller members are able to assume a biting-in operational position in between the outer and inside members and an idle-rolling non-operational position between the outer and inside members;
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• a cover member disposed so as to contact an axial front side of said outside member and be axially immovable with respect to the reel unit, for covering said outside member and said roller members from the axial front side,
• the reel unit frontward has a barrel formed with a first cylindrical section and a front-end open second cylindrical section, said second cylindrical section being formed forward of said first cylindrical section and having a larger diameter than said first cylindrical section,
• said bearing is fitted into said first cylindrical section,
• said one-way clutch is fitted into said second cylindrical section, and
• said restriction means is a plate member fixed to a stepped portion formed boundary-wise between said first cylindrical section and second cylindrical section.

A spinning reel rotor drive device for use within a spinning reel unit, said spinning reel rotor drive being for line-reel-in driving the rotor in response to rotation of a handle rotatively supported on the reel unit, and for preventing reversing of the rotor in the line winding-out direction, the spinning reel rotor drive device comprising:

• a face gear for rotating in conjunction with rotation of the handle;
• a pinion gear disposed along a longitudinal direction offset from said face gear and non-rotatable with respect to the rotor, for meshing with said face gear;
• a bearing fitted on the front of the reel unit for rotatively supporting said pinion gear in the reel unit;
• restriction means provided on the reel unit for restricting forward movement of said bearing;
• and
• a reversing check mechanism having a roller-type one-way clutch provided frontward of said restriction means, for checking rotor reversal in the line wind-out direction, wherein
• said one-way clutch has:
• an outer member non-rotatable with respect to the reel unit;
• an inside member disposed to the inner circumferential side of said outside member and non-rotatable with respect to said pinion gear;
• a plurality of roller members disposed between said outer and inside members, said outer and inside members being configured such that said roller members are able to assume a biting-in operational position in between the outer and inside members and an idle-rolling non-operational position between the outer and inside members;
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• a cover member disposed in frontward contact with said outside member and axial immovable with respect to the reel unit, for covering said outside member and said roller members,
• the reel unit frontward has a barrel formed with a first cylindrical section and a front-end open second cylindrical section formed forward of said first cylindrical section to be larger diameter than said first cylindrical section,
• said bearing is fitted into said first cylindrical section,
• said one-way clutch is fitted into said second cylindrical section,
• said restriction means is a plate member fixed to a stepped portion formed boundary-wise between said first cylindrical section and second cylindrical section,
• said outside member is fitted non-rotatably into said second cylindrical section,
• said inside member is rotatable relative to said outside member and has axial extent by which either end protrudes from said outside member,
• said cover member is axially immovably fitted into said second cylindrical section toward the open end thereof from said outside member, and seals a gap between said inside member along its outer circumferential surface and said second cylindrical section along its inner circumferential surface, and
• an annular groove is formed in the inner circumferential surface of said second cylindrical section toward the open end;
• the spinning reel rotor drive device therein further comprising an elastic stop member fitted in the annular groove for stopping said cover member by restricting its axially forward movement.

A spinning reel rotor drive device for use within a spinning reel unit, said spinning reel rotor being for line-reel-in driving the rotor in response to rotation of a handle rotatively supported on the reel unit, and for preventing reversing of the rotor in the line winding-out direction, the spinning reel rotor drive device comprising:

• a face gear for rotating in conjunction with rotation of the handle;
• a pinion gear disposed along a longitudinal direction offset from said face gear and non-rotatable with respect to the rotor, for meshing with said face gear;
• a bearing fitted on the front of the reel unit for rotatively supporting said pinion gear in the reel unit;
• restriction means provided on the reel unit for restricting forward movement of said bearing;
• and
• a reversing check mechanism having a roller-type one-way clutch provided frontward of said restriction means, for checking rotor reversal in the line wind-out direction, wherein
• said one-way clutch has:
• an outer member non-rotatable with respect to the reel unit;
• an inside member disposed to the inner circumferential side of said outside member and non-rotatable with respect to said pinion gear;
• a plurality of roller members disposed between said outer and inside members, said outer and inside members being configured such that said roller members are able to assume a biting-in operational position in between the outer and inside members and an idle-rolling non-operational position between the outer and inside members;
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• a cover member disposed in frontward contact with said outside member and axial immovable with respect to the reel unit, for covering said outside member and said roller members,
• the reel unit frontward has a barrel formed with a first cylindrical section, and a front-end open second cylindrical section formed forward of said first cylindrical section to be larger diameter than said first cylindrical section,
• said bearing is fitted into said first cylindrical section,
• said one-way clutch is fitted into said second cylindrical section,
• said restriction means is a plate member fixed to a stepped portion formed boundary-wise between said first cylindrical section and second cylindrical section,
• said outside member is fitted non-rotatably into said second cylindrical section,
• said inside member is rotatable relative to said outside member and has axial extent by which either end protrudes from said outside member,
• said cover member is axially immovably fitted into said second cylindrical section toward the open end thereof from said outside member, and seals a gap between said inside member along its outer circumferential surface and said second cylindrical section along its inner circumferential surface, and
• at least part of said cover member is made from an elastic material inner peripherally having a lip tapered in cross section and contacting the outer circumferential surface of said inside member.

A spinning reel rotor drive device for use within a spinning reel unit, said rotor drive device for line-reel-in driving a rotor in response to rotation of a handle rotatively supported on the reel unit, and for preventing reversing of the rotor in the line winding-out direction, the spinning reel rotor drive device comprising:

• a face gear for rotating in conjunction with rotation of the handle;
• a pinion gear disposed along a longitudinal direction offset from said face gear and non-rotatable with respect to the rotor, for meshing with said face gear;
• a bearing fitted on the front of the reel unit for rotatively supporting said pinion gear in the reel unit;
• restriction means fixedly coupled to the reel unit for restricting forward movement of said bearing;
• and
• a reversing check mechanism having a roller-type one-way clutch provided frontward of said restriction means, for checking rotor reversal in the line wind-out direction, with said restriction means being provided axially between said bearing and said reversing check mechanism, wherein
• said one-way clutch has:
• an outside member non-rotatable with respect to the reel unit;
• an inside member disposed to an inner circumferential side of said outside member and non-rotatable with respect to said pinion gear;
• a plurality of roller members disposed between said outer and inside members, said outer and inside members being configured such that said roller members are able to assume a biting-in operational position in between the outer and inside members and an idle-rolling non-operational position between the outer and inside members;
• and
• a cover member disposed so as to contact an axial front side of said outside member and be axially immovable with respect to the reel unit, for covering said outside member and said roller members from the axial front side, said inside member having a component-fitting portion to which is detachably fitted an assembly-assisting member for fixing said cover member on its inside-member side.

A spinning reel rotor drive device for use within a spinning reel unit, said rotor drive device for line-reel-in driving a rotor in response to rotation of a handle rotatively supported on the reel unit, and for preventing reversing of the rotor in the line winding-out direction, the spinning reel rotor drive device comprising:

• a face gear for rotating in conjunction with rotation of the handle;
• a pinion gear disposed along a longitudinal direction offset from said face gear and non-rotatable with respect to the rotor, for meshing with said face gear;
• a bearing fitted on the front of the reel unit for rotatively supporting said pinion gear in the reel unit;
• restriction means fixedly coupled to the reel unit for restricting forward movement of said bearing;
• and
• a reversing check mechanism having a roller-type one-way clutch provided frontward of said restriction means, for checking rotor reversal in the line wind-out direction, with said restriction means being provided axially between said bearing and said reversing check mechanism, wherein:
• said one-way clutch has:
• an outside member non-rotatable with respect to the reel unit;
• an inside member disposed to an inner circumferential side of said outside member and non-rotatable with respect to said pinion gear;
• a plurality of roller members disposed between said outer and inside members, said outer and inside members being configured such that said roller members are able to assume a biting-in operational position in between the outer and inside members and an idle-rolling non-operational position between the outer and inside members;
• and
• a cover member disposed so as to contact an axial front side of said outside member and be axially immovable with respect to the reel unit, for covering said outside member and said roller members from the axial front side,
• said one-way clutch further has a retaining member for retaining said plurality of roller members spaced apart in the rotational direction between said outside member and said inside member, and an urging member for urging said roller members toward the operational position;
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• said reversing check mechanism further has an operating mechanism disposed clasping said outside member on its opposite side from the cover member for moving said plurality of roller members between the operational position and the non-operational position by moving said retaining member in the rotational direction.

A fishing-rod attachable spinning reel for winding fishing line about a first axis substantially paralleling the rod by rotation of a reel handle, the spinning reel comprising:

• a reel unit having a distal-end open barrel formed frontward thereof;
• a reeling spool fitted on said reel unit movably in the first axial direction;
• an oscillating mechanism for shifting said spool back and forth by rotation of the handle;
• a rotor fitted on said reel unit to be rotatable about the first axis, for guiding fishing line onto said spool;
• a rotor drive mechanism for rotating said rotor by rotation of the handle, said rotor drive mechanism having a pinion gear to which said rotor is non-rotatably fitted, the pinion gear being supported in said barrel to be rotatable about the first axis and being disposed passing from inside the barrel into inside said reel unit;
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• a sealing member for sealing the open end of the barrel to provide a water-proof seal on an inside of said barrel.

A spinning reel comprising:

• a reel body formed with a frontward open-ended barrel housing;
• a pinion gear rotatively fitted in the reel body and extending in a shaft protruding axially from the barrel housing, for carrying a rotor non-rotatably attached thereto;
• restriction means fixedly fitted into the barrel housing for restricting axially forward shift of the pinion gear;
• a rotor-reversing check mechanism fitted concentrically onto said pinion gear, axially forward of the restriction means, wherein forward thrust acting on said pinion gear during spinning reel operation is prevented from acting on said rotor-reversing check mechanism due to said restriction means;
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• a seal fitted into the forward end of the barrel housing substantially flush with the open end, for water-proof sealing said barrel housing and said rotor-reversing check mechanism therein.

A fishing-rod attachable spinning reel for winding fishing line by rotation of a reel handle, said spinning reel comprising:

• a reel unit having a barrel formed frontward of said reel unit, said barrel having a bottom that can seal a space inside said barrel;
• a reeling spool fitted on said reel unit;
• an oscillating mechanism for shifting said spool back and forth by rotation of the handle;
• a rotor rotatably fitted on said reel unit;
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• a rotor drive mechanism for rotating said rotor by rotation of the handle, said rotor drive mechanism having
• a face gear for rotating in conjunction with rotation of the handle,
• a pinion gear to which said rotor is non-rotatably fitted, said pinion gear being provided extending in a direction different from a direction in which said face gear extends, said pinion gear meshing with said face gear,
• a bearing provided within said space inside said barrel for rotatably coupling said pinion gear to said reel unit, and
• a reverse prevention mechanism for preventing reversal of said rotor in the line wind-out direction, said reverse prevention mechanism including a roller-type one-way clutch and a switching mechanism, said one-way clutch being non-rotatably coupled to an inner peripheral surface of said barrel and configured to take one of reverse-prevented mode and reverse-permitted mode, said switching mechanism being disposed passing from outside said space of said barrel into said space through said bottom, said switching mechanism being configured to switch said one-way clutch between said reverse-prevented mode and said reverse-permitted mode.