# US 7,464,891 B2 · Fly fishing reel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,464,891 B2 - Document ID: US7464891B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/834,885 - Filed: 2007-08-07 - Published: 2008-02-14 - Granted: 2008-12-16 - Earliest claimed: 2006-08-20 - Assignees: Bawer Technology S.L. - Inventors: Carlos Bao-Coutado - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7464891B2 ## CPC - A01K 89/05: {Brakes connected to the spool by one-way clutch} - A01K 89/016: Fly reels {, i.e. with a stub shaft support} - A01K 89/033: with {a} rotary drum {, i.e. for reels with a rotating spool (antibacklash devices A01K89/0155)} - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS ## Abstract Fly fishing reel. The reel comprises a housing (2, 102, 202), a main axis (3, 103, 203), a swivel driving lever (4, 104, 204) preloaded by elastic recovery means (11, 111, 211) and a first pinion (6, 106, 206) driven by driving lever (4, 104, 204). First pinion (6, 106, 206) is coaxial to main axis (3, 103, 203). The reel also comprises a reel (8, 108, 208) for winding up line (34, 134, 234) that is coaxial to main axis (3, 103, 203) and a brake (9, 109, 209) for spool (8, 108, 208). Between first pinion (6, 106, 206) and spool (8, 108, 208) a gearing (7, 107, 207) is provided. Said gearing (7, 107, 207) comprises at least one planetary train made up of a second pinion (18, 118, 218), at least three planet gears (16, 116, 216) and a ring gear (15, 115, 215). Ring gear (15, 115, 215) is linked to first pinion (6, 106, 206) via a one-way clutch (13, 113, 213). ## Claims ### Claim 1 Fly fishing reel comprising [a] a housing (2, 102, 202) [b] a main axis (3, 103, 203) [c] a swivel driving lever (4, 104, 204), [d] elastic recovery means (11, 111, 211) for said lever (4, 104, 204) rest position, [e] a first pinion (6, 106, 206) driven by said driving lever (4, 104, 204), with said first pinion (6, 106, 206) being coaxial to said main axis (3, 103, 203), [f] a spool (8, 108, 208) for winding up line (34, 134, 234), provided coaxially to said main axis (3, 103, 203), and [g] a brake (9, 109, 209) of said spool (8, 108, 208), characterised in that [h] between said first pinion (6, 106, 206) and said spool (8, 108, 208) a gearing (7, 107, 207) is provided, [i] said gearing (7, 107, 207) comprising at least a planetary train, [j] comprising said planetary train a second pinion (18, 118, 218), at least three planet gears (16, 116, 216) and a ring gear (15, 115, 215), and [k] said ring gear (15, 115, 215) being linked to said first pinion (6, 106, 206) via a first one-way clutch (13, 113, 213). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Fly fishing reel according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a secondary axis (5, 105, 205) parallel to said main axis (3, 103, 203), said driving lever (4, 104, 204) swivelling around said secondary axis (5, 105, 205), and in that said driving lever (4, 104, 204) comprises a gearing sector (12, 112, 212) on one end that meshes with said first pinion (6, 106, 206). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Fly fishing reel according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a second one-way clutch, said driving lever (4, 104, 204) comprising a saddle (31, 131, 231) that connects the end of said lever (4, 104, 204) with the beginning of said gearing sector (12, 112, 212), and in that said saddle (31, 131, 231) does not have any teeth, so in a feed-out direction of line (34, 134, 234), said first pinion (6, 106, 206) does not activate said driving lever (4, 104, 204). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Fly fishing reel according to any of the claims 1, characterised in that said planetary train comprises four of said planet gears (16, 116, 216). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Fly fishing reel according to claim 1, characterised in that [a] said spool (8, 108, 208) is connected in a mechanically rigid manner to said gearing (7, 107, 207), with said gearing (7, 107, 207) and said spool (8, 108, 208) forming a rigid kinematic unit (49, 149, 249), [b] the force of said brake (9, 109, 209) can be regulated continuously, [c] said brake (9, 109, 209) comprises a free wheel mechanism (20, 120, 220) and said brake (9, 109, 209) acts upon said rigid kinematic unit (47, 147, 247), and so that in the feed-out direction of line (34, 134, 234), said free wheel mechanism (20, 120, 220) is active, while in the wind up direction of line (34, 134, 234), said free wheel mechanism (20, 120, 220) is inactive. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) Fly fishing reel according to claim 5, characterised in that said brake (9, 209) comprises break blocks (21, 221) that act upon a brake disc (19, 219), and in that said brake (9, 209) is outside the force gearing flow from said lever to said spool (8, 208). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) Fly fishing reel according to claim 6, characterised in that said brake disc (19, 219) is to said ring gear (15, 215) and said break blocks (21, 221) are integral with said housing (2, 202). ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) Fly fishing reel according to claim 6, characterised in that said free wheel mechanism (20) comprises an outer gear teeth (30) on said ring gear (15) and in that a second pawl (29) on said brake disc (19), said free wheel mechanism (20) only working in the feed-out direction of said line (34). ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) Fly fishing reel according to claim 5, characterised in that said brake (109) comprises [a] a first ring (135) with a first conical surface (137) and [b] a second rotary ring (136) with a second conical surface (138), with said first and second conical surfaces being suitable to co-operate mutually to produce a braking torque, and in that [c] said second ring (136) and said gearing (107) co-operate mutually via said free wheel mechanism (120). ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) Fly fishing reel according to claim 9, characterised in that [a] said free wheel mechanism (120) comprises a one-way bearing (144), said one-way bearing comprising (144) a third pinion (142), and a fourth pinion (143), [b] said second ring (138) comprises a fifth pinion (145) and [c] said ring gear (115) of said gearing (107) comprises a first outer gear teeth (139), so that said fifth pinion (144) meshes with said fourth pinion (143), while said third pinion (142) meshes with said ring gear (124). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) Fly fishing reel according to claim 1, characterised in that said brake (9, 209) comprises regulating means (22, 222) for the braking tension, with said regulating means (22, 222) being made up of a take-up spring (23, 223) and a take-up screw (24, 224). ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) Fly fishing reel according to claim 1, characterised in that said spool (8, 108, 208) has an inner retrieval diameter (33, 133, 233) for line (34, 134, 234) and in that said inner diameter (33, 133, 233) is greater than 70 mm.