Line roller
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKoji Ochiai
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Abstract
A line roller includes a cylindrical guide member including a guide surface on an outer perimeter for guiding a fishing line, an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member, and a support member supporting the axle bearing member. The axle bearing member includes an inner ring supported by the support member, an outer ring integrally rotatable with the guide member, a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a grease holding unit holding water-repellent grease between the inner ring and the outer ring.
Claims15
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing, comprising:
- a cylindrical guide member comprising a guide surface on an outer perimeter, and configured to guide the fishing line;
- an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member;
- a holding member mounted to the axle bearing member;
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- a support member supporting the axle bearing member,
- the axle bearing member comprising an inner ring supported by the support member, an outer ring configured to be integrally rotated with the guide member, a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a grease holding unit holding water-repellent grease between the inner ring and the outer ring.
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing, comprising:
- a cylindrical guide member comprising a guide surface on an outer perimeter, and configured to guide the fishing line;
- an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member;
- a support member supporting the axle bearing member, the axle bearing member comprising an inner ring supported by the support member, an outer ring configured to be integrally rotated with the guide member, a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a grease holding unit holding water-repellent grease between the inner ring and the outer ring;
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- a holding member between the guide member and the outer ring connecting the guide member and the outer ring, a portion of the holding member serving as the second grease holding portion.
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing, comprising:
- a cylindrical guide member comprising a guide surface on an outer perimeter, and configured to guide the fishing line;
- an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member;
- a support member supporting the axle bearing member, the axle bearing member comprising an inner ring supported by the support member, an outer ring configured to be integrally rotated with the guide member, a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a grease holding unit holding water-repellent grease between the inner ring and the outer ring;
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- an external grease holding unit forming a space leading from the axle bearing member to the guide member and holding the water-repellent grease in the space, the external grease holding unit comprises a seal member made form an elastic member disposed between the guide member and the support member.
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing, comprising:
- a cylindrical guide member comprising a guide surface on an outer perimeter, and configured to guide the fishing line;
- an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member;
- a support member supporting the axle bearing member, the axle bearing member comprising an inner ring supported by the support member, an outer ring configured to be integrally rotated with the guide member, a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a grease holding unit holding water-repellent grease between the inner ring and the outer ring;
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- an external grease holding unit forming a space leading from the axle bearing member to the guide member and holding the water-repellent grease in the space, the water-repellent grease is held in at least a portion of a space that leads to the guide member and one outer end surface of the axle bearing member in a rotary support shaft direction.
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing, comprising:
- a cylindrical guide member comprising a guide surface on an outer perimeter, and configured to guide the fishing line;
- an axle bearing member rotatably supporting an inner perimeter surface of the guide member;
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- a support member supporting the axle bearing member, the axle bearing member comprising an inner ring supported by the support member, an outer ring configured to be integrally rotated with the guide member, a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a grease holding unit holding water-repellent grease between the inner ring and the outer ring, the water-repellent grease being a first water repellant grease and a second water-repellent grease different from the first water-repellent grease is filled inside the axle bearing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.