US 6,957,788 B2Granted

Sound generating mechanism for a fishing reel

AssigneeShimano Inc.

InventorKeigo Kitajima

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Abstract

A sound generating mechanism 60 includes a sounding member 61, a retaining member 62, a sounding pin 64, and a coil spring 65. The sounding member 61 includes a disk portion 61a formed into a ring shape, a plurality of sounding concavities 61b formed circumferentially apart on the disk portion 61a, and engagement portions 61c integrally formed with the disk portion 61a. The retaining member 62 prevents the sounding member 61 from falling off. The sounding pin 64 is mounted in the knob member 56 at a position opposite at least one of the sounding concavities 61b so as to be movable toward and away from the sounding concavities 61b. The coil spring 65 urges the sounding pin 64 toward the sounding concavities 61b. The sounding pin 64 is unlikely to fall off when the knob member 56 is attached to or removed from the knob mounting portion 52.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A sound generating mechanism for a fishing reel that is disposed between a tubular knob mounting portion that is arranged on a reel unit of the fishing reel and a closed end tubular knob member that is rotatively mounted on the knob mounting portion, the sound generating mechanism generating sounds by a relative rotation between the knob mounting portion and the knob member and comprising:

a sounding member adapted to be rotatively mounted to an engagement portion of the knob member and be non-rotative with respect to the knob mounting portion, the sounding member having a disk portion that is formed into a ring shape and a plurality of sounding concavities that are formed circumferentially apart on the disk portion;
a retaining member adapted to be mounted to the knob member such that the sounding member is sandwiched between the retaining member and the engagement portion of the knob member;
a sounding pin that is mounted to the engagement portion of the knob member at a position opposite at least one of the plurality of sounding concavities, the sounding pin being mounted so as to be movable toward and away from the plurality of sounding concavities;
and
urging means mounted to the engagement portion of the knob member for urging the sounding pin toward the plurality of sounding concavities.

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A fishing reel, comprising:

a reel unit that rotatively supports a handle;
a spool around an outer peripheral surface of which fishing line is wound as the handle rotates;
a tubular knob mounting portion arranged on the reel unit;
a closed end tubular knob member that is rotatively mounted on the knob mounting portion;
and
a sound generating mechanism disposed between the knob member and the knob mounting portion for generating sounds by a relative rotation between the knob mounting portion and the knob member, the sound generating mechanism including:
a sounding member that is rotatively mounted to an engagement portion of the knob member and is non-rotative with respect to the knob mounting portion, the sounding member having a disk portion that is formed into a ring shape and a plurality of sounding concavities that are circumferentially apart formed on the disk portion;
a retaining member that is mounted to the knob member such that the sounding member is sandwiched between the retaining member and the engagement portion of the knob member;
a sounding pin that is mounted to the engagement portion of the knob member at a position opposite from at least one of the plurality of sounding concavities, the sounding pin being mounted so as to be movable toward and away from the plurality of sounding concavities;
and
urging means mounted to the engagement portion of the knob member for urging the sounding pin toward the plurality of sounding concavities.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.