Spool for spinning reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorYasuhiro Hitomi
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Abstract
Spool is mounted rotatably via bearings on spool shaft of a spinning-reel, and is furnished with first and second bearing housings, bobbin trunk, and front and rear flanges. At least a part of second bearing housing is made of metal. The bobbin trunk, which is furnished with the first and second bearing housings, is a synthetic-resin manufacture outer circumferentially onto which fishing line is wrapped. The front and rear flanges are arranged on the front and rear of the bobbin trunk, and are larger in diameter than the bobbin trunk. With the present invention, it is easier to take out and replace the spool bearing although the bobbin trunk is subjected to compressive force.
Claims18
A spool being adapted to be mounted rotatably on a spool shaft of a spinning-reel via a bearing, said spool comprising:
- a bearing housing portion in which the bearing is to be housed, at least a part of said bearing housing portion being made of metal;
- a synthetic-resin-manufactured bobbin trunk portion radially inside which said bearing housing portion is disposed, fishing line being adapted to be wound onto an outer-circumferential portion of said bobbin trunk portion;
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- front and rear flange portions larger in diameter than said bobbin trunk portion, said front and rear flange portions being disposed on the front and rear of said bobbin trunk portion such that at least a part of said bearing housing portion is disposed between said front and rear flange portions.
A spinning reel, comprising:
- a reel unit rotatably carrying a handle, said reel unit supporting a spool shaft;
- a rotor rotatably carried on a front portion of said reel unit;
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- a spool arranged on a front portion of said rotor so as to be shiftable front and back, said spool being adapted to be mounted rotatably on said spool shaft via a bearing, said spool comprising
- a bearing housing portion in which the bearing is to be housed, at least a part of said bearing housing portion being made of metal;
- a synthetic-resin-manufactured bobbin trunk portion in which said bearing housing portion is disposed, fishing line being adapted to be wound onto an outer-circumferential portion of said bobbin trunk portion;
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- front and rear flange portions larger in diameter than said bobbin trunk portion, said front and rear flange portions being disposed on the front and rear of said bobbin trunk portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.