Daiwa Seiko, Inc.

Masagi Saito

Akira Yamaguchi

Takeo Miyazaki

Kazuo Hirano

Masayuki Uehara

A balancer is provided in the outer circumferential portion of a rotor of a spinning reel at the rear end of the rotor and located at the side of a bail in the fishline winding position thereof so that the center of gravity of the reel is located under a reel leg to facilitate the manipulation of the reel, and the rotative balance of the rotor is improved to stably and smoothly wind a fishline on the reel. The axis of the pivotally coupled portion of a bail support member, which is pivotally coupled to a bail support arm, is off set from the axis of the rotor toward the side of the bail in the fishline unwinding position to reduce the weight of the balancer.

Spinning reel for fishing comprising rotational balancing weights

A spool (3) is rotatably fitted to a support shaft (2) of a reel main body (1). The spool (3) is formed of aluminum in a cylindrical shape by die casting and includes a winding drum portion (3a), around which a fishing line (not show) is to be wound, and two flanges (3b and 3c) respectively provided on either side thereof. On the outside of the flange portion (3b) of the spool (3) disposed on the opening side of the reel main body (1), there is formed a notch portion (3d) to the outside of which a separate ring (4) is mounted and fixed by adhesives. The ring (4) is formed in a porous pan shape by machining an aluminum member. And, the ring (4) includes an inner peripheral surface (4a) which is to be placed on the outer periphery of the flange (3b) of the spool (3), and an outer peripheral surface (4b) which is formed so as to be substantially level with the outer periphery (1a) of the reel main body (1). Also, the ring (4) is exposed out to the outer periphery of the reel main body (1) disposed on the opening side thereof. The outer peripheral surface (4b) of the ring (4) is formed in a smooth surface by machining an aluminum member and it may be formed so as to have a shape ideal for an excellent thumbing operation and may be given color and luster.

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Masagi Saito