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US 7,654,483 B1Granted
Disengagable adjustable drag system for a fishing reel
AssigneePenn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Co.
InventorsDavid H. Martin, Eric Karl Baisch
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Abstract
A fishing reel drag system may comprise a drag housing having a cavity and fixed rotationally relative to a shaft or a spool. A driven member adjacent the cavity is rotatable relative to the drag housing and with the other of the shaft or spool. A drag stack of washers in the cavity includes a plurality of friction washers keyed to the drag housing or the driven member and at least one metal washer keyed to the other of the drag housing or driven member. A cam and follower move the driven member to bias the drag stack for exhibiting friction. A spring biases the drag stack for producing a desired level of friction and an actuator actuates the cam and follower. The actuator may disengage the spool from the drag stack.
Claims39
In a fishing reel including a frame, a spool rotatably mounted on a shaft in the frame, and a crank handle for rotating the spool, a drag system comprising:
- a drag housing having a base and a wall extending therefrom to define an axial cavity;
- a driver member rotatable with the spool;
- a driven member disposed adjacent the cavity of said drag housing and rotatable relative to said drag housing;
- wherein one of said drag housing and said driven member is engagable with said driver member to rotate with said spool and the other of said drag housing and said driven member is fixed rotationally relative to the shaft;
- a drag stack of washers in the cavity of said drag housing between said drag housing and said driven member, said drag stack including a plurality of friction washers including a friction imparting material and at least one metal washer;
- wherein the friction washers are keyed to one of said drag housing and said driven member, and wherein the at least one metal washer is keyed to the other of said drag housing and said driven member;
- a cam and follower actuatable for moving one of said driven member and said driver member axially to engage and disengage the other of said driven member and said driver member, and to bias said drag stack for pressing the washers thereof together for exhibiting friction;
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- an actuator movable for actuating said cam and follower for moving said one of said driver member and driven member axially to engage and disengage,
- wherein the friction washers and the at least one metal washer do not rotate relative to each other when said driver member and said driven member are disengaged.
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In a fishing reel including a frame, a spool rotatably mounted on a shaft in the frame, and a crank handle for rotating the spool, a drag system comprising:
- a drag housing having a base and a wall extending therefrom to define an axial cavity;
- a driver member rotatable with the spool;
- a driven member disposed adjacent the cavity of said drag housing and rotatable relative to said drag housing;
- wherein said driven member is engagable with said driver member to rotate with said spool and said drag housing is fixed rotationally relative to the shaft;
- a drag stack of washers in the cavity of said drag housing between said drag housing and said driven member, said drag stack including a plurality of friction washers including a friction imparting material and at least one metal washer;
- wherein the friction washers are keyed to said drag housing and wherein the at least one metal washer is keyed to said driven member;
- a cam and follower actuatable for moving said driver member axially to engage and disengage said driven member and to bias said drag stack for pressing the washers thereof together for exhibiting friction;
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- an actuator movable for actuating said cam and follower for moving said driver member axially to engage and disengage said driven member,
- wherein the friction washers and the at least one metal washer do not rotate relative to each other when said driver member and said driven member are disengaged.
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In a fishing reel including a frame, a spool rotatably mounted on a shaft in the frame, and a crank handle for rotating the spool, a drag system comprising:
- a drag housing having a base and a wall extending therefrom to define an axial cavity, wherein said drag housing is fixed rotationally relative to one of the shaft and the spool;
- a driven member disposed adjacent the cavity of said drag housing and rotatable relative to said drag housing, wherein said driven member is rotatable with the other of the shaft and the spool;
- a drag stack of washers in the cavity of said drag housing between said drag housing and said driven member, said drag stack including a plurality of friction washers including a friction imparting material and at least one metal washer;
- wherein the friction washers are keyed to one of said drag housing and said driven member, and wherein the at least one metal washer is keyed to the other of said drag housing and said driven member;
- a cam and follower actuatable for moving said driven member axially to bias said drag stack for pressing the washers thereof together for exhibiting friction;
- a spring coupled to said cam and follower for applying bias to said drag stack for producing a desired level of friction;
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- an actuator movable for actuating said cam and follower for moving said one of said driver member and driven member axially,
- wherein the friction washers and the at least one metal washer do not rotate relative to each other when said driver member and said driven member are disengaged.
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A fishing reel drag system cartridge comprising:
- a drag housing having a base and a wall extending therefrom to define an axial cavity;
- a drag stack of washers in the axial cavity of said drag housing adjacent the base of said drag housing, said drag stack of washers including a plurality of friction washers including a friction imparting material and at least one metal washer;
- a driven member disposed adjacent said drag stack of washers in the cavity of said drag housing, wherein said drag stack of washers is between said driven member and the base of said drag housing, said driven member including a central axial projection extending through openings in washers of said drag stack of washers,
- wherein the friction washers are keyed to one of said drag housing and the central axial projection of said driven member, and wherein the at least one metal washer is keyed to the other of said drag housing and the central axial projection of said driven member;
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- a retainer attached to said drag housing for rotatably retaining said driven member in said drag housing, wherein said driven member retains said drag stack of washers in the cavity of said drag housing;
- wherein said driven member includes a keying feature accessible through said retainer for engaging a keying feature of a driver for causing said driven member to rotate relative to said drag housing and for applying a force axially to said driven
- member, wherein said driven member does not rotate relative to said drag housing when said driven member is not engaging the driver;
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- wherein said driven member is rotatable relative to said drag housing for imparting relative rotation between the friction washers and the at least one metal washer of said drag stack of washers, and
- wherein said driven member is movable axially relative to said drag housing for pressing the friction washers and the at least one metal washer of said drag stack of washers together for exhibiting friction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.