Daiwa Seiko, Inc.

Masayuki Uehara

Hiroshi Hashimoto

Nobuyuki Yamaguchi

Takeo Miyazaki

Kazuo Hirano

Masagi Saito

Tadashi Furubayashi

A drag mechanism for a fishing reel having a spool shaft supported at both the ends thereof. The drag mechanism employs rolling members as drag members so that the durability of the mechanism is enhanced, and the dragging function thereof is kept stable and good for a long time even under severe conditions under which sea water, sand or the like is likely to cling to the mechanism. One of drag member holders is secured to the spool of the reel so as to be rotated together with the spool. The other of the holders is secured to the spool shaft so as to be rotated together therewith. The tapered outside circumferential surface of one of the holders faces the tapered inside circumferential surface of the other of them. The rolling members are fitted in between the tapered surfaces. The drag mechanism can be used to drag the reverse rotation of the spool by frictional resistances to the rolling and sliding of the rolling members.

Bearing type drag mechanism for fishing reel

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.

Thumbing ring for fishing reel spools

A one-way clutch of a fishing reel including an outer race; a plurality of rollers; and a retainer provided in the outer race for retaining the rollers inside of the outer race. The present invention is characterized in that an inner circumferential surface of the outer race is shaped as a polygon; free rotation spaces, in which the rollers are freely rotated, are defined on nook portions of the inner circumferential surface; and the other portions of the inner circumferential surface have rotation hindrance facets with which the rollers are put into contact so that the rollers are hindered from being rotated.

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Tokyo, Japan

Masayuki Uehara